Legal Opinion
Angela Roberson-King v. State of LA Workforce Cmsn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2018No. 17-30899PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Angela Roberson-King worked as a rehabilitation counselor at Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), a division of Louisiana's Office of Workforce Development. In 2014, she applied to become a district supervisor at LRS. She interviewed for the position but did not receive it. Roberson-King then sued LRS in federal district court, alleging that she was denied a promotion because of her race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Louisiana tort law. The district court dismissed the state law claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…
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