Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:1362 – Present rights of Plaquemines Parish
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:1362
- 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.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the parish of Plaquemines or its governing authority of any rights or powers which they presently have or exert within the corporate limits of the district, or to confer further police power upon the governing authority of the district.
The governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District shall have the right to enter into any and all contracts and agreements with the parish of Plaquemines, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, and any other public subdivisions or authorities relative to any and all matters which lie within the jurisdiction of the district and the governing authority thereof.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.