La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.55
Creation of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority by local option
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in and for the city of New Orleans a public body corporate and politic known as the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. The authority shall not transact any business or exercise any powers conferred upon the authority by this Chapter until and unless the local governing body has by resolution authorized the authority to exercise its powers under this Chapter.

B.(1) The governing body of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, shall by resolution, at any time after the passage of this Chapter, call a public hearing to determine the need to activate the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least ten days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality.

(2) Upon the date fixed for said hearing to be held upon notice as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a full opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents and taxpayers of the municipality. If the governing body finds it to be in the public interest that an authority for the municipality, as authorized by this Chapter, be activated to exercise the powers provided in this Chapter, then the local governing body shall adopt a resolution so finding and declaring and shall cause notice of such resolution to be given to the mayor of the municipality, who shall thereupon appoint, with the advice and consent of the local governing body and as set forth in Subsection D of this Section, commissioners of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority.

(3) A certificate signed by the mayor of the municipality and the commissioners shall then be filed in the office of the secretary of state and there remain of record setting forth that the local governing body made the aforesaid finding and declaration and that the mayor of the municipality had appointed them as commissioners. Upon the filing of such certificate, the commissioners and their successors shall constitute the authority which shall be a political corporation of the state and shall have all the power and authority as set forth in this Chapter.

C. In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of any contract or act of the authority, a copy of the certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state, shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action, or proceeding.

D. Upon the certification of a resolution declaring the need for an authority to operate, as set forth in this Section, the mayor of the city of New Orleans shall appoint as commissioners of the authority with the advice and consent of the city council of the city of New Orleans, eleven citizens who shall be qualified electors of the municipality as follows:

(1) Seven commissioners shall be appointed, one from each councilmanic district of the city and two from the city at large.

(2) Four additional commissioners shall be appointed from the city at large.

(3) The mayor shall request each of the members of the legislature representing the city of New Orleans to submit to him one nominee from his district for the position of commissioner. This request shall be made in writing and shall be by certified mail to each such legislator at his last known address. The legislator shall have twenty days from the date of the receipt of the certified mail request by the mayor in which he may submit to the mayor the name of a nominee. Within thirty days after the receipt of the certified mail request to such members of the legislature, the mayor shall appoint from those nominees submitted by the members of the legislature the eleven commissioners of the authority. However, the mayor shall not appoint two or more nominees submitted by the same legislator to serve as commissioners at the same time.

(4) The failure of any such member of the legislature to receive the written request from the mayor or the failure of any legislator to make a nomination within the time specified shall not affect the validity of the appointments subsequently made by the mayor.

(5) Appointment of a commissioner at the expiration of the term of an appointed commissioner, or appointment of a commissioner to fill the unexpired term of a position vacated by a commissioner, shall be made by the mayor from a panel nominated by the legislators following the same procedure as above set forth for the appointment of the first commissioners of the authority.

(6) A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk of the city council, and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due proper appointment of such commissioner.

E.(1) The commissioners who are first appointed shall serve for terms as follows: one for one year, one for two years, one for three years, two for four years, and two for five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment as shall be specified at the time of their appointment. Thereafter the term of office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. The commissioners who are first appointed under the provisions of R.S. 33:4720.55(D)(2) shall serve for terms as follows: two shall serve for four years and two shall serve for five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment as shall be specified at the time of their appointment. Thereafter the term of office shall be five years.

(2) Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be promptly filled by appointment by the mayor from a panel nominated by the legislators following the same procedure as set forth in Subsection D of this Section for the appointment of the first commissioners of the authority.

(3) A commissioner shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.

F.(1) The commissioners of the authority shall initially and annually thereafter select from among themselves a chairman, a vice chairman, and such other officers as the authority may determine. The authority may employ an executive director and other employees as it may require and shall determine their qualifications and compensation. The authority may engage or employ counsel and legal staff. Six commissioners of the authority shall constitute a quorum for its meetings.

(2) Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners of the authority unless in any case the bylaws shall require a larger number. Commissioners of the authority or other officers shall not be liable personally on the bonds or other obligations of the authority, and the rights of creditors shall be solely against such authority.

G.(1) No commissioner or employee of the authority shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any community improvement project or in any property included or planned to be included in any community improvement area, or in any area which he may have reason to believe may be certified to be a community improvement area, nor shall he have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used by the authority, or in any contract with a redeveloper or prospective redeveloper relating directly or indirectly to any community improvement project. The acquisition of any such interest in a community improvement project or in any such property or contract shall constitute misconduct in office.

(2) If any commissioner or employee of the authority owns or controls any interest, direct or indirect, in any property to be included in any community improvement project under the jurisdiction of the authority, or has any such interest in any contract for material or services to be furnished or used in connection with any community improvement project, he shall disclose the same in writing to the authority and such disclosure shall be entered in writing upon the minute books of the authority. Failure to make such disclosure shall constitute misconduct in office.

(3) Any such commissioner shall refrain from discussion or voting on any proposal in which he has an interest.

H. With the consent of the local governing body, the mayor of the municipality may remove a commissioner for inefficiency or neglect of duty or for misconduct in office, but only after the commissioner has been given a copy of the charges against him, made by the mayor, and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel before the local governing body. In the event of the removal of any commissioner, the mayor shall file in the office of the clerk a record of the proceedings, together with the charges made against the commissioner and the findings thereon.

I. The authority authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this Chapter shall file with the local governing body, on or before March thirty-first of each year, a report of its activities for the preceding calendar year, which report shall include a complete financial statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, receipts, and disbursements as of the end of such calendar year. At the time of filing the report, the authority shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the community a notice to the effect that such report has been filed with the local governing body and that the report is available for inspection during business hours in the office of the clerk of the council and in the office of the authority.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1; Acts 2006, No. 666, §1, June 29, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.72 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.72
Tax increment financing districts
Status: in_force

A. Creation. (1) The legislature has determined that there are many areas of the state where there is substantial and persistent unemployment, underemployment, and other forms of economic distress. Economic distress causes hardship to many individual citizens of the state and their families and adversely affects the welfare and prosperity of the state and its people. In order to address the needs of these areas for economic development and especially the creation of employment opportunities, the governing authority of a parish with a population of more than four hundred forty thousand persons, as established by the most recent federal decennial census, may create within the portions of the parish that are economically distressed and suffer from a lack of economic opportunities one or more special tax increment financing districts, hereinafter referred to as the "district".

(2)(a) The governing authority of a parish as described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall establish the district by ordinance. The ordinance shall designate the boundaries of the district.

(b) When determining whether a portion of a parish suffers from a lack of economic opportunities and specifically the creation of employment opportunities, the governing authority of a parish shall consider and use the data published by the United States Census Bureau relative to individuals below poverty level contained in the most recent edition of the "American Community Survey 5-year estimates". Specifically, the governing authority of a parish shall establish the boundaries of any district established pursuant to this Section utilizing the data relative to poverty levels as found in ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA) published by the United States Census Bureau and which are approximate representations of the United States Postal Service five-digit ZIP codes. The district may contain all or a part of one or more ZCTAs with a poverty rate of twenty percent or more than the poverty rate for the entire parish. The ZCTA in which the seat of government for a parish is located shall not be included in any such district.

(3) Prior to the adoption of the ordinance, a notice describing the boundaries of the proposed district or containing a map showing the boundaries of the district shall be published two times in the official journal of the parish.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the governing authority of a parish proposes to establish, by ordinance, an increment financing district whose boundaries include any territory located within the corporate limits of a municipality, the governing authority of the parish shall not adopt the ordinance to create any such district without the prior written consent of the governing authority of the municipality.

B. Governance. (1) A district created as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "board". The board shall be comprised of the following members:

(a) One member appointed by the president or chief executive officer of the parish.

(b) One member appointed by the chief executive officer of the parish governing authority.

(c) One member of the Louisiana Senate whose district includes all or the greater portion of the area of the district.

(d) One member of the Louisiana House of Representatives whose district includes all or the greater portion of the area of the district.

(e) One member who resides in the district or owns property within the district, if that person applies for membership on the board and is approved by a majority of the other board members. Only one person appointed pursuant to this Subparagraph may be a member of the board.

(f) One member with economic development experience appointed by the president or chief executive officer of the parish.

(g) The governing authority of a parish as described in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section may authorize which, if any, members of the board may have a designee represent them at a meeting of the board.

(2) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary. The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by the board's secretary. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

(3) The board shall adopt bylaws and prescribe rules to govern its meetings. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem and shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to the extent that funds are available and as provided by the board.

(4) The domicile of the board shall be established by the board at a location within the district.

(5) The board shall elect from its own members a president and secretary, whose duties shall be provided in the bylaws adopted by the district. The board shall hold regular meetings and may hold special meetings as provided in its bylaws. All meetings shall be public meetings subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

C. Rights and powers. In addition to the authority provided for in Subsection D of this Section, the district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision and a special district necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes including but not limited to the following:

(1) To sue and be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

(3) To receive by gift, grant, or donation any sum of money, property, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.

(4) For the public purposes of the district, to enter into contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.

(5) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.

(6) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease such property as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the district and to mortgage and sell property. Any lease or sublease entered into by the district for the purpose, directly or indirectly, of securing or providing revenues to be used to pay the principal or interest on bonds of the district may be for a period not exceeding ninety-nine years.

(7) In its own name and on its own behalf, to incur debt and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the district shall be deemed and considered to be an issuer for purposes of R.S. 33:9037 and shall, to the extent not in conflict with this Section, be subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:9037.

(8) To establish funds or accounts as are necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the district.

(9) To do all things reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section.

(10) To designate by ordinance any territory within the district as a subdistrict which shall exercise, to the exclusion of the remainder of the district, any authority provided to the district by Subsection D of this Section or any other provision of this Section or other law.

D. Taxing, tax incremental financing, and bond authority. (1) To provide for the costs of an economic development project as defined in R.S. 33:9038.36 within the district, the district shall have tax increment finance authority, taxing authority, and other authority that is provided to local governmental subdivisions in Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including but not limited to the following items:

(a) Ad valorem tax increment financing and bonding as provided in R.S. 33:9038.33.

(b) Local and state sales tax increment financing and bonding as provided in R.S. 33:9038.34, except that the state sales tax increment shall not exceed the greater of the aggregate portion of the local sales tax increment dedicated for the purposes of the district or the portion of the state sales tax from a tax levy of two percent.

(c) Cooperative endeavor authority as provided in R.S. 33:9038.35.

(d) Bond authority as provided in R.S. 33:9038.38.

(e) Ad valorem tax, sales tax, and hotel occupancy tax authority as provided in R.S. 33:9038.39.

(2) An economic development project within the district is deemed to be an "economic development project" within the meaning provided for in Part II of this Chapter.

(3) An agreement shall be entered into by the district and any affected tax recipient entity authorizing the use and dedication of the affected tax recipient entity's incremental increase in taxes. The agreement may include additional public or private entities as parties to the agreement and may include terms, conditions, and other provisions to which all parties to such agreement consent.

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or any other law to the contrary, any powers, authorities, or duties granted under these laws may be restricted to a subdistrict within the district, the territory of which shall be established by ordinance of the board of commissioners of the district.

E. Project financing. The district may pledge any taxes collected under the authority of this Section to any economic development project in furtherance of the purposes of the district.

F. Any suit or action to determine or contest the validity of any cooperative endeavor, or any bonds, notes, or other forms of indebtedness of the district shall be brought and conducted only in accordance with the provisions of Part XVI of Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.

G. Exemption from taxation. The exercise of the powers and authorities granted by this Section shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the state and for the promotion of their welfare, convenience, and prosperity. Property of the district, whether immovable, movable, corporeal, or incorporeal, and the income, earnings, and operations of the district, shall be exempt from all taxation, fees or assessments, or any other similar charges, however, this exemption shall terminate when the district sells, or otherwise disposes of the property in the district to any purchaser or transferee which is not a public body.

H. Term. The district shall dissolve and cease to exist one year after the date all bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the district, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to both principal and interest. In no event shall the district have an existence of less than three years.

I. Liberal construction. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the parish, districts, and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Acts 2019, No. 203, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4744 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4744
Building permits
Status: in_force

Such municipalities may require building permits and permits for repairs, which permits shall be granted according to uniform rules, and shall never be refused when the application setting forth the character of the building to be constructed, or the natures of the repairs, conforms to the requirements of the ordinances of the municipality passed in pursuance of this Subpart. All applications shall be passed upon by the governing body of the municipality, or the committee designated by it, within ten days after their filing.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4066.10
Periodical engineering report
Status: in_force

Any parish, sewerage district, or commission, upon the award of any construction contract under the provisions of this Subpart, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the parish, sewerage district, or commission a duly certified statement or report, showing the total cost of the various sewerage treatment improvements, including the cost pro rata of engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost. This report may be done on a monthly basis depending on the number of resident property owners desiring to participate. The report shall also show the amount of the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate to be benefited by the installation of an individual sewerage system.

Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.209
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

A. No provision of this Subpart shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual office holding and employment, public bidding for the purchase of supplies and materials and construction of public works, the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Right to Property in Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Election Code.

B. The district shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts to, and establishing set-aside goals and preference procedures for the benefit of, businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons in accordance with any of the provisions of R.S. 38:2233 and of Chapter 19 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, entitled "Louisiana Minority Business Enterprise Act".

C. The financial records of the district shall be audited pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

Acts 1988, No. 634, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3532 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3532
Final inspection; payment of contractor
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any municipality taking advantage of the provisions of this Sub-part, shall, upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided for herein, provide for the final inspection of the work performed and the improvements made, and if the work is found to have been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the contract, as evidenced by a certificate of the engineer for the municipality, the governing authority shall, by ordinance, approve and accept the work and fulfill their obligations under the contract by full payment of all amounts due the contractor, including all retained percentages of payments previously made thereon on engineer's estimates, which percentages were retained pending the completion of the work.

