Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 34, § 445. Powers and duties of board; duties of secretary

A. The board shall adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own government and for the government of its officers and employees and prescribe their duties. The board shall devise, adopt, and carry out plans through financial cooperation with the government of the United States and otherwise; it shall also adopt rules and regulations for the carrying into effect and perfection, of a system having for its object the improvement of Red River from the Louisiana-Arkansas state line to its mouth, so as to secure and maintain the navigability thereof. The board shall apply for and receive allocation of funds, supplies, machinery, and personnel for such purposes, from the government of the United States. It shall keep a record of its proceedings which shall be published at least once in a daily newspaper having a general circulation in the district, within thirty days after each board meeting. The board shall, at each meeting, examine all its accounts and operations; determine in what manner the work of the board shall be undertaken, and provide the means to carry it out.

B. The secretary shall keep full and complete records of all receipts and expenditures of the district; he shall safely keep and preserve all books, records, reports, contracts, vouchers, and correspondence relative to the affairs of the district, and maintain a perpetual inventory of its property of all descriptions.