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CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY v. McKEITHEN

No. 2002 CE 2242.

836 So.2d 181 (2002)

CAMERON PARISH POLICE JURY and Earnestine T. Horn v. Honorable Fox McKEITHEN, in His Capacity as Secretary of State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied November 2, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn W. Alexander, Cameron Parish District Attorney, Cameron, Joseph A. Delafield, Lake Charles, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Cameron Parish Police Jury.

J.B. Jones, Jr., Jennifer A. Jones, Cameron, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Earnestine T. Horn.

BEFORE: FOIL, FITZSIMMONS, PETTIGREW, JAMES and PATTERSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Can a parish police jury, by local referendum, designate a river or waterway as one on which gaming activities can be conducted on a riverboat when the Louisiana Legislature has not made such a designation? In our opinion, it cannot.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The owners and operators of the Isle of Capri negotiated with the Cameron Parish Police Jury (CPPJ) to move one of the two riverboats located...

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