Higgins v. Louisiana State Penitentiary, Department of Institutions

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Respondent Harold E. Higgins, Jr., employed as an operating engineer with permanent civil service status by the Department of Institutions at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, was removed from this position by the warden of the penitentiary. He perfected a timely appeal to the Civil Service Commission, and after the hearing of this appeal the Commission concluded that his removal was justified and accordingly dismissed his appeal. The employee then appealed to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, and that court annulled, reversed, and set aside the ruling of the Civil…