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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:790"
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heading: "Costs."
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1977, No. 169, §1."
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# Art. 790. Costs.

When the boundary is fixed extrajudicially costs are divided equally between the adjoining owners in the absence of contrary agreement. When the boundary is fixed judicially court costs are taxed in accordance with the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure. Expenses of litigation not taxed as court costs are borne by the person who has incurred them.