JOHNSON v. CITY OF WESTLAKE (2021)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Philmer JOHNSON, Jr., et al. v. CITY OF WESTLAKE

CW 20-376

Decided: November 03, 2021

Court composed of Billy H. Ezell, D. Kent Savoie, and J. Larry Vidrine *, Judges.

J. Michael Veron, Peyton F. Pawlicki, Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, LLC, P.O. Box 2125, Lake Charles, LA 70602-2125, (337) 310-1600, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: City of Westlake Steven Broussard, Aaron Broussard, Michael Williamson, Jason R. Bell, Rachel K. Couvillion, John Mark Fezio, Broussard & Williamson, LLC, 1301 Common Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, (337) 439-2450 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Paula Johnson, Marie Moore, Philmer Johnson, Jr., Daniel L. Moore Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr., Lynda Tafaro, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch, L.L.C., 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1000, New Orleans, LA 70112, (504) 831-0946, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: OneBeacon Services, LLC, Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company Soren E. Gisleson, Charles M. King, Herman, Herman & Katz, 820 O'Keefe Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113, (504) 581-4892, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Daniel L. Moore, Marie Moore, Paula Johnson, Philmer Johnson, Jr.

For the reasons set forth in the case of Daniel L. Moore and Marie Moore v. City of Westlake, 20-556 (La.App. 3 Cir. 11/3/21), ––– So.3d ––––, 2021 WL 5100826, the judgment of the trial court is reversed. We render that the City of Westlake's ordinances 880-882 were legally enacted, not discriminatory, and were reasonable. Costs of this appeal are assessed to Plaintiffs.

VIDRINE, Judge Pro Tempore.

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