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LA Rev Stat § 34:2453 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2453. Officers of the commission; domicile; meetings

RS 2453 - Officers of the commission; domicile; meetings  A. 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 offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.  B. The domicile of the commission shall be Morganza, Louisiana. The commission shall meet in regular session no less than twice during each calendar year, 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. NOTE: §2453 as repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. RS 2453 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.  Added by Acts 1967, No. 23, §3; Acts 1999, No. 435, §1; Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2456 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2456. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 2456 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds  A. 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 interested person 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.  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, once a week for not less than thirty days, by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in New Orleans, 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 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. NOTE: §2456 as repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. RS 2456 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.  Added by Acts 1967, No. 23, §6; Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2457 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2457. Right to expropriate

RS 2457 - Right to expropriate  The Pointe Coupee Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with the 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. NOTE: §2457 as repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. RS 2457 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.  Added by Acts 1967, No. 23, §7; Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2458 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2458. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 2458 - 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 Pointe Coupee Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state. NOTE: §2458 as repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. RS 2458 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.  Added by Acts 1967, No. 23, §8; Acts 2019, No. 180, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2472 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2472. Officers of the board; meetings

RS 2472 - Officers of the board; meetings  A. The commission shall elect from among its own members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and also shall meet in special session at the call of the chairman 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 action or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission.  B.(1) The domicile and regular meeting place of the commission shall be LaPlace, Louisiana.  (2) However, such domicile and regular meeting place may be changed to Reserve, Louisiana, upon a vote of two-thirds of the members of the commission in favor of a resolution authorizing the change and if the bylaws are amended to provide for such change. Such vote shall occur no sooner than twenty-four hours after a public meeting specifically held to debate such matters and to receive public comment thereon.  C. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and may fix the place at which its special meetings shall be held.  D. The commission may authorize in its bylaws the payment of a per diem to each commissioner for attendance at officially called meetings or any subcommittee meetings of the board of commissioners not to exceed the federal employee authorized per diem.  Acts 1975, No. 65, §1; Acts 1997, No. 708, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1023, §1, eff. July 11, 1997; Acts 2004, No. 307, §1; Acts 2019, No. 64, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2475 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2475. Testing validity of bonds or notes

RS 2475 - Testing validity of bonds or notes A. For a period of sixty days after the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of said resolutions and the validity of said 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 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 sixty days. B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and interest, after advertisement by the port at least once a week for not less than thirty days in Baton Rouge, Chicago, New York, and such other places as the port may determine, reserving to the port 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 the port may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds. C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the provisions of R.S. 39:1421 through 39:1426 and of R.S. 13:5121 through 5130 shall be applicable to the Port of South Louisiana. Acts 1975, No. 65, §1; Acts 1999, No. 852, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2476 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2476. Acquisition of properties; expropriation

RS 2476 - Acquisition of properties; expropriation A. The Port of South Louisiana Commission may acquire, purchase, construct, or improve industrial plant buildings and necessary property, equipment and appurtenances thereof as a lawful purpose for which its bonds may be issued in the manner and within the limitations provided in this Chapter. Such industrial properties are hereby determined to be structures useful for the commerce of the port area as contemplated by this Chapter and not inconsistent with the provisions thereof. B. The Port of South Louisiana Commission may acquire by expropriation, in accordance with the expropriation laws of the state of Louisiana, any land, servitudes, or improvements necessary for the commerce of the port area as contemplated by this Chapter and not inconsistent with the provisions thereof. In every case of expropriation, the question of necessity shall be determined by the court. Acts 1975, No. 65, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 456, §1; Acts 1999, No. 852, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2476.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2476.1. Additional economic development functions

RS 2476.1 - Additional economic development functions A. In addition to any other powers and functions, the port may perform the functions of an economic and industrial development entity. Such functions may include but shall not be limited to the following: (1) Public relations, advertising, marketing, and providing and disseminating information. (2) Government relations, ombudsman, and government liaison. (3) Financial and financing assistance. (4) Tax abatement. (5) Planning and coordination for economic development and resource utilization, including such functions as industrial and economic research and industrial programming and solicitation. (6) Industrial training, technical assistance, and technology transfer. (7) The use of public and other legal powers to facilitate development. (8) Promoting transfer mechanisms to take ideas from their point of origin and development to commercially successful utilization by local enterprises. (9) Fostering entrepreneurial activity in the port district and region. (10) Promoting the development of new products, processes, or services or new uses for existing products, processes, or services manufactured or marketed in the port district and region. (11) Supporting market research aimed at identifying new markets for local or regional products and processes, including international markets; determining the characteristics, needs and preferences of those markets; and developing new marketing techniques to exploit those markets. (12) Fostering and supporting economic and industrial development and education in cooperation with private business enterprises, financial institutions, educational institutions, nonprofit institutions and organizations, state government and political subdivisions of the state, the federal government, and other organizations or persons concerned with research, development, education, commercial application, and economic or industrial development in ways which increase the economic base of the port district and region. B. For the purposes enumerated in Subsection A of this Section, the port may engage in whatever activities and projects it deems most appropriate to encourage and assist economic growth and development in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 2004, No. 307, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2477 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2477. Transitional

