La. Rev. Stat. § 2:604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 604
General powers of the authority
Status: in_force

An authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Chapter (excluding the power to levy and collect taxes or special assessments) including but not limited to, the following powers:

(1) To exercise all or any portion of the administrative powers, functions and authority, relative to airports, vested in the governing body of the subdivision;

(2) To execute such contracts and other instruments and take such other action as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Chapter;

(3) To plan, acquire, construct, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate and protect airports and air navigation facilities, including the acquisition, maintenance and operation at such airports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft or for the comfort and accommodation of air travelers, and the purchase of and sale of supplies, goods, and commodities as an incident to the operation of its airport properties. For such purposes an authority may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, acquire property, real or personal, or any interest therein, including easements in airport hazards or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site, as are necessary to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction-marking, or obstruction;

(4) To acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, existing airports and air navigation facilities;

(5) To establish or acquire and maintain airports in, over, and upon any public waters of this state, any submerged lands under such public water; and to construct and maintain terminal buildings, landing floats, causeways, roadways, and bridges for approaches to or connecting with any such airport, and landing floats and breakwaters for the protection thereof;

(6) Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, to make, in any year, contracts dedicating in whole or in part the excess of annual revenues of subsequent years above statutory, necessary, and usual charges. No such contract shall have any longer term fixed for payment than ten years from the date of the contract. No dedication of future revenues shall be made which, alone or with other prior dedications in force, exceeds the estimated excess of revenues over the statutory, necessary, and usual charges of the year in which the contract is made. This Section shall not be construed to prohibit an authority from providing by ordinance or resolution for the expenditure of funds derived from miscellaneous or contingent sources actually collected, subject to the dedication of such funds established by law.

(7) In addition to the authority granted in Paragraph (6) of this Section, and subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission and the Lafayette City-Parish Council, the Lafayette Airport Commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations to construct, acquire, extend, or improve any revenue-producing work of public improvements. The bonds or other debt obligations may be secured by the pledge of the income and revenues of such public work or work of public improvement and no such bonds or other debt obligations shall have any longer term fixed for payment than twenty-five years. Any bonds or other debt obligations issued under this subpart shall not be a charge upon any other income or other revenues of the Lafayette Airport Commission.

(8) In addition to the authority granted in Paragraph (6) of this Section, and subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission and the Rapides Parish Police Jury, the Rapides Parish Airport Authority may issue bonds or other debt obligations to construct, acquire, extend, or improve any revenue producing work of public improvements. The bonds or other debt obligations may be secured by the pledge of the income and revenues of such public work or work of public improvement in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on such bonds or other debt obligations as they severally mature, and no such bonds or other debt obligations shall have any longer term fixed for payment than twenty-five years. Any project or undertaking by any such political subdivision from which revenue is or will be derived, whether by lease, rent, fees, charges, or otherwise, shall be considered a revenue producing work of public improvement within the meaning of this Part. Any bonds or other debt obligations issued under this Subpart shall not be a charge upon any other income or other revenues of the Rapides Parish Airport Authority.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §5. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 399, §2; Acts 1976, No. 441, §1; Acts 1978, No. 626, §1; Acts 2014, No. 595, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:609.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 609.1
St. John the Baptist Parish Airport; transfer
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the parish of St. John the Baptist is hereby authorized to transfer the St. John the Baptist Parish Airport in Reserve, Louisiana, together with the adjacent property, as may be deemed appropriate, to the South Louisiana Port Commission under such terms and conditions as it may be agreed to by the parties.

B. The governing authority of St. John the Baptist Parish may by ordinance authorize the parish president or chairman of the parish council to enter into an agreement with the South Louisiana Port Commission authorized in Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 1041, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:603 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 603
Commissioners; compensation; meetings; officers
Status: in_force

A. A commissioner of an authority shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the subdivision or subdivisions which created it and shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his duties. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. The certificates of the appointment and reappointment of commissioners shall be filed with the authority.

B. The powers of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners thereof. A majority of the commissioners of an authority shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business of the authority and exercising its power and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of not less than a majority of the commissioners present.

C. There shall be elected a chairman and vice-chairman from among the commissioners. An authority may employ an executive director, airport manager, secretary, technical experts, and such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §4. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 399, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:319 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 319
Governing authority in district composed of land in one parish
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing authority of an airport district composed of land situated in only one parish may either be the governing body of the parish in which the district is located, in which case the officers of the parish governing body shall be the officers of the airport district, or the governing body of the parish creating the airport district, may, in the resolution creating the airport district provided for in R.S. 2:316, provide that a board of commissioners composed of either five, seven, or nine members, so designated at the option of the governing body of the parish creating the airport district, shall be the governing authority of the airport district and shall be selected by the governing body of the parish creating the airport district. The governing body of any parish which has heretofore created an airport district prior to August 21, 1975, and is serving as the governing authority of such airport district may elect to appoint a board of commissioners as the governing authority of such airport district; however, such election shall not have the effect of affecting or impairing in any manner any obligations incurred by the airport district prior to such election, and shall not relieve the governing body of the parish of any liability with respect to any outstanding obligations incurred for airport purposes prior to such election, nor shall the newly appointed board of commissioners be deemed to have assumed any obligations incurred by the governing body of the parish for airport purposes prior to their appointment.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an airport district composed of land situated in Beauregard Parish shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of ten members. The board of commissioners shall be selected by the governing authority of Beauregard Parish.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1; Acts 1977, No. 313, §1; Acts 1999, No. 836, §1; Acts 2011, No. 46, §1; Acts 2013, No. 145, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 137
Authority to acquire rights or privileges for lights and markers
Status: in_force

Cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of this state may acquire the right or privilege for a term of years, or perpetually, to place and maintain suitable marks for the daytime, and to place, operate, and maintain suitable lights for the nighttime marking of buildings, or other structures or obstruction, for the safe operation of aircraft utilizing airports and landing fields acquired or maintained under the provisions of this Part. Such rights or privileges may be acquired by grant, purchase, lease, or expropriation in the same manner as is provided in R.S. 2:133 for the acquisition of the airport or landing field itself or the expansion thereof.

Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 26, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:314 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 314
Creation of airport district; publication of notice of intention
Status: in_force

The notice of intention to create an airport district, provided for in R.S. 2:313, shall be published once a week for four successive weeks, the first publication being not less than thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing. The publication of the notice shall be in a newspaper in the parish, or if there is none, the notice shall be posted at two public places in the parish and published in a newspaper in an adjoining parish.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 8
Powers and duties of the department; aeronautics; license; fees
Status: in_force

All proposed airports, landing fields, air schools, flying clubs, air beacons, or other navigation facilities, shall first be approved by the department before they are so used or operated. No airport, landing field, air school, flying club, air beacon, or other air navigation facility, except airports and landing fields constructed and operated prior to July 28, 1936, shall be used or operated without the approval of the department, and no aircraft, except in case of emergency, shall land upon or take off from any area other than an airport, landing field, or landing strip. No license, rule, order, or regulation promulgated under the authority of this Section or of this Chapter shall apply to airports, landing fields, air beacons, air markings, or other air navigation facilities owned or operated by the government of the United States or by this state. The department may issue a certificate of its approval in each case and make reasonable charges therefor.

Acts 1985, No. 889, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:612 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 612
Purpose
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not be held to require any such subdivision to abolish any existing board, authority, or commission or to repeal any provisions of any charter or ordinance, the purpose of this Chapter being to afford an additional method whereby the governing body of a subdivision might establish an aviation authority and delegate thereto such authorities and powers as may be appropriate.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §13.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:701 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 701
Legislative intent; short title
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby authorizes the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council and parish of East Baton Rouge to form a special purpose airport authority for the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, or as otherwise named. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Baton Rouge Regional Airport Authority Act".

Acts 2025, No. 118, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:348.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 348.3
Board of commissioners; appointments; terms; vacancies; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board".

B. The board shall consist of seven members all of whom shall be citizens of the United States and residents of Iberia Parish. The Iberia Parish Council shall have the authority to appoint all members of the board and may, by majority vote, remove and replace any member. Two members shall be domiciled in the city of New Iberia and one member shall be domiciled in the city of Jeanerette.

C. At a minimum, a board member shall have experience in aviation, business, accounting, finance, marketing, engineering, law, real estate, economic development, management, or another field of value to operation of the airport. A full-time employee of local government shall not be eligible for appointment to the board.

D.(1) Members of the current Iberia Parish Airport board shall serve as the district board members for the remainder of their current terms. Upon expiration of their terms, successors are to be appointed as provided in this Subpart, and may serve up to three additional terms of five years.

(2) Service by a board member for four or more years of a term shall be a five-year term for determining the number of terms.

(3) Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled by a majority vote of Iberia Parish Council for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(4) Any member of the board may be removed for cause upon the recommendation of a majority of the board.

E.(1) The board shall elect from among its own members a chairperson, a vice chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

(2) The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

F.(1) The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the chairperson convenes the board or on the written request of at least three members. Four members of the district board present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum. A consensus of a majority of those present shall be required to pass an agenda item.

(2) The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, and the chairperson shall be entitled to a vote.

Acts 2025, No. 211, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:808 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 808
Preparation of plans and specifications; letting of bids for construction; supervision of construction
Status: in_force

The department may prepare the necessary plans and specifications, may let the contract for bid, and may supervise the construction of the project.

Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:349.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 349.2
Domicile
Status: in_force

The domicile of the district shall be in Claiborne Parish. The domicile, provided there is appropriate action of the board of commissioners, may be at any place located within the boundaries of the district, or may be the seat of any political subdivision a portion of which is included within the boundaries of the district.

Acts 2025, No. 214, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:2.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 2.1
Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the Department of Transportation and Development the Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee.

B.(1) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development shall create the Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee and it shall be comprised of fifteen members. The members shall be selected by the following individuals as a means of representing a diverse set of stakeholders involved in the deployment and advancement of drone technologies in the state. The committee shall provide recommendations to the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development as well as both the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works on policy and regulatory issues related to the adoption of drone technologies.

(2) The members shall be appointed by the following groups or individuals:

(a) One member selected by the governor.

(b) One member selected by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

(c) One member selected by the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

(d) One member selected by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.

(e) One member from the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation appointed by the president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.

(f) One member from the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance appointed by the director of the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety Alliance.

(g) One member from the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors appointed by the president of the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors.

(h) One member from the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association appointed by the board of directors of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.

(i) One member selected by the president of the Senate.

(j) One member selected by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(k) One member from the Pelican Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International appointed by the chairman of the Pelican Chapter of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

(l) One member from the Fletcher Technical Community College appointed by the chancellor of the Fletcher Technical Community College.

(m) One member from the Nicholls State University appointed by the president of Nicholls State University.

(n) One member from the Louisiana Airport Managers and Associates appointed by the board of the Louisiana Airport Managers and Associates.

(o) One member from the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission appointed by the commission.

C. The Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee shall meet at least four times per year starting in August of 2021. Appointments to the committee shall be made no later than July 31, 2021. The term of the appointments shall cease at the end of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature, at which time new appointments shall be made and end after the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature. If a member resigns from the committee, the member shall be replaced by the individual responsible for their nomination.

D. The members of the Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation. The department shall provide support and resources to the committee solely for the preparation of committee agendas and minutes.

