article_snippet: Robert Durst's being held on drug and weapons charges in Louisiana as Robert Durst awaits extradition to Los Angeles to face charges in the 2000 killing of Robert Durst close friend.
article_snippet: On Tuesday, an appeals court granted a request from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office to move Durst to the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center's mental health unit in St. Gabriel, about an hour's drive from New Orleans.
article_snippet: Lawyers for the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office argued that the jail where Durst was being held until Tuesday night can't accommodate inmates with acute mental health conditions.
article_snippet: Durst waived Berman right to fight extradition to Los Angeles, but because prosecutors in New Orleans are pursuing charges against Berman, Berman remains jailed there.
article_snippet: Court documents filed Tuesday say Durst will receive medications while imprisoned, "including but not limited to hydrocodone as needed for pain.