Louisiana § RS 33:4712.3 - Disposal of dedicated property; St. Tammany Parish
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§ RS 33:4712.3. Disposal of dedicated property; St. Tammany Parish
A.(1) The police jury of the parish of St. Tammany is hereby authorized to dispose of dedicated property that the police jury determines to be no longer needed for public purposes. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the procedures set forth in R.S. 33:4712 for disposition of property no longer needed for public purposes by municipalities shall be applicable to the police jury.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, "dedicated property" is defined as any property that has been tacitly or otherwise dedicated to the parish of St. Tammany for the express purpose of providing access to or for utilities and which has been held by the police jury for at least ten years.
B. If the owner of property abutting the property to be disposed of is the original grantor of the property or his heir or legatee, the police jury shall return the property to him at no cost other than for expenses incurred by the police jury relative to the disposal.
C. Disposal of any property pursuant to this Section shall not have the effect of denying access to such property to any person.
Acts 1987, No. 193, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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