Cottrell v. City of New Orleans ex rel. Division of Housing & Neighborhood Development

ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.

This appeal arises from a suit brought by six classified City of New Orleans’ employees (“appellants”) contesting the creation and maintenance of alleged illegal unclassified positions within the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development (“DHND”), a City agency. The appellants claimed that the creation of those positions severely impacted their promotional opportunities and career tracks. The suit also alleged that job duties were taken from classified employees and given to unclassified employees within the DHND and classified employees were transferred from…