CONCERNED CITIZENS v. LAKE CHARLES REFINING CO.

No. 13336.

387 So.2d 1330 (1980)

CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR CALCASIEU RIVER AND OLD TOWN BAY v. LAKE CHARLES REFINING COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lemuel E. Hawsey, III, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant, Concerned Citizens for Calcasieu River and Old Town Bay.

Maurice L. Tynes, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee, Lake Charles Refining Company.

Hank Seldon Hannah, Eunice, for defendant-appellee, Commissioner of Conservation.

Before EDWARDS, LEAR and WATKINS, JJ.


LEAR, Judge.

This is an action to enjoin the construction of a disposal well in Calcasieu Parish. Plaintiff, Concerned Citizens of Calcasieu River and Old Town Bay, is a nonprofit organization that is comprised of a group of citizens-residents of Calcasieu Parish who have united to do battle on America's latest legal frontier-the environment. Its organization numbers more than three hundred seventy-five members residing throughout the parish. Its purpose is to protect...

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