La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.69 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.69
Severability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be severable, and if any Section, Subsection, Paragraph, provision, exception, sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Chapter is held unconstitutional or void, the remainder of this Chapter shall continue in full force and effect, it being the legislative intent, now hereby declared, that this Chapter would have been enacted even if such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included therein. Notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby further declared to be the controlling legislative intent that, if any provisions or part of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter, and the application of such provision or part to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. Insofar as the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Chapter shall be controlling.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.20
Town of White Castle; authority over personnel by elected 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 town of White Castle, the chief of police shall appoint, promote, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations of the mayor and town council pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department.

Acts 2010, No. 489, §1, eff. June 22, 2010; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.12
Employment and duties of engineer and attorney
Status: in_force

A. Municipalities or parishes which take advantage of the provisions of this Chapter, be and they are hereby authorized through their respective governing authorities if they elect to do so to engage the service of an engineer and provide for his payment, who shall prepare all plans and specifications for said work and improvements herein authorized, and that the governing authority shall approve such plans and specifications by a proper resolution duly adopted. Such engineer, so employed, shall inspect the work as let in accordance with contracts hereunder and shall issue to the said contractor, his estimates thereon from time to time as the said work progresses, which estimates may be paid by the municipality or parish either in full or by the retention of ten percent thereof as retained percentage. The said engineer shall inspect the work as it progresses and shall be responsible for the performance and completion thereof in accordance with the plans and specifications. Upon final completion of the work, the said engineer shall render a report to the governing authority of the municipality or parish as to the completion of the work in a satisfactory manner, which report shall be duly certified to, and in addition thereto, the said engineer shall do and perform any and all engineering duties required of him in this Chapter.

B. The governing authority of the municipality or parish is also hereby authorized to employ an attorney to handle all legal work in connection with such improvements, herein authorized, and to provide for the payment of his fee. The attorney, in addition to his other duties, shall prepare a complete transcript of the record of the proceeding covering each and every project completed and shall file the same with the clerk or secretary of the municipality or parish. This filed transcript shall constitute a permanent record thereof.

Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9101.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9101.1
Parishwide communications district; use of revenues; DeSoto Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all revenues from any tax levied or assessment or charge imposed pursuant to this Chapter in a parishwide communications district in DeSoto Parish shall be made available to such district and shall not be diverted for use by any other entity or for any other purpose than those of such district.

Acts 2001, No. 365, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4066.6
Notice of intention to establish individual sewerage system; objections
Status: in_force

Any parish, sewerage district, individual sewerage system district, or commission taking advantage of this Subpart shall, through its governing authority, be required to adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain such individual sewerage treatment system or systems and other improvements herein authorized and embody therein, in a general way, the improvements contemplated, a list of the area or areas which are to be improved or sewered, and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the governing authority and shall contain substantially all things set forth in said resolution and shall set forth further that the authority ordering the giving of such notice will, in open session, on the date and at the time and place named, hear all objections to the proposed improvements and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice of intention shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, the first at least fifteen days prior to the date set for the hearing in the official journal of the governing authority. After hearing and passing on the objections, the governing authority may order the proposed improvements constructed in the manner hereinafter provided.

Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4537 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4537
Financial matters and cooperation by the railroad commission
Status: in_force

A. The railroad commission is authorized to pledge the income, revenue, and receipts derived or to be derived from the properties and facilities owned, leased, maintained, or operated by the railroad commission or received by the railroad commission from these properties and facilities, or from contracts or agreements relating to these properties and facilities, to the payment of the revenue bonds and indebtedness issued by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans from time to time. Any such pledge of and grant of security interest in income, revenues, monies, or receipts made by the railroad commission in connection with the issuance of securities by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans shall be valid, binding, and perfected and have priority from the time when the pledge is made in the same manner as if the pledge and grant of security interest were made by the railroad commission in connection with the issuance of securities directly by the railroad commission.

B. The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans is authorized pursuant to Article VI, Section 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to issue revenue bonds or other indebtedness of the port board jointly or in cooperation with the railroad commission, which bonds or indebtedness may be the obligation of the port board or the joint obligation, several obligations, or joint and several obligations of the political subdivisions, as determined by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as a restriction or a limitation upon any powers which the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans might otherwise have under the laws of this state. This Section shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.

C. Upon the determination by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans that the interests of the Port of New Orleans and the railroad commission would best be served if the financial statements of both political subdivisions are prepared and issued on a consolidated basis, with each political subdivision also reported separately within the report as required by law, the port board shall be authorized to undertake and prepare the joint consolidated financial statements and the railroad commission shall cooperate in the preparation thereof. The annual audit report and annual financing statements of both political subdivisions shall be distributed to the legislative auditor and to the other persons provided by law within six months of the close of their common fiscal years.

D. Upon the determination by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans that the interests of the Port of New Orleans and the railroad commission would best be served, the port board and the railroad commission may provide for the joint use of revenue bond proceeds, other indebtedness, other funds, facilities, or properties or any combination thereof, upon such basis of compensation and value therefor as may be mutually agreed by the political subdivisions to best serve the commerce and industry of the Port of New Orleans or as may be required by indentures or other agreements governing indebtedness of any of such political subdivisions.

Acts 2020, No. 359, §5, see Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 359, §§9 and 10, regarding effectiveness and applicability of cooperative endeavor agreement dated February 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3689.3
Objections
Status: in_force

The police jury of any parish shall not order the construction of said improvements in the event there is filed at the public hearing written objection to the proposed improvement signed by the property owners owning more than one-half of the total front feet of property abutting on the street, road, sidewalk or alleys, or portion thereof, to be improved and which will be assessed to pay the cost of such improvements; the majority shall be determined after considering the front footage of all properties abutting the portion of the street, road, sidewalk or alley, ordered improved and the owners of such portion shall be determined by the conveyance records of the parish.

Acts 1952, No. 430, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4139 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4139
New Orleans, tax levy to pay bonds; disposal of residue; proceeds from assessments
Status: in_force

The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall annually retain from the revenues derived from the tax levy of six mills for the drainage system of the city of New Orleans provided for herein, an amount which, together with other moneys received by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, from the Sewerage and Water Board, as hereinafter provided, shall be, and which tax shall not be reduced below the amount, sufficient to provide for the payment, at or prior to maturity, of the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued under the authority of Section 4138 of this Part, and such revenues shall be applied by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to such purposes. After providing for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds and after making such further reservation of revenues derived from the aforesaid tax as may be required by the terms of any contract with the holders of said bonds or as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, in its discretion, may deem necessary to insure the prompt and regular payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds, the residue of said revenues shall be used by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans for the purposes now set forth in Section 4137 of this Part.

In the event the proceeds of bonds issued under Section 4138 of this Part shall have been used by the Sewerage and Water Board to pay for the portion of the cost of drainage work which is to be assessed against lands benefited by such drainage work, the Sewerage and Water Board shall pay over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, when and as received, the funds derived from the sale of drainage certificates secured by said assessments, and the total amount of assessments levied upon the property benefited by such drainage works, and the proceeds of the sale of drainage liens upon such property which are not dedicated to the payment of drainage certificates, until a sufficient amount shall have been paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to provide for the retirement and redemption of principal of and interest on an amount of the bonds issued under Section 4138 of this Part, equal to the face amount of the said bonds the proceeds of which were used to pay the property owners' portion of the cost of the drainage works.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:207 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 207
Permits and licenses
Status: in_force

Permits and licenses granted to any place or person by any of the constituent municipalities shall, subject to their conditions, remain in full force and effect and be recognized by the new municipality until the expiration of the term for which they were granted. But this Section shall not be construed to prevent the revocation of any such permit or license before its expiration in the manner provided by law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039
Boards of commissioners of certain districts; authority
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, for a plaza district created in this Part:

(1) In addition to members otherwise provided by law, the board of commissioners of the district shall include:

(a) One member appointed by the mayor of the municipality which encompasses the district, to serve concurrently with the term of the appointing mayor.

(b) One state representative, appointed by the state senator whose legislative district encompasses the plaza district, when the plaza district is located in more than one state representative's district.

(2) Whenever the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development is statutorily made a member of the board of commissioners, the secretary is authorized to appoint a designee to serve on the board.

(3) Whenever an owner of property within a district is statutorily included as a member of the board of commissioners, in lieu of serving on the board, the owner shall appoint a member to the board, to serve concurrently with the term of the mayor of the municipality which encompasses the district.

(4) The district shall not have the power to levy any additional sales tax.

Added by Acts 2009, No. 396, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 156, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9121
Statement of purpose
Status: in_force

It has been shown to be in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid. Provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained will provide a significant contribution to public safety efforts by making it less difficult to quickly notify public safety personnel. Furthermore, the identification of streets, roads, highways, and dwelling places by name and number will serve to decrease the response time of public safety personnel to emergency calls by facilitating the systematic location of such places without difficulty and ambiguity. Such a simplified means of procuring emergency services will result in the saving of life, a reduction in the destruction of property, quicker apprehension of criminals, and ultimately the saving of money. The establishment of such an emergency number, the identification of thoroughfares and dwelling places, and the provision of effective communication equipment and features to public safety agencies are matters of concern and interest to all inhabitants and citizens. The purposes of this Part are to establish the number 911 as the primary emergency telephone number for use in Jefferson Parish and to provide for other communication enhancements including interoperable radio communication networks and computer aided dispatching equipment capabilities which will enable public safety agencies to decrease response time and improve effectiveness.

Acts 1995, No. 447, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.23
City of Youngsville; disciplinary action by chief of police
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2012, No. 303, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.65
Franklin; downtown development district
Status: in_force

The Franklin Downtown Development District of the city of Franklin, as created and provided for by city ordinance 3099, adopted May 17, 2005, and any amendment thereto, shall be deemed to be and shall be recognized as a downtown development district.

Acts 2006, No. 476, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1662 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1662
Penalty for neglect
Status: in_force

Any parish treasurer failing or refusing to comply with R.S. 33:1651 through R.S. 33:1661, shall forfeit, for every offense, the sum of twenty-five dollars, to go into the parish treasury.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.21
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature of Louisiana finds and declares that:

(1) The lack of certainty in the approval of development projects can result in a waste of resources, escalate the cost of housing and other development to the consumer, and discourage investment in and commitment to comprehensive planning which would make maximum efficient utilization of resources at the least economic cost to the public.

(2) Assurance to the applicant for a development project that, upon approval of the project, the applicant may proceed with the project in accordance with existing policies, rules, and regulations, subject to conditions of approval, will strengthen the public planning process, encourage private participation in comprehensive planning, and reduce the economic costs of development.

(3) The lack of public facilities, including but not limited to streets, sewerage, transportation, drinking water, school, and utility facilities, is a serious impediment to the development of new housing. Whenever possible, applicants and local governments may include provisions in development agreements whereby applicants are reimbursed over time for financing public facilities.

Acts 1988, No. 505, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4505 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4505
Scope of power and duties
Status: in_force

The power, authority, and duties of the municipality shall affect and include all matters and things connected with, concerning, and growing out of the service to be given or rendered by the public utility operating trackless trolleys and motor busses under a franchise granted by said municipality.

Acts 1956, No. 234, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.311
Sulphur Industrial Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction; termination
Status: in_force

A. The Sulphur Industrial Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", 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. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.

B. The district created pursuant hereto shall be established for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging industrial development to stimulate the economy through commerce, industry, and research, and for the utilization and development of natural and human resources of the area by providing job opportunities.

C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the city of Sulphur.

D. If the city of Sulphur wishes to terminate the district, it may remove board members, suspend its operations, and adopt a resolution requesting that the legislature repeal the provisions of this Subpart.

Acts 1991, No. 723, §1; Acts 2020, No. 194, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4084 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4084
Purchase of supplies; machinery and equipment; emergency purchase; preference to home merchants
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) All purchases of materials or supplies required by the board for the conduct, operation, maintenance, and repair of the public systems of sewerage, water, and drainage exceeding the sum of thirty thousand dollars shall be advertised and let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder who has bid according to the contract plans and specifications as advertised.

(b) However, purchases of ten thousand dollars or more, but not more than thirty thousand dollars, shall be made by obtaining not less than three quotes by telephone, facsimile, email, or any other electronic form. If telephone quotes are received, a written confirmation of the accepted offers shall be obtained and made a part of the purchase file. If quotations lower than the accepted quotation are received, the reasons for their rejection shall be recorded in the purchase file.

(c) No such purchases shall be made except as provided in this Part.

(2) The advertisement required by this Section shall be in accordance with R.S. 38:2212.1(B).

B. Contracts for materials and supplies amounting to less than ten thousand dollars shall not be advertised unless the board deems it advisable. In all cases the board may reject all bids and advertise for new bids.

C. In the event of an emergency the executive director or the general superintendent of the board may, with the written consent of the president pro tempore of the board or the mayor of the city, contract a bill for such supplies and materials, not exceeding ten thousand dollars in amount. However, all bills so contracted shall be reported, with the reasons for the emergency, to the board at its next meeting.

D. All contracts for repair or renewal work not executed by the regular employees of the board and exceeding ten thousand dollars in amount shall be advertised and let to the lowest responsible bidder as provided in R.S. 33:4084(A). The board shall have the same right to reject bids as provided in R.S. 33:4084(B).

E. In the event of extreme emergencies, or an imminent extreme emergency, including but not limited to fires, storms, floods, and other disasters, whether natural or man-made, necessitating major repairs or replacement of equipment and machinery, the executive director or the general superintendent of the board may purchase the necessary machinery, equipment, and materials and furnish the necessary labor to make all necessary emergency repairs and replacements without the formality of advertising for bids. Such purchases may be made without limitation as to cost and without regard as to the designation or source of the funds collected, invested, or maintained by the board.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 262, §5; Acts 1972, No. 8, §1; Acts 1973, No. 120, §1; Acts 1978, No. 411, §1; Acts 1984, No. 169, §1, eff. June 25, 1984; Acts 1995, No. 468, §1; Acts 1995, No. 469, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 126, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2005, No. 289, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2010, No. 435, §1, eff. June 22, 2010; Acts 2020, No. 227, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1232
Vice-president or president pro tempore to perform duties of president who does not attend
Status: in_force

When the police jury has elected a vice-president pursuant to its authority under R.S. 33:1226, the vice-president shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president whenever the president does not attend. If the police jury has not elected a vice-president under R.S. 33:1226, whenever the president does not attend, the police jury shall appoint a president pro tempore, from among themselves, who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president. If the police jury has elected a vice-president under the provisions of R.S. 33:1226, whenever the president and vice-president do not attend a duly called meeting of the police jury and there is a quorum of the police jury in attendance, the police jury shall appoint from among themselves, for that meeting only, a president pro tempore who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president.

