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BENNETT-NELSON v. LOUISIANA BD. OF REGENTS

No. 03-31198.

431 F.3d 448 (2005)

Wendy Renee BENNETT-NELSON, Joy Marie Boykin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS, etc., et al., Defendants, Louisiana Board of Regents, also known as University of Louisiana System Board of Trustees, also known as University of Louisiana System; State of Louisiana; William Carvel Fowler, Individually; Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, formerly known as Board of Trustees, doing business as Louisiana Tech University, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson W. Cameron (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Winston G. DeCuir, Linda L. Clark, Brandon James DeCuir (argued), DeCuir & Clark, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and JONES, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Two hearing impaired students at Louisiana Tech University ("the University"), Wendy Renee Bennett-Nelson and Joy Marie Boykin ("the appellants"), brought this action under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA") and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The appellants alleged that the University denied them equal access to education by failing to provide educational aids and services, such as sign language...

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