STATE, DOTD v. DIETRICH

No. 89-C-1534.

555 So.2d 1355 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. Roger DIETRICH, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Kelly, Natchitoches, Jeffrey Thomas, Shreveport, Kelly & Salim, Natchitoches, for applicants.

Ronald J. Bertrand, Bertrand & Soileau, Lake Charles, for respondent.


WATSON, Justice.

A writ was granted to consider whether the Louisiana constitutional requirement1 that a landowner be fully compensated for an expropriation requires an award to these landowners for loss of profits from their cattle production/slaughterhouse business.2

FACTS

On December 31, 1980, the Dietrichs3 purchased a 365.19 acre tract of land for $304,450...

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