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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1232. Vice-president or president pro tempore to perform duties of president who does not attend

RS 33:1232 - Vice-president or president pro tempore to perform duties of president who does not attend
When the police jury has elected a vice-president pursuant to its authority under R.S. 33:1226, the vice-president shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president whenever the president does not attend. If the police jury has not elected a vice-president under R.S. 33:1226, whenever the president does not attend, the police jury shall appoint a president pro tempore, from among themselves, who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president. If the police jury has elected a vice-president under the provisions of R.S. 33:1226, whenever the president and vice-president do not attend a duly called meeting of the police jury and there is a quorum of the police jury in attendance, the police jury shall appoint from among themselves, for that meeting only, a president pro tempore who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president.
Amended by Acts 1963, No. 53, §1; Acts 1982, No. 60, §1
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1234. Payment of official expenses

RS 33:1234 - Payment of official expenses
A.(1) Police juries may pay the official expenses of any officer or member thereof, when such expenses have been incurred on trips outside of the parish on official business authorized by the police jury.
(2) Payment of official expenses herein authorized shall be made only upon presentation of itemized expense accounts showing the nature of the expenses, the place visited, and the purpose of the trip.
B.(1) The parish governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish may pay the official expenses, not to exceed two hundred dollars per month, of any officer or member thereof, when such expenses have been incurred on official business authorized by the parish governing authority.
(2) Payment of official expenses herein authorized shall be made only upon presentation of itemized expense accounts showing the nature of the expenses, including, if applicable, the place visited and the purpose of the trip.
Acts 1993, No. 423, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1235. Penalty for failure to perform duties

RS 33:1235 - Penalty for failure to perform duties
If the president of a police jury fails to perform any of the duties imposed on him by law, without reasonable excuse, he shall forfeit the sum of twenty-five dollars for each failure, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction by motion of the parish attorney, after three days notice; and if any member of the police jury fails to attend any meeting, after being duly notified, or without notice if at a regular session, such member, if he has no reasonable excuse, shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered as above. Such forfeitures shall be paid into the parish treasury.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.1. Power to employ parish manager and assistant parish manager

RS 33:1236.1 - Power to employ parish manager and assistant parish manager
The police juries shall have the power and authority to employ a parish manager and an assistant parish manager and to fix their salaries for a term not to exceed that of the police jury, who shall be registered voters in the parish.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 225, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 218, §1; Acts 2006, No. 85, §1, eff. May 25, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.2. Powers of the governing authorities of Calcasieu Parish and Ouachita Parish; litter ordinances

RS 33:1236.2 - Powers of the governing authorities of Calcasieu Parish and Ouachita Parish; litter ordinances
A. The governing authorities of Calcasieu Parish and Ouachita Parish may enact ordinances and impose penalties for violation of ordinances related to the regulating and prohibiting of litter in their respective parishes. The penalty may consist of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or a requirement to perform community service of not more than forty hours, or any combination of the penalties.
B. The governing authorities of Calcasieu Parish and Ouachita Parish may enact ordinances to establish a beautification fund into which all fines for violations of ordinances enacted under this Section shall be placed. The beautification fund shall be administered by the respective governing authorities. Funds so deposited may be used to encourage, organize, and coordinate volunteer local anti-litter campaigns, to pay expenses for litter cleanup, collection, and prevention, and to purchase and operate equipment in connection therewith.
C. The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may establish a litter control section within the parish to enforce the provisions of this Section and all other litter violations as provided by law.
Acts 1986, No. 48, §1, eff. June 13, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 85, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.3. Powers of the police jury of St. Helena Parish; zoning ordinance

