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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Oct 14, 1994

In State v. … However, in Laburre v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Oct 11, 2004

In Evans v. … Londeree , 139 W.Va. 748 (1954). 14 Board of Comm'rs of County of Arapahoe v. Donoho , 144 Colo. 321 (1960); Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington v. McCorkle , 98 N.J.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jan 20, 2004

Guste v. Board of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. , 456 So.2d 605 , 609 (La. 1984); Bank of New Orleans Trust Co. v. Seavey , 383 So.2d 354 , 356 (La. 1980). … Board of Directors of the Louisiana Recovery District v. All Taxpayers, et al. , 529 So.2d 384 (La. 1988).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 29, 2002

City of Port Allen v. Louisiana Municipal Risk Agency, 439 So.2d 399 (La. 1983) . Our office has interpreted legal obligation to mean that the expenditure of funds be authorized by law. Atty. Gen. Op. … La.R.S. 33:4553 authorizes municipalities to develop and administer recreational programs and facilities through the school board, park board or other existing body, or through a playground and recreation board.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Dec 13, 2000

In the latter opinion, this office further observed as follows: However, even if exempted by the FLSA, this office believes that the case of Knecht v. … The plaintiffs in the case accrued compensatory time under the Board's policy which was an implementation of an Executive Order. The Board some years later suspended its policy.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Feb 26, 1999

If the board should find upon its investigation of any employee that he has violated any of the foregoing provisions, the board shall order the appointing authority to forthwith discharge the guilty employee from the service … Reference should be made to Cannatella v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 19, 2010

Answer: It is not only salaries which require approval of the board of aldermen. All expenditures do. The legislative power of the board of aldermen encompasses control of the municipal fisc. … Smith v. Town of Vinton , 209 La. 587 , 25 So.2d 237 (1946); Opinions of the Attorney General No. 90-612, No. 90-616.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jul 19, 1993

Grone v. Economic Life Ins. Co., 80 A. 809 (Del. 1911). … In Laterriere v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Jul 28, 1993

Section 9-05(A) provides that all existing boards or commissions "falling under the authority of the police jury" continue in existence and are subject to the provisions of Section 7-07 dealing with advisory boards. … In Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Apr 1, 2011

Thus, here we advise that in the Village of Natchez, the mayor and the board of aldermen have the sole authority to hire and fire police department employees, including volunteer police personnel. … Jones v. City of Lake Charles , 295 So.2d 914 (La. App. 3 rd Cir. 1974).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 14, 2007

In Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Gonzales, Louisiana, Inc. v. … City of Port Allen v. Louisiana Risk Management, Inc. , 439 So.2d 399 (La. 1983); Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Gonzales v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 14, 2000

Moreover, we find support for this conclusion in the observations made by the Court in City of Shreveport v. … It was further stated, "The Board may order an employee promoted if it determines that the appointing authority unreasonably delayed doing so, with the practical effect of abolishing the class."

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Nov 22, 2004

The board of aldermen shall fix and pay the salary of the Magistrate, if one is appointed. The St. … In City of Kenner v. Marquis, 715 So.2d 85 (La. App 1998) the court observed that La. Const.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Oct 10, 2001

Thomas v. Highlands Ins. Co., 617 So.2d 877 , 878 (La. 1993); State v. Piazza, 596 So.2d 817 , 819 (La. 1992); In re Robin Sapia, 397 So.2d 469 , 473 (La. 1981); Gulf Oil Corp. v. … Smith v. Cajun Insulation, Inc., 392 So.2d 398 (La. 1980); State ex rel. Bickman v. Dees, 367 So.2d 283 (La. 1978); Esteve v. Allstate Ins. Co., 351 So.2d 117 (La. 1977); State v. Maduell, 326 So.2d 820 (La. 1976).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 4, 2006

City of Baton Rouge v. Williams, 661 So.2d 445 (La. 10/16/95). … In Francis v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Dec 22, 2006

Moore v. Roemer , 567 So.2d 75 , 78 (La. 1990). … Brown Attorney General of Louisiana — Opinion.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Dec 18, 1998

In Pittman Construction v. … In Triad Resources v.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Sep 22, 1998

R.S. 34:1223 (C) and Miller v. Greater Baton Rouge Port Comm'n , 225 La. 1095 , 74 So.2d 387 (1954). … See, also, Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans v. Louisiana Commission on Ethics for Public Employees , 416 So.2d 231 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1982), writ denied, 421 So.2d 248 (La. 1982).

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · Aug 17, 2010

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 , 20 . … For example, in Attorney General Opinion No. 02-0363, we opined that the Caldwell Parish School Board could contract for the non-exclusive use of its publicly owned property by a religious organization.

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Louisiana Attorney General Reports · May 26, 1998

Section 3203 provides for the process of reviewing an application for exemption by the DED, the LBCI, the Board of Tax Appeals (Board) and the Department of Revenue and Taxation (Department), with final recommendation from … Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Crescent River Port Pilot's Association , 106 So.2d 316 , 235 La. 937 (La. 1958).