Utility Rights-of-Way
Review and negotiation of proposed rights-of-way for electric transmission lines, substations, access roads, and related infrastructure.
Louisiana landowner representation
Protect the full value of your property.
When a utility company, pipeline operator, or governmental body seeks rights across your land, the initial offer is only part of the story. We represent Louisiana landowners in right-of-way, servitude, easement, and expropriation matters.
Strategy. Execution. Results.
We look beyond the proposed payment.
Every property and every proposed right-of-way is different. A transmission line or pipeline crossing may affect access, drainage, farming, timber operations, future construction, industrial potential, or the market value of the remaining property.
Our goal is straightforward: protect your property, pursue fair compensation, and prevent the acquiring entity from obtaining broader rights than the project reasonably requires.
Matters we handle
Focused counsel for landowners.
Pipeline Servitudes
Representation involving permanent servitudes, temporary construction workspaces, survey access, and amendments to existing agreements.
Property Valuation
Evaluation of the rights acquired, the property's highest and best use, and severance damages to the remaining tract.
Expropriation Litigation
Landowner representation when the authority to take, the scope of the acquisition, or just compensation cannot be resolved.
The entire acquisition matters
What should be reviewed?
Compensation is only one term in a right-of-way agreement. We examine the full scope of the proposed acquisition and its practical effect on the property.
- Location, width, and duration of the proposed right-of-way
- Access, construction, maintenance, and clearing rights
- Restrictions on buildings, roads, utilities, and future development
- Restoration, drainage, relocation, and assignment obligations
- Highest and best use and loss in value to the remaining property
Before you sign
Talk with a Louisiana right-of-way attorney.
If you received a survey request, proposed agreement, appraisal, compensation offer, or expropriation petition, contact us to understand your options.
Call (504) 285-5440Request a Free Consultation
A member of our staff will reach out within 24 hours.