Louisiana § RS 48:441.1 - Authority to acquire and to expropriate prior to judgment; property needed for proposed Mississippi River bridge
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§ RS 48:441.1. Authority to acquire and to expropriate prior to judgment; property needed for proposed Mississippi River bridge
A. The department may, by any means authorized in Chapter 1 of this Title, acquire any property needed for the construction and operation of the proposed new bridge, and the appurtenances thereto, across the Mississippi River at New Orleans. Where such property cannot be acquired amicably, the department may expropriate it prior to judgment in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
B. All costs incurred by the department in the acquisition of such property shall be paid to the department in accordance with the provisions of Act 402 of 1976, and the amendments thereto.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 351, §1, eff. July 10, 1979.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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