§ 20-15. Revocation or abandonment of the dedication of parish roads, streets and alleyways dedicated to public use.

(a)

Prior to the revocation or abandonment of the dedication of any roads, streets and/or alleyways laid out and dedicated to the public use and within the care, custody and control of the parish council-president government, there must be filed with the parish council-president government a petition signed by all of the landowners who own property or servitude rights adjacent to the said roadway, street and/or alleyway certifying under oath and under penalty of perjury before a duly qualified notary public that they and each person on this petition is in fact a servitude owner with rights to enter the said roadway or landowner owning property adjacent to the said roadway and swearing that this petition has been signed by all of the servitude holders and the property owners who own property adjacent to the parish roadway, street and/or alleyway sought to be abandoned and that all of these said persons are in favor of and desire the said abandonment.

(b)

Prior to the revocation or abandonment of the dedication of any parish roadway, street or alleyway, the parish director of public works and/or the parish road superintendent shall inspect and investigate the proposed closure of the road, street and/or alleyway and shall file with the parish government prior to any final vote on an ordinance to revoke or abandon the dedication of any parish road, street and/or alleyway, a written report detailing his findings of fact as to the said roadway, street and/or alleyway and shall in this written report state his opinion as to whether the roadway is or is not needed for public purposes and basis of that opinion.

(c)

No parish roadway, street and/or alleyway shall be abandoned nor its dedication to public use be revoked unless the said roadway is no longer needed for public purposes.

(d)

Prior to revocation or abandonment of the dedication of any parish roadway, street and/or alleyway, all applicable state law governing this revocation and/or abandonment will be followed by the parish council-president government, specifically including but not limited to the provisions of R.S. 48:701 et seq.

(e)

Upon the revocation and/or abandonment of the parish road, street and/or alleyway, all of the soil covered by and embraced in the roads, streets and/or alleyways up to the centerline thereof, shall revert to the then present owner or owners of the land contiguous thereto in accordance with state law.

(Ord. No. 97-30, 12-8-97)