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Terms defined

Department of Transportation and Development; creation; composition

Domicile

Department as body politic and corporate; secretary

Functions

Powers

Complete Streets; findings; requirements; exceptions

Engineering and other services

Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 59, §2. See now R.S. 48:111.1.

Bridges over navigable waters

Operation or control of ferries, etc.

Operation or control of ferries; New Orleans ferries; cooperative agreement for ferry service; rates; operating agreement

New Orleans Ferry Fund; ferry operations

Incidental powers

Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Minimum safety guidelines of highway design, maintenance, and construction; exemptions

Reflective glass highways markings; minimum standards

Topographic mapping

Head of department

Powers of secretary

Personnel authority

Classification of state highways

Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism rules and regulations; applicability

Annual report on state projects

Duties of the secretary; appointment of traffic control officers

Sections
71. 71 to 75

Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 291, §3

Regulation and control of annual budget

Transportation Trust Fund; dedication and uses of certain monies to the Construction Subfund

Transportation Trust Fund; limitations on appropriations; limitations on utilization

Toll credits

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §5A, eff. June 30, 2019.

Qualifications; compensation; oath; bond

Powers and duties

Consulting engineers; quarterly reports

District office transparency; publication of district work

Creation of commission, appointment and terms of members; meetings; compensation

Functions of commission

Authority of commission

Louisiana Transportation Research Center

Transportation Training and Education Center Fund; creation

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 713, §4, eff. July 1, 2006.

General counsel and assistants; qualifications

Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 448, §6, eff. July 1, 1988.

Powers and duties

Appointment of ex officio notaries; powers

Department purchasing agent; functions; bond

Financial services administrator to be appointed

Financial services administrator has general charge of accounting, disbursing and cost accounting of the department

Financial services administrator is disbursing officer; checks, vouchers, and warrants

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 897, §4, eff. July 2, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 897, §4, eff. July 2, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 897, §4, eff. July 2, 1999.

Use of highway funds for bicycle facilities

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 897, §4, eff. July 2, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 897, §4, eff. July 2, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 897, §4, eff. July 2, 1999.

Forfeiture of permit deposits to Transportation Trust Fund

Definition

State highway system; length; designation

Engineering standards; naming state highways

Highways through municipalities

East Baton Rouge Parish

State Highway Improvement Fund

Bonds

Motor vehicle license tax; Regional Maintenance and Improvement Fund

Records and record keeping

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Annual highway budget

Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 175, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.

Bids

Formal contract; checks or money orders forfeited in default; bond

Emergency purchases; no bids necessary

Surplus federal equipment and material

Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 291, §3

Sales in violation of Chapter void

Accounting system

Agreements with federal government

Agreements with other states

Fixed guideway rail systems; safety

Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 336, §3.

Participation in highway associations

Acquisition of rights-of-way and servitudes; entry for purpose of surveys, soundings, drillings, and examinations

Recordation of maps of highway projects

Expropriation for highways; compensation and damages

Estoppel of contest after commencement of work; damages

Width of right-of-way

Width of right of way acquired informally

Acquisition of balance of land in certain cases; disposition; exchange; excess property

Acquisition of natural deposits; when allowed

Drainage for highways

Abandonment of highway; sale by department; acquisition by governing authority; ratification

Transfer and exchange of state and local roads

Lease or acquisition of necessary buildings

Prescription not applicable

Lands beneath elevated expressways; lease of

Functional classification of state highways; current highway standards and continuing needs study by department; cost estimates presented to legislature

Master characterization plan of state roads for maintenance

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 355, §2. eff. March 14, 2016.

