State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Regard

KNOLL, Judge.

In this expropriation proceeding, the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (hereafter DOTD) appeals the judgment of the trial court which awarded severance damages to Daniel Regard, Margaret B. Regard, Joseph Regard, and Julie B. Regard (hereafter the Regards) for 444.099 acres of property landlocked by 1-49. The trial court awarded the Regards severance damages of $31,961.75, together with $23,435 to restore access to the property, court costs, attorney’s fees of $13,849.19, and legal interest on all sums from the date of DOTD’s filing of the…