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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3162.1. General obligation bonds

RS 34:3162.1 - General obligation bonds
In addition to any other right, power or authority granted the commission to issue bonds under the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission is also authorized to incur debt and issue general obligation bonds of the commission in accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and Sub-Part A, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,1 and such bonds shall be secured and payable from ad valorem taxation as therein required; provided, however, that the amount of such bonds outstanding at any one time shall not exceed the debt limitation established by R.S. 39:562. Such general obligation bonds shall be issued by the commission only after the approval thereof by the State Bond Commission and by a majority of the electors voting in an election held in the port area in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6A, Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.2 Said bonds may be issued for the purpose of constructing, acquiring or improving any capital improvement which the commission is authorized to undertake as a lawful public purpose within the rights and powers authorized by this Chapter. Any general obligation bonds issued by the commission shall be sold at par at a public sale in accordance with Sub-Part A, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 after advertisement in the manner provided by Chapter 13, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 19503 and the rights to contest the legality of such bonds are set forth in Article VI, Section 35 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.
For the purposes of exercising the power of taxation and the power to incur debt and issue bonds, the commission shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana and the port area, comprising all the territory within the parishes of Caddo and Bossier, shall constitute the territory subject to any tax levied by the commission. All ad valorem taxes levied by the commission shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and other applicable laws.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 316, §3, eff. July 10, 1978.
1R.S. 39:551 et seq.
2R.S. 18:1281 et seq.
3R.S. 39:1421 et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3162.2. Limited tax bonds

RS 34:3162.2 - Limited tax bonds
The Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission may anticipate the revenues to be realized from special ad valorem taxes voted pursuant to the provisions of the constitution and the statutes of the state of Louisiana, in the manner provided by R.S. 39:742.2. Such a borrowing shall be evidenced by certificates of indebtedness or limited tax bonds of the commission, such certificates of indebtedness or limited tax bonds to be payable solely from and secured by an irrevocable pledge and dedication of the revenues of such tax. The commission may anticipate the revenue of a special ad valorem tax for a period of up to twenty-five years or the remaining number of years for which the tax is authorized, whichever is less.
Acts 1994, No. 9, §1, eff. June 7, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3162.3. Borrowing in anticipation of regular revenues

RS 34:3162.3 - Borrowing in anticipation of regular revenues
A. The Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission, in order to pay its current expenses for any year, may anticipate the revenues for such year and may borrow money to pay such expense and issue revenue anticipation notes to cover the loan.
B. The amount so borrowed by the commission shall in no case exceed the estimated income of the commission as shown by the budget adopted prior to such time, and the income collected as shown by the budget shall be dedicated and set aside to the payment of the revenue anticipation notes as they mature.
C. The revenue anticipation notes shall be made due and payable not later than sixty days after the end of the fiscal year in which they are issued, and shall be issued and sold in such manner and in such form as the commission may determine.
Acts 1994, No. 9, §1, eff. June 7, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3163. Right of expropriation

RS 34:3163 - Right of expropriation
The Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission may acquire by expropriation, and in accordance with the applicable expropriation laws of the state of Louisiana, any property necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the port; however, private wharves or landings in existence on November 8, 1966 shall not be subject to expropriation.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 66, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3164. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 34:3164 - 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 Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 66, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3165. Transitional

RS 34:3165 - Transitional
R.S. 34:3158 through 34:3165 shall be construed as a continuation of and as a substitute for the provisions of Article VI, Section 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, and not as new enactments, and shall be amended or repealed only in accordance with Article VI, Section 43 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 66, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3166. Creation of Red River Parish Port Commission

RS 34:3166 - Creation of Red River Parish Port Commission
A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Red River Parish Port Commission, which shall be composed of seven members who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Two commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the city of Coushatta.
(2) Two commissioners appointed by the police jury of the parish of Red River.
(3) Three commissioners shall be appointed directly by the governor of Louisiana.
B. One of the commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the city of Coushatta and one of the commissioners appointed by the police jury of the parish of Red River shall serve for two years; the other commissioners appointed by the governing authority of the city of Coushatta and the police jury of the parish of Red River shall serve for four years; and the commissioners appointed directly by the governor shall serve for a term of six years. Thereafter, the successors to each of such commissioners shall be appointed for terms of six 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 a taxpayer of the state of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 294, §1; Acts 1985, No. 501, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3167. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 34:3167 - 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 1975, No. 294, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3170. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:3170 - 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 Coushatta, 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 1975, No. 294, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3171. Right to expropriate