RS 33:1236.3 - Powers of the police jury of St. Helena Parish; zoning ordinance
A.(1) The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may enact a comprehensive zoning ordinance to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, size, erection, structural alteration or use of all buildings, and other structures within the parish.
(2) The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may regulate the percentage of lots within the parish which may be occupied, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.
B. The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may divide the parish into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of the ordinance.
C. The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may provide for the following:
(1) The appointment of a zoning commission;
(2) The adoption of comprehensive zoning plans;
(3) The change of such regulations, restrictions and boundaries of zones;
(4) A board of adjustment for taking of testimony, objections, rulings, and appeals to district courts; and
(5) To provide for the method of procedure and other purposes for the enforcement of the ordinance.
Acts 1987, No. 218, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.4. Powers of the police juries of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Tangipahoa Parishes; ambulance services

RS 33:1236.4 - Powers of the police juries of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Tangipahoa Parishes; ambulance services
The police juries of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Tangipahoa Parishes shall have authority to purchase ambulances and operate and maintain an ambulance service in their respective parishes and to expend parish funds for said purpose.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 216, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 123, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.5. Authority of parish governing authorities to furnish space to community service centers; St. Bernard Parish

RS 33:1236.5 - Authority of parish governing authorities to furnish space to community service centers; St. Bernard Parish
The governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard shall have the power to furnish office space and secretarial assistance to community service centers or multiservice centers, located within the parish, which assist and counsel members of the public concerning all social services.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 710, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.6. Powers of police juries of parishes of Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, St. Landry, Acadia, Assumption, Iberville and West Baton Rouge; disposal of industrial waste

RS 33:1236.6 - Powers of police juries of parishes of Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, St. Landry, Acadia, Assumption, Iberville and West Baton Rouge; disposal of industrial waste
A. The police juries of the parishes of Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, St. Landry, Acadia, Assumption, Iberville and West Baton Rouge shall have the power, authority, and jurisdiction, concurrent with the state agencies with the same jurisdiction, to enact ordinances to regulate, control, or prohibit the disposal of industrial waste on or under land in the areas of the parishes, not zoned for industrial use, where the land is primarily used for agricultural or residential purposes.
B. For the purposes of this Section, the term industrial waste shall include both solid and liquid waste from industrial processes, but shall not include any industrial waste produced by industries or industrial processes regulated by Chapter 1 or Chapter 11 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
Acts 1983, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.7. Powers of the sheriffs and governing authorities of the parishes of East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and Avoyelles

RS 33:1236.7 - Powers of the sheriffs and governing authorities of the parishes of East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and Avoyelles
A. The sheriffs and the governing authorities of the parishes of East Feliciana and West Feliciana each shall have authority to purchase, operate, and maintain ambulances and other emergency vehicles within their respective parishes and to expend parish funds for such purposes.
B. The sheriff and the governing authority of the parish of Avoyelles each shall have authority to purchase, operate, and maintain ambulances and other emergency vehicles within Avoyelles Parish. The parish governing authority is authorized to expend parish funds for such purposes. The sheriff is authorized to expend law enforcement district funds, authorized and collected pursuant to R.S. 13:5901 et seq., for such purposes.
Acts 1989, No. 189, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.8. Authority of police jury of St. Bernard Parish to accept beneficial interest in a public trust

RS 33:1236.8 - Authority of police jury of St. Bernard Parish to accept beneficial interest in a public trust
The police jury of the parish of St. Bernard shall have the power, authority, and jurisdiction to accept the beneficial interest in a public trust or trusts created pursuant to R.S. 9:2341 through 9:2347, inclusive, for public purposes or functions, including, but not limited to housing development mortgage loans, long-term capital financing, and related services, activities, facilities and properties, and provide for other matters in connection therewith. The police jury acting as the governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard shall also have the power to issue home mortgage revenue bonds for the aforesaid purposes on behalf of and in the name of the parish in the manner provided by R.S. 9:2341 through 9:2347, inclusive; however, the full faith and credit of the parish shall not be pledged by the issuance of said bonds.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 513, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.9. Power of governing authority for Tangipahoa Parish to prohibit transportation of water; penalties

