Louisiana District Council of Assembly of God v. Victory Temple Assembly of God

RECONSIDERATION

As per directive of the Louisiana Supreme Court1, we had reconsidered this matter in light of LeBlanc v. Davis, 432 So.2d 239 (La.1983) and Flicker Community Church v. Hitchens, 419 So.2d 445 (La.1982).

In our initial opinion reported at 427 So.2d 662, we discussed the history of the Metairie church beginning in 1953. This history, along with the documents2 in evidence, shows a firm and long-standing hierarchical relationship between the local church and the Louisiana District Council, and we concluded that Ralph Adams had no authority, vested or assumed, to exercise control in…