Acts 1952, No. 379, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.136.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.136.1
Disposition of property by quiet title and foreclosure action
Status: in_force

A. The authority may initiate an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action under this Section to quiet title to real property held by the authority or interests in tax reverted property held by the authority by recording with the register of conveyances a notice of pending expedited quiet title and foreclosure action. The notice shall include a legal description of the property; the street address of the property if available; the name, address, and telephone number of the authority; a statement that the property is subject to expedited quiet title proceedings and foreclosure under this Section; and a statement that any legal interests in the property may be extinguished by a district court order vesting title to the property in the authority. If a notice is recorded in error, the authority may correct the error by recording a certificate of correction with the register of conveyances. A notice or certificate under this Subsection need not be notarized and may be authenticated by a digital signature or other electronic means. If the authority has reason to believe that a property subject to an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action under this Section may be the site of environmental contamination, the authority shall provide the Department of Environmental Quality with any information in the possession of the authority that suggests the property may be the site of environmental contamination.

B. After recording the notice under Subsection A of this Section, the authority shall initiate a search of records identified in this Subsection to identify the owners of a property interest in the property who are entitled to notice of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section. The authority may enter into a contract with or may request from one or more authorized representatives a title search or other title product to identify the owners of a property interest in the property as required under this Subsection or to perform the other functions set forth in this Section required for the quieting of title to property under this Section. The owner of a property interest is entitled to notice under this Section if that owner's interest was identifiable by reference to any of the following sources before the date that the authority records the notice under Subsection A:

(1) Land title records in the office of the clerk of court.

(2) Tax records in the office of the assessor.

C. The authority may file a single petition with the district court to expedite foreclosure under this Section listing all property subject to expedited foreclosure by the authority and for which the authority seeks to quiet title. If available to the authority, the list of properties shall include a legal description of, a tax parcel identification number for, and the street address of each parcel of property. The petition shall seek a judgment in favor of the authority against each property listed and shall include a date, within ninety days, on which the authority requests a hearing on the petition. The petition shall request that a judgment be entered vesting absolute title in the authority, without right of redemption for each parcel of property listed, as provided in this Section. Prior to the entry of judgment under this Section, the authority may request the court to remove property erroneously included in the petition, or any tax delinquent properties redeemed prior to the hearing.

D. The district court in which a petition is filed under Subsection C of this Section, shall immediately set the date, time, and place for a hearing on the petition for foreclosure. The date shall be set by the court and shall not be more than ten days after the date requested by the authority in the petition. In no event may the court schedule the hearing later than ninety days after the filing of a petition by the authority under Subsection C of this Section.

E. After completing the records search under Subsection B of this Section, the authority shall determine the address or addresses reasonably calculated to inform those owners of a property interest in property subject to expedited foreclosure under this Section of the pendency of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section. If, after conducting the title search, the authority is unable to determine an address reasonably calculated to inform persons with a property interest in property subject to expedited tax foreclosure, or if the authority discovers a deficiency in notice under Subsection J of this Section, the following shall be considered reasonable steps by the authority to ascertain the addresses of persons with a property interest in the property subject to expedited foreclosure or to ascertain an address necessary to correct a deficiency in notice under Subsection J of this Section:

(1) For an individual, a search of records of the clerk of court.

(2) For a business entity a search of business entity records filed with the corporation division of the Department of State.

F. Not less than thirty days before the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section, the authority shall send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the hearing to the persons identified under Subsection E of this Section with a property interest in property subject to expedited foreclosure. The authority shall also send a notice via regular mail addressed to the "Occupant" for each property subject to expedited foreclosure if an address for the property is ascertainable.

G. Not less than thirty days before the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section, the authority or its authorized representative or authorized agent shall visit each parcel of property subject to expedited foreclosure and post conspicuously on the property notice of the hearing. In addition to the requirements of Subsection H of this Section, the notice shall also include the following statement: "THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE ___________________ JEFFERSON PARISH REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND IS SUBJECT TO AN EXPEDITED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRIOR OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE JEFFERSON PARISH REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT ______________________."

H. The notice required under Subsections F and G of this Section shall include:

(1) The date on which the authority recorded under Subsection A of this Section, notice of the pending expedited quiet title and foreclosure action.

(2) A statement that a person with a property interest in the property may lose his or her interest, if any, as a result of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section.

(3) A legal description, parcel number of the property, and the street address of the property, if available.

(4) The person to whom the notice is addressed.

(5) The date and time of the hearing on the petition for foreclosure under Subsection K of this Section, and a statement that the judgment of the court may result in title to the property vesting in the authority.

(6) An explanation of any rights of redemption and notice that the judgment of the court may extinguish any ownership interest in or right to redeem the property.

(7) The name, address, and telephone number of the authority.

(8) A statement that persons with information regarding the owner or prior owner of any of the properties are requested to contact the authority.

I. If the authority is unable to ascertain the address reasonably calculated to inform the owners of a property interest entitled to notice under this Section, or is unable to provide notice under Subsections F or G of this Section, the authority shall provide notice by publication. Prior to the hearing, a notice shall be published for three successive weeks, once each week, in the official newspaper published and circulated in the parish. The published notice shall include all of the following:

(1) A legal description, parcel number of the property, and the street address of the property, if available.

(2) The name of any person not notified under Subsections F or G of this Section, that the authority reasonably believes may be entitled to notice under this Section of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section.

(3) A statement that a person with a property interest in the property may lose his or her interest, if any, as a result of the foreclosure proceeding under Subsection K of this Section.

(4) The date and time of the hearing on the petition for foreclosure under Subsection K of this Section.

(5) A statement that the judgment of the court may result in title to the property vesting in the authority.

(6) An explanation of any rights of redemption and notice that judgment of the court may extinguish any ownership interest in or right to redeem the property.

(7) The name, address, and telephone number of the authority.

(8) A statement that persons with information regarding the owner or prior owner of any of the properties are requested to contact the authority.

J. If prior to the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section, the authority discovers any deficiency in the provision of notice under this Section, the authority shall take reasonable steps in good faith to correct the deficiency before the hearing. The provisions of this Section relating to notice of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing are exclusive and exhaustive. Other requirements relating to notice and proof of service under other law, rule, or other legal requirement are not applicable to notice or proof of service under this Section.

K. If a petition for expedited quiet title and foreclosure is filed under Subsection C of this Section, before the hearing, the authority shall file with the district court proof of notice by certified mail under Subsection F of this Section, proof of notice by posting on the property under Subsection G of this Section, and proof of notice by publication, if applicable. A person claiming an interest in a parcel of property set forth in the petition for foreclosure who desires to contest that petition shall file written objections with the district court and serve those objections on the authority before the date of the hearing. The district court may appoint and utilize as the court considers necessary a curator for assistance with the resolution of any objections to the foreclosure or questions regarding the title to property subject to foreclosure. If the court withholds property from foreclosure, the authority's ability to include the property in a subsequent petition for expedited quiet title and foreclosure is not prejudiced. No injunction shall issue to stay an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action under this Section. The district court shall enter judgment on a petition to quiet title and foreclosure filed under Subsection C of this Section, not more than ten days after the conclusion of the hearing or contested case, and the judgment shall be effective ten days after the conclusion of the hearing or contested case. The district court's judgment shall specify all of the following:

(1) The legal description and, if known, the street address of the property foreclosed.

(2) That title to property foreclosed by the judgment is vested absolutely in the authority without any further rights of redemption.

(3) That all liens against the property, including any lien for unpaid taxes or special assessments are extinguished.

(4) That, except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs (3) and (5) of this Subsection, the authority has good and marketable title to the property.

(5) That all existing recorded and unrecorded interests in that property are extinguished, except a visible or recorded easement or right-of-way or private deed restrictions.

(6) A finding that all persons entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard have been provided that notice and opportunity. A person shall be deemed to have been provided notice and an opportunity to be heard if the authority followed the procedures for provision of notice by mail, for visits to property subject to expedited quiet title and foreclosure, and for publication under this Section, or if one or more of the following apply:

(a) The person had constructive notice of the hearing by acquiring an interest in the property after the date of the recording under Subsection A of this Section, of the notice of pending expedited quiet title and foreclosure action.

(b) The person appeared at the hearing under this Subsection or submitted written objections to the district court under this Subsection prior to the hearing.

(c) Prior to the hearing under this Subsection, the person had actual notice of the hearing.

L. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs (K)(3) and (5) of this Section, title to property set forth in a petition for foreclosure filed under Subsection C of this Section, shall vest absolutely in the authority upon the effective date of the judgment by the district court and the authority shall have absolute title to the property. The authority's title is not subject to any recorded or unrecorded lien, except as provided in Subsection K of this Section, and shall not be stayed or held invalid except as provided in Subsection M of this Section. A judgment entered under this Section is a final order with respect to the property affected by the judgment and shall not be modified, stayed, or held invalid after the effective date of the judgment, except as provided in Subsection N of this Section.

M. The authority or a person claiming to have a property interest under Subsection B of this Section, in property foreclosed under this Section may within twenty-one days of the effective date of the judgment under Subsection L of this Section, appeal the district court's order or the district court's judgment foreclosing property to the court of appeals. An appeal under this Subsection is limited to the record of the proceedings in the district court under this Section. The district court's judgment foreclosing property shall be stayed until the court of appeals has reversed, modified, or affirmed that judgment. If an appeal under this Subsection stays the district court's judgment foreclosing property, the district court's judgment is stayed only as to the property that is the subject of that appeal and the district court's judgment foreclosing other property that is not the subject of that appeal is not stayed. To appeal the district court's judgment foreclosing property, a person appealing the judgment shall pay to the authority any taxes, interest, penalties, and fees due on the property and provide notice of the appeal to the authority within twenty-one days after the district court's judgment is effective. If the district court's judgment foreclosing the property is affirmed on appeal, the amount determined to be due shall be refunded to the person who appealed the judgment. If the district court's judgment foreclosing the property is reversed or modified on appeal, the authority shall refund the amount determined to be due to the person who appealed the judgment, if any, and forward the balance to the appropriate taxing jurisdictions in accordance with the order of the court of appeals.

N. The authority shall record a notice of judgment for each parcel of foreclosed property in the office of the register of conveyances. If the authority records a notice of judgment in error, the authority may subsequently record a certificate of correction. A notice or certificate under this Subsection need not be notarized and may be authenticated by a digital signature or other electronic means. After the entry of a judgment foreclosing the property under this Section, if the property has not been transferred by the authority, the authority may cancel the foreclosure by recording with the register of conveyances a certificate of error, if the authority discovers any of the following:

(1) The description of the property used in the expedited quiet title and foreclosure proceeding was so indefinite or erroneous that the foreclosure of the property was void.

(2) An owner of an interest in the property entitled to notice of the expedited quiet title and proceedings against the property under this Section was not provided notice sufficient to satisfy the minimum due process requirements of the constitution of this state and the constitution of the United States.

(3) A judgment of foreclosure was entered under this Section in violation of an order issued by a United States bankruptcy court.

O. If a judgment of foreclosure is entered under Subsection L of this Section, and all existing recorded and unrecorded interests in a parcel of property are extinguished as provided in Subsection L of this Section, the owner of any extinguished recorded or unrecorded interest in that property who claims that he or she did not receive notice of the expedited quiet title and foreclosure action shall not bring an action for possession of the property against any subsequent owner, but may only bring an action to recover monetary damages as provided in this Subsection. The district court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in any action to recover monetary damages under this Subsection. An action to recover monetary damages under this Subsection shall not be brought more than two years after a judgment for foreclosure is entered under Subsection L of this Section. Any monetary damages recoverable under this Subsection shall be determined as of the date a judgment for foreclosure is entered under Subsection L of this Section and shall not exceed the fair market value of the interest in the property held by the person bringing the action under this Section on that date, less any taxes, interest, penalties, and fees owed on the property as of that date. The right to sue for monetary damages under this Subsection shall not be transferable except by testate or intestate succession.

P. The owner of a property interest with notice of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under Subsection K of this Section, may not assert any of the following:

(1) That notice to the owner was insufficient or inadequate in any way because some other owner of a property interest in the property was not notified.

(2) That any right to redeem tax reverted property was extended in any way because some other person was not notified.

Q. A person holding or formerly holding an interest in tax reverted property subject to expedited foreclosure under this Section is barred from questioning the validity of the expedited foreclosure under this Section.

R. The failure of the authority to comply with any provision of this Section shall not invalidate any proceeding under this Section if a person with a property interest in property subject to foreclosure was accorded the minimum due process required under the Constitution of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States.

S. It is the intent of the legislature that the provisions of this Section relating to the expedited quiet title and foreclosure of property by the authority satisfy the minimum requirements of due process required under the Constitution of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States but that the provisions do not create new rights beyond those required under the Constitution of Louisiana or the Constitution of the United States. The failure of the authority to follow a requirement of this Section relating to the expedited quiet title and foreclosure of property held by the authority shall not be construed to create a claim or cause of action against the authority unless the minimum requirements of due process accorded under the Constitution of Louisiana or the Constitution of the United States are violated.

T. As used in this Section, "authorized representative" includes one or more of the following:

(1) A title insurance company or agent licensed to conduct business in this state.

(2) An attorney licensed to practice law in this state.

(3) A person accredited in land title search procedures by a nationally recognized organization in the field of land title searching.

(4) A person with demonstrated experience in the field of searching land title records, as determined by the authority.

Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.8
Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more specifically provided in this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention by providing security for district residents and to serve the needs of the residents of the district by funding beautification and other activities and improvements for the overall betterment of the district.

C. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the area of the city of New Orleans within the following boundaries: beginning at a point on the centerline of Academy Road where Academy Road meets the northern boundary of Lake Lawn Cemetery, thence in a westerly direction along the northern boundary of Lake Lawn Cemetery to a point on the east side of Lot 24, Square A Lakewood subdivision, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern boundary of Lakewood subdivision to the northern boundary of the Southern Railway right-of-way, thence in a westerly direction along the northern boundary of the Southern Railway right-of-way to the Orleans/Jefferson parish line, thence in a northerly direction along said Orleans/Jefferson parish line to the south right-of-way line of Veterans Memorial Boulevard, thence in an easterly direction along the south right-of-way line of Veterans Memorial Boulevard to the centerline of the neutral ground of Fleur de Lis Drive, thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of the neutral ground of Fleur de Lis Drive as projected to the centerline of Academy Road, thence in a southeasterly direction along the centerline of Academy Road to the point of beginning.