RS 33:1236.9 - Power of governing authority for Tangipahoa Parish to prohibit transportation of water; penalties
A. The governing authority for the parish of Tangipahoa may adopt ordinances prohibiting any person, firm, corporation, public body, quasi-public body, or political subdivision from transporting underground or surface water from the parish of Tangipahoa to any person, firm, corporation, municipality, or city located outside of said parish; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to permit prohibiting any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling or furnishing to consumers bottled water from wells which are situated within said parish from selling or furnishing such bottled water.
B. Any such ordinance may provide penalties for violation thereof, which penalties may include a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or a jail sentence of not more than six months, or both. Such ordinance may provide that each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 459, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.10. Powers of governing authority of Calcasieu Parish; weight limitations of parish roads; enforcement

RS 33:1236.10 - Powers of governing authority of Calcasieu Parish; weight limitations of parish roads; enforcement
The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish shall have the authority to adopt ordinances to set weight limitations on parish roads in Calcasieu Parish, to establish a schedule of penalties for violations thereof; provided that such penalties shall conform to the schedule of penalties established by law for weight limitations on state highways.
Acts 1984, No. 831, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.11. Authority of governing authority of Calcasieu Parish to add cost of abating a public nuisance to ad valorem tax bill

RS 33:1236.11 - Authority of governing authority of Calcasieu Parish to add cost of abating a public nuisance to ad valorem tax bill
A.(1) The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may provide in its ordinances relative to the abatement of public nuisances that the actual costs of such abatement shall be a charge against the owner of the property upon which the public nuisance is located.
(2) Public nuisances, as defined by parish ordinance, may include but shall not be limited to accumulation or improper disposal of solid waste, garbage, or trash, but shall not include accumulation or disposal of any materials by industries or industrial parks.
(3) Such ordinances shall include provisions for notice of the existence of the nuisance to the owner of the property and an opportunity to abate the nuisance himself within a reasonable period of time.
B. If subsequent to the abatement of a public nuisance and notice to the owner of the property by the parish, the costs of abatement have not been paid within a reasonable period of time, the governing authority is hereby authorized to add the costs incurred by the parish in abating the nuisance to the annual ad valorem tax bill of the property. When collected, this amount shall be credited to the general fund of the parish.
C. In the event that such actual costs of abatement are added to the ad valorem tax bill, the sheriff effecting collection shall be reimbursed by the parish governing authority in an amount equal to fifteen percent of the amount of such costs actually collected from the property owner. This collection charge shall be in addition to such costs and shall also be added to the ad valorem tax bill of the property involved.
Acts 1984, No. 162, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.12. Authority to regulate operation of certain watercraft within Calcasieu Parish

RS 33:1236.12 - Authority to regulate operation of certain watercraft within Calcasieu Parish
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in particular R.S. 34:851.27, the parish governing authority and any municipal governing authority of Calcasieu Parish shall have the authority to regulate the operation of watercraft having in tow or otherwise assisting a person on waterskis, surfboard, or similar contrivance. Such authority shall include but not be limited to the power to enact ordinances and to set penalties for violations.
B. The parish governing authority may exercise such authority in that portion of the parish outside of the corporate limits of any municipality. Each municipal governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may exercise such authority within its corporate limits.
Acts 1986, No. 61, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.13. Funding of the general administrative office of the Rapides Parish Police Jury

RS 33:1236.13 - Funding of the general administrative office of the Rapides Parish Police Jury
A. At the same time that the police jury of Rapides Parish annually prepares the general budget of expenses, said police jury shall annually budget, appropriate, and pay to the general administrative office of said police jury an amount sufficient to fund the expenses of that office. For purposes of this Section, the general administrative office shall include the office of the secretary and treasurer of Rapides Parish.
B. The amount necessary to ensure that the appropriation required by Subsection A of this Section is fully funded shall be appropriated by the police jury of Rapides Parish to the general administrative office of said police jury based upon the budget for the expenses of said office prepared and submitted to the police jury by the treasurer of Rapides Parish.
Acts 1987, No. 128, §1, eff. June 18, 1987.
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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.14. Authority of certain parish governing authorities to provide uniforms for certain employees

