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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1076. Pilotage fees; exceptions

RS 34:1076 - Pilotage fees; exceptions
A. The Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of Lake Charles shall be entitled to and receive a fee for their pilotage services.
B. The fees for pilotage services shall be established in accordance with R.S. 34:1121 et seq.
C. The river port pilots shall also be entitled to enter into agreements with the masters, owners, or their agents, of ships and vessels, not otherwise subject to compulsory pilotage as provided by these statutes, for special services, boats, equipment, transportations, and other necessary fees at such rates and for such sums as may be agreed between them.
D. All vessels shall employ a pilot when navigating the operating territory described in this Part except those vessels exempted by the laws of the United States or vessels of one hundred gross tons or less, lawfully engaged in coastwise trade.
E. In case of refusal to take a pilot as required, the master, owner, agent, or consignee of any vessel required to employ a pilot shall pay the established pilot fee as if a pilot had been employed.
F. The pilot shall have a lien and privilege upon any vessel employing a pilot for the nonpayment of pilotage fees and charges and for all reasonable attorney fees incurred in connection with the recovery of pilotage fees and charges and enforcement of the lien. The lien and privilege may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
G. The pilots shall be entitled to and receive from every vessel subject to pilotage entering or leaving ports an additional pilotage fee for every day she may be detained at a quarantine station, provided that the pilots are detained on board the vessel. Pilotage fees and all reasonable attorney fees incurred in connection with the recovery of the pilotage fees and enforcement of a lien shall bear as a lien and privilege upon the vessel. The lien and privilege may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
H. The provisions of this Section do not apply to the pilotage of vessels or ships for entrance of and upon the Mississippi River, or any other waterway connecting the port of New Orleans or any other port on the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 36, §1; Acts 1968, No. 64, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1077. Report of incompetency, carelessness, etc. of pilots; removal, suspension or reprimand; attempt to exercise functions without commission

RS 34:1077 - Report of incompetency, carelessness, etc. of pilots; removal, suspension or reprimand; attempt to exercise functions without commission
In the event that the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners shall receive reports in writing from any person which charges any pilot or pilots with the incompetency, carelessness, especially charges of carelessness or incompetency, in connection with damages caused to or by the ship of which the pilot had charge, neglect or refusal to perform his duty, habitual drunkenness, gross violation of the rules of said board or any other conduct that the board deem prejudicial to the public interest or the local port, the board shall notify the pilot so charged and all other persons concerned and shall hold a hearing to investigate the charges, and after said investigation and hearing the board shall have the authority to remove, suspend, or reprimand said pilot within their discretion, or if the board deems necessary, they may recommend to the Governor that the state pilot commission of said pilot be revoked.
Whoever attempts to exercise the functions of a pilot of ships, subject to regulation by the state of Louisiana, without having been commissioned by the Governor, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than four months, or both.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 525, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1078. Solicitation of business or employment

RS 34:1078 - Solicitation of business or employment
No pilot shall solicit from the masters, officers, crew or passengers of any vessel piloted by him, business or employment of any kind or nature whatsoever, for himself or for any other person. If upon due inquiry it appears that any pilot has violated the provisions of this section, the governor shall revoke or suspend the commission of the pilot.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1123. Agreements

RS 34:1123 - Agreements
All pilot associations may enter into agreements with the masters or owners of ships and vessels, or agents representing them, pertaining to pilotage rates, or for special services and for the hire of boats and equipment for such rates and for such sums as may be agreed between them.
Acts 1968, No. 579, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1124. Fees and charges to remain in effect until changed

RS 34:1124 - Fees and charges to remain in effect until changed
All pilotage fees and charges provided by applicable laws shall remain in full force and effect until changed by majority vote of the Pilotage Fee Commission.
Acts 1968, No. 579, §4; Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1125. Operation of commission; rules

RS 34:1125 - Operation of commission; rules
A. The Pilotage Fee Commission shall operate under Rule 1 through Rule 47 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Louisiana Public Service Commission effective July 1, 1976, and as amended April 20, 2004, only to the extent that any part of a rule or rules, or any one or more rule or rules do not conflict with any provision of this Part and only for that period of time in which the commission has not adopted its own rules to replace Rules 1 through 47. The Pilotage Fee Commission may adopt rules of procedure and bylaws and elect officers, including the chairman. The Pilotage Fee Commission may also adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of administering this Part.
B.(1) The commission may incur necessary expenses in the discharge of the duties, functions, and responsibilities of this Part.
(2) The costs of salaries, equipment, office space, office supplies, and all of the necessary expenses for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this Part shall be paid from self-generated funds or other funds made available to the commission for such purposes. The commission may accept grants, allocations, or appropriations from the United States government or the state government, or donations, grants, or other forms of assistance from private foundations, or other sources.
C. The chairman shall call meetings of the commission, or special meetings may be called on written notice to the members, signed by any two members thereof. All actions of the commission shall be by a majority vote of all members.
Acts 1968, No. 579, §5; Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1126. Existing laws as to services not modified or repealed