E.(1) At least thirty days prior to the start of each legislative session, the committee shall issue a report about the state of the unmanned aircraft system and unmanned aerial system industry in Louisiana that includes all of the following:

(a) Any legal barriers operators face.

(b) Approximately how many operators are operating in the state.

(c) Any companies using unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aerial systems for commercial purposes.

(d) The economic value of the industry in the state.

(e) The ranking of Louisiana in comparison to other states in terms of the development of its own industry.

(f) The actions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration over the previous year relative to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aerial systems.

(2) The committee shall examine the potential impact of drone highways for the first report.

F. The Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drone Advisory Committee shall by majority vote of a quorum of members present at a meeting appoint one member of the committee to serve as a liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration to address any issues with federal, state, and local laws governing unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aerial systems.

Acts 2021, No. 328, §1; Acts 2023, No. 169, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 7
Powers and duties of the department; development of aeronautics
Status: in_force

The department shall assist in the development of aviation and aviation facilities for the purpose of safeguarding the interests of those engaged in all phases of the industry and of the general public and of promoting aeronautics. Accordingly, the department may expend any or all the moneys allocated and deposited for the acquisition or enlargement by purchase, grant, lease, condemnation, or other means, and for the construction, operation, and maintenance of airports, landing fields, or emergency landing strips, or of other aeronautic facilities or services for the safety and advancement of aeronautics, which shall include the joint establishment or provision of such aeronautic facilities or services in cooperation with other state or federal departments or with other political subdivisions.

Acts 1985, No. 889, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:609 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 609
Subdivision cooperation
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operations of airports or air navigation facilities pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, any subdivision for which an authority has been created may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(1) Lend or donate money to the authority;

(2) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to, or required by law to be used by, the subdivision for airport purposes, be transferred or paid directly to the airport authority as such funds become available to the subdivision;

(3) Cause water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other facilities which it is empowered to provide, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with such airports or air navigation facilities;

(4) Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant servitudes or easements, licenses, or any other rights or privileges therein to the authority;

(5) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, roadways, and walks from established streets or roads to such airports or air navigation facilities;

(6) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this Section and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of airports and air navigation facilities; and

(7) Enter into agreements with the authority respecting action to be taken by the subdivision pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:349.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 349.6
Local government compliance
Status: in_force

The local government shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Refrain from any action that would impair the district's exercise of the powers granted to the district under this Subpart or that could cause the district to violate its rate or bond covenants.

(2) Refrain from any action to sell, transfer, or otherwise encumber or dispose of airport facilities owned by the local government without the consent of the district and, if necessary, the FAA.

(3) Take all action reasonably necessary to cure any defects in title to airport facilities transferred to the district.

Acts 2025, No. 214, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. R.S. § 2:388 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 388
Tit. 2, § 388. Penalty; actions to restrain or abate violations
Status: in_force

Whoever violates this Chapter or any regulation, order, or ruling promulgated pursuant to this Chapter shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. Each day a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense. In addition, the political subdivision or agency adopting zoning regulations under this Chapter may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation of this Chapter or of airport zoning regulations adopted under this Chapter or of any order or ruling made in connection with their administration or enforcement, and the court shall adjudge to the plaintiff such relief, by way of injunction, which may be mandatory, or otherwise, as may be proper under all the facts and circumstances of the case, in order fully to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter and of the regulations adopted and orders and rulings made pursuant thereto.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 12
Powers and duties of the Departments of Public Safety and Corrections and Transportation and Development; aeronautics; enforcement; cooperation
Status: in_force

Both departments, their members and employees, and every state, parish, and municipal officer charged with the enforcement of state and municipal laws, shall enforce and assist in the enforcement of this Chapter. Both departments are further authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter by injunction in the district courts. Other departments and political subdivisions may cooperate with both departments in the development and enforcement of aeronautics and aeronautic facilities.

Acts 1985, No. 889, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3. }}
La. R.S. § 2:223 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 223
Tit. 2, § 223. Dedication of special tax
Status: in_force

The special tax so voted and collected in the municipality or parish, and the income therefrom, shall be dedicated and set aside to the payment of the certificates of indebtedness as they mature.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:807 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 807
Allocation, reallocation of funds; deposit to Transportation Trust Fund
Status: in_force

A. The Transportation Trust Fund shall be the source of state funds provided for any airport project on the priority list commenced pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Prior to the commencement of any work, the department shall require the presiding officer or owner of each airport authority involved in a project to execute an agreement and statement of sponsorship which includes but is not limited to an agreement to assume all maintenance and operation and utility service costs for the project as may be required without cost to the state.

B. Any monies allocated for any project not needed for said project may be reallocated for the completion of any other project or projects specified. Any monies not needed for the completion of said projects shall be deposited in and credited to the Transportation Trust Fund, for reallocation to the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program.

Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 15
Procedure for appeal
Status: in_force

The party taking the appeal shall file a praecipe in the office of the clerk of court for the parish in which the property affected by the order is located, and summons shall thereupon be issued by the clerk and shall be served upon the secretary of the department or the deputy secretary for public safety services. Upon the filing of the praecipe, the appeal shall be docketed for trial not less than ten days nor more than thirty days after the service of the summons and shall be tried by the district court without formal pleadings in term time or in vacation. Upon the trial of the appeal, the court shall hear evidence as to matters concerning the order in question, as to the condition of the property in question and the manner of its operation, and shall enter judgment either affirming or setting aside the order of the department, or the court may remand the matter to the department for further hearing. The filing of the praecipe shall operate as a supersedeas.

