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Part I In General 34:3401 – 34:3406
Part II Expropriations 34:3411 – 34:3418

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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 34 > Chapter 46 - Mississippi River Deepening Project

  • Administrator: means the person who is responsible for the administration of the home service contract or the home service contract plan or who is responsible for any submission required by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142
  • 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.
  • Affiliate: as used in this Chapter , means a specific person who is directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlled by, or controls, or is under common control with the person specified. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the Louisiana Board of International Commerce. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • Buyer: means an individual who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit repair services organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3573.2
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Consumer: means a natural person who purchases goods, services, or movable or immovable property or rights therein, for a personal, family, or household purpose and includes a purchaser or buyer in a consumer credit sale or transaction made with the use of a seller credit card or otherwise, or a borrower or debtor in a consumer loan, revolving loan account, or a lender credit card. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contract holder: means a person who is the purchaser or holder of a home service contract. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142
  • Credit repair services organization: means a person who, with respect to a buyer, in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, provides or represents that he can or will, directly or indirectly, provide any of the following services:

    (a)  Improving a buyer's credit record, history, or rating. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3573.2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:322
  • Department: means the Department of Economic Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • FNS: means the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the office of the federal government that administers SNAP. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:322
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Home service contract: means a contract or agreement for a separately stated consideration for any duration to perform the service, repair, replacement, or maintenance of property or indemnification for service, repair, replacement, or maintenance, for the operational or structural failure of any residential property due to a defect in materials, workmanship, inherent defect, or normal wear and tear, with or without additional provisions for incidental payment or indemnity under limited circumstances. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142
  • 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
  • Initiative: means the Louisiana International Commerce Initiative. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • International commerce: means a two-tiered, integrated economic sector concentrating upon the state's unique position in world commerce. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • International ports: means those ports, commonly known as deep draft ports, whose main function is waterborne commerce, both import and export, directly linked to world commerce. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Licensed lender: means a person licensed by the commissioner to make consumer loans pursuant to this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
  • Master plan: means the Master Plan of International Commerce. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Office: means the office of international commerce within the Department of Economic Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • Organization: means corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3516
  • Participant: means a recipient of SNAP benefits who participates in the pilot initiative provided for in this Subpart. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:322
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:3573.2
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, reciprocal, syndicate, or any similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142
  • Pilot initiative: means the workforce training and education pilot initiative provided for in this Subpart. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:322
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Project: means but is not limited to the construction of a physical asset and associated infrastructure to be used in the course of the business of international commerce, a business activity such as a marketing effort or the development of a business relationship, or an executable strategy such as joint ventures between governmental and nongovernmental organizations or businesses. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • property: means any portion of immovable property, including servitudes and other rights in or to immovable property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:3411
  • Provider: means a person who is contractually obligated to provide the services or indemnification under a home service contract. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142
  • Provider fee: means the consideration paid for a home service contract. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recipient: means the person who has received assistance under this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Economic Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3132
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • SNAP: means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administered at the federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and at the state level by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:322
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • Warranty: means a warranty made solely by the manufacturer, importer, or seller of property or services, including builders on new home construction, without consideration, that is not negotiated or separated from the sale of the product and is incidental to the sale of the product, that guarantees indemnity for defective parts, mechanical or electrical breakdown, labor, or other remedial measures, such as repair or replacement of the property, or repetition of services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3142