In an ongoing case concerning an alleged breach of contract with a local architect, the Donaldsonville-based Prevost Memorial Hospital asked a judge to rule that it did not breach the contract after all.

This week, Judge Steven Tureau of the 23rd Judicial District Court denied that request.

Brought in early 2024 by local architect Henry Chauvin, the ongoing lawsuit alleges the current hospital board has withheld paying him the total amount for work performed from 2018 through 2023. Chauvin was hired to oversee a significant hospital renovation project, which got scrapped when a new board replaced the previous one in November 2023.

On July 10, the hospital filed a motion for summary judgment, a request to a court to decide a case without a trial. It asked Judge Tureau to rule that the ho

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