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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:396

  • Levee and drainage district: means a political subdivision of this state organized for the purpose and charged with the duty of constructing and maintaining levees, drainage, and all other things incidental thereto within its territorial limits. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:281
  • 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

Nothing in this Part shall be construed to affect the authority of any levee district or levee and drainage district conferred by the constitution or laws to appropriate property for levee, drainage, levee drainage, or related purposes.  

Acts 1985, No. 785, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.