Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7702 Consolidation authority
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§7702. Consolidation authority A. The governing authority of any parish may create by ordinance one or more consolidated special service districts in the parish, each of which shall be comprised of one or more existing districts of the same type; however, no consolidated garbage …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7703 Designation of consolidated districts; governing authority
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§7703. Designation of consolidated districts; governing authority A. A consolidated special service district so created shall be known and designated as "Consolidated _____ District No. ___ of the Parish of _____, Louisiana", and as so created shall constitute a waterworks distri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7704 Notice of intention to create; public hearing; boundaries
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§7704. Notice of intention to create; public hearing; boundaries Before any such consolidated special service district is finally created, the governing authority of the parish shall publish in the official journal of the parish at least once not less than fifteen days prior to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7705 Notice of creation; incontestability after unchallenged delay; interim authority to call an election to issue bonds, levy taxes or assume indebtedness
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§7705. Notice of creation; incontestability after unchallenged delay; interim authority to call an election to issue bonds, levy taxes or assume indebtedness After the creation of any consolidated special service district, notice of the creation, stating the boundaries of the dis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7706 Assumption of rights and responsibilities of districts consolidated
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§7706. Assumption of rights and responsibilities of districts consolidated At the expiration of the thirty-day period provided for in R.S. 33:7705, existing districts of the same type included in any such consolidated district shall no longer have the right to issue bonds or othe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7707 Continuation of rights and obligations of districts
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§7707. Continuation of rights and obligations of districts The creation of a consolidated special service district hereunder shall not affect or impair in any manner contract rights enjoyed by the holders of any outstanding bonds or obligations of the underlying districts, and to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7708 Refunding bonds
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§7708. Refunding bonds Any consolidated special service district created hereunder, in addition to its right to issue bonds or other obligations for the purposes and in the manner elsewhere provided in the constitution and laws of this state, may issue its refunding bonds for the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:771 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§771. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7711 Consolidated waterworks and sewerage districts
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§7711. Consolidated waterworks and sewerage districts The governing authority of any parish may, in the same manner, by use of the same procedure and provisions, and with the same effects as provided in Chapter 22 of this Title for consolidated special service districts, create o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7712 Terrebonne and Caddo Parishes; creation of consolidated waterworks districts and consolidated waterworks/sewerage districts; powers and authorities
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§7712. Terrebonne and Caddo Parishes; creation of consolidated waterworks districts and consolidated waterworks/sewerage districts; powers and authorities A.(1) In addition to any other authority set forth therein, the governing authority of the parish of Terrebonne and the gover…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7713 Tapping fee
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§7713. Tapping fee A. Boundaries. The tapping fee shall apply to customers within the boundaries of the district known as the Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish. B. Purpose. The purpose of the tapping fee is to continue providing potable water at an affor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7714 Erath-Delcambre Consolidated Wastewater District
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§7714. Erath-Delcambre Consolidated Wastewater District A.(1) There is hereby created the Erath-Delcambre Consolidated Wastewater District, referred to in this Section as the "district" or "consolidated district", within the parishes of Vermilion and Iberia, as more specifically …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:772 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§772. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7721 Creation of districts as political subdivisions
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§7721. Creation of districts as political subdivisions The governing authority of any parish may by ordinance create mosquito abatement districts composed of any part or all of the territory lying wholly within the parish. Such districts shall be political and legal subdivisions …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7722 Purposes
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§7722. Purposes The purposes for which mosquito abatement districts may be organized and the nature of the business to be carried on by them are as follows: the abatement, control, eradication, and study of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health importance, and all acti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7723 Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications and terms
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§7723. Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications and terms A. When any such district is created, the parish governing authority creating it shall appoint a board of commissioners, composed of five members, to govern its affairs, and shall fix the domicile of the board at…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7724 Powers of board
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§7724. Powers of board A. Each board of commissioners has authority to manage and control the affairs of its district, to adopt ordinances reasonably necessary to further the purposes for which the district is created, and to fix penalties for violations of such ordinances by fin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7725 Combination of administrative personnel of two or more districts; approval of ordinances by state health officer
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§7725. Combination of administrative personnel of two or more districts; approval of ordinances by state health officer To effect economy of operation, any two or more districts may combine the use of administrative and operative personnel and equipment upon such basis of compens…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7726 Service charges for mosquito control
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§7726. Service charges for mosquito control A. A mosquito abatement district created under the provisions of this Chapter may levy and collect special taxes, including monthly service charges to customers of waterworks districts within the mosquito control district, to finance it…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7727 Boards of commissioners in Ouachita Parish; appointment of additional members
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§7727. Boards of commissioners in Ouachita Parish; appointment of additional members Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:7723, the governing authority of Ouachita Parish is hereby authorized to increase the membership of boards of commissioners of mosquito abatement distric…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7728 Board of commissioners of St
