Title 38, Public Contracts, Works and Improvements
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La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1805 Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No
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§1805. Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 1; levy of sales and use tax; bonds A. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors within the Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 1 at a special election called for the purpose, the police jury of Living…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1805.1 Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No
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§1805.1. Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 6; levy of sales and use tax; bonds A. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors within the Livingston Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 6 at a special election called for the purpose, the parish council of L…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1806 Gravity Drainage District No
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§1806. Gravity Drainage District No. 3, St. Tammany Parish; sales and use tax authorized A. The governing authority of Gravity Drainage District No. 3 of the parish of St. Tammany is hereby authorized to create a special sales tax district in all or any portion of the gravity dra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1807 St
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§1807. St. Tammany subdrainage districts A. The governing authority of the parish of St. Tammany is hereby authorized to create subdrainage districts within the boundaries of drainage districts situated within St. Tammany Parish. All of the land in any subdrainage district shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1808 St
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§1808. St. Charles drainage districts A. The governing authority of the parish of St. Charles, state of Louisiana, is hereby authorized to create drainage districts comprised of all or any portion of the territory of St. Charles Parish. B. The governing authority of each drainage…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1809 St
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§1809. St. Charles Gravity Drainage District No. 2; bonds The St. Charles Parish Council, acting as the governing authority of the Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of the parish of St. Charles, may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds on behalf of said district for the pu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:181 Construction and maintenance of levees; expropriation of lands
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§181. Construction and maintenance of levees; expropriation of lands Cities and towns incorporated under the laws of this state may build and maintain levees within the limits of the municipality, or in its immediate vicinity, for protection from overflow or from the high waters …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1810 Immunity from civil liability
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§1810. Immunity from civil liability A. No gravity drainage or sub-drainage district shall be liable for an act or omission of a person that arises from his execution of a contract with the district for the clearing or spraying of vegetation, and which causes harm to the property…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1841 Creation of districts by parishes; territory included
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§1841. Creation of districts by parishes; territory included Any parish, on its own initiative, may adopt a resolution, creating one or more consolidated gravity drainage districts, in the parish. The consolidated gravity drainage districts shall include in the boundaries thereof…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1842 Designation of districts; political subdivisions of state
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§1842. Designation of districts; political subdivisions of state The consolidated gravity drainage districts so created shall be known and designated as "Consolidated Gravity Drainage Districts No. _____ of the parish of _____, Louisiana. Consolidated gravity drainage districts c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1843 Board of commissioners
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§1843. Board of commissioners A. The police jury, in the resolution creating a consolidated gravity drainage district, shall appoint five resident property taxpayers of the district, all of whom shall be registered voters, as a board of commissioners to be the governing body of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1843.1 Vermilion Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District Number One
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§1843.1. Vermilion Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District Number One Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 38:1843, the Vermilion Parish Police Jury shall appoint six resident property taxpayers of Consolidated Gravity Drainage District Number One, all of whom are registe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1843.2 Vermilion Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No
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§1843.2. Vermilion Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. Two Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 38:1843 to the contrary, the board of commissioners of Consolidated Gravity Drainage District Number Two of Vermilion Parish shall consist of six members all of whom sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1844 Powers of board
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§1844. Powers of board The board of commissioners may open all natural drains in the district, cut and open new drains, and do any other work of drainage they may deem necessary. They may enter into contracts for the construction of drainage work or they may construct drainage wo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1845 Incurring indebtedness; issuance of bonds
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§1845. Incurring indebtedness; issuance of bonds All consolidated gravity drainage districts shall be subdivisions of the state. The districts may, through their governing authorities incur debt and issue negotiable interest bearing coupon bonds for the purpose of constructing gr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1846 Assumption of indebtedness of included districts
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§1846. Assumption of indebtedness of included districts Consolidated gravity drainage districts created under this Part may assume the outstanding bonded debt and other indebtedness, all or any part thereof, of the respective drainage districts included therein, in the manner and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1847 Vote of taxpayers required for assumption of indebtedness
