BECNEL v. MADERE

No. 88-CA-528.

535 So.2d 387 (1988)

Mary Hotard BECNEL, Dowie Gendron, Joseph B. Hall, and Gene Fuselier v. Betty T. MADERE, the Registrar of Voters for St. John the Baptist Parish; John Crum, the District Attorney for the Parish of St. John the Baptist; and the State of Louisiana, Including, Charles "Buddy" Romer, the Governor of the State of Louisiana; Fox McKeithen, the Secretary of State for the State of Louisiana; and Jerry Fowler, Commissioner of Elections, Represented by William Guste, the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Stay Order Denied; Writ Denied August 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Becnel, Robert M. Becnel, Reserve, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Fred R. De Francesch, Robert R. Faucheaux, Jr., LaPlace, for intervenor/appellee.

Robert Barnett, Jeffery Lynch, New Orleans, for defendants/appellees.

Before KLIEBERT and WICKER, JJ., and RONALD P. LOUMIET, J., Pro Tem.


WICKER, Judge.

Mary Hotard Becnel, Dowie Gendron, Gene Fuselier and Joseph B. Hall appeal the dismissal of their petition to recall Gary Keating, a school board member. Since this matter involves the appeal of a dismissal of appellants' petition to compel certification of their recall petition and to compel a recall election to be held, this Court must render judgment within twenty-four (24) hours following submission of the case. Bougere v. Edwards,

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