Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1205

  • 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 public water utility district consisting of all or any part of Livingston Parish presently or hereafter created for any purpose by the governing authority of Livingston 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 the parish of Livingston.

Acts 1962, No. 243, §1.