RS 34:3171 - Right to expropriate
The Red River 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 1975, No. 294, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3172. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 34:3172 - 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 Red River Parish Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 294, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3221. Creation of district and territorial limits thereof

RS 34:3221 - Creation of district and territorial limits thereof
The Mermentau River Harbor and Terminal District, hereinafter referred to as the district, is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, and its territorial limits shall extend to the limits of Ward 5 of Acadia Parish.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3222. Board of commissioners; members; vacancy; composition; officers; agents and employees

RS 34:3222 - Board of commissioners; members; vacancy; composition; officers; agents and employees
A. A board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the board, is hereby created, which shall be the governing authority of said district. It shall consist of seven members who shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters within the limits of said district during their term of office. The commissioners shall be appointed from among all the qualified voters of said district as follows:
(1) One shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the village of Mermentau.
(2) One shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the village of Estherwood.
(3) One shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the village of Morse; and
(4) Four shall be appointed by the Acadia Parish Police Jury.
B. Two of the commissioners initially appointed by the Acadia Parish Police Jury shall be appointed for a term of one year. The Acadia Parish Police Jury shall, at the time of the appointments, designate which members shall serve initially for one year. The commissioner initially appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the village of Morse shall be appointed for a period of two years. The commissioner initially appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the village of Estherwood shall be appointed for a period of three years. Two of the commissioners initially appointed by the Acadia Parish Police Jury shall be appointed for a period of four years. The Acadia Parish Police Jury shall, at the time of the appointments, designate which members shall serve initially for four years. The commissioners initially appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the village of Mermentau shall be appointed for a period of five years. Thereafter, the successors to each of such commissioners shall be appointed for terms of five years, and each successor shall be appointed by the same authority that appointed his predecessor.
C. Any vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term by the authority that made the original appointment.
D. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall have the power to organize and reorganize legal, executive, engineering, clerical and other departments and forces of said board and to fix the duties, powers and compensation of all officers, agents and employees under said board.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3224. Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum

RS 34:3224 - Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum
The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the office of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of four members, four members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, maintain suitable offices in the district and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of office or employment.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3225. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports

RS 34:3225 - Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
The board shall examine and investigate all questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same and make an annual report to the mayors and aldermen of the villages of Mermentau, Morse, and Estherwood and to the police jury of Acadia Parish, showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the parish of Acadia.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3226. Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:3226 - Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement
A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
B. The board 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 of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.
C. The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3227. Contracts; bids; bond

RS 34:3227 - Contracts; bids; bond
Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part the price of which is to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars on materials and five thousand dollars for materials and labor, the board of commissioners shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and thereafter the board shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. These advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the parish of Acadia, and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by the board. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and place where they will be opened and a general outline of the work to be performed. Every bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder in an amount equal to five percent of the amount of the bid which check shall be forfeited to the board should the bidder, to whom such contract is awarded, fail to enter into the contract within ten days after written notice so to do is given by the board. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the board of commissioners and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. The board may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.
When contracts are let to others, however, the bidders shall be required to furnish bond of a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana or other good and solvent surety to the satisfaction of the board in an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the contract, conditioned that the work shall be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications and the terms of the contract, and containing any other stipulations, provisions and covenants that may be required by the board. The awarding of a contract to a successful bidder shall be binding upon both parties even though for some cause the actual contract cannot be signed.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 196, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 468, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3251. Creation of Grand Isle Port Commission

RS 34:3251 - Creation of Grand Isle Port Commission
A. There is hereby created the Grand Isle Port Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall be domiciled in the town of Grand Isle and shall serve without compensation. The present members of the board shall continue to serve on the board until September 1, 1997. Any vacancy in the membership of the board occurring thereafter by reason of expiration of the term for which appointed, or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted to the governor by the mayor and the aldermen of the town of Grand Isle. The terms of all commissioners appointed by the governor shall run concurrent with the governor.
B. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter and taxpayer of the state of Louisiana and a resident of Ward 11 in Jefferson Parish.
C. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2; Acts 1997, No. 707, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3252. Officers of the board; meetings

RS 34:3252 - Officers of the board; meetings
The commission shall elect from 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 members 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 to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3255. Limits of the district

