2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 497
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 19:139(A) and (D), relative to the city of Lafayette and parish
3 of Lafayette; to provide for the expropriation of certain property; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 19:139(A) and (D) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 ยง139. City of Lafayette and parish of Lafayette; Kaliste Saloom Road Widening
10 Project or drainage, road, or bridge projects; acquisition of
11 property prior to judgment; definitions
12 A. When the governing authority cannot amicably acquire property needed
13 by the city of Lafayette and the parish of Lafayette for the Kaliste Saloom Road
14 Widening Project or for the construction, repair, or enhancement of drainage,
15 roads, or bridges, it may acquire the same by expropriation and may acquire the
16 property prior to judgment in the trial court fixing the amount of compensation due
17 to the owner of the property.
18 * * *
19 D. As used in this Part, the term "property" means any portion of immovable
20 property, including servitudes, rights-of-way, and other rights in or to immovable
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1 property; the term "governing authority" means the city of Lafayette and parish of
2 Lafayette; and the term "project" means the Kaliste Saloom Road Widening Project
3 or the construction, repair, or enhancement of drainage, roads, or bridges.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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