§ 27-104. Power to establish  


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  •    In response to a petition filed under § 27-201 of this title, the county commissioners or a county council of a county may establish a drainage district to:

       (1) locate and establish a levee, drain, or canal;

       (2) construct, straighten, widen, or deepen a ditch, drain, or watercourse; and

       (3) construct levees, embankments, tidewater gates, and pumping plants to drain and reclaim wet, swamp, or overflowed land.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 103; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.