Amended by Acts 1963, No. 53, §1; Acts 1982, No. 60, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2546 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2546
Status of incumbent of position when allocated
Status: in_force

Every person employed in the municipal fire and police service for a continuous period of at least six calendar months immediately preceding the date that this Part takes effect in the municipality, parish or fire protection district who was regularly and permanently appointed to a position coming under the classified service, shall be inducted into and be bound under the classified service, the provisions of this Part and the rules adopted hereunder.

When any position is first allocated hereunder, or is reallocated to a different class to correct an error in its previous allocation or because of a change in the duties of a position which has the effect of abolishing the position and creating a new position of another class, the employee in the position may continue to serve therein, with the status and all the rights and privileges he would have had under this Part if he had been originally appointed by examination and certification hereunder to a position of the class to which the position has been allocated or reallocated. Such employee, however, may be transferred without further tests of fitness or certification to any position of the class to which the position was previously allocated while held by the employee.

Any employee who feels himself aggrieved because of any allocation or change in classification affecting his position shall, upon his request, be heard thereon by the board; and the board shall hear and decide the complaint in any manner deemed proper.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4723 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4723
Purpose of regulations
Status: in_force

The regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the public streets, secure safety from fire, promote health and the general welfare, provide adequate light and air, avoid undue concentration of population, and facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.16
Visit Baton Rouge; additional powers
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Visit Baton Rouge shall have all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate its purposes, including but not limited to the following rights and powers:

(1) To acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out its purposes, and to sell, lease as lessor, transfer, or dispose of any property or interest therein owned by it and to sublease any property or interest therein leased by it.

(2) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to construct, develop, maintain, and operate buildings and other facilities necessary or desirable for carrying out its objectives.

(3) To enter into contracts or cooperative endeavors with any persons, corporations, associations, or other entities, including public corporations, political subdivisions, the United States government and the agencies thereof, the state and the agencies thereof, or any combination thereof for the operation or use of its properties and for carrying out its objectives, including but not limited to contracts and agreements under which it is paid for providing goods and services related to its objectives and under which it has expenses for projects related to its objectives.

(4) To enter into contracts or cooperative endeavors with any public or private entity for carrying out its objectives, including but not limited to contracts for constructing or acquiring property.

(5) To incur debt for any purpose necessary or desirable for carrying out its objectives, even if those monies cannot be paid out of the revenues anticipated to be collected during the year in which the monies are borrowed.

(6) To pledge all or any part of its revenues, income, receipts, or funds, including but not limited to the occupancy tax authorized by R.S. 33:4574.1.1 and any monies appropriated from any fund created in Chapter 2-B of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and to pledge or mortgage its properties as collateral or security for any indebtedness.

(7) To incur debt and issue certificates of indebtedness and bonds necessary or desirable for carrying out its objectives which are authorized under state law. The certificates of indebtedness and bonds shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings providing for their issuance and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers for value, and no court shall have authority or jurisdiction to inquire into the legality thereof if the validity of the certificates or bonds is not raised within thirty days from date of publication of the resolution providing for their issuance.

Acts 2007, No. 136, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 201, §1, eff. June 27, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 256, §1, eff. May 25, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 175
Peremption of right to attack ordinance
Status: in_force

A. If no suit is filed within the thirty-day period, or if no appeal is taken within the legal delays from a judgment of the district court sustaining the ordinance, same shall then become operative and cannot be contested or attacked for any reason or cause whatsoever.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, an ordinance enlarging the boundaries of a municipality cannot be contested or attacked based on the inadequacy of the notice after the passage of five years from the date of its enactment, and the implementation and operation of such an ordinance for that period shall be adequate notice of its existence.

C. The periods established by this Section are peremptive and apply to any and all purported rights and causes of action to contest or attack an ordinance enlarging the boundaries of a municipality for any reason or cause whatsoever, except for any rights or causes of action under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

Acts 2005, No. 227, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4722 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4722
Creation of districts; powers of municipal authorities; transfers of development rights; and uniform regulations within district
Status: in_force

A. For any and all of the purposes set forth in R.S. 33:4721 the governing authority of any municipality may divide the municipality into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes; and within the districts so created, the governing authority may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, alteration, or use of buildings, structures or land.

B. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans shall have the power to provide for official landmark or other appropriate designation by ordinance of areas, places, buildings, and structures having a special historical, community, or aesthetic interest or value; and in connection with those areas, places, buildings, and structures so designated by ordinance to impose regulations governing their construction, alteration, demolition, and use and to adopt additional measures appropriate to their preservation, enhancement, or use, which additional measures may include but are not limited to:

(1) Establishment of procedures authorizing owners of designated property to transfer development rights in such amount and subject to such conditions and controls as are appropriate to secure the purposes of this Part;

(2) The acquisition of the complete ownership of properties so designated or a lesser interest therein, including a preservation restriction, and the reconstruction, operation, or transfer by the municipality of any such property so acquired or the transfer of any development rights so acquired, all in accordance with such procedures and regulations and subject to such conditions as the governing authority deems reasonable and appropriate.

C.(1) All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of land and structure throughout each district, but the regulations of one district may differ from those in other districts. However, no regulation shall change the status of premises which have been continuously used for commercial purposes since January 1, 1929, without interruption for more than six consecutive months at any one time. The governing authority may, however, provide for the removal of nonconforming signs and billboards, less and except billboards erected in compliance with parish or municipal regulations at the time of erection, provided that it first establish a reasonable amortization time for removal according to a reasonable set of standards and schedules.

(2) In the city of New Orleans the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall apply only to the area bounded by the Mississippi River, Howard Avenue, the river side of I-10-Claiborne Avenue and the uptown side of Iberville Street

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 53, §1; Acts 1975, No. 772, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.2
City of Harahan; appointment and discharge of police personnel by chief of police; assistant chief of police
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423 or any other provision of law to the contrary, in and for the city of Harahan, the chief of police shall appoint and discharge police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations of the mayor and board of aldermen pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department.

B. The duties of the assistant chief of police shall be determined by the chief of police, and the assistant chief of police shall act as chief in the administration of the police department in the absence of the chief.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 133, §1; Acts 2011, No. 247, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:447.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 447.1
Mayor's court; city of DeQuincy; additional court costs
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding R.S. 33:441(A) nor any law to the contrary, the mayor of the city of DeQuincy may also impose court costs not to exceed fifty dollars for each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance.

Acts 1997, No. 189, §1, eff. June 13, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3822
Construction, improvement, etc., of waterworks systems; petition
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any parish, municipality or waterworks district is hereby vested with full power and authority, after having been petitioned by sixty percent of the resident property owners of any such political subdivision, or by a vote of a majority in number and amount of the resident property taxpayers qualified to vote under the constitution and laws of this state who vote at an election held for that purpose in the manner provided by R.S. 39:501 through 39:518, in the discretion of the governing authority, to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend and maintain within said political subdivision a waterworks system or systems, including such treatment facilities as may be required, with all necessary equipment and installations in connection therewith, including such extensions as may be proper to connect said system or systems with the main waterworks system of said political subdivision or any other available system or facilities whether within or without any such political subdivision; or, if the area which is to be served be an area within a parish, municipality or waterworks district already having water facilities or which may be able to acquire such facilities, within or without such political subdivision, then by the petition of the property owners in such area owning property comprising not less than sixty percent of the frontage of all lots or parcels of real estate to be improved or benefited by the laying of such water lines or the installation of such improvements, or by vote of the qualified resident property taxpayers within such area, and they shall have full power and authority to levy and collect local or special assessments on the property within such political subdivision or the area so served or to establish rates for the sale of water within such political subdivision or the area so served sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including the cost of street intersections and installations and connections necessary to connect said system with the main water system of the political subdivision or necessary to connect said system with any facilities, outside of such political subdivision, including the cost of acquiring any such outside facilities whether by purchase, lease or otherwise, or including the cost of the construction of complete waterworks facilities either within or without the political subdivision, all within the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained.

Acts 1962, No. 313, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 18, §1, eff. June 2, 1966, at 2:32 P.M.; Acts 1969, No. 159, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7610.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7610.1
Increment revenues
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this Chapter, the increment revenues of each taxing district shall be an amount equal to the increment in the income proceeds, revenues, and funds of such taxing district derived from or held in connection with the undertaking and carrying out of the new community development under this Chapter.

(2) Such increment revenues shall be determined annually and shall be an amount equal to ninety-five percent of the difference between:

(a) The amount of ad valorem taxes levied each year by such taxing district, exclusive of any debt service millage, on taxable real property contained within the geographic boundaries of a new community development area; and

(b) The amount of ad valorem taxes which would have been produced by the rate at which the tax is levied each year by or for such taxing district, exclusive of any debt service millage, upon the total of the assessed value of the taxable real property in the new community development area as shown upon the most recent assessment roll used in connection with the taxation of such property by each taxing district prior to the effective date of the ordinance providing for the funding of the trust fund.

Acts 1987, No. 815, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.34
Conflict with other laws
Status: in_force

A. If regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces; or require a lower height of buildings or fewer number of stories; or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied; or impose other higher standards than are required in any other provision of state law, the regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart shall govern.

B. If any other provision of state law requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces; or requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied; or imposes other higher standards than are required by the regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart, the provisions of any such law shall govern.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.16
Bonds exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

Bonds, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof.

Acts 1988, No. 412, §1; Acts 2010, No. 175, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7622 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7622
Assistance by state and local agencies
Status: in_force

A. In order most effectively to carry out its corporate purposes, a corporation shall assist and cooperate with state and local agencies authorized or empowered to review the affairs and accounts of such corporation.

B. All state and local agencies shall render to a corporation such services within their respective functions, pursuant to a request by such corporation, as may be feasible and not incompatible with the performance of their own duties.

C. For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of a new community development project and related activities authorized by this chapter, any public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration as it may determine:

1. Dedicate, sell, donate, grant, devise, convey or lease any of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses or other rights or privileges therein to a corporation;

2. Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such public body in assistance of a corporation;

3. Lend, grant, or contribute funds to a corporation and borrow money and apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government or other public body or from any other source for the benefit of such corporation;

4. Enter into agreements (which, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, may extend over any period) with the federal government or other public body for the purpose of assisting a corporation to carry out its powers under this chapter.

5. Furnish to a corporation public buildings and public facilities, including parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake; furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, sidewalks, ways or other places; plan or replan, zone or rezone any property of the public body or make exceptions from building regulations; and furnish administrative and other services to such corporation;

6. Do any and all things necessary to aid or cooperate in the planning or carrying out of a new community development plan and related activities;

7. If at any time title to or possession of any new community development project is held by any public body or governmental agency other than a corporation, the provisions of the agreements referred to in this section shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or governmental agency;

D. Any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a public body without appraisal, public notice, public hearing or competitive bidding.

E. The parish or municipality may issue and sell its general obligation bonds to forward the purposes of this section, or for the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of a development project and related activities. Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise adversely affect any other section of this chapter.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §17.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1971 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1971
Fire ground authority
Status: in_force

A.(1) When a situation develops which requires the services of and is responded to by the members of a fire department subject to this Subpart as provided in R.S. 33:1961, of a volunteer fire department, or of any other fire department, then the ranking fire protection or fire prevention officer from that jurisdiction dispatched to the scene shall have the sole authority, command, and control of all fire safety personnel and of all persons within the boundaries as described in Subsection B of this Section. However, in the event that the situation is a forest fire, grass fire, or other wildland fire that would come within the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, office of forestry, then the ranking forestry officer on the scene shall establish a unified command of equal authority with the ranking fire department officer on the scene to abate the incident. This authority, command, and control shall not in any manner restrict the authority of law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties at any scene. This authority, command, and control shall be known as the fire ground authority.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "that jurisdiction" shall mean the fire department jurisdiction in which the situation requiring services is located.

B. The boundaries of such fire ground authority, command, and control shall extend to the perimeters of the zone of danger, which zone shall be determined by the ranking fire protection or fire prevention officer and the chief law enforcement officer at the scene from that jurisdiction.

C. Defiance or violation of this authority, command, and control shall constitute fire fighting interference and shall be punishable in conformance with R.S. 14:206.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 770, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1108, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7729 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7729
Board of commissioners of the Cameron Parish Mosquito Abatement District No. 1 in Cameron Parish; appointment of additional members
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:7723, the governing authority of Cameron Parish is hereby authorized to increase the membership of the board of commissioners of Mosquito Abatement District No. 1 in Cameron Parish from five to seven members. The two additional members authorized by this Section shall be appointed by the governing authority of Cameron Parish and shall serve initial terms of two and three years respectively; thereafter, their successors shall serve three-year terms as provided in R.S. 33:7723. All other provisions of law relative to members of the board shall apply to the additional members and their successors.

Acts 2008, No. 680, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2022
Election to authorize disability and relief fund
Status: in_force

A special election for the purpose of submitting to the property taxpayers of the municipality the proposition of inaugurating a system of disability and relief payments for its firemen and of creating a special fund known as "The Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen," hereinafter referred to as "the fund," must be called by the governing authority of the municipality before it creates the fund. The election shall be held in accordance with the regulations for special elections set forth in Title 39, Sub-title II, Chapter 4, Part II.* If a majority in number and amount of the votes cast are in favor of the proposition, the governing authority may create the fund.

If the fund has been created under Act 303 of 1940** and is in force on the effective date of these Revised Statutes, it is continued in effect subject to the following Sections, through R.S. 33:2042; the rights of all persons with regard to the fund, which exist on the effective date of these Revised Statutes, are continued in effect.

*R.S. 39:501 to 39:518. See, now, R.S. 18:1281 et seq.

