0 chapters · 3,205 sections in this title.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:383 Municipal elections; term of office; filling vacancies; officers holding over under new
3.6K chars
§383. Municipal elections; term of office; filling vacancies; officers holding over under new form of government A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Subsection and R.S. 33:383.2, municipal elections shall be held every four years on the date for municipal and ward election…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:383.1 City of Harahan; limitation of terms of elected officials; referendum
0.6K chars
§383.1. City of Harahan; limitation of terms of elected officials; referendum The board of aldermen of the city of Harahan may enact an ordinance limiting the number of terms of office which any elected official of the municipality may serve to two consecutive terms in the same o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:383.2 Municipal elections in certain municipalities
2.2K chars
§383.2. Municipal elections in certain municipalities A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of any municipality with a population of not more than one thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census and which h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:383.3 Municipal governing authorities; limitation of terms of elected officials; referendum
0.9K chars
§383.3. Municipal governing authorities; limitation of terms of elected officials; referendum The governing authority of a municipality having a population between two thousand five hundred and five thousand within a parish having a population between two hundred thousand and two…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3830 Signing of certificates and coupons; endorsement
1.2K chars
§3830. Signing of certificates and coupons; endorsement A. The said waterworks certificates or amortized note, together with the mortgage or pledge securing same, shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the governing authority of any such political subdivisions and by i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3831 Delivery of certificates and collection of price
1.1K chars
§3831. Delivery of certificates and collection of price A. The governing authority of the political subdivision issuing such waterworks certificates or amortized note may, by resolution, empower and authorize the chief executive officer and its clerk or secretary to negotiate and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3832 Negotiability
1.0K chars
§3832. Negotiability A. Waterwork certificates and amortized promissory notes issued hereunder shall have all the requisites of negotiable paper under the law merchant, and shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance, sale or delivery…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3833 Final inspection; payment
1.0K chars
§3833. Final inspection; payment The governing authority of any political subdivision taking advantage of the provisions of R.S. 33:3822 through 33:3835 shall upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided herein, provide for the final inspection of the work performed th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3834 Engineers and attorneys
2.0K chars
§3834. Engineers and attorneys Political subdivisions which take advantage of the provisions of R.S. 33:3822 through 33:3835 be and they are hereby authorized, through their respective governing authorities, if they elect to do so, to engage the services of an engineer and provid…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3834.1 Engineer not required
0.3K chars
§3834.1. Engineer not required Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of a waterworks system shall not be required to employ an engineer for any public works project the total cost of which is less than fifty thousand dollars including…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3835 Contesting validity
1.1K chars
§3835. Contesting validity No contest or proceeding to question the validity or legality of any resolutions or ordinances adopted or proceedings had under the provisions of R.S. 33:3822 through 33:3835 shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever, after the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3836 Contracts for purchase of water
2.2K chars
§3836. Contracts for purchase of water Any parish or municipal corporation, east of the Mississippi River, including any agency, instrumentality or board thereof, may enter into contracts for the purchase of water over periods of years not exceeding sixty. Payments under any such…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3837 Use of revenues; DeSoto Parish
0.4K chars
§3837. Use of revenues; DeSoto Parish Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all revenues from any tax levied or assessment or charge imposed pursuant to this Chapter in a parishwide waterworks district in DeSoto Parish shall be made available to such district and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3838 Small community public water systems; fees; time frame
1.6K chars
§3838. Small community public water systems; fees; time frame A. "Small community public water system" shall mean a community public water system serving a population of three thousand three hundred or less persons in accordance with the definition for small public water systems …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:384 Qualifications of mayor
0.4K chars
§384. Qualifications of mayor The mayor shall be an elector of the municipality who at the time of qualification as a candidate for the office of mayor shall have been domiciled and actually resided for at least the immediately preceding year in the municipality. Acts 1985, No. 8…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:385 Qualifications of alderman; vacancies; office holding; contracting
1.7K chars
§385. Qualifications of alderman; vacancies; office holding; contracting A. The qualifications of the aldermen shall be the same as are prescribed for the mayor, and in addition, those elected from wards must be residents of their respective wards. B. A vacancy in the office of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:385.1 Qualifications of elected chief of police
3.3K chars
