ESSMEIER v. TOWN OF JONESBORO

No. 47,225-CA.

108 So.3d 209 (2012)

Donald L. ESSMEIER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. TOWN OF JONESBORO, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Dissenting Opinion of Judge Stewart, December 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis G. Scott , Carol Powell Lexing , for Appellants.

Culpepper & Carroll By Bobby L. Culpepper , for Appellees, Donald L. Essmeier and Dalton E. Cruse.

Before BROWN, STEWART, CARAWAY, DREW and LOLLEY, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Judge.

The Town of Jonesboro, Mayor Leslie Thompson, and Board of Aldermen members Lastevic Cottonham, Devin Flowers, and Charla Thompson (all referred to as "the Town"), appeal from a judgment granting a preliminary injunction enjoining any expenditures under Ordinance numbers 700 and 701. The trial court found that the mayor and board members violated provisions of the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act ("LLGBA"), La. R.S. 39:1301, et seq.,

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