Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Berkett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 25, 1957No. 43590PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
On November 6, 1956, the electors of this state approved a proposed constitutional amendment adding Section 3(c) to Article 14 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921. This constitutional amendment provides for the creation of a Jefferson Parish Charter Commission and grants to the people of Jefferson Parish the power to establish, in a manner therein provided, a government for the parish and the several municipal corporations and the other public subdivisions and districts situated therein. On June 13, 1957, the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of…
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- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Miller v. Greater Baton Rouge Port CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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