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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:436 Sale of bonds for other purposes; disposition of proceeds
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§436. Sale of bonds for other purposes; disposition of proceeds Bonds under this Subpart not issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds shall be issued by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the state auditor in pursuance of a resolution of the levee board or levee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:437 Annual tax to pay interest
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§437. Annual tax to pay interest For the purpose of paying the interest of the bonds, the levee boards and levee and drainage boards shall levy annually to an amount sufficient for that purpose the taxes and local contributions which they are authorized and empowered to levy and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:438 Annual tax to create sinking fund for principal of bonds
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§438. Annual tax to create sinking fund for principal of bonds For the purpose of providing a sinking fund to meet the payment of the principal of the bonds issued under this Subpart, the levee board or levee and drainage board, beginning ten years before the maturity of the bond…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:439 Duty of auditor where levee boards and levee and drainage boards fail to levy tax
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§439. Duty of auditor where levee boards and levee and drainage boards fail to levy tax In case of the failure of the levee board or levee and drainage board to levy the taxes and local contributions, as provided for in R.S. 38:437 and 38:438, or in case from any other cause the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:440 Courts may enforce payment of principal and interest
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§440. Courts may enforce payment of principal and interest In case for any cause it becomes necessary in order to enforce payment of the principal or interest of the bonds, any court of competent jurisdiction, at the joint or separate suit of any holder or holders of the bonds, s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:441 Binding obligation of state
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§441. Binding obligation of state This Subpart and the laws providing for the creation and government of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts and their authority or power to levy and collect taxes and local contributions and to issue bonds shall not be repealed or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:442 Mandamus to compel action by authorities
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§442. Mandamus to compel action by authorities The performance of the duties imposed by this Subpart upon the boards and other officers of this state may be enforced by mandamus at the separate or joint suit of any holder or holders of the bonds in case of failure on the part of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:443 Existing rights to issue bonds not limited
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§443. Existing rights to issue bonds not limited Nothing contained in this Subpart shall be construed as depriving the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of the right or power to issue their bonds in the manner and form already authorized if the boards of commission…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:451 Authority to issue
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§451. Authority to issue The board of commissioners of any levee district or levee and drainage district in Louisiana may issue bonds of the district in addition to any bond which it may by law now issue for the purpose of paying, refunding, or refinancing the principal and inter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:452 Resolution authorizing bonds
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§452. Resolution authorizing bonds Refunding bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district, and the resolution shall be promulgated by one insertion in the official journal of the district to be made w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:453 Payment of interest
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§453. Payment of interest The interest on refunding bonds shall be paid out of funds arising from the collection of taxes and other revenues of the levee board or levee and drainage board, and the state treasurer shall pay any and all interest that may be due on the bonds when pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:454 Payment of bonds
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§454. Payment of bonds The board of commissioners shall set aside and deduct out of the taxes, local contributions, and other revenues of the levee board or levee and drainage board, by preference over all other claims, an amount sufficient to pay the bonds as they mature, as pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:455 Levy of taxes and local contributions; setting apart amounts necessary; order of payment
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§455. Levy of taxes and local contributions; setting apart amounts necessary; order of payment For the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued under this Subpart, the board of commissioners of the district shall annually levy, in an amount sufficie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:456 Extension and collection of taxes when board fails to levy
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§456. Extension and collection of taxes when board fails to levy In the event of the failure of the board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district to levy the taxes and local contributions, as provided in R.S. 38:455 or, if for any other cause the tax…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:457 Issuance from time to time; differences in date, maturity or interest
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§457. Issuance from time to time; differences in date, maturity or interest It is the intent of this Subpart that the boards of commissioners may issue bonds under the provisions of this Subpart for the purpose of paying, refunding, or refinancing the principal and interest of an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:458 Enforcement of collection of taxes and local contributions by court
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§458. Enforcement of collection of taxes and local contributions by court In case for any cause it becomes necessary to enforce payment of the principal of or the interest on any bonds issued under this Subpart, any court of competent jurisdiction at the joint or separate suit of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:459 Repeal or modification of statute to detriment of bonds
