Levee Districts and Levee Servitudes — La. Const. Art. VI §38 + La. R.S. Title 38 (LA)
Tracked preemption from the Louisiana overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1975-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:LA
Other Louisiana preemptions
Mississippi River Industrial Corridor + Atchafalaya Basin — Informational OverlayCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) — Coastal Master PlanLouisiana Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) / Brownfields — La. R.S. 30:2271 et seq.Tax Increment Financing & Economic Development Districts — La. R.S. 33:9038 et seq.Louisiana State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act (SLCRMA) — Coastal Use PermitsLouisiana Constitutional Home Rule — Art. VI §§4–5Louisiana Historic Preservation — National Register Districts + La. R.S. 25:731 et seq.Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) — La. Const. Art. VII §21(F)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
parcel.in_levee_servitude==Truecity.levee_districtattribute is present
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | levee_district_permit_for_servitude_works | Construction, excavation, fill, or structure placement within a levee servitude (riparian servitude under La. C.C. art. 665 + statutory levee servitudes) requires permission from the levee district board. Levee districts have constitutional and statutory authority over works on the levee. |
base_districts[*].allowed_uses | remove | uses_within_levee_servitude_without_permit |
Citation
Authority source
La. Const. Art. VI §38 (levee districts); La. R.S. Title 38 Chapters 1 (Orleans Levee District), 7 (other levee districts), 13 (general levee provisions); La. C.C. art. 665 (legal servitudes — riparian)
§ La. Const. Art. VI §38; La. R.S. 38:281 et seq. (general); 38:301 et seq. (Orleans); 38:1751 et seq.
Research notes
Levee districts include Orleans Levee, East Jefferson Levee, West Jefferson Levee, Lake Borgne Basin, Pontchartrain, Atchafalaya Basin Levee District, Tensas Basin, Fifth Levee District, North Lafourche, South Lafourche, Terrebonne, and others. Federal conflict check enabled — the Mississippi River & Tributaries (MR&T) project and USACE flood-risk-management projects overlay the state levee system. Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) post-Katrina is a USACE/CPRA joint footprint. Boundaries and authorities vary by district; verify the specific district's enabling chapter.