Legal Opinion
South Lafourche Levee District v. Jarreau
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 2016No. 2015 CA 0328PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
UThe issue to be resolved in this case is the amount of compensation due to a Louisiana landowner and business when a portion of property, including soil from beneath the surface of the property, is effectively appropriated pursuant to a permanent levee servitude for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining a levee for a hurricane protection project. The issue involves a res nova application of the limiting effects,, if any, of the 2006 constitutional amendments to La. Const, art. VI, § 42, and La. Const, art. I, § 4, purportedly conforming Louisiana takings law with federal…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- STATE, DOTD v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- United States v. 50 Acres of LandSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- South Lafourche Levee District v. Chad M. JarreauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2017
- Angela D. v. West Jefferson Levee DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- Adams v. South Lafourche Levee DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- Adams v. South Lafourche Levee DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- South Lafourche Levee District v. Chad M. JarreauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2017
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