RS 34:1126 - Existing laws as to services not modified or repealed
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to modify or repeal existing laws as to pilotage services other than as refers to rate making.
Acts 1968, No. 579, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1131. Definitions

RS 34:1131 - Definitions
For the purposes of this Part, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight.
(2) "Board of Commissioners or Examiners" means those boards and commissions as defined or provided for in R.S. 34:941, 991, 1041, and 1072.
(3) "Pilot" means those pilots as designated in R.S. 34:941, 992, 1041, and 1071.
Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1132. Purpose

RS 34:1132 - Purpose
It is the intent of the legislature to create the Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight for the purpose of providing oversight of pilots for the Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, the River Port Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, the New Orleans Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, and the Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of Lake Charles.
Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1134. Meetings; quorum

RS 34:1134 - Meetings; quorum
A. The board shall meet at least twice per year, at a place of its choosing, and at other such times and places as it may determine. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A decision by a vote of a majority of the members of the board present shall constitute the decision of the board.
B. The governor shall appoint members and convene the first meeting of the board on or before March 1, 2005.
C. At the first meeting and annually thereafter, the board shall elect a chairman and such other officers of the board as they may determine necessary and appropriate for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this Part.
Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2022, No. 396, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1136. Expenditures; funding

RS 34:1136 - Expenditures; funding
A. The board may incur necessary expenses in the discharge of its duties, functions, and responsibilities of this Part.
B. The cost of equipment, office space, office supplies and all other necessary expenses for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of this Part shall be paid from self-generated funds or other funds made available to the board for such purpose.
C. The board may accept grants, allocations, or appropriations from the United States government or donations, grants, or other forms of assistance from private foundations or other sources.
D. Annually on January first of each year, the board's available funding on hand shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars. In the event the available funding is less than fifty thousand dollars, the administrative entity for each pilot group shall remit to the board the pro rata share of the shortage for the commissioned pilots it represents.
Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2022, No. 396, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1137. Liability

RS 34:1137 - Liability
Any party seeking to hold a pilot acting under his state commission issued in accordance with this Chapter liable for damages or loss occasioned by the pilot's errors, omissions, fault, or neglect shall be required to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the damages arose from the pilot's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1138. Judicial review

RS 34:1138 - Judicial review
Proceedings may be brought before courts of competent jurisdiction under state law in the parish in which the commission is domiciled for the purpose of contesting the validity of any decision of the board.
Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1221. Creation of Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; members

RS 34:1221 - Creation of Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission; members
A. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission which shall be composed of seventeen members appointed by the governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Members shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of West Baton Rouge.
(2) Six commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of eighteen names submitted by the East Baton Rouge Parish legislative delegation.
(3) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of Iberville.
(4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of Ascension.
(5) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by the legislative delegation of the parish of Pointe Coupee.
(6) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of six names submitted by Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc. Of the six names submitted, three shall reside on the east side of the Mississippi River in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, or Iberville Parishes and three shall reside on the west side of the Mississippi River in Ascension, Iberville, or West Baton Rouge Parishes and the governor shall appoint one of the nominees from the east side and one from the west side of the Mississippi River.
B. If any person so appointed ceases to be a member of the commission for any reason, his successor shall be appointed by the governor from a panel of three names submitted in the same manner as provided in Subsection A of this Section. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter of this state.
C. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
Acts 1952, No. 10, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 788, §1; Acts 1975, No. 789, §1; Acts 1977, No. 602, §1, eff. July 19, 1977; Acts 1984, No. 888, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 2017, No. 43, §1; Acts 2019, No. 180, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 1984, No. 888, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1222. Officers of the board; meetings; quorum; per diem

