La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.13
Madison Parish Tourism Commission; creation; governance; powers
Status: in_force

A. The Madison Parish Tourism Commission, referred to in this Section as the "commission", is hereby created. The commission shall be a special district and a political subdivision of the state comprised of all the territory in the parish of Madison. The commission shall have as its purpose the promotion of tourism within the parish.

B.(1) The commission shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of seven members appointed by the parish governing authority from a list of nominees submitted by private and nonprofit groups that have an interest in one or more aspects of the tourism industry. Two commissioners shall serve initial terms of one year, two shall serve initial terms of two years, and two shall serve initial terms of three years as determined by lot at the first meeting of the commission. All subsequent terms shall be four years. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(2) The commissioners so appointed shall elect from among themselves a chairman who shall serve as the chairman for a term of one year. In addition to the chairman, the board of commissioners shall also elect from its membership a vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer. The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined if the members so elect.

(3) The commission shall have the power to sue and be sued, to accept grants or donations of every type, to make capital improvements for the purpose of obtaining federal funds, to do all things necessary for the promotion and the advertisement and publication of information relating to tourist attractions within the parish. However, the commission shall not exercise any function which results in competition with local retail business or enterprises.

C.(1)(a) In order to provide funds for the operation of the commission, the board of commissioners is authorized and empowered to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the parish. Said tax shall not exceed two percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

(b) The word "hotel" as used in this Section has the meaning provided in R.S. 47:301(6).

(c) The tax shall be paid by the person who exercises or is entitled to occupancy of the hotel room and shall be paid at the time the rent or fee of occupancy is paid. The word "person" as used herein shall have the same definition as that contained in R.S. 47:301(8).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.

(e) The board of commissioners shall impose the tax by ordinance and shall have the right to provide in the ordinance necessary and appropriate rules and regulations for the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax.

(f) The board of commissioners may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement contract, under such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate including payment of a reasonable collection fee, with the governing authority of the parish or with any public entity authorized to collect sales or use taxes for the collection of the hotel occupancy tax.

(g) The board of commissioners may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement contract with the governing authority of the parish or with another public entity for the performance of such duties and functions of the commission which the board of commissioners determines are necessary but is unable to perform itself.

(2) The proceeds of the tax so levied shall be used by the board of commissioners for the purposes of attracting conventions and tourists into the parish or as provided by ordinance dedicating the proceeds of the tax. The board of commissioners shall have authority to spend money for advertising, promotion, and publication or information. The board of commissioners may retain or spend a reasonable sum from such proceeds as a collection fee.

D.(1) The board of commissioners shall annually submit to the governing authority of the parish a budget for its operations during the ensuing year, and the governing authority of the parish shall have the right to approve or disapprove such budget. Upon approval of the budget by the governing authority of the parish, the board of commissioners shall proceed to act thereunder.

(2) The board of commissioners may borrow money to pay its obligations that cannot be paid at maturity out of current revenue from the tax authorized herein but shall not borrow a sum greater than can be repaid out of the revenue anticipated from the tax authorized herein during the year in which the money is borrowed.

(3) The commission shall be audited in accordance with R.S. 24:513. The accountant performing the audit shall make a written report of his audit to the governing authority of the parish and the board of commissioners. Such report shall be furnished not less than six months after the close of the fiscal year.

Acts 2001, No. 463, §1; Acts 2004, No. 246, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2020, No. 184, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.

NOTE: See Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §§3 and 4, relative to application of tax based on period of occupancy.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4709.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4709.21
Business and industrial districts in the city of New Orleans; tax exemptions
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, "business and industrial district" means a business and industrial district located in the city of New Orleans and established for the purpose of providing for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of special projects, additional municipal services, capital improvements, and facilities within the district.

B. Any person, corporation, or other legal entity that makes investments in excess of one hundred million dollars in a business and industrial district shall be exempt from seventy-five percent of all taxes levied by or for the benefit of the business and industrial district that would otherwise be payable by such person, corporation, or legal entity. The governing authority of the business and industrial district shall certify to the appropriate officials responsible for the collection of such taxes the identity of any person, corporation, or other legal entity which has invested in excess of one hundred million dollars in the business and industrial district and such officials shall take appropriate action to implement such exemptions.

Acts 2002, No. 80, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4564.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4564.5
Board of recreation, Jackson Parish; powers
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4564(A) and (C) or any other provision of law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a recreation district in Jackson Parish shall be composed of seven members. The commissioners shall be qualified voters and residents of the parish, and each commissioner shall be a resident of a different police jury district.

(2) Members shall serve initial terms as follows: three of the members shall serve terms of three years; two of the members shall serve terms of two years; and two of the members shall serve terms of one year as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board after the effective date of the reenactment of this Paragraph in 2012 [Acts 2012, No. 389, eff. 5-31-12].

(3) After such initial terms, their successors shall be appointed to terms of three years.

(4) If a commissioner's position on the board should become vacant by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, prior to the expiration of his term, whether or not an initial term, such vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4562 or 4566 or any other law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a recreation district in Jackson Parish is subject to the general supervisory authority of the Jackson Parish governing authority. As such, the board shall not exercise any of the following powers except after review and approval of the proposed action by the parish governing authority:

(a) Adopt a budget for the recreation district.

(b) Make any change in the compensation or expenses of commissioners, the secretary-treasurer, and the director.

(c) Call an election on a tax proposition.

(d) Roll forward or roll back ad valorem tax millage rates.

(2) Additionally, the parish governing authority may annually set the ad valorem tax millage rate to be collected by the recreation board not to exceed the millage rate approved by the voters and subject to limits and requirements otherwise provided by law.

Acts 2001, No. 885, §1; Acts 2012, No. 389, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4765 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4765
Compliance with decision; demolition by parish or municipality where owner fails to comply; notice; assistance of national guard
Status: in_force

A. The owner or his designated agent may proceed to demolish and remove the building, or have it repaired, in accordance with the order of the governing authority of the parish or municipality, provided the owner or his agent executes a contract in writing obligating himself to have the work done within the required time and files with the parish president, police jury, mayor, or chief executive a copy of the contract, together with a bond to guarantee performance.

B. In the event the owner or occupant of the building or structure fails or refuses to comply with the decision of the governing authority of the parish or municipality and fails to appeal therefrom within the legal delays provided herein, then, in that event, the mayor or chief executive may proceed with the demolition or removal of the condemned building, structure, or public nuisance, in which case neither the parish president, police jury, or mayor nor the parish or municipality shall be liable in damages.

C.(1) Prior to the demolition or removal of the building or structure by the parish or municipality, the parish president, police jury, mayor, or some official designated by the appropriate authority shall serve notice on the owner, or his agent, and on the occupant of the building, if any there be, or upon the attorney at law appointed to represent the minor, interdict, or absentee owner, giving the time when work will begin upon the demolition or removal of the building, structure, or public nuisance.

(2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, in cases of grave public emergency, the posting of the notice attached to the door or main entrance of the premises or in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the premises giving the time when work will begin upon the demolition or removal of the building, structure, or public nuisance shall be considered sufficient notice to the owner, occupant or attorney at law appointed to represent the absentee owner.

D. The parish or municipal governing authority may request and the adjutant general may assign, subject to the approval of the governor, national guard personnel and equipment to assist in the removal and demolition of condemned buildings, structures, or public nuisances. The provisions of this Subsection shall be applicable when the budget for the demolition and removal of condemned structures has been expended by a governing authority of a parish or municipality. However, the request must be accompanied by documentation that all procedural protections and substantive restraints have been adhered to by the parish or governing authority.

E. In the event all procedural protections and substantive restraints have been adhered to by the parish or municipal governing authority, the parish or municipality and their personnel and the national guard and their personnel shall not be liable to the owner of the building, structure, or public nuisance for any damages sustained resulting from the demolition of the building, structure, or public nuisance.

Acts 1992, No. 236, §2; Acts 2008, No. 601, §1; Acts 2014, No. 288, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.846 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.846
Creation of subdistricts
Status: in_force

The district may create subdistricts as provided in this Section. The district shall publish notice of its intent to create a subdistrict in the official journal of the district. At least ten days after publication of such notice in the official journal of the district, the board shall conduct a public hearing on the question of creating such subdistrict. Thereafter, the board may designate one or more areas within the boundaries of the district as a subdistrict of the district. Each subdistrict shall constitute a political subdivision of the state and shall be governed by the board. Each subdistrict shall have the same powers as the district and shall be given a name and designated as "Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District Subdistrict No. ___" or such other suitable name as the board may designate.

Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9403
Tax authorized
Status: in_force

A. The governing body may levy and collect, in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the council of the city of New Orleans are levied and collected, a special ad valorem tax, not to exceed twenty mills, upon all taxable immovable property situated within the boundaries of the district. The tax, when levied, shall be from year to year or for such period of years as may be designated in the resolution by which the election is called on the question of the imposition of the tax. The taxes generated by the millage levied shall be collected free of deductions for retirement systems.

B. An ordinance imposing the tax herein authorized shall be adopted by the governing body only after the question of the imposition of the tax, including its purpose, rate, and duration, has been submitted to the qualified electors of the district in accordance with law and a majority of those voting in the election have voted in favor of the proposition. If the proposition submitted to the qualified electors so provides, the tax imposed may be collected for the year in which said election is held based upon the number of months remaining in the year following the election.

C. The proceeds of any tax authorized by and levied in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be used exclusively to fund criminal justice activities as provided in this Chapter. Revenues from the proceeds of this tax shall be an additional source of funding for such criminal justice activities, and the governing body shall not use such funds to replace funds formerly appropriated for such activities for Fiscal Year 1989 by the council of the city of New Orleans. In addition, the amount of such funds for criminal justice activities appropriated by the council annually shall be in substantially the same proportion to the total budget of the city of New Orleans as the amount of funds for such activities was in proportion to the total budget of the city of New Orleans for Fiscal Year 1989.

D. The district may contract with the tax collector of the city to collect the taxes authorized by this Chapter.

E. The taxes to be levied shall be subject to the approval of the mayor.

Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. July 28, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:172.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 172.3
City of Crowley; authority to annex
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and in addition to the authority granted by this Part, the governing authority of the city of Crowley may, in the manner provided in this Part, annex property based on petition with the written consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage or square footage of the property to be annexed together with the written assent of the owners of the property in the area equal in value to at least twenty-five percent of the value of the property to be annexed whenever there are no resident owners or registered voters residing in the area proposed to be annexed.

B. As used in the Section, "owners" includes corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and all other legal entities recognized by the laws of the state.

C. This Section shall be deemed and construed to be an additional grant of authority to the city of Crowley to annex property when there are no resident owners or registered voters residing in the area to be annexed.

D. Nothing in the Section shall be deemed or construed to limit or restrict the existing authority of the city of Crowley to annex property.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:451 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 451
Mayor's court, Clarks; establishment; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the Town of Clarks, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of Clarks in Caldwell 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 Town of Clarks and its officers.

C. The mayor acting as a court magistrate shall have such power and authority and the mayor's court shall have such jurisdiction as provided by law.

Acts 2006, No. 139, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.862 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.862
New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District, a body politic and corporate, referred to in this Subpart as the "district", is hereby created in the city of New Orleans, referred to in this Subpart as the "city". The district shall be comprised of all of the property bounded by the floodwall at Girod Street to Market Street, Market Street to Tchoupitoulas Street, north on Tchoupitoulas Street to Euterpe Street, west on Euterpe Street to Chippewa Street (as if extended), north on Chippewa Street (extended) to Melpomene Street, west on Melpomene Street to Annunciation Street, north on Annunciation Street to Thalia Street, east on Thalia Street to St. Thomas Street (extended), north on St. Thomas Street (as if extended) to Calliope Street riverbound, east on Calliope Street riverbound to Convention Center Boulevard, north on Convention Center Boulevard to Gaiennie Street, west on Gaiennie Street to South Peters Street, north on South Peters Street to Andrew Higgins Drive, east on Andrew Higgins Drive to Convention Center Boulevard, north on Convention Center Boulevard to Girod Street, and east on Girod Street to the floodwall, referred to in this Subpart as the "property".

B. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state 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 is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.

Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2023, No. 212, §1; Acts 2024, No. 709, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4755.4
Powers of the commission
Status: in_force

In order to accomplish its purpose as further delineated in R.S. 33:4755.1(C), the commission shall have the power:

(1) To hold adjudicatory hearings in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq. to determine whether a violation of any of the following has occurred:

(a) The Building Code of the city of New Orleans, Ordinance No. 17,525 C.C.S., as amended.

(b) The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the city of New Orleans, Ordinance No. 4264 M.C.S., as amended.

(c) Chapters 28, 30, 37, 48, and 54 of the City Code of the city of New Orleans.

(d) The Fire Code of the city of New Orleans, Ordinance No. 4912 M.C.S.

(e) Any other ordinance or regulation of the city applicable to vacant substandard structures.

(2) To issue and enforce subpoenas in its name requiring attendance and giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other documentary evidence as specifically provided in R.S. 49:975.1.

(3)(a) Upon its finding that such a violation has occurred, to order the owner or other responsible party to remedy the violation by repair or demolition of the structure, to impose any civil penalty, including fines and filing of liens with interest against property in favor of the city, or any combination of the foregoing.

(b) No fine imposed by the commission shall exceed the amount set for such violation of the ordinance.

(c) The rate of interest assessed on any lien shall not exceed the rate of legal interest as provided in R.S. 9:3500 and shall be computed from the date of recordation of the lien until the lien is cancelled.

