A state district judge is deciding whether to issue an injunction against the enforcement of a last-minute retirement hike that lawmakers gave to the state police superintendent.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A state district judge is deciding whether to issue an injunction against the enforcement of a last-minute retirement hike that lawmakers gave to the state police superintendent.
State Sen. Dan Claitor, a Baton Rouge Republican, filed a lawsuit challenging the pension change that gave enhanced benefits to Col. Mike Edmonson and a 32-year trooper in Houma.
Claitor's lawsuit says the change was unconstitutional because it wasn't properly passed by lawmakers.
After receiving the lawsuit, Judge Janice Clark issued a restraining order against the retirement increase, until she holds the Tuesday hearing on the matter.
No one appears to be willing to defend the law, so an injunction appears likely. Gov. Bobby Jindal's office and the state police retirement system board have said their lawyers won't seek to stop the injunction.