RS 34:1222 - Officers of the board; meetings; quorum; per diem
The commission shall elect from among its own members at its regularly scheduled meeting each November, 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 the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular sessions and shall also meet in special sessions at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of five members of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and all action or resolutions of the commission shall be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held. The members shall receive per diem set by the commission, not to exceed three hundred dollars, during the time the member is in actual attendance upon the board, or performing duties authorized by the board. The per diem shall be payable for a maximum of twenty-four days per year, except when an emergency is declared by the governor. During the period of an emergency as determined by the governor, the commission shall be authorized to hold as many meetings or emergency activities as the commission deems necessary and the members shall be paid per diem for such meetings or activities.
Acts 1952, No. 10, §2; Acts 1985, No. 844, §1; Acts 2017, No. 43, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1224. Authority for issuance of bonds; ad valorem tax

RS 34:1224 - Authority for issuance of bonds; ad valorem tax
A. The commission, with the approval of the State Bond Commission, is authorized to incur debt for its lawful purposes and to issue in its name, negotiable bonds or notes therefor, and to pledge, for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes, the revenues derived from the operation of properties and facilities maintained and operated by it, or received by the commission from other sources; however, the amount of such bonds and notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed one hundred million dollars. Such bonds, when authorized to be issued, shall constitute, first, a general obligation of the commission, and secondly, the full faith and credit of the parish of East Baton Rouge, the parish of West Baton Rouge, the parish of Iberville, and thirdly, the state of Louisiana, and shall be and are hereby pledged. The full faith and credit of the parish of Ascension is hereby irrevocably pledged on a parity with that of the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, and Iberville in respect to the commission's bonds, notes, and obligations presently outstanding, as well as to all bonds, notes, and obligations hereafter authorized, sold, and incurred by the commission. The full faith and credit of the parish of Pointe Coupee is hereby irrevocably pledged on a parity with that of the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Ascension in respect to the commission's bonds, notes, and obligations presently outstanding, as well as to all bonds, notes, and obligations hereafter authorized, sold, and incurred by the commission. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure said bonds and notes, the commission may further secure their payment by a conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it. The commission is further authorized to receive, by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, or donation, in its discretion, to pledge all or any part of such monies for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.
B. The commission shall have authority, when authorized to do so by a vote of the majority of the electors residing in the port area qualified to vote and voting at an election for such 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 two and one-half mills on the dollar. The commission shall not have the authority to levy the tax provided for in R.S. 34:338.1.
Acts 1983, No. 439, §1; Acts 1990, No. 402, §1; Acts 2019, No. 180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1225. Prescriptive period

RS 34:1225 - Prescriptive period
For a period of sixty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of 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 cause of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debt represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said sixty days.
Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and interest, after advertisement at least once a week, for not less than thirty days by the commission in Baton Rouge, 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 in that event the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.
Acts 1952, No. 10, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1226. Right to expropriate

RS 34:1226 - Right to expropriate
The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with the expropriation law of the State of Louisiana any wharves, landings or any other properties necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.
Acts 1952, No. 10, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1351. Creation and territorial limits

RS 34:1351 - Creation and territorial limits
The creation of the Plaquemines Parish Port Authority, created as a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Louisiana is hereby ratified and approved and such authority is hereby declared to be and constituted a port, harbor and terminal district pursuant to Section 31 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana for the year 1921, as amended, said Plaquemines Parish Port Authority shall hereafter be known as the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District and shall have territorial limits coextensive with the parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana, as presently constituted.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1352. Governing authority and jurisdiction

RS 34:1352 - Governing authority and jurisdiction
The Plaquemines Parish Commission Council is hereby declared to be the governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings with regard to said port authority, and it may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, superintendents, and such other employees and agents and fix their compensation and term of employment as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of their authority.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1975, No. 789, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1353. Acquisition of lands, public aid

RS 34:1353 - Acquisition of lands, public aid
A. The district, acting by and through its governing authority, is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, appropriation or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the district and to be owned and operated by the district except those lands or parcels of lands upon which structures, buildings, pipelines or improvements are constructed and actually used for industrial purposes. The district may also provide that payments for such lands be made out of funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
B. The district is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.
C. In addition to its power to acquire such property in the various modes set out hereinabove, the district, acting through its governing authority, shall also have power to expropriate property within the district in the same manner applicable to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Department of Public Works under the provisions of Part IV, Title 19, as amended.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1354. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:1354 - Construction of works of public improvement
The district is authorized to make and 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 district; to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same, or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1355. Contracts; bids; bond

