Title 34, Navigation and Shipping
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La. Rev. Stat. § 34:323.1 Additional powers of the board; industrial development
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§323.1. Additional powers of the board; industrial development A. The board shall have authority to construct and acquire industrial parks and industrial plant buildings within the district, including sites and other necessary property or appurtenances therefor, and to acquire, c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:324 Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees
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§324. Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees A. The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, a secretary, and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the office of secretary and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3241 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§3241. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3242 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§3242. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3243 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§3243. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3244 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§3244. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3245 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§3245. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3246 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§3246. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:325 Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
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§325. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports The board shall examine and investigate all questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same, and make an annual report to the mayor and councilmen …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3251 Creation of Grand Isle Port Commission
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§3251. Creation of Grand Isle Port Commission A. There is hereby created the Grand Isle Port Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall be domiciled in the town of Grand Isle and shall serve without compensation. The pre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3252 Officers of the board; meetings
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§3252. Officers of the board; meetings The commission shall elect from its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and trea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3253 Rights and powers of the commission
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§3253. Rights and powers of the commission A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it within the port area, consisting of the entire town of Grand Isle as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and all of Ward 11 o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3254 Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes; election
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§3254. Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes; election A. The commission shall have authority, when authorized to do so by a vote of a majority, in number and amount, of the property taxpayers of the port area qualified to vote at an election for the purpose in accordanc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3255 Limits of the district
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§3255. Limits of the district A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it, within the port area, consisting of the entire town of Grand Isle as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and all of Ward 11 of Jefferson …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3256 Transitional provisions
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§3256. Transitional provisions All lands and rights of way or servitudes and revenues therefrom within the hereinabove described district belonging to the Greater Jefferson Port Commission on the effective date of this Act are hereby granted, conveyed, transferred, and delivered …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:326 Acquisition of lands; public aid
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§326. Acquisition of lands; public aid A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise, including expropriation in accordance with R.S. 19:141, any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3261 Creation of district; boundary
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§3261. Creation of district; boundary There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state of Louisiana which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the Cane River Waterway District, hereinafter called the "district". The district shall be composed of all the terr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3262 Purpose; commission
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§3262. Purpose; commission The district is created for the object and purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining, individually or in cooperation with the federal government, the state and its various agencies, subdivisions and public bodies, a navigable waterway system to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3263 Membership of commission
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§3263. Membership of commission A. The corporate powers and authorities herein granted shall vest in and be exercised by the commission, a body composed of five members who shall be appointed by the governor from nominees submitted to him in the following manner by the nominating…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3264 Terms of office
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§3264. Terms of office The members shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor by whom appointed. Members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and have taken their oaths of office and filed the same in accordance with law. Added by Ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3265 Domicile of the commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance
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§3265. Domicile of the commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance The domicile of the commission shall be in the city of Natchitoches, Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the members of the commission shall mee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3266 Bylaws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy
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§3266. Bylaws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy The commission shall adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business, including the terms of its officers, not in conflict with this Chapter. A quorum for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3267 Meetings
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§3267. Meetings The commission shall meet annually at its domicile on a date to be fixed by the commission. Other regular and special meetings may be held upon such call, after such notice, at such times and at such places within the district as the commission may prescribe and f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3268 Exercise of powers; status of commission
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§3268. Exercise of powers; status of commission The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana exercising public and essential governmental functions; and the exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter in the establishment, op…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3269 Powers and authority
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§3269. Powers and authority In addition to the powers and authority elsewhere granted in this Chapter, the commission is hereby granted and shall have and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including, but without limi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:327 Construction of works of public improvement
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§327. Construction of works of public improvement The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; to purchase machinery or mat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3270 Taxes
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§3270. Taxes The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of ad valorem taxes, the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to the collection of the aforesaid taxes herein authorized. The sheriff and ex offici…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3271 Bonds
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§3271. Bonds A. Such bonds of the commission shall be authorized by a resolution of the commission and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates not exc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3272 Revenue bonds
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§3272. Revenue bonds In addition to the power and authority to issue bonds payable from the capital outlay tax herein authorized in the manner provided by R.S. 34:3271, the commission shall have the right, power and authority to issue revenue bonds for the purposes and in the man…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3273 Bonds as legal investments
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§3273. Bonds as legal investments All public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, all banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3274 Property
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§3274. Property All parishes, cities, towns, villages and other political subdivisions and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, rent, grant or conve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3275 Pledge of state
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§3275. Pledge of state The state of Louisiana hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, that it will not limit or impair the rights hereby vested in the commission until all such bonds at any time issued,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3276 Construction of Chapter
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§3276. Construction of Chapter This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted. Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:328 Contracts; bids; bond
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§328. Contracts; bids; bond A. Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part, the price of which is to exceed the amount permitted under state law for contracts by the state or its subdivisions without bid, the board of commissioners shall proceed t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3281 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§3281. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3282 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§3282. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3283 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§3283. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3284 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§3284. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3285 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§3285. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3286 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§3286. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:329 Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
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§329. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money The board may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or its deputies for inspecting hatches, surveying cargoes and the l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:330 Bond issues
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§330. Bond issues A. The board shall have authority to incur debt for any one or more of the lawful purposes of the district set forth in this Part, to issue, in the name of the district, negotiable bonds evidencing such debt and to provide for the security and payment thereof. S…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3301 Object and purpose
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§3301. Object and purpose It is the object and purpose of this Chapter to provide for the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC) Deepening Project, allowing more efficient marine access from the Port of Iberia (POI) and other Acadiana Ports in the area to the Gulf of Mexi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3302 AGMAC Deepening Project
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§3302. AGMAC Deepening Project A. For the purpose established in this Chapter and contingent upon the necessary act of designation to be promulgated by the governor pursuant to R.S. 38:81, designating the Department of Transportation and Development as the assuring and coordinati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3303 Powers and duties
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§3303. Powers and duties A. The department shall be empowered to do any and all things necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, including but not limited to the things expressly provided in this Section. B. The department may enter into contracts and agreeme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3304 Coordination and cooperation
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§3304. Coordination and cooperation A. It is the policy of this Chapter that the AGMAC Deepening Project be pursued so that there is full coordination and cooperation between all federal and state entities that have complementing or overlapping interest and authority in the proje…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3305 Construction of Chapter; controlling law
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§3305. Construction of Chapter; controlling law To the extent that the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with any other provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed controlling. Acts 2004, No. 728, §1,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3306 Property defined
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§3306. Property defined As used in this Chapter, the term "property" means any portion of immovable property, including servitudes and other rights in or to immovable property. Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3307 Authority to expropriate and acquire property for the AGMAC Deepening Project prior to judgment
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§3307. Authority to expropriate and acquire property for the AGMAC Deepening Project prior to judgment A. When the Department of Transportation and Development or its agent cannot amicably acquire property needed for the AGMAC Deepening Project as provided in this Chapter, it may…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3308 Contents of petition for expropriation; place of filing
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§3308. Contents of petition for expropriation; place of filing The right of expropriation granted by this Chapter shall be exercised in the following manner: (1) A petition shall be filed by the plaintiff in the district court of the parish in which the property to be expropriate…