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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 8, 2009

Breaux: Reference is made to your recent request for an opinion of this office on behalf of the Board of Commissioners of Iberville Parish Waterworks District No. 3 (the "District"). … HARROUN, III, Assistant Attorney General RPI/REH, lll/sfj Enclosure Attachment *Page 35 OPINION NUMBER 97-425 Mayor Eugene V. Mayeaux Town of Pollock P.O.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 8, 2005

While the Board is subject to the Louisiana Public Bid Law, LSA-R.S. 38:2211 -2296, when contracting for public works or the purchase of materials and supplies, our courts have held that contracts for services, professional … Lafourche Parish Water District No. 1 v. Carl Heck Engineers, Inc. (La.App. 1 st Cir. 1977) 346 So.2d 769 ; BFI, Inc. v. City of Monroe (La.App. 2d Cir. 1985) 465 So.2d 882 .

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Mar 11, 2008

In addition no sheriff, assessor, or clerk of court shall hold any office or employment under a parish governing authority or school board, nor shall any member of any parish governing authority or school board hold any office … A similar situation was presented to the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal in McCain v. Grant Parish Police Jury , 440 So. 2d 1369 (La.Ct.App. 3rd Cir. 1983).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Mar 14, 2003

See , for example, Hope Medical Group for Women, etc., et al. v. Edwards , No. 94-30445, 63 F.3d 418 (U.S. App.5th Cir. 1995). La. … Const. (1974) Arts. 1 , § 3 and City-Parish "Home Rule" Charter. 4 Tomas v. Conco Food Distributors , 97-426 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 10/22/97), at p. 7, 702 So.2d 944 , 948 . Accord: State v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 2, 1992

promises a benefit to employees, and employees accept by their actions in meeting the conditions, the result is not a mere gratuity or illusory promise but a vested right in the employee to the promised benefit, Knecht v. … Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, 591 So.2d 690 (La. 1991) and cases cited therein. In our opinion the newly elected sheriff may not cancel the accumulated sick leave of the sheriff's employees.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 25, 2011

Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Gonzales, Louisiana, Inc. v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 22, 2011

"public office" and "public officer" are defined as follows: As used in this title, the term "public office" means any state, district, parish or municipal office, elective or appointive, or any position as member on a board … Day Assistant Attorney General JDC: ECD 1 La.R.S. 23:1034 (A). 2 Lewis v. Bellow , 212 So.2d 540 (La.App. 1968); Warren v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 5, 2002

Question one is more properly within the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Board of Ethics and has been referred to them. … In the case of Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. v. Parker Oil Co.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 13, 1993

Moore v. Roemer, 567 So.2d 75 , 78 (La. 1990); Board of Directors of the Louisiana Recovery District v. … See Board of Commissions of Orleans Levee District v. Dept. of Natural Resources, cited supra.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 21, 2010

In Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Gonzales, Louisiana, Inc. v. … Property Owners, Citizens of the City of Gonzales, et al., 2005-2298 (La. 9/6/06), 938 So.2d 11 (the "Cabela's" case), the Louisiana Supreme Court abandoned its prior analysis, which was set forth in City of Port Allen. v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Nov 10, 2008

Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Gonzales, Louisiana, Inc. v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Dec 29, 1994

First we note that while R.S. 43:111 provides that the state, or any department, officer, board of commission shall not expend any public funds for advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet, periodical, or radio and television … Additionally, this office has recognized a distinction between lawful public information and unlawful public relations based upon Godwin v. East Baton Rouge Parish , 372 So.2d 1060 (La.App. 1979). Atty. Gen. Op.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 21, 1992

In Louisiana Association of Educators v. … Concordia Parish School Board, 441 So.2d 9 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1983) the trial court upheld the constitutionality of an incentive pay plan that provided for payment to teachers of $40.00 per day for each day of sick leave not

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 7, 1994

See, Bunton v. Patterson, decided with Allen v. State Board of Elections, 393 U.S. 544 , 89 S.Ct. 817 , 22 L.Ed.2d 1 (1969); Lockhart v. United States, 460 U.S. 125 , 103 S.Ct. 998 , 74 L.Ed.2d 863 (1983). … See, Chisom v. Edwards, 839 F.2d 1056 (5th Cir. 1988), Cert, den., 488 U.S. 955 , 109 S.Ct. 390 , 102 L.Ed.2d 379 .

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 12, 1997

What is the jurisdiction of the Opelousas Fire and Police Civil Service Board regarding holiday pay of fire and police department employees? … Regarding your third question, we conclude that decisions regarding holiday pay issues as contemplated herein are within the authority of the City and not the Board. See Connelley v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jun 18, 1998

Nos 97-303, 94-313, 93-666, 93-446, 87-682, that are founded upon the jurisprudence of this state, Lentini v. City of Kenner , 211 So.2d 311 (La. 196), Cogswell v. … In Doyle v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 12, 1992

Rollins Environmental Services, Inc., v. Iberville Parish Police Jury, 365 So.2d 497 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1978); Disposal Systems, Inc. v. Calcasieu Parish School Board, 243 So.2d 915 , (La.App. 3rd. Cir. 1971). … Garland v. Guillory, 185 La. 329 , 166 So. 94 (1936).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Mar 2, 2004

Const. (1974) art. 6 , § 38 , dealing with levee districts, we think that the case of City of New Orleans v. … Board of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. , supra , pp. 25 and 27, 640 So.2d at 251 and 252. Indeed, the court emphasized "harmony."

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 19, 2011

V § 27. 4 La.R.S. 33:381 (C)(1)(a)(i) provides that "notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the chiefs of police of the town of St. … Joseph, the village of Port Vincent, and the town of Waterproof shall not be elected at large but shall be appointed by the mayors and boards of aldermen of said village and towns." 5 See La. Atty. Gen. Op. 82-752.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 7, 2010

In Rollins Environmental Services of La., Inc. v. … City of New Orleans v. Board of Commissioners of the O.L.D. , 93-0690(La. 7/5/94), 640 So.2d 237 (La. 1994).