Statewide prioritization process for the Highway Priority Program

Priority reports on future construction projects

Final construction program for current fiscal year; public hearings; Joint Highway Priority Construction Committee; reports; review by legislature; restrictions on legislature

Apportionment of appropriated fund by the department; construction restricted to priority listing; secretary's emergency fund

Apportionment of appropriated funds by the department; tunnel replacement priority

Delays in construction; public statement; substitution of another project; allocated funds

Highway construction; authority for set-aside procurement from socially or economically disadvantaged or women owned businesses

Adopt-a-road program

Application of this Part

Structured training program; construction and maintenance personnel

Design-build contracts; administration

Design-build contracts; qualifications of design-build entities; public announcement procedures; letters of interest; selection of short list; bid proposals by competitors; qualifications evaluation committee; proposal review committee; selection and process of award

Public-private partnership projects

Section
250.4.1

State-owned toll facilities; toll collection and enforcement

Contracts for projects

Provision for trenching and shoring in construction contracts

Prescription

Prescription; claims by contractors; surety

Architects and engineers; prohibitions against interest in organizations furnishing construction materials

Payments under contract

Prohibited donation, loan, or pledge of public credit or property; suits to invalidate contracts violative thereof

Prohibited provisions

Public contracts; certain provisions invalid

Definitions

Advertisement for bids; public presentment and reading of bids; fee for bid proposals

Emergency contracting

Bid bonds accompanying bids

Submission of more than one bid; financial interest in other bids

Award of contract; time limitations and exceptions; bond of successful bidder; rejection of certain bidders

Information to be submitted to the department by contractors; confidentiality of information

Liability of surety in case of default of contractor

Contract contrary to provisions of this Part void

Cost-plus contracts prohibited; exceptions

Issuance of work orders and commencement of work

Preference in letting contracts for public works

Contracts in which the department is a participant; preferences; assistance; exclusions

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 413, §2.

Highway construction contracts; retained amounts; retainage bonds

Reduce speed limit signs; removal

Payment bond

Acceptance by the department

Claimant defined; filing of sworn statements of amounts due; payment by the department

Authorization to cancel the inscription of claims and privileges; cancellation; lis pendens

Filing of bond or other security; cancellation of statement of claim or privilege

Petitions by authorities against claimants, contractors, and surety; preferential payment of claimants

Liability on bond; summary trial of objections to solvency and sufficiency of bond

Proceedings tried summarily

Attorney fees

Construction of Part

Participation of federal government in construction work

Contracts not in accordance with Chapter null

Maintenance; selection of work

Scope and extent of maintenance operations; emergency work

Maintenance work by department employees; exceptions

Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 291, §3

Maintenance equipment; rent or lease by the department; rent or lease to others

Department owns repair shops; standby equipment

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 612, §1, eff. June 30, 1999.

Salvage materials; bridges and roads; coastal protection and restoration projects

Laboratory

Soil erosion control

Preservation and encouragement of trees, shrubbery, and vegetation

Tampering with trees or shrubs

Rest areas; roadside development areas; procedure

Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 245, §2

Historical markers; tourist attractions

Access roads to rural cemeteries or graveyards

Placing of distance markers on highways

Roadside advertising permitted

Placing of specific information logo signs on interstate highways; contracts with third parties

Placing of advertising signs on state-owned ferries

Placing of major shopping area guide signs on interstate highways

Historic bridges and other structures

Department liability for environmental contamination in right-of-way; exemption

Signs in advance of driveways for churches

Tourism signs; request by lieutenant governor

Night time work on construction and maintenance projects; exceptions

Directional signs in advance of Louisiana byways

Major highway construction and maintenance; notification of elected officials

Sale of timber by the department; authority; use

Historical structures acquired by department; plan for preservation

Purpose

Retaining of consultants warranted; authorization

Advertisement; solicitation list; response procedures

Audit requirements

Compliance with Civil Rights Act of 1964

Requirements of consultants

Selection procedure; evaluation teams

Noncompetitive negotiation selections

Small Engineering Consultant Program

Competitive selection

Contract types

Definitions

Authority to debar or to suspend

Appeal to the secretary

Actions by or against the department in connection with contracts

Authority to establish and regulate controlled-access facilities

Design of controlled-access facility; right of access

Acquisition of property and property rights

New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations

Agreements with each other or with federal government

Local service roads

Controlled-access areas; commercial activities

Channeling traffic by lines

Parking or loading on highway

Moving property across highways

Entrances and exits adjacent to highways

Designation of a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane on highways in the state highway system; penalty

Closing or restricting use of highways

Temporary road signs; sugarcane harvest season

Removal of obstacles or hazards from highway or vicinity; campaign signs

Informational maps and literature

Sections
361. 361 to 373

Repealed by Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 32, §8.

