La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.27
Municipal improvements in streets; buildings not on mapped streets
Status: in_force

A. Except in streets existing and established by law as public streets at the date of the establishment of the official map, no public water facilities, sewer, or other public utilities or improvements shall be constructed after such date in any street until such street is duly placed on the official map.

B. The town council and the police jury may provide by ordinance that no permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street giving access to such proposed building existed and was established by law as a public street at the time of the establishment of the official map or shall have been duly placed on the official map in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:140.50.24 and 140.50.25; provided, however, that such ordinance shall contain provision whereby the applicant for such permit may appeal to the board of adjustment, hearing upon which appeal and notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and parish, and such board shall have the authority to authorize such a permit, subject to such conditions as the board may impose, where the circumstances of the case do not require the proposed building to be related to the existing streets or to streets as shown on the official map and where the permit would not tend to distort or increase the difficulty of carrying out the official map of the master plan of the municipality.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1366 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1366
Promulgation of revised ordinances
Status: in_force

The revised ordinances shall be promulgated by publication of a notice giving the date on which the ordinances were approved and passed by the governing authority of the municipality or parish and containing the titles of the various ordinances embodied in the compilation, the notice to be published once in the official journal of the municipality or parish. No other promulgation shall be required beyond the publication of the notice of the passage of the revised ordinances and their respective titles.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.42
Cross Gates Subdivision Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the parish of East Baton Rouge, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Cross Gates Subdivision Crime Prevention and Neighborhood 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. The boundaries of the district shall include the area encompassed within the following streets: Cross Gate Drive, North Antioch Crossing, Antioch Crossing, Antioch Court, and Gateway Drive.

C. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention, to enhance security within the district, to provide for an increase in security patrols in the district, and to provide for the overall betterment of the district.

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

(a) The board of directors of the Cross Gates Homeowners Association shall appoint four members.

(b) The member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the member of the Louisiana Senate whose districts encompass all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall jointly appoint one member.

(2) All members of the board shall own property and reside within the district and shall be qualified voters of the district.

(3)(a) Members shall serve four-year terms after the initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. Two members shall serve an initial term of two years; two shall serve three years; and one shall serve four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(b) Members shall be eligible for reappointment.

(4) Any vacancy in membership of the board shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. If the appointing authority responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill a vacancy within thirty days, the remaining members of the board may appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing authority.

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

(6) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the governance of the district, not to exceed one hundred dollars per year.

(7) The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the secretary of the board. The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by the secretary of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in official custody of the board.

(8) 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 provisions of the Open Meetings Law. The board shall hold meetings as shall be provided for in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within East Baton Rouge Parish as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

(9) A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official action of the board shall require the favorable vote of a majority of those members present and voting. All members of the board shall be voting members.

(10) The domicile of the board shall be in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

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

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

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

(7) To provide for such services and make such expenditures as the board deems proper to carry out the purposes of the district.

(8) To acquire or lease items and supplies which the board deems proper to carry out the purposes of the district.

(9) To procure and maintain liability insurance against any personal or legal liability of a board member that may be asserted or incurred based upon 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.

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

F.(1) The governing authority of the district may impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.

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

(3)(a) The amount of the fee shall be as provided in a duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per parcel not to exceed four hundred dollars per year for each parcel; however, the initial fee for the first calendar year shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars per parcel.

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

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

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

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

(5) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected for East Baton Rouge Parish. The tax collector shall collect and remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection; however, the district may enter into an agreement with the tax collector to authorize retention of an annual collection fee, not to exceed one percent of the amount collected.

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

G. The district is authorized to solicit, accept, and expend additional voluntary contributions and grants to carry out the purposes of the district.

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

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

I.(1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional law enforcement personnel and services provided for through the fees authorized in this Section shall be supplemental to, and not in lieu of, personnel and services to be provided in the district by publicly funded law enforcement agencies.

(2) If the district ceases to exist, any funds, equipment, and property of the district shall be transmitted to the governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge and shall be used only within the district for the purposes set forth in this Section.

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

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

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

(b) Any transaction from which the board member or officer derived an improper personal benefit.

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

Acts 2025, No. 49, §1, eff. June 4, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3465 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3465
Participation by municipality
Status: in_force

Any municipality proceeding under the authority of this Sub-Part may participate in the payment of the total costs of such project in the manner and to the extent that the governing authority of the municipality may determine, provided that any funds so used by the municipality 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 may be allocated to any one or more projects as the governing authority of the municipality may determine.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 21, §1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1970, at 12:00 Noon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.591.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.591.2
Governance of the commission
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall be governed by the board which shall be composed as follows:

(a) The governing authority of the parish of St. Bernard shall appoint three members.

(b) The legislative delegation for St. Bernard Parish shall appoint two members.

(c) The board of directors of the St. Bernard Parish Chamber of Commerce shall appoint two members.

(d) The St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Foundation shall appoint two members.

(e) The St. Bernard Kiwanis Foundation shall appoint one member.

(f) The St. Bernard Rotary Club shall appoint one member.

(g) The Meraux Foundation shall appoint one member.

(h) The Business and Professional Women's Club shall appoint one member.

(i) The New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors shall appoint one member.

(j) The president of the parish of St. Bernard or his designee.

(k) The superintendent of the St. Bernard Parish school board or his designee.

(l) The executive director of the St. Bernard Parish Chamber of Commerce or his designee.

(m) The director of the St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District or his designee.

(n) The chancellor of Nunez Community College or his designee.

(o) The executive director of the St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Foundation.

(p) Any three of the ten largest employers in the private sector in St. Bernard Parish as designated by the St. Bernard Economic Development.

(2)(a) Members serving pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(b) through (i) of this Subsection shall serve three years after serving initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. Three members shall serve an initial term of one year; four shall serve two years; and four shall serve three years; as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(b) Members serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall serve terms concurrent with the term of the appointing authority.

(c) Members serving pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(j) through (n) shall serve during their terms of office.

(d) Any designee serving on the board shall serve at the pleasure of the designating authority.

(e) All appointees and designees shall be residents and qualified voters of the parish of St. Bernard.

B. The board may adopt bylaws or such other rules and regulations as it deems necessary for conducting its business affairs. The board may appoint and retain all employees it deems advisable and fix the powers, duties, and compensation of such employees. The board shall hold regular meetings and may hold special meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws.

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

D. Board members shall serve without compensation; however, the board may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of duties on behalf of the commission.

E. Any member of the board may be removed with or without cause by the respective appointing or designating authority.

F. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.

G. The board shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of St. Bernard.

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

Acts 2014, No. 834, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.133
Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
Status: in_force

A. The authority shall not institute a community improvement plan for any area unless it has provided the Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board the opportunity to review and make a recommendation regarding the determination that such area is a slum or a blighted area or a combination thereof and designated such area as appropriate for a community improvement project.

B. The authority may prepare or cause to be prepared a community improvement plan, and is hereby authorized, in connection therewith, to apply for and receive planning advances from the federal government or other bodies. Prior to its approval of a community improvement plan, the authority shall hold at least one public information meeting for the residents and property owners of the affected neighborhood to be called after proper notice given ten days prior to the date thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Prior to its approval of a community improvement plan, the authority shall submit such plan to the Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board for review and recommendation as to its conformity with the general plan for the development of the parish as a whole. The planning commission after review of the plan by such agencies as it considers appropriate shall submit its written recommendations with respect to the proposed community improvement plan to the local governing body within forty-five days after receipt of the plan for review. Upon receipt of the approval, disapproval, or recommendations of the Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board, or if no approval, disapproval, or recommendations are received within the said forty-five days, then the local governing body may proceed with the hearing on the proposed community improvement plan described in Subsection C of this Section.

