WOOD v. FONTENOT

Nos. 04-1174, 04-1175.

885 So.2d 668 (2004)

Captain William WOOD, et al. v. Ruth FONTENOT, Mayor, City of New Iberia, et al. Officer Kevin Bourque, et al. v. Ruth Fontenot, Mayor, City of New Iberia, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Avant, Avant & Falcon Baton Rouge, LA, for Captain William Wood & New Iberia Policeman's Association, Officer Kevin Bourque, Officer Brandon Williams and Officer David McAnally.

Charles L. Patin, Jr., Keane, Miller, Hawthorne, Darmond, McCowan & Jarman, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA, for Ruth Fontenot, Mayor, City of New Iberia, City of New Iberia and Board of Trustees of City of New Iberia.

Louis L. Robein, Jr., Robein, Urann & Lurye, Metairie, LA, for Professional Firefighters.

Joseph Ferguson, New Iberia, LA, and Henry A. Bernard, Jr., and Bruce D. Beach, Oats & Hudson, Lafayette, LA, for Iberia Parish Law Enforcement District.

Court composed of BILLIE C. WOODARD, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and BILLY H. EZELL, Judges.


PETERS, Judge.

These consolidated matters arise from the action of the Board of Trustees of the City of New Iberia, Louisiana (City), in implementing Special Ordinance No. 2004-131-2 (Ordinance). This Ordinance effected a reduction in the size of the City Police and Communications Departments by amending the annual appropriations ordinance to reduce the funds appropriated for the affected departments and appropriating sufficient sums to fund a Cooperative Endeavor...

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