Use and occupancy of highways

Rights-of-way; joint use agreements; fees

Rights-of-way; telecommunication installations, including wireless telephone hardware, fiber-optic lines, and telecommunications towers; annual report to the legislature

Duty of care associated with placement of public utility facilities on or adjacent to rights-of-way of state highways

Rights-of-way; wireless telecommunications tower managers

Intersection of highways by utilities and facilities

Removable bridges over certain canals

Source of money for bridges

Sewage disposal in highway ditches

Repairs to railway grade crossings and crossing warning devices; responsibility on railroads

Maintenance of railroad rights-of-way at public road or highway railroad grade crossings; notice; penalty

Contributions by the Department of Highways to the maintenance of flashing light signals at railroad crossings; conditions

State rail freight service assistance

Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program

Railroad traffic; certain speed restrictions

Parish public roadways; designation as public crossings

Railroad grade crossing improvement and elimination; notification

Railroad grade crossing elimination; parish and municipal roads

Obstruction of railroad grade crossings

Obstruction of railroad grade crossings; moving or nonmoving trains

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

Private crossing elimination

Personal interest of department officers or employees in contracts; penalties

Personal interest of members of legislature or officers of executive department in contracts; penalties

Conspiracy to raise bids on contracts or supplies; penalty

Use of unlicensed trucks on road building projects prohibited

Purchasing, rules and regulations; intentional violation; penalty

Authority to expropriate and acquisition of property prior to judgment

Authority to acquire and to expropriate prior to judgment; property needed for proposed Mississippi River bridge

Authority to acquire and to expropriate prior to judgment; property needed for T.I.M.E. projects

Contents of petition for expropriation; place of filing

Contents of petition for expropriation; property needed for design-build projects; place of filing

Appointment of estimators; restrictions in selection

Minable minerals

Prayer of petition; ex parte order of taking

Vesting of title

Notice to defendant

Contesting validity of taking; waiver of defenses

Right of possession; limitation by court

Withdrawal of amount deposited

Defendant's answer; requirements; delay for filing

Fixing for trial; notice

Right to trial by jury

Time limit for demanding jury trial; waiver of demand for jury trial; limitations

Deposit of security for jury costs

Trial of less than all issues; stipulation

Qualification and exemption of jurors

Procedure in general

Swearing of juror before examination

Examination of juror

Peremptory challenges

Challenges for cause

Time for peremptory challenge

Challenging or excusing jurors after acceptance

Swearing of jurors; selection of foreman

Alternate jurors

Time for charging the jury; recordation of charge

Contents of charge to jury

Instruction to jury; objections

Taking evidence to jury room

Number required for verdict

Special verdicts

General verdict accompanied by answer to interrogatories; objection

Remittitur or additur as alternative to new trial; reformation of verdict

New trial on showing of misconduct by jury

Laches by defendant forfeits defenses; judgment

Abandonment in trial and appellate court

Measure of compensation; burden of proof; extent of loss

Trial according to Code of Civil Procedure and the general expropriation laws

Judgment to provide interest

Judgment as to difference awarded; payment of judgment

Estimate less than deposit

Distribution of final award

Grant as additional authority

Devolutive appeal; effect of appeal

Divesting of title

Declaration of policy

Terms defined

Limitations of outdoor advertising devices

Regulation of advertising; exemptions

Recognition of customary uses

Removal of nonconforming advertising

Compensation for removal of advertising and priorities for removal of advertising

Unlawful advertising

Advertising in safety rest areas

Limitations of junkyards

Junkyards lawfully in existence

Requirement as to screening

Acquisition of sites for removal and screening of junkyards

Unlawful junkyards; injunction

Interpretation

Agreements with federal government

Outdoor advertising devices on Interstate 10 between LaPlace and Jefferson Parish prohibited

Outdoor advertising devices on Interstate 10 in the Atchafalaya River Basin Area; prohibited

Outdoor advertising control extended beyond six hundred sixty feet

Just compensation payable for signs beyond six hundred sixty feet

Landmark signs

Limitation of outdoor advertising devices

Advertising and junkyards between Mississippi River and its levees

Economic Hardship Exemptions

Removal or alteration of outdoor advertising devices

Outdoor advertising on Interstate Highway 310, in St. Charles Parish, between Interstate Highway 10 and the Mississippi River; prohibited

Designation of state parkways; outdoor advertising prohibited; screening required; exceptions

Outdoor advertising devices in forestry management areas

Application of Chapter

Powers of parish governing authorities as to roads, bridges, and ditches; penalties

Contracts for making and repairing bridges

Draining of public roads

Employment of engineers

Designation of roads or streets

Public roads

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 86, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 86, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 86, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 86, §1.

