Plaqemines Parish Courthouse Moving to Port Sulphur

The Times-Picayune reports that the Plaquemines Parish Council ignored the guidance of the Plaquemines Parish Courthouse Commission by calling an October 4 election to move the parish seat to Port Sulphur. "The Courthouse Commission has asked you to honor our wishes -- whether you agree with it or not -- to call a referendum to put the courthouse in Cedar Grove," State District Judge william Roe said. "The only reason that request has been snubbed is because a proponent of an alternate site wishes it to be in his district. Parochial, limited self-interest is what the Courthouse Commission was created to avoid."

Posted by AJR at May 23, 2003 07:21 AM