Thomas v. Janzen

pPEATROSS, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a dispute over the abandonment of a part of Third Street and proposed zoning changes of certain property in Benton, Louisiana (“subject property”). Two ordinances were enacted by the Benton Board of Aldermen: (1) Ordinance No. 345 of 2000, which changed the zoning of the subject property; and (2) Ordinance No. 342 of 2000, which abandoned a portion of Third Street. The validity of these ordinances constitutes the majority of this appeal; the trial court found both ordinances to be void due to procedural defects in their enactments. For the reasons…