After a nearly seven-hour court hearing, Judge Timothy Kelley, of the 19th Judicial Court in Baton Rouge, denied the preliminary injunction filed against Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Board of Regents.
The suit, which was filed by former Sen. Cleo Fields on behalf of seven Southern University students, stated the Board’s current membership was unconstitutional. The suit said the Board is not representative of the state’s population, as it has no racial minority members and only four women.
Following the verdict, Fields announced the students would be filing an appeal.
 
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