§ 19:374 — Contents of petition for expropriation; place of filing

§374. Contents of petition for expropriation; place of filing
The authority to expropriate granted by this Part shall be exercised in the following
manner:
(1) The governing authority shall file a petition in the Nineteenth Judicial District
Court.
(2) The petition shall contain a statement of the purpose for which the property is to
be expropriated, a description of the property to be expropriated, a description of any
improvements, the reason the governing authority could not amicably acquire clear title, and
the name of each owner shown on the conveyance records for East Baton Rouge Parish.
(3) The petition shall have annexed thereto the following:
(a) A certified copy of a resolution of the governing authority authorizing the
expropriation and declaring the public purpose authorized by this Part.
(b) A certificate signed by the city engineer declaring the proposed maintenance or
improvement is in the interest of the safety and protection of citizens of the city of Central.
(c) A certificate signed by the director of public works declaring whether any
buildings or improvements are located wholly or partially upon the property described in the
petition.
(d) An itemized statement of the amount of the estimate of the loss for the
expropriation or the damage, or both, the methodology used in the estimate and all
information required by this Part relative to the estimate, signed by the estimator, showing
the capacity in which they acted, and the date on which the estimate was made.
(4) The petition shall conclude with a prayer that the property be transferred to the
governing authority for drainage maintenance or improvements.

Legislative History

Acts 2020, No. 229, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.