Title 48, Roads, Bridges and Ferries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1163 Transfer of records, money and equipment
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§1163. Transfer of records, money and equipment All books, papers, records, money, choses in action and other property heretofore possessed, controlled or used by any authority in the exercise of functions herein transferred are hereby transferred to the board of highways. Added …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1164 Indebtedness, including bonds; dedicated funds
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§1164. Indebtedness, including bonds; dedicated funds The board of highways shall be the successor in every way to the authorities from which the functions are transferred, and shall be the successor to all the obligations and debts of the authorities herein abolished. All funds …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1165 Board as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts
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§1165. Board as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts The board of highways is designated as the sole agency for accepting and administering any and all federal funds awarded or allocated to the State of Louisiana for any purpose covered by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1166 Transfer of employees and powers of employees and agents
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§1166. Transfer of employees and powers of employees and agents All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties for any authority in the exercise of functions transferred by this part to the board of highways shall be transferred with such functions to the board of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1167 Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations
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§1167. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this part shall take effect and become operative on January 1, 1973, and it is hereby specifically provided that on said da…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1167.1 Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations; termination; Mississippi River Bridge Authority; Crescent City Connection Division
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§1167.1. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations; termination; Mississippi River Bridge Authority; Crescent City Connection Division The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this Part shall take effect and becom…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:12 Domicile
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§12. Domicile The domicile of the department is in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge. Service of citation and other process directed to the department shall be made by handing the citation or other process to the secretary or to the undersecretary. Amended by Ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:121 Appointment of ex officio notaries; powers
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§121. Appointment of ex officio notaries; powers The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development and the state director of the Department of Veterans' Affairs may designate as ex officio notaries public a sufficient number of employees of their departments and t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1251 Short title
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§1251. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Expressway Law." Acts 1954, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1252 Purpose of Chapter
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§1252. Purpose of Chapter The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate vehicular traffic, diminish the present handicaps and hazards and promote safety on the congested highways in Louisiana and to make possible the construction of modern express highways, and to carry out said p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1253 Definitions
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§1253. Definitions As used in this Chapter the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent: (1) "Authority" shall mean the Department of Transportation and Development. (2) "Project" or "exp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1254 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§1254. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 220, §2, eff. July 7, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1255 General powers
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§1255. General powers The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To adopt by-laws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) To adopt an official seal; (3) To maintain an office at such place or places within the state as it may designate; (4) …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1256 Incidental powers
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§1256. Incidental powers A. The authority shall have the power to construct and reconstruct traffic circles, interchanges and grade separations at intersection of any project with public roads, grade separations at intersections with railroads, and to change and adjust the lines …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1257 Cooperation of parishes, etc., with authority
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§1257. Cooperation of parishes, etc., with authority All parishes, political subdivisions, cities, towns, villages, and all public agencies and officers of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1258 Consent of state to use of its land
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§1258. Consent of state to use of its land The state of Louisiana hereby consents to the use of all lands owned by it, including lands lying under water, which are deemed by the authority to be necessary or proper for the construction or operation of any expressway project. Acts …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1259 Eminent domain proceedings
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§1259. Eminent domain proceedings The authority is hereby granted the power of eminent domain and proceedings therefor may be instituted and conducted by the authority as is prescribed by R.S. 48:441 through 460 for the expropriation of property by the Department of Transportatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1260 Taking of public road for feeder road
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§1260. Taking of public road for feeder road Before taking over any existing public road for maintenance, repair and operation as a feeder road, the authority shall obtain the consent of any officials then exercising jurisdiction over said road, which are hereby authorized to giv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1261 Revenues
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§1261. Revenues A. The authority is hereby empowered to fix, revise, charge and collect tolls and charges for the use of each project and the different parts or sections thereof, to contract with any person, partnership, association or corporation desiring the use of any part the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1262 Bonds not debt or pledge of credit of state
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§1262. Bonds not debt or pledge of credit of state Expressway revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall not be deemed to be a debt of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, but such bonds shall be payable exclusively from the fund pledge…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1263 Pledge not to restrict certain rights of authority
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§1263. Pledge not to restrict certain rights of authority The state of Louisiana does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this Chapter, that the state will not limit or restrict the rights hereby vested in the authority to construct, reconstruct, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1264 Expressway revenue bonds
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§1264. Expressway revenue bonds The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance at one time or from time to time, of expressway revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more expressway projects. The principa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1265 Trust agreement
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§1265. Trust agreement In the discretion of the authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1266 Refunding bonds
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§1266. Refunding bonds The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of expressway revenue refunding bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this Chapter, including the pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1267 Trust funds
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§1267. Trust funds A. All moneys received by the authority pursuant to this Chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Chapter. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1268 Remedies
