PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE v. THOMAS

No. 11250.

346 So.2d 364 (1977)

PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE v. Earl D. THOMAS et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Keogh, Parish Atty., Charles E. Pilcher, Asst. Parish Atty., Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff Parish of East Baton Route appellee.

Vanue B. Lacour, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant Earl D. Thomas et al. appellant.

Before LANDRY, EDWARDS and COLE, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

The Parish of East Baton Rouge filed suit to expropriate a parcel of land owned by Earl D. Thomas and his wife, Jacquelyn K. Thomas, (landowners) to be used for a drainage canal. The landowners appealed the award of compensation made by the trial court. We affirm.

The trial court in written reasons succinctly and accurately described the subject property and proposed taking as follows:

"As reflected by the exhibits filed in the record...

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