BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has voted to condemn a derelict apartment complex that's been without water or electricity since 2016. 

In a meeting on Wednesday, council members voted to condemn the complex, deeming it unfit for anyone to live in. The decision comes after a long debate concerning the future of the apartments.

Metro Council votes to condemn Brandywine apartments, but they say it will be some time before it gets torn down. @WBRZ

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In 2016, Entergy cut off all electricity to the complex after residents accrued more than $60,000 in energy costs owed to the company.