LE DOUX v. PARISH DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

No. 46935.

156 So.2d 48 (1963)

244 La. 981

Francis LE DOUX et al. v. The PARISH DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ST. LANDRY PARISH.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Opinion August 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., Harry J. Kron, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas W. McFerrin, Sp. Counsel, for relator.

Garland, DeJean & Ledet, Opelousas, for respondents.

Woolen J. Falgout, Asst. Dist. Atty., Francis Dugas, Sp. Counsel, J. D. DeBlieux, Ralph Brewer, Kenneth C. Scullin, Baton Rouge, for intervenors.


FOURNET, Chief Justice.

Because of the far-reaching effect of the judgment of the district court in this case, involving as it does the constitutionality of Act No. 2 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1963, carrying out the mandate of Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, reapportioning the membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, on the very eve of the primary elections that must be conducted...

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