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PIZANI v. ST. BERNARD PARISH

No. 2012-C-1084.

125 So.3d 546 (2013)

Alfreda Melerine PIZANI, et al. v. ST. BERNARD PARISH, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. McGoey , Chalmette, LA, for Defendants/St. Bernard Parish Government, et al.

Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr. , Eugene T. Rhee , Lou Anne M. Gwartney , Hillard F. Kelly, III , McCraine Sistrucnk Anzelmo , Hardy McDaniel & Welch, LLC, Metairie, LA, for Defendants/Lake Borgne Basin Levee District.

Robert T. Talley , Office of General Counsel, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs/Alfreda Melerine Pizani, et al.

Court composed of Judge PAUL A. BONIN, Judge MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge ROSEMARY LEDET.

ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.

This is a commandeering case arising out of Hurricane Katrina. On July 10, 2007, Alfreda Melerine Pizani and Avis Melerine Juan (the "Plaintiffs"), commenced this suit against St. Bernard Parish ("St. Bernard") and the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District ("LBBLD") seeking just compensation under the Louisiana Constitution.1 Plaintiffs alleged that St. Bernard and LBBLD commandeered their property, removing 97,931 cubic...

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