Acts 1985, No. 889, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:312 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 312
Airport districts subdivisions of the state
Status: in_force

Any airport district or portion of an airport district geographically located in the state shall be a political subdivision of the state within the meaning of Sections 30 et seq. of Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana and of the provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes relating to the levy of taxes, the incurring of debt, and issuing of bonds.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 26, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983.
La. R.S. § 2:84 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 84
Tit. 2, § 84. Department of public works as agent for political subdivisions in securing federal aid
Status: in_force

The department of public works may act as agent for any municipality or parish in Louisiana in applying for, accepting, receiving, receipting for, and disbursing any federal funds made available to finance, in whole or in part, the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of any municipal or parish airport or air navigation facility.
La. R.S. § 2:222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 222
Tit. 2, § 222. Limitation on amount to be borrowed
Status: in_force

The amount borrowed for and on behalf of any municipality or parish shall in no case exceed seventy-five per cent of the estimated income to be realized from the special tax previously voted in the municipality or parish.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:344 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 344
Incurring debt and issuing bonds; special election
Status: in_force

The Ascension-St. James Airport and Transportation Authority may call a special election and submit to the qualified electors of the district the question of incurring debt and issuing negotiable bonds under this Part. The election shall be ordered by resolution which shall state the purposes for which the debt is to be incurred, the amount of the debt, the number of years for which the bonds are to run, and the maximum rate of interest. The method of incurring and refunding debt and issuing negotiable bonds under this Part shall be the same as that prescribed in Chapter 4, Subtitle II of Title 39.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 819, §1; Amended by Acts 1988, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:705 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 705
Meetings; special meetings; audit committees
Status: in_force

A. After organization, the board shall adopt a schedule of regular meetings and adopt a regular meeting date, place, and time. The board shall meet not less than quarterly.

B. A special meeting of the board may be scheduled as provided in the bylaws of the regional authority, but the board chairperson shall call a special meeting on request of two or more board members.

C. The board shall appoint an audit committee consisting of at least two members of the board. The audit committee shall meet not less than annually with the chief financial officer, the chief executive officer, and the independent auditors of the regional authority to review reports related to the financial condition, operations, performance, and management of the regional authority and airport.

Acts 2025, No. 118, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:1004 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 1004
Marking of communication facility
Status: in_force

A.(1) For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) "Communication facility" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 2:1001.

(b) "Cultivated field" means any open space or pasture larger than five acres in which a plant or tree nursery is located, or in which an agricultural crop, including cotton, corn, grain, grapes, beets, peanuts, and rice, but not including grass grown for hay, is grown on a continuing basis.

(2) The absence of plants, seedlings, or a crop on a temporary basis due to crop rotation or other farm management techniques shall not remove an open area from the definition of "cultivated field".

B. A person who proposes to construct a communication facility that is at least one hundred feet, but not more than two hundred feet in height above ground level, which is located in a cultivated field or within one hundred feet of a cultivated field, shall mark the highest guy wires on the facility, if any, with two warning spheres each.

Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:313 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 313
Creation of airport districts; notice of intention
Status: in_force

The governing authority of each political subdivision whose territory is to be included within a proposed airport district shall give notice of intention to create the airport district. The notice shall be ordered by resolution stating the territory of which the district is to be composed and the proposed boundaries of the district. The notice shall embrace substantially all matters required to be in the resolution ordering the notice, and shall set forth in addition the date, hour, and place at which the governing authority will in open session conduct a hearing and proceed to create the district.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 26, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:135.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 135.2
Distribution of sales tax revenue
Status: in_force

When an airport is located in more than one political subdivision, sales and use tax revenues generated at the airport shall be distributed to each of the political subdivisions based upon the acreage contained in each political subdivision in relation to the total acreage of the airport. The provisions of this Section shall apply only if the majority of the acreage of such airport is located within the parish of Jefferson.

Acts 1991, No. 894, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:712 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 712
Transfer of operational jurisdiction; other publically owned airports
Status: in_force

A. The regional authority may accept the transfer of operational jurisdiction of other publicly owned airports, in and outside of the local government. In accepting a transfer, the regional authority shall not assume financial obligations other than those associated with the operation of the airport being transferred and with debt issued to finance improvements at the airport being transferred.

B. The provisions of this Section shall in no way be construed to mean that the regional authority created herein shall have the authority to intervene in the administration or operation of any existing airport facility without the consent of the public body owning and operating such airport or airport facility and applicable federal regulations.

Acts 2025, No. 118, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:83 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 83
Authority of state to dispose of airports
Status: in_force

A. The department may dispose of any airport, air navigation facility, and portion thereof, or any interest therein. The disposal shall be in accordance with the laws governing the disposition of property of the state; except that disposal to a political subdivision of the state or to the United States for aeronautical purposes may be effected upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the best interest of the state.

B. The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized to either transfer the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport in Patterson, Louisiana to the St. Mary Parish governing authority or to take whatever steps are necessary to close the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport and to dispose of any interest the state may have in the airport to the St. Mary Parish governing authority. In addition to the authority hereinabove granted the secretary to transfer or close the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, the secretary may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with the St. Mary Parish governing authority whereby the state shall retain legal ownership and the St. Mary Parish governing authority shall operate and maintain the said airport. For a period of one year from July 14, 1988, the St. Mary Parish governing authority shall not be required to comply with the provisions of the Public Bid Law for agreements pertaining to operations, but shall be required to comply with the public bid law for any purchasing or construction. The secretary is authorized to execute any and all agreements or documents which may be necessary to accomplish either the transfer or closure of the airport. The secretary shall have full power and authority to utilize whatever method he deems in the best interest of the state to accomplish the purposes of this Section.

Acts 1988, No. 605, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:706 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 706
Chief executive office; qualifications; requirements
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer who shall have professional qualifications and experience comparable with the requirements of the chief executive officer position that are consistent in the industry regarding the management and operation of a publicly owned and operated airport that is certified by the FAA under 14 CFR Part 139.

(2) The chief executive officer shall be an ex officio member of the board, who is not considered in determining the presence of a quorum, and does not have a vote. The chief executive officer serves at the pleasure of the board.

