Legal Opinion
Pratz v. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 10, 1970No. Civ. A. 15081, 15369PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Chief District Judge:
The important issue here is whether a State-supported institution of higher education may, through the establishment of reasonable parietal regulations, require students to live and eat their meals in facilities provided by the institution.
Plaintiffs, and the class they represent, are students at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (hereinafter sometimes referred to as Tech), a four-year, co-educational institution located at Ruston, Louisiana. Tech was created by Article 12, Section 9, of the Constitution of Louisiana and is under the supervision and control of the…
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