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BOUDREAUX v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRAN. AND DEV.

No. 2004 CA 0985.

906 So.2d 695 (2005)

Jean BOUDREAUX and the Victims of the Flood on April 6, 1983 on the Tangipahoa River v. The STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byard "Peck" Edwards, Jr., Andrew Edwards, II, Hammond, Jean-Paul Layrisson, New Orleans, Henry G. Terhoeve, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees Jean Boudreaux and all the victims of the flood on April 6, 1983 on the Tangipahoa River.

Charles C. Foti, Attorney General, W. Luther Wilson, Harry J. "Skip" Philips, Jr., Special Asst. Attorney Generals, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development.

Alton B. Lewis, Hammond, Counsel for Intervenor Cashe, Lewis, Coudrain & Sandage.

Keith C. Armstrong, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant State of Mississippi.

Before: GUIDRY, DOWNING, and GAIDRY, JJ.

GUIDRY, J.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (the State), appeals a damage award to members of a class who were victims of a devastating flood that occurred in April 1983. Considering the evidence presented, we amend the judgment, and as amended, affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 6-9, 1983, floodwaters damaged several homes and businesses...

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