Louisiana CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Art. I §1 | ORIGIN AND PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT
Art. I §2 | DUE PROCESS OF LAW
Art. I §3 | RIGHT TO INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY
Art. I §4 | RIGHT TO PROPERTY
(B)
(b) for transfer of ownership to any private person or entity.
(b) Continuous public ownership of property dedicated to one or more of the following objectives and uses:
(ii) Roads, bridges, waterways, access to public waters and lands, and other public transportation, access, and navigational systems available to the general public.
(iii) Drainage, flood control, levees, coastal and navigational protection and reclamation for the benefit of the public generally.
(iv) Parks, convention centers, museums, historical buildings and recreational facilities generally open to the public.
(v) Public utilities for the benefit of the public generally.
(vi) Public ports and public airports to facilitate the transport of goods or persons in domestic or international commerce.
(4) Property shall not be taken or damaged by any private entity authorized by law to expropriate, except for a public and necessary purpose and with just compensation paid to the owner; in such proceedings, whether the purpose is public and necessary shall be a judicial question.
(5) In every expropriation or action to take property pursuant to the provisions of this Section, a party has the right to trial by jury to determine whether the compensation is just, and the owner shall be compensated to the full extent of his loss. Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, the full extent of loss shall include, but not be limited to, the appraised value of the property and all costs of relocation, inconvenience, and any other damages actually incurred by the owner because of the expropriation.
(6) No business enterprise or any of its assets shall be taken for the purpose of operating that enterprise or halting competition with a government enterprise. However, a municipality may expropriate a utility within its jurisdiction.
(D) The following property may be forfeited and disposed of in a civil proceeding, as provided by law: contraband drugs; property derived in whole or in part from contraband drugs; property used in the distribution, transfer, sale, felony possession, manufacture, or transportation of contraband drugs; property furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for contraband drugs; property used or intended to be used to facilitate any of the above conduct; or other property because the above-described property has been rendered unavailable.
(E) This Section shall not apply to appropriation of property necessary for levee and levee drainage purposes.
(F) Further, the legislature may place limitations on the extent of recovery for the taking of, or loss or damage to, property rights affected by coastal wetlands conservation, management, preservation, enhancement, creation, or restoration activities.
(G) Compensation paid for the taking of, or loss or damage to, property rights for the construction, enlargement, improvement, or modification of federal or non-federal hurricane protection projects, including mitigation related thereto, shall not exceed the compensation required by the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. However, this Paragraph shall not apply to compensation paid for a building or structure that was destroyed or damaged by an event for which a presidential declaration of major disaster or emergency was issued, if the taking occurs within three years of such event. The legislature by law may provide procedures and definitions for the provisions of this Paragraph.
(H)
(2) Within one year after the completion of the project for which the property was expropriated, the state or its political subdivision which expropriated the property shall identify all property which is not necessary for the public purpose of the project and declare the property as surplus property.
(3) All expropriated property identified as surplus property shall be offered for sale to the original owner or his heir, or, if there is no heir, to the successor in title to the owner at the time of expropriation at the current fair market value, within two years after completion of the project. If the original owner, heir, or other successor in title refuses or fails to purchase the surplus property within three years from completion of the project, then the surplus property may be offered for sale to the general public by competitive bid.
(4) After one year from the completion of the project for which property was expropriated, the original owner or his heir, or, if there is no heir, the successor in title to the owner at the time of expropriation may petition the state or its political subdivision which expropriated the property to have all or any portion of his property declared surplus. If the state or its political subdivision refuses or fails to identify all or any portion of the expropriated property as surplus, the original owner or the successor in title may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to have the property declared surplus.
Art. I §5 | RIGHT TO PRIVACY
Art. I §6 | FREEDOM FROM INTRUSION
Art. I §7 | FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Art. I §8 | FREEDOM OF RELIGION
Art. I §9 | RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY AND PETITION
Art. I §10 | RIGHT TO VOTE
(2) A person who has been convicted within this state of a felony and who has exhausted all legal remedies, or who has been convicted under the laws of any other state or of the United States or of any foreign government or country of a crime which, if committed in this state, would be a felony and who has exhausted all legal remedies and has not afterwards been pardoned either by the governor of this state or by the officer of the state, nation, government, or country having such authority to pardon in the place where the person was convicted and sentenced.
(C) The provisions of Paragraph (A) of this Section shall not prohibit a person from being employed by the state or a political subdivision.
Art. I §10.1 | DISQUALIFICATION FROM SEEKING OR HOLDING AN ELECTIVE OFFICE OR APPOINTMENT
(B) No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to register and vote in this state.
Art. I §11 | RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
Art. I §12 | FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION
Art. I §13 | RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED
Art. I §14 | RIGHT TO PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Art. I §15 | INITIATION OF PROSECUTION
Art. I §16 | RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL
Art. I §17 | JURY TRIAL IN CRIMINAL CASES; JOINDER OF FELONIES; MODE OF TRIAL
(B) Joinder of Felonies; Mode of Trial. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, offenses in which punishment is necessarily confinement at hard labor may be charged in the same indictment or information with offenses in which the punishment may be confinement at hard labor; provided, however, that the joined offenses are of the same or similar character or are based on the same act or transaction or on two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a common scheme or plan; and provided further, that cases so joined shall be tried by a jury composed of twelve jurors, ten of whom must concur to render a verdict.
Art. I §18 | RIGHT TO BAIL
(B) However, a person charged with a crime of violence as defined by law or with production, manufacture, distribution, or dispensing or possession with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance as defined by the Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, and the proof is evident and the presumption of guilt is great, shall not be bailable if, after a contradictory hearing, the judge or magistrate finds by clear and convincing evidence that there is a substantial risk that the person may flee or poses an imminent danger to any other person or the community.
Art. I §19 | RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
Art. I §20 | RIGHT TO HUMANE TREATMENT
Art. I §20.1 | ABORTION
Art. I §21 | WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
Art. I §22 | ACCESS TO COURTS
Art. I §23 | PROHIBITED LAWS
Art. I §24 | UNENUMERATED RIGHTS
Art. I §25 | RIGHTS OF A VICTIM
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to inure to the benefit of an accused or to confer upon any person the right to appeal or seek supervisory review of any judicial decision made in a criminal proceeding. Nothing in this Section shall be the basis for an award of costs or attorney fees, for the appointment of counsel for a victim, or for any cause of action for compensation or damages against the state of Louisiana, a political subdivision, a public agency, or a court, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof. Remedies to enforce the rights enumerated in this Section shall be provided by law.
Art. I §26 | STATE SOVEREIGNTY
Art. I §27 | FREEDOM TO HUNT, FISH AND TRAP
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