Legal Opinion
State, DOTD v. McKeithen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 2008No. 42,830-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
_JjThe State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development, appeals a judgment condemning it to pay $914,181 as just compensation for a 2.669-acre strip of land expropriated to widen a highway in Caldwell Parish and for the closure of a cotton gin necessitated by the taking. Finding error in one portion of the district court’s calculation, we amend the judgment to $869,181 and the attorney fees to $145,000, but in all other respects affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
In 2005, the state initiated a project to widen and improve U.S. Hwy. 165 through Columbia. It needed to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- STATE, DOTD v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- STATE, DOTD v. DietrichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Exxon Pipeline Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- City of Shreveport v. Standard Printing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV. v. Schwegmann Westside Expressway, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. EverettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. EverettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010