State Ex Rel. Porterie v. Louisiana Highway Commission

ROGERS, Justice.

This is a suit brought by the state of Louisiana, on the relation of Gaston L. Porterie, Attorney General, under the provisions of section 56 of article 7 of the State Constitution, to enjoin the issue, sale, and delivery of bonds under Act No. 3 of the Extra Session of 1930, for the purpose of defraying the cost of constructing a combination highway and railroad bridge across the Mississippi river at or near the city of Baton Rouge, and, also, the carrying out of a contract Of lease covering the use of the railroad portion of the bridge.

The defendants are the Louisiana…