TOUCHETTE v. CITY OF RAYNE, MUN. FIRE & POLICE CIV. SERV. BD.

No. 5134.

321 So.2d 62 (1975)

Asa TOUCHETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF RAYNE, MUNICIPAL FIRE & POLICE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards, Stefanski & Barousse, by Nolan J. Edwards and Larry Dupuis, Crowley, for plaintiff-appellant.

Petitjean & Petitjean, by Martin Petitjean, II, Rayne, for defendant-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER, and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff Asa Touchette appeals the district court's judgment dismissing his appeal from the Rayne Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Board decision upholding his two week suspension from the Rayne City Police force. We remand.

Defendant Board questions this court's jurisdiction to hear the appeal contending the district court itself was sitting as an appellate court.

LSA-R.S. 33:2561 grants an "appeal" to the district court....

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