Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Parker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 25, 1971No. 51412PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
By resolution of March 18, 1971, the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District authorized the issuance of $113 million of bonds to construct a domed stadium in New Orleans. The present proceeding and two companion suits 1 attack the validity of this bond issue, as well as of the means used to finance it — a hotel occupancy tax in the two parishes (Jefferson and Orleans) of the district, and a lease from the District to the State. The opponents to the bond issue also ask for certain declaratory relief.
The defendants are the Stadium District and certain state agencies and…
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