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La. Rev. Stat. § 19:149 (2026)

Upon the application of any party in interest, and upon due notice to all parties, the court may order that the money deposited, or any part thereof, be paid forthwith to the person entitled thereto for or on account of the just and adequate compensation to be awarded in the proceedings.  

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§149.  Withdrawal of amount deposited

Upon the application of any party in interest, and upon due notice to all parties, the court may order that the money deposited, or any part thereof, be paid forthwith to the person entitled thereto for or on account of the just and adequate compensation to be awarded in the proceedings.  

The court may make such orders as shall be just and equitable to direct the payment of taxes, encumbrances and other charges out of the money deposited.  

Added by Acts 1958, No. 204, §1.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2023 · leading case: Bd. of Supervisors v. Mid City Holdings, L.L.C., 151 So. 3d 908 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
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Bd. of Supervisors v. Mid City Holdings, L.L.C., 151 So. 3d 908 (La. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “R.S. 19:149 (emphasis added). When, as here, the entirety, and not a part, of an owner’s property is expropriated by “quick-taking,” the property owner “may apply for a trial to determine the market value of the property expropriated, provided .”
Bd. of Supervisors of Louisiana State Univ. v. Bickham, 163 So. 3d 119 (La. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “R.S. 19:149. This same 122section notes clearly that the “court may make such orders as shall be just and equitable to direct the payment of taxes, encumbrances and other charges out of the money deposited.”
State of Louisiana, Coastal Prot. & Restoration Auth. Versus Ernest Henry Amann, Tirza Mastainich Burghoffer, Scott A. Mastainich, Daron M. Mastainich, & Succession of Erna Amann Theriot (La. Ct. App. 2023). “R.S. 19:149. Furthermore, the trial court improperly held the order setting the matter for trial for two weeks after it was signed without issuing the order to the parties.”
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