Frank v. St. Landry Parish School Board

KING, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting defendants’ exceptions of no cause of action and res judicata and dismissing plaintiffs’ suit with prejudice.

Plaintiffs, Carlton N. Frank, Sr. and Rufus Charles (hereinafter plaintiffs), as representatives of a class, filed suit against the defendants, St. Landry Parish School Board and its individual members (hereinafter defendants), alleging racial discrimination in seeking and obtaining the passage of a bond and ad valorem school tax proposition. Defendants filed peremptory exceptions of no right of…