§327. Lake Borgne Basin Levee District Board of Commissioners; powers and duties

            A. The management and control of the district shall be vested in the board of commissioners of the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. In addition to any other powers and duties provided by law, the board shall have the authority to establish adequate drainage, flood control, and water resources development, including but not limited to construction of reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pump drainage systems, erosion control measures, marsh management, and other flood control works as they relate to tidewater flooding, hurricane protection, and saltwater intrusion.

            B. The board may enter into contracts and agreements of any nature for the purposes of this Chapter with any person or persons, corporation, association, or other entity, including public corporations, port authorities, the state and agencies thereof, levee districts, parishes, other political subdivisions, the United States government and agencies thereof, or any combination thereof, or with instrumentalities of any kind to carry out the purposes of and the powers granted in this Chapter.

            C. The board may enter into contracts or other agreements with any person or entity concerning the providing of lands, servitudes, rights-of-way, and relocations, and may engage jointly in the exercise of any power to include the construction, operation, and maintenance of any facilities and improvements for the purpose of the projects under this Chapter.

            D. The board shall have the authority to construct and maintain drainage works of all types as they relate to tidewater flooding, hurricane protection, and saltwater intrusion, either in cooperation with one or more parishes, municipalities, drainage districts, or other special districts within its territorial jurisdiction, or upon its own undertaking.

            E. The board may buy and sell property, make and execute all contracts, and perform any and all things necessary to carry out the objects of this Chapter, subject to the limitations and duties provided in this Section.

            F. The board shall operate and maintain the Violet Siphon in accordance with an operation and maintenance plan developed jointly by the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, office of coastal restoration and management.

            Acts 1993, No. 1016, §1; Acts 2023, No. 150, §12, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.