Naked Ownership: La. Mineral Code Preempts Shreveport City Ordinance

October 15, 2004

La. Mineral Code Preempts Shreveport City Ordinance

The City of Shreveport gets its drinking water from nearby Cross Lake. The City passed an ordinance barring new oil and gas drilling within 1,000 feet of the lakeshore. But in Energy Management Corp. v. City of Shreveport, handed down today, the U.S. Fifth Circuit holds that the Mineral Code preempts the ordinance.

Posted by RPW at October 15, 2004 01:35 PM

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« Normal Diversity Rules Apply To National Banking Associations \| Main \| Removal; fraudulent joinder » October 15, 2004 La. Mineral Code Preempts Shreveport City Ordinance The City of Shreveport gets its drinking water from nearby Cross Lake. The City passed an ordinance barring new oil and gas drilling within 1,000 feet of the lakeshore. But in Energy Management Corp. v. City of Shreveport, handed down today, the U.S. Fifth Circuit holds that the Mineral Code preempts the ordinance. Posted by RPW at October 15, 2004 01:35 PM	Naked Ownership Resources Codes and Statutes News Links Parish Data Other Resources Judicial Interest Rate Prescription [pdf] Westlaw Lexis Naked Ownership Maps Judicial Districts Appeal Courts Federal Courts Parish Court Rules State District LA Uniform Appeal LA First Circuit LA Second Circuit LA Third Circuit LA Fourth Circuit LA Fifth Circuit State Supreme Federal District (La.) US Bankruptcy (ED) US Bankruptcy (MD) US Bankruptcy (WD) [pdf] US Fifth Circuit US Supreme State Court Sites Supreme First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Fourth Circuit Fifth Circuit Federal Court Sites Eastern District Middle District Western District Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Court Sites Eastern District Middle District Western District Louisiana Blawgers AJ Levy Steve Covell Bradley Parker Ernest Svenson Ray Ward Gideon's Promise Kitty Says BAR ASSOCIATIONS American State Baton Rouge Lafayette New Orleans Shreveport LAW LIBRARIES State LSU Loyola Southern Tulane LAW SCHOOLS LSU Loyola Southern Tulane	Home E-Mail Syndicate / RSS About The Name Disclaimer Copyright Contributors Al J. Robert, Jr. Raymond P. Ward Ernest E. Svenson You? Search the Site: Browse by Month: Browse by Category: AG Opinions (2) Alexandria (35) Attorneys (14) Baton Rouge (198) Blawgistan (1) Blawgs (10) Civil Law (1) Community (23) Dicta (21) District Courts (4) Ethics (15) Federal courts (1) Judges (18) LA 1st Circuit (17) LA 2nd Circuit (10) LA 3rd Circuit (3) LA 4th Circuit (4) LA 5th Circuit (1) LA Case Opinions (1) LA Register (1) LA Supreme Court (46) Lafayette (49) Lake Charles (27) Law Enforcement (2) Law School (1) Legislation (37) Making A Differnce (6) Meta (4) Monroe (46) National (6) New Orleans (213) Politics (9) Practice (16) Reference (2) Shreveport (87) Site of the Day (9) State (8) Technology (3) US 5th Circuit (36) US District Courts (8)