2022 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 154
BY SENATOR LUNEAU
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the current
structure of the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee District and its
board operations in comparison to other levee board operations throughout the state,
and to report its findings and make recommendations to the Senate Committee on
Transportation, Highways and Public Works by March 1, 2023.
WHEREAS, Louisiana has developed a system of levee districts and levee boards
which have built levees to control the natural flow of water for the benefit of the people of
this state consisting of one thousand one hundred thirty-one miles of levee systems and
approximately twenty-eight levee boards; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana is charged with the duty of enacting laws
relative to levee districts and levee and drainage districts; and
WHEREAS, the laws pertaining to levee boards have been amended numerous times
in recent years resulting in different statutes for different boards; and
WHEREAS, the types of levee systems include levee districts and levee and drainage
districts, which do not operate with the same responsibilities and duties; and
WHEREAS, the levee districts and levee and drainage districts of this state are in
need of a comprehensive review; and
WHEREAS, the levee districts and levee and drainage districts are considered public
works of this state; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation and Development is responsible for
oversight of the majority of levee and drainage systems for the state; and
WHEREAS, the expertise and input of persons experienced with knowledge in the
area of levee districts and levee and drainage districts can be highly beneficial to this study.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the current
structure of the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf levee district and its board
operations in comparison to other levee board operations throughout the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study shall address all of the following:
(1) Whether the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee District and its
board operations are consistent with the other levee board operations throughout the state.
(2) Whether the number of commissioners on the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou
Boeuf Levee District is comparable to other levee board of commissioners.
(3) The feasibility of merging Grant Parish into the Red River, Atchafalaya, and
Bayou Boeuf Levee District.
(4) Whether the duties of levee districts and drainage districts are effective pursuant
to present law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department shall submit the report of its
findings and make recommendations to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways
and Public Works by March 1, 2023.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Department of Transportation and Development.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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