D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board", consisting of seven members appointed as follows:

(a) The board of directors of the Lakewood Property Owners Association shall appoint three members, one of whom shall be the president of the Lakewood Property Owners Association.

(b) The member or members of the Louisiana House of Representatives who represent the area which comprises the district shall appoint one member.

(c) The member or members of the Louisiana Senate who represent the area which comprises the district shall appoint one member.

(d) The member or members of the city council of the city of New Orleans who represent the area which comprises the district shall appoint one member.

(e) The mayor of the city of New Orleans shall appoint one member.

(2) Every member of the board shall be a property owner in or a resident of the district.

(3)(a) Members of the board shall serve two-year terms after initial terms as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

(b) Two members shall serve initial terms of one year, two shall serve initial terms of eighteen months, and three shall serve initial terms of two years, all as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(4) Vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term or for any other reason shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.

(5) The members of the board shall select from among themselves a president and such other officers as they deem appropriate. The terms and responsibilities of officers shall be as provided in the bylaws of the board.

(6) All members of the board, including the officers of the board, shall be voting members.

(7) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses directly related to the governance of the district.

E. Powers and duties. (1) The district, acting through its board of commissioners, shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To sue and be sued.

(b) To adopt, use, and alter at will a seal and bylaws.

(c) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to Subsection F and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by Subsection G of this Section.

(d) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public, to provide or enhance security patrols in the district, to provide for beautification and improvements for the district, or to provide generally for the overall betterment of the district.

(e) To contract for such services and expenditures as the board deems proper for the upkeep of the district.

(f) To purchase items and supplies which the board deems instrumental to achieving the purposes of the district.

(g) To procure and maintain liability insurance against any personal or legal liability of a board member that may be asserted or incurred based upon his service as a member of the board or that may arise as a result of his actions taken within the scope and discharge of his duties as a member of the board.

(h) To perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the district or for the overall betterment of the district.

(2)(a) The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided for in its bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be provided in the bylaws.

(b) The board shall adopt such regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board relative to public notice and conduct of public meetings shall conform with the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

(c) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the board members present and voting, a quorum being present, shall be required to decide any question upon which the board takes action.

(d) The board shall keep minutes of all meetings.

F. Parcel fee. (1) The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is hereby authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.

(2)(a) For purposes of this Section, a parcel is defined as a lot or lots upon which only one main house is situated. The fee shall be a flat fee and shall be imposed on each parcel located within the district. The amount of the fee shall be as determined by duly adopted resolution of the board and shall not exceed six hundred dollars per parcel per year.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the fee imposed pursuant to this Subsection shall also be levied on any parcel within the district upon which there is no structure, as provided by duly adopted resolution of the board of commissioners of the district and if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on a proposition authorizing the fee at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. Such election shall be held only if requested by duly adopted resolution of the board of commissioners of the district. If imposition of the fee on parcels is authorized as provided in this Subparagraph, it shall be imposed in the same amount and for the same duration as the fee on lots upon which houses are situated as otherwise authorized by this Paragraph.

(3) The owner of the parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee.

(4)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose at the same time as a regularly scheduled election and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized as provided in this Subsection. No other election shall be required except as provided in this Paragraph.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 69, §2, eff. June 4, 2025.

(c) The fee shall expire at the time provided in the proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed eight years, but the fee may be renewed as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize renewal of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing the renewal, not to exceed eight years.

(5) The city of New Orleans shall collect the fee at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected by the city and shall maintain the proceeds of the fee collected pursuant to this Section in a separate account until such proceeds are disbursed to the district.

(6) The city of New Orleans shall remit all proceeds of the fee collected by the city pursuant to this Section to the district not more than thirty days after the last day of the month in which such proceeds are collected. However, the board may enter into an agreement with the city to authorize the city to retain, as a collection fee, not more than one percent of the amount collected.

(7) Any parcel fee which is unpaid shall be added to the tax rolls of the city and shall be enforced with the same authority and subject to the same penalties and procedures as unpaid ad valorem taxes.

(8) The proceeds of the fee collected pursuant to this Section shall be used only for the purposes of the district.

G. Budget. (1) The board shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq.

(2) The district shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

H. Miscellaneous provisions. It is the purpose and intent of this Section that the additional law enforcement or security personnel, whether public or private, and their services provided for through the fees authorized in this Section shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the New Orleans Police Department.

I. Dissolution. (1) The district may be dissolved after the question of its dissolution has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at a regularly scheduled election conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Election Code. The question may be placed on the ballot only after it has been approved by the affirmative vote of not less than five members of the district board.

(2) If and when the district ceases to exist:

(a) All funds of the district shall be transmitted by the board to the city of New Orleans and such funds, together with any other funds collected by the city of New Orleans pursuant to this Section, shall be maintained in a separate account by the city and shall be used only for law enforcement, security, improvement, and beautification purposes of the district.

(b) The authority for the imposition of the parcel fee provided in this Section shall cease.

Acts 2004, No. 230, §1, eff. June 15, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 538, §1, eff. June 25, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 582, §1, eff. June 25, 2010; Acts 2025, No. 69, §§ 1, 2, eff. June 4, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.56 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.56
Bonds; tax exemption; holder rights; obligations; proceeds
Status: in_force

A. All revenue bonds and interest coupons, if any, appertaining thereto issued pursuant to this Section shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the negotiable instruments law of Louisiana, subject only to the provisions of the revenue bonds for registration as to principal and interest or as to principal only.

B. All revenue bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by this state or any political subdivision thereof, except estate or gift taxes and taxes on transfers. The revenue bonds shall be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, insurance companies, homestead and building and loan associations, trustees, and other fiduciaries and may be used for deposit with any officer, board, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, in any case where, by present or future laws, deposit or security is required.

C. The holders of any revenue bonds issued hereunder shall have such rights and remedies as may be provided in the bond resolution or the trust agreement authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds, including, but not by way of limitation, acceleration of payment, appointment of a trustee for bondholders, appointment of a receiver for the revenue bond project financed with the proceeds of the revenue bonds and/or the revenues from such project, and any available civil action to compel compliance with the terms and provisions of the revenue bonds and the bond resolution or trust agreement.

D. The revenue bonds shall be limited obligations of the local governmental subdivision. The principal of and interest on the revenue bonds shall not be payable from the general funds of the local governmental subdivision, nor shall they constitute a pledge, charge, lien, or encumbrance upon any of its property or upon any of its income, receipts, or revenues except the revenues, agreements, and funds or property pledged or mortgaged under the bond resolution or the trust agreement authorizing such bonds. Neither the credit nor the taxing power of the local governmental subdivision shall be pledged for the payment of such principal or interest, and no holder of revenue bonds shall have the right to compel the exercise of the taxing power by the local governmental subdivision or the forfeiture of its property in connection with any default thereon. Every revenue bond shall recite in substance that the principal of and interest on such bond is payable solely from the revenues pledged to its payment and that the local governmental subdivision is not obligated to pay such principal or interest except from such revenues.

The revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Section shall not constitute a debt of the local governmental subdivision, within the meaning of the constitution and statutes of the state.

E. Subject to agreements with the holders of revenue bonds, all proceeds of revenue bonds and all revenues pledged under a bond resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing such bonds may be set aside as received and deposited and held in trust by a trustee appointed by the local governmental subdivision in a fund or funds separate and apart from all other funds of the local governmental subdivision. Subject to the bond resolution or trust agreement, the trustee shall hold the same for the benefit of the holders of the bonds for the application and disposition thereof solely to the respective uses and purposes provided in such bond resolution or trust agreement.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 277, §1, eff. July 13, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4345 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4345
Election returns; promulgation of result
Status: in_force

The returns of elections held hereunder shall be made to the governing authority ordering them. They shall be canvassed, counted, and tabulated and the result declared by the governing authority on the day following the election. The result shall be promulgated not later than two weeks by one publication in the official journal of the municipality or parish, or, in the absence of an official journal, by one publication in a newspaper published in the parish, or in the absence of both, by posting one time in a conspicuous place in the municipality or parish.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.9
Executive board
Status: in_force

A. There shall be an executive board of the commission consisting of the commission's officers. The board shall manage the affairs of the commission. The board shall exercise the powers and have general supervision over the affairs of the commission during the interim between meetings of the commission. However, the board shall exercise no policymaking function, nor incur any indebtedness, nor obligate under contract, nor make any disbursement of funds of the commission, except as may have been specifically authorized by the commission.

B. The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the area as may be provided in the bylaws. Board meetings may be called by the chairman and shall be called by the chairman upon written request of any two members of the board.

C. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

D. The board shall keep and maintain minutes of all meetings and shall make a copy of such minutes available through the commission's secretary.

E. The executive board of the commission, with the concurrence of the commission, may hire such staff and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the directions and instructions of the commission and do other acts as may be directed or authorized by the commission.

Acts 2008, No. 887, §1; Acts 2009, No. 394, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2540 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2540
Appropriations; facilities for board
Status: in_force

The legislature shall make adequate annual appropriations to enable the state examiner and deputy state examiner to carry out effectively the duties imposed upon them by this Part. The governing body of the municipality, parish or fire protection district, as the case may be, shall make adequate annual appropriations to enable the board thereof to carry out effectively the duties imposed upon the board and shall furnish the board with office space, furnishings, equipment, and supplies and materials necessary for its operation.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4066.2
Procedure for creation of individual sewerage system districts
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any parish which desires to create an individual sewerage system district shall substantially follow the procedures set forth in R.S 33:3882 and 3888.

Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.70.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.70.1
The Downman Road Economic Development District; creation, composition, and powers; levy of ad valorem taxes and issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Downman Road Economic Development District, referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. The boundaries of the district shall encompass the area included within the following perimeter: Jourdan Road on the west, Hayne Boulevard on the north, Downman Road on the east, and Old Gentilly Road on the south. The boundaries of the district shall also include all of the territory included within the geographic boundaries of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport.

C. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans, referred to in this Section, collectively, as the "city council", shall have such power and control over and responsibility for the functions, affairs, and administration of the district as provided in this Section.

D. The district shall be governed by a ten-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall be composed as follows:

(1)(a) The state representative who represents House District No. 99, or his designee.

(b) Two members shall be appointed by the state representative who represents House District No. 99. Each member shall own a business located within the boundaries of the district.

(c) The state senator whose district encompasses all or a greater portion of the area of the district, or his designee.

(d) The mayor of the city of New Orleans, or his designee.

(e) The member of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans whose district encompasses all or a greater portion of the area of the district, or his designee.

(f) The president of the Pines Village Neighborhood Association.

(g) The president of the Melia Neighborhood Association.

(h) The president of the Rosedale Neighborhood Association.

(i) The president of the Kenilworth Neighborhood Association.

(2) Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The president of each neighborhood association shall serve during his term of office. Each designee shall serve at the pleasure of his respective designating authority.

(3) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Section, the board shall meet and elect from its number a chairman, a vice chairman, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem appropriate. A secretary of the board may be selected from among the members or may be otherwise selected or employed by the board. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board.

(4) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs and shall engage such assistants and employees as are needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided by its bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the districts as may be prescribed in its rules or regulations.

(5) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all regular and special meetings and shall make them available to the public in conformance with law.

(6) The members of the board shall serve without compensation; however, they shall receive travel allowance as reimbursement for expenses incurred while attending to the business of the district.

(7) Any member of the board may serve on the board of a private entity that enters into contracts with the district provided that the member does not receive compensation from the private entity.

E.(1) The district, through the board, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to the following:

(a) To sue and to be sued.

(b) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

(c) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

(d) To receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, property, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.

(e) To enter into contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.

(f) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.

(g) To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, donation, lease, or otherwise such property as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the board.

(2) The district shall not be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state for purposes of Article X, Section 1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

F.(1) All services to be furnished within the district may be furnished, supplied, and administered by the city of New Orleans through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities as appropriate in the circumstances; and all capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district, whether from the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, may likewise be so acquired, constructed, or provided by the city of New Orleans through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities as appropriate in the circumstances, it being the intention hereof to avoid absolutely the duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense.

(2) In order to provide such services and to provide, construct, or acquire such capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into contracts with the city of New Orleans. The cost of any such services, capital improvements, and facilities may be paid to the city of New Orleans from the proceeds of the special tax levied upon immovable property within the district as provided in this Section, or from the proceeds of bonds, as the case may be.

(3) However, with the prior approval of the mayor and the city council, when the service sought is not ordinarily provided by the city of New Orleans, the board may contract with other entities subject to approval of the mayor and the city council, for such services. The cost of such specially contracted services shall be paid for by the board with its funds budgeted therefor.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, the board may exercise all of the powers granted to a community development district as provided in R.S. 33:9039.19, 9039.20, and 9039.32.

(5) Any property owned, operated, or administered by the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans shall be excluded from the district and not subject to the jurisdiction of the district.

G.(1)(a) The city council, in addition to all other taxes which it now or hereafter may be authorized by law to levy and collect, is hereby authorized to levy and collect as provided in this Section for a term not to exceed fifty years from and after the date the first tax is levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section, in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the city are levied and collected, a special ad valorem tax upon all taxable immovable property situated within the boundaries of the district.

(b) The tax shall be levied and collected only after the question of its imposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting on the question at a regularly scheduled primary or general election to be conducted in accordance with provisions of the Louisiana Election Code.

(2) Any tax levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the homestead exemption as provided by Article VII, Section 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(3)(a) The proceeds of the tax shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district.

(b) The proceeds shall be paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, day by day as the same are collected and received by the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and maintained in a separate account. The tax proceeds shall be paid out by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, solely for the purposes provided for in this Section upon warrants or drafts drawn on such Board of Liquidation, City Debt, by the appropriate officials of the city and the treasurer of the district.

