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LA Rev Stat § 38:1571 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1571. Transfer of property from drainage district to municipality; resolution of board of commissioners

RS 1571 - Transfer of property from drainage district to municipality; resolution of board of commissioners  Drainage districts organized under the laws of this state, the territorial limits of which drainage district lie wholly within the boundaries of any municipality, and all the bonded and other indebtedness of which has been paid and satisfied, may be liquidated and finally dissolved, and all the canals, works and property of the drainage district, and the control thereof, may be transferred to the municipality within which the drainage district lies, all by resolution of the board of commissioners of the district. The resolution shall be adopted at a special meeting, called and held for the purpose. The meeting shall be preceded by a notice, published by the president of the board, for at least ten days, in a newspaper published in the municipality, notifying the public of the calling of the meeting, and that the foregoing proposition will be considered and acted upon at the meeting.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1572 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1572. Acceptance of transfer by municipality

RS 1572 - Acceptance of transfer by municipality  Any municipality may by ordinance, passed by its governing authority, accept the transfer, from any drainage district whose territorial limits lie wholly within the boundaries of the municipality and all of whose bonded and other indebtedness has been paid, and satisfied, of the canals, works, and property of the drainage district. The title to the property shall remain in the public.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1573 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1573. Effect of transfer

RS 1573 - Effect of transfer  The effect of any transfer, when completed and accepted from a drainage district to a municipality, of the canals, works and other property of the drainage district, shall be to vest in the municipality, full and complete control, for any and all public uses of all canals, works, and other property thus transferred, the title thereof to remain in the public. The governing authorities of the municipality shall have full and complete control thereof for the public and may, thereafter, use the canals, works and property for drainage purposes, navigation purposes, or for both, or for any other use which the needs of the public may dictate.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1574 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1574. Petition and resolution; liquidation of affairs

RS 1574 - Petition and resolution; liquidation of affairs  Any drainage district or subdrainage district organized under Act No. 317 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the year 1910, and acts amendatory thereof, the lands in which have been drained or reclaimed by the landowners or by drainage district or subdrainage district by leveeing and pumping, when requested by written petition, signed by the landowners owning ninety-five percent of the lands in the drainage district or subdrainage district, whether the landowners are bondholders or not, and whether the drainage district or subdrainage district has or has not issued bonds, shall, through its governing authority, adopt a resolution declaring the drainage district or subdrainage district to be thereby dissolved; and its governing authority shall proceed to liquidate its affairs.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1575 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1575. No dissolution without consent of bondholders or retirement of bonds

RS 1575 - No dissolution without consent of bondholders or retirement of bonds  If the drainage district or subdrainage district has bonds issued and outstanding, the resolution dissolving the drainage district or subdrainage district shall not become effective until the holders of all outstanding bonds have filed with the governing authority thereof their written consent to the dissolution or until the outstanding bonded indebtedness has been retired.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1576 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1576. Title to pumping plants, canals, ditches, rights-of-way and other property

RS 1576 - Title to pumping plants, canals, ditches, rights-of-way and other property  Upon the dissolution, of the drainage district or subdrainage district, all pumping plants, canals, ditches, rights-of-way, and other property theretofore acquired by it, by donation, purchase, expropriation, or otherwise, shall revert to the owners from whom they were acquired, their heirs, successors, transferees and assigns. If the drainage district or subdrainage district has an outstanding bonded indebtedness, all pumping plants, canals, ditches, rights-of-way, and other property may, with the consent of the landowners owning ninety-five percent of the lands in the drainage district or subdrainage district, be conveyed to the bondholders, free and clear of any claims of the landowners.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1577 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1577. Conveyance of pumping plants, etc., to bondholders upon surrender of bonds

RS 1577 - Conveyance of pumping plants, etc., to bondholders upon surrender of bonds  The governing authority of the drainage district or subdrainage district which has adopted a resolution of dissolution, may enter into a contract with the holders of the outstanding bonds of the drainage district or subdrainage district, with the consent and approval of the landowners owning ninety-five percent of the lands therein, whether the landowners are bondholders or not, whereby the drainage district or subdrainage district will convey to the holder or holders of the bonds the pumping plants, canals, ditches, rights-of-way, and other property owned by the drainage district or subdrainage district upon surrender, cancellation, and retirement of the outstanding bonds and vest in the holder of the bonds title to the pumping plants, canals, ditches, rights-of-way and other property.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1580.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1580.1. Subdrainage districts

