Louisiana v. Carter

*1172OPINION ON REVIEW OF OBJECTIONS BY PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS, LANDOWNERS, TO THE FINDINGS OF THE SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY LAND COMMISSION

BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, JR., Chief Judge:

March 2, 1966, the State of Louisiana, through the Sabine River Authority, brought suit here seeking to expropriate full ownership of the land in question. Jurisdiction was asserted and accepted under 16 U.S.C. § 814 et seq., and the expropriation proceedings were based on La.Const. art. XIV, § 45 and La.R.S. 38 :- 2321 et seq.

Each tract of land involved in these proceedings was subject to a ninety-nine year timber lease,…