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LA Rev Stat § 38:110 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§110. Construction of Chapter; controlling law

RS 110 - Construction of Chapter; controlling law To the extent that the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with any other provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed controlling. Acts 1997, No. 698, §1, eff. July 7, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 38:111 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§111. Contracts by drainage districts, levee boards, and political subdivisions with Department of Transportation and Development or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

RS 111 - Contracts by drainage districts, levee boards, and political subdivisions with Department of Transportation and Development or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority  Any drainage or subdrainage district, gravity drainage, or gravity subdrainage district, levee board, or political subdivision may contract with the Department of Transportation and Development or, for projects in the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, upon any terms for the payment of the cost of the drainage and reclamation projects within the confines of the district or districts involved proportionately by the Department of Transportation and Development, or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and the districts as may be agreed upon between the Department of Transportation and Development, or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and the governing authorities of the districts entering into any contract.  Acts 2010, No. 734, §3; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 38:112 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§112. Cooperation with federal government and state of Mississippi in building levees

RS 112 - Cooperation with federal government and state of Mississippi in building levees  By and with the concurrence and approval of the local levee authorities in interest in Louisiana, and of the Department of Transportation and Development, or, for levees in the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the state of Mississippi and the United States Government, or either of them, jointly or severally, may construct and have entire charge and control of, both in construction and maintenance, and for protection and preservation, all levees which may be deemed necessary by the grantees, or by either of them, for protection against overflow from the Mississippi River, through and over all parts of the state of Louisiana which by the changes of the channel of the Mississippi River have been separated from other parts of the state of Louisiana, and which are now on the east side of the present channel of the river, and attached to the mainland of the state of Mississippi. The levees shall be of the dimensions and shall be located, and built from adjacent soil, along the lines, and for the distances, determined by the engineers in charge of levee construction either for the United States or for the state of Mississippi, or for both.  Acts 2010, No. 734, §3; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 38:113 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§113. Control of drainage channels and outfall canals in levee and drainage districts

RS 113 - Control of drainage channels and outfall canals in levee and drainage districts  The various levee and drainage districts shall have control over all public drainage channels or outfall canals within the limits of their districts which are selected by the district, and for a space of one hundred feet on both sides of the banks of such channels or outfall canals, and one hundred feet continuing outward from the mouth of such channels or outfall canals, whether the drainage channels or outfall canals have been improved by the levee or drainage district, or have been adopted without improvement as necessary parts of or extensions to improved drainage channels or outfall canals, and may adopt rules and regulations for preserving the efficiency of the drainage channels or outfall canals.  Acts 1991, No. 309, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 38:114 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§114. Construction of levee across bayou or slough

RS 114 - Construction of levee across bayou or slough  Whenever it is necessary to build any public levee and the line of the levee crosses any bayou or slough, the levee shall be so constructed as to have a banquet or berme, against the rear base of the levee, at the crossing of the slough or bayou. The banquet or berme shall be built up to the level of the roadway on each side of the bayou or slough, and shall be twenty feet wide on top.
LA Rev Stat § 38:115 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§115. Removal of works in front of levees

RS 115 - Removal of works in front of levees  If any person shall erect any work in front of the levee, on the banks of the Mississippi, out of the limits of New Orleans, either by making a new levee, building houses, sheds, dikes, or keys, so as to impede its navigation, or to encroach on that part of the bank reserved by law for the use of the public, or for roads used for tracking, whether the works or buildings are only commenced or completed, without having applied to the police jury and obtained from them permission, the works shall be destroyed, or removed, if susceptible of removal, to such a distance from the river, as may be required by the ordinance of the police jury; in either case, at the expense of the owner.
LA Rev Stat § 38:141 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§141. Expropriation of land or improvements for drainage canals or projects

RS 141 - Expropriation of land or improvements for drainage canals or projects  The several parishes of Louisiana, Orleans Parish excepted, may expropriate land and the improvements thereon, outside of regularly organized and acting levee districts, necessary for the construction of drainage canals or drainage projects with enough of the adjoining property on which to build spoil banks and on which to place the dirt removed from the drainage canals, and any property next to or in the vicinity of the canals or projects necessary for the construction, inspection, repair, and maintenance of the canals or projects.  The parishes may acquire by expropriation, in the same manner now required by existing laws regulating expropriation suits, either a clear title to the land and improvements thereon or any servitude, right, or interest necessary for that purpose.
LA Rev Stat § 38:142 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§142. Drainage of levee and parallel or contiguous road

RS 142 - Drainage of levee and parallel or contiguous road  The several parishes shall thoroughly drain all public roads which are parallel or contiguous to any public levee, shall cut across public roads all ditches and drains necessary to effect the complete and perfect drainage of the roads and levees, and shall connect the drains and ditches with those on private property abutting on the road.
LA Rev Stat § 38:143 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§143. Construction and maintenance of back and side levees

