BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A long-awaited grocery store development in North Baton Rouge is facing a major setback after Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $18 million in state capital outlay funding for the project last week.
Project developer Richard Preis said the development was otherwise ready to move forward.
“In our business, it’s ground ready,” Preis said.
Veto came as a surprise to project leaders
The funding cut was one of several capital outlay vetoes issued by Landry. Preis said the decision caught him off guard, noting the project had cleared multiple legislative hurdles without opposition…