(d) For the purposes of this Subpart, "owner or other responsible party" shall mean the owner, executor, administrator, agent, or other person or persons who may have a vested or contingent interest in the structure.

(4) To institute civil proceedings to hold any person in contempt for failure to comply with any order or decision of the commission or to enforce any order or decision of the commission in the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans, or both. The commission's petition for civil enforcement may request declaratory relief, temporary or permanent injunctive relief, any other civil remedy provided by law, or any combination of the foregoing.

Acts 1984, No. 920, §1, eff. July 20, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:441.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 441.26
Town of Broussard; appointment of court magistrate; duties; salary
Status: in_force

The board of aldermen of the town of Broussard shall, upon request of the mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be designated by the mayor to serve in his stead as the presiding official over the mayor's court. Whenever the magistrate is so designated by the mayor to preside over the mayor's court, he shall exercise the powers and authority of the mayor over said court. The magistrate shall receive a salary fixed and paid by the board of aldermen.

Acts 1984, No. 645, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:8002 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 8002
Name; composition of board; administration
Status: in_force

A. Each such district shall be designated as Garbage District No. . . . of the parish of . . . (with the number assigned to the district and the parish name inserted), and shall have as its governing authority the governing authority creating it. The governing authority may, and on the request of fifty percent or more of the electors who are residents of the garbage district shall, appoint for such district a supervising board of three property taxpayers who are residents of the district, for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed. The successors shall be appointed by the governing authority for like terms of four years as long as such district shall exist.

B. The board of supervisors shall elect from its number a chairman and a secretary; shall meet monthly and upon the call of its chairman; and shall have authority to provide the specifications for the construction and repair of any garbage collection and disposal works, to supervise such work and to make recommendations to the governing authority for the proper maintenance and operation of such garbage collection and disposal works and systems.

C. The officers of the governing authority creating the garbage district shall be the officers of the district without additional compensation. The treasurer of the district shall furnish a special bond, in an amount fixed by the governing authority, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premiums for the bond shall be paid by the garbage district.

D. Each member of the board of supervisors shall receive a per diem of ten dollars for each meeting attended, but shall not be paid for more than twenty-five meetings in each year. The per diem shall be paid out of the funds in the hands of the treasurer, if available and belonging to the garbage district.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1236.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1236.24
Calcasieu Parish; road improvements
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may initiate the procedures set forth in R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.17, or similar procedures established by law, with respect to a road which is not part of the parish road system if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The road is below the minimum specifications set for acceptance of a road into the parish road system.

(2) The governing authority expects that it will be able to obtain all necessary rights-of-way for accepting the road into the parish system in accordance with all applicable law.

B. The parish may proceed under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.17 or similar provisions of law until the special assessment provided for in such provisions is authorized. However, under no circumstances shall the governing authority collect any assessments or undertake any construction or improvement on the road until the road has been accepted into the parish road system.

C. It is the purpose of this Section to provide a mechanism whereby the governing authority can receive approval for improvement of a road and accept the road into the parish road system simultaneously. It shall be interpreted liberally to allow such purpose but shall not be construed to authorize any change in the procedures by which the parish obtains rights-of-way necessary for the acceptance of a road into the parish system. However, no public expenditure shall be made in violation of Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 1997, No. 1038, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4507
Rate orders; injunction
Status: in_force

The orders of the municipality fixing or establishing any rate, fare or charge, for services rendered or to be rendered by any utility operating trackless trolleys or motor busses under franchises granted by the municipality, shall go into effect at such time as may be fixed by the municipality and shall remain in effect and be complied with, unless and until set aside by the municipality, or by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in a suit to set aside and annul the same; provided however, that if an interlocutory injunction is applied for, and if of the opinion that irreparable loss or damage would result to plaintiff unless a temporary restraining order is granted, the judge of the district court having jurisdiction may grant a temporary restraining order, to remain in force only until the hearing and determination of the application for an interlocutory injunction; provided, that no injunction shall issue until after five days notice has been given the municipality.

Acts 1956, No. 234, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3682.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3682.1
Petition of abutting owners in Livingston Parish
Status: in_force

Upon the written petition of not less than fifty percent of the individual owners of land abutting a street, a road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or any portion of such a street or road to be improved, the governing authority of Livingston Parish may improve such street, road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or portion thereof one block or more in length and may levy and collect special taxes or local assessments on the property abutting the street, road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or portion thereof, to be improved for the purpose of defraying the entire cost of the improvement. The abutting real estate owners shall be determined by the conveyance records of Livingston Parish.

Acts 1989, No. 253, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7602
Findings, declaration of necessity and purpose
Status: in_force

It is hereby found and declared that:

(1) It is the policy of the state to promote the sound growth and development of parishes and municipalities by enabling them to undertake the correction of deficient conditions, factors and characteristics through comprehensive and coordinated community development, the formulation, participation in, and adoption of public and private improvement programs related thereto and the encouragement of participation in such efforts by private enterprise.

(2) It is the policy of the state to enable parishes and municipalities to promote the safety, health, morals and welfare, comfort and security of the people of the state through the provision of adequate, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations and facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto, for persons and families of all income levels.

(3) It is the policy of the state to promote a vigorous and growing economy, to prevent economic stagnation and to encourage the creation of new job opportunities in order to protect against the hazards of unemployment, reduce the level of public assistance to new indigent individuals and families, increase revenues to the state and to its parishes and municipalities and to achieve stable and diversified local economies. In furtherance of these goals, it is the policy of the state to enable parishes and municipalities to retain existing industries and to attract new industries through the acquisition, construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of industrial and manufacturing plants and commercial facilities, and to develop sites, reasonably accessible to residential facilities, for new industrial and commercial building, to the end that the industrial and commercial development of the area will proceed in sound fashion and in coordination with development of housing, mass transportation and public services.

(4) There exists in parishes and municipalities in the state an inadequate supply of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons and families of all income levels. This condition is contrary to the public interest and threatens the health, safety, morals and welfare, comfort, and security of the people of the parishes, municipalities, and state.

(5) There is a serious need in such parishes and municipalities for adequate educational, recreational, cultural and other community facilities, the lack of which threatens and adversely affects the health, safety, morals and welfare, comfort and security of the people of the parishes, municipalities and state.

(6) There is a need in such parishes and municipalities and the State of Louisiana to attract new industry and commerce and to stimulate the growth of existing commercial and industrial facilities, thereby contributing to the increased health, safety, morals and welfare, comfort and security of the people of the parishes, municipalities and the state.

(7) The ordinary operation of private enterprise acting alone cannot provide an adequate supply of commercial and industrial facilities, with the consequent creation of new employment opportunities, in proximity to an adequate supply of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations and facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto for persons and families of all income levels.

(8)(a) The interests of the state will be promoted, and the public interest best served, by the coordinated development of new communities in parishes and municipalities.

(b) Development of such new communities in a way that is consistent with the economic and social interests of such parishes and municipalities can:

(i) Bolster the financial position of such parishes and municipalities by enlarging their assessable tax base and by substantially increasing the value of parish and municipally-owned land.

(ii) Provide a high quality environment in which people of all income levels can live, work, learn, and spend their leisure time.

(iii) Protect and enhance property values therein.

(iv) Enlarge cultural, institutional, and employment opportunities.

(v) Provide a high level of amenities for such parishes and municipalities by providing for recreation in the context of a total physical and economic development.

(c) Such coordinated development will stimulate private investment and participation in comprehensive development programs for such areas.

(9) There exists within parishes and municipalities, vacant or essentially vacant land, which presents such parishes and municipalities with opportunities to develop a highly desirable quality of life for the benefit of their residents and the people of the state, as well as to plan for the entire growth of such parishes and municipalities for the rest of this century through the acquisition, planning, and development of such land and immediate and positive action is required to ensure rational growth of available vacant land, while maximizing development opportunities and social values.

(10) The preservation or enhancement of the tax base from which a taxing district within parishes and municipalities realizes tax revenues is essential to its existence and financial health; the preservation and enhancement of such tax base is implicit in the purposes for which a taxing district is established; tax increment financing is an effective method of achieving such preservation and enhancement in areas in which such tax base is not experiencing vigorous growth or is declining; community development in such areas, when complete, will enhance such tax base and provide increased tax revenues to all affected taxing districts, increasing their ability to accomplish their other respective purposes; and the preservation and enhancement of the tax base in such areas through tax increment financing and the levying of taxes by such taxing districts therefor and the appropriation of funds to a new community trust fund bears a substantial relation to the purposes of such taxing districts and is for their respective purposes and concerns.

(11) For these purposes, there should be created bodies corporate to be known as "New Community Development Corporations" through which the acquisition, planning, and development of land and the encouragement of maximum participation by the private sector of the economy (including the sale or lease of the corporation's interest in projects, if deemed feasible), may be accomplished, and through participation in programs undertaken by the state, its agencies and subdivisions, parishes and municipalities, and the federal government and the issuance of bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, the corporations and their subsidiaries may provide or obtain the capital resources necessary to acquire, construct or improve industrial, manufacturing, commercial, educational, recreational and cultural facilities, housing accommodations for persons and families of all income levels, facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto, transportation systems and facilities, and carry out the clearance, planning, mapping, development, and construction of such areas.

(12) The interest of the state will be promoted, and the public interest best served, by permitting the corporations created hereby a wide scope in the purchase, development and disposition of property acquired by them in connection with new community development projects and related activities and statutory provisions imposing restrictions upon the purchase and disposition of property by public bodies, if applied to such corporations, may hamper such corporations in the exercise of their functions with respect to such projects and related activities and adversely affect the public purposes sought to be achieved by this Chapter.

(13) The acquisition, construction or improvement of industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities, transportation systems and facilities, and of cultural, educational and recreational facilities and other public facilities, the planning, mapping, development and construction of such areas, the provision of adequate, safe and sanitary housing accommodations for persons and families of all income levels and such facilities as may be incidental or appurtenant thereto, are public uses and public purposes for which public money may be loaned, private property may be acquired, and tax exemptions granted, and that the powers and duties of the new community development corporation and their subsidiaries as hereinafter prescribed are necessary and proper as a matter of legislative determination to achieve the public purposes herein recited.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §2; Acts 1987, No. 815, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4257 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4257
Property of two or more utilities may be pledged
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may authorize bonds under this Sub-part payable from the revenues to be derived from two or more utilities owned and operated by the municipal corporation (whether or not such utilities are related or used in conjunction) for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending or improving any one or more of the utilities.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.452
Board of commissioners; members; officers; agents; employees
Status: in_force

A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of eleven members selected as follows:

(1) The governing authority of each of the following municipalities shall appoint one member and make its appointment in a public meeting from applications submitted by residents of the municipality from which the member is appointed:

(a) Harrisonburg.

(b) Jonesville.

(c) Sicily Island.

(2) The following financial institutions, or their successors, shall appoint members who are residents of Catahoula Parish as follows:

(a) Two members appointed by the Catahoula-LaSalle State Bank.

(b) Two members appointed by the Jonesville Bank and Trust Company.

(c) Two members appointed by the Sicily Island State Bank.

(3) The Catahoula Parish School Board shall appoint one member who is a resident of Catahoula Parish.

(4) The governing authority of Catahoula Parish shall appoint one member who is a resident of Catahoula Parish.

B. The term of office for all members shall be four years.

C. Appointments to the board shall be submitted to the secretary of the district within thirty days after notification of a board vacancy. In the event that the entity responsible for the appointment of such member fails to provide the board with a successor for each vacancy to be filled, within thirty days of such vacancy, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the respective appointing entity as provided for in this Section.

D. Any member of the board may be removed by the entity that originally appointed him for just cause.

E. The members of the board may receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder; however, commissioners shall not receive per diem or be paid a salary for serving on the board.

F. Members of the board, individually, and members of their immediate family are prohibited from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the district.

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

H. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of six members. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

I. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of Catahoula. The board may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, a director, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.

Acts 1993, No. 494, §1, eff. June 10, 1993.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3458 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3458
Registration of coupon certificates; requirements
Status: in_force

The certificates shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the municipality and by its clerk or secretary, on behalf of and in the name of the municipality and under the seal thereof. The interest coupons shall be signed with the facsimile signature of the said officers, and before delivery, shall be registered in the mortgage records of the parish in which the municipality is located as to the serial number, or numbers, amount, rate of interest, dates due, and streets, sidewalks or neutral grounds, or any portion thereof improved. Each of the certificates shall bear the following endorsement:

"This certificate registered in the Mortgage Records of the Parish of ______________ on this the _____ day of ___________, 20___.

________________________________

Clerk of Court and Ex Officio

Recorder of Mortgages,

Parish of ______________."

Added by Acts 1970, No. 21, §1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1970, at 12:00 Noon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2585.1
Call of election
Status: in_force

Commencing on January 1, 1981, and, except as otherwise provided by law, every five years thereafter, the governing authority of the parish or municipality shall issue the call for an election for the classified employee member of the municipal or parochial civil service commission.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 253, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4251
Bond issue
Status: in_force

Any municipal corporation or any parish or any other political subdivision or taxing district authorized to issue bonds under Section 14, Article 14, of the Constitution of Louisiana, all of which are hereinafter in this Sub-part referred to as "municipal corporation" or "municipality" may, in order to construct, acquire, or improve a revenue producing public utility, either within or without its boundaries, obtain funds for the purpose by issuing revenue bonds. For the purposes of this Sub-part, the governing body of the municipal corporation shall be the body empowered to authorize and issue other bonds of the municipal corporation under the provisions of Section 14, Article 14, of the Constitution of Louisiana and Title 39, Sub-title 2, Chapter 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.10
Establishment of fund
Status: in_force

The Jefferson Parish council is hereby authorized to establish such a fund as may be necessary to provide for the cost of the said improvements not covered by the cash payments.