C.(1) The local governing body shall hold a public hearing on the community improvement plan after notice thereof has been mailed to or deposited at every place of residence and commercial establishment within said area and after public notice has been published at least fourteen days prior to the hearing in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality. The notice shall include the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing, shall generally identify the area covered by the plan, and shall outline the general scope of the project under consideration. Failure by anyone to receive such notice shall not invalidate approval of the plan.

(2) At the hearing the governing body shall afford any opportunity to all persons or agencies interested to be heard and shall receive, make known, and consider recommendations in writing with reference to the community improvement plan.

(3) The governing body shall approve, reject, make recommendations for changes, or modify the community improvement plan as submitted. The governing body shall not approve a community improvement plan unless it is satisfied that adequate provisions will be made to re-house displaced families, if any, without undue hardship.

(4) Upon approval by the governing body of the community improvement plan, the authority is authorized to take such action as may be necessary to implement such plan.

D.(1) Each redevelopment plan or project proposed through the plans prepared or caused to be prepared by the authority in compliance with this Chapter shall be approved by the parish president. However, any member of the parish council whose district includes any part of the parish of Jefferson may meet with the parish president and recommend changes in the redevelopment plan or project which would affect his councilmanic district. However, an affirmative vote of the majority in number of the qualified electors voting in an election to authorize the issuance of any bonds the proceeds of which will be used to provide any part or all of the parish's share of project costs shall constitute electorate approval of the redevelopment plan or project and the parish and the authority may proceed as herein authorized to implement such plan.

(2) No public funds shall be expended for the placing of any advertisement in news media to promote an affirmative vote in an election for the issuance of bonds or for other revenue-raising measures used in connection with financing any part or all of the parish's share of such plan or project cost. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit any other advertising regarding such elections except such advertising as prohibited by law.

E. Subject to the provisions of Subsection C of this Section a community improvement plan may be modified at any time, but if it is modified after the lease or sale by the authority of real property in the redevelopment area, such modification shall be subject to such rights as a lessee or purchaser or his successor or successors in interest may be entitled to assert; however, no public hearing shall be required if the local governing body determines by resolution that the modification is minor in nature.

F. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter whenever the local governing body has certified that an area is in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation as a result of an act of God, fire, bombing, riot, or other catastrophe, the local governing body may approve a community improvement plan or project with respect to such area without regard to the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section.

Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.6
Hermitage-Cross Creek Crime Prevention and Development District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of East Baton Rouge, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Hermitage-Cross Creek Crime Prevention and Development District, hereafter in this Section referred to 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 of the parish of East Baton Rouge, lying within the following perimeter: Starting on the southwest corner of the edge of Lot 80 of Cross Creek Subdivision and proceeding in a northerly direction along the western edge of lot 80 to Elvin Drive then proceeding northeast along Elvin to Cross Creek Ave then in a north-northwest direction along Cross Creek Ave and East of Lot 1 of Rosewood Subdivision to the northeast edge of Lot 1 of Rosewood Subdivision then proceeding southwest along a drainage servitude between lots 1 through 6 of Rosewood Subdivision and the southern boundaries of Cross Creek subdivision lots 75 through 69, then turning northwest and proceeding along the western boundaries of Cross Creek Subdivision lots 69 through 31 then proceeding northwest along the northern boundaries of lots 31 through 21, then proceeding northwest along the western boundaries of Hermitage subdivision lots 200 through 214 to Gardere Lane, then proceeding along the middle of Gardere Lane in a north-northeasterly direction to the intersection of Old Hermitage Parkway, then proceeding in a southeasterly direction along Old Hermitage Parkway to a drainage canal, then proceeding northeast along the northern boundary of lot 401-A of Hermitage Subdivision, then proceeding southeast within the drainage canal and along the northern boundaries of Hermitage Subdivision Lots 401 A through 415 A, then proceeding southwest within the drainage canal and along the southern boundaries of Lots 415 A and 370 through 400 of Hermitage Subdivision, continuing southwest within the drainage canal and along the southern boundary of Hermitage lot 226 to the northeastern boundary of Lot 4 of Cross Creek Subdivision, then proceeding south-southeast between the eastern boundaries of Cross Creek Subdivision lots 4 through 1 and 76, then proceeding southwest along the southern boundaries of Cross Creek Subdivision lots 76 through 80 to the southwest corner of Lot 80, thus defining a district enclosing and consisting of 80 single family lots within the Cross Creek subdivision and 415 single family lots within the Hermitage Subdivision and excluding any multifamily, commercial or rural lots which shall be considered part of the South Burbank Crime Prevention and Development District.

C. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention by increased law enforcement and private security, maintenance of common areas, and related activities.

D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of five members appointed as follows:

(a) One member from Hermitage Subdivision appointed by the board of directors of the Hermitage Cross Creek Homeowners Association.

(b) One member from Cross Creek Subdivision appointed by the board of directors of the Hermitage Cross Creek Homeowners Association.

(c) One member appointed by the mayor-president of Baton Rouge.

(d) One member appointed by the member or members of the Louisiana House of Representatives who represent the area which comprises the district.

(e) One member appointed by the member or members of the Louisiana Senate who represent the area which comprises the district.

(2) All members of the board shall reside within the district and be registered voters in the district.

(3) The terms of the members shall be four years.

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

(5) The members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall not receive reimbursement for expenses.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

(4) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public, for the provision of security patrols or other programs in the district.

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

(6) To perform or have performed any other function or activity the board deems necessary for the achievement of the purposes of the district.

(7) To provide for police protection, jurisdiction over any facilities owned by the district, and may contract for such services with municipalities or parishes, or both, or with private enterprises within its jurisdiction.

F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish 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) For the purposes of this Section, a parcel shall be defined as a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract used as a residential structure.

(2) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the governing authority of the district; however, the fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars per parcel per year for each residential structure.

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

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

(5)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at a regularly scheduled election held in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

(b) The fee shall expire ten years from its initial levy but may be renewed as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. If renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed ten years.

(6) The district may collect the parcel fee by use of any means authorized by law for the collection of taxes. The district may submit to the assessor a certified list, either in hard or electronic form, reflecting the fee amounts due, the property upon which each amount is levied, and the last owner of record of such property. Upon receipt of such information, the assessor shall place the fee on the tax roll. If the list is received by the assessor on or before October fifteenth, then the fee shall be placed on the roll for the current year. If the list is received by the assessor after October fifteenth, then the fee shall be placed on the roll for the next tax year. Upon filing with the recorder of mortgages, the roll shall operate as a lien against all property against which the fee has been assessed as provided by Chapter 3 of Subtitle III of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. All fee amounts reflected on the roll shall be subject to interest in the same manner as ad valorem taxes. The assessor shall be reimbursed in the same manner as provided in R.S. 47:1993.1(C), but the governing authority of the district shall not be required to pay such reimbursement in advance.