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§459. Repeal or modification of statute to detriment of bonds This Subpart and all other statutes authorizing levee districts and levee and drainage districts in the state to levy and collect taxes and local contributions or to issue bonds shall not be repealed or modified to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:460 Enforcement of duties by mandamus
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§460. Enforcement of duties by mandamus The performance of the duties imposed by this Subpart upon the boards of commissioners of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts, and upon other officers of this state may be enforced by mandamus at the separate or joint suit …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:461 Full authority for issuing bonds; additional and alternative methods
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§461. Full authority for issuing bonds; additional and alternative methods This Subpart without reference to any other statute shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the issuance of refunding bonds by the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of this sta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:471 Authority to issue bonds
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§471. Authority to issue bonds The board of commissioners or other governing authority of any levee district or levee and drainage district in the state may issue bonds of the district, in addition to any bonds which it is now authorized by law to issue, for the purpose of constr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:472 Resolution authorizing bonds; contest of legality of bonds or tax
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§472. Resolution authorizing bonds; contest of legality of bonds or tax The improvement bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of commissioners of the district, and the resolution shall be promulgated by one insertion in a newspaper of general circulation publishe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:473 Interest on bonds
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§473. Interest on bonds The interest on the bonds shall be paid out of funds arising from the collection of taxes and other revenues of the levee board or levee and drainage board, and the state treasurer shall pay any interest that may be due on the bonds when presented by any b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:474 Payment of bonds at maturity
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§474. Payment of bonds at maturity The board of commissioners shall set aside and deduct out of the taxes, local contributions, and other revenues of the board by preference over all other claims an amount sufficient to pay the series of bonds maturing each year as provided in th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:475 Taxes and local contributions for payment of interest; setting apart amount necessary
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§475. Taxes and local contributions for payment of interest; setting apart amount necessary For the purpose of paying the interest on the bonds, the board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district shall annually levy, in an amount sufficient for that p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:476 Taxes and local contributions for payment of principal; setting apart sufficient amount
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§476. Taxes and local contributions for payment of principal; setting apart sufficient amount For the purpose of providing for the payment of the principal of the bonds issued under this Subpart as they mature, the levee board or levee and drainage board shall levy in an amount s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:477 Extension and collection of taxes when board fails to levy
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§477. Extension and collection of taxes when board fails to levy In case of failure of the board of commissioners of the district to levy the taxes and local contributions as provided for in R.S. 38:475 and 38:476 or in case for any other cause the taxes and local contributions a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:478 Provisions for issuance; purposes; security; form of bonds
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§478. Provisions for issuance; purposes; security; form of bonds A. The board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district shall have power and authority to issue bonds under the provisions of this Subpart for the purpose of constructing levees, drainage,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:479 Bondholder's right to enforce levy and collection of tax
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§479. Bondholder's right to enforce levy and collection of tax In case for any cause it becomes necessary to enforce payment of the principal and interest of the improvement bonds, any court of competent jurisdiction, at the joint or separate suit of any holder of bonds of the bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:480 Binding obligation of state
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§480. Binding obligation of state This Subpart and all other statutes authorizing any levee district or levee and drainage district in the state to levy and collect taxes and local contributions or to issue bonds shall not be repealed or modified to the detriment of the bonds aut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:481 Enforcement of performance of duties by mandamus
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§481. Enforcement of performance of duties by mandamus The performance of the duties imposed by this Subpart upon the board of commissioners of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of the state and other officers of this state may be enforced by mandamus at the se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:491 Authority to borrow money and issue bonds
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§491. Authority to borrow money and issue bonds The levee districts and levee and drainage districts of Louisiana under the terms of any law which may be enacted by the Congress of the United States may borrow money from the United States government to be used for the purpose of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:492 Form of bonds
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§492. Form of bonds The form of the bonds and interest coupons attached shall be as prescribed by the attorney general of the state, and each bond shall expressly show that the form thereof has been so prescribed and prepared by the officer whose official signature together with …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:493 Payment of interest
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§493. Payment of interest For the purpose of paying the interest of the bonds, the levee board or levee and drainage board shall levy annually to an amount sufficient for that purpose the taxes and local contributions which levee boards and levee and drainage boards are authorize…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:494 Failure to levy taxes and local contributions; extension and collection
