State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Burnett

COLE, Judge.

This is an expropriation case involving the Gonzales-Sorrento section of Interstate 10. Defendant owns a 1.874 acre tract of land fronting approximately 205 feet on La. Hwy. 44 with a depth of 410 feet. The part expropriated fronted on La. 44 and was a 1,639 square foot triangular portion in the northeast corner of the tract. The purpose of the taking was to widen La. 44 to provide for the merging lane from the “down ramp” of Interstate 10.

The petition of expropriation was filed February 25, 1972. The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways (hereinafter referred to…