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  "citation": "R.S. 38:396",
  "heading": "Appropriation; effect on other authority",
  "text": "Nothing in this Part shall be construed to affect the authority of any levee district or levee and drainage district conferred by the constitution or laws to appropriate property for levee, drainage, levee drainage, or related purposes.",
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      "name": "LEVEE DISTRICTS"
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