La. Rev. Stat. § 34:298 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 298
Letting contracts; doing work with own force and equipment
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part the price of which is to exceed the amount permitted under state law for contracts by the state or its subdivisions without bid, the board of commissioners shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work, and thereafter the board shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. These advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the city of Lafayette and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by the board. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and place where they will be opened and a general outline of the work to be performed. Every bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder in an amount equal to five percent of the amount of the bid, which check shall be forfeited to the board should the bidder, to whom such contract is awarded, fail to enter into the contract within ten days after written notice to do so is given by the board. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the board of commissioners and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisements.

(2) The board may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.

B. Where contracts are let to others, however, the bidders shall be required to furnish bond of a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana or other good and solvent surety to the satisfaction of the board in an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the contract, conditioned that the work shall be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications and the terms of the contract, and containing any other stipulations, provisions and covenants that may be required by the board. The awarding of a contract to a successful bidder shall be binding upon both parties even though for some cause the actual contract cannot be signed.

Amended by Acts 1988, No. 867, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3226 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3226
Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement
Status: in_force

A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.

B. The board is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.

C. The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1653
Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes
Status: in_force

A. The commission, as governing authority of Greater Lafourche Port District, 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 principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes all or any part of the revenue derived from the ad valorem taxes in this Section provided, revenues derived from the operation of properties and facilities maintained and operated by it, and all other revenues received by the commission from other sources. Such bonds shall be issued by the commission with such dates, forms, terms, series, interest rates, maturities, denominations, redemption, registration and convertibility provisions and security provisions as the commission may determine in compliance with the provisions of Subpart B of Part VIII of Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:340.1 through 340.6, and the commission shall have complete authority to incur debt and issue bonds of each type in every manner provided by the constitutional provision. Unless otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution, all bonds, when authorized to be issued, shall constitute a general obligation of the commission to the payment of which the full faith and credit of the commission and the district shall be and are hereby pledged. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure the bonds and notes, the commission may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it. The commission is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant or donation, in its discretion, it may pledge all or any part of such moneys for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.

B. The commission may levy within the district an ad valorem tax of five mills on the dollar upon all taxable property for the needs and lawful purposes of the commission, such tax having been heretofore voted at an election held on April 8, 1961. The revenues from the tax shall constitute revenues of the commission which may be pledged to the payment of its negotiable bonds or notes and, if so pledged, the tax shall be levied and collected as long as the bonds or notes are outstanding in a sufficient amount to pay such bonds or notes in principal and interest as they respectively mature. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes of the commission may contain such covenants as the commission may deem proper to assure the enforcement, collection and proper application of tax or other revenues pledged and dedicated to the payment and security of the respective bonds or notes.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 222, §1. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 11, §1; Acts 1968, No. 521, §2; Acts 2019, No. 278, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2401
Creation of district
Status: in_force

The Madison Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District, hereinafter referred to as "the district," is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state, with full corporate powers. The territorial limits and territorial jurisdiction of said district shall be the entire parish of Madison as the boundaries and limits of said parish are presently fixed by law.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:5201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 5201
Creation of district
Status: in_force

The Cameron Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state with full corporate powers. The territorial limits and territorial jurisdiction of the district shall be composed of all of the area comprising Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the parish of Cameron. The district shall have such authority, power, and jurisdiction as provided in this Chapter.

Acts 2016, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:332 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 332
Collection of taxes
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes and the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the parish of St. Mary shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over, in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The tax collector shall retain from taxes collected by him for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Part the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.

Acts 1952, No. 530, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1009 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1009
Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner
Status: in_force

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 for a civil penalty and shall forfeit to the state of Louisiana the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, with privilege on the vessel, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction. An action for forfeiture under this Section may be brought by the attorney general of the state of Louisiana or by the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners. If a judgment is obtained hereunder, the court shall include in its judgment an award for reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with the prosecution of such action.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1507
Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
Status: in_force

The prohibition, contained in R.S. 43:111, against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Lake Providence Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:300 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 300
Bond issues
Status: in_force

The district shall have authority to incur debt for any one or more of its lawful purposes set forth in this Part, to issue in its name negotiable bonds evidencing such debt and to provide for the security and payment thereof. Such bonds may be of various types but shall be issued and secured for payment in compliance with the provisions of one of the following paragraphs:

A. Industrial inducement revenue bonds may be issued by the district for the purposes, in the manner and subject to the requirements set forth in R.S. 39:991 to 39:1001, inclusive, and Article 6, Section 21 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and secured for payment as therein provided. Also, the district shall have full and complete authority to negotiate and enter into all necessary leases, contracts of sale or other agreements and to take other actions which may be necessary to accomplish the results contemplated by said constitutional and statutory authority.

B. Industrial inducement general obligation bonds may be issued by the district for the purposes, in the manner and subject to the requirements set forth in Article XIV, Section 14, Paragraph (b.2) of the Constitution of Louisiana and secured for payment as therein provided, but shall be issued only after the issuance of such bonds has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district who vote at an election held substantially in the manner provided by Part II, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Also, the district shall have full and complete authority to negotiate and enter into all necessary leases, contracts of sale or other agreements and to take other actions which may be necessary to accomplish the results contemplated by said constitutional and statutory authority.

C. General obligation bonds may be issued by the district for the purposes of acquiring sites and other necessary property or appurtenances for industrial parks or industrial plant buildings located within the district and constructing, acquiring and developing industrial parks and/or industrial plant buildings, including but not limited to, roads, street lighting, bridges, rail facilities, drainage, sewers, sewerage disposal facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, waterworks and other utilities and properties therefor. Such bonds shall be issued substantially in the manner and subject to the requirements set forth in Sub-Part A, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and shall be secured by and payable from the annual levy and collection of an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district sufficient in amount to pay such bonds in principal and interest as the same mature, all as more fully set forth in said sub-part; provided, however, that the issuance of such bonds shall have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district who vote at an election held therein substantially in the manner provided by Part II, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. All or any part of the lands, buildings or other properties acquired or constructed from the funds derived from the sale of such bonds may be leased or sold by the district in compliance with the authority contained in R.S. 34:293.1.

D. Negotiable bonds bearing such name as the board may designate may be issued by the district for any one or more of its lawful purposes within the authority set forth in Article XIV, Section 31 of the Constitution of Louisiana, all of which authority is hereby delegated to the district and its board. Such bonds may be payable and secured in principal, interest and redemption premiums, if any, by a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the district and its board derived or to be derived from the properties and facilities owned, leased, or operated by it and/or any other income or revenue received from fees, taxes, grants or other sources. In addition to such pledge, the district may further secure the payment of its bonds by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired or to be constructed and acquired by it. The district is further authorized to receive, by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, or property, aid or assistance from the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant or donation, in its discretion, to pledge all or any part of such monies for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds. In addition to whatever security may be pledged to the payment of such bonds, the board, at its option, shall have authority to provide that such bonds shall additionally constitute general obligations of the district, to which its full faith and credit, including, if necessary, the right to levy ad valorem taxes within the district to pay such bonds, shall be pledged; provided, however, that such general obligation bonds shall not be issued until the board has adopted an appropriate resolution giving notice of its intention to issue general obligation bonds, including a general description of such bonds and the security therefor, and notice of this intention has been published in four consecutive weekly issues of a newspaper of general circulation published in the district, setting forth a date and time when the board will meet in open and public session to hear any objections to the proposed issuance of such bonds and provided, further, if at such public hearing a petition, duly signed by more than five percent of the qualified electors in the district object to the issuance of bonds as proposed, then such bonds shall not be issued until approved by a vote of a majority of the qualified elector of the district who vote at a special election held for that purpose in the manner provided by Part II, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. No bonds shall be issued by the district under the authority conferred in this paragraph unless the board has theretofore prepared, or caused to be prepared, an economic feasibility study or report reflecting that adequate revenues will be available from the sources pledged in an amount sufficient to pay the bonds as they mature in principal and interest. Said economic feasibility study or report shall be filed in the permanent records of the board and shall be available for public inspection. Subject to the above limitations, bonds may be issued by the board under the authority conferred in this paragraph for such purposes and in such amount or amounts as the commission may determine. Such bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the board and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest, payable semi-annually or annually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privilege, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption not exceeding one hundred five percent of the principal amount thereof, and be entitled to such priority on the revenues of the district as such resolution or resolutions may provide in compliance with the provisions and within the restrictions of Article XIV, Section 31 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana.

The board, as the governing authority of the district, is authorized to adopt all necessary resolutions or ordinances which may be necessary for ordering, holding, canvassing and promulgating the returns of any election required by this section or providing for the issuance of any bonds authorized by this section including covenants for the security and payment of any bonds so issued. For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication of any resolution or ordinance of the board authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the district, any interested person may contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance and the validity of such bonds issued or proposed to be issued thereunder and the security of their payment, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the legality of said resolution or ordinance or to draw in question the legality of said bonds, the security therefor or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.

E.(1) Revenue bonds may be issued by the authority to accomplish any of the authorized public functions or purposes set forth in R.S. 34:293.1(D). All such bonds shall be negotiable instruments and shall be solely the obligations of the authority. Such bonds shall be authorized and issued by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners of the authority and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, and be entitled to such priorities on the income, revenue, and receipts of the authority as such resolution may provide. The bonds shall be signed by such officers as the authority shall determine and such signatures may be by facsimile.

(2) Such bonds shall be sold by the Board of Commissioners of the authority in such manner as may be determined by the authority to be most beneficial to the authority and the authority may pay all expenses and commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds. Such bonds may in the discretion of the authority be additionally secured by a mortgage on all or any part of the projects acquired, constructed, extended, or improved with the proceeds thereof, and the authority shall have full discretion to make such provisions as it may see fit for the making and enforcement of such mortgage and provisions to be therein contained.

(3) The issuance and sale of such bonds by the authority shall be approved by the State Bond Commission. At least seven days prior to the sale of such bonds by the authority, the authority shall cause to have published a notice of sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Lafayette, Louisiana. This notice of sale shall state if any proposals have been made for the purchase of the bonds and that other proposals will be considered and that the proposal most advantageous to the authority will be accepted at the time of the sale. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the notice of sale, any person or persons with interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the notice of sale, resolution, or other proceeding authorizing the issuance of the bonds and the legality of the bond issue for any cause, after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or other proceedings or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action, or proceedings are begun contesting the validity of the bonds within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof, the legality thereof, and of all of the provisions of the resolution or other proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

(4) Such bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the commercial laws of the state of Louisiana. All such bonds shall be special and limited obligations of the authority. In no event shall any such bonds constitute an obligation, either general or special, of the general credit of the authority or of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever, and the bonds shall contain a recital to that effect.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 125, §1; Acts 1976, No. 108, §1; Acts 1986, No. 930, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:242 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 242
Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents and employees
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the district shall be a board of commissioners to be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Iberia. The board shall consist of seven members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the district or the division of the district from which appointed during their term of office, to be appointed as follows: two commissioners shall be appointed on September 18, 1978, each for a term of six years, one of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and board of aldermen of Loreauville and one of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and board of aldermen of Jeanerette; the successors to the two commissioners whose terms expire on November 12, 1978 shall be appointed by the mayor and council of New Iberia each to serve until September 18, 1984; the successors to the three commissioners whose terms expire on November 12, 1980 and on November 12, 1981 shall be appointed by the governing authority of the Parish of Iberia each to serve until September 18, 1984. Upon the expiration of their respective terms of office, their successors shall be appointed by the respective governing authorities for terms of six years each. The successors to the three commissioners who are to be appointed by the governing authority of Iberia Parish shall be appointed one from each of the three divisions of the district, such divisions shall be created and established by the governing authority of Iberia Parish in such manner as to provide for approximately the same population in each such division. Each vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the authority which appointed the commissioner. Any commissioner may be removed by the appointing authority, but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing and proof of the sufficiency of the charges; provided, that any commissioner so removed shall have the right to test in the courts the sufficiency of the charges and of the evidence tendered in support thereof.

The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall have the power to organize and reorganize 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 of the said board.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 1978, No. 486, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1960 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1960
Bond issues; voted bonds
Status: in_force

The commission is further authorized to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds, payable from taxes to be levied on all taxable property in the district without limitation as to rate or amount, to acquire lands for the uses of the district and to provide funds for the making, construction, repair and maintenance of the public works and improvements outlined in this chapter, when authorized so to do by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose in accordance with law.

The commission may, upon its own initiative, call a special election and submit to the qualified taxpaying voters of the district the question of incurring such debt and issuing negotiable bonds.