(3) The board may enter into a contract with the chief executive officer for a commercially reasonable length of time comparable with the length of time for contracts of airport chief executive officers, directors, or managers with similar responsibilities at other airports or airport authorities in or outside of this state with a comparable number of annual enplanements. A contract executed pursuant to this Subsection shall be terminable at will by the board.

B.(1) A chief executive officer shall appoint a chief financial officer who shall serve as the treasurer of the regional authority.

(2) The chief financial officer shall have professional qualifications commensurate with the responsibility of the jobs to be performed by chief financial officers.

(3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the chief financial officer shall receive all money belonging to the regional authority, or arising, or received in connection with the airport from any source.

(4) The chief financial officer shall deposit, invest, and pay money of the regional authority only in accordance with applicable state law and policies, procedures, ordinances, or resolutions adopted by the board. On and after the approval date, the regional authority shall be considered to be the owner of all money or other property previously or later received by the treasurer of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council or deposited in the treasury of the local government to the credit of the airport for which operational jurisdiction has been transferred to the regional authority. The regional authority shall be entitled to all interest and other earnings on the money on and after the approval date. The treasurer of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council that receives or has custody of money or other property that belongs to the regional authority shall promptly transfer the money or other property to the custody of the chief financial officer of the regional authority.

C. The board shall require the chief financial officer and chief executive officer to post a suitable bond of not less than one hundred thousand dollars by a responsible bonding company. The regional authority shall pay the premium of the bond.

D. The board shall prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the chief executive officer that are in addition to the duties and responsibilities imposed on the chief executive officer pursuant to this Chapter. The chief executive officer shall supervise, and is responsible for, all of the following:

(1) The day-to-day operation of the airport, including the control, supervision, management, and oversight of the functions of the airport.

(2) The issuance of bonds and notes as approved by the board.

(3) The negotiation, establishment, and approval of compensation and other terms and conditions of employment for employees of the regional authority, within the budget approved by the board. However, any collective bargaining agreements for represented employees are subject to board approval.

(4) The appointment, dismissal, discipline, demotion, promotion, and classification of employees of the regional authority.

(5) The negotiation, supervision, and enforcement of other contracts as approved by the board and entered into by the regional authority and the supervision of contractors and subcontractors of the regional authority in the performance of their duties.

E. The chief executive officer may execute and deliver, and delegate signatory power for, contracts, leases, obligations, and other instruments approved by the board or for which power to approve has been delegated to the chief executive officer of the regional authority pursuant to this Chapter or by action of the board. The chief executive officer shall have all powers incident to the performance of his or her duties that are prescribed pursuant to this Chapter or by the board. The board may delegate additional powers to the chief executive officer not enumerated in this Chapter. If the chief executive officer is temporarily absent or disabled, he may designate a qualified person as acting chief executive officer to perform the duties of the office. If the chief executive officer fails or is unable to designate an acting chief executive officer, the board shall designate an acting chief executive officer for the period of absence or disability of the chief executive officer.

Acts 2025, No. 118, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:804 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 804
Proposed program of construction
Status: in_force

A. Each year, beginning with the fiscal year commencing in 1990, the department shall submit to the joint committee an airport construction or development priority program to be commenced in the ensuing fiscal year, which shall be based upon the anticipated revenues to be appropriated by the legislature, and listed in an order of priority of the projects herein.

B. The department also shall provide to the joint committee annually a supplemental list of projects proposed to be commenced within the ensuing four years which are in various stages of planning and preparation. The supplemental list shall be subject to change by the department until the department finally approves each project for construction.

Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:328 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 328
Incurring debt and issuing bonds; special election
Status: in_force

An airport district may call a special election and submit to the qualified electors of the district the question of incurring debt and issuing negotiable bonds under this Chapter. The election shall be ordered by resolution which shall state the purposes for which the debt is to be incurred, the amount of the debt, the number of years for which the bonds are to run, and the maximum rate of interest. The method of incurring and refunding debt and issuing negotiable bonds under this Chapter shall be the same as that prescribed in Chapter 4, Subtitle II of Title 39.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:316 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 316
Creation of airport district in one parish; resolution
Status: in_force

After disposing of all objections, the parish governing authority shall, if it determines to create the airport district within the parish, adopt a resolution fixing the boundaries of the district and giving it a numerical designation and name. The governing authority of any municipality included in the airport district shall, by resolution adopted after the boundaries are fixed, concur in the fixing of the boundaries before the action of the parish governing authority is final. The decision of the parish governing authority, when concurred in by municipalities included within the district, is final.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 16
Failure to file appeal; waiver
Status: in_force

If no appeal is taken from the order of the departments within the period fixed, the party against whom the order was entered shall have waived the right to have the reasonableness or lawfulness of the order reviewed by any court, and there shall be no trial of that issue in court in which suit may be instituted for the penalty for failure to comply with the order.

Acts 1985, No. 889, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:809 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 809
Inspection
Status: in_force

A. The department may approve the engineering and construction plans for any proposed projects that are prepared by consultant or contract engineers for any recipient airport authority. The department may inspect the construction of a project at any time to assure project compliance.

B. The department may inspect a complete project with the consultant or contract engineer. The sponsor shall certify that construction is in accordance with plans and specifications. The department may inspect a completed project at any time to assure that the project is being maintained in accordance with project specifications and agreements.

Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 2022, No. 67, §1, eff. May 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:320 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 320
Governing authority in district composed of land in more than one political subdivision or consisting of two or more political subdivisions; board of commissioners
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of an airport district composed of land situated in more than one political subdivision shall be a board of commissioners for the district, chosen as follows:

(1) Where an airport district is composed of land situated in two political subdivisions, there shall be a board of commissioners composed of five members. The governing body of each political subdivision whose territory is included in the district shall appoint two members and the four members so appointed shall select a fifth member who shall be a resident of the airport district.

