Legal Opinion
Sylvestre v. St. Landry Parish School Board
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 23, 1927No. 28380PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.
On April 5, 1926, the St. Landry parish school board passed Ordinance No. 148, creating the Grand Prairie school district, consisting of territory entirely within the parish of St. Landry. The district, as thus created, is traversed diagonally by the Opelousas-Ville Platte gravel highway. That part of the district which is east of the. highway is known as Grand Prairie, and that part of it which is west of the highway is known as Plaisance. The school board as the governing authority of the district, after creating the district, called an election to be held within it for the purpose of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Wagner v. SummersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
- Bradford v. Grant Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Milton v. Lincoln Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Drouin v. Board of Directors of Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Whatley v. La Salle Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Valentine v. City of JuneauCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1929
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