KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 61519.

354 So.2d 1362 (1978)

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT et al. (two cases). Fred DOUGLAS, Jr., et al. v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gallagher, Charles C. Grubb, Neil Dixon, Shreveport, for defendants-applicants.

Samuel W. Caverlee, Arthur R. Carmody, Jr., Wilkinson, Carmody & Peatross, Frederic L. Miller, Peters, Ward & Miller, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-respondents.


LEMMON, Justice Ad Hoc.

These three lawsuits, filed at various stages and ultimately consolidated in the district court, were instituted initially to enjoin adoption of, and later to invalidate, an annexation ordinance. If the ordinance is upheld, the City of Shreveport is annexing approximately nine square miles at its northern edge, known as the "Cooper Road" area. The annexed territory contains a large residential area with approximately 12,000 residents, an industrial...

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