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DRISKELL v. EDWARDS

Civ. A. No. 74-339.

413 F.Supp. 974 (1976)

Rev. Herman L. DRISKELL, et al. v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor, State of Louisiana, et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Monroe Division.

January 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Finley, Monroe, La., for plaintiffs.

William J. Guste, Atty. Gen. of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La., A. Mills McCawley, Sp. Counsel, Robert G. Pugh, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. and Sp. Counsel, Shreveport, La., Camille F. Gravel, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. and Sp. Counsel, Alexandria, La., for defendants.

Before AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge, DAWKINS, Senior District Judge, and SCOTT, District Judge.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs bring this suit challenging the constitutionality of Act 2 of 1972 of the Louisiana Legislature which provided for a Constitutional Convention to frame a new State Constitution. The Act called for the election of 105 delegates, one from each legislative district, and 27 delegates to be appointed by the Governor to represent specified groups of citizens.1 Elections were held for the 105 elected delegates...

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