Legal Opinion
LaFargue v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 8, 1998No. Civ.A. 97-2393PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS
VANCE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on motions to dismiss brought by defendants United States of America (the “Government”) and Louisiana Intrastate Gas Company, L.L.C. (“LIG”). For the reasons set forth below, the motions are DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
This case revolves around the ownership of a pipeline and underlying servitudes located in the Louisiana Parishes of Iberia, St. Mary, St Martin, St. James, and Assumption. In 1975, Congress enacted the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“EPCA”), 42 U.S.C. § 6201, et seq.,…
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