Louisiana § RS 33:8001 - Creation and authority
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:8001 — Creation and authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:8001. Creation and authority
Any parish governing authority may create garbage districts composed of territory wholly within the parish and outside of the corporate limits of municipal corporations. Each such district shall be a political and legal subdivision of the state, with power to sue and to be sued in its corporate name, to incur debts and to contract obligations, to have a corporate seal, to do and perform all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name necessary and proper for the purpose of constructing and maintaining garbage disposal works and garbage collection and disposal systems within its territorial limits, to enter into contracts with any persons or corporations to provide and maintain garbage collection and disposal services within its territorial limits, and generally to perform any and all acts and duties necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of such creation.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:8001 cover?
Section RS 33:8001 ("Creation and authority") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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