Legal Opinion
Central Louisiana Electric Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 2, 1983No. 83-CA-0604PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Justice.
Plaintiff, Central Louisiana Electric Company, sought judicial review in district court of the defendant Commission’s failure to authorize higher rates so as to produce a 12.41 percent fair rate of return, instead of the 11.6 percent allowed by the Commission. The district court held that the Commission’s rate order is presumed to be valid and found that the plaintiff had failed to carry its burden of proving that the agency had acted arbitrarily.
The plaintiff utility appealed to this court. See Art. 4, Section 21, La. Const, of 1974. It contends that the rate order must *279be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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- Glazer v. Com'n on Ethics for Pub. EmployeesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- So. Cent. Bell Tel. v. La. Public Service Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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