(7) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected by the sheriff, as ex officio tax collector, of East Baton Rouge Parish. The sheriff shall collect and remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection. He shall retain the same commissions as he receives for the collection of ad valorem taxes. Such means of collection shall include but are not limited to tax sales as provided for in Chapter 5 of Subtitle III of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(8) Any parcel fee which is unpaid shall be added to the tax rolls of East Baton Rouge Parish, and shall be enforced with the same authority and subject to the same penalties and procedures as unpaid ad valorem taxes.

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 submitted to the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council.

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

H. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that the additional law enforcement and security personnel and their services provided for through the fees authorized herein shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office or the Baton Rouge City Police.

(2) If the district ceases to exist, any funds of the district shall be transmitted to the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish and shall be used for law enforcement purposes in the area which comprised the district.

Acts 2009, No. 70, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4153
New Orleans; proceeds of bond sale
Status: in_force

The proceeds of all sales of bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4148, 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. 33:4147 with reference to disbursements of said tax funds, and shall be used solely and exclusively for the construction and extension of the drainage systems of the city of New Orleans.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.61
Downtown development district; city of Donaldsonville
Status: in_force

A historic district created and provided for by ordinance by the governing authority of the city of Donaldsonville shall be deemed to be and shall be recognized as a downtown development district.

Acts 2003, No. 842, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.29
Zoning plan
Status: in_force

A. If the commission recommends to the town council and to the police jury a zoning plan, including both the full text of a zoning ordinance and the map or maps, representing the recommendations of the commission for the regulation by districts or zones of the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of the lot which may be occupied; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the uses of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and other purposes, then the town council and the police jury may exercise the powers granted for the purpose mentioned in R.S. 33:140.50.28 and may divide the municipality or that part of the parish within the metropolitan planning area outside the municipality, as the case may be, into districts or zones of such number, shape, and area as it may determine, and, for such purposes, may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, and uses of buildings and structures and the uses of land.

B. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2034 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2034
Investment of funds
Status: in_force

The board may at any time, after considering the probable current demands upon the fund, determine what portion of the fund may be safely withdrawn from the current cash account for investment for revenue purposes. All proceedings relating thereto shall be entered upon its records. Investments shall be only in interest-bearing bonds of the United States, the state or any political subdivision thereof. All income from such investments shall be a part of the fund. All securities shall be deposited with the fiscal agent of the municipality, and its receipt therefor filed with the governing authority of the municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.5
Securities
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.27
City of Eunice; authority over police personnel by chief of police
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423 or any other provision of law to the contrary, in and for the city of Eunice, the board of aldermen may, by resolution, designate the chief of police as the appointing authority of the police department and thereby authorize him to appoint, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations established by the mayor and board of aldermen pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department.

Acts 2017, No. 92, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.113
Bonds as legal investment
Status: in_force

A. All banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business; all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; and all executors, administrators, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to this Chapter; but the bonds and other obligations shall be secured by an agreement between the issuer and the federal government in which the issuer agrees to borrow from the federal government and the federal government agrees to lend to the issuer, prior to the maturity of such bonds or other obligations, monies in any amount which together with any other monies irrevocably committed to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations will suffice to pay the principal of the bonds or other obligations with interest to maturity thereon, which monies under the terms of said agreement are required to be used for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds or other obligations at their maturity. Bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations.

B. Nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any persons of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4163 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4163
Sale and distribution of commodity or service; establishment of rates and regulations
Status: in_force

The municipal corporation, parish, political subdivision, or taxing district may sell and distribute the commodity or service of the public utility within or without its corporate limits and may establish rates, rules, and regulations with respect to the sale and distribution.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4646 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4646
Entire parish or ward to share expense
Status: in_force

The cost of establishing and maintaining any parish war memorial civic center shall be borne by the entire parish including the incorporated municipalities therein and the cost of establishing and maintaining any other war memorial civic center shall be borne by the ward voting to establish it, including municipalities therein. All taxes levied and assessed for the establishment, support and maintenance of the memorial shall be borne proportionately by all the property of the parish or ward levying the same including that within incorporated municipalities.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.153
Purpose of regulations
Status: in_force

Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the parish.

Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2476.1
Shreveport fire and police civil service board
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476, the members of the Shreveport municipal fire and police civil service board shall be appointed by the governing authority of the municipality as follows:

(1) One shall be appointed by the governing authority upon its own nomination.

(2)(a) Two members shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the chancellor of Louisiana State University at Shreveport and two shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport. Each chancellor shall submit two nominations for each position which is to be filled. Such nominations shall be made within sixty days of request, made by certified letter, for such list.

(b) If a list of nominations is not submitted within sixty days after submission of request for such list, such failure shall be considered a failure to perform a ministerial duty required by law of a public official or corporate officer. To this end, the district attorney for Caddo Parish shall provoke the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the official or officer to act as provided by law.

(3) In an effort to ensure that the board is sensitive to concerns of all of the citizens of the municipality, the governing authority shall make appointments pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection so as to provide that membership on the board will reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the population of the municipality.

(4) The governing authority shall appoint four members who have been nominated and elected by and from the regular employees of the fire and police departments as follows:

(a) Two members shall be elected and appointed from the fire department, and two members shall be elected and appointed from the police department. The employee-nominees from each department shall be elected by secret ballot of the regular employees of their respective department at an election to be called and held for that purpose by the chief of the department. In such an election, each voting employee shall cast two votes and may distribute them among candidates in any manner the voter chooses, including casting both votes for a single candidate. The two candidates receiving the most votes shall be elected.

(b) The chief of each department shall call such an election within forty-five days after the effective date of this Paragraph by posting, for a fifteen-day continuous period immediately preceding the election, a notice thereof on the bulletin board of each station house of his department. The chief shall officially notify the governing authority of the municipality, within the ten-day period immediately following the election, of the names of the employee-nominees so elected.

(c) The chief of the department shall vote in the election only in the case of a tie vote.

B. The terms of members appointed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be three years except that the initial terms of such members shall be as follows: the member appointed on the governing authority's own nomination shall serve three years; the members appointed from nominees submitted by the executive head of a college or university shall serve two years; and the employee members shall serve one year.

C. Any single vacancy in an employee-member position on the Shreveport board which occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by election-nomination and appointment as provided in Paragraph A(4) of this Section except that each voting employee shall cast a single vote.

D. In Shreveport, five members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the concurring votes of a majority of those present and voting, a quorum being present, shall be sufficient for the decision of all matters to be decided or transacted by it.

Acts 1999, No. 1190, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1190, §§2 and 3, relative to expiration of terms of current members, and termination of effectiveness of Act on Dec. 31, 2001, and expiration of terms and filling of vacancies at that time.

NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 505, relative to the repeal of §3

of Acts 1999, No. 1190.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.75
Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting in a special election held for that purpose. The term of the tax shall not exceed ten years, but the tax may be renewed subject to the limitations and approval required by this Subsection.

B. All funds derived under this Section may be used only for expenses or specified 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 railroad development operational fund for the attraction of railroad development to accomplish the following:

(a) The operational fund shall be used for operating expenses necessary in promotion of industrial and commercial development of the railway system 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, technical services, and other services necessary to effectuate a unified railroad development plan.

(2) An account for the maintenance and operation of a railway promotional and advancement center to provide necessary information to companies and individuals engaged in providing services and goods to help identify potential customers and aid and assist the customers and user companies in developing and transporting their products or services.

Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 198, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4324 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4324
Contesting legality of bond issue
Status: in_force

For a period of thirty days from the date of the publication of the ordinance or resolution of the municipality or other political subdivisions authorizing the issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Sub-part, any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of such issue, or the security to be given. After the expiration of thirty days no one shall have any right or cause of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality of such bond issue or the security given for the same for any cause whatever, and all bonds shall be conclusively presumed to be legal, and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 261, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4547.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4547.2
Procedures
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a political subdivision shall provide adequate public notice of the request for qualifications for performance-based energy efficiency contracts by advertising in its official journal at least once a week for three different weeks. The first advertisement shall appear at least forty-two days before the last day that proposals will be accepted. In addition, written notice shall be mailed to persons, firms, or corporations who are known to be in a position to furnish such services at least forty-two days before the last day that proposals will be accepted.

B. Award shall be made to the responsible offerer whose response is determined by the using agency of the governing body of the political subdivision to be the most advantageous, taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for qualifications.

C. Written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerers who submit responses determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award.

D. A request for qualifications or other solicitation may be cancelled or all proposals may be rejected if it is determined that such action is taken in the best interest of the political subdivision.

E. For any systems, including but not limited to facility automation and control systems proposed pursuant to this Chapter, there shall be provided full capabilities to operate, maintain, repair, update, reconfigure, and engineer changes necessary to accommodate facility or operational changes or incorporate new energy savings control strategies. Such shall be available to the using political subdivision or its designee. There is no requirement under this law to provide any political subdivision with access to the operating system of the contractor. However, the user interface software must provide for all capabilities listed in this Section.

F. Each request for qualifications shall clearly identify any and all responsibility of the political subdivision, if any, under the guarantee for each ECM including but not limited to operating hours, maintenance requirements, and operating protocols.

G. - H. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 451, §2.

Acts 1988, No. 592, §1; Acts 2006, No. 814, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2025, No. 451, §§ 1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9045 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9045
Staff
Status: in_force

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

Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4570.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4570.12
Oswald-Dubea Arboretum and Nature Center of LaSalle Park, Jefferson Parish
Status: in_force

A portion of LaSalle Park located in Jefferson Parish is hereby named and shall be known as the Oswald-Dubea Arboretum and Nature Center of LaSalle Park. The provisions of this Section shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 14:316 1 .

Acts 2004, No. 55, §1.

1 R.S. 14:316 was repealed by Acts 2004, No. 577, §2. See now R.S. 42:267, enacted by Acts 2004, No. 577, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.77 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.77
Special district in certain parishes
Status: in_force

A. Definitions. As used in this Section, "parish" means any parish with a population between twenty-three thousand and twenty-eight thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census.

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

C. Boundaries. The ordinance creating the district shall establish its boundaries which shall be within the jurisdictional limits of the parish.

D. Purpose. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development between the district, the parish, and the owner or owners of businesses and other property within the district in order to provide for costs related to infrastructure within the district as determined by the board of commissioners of the district.

E. Governance. (1) In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners as follows:

(a) The parish president or his designee.

(b) A member of the parish council appointed by the parish president.

(c) The chairman or director of a port located within the parish.

(d) An elected school board member located in the parish appointed by the superintendent.

(e) A member of the business community within the district appointed by the parish president.

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

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

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

(5) The board shall elect from its own members a president and secretary, whose duties shall be common to the offices or as may be provided by bylaws adopted by the district. The board shall hold regular meetings and may hold special meetings as provided in the bylaws. All meetings shall be public meetings subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Law.

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

(1) To sue and to be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

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

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

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

(6) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease, but not by expropriation, such property as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the district and to mortgage and sell such 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

J. 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 2024, No. 289, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.103
Workable program
Status: in_force

The city of Opelousas, Louisiana, for the purposes of this Chapter may formulate a workable program for the community improvement for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and urban blight, to encourage needed rehabilitation, and to provide for the redevelopment of slum or blighted areas or facilities which are functionally obsolescent or to undertake other feasible municipal activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such workable program.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4536 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4536
Employees of the railroad commission
Status: in_force

A. The employees of the public belt railroad system, which were transferred from the Public Belt Railroad Commission of the city of New Orleans to the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation and pursuant to this Part are further transferred to the railroad commission, may continue with the railroad commission their existing employment arrangements upon such transfer, including but not limited to existing labor contracts. These employees are to be included in the unclassified service of state civil service pursuant to Article X, Section 2 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The railroad commission shall recognize and maintain the rights of these employees under existing labor contracts and applicable law. This Subsection shall not be interpreted to prohibit future changes as may be permitted by law, contract, or negotiated agreement with employees.

B. Members of the board of the railroad commission and officials, officers, and employees holding office or employment with the railroad commission, while acting within the scope of their duties or employment, shall have the indemnification rights and shall be deemed covered individuals, as provided in R.S. 13:5108.1, with respect to such actions.

C. The chief executive officer of the railroad commission shall have the power to organize or reorganize the legal, executive, and other departments and forces of the railroad commission and to fix the duties, powers, and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees in such departments and forces, subject to modification of any determination by the board of the railroad commission.

Acts 2020, No. 359, §5, see Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 359, §§9 and 10, regarding effectiveness and applicability of cooperative endeavor agreement dated February 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3535 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3535
Limitation of indebtedness
Status: in_force

Certificates issued under the provisions of this Sub-part shall not be included in computing the indebtedness of the municipality for the purpose of determining any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness.

Acts 1952, No. 379, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.15
Bonds as legal investments and lawful security
Status: in_force

The bonds issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of the state and any and all public funds of municipalities, parishes, school districts or other political corporations or subdivisions of the state and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appertaining thereto.

Acts 1988, No. 412, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:404.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 404.1
Compensation of municipal officers
Status: in_force

The board of aldermen shall by ordinance fix the compensation of the mayor, aldermen, clerk, chief of police, and all other municipal officers. The board of aldermen may by ordinance increase or decrease their compensation and the compensation of any nonelected municipal officer and may increase the compensation of other elected officials. However, the board of aldermen shall not reduce the compensation of any elected official during the term for which he is elected.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 125, §1. Acts 1985, No. 890, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 1076, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, No. 309, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 890, §3.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.881 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.881
St. Martin Parish Economic and Industrial Development District
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the St. Martin Parish Economic and Industrial Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall comprise all of the territory located within St. Martin Parish. 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 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of 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, including the powers of taxation and issuance of revenue and general obligation bonds.

B. The district is established for the primary purpose of stimulating industrial and commercial development in St. Martin Parish. In the pursuit of this goal, special attention shall be focused on developing stable and more extensive employment opportunities, promoting economic development in disadvantaged communities, improving infrastructure, and promoting the overall welfare of the citizens of the parish.

Acts 2025, No. 442, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4728 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4728
Enforcement of building and zoning regulations; penalty for violations
Status: in_force

In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729 or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper local authorities of the municipality, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. The regulations shall be enforced by the city architect or other officer authorized to issue building permits, who is empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be inspected and examined, to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made under authority of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any regulation has been committed or exists, or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where the violation has been committed or exists, or the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which the violation has been committed or exists, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part in, or who assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each day that the violation continues.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.140 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.140
Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
Status: in_force

A. All property of the authority, including funds owned or held by it for the purpose of this Chapter, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon such property; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this Chapter by the authority on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community improvement projects; further, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to foreclose or otherwise enforce the terms and provisions of any mortgage, note, or other security given by the authority in connection with any immovable property owned by it.

