State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Sonnier

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is an expropriation suit brought by the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways (hereinafter called the State) against Nola Martin Sonnier, wherein the State expropriated 9.267 acres out of a 23.467 acre plot of land owned by defendant for the purpose of constructing an exit ramp on the Interstate 10 Highway project.

Prior to the taking, July 22, 1964, defendant owned a rectangular piece of property measuring approximately 680 feet bordering a parish gravel road by a depth of I,300 feet. This land is situated one and one-half to two miles northwest of the City…