RS 1580.1 - Subdrainage districts  A. The governing authority of Jefferson Parish may form one or more subdrainage districts out of the territory comprising a consolidated drainage district, by ordinance to that effect, defining the limits of the subdrainage district. The subdrainage district may be enlarged or diminished and the boundaries thereof changed by the governing authority, by ordinance to that effect.  B. The subdrainage district so created shall be designated as "Subdrainage District _________ of Consolidated Drainage District No. ___ of the Parish of Jefferson" and any subdrainage district so created shall constitute a special district within the meaning of Article VI, Section 19 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be a political subdivision of this state, and enjoy all rights, powers, and privileges enjoyed by other drainage districts under the constitution and laws of this state, including the right to issue bonds and levy taxes and special assessments.  C. After the creation of any subdrainage district, notice of the creation, stating the boundaries of the district, shall be published one time in the official journal of the parish. Thirty days after such publication, the creation of the subdrainage district shall become incontestable, and no court shall have jurisdiction to entertain litigation questioning the legality of the creation of such district.  D. The governing authority of the parish of Jefferson shall be the governing authority of any subdistrict created hereunder.  Acts 1993, No. 77, §1, eff. May 26, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1581 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1581. Establishment of system

RS 1581 - Establishment of system  A. The Jefferson Parish Council, governing authority of all Jefferson Parish drainage districts pursuant to its home rule charter, either within or without the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, may establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain within Jefferson Parish drainage districts a drainage system or systems, including such drainage facilities as may be required, with all necessary equipment and installations in connection therewith, including such extensions as may be proper to connect the system or systems with the drainage facilities of the district or any other drainage facilities whether within or without any such district.  B. The parish council may levy and collect local or special assessments on real property to be benefitted within the district or the area served within the district sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including the cost of street intersections and installations and connections necessary to connect the system with the main drainage system of the district or necessary to connect the system with any drainage facilities whether within or without the district, including the cost of establishing, constructing, improving, and extending any such drainage facilities, whether by purchase, lease, or otherwise, or including the cost of the construction of complete drainage facilities, including levees and pumping facilities, either within or without the districts, all within the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1582 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1582. Notice of intention to establish system; objections

RS 1582 - Notice of intention to establish system; objections  A. Any drainage district taking advantage of this Part shall, through its governing authority, be required to adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain such drainage system or systems and other improvements herein authorized. Such notice shall generally include the improvements contemplated, a list of streets or portions thereof or area or areas which are to be improved or drained, and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice shall further contain substantially all things set forth in said resolution and shall state that the authority ordering the giving of such notice will, in open session on the date and at the time and place named, hear all objections to the proposed improvements and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice of intention shall be forwarded to each affected property owner of record by U.S. mail at least twenty days prior to the date of the public hearing. The drainage district, through its governing authority, shall cause to be executed an affidavit attesting to the fact that such notice has been mailed to each affected property owner of record, which affidavit shall serve as a proof of mailing.  B. After hearing and passing on the objections, the governing authority may order the proposed improvements constructed in the manner hereinafter provided. However, the governing authority of any district shall not order the construction of the proposed improvements if there is filed at the public hearing written objections to the proposed improvements signed by the property owners owning more than one-half of the total front feet of property which will be assessed to pay the cost of said improvements, if the assessments are to be on a front foot basis, or signed by the property owners owning more than one-half of the total square footage of property which will be assessed to pay the cost of such improvements, if the assessments are to be on a square foot basis. Such majority shall be determined after considering the front footage or square footage of all properties to be assessed and the owners of such portion shall be determined by the conveyance records of the parish.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1583 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1583. Specifications; advertising for bids

RS 1583 - Specifications; advertising for bids  A. The governing authority of such district, after having given notice of its intention as above set forth and after disposing of all objections and having decided to order the construction of such improvements, may, without further delay, have the necessary plans and specifications for said work prepared and may authorize the advertisement for bids therefor, as provided by law. Said notice shall contain a general description of work contemplated, shall refer to plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk, secretary, or purchasing agent of the governing authority, shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of bids, and may provide either that the contractor be required to accept certificates of indebtedness hereafter authorized if the governing authority elects to make such requirement or that they may be sold in such a manner and at such time as the governing authority may elect. B.(1) Drainage improvements authorized under the provisions of this Part may be combined, constructed, and installed as a part of road or street paving improvements undertaken jointly by the district with a municipality in which the district is located or with the Department of Transportation and Development. Advertisement for bids on such projects shall be in accordance with the requirements of law applicable to road or street paving improvements ordered by any such municipality, the parish, or the Department of Transportation and Development, and it shall not be necessary that the project be advertised as otherwise provided in this Section. (2) When drainage improvements authorized under the provisions of this Part are included in and constructed as an integral part of a road or street paving project being undertaken by a municipality in which the district is located or by the parish or the Department of Transportation and Development, the lowest responsible bid received for the entire project shall govern, and assessments to be levied as hereinafter provided shall be based upon the total of the unit prices contained in the bid proposal and applicable to the drainage work included in the joint project. Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1584 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1584. Awarding contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract

