Louisiana § RS 9:2727 - Attachment and recordation of plats; expropriations
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§ RS 9:2727. Attachment and recordation of plats; expropriations
A. The state or its political corporations or subdivisions created for the purpose of exercising any state governmental powers, upon obtaining any immovable property, including servitudes or other rights in or to immovable property for the purpose of constructing and maintaining roads or highways class 1 to 3 as defined by the Louisiana Department of Highways Minimum Design Standards for Rural Highways and Roads, shall attach to the instrument evidencing such acquisition a plat of survey showing the location of the acquisition and the instrument and plat of survey shall be recorded in the conveyance records of the parish in which the property is situated. Where there is a plat of record, reference to same shall satisfy the requirements herein.
B. Failure to record the plat of survey herein required shall not render the instrument evidencing such acquisition ineffective.
C. This Section shall apply only to property obtained after September 12, 1975.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 759, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:2727 ("Attachment and recordation of plats; expropriations") 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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