St. Martinville – Several residents spoke to the St. Martin Parish Council’s Public Works and Administrative/ Finance Committees protesting the request for rezoning property at 5958 Main Highway in St. Martinville from A-2 (Agricultral- Field Crops/Range Land) to I-3 (Heavy Industrial- Restricted).
The property is being used to store bagasse, the fibrous, pulpy residue left behind after crushing sugarcane to extract its juice.
“Who wants these poisons in the air, in the water?” resident Cindy Guidry said. “Who wants their children or grandchildren playing (near that)?”…