Legal Opinion
Parish of Bossier v. Parish of Bienville
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 25, 1912No. 19,219PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Bienville; Benjamin P. Edwards, Judge. Suit by the Parish of Bossier against the Parish of Bienville. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit to fix the true boundary line between the parish of Bossier and the parish of Bienville. It is conceded that the line of division is the east boundary assigned to the parish of Bossier by Act No. 33, p. 17, of 1843, as follows, to wit:
“Starting at the mouth of Loggy bayou, on the western bank of said bayou, then following the shore of said bayou to Lake Bisteneau; thence up along the shore of said lake to Bayou Dorcheat; thence along the shore of said bayou to the line between the state of Arkansas and Louisiana.”
The controversy hinges on the construction to be given to the…
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