STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. LUTCHER & MOORE

No. 9044.

364 So.2d 134 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. LUTCHER & MOORE CYPRESS LUMBER CO., LTD.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1978.

Writs Refused January 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Irwin, Jr., Johnie E. Branch, Jr., Jerry F. Davis, Bryan Miller, Baton Rouge, Jesse S. Guillot, New Orleans, for State plaintiff-appellant.

Martin, Himel, Peytavin & Nobile, John L. Peytavin, Lutcher, for defendant-appellee.

Before LEMMON, SCHOTT and BEER, JJ.


SCHOTT, Judge.

In connection with the construction of Interstate Highway 10 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge plaintiff expropriated 36.574 acres of defendant's land for the right-of-way and 119.695 acres for temporary servitude for construction purposes.

The tract from which the property was taken consists of approximately 24,000 acres south of Lake Maurepas in St. John the Baptist Parish. The highway traverses a portion of the property which extends to...

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