A plan to build a Walmart location near three Dutchtown schools off La. 73 has been blocked by the Ascension Parish Council.
The Parish Council this week denied a rezoning request that would have made way for a Walmart Neighborhood Market, gas station and pharmacy.
The roughly 22-acre site is on the west side of La. 73, near the intersection with La. 74. It is across from Dutchtown Primary and Middle schools, and directly adjacent to Dutchtown High School. The developer sought to rezone the property from medium residential to mixed use…