Acts 1962, No. 256, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2585.8
Initial election; successors; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The initial election of the classified employee member of the commission hereunder shall be held within ninety days after January 1, 1981, and the member then elected shall take office on May 1, 1981. Each successor thereafter shall be elected in the same manner as the initial member.

B. Vacancies occurring for any cause prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by special election called by the administrative head within three days after the day on which he is cognizant that a vacancy has occurred. The special election shall be held, in the manner provided by R.S. 33:2585.2 through R.S. 33:2585.7, within ninety days after the date on which the vacancy occurs.

C. Loss of status as a classified employee of the particular municipality or parish shall vacate the office of classified employee member of the commission and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in Subsection B of this Section.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.33
Prescriptive period to question validity of proceedings
Status: in_force

No contest or proceedings to question the validity or legality of any resolutions or ordinances adopted or proceedings undertaken under the provisions of this Chapter shall be initiated in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever after the expiration of thirty days from the date when the resolution, ordinance, or proceeding was published, and after such time the regularity of such resolution, ordinance, or proceeding shall be conclusively presumed. If the validity of any certificates issued under the provisions of this Chapter is not raised within thirty days from date of publication of the resolution or ordinance issuing said certificates, the legality thereof and the legality of the local or special assessments necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Acts 1992, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.91 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.91
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Subpart are intended to authorize the governing authority of the parish of Rapides to provide zoning regulations and restrictions in the district. The governing authority shall have no additional authority to provide zoning regulations or restrictions in any other area of the parish.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:453 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 453
Mayor's court, Central; establishment; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the City of Central, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the city of Central in East Baton Rouge 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 City of Central, the jurisdiction of the court, and the power and authority of the mayor and other officers of the court.

Acts 2008, No. 615, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:255 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 255
Elections officers; substitutes
Status: in_force

The commissioner-in-charge and the commissioners shall be present at the polling place at least thirty minutes prior to the time the polls are open. A commissioner-in-charge who fails to so appear shall be replaced in accordance with R.S. 18:433(H). If any commissioner fails to so appear, or if the number of commissioners present is less than the number necessary to conduct the election as previously established by the local governing authority, the commissioner-in-charge shall appoint the necessary number of commissioners in accordance with R.S. 18:434(D)(2).

Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7620 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7620
Corporation funds; audit; investment
Status: in_force

A. All monies of a corporation from whatever source derived shall be paid to the treasurer of the corporation and shall be deposited forthwith in a bank or banks in the state designated by the corporation. The monies in such account or accounts shall be paid out on checks signed by the treasurer or other agent duly authorized and designated by by-laws of the corporation.

B. The auditor of the parish or municipality and his legally authorized representatives and an independent auditor designated by the board of directors and his legally authorized representatives are authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of a corporation including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investments and all other records and papers relating to its financial standing. The parish or municipal auditor shall conduct an examination at least once every three years, provided, however, that the parish or municipal auditor is authorized to accept from a corporation in lieu thereof an independent outside examination of the corporation's books and accounts made at the request of such corporation.

C. Any monies of a corporation including the proceeds of bonds or notes not required for immediate use may, at the discretion of the corporation, be invested in obligations of the state, the parish or municipality or the United States of America or obligations the principal and interest on which are guaranteed by the state, the parish or municipality or the United States of America.

D. A corporation shall have power to contract with holders or guarantors of any of its bonds or notes as to the custody, collection, securing, investment and payment of any monies of the corporation, of any monies held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds or notes, and to carry out such contract.

E. Subject to the provisions of any contract with bondholders, noteholders or guarantors a corporation shall prescribe a system of accounts.

F. The results of all audits of a corporation whether made by the parish or municipal auditor or an independent outside auditing firm shall be submitted to the executive officer within thirty days of the receipt thereof by the corporation.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4580 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4580
Vernon Parish Arena District; creation; jurisdiction; purposes; board; powers
Status: in_force

A. The Vernon Parish Arena District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created. The purpose of the district shall be to operate, maintain, and manage the Vernon Parish Arena within the boundaries of Vernon Parish.

B.(1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, hereby created and referred to as the "board". The board shall be composed of five members to be appointed as follows:

(a) The president of the Vernon Parish Police Jury.

(b) The president of the West Louisiana Forestry Board.

(c) Two members appointed by the Lions' Club of Vernon Parish.

(d) One member appointed by the legislative delegation.

(2) All initial appointments shall be made by January 1, 2000.

(3) The president of the police jury and the president of the West Louisiana Forestry Board shall serve terms concurrent with that of their elected offices. The remaining members shall serve terms concurrent with the terms of the legislative delegation.

C. The board shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To enter into contracts for the sale, lease, or exchange of property of or for the district.

(2) To enter into cooperative endeavors with any special district, political subdivision, or local governmental unit of the state.

(3) To accept donations of money or property to accomplish the district's purposes from public or private sources.

(4) To fix, maintain, collect, and revise rates, charges, and rentals for the use of district's facilities and services.

(5) To repair, maintain, and operate the district's facilities.

(6) To contract with any public or private entities for the maintenance and operation of property owned or operated by the district.

(7) To do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of the district.

D.(1) The members of the district shall serve without compensation. If any appointing authority disbands or otherwise ceases to exist, the legislative delegation shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(2) Any member of the board may be removed by the legislative delegation, but only for cause.

E. The board shall elect from its membership a chairman and may elect other officers as deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the affairs of the district. The chairman of the board shall give seven days notice to the members of the board as to the time and place where regular or special meetings will be held.

Acts 1999, No. 83, §1; Acts 2011, No. 39, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4568.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4568.2
Board of commissioners
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall consist of seven commissioners who shall be qualified voters and residents of Ward Seven of Calcasieu Parish and who shall serve without compensation. The original members of the commission shall be appointed by the police jury of Calcasieu Parish, for the following terms: two members for a one-year term, two members for two-year terms, two members for three-year terms and one member for a four-year term. The commissioners shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. All commissioners appointed at the expiration of the original terms as set forth above shall be appointed for terms of four years.

B. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of the original commissioners, their successors shall be appointed by the commission in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Subsection. Ninety days prior to the expiration of a term, the commission shall call a meeting to be held in Ward Seven of the parish for the purpose of receiving nominations and voting thereon to select a successor to fill the vacancies. A notice of the meeting setting forth the time, place, and purpose thereof shall be published by the commission at least twice before the meeting in the official journal of Calcasieu Parish and in the Vinton News, Vinton, Louisiana. The meeting shall be held at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the term. The president of the commission shall preside at the meeting and receive nominations from persons present at the meeting, provided that any person submitting a nomination and any person whose name is submitted for nomination shall be a qualified voter and a resident of Ward Seven. At least three nominations shall be received for each vacancy to be filled. The nominations shall be submitted to the commission and the commission shall select the new commissioner from among those nominated.

C. When a vacancy occurs during a term and there is less than one year remaining on the unexpired term, a commissioner shall be appointed by the commission to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs during a term and there is one year or more remaining on the unexpired term, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in accordance with the procedure set forth in Subsection B of this Section.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 489, §1. Acts 1988, No. 285, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.17
City of Kenner; New Orleans International Airport Sales Tax District; authorization
Status: in_force

A.(1) The council of the city of Kenner is hereby authorized to create within said city a sales tax district designated as the New Orleans International Airport Sales Tax District. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the New Orleans International Airport terminal building and concourses A, B, C, and D.

(2) For the purposes of this Subsection, the phrase "terminal building" shall include the building having facilities for the handling of commercial aviation passengers that allow such passengers to purchase tickets, check in, or check baggage with commercial airline companies, and to board or disembark from aircraft, and shall include all other airport commercial aviation passenger facilities, concourses, or appurtenances physically connected or adjacent to such building, located on property owned by the city of New Orleans at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, but excluding facilities for parking, limousines, and taxicabs.

(3) If any provision of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Subsection which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this Subsection are hereby declared severable.

(4) The provisions of this Section shall only apply to property located within Jefferson Parish.

B. The district shall be created by ordinance of the council of the city of Kenner. The governing authority of the district shall be the council of the city of Kenner and its domicile shall be the regular meeting place of the council.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to any other sales and use tax now or hereafter levied and collected, the council, as the governing authority of the district, is hereby authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed two percent, which shall be imposed by ordinance adopted by the district, without the need of an election, and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, uses, leases, rentals, or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services whose point of origin is in the district as presently defined in and as provided by Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, subject to the tax exemptions provided in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The district may contract with the sheriff of the parish of Jefferson for collection of the tax.

D. The ordinance imposing any tax hereunder, or amendments hereto, shall specify that the avails or proceeds of the tax, after payment of collection costs, shall be equally divided as follows:

(1) One-third to the city of Kenner to be used for any lawful purpose, including the funding into bonds in accordance with applicable laws, said allocation to be subject to extant or future contractual agreements between the City of Kenner and the Parish of St. Charles;

(2) One-third to the city of New Orleans to be used for any lawful purpose, including the funding into bonds in accordance with applicable law; and

(3) One-third to the New Orleans Aviation Board to be used solely for the construction, acquisition, extension, and improvement of capital projects necessary at the New Orleans International Airport in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 2:351. None of the avails or proceeds of the tax distributed to the New Orleans Aviation Board shall be construed or deemed to be revenue derived by the New Orleans Aviation Board from any appurtenance or facility of the New Orleans International Airport pursuant to a written lease or contract with a third party.

Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1, eff. Oct. 25, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 723, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.298 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.298
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The district and all properties at any time owned by the district and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Subpart and the interest or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.88 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.88
Judicial review
Status: in_force

Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision by the board of adjustment relative to any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish may present a petition to the district court of the parish or municipality in which the property affected is located. The procedures for judicial review shall be as provided in R.S. 33:4780.47.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:8043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 8043
Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To represent the public interest in providing solid waste collection and disposal in and for the district.

(2) To provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a solid waste disposal system, including areas within the corporate limits of municipalities within the parishes.

(3) To provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a central waste plant, necessary pickup stations and for the acquisition or lease of necessary property, including land or equipment for waste disposal.

(4) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the solid waste disposal operations of the parish.

(5) To employ, dismiss, and establish policies and procedures for necessary personnel.

(6) To enter contracts to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter.

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

(8) To enter into agreements with federal, state, or private agencies or other entities to procure aids and grants to assist the district in carrying out the purposes for which it was created.

Acts 1990, No. 781, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.14
Status of bonds
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this Chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to have all the qualities of registered instruments under the commercial laws of the state, subject only to the provisions of the bonds pertaining to registration.

Acts 1988, No. 412, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 192
Approval in each municipality required
Status: in_force

Consolidation may be effected only after the same has been approved in each municipality affected by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose as hereinafter provided.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7624 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7624
Annual report
Status: in_force

A corporation shall file, with the governing body, on or before March 31 of each year, a report of its activities for the preceding calendar year, which report shall include a complete financial statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, receipts and disbursements as of the end of such calendar year. At the time of filing the report, the corporation shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish or municipality, a notice to the effect that such report has been filed with the governing body and that the report is available for inspection during business hours in the office of the clerk and in the office of the corporation.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §19.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.16
Use of revenues
Status: in_force

Any revenue of the authority derived from any source whatsoever, after all payments required to be made in connection with any bonds of the authority have been made, may be used by the authority for the payment of the administrative and operating expenses of the authority and for the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with any project, including engineering, architectural, legal, and administrative costs and fees incidental thereto. Any revenue of the authority remaining at the end of each fiscal year after the payment of such expenses shall be considered surplus and may, in the sole discretion of the authority, be distributed by the authority to the city of New Orleans or retained by authority for utilization on future expenses, capital expenditures, or costs reasonably anticipated to be incurred.

Acts 2019, No. 172, §1; Acts 2025, No. 178, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3493 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3493
Specifications for improved lighting
Status: in_force

If the improvements consist of street lighting, the specification shall provide for the design of the fixture, the detailed location for the placing of poles or lamps, the method and character of insulation to be used, the kind and character of lamps, and the candle power and wattage of the lamps.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.21
Naming of community center; Church Point
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267, the governing authority of the town of Church Point may name a community center in honor of Gertrude Wimberly Broach.

Acts 2019, No. 132, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.3
Plans and specifications; advertisement for bids; contents of notice
Status: in_force

The governing authority, after having given due notice of intention to make the proposed improvements and after disposing of all objections, and having decided to order the construction of the improvements, may, without further delay, have prepared the necessary plans and specifications for the work and adopt a resolution or ordinance authorizing the advertisements for bids therefor, by giving notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of the work. The notice shall be signed by an authorized officer of the municipality. It shall be published three times during at least two consecutive weeks, the first publication being not less than thirteen days prior to the reception and opening of bids in a newspaper published in the municipality, or if there is none, publication may be made in any newspaper having general circulation in the parish in which the municipality is located. The notice shall contain a general description of the work contemplated, shall refer to the plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk or secretary of the municipality, shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of the bids, may provide that the contractor be required to accept certificates of the municipality in payment for the work performed, and may stipulate that the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. The total cost of the improvements, including labor, materials, equipment, and supplies, together with engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost of the improvements shall be assessed and paid in the manner and form provided in this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 295, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9663 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9663
Persons to whom applicable; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter relative to a principal or employer of a lobbyist, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply only to persons who are lobbyists as defined in R.S. 33:9662. An elected or appointed public official or any designee of such an official acting in the performance of his public duties shall not be considered to be a lobbyist as defined in this Chapter.