**R.S. 33:2021 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2498 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2498
Abolition of positions in the classified service
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the appointing authority abolishes a position in the classified service and there is no position vacant in the respective class to which the regular employee of the abolished position may be transferred, the employee shall be transferred to any position of the same class which may be held by a provisional employee. If there is no such position he shall be transferred to another position in the respective class, and the holder of that position shall thereupon be demoted in the order provided by R.S. 33:2488.

B. Whenever an entire class is abolished in the classified service, the regular employees of the class shall be demoted to lower classes and priority to positions shall be governed by total seniority earned in the departmental service in the order of highest to lowest.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, in the Lafayette Police Department for the rank of lieutenant or captain, and in the Lake Charles Police Department, whenever an entire class is abolished in the classified service, the regular employees of the class shall be demoted to lower classes and priority to positions shall be governed by total promotional seniority earned in the class in the order of highest to lowest. If two or more persons possess an equal amount of promotional seniority, the names of such persons shall be placed on the reinstatement list in the order of departmental seniority, from highest to lowest.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, if an entire class in the Crowley Police Department is abolished in the classified service, the regular employees of the class shall be demoted to lower classes and priority to positions shall be governed by total promotional seniority earned in the class, from highest to lowest. If two or more persons possess an equal amount of promotional seniority, the names of such persons shall be placed on the reinstatement list in the order of departmental seniority, from highest to lowest.

Acts 2015, No. 240, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2016; Acts 2015, No. 243, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 177, §1; Acts 2016, No. 178, §1; Acts 2016, No. 283, §1; Acts 2025, No. 332, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3818.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3818.1
Additional powers of board of commissioners of Lafourche water district
Status: in_force

A. Upon authorization by the Lafourche Parish Police Jury as provided for in R.S. 33:3811.1, and in addition to the powers granted in R.S. 33:3818 and R.S. 33:3820, the board of commissioners of the Lafourche water district may establish, maintain and collect rates, charges or connection charges for any service rendered by the district to be paid by the owner of each parcel of real estate or building that is connected with and uses or is served by the sewerage system of the district, and may readjust such rates, charges or connection charges from time to time. Rates or connection charges shall be sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the sewerage system and for the establishment of the necessary sinking fund for the payment of the principal and interest of any revenue producing public utility bonds which may have been issued and sold for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending or improving the sewerage system.

B. The board shall adopt and enforce rules, regulations and ordinances, exact penalties, and institute such actions at law as are within its corporate power for the prompt collection of the respective rates or connection charges fixed for service rendered by the sewerage system.

C. The board may effect improvement in the sewerage system and for this purpose enter into contracts for the performance of work or the purchase of machinery. The board itself may supervise work under its contracts or may delegate the supervision to a licensed engineer who shall be a citizen of Louisiana. It may employ the necessary labor for directing and installing a sewerage system.

The board may levy a service charge in the manner provided by law for the purpose of maintaining and operating the sewer system of the district and for the purpose of paying reasonable rental that may be due for trunk and disposal facilities outside of any such district into which the sewage of any such district is carried.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1961 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1961
Application of Sub-part
Status: in_force

This Subpart applies to any paid fire department operated by a municipality which has a population of thirteen thousand or more and also to firemen paid by any parish or fire protection district.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 193, §1; Acts 1956, No. 359, §1; Acts 1962, No. 134, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9029 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9029
Disposition of real property
Status: in_force

Any corporation may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein acquired by it in economic development areas for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial or other uses or for public use, in accordance with its economic development plan, subject to such covenants, conditions, and restrictions, including covenants running with the land, as it may deem to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. The purchasers or lessees and their successors and assigns shall be obligated to devote such real property only to the uses specified in the economic development plan, and shall be obligated to comply with such other requirements as said corporation may determine to be in the public interest, including the obligation to begin within a reasonable time any improvements on such real property required by the economic development plan. Such real property or interest shall be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred at not less than its fair value for uses in accordance with the economic development plan. In determining the fair value of real property for uses in accordance with the economic development plan, a corporation shall take into account and give consideration to the use provided in such plan; the restrictions upon and the covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the purchaser or lessee. Real property acquired in accordance with the provisions of the economic development plan shall be transferred as rapidly and as feasible in the public interest consistent with the carrying out of the provisions of the plan. Such plan and any substantial modification of such plan shall be filed as a public record in the office of the clerk of the affected governing authority and the registrar of conveyances for said jurisdiction and any conveyance, encumbrances, or other contracts may incorporate the provisions thereof by reference which shall afford notice thereof to all parties.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.533 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.533
Powers of district
Status: in_force

The district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, 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 rights and powers set out in this Subpart:

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, expropriation, purchase, or otherwise all property, including rights-of-way; to hold and use any franchise or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district.

(4) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.

(5) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected certain taxes as provided in this Subpart and as may be provided by general law.

(6) To require and issue licenses with respect to its properties and facilities.

(7) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and services rendered by it.

(8) To borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for such loans.

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

Acts 1995, No. 359, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:447.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 447.16
Mayor's court; town of Livingston; court costs
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding R.S. 33:441(A) or any other provision of law to the contrary, the mayor of the town of Livingston may impose court costs not to exceed fifty dollars for each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance.

Acts 2019, No. 349, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.3
Effect on existing tourist commissions
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 33:4574 to R.S. 33:4574.2 shall not in any way be construed as limiting the existing authority of tourist commissions in existence prior to the effective date of Act No. 19 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature, 1 but shall be considered to be supplemental and additional authority for such tourist commissions, except that R.S. 33:4574 to R.S. 33:4574.2 shall not grant to any governing authority authorized to levy a tax on hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities prior to such Act No. 19 any additional authority to levy an additional tax.

B.(1) The provisions of R.S. 33:4574(B), 4574.1.1, and R.S. 33:4574.5(D) shall not in any way be construed as limiting the authority of commissions in existence prior to June 8, 1995, but shall be considered to be supplemental and additional to the authority previously granted to such commissions. Any restrictions in Act No. 19 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature that are not also in the local, special, or general laws establishing a commission in existence prior to the effective date of Act No. 19 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature shall not in any way restrict the authority of commissions in existence prior to the effective date of Act No. 19 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(2) It is the intention of those provisions to make the commissions provided for in R.S. 33:4574(B), including those in existence prior to June 8, 1995, political subdivisions of the state, separate and independent of the local political subdivisions in which they operate, and to grant directly to such political subdivisions the power of taxation and such other powers as set forth in this Chapter, all as provided for in Article VI, Sections 19 and 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(3) The commissions provided for in R.S. 33:4574(B) shall have the same directors as the commissions which they replace until such directors are changed as provided for in this Chapter, by local, special, or general act, or by ordinances of the governing authorities of parishes enacted pursuant to this Chapter or other law. Such directors shall adopt ordinances or resolutions providing for the same rules, regulations, and procedures as is provided by the ordinances or rules and regulations of the governing authorities of the parishes which created the original commissions. Thereafter, the commission may adopt by ordinance or resolution such rules, regulations, and procedures as it deems necessary.

(4) The commissions provided for in R.S. 33:4574(B) shall succeed to all rights, powers, and duties, and shall be entitled to the same assets and rights, including any right to receive state sales tax on hotel/motel rooms, and shall be liable for the debts, including any bonds or other debt obligations, of the commissions in existence on the effective date of that Paragraph.

C. The occupancy taxes provided for in R.S. 33:4574.1.1 may be substituted as security for any bonds or other debt obligations secured by the occupancy taxes provided for in R.S. 33:4574.1, or in any local, special, or general law, which taxes are being levied on June 8, 1995, unless such substitution will impair the obligation, validity, or security of such bonds or debt obligations.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 19, §1; Acts 1995, No. 47, §1, eff. June 8, 1995.

1 Enacted R.S. 33:4574-4574.3, eff. Sept. 12, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.882 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.882
Board of commissioners; members; officers; employees
Status: in_force

A.(1) In order for the development and effectuation of the services to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, there is hereby authorized to be created a board of commissioners for the district, hereinafter referred to as the "board".

(2) Each commissioner shall be a qualified voter and taxpayer within the limits of the district during his term of office and shall reside in St. Martin Parish. In making appointments to the commission, the appointing authorities shall make every effort within the law to provide for racial and gender diversity among commissioners and shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the racial proportion of the appointees reflects the same racial proportion of St. Martin Parish.

(3) The commissioners of the board shall be determined as follows:

(a) The St. Martin Parish Council shall, as a collective body, appoint two commissioners.

(b) The St. Martin Parish School Board shall, as a collective body, appoint three commissioners.

(c) The St. Martin Parish Sheriff shall, as a collective body, appoint one commissioner.

(d) The Breaux Bridge City Council shall, as a collective body, appoint one commissioner.

(e) The St. Martinville City Council shall, as a collective body, appoint one commissioner.

(f) The village of Parks Council shall, as a collective body, appoint one commissioner.

B. The power and authority to appoint commissioners shall not be construed to confer on the appointing authority any direction, control, or other influence over the district or board not specifically provided herein or otherwise provided by law. Furthermore, current members of all appointing authorities may not serve as commissioners.

C. The members of the board of the St. Martin Economic Development Authority serving on January 1, 2025, shall comprise the initial membership of the board created pursuant to this Section in accordance with the following:

(1) Each member shall retain his board position and shall serve the remainder and duration of his applicable term.

(2) All commissioners appointed to the board, other than to fill a vacancy, shall serve three-year terms.

(3) If a member vacates the board position prior to the end of his term, the position shall be filled in accordance with Subsection D of this Section.

D. The sitting members of the board shall fill any vacancy not caused by the normal expiration of a commissioner's term within forty-five days by appointing an interim board member who shall serve the remaining term of the vacating commissioner. A commissioner appointed in an interim capacity shall, upon the expiration of his interim term, be eligible for reappointment.

E. Each member of the board may receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of his duties, provided such duties are authorized and approved by the board. No board member shall be paid a salary for serving on the board.

F.(1) The board shall elect from among its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined.

(2)(a) The board of commissioners may annually elect an executive committee from the board of commissioners consisting of up to five commissioners. The executive committee shall be the elected officers plus two other persons selected from the board of commissioners.

(b) The executive committee shall exercise all powers of the board of commissioners between meetings including budget expenditures. A report shall be made to the full board of commissioners at least every ninety days.

(c) A quorum of the executive committee shall be a simple majority of the executive committee.

(d) The executive committee shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.

G. The board or the executive committee shall meet in regular session every other month and shall also meet in special session as often as the chairman of the board convenes them or on the written request of the commissioners. The board of commissioners shall have a minimum of one meeting every three months. Any commissioner shall be entitled to attend any other meeting of the executive committee meeting. Five or more members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business of the board of commissioners.

H. The board shall prescribe rules and bylaws to govern its meetings and activities. The board may amend or repeal its rules. The board may authorize attendance and participation in meetings by telephone or electronic means.

I. A commissioner, member of his immediate family, and employees of the district are prohibited from bidding on or entering into any contract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the district. If any commissioner or employee of the district owns or controls any interest, direct or indirect, in any property later included in any project under the jurisdiction of the district or has interest in any contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any project, he shall disclose the same in writing to the board. Failure to disclose shall constitute misconduct in office. After disclosure, a commissioner shall not vote on any issue or expenditure of funds relating to such property or interest.

J. A commissioner may be removed from office for just cause, but only after the commissioner has been given a copy of the charges against him and has had an opportunity to be heard in person by counsel before the board.

K. Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the board of commissioners.

Acts 2025, No. 442, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7632 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7632
Declaration of purpose; applicability
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state are dependent upon the continued encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of private sector economic development within the state. The legislature further finds and declares that there are certain depressed areas in the state that need the particular attention of government. These depressed areas often have declining or minimal tax revenues creating a widening gap in funding between the costs of public project needs and available resources at the local level to address them. Finally, investment in public infrastructure could dramatically improve the quality of life of residents and make the areas more attractive to private sector economic development. Therefore, it is declared to be the purpose of this Chapter to stimulate a partnership between government and the private sector for business growth in these depressed areas through local incentives for private sector donations for local public infrastructure projects.

B. This Chapter shall apply only to cooperative endeavor agreements which expressly cite this Chapter as authority for the agreement, and shall not be construed as being applicable or otherwise limit a local government entity to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements generally.

Acts 2014, No. 746, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3314 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3314
Portion to be paid by owner of railway track in street
Status: in_force

In the event a railway bed or track, other than one owned by the municipality, occupies a portion of a street, road or alley, the owner of the railway shall pay of the total cost of the work, the proportion that the area occupied by the railroad bears to the total area of the street, road or alley to be improved and also the cost of the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street, road or alley.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3691 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3691
Additional authority for street improvements
Status: in_force

A. Whenever one or more roads or streets are located partially within the boundaries of two adjoining parishes, and outside of any municipality, the governing authority of either parish, with the consent of the governing authority of the other parish, may construct, pave, surface, or otherwise improve, together with the necessary curbs, gutters, aprons, drains, and headers, such streets or roads or any part thereof at such time or times as they determine. The governing authority which performs work authorized by this Section may levy and collect local or special assessments on the real property abutting such improvements sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including street intersections, all in the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions provided in R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.19 except for the following provisions:

(1) The governing authority of each parish must approve the notice of intention to improve such roads or streets by resolution or ordinance.

(2) The governing authority proceeding under this Section may exclude from the description of property abutting streets or roads to be improved any lot or parcel found not to be benefitted by the proposed improvement, including wetlands determined by said governing authority to be not reasonably subject to development.

(3) The ordinance levying the local or special assessments must be recorded in the mortgage records of each parish.

(4) The assessments shall be at such rates as may be set forth in the ordinance levying the local or special assessments.

(5) Any paving certificates shall be issued subject to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the provisions of that Chapter shall be controlling in the event of any conflict with the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.19.

B. Any parish which performs work on streets or roads pursuant to this Section, with the approval of the governing authority of the adjoining parish, may include such streets or roads in its road system and shall thereafter treat such streets or roads as streets and roads of the parish performing the work.

Acts 1995, No. 262, §1, eff. June 14, 1995.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 262, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9043
Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties defined elsewhere, the commission shall have the duty and authority:

(1) To represent the public interest in providing ambulance care in the district.

