Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2050.29 – Mandamus
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2050.29
- Assistant secretary: means the assistant secretary to whom a given function or responsibility has been allocated by this Subtitle or delegated by the secretary. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Except for those situations in which La. Rev. Stat. 30:2024(C) and La. Rev. Stat. 30:2050.4(G) apply, whenever this Chapter specifies a deadline for the secretary or authorized assistant secretary to act on a particular matter and the secretary or authorized assistant secretary fails to act by such deadline, then any adversely affected party has the right to a writ of mandamus from the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge, directing the secretary or authorized assistant secretary to act within a period of time to be specified by the court, and if the adversely affected party prevails, the court shall award court costs and attorney fees.
Acts 1995, No. 947, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 116, §1.