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LA Rev Stat § 48:1153 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1153. Plans and specifications

RS 1153 - Plans and specifications  Every bridge to be constructed in pursuance of such contract shall be constructed according to standards of safety prescribed by the department of highways; provided, however, that the department shall not be required to approve the plans and specifications for such bridge except to the extent necessary for public safety.  Acts 1952, No. 8, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1154 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1154. Connecting highways and approaches

RS 1154 - Connecting highways and approaches  If such bridge shall be designated a part of the state highway system, by order of the director of highways approved by the board of highways, the department of highways may contract to construct any highways necessary to connect the bridge with the state highway system, including the approaches to such bridge, and to pay the cost of such connecting highway or highways and approaches out of the moneys in the state highway fund, and the department of highways may further contract that after such bridge shall be opened for traffic it will maintain and operate such bridge, subject to any covenants which may have been made by the authority with the holders of bonds issued by such authority to provide for the cost of construction of such bridge.  Said contract shall define the location and extent of the connecting highways and the approaches to such bridge with reasonable certainty and the determination so made in said contract shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties thereto, upon the state and upon all other persons; provided, however, that the state highway department and the Authority may, by amendment to such contract, provide for the construction of additional approaches and highway connections to such bridge, and for the payment of the cost of construction of such additional connecting highways and approaches, subject to any covenants which may have been made by the Authority with the holders of any of its outstanding bonds.  Acts 1952, No. 8, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1155. Restriction on construction of other bridges

RS 1155 - Restriction on construction of other bridges  The department of highways in any such contract may contract on behalf of itself and the state of Louisiana that neither the state, the department of highways, nor any subdivision of the state, shall permit the construction or operation of any other bridge within such distance of such bridge as shall be specified in the contract between the department and the Authority, or which in any manner conflicts with the terms of such contract. Acts 1952, No. 8, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1156. Operation and maintenance

RS 1156 - Operation and maintenance  Neither the state of Louisiana, nor any subdivision thereof, the Louisiana public service commission, or any other political subdivision or agency of the state, shall interfere in any manner with the maintenance and operation of the bridge, whether as to the tolls charged for the use thereof or otherwise, except in so far as may be necessary for the public safety or to enforce compliance with the contract between the department of highways and the authority. No bridge which shall be the subject of such a contract shall be deemed to be a public utility, and no such bridge shall be subject in any manner to the jurisdiction of the Louisiana public service commission.  Acts 1952, No. 8, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1157. Parties; enforcement of contract; validity

RS 1157 - Parties; enforcement of contract; validity  The provisions of this Part and of any contract entered into under the authority hereof, shall constitute a contract between the state, the department, the authority which is a party to such contract, and the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of such authority. The holder or holders of any such bonds, notes or other obligations, may enforce the performance of such contract by appropriate action or civil proceeding. The validity of such contract or of any provision thereof shall not be questioned by any person in any action or civil proceeding after the expiration of sixty days from the date of its execution.  Acts 1952, No. 8, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1158 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1158. Tolls

RS 1158 - Tolls  Whenever all indebtedness incurred by an Authority, including interest thereon, shall have been fully paid and satisfied, or duly provided for in the manner specified in the resolution, indenture, agreement or other proceedings under or pursuant to which such indebtedness was incurred, the Department of Highways may continue the operation of such bridge as a toll bridge, and may charge tolls for the use thereof at such rates as it shall exclusively determine, until all advances made from the State Highway Fund with respect to such bridge, including the cost of construction of connecting highways and approaches thereto, shall have been refunded to the State Highway Fund or, in the discretion of the Department of Highways, it may thereupon operate such bridge as a free bridge. After all such advances have been refunded to the State Highway Fund, the said bridge shall be operated as a toll free bridge; provided, however, if an authority pursuant to law constructs and operates more than one bridge and secures indebtedness incurred by the authority to pay the cost of construction of one or more of such bridges, including the interest thereon, by a pledge of all or part of the combined tolls, charges and fares derived by the authority from its operation of such bridges, or any of them, and any other funds and revenues received by the authority pursuant to law, all such bridges, the combined tolls and other revenues of which are pledged to the payment of such indebtedness, shall be operated by such authority as toll bridges until all such indebtedness, including interest thereon, shall have been fully paid or satisfied, or duly provided for in the manner specified in the resolution, indenture, agreement or other proceedings under or pursuant to which such indebtedness was incurred. When an authority deems it necessary and advisable in the public interest and pursuant to law to undertake the construction of an additional bridge or bridges and to pay the cost of construction thereof by incurring indebtedness secured by a pledge of all or any part of the combined tolls, charges and other funds and revenues of such authority, the Department of Highways is authorized and directed to enter into amendments and modifications of any existing contract or contracts previously entered into with such authority pursuant to this Part if such amendment and modification is required in order to permit the operation of all or any of such bridges as toll bridges until all such indebtedness shall have been fully paid and satisfied, or duly provided for. Acts 1952, No. 8, §8. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 270, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1161. Abolition of bridge and ferry authorities; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in board of highways

