Trahan v. Bertrand

STOKER, Judge.

This is an eviction case. Plaintiff leased to defendant 146 acres of land in September 1986. The land is located near Lewis-burg, Louisiana. The lease agreement was oral, on a month-to-month basis, for $220 per month. Defendant never paid any rent and subleased the property to a third party, who paid $1,000 to defendant. Plaintiff gave defendant notice to vacate in December 1986 on the basis of an unauthorized *814sublease, failure to pay rent and unauthorized cattle grazing. Defendant did not vacate the premises and judicial proceedings were instituted in May 1987.

Pursuant to a…