Institute for Justice: New Lawsuit Challenges Warrantless Searches of Louisiana Land
March 08, 2024
March 08, 2024
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 8 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
A new lawsuit from a Louisiana forester asks a question with a seemingly obvious answer: Is land property? Tom Manuel owns land that he uses to grow timber commercially, as well as for recreation. In December, two separate times, game wardens with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) entered Tom's land without permission in search of possible hunting violations. Both . . .
A new lawsuit from a Louisiana forester asks a question with a seemingly obvious answer: Is land property? Tom Manuel owns land that he uses to grow timber commercially, as well as for recreation. In December, two separate times, game wardens with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) entered Tom's land without permission in search of possible hunting violations. Both . . .