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2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 48 — Roads, bridges and ferries
RS 48:495 — Width of roads and bridges; causeways
LA Rev Stat § 48:495 What's This?
§495. Width of roads and bridges; causeways
All roads laid out in accordance with this Sub-part and all necessary bridges shall be at least twenty-five feet wide. When causeways on a road are made or repaired, they shall be at least fourteen feet wide. The earth necessary to raise or cover the causeway shall be taken from each side of the causeway equally, so as to form a drain on each side thereof.
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