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LA Rev Stat § 38:439 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§439. Duty of auditor where levee boards and levee and drainage boards fail to levy tax

RS 439 - Duty of auditor where levee boards and levee and drainage boards fail to levy tax  In case of the failure of the levee board or levee and drainage board to levy the taxes and local contributions, as provided for in R.S. 38:437 and 38:438, or in case from any other cause the taxes and local contributions are not so levied, the state auditor, or officer charged with the functions of the state auditor, shall order the proper officers to extend the taxes upon the assessment rolls of the parishes and parts of parishes composing the levee district or levee and drainage district and shall order the proper officers of the parishes and parts of parishes to collect the taxes and local contributions to an amount sufficient to meet the purposes provided for by R.S. 38:437 and 38:438. The officers shall assess and collect the taxes and local contributions as so ordered; and, to that end, the taxes and local contributions are now, once and for all, hereby levied and ordered to be collected to an amount sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest and the creation of the sinking fund. The present levy of taxes and local contributions shall be operative only in the case the taxes and local contributions are not otherwise levied either because of failure on the part of the board to perform the duty imposed upon it by R.S. 38:437 and 38:438 or from any other cause.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:440 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§440. Courts may enforce payment of principal and interest

RS 440 - Courts may enforce payment of principal and interest  In case for any cause it becomes necessary in order to enforce payment of the principal or interest of the bonds, any court of competent jurisdiction, at the joint or separate suit of any holder or holders of the bonds, shall require the tax collectors of the respective parishes of the levee district or levee and drainage district, under the direction and orders of the court, to proceed to levy and collect taxes and local contributions levied in R.S. 38:439 and to pay the amount so collected into the state treasury. The amount so paid shall not be used for any other purpose than to pay the interest and principal of the bonds.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§441. Binding obligation of state

RS 441 - Binding obligation of state  This Subpart and the laws providing for the creation and government of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts and their authority or power to levy and collect taxes and local contributions and to issue bonds shall not be repealed or modified to the detriment of the bonds authorized by this Subpart. This obligation not to repeal or modify these statutes is declared to be binding on the state and to be a part of the contract of the bonds.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:442 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§442. Mandamus to compel action by authorities

RS 442 - Mandamus to compel action by authorities  The performance of the duties imposed by this Subpart upon the boards and other officers of this state may be enforced by mandamus at the separate or joint suit of any holder or holders of the bonds in case of failure on the part of the boards to perform the duties.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:443 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§443. Existing rights to issue bonds not limited

RS 443 - Existing rights to issue bonds not limited  Nothing contained in this Subpart shall be construed as depriving the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of the right or power to issue their bonds in the manner and form already authorized if the boards of commissioners of the district so prefer.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:451 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§451. Authority to issue

RS 451 - Authority to issue  The board of commissioners of any levee district or levee and drainage district in Louisiana may issue bonds of the district in addition to any bond which it may by law now issue for the purpose of paying, refunding, or refinancing the principal and interest of any valid outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness heretofore or hereafter issued by the district for lawful purposes. The refunding bonds may be issued on or prior to the maturity of the outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness or on or prior to any date upon which they may be redeemable, or upon the surrender of the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness by the holders thereof prior to maturity. The bonds shall be known as "Levee Refunding Bonds", and shall mature at a date or dates, not exceeding forty years from the date they bear, and in the amounts which shall be prescribed by the boards of commissioners of the districts respectively. The bonds shall bear interest as provided in R.S. 39:1421 et seq. payable semiannually and shall be sold at the time and in the amount which the boards of commissioners of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts shall determine. Refunding bonds shall not be issued in an amount exceeding the par value and accrued interest thereon of the bonds, notes, or certificates so to be paid, refunded, or refinanced. In the event that the bonds bearing interest at the same rate as specified in the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness to be refunded cannot be sold for their par value and accrued interest, then the board of commissioners may provide for the issuance and delivery of the bonds in exchange for and upon surrender and cancellation of a like amount of the outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness and accrued interest to be refunded.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:452 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§452. Resolution authorizing bonds

RS 452 - Resolution authorizing bonds  Refunding bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district, and the resolution shall be promulgated by one insertion in the official journal of the district to be made within thirty days after the date of the adoption of the resolution. For a period of thirty days from and after the date of publication of the resolution, any person in interest shall have the right in any court of competent jurisdiction, to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the bonds or of the provision for the payment thereof, for any cause. After this time, no person shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the bonds or of the provision for the payment thereof for any cause. If the regularity, formality, or legality of the refunding bonds or of the provision for the payment of the bonds is not contested within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority of the levee board or levee and drainage board to issue the bonds, the regularity, formality, and legality of the bonds and of the provision for payment shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into these matters.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:453 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§453. Payment of interest