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§1847. Vote of taxpayers required for assumption of indebtedness No debt or outstanding bonded indebtedness of any drainage district included in a consolidated gravity drainage district shall be assumed by the consolidated gravity drainage district until the assumption has been a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1848 Resolution ordering election
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§1848. Resolution ordering election The election shall be ordered by resolution which shall state the amount of bonded debt and other indebtedness to be assumed, and shall designate the districts whose debts are to be assumed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1849 Notice of election
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§1849. Notice of election Notice of election shall be given, embracing substantially all matters required to be set forth in the resolution ordering the election, and the notice shall set forth further that the board of commissioners ordering the election will, in open session, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1850 Polling places, ballot boxes; election officials
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§1850. Polling places, ballot boxes; election officials The board of commissioners ordering the election shall designate the polling places, shall provide the ballot boxes, ballots, valuation of property and a compiled statement of voters in number and amount, and shall fix the c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1851 Right to vote
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§1851. Right to vote Only property taxpayers qualified as electors under the constitution and laws of this state shall be entitled to vote at any election hereunder. The qualifications of the taxpayers as voters shall be those of age, residence, and registration as voters, as pre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1852 List of voters
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§1852. List of voters The registrar of voters shall furnish to the election commissioners appointed to hold the elections a list of the taxpayers entitled to vote, together with the valuation of each taxpayer's property, as shown by the assessment roll last made and filed prior t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1853 Challenges
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§1853. Challenges If the vote of any taxpayer be challenged, the commissioners of election shall permit him to vote and shall receive in writing the grounds of challenge, signed by the challenger, together with the challenged taxpayer's statement of his asserted right to vote, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1854 Form of ballots
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§1854. Form of ballots The ballots to be used at a special election hereunder shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall _______________ (Name of Consolidated Gravity Drainage District) assume the outstanding bonded and other indebtedness of (Designation of district or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1855 Absence of commissioner or clerk of election
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§1855. Absence of commissioner or clerk of election If any commissioner or clerk of election is unable, or fails or neglects to attend or serve at the polling-place designated at the hour fixed for opening, or within one hour thereafter, the commissioners present shall appoint or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1856 Oath of commissioners and clerks of election
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§1856. Oath of commissioners and clerks of election Commissioners and clerks of the elections, before opening the polls, shall be sworn to perform all the duties incumbent upon them. The oath shall be taken before any officer authorized to administer oaths, or by the clerk and ea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1857 Method of voting
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§1857. Method of voting Each voter's name shall be written on his ballot. The commissioners of election shall receive the ballot of each voter, check his name on the list of voters furnished by the registrar as having voted, enter and number his name on the list of taxpayers voti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1858 Voting hours
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§1858. Voting hours The polls shall open, on the day appointed, at seven o'clock A.M. and shall remain open until and not later than six o'clock P.M. No election shall be vitiated by a failure to open the polls at the time prescribed, or by closing before the time prescribed, unl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1859 Counting of votes
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§1859. Counting of votes Immediately after the closing of the polls, the commissioners shall, in the presence of the bystanders open the ballot boxes, count the ballots found therein, check the ballots with the list of voters kept, proceed to count the votes in number and amount,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1860 Canvass of returns; declaration and promulgation of results
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§1860. Canvass of returns; declaration and promulgation of results On the day and hour and at the place named in the notice of election, the board of commissioners ordering the election shall, in public session, open the ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots in number and a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1861 Proces verbal of canvass
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§1861. Proces verbal of canvass The board of commissioners ordering the election shall keep a proces verbal of the canvass and shall forward a certified copy thereof to the Secretary of State, who shall record the same; another certified copy to clerk of the district court, who s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1862 Preservation of ballots and returns
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§1862. Preservation of ballots and returns The custodian of the archives or records of the board of commissioners ordering the election shall preserve, for a period of three months from the date of the promulgation of the election, the ballots and other returns thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1863 Resolution for assumption of indebtedness
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§1863. Resolution for assumption of indebtedness If a majority in number and amount of the qualified property taxpayers voting at the election shall vote in favor of the proposition for the consolidated gravity drainage district to assume the outstanding bonded debt and other ind…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1864 Liabilities and duties; rights, revenues, and resources
