BATES v. EDWARDS

No. 54601.

294 So.2d 532 (1974)

Eddie W. BATES et al. v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor, State of Louisiana, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Supplemental Opinion April 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Kenneth C. Dejean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Camille F. Gravel, Jr., Robert G. Pugh, Special Asst. Attys. Gen., for defendants-relators.

Richard C. Cadwallader, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-respondents.

Jerry L. Finley, Monroe, for Aubrey S. Phillips, amicus curiae.


DIXON, Justice.

On March 22, 1974 plaintiffs brought an action to enjoin the April 20, 1974 election on the proposed new constitution for the State of Louisiana, and to have declared null and void Act 2 of 1972, which provided for the Constitutional Convention which was held, beginning in 1973.

When issue was joined in the district court, defendants applied to this court for a final determination of the case. Under the authority of Article 7, § 10, Louisiana...

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