Opinion
18-101 consolidated with 18-100
04-24-2017
James M. BIGLANE and Charlotte Biglane Nobile v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Fifth Louisiana Levee District, et al.
Randall Alan Smith, Tiffany Hawkins Davis, Mary Nell Bennett, Smith & Fawer, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3702, New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 525-2200, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES: James M. Biglane, Charlotte Biglane Nobile Patrick Bayard McIntire, Oats & Marino, 100 East Vermilion Street, Suite 400, Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 233-1100, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District Madaline Cross Gibbs, Seventh Judicial District Court Assistant District Attorney, P.O. Box 600, Harrisonburg, LA 71340, (318) 336-5526, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District John D. Crigler, Jr., Bishop Paxton Crigler & Moberley, P.O. Box 97, St. Joseph, LA 71366, (318) 766-4892, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Randall Alan Smith, Tiffany Hawkins Davis, Mary Nell Bennett, Smith & Fawer, 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3702, New Orleans, LA 70170, (504) 525-2200, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES: James M. Biglane, Charlotte Biglane Nobile
Patrick Bayard McIntire, Oats & Marino, 100 East Vermilion Street, Suite 400, Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 233-1100, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Madaline Cross Gibbs, Seventh Judicial District Court Assistant District Attorney, P.O. Box 600, Harrisonburg, LA 71340, (318) 336-5526, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
John D. Crigler, Jr., Bishop Paxton Crigler & Moberley, P.O. Box 97, St. Joseph, LA 71366, (318) 766-4892, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT: Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Court composed of Billy Howard Ezell, Shannon J. Gremillion, and D. Kent Savoie, Judges.
EZELL, Judge.
For the reasons set forth in the companion consolidated case hereto, Biglane v. Bd. of Commissioners, Fifth Louisiana Levee Dist., et al. , 18-100 (La.App. 3 Cir. ___/___/18), ––– So.3d ––––, the April 24, 2017 and June 19, 2017 judgments of the Seventh Judicial District Court in favor of James Biglane and Charlotte Biglane Nobile against the Fifth Louisiana Levee District are reversed. All costs of this appeal are assessed against the James Biglane and Charlotte Biglane Nobile.