RS 33:1236.14 - Authority of certain parish governing authorities to provide uniforms for certain employees
The governing authority of St. Landry Parish, the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish, and the governing authority of Iberia Parish shall have the authority to provide uniforms for those employees who serve as staff of their respective administrative offices. Said governing authorities may also require their employees to maintain such uniforms; however, such uniforms shall remain the property of each respective parish.
Acts 1988, No. 20, §1; Acts 1990, No. 159, §1; Acts 1995, No. 78, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.15. Tipping fee for disposal of construction waste; Livingston Parish

RS 33:1236.15 - Tipping fee for disposal of construction waste; Livingston Parish
The governing authority of Livingston Parish shall have the authority to levy and collect a tipping fee of fifty dollars per ton for the disposal of construction debris in landfills located within the parish, except in those landfills owned or operated by the parish. The tipping fee may be collected pursuant to a resolution adopted by the governing authority. The resolution shall set forth the purpose of said fee and the manner, method, and time of payment and collection thereof.
Acts 1991, No. 1017, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.16. St. Martin Parish; solid waste

RS 33:1236.16 - St. Martin Parish; solid waste
A. The governing authority of St. Martin Parish is hereby authorized by ordinance to provide for the zoning, land use, and siting of any public or private facility for the disposal of solid waste within the parish and the types and quantities of the waste to be disposed of at such facility shall be in compliance with any permit granted by the Department of Environmental Quality.
B. The authorization provided for in this Section shall not supersede the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality.
Acts 1992, No. 632, §1, eff. July 2, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.17. Gathering or cutting of Spanish moss on Lake St. John; prohibition

RS 33:1236.17 - Gathering or cutting of Spanish moss on Lake St. John; prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the gathering or cutting, for sale, of Spanish moss located on Lake St. John is hereby prohibited.
Acts 1992, No. 634, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.18. Funding of the general administrative office of St. Landry Parish

RS 33:1236.18 - Funding of the general administrative office of St. Landry Parish
A. At the same time the governing authority of St. Landry Parish annually prepares the general budget of expenses, said governing authority shall annually budget, appropriate, and pay to the general administrative office of said governing authority an amount sufficient to fund the expenses of that office. For purposes of this Section, the general administrative office shall include but not be limited to the office of the secretary and treasurer of St. Landry Parish.
B. The amount necessary to ensure that the appropriation required by Subsection A of this Section is fully funded shall be appropriated by the governing authority of St. Landry Parish to the general administrative office of said governing authority based upon the budget for the expenses of said office prepared and submitted to the governing authority by the treasurer of St. Landry Parish.
Acts 1992, No. 663, §1, eff. July 2, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.19. Funding of the general administrative office of Washington Parish

RS 33:1236.19 - Funding of the general administrative office of Washington Parish
A. At the same time the governing authority of Washington Parish annually prepares the general budget of expenses, said governing authority shall annually budget, appropriate, and pay to the general administrative office of said governing authority an amount sufficient to fund the expenses of that office. For the purpose of this Section, the general administrative office shall include but not be limited to the office of the secretary and comptroller of Washington Parish.
B. The amount necessary to ensure that the expenses of the general administrative office are fully funded as required by Subsection A of this Section shall be appropriated by the governing authority of Washington Parish to the general administrative office of said governing authority based upon the budget for the expenses of said office prepared and submitted to the governing authority by the comptroller of Washington Parish.
Acts 1993, No. 806, §1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.22. Pointe Coupee Parish Poydras Fund; authority to expend revenue

RS 33:1236.22 - Pointe Coupee Parish Poydras Fund; authority to expend revenue
The governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee may expend any interest and other revenues earned by the Pointe Coupee Parish Poydras Fund for any lawful educational or cultural purpose as well as to maintain the grave site of Julien Poydras.
Acts 1995, No. 407, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.23. Naming of senior citizens' services administrative building by certain parish governing authorities

