Coastal Drilling Company, L.L.C. v. Barry J. Dufrene, in His Capacity as Director of St. Mary Parish Sales and Use Tax Department and Ex-Officio Tax Collector for St. Mary Parish

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #015 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 15th day of March, 2016, are as follows: BY CLARK, J.: 2015-C -1793 COASTAL DRILLING COMPANY, L.L.C. v. BARRY J. DUFRENE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF ST. MARY PARISH SALES AND USE TAX DEPARTMENT AND EX-OFFICIO TAX COLLECTOR FOR ST. MARY PARISH (Parish of St. Mary) We reverse the decree of unconstitutionality of LAC 61:I:4403(A) and (B)(2)render summary judgment in favor of Coastal Drilling. Accordingly, we order the refund of all taxes paid under…