RS 143 - Construction and maintenance of back and side levees  The parishes subject to tidal overflow may provide by ordinance for the construction, erection, and maintenance of back and side levees to protect any portion of their parishes from tidal overflow and may appoint or cause to be elected commissioners to take charge of and manage the construction and maintenance of the levees. The police juries may fix the termini, bounds, limits, location, and size of the levees, levy a local assessment on the lands within the bounds and limits of the levee or levees for the erection and maintenance of the levees, and provide for the collection of the assessment from the proprietors or owners of the lands benefited by the construction of the levees. The ordinance immediately after its passage, shall be published during sixty days in a newspaper of the parish. The ordinance shall provide for an election and vote on the adoption of the ordinance, sixty days after its passage by the police jury of the parish. At the election only the property taxpayers of the part of the parish embraced within the limits of the projected levee, who are qualified to vote under the election laws of the state shall be allowed to vote. The ordinance shall only have the effect of law, and be operative when the canvassing of the returns of the election by the police jury shall show that the ordinance has been adopted and approved by a majority of the voters at the election, which result shall be duly promulgated by the police jury.
LA Rev Stat § 38:144 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§144. Building of temporary levees

RS 144 - Building of temporary levees  The several parishes subject to overflow may have temporary levees made.
LA Rev Stat § 38:181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§181. Construction and maintenance of levees; expropriation of lands

RS 181 - Construction and maintenance of levees; expropriation of lands  Cities and towns incorporated under the laws of this state may build and maintain levees within the limits of the municipality, or in its immediate vicinity, for protection from overflow or from the high waters of streams affecting them and may expropriate any lands within or without the corporation necessary for construction of levees.  The expropriation proceedings shall be upon due compensation and shall be conducted in accordance with and governed by the provisions of Articles 2626 to 2641 inclusive of the Revised Civil Code of Louisiana.  The right of way over all lands of the state for these purposes is hereby granted when authorized by the governor.
LA Rev Stat § 38:211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§211. Cutting or destroying levees prohibited

RS 211 - Cutting or destroying levees prohibited  No unauthorized person shall wilfully and maliciously cut, alter, break, or destroy in any manner any public or private levee, embankment, floodwall, floodgate, or other flood protective device within a levee district or cause to open when officially closed or cause to close when officially opened, any floodgate, stoplog structure, valve or other flood protective device made for protection from overflow or shall aid and abet any person in so doing.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than ten years.  Amended by Acts 1976, No. 137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:212 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§212. Attempt to cut or destroy levee prohibited

RS 212 - Attempt to cut or destroy levee prohibited  No person shall wilfully and maliciously attempt to cut, alter, break, or destroy in any manner any public or private levee, embankment, floodwall, floodgate, or other flood protective device within a levee district or cause to open when officially closed or cause to close when officially opened, any floodgate, stoplog structure, valve or other flood protective device made for protection from overflow.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than two years. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 137, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 38:213 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§213. Riding or hauling on levees prohibited

RS 213 - Riding or hauling on levees prohibited  A. No person shall ride, drive, or haul upon the public levees or integrated coastal protection projects or their rights-of-way except where, in the judgment of the levee commissioners of a district and the Department of Transportation and Development, or, for levees or integrated coastal protection projects in the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, ample provision has been made to guard against any damage to which the levees or integrated coastal protection projects may thereby be exposed from wear, tear, and abuse. Each levee district shall publish guidance, erect signage, and require special permits as they deem appropriate to allow them to make provisions for limited riding, driving, or hauling.  B. Each governing authority is authorized to set the penalty for violation of this Section, provided that the penalty shall not exceed the penalty for criminal trespass, as defined in R.S. 14:63, and the governing authority may seek injunctive relief and collect all expenses incurred as a result of the violation.  C. This Section shall not be construed to restrict the proper officers of the state or of any levee district or parish while in the performance of duty in inspecting, guarding, or repairing the levees or integrated coastal protection projects.  D. Nothing in this Section shall interfere with the crossing over any public levees, at ramps or inclines established under plans and specifications of the Department of Transportation and Development, or, for levees or integrated coastal protection projects in the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. Nothing in this Section shall interfere with the ability of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to carry out its responsibilities as the local sponsor for all integrated coastal protection projects, in its jurisdiction, pursuant to R.S. 49:214.1(F).  Acts 2010, No. 734, §3; Acts 2011, No. 371, §1; Acts 2012, No. 604, §2, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 38:213.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§213.1. Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited

RS 213.1 - Hunting or discharge of firearms, when prohibited  A. Hunting or the discharge of firearms on roads or highways located on public levees or within one hundred feet from the center line of such roads or highways is hereby prohibited except by law enforcement officers in discharge of their official duties.  Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned for more than thirty days or both.  B. In addition to such other law enforcement officers as by law are vested with such authority, the law enforcement officers of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission are authorized to enforce the provisions of this section.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 346, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:214 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§214. Interference with drainage prohibited