All such elections and all proceedings for the issuance and sale of bonds shall be called, held, and conducted in accordance with the laws authorizing and governing elections and authorizing the issuance of bonds for such purposes by other political subdivisions which are authorized to incur debt and issue bonds of like character. The provisions of such laws shall govern and control all elections held hereunder insofar as the same may be applicable thereto.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 228, §1, emerg. eff. July 2, 1970, at 1:05 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3253 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3253
Rights and powers of the commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it within the port area, consisting of the entire town of Grand Isle as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and all of Ward 11 of Jefferson Parish; provided however, that the power and jurisdiction of said commission shall not apply or extend to any existing publicly or privately owned wharf, dock, warehouse, elevator or any facility or industrial structure constructed on or adjacent to any navigable waterway, natural or man-made, or the replacement, improvement and operation thereof by the owners, lessees, permittees, or the successors and assigns thereof; provided further that nothing herein shall affect R.S. 34:991 through 34:1004 relative to pilotage.

B. The commission may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties, and it may employ such officers, agents and employees as it may find necessary in the performance of its duties, and may prescribe the duties, powers and compensation of such officers, agents and employees. The commission may upon such terms as may be agreed upon, contract for legal, financial, engineering and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs, and it may, upon terms and conditions mutually agreeable, utilize the services of the executive departments of the state.

C. The commission may regulate commerce and traffic within the port area in such manner as may, in its judgment, be for the best interest of the port area. It shall have charge of and administer public wharves, docks, sheds and landings and shall be empowered to construct or acquire and equip wharves and landings and other structures useful for the commerce of the port area and to provide mechanical facilities therefor; to erect sheds or other structures on such wharves and landings; to maintain proper depths of water at all such wharves and landings; to provide light, water, police protection and other services for its facilities as it may deem advisable; to construct or acquire, maintain and operate basins, locks, canals, warehouses and elevators; to charge for the use of all facilities administered by it and for all services rendered by it, such fees, rates, tariffs or other charges as it may establish; to establish harbor lines within the port area by agreement with the United States Corps of Engineers; and to construct, own, operate and maintain terminal rail facilities and other common carrier rail facilities for the purpose of rendering rail transportation to and from the facilities to be erected, owned and operated by the commission in both intrastate and interstate commerce. The legislature may confer additional powers upon the commission, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof; provided, however, that it shall not impair any contract lawfully entered into by the commission. Title to all property and improvements thereon operated by the commission shall vest in the port commission.

D. The commission may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel using the public facilities administered by the commission. It also may charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or by any of its officers or employees for inspecting hatches, surveying cargo, or making other surveys or inspections of vessels using the public facilities administered by the commission but shall furnish, without charge, to the master of each vessel one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.

E. The commission shall have authority to make and enter into contracts, leases and other agreements with railroads, trucking companies, barge lines, and with any and all companies interested in the transportation, storage and shipping of goods and other products, whether by rail, truck line, barge line, ocean going vessels or otherwise for the use of facilities administered by the commission or any part or portion thereof, for a period of time not exceeding forty years. No exclusive franchise, however, shall be granted to any carrier.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3309 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3309
Prayer of petition; ex parte order for deposit
Status: in_force

The petition shall conclude with a prayer that the property be declared taken for the AGMAC Deepening Project. Upon presentation of the petition, the court shall issue an order directing that the amount of the estimate be deposited in the registry of the court. Upon the deposit of the amount of the estimate in the registry of the court, for the use and benefit of the persons entitled thereto, the clerk shall issue a receipt showing the amount deposited, the date it was deposited, the style and number of the cause, and the description of the property and property rights, as contained in the petition.

Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:466 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 466
Canal system; canal to Jennings
Status: in_force

The board shall also adopt rules and regulations for the carrying into effect and perfection, of a canal system having for its object the improvement of navigation on the Mermentau River and other streams, so as to obtain, improve and maintain the navigation thereof, particularly by extending navigation via canal to Jennings.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 56, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:463 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 463
Incidental powers of district
Status: in_force

For the purpose of improving and maintaining navigation on the Mermentau River and other streams, the Jennings Navigation District may construct, maintain and operate a navigation canal or canals in Ward 2 of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, and it may own, construct, lease or operate dredge boats, snag boats, pile drivers, docks, wharves, sheds, elevators, warehouses, barges and such other equipment and machinery as may be necessary therefor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:334.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 334.1
Creation and territorial limits
Status: in_force

The Vinton Harbor and Terminal District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, and its territorial limits are fixed as follows:

All of the area presently embraced within the limits of ward seven of the parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:249 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 249
Fees
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners is authorized to charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by the board or its deputies for inspecting hatches, surveying cargoes and the like. The master of each vessel shall, however, be furnished free one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3272 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3272
Revenue bonds
Status: in_force

In addition to the power and authority to issue bonds payable from the capital outlay tax herein authorized in the manner provided by R.S. 34:3271, the commission shall have the right, power and authority to issue revenue bonds for the purposes and in the manner provided by Part XII of Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except that it shall not be necessary to hold an election to authorize the issuance of such bonds.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3113
Environmental protection plan
Status: in_force

A. Throughout all aspects of the authority development program there shall be in existence an environmental protection plan, the details of which shall be followed in all respects by the executive director in carrying out any aspect of the authority development program. The environmental protection plan shall be applicable to all offshore terminal facilities within the jurisdiction of the authority.

B. The environmental protection plan shall be formulated by the executive director subject to approval of the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.

C. The environmental protection plan shall be promulgated by the executive director under the rulemaking procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

D. The environmental protection plan shall be promulgated within a reasonable time after the appointment of the executive director, but in no event more than eighteen months after the effective date of this chapter. An acting executive director or a temporary executive director may fulfill this function if a permanent executive director is not as yet appointed.

E. The environmental protection plan may be amended at any time in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act, to reflect changes in the authority development program. Initiation for changes may come from the executive director or any interested person.

F. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(C).

G. The environmental protection plan shall be an integral part of the authority development program. Costs incurred to develop the initial plan, or any amendments to it, shall be considered an internal cost of the authority development program and shall be considered a cost to the same extent that economic, engineering, or promotional programs are considered costs. The executive director, subject to approval of the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, shall agree on the appropriate level of funding for the developing of the authority environmental protection plan, prepare any amendments thereto, and carry out the requirements of the plan. To the extent possible, federal funds shall be sought to assist in this effort.

H. The best talent available shall be sought to perform the studies and surveys necessary to develop an environmental protection plan and carry out its requirements in accordance with this Chapter. To the extent possible, university-based, public and private researchers in Louisiana shall be utilized. In all cases, the research in support of the environmental protection plan shall be coordinated by the executive director. The results of all research done in support of the environmental protection plan shall be open to the public and available to any interested person.

I. The environmental protection plan shall contain specific provisions implementing Subsection J below. If specific provisions cannot be set forth due to uncertainties in the authority development program, then the environmental protection plan shall state in specific terms the uncertainties which do exist at the time the plan is promulgated, and why the uncertainties would make the inclusion of specific provisions in the plan premature. The authority environmental protection plan shall contain a separate chapter for each of the paragraphs of Subsection J below and any other chapters necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.

J. The environmental protection plan shall:

(1) Summarize the salient feature of an inventory of all potential and actual stresses on the natural and human environment which can be reasonably expected to occur in pursuing the authority development program. Consideration shall be given to stresses which have occurred in other parts of the country and the world where similar functional operations were being performed. Consideration shall be given to the peculiarities of Louisiana's coastal environment. The inventory of potential and actual stresses shall include a prediction of the stress on the coastal environment of major accidents which could logically be expected to occur throughout the authority development program, even though all precautions against such accidents have been taken.

(2) Describe the essential features of existing environmental data upon which the selection of a site for a deep draft harbor and terminal may be based. Indicate how this data has been analyzed and compared with the inventory of potential and actual stresses required in the above paragraph so that the site selected will result in the least total stress on the environment. Indicate how economic considerations are compared with the assessed total stress on the environment to arrive at the best economic-ecologic formula for determination of a site for the deep draft harbor and terminal. State the location and availability of the environmental data upon which these determinations are based.

(3) State how the deep draft harbor and terminal facility design minimizes potential environmental damage, considers environmental factors as a positive part of the design, and controls long-term development so that growth and additions to the deep draft harbor and terminal do not result in random growth or in gradual environmental deterioration.

(4) Present details of how the operational aspects of the authority development program will be conducted so as to minimize environmental problems, including but not limited to a monitoring program by appropriate public or private persons selected by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development; establishment of constructional and operational guidelines for environmental protection; strong enforcement provisions and mechanisms to ensure cleanup of accidental spills by technical means, with evidence of financial responsibility to ensure performance of the cleanup, and compliance with the enforcement provisions of the environmental protection plan. The plan shall consider the circumstances which may justify the temporary cessation of the port activities.

(5) Provide procedures for the funding of projects to be paid for by the authority to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission or any agency designated by the governor which shall compensate the coastal environment for loss that may be sustained through the stresses on the environment created by the authority development program.

(6) Analyze ongoing programs of the federal, state and local governments designed to protect the coastal environment, so as to insure that there is no unnecessary duplication of effort and to insure that cooperation and coordination of environmental protection measures are achieved. The opinion of all agencies with a responsibility for monitoring the coastal environment shall be sought with regard to this environmental protection plan prior to its promulgation, to determine if there are incompatibilities between specific provisions of this measure and the requirements of other rules and regulations.

K. Nothing in this section is intended to diminish in any way the authority of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

L. The legislature finds that the environmental protection plan as adopted by this authority on January 15, 1974, complies in all respects with the requirements of R.S. 34:3113, and was promulgated as required by law.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 444, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 358, §§10, 11; Acts 2011, No. 207, §§10(A), (C).
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1221
Creation of Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; members
Status: in_force

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. Members shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of West Baton Rouge.

(2) Six commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of eighteen names submitted by the East Baton Rouge Parish legislative delegation.

(3) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of Iberville.

(4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of Ascension.

(5) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of Pointe Coupee.

(6) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc. Of the six names submitted, three shall reside on the east side of the Mississippi River in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, or Iberville Parishes and three shall reside on the west side of the Mississippi River in Ascension, Iberville, or West Baton Rouge Parishes and the governor shall appoint one of the nominees from the east side and one from the west side of the Mississippi River.

B. If any person so appointed ceases to be a member of the commission for any reason, his successor shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of three names submitted in the same manner as provided in Subsection A of this Section. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter of this state.

C. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

Acts 1952, No. 10, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 788, §1; Acts 1975, No. 789, §1; Acts 1977, No. 602, §1, eff. July 19, 1977; Acts 1984, No. 888, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 2017, No. 43, §1; Acts 2019, No. 180, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1984, No. 888, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 203
Powers of board; title to structures and facilities
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The board may regulate the commerce and traffic of the harbor and terminal district in such a manner as may in its judgment be best for the public interest;

(b) It has all the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to corporations in Louisiana;

(c) It may own and administer, contract for, construct, operate, and maintain docks, landings, wharves, sheds, elevators, locks, slips, canals, laterals, basins, warehouses, belt and connecting railroads, works of public improvement, and all other property, structures, equipment, and facilities necessary or useful for port, harbor, and terminal purposes, including but not limited to buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and the handling, storage, transportation, and delivery of freight, express, and mail; and

(d) It may dredge and maintain shipways, channels, canals, slips, basins, and turning basins.

(2)(a) Pursuant to Public Law 99-662, The Water Resources Act of 1986, or regulation, or if because of contractual obligations of the district with the United States of America or any agency thereof the district is required to pay or assist in paying dredging expenses or expenses related to the dredging of navigable waters within the district, the district may reasonably regulate and impose reasonable user fees for said projects. Any user fees imposed shall reflect, to a reasonable degree and to the extent required by federal law, the benefits provided by the project to a particular class or type of vessel pursuant to Public Law 99-662, The Water Resources Act of 1986.

(b) The board shall publish a notice of intent to charge user fees. The notice shall be published in the official journals of the parishes comprising the district. For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication, any person in interest may contest in writing the proposed fees. After the thirty-day comment period, the board shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed user fees.

(c)(i) The board may establish an advisory group consisting of port/channel users for the purpose of providing recommendations and information relative to the aforementioned dredging projects.

(ii) The board may establish, operate, and maintain in cooperation with the federal government and the state of Louisiana and its various agencies, subdivisions, and public bodies navigable waterway systems;

(iii) It may acquire land necessary for the business of the district;

(iv) It may acquire industrial plant sites and necessary property or appurtenances therefor, and it may acquire or construct industrial plant buildings with necessary machinery and equipment within the district;

(v) It may lease or sublease for processing, manufacturing, commercial, and business purposes lands or buildings owned, acquired, or leased as lessee by it, which leases may run for any term not exceeding forty years at a fixed rental, but may run for a term not exceeding ninety-nine years, provided they shall contain a clause or clauses for readjustment of the rentals upon the expiration of a primary term of forty years, and it may ratify, confirm, and approve any such leases heretofore granted by it;

(vi) It may borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any land, dock, warehouse, or any other facility of such district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same according to plans and specifications approved by it, and it may erect and construct such improvement and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dock, wharf, or toll charges payable for such property a percentage thereof to be agreed on, subject, however, to any covenants or agreements made with the holders of revenue bonds issued under the authority hereinafter set forth;

(vii) It may maintain proper depths of water to accommodate the business of the district;

(viii) It may provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with such wharves, sheds, docks, elevators, warehouses, and other structures;

(ix) It may provide light, water, and police protection for the district and for all harbor and terminal facilities situated therein;

(x) It may make and collect reasonable charges for and regulate the use of all structures, works, and facilities administered by the board and for any and all services rendered by it;

(xi) It may regulate, reasonably, the fees and charges to be made by privately owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and other facilities within the limits of the district when the same are offered for the use of the public;

(xii) It may borrow funds for the business of the district;

(xiii) It may levy and collect taxes;

(xiv) It may mortgage properties constructed or acquired by the district and it may mortgage and pledge any lease or leases and the rents, income, and other advantages arising out of any lease or leases granted, assigned, or subleased by it; and

(xv) It may incur debt and issue bonds for its needs in the manner provided by the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana.

