White v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

BARHAM, Justice.

This is an appeal, under Louisiana Constitution Article 6, Section 5, and Article 7, Section 10(3), by Telephone Answering Bureau of Lafayette, Louisiana, from judgments of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court affirming orders of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

The Public Service Commission was granted authority to regulate radio common carriers by acts of 1968, now R.S. 45 :- 1500-1504. Pursuant to that authority the Commission in 1968 issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Telephone Answering Bureau of Lafayette, Louisiana, authorizing domestic…