§ 38:90.1 As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
§ 38:90.2 A. Provided that sufficient funds are specifically appropriated to the office, no later than March 1, 2022, and at least once every five years thereafter, the Floodplain Evaluation a
§ 38:90.3 Limits of projects
§ 38:90.4 A.(1) Applications for funding of any flood-control projects under the Statewide Flood Control Program may be submitted by any duly authorized municipal, parish, or other governing a
§ 38:90.4.1 A. Applications for funds in the Rural Grant Opportunity Program may be submitted by a rural grant opportunity authority. Applications shall be reviewed in accordance with R.S. 38:90
§ 38:90.5 A. The final revision provided for in R.S. 38:90.2 by the Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission shall be furnished to the committee and the Flood Control Project Evaluation
§ 38:90.6 Public hearings; reports; review by legislature
§ 38:90.7 Deletion, addition, or substitution of projects by office of engineering; progress reports required
§ 38:90.8 Notification to proper authority of project status by office of engineering
§ 38:90.9 A. Prior to the commencement of any work, the office shall require the presiding officer of each authority involved in a project to execute a statement of sponsorship. The statement
§ 38:90.10 Preparation of plans and specifications; letting of bids for construction; supervision of construction
§ 38:90.11 Inspections; operation and maintenance; file of project plans
§ 38:90.12 Certification of recipient authority; federal matching projects; exceptions; reimbursement for project construction
§ 38:90.13 System of administration
§ 38:90.14 Audit of distribution to recipient authorities
§ 38:90.15 Report of any misuse of funds
§ 38:90.16 Misuse of funds; withholding of distribution; notification of district attorney
§ 38:90.17 Municipal drainage authority; rates and service charges; users of drainage system; revenue bonds
§ 38:91 Creation of the Louisiana Water Resources Information Center
§ 38:92 Financing projects through the capital outlay program

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 2-A - Statewide Flood-Control Program

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Authority: means a parish or municipality, or both, authorized by law to perform governmental functions and any special district created for the purpose of drainage and/or flood control. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Bond commission: means the State Bond Commission or any other entity authorized to approve and/or issue bonds for a municipality, including without limitation, the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, which is the appropriate bond commission for the city of New Orleans and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Committee: means the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Council: means the Legislative Audit Advisory Council. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • employee of a police department: as used in this Subpart shall include all persons employed or engaged full time and paid by the municipalities affected by this Subpart, for the enforcement of laws and ordinances and the general preservation of the public peace and order, including jailers and radio operators not otherwise classified, but shall not include or mean pound keepers, dog catchers, janitors, porters, elevator operators, chefs, kitchen helpers and workers, mechanics and mechanical helpers, special guards, physicians, carpenters, sign painters, any part-time or temporary employee, or any other employment of such special nature. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2211
  • Evaluation committee: means the Flood Control Project Evaluation Committee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Fire employee: includes any person employed in the fire department of any municipality, parish, or fire protection district maintaining a full-time regularly paid fire department, regardless of the specific duties of such person within the fire department, and who is under investigation with a view to possible disciplinary action, demotion, or dismissal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2181
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interrogation: includes but is not limited to any formal interview, inquiry, or questioning of any fire employee by the appointing authority or the appointing authority's designee regarding misconduct, allegations of misconduct, or policy violation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2181
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Municipal drainage authority: means the city of New Orleans and any special district or board located in such municipality, including but not limited to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, created for the purpose of drainage and/or flood control. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Office: means the office of engineering of the Department of Transportation and Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Program: means the flood control system which may include, but not be limited to, floodproofing, waterproofing, ring dikes, relocation assistance, information programs, formulation of codes, and engineering studies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Project: means a program or engineering activity, either new or continuing, exclusive of modifications to drainage structures located within state highway rights-of-way, that will be planned and implemented with the primary goal being the reduction of existing flood damages. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Rural grant opportunity authority: means a municipality with a population of fewer than five thousand people or a parish with a population of fewer than fifty thousand people located in a rural area. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Rural Grant Opportunity Program: means a mechanism for a rural grant opportunity authority located in a rural area that lacks the financial ability to satisfy the local match requirements to participate in the Statewide Flood Control Program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:90.1
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.