Legal Opinion
St. John Baptist Parish v. State ex rel. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 16, 2002No. 02-CA-612PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JgJAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.
In a suit by six hunting clubs1 and the Parish of St. John the Baptist (the Parish), relative to certain property in dispute, the newly established Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area, the Defendant, the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (DWF), appeals from a judgment denying its declina-tory exception of improper venue. We affirm.
In January of 1952, the Lutcher and Moore Cypress Lumber Company, Ltd. (Lutcher and Moore), owners of the property in dispute, donated to the Parish a servitude, or right of use, to construct a drainage…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Avenal v. State, Dept. of Nat. ResourcesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Demolle v. Dept. of Wildlife & FisheriesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Williams v. State, ex rel. Department of Wildlife & FisheriesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Walker v. BankstonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Ehlinger & Associates v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
- canal/claiborne, Limited v. Stonehedge Development, LLCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
- St. John the Baptist Parish v. State, DwfLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
- canal/claiborne, Limited v. Stonehedge Development, LLCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
- canal/claiborne, Limited v. Stonehedge Development, LLCSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014