La. Stat. tit. 41 § 1334
The Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District may rent, lease or use said property purchased by it, as provided in R.S. 41:1330, as it may deem fit, and may grant rights-of-way over and on the property and dig thereon canals, ditches and drains, and construct public works. Taxes collected on other lands in the district not acquired by said Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District for non-payment of taxes, shall not be used for the purpose of constructing public works, canals, ditches, drains, or other purposes on said property. The Jefferson and Plaquemines Drainage District shall have the power and authority to mortgage or otherwise hypothecate and encumber all or any portion of the property acquired by it as provided by R.S. 41:1330 for the purpose of obtaining funds to construct and maintain drainage and pumping facilities, access roads and other public works within the district.
La. R.S. § 41:1334