Legal Opinion
Howe v. DeSoto Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 13, 1979No. 13982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARVIN, Judge.
In this action under R.S. 13:5121 brought by the plaintiff landowners in DeSoto School District No. 2, the lower court declared invalid an election held in the school district on April 7, 1979, and enjoined the School Board from incurring the debt, issuing the bonds and levying the tax, as the voters had approved in the election. This appeal was given preference as section 5128 of the statute requires. We reverse.
Two propositions were submitted to and approved by the voters, which are reproduced here in part with our emphasis:
PROPOSITION NO. I1
“Shall School District No. 2 . .…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Watkins v. Ouachita Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Gauthier v. Parish School Board of Parish of AvoyellesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
3Cited by4 opinions
- School Board of the Parish of Livingston, La., Etc., Plaintiffs v. Louisiana State Board of Elementary & Secondary Education, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- CONCERNED BUS. & PROP. OWN. OF DeSOTO, INC. v. DeSOTO PARISH SCH. BD.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Howe v. DeSoto Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Burford v. DeSoto Parish School BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980