(2) Where an airport district is composed of land situated in three political subdivisions, there shall be a board of commissioners composed of seven members. The governing body of each political subdivision whose territory is included in the district shall appoint two members and the six members so appointed shall select a seventh member who shall be a resident of the airport district.

B. The governing authority of an airport district consisting of two or more political subdivisions of this and an adjoining state shall consist of one member appointed by each of the political subdivisions comprising such district and a final member selected by the members so appointed.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 26, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983. Acts 1983, No. 334, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Abandoned aircraft" means any aircraft which has been left on any property for a period of more than ninety days without the consent of the owner or operator of the property.

(2) "Aeronautics" means the act or practice of the art and science of transportation by aircraft, and operations, construction, repair, or maintenance of aircraft, airports, landing fields, landing strips, air navigation facilities, or air instruction.

(3) "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air.

(4) "Aircraft dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging aircraft or, for compensation, offering to assist another person with the purchase, sale, or exchange of an aircraft.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 326, §1.

(6) "Airman" means any person, including the one in command, and any pilot, mechanic or member of the crew, who engages in the navigation of aircraft while under way, and any person who is in charge of the inspection, overhauling or repair of aircraft, and any individual who served in the capacity of aircraft dispatcher or air traffic control tower operator.

(7) "Air navigation" means the operation or navigation of aircraft in the airspace over the lands and waters of the state of Louisiana.

(8) "Air navigation facility" means any facility, other than facilities owned or operated by the United States, used, or available or designed for use, in aid of air navigation, including any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, markers, communicating systems, or other facilities used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking off, navigation, and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport.

(8.1) "Air operation area" means certain areas of an airport limited to runways, taxiways, and aprons.

(9) "Airport" means any area of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the sheltering, servicing, or repairing of aircraft or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo; all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities; and all appurtenant rights of way including easements through or other interests in air space over land or water and other protection privileges, the acquisition or control of which is necessary to insure safe approaches to the landing areas and efficient operation thereof.

(10) "Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land, which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at any airport or restricted landing area or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off.

(11) "Air instruction" means the imparting of aeronautical information in any air school, flying club, or by any aviation instructor.

(12) "Air school" means any person engaged in giving instruction or offering to give instruction in aeronautics either in flying or in ground subjects, or both, for or without hire or reward, and advertising, representing, or holding himself or itself out as giving or offering to give such instruction.

(13) "Aviation instructor" means any individual engaged in giving instruction, or offering to give instruction, in aeronautics, either in flying or ground subjects, or both, for or without hire or reward, without advertising such occupation, without calling his facilities an "air school" or anything equivalent thereto, or without employing or using other instructors.

(14) "Civil aircraft" means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.

(15) "Department" or "Department of Public Works" means the Department of Transportation and Development except where the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is specified.

(16) "Director" means the Assistant Secretary, Office of Aviation, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

(17) "Fixed-base operator" or "FBO" means an individual or a firm operating at an airport and providing general aircraft or air cargo services including, but not limited to maintenance, storage, repair, and ground and flight instructions.

(18) "Flying club" means any person, other than an individual, who, neither for profit nor reward, owns, leases, or uses one or more aircraft for the purpose of instruction, pleasure, or both.

(19) "Lighter-than-air aircraft" means an aircraft which can rise and remain suspended by using contained gas with a molecular weight less than the molecular weight of the air displaced by the gas.

(20) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

(21) "Political subdivision" means any parish, city, town, village, city and parish, public corporation, district, or other political entity or public corporation of this state.

(22) "Public aircraft" means any aircraft used exclusively in the service of any government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the government of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, but not including any government-owned aircraft engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes.

(23) "Restricted landing area" means any area of land, water, or both, which is used or is made available for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, the use of which shall, except in case of emergency, be only as provided from time to time by the department.

(24) "Sponsor" means any state agency, city, town, parish, airport authority, or other political subdivision which owns, leases, or controls any airport, landing field, landing strip, seaplane base, helipad, or aid to air navigation.

(25) "Structure" means any object constructed or installed by man, including but without limitation buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines.

(26) "Through-the-fence operation" means the accessing of air operation area airport facilities from off-airport property even when the perimeter fence is imaginary.

(27) "Tree" means any object of natural growth.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 131, §1, eff. June 23, 1978; Acts 1985, No. 889, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 28, §1, eff. April 24, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 836, §1; Acts 2008, No. 326, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:707 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 707
Policies; procurement; employees
Status: in_force

A. The regional authority shall establish procurement policies and procedures consistent with the procurement policies of the FAA and any applicable state laws or rules, including any competitive bidding requirements.

B. The regional authority may enter into a lease purchase or installment purchase contract for a period not to exceed the anticipated useful life of the item purchased. The authority may enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the state, another public entity, or an external procurement activity as defined in R.S. 39:1556 for the purchase of goods, including but not limited to recycled goods, and services necessary for the operation of the authority.

C. A member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the regional authority shall be a public servant pursuant to R.S. 42:1102(19), and is subject to any other applicable law with respect to conflicts of interest. The board shall establish an ethics policy governing the conducting of airport business and the conduct of airport employees. The regional authority shall establish policies that are no less stringent than those provided for public officers and employees by R.S. 42:1101 et seq. and coordinate efforts for the regional authority to preclude the opportunity for and the occurrence of transactions by the regional authority that would create a conflict of interest involving members of the board or employees of the authority.

