A constitutional convention was called in 1913. The primary purpose was to make changes concerning the state's bonded debt and the Sewerage and Water Board of the City of New Orleans. The delegates gathered on November 10 in the House of Representatives in Baton Rouge.
The scope of the constitutional convention was supposed to be very limited. The delegates, however, could not be bound. Because street children were a major problem, the convention established a juvenile court and factory inspectors. The delegates also ventured into trust-busting, education, and modernizing public administration. They did not, however, reverse the disfranchisement articles of the last constitution.
Official journal of the proceedings of the Constitutional convention of the state of Louisiana, held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. November 10-22, 1913
Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the state of Louisiana, held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. November 10-22, 1913
The Louisiana Supreme Court had to decide if the Convention exceeded its authority when it went past its mandate.
Constitution of the state of Louisiana, adopted in convention at the city of Baton Rouge, November 22, 1913. By authority
GRONERT, THEODORE G. “THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS OF 1913 AND 1921.” The Southwestern Political and Social Science Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, 1924, pp. 301–18. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42880404. Accessed 31 May 2022.
