Legal Opinion
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Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided September 16, 1999Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Ms. Sullivant:
We respond to your questions in the order presented.
1. Can a Lawrason Act Municipality validly regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages without a referendum but by Ordinance duly adopted by the Governing authority?
Note first that R.S. 26:493 deals with the regulation of alcohol generally while R.S. 51:191 deals specifically with the narrow issue of Sunday sales. These statutes provide, respectively:
§ 493. Local regulatory ordinances
Except as limited by the provisions of this chapter the various subdivisions of the state may regulate but not prohibit, except by referendum…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Liberto v. Rapides Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- City of Zwolle v. PolkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- O'NEAL v. Jackson Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Heinick v. Jefferson Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Sabine Parish Police Jury v. Office of the Alcoholic Beverage ControlLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
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