The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-06-19
REPORT OF TIE GRAND
JURY.

State Of Louisiana, Goth. Jul;cial District.
Parish OF Latourcle.
To the Hon. TAYLOR Beattie Judge Vi the 10Th
Judicial District Court sitting ii and Tor
I the Parish OF LafourcLe, Tor the June term
ISS..
We. Your Grand Jurors. after an unusually
pro-rac-c4 session, be5 leave % Tile tn, or
liz. ~re.ggt.
Ine various bills which orr dairy callel 10
on u 10 present u this iiD4oranle Court. u.e.
from ter nature. sufficient proof thai our
time A. been eon,cien:ipu~iv employed.
Directed by ynlr iton"r'> charge we Lav"
eudcavured to fulfill tie Gitics which. IN
sought. have been imposed I. OF u--aa we
tlve investigated tile violation II Laws passed
Tor the peace. protection ani welfare OF this
,~,prIst.
Fully endor sing all previous reports favo-i
bly, iaatc by our predecessors, as ID the con
Git;e-l vi tie pGnIIc Bu;ldiL-e. the treatment
OF prisoners in Jail. the rt4 I; o; tie PARISH.
tie Efficient llanuer II which the various otti
GERS perform their duties. tile finances OF the
parish, which are in al excellent condition.
the pu1.ic schools, which are we'll conducted,
and Kept open Is long a. tito ti,lGs collected
Tor that purpose. viii pern:t-we ba- leave
TO pass 70 a subject which at this time special
Is Interests all the inhabitants OF this parish.
whose representatives. We are and to MAKE
our -eport thereon as torciole as possible.
We know that several Ct on. predecessors
nave over ana over AGAIN c3ilct the attention
OF the Legislature to Act 81 OF 1884 relative
To the leyees. We are also aware ina. Tue
Police jury quite recently mas InclluTlaliZed
THAT Eoiv Oh the same subject and we deem
H. that the moment Is opp0rtunt, add orr
rulce u tie many ra!sel against this law.
"LicA i unjust and oppressive, and which a
@tUru.cr Grand jury positively d. Jared il
would not put III force by prosecuting any
one who violated the provisions tLercof-iu
| order that said Act be IL once reunalcd.
IL said Act the legislature la, r;ven the
management. AMI control OF the lcvees t. the
par.-l.c. III which they are Situated. 1neanin,
VIZ presume. that after tie peorle OF ~.
Parish have paid iuto the coTers OF the State
the taxes imposed by the Boar! of Layea
Commissioners. that then Ill, Polio. Inv.
may devise what means they Judge fit to
keep the levees il, repair. 50 that as the law
now stands, the TAXPAYER has III. ..adyan.
tage" OF paving his levee taxes to have his
property protected from devastation bv va
ter with tie special prirttegs OF having to
keep lis ltyees in re;,air ar = heavy COS, of
money. material. aud labor il he wishes TO be-
preserved from overflow
Tue Act provides til 1t 10 cut shall he rrata
in ATTY ievte for tile purpose y, passing n
road VI landing treiy.t, and thai. in leu OF a
cur beng III iie that Il rlinr De built. Oar
predecessors have as torciolr as we can. en-
deavoced 10 snow IL their reports AM re.
quests. that this provision OF the law should
| AoE oC y "a tbICcd ll IL ii We're. IL VGl.L
practically resul: III the absolute preyca.fon
ot Using the bayou. wae4 the waters thereo,
are al IA low stage for the purpose of Shipping
or receiving freight from the various craft,
navigating thereon. and thew REASONED that.
when the ridge OF the water is tom 81 r, ii,
feet from thc crest Dt til. levee THAT il is i'm.
possible to roll or !ift freight oyer a levee a..
most perpendicular of from i to 10 feet hich.
We md that che said Iawis unjust in thu.
that 1t draws distinctions between iulabi
: tauts OF the same Parish. whose wants and
interests are Identical. From fine MINER part
oi the Parish 10 Lafuurche Cross,ur. a dis
= tince CT about - miles OF levee, 10 rice
ttlnes or dahls are permitted TO be placed in
tae Ievees unless made and constructed in
: conformity to certain plans and Specifications
furnished by the Stat. Engineers but hciow
Latouccae Crossing, distance of 81 m;ias cf
levce, the Inhabitants are not bound by .the
said plaus aud specifications. and there heinz
no Law 20 preventi it. they NAV cut tie levce.
tor lrrigatlug purposes III auy manner they
may deem tit.
We have examined tue said plans and sna
citicationS for rice fumes ami t4ils..nf cheer
fully state, that If they could be carried out
and the steamboats, which navigate the Is,
YOU prevented from s,rikI,.e ,ar7.;, nr.;a...
} ing timbers, taat there world De less d Inger
to the levea from the Insertion of fumes ami
dahlS SO constructed. br. in. evna,.. of MI.
? chg fumes aud dahls in the mani,ar snecific,
is SO great thai. if we have been reliably in
formed, 1t is understood that the pIa,s and
! specifications are not to he followed. Now
We cannot see how. i ,uy o,oa ~ har,, :. ~
be the result OF this prohibition of crrtinr
! levers tor irrisatiny purposes way all parts
OF the Parish should not be on an enuaj foo.
ins. Ii it is supposed that sugar estates
, above LatourclIe CROSSING are pr1r.c,ed hr
the prohibition then we ask WHY the larce
sugar estates below I.,tourrLe Cr,ssaa
/ should not have the same protection-itlt Is
said that the law was passed for the pur,o,e