H.(1)(a) The city of New Orleans, when requested by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the board, approved by a resolution of the city council adopted by a majority vote of its members, and by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall have power and is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness for and on behalf and for the sole and exclusive benefit of the district, and to issue at one time, or from time to time, negotiable bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, renewal notes, revenue bonds, short-term revenue bonds, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, short-term loans, and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness, referred to in this Section collectively as bonds of the city of New Orleans, the principal of, premium if any, and interest on which shall be payable from the proceeds of the special tax authorized, levied, and collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section or from any other sources whatsoever that may be available to the district, including funds derived from rentals and leases of its property for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring and constructing capital improvements and facilities within the district.

(b) The bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the state of Louisiana, the parish of Orleans, or the city of New Orleans, nor shall any property situated within the city other than property situated within the boundaries of the district be subject to taxation for the payment of the principal of, premium if any, and interest on such bonds. Furthermore, any indebtedness incurred by the city of New Orleans for and on behalf and for the benefit of the district pursuant to the provisions of this Section, whether evidenced by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, or otherwise, shall be excluded in determining the power of the city of New Orleans to incur indebtedness and to issue its general obligation bonds. The principal amount of such bonds which may be outstanding and unpaid at any one time shall never exceed the sum of two hundred million dollars.

(c) The proceeds derived from the sale of all such bonds shall be paid over to the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and shall be disbursed solely for the purposes and benefit of the district. All such bonds shall be sold by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, and shall, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section, be in such form, terms, and denominations, be redeemable at such time or times at such price of or prices, and payable at such times and places, within a period of not exceeding fifty years from the date thereof, as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall determine.

(2) The bonds shall be signed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans and the director of finance of the city of New Orleans, or officers exercising a similar function, and countersigned by the president or vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, provided that in the discretion of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, all but one of such signatures may be in facsimile, and the coupons attached to such bonds shall bear the facsimile signatures of the director of finance and the secretary or assistant secretary. In case any such officer whose signature or countersignature appears upon such a bond or coupon shall cease to be such officer before delivery of the bonds or coupons to the purchaser, such signature or countersignature shall nevertheless be valid for all purposes. The cost and expense of preparing and selling the bonds shall be paid from the proceeds thereof.

(3) The resolution of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, authorizing the issuance and sale of such bonds and fixing the form and details thereof, may contain such other provisions, not inconsistent nor in conflict with the provisions of this Section, as it may deem to be necessary or advisable to enhance the marketability and acceptability thereof by purchasers and investors, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, covenants with bondholders setting forth conditions and limitations on the issuance of additional bonds constituting a lien and charge on the special tax levied on real property within the district pari passu with bonds theretofore issued and outstanding, and the creation of reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. These bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from all taxation levied for state, parish, or municipal or other local purposes; and savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees, and other fiduciaries are authorized to invest the funds in their hands in such bonds.

(4) The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created, and with the powers, duties, and functions prescribed by existing laws, shall be continued so long as any bonds authorized by this Section are outstanding and unpaid.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, no bonds shall be issued unless and until the maximum amount of the bonds has been approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the city of New Orleans in an election called for that purpose.

I. The district shall have the power to acquire, to lease, to insure, and to sell immovable property within its boundaries.

J. The district shall have the power to advance to the city of New Orleans funds for payment for services rendered by the city pursuant to a contract or contracts between the district and the city.

K.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the board determines, in its discretion, that it is in the best interest of the taxpayers and that completion of public improvements and facilities will be expedited, the design and construction phases of any project may be combined.

(2) The board shall adopt and promulgate rules for administering design-build contracts. Such procedures shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Prequalification requirements of competitors for design-build projects.

(b) Public announcement procedures for solicitation of interested design-build competitors.

(c) Scope of service requirements to be met by the successful designer-builder.

(d) Requirements of letters of interest by competitors for the design-build contract.

(e) Criteria and procedures for choosing a short list of interested competitors from which to request the submission of technical proposals.

(f) Requirements for bid proposals by competitors for design-build contracts.

(g) Composition of and appointment of qualified individuals to the technical review committee which shall grade and judge the technical proposals for ranking and recommendation to the board.

(h) Selection, process of award, and execution of the design-build contract for a stipulated sum certain.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board may utilize a competitive request for proposals process to select a design-build contractor as follows:

(a) For a contract to be let under the provisions of this Subsection, the board shall give adequate public notice of the request for proposals by advertising in the official journal of the city at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted. In addition, the board shall mail written notice to persons, firms, or corporations who are known to be in a position to furnish the required services at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted.

(b) The request for proposals shall clearly indicate the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors, the criteria to be used in evaluating the proposals, and the time frames within which the work shall be completed.

(c) Written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerors who submit proposals determined in writing to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. Discussions shall not disclose any information derived from proposals submitted by competing offers.

(d)(i) The contract award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined in writing by the board to be the most advantageous to the district, taking into consideration review of price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals.

(ii) A request for proposals or other solicitation may be canceled or all proposals may be rejected only if it is determined, based on reasons provided in writing, that such action is taken in the best interest of the district.

(e) Each contract entered into pursuant to this Subsection shall contain at a minimum:

(i) Description of the work to be performed and objectives to be met, as applicable.

(ii) Amount and time of payments to be made.

(iii) Description of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable.

(iv) Date of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable.

(v) Responsibility for payment of taxes, when applicable.

(vi) Circumstances under which the contract can be terminated either with or without cause.

(vii) Remedies for default.

(viii) A statement giving the legislative auditor the authority to audit records of the individuals or firms.

(f) When written proposals are submitted by offerors, the proposals of the successful offeror shall be incorporated into the final contract consummated with that offeror.

(4) There shall be no challenge by any legal process to the choice of the successful designer-builder other than for fraud, bias for pecuniary or personal reasons not related to the interest of the taxpayers, or arbitrary and capricious selection by the board. Once the designer-builder has been chosen and a contract for a stipulated sum certain executed, the price of the design-build contract shall not be increased other than for inflation, as prescribed in the contract, and for site or other conditions existing at the site or concerning the design and construction of which the designer-builder had no knowledge and should not have had knowledge as a reasonable possibility.

Acts 2012, No. 606, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2400 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2400
Rules
Status: in_force

The director shall recommend to the commission rules necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of this Part, and may, from time to time, recommend amendments or additions thereto. When such rules or amendments are recommended by the director, the commission shall hold public hearing thereon, and may approve, alter, amend, or reject the recommendations of the director wholly or in part or modify them and approve them as so modified. The first rules hereunder shall be recommended by the director within six months after his appointment. The commission may propose and adopt new rules or amendments or additions to the rules on its own initiative.

Rules adopted under this Section shall have the force and effect of law. Among other things, the rules shall provide for the method of administering the classification plan and the pay plan; the establishment, maintenance, consolidation, and cancellation of lists; the application of service ratings; the hours of work, attendance regulation, vacations, and leaves of absence for employees in the classified service; and the order and manner in which lay-offs shall be effected. Such rules may include any provisions relating to city employment which are necessary or appropriate to give effect to the provisions and purposes of this Part.

The powers herein conferred upon the director shall be subject to the provisions of this Part, and the pertinent provisions of the legislative charter of the city, and of the rules adopted hereunder, and may be exercised by regulation or by order as the director sees fit. His powers and duties shall not be limited or restricted by the authorization to adopt rules, except to the extent that rules are adopted hereunder.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4123
New Orleans; rules and regulations; provisions self-operative; board continued; repeal; severability
Status: in_force

The board may make reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration of the sewerage system.

The provisions hereof are self-operative, and the sewerage and water board of New Orleans, the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and the council of the city of New Orleans, or its successor as the governing body of said city of New Orleans shall have full power to carry them into effect.

The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created, and with the powers, duties and functions prescribed by existing laws and by the constitution, shall be continued while any bonds authorized by R.S. 33:4121 are outstanding and unpaid.

No proceedings or approvals, not required by the provisions of this Section, shall be necessary to the validity of such bonds.

Any provision of the constitution or any law in conflict herewith is hereby repealed. Should any provision hereof be declared null and void, such declaration shall not affect the balance of this amendment.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2011 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2011
Development of cancer during employment in fire service; occupational disease
Status: in_force

A.(1) Because of exposure to heat, smoke, and fumes or carcinogenic, poisonous, toxic, or chemical substances, when a firefighter in the classified service who has completed ten or more years of service has developed cancer, the cancer shall be classified as an occupational disease or infirmity connected with the duties of a firefighter. The disease or infirmity shall be presumed to have been caused by or to have resulted from the work performed. This presumption shall be rebuttable by evidence meeting judicial standards.

(2) For a firefighter who terminates his service prior to January 1, 2023, this presumption shall be extended to the member following termination of service for a period of three months for each full year of service not to exceed sixty months commencing with the last actual date of service.

(3) For a firefighter who is active or who terminates his service on or after January 1, 2023, the disease or infirmity shall be presumed to have been caused by or to have resulted from the work performed, only if the cancer diagnosis is made prior to the firefighter reaching the age of sixty-five. Following termination of service for a period of one hundred twenty months, commencing with the last actual date of service, the presumption shall be extended to the following members:

(a) A firefighter who is employed in the fire service for at least ten years and attains the age of fifty-five.

(b) A firefighter who is employed in the fire service for at least twenty years and attains the age of fifty.

(c) A firefighter who is employed in the fire service for at least twenty-five years.

(d) A firefighter who is employed in the fire service for at least ten years and who is subsequently approved for disability retirement by a public retirement system.

B. The cancer referred to in Subsection A of this Section shall be limited to the types of cancer which may be caused by exposure to heat, smoke, radiation, or a known or suspected carcinogen as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The cancer shall also be limited to a cancer originating in the bladder, brain, colon, liver, pancreas, skin, kidney, or gastrointestinal or reproductive tract, and leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer, or any other type of cancer, due to occupational exposure, for which firefighters are determined to have a statistically significant increased risk over that of the general population.

C. The affected employee or his survivors shall be entitled to all rights and benefits as granted by state law to which one suffering an occupational injury is entitled as service connected in the line of duty.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to affect in any way the provisions of R.S. 33:2581.

E. For claims arising under this Section, the obligation of the employer to provide such care, services, treatment, drugs, and supplies, whether in state or out of state, is limited to the reimbursement determined to be the amount due under Medicare times a multiplier of one and one-half, or the actual charge made for the service, whichever is less. If there is no Medicare fee schedule reimbursement amount for a particular care, service, treatment, drug, or supply, the reimbursement shall be in accordance with R.S. 23:1034.2.

Acts 1995, No. 214, §1; Acts 2004, No. 641, §1; Acts 2017, No. 287, §1; Acts 2022, No. 516, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3357
Acceptance of work; assessment and lien
Status: in_force

Upon final and satisfactory completion of the work, the governing authority shall accept it by ordinance or resolution and provide for the assessment of all abutting real estate, railroad tracks, and road beds in the amount due by the owners thereof, according to rules of apportionment adopted under the provisions of this Sub-part. A copy of the ordinance containing the assessment, certified by the clerk, shall, within thirty days after its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages of the parish, and when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the municipality or its transferees against the property assessed.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 602, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.541.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.541.1
Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board; members, officers, and duties
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board is hereby created and shall consist of nine members appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) Each commissioner appointed and serving on the board of commissioners for the Esler Industrial Development District on April 1, 2001, shall serve as a commissioner for the district for the amount of time remaining on his term of office as a commissioner on the Esler Industrial Development District until termination of the district and shall then serve on the Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board for the amount of time remaining on his term of office as a commissioner.

(3) Upon expiration of the initial terms of office, all successors shall be appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish for five-year terms of office.

(4) No less than three members shall reside north of the Red River in Rapides Parish.

B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the parish governing authority.

C. Any member of the board may be removed by the Rapides Parish governing authority but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing.

D. The members of the board shall serve without per diem or other compensation. The board shall have the power and duty to advise the adjutant general of the Military Department, State of Louisiana, relative to promoting and encouraging the development of the economy of Rapides Parish through development of the property by the Louisiana National Guard. The board may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties under this Subsection.

E. Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the board.

F. The board shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

G. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session when the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. No more than twelve special sessions may be called within any one calendar year. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

H. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, and shall maintain suitable offices.

I. The Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §2, eff. April 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.753 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.753
Duties of the department
Status: in_force

A. The department may use a portion of the funds appropriated for carrying out the provisions of this Subpart to contract with an appropriate entity or entities to assist in carrying out its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Subpart.

B. The duties and responsibilities of the department are as follows:

(1) Certifying entities as community development corporations and community development financial institutions.

(2) Administering grants and loans to community development corporations and community development financial institutions from grant funds appropriated by the legislature for that specific purpose.

(3) Providing technical support to assist community development corporations served pursuant to this Subpart in developing their organizational capacity and implementing projects successfully.

(4) Certifying such donations, contributions, and sales below cost that meet the criteria as eligible for a tax credit as specified in R.S. 47:6031.

C. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.

Acts 2007, No. 374, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3316 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3316
Certificates to be tax exempt
Status: in_force

All certificates issued under the provisions of this Sub-part shall be exempt from taxation. They shall be acceptable as security for any deposit of public funds.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.54 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.54
Lower Ninth Ward Economic Development District
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created within Orleans Parish the Lower Ninth Ward Economic Development District, also referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a special district and political subdivision of the state created to plan and facilitate the revitalization of the residential and commercial areas within the district.

(2) The district shall include the area within the following boundaries: the western boundary will be the Industrial Canal, the eastern boundary will be the St. Bernard Parish line, the northern boundary will be the Intracoastal Waterway, and the southern boundary will be the Mississippi River.

B.(1) The district shall be governed by an eleven-member board of commissioners. The members shall be appointed as follows:

(a) The state representative for the House of Representatives district which encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint two members.

(b) The state senator for the Senate district encompassing all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint two members.

(c) The mayor of the city of New Orleans shall appoint two members.

(d) The city council member whose district encompasses all or a greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint two members.

(e) The governing board of the Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Association shall appoint one member.

(f) The Table Connect Group shall appoint two members.

(2) Each member shall be a resident and qualified voter of Orleans Parish.

(3) Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

(4) Any vacancy during an unexpired term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the term.

C.(1) As soon as practical after its appointment, the board shall meet and elect from its number a chairman, vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem appropriate.

(2) The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

(3) The minute books and archives of the board shall be maintained by the board's secretary.

