Supreme Court to assign judge to hear parish jail suit

The State Supreme Court will have to appoint a judge to preside over a lawsuit asking for a declaratory judgment on jail costs in St. Landry Parish Judges in the 27th Judicial District Court have recused themselves, according to an entry in the court minutes entered on Feb. 24. The issue before the court on Feb. 24 was the recusal of local judges. Parish President Jessie Bellard contested a ...

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