§385.1. Qualifications of elected chief of police A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, an elected chief of police of a municipality shall be an elector of the municipality. At the time of qualification as a candidate for the office of chief of police, he shall have be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:386 Appointment of municipal officials; bond required
2.0K chars
§386. Appointment of municipal officials; bond required A. At the first regular meeting of the board of aldermen elected at a regular municipal election, the mayor, subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen, shall appoint a clerk, tax collector, except as provided for in R…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3881 Power to create sewerage districts
1.3K chars
§3881. Power to create sewerage districts A. Except as provided in R.S. 33:3911(B), police juries may create sewerage districts composed of territory outside the corporate limits of municipalities. Any sewerage district so created shall continue to function in its entirety under …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3881.1 Sewer treatment plants outside of active sewer districts; authority of
1.1K chars
§3881.1. Sewer treatment plants outside of active sewer districts; authority of parish governing authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where any sewerage treatment plant as defined by R.S. 40:1281.1 is established outside of an incorporated municip…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3882 Notice of intention to create sewerage district
1.1K chars
§3882. Notice of intention to create sewerage district Notice of intention to create a sewerage district shall be ordered by resolution which shall state the territory the sewerage district is to be composed of, and its proposed boundaries. This notice shall embrace substantially…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3883 Procedure for forming sewerage district
1.6K chars
§3883. Procedure for forming sewerage district The police jury shall hear all objections at the time appointed, or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned and pass upon the same, and its decision shall be final and conclusive. At the hearing the police jury may change t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3884 Abolition of district or change of boundaries
0.9K chars
§3884. Abolition of district or change of boundaries The police jury may repeal any ordinance creating a sewerage district, or may abolish a sewerage district in its entirety, or may change or alter its boundaries, but neither the existence nor the territorial boundaries of a sew…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3885 Corporate status and powers
2.2K chars
§3885. Corporate status and powers Sewerage districts created under this Subpart shall constitute public corporations, and as such shall have all powers of public corporations, including perpetual existence; the power to incur debt and contract obligations; sue and be sued; to ha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3885.1 Authority of district to employ legal counsel
0.5K chars
§3885.1. Authority of district to employ legal counsel Any sewerage district created pursuant to this Subpart shall, through its board of supervisors, be authorized to employ the services of an attorney when necessary and to fix his fees or salary. The provisions of this Section …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3885.3 Inclusion on tax rolls charges for sewerage systems
0.6K chars
§3885.3. Inclusion on tax rolls charges for sewerage systems Sewerage districts created under this Subpart may include on the tax rolls, in addition to taxes upon the property of the sewerage district, rates, charges, or connection charges for any services rendered by the sewerag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3886 Domicile of districts; seal; depository
0.6K chars
§3886. Domicile of districts; seal; depository The domicile of the sewerage district shall be designated at some place within its boundaries in the resolution of the police jury creating said district. The governing authority of the sewerage district shall, at its first meeting, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3886.1 Depository for Sewerage District Number One of St
0.7K chars
§3886.1. Depository for Sewerage District Number One of St. Martin Parish Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3886, Sewerage District Number One of St. Martin Parish is additionally authorized to deposit its funds in a solvent chartered bank located in St. Mary Parish or As…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887 Supervising board
2.7K chars
§3887. Supervising board A. In the ordinance or resolution creating the district, the police jury shall appoint at least three but no more than five property taxpayers residing within the district as the board of supervisors thereof. If a petition of twenty-five percent or more o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.1 Rapides Parish; supervising board; per diem
0.7K chars
§3887.1. Rapides Parish; supervising board; per diem Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887, or any other law to the contrary, the parish governing authority of Rapides Parish may pay a per diem to each member of the board of supervisors in an amount not to exceed ninety …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.2 Concordia Parish Sewerage District No
0.6K chars
§3887.2. Concordia Parish Sewerage District No. 1; supervising board; per diem Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887, the governing authority of the parish of Concordia may pay members of the supervising board of the Concordia Parish Sewerage District No. 1 a per diem no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.3 Livingston Parish Sewer District No
0.7K chars
§3887.3. Livingston Parish Sewer District No. 2; supervising board; per diem Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887, or any other law to the contrary, the parish governing authority of the parish of Livingston shall pay members of the supervising board of the Livingston P…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.4 Livingston Parish Sewer District No
0.7K chars
§3887.4. Livingston Parish Sewer District No. 1; supervising board; per diem Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887, or any other law to the contrary, the parish governing authority of the parish of Livingston shall pay members of the supervising board of the Livingston P…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.5 Rapides Parish Sewerage Districts No
