Legal Opinion
Deer Enterprises, LLC v. Parish Council of Washington Parish
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 19, 2011No. 2010-CA-0671PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKimball, C.J.
| jThis case concerns a recent amendment to La. R.S. 26:583, which governs whether local-option elections for alcoholic-beverage sales remain effective after political subdivisions have been merged. In 2009, a dispute arose between Washington Parish and the owner of a retail store, plaintiff Deer Enterprises, LLC, after the store owner was denied a permit to sell alcoholic beverages. Ultimately, the trial court judge in the Twenty-Second Judicial District declared La. R.S. 26:583(C)(2) to be a local or special law in violation of La. Const. Art. Ill, § 12(A). The trial court also ruled La.…
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