LANDRY v. DUPLECHAIN

CA 19-457.

283 So.3d 556 (2019)

Jeff LANDRY, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of Louisiana v. Sara DUPLECHAIN, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 6, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Jerome Fontana, Jr. , Attorney at Law, 210 N. Washington St., Abbeville, LA 70510, (337) 898-8332, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Anthony Fontana, Jr.

Robert Lloyd Hammonds , Tyrell T. Manieri, III , Hammonds, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP, 2431 S. Acadian Thruway #600, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, (225) 923-3462, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Vermilion Parish School Board.

Carey T. Jones , David Jeddie Smith , Lauryn Anneliese Sudduth , Assistant Attorneys General, Louisiana Department of Justice, P. O. Box 94005, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 326-6000, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE: Jeff Landry, Attorney General of the State of Louisiana.

L. Lane Roy , Kelly F. Walsh , Brown Sims, 600 Jefferson St., Suite 800, Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 484-1240, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR/APPELLANT: Jerome Puyau, Superintendent, Vermilion Parish School Board.

Brian F. Blackwell , Blackwell And Associates, 8322 One Calais Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, (225) 769-2462, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR/APPELLEE: Vermilion Association of Educators, Inc.

Jonas Mark Robinson , Attorney at Law, 412 N. 4th St., Ste. 329, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 246-2133, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: Sara Duplechain, Laura LeBeouf, Kebbie Pillette.

Jonathan A. Tweedy , Brown Sims, 1100 Poydras St., 39th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70163, (504) 262-2958, COUNSEL FOR INTERVENOR/APPELLANT: Jerome Puyau, Superintendent, Vermilion Parish School Board.

Dylan T. Heard , Mueller, Merritt & Heard, 200 Cesco Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506, (337) 534-8474, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS: Anthony Fontana, Jr., Chris Hebert, Stacy Landry, Chris Gautreaux.

Justin Merritt , Attorney at Law, 220 S. Jefferson St., Abbeville, LA 70510, (337) 522-3791, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Vermilion Parish School Board.

Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Phyllis M. Keaty, and D. Kent Savoie, Judges.


Jerome Puyau, the Superintendent for the Vermilion Parish School Board ("School Board"), as well as other individual school board members, appeal a judgment rendered against the School Board. For the following reasons, we dismiss the appeals.

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