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La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1 Continuation; qualifications; appointments; terms; vacancies
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§1. Continuation; qualifications; appointments; terms; vacancies A. Membership; qualifications; vacancies. (1) The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, hereinafter referred to as "the board" is continued. The number of members comprising the board shall be seven, wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1000 Privilege for charges and attorney's fees
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§1000. Privilege for charges and attorney's fees The river port pilots shall have a lien and privilege upon any vessel employing a river port pilot for the nonpayment of pilotage fees and charges and for all reasonable attorney fees incurred in connection with the recovery of pil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1002 Violations and penalties
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§1002. Violations and penalties Anyone attempting to exercise the functions herein vested in the said river port pilots, who has not been commissioned by the governor, shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprison…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1002.1 Employing pilot without a state commission; penalties
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§1002.1. Employing pilot without a state commission; penalties A. No master, owner, or agent of a vessel required under this Subpart to take a state commissioned river port pilot shall perform the duties of a river port pilot nor employ a person who is not a state commissioned ri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1005 Privilege; communications between river port pilot and Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners
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§1005. Privilege; communications between river port pilot and Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners Unless required by a subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, all communications by and between the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and a river port pilot, i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1009 Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner
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§1009. Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner A vessel which is required to use a river port pilot pursuant to this Subpart and fails to do so when a river port pilot offers his services, the vessel, its captain, and owners shall be liable fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1041 Definitions
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§1041. Definitions As used in this Part, the following term have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Board of examiners" means the Board of Examiners for New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilots for the Mississipp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1042 Board of steamship pilot examiners; members; appointment; oath of office; powers
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§1042. Board of steamship pilot examiners; members; appointment; oath of office; powers and duties A. The governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, three citizens who shall form the Board of Examiners for New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1043 Body of pilots; duty
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§1043. Body of pilots; duty A. There shall be a body of pilots to be known as "New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots" whose duty it shall be to pilot sea-going vessels from the port of New Orleans to 31° North Latitude and return including the port of Baton Rouge and inter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1044 Appointment of pilots
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§1044. Appointment of pilots Pilots provided for in R.S. 34:1043 shall be appointed by the governor from those pilots who have been recommended to the governor pursuant to the provisions outlined in the board of examiners' rules and regulations. Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1045 Examination of pilots; qualifications
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§1045. Examination of pilots; qualifications Whenever there exists a necessity for more pilots the board of examiners shall hold examinations, under such rules and regulations, and with such requirements as it may provide, with the governor's approval. No applicant shall be consi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1046 Oath of office and bond
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§1046. Oath of office and bond The pilots shall take an oath of office and furnish bond in favor of the governor conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed by this Part, to the extent of one thousand dollars, approved by the board of examiners. Acts 2015, No.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1047 Association of pilots
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§1047. Association of pilots The pilots may form themselves into an association or associations, as to them may seem fit, not in conflict with law or the rules and regulations of the board of examiners. Amended by Acts 1988, No. 418, §1, eff. July 10, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1048 Pilotage fees; exceptions
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§1048. Pilotage fees; exceptions A. The pilots shall be entitled to ask for and receive a pilotage fee. The pilots' fees shall be established by the Pilotage Fee Commission as described in R.S. 34:1121 et seq. B. Pilots' charges shall be paid by every vessel subject to pilotage n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1050 Solicitation of business or employment
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§1050. Solicitation of business or employment No pilot shall solicit from the master, officers, crew or passengers of any vessel piloted by him, business or employment of any kind or nature whatsoever, for himself or for any other person. If upon inquiry it appears that any pilot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1051 Acting as a pilot without a commission; penalty
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§1051. Acting as a pilot without a commission; penalty A person who is not a commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall not board any ship or vessel required to pay charges for such a pilot, for the purpose of piloting, or to pilot or attempt to pilot the same…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1052 Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner
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§1052. Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner When a vessel, subject to the pilot charges prescribed in R.S. 34:1048, employs as a pilot a person who is not a commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot, when such a pilot offers …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1053 Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties
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§1053. Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties A. No master, owner, or agent of a vessel required to pay pilot charges under R.S. 34:1048 to a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall, when such a pilot offers his services, employ as a pilot a person who is not…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1054 Offering of services
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§1054. Offering of services As used in this Part, reference to the offering of a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot or the offering of services by a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall mean any offering of any advice or assistance with respect to pilotage b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1071 Definitions
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§1071. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Board of commissioners" or "board of examiners" means the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examine…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1072 Board of commissioners and examiners; members; appointment; duties; enforcement of regulations
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§1072. Board of commissioners and examiners; members; appointment; duties; enforcement of regulations The Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners shall be composed of three persons. The chairman of the board which controls or handles the affairs of any port now exis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1073 Body of pilots; name; duty
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§1073. Body of pilots; name; duty There shall be a body of pilots to be known as the Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of Lake Charles whose duty it shall be to pilot seagoing vessels within the state of Louisiana, on all navigable streams, canals, channels, rivers, and bound…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1074 Oath of office and bond of pilots
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§1074. Oath of office and bond of pilots All the pilots shall take an oath of office and furnish bond to the extent of one thousand dollars approved by the board of examiners of each port.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1075 Associations of river port pilots
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§1075. Associations of river port pilots The pilots may form themselves into associations as they may see fit, not in conflict with any special or general law of the State or of the United States, except that since competitive associations of pilots is detrimental to the public i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1076 Pilotage fees; exceptions
