Legal Opinion
State v. Moreau
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 29, 2018No. 17-721Published
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
This is an expropriation case instituted by the State Department of Transportation and Development to acquire a large frontal portion of a citizen's property in order to expand Louisiana Highway 1 from Mansura to Marksville. The State deposited what it felt was just compensation into the registry of the court. The citizen, after a jury trial, was awarded more than the amount deposited by the State. The State appeals the jury's verdict.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
Defendant, Kerry Lane Moreau ("Moreau") owns 1.653 acres located at 7053 Highway 1 in Avoyelles Parish,…
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