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LA Rev Stat § 45:1167 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1167. Express; service, powers of commission

RS 1167 - Express; service, powers of commission The commission shall adopt reasonable and just rules, regulations and orders affecting and concerning the service furnished by all persons engaged in doing an express business in Louisiana, and their operation in this state.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1168 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1168. Security issues and assumptions of liability; commission's authorization necessary

RS 1168 - Security issues and assumptions of liability; commission's authorization necessary No public utility shall issue any security, or assume any obligation or liability as guarantor, endorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of any other public utility, as defined in this Part or of any other person until it has been authorized to do so by order of the commission.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1169 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1169. Security issues; application to commission; preference on docket

RS 1169 - Security issues; application to commission; preference on docket Application for authority to issue or assume securities shall be made in such form as the commission prescribes. Every application shall be made under oath and shall be signed and filed on behalf of the public utility by its president or by a vice-president, treasurer or other executive officer having knowledge of the matters set forth. Every application shall be placed at the head of the docket of the commission and disposed of promptly within 120 days after it is filed with the commission, unless it is necessary for good cause to continue the application for a longer time in which event the order making the continuance shall state fully the facts that make it necessary.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1170 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1170. Security issues; supplemental orders of commission

RS 1170 - Security issues; supplemental orders of commission The commission may grant any application under R.S. 45:1169 in whole or in part, and with such modifications and upon such terms and conditions as and may from time to time, after opportunity for hearing and for good cause shown, make such supplemental orders in the premises as it finds necessary or appropriate, and may by any supplemental order modify the provisions of any previous order as to the particular purposes, uses, and extent to which, or the conditions under which any security has been authorized or the proceeds applied.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1171. Security issues; issue or assumption for necessary purpose

RS 1171 - Security issues; issue or assumption for necessary purpose The commission shall not approve any issue or assumption unless, after investigation of the purposes and uses of the proposed issue and the proceeds thereof, or of the proposed assumption of obligation or liability, the commission finds that the issue or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes of the public utility, and it is necessary or appropriate for or consistent with the performance by the public utility of its service to the public and will not impair its ability to perform that service.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1172. Security issues; commission's order to be followed

RS 1172 - Security issues; commission's order to be followed No public utility shall, without the consent of the commission, apply any security or any proceeds thereof to any purpose not specified in the commission's order, or supplemental order, or to any purpose in excess of the amount allowed for such purpose in the order, or supplemental order, or to any purpose in contravention of the order.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1173 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1173. Security issues; evidence of compliance

RS 1173 - Security issues; evidence of compliance A copy of any order made and entered by the commission under R.S. 45:1168 through 45:1175, duly certified by the secretary of the commission, shall be sufficient evidence for all purposes of full and complete compliance by the public utility with all procedural and other matters required precedent to the entry of the order.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1174 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1174. Security issues; no guarantee on part of state

RS 1174 - Security issues; no guarantee on part of state Nothing in R.S. 45:1168 through 45:1175 shall imply any guarantee or obligation on the part of the state in respect of any securities to which the provisions of these Sections relate.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1175 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1175. Security issues; exceptions

RS 1175 - Security issues; exceptions Nothing in R.S. 45:1168 through 45:1174 shall apply to: (1) The issue or renewal of, or assumption of liability on, a note or draft maturing not more than one year after the date of the issue, renewal or assumption, and such securities may be issued or liability assumed without application to or order of the commission, but no security so issued shall, in whole or in part, be refunded by any security maturing more than one year after the date of the issue, renewal or assumption except on application to and approval of the commission; (2) A public utility the security issues of which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission under the Federal Power Act1 or to the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935;2 or a public utility the security issues of which are subject to approval, control, regulation or supervision by the federal government or any agency thereof under any other federal statute; or any public utility whose business is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission; or any public utility conducting or carrying on its business or operations in two or more states. (3) The issue or renewal of, or assumption of liability on, a note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness payable to United States of America on account of a loan or loans made by United States of America to an electric public utility, as defined in R.S. 45:121, as amended by Acts 1970.  However, paragraph (2) of this section shall not exempt any public utility the security issues of which would be subject to regulation by the federal government or any agency thereof only if such security issues were not regulated by the commission.  Amended by Acts 1970, No. 34, §5. 116 U.S.C.A. §791a et seq. 215 U.S.C.A. §79 et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1176 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1176. Investigations as to reasonableness of rates; operating expenses

RS 1176 - Investigations as to reasonableness of rates; operating expenses The commission and any parochial or municipal body having similar powers in the fixing of just and reasonable rates charged or to be charged by public utilities, shall investigate the reasonableness and justness of all contracts, agreements and charges entered into or paid by such public utilities with or to other persons, whether affiliated with such public utilities or not, and shall have the power to disallow as an operating expense of any public utility such part of the amount so paid by it under any such contract or agreement as the commission or parochial or municipal body may find, after hearing, to be unjust or unreasonable and designed for the purpose of concealing, abstracting or dissipating the net earnings of the public utility.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1177.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1177.1. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 234, §2.

RS 1177.1 - Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 234, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1178 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1178. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 234, §2.

