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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1801. Creation of Avoyelles Parish Port Commission

RS 34:1801 - Creation of Avoyelles Parish Port Commission
A.(1) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission, which shall be composed of five members, at least one of whom shall be a minority, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:
(2) The members of the police jury of Avoyelles Parish shall select two commissioners, the Town of Simmesport shall select one commissioner, the representative representing House District Twenty-Eight shall select one commissioner, and the senators representing Senate District Twenty-Eight and Senate District Thirty-Two shall, collectively, select one commissioner. Each commissioner shall be domiciled in Avoyelles Parish.
(3)(a) Upon the effective date of this Paragraph, the existing commissioners shall remain until their termed year. Commissioners appointed thereafter shall serve four-year terms subsequent to staggered terms as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. The term shall end on January thirty-first of the termed year. The selection process shall commence February first and be completed within thirty days.
(b)(i) Two members shall serve a term of two years; two members shall serve a term of three years; and one member shall serve a term of four years.
(ii) The terms of the respective members shall be determined from a selection by lot at the first meeting of the board.
(iii) For purposes of this Subparagraph, "selection by lot" shall mean a random selection from the pool of chosen commissioners.
(4) The mayor of Simmesport or his designee, who shall be a member of the board of aldermen of the town of Simmesport, shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of the commission.
(5) Except as in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection, no person who holds an elective public office of any kind in federal, state, or local governments shall be appointed or serve as a member of the commission. Any member of the commission who, during his term of office, is elected to such office shall be deemed to have resigned from the commission by virtue of being elected to such public office.
B. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, and a qualified voter and a taxpayer of the State of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 2016, No. 594, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2021, No. 332, §1, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1802. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 34:1802 - Officers of the commission; meetings
The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary and treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session, once each month, and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules governing its meetings and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1805. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:1805 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds
For a period of sixty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said sixty days.
Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement, once a week for not less than thirty days, by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Simmesport, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and such other places as the commission shall determine, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to re-advertise for new bids. If, after advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received, or if such bids as are received are considered in the discretion of the commission to be unsatisfactory, then and in that event, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1806. Right to expropriate

RS 34:1806 - Right to expropriate
The Avoyelles Parish Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with expropriation laws of the state of Louisiana, any wharves, landings or any other property necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1807. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 34:1807 - Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
The prohibition, contained in R.S. 43:111, against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1861. Creation of Vidalia Port Commission

RS 34:1861 - Creation of Vidalia Port Commission
A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Vidalia Port Commission, which shall be composed of seven members, who shall be residents of the parish of Concordia, who shall serve without compensation, and who shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Vidalia.
B. Of the commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Vidalia, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of four years, and the remaining commissioners shall be appointed for a term of six years. Thereafter, the successors to each of the commissioners shall be appointed for terms of four years.
C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter and taxpayer of the state of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §1; Acts 2014, No. 505, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1863. Limits of the district

RS 34:1863 - Limits of the district
A. The commission shall exercise the powers herein conferred upon it, within the port area, consisting of the entire town of Vidalia as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and extending southward of said municipal limits to the northern boundary of the Forrest-Moreau Plantation and all the land fronting the Mississippi River to a depth of five hundred feet from low water's edge.
B. The commission shall be domiciled in the town of Vidalia.
Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1864. Transitional provisions

RS 34:1864 - Transitional provisions
All lands and rights of way or servitudes and revenues therefrom within the hereinabove described district belonging to the Concordia Port Commission on the effective date of this Act are hereby granted, conveyed, transferred, and delivered to the Vidalia Port Commission without the necessity of any other act, deed, or instrument of transfer. To evidence the conveyance, an act of transfer shall be executed between the Concordia Port Commission and the Vidalia Port Commission within thirty days of the effective date of this Act.
Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1865. Officers of the board; meetings

RS 34:1865 - Officers of the board; meetings
The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all action or resolutions of the commission shall be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1866. Rights and powers of the commission

