Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 38, § 3085.3. Purposes

(1) Preserve, store, control, conserve, utilize, and distribute the waters of the lakes, streams, and other bodies of water in the district.

(2) Prevent the pollution and blocking of such streams.

(3) Prevent contamination.

(4) Acquire, maintain, and operate facilities, including the construction of new ditches, channels, dams, and levees, and to do such work as may be necessary to the drainage of lands in the district.

(5) Prevent the escape of any such waters until employed to the maximum advantage of the public generally in aiding the development of agriculture, commerce, and industries, and in insuring a fair and just distribution of all of the waters for all of the people of the area for the accomplishment of the district's purposes.