§ 38:327 — Lake Borgne Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties

Louisiana § 38:327

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 38: Public Contracts, Works and Improvements

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§327. Lake Borgne Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties
A. The management and control of the district shall be vested in the board of
commissioners of the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. In addition to any other powers and
duties provided by law, the board shall have the authority to establish adequate drainage,
flood control, and water resources development, including but not limited to construction of
reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pump drainage systems, erosion control measures,
marsh management, and other flood control works as they relate to tidewater flooding,
hurricane protection, and saltwater intrusion.
B. The board may enter into contracts and agreements of any nature for the purposes
of this Chapter with any person or persons, corporation, association, or other entity, including
public corporations, port authorities, the state and agencies thereof, levee districts, parishes,
other political subdivisions, the United States government and agencies thereof, or any
combination thereof, or with instrumentalities of any kind to carry out the purposes of and
the powers granted in this Chapter.
C. The board may enter into contracts or other agreements with any person or entity
concerning the providing of lands, servitudes, rights-of-way, and relocations, and may engage
jointly in the exercise of any power to include the construction, operation, and maintenance
of any facilities and improvements for the purpose of the projects under this Chapter.
D. The board shall have the authority to construct and maintain drainage works of
all types as they relate to tidewater flooding, hurricane protection, and saltwater intrusion,
either in cooperation with one or more parishes, municipalities, drainage districts, or other
special districts within its territorial jurisdiction, or upon its own undertaking.
E. The board may buy and sell property, make and execute all contracts, and perform
any and all things necessary to carry out the objects of this Chapter, subject to the limitations
and duties provided in this Section.
F. The board shall operate and maintain the Violet Siphon in accordance with an
operation and maintenance plan developed jointly by the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District
and the Department of Conservation and Energy, office of coastal restoration and
management.

Legislative History

Acts 1993, No. 1016, §1; Acts 2023, No. 150, §12, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.