4th Circuit Delays Hearings in Meraux Case

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal agreed to delay hearings on whether to remove Ms. Meraux's curator and whether the curator had authority to make changes to the board of the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation, reports The Times-Picayune.

"The ongoing and often-acrimonious court fight over Meraux's affairs began in August when Meraux, 80, was ruled incompetent to administer her own affairs due to chronic senile dementia. The fight has sweeping implications for St. Bernard Parish because it will determine who will control Meraux's estate after she dies. The estate is estimated in court documents to be worth nearly $250 million. "

Posted by AJR at February 4, 2003 07:12 AM