Legal Opinion
South Lafourche Levee District v. Chad M. Jarreau
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 31, 2017No. 2016-C-0788 C/W 2016-C-0904PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*301CLARK, Justice *’ **
11 Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana legislature in 2006 passed Act 8531 and Act 5672, which amended the laws governing compensation for levee servitude appropriations with a particular focus on appropriations for use in hurricane protection projects. We granted certiorari in this res nova matter for three purposes: 1) to interpret specific provisions of the 2006 amendments to La. Const. art. I, § 4, La. Const. art. VI, § 42, and La. R.S. 38:281(3) and (4); 2) to determine the amount of compensation that is due a property owner whose | gproperty is…
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