RS 34:1355 - Contracts; bids; bond
Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Chapter the price of which is to exceed two thousand dollars, it shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and thereafter it shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. These advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the parish official journal and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by it. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and the 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 per cent of the amount of the bid which check shall be forfeited to it should the bidder, to whom such contract is awarded, fail to enter into the contract within ten days after written notice so to do is given by it. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the governing authority and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. It may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. It may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.
When contracts are let to others, however, the bidders shall be required to furnish bond of a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana or other good and solvent surety to the satisfaction of it 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 it. 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 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1356. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:1356 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
A. In order to enhance the safety and facilitate the movement of vessels within the district, the district may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel anchoring or transferring cargo within the district, arriving or departing the district in ballast, or carrying cargo of any kind, based either on length of the vessel, its volume of registered tonnage, or its volume of cargo actually carried. The district may charge reasonable fees for any and all costs of regulation and services rendered in aid of interstate or foreign commerce or provided on a standby basis, such as fire and police protection, rescue services, and port communication systems for vessels, privately and publicly owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and all other facilities within the district.
B. The district 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.
C. The district, acting through its governing authority, may levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this Subsection shall be used for the needs and lawful purposes of the district, including the construction of capital improvements.
D. The district may likewise borrow money for the said purposes from time to time and issue certificates of indebtedness secured by any fees and the tax in the manner provided by Part V, Chapter 4, Title 39 and R.S. 33:2922-33:2924, as amended.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1986, No. 93, §1, eff. June 23, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1358. Annual taxes

RS 34:1358 - Annual taxes
The governing authority of the district shall levy annually the taxes 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 lien 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.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1359. Collection of taxes

RS 34:1359 - 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 Chapter. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector of the parish of Plaquemines shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the district governing authority and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over, in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquencies 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 chapter the district shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the district for such special taxes.
Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1361. Construction of private wharves; consent of district; administration and maintenance

RS 34:1361 - Construction of private wharves; consent of district; administration and maintenance
Riparian owners or their lessees of property along the banks of navigable waterways and the owners or lessees of the bed of any navigable stream, lake, or other body of water within the limits of the district may, with the consent of the district, and in conformity to plans and specifications approved by the governing authority thereof, erect and maintain on the batture, banks or bed of any navigable stream, lakes or other bodies of water owned or leased by them, such wharves, buildings or improvements as may be required for public or private purposes; but in all cases, such wharves, buildings or improvements shall remain subject to the administration and control of the district with respect to their maintenance and to the fees and charges to be exacted for their use by the public. The district may expropriate without compensation any private wharves, landings, buildings or other structures erected by owners or their lessees on such waterways whenever such wharves, landings, buildings or other structures have been erected by the owners or lessees subsequent to January 1, 1971, without first obtaining the consent of the district for the construction or erection of the same, and its approval of the plans and specifications for their construction or erection. Nothing herein shall apply to the operations of a mineral lessee of the state upon the shores, banks or water bottoms covered by such lease and authorized by the provisions of R.S. 30:172.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1362. Present rights of Plaquemines Parish

RS 34:1362 - Present rights of Plaquemines Parish
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the parish of Plaquemines or its governing authority of any rights or powers which they presently have or exert within the corporate limits of the district, or to confer further police power upon the governing authority of the district.
The governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District shall have the right to enter into any and all contracts and agreements with the parish of Plaquemines, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, and any other public subdivisions or authorities relative to any and all matters which lie within the jurisdiction of the district and the governing authority thereof.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1363. Revenue and mortgage revenue bonds

RS 34:1363 - Revenue and mortgage revenue bonds
For the purpose of acquiring lands for the uses of the said district and to provide funds for the making and construction of the public works, facilities and improvements outlined in this Chapter, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District is authorized to issue revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33, as well as mortgage revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Subpart B, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1365. Annual report

RS 34:1365 - Annual report
The district 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 showing all receipts and disbursements of the district, the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the export and imports passing through the district; and setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in the newspaper printed in the parish of Plaquemines.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1402. Officers; meetings; quorum; removal

