Legal Opinion

Sierra Club v. Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 7, 1978No. 9575PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHOTT, Judge.

On May 12, 1977, plaintiff filed a petition to reverse a decision of defendant handed down on April 1, 1977, granting a permit to Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc. to construct a bridge across the Tangipahoa River in Tan-gipahoa Parish. The petition also contained a prayer for a declaratory judgment that the permit was void. Plaintiff attacked the decision on the grounds that it was made in violation of portions of the Natural and Scenic Rivers System Act, LSA-R.S. 56:1841 et seq. and the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:951 et seq. Plaintiff charged defendant with being…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stoddard v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
  2. A To Z Paper Co. v. Louisiana State Board of EducationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
  3. Graham v. Congregation of St. Rita Roman Catholic ChurchLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. Wilshire South Ass'n v. Jefferson Parish Zoning Appeals BoardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Zoning Board of Adjustment v. DeVilbissSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  2. Sobolewski v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. E. Lionel Pavlo Engineering Co. v. State ex rel. Department of TransportationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982

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