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Carrollton will prevail in suit against presbytery

BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana's 19th Judicial District Court has issued "written reasons" underlying its judgment that the Carrollton Presbyterian Church of New Orleans, La., "will prevail" in its property related lawsuit against the Presbytery of South Louisiana. The document was signed by Judge Kay Bates and filed on Aug. 18.

Until her preliminary injunction order is filed, a temporary restraining order remains in effect, protecting the New Orleans congregation from hostile actions by the presbytery or its collaborator, an administrative commission from the Synod of the Sun that has intervened in this case on behalf of and in the name of the presbytery.

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