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HB 144 Original 2019 Regular Session Zeringue
Abstract: Removes a district from the Southeast La. Flood Protection Authorities. Increases the
maximum number of members on the board from each parish within the territorial
jurisdiction of the authority. Expands the area within which three members of the board of
commissioners must reside.
Present law provides that there must be at least, and not more than, one member from each parish
within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority.
Proposed law modifies present law by increasing the potential number of members to not more than
two.
Present law provides that three members of the board of commissioners of the Southeast La. Flood
Protection Authority-West Bank must reside outside of Jefferson and Orleans parishes.
Proposed law modifies present law by increasing the area to include the east side of the Mississippi
River in Jefferson Parish, or on the east side of the Mississippi River in Orleans Parish.
Present law provides that three members of the board of commissioners of the Southeast La. Flood
Protection Authority-West Bank must be a professional in a discipline other than geotechnical,
hydrological, or environmental science with at least ten years of professional experience in that
discipline and, at minimum, a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
Proposed law removes the requirement that the members have, at minimum, a baccalaureate from
an accredited institution of higher learning.
Present law provides that the following levee districts and parts of levee districts and parishes shall
be included within the Southeast La. Flood Protection Authority-East: (i) East Jefferson Levee
District, (ii) Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, (iii) New Orleans Levee District, and (iv) Tangipahoa
Levee District.
Proposed law removes the Tangipaphoa Levee District from the list of districts included within the
Southeast La. Flood Protection Authority-East.
(Amends R.S. 38:330.1(C)(1)(a) and (b)(intro. para.) and (ii); Repeals R.S. 38:330.1(B)(1)(a)(v))