RS 34:3255 - 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 Grand Isle as the boundaries and limits of said town are presently or hereafter fixed by law and all of Ward 11 of Jefferson Parish.
B. The commission shall be domiciled in the town of Grand Isle.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3256. Transitional provisions

RS 34:3256 - Transitional provisions
All lands and rights of way or servitudes and revenues therefrom within the hereinabove described district belonging to the Greater Jefferson Port Commission on the effective date of this Act are hereby granted, conveyed, transferred, and delivered to the Grand Isle 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 Greater Jefferson Port Commission and the Grand Isle Port Commission within thirty days of the effective date of this Act.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 864, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3261. Creation of district; boundary

RS 34:3261 - Creation of district; boundary
There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state of Louisiana which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the Cane River Waterway District, hereinafter called the "district". The district shall be composed of all the territory located within the Parish of Natchitoches. Any amendment of the boundaries of the parish shall not have the effect of altering the area comprising the district nor operate in derogation thereof.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3262. Purpose; commission

RS 34:3262 - Purpose; commission
The district is created for the object and purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining, individually or in cooperation with the federal government, the state and its various agencies, subdivisions and public bodies, a navigable waterway system to be known as the Cane River Waterway, hereinafter simply called the "waterway," located entirely within the Parish of Natchitoches. To that end and for the purpose of this Chapter, the district shall be governed by a body or commission which shall be known as the Cane Waterway Commission, hereinafter called the "commission."
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3263. Membership of commission

RS 34:3263 - Membership of commission
A. The corporate powers and authorities herein granted shall vest in and be exercised by the commission, a body composed of five members who shall be appointed by the governor from nominees submitted to him in the following manner by the nominating bodies hereinafter designated:
(1) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the governing body of the city of Natchitoches.
(2) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury.
(3) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Natchitoches Levee and Drainage District.
(4) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names nominated by the Soil and Water Conservation District authority.
(5) One member shall be appointed by the governor to serve at large. This member shall be a resident of Natchitoches Parish.
B. Each person who is nominated shall be a resident of Natchitoches Parish and shall own real property which is situated in and subject to ad valorem taxes hereinafter authorized by this Chapter. All nominations made by the aforesaid nominating bodies shall be in writing and sent by registered mail to the governor under the signature of the chief executive officer or secretary of the respective nominating body. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
C. Within thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member or within thirty days after occurrence of a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term of office of any member, the aforesaid respective nominating bodies so entitled shall, in the parish where appropriate, designate a nominee for the new term or to fill the vacancy. Such nominations shall be made on the same basis, in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedures required for nominations for initial membership of the commission. From the list or panel of names submitted, the governor shall appoint the parish member for the new term or to fill the vacancy as soon as possible after the names of the nominees of the respective nominating bodies have been received by him, subject to the requirements heretofore specified for such membership.
D. If any one or more of the nominating bodies referred to above shall cease to exist or function without any legal successor, the governor shall have the right to make his appointment from names submitted by the nominating bodies which are in existence at the time.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1. Amended by Acts 1993, No. 728, §1; Acts 2003, No. 774, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3264. Terms of office

RS 34:3264 - Terms of office
The members shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor by whom appointed. Members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and have taken their oaths of office and filed the same in accordance with law.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3265. Domicile of the commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance

RS 34:3265 - Domicile of the commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance
The domicile of the commission shall be in the city of Natchitoches, Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the members of the commission shall meet at its domicile and elect from the membership at least one vice chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, which latter two offices may be combined. The commission may establish and provide for such other officers, agents and employees as it may deem necessary and appropriate for the accomplishment of its object and purpose, and define the duties, terms and compensation thereof. Immediately upon the organization of the commission and the election of officers, the secretary of the commission shall certify to the secretary of state the names and addresses of such officers. Each member of the commission shall be entitled to receive a stated per diem and travel allowance in such amount and in a maximum annual amount as determined by the commission in a schedule and approved by the governor, when attending upon the business of the commission.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3266. Bylaws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy

RS 34:3266 - Bylaws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy
The commission shall adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business, including the terms of its officers, not in conflict with this Chapter. A quorum for the transaction of business at meetings shall consist of not less than three members. With reference to salaries and compensation of employees, per diem and travel allowance of members, the incurring of funded, general or bonded debt and the levy of taxes, the affirmative vote of three members shall be necessary. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3267. Meetings

