Louisiana § 38:1796 Contract for use of drainage or other works; purchase or expropriation

Louisiana Statutes

§ 38:1796 — Contract for use of drainage or other works; purchase or expropriation

Louisiana § 38:1796

Title 38Public Contracts, Works and Improvements

This text of Louisiana § 38:1796 (Contract for use of drainage or other works; purchase or expropriation) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Louisiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 38:1796 (2026).

Text

The governing authority of any gravity drainage district, or gravity sub-drainage district, may contract with the owner of any drainage or other works for the privilege of using the works in connection with the drainage works of the district, or sub-district. The governing authority of any gravity drainage district, or gravity sub-drainage district may purchase, or expropriate, from the owner of any drainage, or other works, the title to the works and pay to the owner in cash therefor the amount agreed upon, or fixed in the judgment or expropriation.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The governing authority of any gravity drainage district, or gravity sub-drainage district, may contract with the owner of any drainage or other works for the privilege of using the works in connection with the drainage works of the district, or sub-district. The governing authority of any gravity drainage district, or gravity sub-drainage district may purchase, or expropriate, from the owner of any drainage, or other works, the title to the works and pay to the owner in cash therefor the amount agreed upon, or fixed in the judgment or expropriation.