Legal Opinion
Central Louisiana Electric Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 11, 1977No. 59015PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. (CLECO) sought judicial review of the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s order requiring it to dismantle its facilities supplying electricity to an area known as “Gar-an’s,” located within the present corporate limits of Many, Louisiana. The district court set aside the Commission’s order and dismissed Valley Electric Membership Corporation’s intervention. Valley, the inter-venor, has now appealed.
CLECO has a non-exclusive franchise for supplying electricity in the Town of Many by ordinance adopted January 8,1963. Valley,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hainkel v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- South La. E. Coop. Ass'n v. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- City of Plaquemine v. LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COM'NSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hayden v. Louisiana Public Service Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- La. Power & Light v. La. Public Service Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Cent. La. Elec. Co., Inc. v. La. Public Serv. Comm'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Deculus v. WelbornSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007