When Baton Rouge inspectors determine a blighted property is unsafe, the city-parish government can ask the Metro Council to convene a hearing to hold the owners accountable and decide if the blighted homes or buildings should be demolished.
But such condemnation hearings rarely happen.
“In 10 years of witnessing Metro Council meetings, I have not witnessed one actual vote on a blighted property,” said Andrew Fitzgerald, senior vice president of strategy and research for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber…