GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

The Greater Lafourche Port Commission was established by the state of Louisiana in 1960 and exercises jurisdiction over the Tenth Ward of Lafourche Parish, south of the Intracoastal Waterway, including Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport. For more information on the history of Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Airport, check out the timeline and links below.

Enabling Legislation

South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport Operations Manual

ORDINANCES

Ordinances are regulations established by the Greater Lafourche Port Commission under authority granted in La.R.S.34:1652 and La.R.S. 34:1652.2. The Port Commission’s ordinances are adopted in the interest of facilitating secure trade and commerce throughout its area of jurisdiction, the Tenth Ward of Lafourche Parish. The Port Commission employs a Harbor Police force which enforces these ordinances, and it works with the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office to ensure fair retribution for violation of these ordinances.


In the past, the Port Commission adopted an ad valorem tax ordinance every year to assess its authorized annual property tax millage. Approximately half of the Commission’s seventy-four total ordinances are ad valorem assessments; thus, the listing of ordinances has been divided into Ad Valorem Tax Ordinances and Non-Ad Valorem ordinances for your convenience.

Ordinance No. 2 – Construction Affecting Waterways (rescinded)


Ordinance No. 8 – Inspection and Approval of Pipelines


Ordinance No. 13 – Commissioners Taking Office


Ordinance No. 16 – Vessel Mooring and Loading Zones


Ordinance No. 17 – Authority of Harbor Police


Ordinance No. 18 – Harbor Police Boarding of Vessels


Ordinance No. 19 – Damaging/Defacing Port Property


Ordinance No. 20 – Prohibiting Deposit of Oil or Refuse in Waterways


Ordinance No. 21 – Prohibiting Theft of Cargo


Ordinance No. 22 – Parking and Vehicles in Port


Ordinance No. 25 – Abandonment/Neglect of Vehicle or Vessel


Ordinance No. 34 – Vessel Docking


Ordinance No. 37 – Hazards to Navigation


Ordinance No. 47 – Stockpiling Hazardous to Navigation


Ordinance No. 49 – Prohibiting Stationary Butterfly Nets in Waterways


Ordinance No. 50 – Fishing with Nets in Belle Pass (suspended)


Ordinance No. 51 – Establishing No Wake Zones


Ordinance No. 53 – Vehicles/Riding Animals/Glass Bottles on Beach


Ordinance No. 55 – Fishing with Nets in Pass Fourchon


Ordinance No. 58 – Prohibiting Alcohol, Firearm, and Drug Use


Ordinance No. 60 – Insurance for Commercial Users (rescinded)


Ordinance No. 65 – Limits Length of Tows


Ordinance No. 67 – Unattended Vessels in Nerby Collins Marina


Ordinance No. 68 – Fishing with Nets or Traps in Developed Port Properties


Ordinance No. 69 – Hunting/Fishing/Trapping in Rappelet’s Pond


Ordinance No. 70 – Use of Nerby Collins Marina


Ordinance No. 71 – Prohibiting Unmanned Vessels During Storms


Ordinance No. 72 – Prohibiting Vessels Obstructing Access to Bank


Ordinance No. 73 – Airport Height Zone


Ordinance No. 74 – Storm Harbor Marina Use


Ordinance No. 75 – Coastal Wetlands Park Use

Ordinance No. 1 – 1961 Millage


Ordinance No. 3 – 1962 Millage


Ordinance No. 4 – 1963 Millage


Ordinance No. 5 – 1964 Millage


Ordinance No. 6 – 1965 Millage


Ordinance No. 7 – 1966 Millage


Ordinance No. 9 – 1967 Millage


Ordinance No.10 – 1968 Millage


Ordinance No.11 – 1969 Millage


Ordinance No.12 – 1970 Millage


Ordinance No.14 – 1971 Millage


Ordinance No.15 – 1972 Millage


Ordinance No.23 – 1973 Millage


Ordinance No.24 – 1974 Millage


Ordinance No.26 – 1975 Millage


Ordinance No.27 – 1976 Millage


Ordinance No.28 – 1977 Millage


Ordinance No.29 – 1977 Millage


Ordinance No.30 – 1978 Millage


Ordinance No.31 – 1978 Millage (rescinded)


Ordinance No.32 – 1978 Millage


Ordinance No.33 – 1979 Millage


Ordinance No.35 – 1980 Millage


Ordinance No.36 – 1981 Millage


Ordinance No.38 – 1982 Millage


Ordinance No.39 – 1982 Millage


Ordinance No.40 – 1982 Millage


Ordinance No.41 – 1983 Millage


Ordinance No.42 – 1984 Millage


Ordinance No.43 – 1985 Millage


Ordinance No.44 – 1986 Millage


Ordinance No.45 – 1987 Millage


Ordinance No.46 – 1988 Millage


Ordinance No.48 – 1989 Millage


Ordinance No.52 – 1990 Millage


Ordinance No.54 – 1991 Millage


Ordinance No.56 – 1993 Millage


Ordinance No.57 – 1994 Millage


Ordinance No.59 – 1995 Millage


Ordinance No.61 – 1997 Millage


Ordinance No.62 – 1998 Millage


Ordinance No.63 – 1999 Millage


Ordinance No.64 – 2000 Millage


Ordinance No.66 – 2001 Millage (never adopted)