RS 33:1236.23 - Naming of senior citizens' services administrative building by certain parish governing authorities
Notwithstanding R.S. 14:316 or any other law to the contrary, a parish governing authority of a parish with a population of not less than one hundred eighty thousand and not more than one hundred eighty-five thousand persons according to the most recent federal decennial census may name a senior citizens' services administrative building in honor of a living public officer of the parish who has served in public office for more than twenty-five years. Any building named pursuant to this Section shall be named by August 1, 2004.
Acts 2003, No. 1087, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.24. Calcasieu Parish; road improvements

RS 33:1236.24 - Calcasieu Parish; road improvements
A. The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may initiate the procedures set forth in R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.17, or similar procedures established by law, with respect to a road which is not part of the parish road system if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The road is below the minimum specifications set for acceptance of a road into the parish road system.
(2) The governing authority expects that it will be able to obtain all necessary rights-of-way for accepting the road into the parish system in accordance with all applicable law.
B. The parish may proceed under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.17 or similar provisions of law until the special assessment provided for in such provisions is authorized. However, under no circumstances shall the governing authority collect any assessments or undertake any construction or improvement on the road until the road has been accepted into the parish road system.
C. It is the purpose of this Section to provide a mechanism whereby the governing authority can receive approval for improvement of a road and accept the road into the parish road system simultaneously. It shall be interpreted liberally to allow such purpose but shall not be construed to authorize any change in the procedures by which the parish obtains rights-of-way necessary for the acceptance of a road into the parish system. However, no public expenditure shall be made in violation of Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 1997, No. 1038, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.25. Pointe Coupee Parish; False River; encroachments

RS 33:1236.25 - Pointe Coupee Parish; False River; encroachments
A. The governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee may adopt ordinances relative to the regulation of the construction of buildings and other structures over False River, including but not limited to the construction of bulkheads, wharves, piers, docks, boat storage facilities, camps, houses, and commercial buildings as defined in R.S. 41:1704.
B. The governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee may adopt ordinances relative to the regulation of the filling in of portions of False River adjacent to private and public property.
C. Any ordinance adopted in accordance with Subsections A and B of this Section shall not become effective until the ordinance is approved by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources.
Acts 1999, No. 75, §1; Acts 2023, No. 150, §8, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.26. Powers of the governing authorities of Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Landry Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish; nuisance ordinance regarding grass and obnoxious weeds; notice required

RS 33:1236.26 - Powers of the governing authorities of Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Landry Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish; nuisance ordinance regarding grass and obnoxious weeds; notice required
A. The governing authorities of the parishes of Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, and West Baton Rouge may amend ordinances to compel property owners to cut grass and obnoxious weeds on their property without the notice required in R.S. 33:1236(21)(a)(i) if the property owner liable has been notified pursuant to that Item at any time during the immediately preceding twelve months and has failed to do the work himself after an opportunity to do so.
B. Prior to undertaking such work, the governing authority shall file and record an affidavit, signed by the parish president or his designee, at its administrative office. Such affidavit shall include the following:
(1) A description of the property sufficient for reasonable identification.
(2) A photograph of the property sufficient to reasonably identify the unsafe or unsanitary condition and to justify the necessity for cutting, destroying, or removing weeds, grass, or other noxious growths.
(3) A statement that the property owner liable has within the past twelve months failed to do such work after notification and opportunity to do so pursuant to R.S. 33:1236(21)(a)(i).
Acts 1999, No. 415, §1; Acts 2015, No. 41, §§1, 2; Acts 2023, No. 220, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.27. Cameron Parish; liquid or solid waste

