Legal Opinion
Kirby Lumber Corporation v. State of Louisiana, Through Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1961No. 18816_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DE VANE, District Judge.
This is a proceeding in which appellee, plaintiff below, seeks to condemn 912.45 acres of land owned by appellant, defendant below, in the Parish of Vernon, Louisiana. The land was being condemned for the purpose of constructing Anacoco Lake, which is situated about five miles west of Leesville, Louisiana, in Vernon Parish.
The Legislature of Louisiana, by an Act of 1948, created Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve as a political subdivision of the State and as its governing authority created the Ana-coco-Prairie State Game and Fish Commission. By an Act of the…
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