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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2026. Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:2026 - Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
A. The board of commissioners may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by the approval of two-thirds of the parish council and a majority of the qualified electors voting in a special election held for that purpose.
B. All funds derived under this Section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the district. The board of commissioners shall establish and maintain, in addition to all necessary and normal accounts, the following special accounts:
(1) An economic development operational fund, for the development and attraction of industries to accomplish the following:
(a) The operational fund shall be used for operating expenses necessary in creation of industrial and commercial development, in hiring sufficient staff to accomplish the purposes set out in this Chapter, and other related expenses.
(b) The operational fund may also be utilized in contracting for services as may be required by the district including but not limited to planning assistance, surveys, land use studies, technical services, and other services necessary to effectuate a unified industrial development plan.
(2) An account for the maintenance and operation of a governmental procurement center to provide necessary information to companies and individuals engaged in providing services and goods to accomplish the following:
(a) Pinpoint and identify potential buying centers and aid in placing the company on a bidder's list for these centers and assist companies in obtaining specifications for their products or services.
(b) Provide trained counselors to assist in acquiring solicitation and bid packages and conduct seminars designed to disseminate other information needed by the target companies and individuals.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2027. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:2027 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds
A. For a period of thirty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any interested person may test the legality of said resolution and the validity of said bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any right or cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debt represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.
B. Any general obligation bonds issued in accordance with the provisions hereof shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement at least once a week for not less than thirty days by the commission in New Orleans, Chicago, New York, and such other places as the commission may 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 only in that event the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.
C. Any type of bonds issued by the district, other than general obligation bonds, may be sold at public or private sale, through solicitation of bids, negotiation, or any other means set forth in the resolution authorizing such sale.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1; Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2028. Right to expropriate

RS 34:2028 - Right to expropriate
The Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District may acquire by expropriation, in accordance with the expropriation laws of the state, any properties necessary for its public purposes; however, said commission shall not have the right to expropriate minerals or mineral rights, nor the property or facilities of public utilities or communications companies.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1; Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2030. Securities

RS 34:2030 - Securities
Bonds, certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the district under this Chapter are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also be issued as short term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2031. Exemption from taxation

RS 34:2031 - Exemption from taxation
The district and all properties at any time owned by the district and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Chapter and the interest or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2032. General compliances; enhancement

RS 34:2032 - General compliances; enhancement
A. No provision of this Chapter shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual office holding and employment, public bidding for the purchase of supplies and materials and construction of public works, the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Right to Property in Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Election Code.
B. The financial records of the district shall be audited pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
Acts 1990, No. 710, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2033. Additional economic development functions

RS 34:2033 - Additional economic development functions
A. In addition to any other powers and functions, the commission may perform the functions of an economic and industrial development entity. Such functions may include, without limitation:
(1) Public relations, advertising, marketing, and providing and disseminating information.
(2) Government relations, ombudsman, and government liaison.
(3) Financial and financing assistance.
(4) Tax abatement.
(5) Planning and coordination for economic development and resource utilization, including such functions as industrial and economic research and industrial programming and solicitation.
(6) Industrial training, technical assistance, and technology transfer.
(7) The use of public and other legal powers to facilitate development.
(8) Promoting transfer mechanisms to take ideas from their point of origin or development to commercially successful utilization by local enterprises.
(9) Fostering entrepreneurial activity in the district's jurisdiction.
(10) Promoting the development of new products, processes, or services or new uses for existing products, processes, or services manufactured or marketed in the district's jurisdiction.
(11) Supporting market research aimed at identifying new markets for local or regional products and processes, including international markets; determining the characteristics, needs, and preferences of those markets; and developing new marketing techniques to exploit those markets.
(12) Fostering and supporting economic and industrial development and education in cooperation with private business enterprises, financial institutions, educational institutions, nonprofit institutions and organizations, state government and political subdivisions of the state, the federal government, and other organizations or persons concerned with research, development, education, commercial application, and economic or industrial development in ways which increase the economic base in the district's jurisdiction.
B. For the purposes enumerated in Subsection A of this Section, the commission may engage in whatever activities and projects it deems most appropriate to encourage and assist economic growth and development in accordance with and pursuant to provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2036. No conflict