0.8K chars
§3887.5. Rapides Parish Sewerage Districts No. 1 and No. 2; supervising board; per diem Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887, 3887.1, or any other law to the contrary, the parish governing authority of Rapides Parish may pay to each member of the board of supervisors of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.6 Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District No
0.7K chars
§3887.6. Tangipahoa Parish Sewerage District No. 1; supervising board; per diem Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3887 or any other law to the contrary, the governing authority of the parish of Tangipahoa may pay to each member of the board of supervisors of the Tangipaho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.7 Individual sewerage districts; consolidation and merger
0.5K chars
§3887.7. Individual sewerage districts; consolidation and merger A sewerage district located wholly within the boundaries of a parish with a population between one hundred twenty thousand and one hundred sixty thousand according to the latest federal decennial census shall be abl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.8 Home rule charter parishes; districts; governance
0.5K chars
§3887.8. Home rule charter parishes; districts; governance A. The governing authority of any parish governed by a home rule charter may provide, by ordinance, for the governance of districts created by the parish. Any such ordinance may provide for the creation of one or more sup…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3887.9 Cameron Parish Wastewater District No
3.1K chars
§3887.9. Cameron Parish Wastewater District No. 1 A. The Cameron Parish Wastewater District No. 1 is hereby created and shall be governed by a board of directors. B.(1) The Cameron Parish Wastewater District No. 1 board of directors shall be comprised of five members appointed by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3888 Officers of district
0.6K chars
§3888. Officers of district The officers of the board of supervisors shall be the officers of the district, and shall serve without compensation in their capacity as officers. They may be reimbursed their actual expenses when traveling on the business of the district. The secreta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3889 Provision in budget for maintenance and repair
0.4K chars
§3889. Provision in budget for maintenance and repair Whenever there have been laid, installed, or constructed in any sewerage district any sewers or sewerage disposal works, the board of supervisors shall provide an annual budget of the amount required for the maintenance and re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3890 Reorganization of districts
0.3K chars
§3890. Reorganization of districts Within sixty days after July 30, 1952, the board of supervisors of any sewerage district heretofore created shall meet and reorganize in accordance with the provisions of this Sub-part, and such board shall thereafter be the governing authority …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3891 Failure of district to re-organize as required by statute; validation
2.1K chars
§3891. Failure of district to re-organize as required by statute; validation Wherever prior to July 30, 1952, the governing body of any parish acting pursuant to the provisions of this Sub-part created a sewerage district within the boundaries of such parish and adopted and enter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3892 Sewerage districts; Tangipahoa Parish
1.2K chars
§3892. Sewerage districts; Tangipahoa Parish A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall apply to any parish sewerage district located in the parish of Tangipahoa. B. Any such district shall have the authority to adopt and e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3911 Authority and procedure for creation of sewerage districts
2.6K chars
§3911. Authority and procedure for creation of sewerage districts A. Municipal corporations, the city of New Orleans excepted, may by ordinance create one or more sewerage districts within their respective limits. Additionally any such municipal corporation may, by ordinance, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3912 Powers of sewerage districts
1.0K chars
§3912. Powers of sewerage districts Sewerage districts shall be political subdivisions of the state. They may: (1) Contract for, install, maintain and operate a sewerage system within their respective limits and exercise the powers of expropriation, both within and without their …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3913 Governing authority of sewerage districts
1.9K chars
§3913. Governing authority of sewerage districts The governing authority of the municipality creating the sewerage district shall be the governing authority of any sewerage district created under the provisions of this Subpart. Said governing authority may appoint a board of sewe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3914 Tax to maintain sewerage system
0.4K chars
§3914. Tax to maintain sewerage system The governing authority of the municipality may levy and collect annually, in addition to all other taxes, upon the taxable property of the sewerage district, a tax not to exceed six mills on the dollar to maintain the sewerage system of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3915 Sewerage districts under prior laws
0.9K chars
§3915. Sewerage districts under prior laws Any sewerage district which is operating under Act 26 of 1926, and Acts amendatory thereto, on the effective date of the Revised Statutes shall be governed by the provisions of this Subpart. A sewerage district created by the governing a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3931 Application of Sub-part
0.2K chars
§3931. Application of Sub-part This Sub-part applies only to those sewerage districts which were created under Act 285 of 1908, and the Acts amendatory thereof, and which are operating thereunder on the effective date of the Revised Statutes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3932 Authority to enlarge or consolidate
0.1K chars
§3932. Authority to enlarge or consolidate Such sewerage districts may be enlarged and consolidated.