STATE, DOTD v. MESSENGER

No. 88-1089.

556 So.2d 906 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. G.C. MESSENGER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Dry, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Luster, Conine & Brunson, Brett Brunson, Natchitoches, for defendants-appellees.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and FORET and LABORDE, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

This case is another in a series of expropriation suits resulting from the construction of Interstate 49. On June 23, 1983, the State expropriated 44.888 acres from an area of 953.11 acres in Natchitoches Parish. The State proceeded according to the quick-taking powers of eminent domain (La.R.S. 48:441-460) and deposited $104,700.00 in the registry of the court as its estimate of full compensation to the landowners for the taking. The landowners...

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