Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:144 – Liability for damages
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:144
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- High voltage: means a voltage in excess of six hundred volts between conductors, or between any conductor and the ground. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:141
- Overhead line: means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed above ground, except those conductors that are de-energized and grounded or that are enclosed in rigid metallic conduits. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:141
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. If a violation of this Chapter results in physical or electrical contact with any high voltage overhead line, the person violating this Chapter shall be liable to the owner or operator of the high voltage overhead line for all damages, costs, or expenses incurred by the owner or operator as a result of the contact.
B. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to alter, amend, restrict, or limit the liability of an owner or operator of the high voltage line under current law.
C. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to alter, amend, restrict, or limit the exclusive remedy provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 23:1032, except for the rights provided to the owner or operator of the high voltage line provided in Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 2001, No. 176, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.