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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:317

  • 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
  • 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

The prescription by which the ownership of property is acquired as defined by Article 3446 of the Civil Code shall not run against any levee district or levee and drainage district or against the board of commissioners of any levee district or levee and drainage district.  

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