Louisiana § RS 33:4545.26 - Eminent domain
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:4545.26 — Eminent domain, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:4545.26. Eminent domain
The Authority created under the provisions of this Chapter is hereby vested with the authority to exercise the power of expropriation or eminent domain to the same extent as all other public utilities in the state of Louisiana in accordance with R.S. 19:1 et seq. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, this power shall not be used to acquire sites for power generating facilities and shall not be used to acquire the generation, transmission, distribution, fuel, and fuel supply resources, other related facilities or any other property of any unit without the consent of the unit.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:4545.26 ("Eminent domain") 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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