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CASTAY v. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH POLICE JURY

Civ. A. No. 79-2150.

485 F.Supp. 236 (1980)

Walter H. CASTAY, Jr., et al. v. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH POLICE JURY et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

January 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jules A. Carville, III, Richard L. Edrington, Bernard J. Rice, III, Carville & Edrington, Laplace, La., for plaintiffs.

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., C. William Bradley, Jr., Robert R. Faucheux, Jr., Barry J. Landry, Reserve, La., for all defendants except Rudolph S. Sorapuru, Sr.

Charles R. Jones, New Orleans, La., amicus curiae brief, for unsuccessful applicants for intervention.

Joel T. Chaisson, Destrehan, La., for defendant Rudolph S. Sorapuru, Sr.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBERT F. COLLINS, District Judge.

Complainants filed this action on June 15, 1979, alleging that the rapid population growth of Laplace, the largest municipality in the Parish of St. John the Baptist (hereinafter St. John Parish), State of Louisiana, coupled with the failure of the defendant Police Jury1 to reapportion the Police Jury election districts since 1975,2 resulted in...

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