Ardoin v. Central Louisiana Electric Co.

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is an action for specific performance of a contract and, in the alternative, for cancellation of the contract. The dispute is over who must pay for the extension of a water line onto plaintiffs’ property. The plaintiffs are all heirs of Arnold Ledoux and own a large tract of land in indivisión near Eunice, Louisiana.

Plaintiffs entered into a right-of-way agreement with the defendant, Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. (CLECO) by which CLECO was granted an exclusive right to provide water to plaintiffs’ property and by which CLECO obligated itself to provide such…