Is a will drawn up in another state while living there valid in Louisiana?
Yes, if it was done according to the law of the other state.
R.S. 9:2401, the state’s “Uniform Wills Law,” reads:
“A will executed outside this state
in the manner prescribed by the law of the place of its execution or by
the law of the
testator’s domicile, at the time of its execution shall be deemed
to be legally executed and shall have the same force and
effect in this state as if executed in the manner prescribed by
the laws of this state, provided the will is in writing and
subscribed by the testator.”
Online: www.legis.state.la.us.
What can be done about a man and wife who steal money from a church?
If you contact authorities, they can be arrested and prosecuted for theft.
The Informer on Friday received a call from a reader who sought information on a question and answer that had appeared in
the column within the last year or so.
The reader, a Calcasieu Parish teacher, said she had been told that school officials needed her to work a football game that
night. She objected, and called The Informer to inquire about the past column, which featured a question on extra duty.
“Can teachers in Calcasieu Parish be required by their principals to work an extracurricular activity such as football and
basketball games on their own time — i.e., evenings and during the holidays — with no compensation and the threat of being
written up with the possibility of termination?” read the question, which appeared in the paper Nov. 2, 2011.
The answer, provided by David Buller, administrative director of high schools, was “no.” But as Buller pointed out Tuesday,
the school system has a policy on extra duty, and he said the answer he gave last year was based on the latter part of the
question — the part that includes coercion.
The school system’s extra duty policy:
The Calcasieu Parish School Board
recognizes that teachers must be required to perform duties other than
classroom teaching.
It is recognized that student clubs, school papers, annuals,
athletics and supervision of playgrounds, school buses and other
activities under the supervision of the school are and should be
the responsibility of the principal and his/her faculty.
Principals are therefore required and directed to assign these
duties equitably among the various members of their staff.
The professional guidance of all student activities in a school is
essential to the total growth and development of the pupils
of a school.
Online: www.cpsb.org.
The Informer answers questions from readers each Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. It is researched and written by Andrew Perzo, an American Press staff writer. To ask a question, call 494-4098, press 5 and leave voice mail, or email informer@americanpress.com