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LOUISIANA ASS'N OF EDUCATORS v. EDWARDS

No. 87-CA-2247.

521 So.2d 390 (1988)

LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS; Shirley Williams; Jesse Spears and Eddie Gucheraux v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana; the Louisiana Legislature Through the Speaker of the House, John Alario; the President of the Louisiana State Senate, Sammy Nunez and William Guste, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Charles L. Patin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., David G. Sanders, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellants-applicants.

Charles S. McCowan, Jr., David K. Nelson, for appellees-respondents.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

The interpretation of Article VIII, § 13(B) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 is at issue here. Article VIII, § 13(B) provides:

"Minimum Foundation Program. The legislature shall appropriate funds sufficient to insure a minimum foundation program of education in all public elementary and secondary schools. The funds appropriated shall be equitably allocated to parish and city school systems according to formulas adopted...

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