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LA Rev Stat § 18:1941 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1941. Voting Rights Act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state

RS 1941 - Voting Rights Act submission by political subdivisions; copy to secretary of state A. Each political subdivision of this state which submits for preclearance any proposed change in voting practice or procedure pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965* shall, at the same time as the submission, send a copy of its submission, by certified mail, to the secretary of state, clerk of court, and registrar of voters. The political subdivision shall also send to the secretary of state, clerk of court, and registrar of voters, by certified mail, a copy of any response to the submission. B. The entity responsible for sending a copy of the submission and any response thereto to the secretary of state, clerk of court, and registrar of voters, as required pursuant to this Section, is the submitting authority as defined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. C. In order for an office which is included in a reapportionment or redistricting plan to be included on the ballot for an election, a notice that such plan has been precleared pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 shall be received by the secretary of state not later than 5:00 p.m. of the fifth business day prior to the scheduled opening of the qualifying period for the election. If the notice of preclearance is not timely received by the secretary of state, the election shall be postponed and shall be scheduled at the next available election date and such election shall not be considered a special election. The secretary of state shall not include on the ballot for the election any office for which notice of preclearance of the reapportionment or redistricting plan is not timely received. Acts 1984, No. 672, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1022, §1; Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012. *42 U.S.C. 1971, et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1942 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1942. Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to Voting Rights Act; copy to secretary of state

RS 1942 - Preclearance of state reapportionment plan pursuant to Voting Rights Act; copy to secretary of state In order for an office which is included in a reapportionment or redistricting plan enacted by the legislature, or ordered by a state court of competent jurisdiction to replace or in lieu of a plan enacted by the legislature, to be included on the ballot for an election, a notice that such plan has been precleared pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 shall be sent to the secretary of state by the person or entity that submitted the plan for preclearance and shall be received by the secretary of state not later than 5:00 p.m. of the fifth business day prior to the scheduled opening of the qualifying period for the election. If the notice of preclearance is not timely received by the secretary of state, the election shall be postponed and shall be scheduled at the next available election date and such election shall not be considered a special election. The secretary of state shall not include on the ballot for the election any office for which notice of the preclearance of the reapportionment or redistricting plan is not timely received. Acts 2003, No. 1022, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1945 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1945. Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format

RS 1945 - Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format  A. If a local governing body utilizes a geographic information system to develop its redistricting plan, the local governing body shall submit an electronic shapefile which reflects its redistricting plan to the secretary of state within ten business days of its adoption of the redistricting plan.  B. If a local governing body is unable to submit an electronic shapefile, the local governing body shall submit an ASCII, comma delimited block equivalency import file which indicates the census block assignments in accordance with its redistricting plan to the secretary of state within ten business days of its adoption of the redistricting plan.  C. No redistricting plan shall be implemented unless the information required in Subsection A or B of this Section is received by the secretary of state prior to 4:30 p.m. four weeks prior to the date the qualifying period opens.  D. For the purposes of this Section, "local governing body" shall include each parish governing authority, municipal governing authority, and school board.  Acts 2016, No. 623, §1; Acts 2020, No. 28, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 18:1951 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code|§1951. Maps of reapportioned districts; Department of Transportation and Development

RS 1951 - Maps of reapportioned districts; Department of Transportation and Development The Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to prepare maps of the Louisiana congressional districts, legislative districts, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education districts, and Louisiana Public Service Commission districts following reapportionment of the districts as otherwise provided by law. Added by Acts 1983, No. 519, §2, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 1991, No. 330, §1, eff. July 6, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 19:1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§1. "Property" defined

RS 1 - "Property" defined  As used in this part, the term "property" means immovable property, including servitudes and other rights in or to immovable property. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess. No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 19:2.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§2.1. Petition for expropriation; place of filing; contents; claims for damages; prescription

