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School board grants settlement authority in Grover lawsuit after executive session; one abstention, one recusal
Summary
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board authorized Attorney K. Kyle Celestin to negotiate a settlement in Rayion Grover v. Hudson Insurance Company (Docket No. 77,916) after an executive session. The vote included six yes, two no, one abstention and one recusal; no settlement amount was disclosed.
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board on April 23 authorized Attorney K. Kyle Celestin to negotiate a settlement in the litigation styled Rayion Grover v. Hudson Insurance Company, Docket No. 77,916 in the 40th Judicial District Court in the Parish of St. John the Baptist.
The request to enter executive session was made under La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2) to discuss litigation strategy. The board entered executive session at 7:06 p.m. and returned to regular session at 7:31 p.m., at which time Patricia Triche moved, and Shawn Wallace seconded, a motion “to give settlement authority to Attorney K. Kyle Celestin relative to the ongoing litigation in the case of Rayion Grover v. Hudson Insurance Company, et al. Docket No. 77,916.”
The motion passed with six yes votes (Samuel Mamou, Nia Mitchell-Williams, Patricia Triche, Jennifer Frizzell, Shawn Wallace and Debra Schum), two no votes (Charo Holden and Raydel Morris), one abstention (Albert "Ali" Burl III) and one recusal (Sherry DeFrancesch). The transcript does not disclose any proposed settlement amount or other financial terms.
Board President Debra Schum announced the outcome after the vote. The board’s action grants the named attorney authority to negotiate and, as appropriate, execute a settlement consistent with the direction given in executive session. The record in the transcript indicates the item required board action but does not include further details about settlement parameters, timelines or reporting requirements back to the board.
No additional documentation or dollar figures were included in the public minutes excerpt; the litigation remains pending in the 40th JDC and any settlement would be subject to whatever approvals or filings the attorney determines are required.
