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LA Rev Stat § 33:3691 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3691. Additional authority for street improvements

RS 3691 - Additional authority for street improvements A. Whenever one or more roads or streets are located partially within the boundaries of two adjoining parishes, and outside of any municipality, the governing authority of either parish, with the consent of the governing authority of the other parish, may construct, pave, surface, or otherwise improve, together with the necessary curbs, gutters, aprons, drains, and headers, such streets or roads or any part thereof at such time or times as they determine. The governing authority which performs work authorized by this Section may levy and collect local or special assessments on the real property abutting such improvements sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including street intersections, all in the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions provided in R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.19 except for the following provisions: (1) The governing authority of each parish must approve the notice of intention to improve such roads or streets by resolution or ordinance. (2) The governing authority proceeding under this Section may exclude from the description of property abutting streets or roads to be improved any lot or parcel found not to be benefitted by the proposed improvement, including wetlands determined by said governing authority to be not reasonably subject to development. (3) The ordinance levying the local or special assessments must be recorded in the mortgage records of each parish. (4) The assessments shall be at such rates as may be set forth in the ordinance levying the local or special assessments. (5) Any paving certificates shall be issued subject to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the provisions of that Chapter shall be controlling in the event of any conflict with the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.19. B. Any parish which performs work on streets or roads pursuant to this Section, with the approval of the governing authority of the adjoining parish, may include such streets or roads in its road system and shall thereafter treat such streets or roads as streets and roads of the parish performing the work. Acts 1995, No. 262, §1, eff. June 14, 1995. NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 262, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3701. Railroad crossings; permits; sharing cost

RS 3701 - Railroad crossings; permits; sharing cost A. Where the tracks of a railroad cross or limit access to a state highway or a street or alley of a municipality or parish, the governing authority may require that a railroad company notify the governing authority in writing prior to any work being done on the railroad crossing. B. The governing authority shall have the authority to acquire and construct such public crossings as it deems necessary under its general expropriation authority and may require the railroad to pay one-half of the cost of constructing and maintaining a public crossing or viaduct over their tracks, or of constructing and maintaining a subway under their tracks, the other one-half of the cost of the construction and maintenance to be borne by the municipality or parish. The cost of the construction shall include all expenses incident thereto. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 658, §1; Acts 2008, No. 596, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3702. Disagreement between municipality or parish and railroad; decision by public service commission

RS 3702 - Disagreement between municipality or parish and railroad; decision by public service commission In cases mentioned in R.S. 33:3701 if the municipal or parish authorities and the railroads are not able to agree on the plans for the construction, payment for, or maintenance of, the public crossing, viaduct, or subway, the matter shall be left to the decision of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, provided, however, that after the commission's decision, the municipality or parish may defer action on the project. Acts 2008, No. 596, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3703. Apportionment between railroads crossing street

RS 3703 - Apportionment between railroads crossing street If there are more than one railroad crossing the street or alley or limiting access to a state highway, the one-half of the cost not paid by the municipality or parish shall be apportioned between or among the railroads according to the number of tracks of each railroad crossing the street or alley. Acts 2008, No. 596, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3704. Payments due upon completion of work

RS 3704 - Payments due upon completion of work In carrying out the work provided for in R.S. 33:3701 through 3703, the amount, if any, due to the municipality or parish shall be due and payable immediately after the work is completed and accepted, and the amount, if any, due the railroads, from the municipality or parish, shall also be due and payable immediately after the completion of the work, and either may recover the amounts due in any court of competent jurisdiction. Acts 2008, No. 596, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3705 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3705. Railroads required to maintain lights at crossings

RS 3705 - Railroads required to maintain lights at crossings A. Municipalities or parishes which have their streets lighted may require railroad companies to maintain lights at the intersections of their tracks within the limits of the municipality or parish, similar to and of equal power as those in use for the lighting of the streets. B. Any railroad company affected by the exercise of the power conferred by this Section may appeal to the courts to test the necessity for and the reasonableness of any ordinance passed under the authority of this Section. Acts 2008, No. 596, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3721 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3721. Street defined

RS 3721 - Street defined The word "street" as used in this Part shall mean any public highway, boulevard, esplanade, square or street, or any part or side of the same, within the limits of any incorporated municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand inhabitants.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3722 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3722. Establishment of building lines; building restrictions

RS 3722 - Establishment of building lines; building restrictions Any municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand may provide by ordinance for the establishment of a building line, on any street, provided that written notice of the introduction of the ordinance establishing the line is sent by registered mail to the last known address of each person owning property fronting on the street on which it is proposed to establish the building line. After the establishment of the line, no building or other structures shall be erected or moved and no existing buildings reconstructed or structurally altered, within the line established. The line may be established on one or both sides of any street for the total length of the street or any part of it. The ordinance establishing the line shall set forth the name of the street and the part to which the line shall apply, and shall provide that the owners of property abutting on the street within the part affected by the line, shall take notice of and be bound by the provisions of the ordinance.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3723 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3723. Servitude over lands abutting street for street widening purposes; rights of abutting owners