B. The property of the authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Chapter is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any other taxing body; but such tax exemption shall terminate when the authority sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property in a community improvement area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a public body entitled to tax exemption with respect to the property; however, when any property or portion thereof reenters commerce while owned by the authority or any other public body, the tax exemption herein provided for shall cease as long as such property or portion thereof is used in commerce.

Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130
Planning commission and development board mutually exclusive
Status: in_force

No parish may create or maintain in existence at the same time both a planning commission and a development board. The maintenance and existence of one shall exclude the creation and maintenance of the other.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.31
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Economic development district" or "district" means an economic development district established by a local governmental subdivision pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.32.

(2) "Issuer" means the local governmental subdivision, economic development district, industrial development board of the municipality or parish authorized and created pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public trust with the municipality or parish as the beneficiary thereof as provided in Chapter 2-A of Code Title II of Code Book III of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as authorized in this Part, the Walnut Street Special District, any Tax Increment Development Corporation activated in a municipality with a population of not less than three thousand three hundred and not more than three thousand three hundred ninety-five persons according to the most recent federal decennial census for the purposes provided for in R.S. 33:9038.68, or any district created pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.70 or 9038.77.

(3) "Local governmental subdivision" means any municipality or parish or any municipality, parish, local industrial board, a local public trust authorized pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.33(N) or 9038.34(N) having jurisdiction over the geographical area bounded by the Mississippi River, the Orleans/Jefferson parish line and the Orleans/Plaquemines parish line, the Walnut Street Special District, any Tax Increment Development Corporation activated in a municipality with a population of not less than three thousand three hundred and not more than three thousand three hundred ninety-five persons according to the most recent federal decennial census for the purposes provided for in R.S. 33:9038.68, or any district created pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.70 or 9038.77; but the provisions of this Part shall not apply to any of the financing of construction, renovations, or improvements of any convention center, hotel complex, and ancillary facilities within the city of Shreveport. However, the provisions of this Part shall apply to the parish of Rapides, only as provided in R.S. 33:9038.41.

(4) "Official journal of the district" means the official journal of the local governmental subdivision creating the economic development district.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 147, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2004, No. 897, §1; Acts 2005, No. 386, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 850, §4, eff. July 11, 2006; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2015, No. 458, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2015, No. 464, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 514, §1, eff. June 16, 2016; Acts 2024, No. 289, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.

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. § 33:2921 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2921
Expenditures not to exceed estimated revenue
Status: in_force

No police jury nor any municipal corporation shall, in any one year, make any appropriation of, approve any claim against, or make any expenditure from the annual revenue for that year, if the appropriation, approved claim, or expenditure, separately or together with other appropriations, approved claims, or expenditures, is in excess of the estimated revenue of that year.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.10
Rules and regulations; contracts
Status: in_force

The ambulance district or the commission of the ambulance district shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to adopt rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of any ambulance or medical facilities under its administration. They shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts for the acquiring of ambulances and medical facilities necessary for the administration of services for their district.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4098 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4098
New Orleans; tax levy to pay bonds; disposal of residue; proceeds from assessments
Status: in_force

The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall annually retain from the revenues derived from the tax levy of two mills for the sewerage, water and drainage systems of the city of New Orleans provided for in R.S. 33:4094, an amount which, together with other moneys received by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, from the sewerage and water board, as hereinafter provided, shall be sufficient to provide for the payment, at or prior to maturity, of the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4097, and such revenues shall be applied by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to such purposes. After providing for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds and after making such further reservation of revenues derived from the aforesaid tax as may be required by the terms of any contract made with the holders of said bonds or as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, in its discretion, may deem necessary to insure the prompt and regular payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, the residue of said revenues shall be used by the sewerage and water board of New Orleans for the purposes now set forth in R.S. 33:4094.

In the event the proceeds of bonds issued under R.S. 33:4097 shall have been used by the sewerage and water board to pay for the portion of the cost of drainage work which is to be assessed against lands benefited by such drainage work, the sewerage and water board shall pay over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, when and as received, the funds derived from the sale of drainage certificates secured by said assessments, and the total amount of assessments levied upon the property benefited by such drainage works, and the proceeds of the sale of drainage liens upon such property which are not dedicated to the payment of drainage certificates, until a sufficient amount shall have been paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to provide for the retirement and redemption of principal and interest of an amount of the bonds issued under R.S. 33:4097, equal to the face amount of said bonds the proceeds of which were used to pay the property owners' portion of the cost of the drainage works.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.82 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.82
Workable program
Status: in_force

The St. Charles Parish Council, for the purposes of this Chapter, may formulate a workable program for community improvement for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and blight, to encourage needed rehabilitation, and to provide for the redevelopment of slum or blighted areas or to undertake other feasible parochial activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such workable program.

Acts 2004, No. 583, §1, eff. June 25, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4054 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4054
Effect of consolidation on rights of bond holders; assumption of indebtedness; consolidation of districts existing prior to August 1, 1956; purposes of consolidated district
Status: in_force

The creation of any consolidated sewerage district under this Sub-part shall not affect or impair in any manner contract rights enjoyed by the holders of any outstanding bonds of the underlying districts and to the extent required by such contract rights, taxes, special assessments and service charges on the property subject to the payment of principal of and interest on such bonds shall continue to be levied as above provided, provided, however, that any consolidated sewerage district may assume all indebtedness of its underlying districts in the manner and with the effect provided by R.S. 39:661, et seq. for the assumption of indebtedness by parishes. In the event indebtedness is so assumed, taxes for the payment thereof shall be levied by the governing authority on all taxable property in the consolidated district. Where the sewerage districts consolidated into any consolidated district under this Sub-part have been in existence prior to August 1, 1956, the creation of the consolidated district will be solely for the purpose of continuing the sewer improvement programs for which the districts so consolidated were originally created and the provisions of R.S. 39:253 shall be regarded as applicable in all respects to all taxes levied by any such consolidated district and such district shall be considered to be a district created prior to August 1, 1956, for all purposes of said section.

For the purpose of this Sub-part, any sewerage district which may have been theretofore created in any parish and which does not at the time of consolidation have outstanding any indebtedness or unexpired special taxes may be considered by the governing authority to be an existing district for purposes of consolidation or such district may be abolished by the governing authority and the territory therein contained regarded as unorganized territory for sewerage purposes.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 276, §1, pars. 5, 6.

NOTE: Former R.S. 39:253 was repealed by Act No. 10 of the 1972 Extraordinary Session.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2923.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2923.1
Certificates of indebtedness; customary and necessary benefits
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and as a complete and additional authority for incurring debt, any political subdivision, as defined in R.S. 33:2922, is hereby authorized to issue certificates of indebtedness maturing not more than five years from the dated date of such certificates for the purpose of paying customary and necessary benefits and/or services which will be available or provided to such political subdivision under a multi-year contract of not less than two years.

B. The political subdivision shall not issue such certificates of indebtedness unless the political subdivision certifies to the State Bond Commission that:

(1) The benefits and/or services are customary and necessary.

(2) The cost of such benefits and/or services if contracted for on an annual basis is greater than the sum of the cost of such benefits and/or services over the term of the multi-year contract plus the costs of incurring debt.