RS 1161 - Abolition of bridge and ferry authorities; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in board of highways In order to merge and consolidate into one department the duties and functions that are of a similar nature or character, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1921, the Ascension-St. James Bridge and Ferry Authority, the Iberville Parish Bridge and Ferry Authority, the Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana Bridge and Ferry Authority, and the St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge and Ferry Authority are hereby abolished, effective January 1, 1973, and all of the powers, duties, functions, immunities, restrictions and exemptions from taxation under any laws, and particularly under the effective provisions of Act 7 of 1952, Act 526 of 1958, Act 555 of 1966, Act 413 of 1962, Act 413 of 1966, Act 269 of 1968, Act 290 of 1968, Act 57 of 1969 and R.S. 48:1151-1158 are transferred to the State Board of Highways and Department of Highways, effective January 1, 1973, and after said date the board of highways shall have and exercise all of the executive and administrative functions provided for by the constitution or laws with respect to the authorities herein abolished and with respect to the officers and members of such authorities.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1; Acts 2012, No. 866, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1161.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1161.1. Abolition of Mississippi River Bridge Authority; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in Department of Transportation and Development

RS 1161.1 - Abolition of Mississippi River Bridge Authority; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in Department of Transportation and Development The Mississippi River Bridge Authority is hereby abolished, effective January 1, 2013, and all of its powers, duties, functions, immunities, restrictions, and exemptions from taxation under any laws and particularly under the effective provisions of Act 7 of 1952, Act 402 of 1976, Act 204 of 1980, Act 329 of 1981, Act 522 of 1984, Act 762 of 1988, and Act 315 of 1989, are transferred to the Department of Transportation and Development effective January 1, 2013, and after such date the department shall have and exercise all of the executive and administrative functions provided for by the constitution or laws with respect to the Mississippi River Bridge Authority herein abolished. Acts 2012, No. 866, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1162 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1162. Effect of transfer of functions

RS 1162 - Effect of transfer of functions  A. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this part, any pending or unfinished business of any of said authorities shall be taken over and be completed by the board of highways with the same power and authority as the authorities from which the functions are transferred. The board shall be the successor in every way to the authorities from which such functions are transferred, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the board or under its authority shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of the constitution and laws in effect on the effective date of this merger, consolidation and transfer as if done by the authorities from which such functions are transferred.  B. Whenever any authority from which functions are transferred hereby is referred to either as an authority or by other reference or designated by name by the constitution or by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the board of highways, and the legislature hereby specifically states that the provisions of this part are in no way and to no extent intended to nor shall they be construed in any manner which will impair the contractual obligations of any authority heretofore existing, or of the State of Louisiana.  It is hereby specifically provided that all such obligations hereafter shall be deemed to be the obligations of the board of highways to the same extent as if originally made by it. In like manner, and in order to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any authority affected by this merger, consolidation and transfer, or diversion from the purposes for which such property was donated, deeded, devised or bequeathed or otherwise vested in any such agency, it is hereby specifically provided that each and every such instrument or disposition hereafter shall be deemed to have been vested in the board of highways in the same manner and to the same extent as if originally so done. In addition, the provisions of this part shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by the state or any agency thereof with the requirements of any Act of the Congress of the United States or any regulation made thereunder by any officer or agency of the federal government by which federal aid or other federal assistance from the United States has been or is hereafter made available to this state or any subdivision or agency thereof, anything contained in this part to the contrary notwithstanding, and such compliance hereafter shall be accomplished by the board of highways.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1163. Transfer of records, money and equipment

RS 1163 - Transfer of records, money and equipment  All books, papers, records, money, choses in action and other property heretofore possessed, controlled or used by any authority in the exercise of functions herein transferred are hereby transferred to the board of highways.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1164 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1164. Indebtedness, including bonds; dedicated funds

RS 1164 - Indebtedness, including bonds; dedicated funds  The board of highways shall be the successor in every way to the authorities from which the functions are transferred, and shall be the successor to all the obligations and debts of the authorities herein abolished. All funds dedicated to the payment of bonds issued for bridges, ferries, roads, facilities and improvements formerly under the control of the authorities herein abolished and whose powers, duties and functions are hereby transferred shall continue to be collected and dedicated to the payment of such bonds, and in like manner all other dedications and allocations of revenues and sources of revenues shall continue, unless otherwise hereafter provided by the constitution or laws, in the same manner, to the same extent and for the same purposes as were provided by law prior to the enactment of this part.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1165. Board as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts

RS 1165 - Board as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts  The board of highways is designated as the sole agency for accepting and administering any and all federal funds awarded or allocated to the State of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this part and for carrying out the purposes of any federal law concerning bridges, ferries and functions and operations covered by this part.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1166 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1166. Transfer of employees and powers of employees and agents

RS 1166 - Transfer of employees and powers of employees and agents  All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties for any authority in the exercise of functions transferred by this part to the board of highways shall be transferred with such functions to the board of highways to the full extent necessary and practicable to carry out the purposes of this part and shall, so far as practicable, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to the state civil service law.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1167 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1167. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations

RS 1167 - Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations  The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this part shall take effect and become operative on January 1, 1973, and it is hereby specifically provided that on said date any appropriations made at this 1972 regular session of the legislature, or any funds otherwise made available, to any authority to carry out the functions herein transferred shall follow the functions and activities herein transferred and shall be transferred to the board of highways for use by the board in carrying out the functions and activities herein transferred to it.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 726, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1167.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1167.1. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations; termination; Mississippi River Bridge Authority; Crescent City Connection Division

RS 1167.1 - Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations; termination; Mississippi River Bridge Authority; Crescent City Connection Division The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this Part shall take effect and become operative on January 1, 2013. Acts 2012, No. 866, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1251. Short title

RS 1251 - Short title  This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Expressway Law."  Acts 1954, No. 232, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1252 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1252. Purpose of Chapter

RS 1252 - Purpose of Chapter  The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate vehicular traffic, diminish the present handicaps and hazards and promote safety on the congested highways in Louisiana and to make possible the construction of modern express highways, and to carry out said purpose the Louisiana Expressway Authority (hereinafter created) is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, repair and operate expressway projects (as hereinafter defined) at such locations as may be approved by the department of highways and the Governor, and to issue expressway revenue bonds of said authority, payable solely from revenues, to pay the cost of such projects. It is the further purpose of this Chapter to prohibit the construction, maintenance, repair or operation of any toll expressway project by any subdivision of the government of the state of Louisiana, or any combination of such subdivisions, subsequent to the enactment of this law, except upon specific authorization by the Louisiana Expressway Authority of the state of Louisiana; provided nothing herein shall affect the status of toll bridges, causeways, expressways, tunnels or similar projects heretofore specifically authorized by law or the Constitution or which may be constructed by any authority organized pursuant to R.S. 48:1091-48:1107; provided, further, nothing herein shall affect the inherent constitutional and statutory authority vested in the parishes of Jefferson and St. Tammany, individually or in concert, to construct the Greater New Orleans Expressway as heretofore or hereafter authorized by said parishes, the right of said parishes to construct the Greater New Orleans Expressway being hereby expressly reserved; and provided further that nothing in this Section shall affect or be applicable to the highway project between U.S. Highway No. 61 near Lutcher or Gramercy and U.S. Highway No. 90 at Lafayette as described in the agreement executed as of September 1, 1953, by and between the Department of Highways of the state of Louisiana and the parishes of Ascension, Iberville, Lafayette, St. James, and St. Martin.  Acts 1954, No. 232, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1254 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1254. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 220, §2, eff. July 7, 1977.

RS 1254 - Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 220, §2, eff. July 7, 1977.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1257 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1257. Cooperation of parishes, etc., with authority

RS 1257 - Cooperation of parishes, etc., with authority  All parishes, political subdivisions, cities, towns, villages, and all public agencies and officers of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority, upon its request and upon such terms and conditions as the authority and the proper officials of such parishes, political subdivisions, cities, towns, villages, and public agencies or officers may agree upon as reasonable and fair, and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of the officials concerned and the execution of the proper instrument, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the purpose of this Chapter, including real property already devoted to public use.  Acts 1954, No. 232, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1258 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1258. Consent of state to use of its land

RS 1258 - Consent of state to use of its land  The state of Louisiana hereby consents to the use of all lands owned by it, including lands lying under water, which are deemed by the authority to be necessary or proper for the construction or operation of any expressway project.  Acts 1954, No. 232, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1259 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1259. Eminent domain proceedings

RS 1259 - Eminent domain proceedings  The authority is hereby granted the power of eminent domain and proceedings therefor may be instituted and conducted by the authority as is prescribed by R.S. 48:441 through 460 for the expropriation of property by the Department of Transportation and Development. The petition to be filed for the expropriation shall contain the allegations required by R.S. 19:2.1 and shall have annexed thereto a certified copy of a statement adopted by the authority declaring that the taking is necessary or useful for highway purposes, that the location and design of the proposed highway improvement are in accordance with the best modern practices adopted in the interest of safety and convenience of the traveling public and containing a statement of the amount of money estimated to be just and adequate compensation for the taking and, stated separately, an estimate of the amount of damages. The estimate of just and adequate compensation for the taking and the estimate of damages shall be based on a determination by two disinterested realtors living in the vicinity of the improvement and the statement of the authority shall state their names and qualifications. All other procedures for the expropriation shall be as provided in R.S. 48:441 through 460, and references in such Sections to the Department of Transportation and Development, for the purposes hereof, shall be deemed to be references to the authority. Acts 1954, No. 232, §9. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 247, §1; Acts 1977, No. 220, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 2006, No. 11, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 48:1260 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries|§1260. Taking of public road for feeder road

RS 1260 - Taking of public road for feeder road  Before taking over any existing public road for maintenance, repair and operation as a feeder road, the authority shall obtain the consent of any officials then exercising jurisdiction over said road, which are hereby authorized to give such consent by resolution. Each feeder road or portion thereof acquired, constructed, or taken over under this Section for maintenance, repair and operation, in connection with a project by the authority shall for all purposes of this Chapter be deemed to constitute a part of the project, except that no toll shall be charged for transit between points on such feeder road.  Acts 1954, No. 232, §10.