La. R.S. § 34:342 - Acquisition of same by expropriation

• Cite as: La. R.S. § 34:342

For the public purposes contemplated in R.S. 34:341, the commissioner of wildlife and fisheries shall endeavor to acquire the needed canals and locks by amicable agreement with the owners thereof, failing which he may expropriate the needed properties in accordance with the general expropriation laws of the state. An agreement of purchase or lease contemplating the acquisition of the needed properties may be made by the commissioner upon a basis of annual or semi-annual installment payments bearing not more than seven per centum per annum interest with vendor's privilege or other security clauses; he may als...