“We recognize that there is a delicate balance to be reached between the (civil service) commission’s duty to protect against the spoils system, either by privatization or otherwise, and the…power and authority to operate…in a fiscally responsible manner and to enter into contracts to fulfill that duty.”
–Louisiana Supreme Court ruling of Sept. 9, 2003 on City of New Orleans efforts to privatize operations of the New Orleans Cultural Center.
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