Livingston Trace Subdivision

Many of us agree that speeding is a huge problem in our subdivision.  During our last council meeting, I proposed that we approach the Livingston Parish council about adding stop signs and lowering the speed limit.  The feeling was mutual among all board members, and Jason Simcoe ran with it.  Jason approached Buddy Mincey, our current councilman about the issue.

The two of them toured our neighborhood, and Buddy agreed to help.  He is going to draft an ordinance to add three way stop signs at Iberia and Concordia and to lower the speed limit to 20 MPH.  It should appear on the agenda for the October 27th meeting.  He does not expect any resistance and it is a completely reasonable request.  If implemented, it should take around 30 days for us to see the changes implemented.

Overhead view at Google Maps

If anyone has any comments or concerns, feel free to post them in response to this post.

Also, Mr. Mincey has offered his parish cell phone number if anyone would like to speak to him.

Parish Cell: 225-573-8015

Thanks Jason, for making this happen so quickly.

We all need to band together to come up with solutions to the speeding problem in our subdivision.  Every single day I see at least a dozen cars speed past my house on Avoyelles, and it’s far past time to do something about it.  I max out at 20 mph in the subdivision because I know I’d feel terrible if I hit a child, even if it wasn’t my fault.  If I see that people are out and about, I slow to 15 mph.  Speeding up to 25 mph or even 30 mph would only save me a minute in time, at most.

I know I’m not the only one frustrated by this.  We could try to get the HOA involved, but I’ve been less than impressed with their accomplishments over the years.  I think we’ll have better luck coming up with a solution on our own.

Speaking of the HOA, why can’t we afford Sheriff patrols in our neighborhood?  As much as we pay in dues, it seems like that should be within the realm of possibility.  I’ve published a poll (at right) to get some feedback on some possible solutions.  Please vote and reply to this post with your thoughts.