"Levee District Police" is the official state legislated name given to police officers under the State's classified service and commissioned as peace officers by the Department of Public Safety, Office of State Police as required by law, under Title RS 38:326 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. These Police Officers are responsible for maintaining order and exercising general police power. They possess arrest and investigatory power to enforce all laws as peace officers as provided by their State Police authority. Levee District Police provide for general law enforcement and are responsible for the enforcement of all state and federal laws including Title 14 (Criminal Code), Title 32 (Highway Regulatory Laws); Title 40 (Narcotics and Illegal Weapons), Title 30 (Environmental Laws), Title 34 (Boating Safety); Title-56 (Fish and Game Laws), Title 25 (Compulsory Insurance Violations); and Title 38 (Levee District Laws). Back to the Home Page