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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:220

Interference with drainage of roads parallel or contiguous to public levees

Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 38 — Public Contracts, Works and Improvements · Status: effective

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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:220, Interference with drainage of roads parallel or contiguous to public levees, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2723044
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No proprietor, owner, lessee, or possessor of lands abutting upon any public road parallel or contiguous to any public levee shall in any manner close or place any obstruction in the drains or ditches, whether on private property or on the public road or levee adjacent to the road which will in any manner interfere with the effective, thorough, and continuous drainage of the public road or levee. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court.