LOUISIANA MUN. ASS'N v. STATE EX REL. FOSTER

No. 99 CA 2952.

762 So.2d 1177 (2000)

LOUISIANA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION v. STATE of Louisiana, Through Murphy J. FOSTER, Governor of Louisiana, and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Patin, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Louisiana Municipal Association.

Tina Grant, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee State of Louisiana, through Murphy J. Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana, and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General of Louisiana.

David Woolridge, Jr., Baton Rouge, Counsel for Intervenor/Appellee. Louisiana Press Association, Inc.

Before: FOGG, KUHN, and GUIDRY, JJ.


KUHN, Judge.

This appeal raises the issue of whether Act 501 of the 1999 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature ("Act 501" or "the Act") violates the single object requirement of Article III, § 15(A) of the Louisiana Constitution. Plaintiff-appellee, Louisiana Municipal Association ("LMA"), appeals the denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin enforcement of the Act. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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