(3) There is no reasonable commercial alternative to obtaining such cost savings for the benefits and/or services other than on a multi-year contract basis.

C. For purposes of this Section, the costs of incurring debt shall include the costs of issuance and the administrative costs, including interest costs, attributable to such debt.

Acts 1997, No. 448, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3987 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3987
Certificates of indebtedness
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any such sewerage district complying with the provisions of this Sub-part, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue, execute, negotiate, sell and deliver negotiable interest-bearing coupon certificates of the district in an amount not exceeding the total amount of the installments or deferred payments as provided for in R.S. 33:3986, said certificates to bear interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable annually, and to mature serially over a period not exceeding twenty years, but in no event shall said certificates extend over a longer period of time than that provided for by the ordinance levying the local or special assessments which may be payable in annual installments. Said certificates shall be of such form, date, denomination and payable in principal and interest at such time and place as the governing authority may determine, and such certificates shall be secured by and payable in principal and interest from the irrevocable pledge and dedication of the funds to be derived from the special assessments hereinabove provided, which are payable in annual installments or deferred payments as provided for by this Sub-Part, which funds shall be set aside in a separate trust fund and shall not be drawn upon for any purpose other than to pay the principal and interest of said certificates.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 462, §7; Acts 1958, No. 395, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1893 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1893
Maximum amount of awards
Status: in_force

Awards may be in cash or in the form of corporeal movables. An award in cash shall be for a sum not in excess of two thousand dollars. An award in the form of a corporeal movable shall have a fair market value not greater than twelve hundred dollars.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 535, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.887 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.887
Securities
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2025, No. 442, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.403
Powers of district
Status: in_force

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, expropriation, purchase, or otherwise all property, including rights of way; to hold and use any franchise or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of industrial parks, ports, harbors, and terminals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(10) To engage in public relations, advertising, marketing activities, and to provide and disseminate information.

(11) To engage in government relations, ombudsman activities, and government liaison.

(12) To provide financial and financing assistance.

(13) To provide tax abatement.

(14) To provide, directly or indirectly, planning and coordination for economic development and resource utilization, including such functions as industrial and economic research and industrial programming and solicitation.

(15) To provide industrial training, technical assistance, and technology transfer.

(16) To use public and other legal powers to facilitate development.

(17) To promote transfer mechanisms to take ideas, from their point of origin or development, to commercially successful utilization by local enterprises.

(18) To foster entrepreneurial activities in St. Tammany Parish or in the region.

(19) To promote the development of new products, processes, or services or new uses for existing products, processes, or services manufactured, produced or marketed in St. Tammany Parish or in the region.

(20) To support market research aimed at identifying new markets for local or regional products and processes, including international markets; to determine the characteristics, needs and preferences of those markets; and to develop new marketing techniques to exploit those markets.

(21) To foster and support economic and industrial development and education in cooperation with private business enterprises, financial institutions, educational institutions, non-profit institutions and organizations, state government and political subdivisions of the state, the federal government, and other organizations or persons concerned with research, development, education, commercial application, and economic or industrial development in ways that increase the economic base of St. Tammany Parish or of the region.

(22) The governing authority of the district may enter a cooperative endeavor agreement with the St. Tammany Parish Economic Development Foundation or any successor thereof, or the St. Tammany Parish government or any other eligible entity pursuant to applicable laws to achieve any of the lawful purposes of the district.

(23) For the purposes enumerated in this Subpart, and in order to achieve any of the lawful purposes of the district, the district may engage in whatever activities and projects it deems most appropriate to encourage and to assist economic growth and development in accordance with and pursuant to provisions of this Subpart.

Acts 1992, No. 995, §1; Acts 1999, No. 282, §1; Acts 2003, No. 835, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5052 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5052
Enforcement of requirements
Status: in_force

All clerks and ex-officio recorders and notaries public in all the parishes, the parish of Orleans excepted, shall refuse to place on record any deeds of sale of property to which R.S. 33:5051 applies until the provisions of R.S. 33:5051 have been complied with. They shall report to the district attorney all violations thereof coming within their knowledge.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4600.6
Contents of management plan
Status: in_force

The management plan shall include all of the following:

(1) A map that identifies the tourism recovery and improvement district boundaries in sufficient detail to allow a business owner to reasonably determine whether a business is located within the boundaries of the tourism recovery and improvement district.

(2) The name of the proposed tourism recovery and improvement district.

(3) A description of the boundaries of the tourism recovery and improvement district, including the boundaries of benefit zones, proposed for establishment or extension in a manner sufficient to identify the affected businesses included, which may be made by reference to any plan or map that is on file with the tourist commission. The boundaries of a tourism recovery and improvement district created pursuant to this Chapter may overlap the boundaries of any other tourism recovery and improvement district created pursuant to this Chapter and the boundaries of other assessment districts established pursuant to law.

(4) The estimated cost of improvements, maintenance, and activities or the estimated assessment rate charged, or both. If the improvements, maintenance, and activities proposed for each year of operation are the same, a description of the first year's proposed improvements, maintenance, and activities and a statement that the same improvements, maintenance, and activities are proposed for subsequent years shall satisfy the requirements of this Paragraph.

(5) The total annual amount proposed to be expended for improvements, maintenance, or activities, and debt service in each year of operation of the tourism recovery and improvement district. This amount may be estimated based upon the assessment rate. If the total annual amount proposed to be expended in each year of operation of the tourism recovery and improvement district is not significantly different, the amount proposed to be expended in the initial year and a statement that a similar amount applies to subsequent years shall satisfy the requirements of this Paragraph.

(6) The proposed source or sources of financing, including the proposed method and basis of levying the assessment in sufficient detail to allow each business owner to calculate the amount of the assessment to be levied against his business. If the assessment is levied on a percentage basis, the maximum assessment rate shall not exceed five percent. If the assessment is levied on a dollar amount basis, the total assessment rate shall not exceed five dollars.

(7) A statement as to whether bonds will be issued to finance improvements.

(8) The time and manner of collecting the assessments.

(9) The specific number of years in which assessments shall be levied. In a new tourism recovery and improvement district, the maximum number of years shall be five. Upon renewal, a tourism recovery and improvement district shall have a term not to exceed ten years. Notwithstanding these limitations, in order to finance capital improvements with bonds, a tourism recovery and improvement district may levy assessments until the maximum maturity of the bonds. The management plan may set forth specific increases in assessments for each year of operation of the tourism recovery and improvement district.

(10) The proposed time for implementation and completion of the management plan.

(11) Any proposed rules and regulations to be applicable to the tourism recovery and improvement district.

(12) A statement that the tourist commission shall provide the improvements, maintenance, and activities described in the management plan.

(13) Any other item or matter required to be incorporated therein by the tourist commission.

Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7752 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7752
Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes for which fire ant abatement districts may be organized and the nature of the business to be carried on by them are as follows: the abatement, control, eradication, and study of fire ants.