RS 34:1866 - Rights and powers of the commission
A. The commission may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties. It may employ such officers, agents, and employees as it finds necessary in the performance of its duties, and it may prescribe the duties, powers, and compensation of such officers, agents, and employees. The commission on such terms as it agrees upon, may contract for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs and, on terms and conditions mutually agreeable, may utilize the services of the other executive departments of the state.
B. The commission shall regulate the commerce and traffic within such port area in such manner as may, in its judgment, be for the best interest of the state. It shall have charge of and administer public wharves, docks, sheds, and landings and may construct or acquire and equip wharves and landings and other structures useful for the commerce of the port area and provide mechanical facilities therefor. It shall also have authority to erect sheds or other structures on such wharves and landings; to maintain proper depths of water at all such wharves and landings; to provide light, water, police protection, and other services for its facilities as it may deem advisable; to construct or acquire, maintain, and operate basins, locks, canals, warehouses, and elevators; to charge for the use of all facilities administered by it and for all services rendered by it such fees, rates, tariffs, or other charges as it may establish; to establish harbor lines within the port area by agreement with the United States Corps of Engineers; and to construct, own, operate, and maintain terminal rail facilities and other common carrier rail facilities for the purpose of rendering rail transportation to and from the facilities to be erected, owned, and operated by the commission in both intrastate and interstate commerce.
C. The commission may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in the port area in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by any of its officers or employees for inspecting hatches, surveying cargo, or making other surveys or inspections of vessels in the port area, but shall furnish, without charge, to the master of each such vessel one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.
D. The commission may make and enter into contracts, leases, and other agreements with railroads, trucking companies, barge lines, and with any and all companies interested in the transportation, storage, and shipping of goods and other products, whether by rail, truck line, barge line, oceangoing vessels, or otherwise for the use of facilities administered by the commission or any part or portion thereof for a period of time not exceeding forty years. However, no exclusive franchise shall be granted to any carrier.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1867. Testing validity of bonds; prescription; sale of bonds

RS 34:1867 - Testing validity of bonds; prescription; sale of bonds
A. For a period of sixty days after the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court may inquire into such matters after the lapse of the sixty days.
B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement for bids once a week for not less than thirty days by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and such other places as the commission determines, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and the right to readvertise for new bids. If, after the advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received or if such bids as are received are considered, in the discretion of the commission, to be unsatisfactory, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to the Vidalia Port Commission.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1901. Creation of Columbia Port Commission

RS 34:1901 - Creation of Columbia Port Commission
A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Columbia Port Commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell;
(2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Columbia;
(3) One commissioner shall be elected by the appointed commissioners at their initial meeting.
B. One of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell shall serve for one year. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Columbia shall serve for two years. The commissioner initially elected by the appointed commissioners shall serve a term of three years. The remaining commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Columbia shall serve a term of four years and the remaining commissioner, initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Caldwell, shall serve a term of five years. Thereafter, the successors of such commissioners shall be appointed for five-year terms.
C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, and a qualified voter and a taxpayer of the State of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1902. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 34:1902 - Officers of the commission; meetings
The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session, once each month, and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules governing its meeting and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 239, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1905. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:1905 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds
A. For a period sixty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said sixty days.
B. Any bond issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement, once a week for not less than thirty days, by the commission in a newspaper of general circulation published in Columbia, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, and such other places as the commission shall determine, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to readvertise for new bids. If, after advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received, or if such bids as are received are considered in the discretion of the commission to be unsatisfactory, then and in that event, the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 239, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1907. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 34:1907 - Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
The prohibition, contained in R.S. 43:111, against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Columbia Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 239, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1952. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 34:1952 - Officers of the commission; meetings
The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission, the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month, and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules governing its meetings and shall fix a place at which the meetings shall be held.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 299, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1952.1. Meetings; advance notice

RS 34:1952.1 - Meetings; advance notice
The commission shall publish public notice of any regular or special meeting of the commission, no later than twenty-four hours before the meeting, in the official journal of the district which shall be a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial limits of the district, designated by the commission as its official journal. Additionally, the commission shall give notice of any regular or special meeting of the commission, no later than twenty-four hour before the meeting to each member of the legislature whose legislative district includes any portion of the parish of Tangipahoa and to each member of the parish governing authority of the parish of Tangipahoa. In cases of dire emergency such notices shall not be required; however, the commission shall give such notice of the meeting as it deems appropriate and circumstances permit.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 691, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1954. Authority for issuance of bonds