B. All buildings, railroads, wharves, elevators, and other structures, equipment, and facilities herein referred to are declared to be works of public improvement and title thereto shall vest in the public.

C. As additional authority, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District may induce and encourage the location of enterprises which would have economic impact upon the area served by it and lease lands presently owned by it for the general development of tourism and may finance by presently existing provisions the facilities for the enterprise contemplated by the lease, provided the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall not operate or own the enterprise either directly or indirectly except by default and then only for a reasonable period of time. The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District may construct roads and other public infrastructures on port owned property for the development of tourism.

D. As additional authority, the district is hereby authorized to expend funds of the district for any purpose which may be necessary under applicable state or federal law or regulation to mitigate the loss of wetlands relating to any project, facility, or development of the district.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 344, §1; Acts 1987, No. 102, §1, eff. June 18, 1987; Acts 1987, No. 209, §1, eff. July 2, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 572, §1, eff. July 16, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3521
Additional rights and powers
Status: in_force

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 companies, bargelines, and with any and all companies interested in the transportation, storage, and shipping of goods and other products, whether by rail, truckline, bargeline, or otherwise, for the use of facilities administered by the commission or any part or portion thereof for a period of time not exceeding ninety-nine years. However, no exclusive franchise shall be granted to any carrier.

B. The commission shall also have the authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, by suitable and appropriate contract, to any enterprise locating or existing within its port area, all or any part of an industrial plant site, industrial plant building, or other property owned by the commission, subject only to the requirements of this Chapter. In determining the consideration for any contract to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of lands, buildings, or other property of the commission, it may take into consideration the value of the lands, buildings, or other properties involved as well as the potential value of the economic impact of the industrial or business enterprise being induced to locate or expand within the port area. Such economic impact shall include increased employment, increased use of local labor, wages and salaries to be paid, consumption of local materials, products and resources and special tax revenues to be generated by the industrial or business enterprise acquiring or leasing lands, buildings, or other property from the commission. Any lease may be for a term not exceeding ninety-nine years and may contain an option to purchase by the lessee.

C. The resolution or ordinance adopted by the commission authorizing any lease, sale, or other disposition of lands, buildings, or other property of the commission shall set forth, in a general way, the terms of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition, and such resolution or ordinance shall be published as soon as possible in one issue of the official journal of the commission. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of any such resolution or ordinance, any interested person may contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance or the validity of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition of commission property, after which time, no one shall have any cause of action to contest the legality of the resolution or ordinance or to draw in question the legality of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition of commission property for any cause whatsoever, and it shall be conclusively presumed thereafter that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said thirty days.

Acts 2008, No. 870, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1703
Powers of the board
Status: in_force

A. The said board shall have the power to regulate the commerce and traffic of said district in such manner as may in its judgment be best for the public interest; it shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to corporations in Louisiana; it shall be empowered to own and have charge of, to administer, construct, operate and maintain wharves, warehouses, landings, docks, sheds, belt and connection railroads, shipways, canals, channels, slips, basins, locks, elevators and other structures and facilities necessary and proper for the use and development of the business of such district, including buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and those used in the handling, storage, transportation and delivery of freight, express and mail; it may construct, acquire, extend, improve, maintain and operate such storm protection levees and protective levee and drainage facilities, without reference to whether the land within the district drains by gravity or requires drainage by leveeing and pumping, as may in its judgment be necessary or useful to protect or develop the port, harbor and terminal facilities within its territorial jurisdiction; it may dredge shipways, channels, slips, basins and turning basins in and to the Mississippi River--Gulf Outlet, and other waters within the district except the Mississippi River; it may use the dredging spoil in any manner necessary to enhance the port, harbor and terminal development subject to reasonable economic restraints; it may establish, operate and maintain in cooperation with the federal government, the state of Louisiana and its various agencies, subdivisions and public bodies, navigable waterway systems; it may acquire, by purchase, lease or otherwise, industrial plant sites and necessary property or appurtenances therefor; it may lease as lessor, sublessor, or assignor, for processing, manufacturing, commercial and business purposes, lands or buildings owned, acquired or leased as lessee by it, which leases may run for a term not exceeding forty years at a fixed rental, but may run for a term not exceeding ninety-nine years provided they shall contain a clause or clauses for readjustment of the rentals upon the expiration of a primary term of forty years; it may mortgage properties constructed or acquired by it; it may mortgage and pledge any lease or leases and the rents, income and other advantages arising out of any lease or leases granted, assigned or subleased by it; it may borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any facility of the district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same and to erect and construct such improvements, and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dockage, wharfage or tollage charges payable for such property, a percentage thereof to be agreed on, subject, however, to any covenants or agreements made with the holders of revenue bonds issued under the authority hereinafter set forth; it may maintain proper depth of water to accommodate the business of the district; provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with the wharves, sheds, and other structures; provide lights, water and other utilities for the district and for all port, harbor and terminal facilities situated therein; and make reasonable charges and collect the same for the use of all structures, works and facilities administered by the board, and for any and all services rendered by the board; it may regulate reasonably the fees and charges made by privately owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and other facilities within the limits of the district when the same are offered for the use of the public.

B. All buildings, railroads, wharves, elevators, and other structures, equipment and facilities hereinabove referred to are declared to be works of public improvement and title thereto shall vest in the public.

C. Riparian owners or their lessees of property along the banks of navigable waterways within the limits of the district may, with the consent of the board, and in conformity to plans and specifications approved by the board, erect and maintain on the batture or banks owned by them such wharves, buildings or improvements as may be required for public or private purposes; but in all cases, such wharves, buildings or improvements shall remain subject to the administration and control of the board with respect to their maintenance and to the fees and charges to be exacted for their use by the public. The board may expropriate without compensation any private wharves, landings, buildings or other structures erected by riparian owners or their lessees on such waterways whenever such wharves, landings, buildings or other structures have been erected by the riparian owners subsequent to January 1, 1961, without first obtaining the consent of the board for the construction or erection of the same, and its approval of the plans and specifications for their construction or erection.

D.(1) The board shall have the power to reasonably regulate the fees and charges for the structures, works, and facilities administered by the board and all services rendered by it and shall have the duty to collect such fees, rates, or other charges whether established by lease, tariff, or other agreement provided however such fees and charges for the use of such facilities or other services in the course of regulation of international commerce, the board shall not be empowered to impose nor shall it collect any fee, assessment, rate, or other charge whether established by lease, tariff, or other agreement in an amount less than those imposed by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, whether by lease, tariff, or other agreement as they may be amended, revised, or applied by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans; or with the consent of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

(2) Leases of facilities administered by the board shall require that the lessee publish a tariff containing rates and charges consistent with the board's tariff except with the consent of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

(3) The board shall not grant any preference, concession, or reduction in any charges for facilities or services in the course of the regulation of international commerce greater than those granted in the same circumstance by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, whether by lease, tariff, or other agreement as they may be amended or revised or applied by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans or with, consent of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

E. The board shall have the power to reasonably regulate the commerce and traffic of the district, impose rules and regulations, set requirements, performance, safety, environmental, and facility standards and generally provide for the conduct of such activities whether established by lease, tariff, or other agreement provided however that such regulation by the board in the course of the regulation of international commerce, the board shall not be empowered to impose any regulation inconsistent than those imposed in the same circumstance by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans whether by lease, tariff, or other agreement as the same may be amended or revised or applied by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 839, §1; Acts 1992, No. 40, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1454 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1454
Authority for general obligation bonds
Status: in_force

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 general obligation bonds or notes therefor, and to pledge, for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes, the revenues derived by the commission from the operation of properties and facilities acquired, constructed, maintained, or operated by the commission, or received by the commission from other sources; provided, however, that the amount of such bonds and notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed fifteen million dollars. Such bonds or notes, when authorized to be issued, shall constitute, first, a general obligation of the commission, and secondly, the full faith and credit of the parish of St. Landry and the state of Louisiana shall be and are hereby pledged to secure such bonds or notes. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure the bonds and notes, the commission may further secure their payment by granting one or more conventional mortgages upon any or all of the properties constructed, acquired, maintained, or operated, or to be constructed, acquired, maintained, or operated, by it or upon its interest as lessor under leases granted by the commission to third parties on property acquired, constructed, maintained, or operated by the commission. The commission is further authorized to receive, by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision of the state, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, or donation, to pledge all or any part of such monies for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.

B. There shall never be levied for and in the port area any ad valorem tax upon and limited solely to the property in the port area.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 1976, No. 325, §1; Acts 2016, No. 325, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2311
Bonds
Status: in_force

Such bonds of the commission shall be authorized by a resolution of the commission and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum, payable annually or semi-annually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption not exceeding one hundred five per centum of the principal amount thereof, and be entitled to such priorities on the capital outlay tax of the commission as such resolution or resolutions may provide. So long as any of such bonds are outstanding, such amount of the aforesaid capital outlay tax as may be necessary to pay principal and interest thereof promptly when due, shall be imposed and collected up to the authorized maximum of one and one-half mills. The bonds shall be signed by such officers as the commission shall determine, and coupon bonds shall have attached thereto interest coupons bearing the facsimile signatures of such officer or officers of the commission as it shall designate. Any such bonds may be issued and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officers signing such bonds or the officer or officers whose facsimile signature or signatures may be upon the coupons shall have ceased to be such officer or officers at the time such bonds shall actually have been delivered. Said bonds shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, to the highest bidder at a public sale after advertisement by the commission at least once a week for three weeks, the first publication to be made at least twenty-one days preceding the date fixed for the reception of bids, in a newspaper of general circulation within the district and in a financial newspaper or journal published in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, or in the City of New York, New York, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and to re-advertise.

No proceedings in respect to the issuance of any such bonds shall be necessary except such as are contemplated by this Chapter, and no further or other legislation shall be required to effectuate the same.

For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the 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 issue for any cause, after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to levy the necessary tax for the payment thereof, the legality thereof and of all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

Such bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the law merchant and the Negotiable Instruments Law of the State of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:839 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 839
Proceedings before justices of the peace for violations
Status: in_force

Whenever any person makes complaint under oath to any justice of the peace, that the captain, master or owner of any vessel, or that a pilot has violated any of the provisions of R.S. 34:836 through 34:839, the justice of the peace shall cause the person thus complained of to be brought before him, and if satisfied, from the evidence, that there is a probable cause for the complaint, he shall take a bond, with good security from the accused, in the sum of six hundred dollars, for his appearance at the next regular term of the district court of the parish where the offense has been committed, and if the accused refuses, neglects, or fails from any cause whatsoever to give such a bond, the justice of the peace shall commit the accused to the parish prison to be detained therein until discharged by due course of law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2305 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2305
Domicile of commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance
Status: in_force

The domicile of the commission shall be in the City of Natchitoches, Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana; provided, that such domicile may be changed to another location in the district by affirmative vote of not less than six members. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the members of the commission shall meet at its domicile and elect from the membership at least one vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer (which latter two offices may be combined). The commission may establish and provide for such other officers, agents and employees as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of its object and purpose, and define the duties, terms and compensation thereof. Immediately upon the organization of the commission and the election of officers, the secretary of the commission shall certify to the secretary of state the names and addresses of such officers. Each member of the commission shall be entitled to receive a stated per diem and travel allowance in such amount and in a maximum annual amount as determined by the commission in a schedule and approved by the governor, when attending upon the business of the commission.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1605 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1605
Right to expropriate
Status: in_force

The Twin Parish Port District 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 commission.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 203, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:958 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 958
Refusal of pilot to act when called; penalty
Status: in_force

Any bar pilot who, when practicable, refuses or neglects to go on board of any ship or vessel when called by signal or otherwise; shall be suspended from his duties as a pilot for the term of one year, and shall, moreover, be liable to be fined in the sum of three hundred dollars, and in default of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned for the term of three months.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3165
Transitional
Status: in_force

R.S. 34:3158 through 34:3165 shall be construed as a continuation of and as a substitute for the provisions of Article VI, Section 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, and not as new enactments, and shall be amended or repealed only in accordance with Article VI, Section 43 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 66, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2476.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2476.1
Additional economic development functions
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any other powers and functions, the port may perform the functions of an economic and industrial development entity. Such functions may include but shall not be limited to the following:

(1) Public relations, advertising, marketing, and providing and disseminating information.

