Title 38, Public Contracts, Works and Improvements
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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:311 Expenses of delegates; contribution to interstate and national association
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§311. Expenses of delegates; contribution to interstate and national association The boards of commissioners of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts may make appropriations to cover the expenses of delegates to the meetings of the Mississippi River Commission and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:3110 Last resort housing
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§3110. Last resort housing In the event that, in the vicinity of any state or local project, comparable, decent, safe and sanitary housing is not available to enable replacement of housing as contemplated by R.S. 38:3105, for whatever reason, then the agency constructing the proj…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:312 Notification of owners of oil, gas, or waterlines before construction or removal of levees
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§312. Notification of owners of oil, gas, or waterlines before construction or removal of levees Except in cases of immediate emergency due to caving river banks, a breach, or an approaching breach of the maintaining line of the public levee, whenever any new levee is to be built…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:313 Cessation of activities
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§313. Cessation of activities A. Any levee district or levee and drainage district created after January 1, 1974, which has not substantially completed the construction of a protection levee and one in which the voters have rejected a parcel fee or ad valorem tax to support const…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:314 Issuance of bonds
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§314. Issuance of bonds The boards of commissioners of the various levee districts and levee and drainage districts may incur indebtedness and issue bonds and certificates of indebtedness in accordance with law. Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:315 Dedication of artificial waterways as public navigable waterways; approval
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§315. Dedication of artificial waterways as public navigable waterways; approval Wherever there presently exists or may hereafter be created within the territorial limits of any levee district or levee and drainage district in the state of Louisiana, except in the parish of Orlea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:316 Ratification of prior proceedings
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§316. Ratification of prior proceedings Any proceedings taken by the governing authority of any levee district or levee and drainage district in conformity with the requirements set forth in R.S. 38:315 prior to August 1, 1985, are hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed. Acts 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:317 Acquisitive prescription shall not run against levee districts
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§317. Acquisitive prescription shall not run against levee districts The prescription by which the ownership of property is acquired as defined by Article 3446 of the Louisiana Civil Code shall not run against any levee district or levee and drainage district or against the board…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:318 Chart of accounts and annual budget
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§318. Chart of accounts and annual budget A. The legislative auditor shall develop a uniform chart of accounts to be used by levee districts for recording all financial transactions. The legislative auditor shall submit the proposed chart of accounts to the Joint Legislative Comm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:319 Emergency procedures manual
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§319. Emergency procedures manual Each board of commissioners of each levee district and levee and drainage district shall prepare a written procedures manual to be used during periods of emergency to facilitate the immediate and orderly actions of each board during an emergency.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:32 Louisiana Water Resources Program; powers, duties, and functions
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§32. Louisiana Water Resources Program; powers, duties, and functions A. There is hereby established in the office of engineering the Louisiana Water Resources Program, the purpose of which shall be planning for the wise management of Louisiana's water resources on a statewide ba…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:320 Sale or lease of land; compliance with bid laws
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§320. Sale or lease of land; compliance with bid laws When any levee board or levee and drainage board desires to sell or lease any lands which it owns, the board shall comply with the advertising and bid requirements contained in R.S. 41:131 et seq., R.S. 41:1212 et seq., or R.S…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:3201 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§3201. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:321 Letting of contracts
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§321. Letting of contracts All boards of commissioners of levee districts and levee and drainage districts shall conduct the business of the districts in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:321.1 Additional procurement methods; state of Louisiana and political subdivisions of
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§321.1. Additional procurement methods; state of Louisiana and political subdivisions of the state A. In addition to the procurement methods available to all political subdivisions, as an alternate cost-effective means of acquiring materials, supplies, vehicles, and equipment, th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:322 Annual audit; report
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§322. Annual audit; report The legislative auditor or a certified public accountant shall conduct a biennial audit of each levee board and levee and drainage board pursuant to R.S. 24:513(A) and shall issue and distribute all audit reports pursuant to R.S. 24:516(A). However, at …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:323 Maintenance of records of general fixed assets
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§323. Maintenance of records of general fixed assets Each levee board and levee and drainage board shall maintain records of all land, buildings, improvements other than buildings, equipment, and any other general fixed assets which were purchased or otherwise acquired and for wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:324 Protection of obligations
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§324. Protection of obligations This Chapter is in no way and to no extent intended to nor shall it be construed in any manner which will impair the contractual or other obligations of any levee board or levee and drainage board of the state of Louisiana. Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:325 Scope of activities
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§325. Scope of activities A. Levee boards shall engage in any activities related directly to: (1) Flood protection. (2) Construction and maintenance of levees. (3) Construction of recreational facilities which are located on or immediately adjacent to levees, except the Orleans L…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:326 Authority of levee district and levee and drainage district police officers; annual expenditure
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§326. Authority of levee district and levee and drainage district police officers; annual expenditure A.(1)(a) Any levee district or levee and drainage district may, at the discretion of its boards of commissioners, employ one or more persons as levee district or levee and draina…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:326.1 Authority of Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District police
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§326.1. Authority of Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District police officer; contracts with sheriffs' offices A. Those persons who are designated Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District police officers in accordance with this Section are responsi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:326.2 Authority of Lake Borgne Basin Levee District police officer
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§326.2. Authority of Lake Borgne Basin Levee District police officer A. Those persons who are designated Lake Borgne Basin Levee District police officers in accordance with this Section are responsible for maintaining order and exercising general police power on and off the levee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:326.3 Combined police authority; jurisdiction; administrative responsibilities; personnel,
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§326.3. Combined police authority; jurisdiction; administrative responsibilities; personnel, equipment, and expenses A. In addition to the authority, restrictions, requirements, and other provisions of R.S. 38:326 and 326.1, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:326.4 Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District; executive director;
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§326.4. Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District; executive director; assistant executive director; duties A. The positions of executive director and assistant executive director of the board of commissioners of the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:327 Lake Borgne Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties
