Legal Opinion
St. Tammany Parish Government v. Welsh
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 9, 2016No. 2015 CA 1152PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChutz, J.
| aPlaintiff-appellant, St. Tammany Parish Government (the Parish), and interve-nor-appellant, Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany (CCST), appeal the trial court’s summary judgment: (1) in favor of Helis Oil <& Gas Company, LLC (Helis Oil), declaring St. Tammany Parish’s zoning ordinances, which prohibited or interfered with the drilling of a well by intervenor-appel-lee, Helis Oil, pursuant to a drilling permit issued by defendant-appellee, the Commissioner of the Office of Conservation of the State of Louisiana, James H. Welsh (the Commissioner), were preempted by general state law and,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schroeder v. Board of Sup'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- RJ Messinger, Inc. v. RosenblumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- Palermo Land Co. v. Planning Com'n of Calcasieu ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Rollins Environmental Serv. v. Iberville ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
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