La. Stat. tit. 38 § 3302
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The management and control of the district shall be vested in a board of commissioners for the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District. The board shall have the authority to establish adequate drainage, flood control, and water resources development to include but not be limited to construction of reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pumped drainage systems, and other flood control works. The board of commissioners shall comprehensively manage the district as a single system.
La. R.S. § 38:3302