Donalsonville Mayor Seeks Dictatorship

Mayor Raymond Jacobs asked the Louisiana Attorney General in January if the Louisana Constitution allows local governments operating under a home rule charter to establish dictatorships, reports The Advocate. Not surprisingly, the Attorney General's Office issued an opinion that such a form of government would be illegal. Mayor Jacobs and the Donaldsonville Commission Council have been at odds since he took office and he is now seeking to replace the Commission Council with a council form of government.

Posted by AJR at March 11, 2003 10:34 AM