Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Kemp v. City of Baton Rouge
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 6, 1949No. 39384PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOISE, Justice.
The State of Louisiana, acting through its Attorney General, brings this action, seeking to test the constitutionality and legality of a Plan of Government for the Parish of East Baton Rouge and the City of Baton Rouge, and of the constitutionality of the amendment authorizing its adoption.
The petitioner alleges six different grounds of nullity of the constitutional amendment, pleaded on the main demand and in the alternative. Injunctive relief is sought to restrain the named defendants from performing the functions and duties of the respective offices because of the alleged…
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3Cited by77 opinions
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