D. A member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the regional authority is not subject to personal liability when acting in good faith within the scope of his or her authority and is not subject to liability for any liability of the regional authority. The board may defend and indemnify a member of the board or an officer, appointee, or employee of the regional authority against liability arising out of the discharge of his or her official duties. A regional authority may procure an insurance policy or policies to cover members of the board and officers, appointees, and employees of the regional authority from personal loss or accountability for liability asserted by a person with regard to bonds or other obligations of the regional authority, or from any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of the bonds or other obligations or by reason of any other action taken or the failure to act by the regional authority. The regional authority may also purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any capacity or arising out of the status of the person as a member of the board or an officer or employee of the regional authority, whether or not the regional authority would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this Subsection.

Acts 2025, No. 118, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 803
Priority list of projects; public hearings; final program
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, beginning with the 1990 Regular Session, the department shall prepare and shall furnish the priority list to the joint committee which shall hold a public hearing or hearings for the purpose of reviewing the priority list of projects for the coming fiscal year. Prior to each hearing, the department shall publish the appropriate official notice in the necessary journals. Subsequent to the joint committee hearing and prior to the convening of the regular session, the department shall prepare the final construction program for the coming fiscal year for submission to the joint committee. When this final construction program, as approved by the joint committee, is presented to the legislature for funding for the coming fiscal year, the legislature shall not add any projects to this final construction program except as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

B. If the governing authority of an airport authority district, parish, or of any local unit of government obtains ninety percent or more funding for an airport, or for an airport project, from federal sources or from sources other than state funds, the legislature shall give priority to funding the remaining amount necessary for the airport or for the airport project, even if the project is not on the priority list of projects.

Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 221
Anticipation of revenues from special tax; borrowing money; negotiable certificates of indebtedness
Status: in_force

Airports and landing fields being works of public improvement, any of the various municipalities and the police jury of any of the various parishes throughout the state, in order to pay for acquiring, building, constructing, equipping or maintaining airports and landing fields by such municipality or by such parish in which a special tax has been voted and authorized on behalf of such municipality or parish, under the provisions of Section 10 of Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana, may anticipate the revenues to be realized from the special tax for a period of not more than ten years, and may borrow money on behalf of the municipality or parish for which the special tax was voted, to be used for any of the purposes for which the special tax was voted, and may issue negotiable certificates of indebtedness covering the loan.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:1001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 1001
Definition
Status: in_force

In this Chapter, "communication facility" means an equipment enclosure, antenna, antenna support structure, and any associated facility used for the signal for a commercial communications purpose where the antenna or antenna support structure is not connected to a similar antenna or antenna support structure by an overhead wire used to transmit the signal.

Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:135.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 135.3
Aerial applicators; discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No city, town, or other political subdivision of this state which establishes airports or landing fields, or which acquires, leases, or sets apart real property for such purposes shall use any aspect of its authority to discriminate against the use of such airports or landing fields by any aerial applicator appropriately licensed by the Department of Agriculture for aerial application of seeds, fertilizers, or pesticides provided such aerial applicator complies with all regulations as may be promulgated by the airport owner or operator or the Department of Transportation and Development for the furtherance of flying safety and protection of the airport environs.

B. In the event that any airport authority objects to the use of its facilities by a licensed aerial applicator, the office of agricultural and environmental sciences of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall upon request send a representative to inspect and monitor the field prior to, during, and after the use by the aerial applicator to ascertain if any harmful chemicals and other residues remain as a result of the use by the aerial applicator. If the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry determines that the applicator is or has been in violation, the commissioner shall have the authority to suspend the offending applicator from further use of the airport or landing strip.

C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to circumvent the rules, regulations, or orders of the Federal Aviation Administration which, as the agent of the federal government, promulgates rules, regulations, and orders which are the national standard for aviation and airport safety and operations.

Acts 1997, No. 76, §1; Acts 2008, No. 52, §1, eff. June 5, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:325 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 325
Abolition of district or change of boundaries; notice of intention and hearing
Status: in_force

Before a parish governing authority shall abolish an airport district or change its boundaries, it shall by resolution declare its intention and fix a date for a hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given in the manner prescribed in R.S. 2:313 relative to the formation of an airport district. The hearing shall be held before any order affecting the existence of boundaries is entered by the governing authority.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:87 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 87
Disposition of funds by department of public works
Status: in_force

The department of public works shall deposit in the state treasury funds received pursuant to R.S. 2:84 and R.S. 2:86. Unless otherwise prescribed by the authority from which the moneys are received, the funds shall be kept in a separate fund designated according to the purposes for which the funds are made available. The funds shall be held and disbursed by the state for such purposes and upon such conditions upon which they are made available.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:1003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 1003
Effect on certain ordinances
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall not preempt a local ordinance regulating a communication facility.

Acts 2004, No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:85 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 85
Authority of municipality or parish to designate department of public works its agent
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any municipality or parish may authorize the department of public works to act as its agent for the purposes set forth in R.S. 2:84.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:608 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 608
Public purpose
Status: in_force

The acquisition of any land, or interest therein, pursuant to this Chapter, the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, improvements, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, and protection of airports and air navigation facilities, including the acquisition or elimination of airport hazards, and the exercise of any other powers herein granted to authorities and other public agencies, to be severally or jointly exercised, are hereby declared to be public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public necessity. All land and other property and privileges acquired and used by or on behalf of any authority or other public agency in the manner and for the purposes enumerated in this Chapter shall and are hereby declared to be acquired and used for public and governmental purposes and as a matter of public necessity.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 602
Creation of airport authority
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any governing body of a subdivision may, by resolution, create a public body to be known as an airport authority which shall be authorized to exercise its functions upon the appointment and qualification of the first commissioners thereof. Upon the adoption of a resolution creating an airport authority, the governing body of the subdivision shall, pursuant to the resolution, appoint not less than five persons but not more than nine persons as commissioners of the authority. The commissioners shall be appointed to serve staggered terms of no less than one year, but not more than five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(2) The Iberia Parish Airport Authority shall have six members, one of whom shall be an Iberia Parish citizen residing at a location with a Jeanerette address as established by the United States Postal Service.

