Title 34, Navigation and Shipping
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La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3499.1 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3499.1. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3499.2 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3499.2. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3500 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3500. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3501 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3501. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3502 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3502. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3503 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3503. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3504 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3504. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3505 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3505. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3506 Repealed by Acts 2024, No
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§3506. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 755, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3521 Additional rights and powers
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§3521. Additional rights and powers A. In addition to any other authority or power granted by law, the board of commissioners for a port authority in Natchitoches Parish shall have authority to make and enter into contracts, leases, and other agreements with railroads, trucking c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3522 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§3522. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 152, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3523 Design-build contracts; pilot program for ports
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§3523. Design-build contracts; pilot program for ports A.(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any port may utilize the design-build method, pursuant to the pilot program as specified and limited herein, on any non-architectural project where the project involves the trans…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3551 Coastal Port Advisory Authority; purpose; legislative findings
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§3551. Coastal Port Advisory Authority; purpose; legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares that the development of oil and gas resources is essential to promote Louisiana's economic growth and the ability of the maritime, oil and gas industries to compete in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3552 Coastal Port Advisory Authority; creation; membership; duties and functions
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§3552. Coastal Port Advisory Authority; creation; membership; duties and functions A. The Coastal Port Advisory Authority is hereby created in the office of multimodal planning within the Department of Transportation and Development. B. The authority shall perform its duties and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:361 Navigation canals and improvement of water courses by municipalities and parishes; title to vest in the public
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§361. Navigation canals and improvement of water courses by municipalities and parishes; title to vest in the public The constructing, deepening, widening, improving and maintaining of navigation canals, and navigation channels, and the deepening, widening, improving and maintain…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:362 Acquisition of property and construction of works; authority
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§362. Acquisition of property and construction of works; authority The municipalities, as well as the parishes of the state are authorized to acquire property for any of the works of public improvement, enumerated in R.S. 34:361, either by purchase, donation, or expropriation, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:363 Co-operation with state or federal government; financial aid
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§363. Co-operation with state or federal government; financial aid The municipalities or parishes are further authorized to cooperate with the state or federal government in performing any of the works, and to receive from, and furnish to the federal government, any financial aid…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:364 Acquisition of property and donation to federal government
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§364. Acquisition of property and donation to federal government When the works authorized in this Part, are undertaken solely by the federal government, the governing authorities of the municipalities or parishes are authorized to acquire by purchase, donation or expropriation, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:365 Bond issues; special taxes
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§365. Bond issues; special taxes The said municipalities or parishes, through their governing authorities, are authorized to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds for the construction of the works of public improvement, and for such other public purposes outlined in this Part; an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:366 Board of advisors
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§366. Board of advisors The governing authorities of the several municipalities or parishes are authorized to appoint three responsible citizen tax payers as a board of advisors, to serve without compensation, to assist them in letting contracts, performing and supervising the wo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:367 Letting contracts; executing work with own force and equipment; contractor's bond
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§367. Letting contracts; executing work with own force and equipment; contractor's bond Whenever any work is to be let under the provisions of this Part, the contract for which will exceed the value of two thousand five hundred dollars, the said governing authorities shall procee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:368 Special taxes; annual levy
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§368. Special taxes; annual levy The special taxes imposed for the purpose of providing for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds of any municipality or parish issued for any purpose herein authorized, shall, each year be levied, assessed and collected on the propert…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:369 Collection of special taxes; duties of parish collector
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§369. Collection of special taxes; duties of parish collector The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes, the creation of tax liens, mortgages, tax penalties and sales, shall apply to and regulate the collection of special taxes for the pur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:370 Parish of Orleans, provisions inapplicable
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§370. Parish of Orleans, provisions inapplicable The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the Parish of Orleans.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:381 Duty of agency to construct facility
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§381. Duty of agency to construct facility Whenever any agency of the state undertakes the construction or creation of a lake it shall construct adequate permanent public access and boat launching facilities and parking areas on or for the lake. Such facilities and parking areas …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:382 Areas requiring facility; connection to public road
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§382. Areas requiring facility; connection to public road Publicly owned access sites consisting of at least one boat launching ramp and one parking area shall be constructed or provided where the tracts of land are comprised of at least five acres and shall be located on the sho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:383 Number of access sites
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§383. Number of access sites The number of access sites which shall be constructed shall be determined by the size of the lake as follows: (1) For lakes of less than two thousand, five hundred acres, at least one access site; (2) For lakes of from two thousand, five hundred to fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:4 Managerial powers
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§4. Managerial powers The board shall have the power to organize or reorganize the legal, executive, engineering, clerical, and other departments and forces of the board, and to fix the duties, powers, and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees in such departments an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:401 General application of provisions