(4) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available to the public in conformance with law.

(5) The members of the board shall serve without compensation; however, they may receive a travel allowance as reimbursement for expenses incurred while attending to the business of the board or the district.

D.(1) The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans, referred to in this Section as a "development plan", specifying the public improvements, facilities, and services proposed to be furnished, constructed, or acquired for the district. The board shall conduct hearings, publish notice, and disseminate information with respect to the development plan.

(2) Any development plan may specify and encompass any public services, capital improvements, and facilities which the Orleans Parish governing authority is authorized to undertake, furnish, or provide under the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, and such specified public services, improvements, and facilities shall be special and in addition to all services, improvements, and facilities which the Orleans Parish governing authority is furnishing or providing or may be obligated to furnish or provide within the district.

(3) Any development plan shall include:

(a) An estimate of the annual and total cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing the services, improvements, or facilities set forth therein.

(b) An estimate of the total number of mills required to be levied each year on the taxable real property within the district in order to provide the funds required for the implementation of the development plan.

(c) The proportion of the tax to be levied on the taxable real property within the district which is to be set aside and dedicated to paying the cost of furnishing specified services and the proportion of such tax to be set aside and dedicated to paying the cost of capital improvements or paying the cost of debt service on any bonds to be issued to pay the cost of capital improvements, such proportions, in each case, to be expressed in numbers of mills.

(4) The board shall submit the development plan to the Orleans Parish Planning Commission. The planning commission shall review the development plan and determine if it is consistent with the comprehensive plan for Orleans Parish. The planning commission, within thirty days following receipt of the plan, shall submit to the city council its written opinion as to whether or not the development plan or any portion or detail thereof is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan for Orleans Parish and its written comments and recommendations regarding approval of the development plan.

(5)(a) The city council shall review and consider the development plan and the planning commission's comments and recommendations. It may, by a majority vote of all its members, adopt the plan as originally submitted or alter or modify the plan or any portion or detail thereof.

(b) If the development plan as originally submitted by the board is adopted, it shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the council alters or modifies the development plan, it shall submit the altered or modified plan to the board for its concurrence or rejection.

(c) The board may concur in the modified development plan by a majority vote of all of its members. If the board votes to concur in the modified development plan, the plan shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the board does not concur in the modified development plan, it shall notify the city council in writing of its decision, and any subsequent submission of a development plan shall be in accordance with procedures established in this Subsection for the original submission.

(d) Thereafter, the board may prepare or cause to be prepared modifications to the development plan or plans and submit them to the planning commission in accordance with the same procedure prescribed for adoption of the original plan. The planning commission shall submit the proposed modifications and its written comments and recommendations to the city council for its adoption, modification, or rejection in the manner and with the same effect as provided with respect to the original development plan.

E.(1) All services to be furnished within the district pursuant to any development plan finally and conclusively adopted may be furnished, supplied, and administered by Orleans Parish through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities. All capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district may likewise be acquired, constructed, or provided by Orleans Parish through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities, it being the intention of this Paragraph to avoid duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense in the implementation of the development plan.

(2) In order to provide services or provide, construct, or acquire capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into intergovernmental local service contracts with Orleans Parish.

F.(1) The district, as a special district and political subdivision of the state, may levy and collect special ad valorem taxes as provided in this Subsection. Any such tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes levied in Orleans Parish are collected.

(2)(a) After a development plan has been finally adopted, the governing authority of the district may levy an ad valorem tax on commercial property within the district at a rate sufficient to fund the activities and expenses provided for therein. The tax shall be levied for a term not to exceed twenty-five years. The proceeds of the tax shall be used exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district in accordance with the plan or plans.

(b) No tax authorized by this Subsection shall be levied until a proposition authorizing its levy and stating the rate and the duration of the tax has been submitted to the city council and such proposition has been approved by the city council. The tax shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The governing authority of the district may call such election subject to approval of the State Bond Commission and the city council.

(3) The avails of the taxes authorized by this Subsection shall be paid over by the tax collector to the Orleans Parish finance department, day by day as they are collected, and deposited to a special account established for the district.

(4) It is expressly declared that the special taxes authorized by this Subsection are limited to immovable property, and nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to authorize the levying of a tax upon movable property of any kind or description whatsoever, whether corporeal or incorporeal.

G.(1)(a) Subject to the provisions of this Subsection, the governing authority of the district may fund the avails of the tax authorized by Subsection F of this Section into bonds or other instruments of indebtedness for the exclusive benefit of the district. The principal of, the premium, if any, and interest on the bonds or other instruments of indebtedness shall be payable solely from the proceeds of such tax. The bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the city, the parish, the district, or the state of Louisiana. The outstanding principal amount shall never exceed twenty million dollars and shall not exceed the principal amount which may be serviced in principal and interest from seventy-five percent of the avails estimated to be available in the first and each succeeding year that there are outstanding bonds. The bonds shall bear such rate or rates of interest and, except as otherwise provided by this Subsection, shall be in such form, terms, and denominations, and be redeemable at such times and places, within a period of not exceeding twenty-five years from the date thereof, as may be provided for in the district's resolution providing for their issuance.

(b) Bonds issued under the provisions of this Section do not constitute or create an obligation, either general or special, debt, liability, or moral obligation of the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, or the state of Louisiana within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever. The bonds shall be obligations of the district only, payable solely from the revenues pledged therefor as provided in Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection. In no event will bonds issued under this Section constitute or give rise to pecuniary liability of the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, or the state of Louisiana, nor will the district have the power to pledge the general credit or taxing power of the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, or the state of Louisiana for the payment of such bonds. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, or the state of Louisiana is pledged for payment of bonds issued under this Section. All bonds issued under this Section shall contain a statement on their face substantially to the effect that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, or the state of Louisiana, is pledged to the payment of the principal or the interest on such bonds.

(2) The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the district governing authority and attested by the district's treasurer or secretary; however, in the discretion of the district, one of the signatures may be in facsimile. If any officer whose signature appears upon a bond or coupon ceases to be an officer before delivery of the bonds or coupons to the purchaser, his signature or countersignature shall nevertheless be valid for all purposes.

(3)(a) The resolution of the district authorizing the issuance and sale of such bonds and fixing the form and details thereof may contain such other provisions as the district may deem to be necessary or advisable to enhance the marketability and acceptability thereof by purchasers and investors, including but not limited to covenants with bondholders setting forth:

(i) Conditions and limitations on the issuance of additional bonds constituting a lien and charge on the avails of the special tax levied on real property within the district pari passu with bonds theretofore issued and outstanding.

(ii) The creation of reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds.

(b) The bonds and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all taxation levied for state or parish, municipal, or other local purposes.

(c) Savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees, and other fiduciaries are authorized to invest the funds in their hands in the bonds issued pursuant to this Subsection.

H. The governing authority of the district shall have the following additional powers and duties:

(1) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.

(2) To adopt an official seal and alter the seal at its pleasure.

(3) To maintain an office at such place as it may designate and for such purposes to occupy space as may be made available by the Orleans Parish governing authority.

(4) To sue and to be sued.

(5) To receive, administer, and comply with the conditions and requirements respecting any gift, grant, guarantee, subsidy, or donation of any property or money.

(6) To acquire, by any lawful means, property, including rights of way, and to hold and use any franchise or property, whether real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district.

(7) To borrow money and issue bonds or obligations of the district in the manner provided by this Section and to refund the same.

(8) To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary in the exercise of the powers and functions of the district.

(9) To pledge or assign any monies, fees, charges, or other revenues and any proceeds derived by the district from the sale of bonds and other contracts or rights of the district.

(10) Subject to limitations otherwise provided by this Section, to employ such employees, to make use of such persons as the Orleans Parish governing authority may make available to the district for its use, and to employ or otherwise retain the services of accountants, financial advisors, underwriters, attorneys, engineers, and other consultants as may be determined by the Lower Ninth Ward Economic Development District, in the judgment of the Lower Ninth Ward Economic Development District commissioner's governing authority, 1 and to fix and pay their compensation.

(11) To exercise any and all other powers necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this Section.

Acts 2002, No. 45, §1; Acts 2019, No. 322, §1.

1 As appears in enrolled bill.

NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 322, §2, regarding the terms of board members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4876.4
Notice; time frame
Status: in_force

A. The procedures for the abatement and removal of a public nuisance under R.S. 33:4876.3 shall provide not less than ten days' notice of the nature of the nuisance. The notice must be personally delivered, sent by certified mail with a five-day return requested, or delivered by the United States Postal Service with signature confirmation service to:

(1) The last known registered owner of the public nuisance vehicle.

(2) Each lienholder of record of the public nuisance vehicle.

(3) The owner or occupant of:

(a) The property on which the public nuisance vehicle is located.

(b) The property adjacent to the right-of-way, if the public nuisance vehicle is located in a public right-of-way.

B. The notice shall clearly state the following:

(1) The public nuisance vehicle must be abated and removed not later than the tenth day after the date on which the notice was personally delivered or mailed.

(2) Any request for a hearing must be made within ten days.

C. If the post office address of the last known registered owner is unknown, notice may be placed on the public nuisance vehicle or, if the owner is located, personally delivered.

D. If the notice is returned undelivered, action to abate the public nuisance vehicle shall be continued to a date not earlier than the eleventh day after the date of the return.

E. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall not be applicable in any parish with a population between four hundred twenty thousand persons and four hundred thirty thousand persons based on the latest federal decennial census.

Acts 2024, No. 718, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1226 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1226
Organization of police jury; personal responsibility of police jurors
Status: in_force

A. Police jurors elected in the state general election of 1983 and thereafter shall on the second Monday in January next succeeding their election meet at the courthouse of their respective parishes, take the oath of office, organize and proceed to the discharge of their duties, and the police jury shall elect a president from their own number. The police jury may also, in its discretion, elect a vice president who shall serve as president in the absence or inability of the president to serve for any reason. If there be, for any cause whatsoever, any failure to organize at the time provided for in this Section, then those who do meet shall fix some other time, not to exceed one month, and cause the members to be notified by the sheriff of such time of meeting, and on that day they shall meet and organize. A majority shall constitute a quorum, and shall organize and proceed to business.

B. No member shall be held personally responsible for performing or failure to perform a ministerial duty incumbent upon him as a police juror where such duties are delegated to him by the police jury as a whole. The provisions of this Sub-section shall not be interpreted to relieve any police juror from liability for negligence from his own tortious acts.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 18:571, R.S. 42:141 or any other provisions of law to the contrary, the governor shall issue commissions to the duly elected police jurors within thirty days prior to the taking of office by the police jurors in their respective parishes.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 574, §1; Acts 1963, No. 53, §1; Acts 1964, No. 526, §2; Acts 1968, No. 443, §1; Acts 1977, No. 117, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.30 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.30
City of Vinton; disciplinary action by chief of police
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423 or any other provision of law to the contrary, in and for the city of Vinton, the chief of police may promote and discipline police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations of the mayor and the city council pertaining to the number of allotted positions of the police department. This Section shall not, however, prohibit a police department employee from making a direct appeal to the city council, who shall have the authority to modify or reverse any actions of the chief of police.

Acts 2022, No. 763, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5086 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5086
Limited liability of members
Status: in_force

A. An affiliate or subsidiary of a local housing authority shall not, by reason of being a member of a risk management organization and contributing to a self-insurance fund, be liable to the risk management organization, to any other member, or to any claimant against the organization itself or another member, except for payment of contributions provided in the agreement between the affiliate or subsidiary of the local housing authority and the risk management organization. No risk management organization agreement shall provide for a donation, in whole or in part, of funds of one affiliate or subsidiary of the local housing authority for the benefit of another. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to reduce or limit a participating member's rights or obligations with respect to its employees under the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B. A risk management organization shall administer the assets of a self-insurance fund to maintain appropriate levels of reserves and to ascertain full and timely payment of all fund obligations, including without limitation loss fund requirements, administrative expenses, and costs of insurance.

Acts 2022, No. 686, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.46
Board of adjustment; membership; powers and procedures; appeals from decisions
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of the parish may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment and, in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to this Subpart, may provide that the board may determine and vary the application of such regulations and restrictions in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general or specific rules contained therein and otherwise prescribe quasi judicial duties and responsibilities for the board of adjustment.

(2)(a) The board of adjustment shall consist of five members and may include two alternate members, all of whom shall be landowners and qualified voters of the parish. The members of the first board shall serve terms as follows: one for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of five years each.

(b)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the board of adjustment in any parish with a population of not more than forty-six thousand persons and not less than forty-three thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census shall consist of seven members. The board of adjustment in any such parish shall not include any alternate members.

(ii) The additional two members appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Subparagraph shall serve initial terms as follows: one member shall serve an initial term of four years and one member shall serve an initial term of five years as determined by lot. The successors of any such member shall serve terms of five years.

(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, in any parish to which this Subparagraph is applicable, each member of the board of adjustment shall be a resident and qualified voter of the parish.

(3) Of the two alternate members first appointed, one alternate member shall be appointed for a term of three years and the other for a term of two years. Alternate members shall serve only when called upon to form a quorum and when so serving shall have all the powers and duties of regular members.

(4) All members shall be removable for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges and after public hearings. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose position becomes vacant. The board shall elect its own chairman, who shall serve for one year.

(5) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this Subpart. However, no rules adopted by a board of adjustment, zoning administrator, or other official or official body appointed by the governing authority shall be effective until approved in writing by the governing authority.

B.(1) Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board may determine. The chairman, or in his absence, the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board may be open to the public when exercising its quasi judicial duties and responsibilities, and in all other situations shall be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if the member is absent or fails to vote, indicating that fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be filed immediately in the office of the board and shall be public records. All testimony, objections thereto, and rulings thereon shall be taken down by a reporter employed by the board for the purpose.

(2)(a) Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish affected by any decision of the administrative officer. An appeal shall be taken within thirty days, as provided by the rules of the board, by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of adjustment a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.

(b) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board of adjustment after the notice of appeal shall have been filed with him that, by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril of life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order that may be granted by the board of adjustment or by a court of record on application or notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown.