RS 2.1 - Petition for expropriation; place of filing; contents; claims for damages; prescription A. The rights of expropriation granted in R.S. 19:2 shall be exercised in the following manner: (1) A petition shall be filed by the plaintiff in the district court of the parish in which the property to be expropriated is situated. However, where the property to be expropriated extends into two or more parishes and the owner of the property resides in one of them, the petition shall be filed in the district court of the parish where the owner resides; but if the owner does not reside in any of the parishes into which the property extends, the petition may be filed in any of the parishes into which the property extends. In all such cases, the court wherein the petition is filed shall have jurisdiction to adjudicate as to all the property involved. (2) The petition shall contain a statement of the purposes for which the property is to be expropriated, describing the property necessary therefor with a plan of the same, a description of the improvements thereon, if any, and the name of the owner if known.  (3) The petition shall conclude with a prayer that the property be adjudicated to the plaintiff with just compensation paid to the owner, as provided in this part. B. All claims for property by, or for damages to the owner caused by the expropriation of property pursuant to R.S. 19:2 shall be barred by the prescription of two years commencing on the date on which the property was actually occupied and used for the purposes of the expropriation. Added by Acts 1950, No. 238, §1; Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§3. Property not subject to expropriation

RS 3 - Property not subject to expropriation A. No graveyard or cemetery shall be expropriated unless the court finds that the route of expropriation cannot be diverted from that proposed by the plaintiff without great public loss or inconvenience. This Subsection shall not apply to a graveyard or cemetery in which no interred remains are located at the time the plaintiff makes its first offer to acquire the rights sought to be acquired. B. No mortgage shall be expropriated. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any expropriating authority authorized by R.S. 19:2 that seeks to expropriate needed property that is subject to a mortgage. The provisions of R.S. 19:11 shall apply in such cases. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2014, No. 632, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§4. Trial without jury except to determine compensation

RS 4 - Trial without jury except to determine compensation  Expropriation cases shall be tried before the court without a jury, except that a party shall have the right to trial by jury to determine compensation. If the plaintiff desires a trial by jury the demand shall be made in the petition. If the defendant desires trial by jury he shall file his demand therefor within the time for filing his answer. Once any party has timely demanded a jury trial, that demand is effective against and binding upon all parties and cannot thereafter be waived without the consent of all parties.  Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 19:5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§5. Time of trial; notice to defendant

RS 5 - Time of trial; notice to defendant  A. Upon the institution of a suit for expropriation, the trial court shall issue an order fixing the time of the trial of the suit which shall not be less than sixty days from the filing of the suit. B. The clerk of court shall issue to the defendant, at least sixty days before the time fixed for the trial, a notice accompanied by a certified copy of the petition, copies of all exhibits, and a certified copy of the order for trial. C. The notice shall contain the following: (1) The date of issuance. (2) The title of the cause. (3) The name of the person to whom it is addressed. (4) The title and location of the court issuing it. (5) The date fixed for trial. (6) A statement that the defendant must file an answer, exception, or other responsive pleading within the thirty-day period after service of citation and that failure to do so within the thirty-day period constitutes a waiver by the defendant of all defenses to the suit except claims for compensation.  Acts 1983, No. 408, §1; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§6. Service of answer on plaintiff

RS 6 - Service of answer on plaintiff  The defendant shall file any answer, exceptions, or other responsive pleadings within thirty days after the service upon the defendant of the notice of the time fixed for the trial. The answer, exceptions, or other responsive pleadings shall be served personally or by mail on either the plaintiff or its attorney of record in the suit.  Amended by Acts 1970, No. 429, §1. Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§7. Failure to timely file by defendant; forfeiture of defenses

RS 7 - Failure to timely file by defendant; forfeiture of defenses  Failure of the defendant in any such suit to timely file any answer, exceptions, or other responsive pleadings constitutes a waiver by the defendant of all defenses to the suit except claims for compensation. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§8. Trial with dispatch; judgment; appraisals; payment in court registry