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§401. General application of provisions The provisions of this Part shall apply to all navigation districts created or which may hereafter be created by the legislature.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:402 Corporate status and powers; suits and service of citation
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§402. Corporate status and powers; suits and service of citation Navigation districts created by the legislature shall be political corporations invested with all the powers, privileges, rights and immunities conferred by law upon other corporations of like character. They shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:403 Board of commissioners as governing authority; terms and compensation; vacancies; meetings; quorum
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§403. Board of commissioners as governing authority; terms and compensation; vacancies; meetings; quorum Navigation districts shall be governed by a board of commissioners whose qualifications, appointment and initial terms of office shall be established by the laws creating each…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:404 Officers and employees of board
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§404. Officers and employees of board The board of commissioners shall elect a president and a vice-president from among their number, who shall serve for a term of not more than two years, and a secretary who may or may not be a member of the board. The board shall employ such o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:405 Bond of secretary of board
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§405. Bond of secretary of board The secretary of each board of commissioners shall give bond, with a surety company authorized to transact business in Louisiana as surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and accounting for all funds of the district, in a s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:406 General powers
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§406. General powers Navigation districts have authority to buy, expropriate or otherwise acquire and hold, and to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of property of every description; to make and execute contracts and generally, to do and perform all acts necessary to carry out …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:407 Improvement and maintenance of navigation; advice of department of public works; cooperation with federal and state agencies
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§407. Improvement and maintenance of navigation; advice of department of public works; cooperation with federal and state agencies Navigation districts shall have, with respect to the improvement and maintaining of navigation, the advice of the Department of Public Works, and it …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:408 Cooperation with federal government or other agencies
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§408. Cooperation with federal government or other agencies A. Part II of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 19501 shall apply to navigation districts. B. The boards may undertake such work with their own organization subject, however, to the provisions o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:409 Elections to levy special tax
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§409. Elections to levy special tax For the purpose of providing funds to carry out the objects and purposes for which created, navigation districts through their board of commissioners, after approval of the qualified electors of the district at an election held in accordance wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:41 Contracts for necessary improvements
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§41. Contracts for necessary improvements For the purpose of developing the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal in the City of New Orleans, and more particularly to enable the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans to place the lands adjacent to said canal, owned by private …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:410 §§410 to 421 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§410. §§410 to 421 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 56, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:42 Certificates of indebtedness
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§42. Certificates of indebtedness A. To enable said board to provide the funds necessary to build and construct such improvements, the board may issue certificates of indebtedness on such terms and conditions as the discretion of the board may determine, not to exceed two million…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:422 Assessment and collection of tax; procedure
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§422. Assessment and collection of tax; procedure A copy of the resolution levying the tax, certified by the secretary of the board of commissioners of the district, shall be transmitted to the tax assessor of each parish within the district on or before June 1st of the year in w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:423 Levee boards, provisions not to affect
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§423. Levee boards, provisions not to affect Nothing contained in this Chapter shall deprive the levee boards of their authority with respect to levees within their respective districts. Added by Acts 1975, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 48, §1, eff. Feb. 20, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:43 Other powers of board, effect on
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§43. Other powers of board, effect on Nothing contained in R.S. 34:41 and 34:42 shall be construed as limiting or modifying the powers of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, granted by the constitution and other laws.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:44 Powers granted continuing
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§44. Powers granted continuing The powers granted to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans by Sections 34:41 through 34:43 are continuing powers and the board is authorized by proper ordinance, to put their provisions in full force and effect.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:441 Creation of district; purpose
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§441. Creation of district; purpose There is created a navigation and river improvement district which shall be known as the "Red River Navigation District of Louisiana" composed of the Parishes of Caddo and Bossier, for the purpose of improving Red River with respect to the navi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:442 Domicile
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§442. Domicile The domicile of the district shall be fixed by the board of commissioners provided for in R.S. 34:444 and may be changed at the pleasure of the board; the domicile shall be within the district, where the secretary shall reside and at which domicile shall be kept al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:443 Incidental powers of district
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§443. Incidental powers of district For the purpose of improving and maintaining navigation on Red River, the Red River Navigation District may own, lease or operate dredge boats, snag boats, pile drivers, barges and such other equipment and machinery as may be necessary therefor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:444 Board of commissioners; members
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§444. Board of commissioners; members The Red River Navigation District of Louisiana shall be governed, and its affairs managed and controlled by a board of commissioners composed of six members, all of whom shall be qualified electors, domiciled in the district and owning land w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:445 Powers and duties of board; duties of secretary
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§445. Powers and duties of board; duties of secretary A. The board shall adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own government and for the government of its officers and employees and prescribe their duties. The board shall devise, adopt, and carry out plans through financi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:446 Anticipation of revenues; certificates of indebtedness
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§446. Anticipation of revenues; certificates of indebtedness The boards of commissioners may anticipate for one year, fifty per cent of its annual revenues from taxation, based on the total assessment of the district for the previous year, and for that purpose may issue certifica…