Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.66

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Property: means the servitude of use, easement or right-of-way over, through, along and across immovable property necessary to establish, maintain or operate a project for barrier island preservation, restoration, or creation for coastal wetlands purposes, including rights of ingress and egress to public or private areas on which such projects are being established, maintained or operated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:214.61

A.  The clerk of court shall issue a notice to each defendant in the suit notifying him that the property described in the petition has been expropriated for barrier island preservation, restoration, or creation for coastal wetlands purposes.

B.  This notice, together with a certified copy of the order and the petition, shall be delivered by the clerk to the proper sheriff for service on each defendant in the manner provided for the service of citations.

Acts 2004, No. 633, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.