RS 2477 - Transitional  R.S. 34:2471 through 2476 shall be construed as continuations of and as substitutes for the provisions of Article VI, Section 33.1 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and not as new enactments, and shall be amended or repealed only in accordance with Article VI, Section 43 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.  Acts 1975, No. 65, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2501 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2501. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2501 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2502 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2502. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2502 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2503 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2503. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2503 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2504 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2504. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2504 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2505 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2505. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2505 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2506 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2506. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2506 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2551 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2551. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2551 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2552 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2552. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2552 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2553 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2553. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2553 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2554 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2554. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2554 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2555 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2555. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2555 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:2556 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§2556. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

RS 2556 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 331, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3001. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3001 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3002. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3002 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3003. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3003 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3004 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3004. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3004 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3005 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3005. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3005 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3006 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3006. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3006 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3051 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3051. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3051 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3052 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3052. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3052 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3053 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3053. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3053 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3054 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3054. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3054 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3055 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3055. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3055 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3056 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3056. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.

RS 3056 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3101. Object; purpose of Chapter

RS 3101 - Object; purpose of Chapter A. It is the object and purpose of this Chapter to provide for the creation of a state agency of the state of Louisiana, possessing full corporate powers, known as the Offshore Terminal Authority, hereinafter referred to as the "authority", to promote, plan, finance, develop, construct, control, license, regulate, supervise, operate, manage, maintain and/or modify offshore terminal facilities within the jurisdiction of said authority in order to promote the economic welfare of its citizens. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest that this offshore terminal authority be created as a state agency of the state of Louisiana. B. It is further the object and purpose of this Chapter: (1) To promote the economic and industrial well being of the state of Louisiana and international trade for the state of Louisiana, its subdivisions and the area served by the Mississippi River and its tributaries; (2) To promote the industrial and petrochemical base of the Mississippi Valley region of the United States by providing adequate deep draft port facilities for the handling of the cargoes of deep draft vessels; (3) To promote, in addition to port operations, scientific and all other uses directly related to the offshore terminal facilities which shall be in the public interest; (4) To accommodate and plan for the technological innovations occurring in the worldwide and domestic shipping industry to increase efficiency and the flow of commerce through the offshore terminal facilities; (5) To protect environmental values and Louisiana's unique coastal marshland ecosystem through the adoption of an environmental protection plan; (6) To assert and protect Louisiana's economic, social and environmental interests in the development of any offshore terminal facilities outside the state of Louisiana where such development may have an impact upon the state of Louisiana; (7) To create a state agency of the state of Louisiana to exercise the powers and functions granted hereby and to serve as an agency to assist licensees, as hereinafter defined, in the financing of deepwater ports and offshore terminal facilities. The functions exercised by the authority empowered herein shall be deemed to be governmental functions and public obligations of the state of Louisiana performed on behalf of the state. (8) To assure that the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments on any property acquired or used by it under the provisions of this chapter or upon the income therefrom. Any bonds issued hereunder shall be serviced from the income of said facility and shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Louisiana, and by any municipal or political subdivision of the state. Added by Acts 1972, No. 444, §1; Amended by Acts 1974, No. 358, §2; Acts 1976, No. 378, §1; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. Aug. 17, 1977; Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(A).
LA Rev Stat § 34:3103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3103. Jurisdiction; domicile

RS 3103 - Jurisdiction; domicile  A. The authority shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the authority development program within the coastal waters of Louisiana, the areas of the state extending seaward thereof to the extent of the state's rights thereto, and over such other waters, water bottoms, wetlands and lands within the territorial boundaries of the state necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The jurisdiction of the authority shall not include or extend to the taking, control, regulation, licensing or operation of existing, proposed or future facilities of existing port authorities or port harbor and terminal districts except by mutual agreement.  B. The authority shall have the right to acquire by permit, lease, sublease, license, grant, purchase, or otherwise, water bottoms, wetlands, and lands, inside and outside of the territorial limits of the state of Louisiana, for the construction, operation and maintenance of the facilities functionally required, related, necessary or useful to the authority development program.  C. The authority shall have exclusive power to own, operate, license or otherwise regulate all offshore terminal facilities within its jurisdiction.  D. The domicile of the authority shall be in the city of Baton Rouge. Added by Acts 1972, No. 444, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 358, §4; Acts 1976, No. 378, §1; Acts 1988, No. 489, §1, eff. July 9, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 34:3104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3104. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(C).

RS 3104 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(C).
LA Rev Stat § 34:3105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3105. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(C).

RS 3105 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(C).
LA Rev Stat § 34:3106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§3106. Annual reports; budget unit

RS 3106 - Annual reports; budget unit A. The executive director shall make an annual report to the governor showing all receipts and disbursements of the authority; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the exports and imports passing through the authority; the general condition of the authority and its structures, facilities, and other properties; and make such recommendations for its development, welfare, and management as may seem advisable. B. The authority shall be a budget unit of the state and shall be subject to all provisions of law applicable to budget units and all other provisions of law applicable to state agencies. C. Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 378, §3. Added by Acts 1972, No. 444, §1; Amended by Acts 1976, No. 378, §1; Acts 2011, No. 207, §10(A).