RS 1178 - Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 234, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1179 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1179. Inspection and supervision fee; collection; computation

RS 1179 - Inspection and supervision fee; collection; computation The collector of revenue shall supervise and enforce the collection of the inspection and supervision fee under the provisions of R.S. 45:1177 and 45:1178 and in assessing the annual fee, the sworn annual statements filed with the commission shall be used to ascertain the amount of the gross revenues upon which the fee is to be computed.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1180 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1180. Expenses incurred to assist in investigations to be paid by carrier or utility

RS 1180 - Expenses incurred to assist in investigations to be paid by carrier or utility A. Whenever the commission makes an examination of the affairs of any person doing a public service or public utilities business in Louisiana concerning matters affecting services or rates charged by such public service or public utilities businesses to Louisiana consumers, all expenses incurred by the commission for services necessary to assist the commission in conducting such examination, including the expenses and fees of engineers, consultants, accountants, or such other support staff and clerical assistants specially employed to make the examination, shall, at the discretion of the commission, be paid by the person so examined. B. Attorneys or special counsel may be retained by the commission to assist the commission for the purpose of evaluating and reviewing matters affecting services and rates charged by public utilities to Louisiana consumers and for representing the Public Service Commission in such cases or the judicial review thereof. C.(1)(a) On or before October 31, 1993, the commission, pursuant to Article IV, Section 21 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, shall adopt uniform rules and procedures to be utilized in the selection of such contract employees. Such procedures shall at the minimum set forth the conditions under which a request for proposals shall or shall not be utilized, the reasons therefor, the procedure to be utilized to request proposals, and what criteria and qualifications shall be required for the selection of such outside contract employees; shall specify uniform guidelines for billing for such services; and shall provide ready public access to the records of the commission showing the amounts and nature of charges paid to such contract employees. (b) The commission shall draw up detailed specifications for needed legal or consulting services and shall issue requests for proposals to persons who meet such specifications. (2) All such contracts shall be a matter of public record, and action on them shall only be undertaken at a duly announced meeting of the commission at which a quorum is present. (3) A copy of the rules and procedures adopted pursuant to this Section shall be transmitted forthwith upon adoption or subsequent amendment to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the House Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 376, §1; Acts 1976, No. 468, §1; Acts 1985, No. 561, §1, eff. July 12, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 183, §5; Acts 2007, No. 234, §1. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 561, §3.}}
LA Rev Stat § 45:1181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1181. Expenses of investigation by attorneys and consultants employed to assist the commission; items; amount; certification; payment; contest

RS 1181 - Expenses of investigation by attorneys and consultants employed to assist the commission; items; amount; certification; payment; contest A. The commission shall employ only such engineers, consultants, attorneys or special counsel, accountants, or clerical assistants as are actually necessary to assist the commission in conducting the examination. The compensation for such services shall be fixed according to the time actually devoted to the work of conducting the examination and making reports thereon, whether as witnesses before the commission in open hearing, or by written report, under oath, as required by law, or as participants in any judicial review of the examination or reports. The compensation shall always be reasonable and commensurate with the value of the services performed. B. Upon the completion of the examination, or while the same is in process, the commission shall certify to the person being examined, the amount of expenses incurred as provided in R.S. 45:1180 through 1183. Upon certification, the person examined shall pay the amount certified to the one thus employed. If the person being examined deems the amount of expenses so certified to be unreasonable or contrary to the provisions of R.S. 45:1180 through 1183, it may, within fifteen days after the receipt of the certificate, take a rule against the commission, to test the reasonableness and legality of the amount of expenses certified to by the commission. This rule shall be tried by preference, and upon appeal shall be given preference in the appellate court, as provided by law for other state cases. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 468, §2; Acts 1985, No. 561, §1, eff. July 12, 1985; Acts 2007, No. 234, §1. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 561, §3.}}
LA Rev Stat § 45:1182 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1182. Expenses of investigation; failure to pay; revocation of certificate of authority to do business

RS 1182 - Expenses of investigation; failure to pay; revocation of certificate of authority to do business If any person fails or refuses to pay the amount of expenses of examination certified to by the commission, after fifteen days from the receipt of such certificate, or after final judgment where a rule has been taken as provided in R.S. 45:1181, the commission may revoke the certificate of authority of the person to do business until the full amount is paid.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 127, §17.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1183 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1183. Expenses of investigation; utilities affected

RS 1183 - Expenses of investigation; utilities affected The provisions of R.S. 45:1180 through 45:1182 shall apply to all persons doing business as a public service or public utility in Louisiana, or applying for admission to do business, whose rates or services are, in whole or in part, subject to the regulations of the commission.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1184 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1184. Witnesses before commission; summons

RS 1184 - Witnesses before commission; summons In all cases where witnesses are required to attend the sessions of the commission they shall be notified by a summons issued and signed by the secretary of the commission, and bearing the seal of same, and mailed to them, or which shall be served upon them when deemed necessary, by the sheriff of the parish where they reside or where they may be found, the same as in cases of service of a notice to a witness in a civil proceeding.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1185 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1185. Process of commission; form; execution