(2) Government relations, ombudsman, and government liaison.

(3) Financial and financing assistance.

(4) Tax abatement.

(5) Planning and coordination for economic development and resource utilization, including such functions as industrial and economic research and industrial programming and solicitation.

(6) Industrial training, technical assistance, and technology transfer.

(7) The use of public and other legal powers to facilitate development.

(8) Promoting transfer mechanisms to take ideas from their point of origin and development to commercially successful utilization by local enterprises.

(9) Fostering entrepreneurial activity in the port district and region.

(10) Promoting the development of new products, processes, or services or new uses for existing products, processes, or services manufactured or marketed in the port district and region.

(11) Supporting market research aimed at identifying new markets for local or regional products and processes, including international markets; determining the characteristics, needs and preferences of those markets; and developing new marketing techniques to exploit those markets.

(12) Fostering and supporting economic and industrial development and education in cooperation with private business enterprises, financial institutions, educational institutions, nonprofit institutions and organizations, state government and political subdivisions of the state, the federal government, and other organizations or persons concerned with research, development, education, commercial application, and economic or industrial development in ways which increase the economic base of the port district and region.

B. For the purposes enumerated in Subsection A of this Section, the port may engage in whatever activities and projects it deems most appropriate to encourage and assist economic growth and development in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2004, No. 307, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3304
Coordination and cooperation
Status: in_force

A. It is the policy of this Chapter that the AGMAC Deepening Project be pursued so that there is full coordination and cooperation between all federal and state entities that have complementing or overlapping interest and authority in the project. The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to coordinate all of the state and local governmental aspects of the project so that there is a long-term and orderly development and maintenance of the project.

B. The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is authorized to call upon Louisiana Economic Development, the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Iberia, and all other port commissions and districts and state agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of the state for full and complete cooperation and assistance in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter, and all such entities are hereby directed and it shall be their duty to cooperate and assist the department to the fullest possible extent.

C. The Department of Transportation and Development, with the involvement and participation of the local governing bodies in Vermilion Parish, shall request that the United States Army Corps of Engineers conduct a study for development of a hurricane protection levee and the construction and maintenance thereof.

Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2023, No. 150, §9, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:340.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 340.12
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature by means of this Subpart to establish a procedure to promote public health and safety and prevent the spread of infectious diseases by controlling rodent populations entering Louisiana from vessels and barges.

Acts 1997, No. 554, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 217
Contestment of the legality of bonds
Status: in_force

For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication of any resolution adopted pursuant to this part, and any statutory law enacted hereunder, any person in interest may contest the legality of the bonds authorized hereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, legality or effectiveness of such resolution or bonds for any cause whatever, and after which time it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of such thirty days. The newspaper to be used for any such publication shall be a newspaper published in the district, or if no newspaper is published therein, then a newspaper published and having general circulation in Calcasieu Parish.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 81, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:851.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 851.18
Owner's responsibility; presumption of owner's consent to operate
Status: in_force

A. The owner of a watercraft shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such watercraft whether such negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state or in the failure to observe such ordinary care in such operation as the rules of the common law require.

B. The owner shall not be liable, however, unless such watercraft is being used with his or her express or implied consent. It shall be presumed that such watercraft is being operated with the knowledge and consent of the owner if, at the time of the injury or damage, it is under the control of his or her husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the family.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 428, §1. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3164 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3164
Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
Status: in_force

The prohibition contained in R.S. 43:111 against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet, or periodical, shall not apply to the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 66, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:340.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 340.14
Fees
Status: in_force

Each port authority participating in this program may promulgate rules and regulations, including the charges to be levied on vessels and barges to pay for the necessary costs of administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Subpart.

Acts 1997, No. 554, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1355
Contracts; bids; bond
Status: in_force

Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Chapter the price of which is to exceed two thousand dollars, it shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and thereafter it shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. These advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the parish official journal and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by it. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and the place where they will be opened and a general outline of the work to be performed. Every bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder in an amount equal to five per cent of the amount of the bid which check shall be forfeited to it should the bidder, to whom such contract is awarded, fail to enter into the contract within ten days after written notice so to do is given by it. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the governing authority and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. It may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. It may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.

When contracts are let to others, however, the bidders shall be required to furnish bond of a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana or other good and solvent surety to the satisfaction of it in an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the contract, conditioned that the work shall be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications and the terms of the contract, and containing any other stipulations, provisions and covenants that may be required by it. The awarding of a contract to a successful bidder shall be binding upon both parties even though for some cause the actual contract cannot be signed.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 208
Letting contracts; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. All work to be done exceeding the contract limit as defined in R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(d), including labor, material, equipment, and supplies, and all purchases of material, equipment, and supplies required by R.S. 38:2212.1 to be publicly bid shall be advertised and let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder who has bid according to contract plans and specifications as advertised; and no work shall be done and no purchase shall be made except as provided in this Part. The advertisement shall be published in a daily newspaper which is published within the limits of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District and in any other paper or papers that may be selected by the board. The advertisement shall be published three times within ten days, the first advertisement to appear at least ten days before the opening of bids.

B. Contracts for works aggregating less than the contract limit shall not be advertised unless the board deems it advisable. In letting contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment for which advertising is not required, the district shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 38:2212.1.

C.(1) This Section shall not apply in cases of extreme public emergency where such emergency has been certified to by the board, and notice of such public emergency shall within ten days thereof be published in the official journal of the board.

(2) An emergency, for the purposes of this Section, as it applies to construction, repairs, or alterations, shall mean an unforeseen mischance bringing with it destruction of life or property or the imminent threat of such destruction, or as the result of an order from any judicial body to immediately undertake construction or repairs to comply with a court order. An emergency shall also include any situation which would result in immediate and serious economic loss to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, provided, however, this provision shall not apply to new construction except in the instance of needed repair to existing operating facilities. This Section shall not apply for labor necessary and used in the maintenance of works built and completed. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the board from executing works with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.

D. Whenever the board deems it advisable and in the best interest to purchase machinery or equipment or vehicles of certain makes, kinds, or types, the advertisement may specify the makes, kinds or types, and after the advertisement, the board may purchase those makes, kinds or types, but they shall not pay more than the standard market price of the machinery or equipment or vehicles.

E. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall apply to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District.

Acts 1970, No. 137, §1; Acts 1975, No. 292, §1; Acts 1979, No. 215, §1; Acts 1982, No. 264, §1; Acts 1990, No. 305, §1, eff. July 7, 1990; Acts 2007, No. 37, §1, eff. June 18, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:333.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 333.3
Powers of board; title to structures and facilities
Status: in_force

The said board shall have the power to regulate the commerce and traffic of said harbor and terminal district in such manners as may in their judgment be best for the public interest; they shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to corporations of Louisiana; they shall be empowered to own and have charge of, to administer, contract, operate and maintain wharves, warehouses, landings, docks, sheds, belt and connecting railroads, canals, basins, locks, elevators, and other structures and facilities necessary or proper for the use and development of the business of such district, including buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and in the handling, storage, transportation and delivery of freight, express and mail; it may lease or sell for manufacturing, commercial and business purposes, land or buildings owned or acquired by it; it may borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any facility of the district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same and to erect and construct such improvements, and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dockage, wharfage or tollage charges payable for such property, a percentage thereof to be agreed on; it may maintain proper depth of water to accommodate the business of the district; provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with the wharves, sheds and other structures; provide lights, water and police protection for the district and for all harbor and terminal facilities situated therein; and make reasonable charges and collect the same for the use of all structures, works and facilities administered by the board, and for any and all services rendered by the board; it may regulate, supervise and control the fees and charges to be made by privately owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and other facilities within the limits of the district when the same are offered for the use of the public.

All buildings, railroads, wharves, elevators, and other structures, equipment and facilities herein referred to are declared to be works of public improvement and title thereto shall vest in the public.

Acts 1954, No. 253, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1652.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1652.3
Private wharves; administration and maintenance
Status: in_force

Riparian owners or their lessees of property along the banks of navigable waterways and the owners or lessees of the bed of any navigable stream, lake, or other body of water within the port area may, with the consent of the commission, and in conformity to plans and specifications approved by the governing authority thereof, erect and maintain on the batture, banks or bed of any navigable stream, lakes or other bodies of water owned or leased by them, such wharves, buildings or improvements as may be required for public or private purposes; but in all cases, such wharves, buildings or improvements shall remain subject to the administration and control of the commission with respect to their maintenance and to the fees and charges to be exacted for their use by the public. The commission may expropriate without compensation any private wharves, landings, buildings or other structures erected by owners or their lessees on such waterways whenever such wharves, landings, buildings or other structures have been erected by the owners or lessees subsequent to Aug. 1, 1972 without first obtaining the consent of the commission for the construction or erection of the same, and its approval of the plans and specifications for their construction or erection. Nothing herein shall apply to the operations of a mineral lessee of the state upon the shores, banks or water bottoms covered by such lease and authorized by the provisions of R.S. 30:172.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 22, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1002 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1002
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

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 imprisoned not less than thirty days, nor more than four months, or both, at the discretion of the court in whose jurisdiction the offense is committed.

Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3262
Purpose; commission
Status: in_force

The district is created for the object and purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining, individually or in cooperation with the federal government, the state and its various agencies, subdivisions and public bodies, a navigable waterway system to be known as the Cane River Waterway, hereinafter simply called the "waterway," located entirely within the Parish of Natchitoches. To that end and for the purpose of this Chapter, the district shall be governed by a body or commission which shall be known as the Cane Waterway Commission, hereinafter called the "commission."

Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1222
Officers of the board; meetings; quorum; per diem
Status: in_force

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 commission. At the option of the commission the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular sessions and shall also meet in special sessions at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of five members of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and all action or resolutions of the commission shall be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held. The members shall receive per diem set by the commission, not to exceed three hundred dollars, during the time the member is in actual attendance upon the board, or performing duties authorized by the board. The per diem shall be payable for a maximum of twenty-four days per year, except when an emergency is declared by the governor. During the period of an emergency as determined by the governor, the commission shall be authorized to hold as many meetings or emergency activities as the commission deems necessary and the members shall be paid per diem for such meetings or activities.

Acts 1952, No. 10, §2; Acts 1985, No. 844, §1; Acts 2017, No. 43, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:964 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 964
Privilege of pilots on vessels
Status: in_force

Bar pilots have a lien and privilege on the ships or vessels for nonpayment of pilotage and other charges provided by this Sub-part which may be enforced, together with reasonable attorney's fees, before any court of competent jurisdiction within one year.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:340.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 340.2
Authority to issue bonds; security
Status: in_force

A. As a grant of power in addition to any other authority to issue bonds, port, harbor, and terminal districts are authorized, with the approval of the State Bond Commission, to issue negotiable bonds for any purpose within the authority delegated them and to pledge for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds the income and revenues derived or to be derived from the properties and facilities maintained and operated by them, or received by the districts from other sources.

B. In addition to the pledge of income and revenues to secure said bonds, the districts may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired or to be constructed and acquired by them.

C. Such districts further are authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof and, unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, donation, in its discretion, to pledge all or any part of such moneys for the further securing of the payment or the principal and interest of their bonds.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 101, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:324 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 324
Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees
Status: in_force

A. The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, a secretary, and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the office of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

B. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of five members. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

C. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the district and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, accountants, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores, and other agents and employees, and shall fix their compensation and terms of office or employment.

Acts 1952, No. 530, §4. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 325, §2; Acts 1958, No. 223, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1152, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 446
Anticipation of revenues; certificates of indebtedness
Status: in_force

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 certificates of indebtedness, bearing not more than six per cent interest, maturing not more than one year after date, signed by the president or vice-president and by the secretary, and in such form as the board may determine.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3229 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3229
Bonds
Status: in_force

For the purpose of acquiring lands for the uses of the district and to provide funds for the making and construction of the public works, facilities and improvements outlined in this Part, the board is authorized to issue revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as well as Subpart B, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33. The board is also authorized to incur debt and issue tax secured bonds for the above purposes in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Subpart A, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39, as well as industrial inducement bonds.

In addition to the above power to issue bonds and without reference to any other provisions of the constitution or statutes of the state, the district is authorized, with the approval of the state bond commission, to issue negotiable bonds for any of the purposes described above and to pledge for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds the income and revenues derived or to be derived from the properties and facilities maintained and operated by it, or received by the district from other sources. In addition to the pledge of income and revenues to secure said bonds, the district may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it. Said district is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, donation, in its discretion, to pledge all or any part of such moneys for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds. Such bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the governing authority of the district and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding five per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privilege, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption not exceeding one hundred five percent of the principal amount thereof, and be entitled to such priority on the revenues of the district as such resolution or resolutions may provide. The bonds shall be signed by such officers as the district shall determine, and coupon bonds shall have attached thereto interest coupons bearing the facsimile signatures of such officer or officers of the district as it shall designate. Any such bonds may be issued and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officers signing such bonds or the officer or officers whose facsimile signature or signatures may be upon the coupons shall have ceased to be such officer or officers at the time such bonds shall actually have been delivered. Said bonds shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, to the highest bidder at a public sale after advertisement by the district at least once a week for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation within the district and in a financial newspaper or journal published in New Orleans, New York or Chicago, reserving to the district the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for bids. If after advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received, or if such bids as are received are considered in the discretion of the board to be unsatisfactory, then in that event the said board may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds, without further advertisement.

