Louisiana § RS 19:387 - Authority to expropriate property
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 19:387 — Authority to expropriate property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 19:387. Authority to expropriate property
A. When the city of Monroe cannot amicably acquire property needed for a public purpose, including for a street, road, drainage, water, utility, sewerage, electric, capital, or any other public project, it may acquire such property by expropriation and may acquire the property prior to judgment in the trial court fixing the amount of compensation due to the property owner in the manner set forth in this Part.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, such expropriation shall be conducted in the manner that the Department of Transportation and Development may expropriate property for highway purposes, as set forth in R.S. 48:441 through 460.
Acts 2024, No. 717, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 19:387 ("Authority to expropriate property") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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