Louisiana § 48:1817 Powers and duties of the board of commissioners

Louisiana Statutes

§ 48:1817 — Powers and duties of the board of commissioners

Louisiana·Title 48 Roads, Bridges and Ferries

The district, through the board of commissioners, shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions, including but not limited to the following:

(1)To sue and be sued.

(2)To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

(3)To receive contributions, donations, grants, and appropriations of money or other things of value from any public or private source.

(4)To enter into cooperative endeavors by written agreement with the state or with any other public or private entity.

(5)To employ such persons as employees and to enter into such contracts for services as it deems advisable.

(6)To develop and implement a plan for the preservation, beautification, and promotion of the scenic drive and the natural, historic, and cultural sites and attrac

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The district, through the board of commissioners, shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions, including but not limited to the following:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3) To receive contributions, donations, grants, and appropriations of money or other things of value from any public or private source.
(4) To enter into cooperative endeavors by written agreement with the state or with any other public or private entity.
(5) To employ such persons as employees and to enter into such contracts for services as it deems advisable.
(6) To develop and implement a plan for the preservation, beautification, and promotion of the scenic drive and the natural, historic, and cultural sites and attractions of the route with the assistance of the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
(7) To acquire servitudes adjacent to the Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway for the preservation of the natural beauty of the area, but such authority shall not include the acquisition of rights-of-way for the construction of such scenic highway, the acquisition of which shall be the sole jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and Development.
(8) To adopt rules and regulations providing for the utilization and administration of the servitudes herein authorized to be acquired.

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