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CROOKS v. STATE

21-633.

350 So.3d 901 (2022)

Steve CROOKS, et al. v. STATE of Louisiana THROUGH the DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 16, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Johnson , Louisiana Division of Administration, 1200 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 326-6085, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: State of Louisiana Through the Department of Natural Resources.

Richard Traina , Steeg Law Firm, 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3201, New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 582-1199, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: State of Louisiana Through the Department of Natural Resources.

Machelle R.L. Hall , Ryan M. Seidemann, Ph.D. , Morgan D. Rogers , Ryan S. Montegut , Louisiana Department of Justice, P.O. Box 94005, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005, (225) 326-6000, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE State of Louisiana Through the Department of Natural Resources.

William H. Caldwell , Ferdinand P. Leonards , Dale R. Baringer , Baringer Law Firm, 201 St. Charles Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 383-9953, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Foster Investment Corporation.

Jimmy R. Faircloth, Jr. , Mary Katherine Price , Faircloth Melton, LLC, 105 Yorktown Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303, (318) 619-7755, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Justiss Oil Company, Inc.

Kevin E. Huddell , Emma Daschbach , Gladstone Jones , Bernard Boudreaux, Jr. , John Arnold , Lindsay Reeves , Christopher Swanson , 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2655, New Orleans, LA 70130, (504) 523-2500, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Catahoula Lake Investments LLC, et al.

Robert Baldwin , G. Adam Cossey , Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, Post Office Drawer 3008, Monroe, LA 71210-3008, (318) 388-4400, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Era Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks.

James J. Davidson, III , Christopher J. Piasecki , Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier, McElliott, Fontenot, Gideon & Edwards, P.O. Box 2908, Lafayette, LA 70502-2908, (337) 237-1660, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Era Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks.

J. Michael Veron , Turner D. Brumby , Veron, Bice, Palermo & Wilson, LLC, P. O. Box 2125, Lake Charles, LA 70602-2125, (337) 310-1600, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Era Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks.

Charles S. Weems III , Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, P. O. Box 6118, Alexandria, LA 71307-6118, (318) 445-6471, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Era Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks.

V. Russell Purvis , Smith, Taliaferro & Purvis, P.O. Box 298, Jonesville, LA 71343, (318) 339-8526, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Era Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks.

James L. Carroll , Attorney at Law, 107 Riser Street, Columbia, LA 71418, (318) 649-9284, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Era Lee Crooks, Steve Crooks.

Court composed of John E. Conery, Jonathan W. Perry, and J. Larry Vidrine, Judges.

This is a case where plaintiff landowners brought a class action against the State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources, seeking declaration that they owned riparian property, injunctive relief, and damages for increased flooding across the property. A key determination in this case is whether the body of water...

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