Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry v. Sumrall

hKIMBALL, J.*

We granted certiorari in this case to review the court of appeal decision holding that the rules promulgated by the Civil Service Commission which afford a classified employee the right to an administrative appeal to the Commission on claims of discrimination, on grounds other than the four specifically listed in Louisiana Constitution Article X, Section 8(B), are a constitutional exercise of the Commission’s rulemaking authority under Article X, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. Because we hold that the Commission’s rules are unconstitutional, we reverse the…