Locked layer cursor appears when no layers are locked

When I open Illustrator and create a new artboard, I cannot edit or interact with the artboard. No matter what tool I select, the cursor indicates that the artboard/layer is not editable but the layer is definitely not locked.
Illustrator CS6
Windows 7

Hi,
Can you please post the snapshot of the Layers panel "Expanded" so that we might see that what the issue is off ?
~MBM

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