While a major announcement could come Friday about the future of the proposed LSU-VA Hospital downtown, the project is being met with protests by some residents.

The protesters' concern is if a proposed site is approved, it could mean a section of a Mid City neighborhood would be torn down to build the new hospital.

Protests will take their complaints to the steps of City Hall Friday.

An LSU spokesperson told Eyewitness news earlier this month that it’s not a done deal yet, but if approved residents would be fairly compensated for their properties.

However, some of those residents and the committee to reopen charity hospital are holding a demonstration at 12:30 p.m. Friday on the steps of City Hall to oppose the construction of the hospital in their neighborhood. Instead they are asking officials to reopen Charity and build the VA Hospital on adjacent vacant land.

But LSU officials have said since the storm that it’s not just a matter of cleaning up charity to reopen it.

Congressman William Jefferson and New Orleans City Council President Jackie Clarkson told a Veterans Day crowd that the plan is moving forward with the city, which already has money to expropriate the properties.

“I don’t think it’s a huge surprise they’ve been looking at a downtown site and a partnership with LSU," said Governor Bobby Jindal. "And so, again, I don’t want to speak for the VA, but I think it’s highly anticipated they’ll be making a decision,” Jindal said.

Gov. Jindal added that the state has also pledged its support by putting aside $300 million for the project.

"We’re committed to building a state of the art, modern hospital that not only will provide a safety net for the uninsured, but a better teaching environment, a better research environment so we can create good paying jobs for New Orleans and for Louisiana,“ Jindal said.