Legal Opinion
Louisiana Electorate of Gays & Lesbians, Inc. v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 2001No. 99-CA-2949PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 Judge TERRI F. LOVE.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants, a lesbian and gay citizens information organization and several lesbian and gay men individually, sued the State of Louisiana,. its Attorney General and the District Attorney of Orleans Parish (individually and as' the class representative of all prosecutors in the State). Appellants sought a declaration that the Louisiana Crime Against Nature statute, *680La. R.S. 14:89, and several other statutes extending its effects (listed infra) were unconstitutional. Following a five (5)-day bench trial, the trial court declared the subject statute…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- City of Baton Rouge v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- Tucker v. New Orleans Laundries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- State v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
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