CROOKS v. STATE

17-750.

263 So.3d 540 (2018)

Steve CROOKS and Era Lea Crooks v. State of La., DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Fiorenza , Joseph J. Bailey , Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, Post Office Box 1791, Alexandria, LA 71309-1791, (318) 445-3631, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources.

Sean T. Porter , General Counsel, Division of Administration, Post Office Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095, (225) 342-7154, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources.

Michelle M. White , Assistant Attorney General, Post Office Box 94005, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005, (225) 326-6000, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources.

Scott Johnson , Steven B. "Beaux" Jones , Harry J. Vorhoff , Ryan M. Seidemann , Assistant Attorneys General, 1885 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 326-6085, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources.

V. Russell Purvis, Jr. , Smith, Taliaferro & Purvis, Post Office Box 298, Jonesville, LA 71343, (318) 339-8526, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES: Steve Crooks, Era Lea Crooks.

J. Rock Palermo, III , Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, LLC, Post Office Box 2125, Lake Charles, LA 70602-2125, (337) 310-1600, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES: Steve Crooks Era, Lea Crooks.

Christopher J. Piasecki , Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier, McElligott, Fontenot, Gideon & Edwards, Post Office Box 2908, Lafayette, LA 70502-2908, (337) 237-1660, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES: Steve Crooks, Era Lea Crooks.

Yolanda G. Martin , Daniel D. Henry, Jr. , Nicholas T. "Cole" Garrett , Louisiana Departmentsd of Wildlife & Fisheries, Post Office Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000, (225) 765-2369, COUNSEL FOR AMICUS CURIAE: Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Mark A. Begnaud , McCoy, Roberts & Begnaud, LTD., Post Office Box 1369, Natchitoches, LA 71458, (318) 352-6495, COUNSEL FOR AMICUS CURIAE: Red River Waterway District.

Mark D. Seghers , Seghers & Perez, LLC, 2955 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 108, Metairie, LA 70002, (504) 810-5671, COUNSEL FOR AMICUS CURIAE: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.

Court composed of John D. Saunders, Marc T. Amy, and D. Kent Savoie, Judges.


The Plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit, seeking to be declared owners of certain immovable property and to fix the boundary between their properties and State-owned property. The Plaintiffs further requested compensation for the inverse condemnation of the immovable property and repayment of royalties received by the State...

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