Gourgues v. City of New Orleans, Department of Health

liLOBRANO, Judge.

Plaintiff, William Gourgues, appeals a trial court judgment denying his request that the City of New Orleans be preliminarily enjoined from taking action to close his business because of alleged fire code violations. We reverse and remand for reasons which follow.

Plaintiff is the owner of a weekly apartment rental business located at 538 North Rampart Street in New Orleans. The property was inspected by the Fire Prevention Division of the New Orleans Fire Department on August 31, 1994. This inspection revealed several life safety violations of the Fire Prevention Code of New…