RS 1584 - Awarding contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract  A. Except in the case of joint projects undertaken as provided and authorized by R.S. 38:1583(B), the governing authority of the district or its authorized officer or agent shall receive bids on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for bids and shall there publicly open and tabulate the bids. The contract shall thereafter be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security. The governing authority may, however, reject any and all bids and at any time within a period of thirty days from the date of the reception and opening of the bids award the contract for the work without further advertisement, provided that no contract shall be let for an amount greater than that specified in the lowest sealed bid received from a responsible bidder.  B. The contract awarded under the provisions of this Part shall be authorized by resolution authorizing an officer of the governing authority to execute the contract for, on behalf of, and in the name of the district. It shall not be necessary to set forth the contract in full in the resolution, but it shall be sufficient if the resolution refers to a copy of the contract on file in the office of the clerk or secretary where it is available for public inspection. The resolution shall be published in one issue of the official journal of the district, and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the district is located and shall be by him duly recorded in the mortgage records of the parish.  C. When joint street and drainage projects are undertaken, bids shall be taken and received and the contract for such joint project awarded by the agency carrying out the street or road improvements, all in strict accordance and compliance with the provisions of law applicable to such street or road improvements.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1585 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1585. Statement of cost of improvement; definitions

RS 1585 - Statement of cost of improvement; definitions  A. Upon the award of any contract under the provisions of this Part, the drainage district shall forthwith require of the engineer of the district a duly certified statement or report showing in detail the total cost of the improvements, including the cost of street intersections, engineer's and attorney's fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost. The report shall also show the amount of the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel to be benefitted in the proportion that its area bears to the total area to be assessed or in the proportion that its front footage bears to the total front footage to be assessed, as shall be determined by the governing authority. However, when the assessment is made on a front foot basis and any drainage line is constructed upon more than one side of any lot or parcel of real estate, the total front footage of such lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed shall be determined by taking the total front footage of said lot or parcel of real estate abutting all drainage lines to be constructed and dividing such total front footage by two. The report shall further describe each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed with sufficient clarity to identify it.  B.(1) The words "front footage" as used in this Part shall mean the footage of each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the right of way, street, or drainage way along which the drainage line is constructed.  (2) The words "square footage" shall mean the area of land measured in square feet to be drained by the improvements to be constructed.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1587 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1587. Certificates of indebtedness

RS 1587 - Certificates of indebtedness  A. The governing authority of any such drainage district complying with the provisions of this Part may issue, execute, negotiate, sell, and deliver negotiable interest-bearing coupon certificates of the district in an amount up to the total amount of the installments or deferred payments as provided in R.S. 38:1586.  B. The certificates shall bear interest not to exceed the legal maximum limit, shall be payable annually, and shall mature serially over a period not exceeding twenty years, but in no event shall the certificates extend over a longer period of time than that provided for by the ordinance levying the local or special assessments which may be payable in annual installments.  C. The certificates shall be of such form, date, and denomination and payable in principal and interest at such time and place as the governing authority may determine, and they shall be secured by and payable in principal and interest from the irrevocable pledge and dedication of the funds to be derived from the special assessments hereinabove provided which are payable in annual installments or deferred payments as provided for by this Part, which funds shall be set aside in a separate trust fund and shall not be drawn upon for any purpose other than to pay the principal and interest of the certificates.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1588 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1588. Additional assessments

RS 1588 - Additional assessments  A. If the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient, for any cause whatsoever, to pay the principal and interest, or the principal or interest, in any one year of the said drainage certificates outstanding at their respective maturity dates, the drainage district issuing such drainage certificates under the provisions of this Part, through its governing authority, is hereby authorized, empowered, and obligated by ordinance to levy and collect, at such time or times as may be necessary, an additional local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate in the district or area involved sufficient in amount to pay in full the said principal and interest or the principal or interest of such drainage certificates at their respective maturity dates.  B. The amounts assessed in such ordinance or ordinances shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage, and if not paid within thirty days from the date of its adoption, the governing authority of the drainage district shall proceed against the property for the collection of the amount of the additional local or special assessment so levied, plus interest thereon and ten percent additional for attorney's fees.  C. A certified copy of each ordinance providing for the levy and collection of such additional local or special assessment shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the drainage district is located promptly upon its adoption, who shall forthwith record the same in mortgage records of the parish, and when so filed and recorded shall operate as a lien and privilege against all the real estate therein assessed and shall prime all other liens except taxes and prior recorded local or special assessments levied for streets, sewerage, or water.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:1589 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§1589. Form and registration of certificates

RS 1589 - Form and registration of certificates  The said drainage certificates shall be signed by the chairman of the Jefferson Parish Council and by its clerk or secretary for, on behalf of, and in the name of the district and under the seal thereof. The interest coupons, if any, shall be signed with the facsimile signature of the said officers. Before delivery of said certificates, they shall be registered in the mortgage records of the parish in which the drainage district is located as to the serial number or numbers, amount, rate of interest, and the dates due. Each of the said certificates shall bear the following endorsement, viz:  "This certificate registered in the Mortgage Records of the Parish of ________________ on this the ______ day of________________, 1983. _____________________________ Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages, Parish of _______________________________" Added by Acts 1983, No. 708, §1.