While the Louisiana Supreme Court’s order, issued Monday, imposing a moratorium on all civil and criminal jury trials until March 1 is a necessary public health measure in the middle of a raging pandemic, it’s causing a headache for East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore, among others.
Following a wave of backlash from local bar and restaurant owners, the parish attorney’s office is removing from this week’s Metro Council agenda an emergency resolution that would have effectively banned all curbside alcohol sales,