§ 38:330.12.1 — Lakefront Management Authority; creation; composition; powers, duties, and

Louisiana § 38:330.12.1

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

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§330.12.1. Lakefront Management Authority; creation; composition; powers, duties, and
functions
A. The Lakefront Management Authority, hereafter referred to as the "authority", is
hereby created as a political subdivision possessing full corporate power to manage, control,
regulate, operate, and maintain any non-flood protection facility or improvement asset or
function within a levee district within the jurisdiction of a flood protection authority.
B. The authority shall not be eligible to receive or expend any money from the
Transportation Trust Fund.
C. The authority shall be composed of the following members who shall be subject
to Senate confirmation, provided that no elected official shall be appointed to serve as a
member of the authority:
(1) One member appointed by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority
East.
(2) One member appointed by the state senator representing Senate District No. 3
and Senate District No. 4, and by the state representative representing House District No. 97,
House District No. 94, House District No. 99, and two members appointed by the
Congressional Representative representing Congressional District No. 2. At least one
member appointed shall be a lawyer, at least one member shall be a certified public
accountant, and at least one member shall be a realtor.
(3) One member appointed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans.
(4) One member appointed by each New Orleans city council member in whose
district a non-flood asset is located.
(5) Two members appointed jointly by the presidents of the Lakeshore, Lake Vista,
Lake Terrace, and Lake Oaks property owners associations. The associations involved in the
appointment of these members shall comply with the following:
(a) The appointed members shall reside within the residential boundaries of the
Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace, and Lake Oaks neighborhoods.
(b) Preference shall be given to the neighborhood with the least number of
representatives appointed for the authority.
(c) Nomination and reappointment shall be determined by a majority vote of the
presidents of the property owners associations.
(6) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and
Development.
(7) One member appointed by the Pontchartrain Conservancy.
(8) One member appointed by the board for the New Orleans City Park.
D.(1) Members of the authority shall serve a term of four years. Any vacancy
occurring on the authority shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
the unexpired portion of the position vacated.
(2) A majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of official business and all official actions of the authority shall require an
affirmative vote by a majority of the members present and voting at a meeting.
(3) Members of the authority shall not receive any compensation for serving on the
board but each member may receive not more than fifty dollars per day for attendance at
meetings of the authority or its subcommittees. In addition, members may be reimbursed for
mileage expenses incurred while in the performance of their official duties at the rate
established by the division of administration for travel by state officials.
(4) Members of the authority shall file annual financial disclosure statements
pursuant to R.S. 42:1124.2.1.
E. The authority shall be domiciled in the parish of Orleans.
F. The authority shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary and shall
select a vice-chairman to serve in the absence of the chairman. The authority may employ an
executive director and such personnel as may be necessary to implement the provisions of
this Section.
G. The authority shall be responsible for the development and implementation of a
management plan to best utilize the assets under its jurisdiction and maximize the benefits,
attributes, and revenue potentials of such assets. Such plan shall include parameters for the
interactions between the authority and other political subdivisions in the geographical areas
of the assets under the jurisdiction of the authority and shall detail a procedure and process
for the operation, maintenance, sale, lease, or transfer of any facility or improvement
managed or controlled by the authority.

Legislative History

Acts 2010, No. 1014, §2, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2011, No. 363, §2, eff. June 29, 2011, and §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2017, No. 269, §1, eff. June 16, 2017; Acts 2019, No. 151, §1; Acts 2022, No. 342, §1.