COURT OF APPEAL RULING

DECEMBER 30, 2014

       An appeals court panel issued a ruling today upholding a lower court decision against a challenge against Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue. The ruling released this morning by a panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges Gene Thibodeaux, Jimmie Peters and James Genovese.

      Linton Fontenot and Glenn LeLeux had filed a lawsuit challenging the residency requirements for Ville Platte Chief of Police Neal Lartigue. 13^th Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Fuselier had ruled against the plaintiffs saying the challenge was too late.  The time period to challenge a candidate is during the qualifying period. No challenge was made.Both Fontenot and LeLeux , former candidates for chief of police,  filed an appeal with the Third Circuit.

    The Appeals Court affirmed the trial court ruling.