The Kenner City Council has shot down a proposal to redirect funds dedicated to Lafreniere Park to pay for other parks in the city.
Lafreniere Park is owned and operated by Jefferson Parish, and all parish residents pay a service fee to use the park. However, Councilman Brian Brennan wanted those funds to pay for parks owned and operated by the city of Kenner.
The measure failed by a 6-1 vote. WWL-TV reports that some of Brennan's colleagues accusing him of using the issue to drum up support ahead of May's municipal elections.
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