Judge delays release of Louisiana parish's secrecy deals linked to industrial projects

Judge delays release of Louisiana parish's secrecy deals linked to industrial projects

The non-disclosure agreements between Ascension Parish, state officials and business leaders relate to an industrial buildout proposed for thousands of acres.

Judge: Ascension Parish doesn't have to release documents related to RiverPlex development during appeal

GONZALES — One week after a state judge ruled that the Ascension Parish government must turn over nondisclosure agreements between officials and business leaders connected to industrial developments along the west bank of the Mississippi River, the parish has been granted time to appeal the decision before producing the records. Community members are suing the government after being denied records connected to the development of the RiverPlex Me…