Dixie Brewery Loses Latest Battle To Avoid Demolition

Civil District Judge Paulette Irons on Tuesday dismissed the Bruno family’s latest request for an injunction, possibly paving the way for contractors with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and LSU to begin to remove asbestos and demolish at least part of the 107-year-old building. The brewery, dormant since that 2005 storm flooded it with 10 feet of water, sits within the footprint of the new joint medical complex being constructed in the Tulane-Graver neighborhood.

Irons’ decision was the latest touchstone in a convoluted case that has wound its way through state and federal courts at least since LSU took the property in 2011 and transferred its rights to the Veterans Affairs department.
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