IBERVILLE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

No. 2015 CA 1416, Consolidated with No. 2015 CA 1417.

IBERVILLE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, CADDO ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, CALCASIEU ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, INC., CONCORDIA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, THE EAST BATON ROUGE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, LAFAYETTE PARISH ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, MADISON ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, MONROE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, ST. LANDRY ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, ST. MARY ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, ANN BURRUSS, REV. OSCAR HAMILTON, DEBORAH HARGRAVE, MELINDA WALLER MANGHAM AND THOMAS TATE, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Fontham , John Mark Fezio , W. Brett Mason , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff-1st Appellant Iberville Parish School Board.

Brian F. Blackwell , Charles L. Patin, Jr. , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiffs-2nd Appellants Louisiana Association of Educators, Calcasieu Association of Educators, Inc., The East Baton Rouge Association of Educators, Lafayette Parish Association of Educators, Madison Association of Educators, Monroe Association of Educators, St. Landry Association of Educators, St. Mary Association of Educators, Ann Burruss, Deborah Hargrave, Melinda Waller Mangham, and Thomas Tate.

Juston M. O'Brien , Kimberly H. Lorio , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Joan E. Hunt , Willa R. LeBlanc , R. Christopher Fruge , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee, State of Louisiana through the Department of Education.

Mark R. Beebe , Lee C. Reid , Jaimme A. Collins , Kellen J. Mathews , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendants-Intervenors Community School for Apprenticeship Learning, Inc. d/b/a Madison Preparatory Academy, Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation, Inc., The International School of Louisiana, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy, Inc., The Delta Charter Group, Delhi Charter School, Glencoe Education Foundation, Inc. d/b/a V.B. Glencoe Charter School and The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, Patricia H. Wilton , Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Preston J. Castille, Jr. , Katia Desrouleaux Bowman , Ne'Shira Millender , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Amici Jennette Franklin, Christin Kaiser and PublicSchoolOptions.org.

Whipple, C.J. dissented for reasons assigned by J. Holdridge.


NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

Plaintiffs-appellants, Iberville Parish School Board (IPSB) and various regional educational associations and individuals, including the statewide organization, Louisiana Association of Educators (collectively LAE),1 respectively appeal the trial...

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