Louisiana jury trial moratorium causing headache for Baton Rouge courts

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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. “This is killing us,” Moore says.

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