La. Roads, Bridges and Ferries § 48:441.2
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a local governing authority, with the approval of the Department of Transportation and Development, may acquire any property within its jurisdiction that is needed for the construction of current or future highway construction projects established and approved under the Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development as provided for in Part VI of Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Where such property cannot be acquired amicably, the governing authority may, for that project only, expropriate such property prior to judgment in accordance with the provisions of Part XVIII of Chapter 1 of this Title.
La. Roads, Bridges and Ferries § 48:441.2