Louisiana § RS 33:3685 - Apportionment of cost
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:3685 — Apportionment of cost, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:3685. Apportionment of cost
The entire cost, including costs of culverts, headers, filling, engineering, attorney's fees, labor, and material, of the improvement shall be apportioned as follows: (1) The abutting real estate owners shall pay all the costs of paving or improving streets and street intersections, the cost of the intersection to be pro-rated against all of the property abutting the street; (2) When a railway occupies a portion of the street or alley, the owner thereof shall pay in the proportion that the area of the space occupied by its roadbed bears to the total area of the street, alley or portion thereof to be improved.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Louisiana § RS 33:3685
What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:3685 cover?
Section RS 33:3685 ("Apportionment of cost") 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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