Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4504 Trackless trolleys and motor busses; regulation of rates and services by municipalities of 100,000 or more population
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§4504. Trackless trolleys and motor busses; regulation of rates and services by municipalities of 100,000 or more population Municipalities of the state, having a population of one hundred thousand or more, are hereby granted the exclusive jurisdiction, power and authority to sup…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4505 Scope of power and duties
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§4505. Scope of power and duties The power, authority, and duties of the municipality shall affect and include all matters and things connected with, concerning, and growing out of the service to be given or rendered by the public utility operating trackless trolleys and motor bu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4506 Rules and regulations; taking of testimony; contempt
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§4506. Rules and regulations; taking of testimony; contempt The municipality shall have power to adopt and enforce such reasonable rules, regulations, and modes of procedure as it may deem proper for the discharge of its duties, and it may summon and compel the attendance of witn…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4507 Rate orders; injunction
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§4507. Rate orders; injunction The orders of the municipality fixing or establishing any rate, fare or charge, for services rendered or to be rendered by any utility operating trackless trolleys or motor busses under franchises granted by the municipality, shall go into effect at…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4508 Enforcement of orders; appeals
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§4508. Enforcement of orders; appeals The orders of the municipality shall be enforced by the imposition of penalties as hereinafter provided, and any party in interest may appeal from orders and decrees of the municipality to the courts by filing suit, within ninety days from th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4509 Violations and penalties
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§4509. Violations and penalties If any carrier or public utility operating trackless trolleys or motor busses under a franchise granted by the municipality shall violate any of the rates, tolls, fares, charges or orders of the municipality, such carrier or public utility shall fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:451 Mayor's court, Clarks; establishment; jurisdiction
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§451. Mayor's court, Clarks; establishment; jurisdiction A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the Town of Clarks, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of Clarks in Caldwell Parish. B. The general provisions of R.S. 33:441 and 442 shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4510 Charge-back of certain taxes and other payments made to a political subdivision; construction, scope, and application of provisions
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§4510. Charge-back of certain taxes and other payments made to a political subdivision; construction, scope, and application of provisions A. Whenever any political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4511 Franchises for taking, transporting, and selling surface water
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§4511. Franchises for taking, transporting, and selling surface water A. The governing authority of any parish or municipality, east of the Mississippi River, may grant franchises to private nonprofit corporations for the taking, transporting and sale of surface water from within…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:452 Town of Evergreen; appointment of court magistrate
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§452. Town of Evergreen; appointment of court magistrate The board of aldermen of the town of Evergreen shall, upon request of the mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4521 Application of Subpart
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§4521. Application of Subpart This Subpart applies only to any town or city exercising powers of supervision, regulation, and control over any local public utility. Nothing in this Subpart applies to or affects: (1) Gas transported out of the state; (2) Gas transported in gas lin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4522 Malodorants required
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§4522. Malodorants required All natural and other odorless gases shall be malodorized by the use of a malodorant in accordance with pipeline safety rules and regulations promulgated by the assistant secretary of the office of conservation of the Department of Conservation and Ene…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4523 Method of use and containers and equipment regulated
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§4523. Method of use and containers and equipment regulated The method of using the malodorant and the containers and equipment used in connection therewith are under the direction and subject to the approval of the assistant secretary of the office of conservation of the Departm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4524 Enforcement; rules and regulations
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§4524. Enforcement; rules and regulations A. The office of conservation of the Department of Conservation and Energy shall enforce the provisions of this Subpart. The assistant secretary of the office may prescribe any rules and regulations and conduct inspections as the assistan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4525 Violation, penalties, civil and criminal
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§4525. Violation, penalties, civil and criminal A.(1) Any person who shall be determined by the assistant secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to have violated any provision of this Subpart or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated or issued under this Su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4526 Construction of Subpart; surrender of powers
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§4526. Construction of Subpart; surrender of powers Nothing contained in this Subpart shall be construed as surrendering to the office of conservation of the Department of Conservation and Energy any of the powers of supervision, regulation, or control over any local public utili…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:453 Mayor's court, Central; establishment; jurisdiction
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§453. Mayor's court, Central; establishment; jurisdiction A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the City of Central, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the city of Central in East Baton Rouge Parish. B. The general provisions of R.S. 33:441 an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4530 New Orleans public belt railroad; operation by railroad commission
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§4530. New Orleans public belt railroad; operation by railroad commission A.(1) The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission for the Port of New Orleans is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 43 of the Constitution of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4530.1 Union Passenger Terminal and related facilities; operation by the city of New Orleans through the Transportation Center Authority
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§4530.1. Union Passenger Terminal and related facilities; operation by the city of New Orleans through the Transportation Center Authority A. The city of New Orleans shall continue the operation of the Union Passenger Terminal and related facilities by and through a commission to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4531 Authority to transfer the public belt railroad system
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§4531. Authority to transfer the public belt railroad system Upon the recommendation of the railroad commission and the determination by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans that the interests of the state of Louisiana, the city of New Orleans, the port of New Or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4532 The Huey P
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§4532. The Huey P. Long Bridge; operation, maintenance, etc. A.(1) The railroad commission shall own, maintain, and operate the Huey P. Long Bridge, its approaches and appurtenances, across the Mississippi River at or near Mile Point J-3.7 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, which br…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4533 Repealed by Acts 2020, No
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§4533. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 359, §6, see Act. Added by Acts 1976, No. 245, §1; Acts 2020, No. 359, §6, see Act NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 359, §§9 and 10 regarding effectiveness and applicability of cooperative endeavor agreement dated February 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4534 Transfer of assets by the city of New Orleans
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§4534. Transfer of assets by the city of New Orleans The assignment, transfer, and delivery by the city of New Orleans by and through the public belt railroad commission, with the concurrence of the council of the city of New Orleans, of all of the rights of way, rails, tracks, l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4535 Railroad commission acquisition of assets; cooperation with the port of New Orleans
