Legal Opinion
Yenni v. Parish Council of the Parish of Jefferson ex rel. Evans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 1993No. Nos. 93-C-0722, 93-CA-0898PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOBRANO, Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether the Jefferson Parish Council had the authority to amend the parish’s 1993 budget after the start of the fiscal year and if so whether the amending ordinance was validly adopted.
On December 16, 1992 the Jefferson Parish Council adopted Ordinance No. 18653, the budget ordinance for fiscal year 1993.1 This budget ordinance was timely and properly advertised and all procedural requirements of the Parish Charter and the Local Government Budget Act (La.R.S. 39:1301, et seq.) were satisfied. On January 6, 1993 the Parish Council adopted ordinance…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Francis v. MorialSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Tardo v. Lafourche Parish CouncilLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985