RS 34:2036 - No conflict
While the economic and industrial inducement powers and provisions of this Chapter are intended to be broadly interpreted to allow the commission to promote and provide for economic development throughout the geographical limits of Jefferson Parish, the powers of the commission under this Chapter are not intended to nor should they be construed to conflict in any way with the rights and powers of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans as set forth in R.S. 34:1 et seq. to regulate the maritime commerce and traffic on the navigable waterways of the port and harbor of New Orleans having a depth exceeding fifteen feet mean low gulf (MLG) as determined by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2102. Officers of the commission; meetings; per diem

RS 34:2102 - Officers of the commission; meetings; per diem
A.(1) 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 offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.
(2) The board shall meet in regular session once a month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of three members. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(3) 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 fix their compensation and term of employment.
B. The governing authority of the West Calcasieu Port may pay and its members may receive a per diem, not to exceed two hundred dollars, for each day the member is in attendance at a regular meeting and a per diem not to exceed one hundred dollars, for each day the member is in attendance at a special meeting of the board of commissioners, not to exceed a total of two meetings per month.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2004, No. 119, §1; Acts 2015, No. 150, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2104.1. Additional powers

RS 34:2104.1 - Additional powers
The district is declared to be a political subdivision of the state, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI,
Sections 6, 19 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through the board, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions generally for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes.
Acts 1986, No. 472, §1.
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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2105. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports

RS 34:2105 - 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. It shall 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 number of arrivals and departures of aircraft; 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 district.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 431, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2106. Acquisition of lands

RS 34:2106 - 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, airports, 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; provided, however, that the board shall not have the right to expropriate minerals or mineral rights, and shall not have the right to expropriate existing facilities used in production of oil, gas, saltwater, sulphur, or storage of butane or propane. Should the properties expropriated hereunder cease to be used for the purposes for which they were expropriated, such property shall revert to the original owner, or his heirs or assigns, provided such owner, or his heirs or assigns, shall reimburse the board, or its successor, in the full amount originally paid by the board for such properties.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 431, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2107. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:2107 - 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.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2108. Letting contracts; doing work with own force and equipment

RS 34:2108 - Letting contracts; doing work with own force and equipment
Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part the price of which is to exceed one thousand dollars, 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 the work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. Such advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the district and in any other paper or papers, that may be selected by the board. These 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 the 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 advertisements. 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.
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 such other stipulations, provisions, and covenants as 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 1964, No. 68, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2109. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:2109 - 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 inspection of 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 provided that there is an approval by a majority vote of the electors in the district voting in an election conducted for that purpose. 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 five years and the amount thereof shall not exceed that portion of the anticipated revenues authorized to be dedicated and pledged to the payment thereof.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 431, §2; Acts 1978, No. 185, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2110. Bond issues

RS 34:2110 - 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 to so do by a vote of a majority in number and value of the property taxpayers 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 taxpaying 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.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2111. Taxes for payment of bonds

RS 34:2111 - 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.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2112. Collection of taxes

RS 34:2112 - 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 monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The said 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 the failure of a tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Section, the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties of his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2202. Officers; meetings; quorum; report

RS 34:2202 - 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 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 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 shall constitute a quorum and all action or resolutions of the commission to be valid must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the commission.
B. The commission shall render annually to the governing authority of the Parish of Terrebonne, within thirty days following the end of each calendar year, a report in triplicate of its activities and particularly a financial report in detail, disclosing all receipts and disbursements of the commission. A complete copy of this report shall be published in the official journal for the Parish of Terrebonne.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 485, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2205. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not applicable

RS 34:2205 - Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not applicable
The prohibition contained in R.S. 43:111 against advertising in any newspaper, book, pamphlet or periodical, shall not apply to the Terrebonne Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 485, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2254. Cooperation with other agencies; engineering advice and services

