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Mandeville council enters executive session to discuss Woodward Harbor lawsuit
Summary
The council voted unanimously at 6:40 p.m. to enter executive session under La. R.S. 42:16 and La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2) to discuss Woodward Harbor, LLC v. City of Mandeville (case 23-05824, U.S. District Court, E.D. La.). The motion was made by Councilwoman Jill Lane and seconded by Councilwoman Cynthia Strong-Thompson.
The Mandeville City Council voted to go into executive session at 6:40 p.m. on April 24 to discuss pending litigation involving the city.
Councilwoman Jill Lane moved to enter executive session under La. R.S. 42:16 and La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2); Councilwoman Cynthia Strong-Thompson seconded the motion, and it was approved by all present (Councilmembers Cynthia Strong-Thompson, Kevin Vogeltanz, Jill Lane and Council Chair Scott Discon). The item identified the case as Woodward Harbor, LLC v. City of Mandeville, 23-05824 (United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana).
The transcript records the motion and the legal citations used to justify a closed session but does not record any details of the litigation discussion itself. The meeting later adjourned at 7:14 p.m.; no public action or vote on the underlying lawsuit is recorded in the excerpt.
