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Giles Island lawsuit settled
by Stanley Nelson - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
The Fifth District Levee Board has settled a lawsuit filed by Bancroft Enterprises over 78.56 acres at Giles Island.

The settlement was reached on Jan. 11 when the levee board agreed to pay Bancroft $383,228.90 for rights-of-way to the property for enlargement of the Mississippi mainline levee.

Levee Board Superintendent of Operations Jason Trichell said the Giles Island acreage is the most feasible location to obtain soil needed for building up the levee. Otherwise, h]to haul dirt from greater distances, increasing the cost of the project.
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