DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR JUSTICE v. COUNCIL

Nos. 2019-CA-0774, 2019-CA-0775.

292 So.3d 973 (2020)

DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, Vayla New Orleans, Justice and Beyond, 350 New Orleans, Sierra Club, Mr. Theodore Quant and Ms. Renate Heurich, v. The COUNCIL OF the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, the Utility, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology Committee of the New Orleans City Council, Jason R. Williams, Stacy Head, Susan G. Guidry, Latoya Cantrell, Nadine M. Ramsey, Jared C. Brossett, and James A. Gray, II. Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Vayla New Orleans, Justice and Beyond, 350 New Orleans, Sierra Club, Mr. Theodore Quant and Ms. Renate Heurich, v. The Council of the City of New Orleans, the Utility, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology Committee of the New Orleans City Council, Jason R. Williams, Stacy Head, Susan G. Guidry, Latoya Cantrell, Nadine M. Ramsey, Jared C. Brossett, and James A. Gray, II.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monique C. Harden , DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, 9801 Lake Forest Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70127, William Patrick Quigley , LOYOLA UNIVERSITY — SCHOOL OF LAW, 7214 St. Charles Avenue, Box 902, New Orleans, LA 70118, Alexander "Sascha" Bollag , GREEN JUSTICE LEGAL, 540 Broadway Street, Room 304, New Orleans, LA 70118, Susan Stevens Miller , EARTHJUSTICE, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 702, Washington, DC 20036, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE.

Richard C. Stanley , W. Raley Alford, III , Kathryn W. Munson , STANLEY, REUTER, ROSS, THORNTON & ALFORD, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2500, New Orleans, LA 70112, Corwin M. St. Raymond , Deputy City Attorney, William R. H. Goforth , Assistant City Attorney, Donesia D. Turner , Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney, Sunni J. LeBeouf , CITY ATTORNEY, 1300 Perdido Street, City Hall — Room 5E03, New Orleans, LA 70112, Adam J. Swensek , Executive Counsel, NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E6, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, Timothy S. Cragin , Harry M. Barton , ENTERGY SERVICES, INC., 639 Loyola Avenue, L-ENT-26E, New Orleans, LA 70113, James M. Garner , Debra J. Fischman , Stuart D. Kottle , SHER GARNER CAHILL RICHTER KLEIN & HILBERT, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

(Court composed of Chief Judge James F. McKay, III, Judge Paula A. Brown, Judge Dale N. Atkins).


Appellants, Entergy New Orleans, LLC ("Entergy") and The Council of the City of New Orleans (the "Council"), appeal the trial court's June 14, 2019 judgment voiding the Council's March 8, 2018 decision to adopt Resolution R-18-65 (the "Resolution"), which granted Entergy authorization to build the New Orleans Power Station...

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