No proceedings in respect to the issuance of any such bonds shall be necessary except such as are contemplated by this Section, and no further or other legislation shall be required to effectuate the same.

For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the 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 issue for any cause, after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatever. If no suit, action or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to levy the necessary tax for the payment thereof, the legality thereof and of all the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 252
Collection of taxes
Status: in_force

The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating and relating to the collection of taxes; the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to and regulate the collection of all taxes authorized by this Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector for the Parish of Iberia shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of the taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector shall retain from all taxes collected by him for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Section, the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond as such, for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3271 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3271
Bonds
Status: in_force

A. Such bonds of the commission shall be authorized by a resolution of the commission and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum, payable annually or semiannually, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption not exceeding one hundred five per centum of the principal amount thereof, and be entitled to such priorities on the capital outlay tax of the commission as such resolution or resolutions may provide. So long as any of such bonds are outstanding, such amount of the aforesaid capital outlay tax as may be necessary to pay principal and interest thereof promptly when due, shall be imposed and collected up to the authorized maximum of five mills. The bonds shall be signed by such officers as the commission shall determine, and coupon bonds shall have attached thereto interest coupons bearing the facsimile signatures of such officer or officers of the commission as it shall designate. Any such bonds may be issued and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officers signing such bonds or the officer or officers whose facsimile signature or signatures may be upon the coupons shall have ceased to be such officer or officers at the time such bonds shall actually have been delivered. Said bonds shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, to the highest bidder at a public sale after advertisement by the commission at least once a week for three weeks, the first publication to be made at least twenty-one days preceding the date fixed for the reception of bids, in a newspaper of general circulation within the district and in a financial newspaper or journal published in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, or in the city of New York, New York, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise.

B. No proceedings in respect to the issuance of any such bonds shall be necessary except such as are contemplated by this Chapter, and no further or other legislation shall be required to effectuate the same.

C. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the 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 issue for any cause, after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to levy the necessary tax for the payment thereof, the legality thereof and of all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

D. Such bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the Commercial Laws of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2407 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2407
Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
Status: in_force

The prohibition contained in R.S. 43:111 against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Madison Parish Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the Constitution and laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1961 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1961
Taxes for payment of bonds
Status: in_force

The commission shall levy annually on all property situated within the district subject to taxation any special taxes that may be necessary to provide for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter.

These special taxes shall be levied, assessed and collected on the property within the district under the same methods, terms and conditions and at the same time as state and parish taxes are levied, assessed and collected; these taxes shall be secured by the same liens upon the property subject to taxation within the district as taxes for state and parish purposes; the property subject to any taxes within said district shall be sold for failure to pay the same in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent state, parish and other taxes under the laws of the state.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3225 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3225
Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
Status: in_force

The board shall examine and investigate all questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same and make an annual report to the mayors and aldermen of the villages of Mermentau, Morse, and Estherwood and to the police jury of Acadia Parish, showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the parish of Acadia.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1365 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1365
Annual report
Status: in_force

The district shall examine and investigate all questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same, and make an annual report showing all receipts and disbursements of the district, the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the export and imports passing through the district; and setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in the newspaper printed in the parish of Plaquemines.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:334.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 334.4
Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of three members. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the town of Vinton and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and term of employment.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3416 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3416
Notice to defendant
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of the deposit, the clerk of court shall issue a notice to each defendant in the suit, notifying him that a petition has been filed to expropriate the property described in the petition.

B. This notice, together with a certified copy of the order, the petition, and the clerk's receipt for the deposit, shall be delivered by the clerk to the proper sheriff for service on each defendant in the manner provided for the service of citations.

Acts 1987, No. 244, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 34:469 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 469
Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement
Status: in_force

A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.

B. The board is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.

C. The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 56, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:343 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 343
Purpose of law
Status: in_force

Whereas the commissioner of wildlife and fisheries derives large revenues from licenses paid by motor boats engaged in the fishing industry and from severance taxes imposed by law upon the sea food products coming from the coastal parishes of this state, the purpose of R.S. 34:341 and 34:342 is to foster and develop these sea food industries by affording free navigation and lockage in the canals and locks to be acquired, controlled, and operated, under the provisions thereof, while benefiting, in like manner, all other users of said canals and locks.

Because of the equities involved the provisions of R.S. 34:341 and 34:342 shall be broadly construed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1603 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1603
Rights and powers of board
Status: in_force

The board may, upon such terms as it may agree upon, contract for legal, financial, engineering and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs, and it may, upon terms and conditions mutually agreeable, utilize the services of the other executive departments of the state.

The district shall regulate the commerce and traffic within such port area in such manner as may, in its judgment, be for the best interest of the state. It shall have charge of and administer public wharves, docks, sheds and landings, and shall be empowered to construct or acquire and equip wharves and landings and other structures useful for the commerce of the port area and to provide mechanical facilities therefor; to construct slips and inlets and wharves for the facilitation of agricultural commodities including, but not limited to slips and inlets and wharves for the transportation of agricultural commodities and the facilitation of handling facilities; to construct inlets, slips, wharves and all other structures for the facilitation and handling and sale of all natural resources, including but not limited to all forms of seafood; to erect sheds or other structures on such wharves and landings; to maintain proper depths of water at all such wharves and landings; to provide light, water, police protection and other services for its facilities as it may deem advisable; to construct or acquire, maintain and operate basins, locks, canals, warehouses and elevators; to charge for the use of all facilities administered by it and for all services rendered by it, such fees, rates, tariffs, or other charges as it may establish; to establish harbor lines within the port area by agreement with the Corps of Engineers; and to construct, own, operate and maintain terminal rail facilities and other common carrier rail facilities for the purpose of rendering rail transportation to and from the facilities to be erected, owned and operated by the district in both intrastate and interstate commerce; and to construct recreational facilities to accommodate existing and future industry. The legislature shall not impair any contract lawfully entered into by the district. Title to all property and improvements thereon operated by the district shall vest in the Twin Parish Port District.

The district may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in the port area in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or by any of its officers or employees for inspecting hatches, surveying cargo, or making other surveys or inspections of vessels in the port area, but shall furnish, without charge to the master of each such vessel one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.

The district shall have authority to make and enter into contracts, leases and other agreements with railroads, trucking companies, barge lines and with any and all companies interested in the transportation, storage and shipping of goods and other products, whether by rail, truck line, barge line, ocean going vessels or otherwise for the use of facilities administered by the district or any part or portion thereof, for a period of time not exceeding forty years. No exclusive franchise, however, shall be granted to any carrier.

The district is further authorized to receive, by gift, grant, donation or otherwise any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof.

Acts 1977, No. 203, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:215 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 215
Powers and authority of district
Status: in_force

Without impairing or diminishing the import and meaning of the other Sections of this Part, except as in the respects hereafter specifically shown and provided, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall have the authority:

(1) To own, construct, operate, and maintain docks, wharves, sheds, elevators, locks, slips, laterals, basins, warehouses, docks, wharves, and all other property, structures, equipment, and facilities including belts and connecting lines of ships and railroads and works of public improvements necessary or useful for port, harbor, and terminal purposes to dredge and maintain shipways, channels, slips, basins, and turning basins;

(2) To establish, operate, and maintain in cooperation with the federal government and the state of Louisiana and its various agencies, subdivisions, and public bodies navigable waterway systems;

(3) To acquire, by right of eminent domain, purchase, lease, or otherwise, the land that may be necessary for the business of the district, including industrial plant sites and necessary property or appurtenances thereto, and to acquire or construct industrial plant buildings with necessary machinery and equipment within said district;

(4) To lease or sublease for processing, manufacturing, commercial, and business purposes lands or buildings owned, acquired, or leased as lessee by said district, including environmental and pollution structures and installations, which lease may run for any term not exceeding forty years at a fixed rental and shall contain a clause or clauses for readjustment of the rentals until the expiration of the period of the lease;

(5) To borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any land, or dock, or warehouse, or any facility, of said district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same according to plans and specifications approved by the governing authority and to erect and construct such improvement and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dock, wharf, or toll charges or other charges payable for such property a percentage thereof to be agreed on, subject, however, to any covenants or agreements made by the holders of revenue bonds issued under the authority herein set forth.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 81, §1. Acts 1987, No. 102, §1, eff. June 18, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 405
Bond of secretary of board
Status: in_force

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 sum to be fixed by the board, the premium on such bond to be paid out of the funds of the district.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:851.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 851.17
Racing
Status: in_force

Nothing in the provisions of this Part shall be construed to mean that the operator of a watercraft competing in a race or regatta or trials therefor, which is duly authorized by an appropriate governmental unit, shall not attempt to attain high speeds on an indicated racing course nor while so engaged shall such watercraft be required to comply with R.S. 34:851.16 and 34:851.24(B), (C), (D), (E), (G), (H), and (I).

Added by Acts 1978, No. 775, §1. Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3478 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3478
Preparation of plans and specifications; letting of bids for construction; supervision of construction
Status: in_force

The port authority shall be responsible for the preparation of plans and specifications for their respective project. The port authority shall also be responsible for the letting of bids, the public advertising, and the supervision of work for all projects, all in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2017, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3475 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3475
Projects undertaken by the office
Status: in_force

A. After adoption of the office's recommendations by the joint committee, the approved list of projects shall be forwarded to the office for implementation. The approved list shall be implemented by the office by the use of funds appropriated, funding obligation authority, or pursuant to the cash management program as provided by R.S. 48:251(D). Funding or funding obligation authority shall be allocated to projects in accordance with the prioritized list of projects approved by the joint committee. Funding obligation authority may be granted or authorized for a project from funds appropriated or obligated for another project or projects within the Waterway Dredging and Deepening Priority Program provided that such authority does not impede such project or projects. Such funding obligation authority shall be extinguished for a project at such time as funds are made available for obligation for the project. The office shall not delete, add, or substitute any projects for those approved by the joint committee, except as provided in R.S. 34:3476.

B. No waterway project shall be undertaken by the office except those included in the approved program listing which are funded or which have funding obligation authority for that fiscal year.

Acts 2017, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:851.14.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 851.14.1
Closure of waterways
Status: in_force

A. In an emergency or disaster, as defined in R.S. 29:723, the secretary may close any waterway, other than navigable waters of the United States as set forth in 33 CFR Part 2, to boating access, travel, or use or may restrict the type of use including issuing no-wake zones in any reasonable manner. Such closure or restriction shall be for a period of time not to extend beyond the seventh day following the next meeting of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

B. Any such closure or restricted use shall be made by an order issued by the secretary in the same manner as issuance of an emergency rule as provided in R.S. 49:962. Such order shall be subject to oversight by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources in accordance with R.S. 49:962. The order authorized in this Section shall specify a closure or a type of restriction, a description of the area subject to the order, and the reason for the emergency action. Upon issuance of any such order, no person shall operate a vessel contrary to the provisions of the order.

C. Violation of any order authorized by this Section constitutes a class three violation, as specified in R.S. 56:33.

Acts 2010, No. 46, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 211, §8; Acts 2025, No. 415, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:340.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 340.4
Bonds; contestability
Status: in_force

A. No proceedings in respect to the issuance of any such bonds shall be necessary except such as are contemplated by this Subpart.

B. For a period of thirty days after the date of publication of the 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 issue for any cause, but after that time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of the resolution or of the bonds authorized hereby for any cause whatsoever.

C. If no suit, action, or proceedings is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof, the legality thereof, and of all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 101, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2357
Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
Status: in_force

The prohibition, contained in R.S. 43:111, against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Grant Parish Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 49, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2111
Taxes for payment of bonds
Status: in_force

The board shall levy annually on all property situated within the district subject to taxation any special taxes that may be necessary to provide for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds authorized to be issued under this Part.

These special taxes shall be levied, assessed and collected on the property within the district under the same methods, terms, and conditions and at the same time as state and parish taxes are levied, assessed and collected; these taxes shall be secured by the same liens upon the property subject to taxation within the district as taxes for state and parish purposes; the property subject to any taxes within said district shall be sold for failure to pay the same in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent state, parish and other taxes under the laws of the state.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1051 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1051
Acting as a pilot without a commission; penalty
Status: in_force

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. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 443
Incidental powers of district
Status: in_force

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. § 34:2107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2107
Construction of works of public improvement
Status: in_force

The board may make or construct any of the works of public improvement in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; it may purchase machinery, materials and equipment for performing such work, and supervise the making of the same, or make and construct such works through contracts with others; and generally it may do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers hereby vested with regard to such works of public improvement.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:441 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 441
Creation of district; purpose
Status: in_force

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 navigation thereof within the State of Louisiana.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2352 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2352
Officers of the commission; meetings
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session, once each month, and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules governing its meeting and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 49, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:851.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 851.12
Overpowering
Status: in_force

No watercraft shall be equipped with any motor or other propulsion machinery beyond its safe power capacity taking into consideration the type and construction of such watercraft and other existing operating conditions.