Guide posts at cross-roads

Changing public road; penalty

Prohibition against closing, obstruction, or changing legal roads; restoring to former condition; exceptions

Creation authorized; political subdivision

District, defined

Territorial composition

Notice of intention to create district

Hearing of objections; powers of parish governing authority

Notice of formation

Abolishing district or changing boundaries thereof; notice by resolution

Domicile of districts

Corporate seal

Official journal

Officers of districts; treasurer's bond

Powers

Governing body of district

Supervisory board; establishment; chairman and secretary

Powers of supervisory board

Parish may assume all indebtedness of districts

Proposition to incur additional indebtedness

Special tax for maintenance; election

Budget; provision for maintenance and repair

Consolidation of districts

Procedure for creating consolidated road district

Liquidation bonds

Consolidated road district bonds

Custody of liquidation bonds; exchange of district bonds for liquidation bonds

Tax to pay principal and interest; custody and disposition of district bonds

Consolidated road districts succeed to liabilities, duties, and rights

District Four Road Commission of St. Landry Parish

District Five Road Commission of St. Landry Parish

District Six Road Commission of St. Landry Parish

District Eleven Road Commission of St. Landry Parish

District Three Road Commission of St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish Road District

Public works districts; St. Landry Parish

Anticipation of revenues from special tax; borrowing money

Amount to be borrowed; payment of certificates of indebtedness

Due date of certificates; interest rate

Manner of issuance; valid obligations

Model roads through municipalities

Issuance of bonds or certificates of indebtedness

Appropriations by parish governing authorities for highways

Revocation of dedication; reversion of property

Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 140, §2, eff. June 12, 1995.

Webster Parish; revocation of dedication; reversion of property

Abandoning certain roads and exchanging property with other property owners

Suit to establish title or interest after notice of abandonment; prescription

Contracts of exchange

Authorization to dispose of immovable property; parishes of East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and St. Tammany; cities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Slidell; municipalities of Jefferson Parish

Methods of disposition of property

Disposal of immovable property

Streets, servitudes, roads and alleys

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Sale at public auction

Private sale

Exchange

Alternative procedure

Disposal of immovable property by the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish or Slidell

Authorization to dispose of immovable property; methods and procedures; sale

Authorization to dispose of certain immovable property; methods and procedures

Authorization to dispose of streets and rights-of-way; methods and procedures; sale

Sections
731. 731 to 733

Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 187, §1

Parish transportation

Composition of the fund

Use of the fund

Use of the fund for bonds of the parish

System of administration

Distribution formula

Off-system work; prohibitions; exceptions

Audit of distribution to the parishes

Report of any misuse of funds or noncompliance with statutory requirements

Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 859, §1.

Misuse of funds or noncompliance with statutory requirements; withholding of distribution; notification of district attorney

Criminal penalty

Creation of district; territorial jurisdiction

Definitions

Appointment and term of board of commissioners

Meetings of board; officers; quorum; removal of commissioners; salaries and expenses

Powers of the district

Advice and service of the Department of Transportation and Development

General compliance; enhancement

Special taxes

Parcel fees

Sales taxes

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 608, §1.

