The board of directors must be domiciled in Caddo Parish and has powers to sue and be sued, incur debt, issue bonds, levy taxes, and cooperate with courts and public agencies.
§1106.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds A. The board of directors shall be domiciled in Caddo Parish and shall have the power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the authority, the board may incur debt and issue bonds, and it may levy taxes in the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of the affairs of the board, and it specifically may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the two-parish area and aid and assist them in all ways authorized by law to carry out the purposes and responsibilities for which it is established. B. In addition to the general powers conferred herein, in order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and programs throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority, the board may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority, but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the two-parish area who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections. Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.