Desambourg v. Board of Commissioners for the Grand Prairie Levee District

I respectfully dissent.

The constitution declares that lands and improvements actually used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes “shall be paid for as provided by law,” with the exception of “batture or to property the control of which is vested in the state or any political subdivision for the purpose of commerce.” La. Const, art. 6 § 42 (1974). Previously, the constitution had provided that all lands and improvements actually used or destroyed for levee or levee drainage purposes, “shall be paid for at a price not to exceed the assessed value of the preceding year; provided,…