RS 8 - Trial with dispatch; judgment; appraisals; payment in court registry A.(1) Expropriation suits shall be tried by preference and shall be conducted with the greatest possible dispatch. All issues shall be decided by the trial judge, except compensation when either party has demanded a trial by jury to determine compensation. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 19:5, if the defendant files a timely answer, exception, or other responsive pleading challenging any issue other than compensation, the court shall set the matter for hearing within thirty days after filing of the pleading and shall render a decision within five days after the case is submitted, which time periods may be extended for good cause shown. If the court rules in favor of the expropriating authority, upon motion of either party, the trial on compensation shall be set within forty-five days thereafter, which time period may be extended for good cause shown. (3) Immediately after compensation has been determined, the plaintiff shall, upon motion of the defendant, present evidence as to the highest amount it offered the defendant for the property and severance damages, if any, prior to the trial on the merits. After hearing evidence on the issue, the court shall determine the highest amount offered. If the highest amount offered is less than the compensation awarded for the property and severance damages, if any, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the defendant. The expropriating authority shall not be entitled to possession or ownership of the property until a final judgment has been rendered and payment has been made to the owner or paid into the registry of the court, except as may otherwise be stipulated by the parties. B. If either party has demanded a trial by jury to determine compensation, the trial shall be in accordance with the general laws regulating trial by jury, except as provided in this Part and except that in order to render any verdict, five of the jurors must concur therein. The jury shall consist of six jurors. The judge may allow the jurors to take a concise summary into the jury room as provided in R.S. 48:451.18. The number of peremptory challenges is as provided for in R.S. 48:451.9. C. After the trial to determine compensation the court shall render judgment against the plaintiff in the amount of the compensation determined to be due the owner. D. The expropriating authority shall present its evidence of value first. E. Absent an express stipulation by the parties, the plaintiff shall present a prima facie case of the public and necessary purpose of the proposed acquisition. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§9. Measure of compensation; "extent of loss"

RS 9 - Measure of compensation; "extent of loss"  A. In determining the value of the property to be expropriated, and any damages caused to the defendant by the expropriation, the basis of compensation shall be the value which the property possessed before the contemplated improvement was proposed, without deducting therefrom any general or specific benefits derived by the owner from the contemplated improvement or work. B. The defendant shall be compensated to the full extent of his loss. The court shall include in its consideration the difference between the rate of interest of any existing mortgage on an owner-occupied residence and the prevailing rate of interest required to obtain a mortgage on another owner-occupied residence of equal value. Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1983, No. 33, §1; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§10. Transfer of ownership

RS 10 - Transfer of ownership  Payment by the plaintiff to the owner of the compensation fixed in the final judgment to be due or the deposit thereof in the registry of the court for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto entitles the plaintiff to the property rights described in the judgment of expropriation.  Amended by Acts 1970, No. 477, §1; Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 19:11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§11. Encumbered property; distribution of price to creditors

RS 11 - Encumbered property; distribution of price to creditors  Whenever any property encumbered with mortgages or privileges of any kind is expropriated pursuant to this part, the property passes to the person expropriating it free and clear of all encumbrances. Any amount awarded pursuant to the provisions of this part shall be paid into the court by which the expropriation is made and distributed to the mortgage and privileged creditors according to their priority.  Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess. No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 19:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§12. Tender of true value refused; costs

RS 12 - Tender of true value refused; costs  If the highest amount offered prior to the filing of the expropriation suit is equal to or more than the final award, the court may, in its discretion, order the defendant to pay all or a portion of the costs of the expropriation proceedings.  Amended by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess. No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§13. Appeal; payment of award to owner or deposit in court as entitling plaintiff to property

