§ 27-29. Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1.

(a)

Created. A consolidated sewerage district is hereby created within the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, to be known and designated as Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson, which shall comprise and embrace all of that territory within existing East Bank Consolidated Sewerage District of Jefferson Parish, West Bank Consolidated Sewerage District of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, Sewerage District No. 7 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, Sewerage District No. 11 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana and Sewerage District No. 12 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana and Sewerage District No. 13 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana described as follows, to wit:

All of that territory situated on the west bank of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, with the exception of that territory contained within the corporate limits of the City of Westwego; the Town of Grand Isle; and the City of Gretna, except that that portion of the City of Gretna that is contained within Jefferson Parish Precincts 12-G and 13-G as those precincts are constituted as of May 15, 2013 shall be included within the District; and all of that territory situated on the east bank of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, with the exception of that territory contained within the corporate limits of the City of Harahan and the City of Kenner.

(b)

Powers and privileges. The Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson, as thus created, shall constitute a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, and shall have all the powers and privileges granted by the constitution and statutes of this state to such subdivisions, including the authority to incur debt, to issue bonds and to levy taxes; including, but not limited to, those powers and privileges granted in Chapter 9, Part I, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (LSA R.S. 33:3881—33:3891 inclusive).

(c)

Governing authority. The Jefferson Parish Council, the governing authority of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, be and it is hereby designated as the governing authority of Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson.

(d)

Domicile, seal, etc. The domicile of said consolidated sewerage district of the Parish of Jefferson shall be and is hereby designated as the Office of the Parish Clerk, Sixth Floor, New Courthouse Building, Gretna, Louisiana; the official seal of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana be and the same is hereby adopted as the official seal of said Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson, and the official journal of the Parish of Jefferson be and the same is hereby designated as the official journal of said Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson.

(e)

Contract rights or obligations. The creation of Consolidated Sewerage District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson shall not affect or impair in any manner contract rights enjoyed by the holders of any outstanding bonds or obligations of East Bank Consolidated Sewerage District of Jefferson Parish; West Bank Consolidated Sewerage District of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana; Sewerage District No. 7 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; Sewerage District No. 11 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; Sewerage District No. 12 of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana; and Sewerage District No. 13 of the Parish of Jefferson State of Louisiana.

(Ord. No. 18420, §§ 1—5, 12-4-91; Ord. No. 24534, § 2, 7-24-13)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 18420, §§ 1—5, adopted December 4, 1991, did not specifically amend the Code; therefore, inclusion as § 27-29 was at the discretion of the editor. See editor's note to Div. 2 concerning former provisions.