Title 48, Roads, Bridges and Ferries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1 Terms defined
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§1. Terms defined For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them by this Section, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Bicycle facility" means any physical facility provided for the exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1000 Ferries; free passage to parish governing authorities
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§1000. Ferries; free passage to parish governing authorities A. The free right of passage over any public ferry which moves between two landings located in the same parish and which is leased out or controlled by the state, parish, or municipality for which license is paid or tol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1001 St
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§1001. St. Francisville ferry; private contract A. The department is authorized to and shall endeavor to enter into a contract with a private entity for the maintenance of the St. Francisville ferry which crosses the Mississippi River between Pointe Coupee Parish and West Felicia…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1002 Dr
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§1002. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ferry; closure; authorization for transfer or compensation to residents A. Effective July 1, 2008, no state funds shall be appropriated for operation and maintenance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ferry serving Monkey Island in Cameron Paris…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:101 Creation of commission, appointment and terms of members; meetings; compensation
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§101. Creation of commission, appointment and terms of members; meetings; compensation A. The Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Louisiana is hereby created and established. It shall be composed of ten members appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be from the Departme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:102 Functions of commission
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§102. Functions of commission The commission shall be an affiliate of the National Commission and shall cooperate with and assist it in promoting interest in and the development of the Great River Road as designated by the federal authorities and shall serve in an advisory capaci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:103 Authority of commission
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§103. Authority of commission The commission and the department shall succeed to all of the rights, powers and authority granted the State Planning Commission by the provisions of Act 72 of 1940, including the authority of the department to acquire property and property rights un…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:105 Louisiana Transportation Research Center
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§105. Louisiana Transportation Research Center A. The Louisiana Transportation Research Center, hereinafter referred to as "LTRC", is hereby created as a cooperative research and technology transfer unit administered jointly by the Department of Transportation and Development, he…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:105.1 Transportation Training and Education Center Dedicated Fund Account; creation
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§105.1. Transportation Training and Education Center Dedicated Fund Account; creation A. The Department of Transportation and Development may assess reasonable registration fees to participants in transportation education courses offered by the Louisiana Transportation Research C…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:108.1 Repealed by Acts 2005, No
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§108.1. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:108.2 Repealed by Acts 2005, No
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§108.2. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:109.1 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§109.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1091 Definitions
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§1091. Definitions Section 1. The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Part shall have the following meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) The term "Authority" shall mean any Bridge and Ferry Authority created pursu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1091.1 Statement of fiscal policy
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§1091.1. Statement of fiscal policy A. The legislature finds that in instances of public need and necessity, bridge and ferry authorities should be created and authorized to borrow money, make and issue negotiable notes, bonds, refund bonds, and incur other indebtednesses or obli…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1092 Method of creation
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§1092. Method of creation A. Whenever the governing body of one or more parishes desires to create an authority under this Part, a resolution shall be adopted by the parish or parishes to constitute the authority, signifying the intention to do so, and a certified copy of such re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1092.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§1092.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 866, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1093 General purposes and powers
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§1093. General purposes and powers Every authority incorporated under this Part shall be for the purpose of constructing or acquiring toll bridges and ferries to improve and extend the highway system of the State of Louisiana and, subject to the consent of the affected local gove…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1094 Bonds
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§1094. Bonds NOTE: TEXT OF FIRST PARAGRAPH OF §1094 AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1968, NO. 269, §1: The bonds of any authority shall be authorized by a resolution of the board thereof and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding fifty yea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1095 Contesting bond issue
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§1095. Contesting bond issue For a period of sixty days from the date of the adoption by the authority of a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder, any persons in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the resolution and the legality of the bond …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1096 Remedies of bondholders
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§1096. Remedies of bondholders The rights and remedies herein conferred upon or granted to the bondholders, shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any rights and remedies lawfully granted to such bondholders by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1097 Roads and grade separations; vacation and relocation of highways; surveys; public utility facilities
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§1097. Roads and grade separations; vacation and relocation of highways; surveys; public utility facilities The authority shall have power to construct roads, grade separations at intersections of any bridge or ferry with public highways and so to change and adjust the lines and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1098 Interest in contracts
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§1098. Interest in contracts No member of the authority or officer or employee thereof shall, either directly or indirectly, be a party to or in any manner interested in any contract or agreement with the authority for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever by reason whereof any l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1099 Tax exemption
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§1099. Tax exemption The exercise of the power granted by this Part 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 living conditions, and as the operation and maint…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:11 Department of Transportation and Development; creation; composition
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§11. Department of Transportation and Development; creation; composition The Department of Transportation and Development is created and is composed of the secretary, undersecretary, deputy secretary and assistant secretaries and such other offices and officers and divisions as m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1100 Bonds as legal investment
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§1100. Bonds as legal investment Savings banks, insurance companies, homestead associations, tutors, curators, trustees and other fiduciaries may invest the funds in their hands in the bonds issued by the authority, and the bonds shall constitute legal investment for such funds. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1101 Operation and maintenance of bridges and ferries