RS 34:3267 - Meetings
The commission shall meet annually at its domicile on a date to be fixed by the commission. Other regular and special meetings may be held upon such call, after such notice, at such times and at such places within the district as the commission may prescribe and fix in its bylaws, not in conflict with general law. The commission shall cause a record to be kept of all its proceedings and it shall select a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within the district as its official journal or journals, in which all minutes and official notices shall be published promptly.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3268. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 34:3268 - Exercise of powers; status of commission
The commission shall constitute an instrumentality of the state of Louisiana exercising public and essential governmental functions; and the exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter in the establishment, operation and maintenance of the waterway and the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of the various port and related facilities hereinafter authorized shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state of Louisiana. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, the commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Louisiana and by any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state. The commission shall not be deemed to be a public utility and shall not be subject in any respect to the authority, control or supervision of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or any other regulatory body of the state or any political subdivision thereof.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 398, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3270. Taxes

RS 34:3270 - Taxes
The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of ad valorem taxes, the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to the collection of the aforesaid taxes herein authorized. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector for the parish in the district shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the commission and receive from him a receipt for the amount of the taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the state comptroller. Such tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a 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 state comptroller for state taxes. Such tax collector shall be entitled to retain from all taxes collected by him for the commission, the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes. Upon failure of any such tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph, 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 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3272. Revenue bonds

RS 34:3272 - Revenue bonds
In addition to the power and authority to issue bonds payable from the capital outlay tax herein authorized in the manner provided by R.S. 34:3271, the commission shall have the right, power and authority to issue revenue bonds for the purposes and in the manner provided by Part XII of Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except that it shall not be necessary to hold an election to authorize the issuance of such bonds.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3273. Bonds as legal investments

RS 34:3273 - Bonds as legal investments
All public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, all banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business; all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; all funds established for pension or other benefits for public employees; and all executors, administrators, tutors, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds of the district or other obligations issued by the commission. These bonds and other obligations are also security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations issued by the commission. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments relieves any person of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities. The commission shall not be liable to beneficiaries, minors, wards or interdicted persons for moneys paid to their trustees, tutors or curators on account of such bonds or obligations.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3274. Property

RS 34:3274 - Property
All parishes, cities, towns, villages and other political subdivisions and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the state of Louisiana, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to lease, rent, grant or convey to the commission at its request upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of such parishes, cities, towns, villages and political subdivisions and departments, agencies or commissions of the state may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity of any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real or personal property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the commission, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3275. Pledge of state

RS 34:3275 - Pledge of state
The state of Louisiana hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, that it will not limit or impair the rights hereby vested in the commission until all such bonds at any time issued, together with the interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 391, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3281. Legislative findings and intent

RS 34:3281 - Legislative findings and intent
The legislature finds that the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions.
Acts 2005, No. 98, §1, eff. June 21, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3283. Officers; meetings; quorum; report

RS 34:3283 - Officers; meetings; quorum; report
A. The commission shall elect annually from among the commissioners 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 offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. The commission shall meet in regular session once yearly and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission or on the written request of three commissioners. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held. A majority of the commissioners, not including vacancies, shall constitute a quorum. All actions of the commission shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners present and voting. However, no action of the commission shall be authorized on the following matters unless approved by a majority of the total commissioners:
(1) Adoption of bylaws and other rules and regulations for conduct of the commission's business.
(2) Hiring or firing of the commission's executive director, if any.
(3) The incurring of funded, general, or bonded debt, levy of taxes, the call for any tax or other election, and use of eminent domain powers.
(4) Sale, lease, or alienation of real property or improvements.
B. The commission shall render annually to the West Feliciana Parish Police Jury, within thirty days following the end of each calendar year, a report of its activities and particularly a financial report in detail, disclosing all receipts and disbursements of the commission. Additionally, the West Feliciana Parish Police Jury may, in its discretion, require the commission to prepare or cause to be prepared an annual audit of the books, accounts, and records of the commission by a certified public accountant.
C. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted. Any commissioner may request a recorded vote on any resolution or action of the commission.
D. The commission shall cause minutes and a record to be kept of all its proceedings, and it shall select a newspaper of general circulation within its territorial jurisdiction as its official journal in which it shall publish its minutes and such official notices as are required by law.
E. The commission shall maintain an office in the parish of West Feliciana at such place as it may designate.
Acts 2005, No. 98, §1, eff. June 21, 2005; Acts 2015, No. 2, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3284. Commission functions

