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LA Rev Stat § 34:1452 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1452. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 1452 - Officers of the commission; meetings  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 members 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 in attendance. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 2016, No. 325, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1454 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1454. Authority for general obligation bonds

RS 1454 - Authority for general obligation bonds  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 § 34:1455 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1455. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 1455 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds  A. For a period of thirty days from 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 the resolution and the validity of the 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 the resolution or to draw in question the legality of the bonds or notes or the debt represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with. No court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.  B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be sold in the manner determined by the commission.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 2016, No. 325, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1456 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1456. Right to expropriate

RS 1456 - Right to expropriate The Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission 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 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1457 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1457. Repealed by Acts 1970, No. 613, §2

RS 1457 - Repealed by Acts 1970, No. 613, §2
LA Rev Stat § 34:1501 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1501. Creation of Lake Providence Port Commission

RS 1501 - Creation of Lake Providence Port Commission A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Lake Providence Port Commission, which shall be composed of seven members who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows: (1) Four commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the parish of East Carroll; (2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Lake Providence; (3) One commissioner shall be elected by the appointed commissioners at their initial meeting.  B. The commissioner initially elected by the appointed commissioners and one of the four commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of East Carroll, and one of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Lake Providence, shall be appointed for a term of two years. One of the four commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of East Carroll, and one of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Lake Providence shall serve for four years; and the remaining commissioners shall be appointed for a term of six years. Thereafter, the successors to each of such commissioners shall be appointed for terms of six years.  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 1958, No. 450, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1502 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1502. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 1502 - Officers of the commission; meetings 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 meetings and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 450, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1505 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1505. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 1505 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds For a period of sixty days from 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, 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 said sixty days.  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, once a week for not less than thirty days, by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Lake Providence, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and such other places as the commission shall determine, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to re-advertise for new 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 commission to be unsatisfactory, then and in that event, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 450, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1506 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1506. Right to expropriate

RS 1506 - Right to expropriate The Lake Providence Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with expropriation laws of the state of Louisiana, any wharves, landings or any other property necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 450, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1507 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1507. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 1507 - Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply 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 § 34:1508 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1508. Industrial properties; authority to acquire, etc.

RS 1508 - Industrial properties; authority to acquire, etc. In order to encourage the location of or addition to industrial enterprises therein and the economic development of its port area, the Lake Providence Port Commission, created and operating in accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana, may acquire, purchase, construct or improve industrial plant buildings and necessary property, equipment and appurtenances therefor, as a lawful purpose for which its bonds may be issued in the manner and within the limitations provided by said constitutional provision. Such industrial properties are hereby determined to be structures useful for the commerce of the port area as contemplated by said constitutional provision and not inconsistent with the provisions thereof.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1605. Right to expropriate

RS 1605 - Right to expropriate 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 § 34:1652.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1652.1. Port and harbor police

RS 1652.1 - Port and harbor police A. The commission may, in its discretion, appoint, fix salaries of, and pay port and harbor police; said police to consist of any number of people of good character and citizens of the state, not 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 thousand dollars, conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties, and any person injured or damaged by any port or harbor police may sue upon said bond. C. The port and harbor police 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 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 and the return of all warrants or processes served by said officers shall be forthwith surrendered or delivered to the criminal sheriff of the parish of Lafourche; provided this shall in no way deprive the sheriff or deputy sheriff in the parish of Lafourche from making arrests or from serving warrants or process of court in any such place or on any such premises. E. The commission shall make 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. Added by Acts 1972, No. 22, §1; Acts 2001, No. 364, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1652.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1652.2. Ordinances

RS 1652.2 - Ordinances 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 § 34:1652.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1652.3. Private wharves; administration and maintenance

RS 1652.3 - Private wharves; administration and maintenance 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 § 34:1652.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1652.4. Advertisement; exemption

RS 1652.4 - Advertisement; exemption The prohibition, contained in R.S. 43:111, against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 22, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1652.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1652.5. Authority to enter into agreements with United States

RS 1652.5 - Authority to enter into agreements with United States The commission may enter into an agreement with the United States, with the approval of the governor and/or attorney general, to provide that the construction, maintenance and operation of jetties in the Gulf of Mexico by said commission shall not affect the location of shoreline, coastline or boundaries of the State of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 167, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1654. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds; limitation on interest rates

RS 1654 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds; limitation on interest rates  A. For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any interested person may test the legality of said resolution and the validity of said bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any right or 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 debt 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 said 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 Lafourche Parish.  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 at least once a week for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation within the port area and in a financial newspaper or journal published in New Orleans, New York or Chicago, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to readvertise for new 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 commission to be unsatisfactory, then and in that event the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.  C. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 278, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 222, §1. Amended by Acts 1963, No. 116, §1; Acts 1967, No. 71, §1; Acts 1968, No. 521, §3; Acts 2019, No. 278, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1655. Right to expropriate

RS 1655 - Right to expropriate The Greater Lafourche Port Commission may acquire by expropriation, in accordance with the expropriation laws of the state, any properties necessary for the construction of port facilities and a deep sea channel, provided, however, that said Port Commission shall not have the right to expropriate minerals or mineral rights, and shall not have the right to expropriate existing facilities. Should the properties expropriated hereunder cease to be used for the purposes for which they were expropriated, such properties shall revert to the original landowner, or his heirs or assigns, provided such landowner, or his heirs or assigns, shall reimburse said Port Commission, or its successor, in the full amount originally paid by the Port Commission for such land.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 222, §1. Amended by Acts 1961, No. 97, §1.