Louisiana § 33:4001

Louisiana Statutes

§ 33:4001

Louisiana § 33:4001

Title 33Municipalities and Parishes

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La. Stat. Ann. § 33:4001 (2026).

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§4001. General authority for municipalities to construct sewerage system and appurtenances Any municipal corporation may

(1)Own, purchase, acquire, construct, extend, equip, operate, and maintain within and without its corporate limits, a sewerage system, sewerage collection system, sewage treatment plant, intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, force mains, pumping stations, ejector stations and all other appurtenances necessary for the collection, treatment, purification and disposal in a sanitary manner of the liquid and solid waste and sewage of the municipal corporation;

(2)Acquire by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, all necessary lands, rights of way and property therefor, within and without its corporate limits; and

(3)Issue bonds to pay the costs of these public im

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§4001. General authority for municipalities to construct sewerage system and appurtenances
Any municipal corporation may
(1) Own, purchase, acquire, construct, extend, equip, operate, and maintain within and without its corporate limits, a sewerage system, sewerage collection system, sewage treatment plant, intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, force mains, pumping stations, ejector stations and all other appurtenances necessary for the collection, treatment, purification and disposal in a sanitary manner of the liquid and solid waste and sewage of the municipal corporation;
(2) Acquire by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, all necessary lands, rights of way and property therefor, within and without its corporate limits; and
(3) Issue bonds to pay the costs of these public improvements and property in the manner provided for by laws applicable to revenue producing public utilities, public utilities, and works of public improvement.