§ 38:3097.1 Legislative findings; purpose; effect
§ 38:3097.2 Definitions
§ 38:3097.3 A. The commissioner, through the office of conservation, is empowered and responsible for the administration of all matters related to the management of the state’s groundwater resou
§ 38:3097.4 A. The Water Resources Commission is hereby created and shall be composed of the following members:
§ 38:3097.5 A. The owner of the affected well or proposed well or any owner of a well in the same aquifer which may be significantly and adversely impacted by the well at issue may appeal devolu
§ 38:3097.6 Determination of area of groundwater concern
§ 38:3097.7 Water Management Advisory Task Force
§ 38:3097.8 A. On or before May first and November first every year, each ground water conservation district created by law or designated as a regional body, pursuant to R.S. 38:3097.4(D)(6), sh
§ 38:3097.9 Any governing authority of a ground water conservation district created by law or designated as a regional body, pursuant to R.S. 38:3097.4(D)(6), shall adhere to the Open Meetings L

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 13-A-1 - Water Resources Management

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Applicant: means any person who has submitted an application or bid to the corporation for a permit, license, or contract under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Application: means the documentation and forms submitted by a person, on a form provided by the corporation, requesting issuance of a permit, license, or a proposed contract. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Board: means the board of directors of the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Casino gaming operations: means any gaming operations offered or conducted at or in the official gaming establishment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Casino operating contract: means a contract let or bid by the corporation, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, authorizing a casino operator to conduct casino gaming operations at the official gaming establishment for the benefit of the state and the casino gaming operator. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • casino operator: means any person who enters into a casino operating contract with the corporation requiring that person to conduct casino gaming operations according to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Corporation: means the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation, which except as specifically provided in this Chapter shall be a special corporation operated for a public purpose, the ownership interest of which is vested in the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Game: means any banking or percentage game located exclusively within an official gaming establishment which is played with cards, dice, or any electronic, electrical, or mechanical device or machine for money, property, or any thing of value. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • gaming activities: means the offering or conducting of any game or gaming device in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Gaming device: means any equipment or mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic contrivance, component, or machine used directly or indirectly in connection with gaming or any game which affects the result of a wager by determining win or loss. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Gaming operator: means a person licensed by the corporation or authorized by contract with the corporation to conduct gaming operations or gaming activities in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Gross revenue: means the total of all value received by the casino gaming operator from gaming operations, including cash, checks, vouchers, instruments and anything received in payment for credit extended to a patron for purposes of gaming, and compensation received for conducting any game in which the casino gaming operator is not party to a wager, less the total of all value or amounts paid out as winnings to patrons and credit instruments or checks which are uncollected as determined by rule of the corporation and five million dollars annually directly attributable to promotional play wagers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • License: means an authorization issued to a person by or in the name of the corporation to engage in or assist gaming operations or activities regulated by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Major procurement: means the purchase or acquisition of any item, product, or service in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars or more. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • member: means a member of the board of directors of the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Official gaming establishment: means the building or facility described in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock association or trust, corporation, or other business entity whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • President: means the president of the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Promotional play wagers: means wagers placed by patrons using noncashable vouchers, promotional chips, coupons, electronic credits, electronic promotions, scrips, or any other cash equivalent that is provided to the patron by the casino gaming operator. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Racehorse wagering: means wagers placed on horse racing conducted under the pari-mutuel form of wagering at licensed racing facilities that are accepted by a licensed racehorse wagering operator in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Vendor: means any person who has entered into a major procurement contract with the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205