OCEAN ENERGY v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GVMT.

No. 2004-C-0066.

880 So.2d 1 (2004)

OCEAN ENERGY, INC. v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Onebane Law Firm, Lawrence L. Lewis, III, Lafayette, for applicant.

Johnette L. Martin, Houma, for respondent.


KIMBALL, Justice.

The issue presented by this case is whether the prohibition found in La. Const. art. VII, § 4(C) against political subdivisions levying a tax on motor fuel applies to off-road diesel fuel purchased by a corporation and used primarily in the operation of the internal combustion engines of its marine vessels that were used to transport supplies and personnel and to service its offshore drilling and production...

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