Among the many disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida, here’s one more to add to the list: delays on the docket. The closure of the 19th Judicial District Court last week means more hearings and trials have been rescheduled.
Several petitions filed by multiple property owners seeking annexation into the city-parish will come before the Metro Council for a vote later this month.
The Utah-based parent organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has a local temple on Highland Road, is suing @Highland—the mixed-use development adjacent to the temple; Key Real Estate Co., which is planning to develop a multifamily complex on the site; and, the city-parish, which approved the controversial complex earlier this summer.
As the state moves forward with its $1.1 billion plan to widen Interstate 10 through the heart of Baton Rouge, a group of residents is increasingly concerned about what the yearslong construction project will mean for those in the shadow of the highway.
A hearing has been set for Aug. 30 in 19th Judicial District Court in Sharon Lewis’ whistleblower case against LSU related to the university’s Title IX scandal.