re: Broome’s legal status to sue as mayor in question. Update Lamont Cole added to suit

Scotlandville should break away next.

Skip Bertman isn't gonna be happy about this

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Not yet.

But if SWB’s suit gets tossed, I figure Fat Chauna and about 3 more council members all sue if they are allowed to do so individually if they can’t get a majority of the council.

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They certainly could

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They can try. Only way I see it working is if they can incorporate a lot of the plants along 61.

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Scotlandville would have to break out of BR I believe.
Industrial areas can’t be incorporated.

The mayor cannot sue because she is not a member of the governing authority. Her suit will get tossed for lack of standing.

The metro council operates at the parish governing authority. I’d argue that they are not a governing authority of a municipality but of a parish. That probably won’t fly but I’d still argue it because the home rule charter. Regardless, the city cannot argue that it will adversely affect the parish because the way that the City/Parish government is setup because Article 8 on the State Constitution prohibits such incorporation. While in may not be explicit in the charter itself, the fact that the governing authority is taking this position means that its implied in this form of government e.g. City of Central.

With the city of Baton Rouge benefiting from unincorporated areas tax money, it’s hard to make an argument that they are adversely impacted as well. Any incorporation would be deemed an adverse impact under that theory and further violates the State Constitution.

I’ll leave you with this mayor Broome, suck my... and don’t forget to swallow.

So will Broome and M.E. go property shopping. I am sure this would have had to been included in suit if they already bought land to file lawsuit (and really can’t do it after without dropping this one and filing another).

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A. Any of the following persons or governmental entities may file a petition contesting the incorporation:
(1) Any elector residing in the area proposed for incorporation.
(2) Any person owning land in such area.
(3) Any municipality which might be adversely affected or an elected official of the governing authority of such a municipality.

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Still think the adversely in #3 fits more with areas leaving a city; where a city has had a kind of long standing & progressing official effort to annex area, an enclave incorporation forming within city limits; maybe a city that could restrict natural resources somehow; or will directly & dramatically increase actual expenses of city only if area incorporates and cannot be easily overcome (not just lost sales taxes/revenue from an area outside of city limits already and not parish related).

I don’t see anything that stands out. Being city-parish govt will still give them a presence in StG, Broome would still be parish president & mayor of BR, and EBR under Broome would be partner during transition & after unlike if BR govt wasn’t merged with parish govt. I think Broome being mayor of BR and president of parish should actually limit any valid fears BR might have of being adversely effected more than say a Central type municipality where city govt is not officially merged with parish & it’s mayor is not parish president.

St. George stttttaaacccccckkeeeddd

BR fuuuuucccckkkkeeeedddd

Why can't "industrial areas" be incorporated if the land falls within an incorporation petition's map?

What constitutes an "industrial area?"

Can an "industrial area" be annexed into an existing incorporation limit?

Even if she could sue, it's so fricked up we have elected officials like her that are fighting the will of the people.

Her and her idiot minions have already done enough BS to try and stop it, but it didn't succeed. St. George organizers and supporters have done everything the right way, even though crooked politicians like her and our dumbass governor have fought it every step of the way. frick her and all the other people trying to stop something that was voted on and done the correct way and done by democracy.