Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1260

  • Authority: shall mean the Department of Transportation and Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1253
  • Feeder road: shall mean any road which in the opinion of the authority is necessary to create or facilitate access to a project. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1253
  • 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.

Before taking over any existing public road for maintenance, repair and operation as a feeder road, the authority shall obtain the consent of any officials then exercising jurisdiction over said road, which are hereby authorized to give such consent by resolution.  Each feeder road or portion thereof acquired, constructed, or taken over under this Section for maintenance, repair and operation, in connection with a project by the authority shall for all purposes of this Chapter be deemed to constitute a part of the project, except that no toll shall be charged for transit between points on such feeder road.  

Acts 1954, No. 232, §10.