An appeals court judge ruled Wednesday that a district judge in Jefferson Parish did not have a conflict and could continue to preside over a lawsuit involving claims by dozens of nursing home residents involved in Hurricane Ida evacuations that left them in a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish.
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Roland Belsome, who was appointed as an ad hoc judge, held a closed hearing Wednesday morning over allegations that District Judge Donald “Chick” Foret couldn’t fairly preside over the lawsuits that target nursing home owner Bob Dean.
A few hours later the judge ruled that the current judge could stay on the case.