(c) The board of adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give public notice thereof, as well as due notice to the interested parties, and decide the appeal within a reasonable time. Any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney at the hearing.

(3) The board of adjustment shall have the following powers:

(a) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of the provisions of this Subpart or of any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto.

(b) To hear and decide all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass pursuant to ordinance.

(c) In passing upon appeals, where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of an ordinance, to vary or modify the application of any of the regulations or provisions of an ordinance relating to the use, construction, or alteration of buildings or structures or the use of land so that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and substantial justice done.

C.(1) In exercising its powers, the board may, in conformity with the provisions of this Subpart, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.

(2) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of any administrative official, to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which the board is required to pass pursuant to the ordinance, or to effect any variation in the ordinance.

Acts 1993, No. 201, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2012, No. 602, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2550 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2550
Reinstatement and reemployment
Status: in_force

A. Each employee who, during or at the expiration of his working test period of probation following his promotion after being certified from an appropriate employment list, is rejected and refused permanent status in the position and class to which he was promoted, shall be automatically reinstated to the position from which he was promoted without his name being placed upon any list.

B. All employees whose names appear upon the reinstatement list for a respective class shall be reinstated in a position thereof, in the reverse order from which their names are placed upon the list, before any other appointment is made therein.

C. All employees whose names appear upon the re-employment list for a class from which they were laid off according to the provisions of R.S. 33:2559, shall be re-employed in a position thereof, or offered such appointment, in the reverse order from which their names were placed upon the list for the class and before any other employment or appointment is made in it.

D. Any regular employee who resigns from a position in the classified service may, with the prior approval of the board, be reemployed in a position of the class or in a position of any lower class for which he is qualified, provided the reemployment is made within four years of the date of resignation, and provided no person whose name appears upon either the reinstatement, promotional employment, or reemployment list for a class to which any such person is reemployed is willing to accept an appointment therein. Any person who is reemployed shall be physically fit to perform the duties of the position to which he is appointed. He shall furnish a favorable medical certificate to the appointing authority and the board after a recent examination by a practicing physician.

E.(1) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection, any regular employee who resigns or retires as specified in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection from a position in the classified service and who applies for reemployment shall be reemployed in a position of the class in which he was employed immediately preceding his resignation or retirement. However, if there are no available positions in his former class, he may be temporarily placed in a position in any lower class. If the employee is temporarily placed in a position in a lower class, he shall receive the same rate of pay, including longevity pay, that he would have otherwise received for the position in which he was to be reemployed in his former class. In addition, during his temporary placement, he shall be placed first on the eligibility list for a position in his former class and shall not be required to retest for any such position. The employee shall remain first on such list until he is appointed to a position in his former class.

(2)(a) Prior to reemployment, an employee shall give notice to the appointing authority that the employee is able to return to work. An authorization from the employee's treating physician certifying that the employee is able to perform the essential functions of the position that were required at the time he was originally confirmed in such position shall be included with the employee's notice to the appointing authority. Upon furnishing such notice and certification to the appointing authority, the employee shall be deemed qualified for the position. The board shall approve the reemployment of the employee and the appointing authority shall reemploy such employee. The employee shall be considered a permanent employee and shall not be required to serve a working test. In addition, the employee shall be reemployed with the departmental and promotional seniority the employee accrued during his employment including any such seniority that he would have accumulated from the date of his separation through the date of reinstatement as if he remained in continuous service.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, if the appointing authority has a specific cause to dispute the certification of the employee's treating physician, the appointing authority may have the employee evaluated by another physician for the limited purpose of confirming that the injury or medical condition that resulted in his resignation or retirement no longer prevents him from performing the essential functions of the position. If there is a disagreement between the employee's treating physician and the physician selected by the appointing authority, the two physicians shall select a third physician whose opinion shall be determinative.

(3) The reemployment provided for in this Subsection applies only if a resignation or retirement occurred as a result of the employee's being unable to perform the essential functions of his job after sustaining an injury or developing a medical condition during the course and scope of his employment as determined by the employee's treating physician. In addition, the reemployment provided for in this Subsection is available at any time after the resignation or retirement of the employee.

F.(1) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection, any regular employee who retires from a position in the classified fire service as a result of an injury or a medical condition which prevents him from performing the essential functions of his job and who applies for reemployment shall be reemployed in a position of the class in which he was employed immediately preceding his retirement. However, if there are no available positions in his former class, he may be temporarily placed in a position in any lower class. If the employee is temporarily placed in a position in a lower class, he shall receive the same rate of pay, including longevity pay, that he would have otherwise received for the position in which he was to be reemployed in his former class. In addition, during his temporary placement, he shall be placed first on the eligibility list for a position in his former class and shall not be required to retest for any such position. The employee shall remain first on such list until he is appointed to a position in his former class.

(2)(a) Prior to reemployment, an employee shall give notice to the appointing authority that the employee is able to return to work. An authorization from the employee's treating physician certifying that the employee is able to perform the essential functions of the position that were required at the time he was originally confirmed in such position shall be included with the employee's notice to the appointing authority. Upon furnishing such notice and certification to the appointing authority, the employee shall be deemed qualified for the position. The board shall approve the reemployment of the employee and the appointing authority shall reemploy such employee. The employee shall be considered a permanent employee and shall not be required to serve a working test. In addition, the employee shall be reemployed with the departmental and promotional seniority the employee had accrued as of the date of his retirement.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, if the appointing authority has a specific cause to dispute the certification of the employee's treating physician, the appointing authority may have the employee evaluated by another physician for the limited purpose of confirming that the injury or medical condition that resulted in his retirement no longer prevents him from performing the essential functions of the position. If there is a disagreement between the employee's treating physician and the physician selected by the appointing authority, the two physicians shall select a third physician whose opinion shall be determinative.

(3) The reemployment provided for in this Subsection is available at any time after the retirement of the employee.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1; Acts 1985, No. 539, §1; Acts 2012, No. 595, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 869, §1; Acts 2016, No. 285, §1; Acts 2021, No. 312, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1395.4
Amendment of charter
Status: in_force

A. The method and frequency of amending the charter may be provided in said charter and the charter may provide a procedure by which the local governing authority or resident of the municipality or parish may propose changes in the charter. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:1395(A), in addition, any parish or municipality may amend an existing home rule charter either by amendments proposed by the charter commission or by amendments proposed by the governing body.

B. The proposed changes in the charter shall be approved by a majority of the electors of the municipalities or parish as provided by Article VI, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

Acts 1980, No. 703, §1; Acts 2006, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 15, §1, eff. Feb. 23, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.10
Master plan
Status: in_force

A. It is the function and duty of the commission to make and recommend to the town council and the police jury a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the municipality.

B. The master plan, consisting of maps, plats, charts, and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the commission's recommendations for such physical development, and may include, among other things, the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, viaducts, parks, parkways, waterway and waterfront developments, playgrounds, airports, and other public ways, grounds, places, and spaces; the general location of public buildings, schools and school sites, and other public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, power, heat, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, and other purposes; the acceptance, widening, removal, extensions, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, or change of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities, or terminals; a zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of private and public structures and premises, and of population density; the general location, character, layout, the extent of the neighborhood units and communities or groups of neighborhood units, of neighborhood and community centers; and of the general character, extent, and layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas.

C. The commission may, from time to time, recommend amendments to extend or add to the plan.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.14
Mid-City Security District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Mid-City Security District, referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be that area within and including the following perimeter: Tulane Avenue (both sides), Interstate 10 (interior side), City Park Avenue (interior side), West Moss Street (interior side), Orleans Avenue (both sides), and North Broad Street and South Broad Street (both sides).

C. Purpose. The district is established for the purpose of promoting and encouraging security in the area included within the district.

D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a seven-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall be composed as follows:

(a) The Mid-City Neighborhood Organization or its successor shall appoint four members.

(b) The City Park Neighborhood Association or its successor shall appoint three members.

(2) All members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (4) of this Subsection shall be qualified voters and residents of the district.

(3) Board members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall serve three-year terms.

(4)(a) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. If the appointing authority responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill a vacancy within thirty days, the remaining members of the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing authority.

(b) Board members shall be eligible for reappointment; however, board members shall serve for no more than two consecutive three-year terms. A board member shall be eligible for reappointment to the commission two years from the date of expiration of his second term.

(5) The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the board.

(6) The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by the secretary of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

(7) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board relative to the notice and conduct of meetings shall conform to applicable law, including, if applicable, R.S. 42:11 et seq., relative to open meetings. The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided for in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

(8) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the secretary-treasurer of the board.

(9) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the governance of the district.

E. Powers and duties. The district shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To sue and be sued.

(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

(3) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to Subsection F of this Section and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by Subsection G of this Section.

(4) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public.

(5) To provide or enhance security patrols in the district, and to provide for improved lighting, signage, or matters relating to the security of the district.

(6) To enter into contracts and agreements with one or more other districts for the joint security, improvement, or betterment of all participating districts.

(7) To provide for such services and make such expenditures as the board deems proper for the upkeep of the district.

(8) To acquire or lease items and supplies which the board deems instrumental to achieving the purposes of the district.

(9) To acquire, lease, insure, and sell real property within the boundaries of the district in accordance with district plans.

(10) To perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the district.

F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. For each residential parcel which is unimproved or contains a single-family dwelling, condominium, townhouse, or two-family dwellings, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per year. For each residential parcel which contains three- or four-family dwellings, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed three hundred dollars per year. For each residential parcel which contains five to nine rental units, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed six hundred dollars per year. For each residential parcel which contains ten to nineteen rental units, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed one thousand dollars per year. For each residential parcel which contains twenty to thirty-nine rental units, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed two thousand dollars per year. For each residential parcel which contains forty or more rental units, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed four thousand dollars per year. For residential parcels subject to a special assessment level pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(G) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per year. For commercial parcels, the fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed five hundred dollars per year. For the purposes of this Section, any parcel used for both commercial and residential purposes shall be considered commercial if it is comprised of fewer than four residential units and residential if it is comprised of four or more residential units.

(2) The fee shall be imposed on each parcel located within the district.

(a) For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, an individual tract, or a "condominium parcel" as defined in R.S. 9:1121.103.

(b) The owner of each parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee.

(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized by this Subsection. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 162, §2, eff. June 7, 2023.

(c) If approved, the fee shall expire at the end of the term provided for in the proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed eight years, but the fee may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing the renewal, not to exceed eight years.

(4)(a) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the city are collected, except that properties exempt from ad valorem taxation pursuant to Article VII, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana shall not be exempt from the parcel fee imposed pursuant to this Section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, no parcel fee shall be imposed on property exempt from ad valorem taxation pursuant to Article VII, Section 21(A) or (B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(5) Any parcel fee which is unpaid shall be added to the tax rolls of the city and shall be enforced with the same authority and subject to the same penalties and procedures as unpaid ad valorem taxes.

(6)(a) The proceeds of the fee shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose and benefit of the district; however, the city may retain one percent of the amount collected as a collection fee.

(b) The city of New Orleans shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection.

G. Budget. (1) The board shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq.

(2) The district shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

H. Miscellaneous. (1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional security patrols, public or private, or any other security or other services or betterments provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not be in lieu of personnel and services to be provided in the district by the state or the city of New Orleans or their departments or agencies or by other political subdivisions.

(2) If the district ceases to exist, all funds of the district shall be transmitted by the board to the city of New Orleans, and such funds, together with any other funds collected by the city of New Orleans pursuant to this Section, shall be maintained in a separate account by the city and shall be used only to promote, encourage, and enhance the security of the area included in the district.

Acts 2008, No. 925, §1, eff. July 15, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 767, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2022, No. 346, §1, eff. June 10, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 162, §§1, 2, eff. June 7, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.70 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.70
The Gentilly Development District; creation, composition, and powers; levy of ad valorem taxes and issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Gentilly Development District, referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B.(1) The boundaries of the district shall encompass the area included within the following perimeter: Beginning at the intersection of Bayou St. John and Allen Toussaint Boulevard; then following Allen Toussaint Boulevard to its intersection with Leon C. Simon Boulevard; then Leon C. Simon Boulevard to its intersection with the Industrial Canal; then along the Industrial Canal to its intersection with I-10; then along I-10 to its intersection with I-610; then along I-610 to Bayou St. John; then Bayou St. John to the point of beginning.

(2) In addition to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the boundaries of the district shall also include the area included within the following perimeter: I-10 to the west, I-10 and I-610 to the north, Peoples Avenue south to Almonaster Avenue to the east, and Florida Avenue to the south.

C. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans, referred to in this Section, collectively, as the "city council", shall have such power and control over and responsibility for the functions, affairs, and administration of the district as provided in this Section.

D. The district shall be governed by a seven-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall be composed as follows:

(1)(a) The state representative who represents House District No. 97, or his designee.

(b) The state representative who represents House District No. 99, or his designee.

(c) The state senator who represents Senate District No. 3, or his designee.

(d) The state senator who represents Senate District No. 4, or his designee.

(e) The mayor of the city of New Orleans, or his designee.

(f) The city council member whose district encompasses all or a greater portion of the area of the district, or his designee.

(g) The assessor for the area included within the district, or his designee.

(2)(a) Each designee shall serve at the pleasure of his respective designating authority. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(b) Any vacancy which occurs in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(3) As soon as practicable after its appointment, the board shall meet and elect from its number a chairman, a vice chairman, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem appropriate. A secretary of the board may be selected from among the members or may be otherwise selected or employed by the board. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board.

(4) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs and shall engage such assistants and employees as are needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided by its bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the districts as may be prescribed in its rules or regulations.

(5) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all regular and special meetings and shall make them available to the public in conformance with law.

(6) The members of the board shall serve without compensation; however, they shall receive travel allowance as reimbursement for expenses incurred while attending to the business of the district.

(7) Any member of the board may serve on the board of a private entity which enters into contracts with the district provided that the member does not receive compensation from the private entity.

E.(1) All services to be furnished within the district may be furnished, supplied, and administered by the city of New Orleans through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities as appropriate in the circumstances; and all capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district, whether from the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, may likewise be so acquired, constructed, or provided by the city of New Orleans through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities as appropriate in the circumstances, it being the intention hereof to avoid absolutely the duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense.