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§1268. 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, may, either at law or in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1269 Project, property, income and bonds free from taxation
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§1269. Project, property, income and bonds free from taxation The exercise of the powers granted by this Chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and livi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1270 Bonds eligible for investment
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§1270. Bonds eligible for investment Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this Chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state, parishes, other political subdivisions, cities or towns, all banks, bankers, savings ban…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1271 Maintenance and repair of expressway project, etc
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§1271. Maintenance and repair of expressway project, etc. A. Each expressway project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. Each such project shall have such force of toll-takers and other operating emplo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1272 Traffic control
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§1272. Traffic control A. The authority is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations with respect to the use of a project, which rules and regulations shall relate to vehicular speeds, loads and sizes, safety devices, rules of the road and such other matters…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1273 Cessation of tolls
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§1273. Cessation of tolls A. When all revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter in connection with any expressway project or projects and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1274 Certificated motor carriers
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§1274. Certificated motor carriers All motor common carriers and contract carriers that hold certificates of public conveniences and necessity authorizing them to operate over the public roads of this state that will parallel an expressway project or a section thereof on the date…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1275 Unlawful for member, etc., to be interested in contract, etc
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§1275. Unlawful for member, etc., to be interested in contract, etc. Any member, agent or employee of the authority who is interested, either directly or indirectly in any contract of another with the authority, or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the auth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1276 Preliminary and other expenses
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§1276. Preliminary and other expenses A. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized to expend out of any funds available for the purpose such moneys and to use such of its engineering and other forces, as may be necessary and desirable in the judgment o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1277 Annual report; recommendation
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§1277. Annual report; recommendation On or before the first day of April of each year, the authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the Governor and each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1278 Audit of books and accounts
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§1278. Audit of books and accounts The authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or operations of a project or projects. Act…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1279 Minutes
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§1279. Minutes The secretary-treasurer shall keep full and correct minutes of the meetings and final actions of the authority, which minutes shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Acts 1954, No. 232, §29.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1280 Additional method
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§1280. Additional method The foregoing Sections of this Chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1281 Special provisions relating to west bank segment
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§1281. Special provisions relating to west bank segment The legislature recognizes that some of the best farm land in the United States lies adjacent to the proposed right of way of the west and east bank segments of the proposed express toll highway between Shreveport and Alexan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:13 Department as body politic and corporate; secretary
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§13. Department as body politic and corporate; secretary The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate by that title. The department shall function under the control, management, supervision and direction of the secretary i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1301 Power of parish governing authorities to create road lighting districts
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§1301. Power of parish governing authorities to create road lighting districts A. Parish governing authorities may create road lighting districts composed of territory wholly within a parish. A district so created shall be a political and legal subdivision of the state with full …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1302 Road lighting districts; security and road lighting districts; designation
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§1302. Road lighting districts; security and road lighting districts; designation A. Each such district shall be designated Road Lighting District No. ______ of the parish of ______. The parish governing authority creating such district shall be the governing authority thereof, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1303 Road lighting districts; tax levy
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§1303. Road lighting districts; tax levy For the purposes set forth in R.S. 48:1301, any road lighting district may levy taxes not to exceed in any year five mills on the dollar on all of the taxable property within the boundaries thereof, except railroad rights of way and tracks…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1303.1 Assumption Parish road lighting districts; tax levy
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§1303.1. Assumption Parish road lighting districts; tax levy Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 48:1303, the governing authority of any road lighting district within the parish of Assumption may levy taxes not to exceed in any year twenty mills on the dollar on all of the tax…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1303.2 Terrebonne Parish road lighting districts; tax levy
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§1303.2. Terrebonne Parish road lighting districts; tax levy Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 48:1303, the governing authority of any road lighting district within the parish of Terrebonne may levy taxes not to exceed in any year ten mills on the dollar on all of the taxabl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1303.3 Jefferson Parish road lighting districts; additional tax
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§1303.3. Jefferson Parish road lighting districts; additional tax In addition to the tax provided for in R.S. 48:1303, the governing authority of the parish of Jefferson is hereby authorized to levy in any road lighting district in the parish an additional tax not to exceed ten m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1303.4 Millage limitation; certain parishes; voter approval
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§1303.4. Millage limitation; certain parishes; voter approval Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary which limits ad valorem tax millage which may be imposed, the governing authority of any road lighting district of a parish that has adopted a charter for local self…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1304 Authorization to create consolidated road lighting districts
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§1304. Authorization to create consolidated road lighting districts The governing authority of any parish may create within such parish one or more consolidated road lighting districts comprised of one or more existing road lighting districts, together with, if so determined by t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1305 Notice of intention to create; public hearing; publication of resolution;
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§1305. Notice of intention to create; public hearing; publication of resolution; incontestability 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 least once not less than …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1306 Tax-levying power vested in consolidated district
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§1306. Tax-levying power vested in consolidated district At the expiration of such thirty-day period, road lighting districts included in any such consolidated district shall no longer have the right to levy taxes, and the said consolidated district shall be vested with full auth…