Cripps v. Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:-

In the years following hearings before the Louisiana' Department of Agriculture and Forestry (“LDAF” or the “Commission”) for violations of Louisiana’s Pest Control Laws, Plaintiffs Michael, David, and Willie Cripps filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against Defendants LDAF and LDAF’s .Assistant Director David Fields (“Fields”), in his individual capacity. Plaintiffs contend that (1) Defendants retaliated against them for complaining before the Commission and others in violation of the First Amendment and Louisiana Constitution Art. I, § 7; (2) Defendants violated…