{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-48-441","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 48:441","heading":"Authority to expropriate and acquisition of property prior to judgment","body":"A. Where the Department of Transportation and Development cannot amicably acquire property needed for highway purposes, the department may acquire the same by expropriation.\nB. In any suit for the expropriation of property, including both corporeal property and servitudes, the department may acquire the property prior to judgment in the trial court in the manner provided in this Part.","path":["TITLE 48. ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES","PART XVIII. EXPROPRIATION BY A DECLARATION OF TAKING"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=103199","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:02:49Z","sha256":"5192884855a64bc66b269cd35351bf2f6f445aac1ad027410dd40c5c626b57e0","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-48-425","next":"us-la/rs-48-441.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}