Legal Opinion
Liter v. City of Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 24, 1971No. 51081PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Chief Justice.
In this suit, C. P. Liter, a citizen and taxpayer of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge seeks to enjoin the collection of sales and use taxes levied by the city and the parish, and to *181further enjoin these political subdivisions from funding any of the proceeds of the taxes into bonds.
From a judgment dismissing the suit plaintiff prosecutes the instant appeal.
Pursuant to Constitutional authorization [Art. 14, Sec. 3(a)], the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge operate under a “Plan of Government” which became effective January…
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