RS 34:1954 - Authority for issuance of bonds
The commission, as governing authority of Tangipahoa Parish Port District, with the approval of the State Bond and Tax Board, is authorized to incur debt for its lawful purposes and to issue in its name, negotiable bonds or notes therefor, and to pledge for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of properties and facilities maintained and operated by it, and all other revenues received by the commission from other sources; provided, however, that the amount of such bonds and notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed twenty-five million dollars. Such bonds shall be issued by the commission with such dates, forms, terms, series, interest rates, maturities, denominations, redemption, registration and convertibility provisions and security provisions as the commission may determine in compliance with the provisions of Article XIV, Section 31 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana for the year 1921, as amended, and the commission shall have complete authority to incur debt and issue bonds of each type and in every manner provided by said constitutional provision. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure said bonds and notes, the commission may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it. The commission is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, or donation, in its discretion, it may pledge all or any part of such moneys for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 299, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 4, §3; Acts 1970, No. 228, §1, emerg. eff. July 2, 1970, at 1:05 P.M.; Acts 1972, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1955. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:1955 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds
A. For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any interested person may test the legality of said resolution and the validity of said bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any right or cause of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debt represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said thirty days. The newspaper to be used for any such publication shall be a newspaper published in the district, or if no newspaper is published therein, then a newspaper published and having general circulation in Tangipahoa Parish.
B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement at least once a week for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation within the port area and in a financial newspaper or journal published in New Orleans, New York or Chicago, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and the right to readvertise for new bids. If, after advertisement as hereinabove provided no bids are received, or if such bids as are received are considered in the discretion of the commission to be unsatisfactory then and in that event the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 299, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 4, §4; Acts 1972, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1956. Right to expropriate

RS 34:1956 - Right to expropriate
The commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with expropriation laws of the State of Louisiana, any wharves, landings or any other property necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 299, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1957. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 34:1957 - Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply
The prohibition contained in R.S. 43:111 against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical shall not apply to the commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 299, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1958. Refunding bonds; issuance

RS 34:1958 - Refunding bonds; issuance
Bonds may be issued under authority of this chapter or under authority of any other applicable law for the purpose of refunding all or any part of bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by the commission. The refunding bonds may run for not longer than forty years and may bear interest at not to exceed eight percent per annum, but in all other respects shall have such details and the proceedings authorizing the bonds may contain such provisions as may be determined by the commission, including, but without limitation, provisions as to denomination, maturities, places of payment, registration, convertibility into bonds of other denominations, method of sale and delivery, manner of execution, reservation of options to redeem prior to maturity, and covenants for the security and better marketability of the bonds. Any refunding bonds so issued may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded or may be sold in such manner as may be determined by the commission or may be sold in part and exchanged in part. If sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied to the payment of the bonds refunded or, as to such bonds as are not yet maturing or redeemable or voluntarily surrendered by the holders thereof, such proceeds may be deposited in escrow to be held until such time as the bonds to be refunded become available for payment, and during such period of escrow may be invested in direct obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America, in which case such obligations must mature or be payable in advance of maturity at the option of the holder in such manner and must bear interest at such rates as to provide funds which, together with any uninvested money placed in the escrow, will be sufficient to pay when due or called for redemption the bonds refunded, together with interest thereof accrued and to accrue and redemption premiums, if any, and such refunding bonds proceeds or obligations so purchased therewith which, with other funds legally available to the commission for such purpose, may be deposited in escrow with a banking corporation or association doing business in Louisiana which is a member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereof.
There may be included in the refunding bonds so issued bonds in an amount sufficient to pay interest accrued on the bonds refunded, any redemption premiums to be paid thereon, and expenses to be reasonably incurred in connection with the refunding. Such refunding bonds may be made payable from any or all taxes and other revenues which were or could have been pledged to the payment of the bonds refunded.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 228, §1, emerg. eff. July 2, 1970, at 1:05 P.M.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1959. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:1959 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
The commission may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or its deputies for inspecting hatches, surveying cargoes, and the like. The master of each vessel shall, however, be furnished free one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo. The commission may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed two and one-half mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district when authorized to do so by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose in accordance with law. All funds derived under this Section shall be used to defray the administrative, operative, and maintenance expenses of the board. The commission may likewise borrow money for the said purpose from time to time and issue certificates of indebtedness secured by any fees authorized under this Section and by any taxes authorized under this Section provided that such indebtedness shall in no year exceed the estimated revenues for such year.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5; Acts 2003, No. 884, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1959.1. Ad valorem taxes; special taxes; special election

