Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided May 13, 1993Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Mr. Austin:
You have requested an opinion of the Attorney General relative to the applicability of Article VII, Section 23 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution and LSA-R.S. 33:9005 and 47:1925.4 to the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District (District). Your questions may be restated as follows:
1. What effect, if any, does Article VII, Section 23 have on the maximum authorized millage that can be levied by the District?
2. What effect, if any, do LSA-R.S. 33:9005 and 47:1925.4 have on the maximum authorized millage that can be levied by the District?
The taxing authority for levee districts is found…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Dept. of Natural ResourcesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Moore v. RoemerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Bd. of Dir. of La. Recovery Dist. v. All Taxpayers, Property Owners, and Citizens of StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. GriffinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- New Orleans, Etc. v. Civ. Service, Etc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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