Authority to construct, acquire, and operate

Acceptance of financial aid

Expropriation; grant of rights of way by state

Cooperation between subdivisions of state

Participations by highway department

Short title

Definitions

Bridges are public utilities

Purchase of bridges

Expropriation of bridges and property

Title to expropriated property; no obligation to take; security may be required from parish

Expropriation powers given by Congress may be exercised

Improvement of bridges acquired

Construction of bridges

Construction of connecting highways

Restoration of or compensation for damages or destroyed property

Issuance of bridge revenue bonds; security; how payable

Date; interest; maturity; redemption

Form of bonds; signatures

Negotiability of bonds

Temporary bonds

Registration of bonds; coupon bonds

Sale of bonds; proceeds; deficiencies and surpluses

Privilege upon bond proceeds

Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, or lost bonds

Proceedings and conditions to issuance of bonds

Mortgage foreclosure; right of purchaser to franchise

Bridge revenue refunding bonds

Limitation of bonded debt

Trust indenture authorized as security; corporate trustee

Expenses of indenture part of cost

Rights and remedies of bondholders and trustees; limitation of action by bondholder

Provisions to protect bondholders

Action to enforce rights of bondholders and trustee

Designation of depository

Bridge, bridge revenues and bonds exempt from taxation

Additional stipulations as to taxes permitted

Setting of bridge tolls

Sinking fund

Contracts for use of bridges for pipe lines and electric lines

Cessation of tolls

Contributions

Competing bridges and ferries

General powers of parishes

Power to employ help

Powers in Sub-part not limitations

Expenses of enforcing Sub-part; how paid

Cooperation with political subdivisions in this and adjoining states; assumption of jurisdiction by Department of Highways

Application of Sub-part

Certain municipalities and parishes may build bridges; borrowing money

Fixing and pledge of tolls

Certificates to be valid obligations

Lease of parish bridge prohibited

Toll-charging by parishes prohibited except in certain cases

Bridges over navigable waters authorized

Contracts relating to bridges

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1308, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.

Tolls

Commuter tickets; Louisiana registration as a qualification

Toll-keepers

Tolls and revenues to be kept in separate accounts; use of accounts

Cessation of tolls

Acquisition of property

Letting of bridge contracts

Combination railroad and vehicle traffic bridge; lease of right to run tracks, wires, etc. over the bridge

Rules and regulations

Organized runs, walks, marches, or parades on bridges prohibited on weekdays; exceptions

Boy scouts, girl scouts, and camp fire girls to have free passage over toll bridges

Exemption from bridge tolls; certain public vehicles

Streams dividing parishes, concurrent jurisdiction over ferries

Establishment of ferries in parish of Orleans

Lease of ferries, advertisement for bids

Unauthorized transportation across streams within certain distance of ferry unlawful; penalty

Unlawful crossing in Orleans

Vessels not to be moored within one hundred yards of ferry routes; penalty

Impeding safe passage of ferries; penalty

Ferries operated under franchise made separate class for taxation; valuation

Scouts and camp fire girls cross free

Ferries; free passage to parish governing authorities

St. Francisville ferry; private contract

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ferry; closure; authorization for transfer or compensation to residents

Definitions

Statement of fiscal policy

Method of creation

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 866, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

General purposes and powers

Bonds

Contesting bond issue

Remedies of bondholders

Roads and grade separations; vacation and relocation of highways; surveys; public utility facilities

Interest in contracts

Tax exemption

Bonds as legal investment

Operation and maintenance of bridges and ferries

Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 866, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges; transit lanes

Lease and conveyance of land to authority

Reports and audits

Tolls or fares

High occupancy toll lanes; establishment; requirements

Pledge against change of rights vested in authority

Methods and powers as additional and alternative

Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 898, §1, eff. July 2, 1999.

Definitions

Power to contract

Plans and specifications

Connecting highways and approaches

Restriction on construction of other bridges

Operation and maintenance

Parties; enforcement of contract; validity

Tolls

Abolition of bridge and ferry authorities; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in board of highways

Abolition of Mississippi River Bridge Authority; merger and consolidation of bridge and ferry functions in Department of Transportation and Development

Crescent City Transition Fund

Effect of transfer of functions

Transfer of records, money and equipment

Indebtedness, including bonds; dedicated funds

Board as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts

Transfer of employees and powers of employees and agents

Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations

Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations; termination; Mississippi River Bridge Authority; Crescent City Connection Division

Short title

Purpose of Chapter

Definitions

Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 220, §2, eff. July 7, 1977.

