July 7, 2008 to the present date and ongoing into the future.
Steve Fabre and Point Defiance Cafe and Casino, LLC claims damages of and from the Town of Ruston in the sum of $9,170,000.00.
This all started when two Ruston residents walked into the Point Defiance Cafe and Casino and peremptorily ordered the business' sign removed. Later when elected/appointed to the town council a large tax increase was voted into law by the town council basically putting the gambling side of the Cafe and Casino out of business. A lawsuit ensued and the plaintiff held that the ordinance was void as the council acted outside it's authority. The judge decided in favor of Steve Fabre and the Point Defiance Cafe and Casino.
The Town decided to try again passing a resolution for a Referendum on whether the Town of Ruston should outlaw gambling. Problem was the Town did not have the authority to ask for a referendum. So a second lawsuit Steve Fabre v. Town of Ruston is ongoing. This could be a very expensive lesson in carrying out the wishes of a select group at the expense of the Town.
Attached is amended claim as the Town so far has failed to produce original claim saying that they cannot find it?
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