JTS Realty Corp. v. City of Baton Rouge

WATKINS, Judge.

This is an action brought by appellees, JTS Realty Corporation, Oak Manor Motor Hotel, Inc. and Talmar, Inc., to have declared null and void an ordinance enacted by the Metropolitan Council (Council) for the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge authorizing the lease of certain land lying between the Centroplex and Government Street1 to the Riverfront Cen-troplex Development Group (Riverfront) for construction of the “Twin Towers” Project, which would entail a hotel and office building, and additional parking facilities.

The trial court held the contracts null and void…