RS 3723 - Servitude over lands abutting street for street widening purposes; rights of abutting owners Upon the passage of the ordinance the municipality shall be held to have taken a servitude of passage over all lands abutting the part or of the street to which the building line ordinance is applied, and the owners of these lands shall thereupon be entitled to all the benefits accruing to owners of lands or other property taken by the public for public use, under the laws of eminent domain. The ordinance shall also set a date, not later than twenty-five years after the passage of the ordinance, on which the municipality shall widen the street to the line established. Between the time of the passage of the ordinance and the time fixed for widening the street, the owners of the land over which the municipality has acquired the servitude may make any use of the land not inconsistent with the right of the municipality under its servitude, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Sub-part, including the right to maintain upon the land any building, structure, or appurtenances existing thereon at the time of the passage of the ordinance.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3724 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3724. Determination of damages to landowners; prescriptions; measure of damages

RS 3724 - Determination of damages to landowners; prescriptions; measure of damages The municipality may determine the damages to the owners of the lands under the law of eminent domain. The owners of the land may likewise institute in any court of competent jurisdiction their actions to have assessed the damages sustained by them. No action shall be brought by any owner of property affected by the ordinance for damages by reason of the taking of the servitude, unless the action has been brought within twelve months of the final passage of the ordinance establishing the line. This prescription shall not apply to any person under disability whose right to bring action is regulated or governed by any other law of Louisiana. The measure of damage for the taking of the servitude under the ordinance shall be the difference between the value of the land at the time of the taking, without the servitude, and the value of the land at the time of the taking, subject to the servitude of the municipality. Nothing herein contained shall give any municipality any right, title, or interest to any building or improvement now existing on any land over which the municipality acquires a servitude or to the use or possession of any land within the line so established until the actual acquisition of the land as hereinafter provided.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3725 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3725. Acquisition of land for street widening

RS 3725 - Acquisition of land for street widening At the end of the period designated in the ordinance the municipality shall proceed to widen the street named therein, and to that end shall acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, the land necessary for the widening, and the owner shall be entitled to such damages as he may be entitled to under the law, where private property is taken for public use.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3726 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3726. Recovery of damages not arising from servitude

RS 3726 - Recovery of damages not arising from servitude If, between the time of the passage of the ordinance and the widening of the street, the owners of land abutting the building line are damaged by the passage of the ordinance in any manner other than by taking of the servitude in the land, each shall have a right of action against the municipality for any damages; provided, however, that the action shall be brought within one year from the time it accrues, except that persons under legal disability may bring the action within such time as may be provided by law.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3727 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3727. Payment of damages

RS 3727 - Payment of damages Damages for the servitude taken or damages to any owner, may be paid by the municipality out of any general or special fund which may be provided for that purpose.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3728 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3728. Power to establish building lines not abridged

RS 3728 - Power to establish building lines not abridged This Part shall not limit or abridge any other power of a municipality to establish building lines.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3741 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3741. Exchanging public property for other property for public purposes

RS 3741 - Exchanging public property for other property for public purposes The governing authority of any municipality may, by ordinance, unless otherwise specifically prohibited or restricted by existing law, exchange any public property owned by said municipality, except municipally owned cemeteries, including streets or parts of streets, with property owners for any public purpose. The properties to be exchanged must be appraised by competent appraisers and shall be of approximately equal value. The governing body, however, may pay or receive any difference in value in cash. All contracts of exchange made under the provisions of this Section shall be in notarial form and by ordinance dedicating the property to a specific use. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 301, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3742 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3742. Damages resulting from change of grade of streets

RS 3742 - Damages resulting from change of grade of streets In suits against municipalities for damages resulting from the change or alteration of the grade of streets or the disturbance of the natural contour of the ground, the damages to be paid to the owners of abutting property shall be determined after deduction has been made of all special benefits and the enhancement in value of the particular property so damaged by the performance of the public work.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3743 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3743. Curtailing width of street

RS 3743 - Curtailing width of street Municipalities having a population less than seventy-five thousand and more than twenty-five thousand may curtail the width of any street or alley and sell the part not needed or exchange it for other ground to be used for street purposes as an equivalent for the strip of street not needed, provided that prior to the exchange a majority of the property taxpayers in the municipality voting at an election to be called for that purpose, approve the proposed sale or exchange.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3744 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3744. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 158, §2.

RS 3744 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 158, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3745 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3745. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 158, §2.

