FORUM FOR EQUALITY v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 2004-CA-1432.

880 So.2d 1017 (2004)

FORUM FOR EQUALITY PAC, a Registered Louisiana Political Action Committee, Laurence E. Best, Jeanne M. LeBlanc and William A. Schultz v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS and the Honorable W. Fox McKeithen, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Louisiana Only, and Not Individually.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Rawls, Regina O. Matthews, Martzell & Bickford, Kenneth Randall Evans, Evans & Clesi, PLC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Angie R. LaPlace, Assistant Attorney General, Roy A. Mongrue, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Thomas S. Halligan, Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, W. Fox McKeithen, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Louisiana.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge LEON A. CANNIZZARRO, JR., and Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME).


MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

This appeal is brought by the plaintiffs, Forum for Equality PAC, a registered Louisiana political action committee, Lawrence E. Best, Jeanne M. LeBlanc, and William A. Schultz (hereinafter collectively, the "plaintiffs"), who contend that the trial court erred by granting the defendants' declinatory exception of improper venue. Based on a review of the record and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment.

On 6 August 2004, the...

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