(2) To advise the municipal governing authority and the ambulance director on problems concerning the operation of the ambulance service district.

(3) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the ambulance service district.

(4) To conduct hearings and pass upon complaints by or against any officer or employee of the district.

(5) To review and modify, or set aside any action of the officers or employees of the district which the commission may determine to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.

(6) To appoint a director of the ambulance service district and to perform such other duties as may now or hereafter be required by law.

(7) To appoint the necessary standing and special committees which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

(8) To establish rates of pay for the use of facilities provided by the district.

(9) To enter into lease agreements with recognized and duly constituted nonprofit associations which are primarily engaged in the operation of ambulance related organizations.

(10) To designate a bank to act as agent for depositing funds.

(11) To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping of the funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 112
Subdivision regulations
Status: in_force

A. Before exercising the powers referred to in R.S. 33:110, a parish planning commission shall adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within unincorporated territory within its jurisdiction for purposes other than agricultural.

B. Before exercising the powers referred to in R.S. 33:110 a municipal planning commission shall adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction.

C.(1)(a) Within the city of New Orleans, the governing body may enact or may authorize its appropriate agency to enact, as a part of the municipality's subdivision control regulations, requirements that a subdivider of land dedicate such land areas, sites, and locations for park, playground, and public school purposes as are reasonably necessary to service the proposed subdivision and the future residents thereof, but in no case more than five percent of the gross area of the proposed subdivision. The regulations may provide that the dedication shall be a condition precedent to the approval of any subdivision plat. They shall set forth the standards to be applied in determining the amount of land that is required to be dedicated. These standards shall be based upon the number and type of dwelling units or structures to be included in each subdivision. These standards shall also be based upon studies and surveys conducted by the municipality through its appropriate agency in order to determine the need, if any, for park, playground, and public school sites generated by existing subdivisions within the municipality containing various types of dwelling units or structures.

(b) When the municipality or parish through its appropriate agency adopts regulations requiring a subdivider to dedicate park, playground, and public school sites, as authorized by this Subpart, it may also adopt as part of the municipality's or parish's regulations governing the subdivision of land, provisions requiring a subdivider, in lieu of dedicating the sites, to pay to the municipality or parish, a sum of money or a combination of money and sites equal to the value of land that would otherwise be required to be dedicated for park, playground, and public school purposes, whenever the local governmental body through its appropriate agency determines that it would not be in the public interest to accept the dedication in connection with a particular proposed subdivision. The provisions shall enumerate the standards to be applied in determining when it is not in the public interest to accept the dedication and shall provide for the manner of making payment.

(c) All funds so received shall be held by the municipality or parish or a designated department or agency thereof, in a special account, and shall be applied and used by the municipality or parish to acquire park, playground, and public school sites for the benefit of the residents of the subdivision for which the payment was made. Provisions may be adopted establishing standards for the application and use of the funds in accordance with the foregoing limitation. The provisions may also provide that the payment in lieu of dedication shall be a condition precedent to the approval of any subdivision plat, or may provide that the payment be deferred or made in installments following approval of a subdivision plat, upon the subdivider's posting good and sufficient surety bond guaranteeing the payment. The parish or municipality, as the case may be, may enforce such bond by all appropriate legal remedies.

(2) Such regulations may provide for the proper arrangement and width of streets in relation to other existing or planned streets and to the master plan, for adequate and convenient open spaces for traffic, vehicular parking, utilities, access of firefighting apparatus, recreation, light and air, and for the avoidance of congestion of population, including minimum width and area of lots.

D. Such regulations may include provisions as to the extent to which roads, streets, and other ways shall be graded and improved and to which water and sewer and other utility mains, piping, or other facilities shall be installed as a condition precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or practice of a commission may provide for a tentative approval of the plat previous to such installations; but any such tentative approval shall be revocable and shall not be entered on the plat. In lieu of the completion of such improvements and utilities prior to the final approval of the plat, a commission may accept a bond with surety to secure to the parish or municipality, as the case may be, the actual construction and installation of such improvements or utilities at a time and according to specifications fixed by or in accordance with the regulations of the commission. The parish or municipality, as the case may be, may enforce such bond by all appropriate legal remedies.

E. All such regulations shall be published as provided by law for the publication of ordinances, and, before adoption, a public hearing shall be held thereon. A parish planning commission shall give notice of the purpose, time, and place of the hearing by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish at least ten days prior to the date set. A municipal planning commission shall give notice of the purpose, time and place of the hearing by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least ten days prior to the date set. Certified copies of such regulations shall be filed by a commission with the local legislative body and the clerk of court of the parish. Regulations governing the subdivision of land may be amended from time to time, subject to the requirements governing original adoption with respect to notice, hearing, and filing with local authorities.

F. Whenever pursuant to R.S. 33:4562-4566 two or more parishes or parts thereof have been combined by agreement into a single recreation district such that the parish boundaries do not coincide with the recreation district, the local governing body through its appropriate agency shall refer the standards required by this subpart to the recreation district commission in which the proposed subdivision is located. The standards shall not be effective until the recreation district commission certifies, pursuant to procedures set forth in the interlocal agreement, that they are the same as those prevailing throughout the jurisdiction of the recreation district. The foregoing section may be applicable to all federally assisted housing programs whether or not a subdivision of land would be required.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 36, §1; Acts 1991, No. 264, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1882 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1882
Notice of application for cancellation
Status: in_force

The applicant shall give public notice by publication, during thirty days, after the manner of judicial advertisements, in one newspaper published in the parish, calling upon all persons therein interested to show cause in writing before the judge, and within ninety days after the termination of the publication, why the bond and mortgage for the cancelling of which the application is made should not be ordered cancelled and annulled.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4138
New Orleans; drainage bonds
Status: in_force

A. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of its members and subject to the approvals hereinafter set forth, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time, in the name of the city of New Orleans, bonds payable solely out of the tax levies and other revenues specified in R.S. 33:4139 for drainage purposes for the city of New Orleans, or to refund bonds issued under the authority of this Section. Such bonds may be additionally secured by municipal bond insurance, bank guarantees, surety bonds, letters of credit, and other devices to enhance the credit quality of the bonds, the cost of which credit enhancement devices may be paid from the proceeds of the bonds or such other funds as may be available.

B. Bonds issued hereunder to refund bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, and for the purposes thereof, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall be deemed to be the governing authority of the issuer whenever such term is used in said Chapter; provided, however, the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall fix the details of the bonds and sell the bonds as provided in R.S. 33:4141 and 4142, respectively.

C. The resolution of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall not be effective until approved by a resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the council of the city of New Orleans and by a resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt.

D. All bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall be excluded in applying any limitation upon the power of the city of New Orleans to issue bonds for any purpose.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985; Acts 2003, No. 1130, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3426 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3426
Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality may provide in the ordinance accepting the work and making the assessment that the property owners availing themselves of the privilege within thirty days after the passage of the ordinance, may pay in cash twenty per cent of the amount of their indebtedness, and pay the balance in four equal annual installments. As evidence of the deferred payments the property owners shall execute four promissory notes payable to the order of the municipality, each for twenty per cent of the amount due by him, dated thirty days after the passage of the ordinance accepting the work, maturing respectively, one, two, three and four years from date, or sooner at the option of the owner, bearing a maximum rate of six per cent yearly interest from date and ten per cent attorney's fees if placed in the hands of an attorney for collection after maturity, which notes, when paraphed by the city clerk or secretary to identify them with the ordinance levying the assessment, shall carry with them in the possession of any owner the lien and privilege above provided.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 656, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1392 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1392
Revised Statutes 1392
Status: in_force

NOTE: Former §1392, dealing with the charter commission and plan of government for Terrebonne Parish, was removed from the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 pursuant to Acts 2014, No. 158, §4 but remains in effect as a Local and Special Act; see Acts 1979, No. 341 for content.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9099.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9099.3
Neighborhood Improvement and Beautification Districts; certain parishes
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any parish with a population of not less than two hundred seventy-five thousand persons and not more than four hundred forty-five thousand persons, according to the latest federal decennial census, may create, by ordinance, a neighborhood improvement and beautification district within any neighborhood located within the parish. The district shall be a special taxing district and a political subdivision as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the neighborhood.

B. The primary object and purpose of the district shall be to promote and encourage the improvement, beautification, and overall betterment of the neighborhood located within the boundaries of the district in order to add to the quality of life of district residents by maintaining property values, increasing the tax base, fostering economic growth, and providing for recreational activities.

C.(1) The parish governing authority shall provide, in the ordinance creating the district, for its name, boundaries, governance, and powers and duties, including the authority to impose taxes or fees on property located within the boundaries of the district. However, no tax or fee may be imposed within the district until after the question of its imposition, including its purpose, rate, and duration, has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(2) The parish governing authority may grant to the district the power to perform any function which it deems appropriate for achieving the purpose of the district, including the acquisition of property located within the boundaries of the district. However, the district shall not be authorized to acquire property by expropriation.

D.(1) Any district created pursuant to this Section shall be subject to audit in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513.

(2) The funds of the district shall not be used for the improvement and maintenance of a security wall around the neighborhood, provision and maintenance of guardhouses, or provision and improvement of security patrols in the area.

Acts 2016, No. 400, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1322 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1322
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as "The Local Services Law."
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.106
District functions
Status: in_force

A. The exercise by the board of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the state. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, the district shall not be required to pay any taxes, including but not limited to sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, or any other taxes of any kind or nature, or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the district under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any property acquired or used by the district under the provisions of this Chapter and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state and by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state.

B. The district shall be subject to public laws governing political subdivisions, generally, including the Public Bid Law, public records law, open meetings law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.

C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or other law to the contrary and in addition to any other action required by law, no district shall levy a tax or acquire any property, unless prior thereto, the district complies with this Subsection.

(2) A notice of intent shall be published by the district on two separate days in the official journal of each municipality and parish within the district. All costs associated with publication of this notice shall be borne by the district.

(3) The notice of intent shall be provided to the governing authority of each municipality and parish within the district.

(4) The district shall issue a press release of the intended action to newspapers with substantial distribution within the district and to broadcast media within the district.

Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.14
Legal status of plan
Status: in_force

A. After adoption of the master plan or any part thereof, no street, park, or any public way, ground, place, or space, no public building or structure, school or school site, and no public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be constructed or authorized in the area of the adopted plan until and unless the location and extent thereof has been submitted to and approved by the commission; in the case of disapproval, the commission shall communicate its reasons to the town council or police jury, as appropriate, and the town council or police jury, by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its entire membership, shall have the power to overrule such disapproval and, upon such overruling, the town council, police jury, or the appropriate board or officer shall have the power to proceed. However, if the public way, ground, place, space, building, structure, school or school site, or utility be one the authorization or financing of which does not, under the law or charter provisions governing the same, fall within the province of the town council or police jury or other body or official of the municipality or of the parish, then the submission to the commission shall be by the board or official having such jurisdiction, and the commission's disapproval may be overruled by such board by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its entire membership or by such official.

B. The acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or lease of any street or other public way, ground, place, property, or structure shall be subject to similar submission and approval, and the failure to approve may be similarly overruled. The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any document submitted to it for approval.

C. The failure of the commission to act within sixty days from the date of official filing shall be deemed approval, unless a longer period be granted by the town council, police jury, or other submitting agency or official, provided that the acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or lease of any street, or other public way, ground, place, property, or structure by the police jury or by the town council, as the case may be, need not be submitted for approval by the commission unless in conflict with such master plan.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.18
St. Helena Parish Tourist Commission; per diem
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the St. Helena Parish Tourist Commission may pay, and each commissioner may receive, a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars for each meeting he attends. The per diem shall not be paid for more than twelve meetings in each year. Such per diem shall be paid out of the funds of the commission.

Acts 2010, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1354
Governance of interlocal risk management agencies
Status: in_force

In the event the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc. is designated to administer an interlocal risk management agency, the insurance committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc. shall constitute the board of trustees of such agency established as provided in Section 1353(B) of this Subpart and shall be authorized as such to adopt bylaws for the administration of the agency, subject to approval by the executive committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1359
Excess insurance
Status: in_force

A. An interlocal risk management agency shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence and a contract or contracts of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least five million dollars with respect to general liability claims.

B. The agency shall provide statutory workers' compensation benefits coverage and shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least two million dollars per occurrence and a contract or contracts of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least two million dollars.

C. The provisions of this Section regarding excess insurance shall apply only to self-insurance funds.

D. Nothing herein shall be construed to in any way reduce or limit a participating local housing authority member's rights or obligations with respect to his or its employees under the other provisions of this Chapter.

E. The agency shall maintain at all times contracts of excess insurance with respect to property coverage and such other lines of coverage as may be approved by the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency in such amounts as determined by the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency.

F. Any excess insurance purchased under this Section shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 22:1265.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1999, No. 48, §1, eff. May 28, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 294, §2; Acts 2015, No. 236, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2417 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2417
Working tests
Status: in_force

Every person appointed to a position in the classified service after certification of his name from an original entrance employment list or a promotion list shall be tested by a working test while occupying the position. The period of the working test shall commence immediately upon appointment and shall continue for the time, not less than six months nor more than one year, established by the director subject to the rules. At the times during the working test period and in the manner which the director requires, the appointing authority shall report to the director his observation of the employee's work, and his judgment as to the employee's willingness and ability to perform his duties satisfactorily, and as to his habits and dependability. At any time during his working test period, after the first two months thereof, the appointing authority may remove an employee if, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the working test indicates that (1) the employee is unable or unwilling to perform his duties satisfactorily or (2) his habits and dependability do not merit his continuance in the service. Upon the removal, the appointing authority shall forthwith report to the director and to the employee removed his action and the reason therefor. No more than three employees shall be removed successively from the same position during their working test periods without the approval of the director. The appointing authority may remove an employee within the first two months of his working test period only with the approval of the director. The director may remove an employee during his working test period if he finds, after giving him notice and an opportunity to be heard, that the employee was appointed as a result of fraud or error.

