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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 19:139.3

  • property: means any portion of immovable property, including servitudes, rights-of-way, and other rights in or to immovable property; the term "governing authority" means the city of Lafayette and parish of Lafayette; and the term "project" means the Kaliste Saloom Road Widening Project or the construction, repair, or enhancement of drainage, roads, or bridges. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 19:139

Title to the property and the property rights specified in the petition shall vest in the governing authority upon final court order declaring that the property described in the petition has been taken for the project, and the right to just and adequate compensation therefor shall vest in the persons entitled thereto.  Upon vesting of title, the governing authority may enter upon and take possession of the property.

Acts 2009, No. 19, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.