Legal Opinion
Driskell v. Edwards
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 19, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-339PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Plaintiffs bring this suit challenging the constitutionality of Act 2 of 1972 of the Louisiana Legislature which provided for a Constitutional Convention to frame a new State Constitution. The Act called for the election of 105 delegates, one from each legislative district, and 27 delegates to be appointed by the Governor to represent specified groups of citizens. 1 Elections were held for the 105 elected delegates, the Governor appointed the remaining 27 delegates, and the Convention (commonly referred to as “CC-73”) convened on January 5, 1973. 2 Proceedings were held at various…
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