Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1204

  • commission: means the Louisiana Public Service Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1161
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Every water district consisting of all or any part of East Baton Rouge Parish and every water utility company serving any consumers in East Baton Rouge Parish shall be under the jurisdiction, supervision, regulation, control and rate fixing authority of the Louisiana Public Service Commission; but no rate or rates fixed by the commission shall become effective without the prior approval of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Acts 1962, No. 181, §1.