Baton Rouge judge temporarily blocks elimination of New Orleans judgeships

A Baton Rouge judge temporarily blocked a state law that would eliminate three judgeships in New Orleans. The preliminary injunction pauses Act 748, which reduces Orleans Parish criminal court judges from 12 to 9. Judges John Fuller, Simone Levine, and Rhonda Goode-Douglas are affected, with a lawsuit arguing the law violated constitutional requirements for amending elected offices.