RS 13 - Appeal; payment of award to owner or deposit in court as entitling plaintiff to property  No party to any expropriation proceeding shall be entitled to or granted a suspensive appeal from any order, judgment, or decree rendered in such proceeding, whether such order, judgment, or decree is on the merits, exceptions, or special pleas and defenses, or compensation, or any or all of them. The whole of the judgment, however, shall be subject to the decision of the appellate court on review under a devolutive appeal, and the delays for taking such appeal shall commence upon the signing of the judgment determining compensation. If any change in the amount awarded is made on such appeal, the plaintiff shall pay the additional assessment or recover the surplus paid.  Amended by Acts 1954, No. 706, §1. Acts 1960, No. 108, §1; Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 19:14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§14. Possession of property; removal of facilities; objection; waiver

RS 14 - Possession of property; removal of facilities; objection; waiver A. In any case where the state or its political corporation or subdivision has actually, in good faith believing it had authority to do so, taken possession of privately owned immovable property of another, and constructed facilities upon, under, or over such property with the consent or acquiescence of the owner of the property, such owner shall be deemed to have waived his right to contest the necessity for the taking and to receive just compensation prior to the taking, but he shall be entitled to bring an action for such compensation, to be determined in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 19:9, for the taking of his property or interest therein, the just compensation to be determined as of the time of the taking of the property, or right or interest therein, and such action shall proceed as if the state, its political corporation, or subdivision had filed a petition for expropriation as provided for in R.S. 19:2.1. B. In the case where any expropriating authority referred to in R.S. 19:2, other than the state or its political corporations or subdivisions, has actually, in good faith believing it had the authority to do so, taken possession of privately owned immovable property of another and constructed facilities upon, under, or over such property with the consent or acquiescence of the owner of the property, it shall be presumed that the owner of the property has waived his right to receive just compensation prior to the taking, and he shall be entitled only to bring an action for judicial determination of whether the taking was for a public and necessary purpose and for just compensation to be determined in accordance with R.S. 19:9, as of the time of the taking of the property, or right or interest therein, and such action shall proceed as nearly as may be as if the expropriating authority had filed a petition for expropriation as provided for in R.S. 19:2.1. C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall apply only to privately owned immovable property over which the state or its political corporation or subdivision has exercised actual possession in good faith for ten years and has completed construction of facilities upon, under, or over such property. The provisions of this Section shall not be deemed to authorize the acquisition of any interest in privately owned immovable property adjoining such facilities, including but not limited to a servitude, right of use, or any right of passage across or access to the private immovable property adjoining such facilities. Added by Acts 1976, No. 504, §1; Acts 2007, No. 362, §1; Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§15. Jury costs; demand by expropriating authority

RS 15 - Jury costs; demand by expropriating authority  If the expropriating authority has demanded a jury trial to determine compensation, the costs of the jury trial shall be assessed against the expropriating authority.  Acts 1990, No. 133, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 19:16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§16. Expropriation by public entity; authority

RS 16 - Expropriation by public entity; authority Nothing in this Part shall alter or amend the authority of or the procedure for the state or its political corporations or subdivisions to expropriate property as otherwise provided by law. Acts 2012, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:51 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§51. §§51 to 66 Repealed by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

RS 51 - §§51 to 66 Repealed by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 19:101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§101. Property defined

RS 101 - Property defined  As used in this Part, the term "property" means immovable property, including servitudes and other rights in or to immovable property, and any electric light, gas or waterworks plants.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 453, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 19:102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 19 - Expropriation|§102. Expropriation by municipal corporations

RS 102 - Expropriation by municipal corporations  Where a price cannot be agreed upon with the owner, any municipal corporation of Louisiana may expropriate property whenever such a course is determined to be necessary for the public interest by the governing authority of the municipality; provided, however, in case of the acquisition of any electric light, gas or waterworks property or plant, or of any railroad property, such determination shall not be conclusive as to whether the purpose of the taking is necessary, which, if contested, is a judicial question to be decided independently by the trial judge. Where the same person is the owner of gas, electric light, and waterworks plants, or of more than one of any one kind of plant, the municipal corporation may not expropriate any one of the plants without expropriating all of the plants within its jurisdiction owned by the same person.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 453, §1.