RS 214 - Interference with drainage prohibited  A. No person shall dump or discharge or permit to be dumped or discharged into any waters or drains of the state any trees or other objects, substances, or materials which might interfere with the drainage.  B. Upon the request of the Department of Transportation and Development, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board, if the area is located within the coastal area, as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, and involves integrated coastal protection, as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the state police shall issue a citation to any person who is in violation of this Section. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars.  C. Each fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be collected by the court and forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury.  Acts 2010, No. 233, §1; Acts 2012, No. 601, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 38:214.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§214.1. Prohibiting interference with drainage systems; ordinances authorized

RS 214.1 - Prohibiting interference with drainage systems; ordinances authorized Any governing authority may adopt an ordinance that shall make it unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning property within a city or town or any tenant of such property, which abuts a drainage or street ditch, to place or authorize the placement of trash, rubbish, debris, tree or log limbs, scrap material, or any kind of rubble in the drainage ditch or street ditch in front of their property or to, in any manner, obstruct or cause to obstruct the natural flow of runoff waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the governing authority. Acts 2009, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:215 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§215. Obstruction of drainage prohibited

RS 215 - Obstruction of drainage prohibited  No person shall wilfully obstruct any natural or artificial drainage canal, creek, bayou, or small river, or any public or private drainage.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and in default of payment of fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months.  Each obstruction shall constitute a separate offense.  Failure on the part of anyone who has felled or cut trees in such manner that the tops obstruct any drainage or has placed any other obstruction in any drainage to remove the obstruction shall constitute prima facie evidence of wilful intent within the meaning of this Section.  The word drainage as used in this Section means any natural drain or any artificial drain which has been used for the purposes of drainage for at least ten years.
LA Rev Stat § 38:215.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§215.1. Public drainage; refusal of access for maintenance purposes; court costs and attorney fees; definitions

RS 215.1 - Public drainage; refusal of access for maintenance purposes; court costs and attorney fees; definitions A. No landowner shall refuse to grant reasonable surface access to any existing natural or artificial public drainage by a local governing authority, drainage district, or other public entity charged with maintaining the public drainage when such access is within the normal course of the entity's duties and written notice has been given to the landowner at least thirty days prior to the commencement of any maintenance activities on the property. The landowner shall also be given an opportunity for a public hearing, held before the municipal drainage authority, parish drainage district, or public works district for the city where the landowner's property is located, subject to the judicial review rights under the Administrative Procedure Act. B. In any action in a court of competent jurisdiction where the court is required to determine the right of access to the public drainage pursuant to this Section, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of court costs and attorney fees incurred by the prevailing party. C. For purposes of this Section, "public drainage" means any existing natural or artificial drainage ditch, drain, culvert, canal, creek, bayou, or small river. D. For purposes of this Section, "reasonable surface access" means the utilization of existing ingress and egress points on a landowner's property so as not to disrupt the activities of the landowner or cause damage to the property. Acts 2014, No. 241, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:216 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§216. Drainage of oil, salt water, etc. into natural drain prohibited; penalties

RS 216 - Drainage of oil, salt water, etc. into natural drain prohibited; penalties  A. Except as hereinafter specifically provided or as authorized by Stream Control Commission permit, no person shall knowingly and willfully empty or drain into or permit to be drained from any pumps, reservoir, wells or oil fields into any natural stream or drain from which water is taken for irrigation purposes any oil, salt water or other noxious or poisonous substances or gases which would render the water unfit for irrigation purposes or would destroy the fish therein.  B. The prohibitions of this Chapter, however, shall not prevent:  (1) The discharge or drainage of salt water, brine and chemical salts from industrial, oil or mining operations into those portions of natural streams and drains having water which has a normal salt content of more than 110 grains per gallon, to be determined by the daily average for the preceding ten years, measured at any depth not to exceed 12-1/2 feet or into tributaries of such streams which empty into the portions thereof which are excluded from the effect hereof; such water being hereby recognized as unfit for irrigation.  C. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than three months. Each and every day that oil, salt water or other such substances are permitted to flow into such natural streams or drains in violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 203, §1; Acts 1966, No. 497, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:216.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§216.1. Water control structures; unauthorized opening; penalties

RS 216.1 - Water control structures; unauthorized opening; penalties A. No unauthorized person shall willfully open any water control structure which will result in the drainage of saltwater into any natural water body or drain. B. For purposes of this Section, "water control structure" shall mean a structure in a water management system that conveys water, controls the direction or rate of flow, maintains a desired water surface elevation, or measures water. C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both. D. In addition to the above penalties, any hunting, fishing, or gear license or permit or privilege possessed by the offender may be revoked and the offender may be permanently prohibited from seeking any permit, license, or privilege. Acts 2012, No. 809, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 38:217 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 38 - Public Contracts, Works and Improvements|§217. Drainage of water into public road prohibited

RS 217 - Drainage of water into public road prohibited  No owner or user of water from artesian wells or other artificial sources of water supply shall allow water to flow or drain on any public road or highway.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than thirty days.