Acts 2010, No. 788, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 443
City of Harahan; appointment of court magistrate; duties
Status: in_force

The board of aldermen of the city of Harahan shall, upon request of the mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be designated by the mayor to serve in his stead as the presiding official over the mayor's court. Whenever the magistrate is so designated by the mayor to preside over the mayor's court, he shall exercise the powers and authority of the mayor over said court. The magistrate shall serve at a salary fixed and paid by the board of aldermen.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 251, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.6
Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
Status: in_force

The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may appoint a zoning commission whose function it shall be to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts, the restrictions and regulations to be enforced therein, and any supplements, changes, or modifications thereof. Before making any recommendation to said governing authority, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the parish, and at least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and date of the hearing. After the hearing has been held by the zoning commission, it shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the governing authority of St. Helena Parish. If a zoning commission is appointed, said governing authority shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission.

Acts 1987, No. 355, §1, eff. July 6, 1987; Acts 1995, No. 13, §1, eff. May 25, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 107
Purposes in view
Status: in_force

In the preparation of such plan, a parish planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the parish, with due regard to its relation to neighboring territory and to the relation of unincorporated territory in the parish to incorporated territory therein.

In the preparation of such plan a municipal planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the municipality and its environs.

A plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a co-ordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the parish or municipality, as the case may be, and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development; including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, the promotion of safety from fire and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the promotion of good civic design and arrangement, wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, the adequate provision of public utilities and other public requirements, and in the case of a municipal planning commission, vehicular parking.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9080.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9080.2
Tamaron Subdivision Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the area located within the following boundaries: the North I-10 Service Road, Morrison Road, Kingswood Subdivision, and Gannon Road.

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

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

(a) The members of the Tamaron Homeowners Association, upon a majority vote of the membership, shall appoint five members. Each such member shall be a homeowner and resident of the district.

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

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

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

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

(2) The members of the board shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. Three members shall serve initial terms of one year; three members shall serve initial terms of two years; and three members shall serve initial terms of three years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a) For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract.

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

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

(b) The initial election on the question of the imposition of the fee shall be held at the same time as a regularly scheduled election in the city of New Orleans.

(c) If approved, the fee shall expire on December 31, 2014, but the fee may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held only at the same time as the mayoral primary election for the city of New Orleans. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.

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

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

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

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

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

G. Budget. (1) The board of commissioners shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq. The budget and all amendments shall be subject to the approval of the governing board of the city of New Orleans.

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

H. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) The board may contract with the New Orleans Police Department or with a private security company that has been certified and approved by the superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department for the provision of security patrols in the district. It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional security patrols, public or private, provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the New Orleans Police Department.

(2) The district may perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary for the achievement of its primary objective of encouraging the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the area included within the district.

Acts 2008, No. 270, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4341.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4341.2
Hospital service districts; Jefferson Parish; exception
Status: in_force

The sale or lease of any hospital owned by a hospital service district in Jefferson Parish shall be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 46:1064.2.

Acts 2001, No. 379, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4510 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4510
Charge-back of certain taxes and other payments made to a political subdivision; construction, scope, and application of provisions
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall collect or receive any payment from any public utility operating within such political subdivision, including those utilities whose rates and charges are regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, for or by reason of the use of its streets, alleys, or public ways or places, or lands belonging to the state, or for or by reason of the operation of the utility's business or by reason of any agreement between such political subdivision and the utility, whether such payment be called a license, occupational, privilege, franchise, or inspection tax, charge, or fee, or otherwise, the amount of such tax or payment may, to the extent that such tax or payment was not included as a part of the cost of furnishing services in the fixing of the rates and charges for such services by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, be added to the sales price of such public utility's service and billed pro rata to the utility's customers receiving local service within the political subdivision collecting such taxes or receiving such payments.

B. This Section shall not be construed as granting to any political subdivision any authority to levy any tax, other than such authority as the political subdivision already has under the constitution and statutes of Louisiana.

C. Nothing in this Section shall apply to ad valorem taxes nor to an occupational license tax levied and collected by a political subdivision under the provisions of, and subject to the limitations of, R.S. 47:341 and 358.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any payments by a utility to a political subdivision in excess of five percent of the annual gross receipts of the utility from its customers within said political subdivision, whether said payments are made as a license, occupational, privilege, franchise, or inspection tax, charge, or fee, or by agreement between the utility and the political subdivision.

Acts 1960, No. 247, §§1-4; Acts 1995, No. 380, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.204
Industrial development
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district shall have the power to construct and acquire industrial parks and industrial plant buildings, and subordinate and related facilities, including the acquisition of sites and other necessary property or appurtenances thereto within the district, or outside the district if the project is undertaken conjointly with another state or with other local units of government, under the authority of the local services law, R.S. 33:1321 et seq., or other authorizing authority, and to acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, and provide improvements and services necessary therefor, including but not limited to roads, street lighting, bridges, rail facilities, drainage, sewers, sewerage disposal facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, waterworks, and other utilities and related properties.

(2) The district shall also have the authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, by suitable and appropriate contract, to any enterprise locating or existing within the district all or any part of a site, building, or other property owned by the district. In determining the consideration for any contract to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of lands, buildings, or other property of the district, the board of commissioners may take into consideration the value of the lands, buildings, or other properties involved as well as the potential value of the economic impact of the enterprise being induced to locate or expand within the district. Such economic impact shall include increased employment, increased use of local labor, wages and salaries to be paid, consumption of local materials, products, and resources, and special tax revenues to be generated by the enterprise acquiring or leasing lands, buildings, or other property from the district. In no event, however, and under no circumstances shall the board dispose of any property of the district for less than the fair market value of the property as defined in R.S. 47:2321 without the prior approval of the State Bond Commission. The district shall be empowered to enter into leases having a term, including all renewal terms, not to exceed fifty years in the aggregate. The approval of the State Bond Commission shall be conclusive for purposes of compliance with the requirements of this Paragraph.

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

B. The district shall have the following additional powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those hereinafter stated:

(1) To acquire, whether by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise, but not by expropriation and to construct and improve, maintain, equip, and furnish one or more economic development projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of commissioners may deem necessary in connection therewith.

(2) To lease or to contract for the use of any or all of its authorized projects and to charge and collect rent, fees, or charges therefor, and to terminate any such lease or contractual arrangement upon the failure of the lessee or contracting party to comply with any of the obligations thereof, all as may be provided for in the lease agreement to which the district may become a party.

(3) To sell, exchange, donate, and convey any or all of its projects upon such terms and conditions as the board of commissioners may deem advisable, including the power to receive for any such sale the first mortgage note or notes of the purchaser of a project representing unpaid installments of the purchase price due by the purchaser to the district whenever the board of commissioners finds any such actions to be in furtherance of the purposes for which the district was organized.

(4) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district, and any agreements made in connection therewith, to mortgage and pledge any or all of its projects or any part or parts thereof, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, and to pledge the revenues and receipts therefrom or from any other source.

(5)(a) To enter into any cooperative financing of an economic development project between or among the district and the state, any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. Said methods of financing shall include loan guarantees, land write-downs, grants, lease guarantees, or any form of financial subsidy or incentive that complies with the provisions of Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(b) To enter into any cooperative development between or among the district and the state, any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. Said methods of cooperative development shall include but not be limited to any number of joint development agreements such as condominiums and cooperative ownership, limited partnerships, and investment syndicates not prohibited by the Constitution of Louisiana. Regardless of the method of financing, the district shall attempt to obtain the most favorable security available in order to protect and ensure recovery of sums loaned or paid pursuant to such financing.

(c) "Cooperative endeavor" means any form of economic development assistance between or among the district and the state, any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. The term "cooperative endeavor" shall include but not be limited to cooperative financing, cooperative development, or any other form of cooperative economic development activity.

Acts 1988, No. 634, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4881 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4881
Maximum fines and penalties for dumping; Orleans Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing authority for the parish of Orleans may provide for a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars and a sentence of imprisonment not to exceed six months in the parish jail for violation of any ordinance prohibiting the dumping of trash, debris, refuse, garbage, other solid and liquid waste, greases, and oils, such as but not limited to cooking oil and fats, motor oil, antifreeze, truck and automotive fluids, paint, paint thinners, and gasoline into drainage culverts, lines, or canals, upon any public place within the parish, upon private property within the parish not owned by the person accused of the violation, upon property owned or controlled by the parish, or in or on the waters within the parish, whether from a vehicle or otherwise, including but not limited to any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forestland, recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street, or alley. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, this Section shall not apply to any activity permitted or authorized by a state or federal program and also shall not apply to any activity during the servicing of scheduled pickup routes pursuant to commercial, municipal, or local government contracts, or en route to an authorized pickup station, transfer station, or disposal facility by persons owning or operating duly licensed commercial vehicles engaged in the collection and transportation of solid waste, construction, or demolition debris, or wood waste as such terms are defined by the rules and regulations of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.

Acts 2004, No. 834, §2, eff. July 12, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3653
Plans and specifications
Status: in_force

The petitioning property owners may provide in their petition, plans, and specifications, including the kinds and types of poles and lights and other material to be used in the special lighting system. The governing authorities in such cases may order the specified material used in the construction of the system, or may reject any and all of the plans and specifications and have them prepared by the city or a special engineer who shall submit them to the governing authority for approval or rejection.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4155 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4155
New Orleans; application of §§4148 to 4154 to other related provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 4148 to 4154, inclusive, of this Part, shall not affect the right, power, and authority of the city of New Orleans to levy a tax on all taxable property in the city of New Orleans sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds of the city of New Orleans heretofore issued and now outstanding, or which may be issued in the future, nor the right, power, and authority of the city of New Orleans to issue bonds in the future. The bonds issued under authority of Section 4148 of this Part shall not be included in computing the indebtedness of the city of New Orleans under any limitation prescribed by the Constitution of Louisiana or statutes of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.842 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.842
Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District, a body politic and corporate, referred to in this Subpart as the "district", is hereby created in the city of New Orleans, referred to in this Subpart as the "city". The district shall be comprised of the property within the following boundaries, referred to in this Subpart as the "property": from the intersection of Poydras and LaSalle Streets, commence in a northerly direction on LaSalle Street to Gravier Street; thence along Gravier Street to Loyola Avenue; thence along Loyola Avenue to Girod Street; thence along Girod Street to South Liberty Street; thence along South Liberty Street to Julia Street; thence along Julia Street to LeRouge Street; thence along LeRouge Street to Howard Avenue; thence along Howard Avenue to South Claiborne Avenue; thence along South Claiborne Avenue to Poydras Street; and thence along Poydras Street to its intersection with LaSalle Street, as all such streets are presently named.

B. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state 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 is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.

Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 819, §1, eff. June 13, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.386 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.386
Fees and sales and use tax; borrowing money
Status: in_force

A. In order to provide funds for the purposes of this Subpart, the district is hereby authorized, subject to a vote of the people in the parishes that will receive the benefit from the tax, to levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed one percent, said tax to be effective on or after September 1, 1992; provided however, that the district shall not be authorized to levy the tax authorized herein if the rate thereof, when combined with the rate of all other sales and use taxes levied on a statewide basis, exceeds four percent.

B. The tax so authorized shall be imposed by ordinance adopted by the district without the need of an election and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the distribution, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services in the district, as presently defined in and as provided by Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, subject to the tax exemptions provided in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

C. All funds derived under this Section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the district. The board of commissioners 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 export industries, manufacturing firms, and wholesale distribution firms and service firms.

(g) No project may be considered unless the project will be constructed and maintained by persons at least eighty percent of whom are residents of the parishes within the district, and at least eighty percent of the goods and services for maintenance of the project are obtained from a supplier domiciled within said parishes, except where not reasonably possible to do so without substantial added expense, substantial inconvenience, or substantial sacrifice in operational efficiency.

(h) 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 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.

Acts 1992, No. 929, §1, eff. July 9, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9099.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9099.4
Crime prevention districts; general provisions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any crime prevention district created in Chapter 29 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall indemnify its officers and board members to the fullest extent permitted by R.S. 12:227 as fully as if the district were a nonprofit corporation governed thereby as may be provided in the district's bylaws.

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

B. A crime prevention district, acting through its board of commissioners, shall have the following powers and duties in addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law:

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

(2) To solicit, accept, and expend additional voluntary contributions and grants to carry out the purposes of the district.

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

C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a parish which imposed a parcel fee to fund a crime prevention district may delegate the authority to impose subsequent parcel fees to the crime prevention district.

(2) If a parish governing authority delegates its authority to impose a parcel fee pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and the district imposes a parcel fee:

(a) The district's budget shall not be subject to the approval of the parish governing authority.

(b) The parish sheriff or other tax collector shall remit amounts collected pursuant to a fee imposed by the district directly to the district.

Acts 2018, No. 704, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4732
Authority to enforce regulations
Status: in_force

Municipalities may enforce the ordinances adopted under R.S. 33:4731 by fine or imprisonment, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4110 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4110
New Orleans; assessments charged in drainage area
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption by the sewerage and water board of the resolution fixing the assessments to be charged to each parcel of land in the drainage area, the sewerage and water board shall cause said resolution to be recorded in the mortgage office of the parish of Orleans, and, from the date of recordation, the assessments made by said resolution upon the lands in the defined drainage area shall constitute a lien upon such lands on a parity with the lien for ad valorem taxes levied by the city of New Orleans. Immediately after recordation of the resolution in the mortgage office, a notice shall be sent by the sewerage and water board to the owner of each parcel of land in the drainage area stating the total amount of the assessment levied on said parcel of land, showing the number, amounts and due dates of the annual installments, and setting forth the right of the property owner to avoid the payment of interest on any part of the assessment by paying the total assessment in one lump sum within sixty days after recordation of said resolution in the mortgage office; provided, the property owner may prepay the balance due on the amount of the assessment levied against his property by paying a premium to be determined by the sewerage and water board, but not exceeding five percent. All prepayments shall be accompanied with payment of interest in the following manner, if payment is made less than ninety days from next interest payment date, interest will be paid to second succeeding interest payment date; if made more than ninety days before next interest payment date, interest shall be paid only to the next interest payment date.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1419.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1419.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Administrative costs" means costs incurred by the Department of Conservation and Energy in the administration of the program, including but not limited to:

(a) Program startup costs.

