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Resident urges council to address nightclub next to Candlewood Estates, citing shootings and noise
Summary
A property owner told the council that a business converted from a laundromat into a nightclub has generated crime, noise and tenant move-outs adjacent to a 42-unit affordable subdivision and asked the council to review zoning and licensing; council members requested staff follow-up on zoning maps and enforcement options.
Jimmy Lancaster (2560 Pelican Court) addressed the council during public comment on March 25, asking the parish to intervene after a laundromat on Martin Luther King Road was converted into "Ballers," which he said now operates as a nightclub with late-night hours and has had recurring incidents of trespassing, noise and at least one shooting.
"How would you feel if a nightclub opened next…
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