McCALEB, Justice.
The question presented for decision is one of first impression in this Court—it is whether or not an area formerly constituted as a "dry ward" by a local option election retains such status following its reorganization and reincorporation as part of another larger ward by vote of the people of the parish.
The litigation began when defendant, Millard Gauthier, applied to the State of Louisiana and the Parish of East Baton Rouge for...
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