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§1076. Pilotage fees; exceptions A. The Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of Lake Charles shall be entitled to and receive a fee for their pilotage services. B. The fees for pilotage services shall be established in accordance with R.S. 34:1121 et seq. C. The river port pilot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1077 Report of incompetency, carelessness, etc
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§1077. Report of incompetency, carelessness, etc. of pilots; removal, suspension or reprimand; attempt to exercise functions without commission In the event that the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners shall receive reports in writing from any person which charg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1078 Solicitation of business or employment
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§1078. Solicitation of business or employment No pilot shall solicit from the masters, officers, crew or passengers of any vessel piloted by him, business or employment of any kind or nature whatsoever, for himself or for any other person. If upon due inquiry it appears that any …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1079 Application of provisions
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§1079. Application of provisions None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to the Parish of Orleans and port of New Orleans nor to any other pilot's association in the Mississippi river.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1121 Pilotage Fee Commission; composition
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§1121. Pilotage Fee Commission; composition A. The Pilotage Fee Commission shall exist to establish pilotage fees. B. The commission shall be composed of eleven members and nine alternates. The governor shall appoint the members as follows: (1) To represent the interests of the a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1122 Fees and charges; adjudication of disputes
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§1122. Fees and charges; adjudication of disputes A.(1) The fee commission shall have exclusive authority to fix and establish reasonable and just fees and rates for: (a) Pilotage service to ships and vessels. (b) Pilotage service to ships in distress. (c) Extraordinary pilotage …
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1123 Agreements
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§1123. Agreements All pilot associations may enter into agreements with the masters or owners of ships and vessels, or agents representing them, pertaining to pilotage rates, or for special services and for the hire of boats and equipment for such rates and for such sums as may b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1124 Fees and charges to remain in effect until changed
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§1124. Fees and charges to remain in effect until changed All pilotage fees and charges provided by applicable laws shall remain in full force and effect until changed by majority vote of the Pilotage Fee Commission. Acts 1968, No. 579, §4; Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 20…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1125 Operation of commission; rules
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§1125. Operation of commission; rules A. The Pilotage Fee Commission shall operate under Rule 1 through Rule 47 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Louisiana Public Service Commission effective July 1, 1976, and as amended April 20, 2004, only to the extent that any par…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1126 Existing laws as to services not modified or repealed
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§1126. Existing laws as to services not modified or repealed Nothing herein contained shall be construed to modify or repeal existing laws as to pilotage services other than as refers to rate making. Acts 1968, No. 579, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1127 Contesting validity of commission decisions
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§1127. Contesting validity of commission decisions Proceedings may be brought before courts of competent jurisdiction under state law for the purpose of contesting the validity of any decision of the commission hereunder. Acts 1968, No. 579, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1131 Definitions
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§1131. Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight. (2) "Board of Commissioners or Examiners" means tho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1132 Purpose
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§1132. Purpose It is the intent of the legislature to create the Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight for the purpose of providing oversight of pilots for the Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, the River Port Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1133 Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight; creation; membership
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§1133. Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight; creation; membership A. The Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight is hereby created and shall be domiciled as determined by the board and thereafter the domicile shall remain unless changed by statute. B. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1134 Meetings; quorum
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§1134. Meetings; quorum A. The board shall meet at least twice per year, at a place of its choosing, and at other such times and places as it may determine. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A decision by a vote of a majority of the members of the board present…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1135 Powers; functions; duties; responsibilities
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§1135. Powers; functions; duties; responsibilities A. The board shall issue rules and regulations to administer, implement, and enforce this Part. The procedure for proposing, amending, repealing, and promulgating a rule or regulation shall be in accordance with the Administrativ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1136 Expenditures; funding
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§1136. Expenditures; funding A. The board may incur necessary expenses in the discharge of its duties, functions, and responsibilities of this Part. B. The cost of equipment, office space, office supplies and all other necessary expenses for the administration, implementation, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1137 Liability
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§1137. Liability Any party seeking to hold a pilot acting under his state commission issued in accordance with this Chapter liable for damages or loss occasioned by the pilot's errors, omissions, fault, or neglect shall be required to prove by clear and convincing evidence that t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1138 Judicial review
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§1138. Judicial review Proceedings may be brought before courts of competent jurisdiction under state law in the parish in which the commission is domiciled for the purpose of contesting the validity of any decision of the board. Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1221 Creation of Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; members
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§1221. Creation of Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; members A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission which shall be composed of seventeen members appointed by the governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. M…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1222 Officers of the board; meetings; quorum; per diem
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§1222. Officers of the board; meetings; quorum; per diem The commission shall elect from among its own members at its regularly scheduled meeting each November, a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commiss…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1223 Rights and powers of the board
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§1223. Rights and powers of the board A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it within the port area consisting of the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, and Pointe Coupee as the boundaries and limits are presently fix…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1224 Authority for issuance of bonds; ad valorem tax
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§1224. Authority for issuance of bonds; ad valorem tax A. The commission, with the approval of the State Bond Commission, is authorized to incur debt for its lawful purposes and to issue in its name, negotiable bonds or notes therefor, and to pledge, for the payment of the princi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1225 Prescriptive period
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§1225. Prescriptive period For a period of sixty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of said resolution and the validity of said bonds or notes issued or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1226 Right to expropriate
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§1226. Right to expropriate The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with the expropriation law of the State of Louisiana any wharves, landings or any other properties necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1351 Creation and territorial limits
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§1351. Creation and territorial limits The creation of the Plaquemines Parish Port Authority, created as a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Louisiana is hereby ratified and approved and such authority is hereby declared to be and constituted a port, ha…