Doyal v. Bossier Parish School Board

JONES, Judge.

This is a suit by a dismissed tenured school bus driver to recover unpaid salary and be reinstated to her job because she was terminated without a hearing before the School Board as required by LSA-R.S. 17:493.1 The defense is that plaintiff’s action is barred by the doctrine of laches. This defense is based on the long delay which elapsed between the termination and the institution of suit and the fact that during this period the Board incurred the expense of employing a replacement driver for plaintiff’s bus. The lower court rejected plaintiff’s demands. We affirm.

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