Against the backdrop of a boisterous crowd of opponents, the Slidell City Council narrowly adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting the issuance of $27.6 million in revenue bonds for the city to purchase the mostly shuttered North Shore Square Mall .

The council’s 4-3 vote on the controversial issue followed a heated public hearing during which opponents urged the city to pump the brakes on buying the 621,000-square-foot mall at Interstate 12 and Northshore Boulevard. Council members Trey Brownfield, Leslie Denham and David Dunham voted no.

Most of those in the council chamber audience appeared opposed to the resolution, which marks the latest step in the city’s long discussed plan to buy and redevelop the mall site . While the exact use of the property is yet to be determined, a publ

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