# LA RE Talks EP 10: St Tammany Needs 17,000 Homes? We Asked the Parish Council Member Behind the Study

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Podcast: [The Strategic Success Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategic-success-podcast-7078695)
Published: 2026-05-20T14:13:00+00:00
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## Resource

A recent housing study claiming that St. Tammany Parish may need between 11,500 and 17,300 new housing units by 2030 sparked major debate across South Louisiana. Some residents see it as proof that affordability has become a serious issue for workers and families trying to live in the parish. Others see it as a warning sign of overdevelopment, worsening traffic, infrastructure strain, and flooding concerns. So in this episode of Louisiana Real Estate Talks , Courtney Fricke and Stephen Keighery sit down with St. Tammany Parish Council Member Kathy Seiden , one of the leaders involved in initiating the study, to go deeper into what the report actually says, why it was commissioned, and what the future of growth in the parish could look like. This conversation goes far beyond headlines and digs into the real tension between development, affordability, infrastructure, property rights, rentals, blighted housing, and preserving the character of St. Tammany Parish. What You’ll Learn in This Episode - Why the St. Tammany housing study was commissioned - What “affordable housing” actually means in this context - The real demand pressures facing the parish - Why workforce housing has become such a major topic - Concerns residents have about traffic, flooding, and infrastructure - The debate around rentals, multifamily housing, and development - Why many people pushed back after the study was released - The role blighted and vacant properties could play in the solution - Whether growth in St. Tammany is avoidable at this point - How parish leadership is thinking about long-term planning Topics Discussed - St. Tammany population growth - Entry-level housing shortages - Workforce housing - Rising home prices and affordability challenges - Property taxes and insurance pressure - In…

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