The governing authority of a parish may build dykes or dams, dig canals, or excavate lake or stream beds whenever such work is necessary to the creation and establishment of such preserves, and may appropriate and expend the money necessary therefor.
La. R.S. 56:724
Dykes or dams; excavations
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