Acts 1960, No. 43, §12. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 428, §1; Acts 1983, No. 349, §1; Acts 1984, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1353
Acquisition of lands, public aid
Status: in_force

A. The district, acting by and through its governing authority, is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, appropriation or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the district and to be owned and operated by the district except those lands or parcels of lands upon which structures, buildings, pipelines or improvements are constructed and actually used for industrial purposes. The district may also provide that payments for such lands be made out of funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.

B. The district is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.

C. In addition to its power to acquire such property in the various modes set out hereinabove, the district, acting through its governing authority, shall also have power to expropriate property within the district in the same manner applicable to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Department of Public Works under the provisions of Part IV, Title 19, as amended.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1136
Expenditures; funding
Status: in_force

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, and enforcement of this Part shall be paid from self-generated funds or other funds made available to the board for such purpose.

C. The board may accept grants, allocations, or appropriations from the United States government or donations, grants, or other forms of assistance from private foundations or other sources.

D. Annually on January first of each year, the board's available funding on hand shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars. In the event the available funding is less than fifty thousand dollars, the administrative entity for each pilot group shall remit to the board the pro rata share of the shortage for the commissioned pilots it represents.

Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2022, No. 396, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 41
Contracts for necessary improvements
Status: in_force

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 land owners, in a condition suitable to provide industrial sites to be served by laterals connected with the said canal, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans is authorized to contract with the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District, the City of New Orleans, the Public Belt Railroad thereof, the Sewerage & Water Board thereof, other corporations, and property owners or groups of property owners, for the construction of all necessary improvements for the purposes provided in this Section.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2301
Creation of district; boundaries
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the State of Louisiana which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the Red River Waterway District, hereinafter simply called the "district." The district shall be composed of all the territory located within the Parishes of Avoyelles, Rapides, Natchitoches, Red River, Grant, Bossier and Caddo as of June 28, 1965. Any amendment of the boundaries of the respective parishes shall not have the effect of altering the area comprising the district nor operate in derogation thereof.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1702 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1702
Board of commissioners, members; vacancy; compensation; officers, agents and employees
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the district is hereby declared to be a board of commissioners consisting of five members who shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters and taxpayers within the limits of the district during their term of office. The governor shall appoint the five members upon the recommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation from St. Bernard Parish. Each such member shall serve for a term of five years. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

B. Any vacancy in any original term shall be filled in the same manner as the appointment was originally made, for the unexpired term. Any vacancy occurring due to expiration of the original term shall be filled in the same manner as above provided, for the term of five years.

C. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall have the power to organize and reorganize 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 under the board.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 1970, No. 416, §1; Acts 1975, No. 789, §5; Acts 1980, No. 500, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 2003, No. 774, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:862 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 862
Detaining effects of seamen for debt
Status: in_force

No keeper of a public or lodging house for seamen shall withhold or detain any chest, bed or bedding, clothes, or tools, or other effects of any seaman, for any debt alleged to be due by the seaman. Any magistrate may, by warrant, cause the detained property to be seized and delivered to the seaman.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1135 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1135
Powers; functions; duties; responsibilities
Status: in_force

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 Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. to the extent that any procedure in the Administrative Procedure Act does not conflict with any provision of this Part.

B.(1) Prior to initiating rule promulgation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Board of Commissioners or Examiners shall submit any proposed rule or regulation to the board for review, and the board shall review such rule or regulation within ninety days. If the board approves the proposed rule or regulation, the board shall issue an affirmative decision. The board's failure to issue a decision shall be deemed to be an approval. In the case of a rejection of the rule or regulation, the Board of Commissioners or Examiners may seek judicial review, as authorized by R.S. 34:1138. If the Board of Commissioners or Examiners initiates rule promulgation pursuant to this Part, the Board of Commissioners or Examiners shall submit the decision of the board as a part of and published with its notice of intent. The board shall promulgate rules consistent with and as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Paragraph.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, following the adoption of any emergency regulation or rule by the Board of Commissioners or Examiners as defined in R.S. 34:1131, the emergency regulation or rule shall be transmitted by the Board of Commissioners or Examiners immediately to the board and to each member of the board. Any individual member of the board within ten days of receipt of the emergency regulation or rule may request a meeting of the board by giving notice to the chairman or, in the absence of a chairman, to any other officer of the board for the purpose of holding a meeting to review the emergency regulation or rule for approval or rejection. Any meeting called for consideration of an emergency regulation or rule shall be held within thirty days of the request for a meeting. If the board votes to reject the emergency regulation or rule, the emergency regulation or rule shall be nullified and of no effect and a report shall be submitted as required by R.S. 49:966 to remove the nullified regulation or rule from the Louisiana Register. This emergency regulation or rule review by the board shall be in addition to the provisions of R.S. 49:962 concerning emergency regulations or rules. If there is any conflict between this Paragraph and R.S. 49:962, this Paragraph shall control with regard to the Board of Commissioners or Examiners emergency regulations or rules.

C. The board shall request, receive, and review reports prepared by the Board of Commissioners or Examiners related to accidents involving state commissioned pilots subject to this Chapter while the pilot is acting under his state commission, and the board may either:

(1) Review the report and take no further action, consenting to the action of the submitting Board of Commissioners or Examiners.

(2) Remand the matter to the submitting Board of Commissioners or Examiners for further investigation or proceedings, the results of which are to be submitted to the board.

D. The board shall receive reports as to consent disciplines agreed to by and between a pilot and the Board of Commissioners or Examiners, and the board may either:

(1) Review the report and take no further action, consenting to the action of the submitting Board of Commissioners or Examiners.

(2) Remand the matter to the submitting Board of Commissioners or Examiners for further investigation or proceedings, the results of which are to be submitted to the board.

E. The board shall receive reports as to all formal disciplinary adjudications rendered by the Board of Commissioners or Examiners, and the board may either:

(1) Review the report and take no further action, consenting to the action of the submitting Board of Commissioners or Examiners.

(2) Remand the matter to the submitting Board of Commissioners or Examiners for further investigation or proceedings, the results of which are to be submitted to the board.

F. The board shall receive appeals from any party to a formal disciplinary proceeding before the Board of Commissioners or Examiners. Following notice and a hearing, the board may acquit the pilot or may impose its own sanctions against a pilot, including but not limited to reprimand of the pilot, ordering the pilot to participate in remedial training, impose a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars, order the pilot to pay the costs of the hearings inclusive of attorney fees, or recommend to the governor that the pilot's commission be suspended or revoked. The board shall have the authority to suspend a pilot's commission in the event of an emergency pursuant to the emergency procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act.

G. The board shall receive sworn complaints against any pilot from any source for actions taken by a pilot while in the performance of his duties, including acts of misconduct, carelessness, incompetence, intoxication, negligence, or the refusal to offer timely pilotage services without just cause. In addition the board shall receive sworn complaints for abuse of legally prescribed medication and illegal use of controlled dangerous substances. The board may conduct investigations, refer the matter to the Board of Commissioners or Examiners for investigation, or conduct hearings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and the rules adopted by the board. Following notice and a hearing, the board may acquit the pilot or may impose sanctions against the pilot, including but not limited to reprimand of the pilot, order the pilot to participate in remedial training, impose a probationary period, impose a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars, order the pilot to pay the costs of the hearings inclusive of attorney fees, or recommend to the governor that the pilot's commission be suspended or revoked. The board shall have the authority to suspend a pilot's commission in the event of an emergency pursuant to the emergency procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act.

H. Nothing in this Part shall prohibit the governor, in his discretion, from suspending or revoking a pilot's commission.

I. The board shall submit an annual report to the general counsel of the Department of Transportation and Development on accident investigation, which report shall identify the accident and location, the pilot involved, a description of the damage sustained, and the action taken by the board or the Board of Commissioners or Examiners. The annual report shall be submitted on or before the last day of February for accidents occurring during the previous year.

J. The board shall require that a permanent accident or incident record on each pilot shall be maintained as well as an accident investigation file as long as the pilot involved has a pilot commission.

K. The board shall submit an accident report as soon as practically possible to the general counsel of the Department of Transportation and Development in those accidents in which state property is involved or damaged. Such accident report shall provide a description of the circumstances surrounding the accident, including but not limited to the time and location, the state property involved or damaged, the name of the pilot, the name of the vessel, the name of the vessel's agent, and the name of the insurer of the vessel.

L. The board shall provide to all commissioned pilots a copy of the board's rules and regulations.

M. No provision contained in this Part shall limit or supersede the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Commissioners or Examiners.

N. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no part of a report issued or received by the board or the Board of Commissioners or Examiners, including findings of fact, opinions, recommendations, deliberations, or conclusions, shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in any civil or administrative proceeding, other than an administrative proceeding initiated by the board or the Board of Commissioners or Examiners. No member of the board or the Board of Commissioners or Examiners shall be subject to deposition or other discovery, or otherwise testify in such proceedings relevant to the performance of their duties on the board or Board of Commissioners or Examiners. If an employee or member of the board or the Board of Commissioners or Examiners is called as an expert or fact witness pursuant to their duties, their testimony shall not be admissible and their report shall not be considered the report of an expert.

Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2022, No. 396, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 212
Collection of taxes
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes, the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector for the Parish of Calcasieu shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of the taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector shall retain from all taxes collected by him for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Section the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3167 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3167
Officers of the commission; meetings
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary and treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session, once each month, and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules governing its meetings and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 294, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1123
Agreements
Status: in_force

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 be agreed between them.

Acts 1968, No. 579, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:364 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 364
Acquisition of property and donation to federal government
Status: in_force

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, any property necessary for the federal government in the construction of such works, and to donate to the federal government the property so acquired.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3256
Transitional provisions
Status: in_force

All lands and rights of way or servitudes and revenues therefrom within the hereinabove described district belonging to the Greater Jefferson Port Commission on the effective date of this Act are hereby granted, conveyed, transferred, and delivered to the Grand Isle Port Commission without the necessity of any other act, deed, or instrument of transfer. To evidence the conveyance, an act of transfer shall be executed between the Greater Jefferson Port Commission and the Grand Isle Port Commission within thirty days of the effective date of this Act.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:873 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 873
Taking testimony of master, officer or transient person
Status: in_force

When the testimony of any master or officer of any vessel, or of any transient person is required by a magistrate before whom a prosecution has been commenced under the provisions of R.S. 34:869, which testimony is necessary for and is to be used on the trial of the case before the district court, the magistrate may, after giving five days' notice to the party accused, summon the witness to appear before the judge of the district court in which a prosecution may have been commenced, to give evidence in the same manner as if examined in open court; the accused at the time of this examination shall be assigned counsel by the judge, if he have none, and shall have the right to cross examine the witness; the evidence given shall be reduced to writing, and shall be signed by the witness, certified to, and sealed up by the judge before whom it is taken, and shall be used on the trial of the case before the district court, provided that the magistrate before whom the prosecution was commenced makes oath that the witness is not, at the time of the trial, within the jurisdiction of the court.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:5224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 5224
Development of the strategic plan and investment program
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section, do the following:

(a) Develop a strategic plan and investment program for the economic development of Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission.

(b) Review, revise, and amend the strategic plan when necessary or, at a minimum, every two years.

(2) The strategic plan shall include requests for funding of projects and programs related to port development. The investment plan shall include at least a two-year projection of funding of projects and programs, including but not limited to relevant public or private funding sources.

B. The board shall develop the plans in accordance with the following procedures:

(1) The strategic plan and investment program shall be separate and distinct from the port priority program with the office of multimodal commerce.

(2) The board shall conduct not less than three public hearings in separate locations at three ports in different regions of the state for the purpose of receiving comments and recommendations from the public and elected officials. The hearings shall be conducted every other year to receive comments on the effectiveness of the existing plan and proposals for revisions to the plan.

(3) After adoption of a plan or revisions to a plan, the board shall submit the plan or revisions to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works for review and comment. The committees, acting individually or jointly, shall have sixty days to hold a hearing on the proposed plan or revisions.

(4) The board shall consider any recommendations made by either committee that were adopted at a meeting of the committee and incorporate such recommendations as it deems appropriate.

(5) The board shall submit the plan or program revisions to the Louisiana Board of International Commerce for review and advice.

C. The strategic plan and investment program shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) A list of projects and programs intended to enhance trade utilizing Louisiana ports.

(2) A schedule and estimated cost for the implementation of each project or program.

D. The strategic plan and investment program shall receive an appropriation upon the agreement of the governor and the legislature.

