Legal Opinion
Concerned Citizens for Calcasieu River & Old Town Bay v. Lake Charles Refining Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 7, 1980No. 13336PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAR, Judge.
This is an action to enjoin the construction of a disposal well in Calcasieu Parish. Plaintiff, Concerned Citizens of Calcasieu River and Old Town Bay, is a nonprofit organization that is comprised of a group of citizens-residents of Calcasieu Parish who have united to do battle on America’s latest legal frontier-the environment. Its organization numbers more than three hundred seventy-five members residing throughout the parish. Its purpose is to protect the wildlife and preserve the river and Old Town Bay for fishing, boating, water skiing and other recreational uses and to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. HardinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Costle v. Pacific Legal FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rollins Environmental Serv. v. Iberville ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Rollins Environmental v. Iberville Parish PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Matter of American Waste and Pollution Control Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Concerned Citizens for Calcasieu River v. Lake Charles Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980