Town of Broussard v. Ducrest

JWOODARD, Judge.

This is an expropriation suit, instituted by the Town of Broussard, to acquire the right of way of a strip of land running along the northern border of the defendants’ property. The defendants appeal the trial court’s finding that the Town of Broussard’s decision to expropriate their property was not arbitrary, capricious, or unnecessary. We affirm.

FACTS

Marian Louise Ducrest, Frances Marie Ducrest, Thomas Lucien Ducrest, III, Irene Eve Ducrest Hesse and Ceeile Marie Ducrest Chapman (the Duerests) own a rectangular tract of land in Broussard, Louisiana. The tract of land is…