Louisiana § RS 48:1273 - Cessation of tolls
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 48:1273 — Cessation of tolls, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 48:1273. Cessation of tolls
A. When all revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter in connection with any expressway project or projects and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, the authority shall, if such project or projects are then in good condition and repair to the satisfaction of the department, transfer such project or projects to the department to become part of the state road system to be maintained thereafter by the Department of Transportation and Development; provided, that in any event any such project or projects shall remain subject to sufficient tolls to pay the cost of the maintenance, repair, and operation thereof.
B. Provided, however, that the authority may, after said bonds shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for payment set aside as aforesaid, charge tolls for the use of any such project and pledge such tolls to the payment of bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter in connection with another contiguous expressway project or projects which may hereafter be constructed.
Acts 1954, No. 232, §23. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 220, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 2006, No. 11, §5.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 48:1273 ("Cessation of tolls") 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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