PELICAN CHAPTER v. EDWARDS

No. 95-31239.

128 F.3d 910 (1997)

PELICAN CHAPTER, ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC.; et al., Plaintiffs, Pelican Chapter, Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.; Harmony Corporation; Cajun Contractors, Inc.; Austin Industrial, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS; K. Don Pilgreen; Kevin Reilly, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy J. Foster, III, Victor A. Sachse, III, Matthew M. Courtman, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Daryl Keith Manning, Susan Louise Dunham, Louisiana Department of Economic Development, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before KING, JOLLY and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

The Louisiana State Board of Commerce and Industry (Board) is authorized by the state constitution to "enter into contracts for the exemption from ad valorem taxes of a new manufacturing establishment or an addition to an existing manufacturing establishment, on such terms and conditions as the board, with the approval of the governor, deems in the best interest of the state." La. Const.1974, Art. 7, § 21(F); See also La. Const.1921...

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