An August 30 hearing has been scheduled in 19th Judicial (East Baton Rouge Parish) District Court in Baton Rouge to rule on whether an injunction will be granted that would declare Act 171 unconstitutional. Originally, the hearing was set for 9:30 AM this morning.
The hearing will be in Judge Timothy Kelly’s courtroom.
See here the court documents.
The injunction would prevent the Jackson Parish Police Jury (JPPJ) from appointing members to the Jackson Parish Parish Hospital Board of Directors in accordance with the act.
The legislation, signed by Governor John Bell Edwards last June, restructures the hospital’s governing board to five members from seven, and places qualifications on new appointees. Several new appointments have been made to the board, which recently met.
Plaintiffs claim in the suit that the legislation deprives them of equal protection of the law in violation of the U. S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
Plaintiffs in the suit include Herbert Simmons and Windy Calahan; and two police jurors, Maxie Monroe and John McCarty.
Representing the plaintiffs is Baton Rouge attorney Ernest Johnson.
Defendants include Gov. Edwards and the Jackson Parish Police Jury.
Last week, the jury hired Alexandria law firm Gold Weems to represent them.
Lincoln Parish News Online 
08/21/2017 at 12:46 pm |
As a longtime member of this board, who was also forced off the board, I think this law is discriminatory towards 99% of the population as it states one member has to be a lawyer, one a CPA, one a medical practitioner or doctor, one a banker, and one a manager at the mill. Why not a teacher? The school board employs more people than the paper mIll. How does a manager at the mill qualify one to make health decisions?
08/21/2017 at 1:02 pm |
A couple of patient advocates would help.
08/21/2017 at 7:38 pm |
i think it strange that 2 jury members sued the same jury they serve on. Think its time to replace the jury. So sad
08/21/2017 at 7:44 pm |
also curious as to how much its costing the Jury in legal fees? maybe the 2 who are listed on the suit should forgo their salary until the case is settled.
08/22/2017 at 8:15 am |
When the jury goes into executive session to discuss pending litigation do the two jurors suing the jury (and themselves) get to listen to the discussion? Seems like that would be a conflict of interest and would allow the petitioners to have insight into the defense strategy.
08/23/2017 at 8:17 am |
SO VERY SAD NO LEADERS ON THE JURY NO BACK BONE OR BRAINS
08/23/2017 at 10:28 pm |
The long standing board members should’ve already been replaced. Limits should be placed on how long they can serve so that you don’t have the same ones on it for years and years.
08/25/2017 at 6:01 am |
I bet the people with the entitlement mentality win again.
08/28/2017 at 1:50 pm |
I hope they don’t call anyone from the old board to testify it they do it could really get very nasty for the Police Jurors
09/06/2017 at 9:30 pm |
Why is Jim Fannin not named in this suit. He fathered the bill. He always sets a fire then sneaks out the back door.
09/11/2017 at 12:18 pm |
any news on how the hearing went?
09/15/2017 at 4:02 pm |
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