Acts 1992, No. 198, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.444 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.444
Funding of the district
Status: in_force

A. The board may, when necessary, levy annually within the district an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the assessed value of property within the district, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set forth in a proposition which shall be first approved by a majority of the members of the governing authority of Madison Parish, and shall then be approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the proposition at a special election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

B.(1) The board may levy and collect a sales and use tax within the boundaries of the district for such purposes and at such rate as provided for in the proposition authorizing its levy, not exceeding one percent, if first approved by a majority of the members of the governing authority of Madison Parish, and then if further approved by a majority of the electors of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for the purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(2) The tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, the distribution and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and upon the sales of services within the district, all as presently defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(3) The tax shall be imposed, collected, and enforced subject to the terms of the resolution imposing the tax and the provisions of Chapter 2-D of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

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

C. Any tax levied under this Section shall be in addition to all other taxes which a parish or any municipality or other political subdivision within the parish of Madison is now or hereafter may be authorized to levy and collect and may exceed the limitation set forth in Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2010, No. 558, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1243 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1243
Maximum penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance shall be a fine of five hundred dollars and imprisonment of thirty days in the parish jail. A maximum of one hundred hours of community service may be imposed for a violation of any parish ordinance in addition to, or in lieu of, any penalty provided for in this Section.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or any other law to the contrary, in the parish of East Baton Rouge, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance as codified in Title 11 or 13 of the Code of Ordinances for the parish of East Baton Rouge and the city of Baton Rouge shall be a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment of six months in the parish jail. Maximum penalties for violations of ordinances other than those provided for in this Paragraph shall be as established in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the parish of St. Bernard, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for a violation of any provision of Chapters 5, 12, 19, and 22, and Chapter 11, exclusive of Section 11-20(e), Section 11-20(f), and Article VI, as codified in the code of ordinances for the parish of St. Bernard shall be a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment of three months in the parish jail, or both.

B.(1) In the parish of Jefferson, except as to properties zoned or used for industrial activities, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance shall be a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment of six months in the parish jail. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, in the parish of Jefferson, properties zoned or used for industrial activities may be subject to penalties for violation of parish ordinances not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars upon the first violation and not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for a second or subsequent violation.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1), the governing authority of any such parish may provide for a fine not to exceed five 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, forest land, recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street, or alley. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, this Paragraph 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.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars a day may be imposed for each violation of any parish ordinance regulating the use of publicly owned waste treatment works or discharges to publicly owned waste treatment works if the violator is a non-domestic user of the treatment works.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 522, §1, eff. July 19, 1981. Acts 1984, No. 297, §1; Acts 1985, No. 310, §1, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 265, §1; Acts 1992, No. 34, §1; Acts 1995, No. 239, §1; Acts 1997, No. 675, §1; Acts 2003, No. 780, §1, eff. June, 27, 2003; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2017, No. 117, §1; Acts 2024, No. 547, §1; Acts 2025, No. 482, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2558 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2558
Abolition of positions in the classified service
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the appointing authority abolishes a position in the classified service and there is no position vacant in the respective class to which the regular employee of the abolished position may be transferred, the employee shall be transferred to any position of the same class which may be held by a provisional employee. If there is no such position, he shall be transferred to another position in the respective class, and the holder of that position thereupon shall be demoted in the order provided by R.S. 33:2548.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if an entire class in the police department for the city of DeRidder or Eunice is abolished in the classified service, the regular employees of the class shall be demoted to lower classes and priority to positions shall be governed by the total promotional seniority earned in the class, from highest to lowest. If two or more persons possess an equal amount of promotional seniority, the names of such persons shall be placed on the reinstatement list in the order of departmental seniority, from highest to lowest.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1; Acts 2016, No. 285, §1; Acts 2017, No. 93, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.358 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.358
Securities
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1991, No. 142, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4125 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4125
New Orleans; drainage bonds; limitation upon bonded indebtedness
Status: in_force

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of its members and subject to the approvals hereinafter set forth, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time, in the name of the city of New Orleans, bonds payable solely out of the tax levies and other revenues specified in R.S. 33:4126 for drainage purposes for the city of New Orleans, or to refund bonds issued under the authority of this Section. Such bonds may be additionally secured by municipal bond insurance, bank guarantees, surety bonds, letters of credit, and other devices to enhance the credit quality of the bonds, the cost of which credit enhancement devices may be paid from the proceeds of the bonds or such other funds as may be available. Bonds issued hereunder to refund bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, and for purposes thereof, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall be deemed to be the governing authority of the issuer whenever such term is used in said Chapter; provided, however, the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall fix the details of the bonds and sell the bonds as provided in R.S. 33:4128 and R.S. 33:4129, respectively. The resolution of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall not be effective until approved by a resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the council of the city of New Orleans and by a resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt. All bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall be excluded in applying any limitation upon the power of the city of New Orleans to issue bonds for any purpose. No bonds shall be issued under this Section which, when added to the bonds previously issued hereunder and then outstanding, would make the total of such bonds outstanding exceed eighteen million dollars. For the purpose of calculating said debt limitation, there shall be included the amount of any refunding bonds and there shall be excluded the amount of those issues of bonds refunded by the refunding bonds.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 417, §1; Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1326 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1326
Service agreements
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) Any parish, municipality, or political subdivision, or combination thereof, operating a gas, water, or electric light or power system, sewerage plant, or transportation system may extend such services to persons and business organizations located outside its territorial bounds, or to any other parish or municipality.

(b) Such extension shall be in accordance with the terms of service agreements entered into by the parish, municipality, or political subdivision, or combination thereof, supplying the service and the persons, business organizations, parishes, or municipalities receiving the service.

(2) No parish, municipality, or political subdivision, or combination thereof, operating an electric utility system shall sell electric power at retail outside its territorial bounds unless such power is transmitted from such electric utilities distribution system and delivered to retail customers solely through facilities owned by such parish, municipality, or political subdivision, or combination thereof.

B.(1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or mandate the performance by any parish, municipality, or political subdivision, or combination thereof, of any agreement for the sale of electric power to persons and business organizations located outside its territorial bounds under an agreement executed prior to January 1, 1984 or any renewal of such an agreement.

(2) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit or mandate the delivery or transmission of power in furtherance of such an agreement through facilities owned by others if the request had been communicated to the electric public utility prior to January 1, 1984.

Acts 1984, No. 349, §1, eff. July 2, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1365 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1365
Resolution adopting revised ordinances; certificate
Status: in_force

The revised ordinances shall be adopted by a resolution to that effect, passed by the governing authority of the municipality or parish which shall mention the number of ordinances contained in the revision, by whom the compilation was prepared, and that same is being adopted pursuant to R.S. 33:1364 through R.S. 33:1367. The resolution shall also state that the compilation of revised ordinances has been presented to, examined, and considered by the governing authority of the municipality or parish and approved by them. Upon passage of the resolution adopting the revised ordinances, the governing authority, shall thereupon execute and sign the following certificate on one volume of the compiled ordinances:

"Official copy of revised ordinances of the City or Parish of __________ (or town or village as the case may be), adopted and approved this ________ day of __________, in the year 20__."

The signed copy shall be retained by the official custodian of the records of the municipality or parish and become its property, and same shall be considered as the original official copy of the ordinances. No other formality shall be required for the adoption or passage of the revised ordinances.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.54 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.54
Lake Forest Plaza District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The Lake Forest Plaza District, a special district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district" is hereby created in the parish of Orleans.

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be the same as the area known as the Lake Forest Plaza Shopping Center.

C. Purpose. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development between the district, the city of New Orleans, and the owner or owners of businesses and property within the district in order to provide for renovation, restoration, and development within the district.

D. Governance. (1) In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners consisting of the following people:

(a) The president of the city council of the city of New Orleans.

(b) The mayor of the city of New Orleans or his designated representative.

