BREAUX v. LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL

No. 2002 CA 1422.

851 So.2d 1173 (2003)

Gerald "Buzz" BREAUX, as President of the Parish of Lafourche v. LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Clement, Jr., Thibodaux, Council for Plaintiff/Appellee Gerald "Buzz" Breaux, as President Of the Parish of Lafourche.

Phillip E. Foco, W. Shelby McKenzie, Baton Rouge, Council for Defendant/Appellant Lafourche Parish Council.

Before: FOIL, McCLENDON, and KLINE, JJ.


McCLENDON, J.

This is an appeal from specific portions of a declaratory judgment imposing limits on the Lafourche Parish Council's authority to contract by resolution on behalf of the Parish and, additionally, ruling that LSA-R.S. 42:263 is constitutional as it applies to Lafourche Parish. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 4, 2001, Gerald "Buzz" Breaux, as President of the Parish...

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