When the governing authority cannot amicably acquire property needed for current or future drainage maintenance or improvements, including but not limited to access to such improvements, it may acquire such property by expropriation and may acquire the property prior to judgment in the trial court fixing the amount of compensation due to the property owner in the manner set forth in this Part.
La. R.S. 19:372
Authority to expropriate property for drainage maintenance or improvements prior to judgment
Acts 2020, No. 229, §1, eff
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.