21st JDC Judge Awards Plaintiffs $91.9 Million

The Advocate reports that 21st JDC Judge Wayne Chutz awarded plaintiffs in the 1983 Tangipahoa Parish flood $91.9 million in damages. The Louisiana DOTD, the defendant in the case, will appeal. The plaintiffs argued that DOTD restricted natural drainage in Tanhipahoa Parish when Interstate 12 was built.

Posted by AJR at June 25, 2003 07:24 AM