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Jefferson Parish Inspector General Recommends Cancelation of Gretna Brewery Project

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, JUL 9 – The Inspector General's report highlights flawed leasing processes and financial risks in the publicly funded project, urging cancellation to protect parish resources.

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GRETNA, La. (WGNO) — The Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General recently released the findings of the review of Jefferson Facilities Inc. (JFI) lease with POB Gretna Beer, LLC and POB Restaurant Gretna, LLC. Between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2024, the OIG reportedly found that Jefferson Redevelopment Inc. (JRI) failed to establish fair and reasonable criteria for the lease, management and occupancy and selected a vendor without requiring …

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Jefferson Parish council should cancel its Gretna brewpub project, IG report says

Inspector General Kim Chatelain says a $10 million project to build a brewery in Gretna should be canceled due to legal and financial risks to taxpayers.

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Jefferson Parish Inspector General recommends cancelation of Gretna brewery project

GRETNA, La. (WGNO) — The Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General recently released the findings of the review of Jefferson Facilities Inc. (JFI) lease with POB Gretna Beer, LLC and POB Restaurant Gretna, LLC. Between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2024, the OIG reportedly found that Jefferson Redevelopment Inc. (JRI) failed to establish fair and reasonable criteria for the lease, management and occupancy and selected a vendor without requiring …

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IG report urges Jefferson Parish to cancel Gretna brew pub project

The project has been the center of controversy for months. Despite push back, the groundbreaking for the pub was held last year in October.

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WWL broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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