Mathieu v. New Orleans Public Library

|,I respectfully dissent. I doubt there is any place in the world where the name “Hurricane Katrina” does not conjure up terrible images of death and destruction. It is ludicrous then, to suggest that the NOPL system continued to function in a normal fashion post-Katrina. To the contrary, in addition to the destruction and damage to numerous library buildings, Ms. Mathieu was working in an extremely short-staffed office, and operating without the direction of an immediate supervisor, as the City Librarian/Director position was vacant from November 2006 until September 2007. Hurricane Katrina…