Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

TATE, Justice.

These proceedings involve the judicial review of an order of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

The plaintiff railroad (“Southern Pacific”) sues to annul an order which required it to permit construction of a crossing of a highway over its tracks. The district court affirmed the Commission’s order, and Southern Pacific appeals directly to this Court. Louisiana Constitution, Article 7, Section 10(3).

The City of Lafayette and the Lafayette Parish Police Jury had initiated the pro-, ceedings before the Commission. They alleged that Southern Pacific had refused their request to…