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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:46. Organization of industrial districts

RS 34:46 - Organization of industrial districts
A. The board may create and organize industrial districts in connection with the operation, by the board, of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal in the city of New Orleans, and to that end, the board may:
(1) Acquire land, or the control thereof, by purchase, lease, contract, or expropriation.
(2) Levy and collect benefit assessments against lands benefited by improvements, by contract with the owner or owners thereof.
(3) Issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness, for which neither the credit of the state nor or of the board shall ever be pledged, and the payment of which shall be based on and secured by the payment of such benefit assessments and by the land itself; however, neither the state nor the board shall be liable for such benefit assessments.
(4) Enter into all contracts incidental to the purposes herein with public or private persons, firms, and corporations.
B. The authority granted by this Section shall be a continuing authority, and the creating or organizing of the first industrial district thereunder shall not exhaust the power of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 464, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:47. Transitional

RS 34:47 - Transitional
R.S. 34:45 and 34:46 shall be construed as continuations of and as substitutes for the provisions of Article VI, Sections 16, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, and 16.4 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and not as new enactments, and shall be amended or repealed only in accordance with Article VI, Section 43 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.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. 464, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:203.1. Sale of property

RS 34:203.1 - Sale of property
A.(1)(a) The board may sell by written public bid to the highest bidder any property, or portions thereof, including immovable property, which in the opinion of the board is not needed for public purposes.
(b) However, if such property has previously been taken by expropriation, then the previous property owner shall first be given a prior opportunity to repurchase the property at the current appraised market value.
(2) Notice of the proposed sale, including advertisement for bids and the minimum price and terms of the sale, shall be advertised in a daily newspaper which is published within the limits of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District and in any other paper or papers that may be selected by the board. The advertisement shall be published three times within ten days, the last advertisement to appear at least ten days before the day that bids will be received.
(3) If, after the advertisement for bids, there are no bids received or the bids received are unreasonably low, as determined by a two-thirds vote of the voting members present, then the board may negotiate the sale of such property at fair market value to be agreed upon by majority vote of the voting members present. In no instance may the property be transferred by donation or sold for less than the highest bid, if unreasonably low bids were received.
B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A or other applicable law and in addition to any other authority granted to the board, the board may sell, pursuant to a publicly advertised request for proposals process, any of its property within the city limits of the city of Westlake, Louisiana, on such terms and conditions and for such price as may be approved by a vote of two-thirds of the voting members present, and with the approval of the Westlake City Council.
(2) However, if such property has previously been taken by expropriation, then the previous property owner shall first be given a prior opportunity to repurchase the property at the current appraised market value.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 398, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 62, §1; Acts 1999, No. 950, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:204. Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees; travel

RS 34:204 - Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees; travel
A. The board shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be only those duties established in the bylaws of the board, adopted or amended by two-thirds of the board; however, such duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices 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 voting members. Four voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum. No action may be taken by the board without concurrence of at least four voting members. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall maintain suitable offices in the city of Lake Charles. The board shall elect its officers prior to July first each year, and officers shall serve in such positions until July first of the following year. No person shall be elected to serve for more than two consecutive years in the same office. After serving two consecutive years in a particular office, a member shall not be eligible to hold that office for a period of one year.
B. The board may contract with and employ attorneys and engineers and fix their compensation and terms of employment.
C. The board shall not pay any costs associated with out-of-state travel by a board member unless such payment is approved by five members of the board voting at a meeting of the board.
Acts 1987, No. 429, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 351, §1, eff. Sept. 15, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 638, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 149, §1, eff. May 29, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:205. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports

RS 34:205 - 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 governor showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the exports and imports passing through the port district; 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 City of Lake Charles.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:206. Acquisition of lands