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§1864. Liabilities and duties; rights, revenues, and resources Upon the adoption of the resolution provided for in R.S. 38:1863, the consolidated gravity drainage district shall succeed to and become charged with all the liabilities and duties with respect to the assumption of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1865 Tax levy for payment of indebtedness
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§1865. Tax levy for payment of indebtedness The board of commissioners of any consolidated gravity drainage district assuming the outstanding bonded and other indebtedness of any drainage district or districts, shall impose and collect annually, in excess of all other taxes, a ta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1866 Compliance with other statutes not required
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§1866. Compliance with other statutes not required This Part shall be full authority for the assumption of the outstanding bonded debt and other indebtedness of any drainage district or districts by the consolidated gravity drainage district in this Part authorized. No ordinance,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1867 Contest of legality of proceedings
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§1867. Contest of legality of proceedings For a period of sixty days from the date of the promulgation of the result of any election held under the provisions of this Part, any person in interest may contest the legality of the election, the assumption of debt provided hereunder …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1868 Powers of election officials; offenses in connection with elections
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§1868. Powers of election officials; offenses in connection with elections The commissioners and clerks of elections held under the provisions of this Part shall have the powers and duties in conducting the election, and in preserving order at the polls, as are conferred and impo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1869 Submission of several questions at one time
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§1869. Submission of several questions at one time The board of commissioners of any consolidated gravity drainage district shall submit the question of the assumption of district debts to the qualified voters at the same time that an election shall be ordered for the purpose of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:19 Merger and consolidation of the Fort Buelhar Lake Commission into department of public works
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§19. Merger and consolidation of the Fort Buelhar Lake Commission into department of public works A. In order to merge and consolidate into one department, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, the executive and administrative offices of the St…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1901 Acreage tax or forced contribution for maintenance, improvements, and repairs
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§1901. Acreage tax or forced contribution for maintenance, improvements, and repairs The governing authority of any gravity drainage district or gravity sub-drainage district when authorized so to do by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the property tax payers qualifie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1902 Ad valorem tax for maintenance, construction, and improvement
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§1902. Ad valorem tax for maintenance, construction, and improvement The governing authority of any gravity drainage or gravity sub-drainage district when authorized to do so by a vote of the resident property tax payers qualified to vote in the drainage district or sub-drainage …
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1903 Indebtedness and taxes for completion of drainage system
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§1903. Indebtedness and taxes for completion of drainage system When debts have been incurred and ad valorem or acreage taxes have been levied, as authorized by the provisions of Section 14 of Article XIV of the Constitution of 1921, for the construction of a gravity drainage sys…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1904 Procedure
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§1904. Procedure In any case where it becomes necessary, or it is desired, by the governing authority of any gravity drainage district or sub-drainage district to exercise the authority granted by R.S. 38:1903, the governing authority shall first cause to be made, by its supervis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1921 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§1921. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1951 §§1951 to 1963 Repealed by Acts 1985, No
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§1951. §§1951 to 1963 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 785, §2, eff. July 22, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1991 Limits of district
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§1991. Limits of district All that portion of the parishes of Ouachita, Morehouse, and Richland embraced in the following limits, to-wit: Beginning at a point where the north line of Caldwell parish and the south line of Ouachita parish intersects the west right of way line of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1992 Right of parishes to create drainage districts; refusal of parish to join
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§1992. Right of parishes to create drainage districts; refusal of parish to join Nothing in this Part shall be construed as abridging or affecting in any respect and there is hereby specially reserved to the parishes of Ouachita, Morehouse, and Richland and the property owners an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1993 Board of commissioners
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§1993. Board of commissioners The corporation shall be governed, and all its corporate powers are vested in a board of five commissioners, three of whom shall be actual bona fide residents, and citizens, and owners of real estate in the Lafourche Basin Levee and Drainage District…
La. Rev. Stat. § 38:1994 By-laws, rules and regulations; meetings; statement of affairs; audit and inspection of books and vouchers
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§1994. By-laws, rules and regulations; meetings; statement of affairs; audit and inspection of books and vouchers The board of commissioners may adopt all by-laws, rules, and regulations necessary for its own government and the proper conduct of its affairs, and fix the time for …