General powers

Incidental powers

Cooperation of parishes, etc., with authority

Consent of state to use of its land

Eminent domain proceedings

Taking of public road for feeder road

Revenues

Bonds not debt or pledge of credit of state

Pledge not to restrict certain rights of authority

Expressway revenue bonds

Trust agreement

Refunding bonds

Trust funds

Remedies

Project, property, income and bonds free from taxation

Bonds eligible for investment

Maintenance and repair of expressway project, etc.

Traffic control

Cessation of tolls

Certificated motor carriers

Unlawful for member, etc., to be interested in contract, etc.

Preliminary and other expenses

Annual report; recommendation

Audit of books and accounts

Minutes

Additional method

Special provisions relating to west bank segment

Authorization to create consolidated road lighting districts

Notice of intention to create; public hearing; publication of resolution; incontestability

Tax-levying power vested in consolidated district

Road lighting districts in existence prior to Aug. 1, 1956; status as to exemptions; new territory

Limitations on tax levy

Power of parish governing authorities to create road lighting districts

Road lighting districts; designation

Road lighting districts; tax levy

Assumption Parish road lighting districts; tax levy

Terrebonne Parish road lighting districts; tax levy

Jefferson Parish road lighting districts; additional tax

Millage limitation; certain parishes; voter approval

Service charge authorized for Ouachita Parish; assessment and collection

Service charge authorized for Consolidated Road Lighting District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish; assessment and collection

Service charge authorized for road lighting districts

Service charge authorized for St. Tammany Parish; assessment and collection

Responsibility for administration vested in governor

Louisiana Highway Safety Commission; created; appointment of members; terms; vacancies

Domicile of commission; meetings; quorum and vote

Expenses of members

Officers; executive director

Executive committee; other committees

Powers and duties

Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.

Commission created

Authority of commission

Membership

Officers; meetings; quorum

Compensation; expenses

Cooperation

Short title

Declaration of policy

Definitions

Creation

Participation

Board of commissioners

Quorum; voting

Conduct of meetings and affairs; bylaws

Officers

Powers

Tax and regulatory exemptions; audits; laws relating to public bodies

Regional transit entities; board members; training

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Sections
1521. 1521 to 1536

Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 221, §1

Short title

Definitions; terms defined

Creation, domicile and purpose

Board of commissioners; membership, terms, vacancies

General powers

Fares; rates; rentals and charges

Revenue bonds

Equipment trust certificates

Eminent domain

Competitive bidding

Conflict of interest

Financial accounts; audits; reports

Budgets; procedures

Tax and regulatory exemptions

Participation by local government; alternative methods of financing

Taxing power

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Short title

Declaration of policy

Definitions; terms defined

Creation, organization, and purpose

Board of commissioners; membership; terms

General powers

Fares, rates, rentals, and charges

Revenue bonds

Utility structures, authority to remove, relocation procedures

Competitive bidding on contracts, etc.

Public-private partnership projects

Eminent domain

Conflict of interests

Tax and regulatory exemptions, audits, reports

Taxing power defined

Participation by local government; alternative methods of financing

Taxing power

Effective date

Southern Rapid Rail Transit Compact

Grant of power to Louisiana governor, Louisiana members of commission and compact administrator

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.

Definitions

Creation of commission; territorial jurisdiction

Board of commissioners; appointment, term, and related matters

Powers of the commission

Advice and services of Department of Transportation and Development

General compliances; enhancement

Limitations on taxing authority

Definitions

Creation of commission; territorial jurisdiction

Board of commissioners; appointment, term, and related matters

Powers of the commission

Advice and services of the Department of Transportation and Development

General compliances; enhancement

Definitions

Declaration of policy

Legislative intent

Creation of district and commission; powers

Commission; appointment, term, and related matters

Advice and services of the Department of Transportation and Development; interstate cooperation

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §9.

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §9.

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §9.

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §9.

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §9.

Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 614, §9.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District; creation; boundaries; and purpose

Board of commissioners; method of appointment, terms, vacancies, and domicile

Powers and duties of the board of commissioners

Officers; quorum; meeting

Compensation; expenses

Advice and services of state departments

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No.815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway

West Florida Republic Parkway

Louisiana Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway

T.J. Hawkins, Craig E. Lear, Cooper Road USA Expressway

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Purpose; findings; determinations

Definitions

Creation of authorities; jurisdiction

Liability

Directors

Compensation of directors

Conflict of interest; ethics code

Right of public agencies to material

Establish feasibility; prior written approval

General grant of powers and duties

State-designated projects; department approvals

Acquisition of lands and property

Public utilities

Contracts; construction and law enforcement

Bonds

Chapter supplemental; liberal construction; restrictions

Cessation of tolls; conveyance of project

Privately owned and financed tollways

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §19, July 1, 2010.

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §19, July 1, 2010.

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §19, July 1, 2010.

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §19, July 1, 2010.

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §19, July 1, 2010.

Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §19, July 1, 2010.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 300, §4.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 300, §4.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 300, §4.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 300, §4.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 300, §4.

Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 300, §4.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 815, §5.

Short title

Purpose; legislative findings

Definitions

Louisiana Transportation Authority; creation; board of directors; meetings; quorum

Right of public agencies to material

Establish feasibility; prior written concurrence

Jurisdiction; powers of authority

State-designated projects; department approval

Acquisition of lands and property

Public utilities

Contracts; construction; project development; law enforcement

Bonds

Conveyance of project; maintenance

Public private partnership projects; unsolicited and solicited proposals; approval by authority

Public-private partnership projects; service contract

Public-private partnerships; adoption of guidelines

Public-private partnership projects; affected local jurisdictions

Public-private partnership projects; dedication of public property

Public-private partnership projects; powers and duties of the private entity

Public-private partnership projects; comprehensive agreement

Public-private partnership projects; funding resources; federal, state, and local assistance

Public-private partnership projects; material default; remedies

Public-private partnership projects; acquisition of property; acquisition of project

Section
2084.10

Public-private partnership projects; utility crossings

Section
2084.11

Public-private partnership projects; police powers; violations of law

Section
2084.12

Public-private partnership projects; dedication of assets

Section
2084.13

Public-private partnership projects; procurement

Section
2084.14

Public-private partnership projects; multimodal transportation facilities

Section
2084.15

Public-private partnership projects; limitations; port facilities

Short title

Purpose; legislative findings

Definitions

Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission; creation; board of directors; meetings; quorum

Right of public agencies to material

Feasibility; advice

Jurisdiction; powers of commission

Acquisition of lands and property

Public utilities

Contracts; construction; project development; law enforcement

Bonds

Conveyance of project; maintenance

Membership requirements

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 275, §2, eff. June 29, 2015.

Short title

Purpose; legislative findings

Definitions

Ouachita Expressway Authority; creation; board of commissioners; meetings; quorum

Public records; public meetings; right of public agencies to records

Feasibility; advice

Jurisdiction; powers of board

Acquisition of lands and property

Contracts; construction; project development; law enforcement

Bonds

Conveyance of project; maintenance

Short title

Central Louisiana Regional Infrastructure Beltway Commission; purposes

Definitions

Central Louisiana Regional Infrastructure Beltway Commission; creation; board of directors; meetings; quorum

Right of public agencies to material

Feasibility; advice

Jurisdiction; powers of commission

Acquisition of lands and property

Public utilities

Contracts; construction; project development; law enforcement

Bonds

Conveyance of project; maintenance

Short title

Purpose; findings; determinations

Definitions

Creation of compacts; jurisdiction

Liability

Directors

Compensation of directors

Conflict of interest; ethics code

Right of public agencies to material

Establish feasibility; prior written approval

General grant of powers and duties

State-designated projects; department approvals

Acquisition of lands and property

Public utilities

Levy special benefit assessments

Local option

Contracts; construction and law enforcement

Bonds

Chapter supplemental; liberal construction

Cessation of railway; conveyance of project

Definitions

Classification of carriers

Transportation network company permits

Service of process

Fare transparency

Identification of transportation network company vehicles and drivers

Electronic receipt

Zero tolerance policy

Transportation network company driver requirements

Prohibitions

Nondiscrimination; accessibility

Records

Audit procedures; confidentiality of records

Local and state fees

Controlling authority

Financial security for surviving spouses and children of employees; death due to hazardous situation; liability waiver