Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:5062.2 – Weed cutting in Orleans Parish; abutting owner’s liability; notice; waiver of notice
A. The governing authority of Orleans Parish may enact ordinances regulating or prohibiting the growth or accumulation of grass, noxious weeds, or other deleterious or unhealthful growths, trash, debris, refuse, graffiti, or discarded or noxious matter on any sidewalks or banquettes and on any lot, place, or area within the parish, except railroad rights-of-way. The charges, costs, and expenses incurred by the parish governing authority in enforcing the ordinances shall, to the extent of the actual cost thereof to the parish governing authority, be a charge, cost, or expense of the property abutting the sidewalk or banquette or of the lot, place, or area, and the owner thereof.
B. No work shall be undertaken by the parish governing authority pursuant to this Section until the owner of the lot, place, or area or the owner of the abutting property, as shown on the last assessment roll of the parish, has an opportunity of doing the work himself within at least five days after notice has been given to him by advertisement in the official journal of the parish for two consecutive days or after notice has been given to him by registered or certified mail, addressed in accordance with the tax rolls of the parish.
C. However, the parish governing authority may undertake the cutting, destruction, or removal of grass, noxious weeds, or other deleterious or unhealthful growths, trash, debris, refuse, graffiti, or discarded or noxious matter without the notice required in Subsection B of this Section if the property owner liable has been notified pursuant to Subsection B of this Section at any time during the immediately preceding twenty-four months and has failed to do the work himself after opportunity to do so.
D. The parish shall furnish the owner an invoice for the cost of the work performed. If the cost or expense thereof has not been paid within one month, the parish may furnish the owner, by registered or certified mail or by domiciliary or personal service, a written statement showing the outstanding cost or expense incurred for the work. If the statement is not paid within one month thereafter, the amount thereof shall be included in and form part of the taxes due by the owner of the property and, when collected, shall be credited to the general fund of the parish.
E. The tax collector shall maintain a record of the charges prior to the filing of the tax rolls, which record shall be open to inspection at all times and which shall constitute legal notice to the purchasers of the property or parties lending money thereon of the assessment.
Acts 2023, No. 159, §1.