Louisiana Statutes
§ 48:441
Louisiana § 48:441
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 48Roads, Bridges and Ferries
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La. Stat. Ann. § 48:441 (2026).
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§441. Authority to expropriate and acquisition of property prior to judgment
A.Where the Department of Transportation and Development cannot amicably acquire property needed for highway purposes, the department may acquire the same by expropriation.
B.In any suit for the expropriation of property, including both corporeal property and servitudes, the department may acquire the property prior to judgment in the trial court in the manner provided in this Part.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 107, §1, eff. June 24, 1954. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §5.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 48:421
§ 48:421§ 48:441
§ 48:441§ 48:441.2
Authority to acquire and to expropriate prior to judgment; property needed for T.I.M.E. projects§ 48:442.1
Contents of petition for expropriation; property needed for design-build projects; place of filing§ 48:443.1
Minable minerals§ 48:445
Vesting of title§ 48:446
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