Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Caddo Parish School Bd.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 2005No. 39,793-WCAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
907 So.2d 849 (2005)
Rachel BYRD, Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 39,793-WCA.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
June 29, 2005.
Robert A. Booth, Jr., for Appellant.
Eskridge E. Smith, Jr., Bossier City, Linda Lea Smith, for Appellee.
Before GASKINS, CARAWAY and LOLLEY, JJ.
CARAWAY, J.
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