RS 33:1236.27 - Cameron Parish; liquid or solid waste
A. The governing authority of Cameron Parish may provide by ordinance for zoning and land use regarding any public or private facility for the disposal, incineration, or storage of liquid or solid waste within the parish. The types and quantities of the waste to be disposed of, incinerated, or stored at such a facility shall be in compliance with any permit granted by the Department of Environmental Quality and with any permit issued by the office of conservation of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources.
B. The authorization provided for in this Section shall not supersede the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality or the authority of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources.
Acts 2005, No. 473, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2023, No. 150, §8, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.29. Excavating equipment pilot program; parishes

RS 33:1236.29 - Excavating equipment pilot program; parishes
A. In parishes having populations in excess of forty-eight thousand five hundred persons but not more than fifty-two thousand persons, based on the latest federal decennial census, a pilot program may be established in accordance with the provisions of this Section, that provides for the creation of a cooperative endeavor between a parish governing authority and its residents in an effort to improve drainage infrastructure in the parish.
B. A pilot program, authorized by the provision of this Section, shall be limited to the following criteria:
(1) A project involving the reclamation, maintenance and improvement of parish drainage systems crossing or located on property located in the parish.
(2) The parish authority may rent and shall insure the excavation equipment.
(3) The operator shall demonstrate his proficiency at the operation of the excavation equipment to the satisfaction of the parish governing authority and shall provide a hold harmless agreement to protect and indemnify the parish from any liability arising from the use or any other factor attributable to the operator's use of the equipment.
(4) The parish governing authority and the operator shall develop and agree to any logistical requirement and operational timelines and any other item deemed necessary by the parish governing authority before the execution of the cooperative endeavor and operation of the excavation equipment is permitted.
C. For the purposes of this Section, an operator of excavation equipment, as provided for in Paragraph (B)(3) of this Section, shall not be considered a "public servant" pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
D. For the purposes of this Section, "excavation equipment" means any of a number of power-driven machines used to dig, move and transport earth, gravel, or similar substances.
E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable, operable, and effective for the period January 1, 2011, through January 1, 2012.
Acts 2010, No. 662, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33: 1236.30. St. Tammany Parish; testing of water systems for secondary contaminants

§1236.30. St. Tammany Parish; testing of water systems for secondary contaminants
A. As used in this Section, "secondary contaminant" means a substance for which secondary maximum contaminant levels are established in the National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 143.
B. The governing authority of St. Tammany Parish may require that water systems in the parish test for secondary contaminants in the drinking water that is distributed to parish residents.
Acts 2021, No. 308, §1, eff. June 14, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1236.31. Lincoln Parish hospital proceeds; investments

RS 33:1236.31 - Lincoln Parish hospital proceeds; investments
The governing authority of Lincoln Parish may invest funds that it received from the sale of a hospital and that it placed in a permanent trust in the same manner as post-employment benefits trusts may be invested pursuant to R.S. 33:5162.
Acts 2023, No. 160, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1237. Power to close and dam streams

RS 33:1237 - Power to close and dam streams
A police jury may close and dam, on its own initiative, small canals or streams of water in the parish which it finds hazardous or detrimental as well as destructive or harmful to property or to the public health and which are not under the jurisdiction of the United States government or War Department, when it has the written approval thereto of the department of public works; and the written approval of the board of commissioners of the levee district in which said dam is to be located if it is in a levee district.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1238. Notice; hearing and determination

RS 33:1238 - Notice; hearing and determination
The police jury desiring to take such action shall give public notice thereof in the official journal of the parish for a period of at least thirty days. The notice shall give the date, hour, and place of a meeting to be held for the purpose of authorizing the closing of the canal or stream. The notice shall likewise designate and name the canal or stream they propose to close or dam. The police jury shall then hold a public hearing at the date, hour, and place designated in the notice, and allow all interested parties to be heard for or against the proposition. After the hearing, if the facts and findings warrant the police jury to take such action in closing or damming the stream as advertised, it shall then have the authority and power to do so.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1239. Reporting licenses to auditor

