STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. BURNETT

No. 14563.

411 So.2d 533 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. John H. BURNETT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan Miller, Robert Ledoux, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff & appellant.

Vincent J. Sotile, Talbot, Sotile, Carmouch, Marchand & Waguespack, Donaldsonville, for defendant & appellee.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.


COLE, Judge.

This is an expropriation case involving the Gonzales-Sorrento section of Interstate 10. Defendant owns a 1.874 acre tract of land fronting approximately 205 feet on La. Hwy. 44 with a depth of 410 feet. The part expropriated fronted on La. 44 and was a 1,639 square foot triangular portion in the northeast corner of the tract. The purpose of the taking was to widen La. 44 to provide for the merging lane from the "down ramp" of Interstate 10.

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