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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3726

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3721

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.