RS 19:393: Answer; delay for filing

A. Where an entire lot, parcel, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within thirty days from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including:

(1) The claimed value of the property expropriated and the amount of damages to the remainder of the property, if any.

(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.

B. Where a portion of a lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within ninety days from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including:

(1) The claimed value of the property expropriated and the amount claimed as damages to the remainder of his property, if any.

(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.