There is hereby created the Rapides Parish Stormwater Management and Drainage District, composed of Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 of the parish of Rapides. The district shall be a corporation and political subdivision of the state. The district is created for the purposes herein set forth and shall be responsible for all major drainage in Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 of Rapides Parish, excluding the Red River and its levees, and local drainage along streets, highways, and roads.
La. R.S. § 38:2041