(b) Financial administrative costs of servicing loans and issuing debt.

(c) Costs associated with establishing assistance priorities and carrying out oversight and related activities other than financial administration.

(d) Financial, management, and legal consulting fees.

(e) Any reasonable and necessary expense that the department determines is necessary to effectively administer the program.

(2) "Alternative fuel" means a fuel which results in emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates, or any combination of these which are comparably lower than emissions from gasoline or diesel and which meets or exceeds federal clean air standards, including but not limited to compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, biofuel, biodiesel, methanol, ethanol, and electricity.

(3) "Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Loan Fund" means the revolving loan fund provided for pursuant to this Subpart.

(4) "Conversion to qualified clean fuel vehicles" or "fleet conversion" means both of the following:

(a) The installation of qualified clean fuel vehicle equipment in order to modify all or a portion of a local governing authority's fleet of motor vehicles which are propelled by gasoline or diesel so that the motor vehicles may be partially or wholly propelled by an alternative fuel.

(b) The purchase at retail of new motor vehicles by a local governing authority which are originally equipped at purchase with qualified clean fuel vehicle equipment.

(5) "Cost of conversion to a qualified clean fuel vehicle" means both of the following:

(a) The retail cost paid by a local governing authority for the purchase and installation of qualified clean fuel vehicle equipment in order to modify all or a portion of a fleet of the local government's motor vehicles which are propelled by gasoline or diesel so that they may be partially or wholly propelled by an alternative fuel.

(b) The cost to a local governing authority of new motor vehicles purchased at retail which are originally equipped at purchase to be partially or wholly propelled by an alternative fuel, but only for the cost of that portion of the motor vehicle which is attributable to the storage of the alternative fuel, the delivery of the alternative fuel to the engine of the motor vehicle, and the exhaust of gases from combustion of the alternative.

(6) "Department" means the Department of Conservation and Energy.

(7) "Federal assistance under a state transportation plan" means federal matching funds or other federal money which may be available under a State Implementation Plan (SIP), maintenance plan, or other transportation plan of the Department of Transportation and Development, a Metropolitan Planning Organization, or other state entity pursuant to the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program funding which provides funds for public fleet conversions to cleaner fuels.

(8) "Loan" means a loan of money from the Alternative Fuel Revolving Loan Fund for eligible costs of the conversion of a fleet of motor vehicles of a local governing authority to qualified clean fuel vehicles.

(9) "Local governing authority" means the governing authority of a parish, municipality, school board, port or port harbor and terminal district, levee district, or any other political subdivision of the state, and the governing authorities of their agencies, offices, or instrumentalities.

(10) "Net proceeds" means the funds raised from the sale of bonds minus issuance costs, which costs include but are not limited to the underwriting discount, printing of disclosure documents, bond certificates, and the fees of the underwriter's legal counsel, bond counsel, financial advisor, rating agency, and trustee banks.

(11) "Program" means the Alternative Fuel Revolving Loan Fund Program as established by this Subpart.

(12) "Qualified clean fuel vehicle equipment" means equipment necessary for a motor vehicle to partially or wholly operate on an alternative fuel, but shall not include equipment necessary for operation of a motor vehicle on gasoline or diesel.

Acts 2010, No. 118, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2023, No. 150, §8, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4045 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4045
Amount assessed placed on tax rolls; installments; cash discount; enforcement of liability
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be placed upon the tax rolls divided in five equal installments, the first installment being due and payable at the same time as the taxes of the year in which the work is completed, and the other four installments will be due and collectable during the period that the regular taxes are collectable by the municipality or sewerage district. The day of delinquency of either of these installments shall be the 31st day of December of the year in which each installment falls due in principal or in interest. Each installment shall carry the same rate of interest as does the certificate issued by the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district and the interest shall be paid annually on the unpaid installments. The owner of the property may pay in cash within ten days after the adoption of the ordinance accepting the work, and shall receive on account of the cash payment, a discount equal to five per cent per annum on the amount due and paid by him, which discount shall likewise be allowed by the contractor to the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district.

In the event any owner of property subject to the lien and privileges hereinabove provided fails to pay the amount apportioned against his property at its maturity, the governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district may file a rule against the owner to show cause why the property should not be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment on the installments due; which rule shall be made returnable after five days of service in the manner required for ordinary citations, and shall be tried by preference. Judgment against the property holder shall be executed in the same manner as ordinary judgments.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.584 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.584
Advisory board to the Avoyelles Parish Economic Development District; creation
Status: in_force

A. An advisory board to the Avoyelles Parish Economic Development District is hereby created.

B. The advisory board shall be appointed by the board of commissioners of the district as follows:

(1) One member from each energy utility company in the parish.

(2) Two members from the manufacturing or processing industry in the parish.

(3) One member from the parish bar association.

(4) Two members from the service industry in the parish.

(5) Three members from the agriculture community in the parish.

(6) Two members from the banking community in the parish.

(7) One member who is a certified public accountant in the parish.

(8) One member from the hotel-motel industry in the parish.

(9) One member from the parish tourism commission.

(10) One member from the minority community in the parish.

(11) Three members from the education community in the parish; one from the public sector, one from the private sector, and one from the technical college system in the parish.

(12) One member from the mayor's association in the parish.

(13) The parish county agent or his designee.

(14) One member from each recognized Indian tribe located in the parish.

(15) One member representing the senior citizens in the parish.

(16) One member representing labor in the parish who shall be nominated by the Louisiana AFL-CIO.

(17) One member from the insurance community in the parish.

(18) Two members who are medical providers in the parish.

(19) One member from the nursing home industry in the parish.

C.(1) Members shall serve three-year terms after initial terms as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) Eight members shall serve an initial term of one year; nine shall serve an initial term of two years; and all others shall serve an initial term of three years. The county agent shall serve during the time of his service as county agent, or if the county agent names a designee, the designee shall serve at the pleasure of the county agent. The initial terms of the respective members shall be determined by lot conducted at the first meeting of the board.

D. Members shall serve without compensation.

Added by Acts 2001, No. 1003, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1229, §1, eff. July 7, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9020 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9020
Short Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be referred to as the "Cooperative Economic Development Law."

Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4508 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4508
Enforcement of orders; appeals
Status: in_force

The orders of the municipality shall be enforced by the imposition of penalties as hereinafter provided, and any party in interest may appeal from orders and decrees of the municipality to the courts by filing suit, within ninety days from the date of the municipality's order, and not thereafter, in the district court having jurisdiction. All cases contesting orders of the municipality, both in the trial and appellate courts, shall be tried summarily and by preference over all cases, and may be tried either in chambers, or at term time. Appeals from decisions of the trial court shall be direct to the supreme court, and shall be returned within ten days after the granting of the appeal. When the municipality appeals no bond shall be required.

Acts 1956, No. 234, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.11
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the "Community Development District Act".

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4853 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4853
Authority to enforce ordinances
Status: in_force

The police juries may adopt the necessary ordinances to carry out R.S. 33:4852 and may enforce the ordinances by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4871 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4871
Authority to provide parking meters
Status: in_force

Municipalities may provide by ordinance for the installation, operation, maintenance, policing and supervision of parking meters on their streets as an aid to the regulation and control of parking of vehicles therein, and may fix and require the payment of a fee for the privilege of parking opposite the meters when they are in operation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.8
Commission powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall:

(1) Adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. The rules and regulations relative to public notice and conduct of public meetings shall all conform with the Open Meetings Law.

(2) Have official custody of all monies, funds, and accounts of the commission.

B. The commission may:

(1) Sue or be sued.

(2) Adopt, use, and alter at will a seal and bylaws.

(3) Receive and expend funds made available to the commission and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by R.S. 33:9100.12.

(4) Enter into contracts or agreements with individuals or entities, private or public, to carry out its powers and duties and accomplish its purposes.

(5) Purchase items and supplies which it deems instrumental to achieving its purposes.

(6) Employ an executive director and staff.

(7) Acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, immovable, movable, corporeal, incorporeal, or any combination thereof or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out its purposes and sell, lease as lessor, transfer, or dispose of any property or interest therein acquired by it.

(8) Construct, improve, maintain, repair, and operate facilities which it deems necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes.

(9) Pledge all or any part of its revenues.

(10) Perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes.

Acts 2008, No. 887, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:172.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 172.2
Municipal governing authority of Westlake; authority to annex
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this Part or any other law to the contrary, the governing authority of the city of Westlake may annex property, not to exceed twenty acres, which is not contiguous or adjacent to the city by means of annexation of such property and a right of way corridor connecting the property and the municipality. Such annexation may be accomplished by ordinance as provided in this Part; however, if there are no registered voters in the area to be annexed, the required petition shall also contain the written assent of the owners of a majority of the acreage of the property to be annexed and the written assent of the owners of property in the area equal in value to at least twenty-five percent of the value of the property to be annexed.

Acts 1993, No. 266, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4561.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4561.1
Naming of civic center theater; city of Monroe
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the city of Monroe may name a civic center theater in honor of a former living mayor of the municipality who served in such office for more than fifteen years and his service in such office ended prior to 1980.

Acts 2003, No. 442, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3994 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3994
Prescriptive period to question validity of proceedings
Status: in_force

No contest or proceeding to question the validity or legality of any resolutions or ordinances adopted or proceedings had under the provisions of this Sub-part shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever, after the expiration of thirty days from the date when the resolution, ordinance or proceeding was published, and after such time the regularity of such resolution, ordinance or proceeding shall be conclusively presumed. If the validity of any certificates issued under the provisions of this Sub-part is not raised within thirty days from date of publication of the resolution or ordinance issuing said certificates and fixing their terms, the authority to issue said certificates, the legality thereof and of the local or special assessments necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 462, §14. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 395, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3655 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3655
Assessment of abutting owners; assessment lien
Status: in_force

Upon the final and satisfactory completion of the work, the governing authority shall accept it by ordinance and provide for the assessment of all abutting real estate in the amounts due by the owners according to the rule of apportionment stipulated in this Sub-part. A certified copy of the ordinance containing the assessment shall, within ten days after its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish in which the assessed property is located, and when so filed and recorded, it shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the municipality or its transferees, against the real estate therein assessed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2397 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2397
Duties of the commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) Represent the public interest in the improvement of personnel administration in the city service.

(2) Advise the mayor and the director on problems concerning personnel administration.

(3) Advise and assist the director in fostering the interest of institutions of learning, and civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards in the city service.

(4) Make, either at the direction of the mayor or upon the petition of any citizen for just cause, or upon its own motion, any investigation concerning the administration of personnel in the city service, and review and modify, or set aside, any action by the department which the commission determines to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.

(5) Make and publish annual reports, and such special reports as it considers desirable, to the mayor, regarding personnel administration in the city service and recommendations for improvement therein.

(6) Conduct hearings and pass upon complaints by or against any officer or employee in the classified service for the purpose of demotions, reduction in pay or position, suspension or dismissal of such officer or employee.

(7) Make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules.

(8) Hear and pass upon matters which the director of personnel brings before it for determination, and perform all the duties with reference to the director of personnel that are assigned to the director in relation to all other positions in the classified service.

(9) Perform other duties required by law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.14
Participation in payment of costs
Status: in_force

Any municipality or parish proceeding under the authority of this Chapter may participate in the payment of the total cost of any project authorized hereunder, in such a manner and to such extent that the governing authority of the municipality or parish may determine, provided that any funds so used by the municipality or parish shall be in such amounts as it may have available for such purpose and from sources other than the imposition of special assessments. Such participation by the municipality or parish may be allocated to any one or more projects as the governing authority of the municipality or parish may determine, and the amount of the municipality's or parish participation shall be deducted from the total cost of the improvements for the purpose of levying local or special assessments hereunder.

Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2342 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2342
Law Enforcement Executive Management Institute; creation; board; membership
Status: in_force

A. The Law Enforcement Executive Management Institute is hereby created within the office of the governor and shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge.

B. The Law Enforcement Executive Management Institute shall be governed by a board. The board shall be composed of five members, all of whom shall be United States citizens and residents of the state.

C. The board shall consist of the following members:

(1) Three members appointed by the governor from a list of at least six persons submitted by the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police all of whom shall be current municipal chiefs of police and Peace Officer Standards and Training certified.

(2) One member appointed by the governor from a list of at least three persons, all of whom shall be current mayors, submitted by the Louisiana Municipal Association.

(3) The executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.

D. The qualifications of each member of the board shall continue throughout his term in office. In the event a member should cease meeting the qualifications, his seat shall be declared vacant and the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the same process as for the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

E. Of the four members of the board who are appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of three years and two shall be appointed for a term of two years. Thereafter all appointed members shall be appointed for terms of two years and shall continue to serve until reappointed or replaced. In the event of death or resignation of a member, his successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term for which the member had been appointed within thirty days pursuant to the same process as that used to make the original appointment.

