Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Cantu

YELVERTON, Judge.

The Parish of East Baton Rouge expropriated certain immovable property belonging to Joseph Cantu. The purpose of the expropriation was the acquisition of full ownership of certain land belonging to defendant for drainage, drainage maintenance and other public purposes, together with a temporary servitude for construction purposes incident to the improvement.

Prior to the taking, a natural drain known as the Lobdell Lateral of the North Branch of Ward Creek, crossed defendant’s property. The improvement of this lateral was part of a Parish project known as the “1965 Capital…