(3) At the expiration of a term occurring after August 1, 2022, the Shreveport Airport Authority shall appoint at least one commissioner who has a Federal Aviation Administration private pilot's license or has served as a required aviation crew member in the United States. Documentation shall be provided to comply with this requirement. Thereafter, the Shreveport Airport Authority shall make appointments in a manner to ensure that at least one member who either has a Federal Aviation Administration private pilot's license or has served as a required aviation crew member in the United States is always seated.

(4) Where the governing body of a subdivision creates an airport authority by resolution, such authority shall be perpetually in existence until revoked by resolution of the governing body. Any airport district created by a special act of the legislature shall be able to adopt a resolution or ordinance or take other action by vote of a majority of the quorum.

B. The governing body may, at its discretion, submit the proposition of whether or not it should create an airport authority hereunder to the electorate and should the proposition be favorable, then and in that event, it shall become mandatory for the governing body to create such an authority by resolution and same shall be perpetual in existence until revoked by the electorate in the same manner as the creation thereof. The election shall be ordered by resolution and submitted to the qualified electors at an election to be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Louisiana, a majority of those voting in said election shall have voted in favor of the creation of an airport authority.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §3. Acts 1983, No. 725, §1; Acts 1999, No. 836, §1; Acts 2001, No. 92, §1; Acts 2022, No. 378, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:326 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 326
Authority of airport district
Status: in_force

A. An airport district is a public corporation and has all powers of public corporations including the right and power to incur debt and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, to have a corporate seal, and to perform in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name all acts necessary and proper for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, and operating airports and airport facilities, including both movable and immovable property.

B. An airport district may expropriate property for the purpose of acquiring the necessary land and rights of way for the construction of airports and for the construction of roads, drains, or other facilities necessary or incidental to the construction and operation of airports. No airport district shall expropriate property outside the boundaries of said district. If the district was formed by a single municipality or political subdivision, no property shall be expropriated by the district without the concurrence of the governing authority of said municipality or political subdivision. If an airport district was formed by two or more municipalities or political subdivisions, no property shall be expropriated in any one thereof without the concurrence of the governing authority of that municipality or political subdivision.

C. An airport district, through its governing authority, may by resolution or ordinance establish, maintain, and collect proper and reasonable rates, charges, rents, or other fees for the use of the facilities of the airport. The governing authority may provide for the housing of any airplane at suitable facilities within a district. An airport district may adopt and enforce regulations necessary for the protection of the safety of persons using airports constructed and maintained by the district.

D. An airport district may enter into agreements with the United States or with any state or federal agency necessary to procure aid and grants to assist the district in carrying out the purposes for which it was created.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 26, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1993, No. 984, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:348.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 348.2
Domicile
Status: in_force

A. The domicile of the district shall be Iberia Parish. The domicile may be changed to any place located within the boundaries of the district or may be the seat of any political subdivision, a portion of which is included within the boundaries of the district, provided the board approves the change in domicile.

B. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Iberia Parish, consisting of Acadiana Regional Airport and LeMaire Memorial Airport as per plats reflecting the aeronautical, commercial, industrial, and agricultural areas of the former area known as the "Naval Station" and "Police Jury Airport" in Iberia Parish and the LeMaire Memorial Airport in Jeanerette.

C. The district shall maintain suitable offices in Iberia Parish.

Acts 2025, No. 211, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 17
Penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever fails to comply with the requirements of, or violates any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations for the enforcement of this Chapter, made by the departments shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both, except in those instances where specific penalties have been defined.

Acts 1985, No. 889, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 889, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 806
Commencement of projects; substitutions; New Orleans International Airport
Status: in_force

A. The projects planned for the year for which appropriations have been made shall be commenced in that year; however, if a project cannot be commenced within the year for which it is planned, the secretary of the department shall file with the project records a public statement as to the factors causing the delay, and the next priority project shall be substituted therefor. When the delaying factors have been overcome, the delayed project shall be placed in the highest priority for the next ensuing fiscal year. Unresolved debt resulting from project cost overruns approved by the department shall be paid from current year funds. Any remaining debt shall be given top priority in the following year. Funds allocated for each project shall remain so allocated until the project is completed and the project costs are liquidated.

B. The New Orleans International Airport or its successor shall be prohibited from participating in the airport priority program for five consecutive years from the first fiscal year in which such priority program is funded by the legislature only if, as, and when House Bill No. 80 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana is finally adopted and approved by the electorate.*

Acts 1989, No. 451, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.

*NOTE: SEE NOW CONST. ART. VII, SEC. 27.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:324 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 324
Abolition of district or change of boundaries
Status: in_force

The parish governing authorities may repeal any ordinance creating an airport district, may abolish a district, or may change its boundaries; neither the existence of a district nor the boundaries thereof shall be affected in a manner to impair any obligations incurred by the district during its existence.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 2:601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 2 / Section 601
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words or terms whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following respective meanings unless different meanings clearly appear from the context:

(1) "Subdivision" means any parish, incorporated city, town or village of this state.

(2) "Governing body" means the official or officials authorized by law to exercise ordinance or other law-making powers of a subdivision.

(3) "Airport Authority" means an airport authority created pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 2:602.

(4) "Airport" means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or right-of-ways, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.

(5) "Air navigation facility" means any facility--other than one owned and operated by the United States--used in, available for use in, or designed for use in aid of air navigation, including any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, markers, communicating systems, or other instrumentalities, or devices used or useful as an aid, or constituting an advantage or convenience, to the safe taking-off, navigation, and landing of aircraft, or the safe and efficient operation or maintenance of an airport, and any combination of any or all of such facilities.

(6) "Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking-off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking-off of aircraft.

(7) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

Acts 1952, No. 531, §2.