RS 34:206 - Acquisition of lands
The board may acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, lease or otherwise, any and all lands in the district needed for railways, warehouses, docks, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels, slips, basins and other facilities to be owned and operated by the board or to lease to others for manufacturing, commercial and business purposes to promote the industrial development of the district and it may provide for the payment of such land out of the funds under its control not otherwise specially appropriated.
Amended by Acts 1958, No. 344, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:207. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:207 - Construction of works of public improvement
The board may make or construct any of the works of public improvement in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; it may purchase machinery, materials and equipment for performing such work, and supervise the making of the same, or make and construct such works through contracts with others; and generally it may do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers hereby vested with regard to such works of public improvement.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:209. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:209 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
The board of commissioners 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 board 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. All funds derived under this section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the board.
The board shall likewise have the right to borrow money, from time to time, and to issue certificates of indebtedness therefor to be secured by dedication and pledge of the revenues from (1) any fees authorized under this Part, (2) any taxes authorized under this section; provided that the term of any such loan shall not exceed fifteen years and the amount thereof shall not exceed that portion of the anticipated revenues authorized to be dedicated and pledged to the payment thereof.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 389, §1; Acts 1970, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:210. Bond issues

RS 34:210 - Bond issues
The board is authorized to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds to acquire lands for the uses of the district and to provide funds for the making and construction of the public works and improvements outlined in this Part, when authorized so to do by a vote of a majority in number and value of the property tax payers of the district qualified to vote at an election held for the purpose in accordance with law.
The board may, upon its own initiative, call a special election and submit to the qualified tax paying voters of the district the question of incurring such debt and issuing negotiable bonds. The board shall call such special election when requested so to do by petition in writing signed by one-fourth of the property tax payers in number eligible to vote at such election.
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 in so far as the same may be applicable thereto.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:211. Taxes for payment of bonds

RS 34:211 - Taxes for payment of bonds
The board 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 Part.
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:212. Collection of taxes

RS 34:212 - 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 Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector for the Parish of Calcasieu shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners 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 auditor of the state. The 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 auditor of the state for state taxes. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector shall retain from all taxes collected by him 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 board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:213. Transfer of state lands to board of commissioner; certificate

RS 34:213 - Transfer of state lands to board of commissioner; certificate
A. In order to provide additional means and furnish resources to carry out the purposes for which the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District was created, the following described lands situated within the district belonging to the State of Louisiana are hereby granted, transferred, conveyed and delivered unto the board of commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, reserving to the State of Louisiana, however, all of the mineral rights in, on and under such property:
Sections 31 and 32 of Township 10 South, Range 9 West, and Section 29 of Township 11 South, Range 9 West, Southwestern District of Louisiana; LESS and EXCEPT all parts thereof heretofore alienated by the State of Louisiana to persons through patents; and also LESS and EXCEPT the bed of any navigable stream, lake or other body of water situated in such sections.
B. The vesting of title to the said lands in the board of commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall be indicated by a certificate to that effect issued by the register of the State Land Office immediately upon passage of this Act.
Acts 1956, No. 307, §1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:215. Powers and authority of district

RS 34:215 - Powers and authority of district
Without impairing or diminishing the import and meaning of the other Sections of this Part, except as in the respects hereafter specifically shown and provided, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall have the authority:
(1) To own, construct, operate, and maintain docks, wharves, sheds, elevators, locks, slips, laterals, basins, warehouses, docks, wharves, and all other property, structures, equipment, and facilities including belts and connecting lines of ships and railroads and works of public improvements necessary or useful for port, harbor, and terminal purposes to dredge and maintain shipways, channels, slips, basins, and turning basins;
(2) To establish, operate, and maintain in cooperation with the federal government and the state of Louisiana and its various agencies, subdivisions, and public bodies navigable waterway systems;
(3) To acquire, by right of eminent domain, purchase, lease, or otherwise, the land that may be necessary for the business of the district, including industrial plant sites and necessary property or appurtenances thereto, and to acquire or construct industrial plant buildings with necessary machinery and equipment within said district;
(4) To lease or sublease for processing, manufacturing, commercial, and business purposes lands or buildings owned, acquired, or leased as lessee by said district, including environmental and pollution structures and installations, which lease may run for any term not exceeding forty years at a fixed rental and shall contain a clause or clauses for readjustment of the rentals until the expiration of the period of the lease;
(5) To borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any land, or dock, or warehouse, or any facility, of said district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same according to plans and specifications approved by the governing authority and to erect and construct such improvement and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dock, wharf, or toll charges or other charges payable for such property a percentage thereof to be agreed on, subject, however, to any covenants or agreements made by the holders of revenue bonds issued under the authority herein set forth.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 81, §1. Acts 1987, No. 102, §1, eff. June 18, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:216. Authority for issuance of bonds

RS 34:216 - Authority for issuance of bonds
The board of commissioners, as governing authority of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, 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 board of commissioners from other sources; provided, however, that the amount of such bonds and notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed one hundred million dollars. Such bonds shall be issued by the board of commissioners with such dates, forms, terms, series, interest rates not to exceed eight percent per annum, maturities, denominations, redemption, registration and convertibility provisions and security provisions as the board of commissioners may determine in compliance with the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, as herein amended, and the board of commissioners shall have complete authority to incur debt and issue bonds of each type and in every manner provided by these laws. The board of commissioners 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. Neither the full faith and credit of the state of Louisiana or the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District shall secure any bonds issued pursuant to this Section.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 81, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:217. Contestment of the legality of bonds

RS 34:217 - Contestment of the legality of bonds
For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication of any resolution adopted pursuant to this part, and any statutory law enacted hereunder, any person in interest may contest the legality of the bonds authorized hereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, legality or effectiveness of such resolution or bonds for any cause whatever, and after which time 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 such 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 Calcasieu Parish.
Added by Acts 1973, No. 81, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:221. Definitions

RS 34:221 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the Calcasieu Ship Channel Funding Management Board.
(2) "Corps" means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(3) "DMMP" means the Dredged Material Management Plan dated November 22, 2010, as adopted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(4) "Fund" means the Calcasieu River Fund which is a separate and distinct fund kept and maintained by the Port of Lake Charles.
(5) "Industry" means a fixed facility located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel with a terminal having at least one vessel call utilizing a state-commissioned pilot.
(6) "Non-federal sponsor" means the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District acting on behalf of the state of Louisiana, as authorized by R.S. 34:218.
(7) "Port" means the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District.
(8) "PPA" means the project partnership agreement between the non-federal sponsor and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dated April 20, 2015, which implemented the Dredged Material Management Plan.
(9) "Ship channel" means the Calcasieu Ship Channel, which may also be referred to as the Calcasieu River and Pass Project.
(10) "Vessel" means any watercraft utilizing a state-commissioned pilot to navigate the Calcasieu Ship Channel, whether foreign or domestic.
Acts 2020, No. 332, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:222. Calcasieu Ship Channel Funding Management Board

RS 34:222 - Calcasieu Ship Channel Funding Management Board
A. The legislature hereby creates the Calcasieu Ship Channel Funding Management Board which shall be domiciled at the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District. The board shall be composed of the following three members:
(1) The executive director of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District or his designee.
(2) The governor of the state of Louisiana or his designee.
(3) A representative from an entity with a facility located on the ship channel that contributes to the fund and appointed by the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.
B. The board shall elect from its members a chairman who shall call the meetings as necessary and set the agenda for each meeting. The chairman shall serve a term of one year and may serve consecutive terms.
C. The powers of the board shall be limited to determining how money from the fund is used to pay the non-federal sponsor's cost share of the DMMP or other non-federal sponsor's costs under the PPA or as required by federal law or regulation, including but not limited to projects presented to the board for construction and any real estate acquisitions necessary to implement the objectives of the DMMP.
D. The board members shall serve without compensation.
Acts 2020, No. 332, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:224. The Calcasieu Ship Channel Advisory Committee

RS 34:224 - The Calcasieu Ship Channel Advisory Committee
A. The advisory committee shall consist of a group of stakeholders that will offer advice and counsel, and meet with the Calcasieu Ship Channel Funding Management Board quarterly to review funding plans and activities. The members of the advisory committee shall not have decisionmaking authority.
B. The members shall serve concurrently with the governor and without compensation.
C. The advisory committee shall be composed of seven members as follows:
(1) One member shall be a representative of the Corps.
(2) One member shall be the port director of the Cameron Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District or his designee.
(3) One member shall be the executive director of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District or his designee.
(4) One member shall be a state-commissioned river port pilot appointed by the Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of Lake Charles.
(5) Three members shall be appointed by the governor and shall represent separate facilities that utilize the Calcasieu Ship Channel for commerce involving deep draft seagoing vessels. One member shall represent a facility on the ship channel in Cameron Parish and two members shall represent a facility on the ship channel in Calcasieu Parish. The appointments by the governor shall be subject to Senate confirmation.
Acts 2020, No. 332, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:242. Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents and employees

