Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.54

  • Local government: means any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state and any utility authority, board, branch, department or other unit thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.43
  • Private provider: means a person that:

    (a)  Provides a covered service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844.43

  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

A.  Subject to the applicable provisions of thethe Louisiana Constitution, a local government may not exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn plant, equipment, or real property of a private provider for the purpose of providing to a subscriber a covered service.

B.  Nothing contained in Subsection A of this Section shall be construed or applied in any manner to preclude a local government from exercising its power of eminent domain for any other lawful purpose other than for the purpose proscribed in Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 736, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.