F. The appointments by the governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.

G. Members shall serve without compensation.

Acts 2003, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:231 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 231
Abolition of municipality not containing one hundred inhabitants; debt not discharged
Status: in_force

If in any case a census taken by resolution of the board of aldermen of any municipality created after July 29, 1898, shows that the municipality contains less than one hundred inhabitants, the governor shall issue his proclamation abolishing the same; and thenceforward it shall not exercise any corporate power or function whatever, and shall cease to exist. The person who was mayor thereof, at the time shall record the proclamation on the minute book and deposit the same with all of the other records of the defunct corporation, in the office of the clerk of the district court of the parish, who shall receive the same, and preserve them as records; but such dissolution shall not relieve the property theretofore liable for the debt of the municipality.

In the performance of his duties under this Section, the governor shall not be bound by the returns of a census, if he is of the opinion that the same are fraudulent. In such case, he may ascertain the facts for himself, in such manner as he may deem proper, and abolish municipalities accordingly.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4875.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4875.1
Exercise of police power; enclosure of residential and commercial swimming pools
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, parish and municipal governing authorities may adopt ordinances regulating the enclosure of residential and commercial swimming pools. The ordinance shall provide for minimum heights for fences or walls enclosing the pool and locking or limited access gates. However, any such ordinance shall be subject to judicial review on the grounds of abuse of discretion, unreasonable exercise of police powers, excessive use of the power herein granted, or the denial of the right of due process. However, the right of judicial review of such ordinances shall not be limited by the provisions of this Section.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to municipalities or parishes that either have an existing ordinance that governs fencing of swimming pools or that have a home rule charter.

Acts 1999, No. 1034, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2560 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2560
Corrective and disciplinary action for maintaining standards of service
Status: in_force

A. The tenure of persons who have been regularly and permanently inducted into positions of the classified service shall be during good behavior. However, the appointing authority may remove any employee from the service or take such disciplinary action as the circumstances warrant in the manner provided below, for any one of the following reasons:

1. Unwillingness or failure to perform the duties of his position in a satisfactory manner.

2. The deliberate omission of any act that it was his duty to perform.

3. The commission or omission of any act to the prejudice of the departmental service or contrary to the public interest or policy.

4. Insubordination.

5. Conduct of a discourteous or wantonly offensive nature toward the public or toward any municipal officer or employee, and any dishonest, disgraceful or immoral conduct.

6. Drinking vinous or spirituous liquors while on duty or reporting for duty while under the influence of intoxicating beverages.

7. The use of intoxicating liquors or habit forming drugs, liquids or preparations to an extent which precludes the employee from performing the duties of his position in a safe or satisfactory manner.

8. The conviction of a felony.

9. Falsely making a statement of any material fact in his application for admission to any test for securing eligibility or appointment to any position in the classified service, or practicing or attempting to practice fraud or deception in any test.

10. Using or promising to use his influence or official authority to secure any appointment to a position within the classified service as a reward or return for partisan or political services.

11. Soliciting or receiving any money or valuable thing from any person for any political party or political purpose.

12. Inducing or attempting to induce, by threats of coercion, any person holding a position in the classified service to resign his position, take a leave of absence from his duties or waive any of his rights under the provisions of this part or of the rules of the board.

13. The development of any defect or physical condition which precludes the employee from properly performing the duties of his position, or the development of any physical condition that may endanger the health or lives of fellow employees.

14. The willful violation of any provision of this Part or of any rule, regulation or order adopted under its authority.

15. Any other act or failure to act which the board deems sufficient to show the offender to be an unsuitable or unfit person to be employed in the fire and police service.

B. Unless the cause or condition justifies an employee being permanently removed from the service, disciplinary action may extend to suspension without pay for a period not exceeding the aggregate of ninety days in any period of twelve consecutive months, reduction in pay to the rate prevailing for the next lower class, reduction or demotion to a position for any lower class and to the rate of pay prevailing therefor, or such other less drastic action that may be appropriate under the circumstances. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any employee who is physically unable to perform the duties of his position from exercising his rights of voluntary retirement under any applicable law.

C. Although it is incumbent upon the appointing authority to initiate corrective or disciplinary action, the board may, and shall upon the written request of any qualified elector of the state which sets out the reasons therefor, make an investigation of the conduct and performance of any employee in the classified service and, thereupon, may render such judgment and order action to be taken by the appointing authority. Such action shall be taken forthwith by the appointing authority.

D. In every case of corrective or disciplinary action taken against a regular employee of the classified service, the appointing authority shall furnish the employee and the board a statement in writing of the action and the complete reasons therefor.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.381
Northeast Economic Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The Northeast Economic Development District (NEED), 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 infrastructure improvements 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. The district shall establish priorities for assistance to be provided by the district, giving consideration to the following: unemployment in general, youth unemployment, per capita income, migration, and the number of residents receiving public assistance. The district referred to herein shall meet no later than September 15, 1992 with representatives of the parishes named in this Section who shall represent business, labor, and elected officials for the purpose of devising and implementing a comprehensive Northeast Louisiana Economic Development Initiative.

C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parishes of East Carroll, Madison, Richland, Tensas, and those portions of Ouachita and Concordia Parishes contained in Senate District Thirty-four.

Acts 1992, No. 929, §1, eff. July 9, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3913 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3913
Governing authority of sewerage districts
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality creating the sewerage district shall be the governing authority of any sewerage district created under the provisions of this Subpart.

Said governing authority may appoint a board of sewerage commissioners to consist of five members whose terms of office shall be four years and until their successors have been appointed. The board of sewerage commissioners, subject to the supervision and approval of the governing authority of the municipality creating the district, may be vested with authority to manage the affairs of the district, let contracts for the construction, maintenance and operation of the sewer system of the district, expend revenues of the district, and appoint its secretary and fix his salary. The treasurer of the municipality shall be ex-officio treasurer of the district, and the attorney for the municipality shall be ex-officio attorney for the district, and shall serve as such without additional remuneration. The appointment of said board of sewerage commissioners shall be left to the discretion of the governing authority of the municipality creating the district and nothing herein shall require the appointment of such a board, and, if appointed, such board may be abolished at any time by a resolution adopted by unanimous vote of the governing authority for the municipality.

In addition to the powers granted elsewhere in this Subpart, the sewerage district, through its governing authority, may enter into contracts with other sewerage districts or the municipality in which it is located providing for the joint construction and financing of a new sewer system or extensions and improvements to any existing sewer system and such contracts shall cover all matters in relation thereto, including the future operation and maintenance of the system.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 394, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4120 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4120
New Orleans; effective date of R.S. 33:4106 to R.S. 33:4119
Status: in_force

The power conferred by R.S. 33:4106 to R.S. 33:4119, inclusive, shall not be exercised unless and until House Bill No. 232, which became Act 540 of the 1958 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature proposing an amendment to Article XIV of the constitution by adding thereto new sections to be designated R.S. 33:4097 to 33:4105, inclusive, shall have been submitted to and approved by electors at an election to be held on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1958, in the manner provided by the constitution.

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

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3965 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3965
Improvements; notice of intention; publication; hearing; objections
Status: in_force

A. Any sewerage district or subdistrict desiring to take advantage of this Subpart through its governing authority shall, after securing the approval of the governing authority of the municipality in which it is located, adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to purchase, construct, improve, or maintain such sewerage system or systems and embody therein in a general way the improvement contemplated and the manner of payment therefor and what portion thereof, if any, shall be paid by assessment on the property within said district or subdistrict, what portion, if any, shall be paid by taxes on property in the district levied pursuant to R.S. 33:3980.1, and what portion shall be paid by the monthly sewerage charges hereinafter provided for, if any, and whether the municipality in which said district or subdistrict is located shall issue its own notes secured by the above named sources of revenue or incur debt or issue bonds secured by taxes on property pursuant to R.S. 33:3980.1. Such notice shall be signed by the governing authority of the sewerage district or subdistrict and approved by the governing authority of the municipality in which such district or subdistrict is located and shall set forth further that the authority ordering the giving of such notice will be in open session at a date, hour, and place, and said authority, on such date, hour, and place, shall proceed to hear any and all objections to the proposed improvements and the manner of payment therefor, which objections shall be in writing and filed with the governing authority prior to the hearing.

B. Only property owners owning property within the sewerage district or subdistrict, and who are qualified to vote in the municipality in which the district or subdistrict is located under the laws of Louisiana shall have the right to file objections.

C. After hearing and passing upon all such objections, and finding that not more than forty percent of the property owners within the district or subdistrict, in number and assessed value, qualified to object have objected and refused to withdraw their objections, said authority shall proceed, if it so determines, to order such improvements constructed, maintained, or acquired in the manner hereinafter provided for.

D. Such notice of intention shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks and shall be made in a newspaper published within the district, or, if there be none published, in some newspaper in the parish where the district is located.

Acts 1950, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §5; Acts 1999, No. 1167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4792 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4792
Regulation by municipalities or other local governing authorities of private for hire vehicles, however propelled, providing passenger transportation services
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:

(1) The orderly regulation of vehicular traffic on the streets and highways is essential to the welfare of the state and its people.

(2) Privately operated for hire vehicles providing passenger transportation service provide vital transportation links within the state. Such passenger transportation service operated in the municipalities and other local governmental jurisdictions enables the state to provide the benefits of privately operated demand-responsive passenger transportation services to its people and to persons who travel to this state for business or tourist purposes.

(3) The economic viability and stability of such privately operated passenger transportation service is consequently a matter of statewide importance.

(4) The policy of this state is to promote safe and reliable privately operated for hire vehicles providing passenger transportation service in order to provide the benefits of that service. In furtherance of this policy, the legislature recognizes and affirms that the regulation of such privately operated passenger transportation service is an essential governmental function.

(5) The policy of this state is to require that municipalities and other local governing authorities regulate privately operated for hire vehicles providing passenger transportation service and not to subject municipalities or municipal officers to liability under federal antitrust laws.

B. Every municipality or other local governing authority shall protect the public health, safety, and welfare by licensing, controlling, and regulating by ordinance or resolution each private passenger for hire vehicle, however propelled, providing transportation services operated within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other local governing authority. Every municipality or other local governing authority is empowered to regulate the following:

(1) Entry into the business of providing taxicab passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, within the jurisdiction of that municipality.

(2) Rates charged for the provision of such passenger transportation service.

(3) Establishment of safety and insurance requirements.

(4) Any other requirement adopted to ensure safe and reliable passenger transportation service even if it is anticompetitive in effect.

(5) Limited or exclusive access by such passenger transportation service, including taxicab service, to the municipality's or other local governing authority's airport.

(6) The establishment of safety and insurance requirements even if they reduce the number of such private passenger vehicles for hire that otherwise would operate within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other local governing authority.

C. Cognizance is hereby taken of provisions in home rule charters of various parishes and municipalities which permit the regulation of private passenger for hire vehicles providing transportation service operated on the boulevards, thoroughfares, avenues, and streets within the jurisdiction of such parishes and municipalities and in connection with same the provisions of this Section are hereby deemed, and shall be interpreted and construed to be retrospective.

D.(1) Any municipality or other local governing authority is authorized to carry out the provisions of this Section as acts of government on behalf of the state as sovereign and, to the extent the governing authority deems necessary or appropriate, is further authorized to displace competition and provide a monopoly public service.

(2) All immunity of the state of Louisiana from liability under antitrust law is hereby extended to any municipality or other local governing authority acting within the scope of authority contained in this Section and, when so acting, a municipality or other local governing authority shall be presumed to be acting in furtherance of state policy.

Acts 1984, No. 518, §1, eff. July 6, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.4
Written objection by more than fifty percent of abutting real estate owners
Status: in_force

The Jefferson Parish Council shall not order the construction of said improvements in the event there is filed at the public hearing written objection to the proposed improvements signed by more than fifty percent of the abutting real estate owners owning more than fifty percent of the lineal frontage of real estate abutting on the road or street to be improved, the ownership to be determined as set forth in R.S. 33:3690.2(5).

Acts 1962, No. 256, §4; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 70, §1, eff. April 17, 2000.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.739 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.739
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

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

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

C. The financial records of the district, or any subdistrict created by the board, shall be audited pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

Acts 2007, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:343 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 343
Nomenclature; village, town, or city council
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding the terminology used in this Part or in any other provision of law, the governing authority of any municipality governed by this Part may, by duly adopted resolution, elect to be known and referred to as a village, town, or city council as appropriate for a municipality of its size or, if the municipality elects to retain its classification as a village as authorized in R.S. 33:342(A)(2), as appropriate for its classification rather than its size.

(2) If the governing authority elects to be known as a village, town, or city council, each individual member of such council shall thereafter be known and referred to as a council member. The municipal governing authority may make other conforming changes in naming conventions, but no change pursuant to this Section shall in any way alter the applicability of state law to the municipality, its governing authority, or the members thereof.

B. The governing authority shall submit a copy of the adopted resolution to the office of the secretary of state for recordation.

Acts 1997, No. 255, §1; Acts 2011, No. 260, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.19
Use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter to the contrary, if the authority issues bonds and pledges to the payment thereof the proceeds or avails of a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this Chapter, the net proceeds of such tax in each fiscal year shall be used to satisfy the authority's obligations under the resolutions providing for the issuance of the bonds, including the payment of the expenses of operating, maintaining, or improving the project or projects financed with the proceeds of such bonds.

B. After provision has been made for the discharge of such obligations, any balance remaining from such tax shall be used for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:

(1) For the payment of rents due by the authority.

(2) For the payment of bond service charges.

(3) For the payment of the administrative and operating expenses of the authority.

