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ACT No. 821
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 1117
BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4718, relative to the authority of parish governing authorities,2
to provide for the dedication of property for certain purposes; to provide for the3
revocation of certain dedications; to provide for exchanges to certain dedicated4
property; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 33:4718 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง4718. Revocation of dedication of parks, public squares or plots, reversion of8
property 9
The parish governing authorities and municipal corporations of the state,10
except the parish of Orleans, may revoke and set aside the dedication of all parks,11
public squares or plots dedicated to public use within their respective limits, when12
such parks, public squares or plots have been abandoned or are no longer needed for13
public purposes.14
Upon such revocation, the title to the land covered by and embraced in said15
parks, public squares or plots, shall revert to the person or persons who were the16
owners of such land at the time of the dedication, their heirs, successors or assigns.17
The reversion provided for in this Section shall not apply in a parish with a18
population greater than one hundred seven thousand five hundred and less than one19
hundred sixteen thousand five hundred as shown by the latest federal decennial20
census when a parish governing authority exchanges property dedicated to public use21
for property of equal or greater value to be dedicated for the same such public22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1117
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purpose or use, provided that the property is used for the purpose for which it was1
dedicated by June 1, 2014.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: