The district is created for the object and purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining, individually or in cooperation with the federal government, the state and its various agencies, subdivisions and public bodies, a navigable waterway system to be known as the Cane River Waterway, hereinafter simply called the "waterway," located entirely within the Parish of Natchitoches. To that end and for the purpose of this Chapter, the district shall be governed by a body or commission which shall be known as the Cane Waterway Commission, hereinafter called the "commission."
La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:3262