(4) For the payment of the cost of maintaining, improving, and operating exhibition or convention facilities if the authority undertakes the maintenance, improvement, and operation of same pursuant to a contract with the city of New Orleans or any other person. Any contract entered into by the authority with any private person, firm, or corporation for the maintenance or operation of any exhibition or convention facility shall be made and entered into in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq.

(5) To establish a reserve fund for replacement and for future needs for the purposes provided for in this Chapter.

(6) For the payment to the city of New Orleans of any surplus created at the end of the year as described in R.S. 33:4710.16.

Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3656 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3656
Enforcement of assessments
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be due and exigible immediately upon its passage, and if not paid within ten days thereafter, 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 percent per annum from date of acceptance and ten percent of the amount of the judgment as attorney's fees.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3558 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3558
Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality, however, 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 or resolution, may pay in cash ten per cent of the amount of their respective indebtedness and pay the balance in nine equal annual installments. As evidence of the deferred payments, the property owners shall execute nine promissory notes, payable to the order of the municipality, each for ten per cent of the amount due by him, dated thirty days after the passage of the ordinance accepting the work, maturing, respectively, one to nine years, both inclusive, from date, or sooner, at the option of the maker, bearing a maximum rate of six per cent per annum interest from date, until paid 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 municipal clerk or secretary to identify them with the ordinance levying the assessment, shall carry with them in the possession of any bona fide owner, the lien and privilege above provided.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 659, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.101
Morehouse Economic Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The Morehouse 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, tourism, 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 economic development to stimulate the economy through commerce, industry, and development of tourism, 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 Morehouse Parish.

Acts 1988, No. 29, §1, eff. June 10, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.63 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.63
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 a 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 parish.

Acts 2007, No. 186, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4548.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4548.6
Bonds of the authority
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 39:1403 or any other law to the contrary, the authority is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and sell from time to time bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness on behalf of or for the benefit of any participating political subdivision or organization as provided in R.S. 33:4548.3(B)(2)(e), to provide funds for and to fulfill and achieve its authorized public functions or corporate purposes, as set forth in the Chapter, including but not limited to the payment of all or a portion of the project costs of authorized projects, to provide amounts necessary for any corporate purposes, including incidental expenses in connection with the issuance of the obligations, the payment of principal and interest on the obligations of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure such obligations, and all other purposes and expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its public functions or corporate purposes, and any credit enhancement for said obligations.

B. Except as may otherwise be provided by the authority, all obligations issued by the authority shall be negotiable instruments and payable out of any money, assets, or revenues of the authority or from any other sources whatsoever, that may be available to the authority but shall not be secured by the full faith and credit of the state.

C. Obligations shall be authorized, issued, and sold by a resolution or resolutions of the authority adopted as provided in this Chapter. Such bonds or obligations may be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, including variable, adjustable, or zero interest rates, be payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be sold at such price or prices, at public or private negotiated sale, after advertisement as is provided for in R.S. 39:1421 et seq., be in such form, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, and be entitled to such priorities on the income, revenue, and receipts of, or available to, the authority as may be provided by the authority in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds or obligations of the authority.

D. The obligations of the authority shall be signed by such members or officers of the authority by either manual or facsimile signatures, as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the authority, and shall have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the authority, or a facsimile thereof.

E. Any obligations of the authority may be validly issued, sold, and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the members or officers of the authority signing such obligations, or whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the obligations, shall have ceased to be such member or officer of the authority at the time such obligations shall actually have been delivered.

F. Obligations of the authority may be sold in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the authority to be most beneficial, subject to approval of the State Bond Commission, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums, fees, or commission, which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale thereof, subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

G. The authority may authorize the establishment of a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, or such other funds or reserves as the authority may approve with respect to the financing and operation of any project and as may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture of trust or similar instrument or agreement pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of bonds or other obligations of the authority may be authorized.

H. Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the purposes specified in this Chapter shall be a part of the project costs and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of bonds or other obligations issued by the authority.

I. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder, any persons in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the resolution and the legality of the bond issue for any cause after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action, or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof, and the legality thereof and all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

J. Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter to the contrary, the authority, in connection with the public or private offering of any bonds, may cause the issuance of any bonds to be by, through, or in cooperation with a public trust having the state as its beneficiary, if legally possible. The authority is further empowered to enter into contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, and other agreements with a public trust having the state as its beneficiary to the extent necessary or convenient for the issuance of bonds or the security therefor or as otherwise necessary or convenient for the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.

K. Neither the directors of the board nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable for the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance thereof. No earnings or assets of the authority shall accrue to the benefit of any private persons, and all of its assets shall be owned by its members. However, the limitation of liability provided for in this Subsection shall not apply to any gross negligence or criminal negligence on the part of any director or person executing the bonds.

L. Bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be limited obligations of the authority payable solely from the sources pledged for the payment thereof. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Chapter shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state to levy any taxes or to make any appropriation for their payment. The state and its agencies may otherwise contract with the authority as provided in this Chapter. No bond or other obligation shall be issued under any provision of this Chapter unless first authorized by the State Bond Commission.

M.(1) A political subdivision may borrow funds from the authority if allowed by any other law to incur debt for the purpose of the loan. Such obligation to the authority may be evidenced by a loan or financing agreement. The authority and its participating political subdivisions proceeding under this Chapter shall not be subject to any restrictions on their power to issue debt not contained in this Chapter. Approval of the issuance of bonds of the authority by the State Bond Commission shall include approval of the incurring of debt by participating political subdivisions, including approval by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt regarding the issuance of obligations by the city of New Orleans.

(2) A political subdivision may create a restricted account or accounts for the segregation of any funds which are to be received prospectively by the political subdivision from the federal government, the state or any of its agencies, or from any other source in connection with the issuance of bonds by the authority. A political subdivision is authorized to pledge such restricted accounts which pledge shall be irrevocable during the term of such bond or obligation, shall be according to such terms, and shall have such priority on the revenues of such restricted account as shall be provided by resolution or ordinance of the political subdivision, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. The state, through the office of the state treasurer, is hereby directed to accept the irrevocable election of a political subdivision to deposit any funds held by the state and due to such political subdivision described above, and thereafter the state treasurer shall be required to make any payments of such funds directly to the restricted account pursuant to instructions from the political subdivision.

(3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a political subdivision may, through an authority program, finance improvements, facilities, and equipment by entering sale, sale-back, lease, lease-back, and sublease agreements or other agreements or any combination of the foregoing under such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by such political subdivision and the authority.

N. A political subdivision or other eligible entity may borrow money from the authority loaned under any loan guaranty program of any department or agency of the United States, including the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Services Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loan Program and Community Program Guaranteed Loan Program or any such successor guaranty program.

O. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a political subdivision may contract with the authority for the exercise by the authority of any of the authority's powers as set out in this Chapter.

Acts 1991, No. 813, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1151, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 588, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.

NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 588, §2, relative to intent and construction of Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4600.8
Levy of assessments
Status: in_force

A. An assessment proposed to be levied pursuant to this Chapter shall be authorized by a resolution of the tourist commission that describes in general terms the assessment to be levied and includes a statement that the assessment is to be levied pursuant to this Chapter. The assessment shall be approved in a public hearing procedure as provided in this Chapter.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an assessed business shall place the assessment as a mandatory surcharge on the consumer receipt or guest folio. All assessments to be passed through to consumers and guests as surcharges shall be disclosed on all information or communication platforms of the business in the same manner as are other surcharges, hotel and occupancy taxes, and sales and use taxes as required by applicable laws and regulations.

C. Receipts from any such surcharge for business assessments levied pursuant to this Chapter are not part of gross receipts or gross revenue for any purpose, including the calculation of sales revenue or occupancy taxes or state income taxes and are not part of income pursuant to any lease or operator agreement. Payment of the assessment to the tourist commission or other person designated for the purpose of receiving it, shall not be taken as a deduction from income for state income tax purposes.

D. Any assessment levied and passed through to a consumer as a surcharge in accordance with this Chapter is an enforceable obligation of the consumer to the same extent as other lawful surcharges.

E. Procedures for the collection of business assessments, interest charges, and penalties for delinquent remittance of business assessments to the tourist commission or other person designated for the purpose of receiving it, or other matters incident to the business assessment shall be as provided by resolution.

Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4143 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4143
New Orleans; proceeds of bonds
Status: in_force

The proceeds of all sales of bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4138, except refunding bonds which shall be governed by the provisions of the resolution authorizing their issuance, shall be held by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and paid over on the warrants of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans in the manner and under the conditions provided in R.S. 33:4137 with reference to disbursements of said tax funds, and shall be used solely and exclusively for the construction and extension of the drainage system of the city of New Orleans.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.38 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.38
Bonds
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the power to issue revenue bonds, as provided elsewhere in this Chapter, an issuer is hereby authorized to issue from time to time notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, debentures, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness, which together with "revenue bonds" are hereinafter referred to as "bonds", to provide funds for and to fulfill and achieve its authorized public functions or corporate purposes as set forth in this Chapter. Except as may otherwise be provided by the issuer, all bonds issued by an issuer shall be negotiable instruments. All bonds issued by a corporation may be general obligations of the corporation, secured by the full faith and credit of the corporation and payable out of any money, assets, or revenues of the corporation or from any other sources whatsoever as may be available to the corporation.

B. Bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold by a resolution or resolutions of the issuer. Such bonds may be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be sold at such price or prices, at public or private negotiated sale as the issuer shall deem advisable, be in such form, either in coupon form, registered as to principal only, or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable at such place or places, be subject to such terms or redemption, and be entitled to such priorities on the income, revenue and receipts of, or available to, the issuer as may be provided by the issuer in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of the issuer.

C. The bonds of the issuer shall be signed by such officials of the issuer, by either manual or facsimile signatures, as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the issuer, and shall have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the issuer, or a facsimile thereof. The coupons attached to coupon bonds of the issuer shall bear the facsimile signature of such official of the issuer as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the issuer.

D. Any bonds of the issuer may be validly issued, sold, and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officials of the issuer signing such bonds, or whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the bonds or on coupons shall have ceased to be such official of the issuer at the time such bonds shall actually have been delivered.

E. Bonds of the issuer may be sold in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the issuer to be most beneficial, and the issuer may pay all expenses, premiums, or commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale thereof, subject to the provisions of this Part.

F. Any bonds issued pursuant to this Part may also be secured by a trust agreement by and between the issuer and one or more corporate trustees or fiscal agents, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state.

G. Subject to the rights of the holders of the bonds of the issuer, the issuer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue from time to time its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the issuer then outstanding, together with the payment of any redemption premiums thereon and interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such outstanding bonds. All such refunding bonds of the issuer shall be issued, sold or exchanged, and delivered, shall be secured, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Part in the same manner and to the same extent as any other bonds issued by the issuer pursuant to this Part, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the issuer. Refunding bonds issued by the issuer as herein provided may be sold or exchanged for outstanding bonds of the issuer and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding bonds. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such refunding bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest, and any redemption premiums, if any, on the bonds being refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in the trust indenture or the resolution of the issuer authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds, to the payment of any interest on such refunding bonds and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America which shall mature or which shall be subject to the redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.

H. Bonds which are issued under this Part are declared to be for an essential public and governmental purpose, and together with interest thereon, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale thereof shall be exempted from all state and local taxes.

I. The state and all public officers, any parish or municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, insurance associations and any person carrying on an insurance business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee and other fiduciary, and retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds, monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued by the issuer pursuant to the provisions of this Part, and such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize such persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers, or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds of the issuer, and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any such person, firm, or corporation or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

J. An issuer is authorized to issue bond anticipation notes in accordance with Chapter 14-B of Subtitle III of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

K. Any suit to determine the validity of bonds issued under this Part shall be brought only in accordance with R.S. 13:5121 et seq.

L. Any issuer is authorized to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this Part in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Subtitle III of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

M. Bonds, notes, or other debt instruments which are issued under this Part shall not be subject to any statutory debt limitations or restrictions; and shall not be subject to the provisions of any other act, statute, or local law relating to the authorization, issuance, or sale of bonds or notes. Notwithstanding any provision thereof, any bonds, notes, or other debt instruments authorized to be issued under this Part shall, before the delivery thereof, be approved by the State Bond Commission.

N. All bonds, and any interest coupons appertaining thereto, issued pursuant to this Part shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all purposes of the negotiable instruments law of Louisiana, subject to the provisions of bonds for registration.

O. Persons, firms, or corporations retained or employed by an issuer as advisors or consultants for the purpose of rendering financial advice and assistance may purchase or participate in the purchase, or in the distribution of its bonds and notes when such bonds or notes are offered at public sale.

P. Bonds issued pursuant to this Part may be secured by the incremental increases in ad valorem taxes, sales taxes, or hotel occupancy taxes, or any combination thereof, from one or more local governmental subdivisions, economic development corporations, tax increment finance districts, or other authorized entities electing to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and entering into a joint venture or cooperative endeavor as provided for in R.S. 33:9038.35(B).

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 147, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2006, No. 850, §4, eff. July 11, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 536, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.

NOTE: See Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 147, §3, providing that Part II is an alternative to other provisions of Chapter 27 of Title 33 and does not conflict with, repeal, or supercede other provisions of Chapter 27.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4169 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4169
Collection contracts for sewerage service charges; access charges; enforcement procedures for delinquent charges
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage district operating a sewerage system shall have power to execute a contract with any municipal corporation, parish, water district, or private water company operating a water system serving customers in the area served by said sewerage system, and any municipal corporation, parish, water district, or private water company is authorized and empowered to execute and enter into a contract with any municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage district providing sewerage service to customers of said municipal corporation, parish, water district, or private water company, which contract may contain such terms and privileges as may be agreed upon between the parties thereto pursuant to which service charges imposed for service rendered by the sewerage system will be collected for the municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage district by the municipal corporation, parish, water district, or private water company and which shall include provisions for a procedure to enforce collection of sewer charges by an agreement to shut off the service of the supply of water to any premises delinquent in the payment of either its water charges or sewer charges.

