GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections

• § 38:1601 Definitions; representation active
• § 38:1601.1 Applicability of Chapter active
• § 38:1602 Parishes authorized to create drainage districts active
• § 38:1603 Creation of districts embracing lands in more than one parish active
• § 38:1604 Creation of district on petition of property owners; procedure to be followed active
• § 38:1605 Approval of Department of Public Works; duties of department active
• § 38:1606 Name of district active
• § 38:1607 Board of commissioners; qualifications; compensation and expenses active
• § 38:1608 Appointment and terms of commissioners active
• § 38:1609 Removal of commissioners; appointment of successors active
• § 38:1610 Oath of commissioners active
• § 38:1611 Officers of board; seal; depository; payment of funds active
• § 38:1612 Record of proceedings of board active
• § 38:1613 Domicile of district; place of suit; place of meetings active
• § 38:1614 Corporate status and powers of district active
• § 38:1615 Record of proceedings of board active
• § 38:1616 Recordation of certified copies of ordinances creating districts; publication active
• § 38:1617 Contest of legality of district active
• § 38:1618 Sub-drainage districts active
• § 38:1619 Acreage tax active
• § 38:1620 Attorneys active
• § 38:1621 Engineers active
• § 38:1622 Petitions to proceed with work active
• § 38:1623 Appointment and duties of board of appraisers active
• § 38:1624 Notice of appointment and meeting of appraisers; oath; organization active
• § 38:1625 Proceedings of appraisers active
• § 38:1626 Report of findings of appraisers; fees active
• § 38:1627 Petition for confirmation of report and expropriation of property; notice and citation active
• § 38:1628 Hearing and determination of expropriation suits; approval of report of board of appraisers; appeal active
• § 38:1629 Rejection of reclamation plan; submission of new or amended plan active
• § 38:1630 Board of commissioners to carry out reclamation plan; letting contracts active
• § 38:1631 Tax levy for cost of work active
• § 38:1632 Tax lien on property; certificate and tables; record active
• § 38:1633 Levy of maintenance tax active
• § 38:1634 Determination of annual installment; levy of maintenance tax; certificate and table active
• § 38:1635 Collection and accounting for taxes active
• § 38:1636 Non-liability of state and its subdivisions for taxes active
• § 38:1637 Sale of land for delinquent taxes active
• § 38:1638 Works and improvements authorized active
• § 38:1639 Expropriation of land active
• § 38:1640 Payment for property expropriated; assessment of portion not taken active
• § 38:1641 Bridges; ditch or lateral across highway; removal of bridge, flume or other work active
• § 38:1642 Raising of embankments to conform to district levee active
• § 38:1643 Exemption of bonds from taxation active
• § 38:1644 Effect of change of ownership of land active
• § 38:1645 Change of venue; recusation of judge active
• § 38:1646 Injunction or other writ granted only on rule nisi active
• § 38:1647 Compensation and expenses of officers and employees; removal of employees active
• § 38:1648 Change of plan of reclamation active
• § 38:1649 Enlargement of boundaries of district active
• § 38:1650 Appointment of appraisers upon change of boundaries or plan active
• § 38:1651 Benefits, taxes, bonds and reclamation of sub-district active
• § 38:1652 Issuance of bonds; form and terms active
• § 38:1653 Sale of bonds active
• § 38:1654 Payment of principal and interest of bonds active
• § 38:1655 Additional levy for payment of principal and interest active
• § 38:1656 Limit of tax levy active
• § 38:1657 Bond of secretary-treasurer active
• § 38:1658 Use of funds derived from the sale of bonds active
• § 38:1659 Readjustment of assessment of benefits active
• § 38:1660 Consolidation of adjacent districts active
• § 38:1661 New or amended reclamation plans; additional assessments and taxes active
• § 38:1662 Connection of ditches; drainage systems, and watercourses with works and improvements of district active
• § 38:1663 Advance payment of tax in full active
• § 38:1664 Reorganization of existing districts permitted active
• § 38:1665 Reorganization procedure active
• § 38:1666 Powers and duties of boards of commissioners of reorganized districts active
• § 38:1667 Obligations of former district assumed by reorganized districts active
• § 38:1668 Chief engineer of reorganized district active
• § 38:1669 Property of pre-existing district transferred; funding and refunding of pre-existing indebtedness active
• § 38:1670 Issuance of funding or refunding bonds active
• § 38:1671 Form and terms of bonds; denominations active
• § 38:1672 Sale or exchange of bonds; use of proceeds active
• § 38:1673 Payment and retirement of bonds active
• § 38:1674 Waiver of procedural rights; recordation of consent active
• § 38:1674.1 Construction of drainage projects; financing active
• § 38:1674.2 Notice of intention; hearing; ordering improvements active
• § 38:1674.3 Plans and specifications; advertisement for bids active
• § 38:1674.4 Opening of bids; award of contract active
• § 38:1674.5 Report of costs; assessments active
• § 38:1674.6 Issuance of Certificates active
• § 38:1674.7 Signature on certificates and coupons; form of endorsement active
• § 38:1674.8 Sale of certificates; disposition of funds active
• § 38:1674.9 Nature of certificates active
• § 38:1674.10 Contesting validity active
• § 38:1674.11 Arrangements under Local Services Law active
• § 38:1674.12 Parishes adjoining Lake Maurepas or Lake Pontchartrain; notice of intention; hearing; ordering improvements active
• § 38:1674.13 Parishes adjoining Lake Maurepas or Lake Pontchartrain; report of costs; assessments active
• § 38:1674.14 Sunset Drainage District of St. Charles Parish; acreage tax active
• § 38:1674.15 St. Tammany Parish Drainage District No. 2; creation of assessment areas; maintenance tax assessment active
• § 38:1674.16 St. Tammany Parish Drainage District No. 4 active
• § 38:1674.16.1 Certain drainage districts active
• § 38:1675 Application of Part active
• § 38:1676 Tax sale properties; confirmation of title active
• § 38:1677 Police juries as governing authority active
• § 38:1678 Authorization to incur debt; issue bonds and levy taxes active
• § 38:1679 Dividing districts lying in two or more parishes active
• § 38:1680 St. Mary Parish; powers of districts; bonds; taxes active
• § 38:1680.1 St. Mary Parish; powers of parish, drainage districts, and any incorporated municipality in the parish to levy taxes and charges for drainage facilities active
• § 38:1680.2 Town of Berwick; authority to levy taxes, fees, and charges for drainage facilities, systems, and networks active
• § 38:1681 Assumption Parish; powers of districts; bonds; taxes active