On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission gave final approval to downzoning of more than 500 lots in East Lawrence, and the commission admitted it expected legal challenges to the move. Commissioners Don Binns and Barkley Clark voted against the downzoning but were overruled by Mayor Marci Francisco and commissioners Nancy Shontz and Tom Gleason.

Three city representatives were to go to New Orleans to review plans for a downtown Lawrence redevelopment project proposed by Sizeler Realty of Kenner, La.