2022 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 19 - Expropriation
§19:379. Answer; delay for filing
RS 19:379 - Answer; delay for filing
A. Where an entire lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within ninety days from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including all of the following:
(1) The value of each parcel expropriated and the amount of damages to the remainder of the property, if any.
(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.
B. Where a portion of a lot, block, or tract of land is expropriated, any defendant may apply for a trial to determine the measure of compensation by filing an answer within one year from the date of service of the petition setting forth the amount claimed, including all of the following:
(1) The value of each parcel expropriated and the amount claimed as damages to the remainder of his property, if any.
(2) A reasonable itemization of the damages claimed, if any.
Acts 2020, No. 229, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