(2) Such municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage district may agree to supply any such municipal corporation, parish, water district, or private water company operating a water system with such indemnity bond or liability insurance as such municipal corporation, parish, water district, or private water company may consider necessary for its protection.

(3) Any such contract shall not require the approval of any state department, agency, or commission.

(4) It is the policy of this state that any municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage district operating a sewerage system may in its discretion assess a charge to any premises for the connection of such premises to such sewerage system.

B.(1) Any municipal corporation, parish, or water district operating a water system shall have the power to execute a contract with any municipal corporation, parish, sewerage district, or private sewerage company serving customers in the area served by said sewerage system, and any municipal corporation, parish, sewerage district, or private sewerage company is authorized and empowered to execute and enter into a contract with any municipal corporation, parish, or water district providing water service to the customers of said municipal corporation, parish, sewerage district, or private sewerage company, which contract may contain such terms and privileges as may be agreed upon between the parties thereto pursuant to which service charges imposed for service rendered by the municipal corporation, parish, sewerage district, or private sewerage company will be collected by the municipal corporation, parish, or water district and which shall include provisions for a procedure to enforce collection of sewer charges by an agreement to shut off the services of the supply of water to any premises delinquent in the payment of either its water charges or sewer charges.

(2) The municipal corporation, parish, or water district may require any such municipal corporation, parish, sewerage district, or private sewerage company operating a sewerage system to supply such indemnity bond or liability insurance as the municipal corporation, parish, or water district may consider necessary for its protection.

(3) Any such contract shall not require the approval of any state department, agency, or commission.

(4) It is the policy of this state that any municipal corporation, parish, or water district operating a water system may in its discretion assess a charge to any premises for the connection of such premises to such water system.

C.(1) In the parish of Jefferson, any such contract as authorized in Subsections A and B of this Section may be executed for a term up to twenty-five years.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a municipality, parish, water district, or private water company operating a water system serving customers in the area served by Sewerage District No. 1 for Tangipahoa Parish shall collect the service charges imposed by the sewerage district from the water customers of the municipality, parish, water district, or private water company.

(b) The governing authority of Tangipahoa Parish may enact ordinances to enforce the provisions of this Paragraph, which may include provisions requiring the disconnection of water services for failure to timely pay service charges imposed by the district. Such ordinances shall provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred in collecting such service charges.

(c) Each municipality, parish, water district, or private water company required to collect service charges pursuant to this Paragraph shall be liable for damages suffered by the district as a result of the failure to collect such charges.

D. Any municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage or water district shall have the power to execute and enter into a contract with any private company for the construction of sewerage or wastewater treatment facilities and for the operation of such facilities. Any such private company shall have in its construction and operation of such facilities the same ad valorem and sales tax liability exemption as the municipal corporation, parish, or sewerage or water district with which it contracts for such purpose.

E.(1) Any municipal corporation, parish, sewerage or water district is authorized to carry out the provisions of this Section as acts of government on behalf of the state as sovereign, and to the extent the governing authority deems necessary or appropriate is further authorized to displace competition and provide a monopoly public service.

(2) All immunity of the state of Louisiana from liability under antitrust law is hereby extended to any municipal corporation, parish, sewerage or water district acting within the scope of the grants of authority contained in this Section, and when so acting, a parish, municipal corporation, sewerage district, or water district shall be presumed to be acting in furtherance of state policy.

F. For the purposes of this Section, a sewerage or water district shall include any sewerage or water board, authority, or district created pursuant to Chapters 8, 9, or 10 of this Title.

Acts 1984, No. 332, §1; Acts 1984, No. 912, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1988, No. 131, §1, eff. June 29, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 267, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2004, No. 411, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2017, No. 124, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3886.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3886.1
Depository for Sewerage District Number One of St. Martin Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3886, Sewerage District Number One of St. Martin Parish is additionally authorized to deposit its funds in a solvent chartered bank located in St. Mary Parish or Assumption Parish; however, said district shall transfer such funds monthly to its depository located in St. Martin Parish. The district shall not expend such funds during the time that the funds are deposited in a bank other than its depository. The district may invest funds deposited in a bank other than its depository only until such time as the funds are deposited in its depository as required in this Section.

Acts 1985, No. 116, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:382 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 382
Number of aldermen; election; municipal districts; divisions of the board
Status: in_force

A. The number of aldermen in a city shall be not less than five nor more than nine; the number of aldermen in a town shall be five; and the number of aldermen in a village shall be three.

B. If a city has eight or more aldermen, two shall be elected from each district in the city and the remainder shall be elected at large. If a city has seven or fewer aldermen, an equal number of aldermen shall be elected from each district of the city and the remainder shall be elected at large. If a town is divided into districts, one alderman shall be elected from each district and one shall be elected at large. Aldermen in villages shall be elected at large.

C.(1) The board of aldermen of a municipality not divided into districts may by ordinance divide the municipality into districts. Each district shall contain as equal population as possible and the territory in each district shall be contiguous.

(2) The board of aldermen may by ordinance divide the board into divisions, such that aldermen are elected at large but each alderman is elected to a specific division of the board. Such divisions shall be for the sole purpose of nomination and election of aldermen and shall be designated alphabetically. Of the initial aldermen to be elected under the provisions of this Paragraph, the alderman senior in point of continuous service shall preside over Division "A", and the other aldermen of the municipality shall preside over the other designated divisions according to their respective periods of continuous service. If two or more aldermen in a municipality have served continuously for the same length of time, the alderman senior in age shall preside over the division first in alphabetical order. The successor to any alderman in a municipality shall preside over the same division as his predecessor. A candidate for such nomination and election to the office of alderman shall, at the time of filing his declaration as a candidate, designate the one division of the board for which he is a candidate. The electors of the municipality shall elect one alderman from among the candidates for each division of the board.

D. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section to the contrary, the board of aldermen of any municipality may establish by ordinance that aldermen are to be elected in a manner different from that provided in this Section. Such an ordinance may provide that all aldermen shall be elected at large, that a number of aldermen shall be elected at large and a number from districts in proportion other than that specified in this Section, or that only some of the members of the board shall be elected to particular divisions of the board. However, no ordinance changing the manner in which aldermen are elected shall be adopted within one year of the date of an election for aldermen.

E. Once the boundaries of districts or the divisions of a board have been established by ordinance, such boundaries or divisions shall not be changed for two years from the effective date of the ordinance. The boundaries of a district or the divisions of a board once established may only be changed by a vote of two-thirds of all members of the board. No change in the boundary of a district or the division of a board of aldermen shall be made, however, within one year of the date of an election for aldermen.

F.(1) The board of aldermen of a municipality shall reconsider the boundaries of the districts of that municipality within six months of the official publication of the federal decennial census by the Census Bureau and within six months of any annexation by the municipality. The purpose of any such reconsideration shall be to determine if the boundaries of the districts continue to divide the municipality into districts of nearly equal population.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Subsection E of this Section to the contrary, if upon such reconsideration, a board of aldermen determines that unequal apportionment of the municipal population exists, the board shall by ordinance change the boundaries of municipal districts to reflect as nearly as possible an equal apportionment of said population, as further provided in R.S. 33:1371.

G.(1) The boundaries of any election district for a new redistricting or apportionment plan from which members of a municipal governing authority are elected shall contain, to the extent practicable, whole election precincts established by the parish governing authority under R.S. 18:532 or 532.1.

(2) If the municipal governing authority is unable to comply with applicable law regarding redistricting and reapportionment, including adherence to traditional redistricting principles, in the creation of its redistricting or apportionment plan using whole precincts, the municipal governing authority may divide a precinct into portions that are bounded by visible census tabulation boundaries or census tabulation boundaries that are the boundaries of the municipality, as applicable.

(3) The portion of any precinct within the boundary of a municipality which is divided only because it contains incorporated and unincorporated portions shall be considered to be a whole precinct for the purposes of this Subsection.

(4) The municipal governing authority shall make every effort to minimize the number of portions the governing authority divides a precinct into and the number of precincts the governing authority divides into portions.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 121, §1; Acts 1980, No. 557, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1072, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, No. 326, §1; Acts 2010, No. 824, §3, eff. June 30, 2010.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 1072, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.75
St. Martin Special Medical District
Status: in_force

A. Declaration. The legislature hereby finds and declares that a cooperative economic development district is necessary to establish the framework and governance of medical economic development through public-private partnerships, job creation, and to continue to improve the health outcomes of citizens.

B. Creation. The governing authority of the parish of St. Martin may create a special district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district".

C. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the following described parcels or tracts of land located in St. Martin Parish:

That certain tract of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon located, and all rights, ways, privileges, and servitudes thereto appertaining, and all appurtenances thereof, containing 44.422 acres and being situated in Section 47, Township 9 South, Range 6 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, the said property being depicted on a plat of survey dated February 20, 2018, prepared by Comeaux Engineering & Consulting; the subject property measuring 499.18 feet on Champagne Boulevard its southwestern line, by 4,023.91 feet on its southeastern line, 3,752.10 feet on its northwestern line, and 566.00 feet on Doyle Melancon Road (Doyle Melancon Extension Road), its northeastern line; the said property being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: on the southwest by Champagne Boulevard; on the northwest by the property of Robert Grant Bienvenu; on the southeast by the properties of Hospital Service District No. 2 of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Randy J. Kees, Kyle Lastrapes, Kip Lastrapes, and Charles Papadakes, et al; and on the northeast by Doyle Melancon Road; the subject property having the boundaries and further dimensions as shown and depicted on the plat of survey.

D. Purpose. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development within the district among the district, the owner or owners of business and property within the district, and any other interested parties, such development endeavors being related to the provisions and expansion of medical services, renovation, restoration, and related ventures.

E. Governance. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and to effectuate the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by the board of commissioners of the St. Martin Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, and the parish president shall serve as an ex officio member.

F. Rights and powers. The district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision and special taxing district necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to the following:

(1) To sue and be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

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

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

(5) To establish public-private partnerships and joint ventures for the benefit of the district and to contract with private concerns who may be granted leases, rights-of-use, or other concessions for contributing private at-risk capital for a particular district project or program.

(6) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease property as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the district, and to sell the property.

(7) In its own name and on its own behalf, to incur debt and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness. For this purpose, the district shall be deemed and considered to be an issuer for purposes of R.S. 33:9037 and shall, to the extent not in conflict with this Section, be subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:9037. The tax to repay the bonded indebtedness shall be levied through an ordinance adopted by the district's board, only after a special election is held for the purpose of approving the tax by a majority of the electors voting.

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

G.(1) For purposes of implementing tax increment financing as provided for in this Part, the board shall have all authorities provided for in R.S. 33:9038.33 to implement ad valorem tax increment financing and bonding, in R.S. 33:9038.34 to implement sales tax increment financing, and in R.S. 33:9038.35 for cooperative endeavor authority. However, any tax or portion of a tax which has been previously dedicated to another purpose according to a proposition approved by voters shall be used as a tax increment only if approved by a majority of the voters of the taxing authority levying the tax voting on the proposition in an election held for that purpose. Any election held pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and held on a date that corresponds with an election date provided by R.S. 18:402(A)(1) or (B)(1).

(2) The board shall designate the boundaries of a sales tax area and shall designate the local sales taxes, which are to be used in determining the sales tax increments, including state sales tax increments, and the initial annual baseline collection rate for the sales tax area, which shall be the amount of the designated sales taxes collected in the sales tax area in the fiscal year of the district most recently completed prior to the establishment of the sales tax area. In addition, a monthly baseline collection rate shall be determined by dividing the initial annual baseline collection rate by twelve. The initial annual baseline collection rate and the monthly baseline collection rate shall be certified by the chief financial officer or equivalent of the district. The certification shall also be published one time in the official journal of the parish of St. Martin. If the amounts of the initial annual baseline collection rate and the monthly baseline collection rate are not contested within thirty days after publication, then the amounts shall be conclusively presumed to be valid, and no court shall have any jurisdiction to alter or invalidate the designation of the amount of either the initial annual baseline collection rate or the monthly baseline collection rate.

H. The provisions of this Section shall not affect any school system or law enforcement agency for any purpose.

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

Acts 2023, No. 204, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3953 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3953
Notice of filing petition; creation of sewerage system
Status: in_force

A. Notice of the filing of a petition for the sewerage improvements shall be given by the clerk or secretary of the municipality by publication in the official journal, or by publication in any other newspapers in the municipality if there is no official journal, or by publication in a newspaper in the parish in which the municipality is situated if there is no newspaper published in the municipality. This notice shall be published once a week for thirty days, and after such publication for thirty days, all persons shall be barred from contesting the validity or sufficiency of the petition for the improvements or interfering with the progress of the improvements.

B. The governing authority may thereupon create the sewerage district and order the construction and equipment of the sewerage system, the entire costs of the construction and equipment to be paid either by property owners in the district in accordance with R.S. 33:3980.1 or by the owners of the real property abutting on the streets in the district in proportion to their lineal frontage, each portion to constitute a first privilege on the property superior to the vendor's lien or any other lien, privilege, or mortgage, except taxes and paving liens for paving actually done.

Acts 1999, No. 1167, §1.