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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 9, 2002

Particularly, we cited Title Research Corp. v. … Lee v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Mar 30, 2010

In Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Gonzales, Louisiana, Inc. v. … All Taxpayers, 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 in City of Port Allen. v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 9, 2002

Op. 98-160 in accordance with Lake Charles Harbor Terminal District v. … Thereafter, in accordance with R.S. 34:1703 , Powers of the board, it provides in part that the board "shall be empowered to own and have charge of, to administer, construct, operate and maintain wharves, warehouses, landings

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Oct 1, 1998

Nos. 95-13 and 93-610 with reliance upon Smith v. Town of Cotton Valley , 584 So.2d 1199 (La.App. 1991), cert. denied , 589 So.2d 1057 (1991). … Citing Smith v. Town of Cotton Valley , supra , as authority for its conclusion, this office stated in Atty. Gen.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Oct 7, 1992

The Louisiana State Supreme Court in the case of Louisiana Association of Educators v. Edwin W. … State Employees Group Benefits Program may be reimbursed by the Board . . . from funds appropriated by the legislature for this purpose."

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 14, 2003

Dunn: You requested the opinion of this office concerning whether a state or statewide retirement system board or the members of such a board, may expend system funds to lobby the legislature? … HESS, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL 1 Louisiana State Retirement System v. State, Dept. of Justice , 423 So.2d 73 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1982), Op.Atty.Gen. Nos. 94-44, 93-676, 86-183. 2 Op.Atty.Gen. No. 98-33. 3 Op.Atty.Gen.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jul 8, 1991

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in Hayden v. … Richland Parish School Board, 554 So.2d 164 , writ denied, held that the term of a contract with a superintendent may not exceed the term of office of the school board that hires him.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Nov 27, 2006

In Op.Atty.Gen. 93-616, this Office recognized the holding in Smith v. … The court cited State ex Loeb v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Feb 26, 1993

The Board, an administrative agency of the State, cannot adopt and enforce an administrative rule which enlarges the powers delegated to it by the legislature. Realty Mart, Inc. v. … Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals, 336 So.2d 52 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1976); Kramer v. State board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, 55 So.2d 93 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1951).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 27, 2004

Op. 01-91 this office noted that in Lassalle v. … that the statute did not preclude a school board from placing requirements on an individual that desires to speak of filling out a sign-up card before a school board meeting.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 9, 1994

Co. , 110 La. 904 , 34 So. 868 (1903); Suarez v. Police Jury of St. Bernard, 203 La. 680 , 14 So.2d 601 (1943); Melancon v. Police Jury of Lafayette , 301 So.2d 715 (La.App. 1974). (Atty. Gen. Op. 93-616). … Meanwhile, the board of aldermen should proceed to enact a specific ordinance which addresses the salary of the board to be effective for the next term, provided there is more than six months remaining in their present terms

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 23, 2001

Eiche v. Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 582 So.2d 186 , 189 (La. 1991). … See also, Heintz v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 17, 2004

legal counsel for the sheriff's office constitutes "employment" as defined by R.S. 42:62 (3). 1 The position of assistant district attorney constitutes "appointive office" as defined by R.S. 42:62 (2); 2 see also Article V … 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

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 6, 1997

R.S. 42:4.2 (A)(2) defines "Public Body" to mean as follows: (V)illage, town, and city governing authorities, parish governing authorities; school boards and boards of levee and port commissioners; boards of publicly operated … utilities; planning; zoning, and airport commissions; and any other street, parish, municipal, or special district boards, commissions, or authorities, and those of any political subdivision thereof, where such board, possesses

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jun 21, 2001

Did the Board of Aldermen violate their authority by holding a vote on whether to pay the bills submitted by the police department? … office has recognized that under R.S. 33:423 an elected chief of police has the inherent power and authority to supervise and control his office, equipment and personnel on a day-to-day basis, and has relied upon Doyle v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Oct 2, 2003

Stogner v. Stogner , 739 So.2d 762 (La. 1999). … Kewaunee Scientific Corp. v. Charles Ragusa Son, Inc. 732 So.2d 470 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1998). We trust the foregoing to be helpful.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 28, 2001

This assumes the Chief of Police follows the requirements of the Lawrason Act and recommends that said Officer be terminated to the Board of Aldermen, and the Board of Aldermen vote to terminate his employment. … Op. 01-211 which relied upon the court decision in McCormick v. Edwards , 646 F.2d 173 (5th Cir. 1981), and Atty. Gen.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jul 22, 2008

VII, Sec. 14, as set forth in City of Port Allen v. Louisiana Mun. … Code had the Legislature not intended for such to be considered minerals. 2 The proposition that dredged materials are the property of the State and have intrinsic value is also supported by Ronald Adams Contractor, Inc. v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jul 18, 2006

R.S. 17:493.1 provides a procedure that school boards must follow in adding new bus routes and filling route vacancies. … Huszar v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, 95-2594 (La.App. 1 Cir. 9/27/96) , 681 So.2d 60 , writ denied, 96-2602 (La. 12/13/96), 692 So.2d 1064 .

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jun 17, 1992

The Court in State V. … That is, if in fact the school board finds that there was possession of the firearm by the student on school property, may the school board under those circumstances modify or reverse the expulsion?