TANKERSON v. VALLAS

No. 2010-C-0102.

34 So.3d 355 (2010)

Sylvia W. TANKERSON v. Paul VALLAS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, Michael C. Keller, Phyllis E. Glazer, Tanya L. Irvin, Assistant Attorneys General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, New Orleans, LA, for Relator, Louisiana Recovery School District.

Willie M. Zanders, Sr., New Orleans, LA, for Respondent, Sylvia W. Tankerson.

Court composed of Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR.


TOBIAS, Judge.

The sole issue presented for our review is the res nova issue of whether the respondent, Recovery School District ("the RSD"),1 is a juridical person2 capable of suing or being sued directly or whether it is an agency within the Louisiana Department of Education ("the DOE") and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education ("BESE"), juridical entities that by law are capable...

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