Legal Opinion
State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Latiolais
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 1993No. 91-1132PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOLL, Judge.
This is an expropriation case in which the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (State) expropriated the bulk fuel facility owned by Albert J. Latio-lais and his wife, Lizzie H. Latiolais, in the city of Lafayette. The trial court determined that the Latiolaises were entitled to just compensation in the amount of $347;-556, less the sum of $219,352 previously deposited by the State; in addition, it awarded attorney’s fees of $32,051, plus legal interest until paid.
The Latiolaises appeal, contending that the trial court’s award is insufficient to allow them to…
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- Dubea v. State Through La. Dept. of Corr.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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