CITY OF PINEVILLE v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE

No. 2000-C-1983.

791 So.2d 609 (2001)

CITY OF PINEVILLE v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, LOCAL 3352.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy R. Faircloth, Jr., Faircloth & Davidson, Alexandria, Counsel for Applicant.

Daniel E. Broussard, Jr., Alexandria, Counsel for Respondent.


VICTORY, J.*

We granted this writ to reconcile two provisions of the Lawrason Act, La. R.S. 33:321, et seq., to determine whether the Mayor of Pineville had the authority to vote on a resolution before the Pineville City Council (the "Council") where two members voted in favor of the resolution, two members voted against the resolution, and one member abstained. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment...

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