Acts 2024, No. 755, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2303
Membership of commission
Status: in_force

A. The corporate powers and authority herein granted shall vest in and be exercised by the commission, a body to be composed of twelve members as follows:

(1) The director of public works of the State of Louisiana who shall be ex-officio chairman of the commission with full voting powers and may duly appoint a representative to represent him at any meeting of the commission with the same effect as though he were in attendance himself.

(2) Four members-at-large who shall be residents of, own real property subject to taxation in, and be qualified voters of the seven parishes in the district, and who shall be appointed by the governor.

(3) One member from each of the seven parishes of the district (hereinafter sometimes called "parish members"), to be appointed by the governor in the manner hereinafter provided.

B. The parish members shall be appointed by the governor from nominees submitted to him in the following manner by the nominating bodies hereinafter designated or their legal successors.

C. Within thirty days after June 28, 1965, (i) the police jury of each parish in the district shall nominate for membership on the commission one person who shall be a resident of, own real property subject to taxation in, and be a qualified voter of, the parish which he is nominated to represent; (ii) the governing body of each levee district situated wholly or partly in the district shall nominate one individual possessing like qualifications for each parish within which it exercises and has territorial jurisdiction; and (iii) the Red River Valley Association, a Louisiana nonprofit corporation, shall nominate for membership on the commission a person possessing like qualifications from each one of the seven parishes of the district. All nominations made by the aforesaid nominating bodies shall be in writing and sent by registered United States mail to the governor under the signature of the chief executive officer or secretary of the respective nominating body. From lists or panels of names compiled from said sources, and within sixty days after June 28, 1965, the governor shall appoint one person from each of the aforesaid seven parishes in the district to serve as a member of the commission; provided, however, that not more than three nominees of police juries, nor more than three nominees of governing bodies of levee districts, nor more than three nominees of the Red River Valley Association may be members of the commission at the same time.

D. Within thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member or within thirty days after occurrence of a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member, the aforesaid respective nominating bodies so entitled shall, in the parish where appropriate, designate a nominee for the new term or to fill the vacancy. Such nominations shall be made on the same basis, in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedures required for nominations for initial membership on the commission. From the list or panel of names submitted, the governor shall appoint the parish member for the new term or to fill the vacancy as soon as possible after the names of the nominees of the respective nominating bodies have been received by him, subject to the requirements heretofore specified for such membership.

E. If any one or more of the nominating bodies referred to above shall cease to exist or function without any legal successor, the governor shall have the right to make his appointment from names submitted by the nominating bodies which are in existence at the time.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §3. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 63, §1; Acts 2006, No. 448, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1603.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1603.2
Port and harbor police
Status: in_force

A. The board may, in its discretion, appoint, fix salaries of, and pay port and harbor police. The port and harbor police may consist of any number of people of good character and citizens of the state who have completed a course certified by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training; however, no member shall be under eighteen years of age. B. Each of the port and harbor police so appointed shall furnish bond in a sum to be fixed by the commission at not less than one hundred dollars, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties, and any person injured or damaged by any port or harbor police may sue upon that bond.

C. The port and harbor police provided for in this Section shall have, under the direction and control of the commission, the same power to make arrests, in and upon the property within the jurisdiction of the commission and approaches thereto, and to execute and return all criminal warrants and processes, as sheriffs of this state have and shall, under the same direction and authority, have all of the powers of sheriffs as peace officers in all places and on all premises under the jurisdiction and control of the commission and the streets and approaches thereto.

D. Any persons arrested by officers of the commission meeting the requirements of Subsection A of this Section and the return of all warrants or processes served by these officers shall be surrendered or delivered to the criminal sheriff of the parish in which the arrest occurred as determined by location of arrest, provided that this shall in no way deprive the sheriff or deputy sheriff in the parishes of Iberia and Vermilion from making arrests or from serving warrants or process of court in any such place or on any such premises.

E. The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct, management, and control of the port and harbor police and shall, from time to time, enlarge, modify, or change such rules and regulations in its discretion.

Acts 2023, No. 441, §1, eff. June 28, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 292, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:872 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 872
Evidence; burden of proof
Status: in_force

On the trial of any person, for having gone on board any vessel without permission from the proper officer, it shall be incumbent upon him to prove that he had received the permission required; in default of his proving this, he shall be considered as having entered without permission, and be found guilty accordingly.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:852.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 852.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) "Certificate of documentation" means a certificate issued by the United States Coast Guard for a vessel documented under 46 U.S.C., Chapter 121 (Form CG-1270).

(2) "Certificate of origin" means a document establishing the initial chain of ownership, such as a manufacturer's certificate of origin (MCO) or statement of origin (MSO), or an importer's certificate of origin (ICO) or statement of origin (ISO), or a builder's certification (Form CG-1261, under 46 CFR Part 67) provided by the manufacturer of a new vessel or outboard motor or its distributor, that is the only valid indication of ownership between the manufacturer, its distributor, its franchised new vessel or outboard motor dealers, and the original purchaser.

(3) "Dealer" means any person who engages wholly or in part in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging for value new or used vessels or outboard motors, or both, either outright or on conditional sale, bailment, lease, chattel mortgage, or otherwise. A dealer must have an established place of business for the sale, trade, and display of such vessels or motors, selling two or more within any twelve consecutive months.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and its duly authorized representatives.

(5) "Hull identification number" means the number assigned to a vessel under Subpart C of 33 CFR Part 181 or R.S. 34:852.13.

(6) "Lienholder" means a person holding a security interest.

(7) "Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing new vessels or outboard motors for the purpose of sale or trade.

(8) "Operate", "operated", or "operation" means all operations of a vessel or outboard motor when it is at the pier, idle in the water, at anchor, or being propelled through the water.

(9) "Outboard motor" means a mechanical combustion engine manufactured to produce a twenty-five or more horsepower engine and designed to attach outboard of the transom of a vessel.

(10) "Owner" means a person, other than a secured party, having property rights in, or title to, a vessel or outboard motor. The term includes a person entitled to use or possess a vessel or outboard motor subject to a security interest in another person, but does not include a lessee under a lease not intended as security.

(11) "Person" means any natural person or individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, or other entity.

(12) "Possesses" means the person has acquired rights in or title to a vessel or outboard motor by virtue of a gift, donation, raffle, or exchange or the person built the vessel or outboard motor themselves.

(13) "Security interest" means an interest that is reserved or created by an agreement that secures payment or performance of an obligation. A lien or privilege created by operation of law is not a "security interest".

(14) "State of principal operation" means the state on whose waters a vessel or outboard motor is operated or to be operated most during a calendar year.

(15) "Title-holding state" means a state whose department is required by law to send the certificate of title to the first secured party.

(16) "Undocumented vessel" means a vessel for which a certificate of documentation has not been issued by the United States Coast Guard under 46 U.S.C., Chapter 121.

(17) "Vessel" means every description of watercraft and air boats, including homemade boats, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, valued in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars, to be principally operated on the waters of this state, required to be numbered, not held as inventory for sale or lease, and transferred for the first time on or after July 1, 2008.

(18) "Waters of the state" means any waters within the jurisdiction of the state.

Acts 2007, No. 319, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; H.C.R. No. 25, 2008 R.S., eff. May 28, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 508, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2010, No. 628, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:844 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 844
Water intake zone restrictions
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person on a vessel, as defined in R.S. 34:801, to discharge any substance from the vessel in a water intake zone or to operate a vessel in a water intake zone in such a manner as to roil the water, or disturb sediment, or otherwise cause the water to become more turbid, or to physically damage or attach any vessel or object to any water intake structure or facility.

B. As used in this Section, water intake zone means an area surrounding a raw water intake facility for any public water purification system or other public facility producing potable water supplies which area on a river, stream, or bayou shall have a length of not more than five hundred feet upstream and not more than five hundred feet downstream of the water intake facility and a width as follows: fifty feet toward the midstream side of the water intake facility and that portion of the river, between the water intake facility and the bank, batture, or shoreline. For such facilities on a lake or reservoir, the area shall be a three hundred foot radius around the water intake and on that portion of the water body the width of that diameter between the water intake facility and the bank or shoreline.

C.(1) Any person who violates any provisions of this Section shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months or both.

Each day of continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.

(2) No fines or penalties shall be imposed until water intake zones are appropriately designated.

Acts 1991, No. 601, §2, eff. July 16, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 312, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3306
Property defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the term "property" means any portion of immovable property, including servitudes and other rights in or to immovable property.

Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:959 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 959
Acting as pilot without license; penalty
Status: in_force

No person who is not commissioned a bar pilot shall board any ship or vessel required to take a bar pilot, for the purpose of piloting, or to pilot or attempt to pilot the same; and no person or pilot shall board any such ship or vessel for the purpose of piloting, except from the pilot boats on the bar pilot stations. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 205
Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
Status: in_force

The board shall examine and investigate all questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same, and make an annual report to the governor showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the exports and imports passing through the port district; setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the City of Lake Charles.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3414 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3414
Prayer of petition; ex parte order for deposit
Status: in_force

The petition shall conclude with a prayer that the property be declared taken for the Mississippi River deepening projects. Upon presentation of the petition, the court shall issue an order directing that the amount of the estimate be deposited in the registry of the court. Upon the deposit of the amount of the estimate in the registry of the court, for the use and benefit of the persons entitled thereto, the clerk shall issue a receipt showing the amount deposited, the date it was deposited, the style and number of the cause, and the description of the property and property rights, as contained in the petition.

Acts 1987, No. 244, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 34:947 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 947
Misconduct of pilots, board of examiners' duty to report
Status: in_force

The board of examiners shall report to the governor any neglect of duty, drunkenness, carelessness, habitual intemperance, incompetency, unreasonable absence from duty, or general bad conduct on the part of any bar pilot showing that the pilot should be removed or suspended. Upon receipt of this report the governor may revoke or suspend the commission of the pilot, reprimand him, or take any other action that he may deem proper.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1867 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1867
Testing validity of bonds; prescription; sale of bonds
Status: in_force

A. For a period of sixty days after 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 such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court may inquire into such matters after the lapse of the sixty days.

B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement for bids once a week for not less than thirty days by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and such other places as the commission determines, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and the right to readvertise for new bids. If, after the advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received or if such bids as are received are considered, in the discretion of the commission, to be unsatisfactory, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to the Vidalia Port Commission.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2351 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2351
Creation of Grant Parish Port Commission
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Grant Parish Port Commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant;

(2) Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Colfax;

(3) One commissioner shall be appointed directly by the governor of the State of Louisiana.

B. One of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant shall serve for one year. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Colfax, shall serve for two years. The commissioner initially appointed by the governor, shall serve a term of three years. The remaining commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Colfax shall serve a term of four years. The remaining commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant shall serve a term of five years. Thereafter, the successors of such commissioners shall be appointed for five-year terms.

C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, and a qualified voter and a taxpayer of the State of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 49, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1652.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1652.2
Ordinances
Status: in_force

All ordinances enacted by the commissioners, acting as the governing authority of the commission, concerning the territory, jurisdiction and control of the port area, and the proper conduct thereof, shall be enforceable by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months in the parish jail, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. The commission shall by proper ordinances make rules and regulations for the conduct, management and control of the port, its commerce, traffic and navigation, the waters and landings within its territorial jurisdiction, the structures and other facilities under its administration, and for the government thereof, which the commission may, in its judgment, find to be necessary or proper in the exercise of the powers now conferred upon it by the constitution and statutes of the state of Louisiana, and shall, from time to time, enlarge, modify or change such rules and regulations in its discretion. By such ordinances the commission may, without limitation of such powers granted herein, adopt such rules and regulations with respect to the safety and efficiency of port operations, the protection of property, life and personal safety and welfare of its employees and of the public; the control, use and protection of the landings, docks, wharves, warehouses, equipment and other facilities and improvements and appurtenances thereto, under its administration; the navigation and use of the waters within its jurisdiction; the loading, unloading, transfer or transshipment of cargoes from, to or between all water craft and other vehicles within its jurisdiction; the prevention of interference with and the obstruction of facilities and services necessary or related to the orderly and efficient handling of the commerce and traffic of the port; the protection, removal and disposition of cargoes; and generally with respect to the safety and efficiency of the operations of the port. The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Lafourche shall have jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all violations of the ordinances passed by the commission committed within the parish of Lafourche.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 22, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3255 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3255
Limits of the district
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it, within the port area, consisting of the entire town of Grand Isle as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and all of Ward 11 of Jefferson Parish.

B. The commission shall be domiciled in the town of Grand Isle.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:961.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 961.2
Offering of services
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart, reference to the offering of a bar pilot or the offering of services by a bar pilot shall mean any offering of any advice or assistance with respect to pilotage by the commissioned bar pilot or by his authorized representative, including but not limited to advice concerning weather, channel conditions, and other navigational conditions.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:334.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 334.11
Transfer of functions and privileges of Gravity Drainage District No. 2
Status: in_force

All rights and privileges of the Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana to construct, acquire, maintain and operate gravity drainage improvements be and the same are hereby transferred to the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District.

