La. Stat. tit. 45 § 68
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Corporations described in R.S. 45:64 have the right to build, construct, lay out, operate and maintain a line of canals, lateral ditches or conduits, and hydro-electric lines, over, under, and across all public rural highways and roads, with the consent of the local authorities having jurisdiction or control upon such terms the authorities may impose.
La. R.S. § 45:68