Louisiana § RS 38:2560 - Department of public works; general powers
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§ RS 38:2560. Department of public works; general powers
The department of public works of the state of Louisiana is hereby authorized to do and to perform all acts necessary to construct, lease, acquire in any manner, maintain, and operate dikes, dams, reservoirs, storage basins, locks, levees, flumes, conduits, spillways and any and all structures necessary, suitable or convenient for the purpose of the construction and creation of Bayou D'Arbonne Lake and the dam creating such lake located on or near the Northwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 20 North, Range 1 East, Union Parish, Louisiana across Bayou D'Arbonne, in accordance with appropriate plans of the engineers of the said department of public works and the survey or surveys made or to be made by the department in connection with the creation and construction of the said Bayou D'Arbonne Lake.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 9, §10.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 38:2560 ("Department of public works; general powers") 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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