RS 34:2254 - Cooperation with other agencies; engineering advice and services
The commission is hereby authorized to cooperate with federal, state and local agencies and political subdivisions in carrying out its purposes as hereinabove described and is authorized to accept and expend funds acquired from appropriations, grants and donations from federal, state and local sources (including the police juries of the aforesaid parishes) or from any other sources whatsoever; provided, however, that the commission shall not enter into any contract requiring the expenditure of funds without stating the sources from which the required funds will be derived. The department of public works for the state shall furnish to the commission such routine engineering advice and services as it shall require.
Acts 1964, No. 162, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2255. Port or navigation districts not affected

RS 34:2255 - Port or navigation districts not affected
This Chapter is not intended to, and shall not amend or repeal any law creating any port or navigation district or authority now in effect nor shall it divest any such district or authority of any of their rights, authorities or functions within the area here affected, nor shall it prevent the future creation of such port authorities or navigation districts in the area here affected.
Acts 1964, No. 162, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2281. Creation of district

RS 34:2281 - Creation of district
The Tensas Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District, hereinafter referred to as "the district," is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state with full corporate powers. The territorial limits and territorial jurisdiction of said district shall be the entire Parish of Tensas as the boundaries and limits of said parish are presently fixed by law.
Added by Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2284. Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes; election

RS 34:2284 - Authority for issuance of bonds; levy of taxes; election
A. The commission shall have authority, when authorized so to do by a vote of a majority, in number and amount, of the property taxpayers of the port area qualified to vote at an election for the purpose in accordance with law, to levy annually on all property situated within the port area, subject to taxation, an ad valorem tax not to exceed three mills on the dollar. The commission may, upon its own initiative, call a special election and submit to the qualified tax-paying voters of the port area the question of authorizing the levy of such a tax. The commission shall call such a special election when requested so to do by petition in writing signed by one-fourth of the property taxpayers in number eligible to vote at such election. These special taxes shall be levied, assessed and collected on the property within the port area 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 port area as taxes for state and parish purposes. The property subject to any taxes within said port area 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.
B. 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 also shall apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Section. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector for the parish of Tensas 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 comptroller 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 comptroller of the state for state taxes. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector shall retain from all taxes collected by him for the port area the same commission allowed thereon to 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 the failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this Section, the commission shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the commission for such special taxes.
Added by Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2286. Sale of bonds; prescriptive period to contest

RS 34:2286 - Sale of bonds; prescriptive period to contest
All bonds issued under authority of this Chapter shall be sold to the highest bidder at a public sale, for not less than par and accrued interest, after advertisement by the district at least once a week for not less than three consecutive weeks, the first publication being not less than twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for the reception of bids, in a newspaper of general circulation within the district and in a financial newspaper or journal published in St. Joseph, Louisiana, New York, New York, or Chicago, Illinois, reserving to the district the right to reject any and all bids and to readvertise for bids. If the bonds are not sold pursuant to the advertisement, they may be sold by the commission by private sale within sixty days after the date advertised for the reception of sealed bids, but no private sale shall be made at a price less than the highest bid which was received. If not sold, the bonds shall be readvertised in the manner herein prescribed.
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 in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of such resolution and the validity of such bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no person shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality of said resolution or to draw and 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.
Such bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the law merchant and the Negotiable Instrument Law of this state.
Added by Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2287. Advertisement; R.S. 43:111 not to apply

RS 34:2287 - 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 Tensas Parish Port Commission in carrying out its functions and duties under the constitution and laws of this state.
Added by Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 11, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2301. Creation of district; boundaries

RS 34:2301 - Creation of district; boundaries
There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the State of Louisiana which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the Red River Waterway District, hereinafter simply called the "district." The district shall be composed of all the territory located within the Parishes of Avoyelles, Rapides, Natchitoches, Red River, Grant, Bossier and Caddo as of June 28, 1965. Any amendment of the boundaries of the respective parishes shall not have the effect of altering the area comprising the district nor operate in derogation thereof.
Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2302. Purpose; commission

