Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 34, § 1708. Acquisition of lands; public aid

A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, appropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels, and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board except those pipelines in operation on May 1, 2008. The board may also provide that payments for such lands be made out of funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.

B. The board is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.

C. In addition to its power to acquire such property in the various modes set out hereinabove, the board shall also have power to expropriate property within the district in the same manner applicable to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Department of Transportation and Development under the provisions of R.S. 19:141 et seq.