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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 559
BY REPRESENTATIVE LORUSSO
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of a consent judgment
against DOTD in the matter of "Melissa Rose v. City of New Orleans, et al"
AN ACT1
To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2012-2
2013 to be used to pay the consent judgment against the Department of3
Transportation and Development in the suit entitled "Melissa Rose v. the City of4
New Orleans and Officer Leonard D'Arensbourg"; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. The sum of Thirteen Thousand and No/100 ($13,000.00) Dollars is hereby7
appropriated out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 to8
be used to pay the consent judgment against the Department of Transportation and9
Development in the suit entitled "Melissa Rose v. the City of New Orleans and Officer10
Leonard D'Arensbourg", bearing Number 2004-14476, Division "M", Section 7, on the11
docket of the Civil District Court, parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana.12
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012; if vetoed by the governor13
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,14
2012, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later. 15 HLS 12RS-1294 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 559
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lorusso HB No. 559
Appropriates from the state general fund for FY 2012-2013 the sum of $13,000 to pay the
consent judgment against DOTD in "Melissa Rose v.City of New Orleans, et al", bearing
No. 2004-14476, Div."M", Sec.7, on the docket of the Civil District Court, parish of Orleans.
Effective July 1, 2012.