In 2015, a Louisiana woman began a long legal fight over neighbours using a rural road beside her home; in November 2026, appeals judges upheld her right to stop them using the private section beyond its first 1,000 feet
- Living beside a quiet country road in French Settlement, Louisiana, Mona Matherne spent more than ten years trying to stop her neighbours from using a private stretch of land that passes her home.
- On Friday, 6 November 2026, state appeals judges brought the long-running dispute to an end.
- They ruled that the 73-year-old landowner has the legal right to stop her neighbours from driving beyond the first 1,000 feet of the unpaved road.
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- Living beside a quiet country road in French Settlement, Louisiana, Mona Matherne spent more than ten years trying to stop her neighbours from using a private stretch of land that passes her home.
- On Friday, 6 November 2026, state appeals judges brought the long-running dispute to an end.
- They ruled that the 73-year-old landowner has the legal right to stop her neighbours from driving beyond the first 1,000 feet of the unpaved road.
Sources: Times of India