Villavicencio v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Intervenor, the Garden District Association (the Garden District), appeals the trial court’s judgment granting an injunction requested by petitioners, Maria and Edgar Villavicencio, ordering the City of New Orleans to issue an alcoholic beverage permit to operate a bar and lounge at 2604 Magazine Street.

In December of 1978, Orest Pena, owner of the property located at 2604 Magazine Street, entered into a lease agreement with Raymond Gifford for the operation of a bar to be known as the “Latin American Bar”. This lease agreement was extended three times but each successive…