2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 48 - Roads, Bridges and Ferries
RS 48:1811.2 - Creation of the district and the commission; territorial jurisdiction; purpose

§1811.2. Creation of the district and the commission; territorial jurisdiction; purpose

The Interstate 10-12 Corridor District and the Interstate 10-12 Corridor Commission are hereby created. The district shall be comprised of all territory between a line five miles north of the north edge of the Interstate Highway 10 right-of-way and a line five miles south of the southern edge of the Interstate Highway 10 right-of-way and a line five miles north of the Interstate Highway 12 right-of-way and a line five miles south of the Interstate Highway 12 right-of-way and all territory between these interstate highways as the highway extends from the Louisiana/Texas border through the parishes of Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, St. James, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, and St. Tammany, to the Pearl River. The commission shall not have the power or authority to contract for or perform any of the work involved in the construction of any transportation improvement. Such work shall be performed by or through the authority of the department. The purpose of the commission is to facilitate and promote the construction of transportation improvements so as to encourage and promote economic development in terms of the creation of jobs and business expansion and the improvement of quality of life for the communities located in or near the district. All proposed transportation improvements shall be submitted to the metropolitan planning organization of the parish where the project is located for review and approval before submitting the project to the department for consideration.

Acts 2007, No. 437, §1.