Coach’s Breach of Contract Claim Gets New Life

A Louisiana state appeals court has reversed the decision of a trial court, breathing new life into a lawsuit brought by the former basketball coach at Grambling State University, who sued the school, the Louisiana Board of Trustees for Colleges and Universities and the University of Louisiana System for wrongful termination.   Central to the appeals court’s ruling was the fact that school officials may have “induced” plaintiff Rick Duckett to leave his other coaching job based on the