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Board enters executive session to discuss investigative proceedings under La. R.S. 42:17

5741175 · September 5, 2025
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Summary

During its Sept. 4 meeting the Bossier Parish School Board voted to enter executive session to discuss investigative proceedings pursuant to La. R.S. 42:17; the board then convened in closed session.

The Bossier Parish School Board on Sept. 4 voted to enter an executive session to discuss investigative proceedings pursuant to La. R.S. 42:17.

Board member Miss Smith moved to enter executive session under the statute cited; Mr. Bullard seconded. The board voted and the motion passed. President Newman announced the board was in executive session.

Why it matters: La. R.S. 42:17 authorizes a public body to enter closed session to discuss investigative proceedings concerning allegations of misconduct; the board did not disclose details of the matter on the public record.

Speakers on the record for the motion were Miss Smith and Glenn Bullard; President Newman announced the board’s entry into executive session. No further details were disclosed publicly at the time the meeting record resumes.