Legal Opinion
Humane Society of New Orleans v. Landrieu
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 2014No. 2013-CA-1059PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
[,The Humane Society of New Orleans (“Humane Society”) appeals the trial court’s denial of its writ of mandamus seeking an order compelling the City of New Orleans, through its Mayor, Mitchell J. Landrieu (“the City”) to appoint and commission individuals nominated by the Humane Society, as special police officers for the City of New Orleans pursuant to La. R.S. 8:2391. The trial court denied the Humane Society’s writ of mandamus concluding that the City’s Home Rule Charter trumped La. R.S. 8:2391. We find the Humane Society’s writ of mandamus an improper procedural…
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