BLIGHTED PROPERTY: Provides for the demolition or removal of dilapidated and dangerous buildings or structures by the governing authority of a parish or municipality. (8/1/25)

Expanded applicability to include all parishes and municipalities, removing previous restrictions to only New Orleans, Grambling, and East Baton Rouge.

Changed the authority for condemnation in East Baton Rouge from a hearing officer to the mayor-president or their designee.

Removed specific definitions for 'governing authority' that listed New Orleans and Grambling, replacing them with a general definition for any parish or municipality.

Added a digest and legislative services coding to the original version, which were not present in the enrolled version.

Added specific eligibility for the City of New Orleans, City of Grambling, and Parish of East Baton Rouge to utilize a new expropriation process for blighted properties.

Defined 'governing authority' to specifically include the new eligible cities and parishes mentioned in the expropriation section.

Established a new requirement that expropriation proceedings in the Parish of East Baton Rouge must be initiated by the specific member of the governing authority representing the district where the property is located.

Changed the document status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and updated the page count to reflect the final version.