§ 38:2551 Creation; location
§ 38:2552 District as political subdivision and budgetary unit; purpose; free use of water by municipalities of Ruston and Farmerville
§ 38:2553 Body corporate; powers
§ 38:2554 Dam construction; board of commissioners created
§ 38:2555 Board to govern; membership; tenure; vacancies; compensation
§ 38:2556 Oaths
§ 38:2557 Election of officers; record book; public inspection
§ 38:2558 Powers of board
§ 38:2559 Rules and regulations
§ 38:2560 Department of public works; general powers
§ 38:2561 Enumerated powers
§ 38:2562 Execution of work; contracts; bond
§ 38:2563 Right of eminent domain
§ 38:2564 Supervisory control over board
§ 38:2565 Constructions which would impede flow of waters in watershed prohibited; pollution defined and prohibited; penalties fixed for violations
§ 38:2566 Contracts let by board; bond
§ 38:2567 Playgrounds, parks and other facilities; limitation
§ 38:2568 Attorney general as counsel
§ 38:2569 Management of fish, game, and wildlife
§ 38:2570 Property exempt from taxation
§ 38:2571 Grant of state lands to district; right of mineral leases unabridged
§ 38:2572 Individual mineral leases unabridged
§ 38:2573 Bayou D’Arbonne Lake dam and spillway; name
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 13 > Part II - Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed District

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