The Lafayette Downtown Development Authority voted to appeal a district court ruling that found the authority lacked standing in a dispute over a condo project on Jefferson Street.
The DDA unanimously voted to appeal to the Third Circuit Court. In January, District Court Judge John Trahan cited the appeal court’s precedent when he ruled the DDA had no standing to push the Lafayette Board of Zoning and Adjustment to reconsider its vote to approve a downtown condo project with ground-floor parking at 444 Jefferson St.
The DDA will next ask the City Council to formally approve an amended DDA budget to continue its legal representation in a lawsuit against the zoning board. While the request may appear to create a conflict, DDA CEO Kevin Blanchard believes the council will approve it…