BONIN v. SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA

No. 19-40299.

961 F.3d 381 (2020)

Perry BONIN; Ace Chandler; Michael Manuel; Robert Acreman; Jacqueline Acreman, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA; Entergy Texas, Incorporated; Entergy Louisiana, L.L.C.; Cleco Power, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellees. Larry Addison; Joyce Addison; Ricky Alexander; William Ball; Ernest Bevelhymer, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellants. v. Sabine River Authority of Louisiana; Entergy Texas, Incorporated; Entergy Louisiana, L.L.C.; Cleco Power, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed June 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Werner , Reaud, Morgan & Quinn, L.L.P., Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John Powers Wolff, III , Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Limited, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Sabine River Authority of Louisiana.

Frank Anthony Domino , MehaffyWeber, P.C., Paul A. Scheurich , Entergy Services, Incorporated, Beaumont, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Entergy Texas, Incorporated, Entergy Louisiana, L.L.C.

Frank Anthony Domino , MehaffyWeber, P.C., William Raley Alford, III, Esq. , Matthew James Paul , Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee Cleco Power, L.L.C.

Before JOLLY, JONES, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges.


These consolidated cases arise from a 2016 incident of flooding around the Toledo Bend Reservoir and the Sabine River, which constitutes a boundary between Texas and Louisiana. Plaintiffs, owners of property near the river, sued in Texas state court the state authorities and power companies who operate the reservoir...

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