Ten days prior to the expiration of an employee's working test period, the appointing authority shall notify the director in writing whether the services of the employee have been satisfactory and whether he will continue the employee in his position. A copy of the notice shall be given to the employee ten days prior to the expiration of his working test period. Upon approval by the director of a favorable report, the appointment of the employee shall be complete at the expiration of the working test period. Failure by an appointing authority to give the ten days' notice to the director and a copy thereof to the employee shall have the same force and effect as a satisfactory report.

If any employee is removed from his position during or at the end of his working test period, and the director determines that he is suitable for appointment to another position, his name may be restored to the list from which it was certified. If the employee was a regular employee in another position in the classified service immediately prior to his appointment, his name may be placed on the reemployment list for the class of the position in which he was a regular employee.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.84 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.84
Exemption from taxes
Status: in_force

It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of its public functions and corporate purposes is, in all respects, a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of the people of the state, and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, prosperity, and security, and that said functions and purposes are public purposes and that the district will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Subpart. All obligations authorized to be issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart, together with interest thereof, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale thereof shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.

Acts 2003, No. 904, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2491.1
Promotional employment lists; Shreveport
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Shreveport shall establish and maintain employment lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment to the various classes of positions in the classified service as provided in R.S. 33:2491.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2491 and Article XIV, Section 15.1, Paragraph 21 of the Constitution of 1921 made statutory by Article X, Section 18 of the Louisiana Constitution, departmental service in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of police headquarters desk service, jailer, police matron, operations and maintenance of radio, police alarm, or signal system, automotive or police apparatus repairs, secretary to the chief, or department records clerk shall not be counted by the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Shreveport in determining the total seniority in the departmental service of a person for purposes of ranking the name of that person on a promotional employment list for a classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of law enforcement, a position as chief or assistant chief, or a position as an intradepartmental division, bureau, squad, platoon, or company officer of the police department.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to affect the pay, retirement, or any other benefit based upon departmental service of any person occupying a classified police position in the municipal fire and police civil service of the city of Shreveport.

Acts 1989, No. 692, §2; Acts 1989, No. 799, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9571
Calcasieu Parish Pari-mutuel Live Racing Economic Redevelopment and Gaming Control Assistance District
Status: in_force

A. Policy. The legislature does hereby find and declare that in order to assist the state and the local governing authorities in the parish of Calcasieu in the furtherance of the public policy of the state as expressed in R.S. 27:352 including the overall economic development of the state and strategically located geographic areas of the state, especially including the parish of Calcasieu, and to provide and assure additional revenues to the state and such strategically located geographic areas, and to assist the state in providing that adequate revenues are available to provide for the public policy as expressed in R.S. 27:2, specifically including the regulation and control of slot machine gaming as authorized by Chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, it is necessary to create in Calcasieu Parish a special taxing district.

B. Creation. There is hereby created a special district to be known as the "Calcasieu Parish Pari-mutuel Live Racing Facility Economic Redevelopment and Gaming Control Assistance District", hereinafter referred to as the "district", as a special taxing district with boundaries coterminous with the parish of Calcasieu and which shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state. It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of the public purpose of the district is in all respects a public and governmental purpose exercised for the public policies specified in Subsection A of this Section and generally for the improvement of the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of the people of the state.

C. Administration of district; governing authority.

(1) The district shall be administered and governed by a board of directors of nine persons appointed by the governor and composed as follows:

(a) Six members appointed by the governor from six lists of three nominees each with one member appointed from each list and with one list submitted by the governing authority of each of the following: town of Vinton, city of Sulphur, city of Lake Charles, city of Westlake, city of DeQuincy, town of Iowa.

(b) One member appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the parish governing authority of the parish of Calcasieu.

(c) One member appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the Calcasieu Parish School Board.

(d) One member appointed by the governor from a list of three nominees submitted by the state senators and state representatives whose districts include all or a portion of the parish of Calcasieu.

(2) All members of the board of directors shall reside and be domiciled in the parish of Calcasieu.

(3) All appointed directors shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and their appointments shall be subject to the consent of the Senate. The governor shall designate the chairman. The board shall elect a vice chairman and treasurer. The board shall appoint a secretary and such other officers, employees, and agents as are deemed necessary by the board. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of the directors constituting the quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the district. No vacancy on the board shall impede the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the district. The board shall adopt bylaws and prescribe rules to govern its meetings. The domicile of the board shall be established by the board within the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem but shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

D. Rights and powers. The district as a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state shall have the following rights and powers:

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

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

(3) To sue and be sued.

(4) To make and execute any contract, corporate endeavor agreement, or other instrument necessary in the exercise of the powers, duties, and functions of the district.

(5) To transfer all or any portion of the proceeds derived by the district from the imposition and collection of the tax authorized by this Section to the state and to make grants and donations to the state from any of its revenues.

(6) To contract with the state for the collection of the tax authorized by this Section.

(7) To exercise any and all other powers necessary to accomplish the purposes of the district.

E. Tax. (1) In order to provide funds for the policies and purposes as provided in this Section, the district is authorized to levy and collect a tax on taxable net slot machine proceeds as defined in R.S. 27:353 at a rate not to exceed eighteen and one-half percent.

(2) The tax so authorized shall be imposed by ordinance or resolution of the district without the need of an election.

(3) The district is specifically authorized to transfer to the state such amounts as are necessary to address the policies established by this Chapter and Chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Specifically: the district shall transfer one-fourth of the net proceeds of such tax to the state, and the state treasurer is directed to deposit any such amount received in the Pari-mutuel Live Racing Facility Gaming Control Fund to be administered and expended as provided in R.S. 27:392(B)(1) and (2); and the district shall transfer three-fourths of the net proceeds of such tax to the state, and the state treasurer is directed to deposit any such amount into the state general fund. However, five percent of the total proceeds transferred to the state shall be deposited in the Calcasieu Parish Excellence Fund created by R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(c).

(4)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a licensed eligible facility shall be entitled to a credit against the tax levied pursuant to this Section in an amount equal to the amount of any tax paid to the state pursuant to a tax levied by the state on taxable net slot machine proceeds.

(b) A licensed eligible facility shall be entitled to a credit against the tax levied pursuant to this Section in an amount equal to any annual contribution made by the eligible facility to the Jockey Guild, Inc. to enable the Jockey Guild, Inc. to provide for the health and welfare of its active and retired members and their dependents. The amount of such credit taken in each year shall not exceed one-half of one percent of the annual taxable net slot machine proceeds for the eligible facility for that year.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. May 2, 2000.

NOTE: See Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §2 relative to certain preferences to be given by the licensed eligible facility.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.8
Additional assessments
Status: in_force

In the event the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient to pay the principal or interest or both in any one year, of the certificates outstanding at their respective maturity dates, then the municipality issuing the certificates, through its governing authority, shall levy and collect, at such time as may be necessary, an additional local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate in the area involved, sufficient in amount to pay in full the principal or interest or both of the certificates at their respective maturity dates. The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage and if not paid within thirty days from the date of its adoption, the municipality shall proceed against the property for the collection of the amount of the additional local or special assessment so levied, plus interest thereon and ten per cent (10%) additional for attorney's fees. A certified copy of each ordinance providing for the levy and collection of the additional local or special assessment shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality is located promptly upon its adoption, who shall forthwith record the same in the mortgage records of the parish and when so filed and recorded the ordinance shall operate as a lien and privilege against all the real estate therein assessed.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4112
New Orleans; delinquent installments
Status: in_force

Failure to pay any installment of assessments and interest when due or within thirty days after such due date shall have the effect of maturing all unpaid installments of assessments, and the lien on the property shall then be enforced for the interest then due and for the entire amount of all unpaid installments of assessments due and unpaid by such property, including installments for all subsequent years, with penalties on the total amount at the rate of one percent per month until paid. If, within one year from the due date of any installment, the property owner fails to pay said interest and to pay the entire amount of the unpaid installments of assessments and penalties, the director of finance of the city of New Orleans, for the benefit of the sewerage and water board of New Orleans, shall immediately sell such property for said interest and for the entire amount of the unpaid installments of assessments due and unpaid plus penalties and costs, and the performance of such duty shall constitute an essential part of the obligation of the contract of the drainage certificates authorized to be issued by R.S. 33:4113. The procedure in connection with the notice, advertisement and sale of such property shall be governed by the law applicable to the sale of real property for delinquent city taxes. Said property so sold may be redeemed by the property owner at any time within three years from the date of recordation of the sale of the property by paying the price of adjudication, including costs and five percent penalty and interest at the rate of one percent per month until redeemed. If the property is adjudicated to the city of New Orleans for the benefit of the sewerage and water board of New Orleans and is not redeemed within the period of three years, the city of New Orleans is hereby empowered to cause the sale of said property for a sum not less than the accrued assessment plus costs, interest and penalties, by following the procedure set forth by law for judicial sales, and such sale shall give purchaser a good and merchantable title. Any net surplus of the sale price shall be refunded to the party or parties at interest. At the option of the sewerage and water board it may enforce the collection of said unpaid installments of assessments and provide for the sale of said property to the same extent as in this Section is granted to the city of New Orleans.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9665 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9665
Reports and statements under oath
Status: in_force

A.(1) All reports, registrations, and statements required under this Chapter shall include a certification of accuracy by the person responsible for filing the report, registration, or statement that the information contained in the report, registration, or statement is true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief; that no reportable expenditures have been made that are not included therein as required by law; and that no information required by this Chapter has been deliberately omitted.

(2) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, reports, registrations, and statements required under this Chapter shall be filed by mailing the documents through the United States Postal Service, delivering by hand or through a commercial delivery service, or by transmitting by facsimile or electronic transfer.

B. All reports, registrations, and forms filed with the ethics board shall be maintained as public records and shall be made available for public inspection. The ethics board may charge a reasonable amount for copies of such reports.

Acts 2010, No. 788, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3882 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3882
Notice of intention to create sewerage district
Status: in_force

Notice of intention to create a sewerage district shall be ordered by resolution which shall state the territory the sewerage district is to be composed of, and its proposed boundaries. This notice shall embrace substantially all matters required to be set forth in the resolution ordering the notice, and shall set forth further that the police jury ordering the notice will, in open session, on a day and at an hour and place named, proceed to create the proposed sewerage district.

No sewerage districts shall be created hereunder until this notice has been given. Police juries may give this notice upon their own initiative. They shall give the notice when required so to do by the petition in writing of one-fourth of the property taxpayers residing within the proposed district.

The notice shall be published once a week for three successive weeks, the first publication being not less than fifteen days before the date fixed for the hearing. The publication shall be in the official journal of the governing authority.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.271 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.271
Tri-Parish Economic Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The Tri-Parish Economic Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", 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. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and revenue anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.

B. The district created pursuant hereto shall be established for the primary object and purpose of promoting, encouraging, and participating in industrial development to stimulate the economy through commerce, industry, and research and for the utilization and development of natural, physical, and human resources of the area by providing job opportunities.

C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parishes of Concordia, Catahoula, and Tensas.

Acts 1989, No. 775, §1, eff. July 9, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4285 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4285
Priority of lien as between different series of certificates
Status: in_force

If more than one series of negotiable certificates of indebtedness is issued hereunder, priority of lien and privileges on the revenues of the utility shall depend upon the time of delivery of the certificates, each series enjoying a lien prior and superior to that enjoyed by any other series of certificates subsequently delivered. However, as to any issue or series of certificates which is authorized as a unit to be delivered from time to time in blocks, it may be provided in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the certificates that all such series or issues shall be equal as to lien and privileges regardless of the time of delivery.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3358 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3358
Enforcement of assessment
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed in the ordinance or resolution, shall be due and eligible immediately upon the passage of the ordinance or resolution and if not paid within thirty days after the passage of said ordinance or resolution, the municipality, or its transferees may proceed by suit against the assessed properties and the owners thereof to enforce collection of the amounts of the assessments, together with six per cent per annum interest from date of acceptance of the work and ten per cent of the amount of the judgment as attorney's fees.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 651, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.8
Master plan
Status: in_force

A. It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and recommend to the city council a master plan for the physical development 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, re-location, 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 1962, No. 52, §8; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3722 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3722
Establishment of building lines; building restrictions
Status: in_force

Any municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand may provide by ordinance for the establishment of a building line, on any street, provided that written notice of the introduction of the ordinance establishing the line is sent by registered mail to the last known address of each person owning property fronting on the street on which it is proposed to establish the building line. After the establishment of the line, no building or other structures shall be erected or moved and no existing buildings reconstructed or structurally altered, within the line established.

The line may be established on one or both sides of any street for the total length of the street or any part of it. The ordinance establishing the line shall set forth the name of the street and the part to which the line shall apply, and shall provide that the owners of property abutting on the street within the part affected by the line, shall take notice of and be bound by the provisions of the ordinance.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4066.1
Power to create individual sewerage system districts
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any parish is authorized to create individual sewerage system districts composed of territory outside the corporate limits of municipalities. Any individual sewerage system district so created shall continue to function in its entirety under the governing authority of the parish which created it even though all or part of the district may be later incorporated within the limits of a municipality.

B. An individual sewerage system district may levy a service charge in the manner provided by law for the purpose of maintaining and operating individual sewerage systems within the district.

C. The governing authority of the individual sewerage system district may levy and collect annually, in addition to all other taxes, upon the taxable property of the district, a tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar, to maintain the individual sewerage system of the district, which tax shall be assessed, levied, and collected, at the same time, and in the same manner as other ad valorem taxes are assessed, levied, and collected.

D. The boundaries of such individual sewerage system districts may be so arranged that they overlap the bounds of each other and any existing or hereinafter created sewerage districts. Where two or more individual sewerage system districts overlap, bonds of the districts may be issued only in such amounts that the pro rata indebtedness of the overlapping portion does not exceed any applicable limitation provided by law or the Constitution of Louisiana.

E. Individual sewerage system districts so created shall be political subdivisions of the state within the meaning of the statutes relating to incurring debt and issuing bonds.

Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.851 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.851
Inclusion of municipal territory within parish economic and industrial development districts
Status: in_force

A. Any parish economic and industrial development district created by law, located within a parish with a police jury form of government pursuant to Part V of Chapter 2 of this Title, and composed of all territory located within the unincorporated areas of the parish when created, hereinafter referred as "district", may also include all territory located within any municipality situated in the parish in the manner provided by this Section.

