Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4048 Extension upon tax rolls of installments due
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§4048. Extension upon tax rolls of installments due When the assessment rolls for the year in which the work hereinabove provided for, has been filed before the work has been completed and accepted by the municipality, or sewerage district, the tax collector of the municipality o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4049 Prescription of right to contest proceedings
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§4049. Prescription of right to contest proceedings After the expiration of sixty days from the publication of the ordinance accepting the work, no person shall have the right to contest the regularity, formality, or validity of any proceedings under the provisions of this Sub-pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:405 Meetings of board of aldermen; notice; quorum; compensation; mayor pro tempore duties
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§405. Meetings of board of aldermen; notice; quorum; compensation; mayor pro tempore duties A.(1) The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the board of aldermen, and in case there is an equal division, he shall give the deciding vote. (2) The mayor and board of aldermen shall h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4050.1 Condemnation, removal, and maintenance of sewerage systems; liens; Calcasieu
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§4050.1. Condemnation, removal, and maintenance of sewerage systems; liens; Calcasieu Parish A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Calcasieu is authorized to enact ordinances and adopt rules and regulations in order to condemn and cause to be demolished, removed, or both…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4051 Consolidation of districts by parish governing authority; approval of governing body; rights of consolidated district; governing body of district
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§4051. Consolidation of districts by parish governing authority; approval of governing body; rights of consolidated district; governing body of district The governing authority of any parish may create within such parish one or more consolidated sewerage districts comprised of on…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4052 Notice of intention to create district; publication; public hearings; incontestability of creation after publication
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§4052. Notice of intention to create district; publication; public hearings; incontestability of creation after publication Before any such consolidated district shall be finally created the governing authority of the parish shall publish in the official journal of the parish at …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4053 Effect of consolidation on authority to issue bonds; transfer of records
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§4053. Effect of consolidation on authority to issue bonds; transfer of records to consolidated district; assumption of outstanding indebtedness; rights and privileges of consolidated district At the expiration of such thirty day period, sewerage districts included in any such co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4054 Effect of consolidation on rights of bond holders; assumption of
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§4054. Effect of consolidation on rights of bond holders; assumption of indebtedness; consolidation of districts existing prior to August 1, 1956; purposes of consolidated district The creation of any consolidated sewerage district under this Sub-part shall not affect or impair i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4055 Refunding bonds; authority to issue; purpose of issuance; law governing
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§4055. Refunding bonds; authority to issue; purpose of issuance; law governing Any consolidated sewerage district created under this Sub-part in addition to its right to issue bonds for improvement purposes payable from sewer revenues is hereby empowered to issue its refunding bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:406 Enactment, recording, and publication of ordinances and resolutions
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§406. Enactment, recording, and publication of ordinances and resolutions A.(1) Any law enacted by a board of aldermen shall be by ordinance. The style of all ordinances shall be: "Be it ordained by the board of aldermen of the City (or Town or Village, as the case may be) of ...…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4061 Sewerage Control Commission of East Baton Rouge Parish
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§4061. Sewerage Control Commission of East Baton Rouge Parish A. The Metropolitan Council of the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hereinafter referred to as "the council," with the approval of the mayor-president of the city of Baton R…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4062 Statement of purpose
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§4062. Statement of purpose A. It is the intention of R.S. 33:4061 through 33:4063 that a comprehensive sewerage system shall be established in East Baton Rouge Parish through the efforts and upon the findings and recommendations of a citizens' board. Such board shall be the comm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4063 Creation of sewerage commission districts
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§4063. Creation of sewerage commission districts The commission authorized by R.S. 33:4061 may be created by the adoption of a resolution of intention by the council and the publication by the council of a notice setting forth its intention to create the commission. The notice sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4064.1 Creation; purpose
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§4064.1. Creation; purpose The Environmental Services Commission of St. Tammany Parish, hereinafter in this Subpart referred to as "the commission", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state, with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name. The commission s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4064.2 Composition; terms, compensation; quorum
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§4064.2. Composition; terms, compensation; quorum A. The commission shall be comprised of seven members, as follows: two appointed by the governor; four appointed by the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish; and the president of said parish governing authority, or his design…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4064.3 Executive director; employees
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§4064.3. Executive director; employees A. The commission shall, by a two-thirds vote of its membership, appoint an executive director and shall fix his salary and bond. No elected official or commission member shall serve as executive director. The executive director shall hold o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4064.4 Powers of commission