RS 34:1959.1 - Ad valorem taxes; special taxes; special election
A. The commission shall not levy any tax, whether ad valorem or special, unless authorized to do so and unless the levy, maximum rate, and maximum duration of the tax is approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The commission may call an election for such purpose.
B. The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission shall cease, on July 1, 2003, to levy and collect all taxes, whether ad valorem or special, except taxes pledged to the repayment of bonds or other debt, that have not been authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose. No taxes, other than those so pledged, shall be owed, and the commission shall not collect taxes for the 2003 tax year. No special election shall be necessary to repeal the levy of such taxes.
Acts 2003, No. 884, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1960. Bond issues; voted bonds

RS 34:1960 - Bond issues; voted bonds
The commission is further authorized to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds, payable from taxes to be levied on all taxable property in the district without limitation as to rate or amount, to acquire lands for the uses of the district and to provide funds for the making, construction, repair and maintenance of the public works and improvements outlined in this chapter, when authorized so to do by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose in accordance with law.
The commission may, upon its own initiative, call a special election and submit to the qualified taxpaying voters of the district the question of incurring such debt and issuing negotiable bonds.
All such elections and all proceedings for the issuance and sale of bonds shall be called, held, and conducted in accordance with the laws authorizing and governing elections and authorizing the issuance of bonds for such purposes by other political subdivisions which are authorized to incur debt and issue bonds of like character. The provisions of such laws shall govern and control all elections held hereunder insofar as the same may be applicable thereto.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 228, §1, emerg. eff. July 2, 1970, at 1:05 P.M.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1961. Taxes for payment of bonds

RS 34:1961 - Taxes for payment of bonds
The commission shall levy annually on all property situated within the district subject to taxation any special taxes that may be necessary to provide for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter.
These special taxes shall be levied, assessed and collected on the property within the district under the same methods, terms and conditions and at the same time as state and parish taxes are levied, assessed and collected; these taxes shall be secured by the same liens upon the property subject to taxation within the district as taxes for state and parish purposes; the property subject to any taxes within said district shall be sold for failure to pay the same in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent state, parish and other taxes under the laws of the state.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1962. Collection of taxes

RS 34:1962 - Collection of taxes
The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes, the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Chapter. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector for the parish of Tangipahoa shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the commission and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for the full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquents or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall retain from all taxes collected by them for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this section the commission shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the commission for such special taxes.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 4, §5. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1963. Definitions

RS 34:1963 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Administrative expenses" means any and all expenditure of funds by the port commission relating to the running of the daily affairs of the port commission, including but not limited to employee salaries, employee benefits, rents, utilities, professional services, office equipment and supplies, furniture and fixtures, telephones, travel expenses, insurance premiums, automobile expenses, and other such related items.
(2) "Carrier" means operating companies, railroads, trucking companies, barge lines, stevedoring companies, shipping lines, and all companies transporting, storing, or shipping goods and other products, whether by rail, truck, barge, oceangoing vessel, or otherwise.
(3) "Improvements" means the repairs, maintenance, and construction of facilities and on property, whether movable or immovable, owned, operated, leased, or administered by the port commission.
(4) "Maintenance expenses" means any and all expenditure of funds by the port commission appertaining in any manner to the repairs and maintenance of the facilities and property, whether immovable or movable, owned, operated, leased, or administered by the port commission, including but not limited to grounds keeping, grounds improvements, roadbed repairs, facility repairs, and other such related items.
(5) "Marine terminal operator" means a person, company, or entity furnishing services as an operating company or stevedoring company relating to the use of operations of the facilities and property owned, leased, administered, or operated by the port commission to include the transportation, storage, handling, loading, unloading, or shipping of goods or other products or commodities.
(6) "Operating companies" means a person, company, or entity performing or furnishing services for the port commission related to the operations of facilities owned, leased, operated, or administered by the port commission.
(7) "Operative expenses" means any and all expenditure of funds by the port commission in furtherance of the rights, duties, powers, and functions of the commission as set forth in R.S. 34:1953 including works of public improvements necessary or useful for port, recreational, harbor, and terminal purposes that may be necessary for the business of the commission.
(8) "Repairs" means those activities necessary to maintain any and all facilities and real property owned, operated, leased, or administered by the port commission in a workable, functional, or operational condition.
(9) "Stevedoring company" means a person, company, or entity performing or furnishing the necessary equipment and manpower to load, unload, transport, or ship goods, products, or commodities.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 287, §1; Acts 1995, No. 161, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
NOTE: ACTS 1995, NO. 161 IS REMEDIAL AND SHALL BE APPLIED RETROACTIVELY AS WELL AS PROSPECTIVELY.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2021. Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District

