Louisiana § RS 38:1574 - Petition and resolution; liquidation of affairs
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 38:1574 — Petition and resolution; liquidation of affairs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 38:1574. Petition and resolution; liquidation of affairs
Any drainage district or subdrainage district organized under Act No. 317 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the year 1910, and acts amendatory thereof, the lands in which have been drained or reclaimed by the landowners or by drainage district or subdrainage district by leveeing and pumping, when requested by written petition, signed by the landowners owning ninety-five percent of the lands in the drainage district or subdrainage district, whether the landowners are bondholders or not, and whether the drainage district or subdrainage district has or has not issued bonds, shall, through its governing authority, adopt a resolution declaring the drainage district or subdrainage district to be thereby dissolved; and its governing authority shall proceed to liquidate its affairs.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 38:1574 cover?
Section RS 38:1574 ("Petition and resolution; liquidation of affairs") 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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