§ 13-42. Fire protection district no. 8.

(a)

Creation. A fire protection district is hereby created within the parish comprising and embracing all of that territory situated on the West Bank of the parish within the following described boundaries:

Commencing at the point of intersection of the centerline of the Mississippi River and the eastern corporate limits of the City of Westwego, as such limits are presently constituted. Proceeding in a south and westerly direction contiguous with the corporate limits of Westwego to the point of intersection of the southwest corner of the Westwego corporate limits and the centerline of Bayou Segnette. Thence, in a southerly direction along the centerline of Bayou Segnette to its point of intersection with the centerline of Bayou Bardeaux, thence along the centerline of the Bayou to its intersection with the dividing line between T14S and T15S, Range 23 East, and Range 24 East. Thence, east along said township line to the parish line dividing the Parishes of Jefferson and Plaquemines; thence northeasterly along the parish line to the centerline of the Harvey Canal. Thence, north and west along the centerline of the Harvey Canal to the point of intersection with the centerline of the Mississippi River. Thence, westerly along the centerline of the Mississippi River to the point of beginning.

(b)

Official designation. The fire protection district in subsection (a) shall be known and designated as Fire Protection District No. 8 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana.

(Code 1961, § 7-13.2)