RS 34:2021 - Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District
A. There is hereby created in the hereinafter described area of Jefferson Parish, a special parish district designated as the "Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District", which, through its board of commissioners, shall have the power to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate projects as provided in this Chapter and to provide such additional parish services within the district as may be required by the Jefferson Parish Council. The district is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.
B. The Jefferson Parish Council shall have control over and responsibility for the functions, management, affairs, operation, and administration of said district and may exercise such powers as are necessary to govern such functions, management, affairs, operation, and administration.
C. The Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District, a special parish district created by this Chapter, shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all of the powers of a corporation, including the power to sue and be sued. The district shall also have all powers and rights conferred by this Chapter; all powers of a special district as provided by the home rule charter of Jefferson Parish; and the power to perform any other act in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which is necessary and proper for effectuating the purposes and objects for which said district was created.
D. The Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District shall be managed by a board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as "the commission", which shall be composed of qualified voters and residents of Jefferson Parish except that the board may include two qualified voters residing outside Jefferson Parish who have their principal place of business in Jefferson Parish. The Jefferson Parish Council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe the number, manner of appointment, terms, and the duties of the members of the commission; the number and manner of selection of officers of the commission; and rules governing meetings of the commission.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1; Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2023. Additional powers

RS 34:2023 - Additional powers
The district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to rights and powers set out in this Chapter:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporation seal.
(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, expropriation, or otherwise, all property, including rights of way; to hold and use any franchise or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of industrial parks.
(4) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.
(5) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected ad valorem taxes as provided in this Chapter and as may be provided by general law.
(6) To require and issue licenses with respect to its properties and facilities.
(7) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and services rendered by it.
(8) To borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for such loans.
(9) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2024. Tax increment finance

RS 34:2024 - Tax increment finance
The district, acting through the commission, may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with the parish of Jefferson or any municipality inside its boundaries in order to pursue tax increment finance under the provisions of R.S. 33:9038.1 et seq., hereafter in this Section referred to as the "TIF law". Upon the execution of such a cooperative endeavor agreement, the parish of Jefferson or any municipality with a population in excess of that permitted by the TIF law shall have all powers of a local governmental subdivision under the TIF law. Such a cooperative endeavor agreement may declare the district to be a "local governmental subdivision", a "district", or "issuer" within the meaning and for the purposes of such laws. The use of any ad valorem tax, sales tax, or hotel occupancy tax pursuant to the TIF law shall in each case be approved by the Jefferson Parish Council or the municipality so involved.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1; Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2025. Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes

RS 34:2025 - Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes
The commission, with the approval of the state bond commission and with the approval of a majority of the voters of the district voting in an election held for such purpose, is authorized to incur debt for its lawful purposes and to issue in its name, negotiable bonds or notes therefor, and to pledge for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes the revenue derived from ad valorem taxes or other revenues derived from the operation of properties and facilities maintained and operated by it, or received by the commission from other sources. Such bonds shall be issued by the commission with such dates, forms, terms, series, interest rates, maturities, denominations, redemption provisions and security provisions as the commission may determine in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana, and the commission shall have complete authority to incur debt and issue bonds of each type and in every manner provided by said constitution. All bonds, when authorized to be issued, shall constitute a general obligation of the commission to the payment of which the full faith and credit of the commission and the district shall be and are hereby pledged. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure said bonds and notes, the commission may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it. The commission is further authorized to receive, by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant or donation, in its discretion, it may pledge all or any part of such monies for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1.