An interesting lawsuit has been filed in 16th Judicial District Court in New Iberia that names among its 17 defendants J.E. Schwing, Inc., Texaco, Chevron, and members of the local Iberia Parish political power structure.

The heirs of one Louis Carrier filed the lawsuit which claims they are owed CENTURY OLD ROYALTIES on an oil well drilled on or adjacent to property owned by Carrier whose heirs are claiming there was “no cloud on the title of the property until 1916, when oil was discovered in Iberia Parish…”

The Schwing Well No. 1 was drilled “on or near the Carrier family land” and access to and from the well “was provided or taken by ingress and egress” across Carrier’s property. The lawsuit further claims that the well “was located in such proximity” to Carrier’s land “that it is undeniable that oil and gas was extracted from beneath petitioner’s land” and that Carrier nor his descendants received any royalties “or other monies in consideration for the oil removed from their property.”

Former parish council member Glenn Romero is named as a defendant. His father was Mayo Romero and the succession of Mayor Romero is also a named defendant as is the succession of Paulin Duhe through the administrator Thomas G. Duhe. Paulin Duhe was the grandfather of 16th JDC District Attorney Bofill “Bo” Duhe.

Several of Carrier’s descendants who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit are current residents of Iberia Parish, a fact that should have them looking over their shoulders.

All they have to do to be reminded of the vindictiveness of Duhe and Sheriff Louis Ackal is review the problems encountered by DONALD BROUSSARD when he took on the power structure.

Just sayin’….