Baumer v. City of Jennings

KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge.

Introduction

The City of Jennings (City) and the members of the City’s Board of Adjustment (Board), Denise McDuffie, Bill Fort-ner, Dorothy Moore, and Shirley Barnes, appeal the trial court’s judgment, entered by order on June 7, 2007, reversing Board’s denial of Robert M. Baumer’s (Petitioner’s) application for a variance. Board contends that the trial court erred in reversing its decision because the Board’s decision was discretionary and could have been reasonably reached as supported by substantial evidence. We review the decision of Board on appeal. We reverse the…