In the event taxes are levied by the said Vinton Harbor and Terminal District for any purpose for which the said Harbor and Terminal District may levy taxes under existing law, such taxes shall in addition be considered as levied for the purpose of continuing necessary drainage improvement benefits incidental to harbor and terminal facilities for which the said Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana was created, and the exemption and reimbursals authorized by R.S. 39:253 shall be regarded as applicable in all respects to all said taxes levied by the said Harbor and Terminal District and such District and such taxes shall be considered to be a District and taxes created and levied prior to August 1, 1956 for all purposes of the said section.

Acts 1958, No. 464, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3268 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3268
Exercise of powers; status of commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana exercising public and essential governmental functions; and the exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter in the establishment, operation and maintenance of the waterway and the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of the various port and related facilities hereinafter authorized shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby 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, the commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Louisiana and by any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state. The commission shall not be deemed to be a public utility and shall not be subject in any respect to the authority, control or supervision of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or any other regulatory body of the state or any political subdivision thereof.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 398, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2315 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2315
Pledge of state
Status: in_force

The State of Louisiana hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, that it will not limit or impair the rights hereby vested in the commission until all such bonds at any time issued, together with the interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1079 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1079
Application of provisions
Status: in_force

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. § 34:851.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 851.4
Careless operation of a watercraft
Status: in_force

A. Careless operation of a watercraft is the operation of a watercraft in a careless manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person, when such operation constitutes a violation of any of the following requirements:

(1) Vessels passing head-on shall each keep to their respective right.

(2) A vessel overtaking another vessel may do so on either side, but must grant the right-of-way to the vessel being overtaken.

(3) When vessels are on paths that cross, the vessel on the left will yield right-of-way to vessel on the right.

(4) Motorboats shall yield right-of-way to non-motor powered boats, except when being overtaken by non-powered vessels, for deep draft vessels that have to remain in narrow channels, or when vessel is towing another vessel.

(5) Motorboats must maintain a direct course when passing sailboats.

(6) A vessel approaching a landing dock or pier shall yield the right-of-way to any departing vessel.

(7) A vessel departing shoreline or tributary shall yield right-of-way to through traffic and vessels approaching shoreline or tributary.

(8) Vessels will not abruptly change course without first determining that it can be safely done without risk of collision with another vessel.

(9) If an operator fails to fully comprehend the course of an approaching vessel he must slow down immediately to a speed barely sufficient for steerageway until the other vessel has passed.

(10) Vessels yielding right-of-way shall reduce speed, stop, reverse, or alter course to avoid collision. Vessel with right-of-way shall hold course and speed. If there is danger of collision, all vessels will slow down, stop, or reverse until danger is averted.

(11) Vessels will issue warning signals in fog or weather conditions that restrict visibility.

(12) No mechanically propelled vessel shall be operated so as to traverse a course around any other vessel underway or any person swimming.

(13) In a narrow channel, vessels will keep to the right of mid-channel.

(14) Vessels approaching or passing another vessel shall be operated in such manner and at such a rate of speed as will not create a hazardous wash or wake.

(15) A seaplane on the water shall in general keep clear of all vessels and avoid impeding the navigation of all vessels.

(16) All vessels shall be operated at reasonable speeds for given conditions and situations and must be under the complete control of the operator at all times.

(17) No person shall, under any circumstances, operate a vessel in excess of an established speed or no-wake zone.

(18) No vessel or person shall obstruct or block a navigation channel, entrance to channel, mooring slip, landing dock, launching ramp, pier, or tributary.

(19) Vessels shall keep at least 100 feet clearance of displayed diver's flag.

(20) Operator shall maintain a proper lookout.

B. Whoever commits the crime of careless operation of a watercraft shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to vessels engaged in commercial activity.

Acts 1960, No. 43, §4. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 27, §1; Acts 1978, No. 744, §1; Acts 1982, No. 444, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1983, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 288, §1; Acts 2011, No. 264, §2; Acts 2025, No. 415, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:1043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 1043
Body of pilots; duty
Status: in_force

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 intermediate ports. Such pilot's duty shall commence when the pilot reaches the bridge of the vessel to be piloted.

B. The New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association may enter into agreement as provided in R.S. 34:1123 for vessels transiting above the port of Baton Rouge.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 146, §2; Acts 1986, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2307 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2307
Meetings
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet annually at its domicile on a date to be fixed by the commission. Other regular and special meetings may be held upon such call, after such notice, at such times and at such places within the district as the commission may prescribe and fix in its by-laws, not in conflict with general law. The commission shall cause a record to be kept of all its proceedings and it shall select a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within the district as its official journal or journals, in which all minutes and official notices shall be published promptly.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3311
Notice to defendant
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of the deposit, the clerk of court shall issue a notice to each defendant in the suit, notifying him that a petition has been filed to expropriate the property described in the petition.

B. This notice, together with a certified copy of the order, the petition, and the clerk's receipt for the deposit, shall be delivered by the clerk to the proper sheriff for service on each defendant in the manner provided for the service of citations.

Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:408 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 408
Cooperation with federal government or other agencies
Status: in_force

A. Part II of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 1 shall apply to navigation districts.

B. The boards may undertake such work with their own organization subject, however, to the provisions of Part II, Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 1 ; they may also contribute to the cost of any work undertaken by the government of the United States, or agencies of the state of Louisiana, which will further the objects for which districts are created.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 56, §1.

1 R.S. 38:2211 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3228 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3228
Fee; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
Status: in_force

A. The board may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or its deputies for inspecting hatches, surveying cargoes and the like. The master of each vessel shall, however, be furnished free one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.

B. The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed three mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this Subsection may be used to defray the administrative, operative, and maintenance expenses of the board.

C. For the purpose of obtaining funds for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the facilities of the district, the board may levy on the taxable property within the district a special ad valorem tax not in excess of seven mills on the dollar of assessed valuation and pledge all or part of the revenues therefrom to the payment of bonds to be issued by the district, provided the levy of the tax and the issuance of the bonds shall have been authorized by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the property taxpayers qualified to vote in an election to be called and held for that purpose in accordance with existing laws.

D. The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes and the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Chapter. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector of the parish of Acadia shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over, in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The tax collector shall retain from taxes collected by him for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Part, the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such taxes.

E. The board may likewise borrow money from time to time for the purpose of defraying the administrative, operative and maintenance expenses of the board and may issue certificates of indebtedness secured by any fees authorized under this Part and by any taxes authorized under this Section, provided that any loan for this purpose shall in no year exceed the estimated revenues for such year.

With the approval of the state bond commission, said district, through the board as its governing authority, is authorized to incur debt for its lawful purposes and to issue negotiable bonds in its name representing the debt, and to pledge and dedicate for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds the revenue derived from the ad valorem tax authorized by this Section and/or other revenues received by the district or the board from other sources, as may be provided by the board in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds and providing the security therefor; provided, however, that such bonds shall not be issued requiring principal and interest payments in any year in excess of eighty percent of the tax revenues which would have been received by the district had the seven mill tax been levied on the last assessment roll filed and of record. Such bonds shall be issued by the board with such dates, forms, terms, series, interest rates, maturities, denominations, redemption provisions and security provisions as the board may determine in compliance with this Section. Such bonds, when authorized to be issued, shall constitute a general obligation of the district to the payment of which the full faith and credit of the district shall be and is hereby pledged. In addition to the pledge of said tax and/or other revenues to secure the payment of said bonds in principal and interest, the board may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any and all properties constructed or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it from the proceeds of such bonds. In the event any bonds are issued secured by a pledge and dedication of said tax revenues, said tax shall be levied and collected as long as said bonds are outstanding in an amount sufficient to pay such bonds in principal and interest as they respectively mature. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds of the district may contain such covenants as the board may deem proper to assure the enforcement, collection and proper application tax or other revenues pledged and dedicated to the payment and security of the bonds, and other security provisions including the establishment of a bond reserve if deemed advisable by the board. Except as specifically provided in this Section, said bonds shall be issued in compliance with the requirements of R.S. 34:3229 and the relative provisions of the constitution, including the public sale of such bonds and the thirty-day prescriptive period to contest the legality of such bonds and the security therefor, all as more fully therein provided.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:861 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 861
Debts recoverable from seamen
Status: in_force

No keeper of a public or lodging house for seamen shall, at any time, recover from a seaman any debt exceeding one dollar, and no other person shall recover from any seaman a debt exceeding one dollar, after he has signed articles to proceed to sea, until the voyage for which he shipped is ended.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3411 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3411
Property defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the term "property" means any portion of immovable property, including servitudes and other rights in or to immovable property.

Acts 1987, No. 244, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 34:21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 21
Rights and powers of board in general
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board of commissioners shall regulate the commerce and traffic of the port and harbor of New Orleans in such manner as may, in its judgment, be best for the maintenance and development thereof.

(2) However, such regulation of such commerce and traffic including international commerce in the parish of St. Bernard shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 34:1701 et seq.

B. It shall be the duty of the board:

(1) To have charge of, and administer the public wharves, docks, sheds, and landings of the port of New Orleans which are owned and operated, or which may be purchased, acquired, or operated by the board.

(2) To construct new wharves and other structures when necessary.

(3) To erect sheds and other structures on such wharves and landings.

(4) To place and keep these wharves and landings, sheds, and other structures in good condition.

(5) To maintain proper depths of water at all such wharves and landings.

(6) To provide mechanical facilities for the use of such wharves, landings, sheds, and other structures.

(7) To provide light, water, police protection, and any other services for such wharves, landings, and sheds, as it may deem advisable.

(8) To finance, erect, and operate all basins, locks, canals, and warehouse elevators.

(9) To charge for the use of all facilities administered by it, and for all services rendered by it, such fees, rates, tariffs, or other charges as it may establish.

Acts 1992, No. 40, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:203.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 203.1
Sale of property
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The board may sell by written public bid to the highest bidder any property, or portions thereof, including immovable property, which in the opinion of the board is not needed for public purposes.

(b) However, if such property has previously been taken by expropriation, then the previous property owner shall first be given a prior opportunity to repurchase the property at the current appraised market value.

(2) Notice of the proposed sale, including advertisement for bids and the minimum price and terms of the sale, shall be advertised in a daily newspaper which is published within the limits of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District and in any other paper or papers that may be selected by the board. The advertisement shall be published three times within ten days, the last advertisement to appear at least ten days before the day that bids will be received.

(3) If, after the advertisement for bids, there are no bids received or the bids received are unreasonably low, as determined by a two-thirds vote of the voting members present, then the board may negotiate the sale of such property at fair market value to be agreed upon by majority vote of the voting members present. In no instance may the property be transferred by donation or sold for less than the highest bid, if unreasonably low bids were received.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A or other applicable law and in addition to any other authority granted to the board, the board may sell, pursuant to a publicly advertised request for proposals process, any of its property within the city limits of the city of Westlake, Louisiana, on such terms and conditions and for such price as may be approved by a vote of two-thirds of the voting members present, and with the approval of the Westlake City Council.

(2) However, if such property has previously been taken by expropriation, then the previous property owner shall first be given a prior opportunity to repurchase the property at the current appraised market value.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 398, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 62, §1; Acts 1999, No. 950, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:2112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 2112
Collection of taxes
Status: in_force

The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes, the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Part. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector for the Parish of Calcasieu shall make monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The said tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall retain from all taxes collected by him for the district, the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon the failure of a tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Section, the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties of his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 34:3263 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 34 / Section 3263
Membership of commission
Status: in_force

A. The corporate powers and authorities herein granted shall vest in and be exercised by the commission, a body composed of five members who shall be appointed by the governor from nominees submitted to him in the following manner by the nominating bodies hereinafter designated:

(1) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the governing body of the city of Natchitoches.

(2) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury.

(3) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Natchitoches Levee and Drainage District.

(4) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Soil and Water Conservation District authority.

(5) One member shall be appointed by the governor to serve at large. This member shall be a resident of Natchitoches Parish.

B. Each person who is nominated shall be a resident of Natchitoches Parish and shall own real property which is situated in and subject to ad valorem taxes hereinafter authorized by this Chapter. All nominations made by the aforesaid nominating bodies shall be in writing and sent by registered mail to the governor under the signature of the chief executive officer or secretary of the respective nominating body. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

C. Within thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member or within thirty days after occurrence of a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member, the aforesaid respective nominating bodies so entitled shall, in the parish where appropriate, designate a nominee for the new term or to fill the vacancy. Such nominations shall be made on the same basis, in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedures required for nominations for initial membership of the commission. From the list or panel of names submitted, the governor shall appoint the parish member for the new term or to fill the vacancy as soon as possible after the names of the nominees of the respective nominating bodies have been received by him, subject to the requirements heretofore specified for such membership.

D. If any one or more of the nominating bodies referred to above shall cease to exist or function without any legal successor, the governor shall have the right to make his appointment from names submitted by the nominating bodies which are in existence at the time.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1. Amended by Acts 1993, No. 728, §1; Acts 2003, No. 774, §9.