La. Stat. tit. 38 § 142
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The several parishes shall thoroughly drain all public roads which are parallel or contiguous to any public levee, shall cut across public roads all ditches and drains necessary to effect the complete and perfect drainage of the roads and levees, and shall connect the drains and ditches with those on private property abutting on the road.
La. R.S. § 38:142