Legal Opinion
Arata v. Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 30, 1969No. 49803PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The question presented by this suit is whether the transactions executed to effectuate the planning, financing, construction, development, maintenance and operation of a domed stadium project are contrary to the constitutional amendment adopted in 1966 authorizing the project.
By Act 556 of 1966 the Legislature adopted by more than a two-thirds vote, *585a joint resolution proposing the constitutional amendment in question. The amendment was voted on throughout the State on November 8, 1966, and carried by an overwhelming vote. It became Section 47 of Article XIV of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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