B. All territory located within a municipality may be included in the district upon all of the following:

(1) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the municipality consenting to have all territory within the municipality included in the district.

(2) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the parish consenting to the inclusion of all territory within the municipality in the district.

(3) The adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners of the district consenting to the inclusion of the territory of the municipality in the district.

(4)(a) If the district is levying any tax pursuant to a vote of the electorate, then the inclusion of the territory of the municipality shall not occur unless the inclusion is approved in the district and in the municipality affected by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose as hereinafter provided.

(b) The election shall be ordered by ordinance adopted by the district and by ordinance adopted by the municipality. The ordinance shall set the date for the election, which shall be not less than sixty days nor more than one hundred twenty days from the date of its adoption. The ordinance shall set out the object of the election.

(c) An ordinance calling an election shall be published once a week in each of three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the district and in the official journal of the municipality, the first publication to be at least twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for the election.

(d) It shall not be necessary that the elections be held at the same time; but no election shall be effective unless the district and the municipality have voted on the question within six months from the date of the first such election.

(e) Except as provided in this Paragraph, the elections shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any tax levied by the district shall extend to the municipal territory included in the district and to the persons therein.

Acts 2012, No. 688, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2423
Corrective or disciplinary action for maintaining standards of service
Status: in_force

A. When any employee in the classified service is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of his position in a satisfactory manner or has committed any act to the prejudice of the service, or has omitted to perform any act that it was his duty to perform, or otherwise has become subject to corrective action, the appointing authority shall take action warranted by the circumstances to maintain the standards of effective service. The action may extend to (1) removal from the service, (2) retirement under any provision of law applicable, (3) reduction in pay to the next lower rate in the scale for the class, (4) demotion to any position of a lower class that the employee is deemed by the appointing authority and the director to be competent to fill, or (5) suspension without pay for a period not exceeding in the aggregate sixty days in any continuous period of twelve months, or (6) reprimand or other less drastic measure of discipline which the appointing authority considers proper.

B. In every case of removal or reduction in pay of any employee in a competitive position in the classified service or of involuntary retirement or demotion of the employee, the appointing authority shall furnish the employee and the director a statement in writing of the reasons therefor. The director shall notify the employee in writing at his last known address that he has a right to make a reply in writing, shall receive and consider the reply, and may make an investigation of the facts. The director likewise may make investigation, of his own motion, of the case of any employee whose record of service seems to be unsatisfactory, or who is charged with the commission or omission of specific acts to the detriment of the service. He may make to the appointing authority a report and recommendations for action, on the basis of the facts ascertained. Where such action seems to be warranted by the facts, the director, in the case of any employee in the classified service removed or involuntarily retired or demoted by action of any appointing authority, may authorize the transfer of the employee concerned to a position of the class previously occupied by him under another appointing authority with the consent of the authority, or place his name on the reemployment list for the class for certification to other appointing authorities. Upon written request of an employee and with the approval of the director, the employee may be demoted, or be retired under any optional provisions of law, without compliance with the requirements of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 472, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2331
Officers and agents of society for the prevention of cruelty to children as special police officers
Status: in_force

The mayor of any city or town, and the police jury of any parish shall appoint and commission as special police officers the officers of the society for the prevention of cruelty to children, and other agents nominated by the society. The officers and agents so commissioned shall have the usual power of policemen and peace officers. No city, town, or parish shall be liable hereunder for any compensation to the officers. The police force of all cities and towns shall aid any corporation for the prevention of cruelty to children, its members, or agents in the enforcement in its respective locality of all laws enacted for the prevention of cruelty to children.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1235 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1235
Penalty for failure to perform duties
Status: in_force

If the president of a police jury fails to perform any of the duties imposed on him by law, without reasonable excuse, he shall forfeit the sum of twenty-five dollars for each failure, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction by motion of the parish attorney, after three days notice; and if any member of the police jury fails to attend any meeting, after being duly notified, or without notice if at a regular session, such member, if he has no reasonable excuse, shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered as above. Such forfeitures shall be paid into the parish treasury.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4140 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4140
New Orleans; tax exemption of bonds, investments; use as security; registration
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of Section 4138 of this Part shall be exempt from all taxation for state, parish, municipal or other local purposes. Savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees and other fiduciaries may invest the funds in their hands in said bonds. Said bonds 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. Said bonds may be registered and released from registry under such rules as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, may prescribe.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1657 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1657
Authorization required for paying out money
Status: in_force

No money shall be paid out of any parish treasury to any person, unless the same has been previously allowed by the police jury, or some court or officer lawfully authorized to make the allowance.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3834.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3834.1
Engineer not required
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of a waterworks system shall not be required to employ an engineer for any public works project the total cost of which is less than fifty thousand dollars including labor and materials.

Acts 2004, No. 895, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4684 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4684
Evangeline and St. Landry parishes excepted
Status: in_force

The provisions of this part shall not apply to the parishes of Evangeline and St. Landry.

Acts 1972, No. 440, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4568.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4568.3
Officers; quorum; employees
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect from among its own members a president, vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer, whose duties shall be those customary to such offices. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the commission convenes them, or upon written request of four members. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in Ward Seven of Calcasieu Parish and may contract with and employ such employees as the commission, in its discretion, deems necessary, and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 489, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4103
New Orleans; continuation of Board of Liquidation, City Debt; application of tax proceeds
Status: in_force

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. 33:4097 are outstanding and unpaid, and all taxes which may be levied for the payment of said bonds, shall day by day as collected, be paid over to said board and shall by it be applied in payment of the principal and interest of said bonds.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9110 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9110
Multi-line telephone systems
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Automatic location identification" or "ALI" means the automatic display at the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) of the caller's telephone number, the address or location of the telephone, and the supplementary emergency services information.

(2) "Automatic location identification retrieval" or "ALI retrieval" means the process of querying the 9-1-1 database for all ALI records.

(3) "Automatic number identification or "ANI" means the telephone number associated with the access line from which a call originates.

(4) "District" means a communication district created pursuant to R.S. 33:9101 or pursuant to or by any local or special act except a district that is governed by the provisions of Part II of this Chapter unless otherwise provided by law.

(5) "Private branch exchange" or "PBX" means a private telephone system that is connected to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

(6) "Private switch ALI" or "PSA" means a service option that provides enhanced 9-1-1 features for telephone stations behind private branch exchanges.

B. Each private branch exchange (PBX) system installed after January 1, 2005, must be capable of providing automatic location identification (ALI) to the station level.

Acts 2004, No. 737, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4690.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4690.3
Purpose of authority
Status: in_force

The purpose of an agricultural arena authority shall be to promote all aspects of agriculture, through the construction and operation of an agricultural arena for activities such as shows and exhibits of an agricultural nature.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4555 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4555
Joint maintenance of recreation system by political subdivisions
Status: in_force

Any two or more municipalities or parishes or wards, may jointly establish, maintain and conduct a recreation system and facilities under this Chapter. Any school board may join with any such subdivisions for this purpose.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.4
Public hearing authorized; prohibited rezoning
Status: in_force

The governing authority of St. Helena Parish shall, in accordance with the comprehensive plan required by R.S. 33:4780.3, provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, enforced, and, from time to time, amended. No regulations or restrictions shall become effective until after a public hearing held by said governing authority at which parties in interest have had an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published once a week in three different weeks in the official journal of the parish, and at least fifteen days shall elapse between the first publication and the date of the hearing. In addition to notice by publication, and at least ten days prior to the hearing, a good faith attempt to notify the owner or owners of record of the properties to be zoned or rezoned shall be made by the sending of an official notice by regular mail of the time and place of the hearing and subject matter of the regulations and restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when more than ten parcels are to be zoned or rezoned by enactment of a zoning ordinance, the advertisement in the official journal required herein shall be considered adequate notice to the property owners.

Acts 1987, No. 355, §1, eff. July 6, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1261.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1261.5
Staff
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint such staff as is necessary to provide adequate ambulance service in Allen Parish. The staff shall assist the director in the operation of the district, promulgate rules and regulations, and approve the appointment of a director.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 39, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.7
Certificates
Status: in_force

Municipalities complying with the provisions of this Sub-part may issue, execute, negotiate, sell and deliver negotiable interest bearing coupon certificates of the municipality in an amount not exceeding the total amount of the installments or deferred payments as provided in R.S. 33:3675.6, the certificates to bear interest not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum payable annually and maturing serially over a period not exceeding fifteen years. In no event shall the certificates extend over a longer period of time than that provided for by the ordinance levying the local or special assessments which may be payable in annual installments. The certificates shall be of such form, date, denomination, and payable in principal and interest at such time, and place as the governing authority may determine; the certificates shall be secured by and paid from, in principal and interest, the irrevocable pledge and dedication of the funds derived from the levy and collection of the special assessments as hereinabove provided and shall be payable in annual installments or deferred payments as provided for by this Sub-part, which funds shall be set aside in a separate fund and shall not be drawn upon for any other purpose than to pay the principal and interest of the certificates.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9058.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9058.3
Use of revenues; DeSoto Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all revenues from any tax levied or assessment or charge imposed by a parishwide ambulance service district in DeSoto Parish shall be made available to such district and shall not be diverted for use by any other entity or for any purpose other than those of such district.

Acts 2001, No. 365, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.40 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.40
St. Martinville Downtown Development District
Status: in_force

A. Intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare of the city of St. Martinville that the property value deterioration in the downtown area be halted and that the causes of such deterioration be halted.

B. Creation. (1) The St. Martinville Downtown Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created for the primary purpose of redevelopment of the central business district.

(2) The boundaries of the district shall be that area within and including the following perimeters: Railroad St. to Bayou Teche to Denbas St. to Lewis St. and Washington St. and back to Railroad St.

C. Governance. (1) The governing authority of the district shall be a board consisting of seven members, referred to in this Section as the "board", appointed as follows:

(a) The governing authority of St. Martinville shall appoint three members.

(b) The mayor of St. Martinville shall appoint one member.

(c) The state representative for the House of Representatives district which encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

(d) The state senator for the Senate district encompassing all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

(e) The parish president of St. Martin Parish shall appoint one member.

(2) The appointments made pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(b) through (e) of this Subsection shall be subject to confirmation by the governing authority of St. Martinville.

(3) If any appointing authority fails to make an appointment within thirty days after notification by the board of a vacancy, the governing authority of St. Martinville may appoint a member of its own choosing. Each member of the board shall be a registered voter of St. Martin Parish. The appointing authority may remove any member for cause.

(4) Terms of members shall be four years, except for initial terms which shall be as follows: one shall be appointed for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, two for a term of three years, and two for a term of four years as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(5) The board shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary-treasurer from among its members. Officers shall serve one-year terms but shall be eligible for reelection. The board shall adopt such rules for the transaction of its business as it deems necessary and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, studies, findings, and determinations, which record shall be a public record.

(6) The board may employ or contract with an executive director and set his compensation and terms of employment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board may establish the term of such contract. The board also may employ such other employees as are necessary to carry out the functions of the district as authorized by the board.

D. Redevelopment activities. (1) In order to effectuate the purposes of this Section, the board shall have the specific authority provided in R.S. 33:4625(F); such authority shall be exercised solely within the district.

(2) The board shall formulate a redevelopment plan or plans for the district and submit any plan to the governing authority of St. Martinville for review. The board shall formulate a program or programs to implement any redevelopment plan. Such a program shall implement the various plans in such a manner as to aid and encourage private development of the area and to promote and coordinate public development. In formulating such a program, the board may conduct studies and may consult with all departments of the city of St. Martinville and other public or private agencies concerned with matters affecting or affected by the program.

(3) After adoption of the development program, the board may implement any portion thereof in such manner as shall, in its judgment, most likely accomplish the program. To that end, the district may employ or contract with engineers, architects, attorneys, underwriters, and other professionals necessary for the financing and implementation of the construction, renovation, maintenance, or operation of facilities described in the redevelopment plan and may contract in accordance with law for the construction, renovation, maintenance, or operation of the facilities.

(4) The board shall prepare each year an annual budget in accordance with the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq.

E. Revenues. (1) Subject to the approval of the governing authority of the city of St. Martinville and the registered voters of the district as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection, the district may levy an ad valorem tax not exceeding ten mills for such number of years as may be provided in the proposition authorizing its levy for the purpose of planning, constructing, acquiring, operating, or maintaining public facilities contemplated by the redevelopment plan and for the operating expenses of the district.

(2) Subject to the approval of the governing authority of the city of St. Martinville and the registered voters of the district as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection, the district may issue general obligation bonds in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:551 et seq., for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, or improving any work of public improvement contemplated by the redevelopment plan. As provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the bonds shall have pledged thereto the full faith and credit of the district, and the district shall levy and collect taxes on all property subject to taxation in the district sufficient to pay the bonds in principal, interest, and premium, if any, as the same become due and payable.

(3) Any ad valorem tax levied by the district, including taxes levied under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or levied to provide for payment of bonds authorized under Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, being special ad valorem taxes, shall be subject to homestead exemption as provided by Article VII, Section 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(4) No ad valorem tax may be levied under the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection nor may any bonds be issued under the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection unless authorized by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Election Code. The governing authority of the city of St. Martinville shall call any such election.

(5) Any tax levied under authority of this Subsection shall be in addition to all other taxes which other political subdivisions in St. Martin Parish are now or hereafter may be authorized by law to levy and collect. All services and programs to be provided from the proceeds of the tax shall be in addition to the services and programs which are otherwise provided by other governing authorities.

F. The district shall be authorized to enter into agreements with any person or persons, public or private, providing for contributions or payments towards the cost of financing public facilities in the district. The district is hereby authorized to issue bonds secured wholly or partly by the revenues of such agreements and wholly or partly by other revenues that may be received, from time to time, by the district provided the bonds are authorized and issued in the manner provided by R.S. 39:1011 et seq.

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

Acts 2011, No. 303, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.475 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.475
Taxes; borrowing money
Status: in_force

A. The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition at a special election held for that purpose.

B.(1) The board may, subject to approval of a majority of the electors voting on the proposition at an election held for the purpose, levy and collect a sales and use tax within the boundaries of the district for such purposes and at such rate as provided by the proposition authorizing its levy, not exceeding one percent, which tax may exceed the limitation set forth in Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) The tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the 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 through 317.