RS 453 - Payment of interest  The interest on refunding bonds shall be paid out of funds arising from the collection of taxes and other revenues of the levee board or levee and drainage board, and the state treasurer shall pay any and all interest that may be due on the bonds when presented by any bona fide holder or holders, and a sufficient amount of the taxes and revenues shall always remain on hand to pay one-half year's interest on the bonds and shall not be diverted to any other purpose by any authority except as may be necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds theretofore issued by the board. All bonds issued under this Subpart shall be accorded the same rank and priority in the application and distribution of the taxes and revenues as were originally accorded to the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness paid, refunded, or refinanced.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:454 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§454. Payment of bonds

RS 454 - Payment of bonds  The board of commissioners shall set aside and deduct out of the taxes, local contributions, and other revenues of the levee board or levee and drainage board, by preference over all other claims, an amount sufficient to pay the bonds as they mature, as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and the amount set aside shall be used to pay and discharge the bonds at maturity. This Subpart shall not be construed so that bonds issued under the provisions of this Subpart shall constitute a charge upon the revenues prior to the charge of any outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness heretofore issued by the levee district or levee and drainage district, pursuant to authority conferred by law, except that bonds issued under the provisions of this Subpart shall be accorded the same rank and priority in the application and distribution of the taxes and revenues which were originally accorded to the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness paid, refunded, or refinanced.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:455 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§455. Levy of taxes and local contributions; setting apart amounts necessary; order of payment

RS 455 - Levy of taxes and local contributions; setting apart amounts necessary; order of payment  For the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued under this Subpart, the board of commissioners of the district shall annually levy, in an amount sufficient for these purposes, the taxes and local contributions which the board is authorized and empowered to levy. From the first moneys realized from the taxes and local contributions, the state treasurer shall set apart annually the amounts necessary to pay the principal and interest, and the funds so set apart shall be used for no other purpose. The funds so realized from the taxes and local contribution shall in all cases be applied first to the payment of interest and then to the payment of principal, and as provided in R.S. 38:454, all bonds issued under the provisions of this Subpart shall be accorded the same rank and priority in the application and distribution of the taxes and other revenues as were originally accorded to the bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness paid, refunded, or refinanced.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:456 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§456. Extension and collection of taxes when board fails to levy

RS 456 - Extension and collection of taxes when board fails to levy  In the event of the failure of the board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district to levy the taxes and local contributions, as provided in R.S. 38:455 or, if for any other cause the taxes and local contributions are not so levied, the state auditor or whatever officer may at the time be charged with the functions of the state auditor shall order the proper officers to extend the taxes upon the assessment rolls of the parish or parishes in which any part of the district is located and to order the proper officer of the parish, parishes, and parts of parishes to collect the taxes and local contributions to an amount sufficient to meet the purposes provided for by R.S. 38:455, and the officers shall assess and collect the taxes and local contributions as so ordered. The taxes and local contributions are now, once and for all, hereby levied and ordered to be collected to an amount sufficient to provide, as aforesaid, for the payment of the interest and principal of the bonds. The present levy of the taxes and local contributions shall be operative only in case the taxes and local contributions are not otherwise levied, either because of failure on the part of the board of commissioners to perform the duty imposed upon it by R.S. 38:455, or for any other cause, but nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to require the board of commissioners of the district to set aside funds or levy taxes for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds authorized to be issued under the provisions of this Subpart, except insofar as it is necessary to provide for the payment of the principal and interest actually maturing and becoming due each year.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:457 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§457. Issuance from time to time; differences in date, maturity or interest

RS 457 - Issuance from time to time; differences in date, maturity or interest  It is the intent of this Subpart that the boards of commissioners may issue bonds under the provisions of this Subpart for the purpose of paying, refunding, or refinancing the principal and interest of any valid outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness heretofore or hereafter issued by any levee districts or levee and drainage districts for lawful purposes, and the boards of commissioners may issue bonds hereunder from time to time and in the amounts which the board may deem necessary or expedient subject only to the limitations of this Subpart. The provisions of this Subpart shall not be construed to require that all of the bonds authorized hereunder shall bear the same date, date of maturity, or rate of interest. Except as provided in R.S. 38:453, 38:454, and 38:455, all bonds authorized to be issued under the provisions of this Subpart regardless of variance of date, dates of maturity, rates of interest, or the respective dates of delivery shall rank on a parity in the distribution and application of the taxes and other revenues of the district.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:458 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§458. Enforcement of collection of taxes and local contributions by court

RS 458 - Enforcement of collection of taxes and local contributions by court  In case for any cause it becomes necessary to enforce payment of the principal of or the interest on any bonds issued under this Subpart, any court of competent jurisdiction at the joint or separate suit of any holder or holders of the bonds may require the tax collector of the parish or parishes in which any of the territory of the district may be located, under the direction and orders of the court, to proceed to levy and collect the taxes and local contributions levied in R.S. 38:456 and to pay the amount so collected into the state treasury. The amount so paid shall not be used for any other purpose than to pay the interest on and the principal of the bonds. Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:459 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§459. Repeal or modification of statute to detriment of bonds

