La. Stat. tit. 19 § 372
Current with changes from the 2024 3rd Extraordinary Session
When the governing authority cannot amicably acquire property needed for current or future drainage maintenance or improvements, including but not limited to access to such improvements, it may acquire such property by expropriation and may acquire the property prior to judgment in the trial court fixing the amount of compensation due to the property owner in the manner set forth in this Part.
La. R.S. § 19:372