Covington v. McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY

*224PER CURIAM.*

| tAt issue in this application is whether the trial judge should be recused on grounds of bias and prejudice. For the reasons which follow, we find recusal is warranted.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This application arises from several criminal and civil matters pending in the 14th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Calcasieu which involve the State of Louisiana as a party, and which were randomly allotted to Judge Wilford Carter. The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office (“AG”), which represents the State in these matters, filed a motion to recuse Judge Carter from hearing…