Sharon Lewis v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

SHARON LEWIS NO. 2026 CW 0367

VERSUS

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY; BOARD OF

SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE

UNIVERSITY; GARRETT "HANK" DANOS, IN HIS

INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY; ROBERT

"BOBBY" YARBOROUGH, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL

AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY; STANELY JACOBS,

IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;

JAMES WILLIAMS, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND

OFFICIAL CAPACITY; MARY LEACH WERNER, IN

HER INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;

ROBERT DAMPP, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND

OFFICIAL CAPACITY; REMY VOISIN STARNS,

IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;

FIELDON KING "KING" ALEXANDER, IN HIS

INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;

WILLIAM JENKINS, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND

OFFICIAL CAPACITY; TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS

& PHILLIPS LLP, WILLIAM SHELBY MCKENZIE,

INDIVIDUALLY; VICKI CROCHET,

INDIVIDUALLY; ROBERT "BOB" BARTON,

INDIVIDUALLY; LESLIE EDWIN "LES" MILES,

IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;

JOSEPH "JOE" ALLEVA, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL

AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY; SCOTT WOODWARD,

IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY;

VERGE AUSBERRY, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND

OFFICIAL CAPACITY; MIRIAM SEGAR, IN HER MARCH 20, 2026

INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY; JOHN

DOE (1-10) INDIVIDUALLY AND JANE DOE

(10-20) INDIVIDUALLY

In Re: Larry English, applying for supervisory writs, 19th

Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No.

708092.

BEFORE : McCLENDON, C.J., GREENE AND STROMBERG, JJ.

WRIT DENIED.

HG

TPS

McClendon, C.J., dissents and would grant the writ, vacate

the district court’s February 19, 2026 ruling which denied the

Third Motion to Recuse filed by Sharon Lewis and Larry English,

and remand to the district court with instructions to make a

written request to the Louisiana Supreme Court pursuant to ha.

Code Civ. P. art. 154(B) for the appointment of an ad hoc judge to

hear the motion to recuse.

FOR THE COURT