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§326.3. Combined police authority; jurisdiction; administrative responsibilities; personnel,
equipment, and expenses
A.In addition to the authority, restrictions, requirements, and other provisions of R.S.
38:326 and 326.1, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Port
of South Louisiana, the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District, and the
Pontchartrain Levee District may coordinate and cooperate jointly with each other to
maintain order and to exercise general police power within the areas of such port and districts
and upon their levees.
B.The executive directors of the port and the districts may enter into a cooperative
endeavor agreement to authorize the exercise of combined police protection within the areas
of the port and districts, and
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§326.3. Combined police authority; jurisdiction; administrative responsibilities; personnel,
equipment, and expenses
A. In addition to the authority, restrictions, requirements, and other provisions of R.S.
38:326 and 326.1, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Port
of South Louisiana, the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District, and the
Pontchartrain Levee District may coordinate and cooperate jointly with each other to
maintain order and to exercise general police power within the areas of such port and districts
and upon their levees.
B. The executive directors of the port and the districts may enter into a cooperative
endeavor agreement to authorize the exercise of combined police protection within the areas
of the port and districts, and to provide for the employment of officers and other personnel,
equipment, and administrative services, necessary and useful to provide for and share the
costs and expenses associated with such police protection. The cooperative endeavor
agreement shall provide that title to equipment used pursuant to the agreement which is
owned by the port or a district shall remain with the port or district.
C. Each person employed as a police officer shall, at a minimum, be commissioned
as a peace officer by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Such police officers
shall have the right to exercise the power of arrest as peace officers, according to law, within
the combined jurisdictions and boundaries of the port and the districts.
D.(1) The governing authority of each entity designated in Subsection A of this
Section that is a party to a cooperative endeavor agreement described in Subsection B of this
Section shall appoint two members, respectively, to serve as members of a law enforcement
coordinating and oversight committee.
(2) At the initial meeting, the committee shall elect a president to serve as presiding
officer. The presiding officer shall not cast a vote except in the case of a tie vote.
(3) The committee may employ a chief law enforcement officer, subject to applicable
civil service regulations. However, any applicant with at least twenty years of experience as
a commissioned law enforcement officer who meets all of the requirements set forth in
Subsection C of this Section shall be eligible for appointment.
(4) The chief law enforcement officer shall:
(a) Have the right to exercise the authority granted to police officers in Subsection
C of this Section.
(b) Supervise and direct the administration and operation of the combined police
protection authorized by the cooperative endeavor agreement. All law enforcement
personnel shall be subordinate to the chief.
(c) Have general responsibility for law enforcement and be charged with the
enforcement of all applicable laws and ordinances within the areas of the port and districts.
E. Neither the Port of South Louisiana, the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and
Drainage District, or the Pontchartrain Levee District shall authorize any additional funding
for a position beyond the limits of its budget.