La. Stat. tit. 38 § 3305
The Department of Transportation and Development, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and the Pontchartrain Levee District shall, upon request, advise the board as to the progress and status of adequate drainage, flood control, and water resources development which shall include but is not limited to construction of reservoirs, diversion canals, gravity and pumped drainage systems, and other flood control wear of the district. The Department of Transportation and Development, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and the Pontchartrain Levee District shall furnish estimates and specifications and perform all engineering work required of them by the board. The board may request technical assistance on issues other than those already required under this Section from the Department of Transportation and Development. The board may request technical assistance from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority regardless of whether the area affected is inside the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2. The board may request technical assistance from the Pontchartrain Levee District regardless of whether the area affected is within the boundaries of the Pontchartrain Levee District as defined in R.S. 38:291(L)(1). The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Pontchartrain Levee District retain the right to be reimbursed for the reasonable cost of its assistance.
La. R.S. § 38:3305