RS 459 - Repeal or modification of statute to detriment of bonds  This Subpart and all other statutes authorizing levee districts and levee and drainage districts in the state to levy and collect taxes and local contributions or to issue bonds shall not be repealed or modified to the detriment of the bonds authorized by this Subpart, and it is hereby declared that this obligation not to repeal or modify these laws shall be binding upon the state and shall be and form a part of the contract evidenced by the bonds.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:460 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§460. Enforcement of duties by mandamus

RS 460 - Enforcement of duties by mandamus  The performance of the duties imposed by this Subpart upon the boards of commissioners of the levee districts and levee and drainage districts, and upon other officers of this state may be enforced by mandamus at the separate or joint suit of any holder or holders of any of the bonds issued hereunder in the event of the failure on the part of any board or officers to perform their duties.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:461 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§461. Full authority for issuing bonds; additional and alternative methods

RS 461 - Full authority for issuing bonds; additional and alternative methods  This Subpart without reference to any other statute shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the issuance of refunding bonds by the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of this state and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method for issuing bonds. No proceedings shall be required for the issuance of refunding bonds other than those provided and required in this Subpart, and all powers necessary to be exercised by the boards of commissioners in order to carry out the provisions of this Subpart are hereby conferred.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:471 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§471. Authority to issue bonds

RS 471 - Authority to issue bonds  The board of commissioners or other governing authority of any levee district or levee and drainage district in the state may issue bonds of the district, in addition to any bonds which it is now authorized by law to issue, for the purpose of constructing levees, drainage, levee drainage, and for all other purposes incidental thereto, including the purchase of equipment, the payment of the cost of lands and improvements thereon used or destroyed for levees, drainage, or levee drainage purposes, and for the payment of any outstanding indebtedness incurred for such purposes or for any one or more of such purposes. The bonds shall be known as "Levee Improvement Bonds" and shall mature in annual installments in the amounts which shall be prescribed by the board of commissioners of the district beginning not more than three years from their date and running not more than forty years from their date. The bonds shall bear interest as provided in R.S. 39:1421 et seq., payable annually or semiannually. The bonds shall be sold at the time or times and in the amounts which the board of commissioners of the district shall determine.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:472 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§472. Resolution authorizing bonds; contest of legality of bonds or tax

RS 472 - Resolution authorizing bonds; contest of legality of bonds or tax  The improvement bonds shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of commissioners of the district, and the resolution shall be promulgated by one insertion in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district. For a period of sixty days from the date of publication of the resolution, any person in interest may contest the legality of the bonds or of the tax authorized for the payment thereof for any cause. After this time, no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the bond authorization or the tax provision for any cause. If the validity of the tax or bond issue is not contested within the time delay set forth in the constitution, the authority to issue the bonds, the legality thereof, and of the taxes necessary to pay the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into these matters.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:473 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§473. Interest on bonds

RS 473 - Interest on bonds  The interest on the bonds shall be paid out of funds arising from the collection of taxes and other revenues of the levee board or levee and drainage board, and the state treasurer shall pay any interest that may be due on the bonds when presented by any bona fide holder or holders of the bonds. A sufficient amount of the taxes and revenues shall always remain on hand to pay one-half year's interest on the bonds and shall not be diverted to any other purpose by any authority whatever, except as may be necessary to pay the principal and interest of the bonds already issued by the levee board.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 38:474 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§474. Payment of bonds at maturity

RS 474 - Payment of bonds at maturity  The board of commissioners shall set aside and deduct out of the taxes, local contributions, and other revenues of the board by preference over all other claims an amount sufficient to pay the series of bonds maturing each year as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and the bonds shall be paid annually and discharged from the principal of the bonds at maturity. This Subpart shall not be construed to constitute bonds, issued under the provisions of this Subpart, a charge upon the revenues prior to the change of any outstanding bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness issued by the district pursuant to authority conferred by law*.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.  *NOTE: AS APPEARS IN ENROLLED BILL.
LA Rev Stat § 38:475 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§475. Taxes and local contributions for payment of interest; setting apart amount necessary

RS 475 - Taxes and local contributions for payment of interest; setting apart amount necessary  For the purpose of paying the interest on the bonds, the board of commissioners of the levee district or levee and drainage district shall annually levy, in an amount sufficient for that purpose, taxes and local contributions which they are authorized and empowered to levy as well as taxes and local contributions which it may hereafter be authorized to levy. From the first money realized from the taxes and local contributions, the state treasurer shall set apart annually an amount necessary to pay the interest and the money thus set apart shall not be diverted to any other purpose.  Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.