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§4064.4. Powers of commission A. The commission shall have the power to expropriate property pursuant to R.S. 19:2, et seq., whenever necessary or convenient for its purposes. Title to the property shall be in the name of the commission. The commission shall have the authority to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4064.5 Funding
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§4064.5. Funding A. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors of the unincorporated portion of St. Tammany Parish voting in an election held for that purpose, the commission is hereby authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills for an ini…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4064.6 Conformity to development plans; franchising
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§4064.6. Conformity to development plans; franchising A. The commission shall have the authority, upon authorization of the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish, to plan, adjust, and relocate sewerage and water systems within the unincorporated portion of St. Tammany Parish …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.1 Creation; purpose; boundaries
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§4065.1. Creation; purpose; boundaries A. The Lake Catherine Sewage and Water District, hereinafter in this Subpart referred to as "the district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name. The district shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.11 Creation; purpose
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§4065.11. Creation; purpose A. The Broussard Environmental Service and Enhancement District, hereinafter in this Subpart referred to as the "district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state, with the power to sue and be sued in its corporate name. The district…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.12 Composition; terms; compensation; quorum
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§4065.12. Composition; terms; compensation; quorum A. The district shall be comprised of eight members, to include (1) the mayor; (2) six members appointed by the governing authority of the city of Broussard, who may or may not be members of the governing authority; and (3) one d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.13 Powers of the district
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§4065.13. Powers of the district A. The district may: (1) Acquire ownership of property, both movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal, by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation proceedings, or any other means, or lease such property as lessee; and hold and use any such prop…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.14 Funding
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§4065.14. Funding A. The district may fix and collect compensation from public or private entities which it contracts. B. Subject to approval of the State Bond Commission, the district may incur debt and issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending, or improv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.2 Composition; terms; compensation; quorum
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§4065.2. Composition; terms; compensation; quorum A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners which shall be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Catherine Sewage and Water District, hereinafter referred to as the "commission". The commission shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.3 Powers of commission
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§4065.3. Powers of commission A. The commission shall be authorized, subject to the approval of the governing authority of Orleans Parish, to use any public street, road, servitude, or right-of-way in the conduct of its business at no cost to the district. B. The commission shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.4 Funding
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§4065.4. Funding A. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose, the commission is hereby authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills for an initial term not to exceed ten years on…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.5 Conformity to development plans; franchising
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§4065.5. Conformity to development plans; franchising A. The district shall have the authority to plan, adjust, and relocate sewerage and water systems within the district. B. The district shall have sole authority to franchise, on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, construction…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.6 Sewerage and water board relieved of responsibility and obligations
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§4065.6. Sewerage and water board relieved of responsibility and obligations A. The provisions of R.S. 33:4071 through R.S. 33:4159 notwithstanding, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is relieved of any and all responsibility to provide the public water system and the pu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.1 Power to create individual sewerage system districts
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§4066.1. Power to create individual sewerage system districts A. The governing authority of any parish is authorized to create individual sewerage system districts composed of territory outside the corporate limits of municipalities. Any individual sewerage system district so cre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.10 Periodical engineering report
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§4066.10. Periodical engineering report Any parish, sewerage district, or commission, upon the award of any construction contract under the provisions of this Subpart, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the parish, sewerage district, or commission a duly certified stateme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.11 Special assessments; installment notes; effect of default; assessment lien
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§4066.11. Special assessments; installment notes; effect of default; assessment lien A. Upon receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer of the parish, sewerage district, or commission as provided for in the preceding Section, the governing authority shall review…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.12 Pooled finances
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§4066.12. Pooled finances The parish, sewerage district, or commission taking advantage of this Subpart may, subject to the approval of the state bond commission, incur debt and issue bonds, sewerage certificates, notes, or other debt obligations in order to provide a pool of fun…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.13 Additional assessments
