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La. Rev. Stat. § 19:145 (2026)

Vesting of title

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§145.  Vesting of title

Upon the deposit of the amount of the estimate in the registry of the court, for the use and benefit of the persons entitled thereto, the clerk shall issue a receipt showing the amount deposited, the date it was deposited, the style and number of the cause, and the description of the property and property rights as contained in the petition.  Upon such deposits, title to the property and property rights specified in the petition shall vest in the plaintiff and the right to just and adequate compensation therefor shall vest in the persons entitled thereto.  

Added by Acts 1958, No. 204, §1.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 40, §4.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2012–2018 · 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. 19:145. But, of course, “the right to just and adequate compensation therefor shall vest in the persons entitled thereto.”
Alderdice v. Bd. of Supervisors, 107 So. 3d 7 (La. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “R.S. 19:145. At the time that the deposit is made, title to the property vests in the expropriating party.”
Bd. of Supervisors of Louisiana State Univ. v. Dixie Brewing Co., 154 So. 3d 683 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “19:144 provides that upon the filing of the petition for expropriation, the court shall issue an ex parte order directing that the amount of the estimated compensation (which amount is required to be included in the petition) be deposited into the registry of the court.”
Bd. of Supervisors of Louisiana State Univ. v. Dixie Brewing Co., 131 So. 3d 130 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “R.S. 19:145 further provides that once that amount is deposited, “title to the property and property rights specified in the petition shall vest in the plaintiff [the expropriating authority].”
Ryan v. Calcasieu Par. Police Jury, 256 So. 3d 1044 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “R.S. 19:145. Once properly served with notice of the expropriation suit, a defendant has twenty days to file a motion to dismiss "to contest the validity or extent of the taking on the ground that the property was not expropriated for a public use," failing which any defense he…”
Bd. of Supervisors v. Guth, 195 So. 3d 579 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “R.S. 19:145. On August 26, 2010, pursuant to La.”
Bd. of Supervisors of Louisiana State Univ. v. Bickham, 163 So. 3d 119 (La. Ct. App. 2015). “R.S. 19:145. The Board’s right to take possession and title in advance of final judgment “is in addition to any right or authority conferred by the laws of this state under which expropriation proceedings may be conducted, and shall not be construed as abrogating, eliminating,…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 19:145(A) — 1 case
Ryan v. Calcasieu Par. Police Jury, 256 So. 3d 1044 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 19:145. Once properly served with notice of the expropriation suit, a defendant has twenty days to file a motion to dismiss "to contest the validity or extent of the taking on the ground that the property was not expropriated for a public use," failing which any defense he…”
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