Murff v. Louisiana Highway Commission

MILLS, Judge.

Plaintiff brings this suit- to recover damages to the crops on 164 acres of land in Bossier parish, La., allegedly caused by the action of the Louisiana Highway Commission in blocking the natural drainage outlets of this area with the embankment erected in remodeling and hard surfacing Highway No. 80, running from Shreveport to Minden. The land in question is typical bottom land located just north of Highway No. 80, about two miles east of Bossier City. The district is drained toward the south by many chutes, bayous, and canals flowing naturally across the highway. Before the…