BERARD v. ST. MARTIN PARISH GOVERNMENT

No. 13-114.

115 So.3d 761 (2013)

William J. BERARD and Jacqueline Castle Berard v. ST. MARTIN PARISH GOVERNMENT and Ace American Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacques P. Soileau , Soileau Law Office, Breaux Bridge, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, William J. Berard, Jacqueline Castille Berard.

James L. Pate , Sara Rodrigue , Laborde & Neuner, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, St. Martin Parish Government, Ace American Insurance Company.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and JOHN E. CONERY, Judges.


CONERY, Judge.

The trial court found in favor of William and Jacqueline Berard (the Berards) and against the St. Martin Parish Government and its insurer, Ace American Insurance Company (collectively, St. Martin Parish), and awarded treble damages, costs, and attorney fees for the destruction of three live oaks and seven pecan trees during the clearing of a drainage channel located in St. Martin Parish. For the following...

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