ARDOIN v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 98-243.

719 So.2d 688 (1998)

Vernell ARDOIN and Rose Mary Fusilier Ardoin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT and McDonald Construction, Inc. Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Trent S. Brignac, Ville Platte, for Vernell Ardoin et al.

Jenny M. Matte, A.G.A., for State of Louisiana, through DOTD et al.

Anthony L. Walker, Mamou, for Parish of Evangeline.

Before SAUNDERS, DECUIR and SULLIVAN, JJ.


DECUIR, Judge.

Vernell and Rose Mary Ardoin appeal a judgment of the trial court finding that the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, was not responsible for flooding on their property. We affirm.

FACTS

The Ardoins live in a flood plain in Evangeline Parish. The area in which they live is a huge watershed notorious for flooding. Louisiana Hwy. 13 runs through the northeastern portion of the watershed in a...

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