Davis v. Carter

liKLEES, Judge.

We granted an expedited appeal in this matter to consider whether the district court was correct in maintaining an exception of no cause of action filed by defendants, the members of the City Council of New Orleans. We hold that the exception was correctly maintained, although not for the reasons expressed by the trial judge.

The plaintiffs, registered voters domiciled in the city of New Orleans, are among 22,923 signatories to a petition which was submitted to the City Council on May 6,1996 calling for an amendment to the Home Rule Charter [hereinafter referred to as “the…