Metropolitan New Orleans Chapter of the Louisiana Consumers' League, Inc. v. Council of New Orleans

SAMUEL, Judge.

By this suit against The Council of the City of New Orleans and New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI), plaintiffs seek an injunction prohibiting enforcement of a five cent increase in the transit rate charged by NOPSI, which increase was enacted by the City Council on November 11, 1975. Plaintiffs allege the five cent increase is null and void because the City of New Orleans, and more particularly the City Council, did not give sufficient public notice of the special City Council meeting held on November 11, 1975 at which the increase was approved and thereby deprived…