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§494. Failure to levy taxes and local contributions; extension and collection In case of the failure of the levee board or levee and drainage board to levy the taxes and local contributions as provided for in R.S. 38:493 or in case from any other cause the taxes and local contrib…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:495 Mandamus to enforce discharge of duties; injunction prohibited
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§495. Mandamus to enforce discharge of duties; injunction prohibited Should any officer charged with the duty of collecting or disbursing the revenues under the provisions of this Subpart fail, neglect, or refuse to perform the duties devolving on him, the board or any holder of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:496 Deposit of bonds with state treasurer; withdrawal
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§496. Deposit of bonds with state treasurer; withdrawal The bonds authorized by R.S. 38:491 shall be deposited with the state treasurer as soon as they have been printed; and before the bonds have been signed by the president of the board and attested by the signature of the secr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:497 Binding obligation of state
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§497. Binding obligation of state This Subpart and the laws providing for the creation and government of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts and their authority or power to levy and collect taxes and local contributions and to issue bonds shall not be repealed or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:5 Cooperation with federal government in drainage and reclamation projects
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§5. Cooperation with federal government in drainage and reclamation projects The Department of Public Works may also cooperate with the federal government or any federal agency, and may receive and expend grants of money by the federal government or any federal agency for the pur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:5.1 Planning assistance to municipal and other planning agencies; federal grants
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§5.1. Planning assistance to municipal and other planning agencies; federal grants A. For the purpose of providing planning assistance to municipal, parish, regional and other planning agencies of the state of Louisiana in the solution of their planning problems, the Department o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:501 Authority to fund into bonds or other evidences of indebtedness
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§501. Authority to fund into bonds or other evidences of indebtedness The boards of commissioners of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of the state may fund into bonds or other evidences of indebtedness the proceeds of taxes in excess of five mills on the dolla…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:502 Maturity of bonds; interest; certificate of district attorney
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§502. Maturity of bonds; interest; certificate of district attorney A. The bonds issued under the authority of this Subpart shall mature annually upon dates to be determined and fixed by the issuing body, and the total amount of debt incurred or bonds issued shall not exceed in p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:503 Ordinances and resolutions to be adopted; redemption prior to maturity
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§503. Ordinances and resolutions to be adopted; redemption prior to maturity A. The levee board or levee and drainage board shall, through their respective governing bodies before the issuance of bonds under this Subpart, and in contemplation of the issuance, in each case, pass a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:511 Anticipation of revenues for five years; authority to borrow money and issue certificates of indebtedness
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§511. Anticipation of revenues for five years; authority to borrow money and issue certificates of indebtedness The boards of commissioners of the duly organized levee districts and levee and drainage districts, in their discretion, may anticipate, for five years in advance of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:512 Form of pledge; rights of pledgee
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§512. Form of pledge; rights of pledgee The pledge shall be either by notarial act or by an act under private signature, duly acknowledged. A copy of the act shall be filed with the state treasurer, another copy shall be filed with the state auditor, and a third copy shall be fil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:513 Levee districts reorganized, merged into, and consolidated with a parish
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§513. Levee districts reorganized, merged into, and consolidated with a parish A. In addition to any rights, revenues, resources, jurisdiction, powers, authority, and functions granted by applicable provisions of this Chapter, any levee district reorganized, merged, and consolida…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:551 Bunches Bend Protection District
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§551. Bunches Bend Protection District A. Creation. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19, 30, and 36 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the Bunches Bend Protection District is hereby created, effective July 15, 2012, as a special district and political subdivision of the state of L…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:6 Cooperation with drainage districts, levee boards, and political subdivisions
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§6. Cooperation with drainage districts, levee boards, and political subdivisions The Department of Transportation and Development may also cooperate with any drainage or subdrainage district, any gravity drainage or gravity subdrainage district, any levee board, or any political…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:7 Organization of department
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§7. Organization of department The Department of Public Works shall consist of the position of Director of Public Works and the Board of Public Works, and all divisions which may be established in accordance with this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:8 Head of department
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§8. Head of department The Director of Public Works shall be the head of the department.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:81 Governor authorized to enter into contracts with federal authorities
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§81. Governor authorized to enter into contracts with federal authorities A. The governor on behalf of the state or any state board, commission, agency, body politic or political subdivision or any section of the state may make and execute with any person, including the secretary…
