ELR Citation: ELR 20206
No(s). 05-30551 (5th Cir. Oct 6, 2006)

The court held that a local ordinance that forbids any new oil and gas drilling within 1,000 feet of a lake is "preempted" by state law rather than "invalid." As explained by a prior panel of the court, a state statute expressly prohibits local political subdivisions from interfering with the drilli...