RS 33:1239 - Reporting licenses to auditor
Police juries shall report to the auditor, through their respective presidents, by the fifteenth day of April of each year, a complete list of the names and business of persons paying licenses, the amount of each license, and date of payment as reported by the tax collector.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1241. Giving names of certain officers of police jury to secretary of state

RS 33:1241 - Giving names of certain officers of police jury to secretary of state
Police juries shall keep the secretary of state advised of the names and post office addresses of their respective presidents, vice-presidents and secretaries.
Amended by Acts 1963, No. 53, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1242. Enforcement of ordinances

RS 33:1242 - Enforcement of ordinances
Police juries may enforce ordinances which they are authorized to pass, by fine or imprisonment, or both, and may prosecute by criminal process of indictment or information or by fine or forfeiture to be collected by civil process before any court of competent jurisdiction.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1245. Industrial and personnel surveys, authority to make; costs; information under oath; penalties for false information; limitations on authority conferred

RS 33:1245 - Industrial and personnel surveys, authority to make; costs; information under oath; penalties for false information; limitations on authority conferred
A. The parish police juries, with the assistance of the sheriffs, shall have authority to make industrial and personnel surveys within their parishes, and to defray the cost thereof, to secure from individuals all information which they may deem necessary pertaining to their qualifications and availability of personnel and qualified persons to meet industrial demands for job opportunities in the parish.
B. The police juries may require all such information to be given under oath and any person giving false information under oath shall be guilty of false swearing and upon conviction therefor by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
C. Nothing contained herein shall give authority to parish juries to extend an industrial survey to include any bona fide legitimate labor organization or members thereof or to interfere in any way with labor organizations or their members in the conduction of their legitimate union business; nor shall it mean that police juries shall have the right or authority to serve as labor consultants, labor advisors or as an agency to refer or recommend persons for employment.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 230, §§1 to 3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246. Powers of the police jury of Ascension Parish; ambulance service district

RS 33:1246 - Powers of the police jury of Ascension Parish; ambulance service district
The police jury is authorized and empowered, upon their own initiative, to form and create one or more ambulance service districts within the parish of Ascension. The police jury is further authorized to alter the boundaries of any ambulance service district, provided that no such boundary change shall cause an impairment of the obligations of any contract of the ambulance service district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.1. Object of the districts

RS 33:1246.1 - Object of the districts
The objects and purposes of the ambulance service districts and the governing bodies created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be to own and operate ambulances for the care and transportation of persons suffering from illnesses or disabilities which require that patients receive ambulance care.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.2. Commission, qualification of members; officers, appointment; vacancies; compensation; removal of commissioners

RS 33:1246.2 - Commission, qualification of members; officers, appointment; vacancies; compensation; removal of commissioners
A. Any ambulance service district formed or created under these Sections shall be governed by a board of seven commissioners, hereafter referred to as the commission, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district. The commission shall be appointed by the police jury of the parish. Three of the first commissioners so appointed shall serve for two years, three for four years, and one for six years.
B. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for six-year terms. The police juries shall fill vacancies in the same manner as the predecessor appointees were selected. Any member of the commission may be removed from office for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the Ascension Parish Police Jury.
C. The commission annually shall elect one of its members chairman, and one vice chairman. The meeting shall be held at the domicile of the district established by the police jury. At least three regular meetings shall be held annually. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as shall be specified, by call of the chairman or the police jury.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.3. Powers and duties of commission

RS 33:1246.3 - Powers and duties of commission
In addition to the duties defined elsewhere, the commission shall have the duty and authority:
(1) To represent the public interest in providing ambulance care in the district.
(2) To advise the police jury and the ambulance director on problems concerning the operation of the ambulance service district.
(3) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the ambulance service district.
(4) To conduct hearings and pass upon complaints by or against any officer or employee of the district.
(5) To review and modify, or set aside any action of the officers or employees of the district which the commission may determine to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.
(6) To appoint a director of the ambulance service district and to perform such other duties as may now or hereafter be required by law.
(7) To appoint the necessary standing and special committees which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
(8) To establish rates of pay for the use of facilities provided by the district.
(9) To enter into lease agreements with recognized and duly constituted nonprofit associations which are primarily engaged in the operation of ambulance related organizations.
(10) To designate a bank to act as agent for depositing funds.
(11) To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping of the funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.4. Director of ambulance service district

