Legal Opinion · Dissent
Lemelle v. St. Charles Gaming Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 2012No. 11-255Published
1DissentThibodeaux, Chief Judge
These facts are undisputed. Crown was constructed as a completely functional riverboat. Prior to 2001, the period during which Louisiana laws prohibited dockside gambling, Crown with passengers regularly cruised the waters. When in 2001 the gaming laws changed to allow dockside gambling, Crown was moored on Calcasieu River, and it has remained moored ever since.
Crown is connected to an adjacent concrete wharf by nylon mooring lines and steel cables. Crown is also connected to land by utility lines that supply electricity, water, telephone, sewerage, cable television, and computer access.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Capo v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Sisson v. RubySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Doerr v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
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