Emery v. Orleans Levee Board

Act No. 99 of 1924 provided for the construction by the Orleans Levee District of the Bohemia Spillway, and authorized the District "to acquire by purchase, donation or expropriation the lands or other property necessary for the construction of such works."

As a condition precedent to removing any levees or taking possession of any property, the said District was required "to acquire by purchase or expropriation and to pay for all lands and property privately owned within the area covered by the proposed plan. * * *"

The lands involved in this suit were and are within that area and were and are…