RS 1185 - Process of commission; form; execution Attachments for witness and all other process or orders issued by the commission shall be issued and signed by the secretary of the commission, and shall bear the seal of commission, and shall be executed and enforced by the sheriffs of Louisiana in the same manner as in civil proceedings before the courts of this state.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1186 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1186. Contempt of commission

RS 1186 - Contempt of commission The commission may fine and imprison in the parish where the commission may be in session at the time, any witness or other person adjudged to be in contempt of the authority of the commission, the same as in cases of contempt before the district courts of Louisiana.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1187 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1187. Process of commission; sheriff's refusal to serve or execute

RS 1187 - Process of commission; sheriff's refusal to serve or execute In all cases where any sheriff whose duty it is to serve or execute any notice, order, or process of any kind, issued by the commission, fails, neglects, or refuses to serve or execute the same, the commission may select another sheriff to serve and execute its notices, orders, and process.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1188 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1188. Process of commission; sheriff's liability for refusal to serve or execute

RS 1188 - Process of commission; sheriff's liability for refusal to serve or execute Any sheriff who fails or refuses to execute the notices, orders, or process of the commission, shall be subject to the same penalties, for such failure or refusal as are prescribed in the service and execution of similar process in civil cases.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1189 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1189. Process of commission; sheriff's compensation

RS 1189 - Process of commission; sheriff's compensation Sheriffs throughout Louisiana shall receive for their services the same compensation as in the service or execution of notices, orders, or process of a similar nature in civil cases, to be paid out of the amount appropriated for the expenses of the commission.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1190 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1190. Appearance before Interstate Commerce Commission

RS 1190 - Appearance before Interstate Commerce Commission The commission through any of its commissioners, or its secretary, or by a duly authorized attorney, shall appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington, D.C., or at any other place where the Interstate Commerce Commission might be holding a session, whenever, in the judgment of the Louisiana Public Service Commission the interests of shippers or consignees in Louisiana may require it.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1191 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1191. Commission's orders; effective date

RS 1191 - Commission's orders; effective date All orders of the commission, made and entered upon its records, respecting rates, charges, rules, regulations and classification, affecting any railroad, express, telephone, telegraph, steamboat, or other water craft, or sleeping car company, or other person, under its jurisdiction or control, or requiring the performance of any act by any such person, shall be operative and in full force and effect from the time fixed for them to become effective by the commission unless such orders are thereafter changed, altered, modified, or set aside by a court.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1192 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1192. Commission's orders; judicial review; limitation; proceedings

RS 1192 - Commission's orders; judicial review; limitation; proceedings If any of the persons, mentioned in R.S. 45:1191, or other party in interest, shall be dissatisfied with any order entered by the commission, adopting, fixing, changing, altering, or modifying, any rate, classification, rule, charge, or general regulation, and no application for rehearing is filed, the dissatisfied person may, within forty-five days after the order made by the commission becomes effective, file in a court at the domicile of the commission, a petition setting forth the particular cause of objection to the order or regulation of the commission complained of. When a timely application for a rehearing has been made at the commission, the time for appeal does not commence until the date of the commission order disposing of the rehearing application. All such cases shall be tried in the same manner as civil cases and shall be given precedence over all other civil cases in the court, and shall be heard and determined as speedily as possible. The court may affirm the order of the commission complained of, or it may change, modify, alter, or set it aside, as justice may require.  Acts 1989, No. 342, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1193 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1193. Contest of acts of commission; filing of transcript

RS 1193 - Contest of acts of commission; filing of transcript Whenever any suit is filed to contest any decision, act, rule, rate, charge, classification, or order, of the commission, the secretary of the commission shall, within fifteen days after the petition is served upon the commission, cause a certified transcript of all proceedings had and testimony taken upon the investigation made by the commission, to be filed with the clerk of the court in which the suit is pending.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1194 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1194. Contest of acts of commission; evidence not offered before commission; remand to the commission

RS 1194 - Contest of acts of commission; evidence not offered before commission; remand to the commission Upon the trial of any suit brought to contest any decision, act, rule, rate, charge, classification, or order of the commission, no party shall be allowed to introduce evidence different from that which was offered in the proceeding before the commission, unless the reviewing court determines that the additional evidence is important to the cause and could not have been obtained with due diligence by the party before or during the proceeding before the commission. If the reviewing court determines that a party should be permitted to introduce additional evidence, the court shall remand the proceeding to the commission for the commission to consider the additional evidence. Upon remand, the commission may amend, rescind, or reinstate the action complained of in the suit. Acts 2001, No. 498, §1, eff. June 21, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 45:1195 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Public Utilities and Carriers|§1195. Contest of acts of commission; effect of rescission or alteration of order

RS 1195 - Contest of acts of commission; effect of rescission or alteration of order If the commission rescinds the order complained of, the suit shall be dismissed; if it alters, amends or modifies the order, the altered, modified, or amended order shall take the place of the original order complained of and judgment shall be rendered thereon, as though made by the commission in the first instance. If the original order is not rescinded or changed by the commission, judgment shall be rendered by the court upon the original order.