Louisiana § RS 9:5626 - Actions and claims for lands and improvements used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes
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§ RS 9:5626. Actions and claims for lands and improvements used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, when lands are appropriated for levees or levee drainage purposes all claims and actions for payment for lands and improvements thereon actually used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes shall prescribe within two years from the date on which the property was actually occupied and used or destroyed for construction of levees or levee drainage works. This prescription shall run against all those persons otherwise excepted by law.
Added by Acts 1958, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1; Acts 1999, No. 739, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:5626 ("Actions and claims for lands and improvements used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes") 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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