RS 34:1402 - Officers; meetings; quorum; removal
A. The commission shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer and prescribe their duties. At the option of the commission, the offices of the secretary and the treasurer may be held by one person.
B. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president or upon the written request of three of the commissioners. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and all actions or resolutions must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least four commissioners. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which its meetings will be held.
C. Members who fail to attend three or more consecutive regular meetings may be removed by a majority of commission members present at a regular or special meeting of the commission. Filling vacancies created by removal shall be pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 34:1401(A) and (B).
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 45, §1; Acts 2011, No. 55, §1, eff. June 20, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1405. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:1405 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds
A. For sixty days after promulgation of the result of an election held to incur or assume debt, issue bonds, or levy a tax, any person in interest may contest the legality of the election, the bond issue provided for, or the tax authorized, for any cause. After that time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the election, tax provisions, or bond authorization, for any cause whatsoever. If the validity of any election, tax, debt assumption, or bond issue authorized or provided for is not raised within the sixty days, the authority to incur or assume debt, levy the tax, or issue the bonds, the legality thereof, and the taxes and other revenues necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed to be valid, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.
B. A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or other debt obligation by the commission shall be published at least once in the official journal of the parish. For thirty days after the date of publication, any person in interest may contest the legality of the resolution and of any provision therein made for the security and payment of the bonds. After that time, no one shall have any cause of action to test the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of the resolution or any provisions thereof for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement for the issuance of the bonds or other debt obligation has been complied with, including all things pertaining to the election, if required, at which the bonds or other debt obligation were authorized. No court shall have authority to inquire into any of these matters after the thirty days.
C. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 34:1404 shall be sold to the highest bidder at a public sale, for not less than par and interest, after advertisement at least once a week for not less than thirty days by the commission in Monroe, 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.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1406. Expropriation

RS 34:1406 - Expropriation
The commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with R.S. 19:141 through 160 any wharves, landings, or other properties necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the commission.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 45, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1451. Creation of Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission

RS 34:1451 - Creation of Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission
A.(1) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission, which shall be composed of eleven members, appointed as follows:
(a) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of the city of Eunice, or who shall live within five miles of the city limits of Eunice, to be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Eunice.
(b) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of the city of Opelousas, or who shall live within five miles of the city limits of Opelousas, to be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Opelousas.
(c) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of the town of Krotz Springs, or who shall live within five miles of the city limits of Krotz Springs, to be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Krotz Springs.
(d) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of St. Landry Parish, appointed by the St. Landry Parish Municipal Association, one of whom shall be of a minority race.
(e) Three commissioners, who shall be residents of St. Landry Parish, appointed by the St. Landry Parish Police Jury, one of whom shall be of a minority race.
(2) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive per diem at an amount not to exceed seventy-five dollars. A member of the commission may be removed by the appointing authority with or without cause.
B. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter* of the State of Louisiana and the Parish of St. Landry.
C. Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next regular session of the legislature after the appointment shall have been made.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1; Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 1960, No. 387, §1; Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 1970, No. 613, §1; Acts 1976, No. 195, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1976; Acts 1982, No. 377, §1. Acts 1984, No. 798, §2, eff. July 13, 1984. Acts 1984, No. 888, §2, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 841, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1988, No. 918, §1; Acts 2004, No. 397, §1.
*"AND TAXPAYER" WAS INCLUDED IN ACTS 1984, NO. 798, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 1985, No. 841, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1452. Officers of the commission; meetings

RS 34:1452 - Officers of the commission; meetings
The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose respective duties shall be prescribed by the commission. At the option of the commission the office of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month, and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president of the commission, or on the written request of three members of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and all actions or resolutions of the commission must be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members of the commission in attendance. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which meetings shall be held.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 2016, No. 325, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1454. Authority for general obligation bonds

RS 34:1454 - Authority for general obligation bonds
A. The commission, with the approval of the State Bond Commission, is authorized to incur debt for its lawful purposes and to issue in its name, negotiable general obligation bonds or notes therefor, and to pledge, for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes, the revenues derived by the commission from the operation of properties and facilities acquired, constructed, maintained, or operated by the commission, or received by the commission from other sources; provided, however, that the amount of such bonds and notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed fifteen million dollars. Such bonds or notes, when authorized to be issued, shall constitute, first, a general obligation of the commission, and secondly, the full faith and credit of the parish of St. Landry and the state of Louisiana shall be and are hereby pledged to secure such bonds or notes. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure the bonds and notes, the commission may further secure their payment by granting one or more conventional mortgages upon any or all of the properties constructed, acquired, maintained, or operated, or to be constructed, acquired, maintained, or operated, by it or upon its interest as lessor under leases granted by the commission to third parties on property acquired, constructed, maintained, or operated by the commission. The commission is further authorized to receive, by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision of the state, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, or donation, to pledge all or any part of such monies for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.
B. There shall never be levied for and in the port area any ad valorem tax upon and limited solely to the property in the port area.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 1976, No. 325, §1; Acts 2016, No. 325, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1455. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 34:1455 - 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 person interested may test the legality of the resolution and the validity of the bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or to draw in question the legality of the 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. No court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.
B. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be sold in the manner determined by the commission.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 2016, No. 325, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1456. Right to expropriate

RS 34:1456 - Right to expropriate
The Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with the expropriation law of the state of Louisiana any wharves, landings or any other properties necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1.