Louisiana Department of Highways v. Coleman

E. GORDON WEST, District Judge:

This case arises under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 4601 et seq. The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff, Louisiana Department of Highways, pursuant to its power of eminent domain, acquired certain land and improvements in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, for the purpose of constructing a highway (Interstate Route 220), which project was scheduled to receive Federal financial assistance. Part of the land acquired included the dwelling and homesite of one John D. Hand, Jr., in which Mr. Hand…