Louisiana Court of Appeal August 29, 2000, No. 00-CA-185 (Church v. St. Charles Parish)

IzCANNELLA, Judge.

Defendant, St. Charles Parish, appeals from the trial court judgment in favor of Plaintiffs, Brenda and Joseph Church, awarding them $825,000 for being arbitrary and capricious in its denial of Plaintiffs’ change of occupancy permit. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

On February 22, 1995, Plaintiffs purchased certain property in St.