Carleton v. Division of Administration, Louisiana Civil Service Commission

EDWARDS, Judge.'

Hugh M. Carleton, an employee of the Division of Administration, appeals a decision of the Civil Service commission upholding a ruling by the Director of the Department of Civil Service which reduced his salary. We reverse.

Appellant was employed by the Division of Administration on May 9, 1977, as the Director of State Purchasing. His initial monthly salary of $2,500.00 was later raised to $2,575.00, where it remained until March 15, 1979.

Subsequent to the decision in Smith v. Division of Administration, 362 So.2d 1101 (1978), the Director of the Department of Civil Service…