Federal court to reopen Nov. 1

Claire Taylor
TheAdvertiser.com

The federal courthouse in downtown New Orleans, closed since Hurricane Katrina hit Aug. 29, should be back in business Nov. 1, according to Gene Smith, chief deputy clerk.

Smith was on a panel of federal judges and clerks that met Thursday to discuss federal court operations in Louisiana since hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit southeast and southwest Louisiana. The meeting was held at the Judge John Shaw Federal Courthouse in Lafayette, where some of the displaced judges have been working.

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