§ 38:330.1 A.(1) The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank, referred to herein as “flood protection authority” or “aut
§ 38:330.2 A.(1) A flood protection authority shall be governed by a board of commissioners.
§ 38:330.3 A.(1)(a) Any legal proceeding to which the East Jefferson Levee District, Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, Orleans Levee District, or West Jefferson Levee District is a party and wh
§ 38:330.4 Regional directors
§ 38:330.5 Employees
§ 38:330.6 Counsel to authority
§ 38:330.7 Police officers
§ 38:330.8 A. An authority or levee district within the territorial jurisdiction of an authority, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining levees, levee drainage, flood protection, hurri
§ 38:330.9 Defense and indemnification of commissioners, officers, or employees
§ 38:330.10 Statutory reference
§ 38:330.11 Exception to jurisdiction of authorities
§ 38:330.12 Ownership and management of non-flood protection functions and activities
§ 38:330.12.1 A. The Lakefront Management Authority, hereafter referred to as the “authority”, is hereby created as a political subdivision possessing full corporate power to manage, control, regu
§ 38:330.13 Public contracts; Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurship

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 4 > Part III-A - Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authorities

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Board of commissioners: means a group of persons appointed under the provisions of law to exercise certain authorities over and have oversight and control of a levee district or levee and drainage district. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:281
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Levee district: means a political subdivision of this state organized for the purpose and charged with the duty of constructing and maintaining levees, and all other things incidental thereto within its territorial limits. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:281
  • Meeting: means a duly called meeting of the membership of a board when payment of per diem is authorized and such meeting is called for the express purpose of discussing activities or plans pertinent to the functions of the levee board itself. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:281
  • Orleans Levee District: shall mean the levee district and political subdivision of the state which is referred to as the "Orleans Levee District" the "Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District" or the "Orleans Levee Board". See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:281
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subtitle: means and includes all the Chapters in Subtitle II of this Title 47 and any other Title of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 except the provisions of Chapter 1 of Subtitle IV of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and estate taxes for the assessment, collection, administration, and enforcement of taxes, fees, licenses, penalties, and interest due the state of Louisiana which have been delegated to the Department of Revenue. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:1501
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.