State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Everett

*632WILLIAMS, J.

| ,The petitioner, State Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”), appeals a judgment awarding Willis Everett and Helen Everett severance damages of $100,601 and attorney fees of $21,150.25. For the following reasons, we amend and affirm as amended.

FACTS

In July 2002, DOTD filed a petition to expropriate in full ownership a parcel of land containing 1.78 acres in Lincoln Parish, owned by Willis and Helen Everett (“the Everetts”). The petition noted that the property was being expropriated for highway purposes and that a residence was located on the property. In…