City of Monroe v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

I cannot agree with the majority opinion because I believe that Act 47 of 1900, as amended and re-enacted by Act 35 of 1904 and Act 130 of 1906 (repealing all laws in conflict therewith) only granted to the City of Monroe the right to erect and operate a gas and light plant and to fix the rates to be charged for that service and does not grant them the power to fix compulsory rates on privately owned public utilities.

I can see no material difference between these acts and the Lawrason Act. This Court in two cases held that the city did not under the Lawrason Act have the power to compulsorily…