La. R.S. 34:1352

The Plaquemines Parish Commission Council is hereby declared to be the governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings with regard to said port authority, and it may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, superintendents, and such other employees and agents and fix their compensation and term of employment as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of their authority.