Title 45, Public Utilities and Carriers
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La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1 Persons affected
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§1. Persons affected For the purposes of this Chapter any person, whether owner, lessee or otherwise, who at any time carries or transports passengers in an airplane for a price or consideration, whether the passengers are carried from one point to another or whether they are car…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:10 Unlawful piloting; penalty
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§10. Unlawful piloting; penalty No person shall operate or pilot any airplane in which passengers are carried for hire, unless the airplane is used in the business of carrying passengers for hire by a person who has complied with all the provisions of this Chapter. Whoever violat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1091 Disclosure or solicitation of information as to shipments; penalty
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§1091. Disclosure or solicitation of information as to shipments; penalty No common carrier engaged in intrastate transportation of property, or any officer, agent, or employee of it or any other person or corporation lawfully authorized by such common carrier to receive informat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1092 Disclosure or solicitation as to shipments; exceptions
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§1092. Disclosure or solicitation as to shipments; exceptions Nothing in R.S. 45:1091 shall prevent the giving of such information in response to any legal process issued under the authority of any court of this state, or to any officer or agent of the Government of the United St…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1093 Joint rates; freight
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§1093. Joint rates; freight The Louisiana Public Service Commission shall require all railroads, and other common carriers doing business in Louisiana, upon the demand of any person to adopt, make, and change, reasonable and just joint through rates and charges for the transporta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1094 Joint rates; express matter and messages
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§1094. Joint rates; express matter and messages The Louisiana Public Service Commission shall require all express, telegraph and telephone companies or corporations doing business in Louisiana upon the demand of any person to adopt, make, and change, reasonable and just joint thr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1095 Joint rates; commission's duty
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§1095. Joint rates; commission's duty If the railroads, and other common carriers, express, telegraph and telephone companies referred to in R.S. 45:1093 through 45:1096 fail to establish reasonable joint through rates and charges for transportation of freight and express matter,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1096 Joint rates; division of proceeds
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§1096. Joint rates; division of proceeds Before the promulgation of rates and charges thus adopted by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the commission shall notify the railroads and other common carriers, express, telegraph and telephone companies interested, of the propos…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1097 Freight loss or damage; time for adjustment; amount of liability
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§1097. Freight loss or damage; time for adjustment; amount of liability Every claim for loss of or damage to property or freight while in the possession of any common carrier doing business in Louisiana shall be adjusted and paid within thirty days in case of shipments wholly wit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1097.1 Freight loss or damage; time for settlement
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§1097.1. Freight loss or damage; time for settlement Motor carriers shall settle, either by payment or by denial of liability, any written notice or claim for damages to goods resulting from transporting property for compensation or hire within sixty days after the filing of writ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1097.2 Motor carriers defined; exceptions
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§1097.2. Motor carriers defined; exceptions The provisions of R.S. 45:1097.1-1097.5 shall be construed to apply to any common carrier by motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 45:162(5), any contract carrier by motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 45:162(6), and motor carriers as defined i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1097.3 Freight loss or damages; computing value; settlement
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§1097.3. Freight loss or damages; computing value; settlement A. Damages for violation of R.S. 45:1097.1 shall be assessed at a rate of ten dollars per day or one-fiftieth of the value declared in writing by the shipper of the property or agreed upon in writing as the released va…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1097.4 Freight loss or damage; attorneys' fees and court costs
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§1097.4. Freight loss or damage; attorneys' fees and court costs A party receiving a judgment for damages under R.S. 45:1097.1-45:1097.5 shall, in addition to damages assessed under R.S. 45:1097.3, receive a reasonable award for attorneys' fees and court costs. Acts 1972, No. 70,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1097.5 Freight loss or damage; awards cumulative
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§1097.5. Freight loss or damage; awards cumulative Awards under R.S. 45:1097.1-45:1097.5 shall be made to a claimant receiving a judgment against a motor carrier for damages to goods under a contract for transporting property for compensation or hire and shall be cumulative of al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1098 Freight loss or damage; damages for failure to adjust and pay
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§1098. Freight loss or damage; damages for failure to adjust and pay If the common carrier fails to adjust and pay the claim within the periods respectively prescribed in R.S. 45:1097, such failure shall subject the common carrier to a penalty of fifty dollars for each failure to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1099 Freight loss or damage; suits; venue
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§1099. Freight loss or damage; suits; venue Steamboats, railroads and other public carriers doing business in Louisiana shall pay at the point of delivery for all freight they may fail, refuse or neglect to deliver, and for all overcharges above the rate of freight contained in t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1100 Prescription on actions against carriers for freight overcharge and damage to shipments
