PELTIER v. ASSUMPTION PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 79-2486.

638 F.2d 21 (1981)

Jimmie C. PELTIER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ASSUMPTION PARISH POLICE JURY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry P. Boudreaux, Thibodaux, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Aubert Talbot, Dist. Atty., Napoleonville, La., Abbott J. Reeves, Gretna, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, POLITZ and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

In 1975 the Assumption Parish Police Jury, the local governing authority in a rural south Louisiana parish, adopted an ordinance establishing a parochial service for the collection and disposal of solid waste materials — garbage, rubbish and trash. The ordinance was amended in 1976 and again in 1978 to make it more comprehensive and detailed. As amended the ordinance provides for the discontinuance of water service as a penalty for the...

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