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Kenner City Council authorizes settlement in LaVeist lawsuit
Summary
On Aug. 7, 2025 the Kenner City Council voted 7-0 to approve a resolution authorizing settlement in the case captioned Thomas LaVeist and Bridget LaVeist v. City of Kenner, Kenner Police Department, Keith Conley and Michael Joseph Glazer, 24th Judicial District Court No. 869-598, division H.
The Kenner City Council on Aug. 7, 2025 approved a resolution authorizing settlement in the civil claim captioned Thomas LaVeist and Bridget LaVeist v. City of Kenner, Kenner Police Department, Keith Conley and Michael Joseph Glazer, 24th Judicial District Court No. 869-598, division H.
The resolution appeared as Item 13(a) on the council agenda. The clerk read the item into the record and Councilmember Brannigan moved the resolution; Councilmember Lahat seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote with all seven council members responding “aye.”
The council did not disclose settlement terms during the meeting. The item was presented as a request to authorize settlement; no additional discussion or conditions were recorded on the public transcript.
Clerk announcements and the council’s roll-call procedure recorded the motion and the unanimous vote immediately after the item was introduced.
The council handled the matter under its resolutions and motions portion of the agenda; no subsequent instructions to staff or follow-up deadlines were announced in public session.
The action closes the item as an authorized settlement; details about any payment, release language, or implementation steps were not specified on the public record during the meeting.
Item provenance: the agenda listing and the subsequent unanimous vote were both read into the record during the council’s regular meeting on Aug. 7, 2025.