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§1100. Prescription on actions against carriers for freight overcharge and damage to shipments All actions by or against common carriers for the collection or recovery of erroneous freight charges, and all actions for loss of or damage to shipments of freight, shall be prescribed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1101 Unclaimed freight; sale
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§1101. Unclaimed freight; sale When any person exercising the right of transportation for hire in Louisiana, shall transport property to the place designated for its delivery, and the property cannot be delivered or has not been called for within sixty days after the arrival of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1102 Unclaimed freight; special procedure if perishable
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§1102. Unclaimed freight; special procedure if perishable If the freight is perishable, whenever it cannot be delivered according to the terms upon which the carrier has agreed to carry it, the carrier may sell it for cash at public auction by a duly licensed auctioneer, after su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1103 Unclaimed freight; proceeds of sale
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§1103. Unclaimed freight; proceeds of sale The aggregate proceeds of the sale of unclaimed freight under such advertisement shall be applied first to the payment of charges and expenses and the residue, if any, shall be retained by the carrier for the period of six months from th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1131 Subdivisions and districts authorized to own utilities and issue bonds
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§1131. Subdivisions and districts authorized to own utilities and issue bonds Any political subdivision or taxing district authorized to issue bonds by Article XIV, Section 14 of the Constitution excluding municipal corporations, may construct, acquire, extend or improve any reve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1132 Bonds; by whom authorized
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§1132. Bonds; by whom authorized Bonds issued under this Part shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body and shall be payable solely from the income and revenues to be derived from the operation of the utility as hereinafter provided. These bonds shall not constitute…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1133 Form of bond
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§1133. Form of bond The bonds issued pursuant to this Part shall be in coupon form but may be made registerable as to principal if so provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1134 Denomination, interest and maturity of bond
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§1134. Denomination, interest and maturity of bond The bonds shall be in the denomination of $100 or a multiple thereof, shall bear interest at a coupon rate not exceeding six per cent per annum; shall mature serially or otherwise in a manner as may be provided by the governing b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1135 Signature on bond
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§1135. Signature on bond The bonds shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary or clerk of the governing body under the official seal of the governing body, in such manner as may be provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance. Interest coupons to be attac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1136 Sale of bond
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§1136. Sale of bond The bonds shall be sold in such manner and at such times as the governing body may determine, except that in no event shall the bonds be sold at a price less than par plus accrued interest to date of delivery at public or private sale.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1137 Bonds; mortgage and pledge
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§1137. Bonds; mortgage and pledge Any bonds issued under this Part shall be payable from and secured by pledge of the revenues derived from the operation of the utility constructed, acquired, extended or improved with the proceeds thereof, sufficient in amount at all times to mee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1138 Foreclosure
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§1138. Foreclosure The utility shall remain subject to the mortgage and pledge provided by this Part until the payment in full of the principal of and the interest on the bonds secured thereby, and the mortgage and pledge may be foreclosed by seizure and sale of the encumbered pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1139 Rights of holder of bond
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§1139. Rights of holder of bond Any holder of the bonds or of any of the attached coupons may by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce the security provided for in this Part and may by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings enforce and compel perfo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1140 Title of purchaser
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§1140. Title of purchaser When any sale of the mortgaged property shall be held under the provisions of R.S. 45:1137 through 45:1141, the purchaser at the sale, and his successor or assign, shall be vested with an exclusive permit and franchise to maintain and operate the propert…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1141 Priority among series
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§1141. Priority among series If more than one series of bonds are issued payable from the revenues of any utility, priority of the mortgage of such utility and pledge of the revenues thereof shall depend on the time of the delivery of the bonds, each series rights priming series …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1142 Bonds; negotiability
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§1142. Bonds; negotiability All bonds issued under the provisions of this Part shall be negotiable instruments.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1143 Bonds; sinking fund; covenants
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§1143. Bonds; sinking fund; covenants Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under this Part shall provide for the creation of a sinking fund into which shall be paid from the pledged revenues of the utility, subject only to prior payment of the reasonable and necessary…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1144 Bonds; fees and charges, amounts and rates
