BASS PARTNERSHIP v. GRAVOLET

Nos. 2012-CA-0024, 2012-CA-0025, 2012-CA-0026, 2012-CA-0027, 2012-CA-0304, 2012-CA-0305, 2012-CA-0306, 2012-CA-0307, 2012-CA-0308, 2012-CA-0309.

105 So.3d 224 (2012)

The BASS PARTNERSHIP, Bepco, L.P. and Bepco, L.P. v. Robert R. "Bobby" GRAVOLET, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Bopco, L.P. v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish Louisiana, I.F. `Jiff' Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; I.F. `Jiff Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C. and Stone Energy Corporation v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C. and Stone Energy Corporation v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Hilcorp Energy I, L.P. et al. v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. Hilcorp Energy Company v. Robert R. "Bobby" Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. W & T Offshore, Inc. v. Robert R. Bobby Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, I.F. "Jiff" Hingle, Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and Pete Peters, Chairman, Louisiana Tax Commission. W & T Offshore, Inc. v. Robert R. Bobby Gravolet, Assessor, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Angelico , James C. Exnicios , Cheryl M. Kornick , Kelly B. Becker , Emma J. Hinnigan , Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Benjamin A. Huxen II , Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Baton Rouge, LA, Robert Dean Hoffman, Jr. , Covington, LA, George Pivach II , Timothy Thriffiley , Corey E. Dunbar , Ellen Pivach Dunbar , Pivach Pivach Hufft Thriffiley & Nolan, L.L.C., Belle Chasse, LA, for Defendants/Appellants.

(Court composed of Judge PAUL A. BONIN, Judge DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge ROSEMARY LEDET).


PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

Following their payment under-protest of taxes due on account of supplemental assessments on personal property and in order to recover the taxes paid to the sheriff/ex officio tax collector, a number of petroleum-producer firms1 in Plaquemines Parish invoked the original jurisdiction of the district court in their dispute with the parish assessor. The Plaquemines Parish assessor, after engaging a private firm to assist...

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