Legal Opinion
New Orleans Steamship Association v. Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1989No. 88-3467PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The question this case presents is whether the Port of Plaquemines Parish may impose charges on ships to finance emergency response services. The New Orleans Steamship Association (NOSA) argues that the Port’s charges violate the commerce clause of Article I of the United States Constitution, 1 the foreign commerce clause, 2 the tonnage clause, 3 the import-export clause, 4 the statute admitting Louisiana to the Union, 5 and the Harbor Development and Navigation Improvement Act of 1986 (HDNI). 6 The district court granted the Port’s motion to dismiss NOSA’s claims. We…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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