(3) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 through 317 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 herein authorized shall be fixed in the resolution imposing the tax.

(4) The tax shall be imposed and collected uniformly throughout the district.

C. All funds derived under this Section may be used only for expenses or specified purposes of the district. The board shall establish and maintain, in addition to all necessary and normal accounts, the following special accounts:

(1) A revolving loan guarantee fund, to be used to guarantee industrial or business terminal development loans to the extent permitted by the Constitution of Louisiana under the following guidelines:

(a) Loan guarantees shall be made only when adequate financing for the project is unavailable through normal lending channels and the project represents a sound business venture that is financially and economically feasible.

(b) Loan guarantees shall be used to assist an identifiable business concern to finance plant construction, conversion, or expansion and to finance acquisition of land, existing structures, machinery, or equipment and to provide operational funds.

(c) The terms and rates shall be compatible with loans offered by local lending institutions, and the guarantee shall never exceed forty percent of the cost of the total project. In addition, the district shall attempt to obtain the most favorable security available under the circumstances to protect and ensure the recovery of its commitment under the guarantee.

(d) Loan guarantees may be evaluated for the economic impact in terms of the number and types of jobs created or saved.

(e) Loan guarantees shall be made to leverage other sources of private and public capital to attain the greatest economic impact possible with the limited funds available.

(f) Loan guarantees shall be targeted to industries, manufacturing firms, and wholesale distribution firms and service firms.

(g) The lending or underwriting principals shall have such demonstrated experience, ability, and net worth as would allow for the success, continuation, security, and solvency of the program. Prudent lending and underwriting standards shall be applied in order to comply with the primary objectives of this Section.

(2) An economic development operation fund, for the development and attraction of industries to accomplish the following:

(a) The operational fund shall be used for operating expenses necessary in the creation of industrial and commercial development, in hiring sufficient staff to accomplish the purposes set out in this Subpart, and other related expenses.

(b) The operational fund may also be utilized in contracting for services as may be required by the district, including but not limited to planning assistance, surveys, land use studies, professional and technical services, and other services necessary to effectuate a unified industrial development plan.

(3) An account for the maintenance and operation of a governmental procurement center to provide necessary information to companies and individuals engaged in providing services and goods to accomplish the following:

(a) Pinpoint and identify potential buying centers and aid in placing the company on a bidder's list for these centers and assist companies in obtaining specifications for their products or services.

(b) Provide trained counselors to assist in acquiring solicitation and bid packages and conduct seminars designed to disseminate other information needed by the target companies and individuals.

D. Any tax levied under this Section shall be in addition to all other taxes which a parish or any municipality or other political subdivision within the parish of Concordia are now or hereafter authorized to levy and collect.

Acts 1993, No. 807, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2541.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2541.3
Police chief; city of Covington; unclassified service
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of chief of police for the city of Covington is in the unclassified service, and the right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge for such position is vested in the mayor of the city. The appointment and selection of the chief of police shall be subject to the approval of the municipal governing authority.

(2) The chief of police shall have not less than five years of full-time law enforcement experience and shall have successfully completed a certified training program approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. Any person appointed to the position of chief of police shall meet all qualifications and requirements as provided in the municipal compensation plan in effect at the time of his appointment.

B. Any person who resigns from a position in the classified service to accept an appointment as chief of police shall not forfeit his seniority accumulated to the date of his resignation, but he shall not accumulate seniority during the time he is not in the classified service. If any such person resigns from the position of chief of police or is terminated for any reason other than malfeasance in office, he shall be eligible to be reemployed to the same position in the classified service in which he was employed immediately preceding his resignation from the classified service. If the position has been filled or no longer exists, then his employer shall employ him in a comparable position.

Acts 2014, No. 68, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.

NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 68, §2 regarding applicability of Act to incumbent chief.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.591.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.591.1
St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission; creation; purpose; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission, referred to in this Subpart as the "commission", is hereby created as a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the commission, acting through its board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board", is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.

B. The commission is established for the primary object and purpose of promoting, encouraging, and participating in industrial development to stimulate the economy through commerce, industry, and research and for the utilization and development of natural, physical, and human resources of the area by providing job opportunities.

C. The territorial limits of the commission shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish of St. Bernard.

Acts 2014, No. 834, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4147 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4147
New Orleans; drainage system; special tax, investments; disbursements
Status: in_force

The council of the city of New Orleans, or its successor, as the governing body of the city of New Orleans is authorized pursuant to an election held on May 16, 1981, which election was called pursuant to Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable statutes, to levy and collect for the year 1982, and annually thereafter for a term of fifty years, a special ad valorem tax of nine mills on the dollar, upon all taxable property, real, personal, and mixed, in the city of New Orleans. The proceeds of said nine mills tax shall be paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, day by day as the same is collected by the proper officials of the city of New Orleans and such proceeds shall be used solely and exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the drainage system of the city of New Orleans; and for the construction and extension of said drainage system, excluding subsurface drainage systems and their appurtenances; and shall be deposited with the fiscal agent banks of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to the credit of a special fund called "Drainage System Fund". The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, may, in its discretion, invest any of the proceeds of said special tax in such investments as it is authorized by law to make whenever an officer designated by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans requests the investment of such funds by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt. All disbursements made by the Sewerage and Water Board out of the proceeds of said fund shall be made in the form of warrants or drafts on the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, setting forth the amounts thereof, the persons to whom payable, and the purpose for which the payment is made; and the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, is charged with the duty of taking care that no irregular, improper or unlawful payments are made out of said special fund. The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created and with the powers, duties, and functions prescribed by existing laws and by this Section shall be continued as long as said special tax is levied and collected under this Section.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.5
East Feliciana Parish; special taxing districts; additional sales and use tax; ad valorem tax
Status: in_force

A. The police jury of East Feliciana Parish is hereby authorized to create within the parish one or more special taxing districts which may contain all or any portions of the territory contained within the present boundaries of the parish. Any special taxing district created under the authority of this Section shall be created by ordinance of the police jury of East Feliciana Parish, and the ordinance shall set forth therein the area or areas of the parish to be included in the district. The governing authority for any district so created shall be the police jury of the parish, its domicile shall be the regular meeting place of the police jury and the officers of the police jury shall be the officers of the special taxing district.

B. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors within any district created under the provisions of this Section at a special election called for the purpose, the police jury of East Feliciana Parish, as the governing authority of the district, is hereby authorized to levy a sales and use tax not exceeding one percent within the district. The tax shall be imposed by ordinance of the police jury and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the 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 or hereafter defined in R.S. 47:301 through 317. This tax shall be in addition to all other taxes currently levied in East Feliciana Parish, and, except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 through 317 shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax and procedural details necessary to be established to supplement the provisions of those sections and to make said provisions applicable to the tax herein authorized shall be fixed in the ordinance of the police jury imposing the tax. The ordinance may provide for contract with the sheriff of the parish or the state Department of Revenue for collection of the tax.

C. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors within any district created under the provisions of this Section, the police jury of East Feliciana Parish, as the governing authority of the district, is hereby authorized to levy an ad valorem tax on property located within the boundaries of the district without limit as to the amount of the tax.

D.(1) Before any tax is levied under the provisions of this Section, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the area within the district at a special election called for the purpose the proposition to authorize the imposition of the sales tax or the ad valorem tax or both including the purpose, rate, and duration of the tax at an election to be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Louisiana, and a majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of the proposition.

(2) In addition, the proposition may also include provisions authorizing the funding of the additional sales tax or the ad valorem tax into negotiable bonds or certificates of indebtedness payable solely from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of all or a portion of the proceeds of the tax, subject to the prior payment of the costs and expenses of administration and collection of the tax.

E. The proceeds of any tax authorized by and levied in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be used exclusively for the parish portion of the funding for construction of a parish jail, to be funded with both state and parish funds.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 478, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.255 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.255
Powers of authority
Status: in_force

A. The authority, acting by and through its board, may exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to rights and powers set out in this Subpart:

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by donation, grant, purchase, or lease, all property, including servitudes or rights of use; to hold and use any franchise or property, immovable or movable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the authority.

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

(5) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the authority.

(6) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected ad valorem taxes as provided in this Subpart and as may be provided by general law.

(7) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the authority for its facilities and for services rendered by it.

(8) To mortgage properties constructed or acquired and to borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for such loans.

(9) To sell immovable property owned by the authority after legal notice as provided by law for the judicial sale of immovable property.

(10) To contract, upon such terms as it may agree upon, for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs.

(11) To utilize the services of the executive departments of the state upon mutually agreeable terms and conditions.

(12) To do any and all things necessary or proper for the government, regulation, development, and control of the business of the board.

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

Acts 1989, No. 2, §1, eff. June 1, 1989; Acts 2004, No. 622, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 462, §2, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2015, No. 191, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2422
Lay-offs
Status: in_force

Whenever a position in the classified service is abolished or needs to be vacated because of stoppage of work from lack of funds or other cause the employee of the class involved in the organization unit affected with the lowest average service rating for the last three years of his service or for the entire period, if less than three years, shall be laid off without pay. When service ratings are not available, the employee with the lowest value to the service as ascertained and determined by the director by such means as he may deem most effective, shall be laid off. The appointing authority shall give written notice to the director of every proposed lay-off a reasonable time before the effective date thereof, and the director shall make such orders relating thereto as he considers necessary to secure compliance with the rules. The name of every regular employee laid off shall be placed on the appropriate reemployment list.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1236.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1236.29
Excavating equipment pilot program; parishes
Status: in_force

A. In parishes having populations in excess of forty-eight thousand five hundred persons but not more than fifty-two thousand persons, based on the latest federal decennial census, a pilot program may be established in accordance with the provisions of this Section, that provides for the creation of a cooperative endeavor between a parish governing authority and its residents in an effort to improve drainage infrastructure in the parish.

B. A pilot program, authorized by the provision of this Section, shall be limited to the following criteria:

(1) A project involving the reclamation, maintenance and improvement of parish drainage systems crossing or located on property located in the parish.

(2) The parish authority may rent and shall insure the excavation equipment.

(3) The operator shall demonstrate his proficiency at the operation of the excavation equipment to the satisfaction of the parish governing authority and shall provide a hold harmless agreement to protect and indemnify the parish from any liability arising from the use or any other factor attributable to the operator's use of the equipment.

(4) The parish governing authority and the operator shall develop and agree to any logistical requirement and operational timelines and any other item deemed necessary by the parish governing authority before the execution of the cooperative endeavor and operation of the excavation equipment is permitted.

C. For the purposes of this Section, an operator of excavation equipment, as provided for in Paragraph (B)(3) of this Section, shall not be considered a "public servant" pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

D. For the purposes of this Section, "excavation equipment" means any of a number of power-driven machines used to dig, move and transport earth, gravel, or similar substances.

E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable, operable, and effective for the period January 1, 2011, through January 1, 2012.

Acts 2010, No. 662, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4789 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4789
Sale of products from Communist countries
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the parishes and municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to adopt ordinances to prohibit the sale and offering for sale of products manufactured or produced in any Communist country, any Communist controlled country, or any country which is a satellite of a Communist country, including but not necessarily restricted to products manufactured or produced in any form or manner in the U.S.S.R., Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, North Vietnam, Hungary, Cuba, Bulgaria, East Germany, North Korea, and Red China.

B. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to the authority herein granted may include provisions for enforcement of the ordinance, including criminal penalties for the violation thereof which shall consist of a fine not in excess of five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not to exceed two years in the parish jail, or both a fine and imprisonment not exceeding the limits herein stated.

Acts 1963, No. 48, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:109.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 109.1
Relationship between local master plans and the plans of the state and other political subdivisions
Status: in_force

Whenever a parish or municipal planning commission has adopted a master plan, state agencies and departments shall consider such adopted master plan before undertaking any activity or action which would affect the adopted elements of the master plan.

Acts 2004, No. 859, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.

NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 859, §2, relative to applicability of Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9505 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9505
Staff
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners may appoint such staff as is necessary to provide adequate animal control service in the district.

Acts 1993, No. 816, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2488 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2488
Demotion
Status: in_force

Demotions of regular employees shall be made by the appointing authority when it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees in the classified service or in any class therein. Demotions from any class, except for disciplinary action or because of the abolition of an entire class in the classified service, shall be made by demoting employees from lowest to highest in point of total seniority earned in positions of the class plus that earned in any higher classes in the classified service. The names of regular employees demoted for any reason, except for disciplinary action, shall be recorded upon the reinstatement list for the class from which they are demoted in the order in which the demotions are made.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.178 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.178
Enforcement of regulation; penalty
Status: in_force

In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, or maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this Subpart or of any ordinance or regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the proper authorities of the parish, in addition to other remedies, may substitute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation in order to prevent any illegal act, conduct business, or use in or about such premises. The regulations shall be enforced by the officer authorized to issue building permits, who may cause any building, structure, place, or premises to be inspected and examined, and order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any regulation has been committed or exists, or the lessee or tenant of any entire building or entire premises where the violation has been committed or exists, or the owner, general agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which the violation has been committed or exists, or the general agent, architect, building contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each day that the violation continues.

Acts 1991, No. 308, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5058 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5058
Mandatory injunction to compel repair of buildings
Status: in_force

The wilful failure to keep such buildings in necessary repair or from falling into ruin or from condemnation as unsafe, when it lies in the power of the owner thereof to prevent the same and to provide therefor, shall be grounds for the asking and issuance of a mandatory injunction by the parties named in the act or contract, to be obeyed in such time as the court shall deem meet and sufficient, not to exceed six months, to make the necessary repairs to such buildings.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.83 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.83
Purpose of regulations
Status: in_force

A. Regulations adopted pursuant to this Subpart shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the public streets, secure safety from fire, promote health and the general welfare, provide adequate light and air, avoid undue concentration of population, facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, and parks, and meet other public requirements.

B. Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with a view to conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the district.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4078 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4078
Expropriation of necessary property; servitudes; restriction on use and disposition of property
Status: in_force

Whenever it becomes necessary to expropriate any property convenient or necessary for the sewerage, water or drainage systems, the city attorney, or the special counsel of the board, on the request of the board, shall institute expropriation proceedings in the name of the city of New Orleans, and acquire the title to the property in the name of the city. The title to all the public works constructed by the board, and to all the property acquired by the board shall be vested in the city of New Orleans. The board may expropriate any property in the parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson and St. Charles that it may find convenient and necessary for the proper execution of the powers granted to it, and may extend its works in the said parishes for the benefit of the city of New Orleans, and have jurisdiction and authority in such parishes over the works therein situated. Should the board exercise the authority to acquire by negotiation or expropriation property in any of the four parishes aforementioned for the purpose of installing or constructing intake lines to the Mississippi river, water plants and appurtenances, or water mains, the water boards or water districts having jurisdiction of the preparation and distribution of the public water supply in the respective parishes in which said installation or construction shall be located, shall have the right to purchase from the board, and the board shall be obligated to sell to them, reasonable amounts of water passing through the facilities thus created at cost of the water to the board. However, such sales shall be confined exclusively to said water authorities. Further, should the board acquire title to property or servitudes in order to install water mains through any of the aforementioned parishes to the confines of the parish of Orleans, such area will be available to the respective parish authorities to be used as a public roadway, provided, said roadway shall not be so used as to cause damage to the installations of the board. The board may acquire in the name of the city of New Orleans servitudes necessary in the conduct of its business. The city of New Orleans shall not sell, exchange, utilize or dispose of any streets wherein are located any of the facilities and utilities of the board without prior written consent of the board.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 262, §1; Acts 1956, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:118 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 118
Designation of parish planning commission as municipal commission
Status: in_force

In any municipality located in a parish which has a parish planning commission, the legislative body of the municipality may designate the parish commission as the municipal planning commission. Upon such designation the planning commission shall have all the powers and functions relating to making, adopting, amending, and adding to the master plan of the municipality or part thereof, or relating to the planning of the municipality as provided or granted by this Sub-part or by other laws to the municipal planning commission of the municipality; and the master plan, its parts, amendments, and additions made and adopted by the designated commission for the municipality shall have the same force and effect in the municipality as though made and adopted by a municipal planning commission appointed by the municipality. In acting as the planning commission of the municipality, the designated parish commission shall follow the procedure specified by the provisions of this Sub-part and other laws relating to municipal planning commissions. Any municipality so designating a parish planning commission as its planning commission shall pay to the designated commission that portion of the expenses of the designated commission which is properly chargeable to the planning service rendered to the municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2499 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2499
Lay-offs
Status: in_force

If, for any reason, the lowest class in the classified service, or the lowest class in a respective group of classes, as grouped by the classification plan, should become overburdened with the number of persons holding positions therein, and a reduction of personnel becomes necessary, the reduction shall be made only by laying off persons without pay. The order of removal shall begin with the person youngest in point of his accumulated total service in the departmental service and shall continue upward until all persons to be removed have been laid off. Lay-offs shall be made from positions only within the classes above set forth. The names of persons laid off, the date, the class of position held, and the order in which each person was laid off shall be reported to the board by the appointing authority. The board shall, thereupon, enter such information upon the reemployment list applicable for the class from which each person was removed.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2539 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2539
State examiner and deputy state examiner
Status: in_force

A. The state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service and the deputy state examiner created and provided for by R.S. 33:2479 shall serve the municipal civil service for firemen and policemen provided by this Part and shall perform the same functions with regard to municipal, parish, and fire protection district civil service for firemen and policemen as provided in this Part as they are required to perform under the provisions thereof. The state examiner shall:

(1) Assist the various boards in an advisory capacity in the discharge of their duties.

(2) Prepare and submit a classification plan to each board for its approval, after consultation with the appointing and departmental authorities of the departmental service for which a plan is prepared and submitted, as provided in R.S. 33:2543.

(3) Prepare and administer tests of fitness for original entrance and promotion to applicants for positions in the respective classified services of the municipalities, parishes, and fire protection districts; score the tests and furnish the results to the board for which the tests are given.

(4) Cooperate with the secretary of each board in maintaining a roster of all fire and police civil service employees in which shall be set forth the name of each employee, the class title of position held, the salary or other compensation, any change in class title, and any other necessary data.

(5) Assist and cooperate in an advisory manner with the various appointing authorities, departments, officers and the classified employees of the municipalities, parishes, and fire protection districts regarding the duties and obligations imposed upon them by the provisions of this Part.

(6) Encourage employee training in the classified service and, when possible, attend the training courses or parts thereof.

(7) Make annual or biennial reports regarding the work of his office to the governor.

B. The state examiner may delegate to the deputy state examiner such of the above duties as he may deem expedient.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1. Amended by Acts 1965, No. 146, §1; Acts 1999, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.12
District as political subdivision; incurring debt; election imposing taxes; authority
Status: in_force

Any ambulance service district created is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of the ambulance service district as provided in these Sections, the district, under the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, shall have the powers of taxation and the power to incur debt and issue bonds and to call an election for the purpose of imposing any authorized taxes or to incur debt, provided that the district shall not impose any tax increasing measures until the qualified electors of the district have approved the additional taxes. Whenever the governing body of a district calls an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the district the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds for the purpose of efficient ambulance service it may, in the same election, submit to the qualified electors of the district, in the manner provided by Title 39, Subtitle II, Chapter 4, and by Sections 32 and 33 of Article VI of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, a proposition to levy a special tax of not more than ten mills on the dollar for the purpose of maintaining and operating the ambulance service facilities of the district. The provisions of this Section do not prohibit the voting of this maintenance tax by any district which has acquired or proposes to acquire its ambulance service facilities through some means other than the issuance of bonds.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2745 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2745
Time for levy and payment of municipal tax
Status: in_force

A municipal corporation shall, once every year, between the first of May and thirtieth of June, and not oftener, lay an equal and uniform tax upon all real and personal property within its corporate limits, as prescribed by and under the limitations imposed by law for the current year. This tax shall be due and payable at the proper office of the municipal government immediately after the levy, or as soon thereafter as the tax bills can be prepared.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.2
Conflict with other laws
Status: in_force

A. If other laws relating to the physical planning, zoning, airport zoning, effectuation of plans, platting, and other purposes of this Subpart are in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall prevail; provided, however, that where such other laws or provisions thereof provide for other and additional duties, powers, authority, and responsibility, such other laws shall be applicable insofar as they are not in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart.

B. If the city council fails to make use of the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall not be construed to displace, amend, supersede or affect existing planning or zoning laws or statutes of the state of Louisiana or of the municipality.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §2; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:441.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 441.32
Village of Ida; mayor's court
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the Village of Ida, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the village of Ida in Caddo Parish.

B. The general provisions of R.S. 33:441 and 442 shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the Mayor's Court of the Village of Ida, the jurisdiction of the court, and the power and authority of the mayor and other officers of the court.

Acts 2009, No. 127, §1, eff. June 25, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9357 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9357
Terrebonne Parish Veterans' Memorial District; board of commissioners
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Terrebonne Parish Veterans' Memorial District.

B. The governing authority of the Terrebonne Parish Veterans' Memorial District shall consist of a board of commissioners as provided in this Section.

C. The board of commissioners shall consist of nine members. All members shall be electors domiciled in Terrebonne Parish, and a minimum of six members shall be honorably discharged veterans of a branch of the United States armed forces.

D. The nine board members shall consist of the following:

(1) Two members appointed by the Terrebonne Parish President. One member shall be a resident of that portion of Terrebonne Parish north of the Intracoastal Canal. One member shall be a resident of that portion of Terrebonne Parish south of the Intracoastal Canal.

(2) Four members appointed by the Terrebonne Parish Council from a list of names submitted by veterans organizations domiciled in Terrebonne Parish, consisting of the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Marine Corps League, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 630, and the United Veterans League.

(3) One member appointed by the Terrebonne Parish Council from a list of three names submitted by the regional military museum in Terrebonne Parish.

(4) Two members appointed by the Terrebonne Parish legislative delegation from a list of nominees submitted by the regional military museum. A vote of at least a majority of the delegation shall be required to appoint a member. One member shall be a resident of that portion of Terrebonne Parish north of the Intracoastal Canal. One member shall be a resident of that portion of Terrebonne Parish south of the Intracoastal Canal.

E. The board members shall be selected within sixty days from June 17, 2008. Each member shall serve a term of three years.

F. A board member may be removed for cause by the Terrebonne Parish Council. The board shall have the powers and duties of a veterans' memorial district governing body as provided by law, with its primary purpose to operate, maintain and supply in Terrebonne Parish a regional military museum and Veterans Memorial Park on Louisiana Highway 311, except that approval of the Terrebonne Parish Council shall first be obtained prior to any of the following actions by the board:

(1) Adoption of an annual budget.

(2) Purchase, sale, or encumbrance of immovable property.

(3) Submitting for voter approval any tax proposal.

(4) Any other matter or action as determined by ordinance adopted by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.

Acts 2008, No. 231, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7753 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7753
Board of commissioners; membership; qualifications and terms
Status: in_force

When any such district is created, the parish governing authority creating it shall appoint a board of commissioners, composed of five members, to govern its affairs, and shall fix the domicile of the board at any point within the parish. The members of the board shall be qualified electors of the district, two of whom shall be appointed for terms of two years and three for terms of three years, dating from the date of the adoption of the ordinance creating the district. Thereafter, all appointments of the members shall be for terms of three years. Such boards shall serve without compensation, but the members shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their official duties.

Acts 1992, No. 198, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4649 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4649
Wards may be combined for purposes of this Part
Status: in_force

The governing authority may combine two or more wards of a parish for the purposes of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7803
Purpose
Status: in_force

The commission is hereby created for the object and purpose of providing economy and efficiency in the furnishing of water, sewer, and sewage disposal services to the citizens of the parish, and it shall have the authority to plan, finance, construct, acquire, improve, operate, and maintain water, sewer, and sewage disposal improvements and facilities within the parish.

Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4690.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4690.4
Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds
Status: in_force

A. The cost of equipping, maintaining, and all other costs of the authority and arena shall be borne by the entire parish, including the incorporated municipalities therein, and all taxes levied and assessed, whether general or special, for the establishment, support and maintenance of such authority and arena or other facility shall be borne proportionally by all of the property of the parish, including that within the incorporated municipalities.

B. The expenses or costs of the maintenance and operation of the arena or other facilities of the authority, including the salaries of the manager and all other employees, as well as all other incidental expenses, shall be paid monthly by the governing body of the parish upon the approval of such expenses and maintenance costs by the board of commissioners of the authority and by the governing body of the parish, out of the funds specially budgeted for the authority, and in default thereof, out of the special taxes voted, levied, and collected by the governing body of the parish for the authority's support and maintenance.

C. The board of commissioners of the authority shall prepare its budget annually, which shall be submitted to the parish governing body for its approval. Moneys not budgeted and approved shall be paid by the board of commissioners only after approval of the parish governing body.

D. The board of commissioners may receive and accept unconditional gifts, donations, and contributions from individuals and corporations, but no gifts or donations conditionally made shall be accepted without the approval of the parish governing body.

E. All moneys, property, and other things of value given or contributed through the commissioners shall be turned over to the treasurer of the authority and shall be expended or invested by the board of commissioners with the approval of the parish governing body.

F. All moneys received by the authority from rental of the arena, concessions, and from any other source other than donations, shall be turned over to the parish governing body.

G. At the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement shall be rendered by the board of commissioners to the parish governing body; at the end of each third fiscal year fifty percent of any surplus existing at the end of said third fiscal year shall be turned over to the parish governing body to be paid into a fund for the maintenance, operation and capital improvements of the arena.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9129 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9129
Applicable laws
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Jefferson Parish Communication District shall be governed by the provisions of this Part, the Jefferson Parish Charter, and the ordinances adopted thereunder; and in cases of conflict between these said provisions and any other law of the state dealing with communication districts and E911 services, the provisions of this Part, the Jefferson Parish Charter, and the ordinances adopted thereunder shall prevail. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, the Jefferson Parish Council may adopt by ordinance or resolution, in whole or in part, the provisions of Part I of this Chapter for the use, benefit, operation, and enhancement of the Jefferson Parish Communication District.

Acts 1999, No. 1081, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 226, §1, eff. June 14, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4076 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4076
Employees of board; civil service
Status: in_force

The board may employ all necessary clerks, engineers, firemen, and other skilled and unskilled employees necessary and proper to the efficient administration, operation, and control of the public sewerage, water, and drainage systems. All of the employees, except unskilled laborers, shall be appointed only after they have passed the civil service examination administered by the civil service commissioners of the city of New Orleans. Other than executive management positions, if an employment position cannot be filled with a New Orleans resident within ninety days after the position has been advertised, the board may employ a person who is not a New Orleans resident and who shall remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of his employment. They shall hold their positions during good behavior and shall be removed only for cause. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as preventing the board from dispensing with the services of unnecessary employees. Civil service rules shall not apply to the executive director, the general superintendent, or the Board of Advisory Engineers.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 551, §1; Acts 1960, No. 551, §1; Acts 1968, No. 413, §1; Acts 1973, No. 62, §1; Acts 1980, No. 627, §1, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 2024, No. 384, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.90 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.90
Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the regulations made pursuant to authority of this Subpart impose higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made pursuant to authority of this Subpart shall govern.

B. Whenever the provisions of any other statute, local ordinance, or regulation impose higher standards than are required by the regulations made pursuant to authority of this Subpart, the provisions of such statute, local ordinance, or regulation shall govern.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4117
New Orleans; sale for other taxes; continuation of lien
Status: in_force

Whenever any lot or portion of real property affected by the drainage lien provided for herein is sold for the unpaid city or state real estate taxes due thereon, or taxes due other taxing authorities, and is adjudicated to the city or state, or other taxing authorities, or to an individual, the fact of said adjudication shall not have the effect of cancelling the lien and privilege hereby authorized, by confusion or otherwise, but such lien and privilege shall continue in full force and effect and be enforceable against such lot or portion of real property until the assessment or assessments, plus interest and penalties are fully paid and satisfied. Nor shall the sale of property by the city of New Orleans for the benefit of the sewerage and water board to enforce the drainage lien herein provided for have the effect of cancelling unpaid city, state, federal taxes, or taxes due to other governmental agencies.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.