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§1144. Bonds; fees and charges, amounts and rates When any such political subdivision has issued bonds and pledged the revenues of any utility in whole or in part for the payment thereof, it shall impose and collect fees and charges for the products, commodities and services furn…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1145 Bonds payable from two or more utilities; power to issue
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§1145. Bonds payable from two or more utilities; power to issue The governing body of the political subdivision may in its discretion authorize bonds payable from the revenues to be derived from two or more utilities owned and operated by the subdivision, and bonds may be so issu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1146 Bonds; submission to voters
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§1146. Bonds; submission to voters The resolution of the governing body, proposing the issuance of revenue bonds in pursuance to the provisions of this Part shall provide that the question of issuing the revenue bonds shall be submitted first to the voters of the subdivision in a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1147 Bonds; refunding
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§1147. Bonds; refunding The governing body of any political subdivision which has issued bonds under this Part may thereafter authorize the issuance of bonds for the purpose of refunding the outstanding bonds. The refunding bonds may either be sold and the proceeds applied to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1148 Bonds; notice; contest
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§1148. Bonds; notice; contest The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under this Part shall be published once in a newspaper published in the political subdivision, or if no newspaper is published therein, then in a newspaper published in the parish in which the politica…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1149 Full authority given to own utilities and issue bonds; further proceedings unnecessary
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§1149. Full authority given to own utilities and issue bonds; further proceedings unnecessary The provisions of this Part shall constitute full authority for the construction, acquisition, extension or improvement of public utilities and the authorization and issuance of bonds an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1161 Definitions
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§1161. Definitions As used in this Part "commission" means the Louisiana Public Service Commission. As used in R.S. 45:1168 through 45:1175: (1) "Public utility" means any person, public or private, subject to the general jurisdiction of the commission but not including carriers …
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1161.1 Creation; composition; age; residence; domicile; qualifications; election; terms
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§1161.1. Creation; composition; age; residence; domicile; qualifications; election; terms A. There shall be a Public Service Commission, which shall consist of five members, who shall be qualified electors. The members shall be elected from single-member districts, established as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1161.2 Domicile; quorum; officers
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§1161.2. Domicile; quorum; officers A. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge, but may meet, conduct investigations, and render orders elsewhere in the state. B. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any regular or special meet…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1161.3 District staffing
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§1161.3. District staffing There shall be thirty-seven full-time employee positions available for district staffing, the allocation of which per district shall be as determined by the commission. Added by Acts 1975, No. 4, §1, eff. June 13, 1975. Amended by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1161.4 Public Service Commission districts
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§1161.4. Public Service Commission districts A. The state shall be divided into the following five Public Service Commission districts, and one commissioner shall be elected from each district: (1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1161.5 Repealed by Acts 2022, 1st Ex
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§1161.5. Repealed by Acts 2022, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1162 Salaries of members
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§1162. Salaries of members The salary of each of the members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission shall be forty-five thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on the warrant of each commissioner. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 60, §1; Acts 1952, No. 171, §1; Acts 1959, No. 11…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1163 Power to regulate rates and service; exceptions
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§1163. Power to regulate rates and service; exceptions A.(1) The commission shall exercise all necessary power and authority over any street railway, gas, electric light, heat, power, waterworks, or other local public utility for the purpose of fixing and regulating the rates cha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1163.1 Common carrier or public utility rate increases under protective bond or security; definitions, procedure for filing bonds; refunds
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§1163.1. Common carrier or public utility rate increases under protective bond or security; definitions, procedure for filing bonds; refunds A. As used in this Section: (1) "Effective filing date" means the date on which a common carrier or public utility first requests an increa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1163.2 Establishment of rates
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§1163.2. Establishment of rates A. The industrial base of the state of Louisiana, upon which the economy of the state is heavily dependent, is highly energy-intensive, and the rise in the cost of electric power and competition from industries located outside the state where elect…
La. Rev. Stat. § 45:1163.3 Economics and rate analysis division and hearing examiners division
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§1163.3. Economics and rate analysis division and hearing examiners division A. In order to assist the commission in making an examination of the affairs of any person doing a public service or public utilities business in Louisiana concerning matters affecting services and rates…