§374. Contents of petition for expropriation; place of filing

            The authority to expropriate granted by this Part shall be exercised in the following manner:

            (1) The governing authority shall file a petition in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.

            (2) The petition shall contain a statement of the purpose for which the property is to be expropriated, a description of the property to be expropriated, a description of any improvements, the reason the governing authority could not amicably acquire clear title, and the name of each owner shown on the conveyance records for East Baton Rouge Parish.

            (3) The petition shall have annexed thereto the following:

            (a) A certified copy of a resolution of the governing authority authorizing the expropriation and declaring the public purpose authorized by this Part.

            (b) A certificate signed by the city engineer declaring the proposed maintenance or improvement is in the interest of the safety and protection of citizens of the city of Central.

            (c) A certificate signed by the director of public works declaring whether any buildings or improvements are located wholly or partially upon the property described in the petition.

            (d) An itemized statement of the amount of the estimate of the loss for the expropriation or the damage, or both, the methodology used in the estimate and all information required by this Part relative to the estimate, signed by the estimator, showing the capacity in which they acted, and the date on which the estimate was made.

            (4) The petition shall conclude with a prayer that the property be transferred to the governing authority for drainage maintenance or improvements.

            Acts 2020, No. 229, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.