The idea behind Traditional Neighborhood Development is to artfully mix homes, shops, businesses, theaters, schools, parks and other important civic services within close proximity to each other at the heart of the community, to encourage walking, neighborly interaction and a strong sense of community.

As you walk from the center out, homesites get larger, setbacks get deeper and streetscapes get a bit wider, so the transition from the built environment to the natural environment is gradual, and you’re still never more than an 8-minute walk to the Town Square.

More than 185 acres of nature have been preserved as woodlands, wetlands and open space, and nature has been incorporated into the design of the entire community through parks, hedgerows, and tree canopies.

Steve Oubre, Town Planner

A town planner and architect, Oubre has practiced architecture since 1976 and co-founded his own company, ASW Architects, in 1980. The firm specializes in urbanist development in cultural architecture, and in educational and campus planning. His work throughout the Gulf South has received design recognition at the local, regional, and national levels. His current focus is on urbanist projects in Louisiana (most notably, The Village of River Ranch in Lafayette), Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas.