La. R.S. § 34:2471 Creation; Membership

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 34:2471

A. There is hereby created the Port of South Louisiana, as a political subdivision of the state, with jurisdictional authority encompassing the geographical boundaries of the parishes of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James. The Port of South Louisiana shall be governed by a board of nine members who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) One member from each parish within the territorial jurisdiction of the port who is a resident of such parish, who shall be appointed by the respective parish president with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the parish council of that parish from the nominees submitted to him by the following organizations which shall each submit one nominee:

(a) The Louisiana Farm Bureau.

(b) The Louisiana AFL-CIO.

(c) The Southern University River Parishes Alumni Association.

(d) The River Region Chamber of Commerce.

(e) The River Parishes Chemical Industry Council.

(f) The Grain Elevator and Processing Society.

(g) The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association.

(h) The New Orleans and Baton Rouge Pilots Association.

(2)

(a) If any parish president fails, within sixty days of taking office, to submit a name for appointment from his respective parish as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, or if he fails to get concurrence of two-thirds of the respective parish council on any such appointment, the commissioner from that parish shall be appointed by the governor.

(b) If any parish president fails, within sixty days of the occurrence of any vacancy on the commission, to submit a name for appointment to fill such vacancy, or if he fails to get concurrence of two-thirds of the respective parish council on any such appointment, the commissioner from that parish shall be appointed by the governor.

(3) Two members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of one nominee from each parish located within the territorial jurisdiction of the port who is a resident of such parish from the list of nominees submitted to him by each of the following organizations:

(a) Louisiana Farm Bureau.

(b) Louisiana AFL-CIO.

(c) Southern University River Parishes Alumni Association.

(d) River Region Chamber of Commerce.