Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Louisiana Public Service Commission

HAMITER, Justice.

The Louisiana Public Service Commission, after a hearing, refused the application of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company (plaintiff herein) to close its spur track agency station at Arnaudville, a municipality situated in an agricultural area of St. Martin Parish that produces principally cotton, sugar cane and perishable vegetables. The district court of East Baton Rouge Parish approved and affirmed the ruling. The instant appeal followed.

Applicable here is this observation contained in Texas and Pacific Railroad Company v. Louisiana Public Service Commission, 240 La.…