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§4535. Railroad commission acquisition of assets; cooperation with the port of New Orleans A.(1) All rights and properties of every kind, movable and immovable, corporeal and incorporeal, including but not limited to lands, servitudes, leases, rails, tracks, locomotives, equipmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4536 Employees of the railroad commission
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§4536. Employees of the railroad commission A. The employees of the public belt railroad system, which were transferred from the Public Belt Railroad Commission of the city of New Orleans to the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation and pursuant to this Part are further tr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4537 Financial matters and cooperation by the railroad commission
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§4537. Financial matters and cooperation by the railroad commission A. The railroad commission is authorized to pledge the income, revenue, and receipts derived or to be derived from the properties and facilities owned, leased, maintained, or operated by the railroad commission o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:454 Mayor's court, village of Hosston; establishment; jurisdiction
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§454. Mayor's court, village of Hosston; establishment; jurisdiction A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the village of Hosston, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the village of Hosston in Caddo Parish. B. The general provisions of R.S. 33:…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.1 Short Title
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§4545.1. Short Title This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "State Power Authority Act". Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.10 Sale of capacity and output by the Authority
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§4545.10. Sale of capacity and output by the Authority The Authority may sell or exchange the capacity or output of a project not then required by participating municipalities under their contracts with the Authority for such consideration and for such period and upon such other …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.11 Agreement as to joint ownership of a project
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§4545.11. Agreement as to joint ownership of a project Any agreement between the Authority and a municipality with respect to the joint ownership of a project shall provide that each party to the agreement shall own a percentage of the project equal to the percentage of the money…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.12 Construction contracts
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§4545.12. Construction contracts The Authority may contract for the planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, extension, and improvement of a project or may contract with one or more municipalities to perform these functions. All contrac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.13 Bonds of the Authority
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§4545.13. Bonds of the Authority The Authority may issue from time to time its bonds in such principal amounts as the Authority shall deem necessary to provide sufficient funds to carry out any of its corporate purposes and powers, including but not limited to payment of all or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.14 Interim receipts and temporary bonds; mutilated, lost and destroyed bonds
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§4545.14. Interim receipts and temporary bonds; mutilated, lost and destroyed bonds Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may issue interim receipts of temporary bonds with or without coupon, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds have been execut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.15 Bonds not debts of state or governmental units
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§4545.15. Bonds not debts of state or governmental units Bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any governmental unit thereof. All such bonds shall contain a statement on their face s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.16 Trust agreement; bond resolution
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§4545.16. Trust agreement; bond resolution In the discretion of the Authority, any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee. Such corporate trustee, and any depository of fun…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.17 Rates and charges
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§4545.17. Rates and charges The Authority is hereby authorized to fix, charge and collect rents, rates, fees and other charges for the purchase of output or capacity of any project, or for the use of and for the electric power and energy or services, facilities and commodities so…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.18 Trust funds
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§4545.18. Trust funds Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.19 Bondholders remedies
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§4545.19. Bondholders remedies Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the reso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.2 Declaration of purpose; authority created
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§4545.2. Declaration of purpose; authority created It is the intent of the legislature by passage of this Chapter to provide for the creation of a state electric power authority and to that end there is hereby created the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, hereinafter referred…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.20 Refunding bonds
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§4545.20. Refunding bonds The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds then outstanding and issued under the provisions of this Chapter, whether or not such …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.21 Status of bonds
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§4545.21. Status of bonds Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this Chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to have all the qualities of registered instruments under the commercial laws of the state, subject only to the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.22 Bonds as legal investments and lawful security
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§4545.22. Bonds as legal investments and lawful security The bonds issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.23 Bonds exempt from taxation
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§4545.23. Bonds exempt from taxation Bonds, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof. Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 197…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.24 Payment in lieu of taxes
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§4545.24. Payment in lieu of taxes A project owned by the Authority shall be exempt from property taxes; provided, however, that the Authority owning a project may, in lieu of property taxes, pay to any governmental body authorized to levy property taxes an amount in lieu of prop…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.25 Properties of political subdivisions and the state
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§4545.25. Properties of political subdivisions and the state The Authority shall have the power to enter upon, use, occupy, and dig up any street, road or highway or public lands necessary to be entered upon, used or occupied in connection with the acquisition, construction or im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.26 Eminent domain
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§4545.26. Eminent domain The Authority created under the provisions of this Chapter is hereby vested with the authority to exercise the power of expropriation or eminent domain to the same extent as all other public utilities in the state of Louisiana in accordance with R.S. 19:1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.27 Annual reports
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§4545.27. Annual reports The Authority, promptly following the close of the calendar year, shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governing body of the participating municipalities which appoint members of the board of directors of the Autho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.28 Officials not liable
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§4545.28. Officials not liable No officer or director of the Authority, or officer or member of the governing authority of any governmental unit contracting with the Authority, or person or persons acting in their behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.29 Dissolution of Authority
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§4545.29. Dissolution of Authority Whenever the board of directors of the Authority and the participating municipalities then appointing its members shall determine that the purposes for which it was created have been substantially fulfilled or are impractical or impossible of ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.3 Definitions
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§4545.3. Definitions Wherever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective interpretations: 1. "Authority" shall mean the political subdivision…