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§4066.13. Additional assessments A. In the event the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient for any cause whatsoever to pay the principal and interest, or the principal or interest, in any one year of the said certificate of indebtedness outstanding at t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.14 Prescriptive period to question validity of proceedings
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§4066.14. Prescriptive period to question validity of proceedings No contest or proceeding to question the validity or legality of any resolutions or ordinances adopted or proceedings had under the provisions of this Subpart shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.15 Inspection and acceptance of work
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§4066.15. Inspection and acceptance of work The governing authority of any parish, sewerage district, or commission taking advantage of the provisions of this Subpart shall, upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided for herein, provide for the final inspection of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.16 Employment and duties of engineer and attorney
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§4066.16. Employment and duties of engineer and attorney The governing authority of any parish, sewerage district, or commission which takes advantage of the provisions of this Subpart, is hereby authorized, if it elects to do so, to engage the services of an engineer and provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.17 Applicability of state health laws and regulations
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§4066.17. Applicability of state health laws and regulations Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to waive or supercede the necessity of complete compliance by any party with all state laws and regulations pertaining to sewerage systems, the installation of such systems, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.2 Procedure for creation of individual sewerage system districts
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§4066.2. Procedure for creation of individual sewerage system districts The governing authority of any parish which desires to create an individual sewerage system district shall substantially follow the procedures set forth in R.S 33:3882 and 3888. Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. J…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.3 Governing authority
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§4066.3. Governing authority The governing authority of any individual sewerage system district shall be the governing authority of the parish within which such district is located, unless the governing authority of such parish by a two-thirds vote adopts a resolution appointing …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.4 Powers of individual sewerage system districts
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§4066.4. Powers of individual sewerage system districts Any individual sewerage system district shall have all the powers and authority granted to sewerage districts pursuant to any provision of law, but may only own, install, construct, lease, finance, maintain, and inspect indi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.5 Establishment of system
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§4066.5. Establishment of system A. The governing authority of any parish, the parish of Orleans excepted, sewerage district, individual sewerage system district, or any commission established pursuant to Part II of Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.6 Notice of intention to establish individual sewerage system; objections
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§4066.6. Notice of intention to establish individual sewerage system; objections Any parish, sewerage district, individual sewerage system district, or commission taking advantage of this Subpart shall, through its governing authority, be required to adopt a resolution giving not…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.7 Specifications; advertising for bids
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§4066.7. Specifications; advertising for bids The governing authority of such parish, sewerage district, or commission, after having given notice of its intention as above set forth and after disposing of all objections and having decided to order the construction of such improve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.8 Awarding contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract
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§4066.8. Awarding contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract The governing authority of the parish, sewerage district, or commission, or its authorized officer or agent, shall receive bids on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for bids and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.9 Election to participate
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§4066.9. Election to participate Property owners who desire to fund the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of the individual sewerage system through this program shall affirmatively elect to participate in the program and shall submit to the engineer for the program his e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4067 Repealed by Acts 2023, No
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§4067. Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 66, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4067.1 Receipt and disbursement of unclaimed water deposits; St
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§4067.1. Receipt and disbursement of unclaimed water deposits; St. Bernard Parish Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in St. Bernard Parish, any water deposits collected by a water and sewerage commission which are unclaimed or abandoned after one year after services a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4068 Pretreatment regulations; penalties
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§4068. Pretreatment regulations; penalties Notwithstanding any provision of law or home rule charter to the contrary, any municipal or parish governing authority or sewerage district operating a pretreatment program for industrial waste, as required by the United States Environme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4069 Cooperative endeavors for economic development-environmental services
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§4069. Cooperative endeavors for economic development-environmental services A. To provide for cooperative economic development and for the public purpose of providing for the protection of public health and the environment through the control, monitoring, and inspection of publi…