IN RE MEMBERS OF CLASS OF DESCENDANTS ETC.

Nos. 2001-CA-1548 to 2001-CA-1556.

817 So.2d 324 (2002)

In the Matter of MEMBERS OF A CLASS OF DESCENDANTS OF THE FORMER OWNERS OF CHENIERE RONQUILLO. In the Matter of Members of a Class of Descendants of the Former Owners of Cheniere Ronquillo, Deanna Angelo, Individually and as Representative of the Former Owners of Cheniere Ronquillo, v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government, Plaquemines Parish School Board, the Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, a Maryland Corporation Registered and Doing Business in the State of Louisiana, Zeno, Inc., a Louisiana Corporation, et al. In the Matter of Members of a Class of Descendants of the Former Owners of Cheniere Ronquillo, Deanna Angelo, Individually and as Representative of the Former Owners of Cheniere Ronquillo, v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government, and Plaquemines Parish School Board. Estelle Hingle Cosse', Barbara Hingle Walsh, Mildred Hingle Morris and Isabelle Hingle Zebrick, on Behalf of Themselves and all Others Similarly Situated, v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government, and the Plaquemines Parish School Board. Donald G. Majeste, Richard M. Majeste, Edward J. Majeste IV, Brian S. Majeste and Cary Dudenhefer, v. The State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government and the Plaquemines Parish School Board. Roy Fontenelle and Scuddy Fontenelle, v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government, Plaquemines Parish School Board, and XYZ, Defendants. Johnny A. and Renee Staley, Lorenzo W. Staley, Sr., Billy W. Young, Jr., and Benjamin S. Young, v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government, Plaquemines Parish School Board and ABC and XYZ, Defendants. William Riser, Claudette Riser O'Neill, and Patricia Riser Jones, Individually and as Descendants of the Original Owners of Cheniere Ronquillo, v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government, Plaquemines Parish School Board, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and ABC And XYZ, Defendants. Damian Joseph Ortolano, Licia Ann Ortolano Duffy, Norris Joseph Ortolano, Kermit Joseph Ortolano, Anna Maria Ortolano Manis, Kea Maria Ortolano Sullivan, Gina Marie Ortolano Stephens, Annette Maria Ortolano Eccles, Yvette Marie Ortolano Burrows, et al., v. State of Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish Government and the Plaquemines Parish School Board.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Rawls, New Orleans, LA, Cesar J. Vazquez, Kenner, LA, for Appellant, Deanma Angelo and the Class she Represents.

Conrad S.P. Williams, III, St. Martin & Williams, Houma, LA, for Appellants, The Ronquillo Heirs.

Robert E. Arceneaux, Metairie, LA, for Appellee, Plaquemines Parish School Board.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Robert H. Carpenter, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Michael L. Mullin, Assistant Parish Attorney, Plaquemines Parish Government, Belle Chasse, LA, for Appellee, Plaquemines Parish Government.

(Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Judge JAMES F. McKAY III and Judge DAVID S. GORBATY).


WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Chief Judge.

This is a class action involving a claim to a tract of land known as the "Cheniere Ronquillo" located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Both subclasses allege that they have a superior claim to land claimed by the State of Louisiana or transferred by the State to one or more of its agencies. The district court recognized two subclasses: (1) The "Ronquillo Heirs" who claim an unbroken chain...

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