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§327. Lake Borgne Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties A. The management and control of the district shall be vested in the board of commissioners of the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. In addition to any other powers and duties provided by law, the bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:327.1 Lake Borgne Surge Barrier; memorial
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§327.1. Lake Borgne Surge Barrier; memorial Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, otherwise known as the "Great Wall of Louisiana", shall be named the President George W. Bush Surge Barrier. Acts 2024, No. 4…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:328 West Jefferson Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties
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§328. West Jefferson Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties A. The management and control of the West Jefferson Levee District shall be vested in the board of commissioners of the West Jefferson Levee District. In addition to any other powers and duties provided…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329 Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District
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§329. Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District A.(1) The Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and is hereby granted the author…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329.1 South Lafourche Levee District; additional powers and duties; certain payments
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§329.1. South Lafourche Levee District; additional powers and duties; certain payments A.(1) The South Lafourche Levee District shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and is…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329.2 North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District; ad valorem tax and
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§329.2. North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District; ad valorem tax and mineral revenues A. Because the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District continues to provide mainline Mississippi River levee protection which is beneficial to Lafourche Parish,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329.3 St
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§329.3. St. Mary Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties A. The management and control of the district shall be vested in the board of commissioners of the St. Mary Levee District. In addition to any other powers and duties provided by law, including the power of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329.4 North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District; sales and use tax
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§329.4. North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District; sales and use tax A.(1) The North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329.5 Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority; powers and duties
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§329.5. Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority; powers and duties A.(1) The Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (authority) shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of Article VI, Section 44 o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:329.6 St
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§329.6. St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District; powers and duties A.(1) The St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:33 Regional planning commissions
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§33. Regional planning commissions A. Each of the eight regional planning commissions created throughout the state pursuant to the authorization provided in Subparts C and F of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be authorized to and s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330 Grant of authority to levee districts to act jointly
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§330. Grant of authority to levee districts to act jointly A. Any two or more contiguous levee districts may make agreements and/or cooperative endeavors between or among themselves to engage jointly in the construction, acquisition, or improvement of any public flood control or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.1 Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood
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§330.1. Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank; territorial jurisdiction; board of commissioners; appointments; terms; compensation; vacancy; officers; meetings; domicile A.(1) The Southeast Louisiana Flood…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.10 Statutory reference
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§330.10. Statutory reference A. Subject to the limitations of liability as set forth in R.S. 38:330.3, whenever a reference to the "board of commissioners", "levee board" or "board of levee commissioners" of the Algiers Levee District, East Jefferson Levee District, Lake Borgne B…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.11 Exception to jurisdiction of authorities
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§330.11. Exception to jurisdiction of authorities Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this Part shall not apply to any levee district or board that has been reorganized, merged into, or consolidated with a parish pursuant to Article VI, Sections 16 and 38 of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.12 Ownership and management of non-flood protection functions and activities
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§330.12. Ownership and management of non-flood protection functions and activities A. Any facility or improvement within a levee district within the territorial jurisdiction of an authority, which facility or improvement is not directly related to providing adequate drainage, flo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.12.1 Lakefront Management Authority; creation; composition; powers, duties, and
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§330.12.1. Lakefront Management Authority; creation; composition; powers, duties, and functions A. The Lakefront Management Authority, hereafter referred to as the "authority", is hereby created as a political subdivision possessing full corporate power to manage, control, regula…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.13 Public contracts; Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurship
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§330.13. Public contracts; Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurship The board of commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 39:2001 et seq., …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.2 Board of commissioners; powers and duties
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§330.2. Board of commissioners; powers and duties A.(1) A flood protection authority shall be governed by a board of commissioners. (a) The board of commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East shall be the successor to the boards of commissioners of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.3 Levee district and board reorganization; transfer of authority; obligations; taxes;
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§330.3. Levee district and board reorganization; transfer of authority; obligations; taxes; lands A.(1)(a) Any legal proceeding to which the East Jefferson Levee District, Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, Orleans Levee District, or West Jefferson Levee District is a party and wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.4 Regional directors
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§330.4. Regional directors A. Each board may employ a regional director who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall fix the qualifications, duties, and salary of the regional director. B. In addition to the qualifications fixed by the board pursuant to Subsectio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.5 Employees
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§330.5. Employees A. An authority may employ such employees as it deems necessary for its proper functioning. All employees of the authority and each levee district within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority shall be considered civil service employees for the purpose of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.6 Counsel to authority
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§330.6. Counsel to authority The state attorney general and his assistants shall be and are hereby designated as counsel for each flood protection authority in the execution of the purposes of this Chapter and are hereby charged with the responsibility of representing each author…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.7 Police officers
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§330.7. Police officers A. Each authority shall not directly employ police security personnel. However, the authority may enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with appropriate local law enforcement agencies or local governmental subdivisions to provide necessary police secu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.8 Funding; appropriations
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§330.8. Funding; appropriations A. An authority or levee district within the territorial jurisdiction of an authority, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining levees, levee drainage, flood protection, hurricane flood protection, or for any other purpose incidental thereto…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:330.9 Defense and indemnification of commissioners, officers, or employees
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§330.9. Defense and indemnification of commissioners, officers, or employees A. An authority may defend, indemnify against loss or liability and save harmless any of its commissioners, officers or employees whenever a claim or demand is made or threatened, or whenever proceeded a…