(2) In order to provide such services and to provide, construct, or acquire such capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into contracts with the city of New Orleans. The cost of any such services, capital improvements, and facilities may be paid to the city of New Orleans from the proceeds of bonds.

(3) However, with the prior approval of the mayor and the city council, when the service sought is not ordinarily provided by the city of New Orleans, the board may contract with other entities subject to approval of the mayor and the city council, for such services. The cost of such specially contracted services shall be paid for by the board with its funds budgeted therefor.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, the board may exercise all of the powers granted to a community development district as provided in R.S. 33:9039.19, 9039.20, and 9039.32.

F. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 166, §2.

G.(1) The city of New Orleans, when requested by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the board, approved by a resolution of the city council adopted by a majority vote of its members, and by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall have power and is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness for and on behalf and for the sole and exclusive benefit of the district, and to issue at one time, or from time to time, negotiable bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, renewal notes, revenue bonds, short-term revenue bonds, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, short-term loans, and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness, referred to in this Section collectively as bonds of the city of New Orleans, the principal of, premium if any, and interest on which shall be payable from any sources that may be available to the district, including funds derived from rentals and leases of its property for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring and constructing capital improvements and facilities within the district. Such bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the state of Louisiana, the parish of Orleans, or the city of New Orleans, nor shall any property situated within the city other than property situated within the boundaries of the district be subject to taxation for the payment of the principal of, premium if any, and interest on such bonds. Furthermore, any indebtedness incurred by the city of New Orleans for and on behalf and for the benefit of the district pursuant to the provisions of this Section, whether evidenced by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, or otherwise, shall be excluded in determining the power of the city of New Orleans to incur indebtedness and to issue its general obligation bonds. The principal amount of such bonds which may be outstanding and unpaid at any one time shall never exceed the sum of two hundred million dollars. The proceeds derived from the sale of all such bonds shall be paid over to the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and shall be disbursed solely for the purposes and benefit of the district. All such bonds shall be sold by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, and shall, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section, be in such form, terms, and denominations, be redeemable at such time or times at such price of or prices, and payable at such times and places, within a period of not exceeding fifty years from the date thereof, as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall determine.

(2) Such bonds shall be signed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans and the director of finance of the city of New Orleans, or officers exercising a similar function, and countersigned by the president or vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, provided that in the discretion of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, all but one of such signatures may be in facsimile, and the coupons attached to such bonds shall bear the facsimile signatures of the director of finance and the secretary or assistant secretary. In case any such officer whose signature or countersignature appears upon such a bond or coupon shall cease to be such officer before delivery of the bonds or coupons to the purchaser, such signature or countersignature shall nevertheless be valid for all purposes. The cost and expense of preparing and selling the bonds shall be paid from the proceeds thereof.

(3) The resolution of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, authorizing the issuance and sale of such bonds and fixing the form and details thereof, may contain such other provisions, not inconsistent nor in conflict with the provisions of this Section, as it may deem to be necessary or advisable to enhance the marketability and acceptability thereof by purchasers and investors, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, covenants with bondholders setting forth conditions and limitations on the issuance of additional bonds and the creation of reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. These bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from all taxation levied for state, parish, or municipal or other local purposes; and savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees, and other fiduciaries are authorized to invest the funds in their hands in said bonds.

(4) The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created, and with the powers, duties, and functions prescribed by existing laws, shall be continued so long as any bonds authorized by this Section are outstanding and unpaid.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, no bonds shall be issued unless and until the maximum amount of the bonds has been approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the city of New Orleans in an election called for that purpose.

H. The district shall have the power to acquire, to lease, to insure, and to sell immovable property within its boundaries.

I. The district shall have the power to advance to the city of New Orleans funds for payment for services rendered by the city pursuant to a contract or contracts between the district and the city.

J.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the board determines, in its discretion, that it is in the best interest of the taxpayers and that completion of public improvements and facilities will be expedited, the design and construction phases of any project may be combined.

(2) The board shall adopt and promulgate rules for administering design-build contracts. Such procedures shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Prequalification requirements of competitors for design-build projects.

(b) Public announcement procedures for solicitation of interested design-build competitors.

(c) Scope of service requirements to be met by the successful designer-builder.

(d) Requirements of letters of interest by competitors for the design-build contract.

(e) Criteria and procedures for choosing a short list of interested competitors from which to request the submission of technical proposals.

(f) Requirements for bid proposals by competitors for design-build contracts.

(g) Composition of and appointment of qualified individuals to the technical review committee which shall grade and judge the technical proposals for ranking and recommendation to the board.

(h) Selection, process of award, and execution of the design-build contract for a stipulated sum certain.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board may utilize a competitive request for proposals process to select a design-build contractor as follows:

(a) For a contract to be let under the provisions of this Subsection, the board shall give adequate public notice of the request for proposals by advertising in the official journal of the city at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted. In addition, the board shall mail written notice to persons, firms, or corporations who are known to be in a position to furnish the required services at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted.

(b) The request for proposals shall clearly indicate the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors, the criteria to be used in evaluating the proposals, and the time frames within which the work must be completed.

(c) Written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerors who submit proposals determined in writing to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. Discussions shall not disclose any information derived from proposals submitted by competing offers.

(d)(i) The contract award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined in writing by the board to be the most advantageous to the district, taking into consideration review of price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals.

(ii) A request for proposals or other solicitation may be canceled or all proposals may be rejected only if it is determined, based on reasons provided in writing, that such action is taken in the best interest of the district.

(e) Each contract entered into pursuant to this Subsection shall contain at a minimum:

(i) Description of the work to be performed and objectives to be met, as applicable.

(ii) Amount and time of payments to be made.

(iii) Description of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable.

(iv) Date of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable.

(v) Responsibility for payment of taxes, when applicable.

(vi) Circumstances under which the contract can be terminated either with or without cause.

(vii) Remedies for default.

(viii) A statement giving the legislative auditor the authority to audit records of the individuals or firms.

(f) When written proposals are submitted by offerors, the proposals of the successful offeror shall be incorporated into the final contract consummated with that offeror.

(4) There shall be no challenge by any legal process to the choice of the successful designer-builder other than for fraud, bias for pecuniary or personal reasons not related to the interest of the taxpayers, or arbitrary and capricious selection by the board. Once the designer-builder has been chosen and a contract for a stipulated sum certain executed, the price of the design-build contract shall not be increased other than for inflation, as prescribed in the contract, and for site or other conditions existing at the site or concerning the design and construction of which the designer-builder had no knowledge and should not have had knowledge as a reasonable possibility.

Acts 2008, No. 902, §1, eff. July 11, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 166, §§1, 2; Acts 2019, No. 347, §1, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2025, No. 307, §1, eff. June 24, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.5
Resolution of authorization
Status: in_force

The Jefferson Parish Council, after having given due notice of intention in the manner provided in this Subpart and after having disposed of all objections to the contemplated improvements, in the event that not more than fifty percent of the abutting real estate owners in number and in lineal frontage abutting the improvements shall have objected to the improvements, may adopt a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works of Jefferson Parish to blacktop the road or street in question or install culverts thereon.

Acts 1962, No. 256, §5; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 70, §1, eff. April 17, 2000.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4315 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4315
Organizations; authority; by-laws; regulations
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet within twenty days after the effective date of the ordinance creating the utility commission, for the purpose of organization or for any other legal purpose. It shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. The clerk of the municipality shall be the treasurer of the commission. The commission is authorized, if it so desires, to employ an auditor and an attorney or attorneys and to fix their terms of office and compensation and to make and adopt such bylaws and regulations as it may deem necessary for the economic and efficient management of the utilities herein defined, and for holding and conducting meetings thereof.

Acts 1972, No. 598, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2532 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2532
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as "The Fire and Police Civil Service Law for Small Municipalities and for Parishes and Fire Protection Districts."

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.20
North Kenilworth Improvement and Security District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the North Kenilworth Improvement and Security District, referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be that area included within the following perimeter: beginning at the intersection of Morrison Road and Malvern Drive, north along Malvern Drive to its intersection with the south side of Curran Boulevard, then east along the south side of Curran Boulevard to its intersection with Afton Drive, then south along Afton Drive to its intersection with Aberdeen Road, then west along Aberdeen Road to its intersection with Dartmoor Drive, then south along Dartmoor Drive to its intersection with Morrison Road, then west along Morrison Road to the point of beginning.

C. Purpose. The district is established for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the district.

D. Governance. (1) The district shall be managed by a nine-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall be composed as follows:

(a) The president of the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association.

(b) The board of directors of the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association shall appoint four members.

(c) The mayor of the city of New Orleans shall appoint one member to the board from a list of nominees submitted by the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association.

(d) The member of the Louisiana House of Representatives whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member from a list of nominees submitted by the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association.

(e) The member of the Louisiana Senate whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member from a list of nominees submitted by the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association.

(f) The member of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans whose council district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member from a list of nominees submitted by the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association.

(2) All members of the board shall be residents and qualified voters of the district.

(3)(a) Board members serving pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(b) through (f) of this Subsection shall serve four-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph: two members shall serve an initial term of one year; two shall serve an initial term of two years; two shall serve an initial term of three years; and two shall serve an initial term of four years, as determined by lot.

(b) The member serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall serve during his term of office as president of the North Kenilworth Homeowners Association.

(c) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Board members shall be eligible for reappointment.

(4) The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the board.

(5) The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by the secretary or the treasurer of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

(6) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board relative to the notice and conduct of meetings shall conform to applicable law, including laws relative to open meetings. The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided for in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

(7) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the secretary of the board to residents of the district.

(8) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the governance of the district.

(9) Each member of the board shall have one vote. The vote of a majority of the members of the board present and voting, a quorum being present, shall be required to decide any question upon which the board takes action.

E. Powers and duties. The district, acting through its board, shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To sue and be sued.

(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

(3) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to Subsection F of this Section and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by Subsection H of this Section.

(4) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public.

(5) To provide or enhance security patrols in the district, to provide for improved lighting, signage, or matters relating to the security of the district, to provide for the improvements of the district, or to provide generally for the overall betterment of the district.

(6) To enter into contracts and agreements with one or more other districts for the joint security, improvement, or betterment of all participating districts.

(7) To provide for such services and make such expenditures as the board deems proper for the upkeep of the district.

(8) To acquire or lease items and supplies which the board deems instrumental to achieving the purposes of the district.

(9) To procure and maintain liability insurance against any personal or legal liability of a board member that may be asserted or incurred based upon his service as a member of the board or that may arise as a result of his actions taken within the scope and discharge of his duties as a member of the board.

(10) To perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the district or for the overall betterment of the district.

F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection:

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land. The fee shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year.

(2)(a) The fee shall be imposed on each parcel located within the district except as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection.

(b) For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, an individual tract, or a "condominium parcel" as defined in R.S. 9:1121.103.

(c) The owner of each parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee.

(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount as provided in this Subsection. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

(b) The fee shall expire eight years after its initial levy but may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.

(4) No fee shall be imposed upon any parcel whose owner qualifies for the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(5) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the city are collected.

(6) Any parcel fee which is unpaid shall be added to the tax rolls of the city and shall be enforced with the same authority and subject to the same penalties and procedures as unpaid ad valorem taxes.

(7)(a) The proceeds of the fee shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose and benefit of the district; however, the city may retain one percent of the amount collected as a collection fee.

(b) The city of New Orleans shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection.

G. Additional contributions. The district is authorized to solicit and accept additional voluntary contributions and grants to further the purposes of the district.

H. Budget. (1) The board of commissioners shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq.

(2) The district shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

I. Miscellaneous provisions. It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional security patrols, public or private, or any other security or other services or betterments provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not be in lieu of personnel and services to be provided in the district by the state or the city of New Orleans or their departments or agencies or by other political subdivisions.

J. Indemnification and exculpation. (1) The district shall indemnify its officers and board members to the fullest extent permitted by R.S. 12:227, as fully as if the district were a nonprofit corporation governed thereby, and as may be provided in the district's bylaws.

(2) No board member or officer of the district shall be liable to the district or to any individual who resides, owns property, visits, or otherwise conducts business in the district for monetary damages for breach of his duties as a board member or officer; however, this Paragraph does not eliminate or limit the liability of a board member or officer for any of the following:

(a) Acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

(b) Any transaction from which he derived an improper personal benefit.

(3) To the fullest extent permitted by R.S. 9:2792 et seq., including R.S. 9:2792.1 through 2792.9, a person serving the district as a board member or officer shall not be individually liable for any act or omission arising out of the performance of his duties.

Acts 2012, No. 575, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.

NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 63, §§2 and 3 regarding the terms of board members and the parcel fee being imposed on June 3, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.73
Bastrop Economic Development District
Status: in_force

A. The Bastrop Economic Development District, a special district and political subdivision of the state, hereafter in this Section referred to as the "district", is hereby created in the city of Bastrop.

