Legal Opinion
Town of Sterlington v. Greater Ouachita Water Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 1, 2014No. 49,315-CWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
| )The Town of Sterlington (“Sterling-ton”) and Greater Ouachita Water Company (“GOWC”) entered into a franchise agreement in June of 1996 for GOWC to provide water to Sterlington. The franchise is set to expire in 2016.
On February 27, 2013, Sterlington filed a petition for injunctive and declaratory relief in the Fourth Judicial District Court after it learned that GOWC was forcing residential developers in Sterlington to donate or surrender ownership of water lines installed by the developers1 to GOWC in order for GOWC to provide water service to the developments.
Sterlington alleged that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Daily Advertiser v. TRANS-LA, ETC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- O'NIELL v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Central Louisiana Elec. Co. v. LA. PSCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Gulf States Utilities v. PSCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- La. Power & Light Co. v. LA. PUBLIC SERVICE COMM'NSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Frith v. Southwest Ouachita Waterworks, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- Cajuns for Clean Water, LLC v. Cecelia Water CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- Henry v. Greater Ouachita Water Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
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