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§7728. Board of commissioners of St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District No. 2; expenditure of district funds; extension of service A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7729 Board of commissioners of the Cameron Parish Mosquito Abatement District No
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§7729. Board of commissioners of the Cameron Parish Mosquito Abatement District No. 1 in Cameron Parish; appointment of additional members Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:7723, the governing authority of Cameron Parish is hereby authorized to increase the membership of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:773 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§773. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:774 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§774. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:775 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§775. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7751 Fire ant abatement districts; creation
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§7751. Fire ant abatement districts; creation The governing authority of any parish may by ordinance create fire ant abatement districts composed of any part or all of the territory lying wholly within the parish. Such districts shall be political and legal subdivisions of the st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7752 Purposes
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§7752. Purposes The purposes for which fire ant abatement districts may be organized and the nature of the business to be carried on by them are as follows: the abatement, control, eradication, and study of fire ants. Acts 1992, No. 198, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7753 Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications and terms
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§7753. Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications and terms When any such district is created, the parish governing authority creating it shall appoint a board of commissioners, composed of five members, to govern its affairs, and shall fix the domicile of the board at an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7754 Powers of board
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§7754. Powers of board A. Each board of commissioners has authority to manage and control the affairs of its district, to adopt ordinances reasonably necessary to further the purposes for which the district is created, and to fix penalties for violations of such ordinances by fin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7755 Service charges for fire ant abatement
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§7755. Service charges for fire ant abatement A. A fire ant abatement district created under the provisions of this Chapter may levy and collect special taxes, or assess special fees or service charges to residents and property owners within the fire ant abatement district to fin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7756 Combination of administrative personnel of two or more districts; approval of ordinances by state health officer
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§7756. Combination of administrative personnel of two or more districts; approval of ordinances by state health officer To effect economy of operation, any two or more districts may combine the use of administrative and operative personnel and equipment upon such basis of compens…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:776 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§776. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:777 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§777. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:778 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§778. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:779 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§779. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:780 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§780. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7801 Definitions
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§7801. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of St. Bernard Parish Water and Sewer Commission. (2) "Commission" means the St. Bernard…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7802 Creation of commission; territorial jurisdiction
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§7802. Creation of commission; territorial jurisdiction The creation of the commission, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement executed on November 13, 1985 between the parish and the districts, is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved. The commission is hereby constituted…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7803 Purpose
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§7803. Purpose The commission is hereby created for the object and purpose of providing economy and efficiency in the furnishing of water, sewer, and sewage disposal services to the citizens of the parish, and it shall have the authority to plan, finance, construct, acquire, impr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7804 Board of commissioners; membership
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§7804. Board of commissioners; membership A.(1) The commission shall be governed by a board of commissioners to be known as the "Board of Commissioners of the St. Bernard Parish Water and Sewer Commission". The board shall be composed of seven members, each of whom shall be a per…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7805 Vacancies; officers, agents, and employees; compensation
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§7805. Vacancies; officers, agents, and employees; compensation A. The members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment. Member…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7806 Purposes and powers
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§7806. Purposes and powers The commission, acting by and through the board, shall have and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including, but not limited to, the following rights and powers: (1) To sue and be sued. (2)…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7807 Exercise of powers; status of commission
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§7807. Exercise of powers; status of commission The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana as a body politic and political subdivision thereof, exercising public and essential governmental functions. The exercise by the commission of the powers c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7808 By-laws; rules and regulations
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§7808. By-laws; rules and regulations The commission may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business not in conflict with this Chapter. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7809 Bonds
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§7809. Bonds A. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending, or improving water, sewer, and sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations in the manner and under the terms and provisions as provided in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:781 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§781. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7810 Period of existence
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§7810. Period of existence The commission shall exist and continue and shall have and enjoy existence and succession for a period of the later of ninety-nine years from November 13, 1985, or until all of its contractual obligations have been performed and all debt securities issu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7811 Construction
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§7811. Construction This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted and shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts being authorized. No proceedings shall be necessary except such as are required herein. All powers …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:782 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§782. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:783 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§783. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.