B. The district is comprised of a tract of land situated in Sections 24 & 25, T 21 N - R 5 E, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, further described as follows:

BEGINNING at the southwest corner of the Northwest One Quarter of the Southeast One Quarter of Section 24, T 21 N - R 5 E, Morehouse Parish Louisiana thence run North 00024157" West along the west line of said Northwest One Quarter of the Southeast One Quarter for 563.80 feet to an iron pipe the projection of the east right of way line of the Arkansas, Louisiana & Missouri Railroad; thence run North 32°00'38" East along said projection and right of way for 1095.72 feet to point in the west right of way line of East Carter Avenue; thence run South 00009'45" West along said right of way line for 172.99 feet to a point in the south line of the Southwest One Quarter of the Northeast One Quarter; thence run North 89°50'15" West along said south line for 7.94 feet to a point; thence run South 00°09 45" West for 60.02 feet to a point; thence run South 89°50'15" East for 34.34 feet to a point; thence run South 00°39'07" East for 678.28 feet to a cap; thence run South 89°43'41" East for 448.80 feet to an iron pipe in the east line of the Northwest One Quarter of the Southeast One Quarter; thence run South 00°45 06" East along said east line for 245.90 feet to an iron pipe at the northwest corner of Lot 12 of Summerlin Place as per Official Plat Book 2, Page 21; thence run South 89°44'52" East along the north line of said Lot 12 for 118.81 feet to an iron pipe at the northeast corner thereof; thence run South 00048'48" East along the east line of said Lot 12 for 304.03 feet to a rebar at the southeast corner thereof and being in the north right of way line of Summerlin Lane; thence run North 89°50'25" West along said right of way line and south line of said Lot 12 for 118.96 feet to a point at the southwest corner of said Lot 12; thence run North 00°47 03" West along the west line of said Lot 12 for 27.14 feet to a point; thence run South 89°41'28" West for 115.95 feet to a point; thence run South 00045'52" East for 57.61 feet to a point; thence run South 89°50'25" East for 78.89 feet to a point in the west line of Orval Avenue; thence run South 00°43 41" East along said right of way line for 147.67 feet to a point; thence run South 89°44'16" West for 78.79 feet to a point; thence run South 00045 52" East for 98.34 feet to an iron pipe; thence run North 89°44'16" East for 78.73 feet to an iron pipe in the west right of way line of said Orval Avenue; thence run South 00043'41" East along said right of way line for 49.17 feet to an iron pipe; thence run South 89°44'16" West for 78.70 feet to a cap; thence run North 89°53'40" West for 39.07 feet to a point; thence run North 00°35'20" West for 110.21 feet to an iron pipe; thence run North 89°53'37" West for 147.77 feet to a monument; thence run South 00°36'28" East for 141.04 feet to a point in the projection of the south line of Orval Avenue; thence run South 89°57'07" East along said projection for 30.01 feet to a point; thence run North 89°55'34" East along said projection and the north line of Lot 2 of Block 2 of Fairview Addition to Bastrop as per Official Plat Book 1, Page 21 of the records of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana for 177.08 feet to a monument at the northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence run South 00°42 38" East along the east line of Lots 2, 3 & 6 of Block 2 of said Fairview Addition for 179.77 feet to a point at the southeast corner of said Lot 6; thence run North 89°55'34" East along the north line of Lot 8 of said Block 2 for 177.02 feet to an iron pipe; thence run South 00°41'16" East along the east line of Lots 8 & 9 of said Block 2 for 156.59 feet to an iron pipe; thence run South 00049122" East for 59.66 feet to a point at the northeast corner of Block 7 of said Fairview Addition; thence run South 00°49'22" East along the east line of said Block 7 and the projection thereof for 220.42 feet to an iron pipe; thence run South 89°53'29" West for 132.65 feet to an iron pipe in the projection of the east line of Lot 2 of Block 8 of said Fairview Addition; thence run South 00°58 16" East along said east line and the projection thereof for 90.39 feet to an iron pipe at the southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence run North 89041343" East along the north line of Lot 4 of said Block 8 for 132.19 feet to a rebar at the northeast corner of said Lot 4 being in the west right of way line of Fox Street; thence run South 00°36'46" East along said west right of way line being the east line of Lots 4, 5, 8 & 9 of said Block 8 and Lots 1, 4 & 5 of Block 15 of said Fairview Addition for 475.25 feet to a point at the southeast corner of said Lot 5; thence run South 45°32'41" West for 79.61 feet to a point at the northeast corner of Block 1 of the Fox Addition as per Official Plat Book 1, Page 14; thence run South 00°07'46" East along the east line of said Block 1 for 400.22 feet to a point in the north right of way line of Charles Avenue; thence run South 89°43'40" West along said right of way line and south line of Lots 15 & 16 of said Block 1 for 211.13 feet to a point at the southwest corner of Lot 15; thence run South 00°0836" East along the projection of the west line of said Block 1 for 42.31 feet to a point in the south right of way line of Charles Avenue also being north line of Lot 6 of Block 6 of the Spear Property as per Conveyance Book 61, Page 88 ½; thence run North 89°33 28" East along said right of way line and north line of Lots 6 & 7of said Block 6 of the Spear Property for 123.08 feet to a point; thence run South 00021125" East for 149.85 feet to an iron pipe; thence run North 89°34'15" East for 100.09 feet to an iron pipe; thence run South 00°15'47" East for 149.82 feet to an iron pipe in the south line of Lot 8 also being the north right of way line of John Avenue; thence run South 89°34'17" West along said lot line and right of way line for 99.85 feet to a point; thence run South 00°21125" East for 50.08 feet to a point in the south right of way line of said John Avenue also being in the north line of Lot 4 of said Spear Property; thence run North 89°36'10" East along the north line of Lots 4, 3 & 2 for 199.34 feet to a monument; thence run South 00°2758" East for 276.76 feet to an aluminum monument in the north right of way line of Colliers Lane and the south line of Lot 2; thence run South 89°34'35" West along said right of way line and south line of Lots 2 & 3 for 150.00 feet to a point at the southwest corner of Lot 3; thence run South 63°55'38" West along said right of way line and south line of Lots 4 and 1 and the projection thereof for 213.53 feet to a point; thence run South 64°03'51" West along said right of way line for 443.05 feet to a point; thence run South 89°20'52" West along said right of way line for 502.35 feet to a an iron pipe in the western right of way line of Center Street; thence run South 00036 17" East along the west right of way line of Center Street and the east line of Lot 8 of Shockney's Addition as per Notarial Book 42, Page 801 of the records of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana for 194.91 feet to a point at the southeast corner of said Lot 8; thence run South 89°0T53" West along the south line of Lots 8, 9 & 10 of said Shockney's Addition and the projection thereof for 195.00 feet to a point; thence run South 00°27 52" East for 144.14 feet to an iron pipe in the north right of way line of East Cypress Avenue; thence run South 89°36 55" West along said right of way line for 189.68 feet to point in the east right of way line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; thence run North 00059 51" West along said right of way line for 913.46 feet to an iron pipe; thence run North 89°00'13" East along said right of way line for 25.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence run North 00°59'52" West along said right of way line for 164.36 feet to the P.C. of a curve to the left; thence run in a northwesterly direction along said right of way and curve having a Radius of 3066.08 feet, the Chord being North 06°07'05" West 547.18 feet for 547.91 feet to the P.T. of said curve; thence run North 11°14'11" West along said right of way line for 326.95 feet to a point; thence run EAST 296.59 feet to a point; thence run North 34°23'01" East for 316.28 feet to a an iron pipe; thence run North 22°19'18" East for 107.05 feet to a point; thence run North 09°20'14" East for 115.80 feet to a point; thence run North 00°52'53" West for 654.36 feet to a point; thence run North 00°08'12" West for 66.79 feet to a point; thence run South 89°48'05" West for 10.28 feet to a set 1" iron pipe in the west line of the Southwest One Quarter of the Southeast One Quarter of Section 24; thence run North 00°24'57" West along said west line for 132.00 feet to a point and The Point Of Beginning.

C. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development between the district, the city of Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, the state, and the owner or owners of property within the district in order to provide for costs related to infrastructure and other economic development initiatives within the district as determined by the governing authority of the district.

D. The district shall be governed by the governing authority of Bastrop.

E. Except for the authority to levy ad valorem property taxes, the district, acting by and through its governing authority, may exercise all powers of a political subdivision and a special district necessary or convenient for carrying out its objects and purposes including but not limited to the following:

(1) To sue and to be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

(3) To receive by gift, grant, or donation any sum of money, property, aid or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.

(4) To enter contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.

(5) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.

(6) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease property as necessary or desirable for carrying out its objectives and purposes and to mortgage and sell property.

(7) In its own name and on its own behalf, to incur debt and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness. For this purpose the district is deemed and shall be considered an issuer for purposes of R.S. 33:9037 and is, to the extent not in conflict with this Section, subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:9037.

(8) To establish funds or accounts as necessary for the conduct of its affairs.

(9) To do all things reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section.

(10) To designate by ordinance any territory within the district as a subdistrict in which shall be exercised, to the exclusion of the remainder of the district, any authority provided to the district by Subsection F of this Section or any other provision of this Section or other law.

F.(1) To provide for the costs of a project to fund infrastructure within the district, the district shall have such tax increment finance authority, taxing authority, as provided in this Paragraph, and other authority that is provided to local governmental subdivisions in Part II of this Chapter, including but not limited to the following: ad valorem tax increment financing and bonding in R.S. 33:9038.33; sales tax increment financing and bonding in R.S. 33:9038.34; cooperative endeavor authority in R.S. 33:9038.35; bond authority in R.S. 33:9038.38; and sales tax and hotel occupancy tax authority in R.S. 33:9038.39. A project to fund infrastructure within the district is hereby deemed to be an economic development project as provided for in Part II of this Chapter. An agreement entered by the district and any affected tax recipient entity authorizing the use and dedication of the affected tax recipient entity's incremental increase in taxes may include additional public or private entities as parties to such agreement and may include such terms, conditions, and other provisions to which all parties to such agreement consent.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Part II of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, any powers, authorities, or duties granted under such laws may be restricted to a subdistrict, the territory of which shall be established by ordinance of the governing authority of the district.

G. The district may pledge any taxes collected under the authority of this Section to any economic development project in furtherance of the purposes of the district.

H.(1) The district may construct and acquire facilities, including the acquisition of sites and other necessary property or appurtenances thereto within the district, or outside the district if the project is undertaken conjointly with other local units of government, under the authority of the Local Services Law, R.S. 33:1321 et seq. or other authorizing authority and may acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, and provide improvements and services necessary therefor, including but not limited to roads, street lighting, bridges, rail facilities, drainage, sewage disposal facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, waterworks, and other utilities and related properties.

(2) The district shall also have the authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, by suitable and appropriate contract, to any enterprise located or existing within the district all or any part of a site, building, or other property owned by the district. In determining the consideration for any contract to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of lands, buildings, or other property of the district, the governing authority may take into consideration the value of the lands, buildings, or other properties involved as well as the potential value of the economic impact of the enterprise being induced to locate or expand within the district. Such economic impact shall include increased employment, increased use of local labor, wages and salaries to be paid, consumption of local materials, products, and resources, and special tax revenues to be generated by the enterprise acquiring or leasing lands, buildings, or other property from the district. The district may enter into leases.

(3) The resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing authority authorizing any lease, sale, or other disposition of lands, buildings, or other property of the district or any attachment thereto shall set forth, in a general way, the terms of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition, and such resolution or ordinance shall be published as soon as possible in one issue of the official journal of the district. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of any such resolution or ordinance, any interested person may contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance or the validity of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition of district property, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the legality of the resolution or ordinance or to draw into question the legality of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition of district property for any cause whatsoever, and it shall be conclusively presumed thereafter that every legal requirement has been complied with and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.

I.(1) The district may levy and cause to be collected a sales and use tax within the boundaries of the district for purposes and at a rate provided by the proposition authorizing its levy, which tax may exceed the limitation set forth in Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, if the proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in the election held for such purpose.

(2) An election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Election Code and at the time another election is being conducted throughout the state.

(3) The tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, consumption, the distribution, and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and upon the sales of services within the district, all as presently defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq.

(4) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 et seq. shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax, and procedural details necessary to supplement those Sections and to make them applicable to the tax authorized by this Subsection shall be fixed in the resolution imposing the tax.

J.(1) The district may incur debt for any one or more of its lawful purposes set forth in this Section, to issue in its name negotiable bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other evidences of debt, and to provide for the security and payment thereof. The district may in its own name and on its own behalf incur debt and issue general obligation bonds under the authority of and subject to the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana, Subpart A of Part III of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, when approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district who vote in a special election called and conducted under the authority of the Louisiana Election Code. General obligation bonds of the district may be issued for any of the purposes for which the district is created or is authorized to act under any provisions of this Section, all of which purposes are hereby found and declared to be public purposes and functions of the state of Louisiana, which are delegated to the district.

(2) The district may in its own name and on its own behalf issue revenue bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or is authorized to act under any of the provisions of this Section, including industrial and commercial development revenue bonds. The bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided for in R.S. 39:991 through 1001 and 1011 through 1024.

(3) The district may in its own name and on its own behalf borrow from time to time in the form of certificates of indebtedness. The certificates shall be secured by the dedication and pledge of monies of the district derived from any lawful sources, including fees, lease rentals, service charges, local service agreement payments from one or more other contracting parties, any combination of such sources of income, provided that the term of such certificates shall not exceed ten years and the annual debt service on the amount borrowed shall not exceed the anticipated revenues to be dedicated and pledged to the payment of the certificates of indebtedness, as shall be estimated by the governing authority of the district at the time of the adoption of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such certificates. The estimate of the governing authority referred to in the authorizing resolution shall be conclusive for all purposes of this Section.

(4) The governing authority of the district may adopt resolutions or ordinances as necessary for ordering, holding, canvassing, and promulgating the returns of any election required for the issuance of general obligation bonds, or limited tax secured obligations, which resolutions or ordinances may include covenants for the security and payment of any bonds or other evidence of debt so issued.

(5) For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of any resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of any bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt of the district, any interested person may contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance and the validity of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt issued or proposed to be issued thereunder and the security of their payment, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the legality of the resolution or ordinance or to draw in question the legality of the bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt, the security therefor, or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.

(6) The issuance and sale of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt by the district is subject to approval by the State Bond Commission.

(7) Such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the commercial laws of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 2020, No. 261, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2432
Penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this Part or of the rules shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than twenty-four months, or both, and shall, for a period of two years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the city service. If he is an officer or employee of the city other than an elected official or one in the unclassified service, he shall forfeit his office or position.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4568.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4568.1
Corporate status; domicile; purpose
Status: in_force

The commission shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation, and with all the powers and rights of a political subdivision of the state relating to the incurring of debt and the issuing of bonds therefor. The domicile of the commission shall be in ward seven of Calcasieu Parish. The commission may incur debt and contract obligations in accordance with law, sue and be sued, have a corporate seal, and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes and object for which it is created.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 489, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.307 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.307
Securities
Status: in_force

Bonds, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Subpart are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also be issued as short-term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1997, No. 1366, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.