RS 34:2302 - 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 Red River Waterway, hereinafter simply called the "waterway," extending from the vicinity of the confluence of Red River with Old River and the Atchafalaya River northwestward in the Red River Valley to the state boundary. 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 Red River Waterway Commission, hereinafter simply called the "commission."
Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2303.1. Dual membership; prohibited

RS 34:2303.1 - Dual membership; prohibited
No member of the commission may simultaneously serve on any port commission within the jurisdiction of the waterway. Membership on the commission shall terminate thirty days after July 7, 1989, for any person not in compliance herewith and the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in accordance with R.S. 34:2304.
Acts 1989, No. 671, §1, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2304. Terms of office; vacancies

RS 34:2304 - Terms of office; vacancies
The parish members of the commission shall serve for terms of six years, except that the initial terms of office shall run from the date of appointment to the following dates:
Two members shall serve to July 1, 1967;
Two members shall serve to July 1, 1969; and
Three members shall serve to July 1, 1971.
The governor shall designate the term of office of each initial parish member when he makes his appointments.
The members-at-large shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor by whom appointed.
Any vacancies occurring by reason of expiration of term of office or otherwise shall be filled by appointment of the governor in like manner as the original appointments. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by reason of expiration of term of office shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired portion of the term.
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 1965, No. 17, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2305. Domicile of commission; officers and employees; per diem and travel allowance

RS 34:2305 - Domicile of 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; provided, that such domicile may be changed to another location in the district by affirmative vote of not less than six members. 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 1965, No. 17, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2306. By-laws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy

RS 34:2306 - By-laws, rules and regulations; quorum; proxy
The commission shall adopt such by-laws, 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 six 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 six members shall be necessary; otherwise the affirmative vote of a simple majority of members present shall be sufficient for action. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted.
Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2307. Meetings

RS 34:2307 - 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 by-laws, 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 1965, No. 17, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2308. Exercise of powers; status of commission

RS 34:2308 - 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 1965, No. 17, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2310. Taxes

RS 34:2310 - 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 each of the parishes 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 1965, No. 17, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2312. Revenue bonds

RS 34:2312 - 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. 34:2311, the commission shall have the right, power and authority to issue revenue bonds for the purposes and in the manner provided by Part XII, Chapter 4, 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 1965, No. 17, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2313. Bonds as legal investments

RS 34:2313 - 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 1965, No. 17, §13.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2314. Property

RS 34:2314 - 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 1965, No. 17, §14.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2315. Pledge of state

RS 34:2315 - 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 1965, No. 17, §15.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2316. Port development

RS 34:2316 - Port development
In order to facilitate the accomplishment of its objects and purposes, the commission is hereby authorized to cooperatively assist in developing ports in conjunction with the port commissions within the district.
Added by Acts 1965, No. 17, §16. Amended by Acts 1993, No. 550, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2316.1. Contribution to port commission

RS 34:2316.1 - Contribution to port commission
The commission may periodically, out of its alimony revenues, defray on behalf of ports within the district reasonable charges and expenses in connection with the operations of these ports. Additionally, the commission may, out of such revenues, make reasonable contributions to a port commission to provide all or part of its matching fund requirements as may be made available in order to maximize federal and state participation in the development of the waterway.
Added by Acts 1993, No. 550, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:2351. Creation of Grant Parish Port Commission

RS 34:2351 - Creation of Grant Parish Port Commission
A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Grant Parish Port Commission. It shall be composed of five members, who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant;
(2) Two of the commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Colfax;
(3) One commissioner shall be appointed directly by the governor of the State of Louisiana.
B. One of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant shall serve for one year. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Colfax, shall serve for two years. The commissioner initially appointed by the governor, shall serve a term of three years. The remaining commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of Colfax shall serve a term of four years. The remaining commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Grant shall serve a term of five years. Thereafter, the successors of such commissioners shall be appointed for five-year terms.
C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, and a qualified voter and a taxpayer of the State of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 49, §1.