6th Ward/Crowley Gravity Drainage District v. Benoit

AMY, Judge.

hThe plaintiffs filed a motion for contempt of court, asserting that the defendant failed to comply with various terms included in a 2012 Consent Judgment, whereby the defendant was ordered to, among other things, remove debris from a drainage channel. Following a hearing, the trial court entered a judgment of contempt, sentencing the defendant to thirty days in the parish jail and making that sentence contingent on the timely completion of designated tasks.

Factual and Procedural Background

The present contempt of court proceeding originates from a 2008 petition filed by the 6th…