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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:332

  • 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

The boards of commissioners of the Lafourche Basin Levee District and the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District shall each select from among their membership, exclusive of the presidents thereof, an official representative to the South Lafourche Levee District and an official representative to the North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District who shall attend each meeting of the two levee boards and make reports on the proceedings thereof to their respective boards of commissioners.  Each such representative during the meetings of the boards of commissioners of the South Lafourche Levee District and the North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard on matters of interest to his respective levee district while the matters are being considered by the boards of commissioners.  

Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 876, §1.