# State Licensing Board for Contractors v. Gravity Drainage District 5

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · April 25, 1996 · 672 So. 2d 906

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7696644

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS v. GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT 5
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** April 25, 1996
- **Citations:** 672 So. 2d 906; 1996 La. LEXIS 1317; 1996 WL 208464
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

In re Louisiana, State of; — Other(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Calcasieu, 14th Judicial District Court, Div. “F”, No. 96-1572; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CA96-0464.
Granted. Judgment of court of appeal vacated and set aside. This case is distinguishable from State Licensing Board of Contractors v. Louisiana State Department of Agriculture and Forestry, 588 So.2d 1268 (La.App.1991), writ denied, 590 So.2d 598 (La.1992), since La.R.S. 38:1767 specifically gives the board of commissions of the gravity drainage districts authority to “cut and open new drains, ditches, and canals” and “enter into contracts for performance of these works ... and have the work performed under their supervision....” This specific statute clearly controls over the general Contractor’s Licensing Law. Accordingly, the judgment of trial court denying preliminary injunction is reinstated.

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