RS 3745 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 158, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3746 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3746. Prescription of claims, liens and privileges for local or special assessments for paving and sewerage improvements; reinscription

RS 3746 - Prescription of claims, liens and privileges for local or special assessments for paving and sewerage improvements; reinscription A. Claims, liens, and privileges resulting from the levying of local or special assessments by any parish, municipality, sewerage district, or other special taxing district to cover the cost of constructing, paving, surfacing, resurfacing, or otherwise improving streets, roads, sidewalks, and alleys or the cost of the construction, installation, or maintenance of sewerage systems shall prescribe three years after the date on which the final installment or deferred payment of said local or special assessment becomes due and payable under the terms of the ordinance or resolution levying the assessment, provided that no acceleration of the due or payment date of any such installment or deferred payment as a result of default in payment thereof shall change the prescription date herein established and existing on the date of recordation in the mortgage records of said ordinance or resolution creating the levy. B. In all cases where the cost of the paving has been advanced by any parish, municipality or other special taxing district, to be refunded in annual installments, the claims, liens, and privileges shall prescribe in the same manner as taxes, tax liens, and privileges. C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, or of other law, to the contrary, upon written request of the executive officer of a municipality or the governing body of a parish or special taxing district, the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality, parish, or special taxing district is located shall reinscribe and re-record ordinances levying local or special assessments. Upon reinscription, prescription on a claim for payment of local or special assessments shall be interrupted and the lien and privilege securing the claim shall be continued. In order to interrupt prescription and continue the lien and privilege, the ordinance shall be reinscribed prior to the expiration of the prescriptive period. Reinscription shall continue the claim, lien, and privilege for a period of ten years from the date of reinscription. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 204, §1; Acts 1975, No. 709, §1; Acts 1982, No. 521, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3747 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3747. Written notice to non-resident and resident property owners prior to enactment of ordinances levying local or special assessments on property for improvements to streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbing or any part of them; invalidity of assessments made without such notice

RS 3747 - Written notice to non-resident and resident property owners prior to enactment of ordinances levying local or special assessments on property for improvements to streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbing or any part of them; invalidity of assessments made without such notice Any municipality, incorporated parish seat, parish, or other governing authority shall, prior to the enactment of any ordinance levying a special or local assessment on property for improvements to streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbing or any part of them, whether said improvement be to construct, pave, surface, resurface or repair or otherwise to effect improvements thereto, and whether said improvements be initiated by petition of the property owners abutting said contemplated improvements or be initiated by such governing authority, give 30 days written notice to each nonresident and resident owner of property upon which such special or local assessment is contemplated to be levied. This notice shall contain a general description of the improvement, the location thereof, the estimated amount of the proposed assessment, and the terms of paying therefor. The notice shall be given by depositing said written notice in the United States mail, postage paid, and addressed to the nonresident and resident property owner at the address as it appears on the last approved tax roll on the property contemplated to be assessed. No special or local assessment shall be valid against property owned by nonresidents and residents or against such nonresidents and residents with respect to whom the provisions of this section are applicable, until thirty days after such time as notice is given as provided for herein. The provisions of this section shall also apply to additional local or special assessments levied pursuant to law where the original assessment produced funds insufficient to pay the principal and interest of the improvement. The word nonresident as used herein shall mean a person, firm, association or corporation domiciled outside the State of Louisiana and whose mailing address on said tax roll is outside the State of Louisiana. The certificate of the clerk or the secretary of the governing authority levying any such special assessments certifying that the foregoing provisions as to notice to nonresidents and residents have been fulfilled, shall establish a conclusive legal presumption that all requirements of this section have been legally satisfied. Added by Acts 1964, Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 522, §1; Acts 1974, No. 150, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3748 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3748. Municipalities in St. Mary Parish; property taxes and charges for drainage works

RS 3748 - Municipalities in St. Mary Parish; property taxes and charges for drainage works A. The governing authority of any municipality within the parish of St. Mary shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to: (1) Levy special taxes on all the property within the municipality for the purpose of maintaining, operating, constructing, and improving the drainage works in the municipality in the manner provided by the constitution and laws of this state after having been authorized to do so at a special election held in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and laws of this state. (2) Levy and impose a charge for the purpose of maintaining, operating, constructing, and improving drainage works within the municipality, such charge to be imposed on a per acre basis, provided that prior to levying such charge, the governing authority shall give notice of intention by publication of a notice once a week for three consecutive weeks in its official journal, and shall thereafter hold a public hearing on the question of whether the governing authority should levy an acreage charge for the duration and in the amount set forth in the notice of intention. In the event a petition is received in opposition to the levy bearing the signatures of fifty or more adult residents of the municipality, such levy shall not be authorized without the consent of a majority of the electorate voting at an election held in such municipality in accordance with the election laws of this state. Any such charge authorized shall be levied by the governing authority of the municipality against each acre of land within the boundaries of the municipality, and the assessor of St. Mary Parish shall assess each parcel of property within the municipality and shall prepare an assessment roll in triplicate and shall provide a copy to the clerk of court and a copy to the tax collector of the parish and one copy to the governing authority of the municipality. The acreage of each parcel may be determined by land surveying or may be determined by controlled aerial photography and computer digitalization, performed in accordance with the United States National Map Accuracy Standards for photography at a scale of one inch to one hundred feet. The charge shall be due and payable annually at the same time as property taxes. B. All laws providing for, regulating, and governing the collection of state and local taxes and the creation of tax liens, penalties, methods, and procedures for sales for delinquent taxes shall also apply to regulate and govern the collection of the charges authorized to be imposed or levied under the provisions of this Section and the charges shall be collected through the tax collector of the municipality in which may be situated the lands of the municipality at the same time and in the same manner that he collects the state and local taxes. Acts 1993, No. 793, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.