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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 48, § 461.12. Acquisition of sites for removal and screening of junkyards

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The department may acquire by donation, purchase, lease, exchange or expropriation such interest in lands as it may deem necessary to secure the relocation, removal or disposal of the following junkyards when it determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or the screening of such junkyards would not be practical:

(1) Those lawfully in existence on July 27, 1966;

(2) Those lawfully along any highway made a part of the interstate or primary systems on or after July 27, 1966 and before January 1, 1968; and

(3) Those lawfully established on or after January 1, 1968.

B. Where required by state or federal law just compensation shall be paid the owner for the relocation, removal, or disposal of the junkyards listed in this Section.

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