RS 33:1246.4 - Director of ambulance service district
The board of commissioners shall appoint a director of ambulance service district hereafter referred to as "director," who has had experience in the field of administration and is familiar with the principles and methods of medical care or who in the opinion of the board of commissioners has held a responsible position in the area of management. He shall assume full responsibilities as director of the district and shall receive a salary fixed by the commission. He shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.5. Staff

RS 33:1246.5 - Staff
The commission shall appoint such staff as is necessary to provide adequate ambulance service in the parish of Ascension. The staff shall assist the director in the operation of the service district, promulgate rules and regulations, and approve the appointment of a director made by the commission.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.6. Petition for organization of district

RS 33:1246.6 - Petition for organization of district
Upon failure or refusal of the police jury of any parish to organize an ambulance service district, they are hereby required to, and shall form such district when petitioned to so do upon petition presented to the police jury, signed by not less than twenty-five persons owning or assessed for lands in the districts. In presenting such petition to the police jury, such petition shall set forth substantially the boundaries of the district which is proposed to be organized.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.7. District to constitute body corporate; powers

RS 33:1246.7 - District to constitute body corporate; powers
Any ambulance service district thus created shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation, shall have perpetual existence, shall have the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the ambulance service district was created. It may acquire by donation or purchase, any existing ambulance facility in the district. It also shall have the power and authority to acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, exchange, and otherwise in full ownership.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.8. Procedure in organizing district

RS 33:1246.8 - Procedure in organizing district
In the creation of an ambulance service district, the police jury shall at the same time designate a time and place for the first meeting of the commission, the meeting to take place within sixty days from the date of their appointment. At the first meeting of the commission, they shall proceed to organize by electing a chairman and a vice chairman.
It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside over the meetings of the commission and to perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents or chairmen of the other corporate bodies. It shall be the duty of the vice chairman to act in the absence of the chairman and in case of the disability of the chairman to act.
The commission shall elect the director of the ambulance service district who shall serve as secretary and treasurer for the commission. The director shall furnish a surety bond in a sum equal to the amount of taxes collected in said district during any one year. The premium on this bond shall be paid by the ambulance district out of its funds. The commission shall have authority to fix his salary and define his authority and duties not otherwise provided in this Chapter. The director shall assume the responsibilities of the office and shall hold his office at the pleasure of the commission.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.9. Rules and regulations; contracts

RS 33:1246.9 - Rules and regulations; contracts
The ambulance district or the commission of the ambulance district shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to adopt rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of any ambulance or medical facilities under its administration. They shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts for the acquiring of ambulances and medical facilities necessary for the administration of services for their district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.10. Domicile; service of citation

RS 33:1246.10 - Domicile; service of citation
The police jury creating an ambulance service district, with corporate powers, shall designate the domicile of such corporation, at which domicile it shall be sued and service of citation made on the director, and in his absence, upon the chairman of the commission, and in his or their absence, then upon the vice chairman of the commission; provided that in fixing the domicile of the district the police jury shall at all times fix the same at a place within the district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:1246.11. District as political subdivision; incurring debt; election imposing taxes; authority

RS 33:1246.11 - District as political subdivision; incurring debt; election imposing taxes; authority
Any ambulance service district created is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of the ambulance service district as provided in these Sections, the district, under the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, shall have the power of taxation and the power to incur debt and issue bonds and to call an election for the purpose of imposing any authorized taxes or to incur debt, provided that the district shall not impose any tax increasing measures until the qualified electors of the district have approved the additional taxes.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.