KAPLAN, LA - In the streets of Kaplan, the sounds of backyard chickens are as familiar as passing cars. For residents like Christopher Harrison, raising chickens isn’t just a hobby, it’s a way of life.

“This chicken right here, this is a Spanish rooster,” Harrison said. “I come home from work, tend to my chickens, make sure they are good. Water, food, they are healthy. That’s my heart. Some are like my kids, so I maintain everything.”

Harrison is one of many who have grown up raising poultry.

In 2019 , the city tried to put a cap on the amount of poultry residents can have but it failed.

During the most recent city council meeting, officials introduced a new ordinance to further restrict backyard poultry ownership, reducing the limit to five birds and permitting up to two roosters

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