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Tardo v. Lafourche Parish Council

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 8, 1985No. CA 85 0554PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLE, Judge.

The pivotal question presented on appeal is whether the home rule charter or state law validated an amendment by the La-fourche Parish Council of the adopted budget of Lafourche Parish for the fiscal year 1985.

The Parish of Lafourche is governed pursuant to a Home Rule Charter approved on August 14, 1976. The Charter provides the governing authority shall be the Lafourche Parish Council consisting of sixteen members, one of whom shall be elected at large. The remaining fifteen members shall be elected from single member districts. The member elected at large shall be president of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Freeman v. TreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. New Orleans Fire Fighters Pension & Relief Fund v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. Yenni v. Parish Council of the Parish of Jefferson ex rel. EvansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  3. Joseph R. McMahon v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports2010
  5. Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports2011

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