Article 671

Destruction of private property to arrest fire. ACTIVE

Governing bodies of parishes and municipalities are authorized to adopt regulations determining the mode of proceeding to prevent the spread of fire by the destruction of buildings.

When private property is so destroyed in order to combat a conflagration, the owner shall be indemnified by the political subdivision for his actual loss.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1977, No. 514, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 671 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-671,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 671},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/671},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}