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§1101. Operation and maintenance of bridges and ferries Each bridge and ferry, when acquired or constructed by the authority and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the authority, and shall be policed and operated by such force of police…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1101.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§1101.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 866, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1101.2 Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges; transit lanes
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§1101.2. Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges; transit lanes A.(1) The transit lanes on the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges No. 1 and No. 2 shall be opened to vehicular traffic classified as "high occupancy vehicle two" or "HOV 2". These transit lanes shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1102 Lease and conveyance of land to authority
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§1102. Lease and conveyance of land to authority The parishes within the authority and all cities, towns, villages and other political subdivisions therein and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of la…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1103 Reports and audits
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§1103. Reports and audits On or before the ninetieth day succeeding the end of each fiscal year of the authority, it shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the governor of Louisiana. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1104 Tolls or fares
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§1104. Tolls or fares When all bonds issued under the provisions of this Part as amended secured by the tolls or revenues of any one or more bridges or ferries and the interest thereon shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1104.1 High occupancy toll lanes; establishment; requirements
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§1104.1. High occupancy toll lanes; establishment; requirements A. The Crescent City Connection division, within the Department of Transportation and Development, may establish high occupancy toll lanes on the Crescent City Connection as provided in this Section. B. The high occu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1105 Pledge against change of rights vested in authority
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§1105. Pledge against change of rights vested in authority The state of Louisiana hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this Part, that it will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority until all …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1106 Methods and powers as additional and alternative
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§1106. Methods and powers as additional and alternative The foregoing sections of this Part shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by othe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1107 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§1107. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 898, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:111 General counsel and assistants; qualifications
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§111. General counsel and assistants; qualifications The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development may employ a general counsel and such assistants as he finds necessary. The general counsel and his assistants shall be duly qualified and admitted to practice l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:111.1 Repealed by Acts 1988, No
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§111.1. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 448, §6, eff. July 1, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:112 Powers and duties
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§112. Powers and duties The general counsel to the department shall represent the secretary and the department in all matters for which the attorney general does not provide representation pursuant to R.S. 49:257. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1988, No. 448, §4, eff. Ju…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1151 Definitions
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§1151. Definitions The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Part shall have the following meanings except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:-- (a) "Bridge" means a toll bridge over navigable water operated by a bridge and ferry autho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1152 Power to contract
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§1152. Power to contract The department of highways is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with bridge and ferry authorities, organized under the laws of the state of Louisiana, for the construction, maintenance and operation of bridges and ferries by such authority, which …
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1153 Plans and specifications
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§1153. Plans and specifications Every bridge to be constructed in pursuance of such contract shall be constructed according to standards of safety prescribed by the department of highways; provided, however, that the department shall not be required to approve the plans and speci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1154 Connecting highways and approaches
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§1154. Connecting highways and approaches If such bridge shall be designated a part of the state highway system, by order of the director of highways approved by the board of highways, the department of highways may contract to construct any highways necessary to connect the brid…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1155 Restriction on construction of other bridges
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§1155. Restriction on construction of other bridges The department of highways in any such contract may contract on behalf of itself and the state of Louisiana that neither the state, the department of highways, nor any subdivision of the state, shall permit the construction or o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1156 Operation and maintenance
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§1156. Operation and maintenance Neither the state of Louisiana, nor any subdivision thereof, the Louisiana public service commission, or any other political subdivision or agency of the state, shall interfere in any manner with the maintenance and operation of the bridge, whethe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1157 Parties; enforcement of contract; validity
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§1157. Parties; enforcement of contract; validity The provisions of this Part and of any contract entered into under the authority hereof, shall constitute a contract between the state, the department, the authority which is a party to such contract, and the holders of any bonds,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1158 Tolls
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§1158. Tolls Whenever all indebtedness incurred by an Authority, including interest thereon, shall have been fully paid and satisfied, or duly provided for in the manner specified in the resolution, indenture, agreement or other proceedings under or pursuant to which such indebte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1161 Abolition of bridge and ferry authorities; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in board of highways
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§1161. Abolition of bridge and ferry authorities; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in board of highways In order to merge and consolidate into one department the duties and functions that are of a similar nature or character, under authority of Section 32 of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1161.1 Abolition of Mississippi River Bridge Authority; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in Department of Transportation and Development
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§1161.1. Abolition of Mississippi River Bridge Authority; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in Department of Transportation and Development The Mississippi River Bridge Authority is hereby abolished, effective January 1, 2013, and all of its powers, duties, f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1161.2 Crescent City Transition Fund
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§1161.2. Crescent City Transition Fund A. Upon the final payment on any public indebtedness issued by the Mississippi River Bridge Authority or the Crescent City Connection Division of the Department of Transportation and Development, all books, papers, records, actions, and othe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 48:1162 Effect of transfer of functions
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§1162. Effect of transfer of functions A. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this part, any pending or unfinished business of any of said authorities shall be taken over and be completed by the board of highways with the same power and authority as the authorities fr…