Essmeier v. Town of Jonesboro

hThe plaintiffs made numerous allegations but the gist of their complaint is that Ordinances 700 and 701 were passed in violation of the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act (“LLGBA”). The majority wrongly agrees, and in doing so, relies on improper evidence, misinterprets the *216ordinance amending the budget, and misapplies the law.

First, the majority improperly refers to evidence about the disclaimer audits that was presented in another case. State of Louisiana through James D. “Buddy” Caldwell v. Town of Jonesboro, et al., 108 So.3d 217 (La.App. 2 Cir.2012) was consolidated for arguments…