re: Newman basketball hit with Recruiting violations

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Newman boys basketball coach Randy Livingston has been granted a temporary restraining order that should allow him to return to the team bench as soon as Saturday.

The Louisiana High School Athletics Association suspended Livingston for a year, for allegedly violating rules on player recruiting, but Livingston said in a lawsuit field Thursday he was denied due process, specifically a hearing on the allegations before a decision was made to suspend him.

An Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge issued a motion Friday that allowed Livington back on the basketball court until a hearing scheduled for Jan. 18, when the LHSAA will be asked to explain why the order should not continue.

The court order also put on hold the LHSAA decision that called for Newman to forfeit three seasons worth of basketball wins and barred Newman from the state playoffs this season. The Uptown New Orleans private school has won state championships in each of the past two seasons and could win a third in a row this year.

The court initially called for a Jan. 18 hearing that would have provided a chance to Livingston to argue why he should return to the bench. Instead, Livingston has been granted the ability to coach at least until the mid-January hearing.

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