Legal Opinion
Welsh v. Board of Levee Com'rs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 17, 1929No. 29989PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.
The plaintiffs are twelve resident taxpayers owning real estate in the city of New Orleans. They brought this suit for an injunction to prevent the board of levee commissioners of the Orleans levee district from entering into a contract, amounting to $611,544.40, for the commencement of work on what -is called “Zone No. 5” of the so-called Lakefront Improvement Project. The project is provided for in section 7 of article 16 of the Constitution, as amended in November, 1928, pursuant to Act No. 292 of that year. The contract which the board intended to enter into is for the construction of a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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