§3818.1. Additional powers of board of commissioners of Lafourche water district
A. Upon authorization by the Lafourche Parish Police Jury as provided for in R.S. 33:3811.1, and in addition to the powers granted in R.S. 33:3818 and R.S. 33:3820, the board of commissioners of the Lafourche water district may establish, maintain and collect rates, charges or connection charges for any service rendered by the district to be paid by the owner of each parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses or is served by the sewerage system of the district, and may readjust such rates, charges or connection charges from time to time. Rates or connection charges shall be sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the sewerage system and for the establishment of the necessary sinking fund for the payment of the principal and interest of any revenue producing public utility bonds which may have been issued and sold for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending or improving the sewerage system.
B. The board shall adopt and enforce rules, regulations and ordinances, exact penalties, and institute such actions at law as are within its corporate power for the prompt collection of the respective rates or connection charges fixed for service rendered by the sewerage system.
C. The board may effect improvement in the sewerage system and for this purpose enter into contracts for the performance of work or the purchase of machinery. The board itself may supervise work under its contracts or may delegate the supervision to a licensed engineer who shall be a citizen of Louisiana. It may employ the necessary labor for directing and installing a sewerage system.
The board may levy a service charge in the manner provided by law for the purpose of maintaining and operating the sewer system of the district and for the purpose of paying reasonable rental that may be due for trunk and disposal facilities outside of any such district into which the sewage of any such district is carried.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.
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