Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:214.1 – Prohibiting interference with drainage systems; ordinances authorized
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:214.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
Any governing authority may adopt an ordinance that shall make it unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning property within a city or town or any tenant of such property, which abuts a drainage or street ditch, to place or authorize the placement of trash, rubbish, debris, tree or log limbs, scrap material, or any kind of rubble in the drainage ditch or street ditch in front of their property or to, in any manner, obstruct or cause to obstruct the natural flow of runoff waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the governing authority.
Acts 2009, No. 336, §1.