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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. No person shall turn, alter, or change any public road as defined in R.S. 48:491 and being a parish or municipal road, except upon order of the governing authority of the parish for a parish road, whether or not within a municipality, or upon order of the governing authority of the municipality for a municipal road.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined one hundred dollars for each month the road is altered or turned out of its old course.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 48, § 511. Changing public road; penalty - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-48-sect-511/
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