Another Federal Court Denies Appeal by Bar Owners to Overturn COVID Mitigation Measures
January 13, 2021
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District denied an appeal by 21 bar owners, including several Houma bars, seeking to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ mitigation measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana, marking the ninth time that a court has ruled in favor of the governor’s orders.
The plaintiffs in the appeal are listed as: Big Tyme Investments, L.L.C., doing business as Big Daddy’s Pub & Grub; CD Enterprises of Houma, L.L.C., doing business as Larussa’s Lounge; JOM, L.L.C., doing business as Just One More; LongShotz 1, L.L.C., doing business as Longshotz; Paradise Sports Bar & Daiquiris, L.L.C., doing business as Epic Lounge; R&J Lapeyrouse, L.L.C., doing business as Jeaux’s New Horizon; R. Heasley, L.L.C., doing business as Ram Rod’s Saloon; Tap Dat, L.L.C., doing business as The Brass Monkey; The Music Cove, L.L.C.; The Oute