RS 34:242 - Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents and employees
The governing authority of the district shall be a board of commissioners to be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Iberia. The board shall consist of seven members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the district or the division of the district from which appointed during their term of office, to be appointed as follows: two commissioners shall be appointed on September 18, 1978, each for a term of six years, one of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and board of aldermen of Loreauville and one of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and board of aldermen of Jeanerette; the successors to the two commissioners whose terms expire on November 12, 1978 shall be appointed by the mayor and council of New Iberia each to serve until September 18, 1984; the successors to the three commissioners whose terms expire on November 12, 1980 and on November 12, 1981 shall be appointed by the governing authority of the Parish of Iberia each to serve until September 18, 1984. Upon the expiration of their respective terms of office, their successors shall be appointed by the respective governing authorities for terms of six years each. The successors to the three commissioners who are to be appointed by the governing authority of Iberia Parish shall be appointed one from each of the three divisions of the district, such divisions shall be created and established by the governing authority of Iberia Parish in such manner as to provide for approximately the same population in each such division. Each vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the authority which appointed the commissioner. Any commissioner may be removed by the appointing authority, but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing and proof of the sufficiency of the charges; provided, that any commissioner so removed shall have the right to test in the courts the sufficiency of the charges and of the evidence tendered in support thereof.
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 the board and to fix the duties, powers, and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees of the said board.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 1978, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:243. Powers of board

RS 34:243 - Powers of board
The board may regulate the commerce and traffic of the harbor and port district in such manner as may in its judgment be best for the public interest; it shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to corporations; it may own and have charge of, administer, contract for, operate and maintain wharves, sheds, belt and connecting railroads, canals, basins, and any and all structures and facilities necessary or proper for the use and development of the business of the district, including buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and the handling, storage, transportation and delivery of freight, express and mail; it may lease or sell for manufacturing, commercial and business purposes, lands or buildings owned or acquired by it; it may borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any facility of the district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same and to erect and construct such improvements, and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dockage, wharfage or tollage charges payable for such property, a percentage thereof to be agreed on; it may maintain proper depth of water to accommodate the business of the district; provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with the wharves, sheds, and other structures; provide lights, water and police protection for the district and for all harbor and terminal facilities situated therein; and make reasonable charges and collect the same for the use of all structures, works and facilities administered by the board, and for any and all services rendered by the board.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:244. Officers of board; meetings; agents and employees

RS 34:244 - Officers of board; meetings; agents and employees
The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, a secretary and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices 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 shall convene 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, shall 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 term of employment.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 486, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:245. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual report

RS 34:245 - Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual report
The board of commissioners 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 governor showing all receipts and disbursements of the board, the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and crafts and their tonnage, the exports and imports passing through the port district, setting forth the general condition of said district, its buildings, structures, facilities, and other properties, and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as to the board may seem advisable. A copy of said report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the City of New Iberia.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:246. Acquisition of lands; receipt of money, aid or assistance

RS 34:246 - Acquisition of lands; receipt of money, aid or assistance
The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the Parish of Iberia 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 land be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specially appropriated.
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 Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:247. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:247 - Construction of works of public improvement
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:248. Letting contracts; emergency procedures

RS 34:248 - Letting contracts; emergency procedures
Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part, the board shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 165, §1; Acts 1982, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:249. Fees

RS 34:249 - Fees
The board of commissioners is authorized to 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 the board 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:251. Taxes for payment of bonds

RS 34:251 - Taxes for payment of bonds
The board 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 Part.
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; they 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 taxes within the district shall be sold for failure to pay the same in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent state, parish, or other taxes under the law.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:252. Collection of taxes

RS 34:252 - Collection of taxes
The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating and relating to the collection of taxes; the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales, shall also apply to and regulate the collection of all taxes authorized by this Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector for the Parish of Iberia shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners 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 auditor of the state. The 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 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 him 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 board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond as such, for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:293. Powers of board; title to structures

