Parish of Jefferson v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

I respectfully suggest that the majority, in its concern that public interest requires this court to act with some immediacy upon the matter before us, has committed grave error which will haunt the court and perhaps do great harm to the State, its subdivisions, and its citizens in future litigation.

This suit is an attempt by the Parish of Jefferson to block the Louisiana Department of Correction’s purchase of the site *1095and facilities of the House of the Good Shepherd in Jefferson Parish for use as a juvenile training institution. The trial court held that Act No. 452 of 1970, which authorized…