Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided February 24, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Secretary Bradberry:
On behalf of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), you have requested the opinion of this office as to the legality of entering into a boundary agreement with a landowner to rectify an error in the siting of the Interstate 55 (I-55) corridor in the 1950s. This question raises several issues that must be addressed in order to adequately provide an answer. First, what is the ownership status of the current I-55 corridor (hereafter, "actual I-55 corridor")? Second, what is the ownership status of the expropriated land that was supposed to be…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Unwired Telecom v. Parish of CalcasieuSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- St. Julien v. Morgan Louisiana & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Waterman v. Tidewater Associated Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Lake, Inc. v. Louisiana Power & Light CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
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