RS 34:293 - Powers of board; title to structures
A.(1) The board has the power to regulate the commerce and traffic of the harbor and terminal district in any manner that may in its judgment be best for the public interest. It has all the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to corporations in Louisiana. It may administer, contract for, operate, and maintain wharves, warehouses, landings, docks, sheds, belt and connecting railroads, canals, basins, locks, elevators, and other structures and facilities necessary or proper for the use and development of the business of the district, including buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and in the handling, storage, transportation, and delivery of freight, express, and mail. It may maintain proper depths of water to accommodate the business of the district; provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with the wharves, sheds, docks, elevators, warehouses, and other structures; provide light, water, and police protection for the district and for all harbor and terminal facilities situated therein. It may make and collect reasonable charges for the use of all structures, works, and facilities administered, and for any and all services rendered by it. It may regulate reasonably the fees and charges to be made by privately owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and other facilities within the limits of the district when the same are offered for the use of the public.
(2) All buildings, railroads, wharves, elevators and other structures, equipment and facilities herein referred to are declared to be works of public improvement and title thereto shall vest in the public.
B. In addition to the foregoing, the board shall have the power and authority:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To prepare, adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal bylaws, orders, rules, regulations, policies, forms, and procedures to govern the affairs and conduct of its business and to carry out its functions in order to effectuate the provisions of this Part.
(3) To make, enter into, and execute all contracts and agreements with any person or agency, public or private, necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its power under this Part.
(4) To perform any other necessary and ancillary acts to effectuate its functions, to perform its duties, or to give effect to its powers in accordance with this Part.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 867, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:294. Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees

RS 34:294 - Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees
The board shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices 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 a majority of the current members of the board. A majority of the current members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the city of Lafayette, and may contract with or employ a director, assistants, and staff and attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and term of employment.
Amended by Acts 1971, No. 155, §1; Acts 1988, No. 867, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:296. Acquisition of lands

RS 34:296 - Acquisition of lands
The board may acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation or otherwise any and all lands in the district needed for railways, warehouses, docks, wharves, sheds, buildings, and other facilities owned and operated by the board and it may provide for the payment of such land out of the funds under its control not otherwise specially appropriated.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:297. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:297 - Construction of works of public improvement
The board may make or construct any of the works of public improvement in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; it may purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work and supervise the making of the same, or make and construct such works through contracts with others and generally, it may do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested with regard to such works of public improvements.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:298. Letting contracts; doing work with own force and equipment

RS 34:298 - Letting contracts; doing work with own force and equipment
A.(1) Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part the price of which is to exceed the amount permitted under state law for contracts by the state or its subdivisions without bid, 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 city of Lafayette 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 to do so 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 advertisements.
(2) 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.
B. Where 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.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 867, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:299. Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:299 - Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
A. The board 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.
B. The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed two and one-half mills on the dollar of the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the board.
C. The board shall likewise have the right to borrow money, from time to time, and to issue certificates of indebtedness therefor to be secured by dedication and pledge of the revenues from (1) any fees authorized under this part, (2) any taxes authorized under this section; provided that the term of any such loan shall not exceed fifteen years and the amount thereof shall not exceed that portion of the anticipated revenues authorized to be dedicated and pledged to the payment thereof.
Amended by Acts 1973, No. 97, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:301. Taxes for payment of bonds

RS 34:301 - Taxes for payment of bonds
The board shall levy annually the tax as provided herein on all property situated 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 the 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:302. Collection of taxes

RS 34:302 - Collection of taxes
The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes and the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the Parish of Lafayette shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners 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 auditor of the state. The 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 auditor of the state for state taxes. The tax collector shall retain from taxes collected by him 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 board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:324. Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees

RS 34:324 - Officers of board; meetings; offices; agents and employees
A. The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, a 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.
B. 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 five members. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
C. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the district and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, accountants, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores, and other agents and employees, and shall fix their compensation and terms of office or employment.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §4. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 325, §2; Acts 1958, No. 223, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1152, §1.