Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Livingston Parish Library Board, alleging that it violated the Open Meetings Law when the board ousted its library director in July.

The AG's lawsuit alleges the board, which includes Parish President Randy Delatte as ex officio and oversees the parish's public library system, violated mandatory agenda requirements, misled the public, and suppressed participation in public comment at its July 15 meeting.

During the July 15 meeting, Delatte and the majority of library board members voted not to renew the contract for library director Michelle Parrish.

This vote followed a two-hour executive session for Parrish's annual evaluation, which the public was initially told would not result in any action. The me

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