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St. John the Baptist Parish School Board moves into executive session over Duhon litigation, accepts counsel's advice
Summary
The board entered executive session to discuss legal strategy in Kathy Duhon et al. v. St. John the Baptist Parish School Board and voted to accept legal counsel's advice before returning to open session.
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted on March 26 to accept the advice of legal counsel and to proceed as discussed in executive session in the case of Kathy Duhon et al. v. St. John the Baptist Parish School Board (Doc. No. 90-1669, E.D. La.). A request to enter executive session under Louisiana Revised Statutes La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2) was made by Attorney John Blanchard.
The motion to accept counsel's advice was made by Jennifer Frizzell and seconded by Sherry DeFrancesch; the vote recorded shows the motion carried with the following votes: Albert "Ali" Burl III — Yes; Sherry DeFrancesch — Yes; Jennifer Frizzell — Yes; Charo Holden — No; Samuel Mamou — Yes; Nia Mitchell-Williams — Yes; Lindsey Vicknair — Yes; Shawn Wallace — Yes; Debra Schum — Yes. Following that vote, the board voted to enter executive session at 6:44 p.m. The motion to enter executive session was made by Nia Mitchell-Williams and seconded by Lindsey Vicknair and carried with the members present voting yes.
The board returned to open session at 7:10 p.m.; a motion to re-enter regular session, made by Shawn Wallace and seconded by Samuel Mamou, passed with all present voting yes. The minutes record the board's acceptance of counsel's advice and the procedural actions to discuss the case in executive session but do not record the substance of in-session deliberations, consistent with the statutory confidentiality cited when the request was made.
No further public action or settlement terms were recorded in the meeting minutes.
