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CITY OF BAKER v. DEPT. OF ELECTIONS

No. 2002 CA 1905.

835 So.2d 541 (2002)

CITY OF BAKER SCHOOL BOARD v. LA. DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS & La. Secretary of State

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Plaisance, Baker, for Plaintiff/Appellant, City of Baker School Board.

Angie R. LaPlace, Roy A. Mongrue, Jr., Baton Rouge, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Julie Thompson, Michael S. Walsh, Baton Rouge, for Defendant/Appellee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Commissioner of Elections, State of Louisiana.

Merietta S. Norton, Baton Rouge, for Fox McKeithen, Secretary of State, State of Louisiana.

Before: FITZSIMMONS, GUIDRY, PETTIGREW, DOWNING and GAIDRY, JJ.

GUIDRY, J.

In accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 17:71.5, the City of Baker School Board (Board) reapportioned itself based upon the federal decennial census. The Board submitted the plan to the United States Department of Justice for approval pursuant to Revised Statute 17:71.4; the Justice Department interposed no objection to the change. The Board also submitted the plan to the Louisiana Department of Elections and to the Louisiana Secretary of State. The...

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