The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury approved a controversial rezoning request Wednesday that will allow Solugen Inc. to move forward with plans for a chemical storage and loading facility along Oilfield Road near Welsh.
Jurors voted 9-3 to rezone property in Section 27, Township 9 South, Range 5 West, east of Oilfield Road from A-1 agricultural to I-2 heavy industrial. The vote followed a public hear…