RS 34:3284 - Commission functions
The exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, the commission shall not be required to pay any taxes, including but not limited to sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, occupational licensing, income, or any other taxes of any kind or nature, or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any property acquired or used by the commission under the provisions of this Chapter and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state and by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. The commission shall not be subject to the jurisdiction or regulatory authority of any other public entity except as expressly provided in this Chapter.
Acts 2005, No. 98, §1, eff. June 21, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3301. Object and purpose

RS 34:3301 - Object and purpose
It is the object and purpose of this Chapter to provide for the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC) Deepening Project, allowing more efficient marine access from the Port of Iberia (POI) and other Acadiana Ports in the area to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by enlarging the existing channel to a project depth of twenty feet; to designate the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development as the assuring and coordinating agency of the state; to furnish to the United States such assurances as may be required by the Congress of the United States as a condition for such project, including, among other things, that the state or an agency, department, or subdivision thereof will provide such lands, servitudes, and rights-of-way or other rights or interest necessary to construction of the project, including suitable areas for initial and subsequent disposal of dredged material and all alterations and relocations of submarine pipelines, cables, and other structures and improvements necessary for project purposes, berthing areas and local access channels, and also agreements to indemnify and hold harmless the United States from claims arising out of the construction, maintenance, and operation of the project in certain instances; to share the portion of the costs, and to reimburse to the United States all or such portion of the costs, of the construction of the deepened channel as may be required by the congress.
Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3302. AGMAC Deepening Project

RS 34:3302 - AGMAC Deepening Project
A. For the purpose established in this Chapter and contingent upon the necessary act of designation to be promulgated by the governor pursuant to R.S. 38:81, designating the Department of Transportation and Development as the assuring and coordinating agency for the AGMAC Project, the secretary of the department is authorized to negotiate and contract with the United States of America to provide such local assurances and cooperation as is necessary for the purposes authorized in this Chapter.
B. The secretary is authorized to proceed with and cooperate in the planning, design, engineering, construction, and right-of-way acquisition of the project; to wit, providing a channel twenty feet in depth from the Gulf of Mexico to Port of Iberia (POI).
C. The Department of Transportation and Development shall be designated as the non-federal sponsor of the lower portion of the Vermilion River in Vermilion Parish for ten and three/tenths miles to a depth of twenty feet if included as a post authorization change to the AGMAC.
D. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, prior to entering into any contract with the United States of America to provide such local assurances and cooperation, the department shall submit said contract for approval to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:3303. Powers and duties

RS 34:3303 - Powers and duties
A. The department shall be empowered to do any and all things necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, including but not limited to the things expressly provided in this Section.
B. The department may enter into contracts and agreements of any nature for the purposes of this Chapter with any person or persons, natural or artificial, corporation, association, or other entity, including public corporations, port authorities, state departments, agencies, parishes, other political subdivisions, municipalities, the United States Government and agencies thereof, or any combination thereof or with instrumentalities of every kind, and may designate any department, agency, municipality, parish, port board, port commission, port, harbor, and terminal district, industrial district, or other political subdivision of the state as its agent to carry out the purposes of and the powers granted under this Chapter. The secretary is empowered to negotiate with and enter into contracts or other agreements with any such person or entity concerning the joint administration of the project, including jurisdictional aspects of the state's administration of the project, providing of lands, servitudes and rights-of-way, the location of project facilities, and may engage jointly in the exercise of any power and in the construction of any facilities and improvements for the purposes of the project on any basis, including the matching of funds, which the participating entities may undertake under any provision of general or special law; however, the department shall expend only those funds for the project which are mandated by federal law, regulation, or requirement as the non-federal share of the cost of the project or which are reasonably related thereto and consistent with the performance of the authority and duties imposed by this Chapter.
C. The department may institute or defend in courts of competent jurisdiction, including for the purposes of this Chapter the courts and administrative tribunals of the United States of America, any legal proceedings that may be necessary or required to compel compliance with this Chapter or any actions taken hereunder or that may arise out of the performance of the obligations and duties imposed by this Chapter.
D. The powers granted under this Chapter shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred on the Department of Transportation and Development by other laws.
Acts 2004, No. 728, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.