(c) The owner of the Lake Forest Plaza Shopping Center or his designated representative.

(d) The city council member whose council district encompasses the district.

(e) The senator and representative whose senatorial and house districts encompass the district.

(f) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development.

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

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

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

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

E. 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 to be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

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

(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) Appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.

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

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

F.(1) Tax increment financing. In addition to the authority provided to the district, the district shall have all the authority provided to an economic development district by Part II of this Chapter and may issue revenue bonds payable from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of up to the full amount of tax increments available to an economic development district as provided in such Part to be derived from any project or projects provided for in this Section, or parts thereof, in an amount to be determined by the district, in order to finance or refinance any project or projects, or parts thereof, which are consistent with the purposes of the district.

(2) For purposes of the tax increment financing authority derived from Part II of this Chapter which is conferred upon the district by this Section, and only for purposes of this Section, "local governmental subdivision" as defined in such Part shall include the parish of Orleans and all political subdivisions within the parish.

(3) A general sales tax increment shall consist of that portion of the general sales tax collected by the district in an amount determined by the board of commissioners and which is in lieu of other such taxes levied by other taxing authorities.

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

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

Acts 2003, No. 834, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 850, §4, eff. July 11, 2006.

NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 850, §3, relative to intent of Act to conform Part III of Chapter 27 of Title 33 with certain La. Supreme Court decisions.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4003
Prohibition of privy vaults and cesspools
Status: in_force

Any municipal corporation, through its governing authority, may prohibit the construction of privy vaults and cesspools and suppress those already constructed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7612 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7612
New community development plan; preparation; adoption; filing; modification
Status: in_force

A. Preparation of the plan. After the governing body has, upon advice thereon by the planning body, by resolution designated an area of the parish or municipality as the site for development of a new community, a corporation shall prepare or cause to be prepared a new community development plan for such area. After preparation of the plan, the corporation shall submit it to the governing body which shall thereupon refer it to the planning body for review and recommendation, provided, however, that the corporation shall not submit any such plan to the governing body until it has held at least one public informational meeting, which meeting shall be held after twenty-one days prior notice thereof has appeared in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish or municipality. The planning body, after review of the plan by such agencies as it considers appropriate, shall submit its written recommendations with respect to the proposed plan to the governing body within forty-five days after receipt of the plan for review. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning body, or if no recommendations are received within the said forty-five days, the governing body shall proceed with a hearing as described in subsection (B) hereof.

In connection with the preparation of the plan, the corporation is hereby authorized to apply for and receive planning advances from the federal government or other bodies.

B. Public hearing. The governing body shall hold a public hearing on the plan after at least fourteen days prior public notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the parish or municipality. The notice shall describe the time, date, place and purpose of the hearing; shall generally identify the area covered by the plan, and shall outline the general scope of the proposed project.

At the hearing the governing body shall afford an opportunity for all interested persons or agencies to be heard and shall receive, make known and consider recommendations in writing with reference to the plan.

The governing body shall, after the hearing and after review of the recommendations of the planning body, approve the plan if it is in conformity with the master plan of the parish or municipality or the recommendations of the planning body with respect to such plan and is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

Upon approval of the plan by the governing body, the corporation shall take such action, pursuant to R.S. 33:7614 through 33:7616, as it may deem necessary to implement the plan.

C. Filing of the plan. Upon the adoption of the plan by the governing body, it shall be filed as a public record in the office of the clerk and the registrar of conveyances of the parish or municipality and any conveyance, encumbrance or contract may incorporate provisions thereof by reference, which shall afford notice thereof to all parties. Any comprehensive guidelines adopted by a corporation pursuant to R.S. 33:7615(C)(1) shall be filed in the same manner as the plan.

D. Modification of the plan. The plan may be modified by the corporation at any time, but any modification after sale or lease by the corporation of real property for development in the new community area, shall be subject to any rights a lessee or purchaser may have acquired by virtue of such lease or purchase; provided, however, that no public hearing shall be required for any modification which the governing body may deem by resolution not to be substantial. The governing body may, by resolution or the adoption of rules and regulations, delegate to the planning body the duty of determining whether any proposed modification of the plan is substantial.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4623 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4623
Leasing or donating property to United States
Status: in_force

Municipalities and parishes may lease or donate to the United States any property which they acquire, for use as airports, flying or landing fields, or parks, or for use for military purposes, or as civilian conservation corps camp sites.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.17
Subdivision regulations
Status: in_force

A. In exercising the powers granted to it by this Subpart, the commission shall recommend regulations governing the subdivision of land within the metropolitan planning area. Such regulations may provide for the harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area; for the coordination of streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned streets or with other features of the master plan or official map of the metropolitan planning area; for adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light, and air; and for the distribution of population and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, or prosperity.

B. Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and the manner in which streets shall be graded and improved and water, sewer, and other utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities shall be installed as a condition precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or practice of the commission may provide for the tentative approval of the plat previous to such improvement and installation, but any such tentative approval shall not be entered on the plat. Such regulations may provide that, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a plat, the commission may accept a bond, in an amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to it, providing for the securing to the municipality and the parish, as appropriate, the actual construction and installation of such improvements and utilities within a period specified by the commission and expressed in the bond, and the town council and the police jury are hereby granted the power to enforce such bonds by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies.

C. Such regulations may provide, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a plat, for an assessment or other method whereby the municipality or parish, as appropriate, is put in an assured position to do such work and make such installations at the cost of the owners of the property within the subdivision.

D. Before recommending its subdivision regulations or any amendments thereto, the commission shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the parish; certified copies of these regulations shall be filed with the town council, police jury, and the clerk of court. The commission shall then present its recommendation for subdivision regulations to the town council or the police jury for adoption by the town council or the police jury, as the case may be.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4643.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4643.1
Beauregard Parish board of control
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary regarding the Beauregard Parish War Memorial Civic Center, the governing authority of Beauregard Parish shall appoint ten citizens of the parish or the territory of the ward affected to serve as the board of control. Initial appointees shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years.

Acts 2014, No. 373, §1, eff. May 30, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1994.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1994.1
Maximum consecutive hours of work; minimum consecutive hours off duty thereafter
Status: in_force

Except in the case of a bona fide emergency, such as a hurricane, other natural disaster, or terrorist attack, no fireman as defined in R.S. 33:1991(A) shall be required to be on duty with a municipal fire department, parish fire department, or fire protection district for more than seventy-two consecutive hours. Any fireman who has been on duty for seventy-two consecutive hours shall be entitled to be off duty for a minimum of twenty-four hours before being required to return to duty.

Acts 2008, No. 329, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.4
Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment
Status: in_force

A. The city council may create a commission, to be known as the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents and qualified voters of the municipality.

B. Members shall serve six-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subsection. One member shall serve an initial term of one year; one shall serve two years; one shall serve three years; two shall serve four years; two shall serve five years; and two shall serve six years, as determined by lot at the first meeting.

C. Members shall serve without compensation.

D. Vacancies for any reason shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment.

E. A member may be removed for cause stated in writing and after a public hearing.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §4; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.5
Statement of cost of improvement
Status: in_force

A. Any municipality or parish, upon the award of any contract under the provisions of this Chapter, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the municipality or parish a duly certified statement or report, showing in detail the total cost of the improvements, including the cost of street intersections, engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost. The report shall also show the amount of the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate to be benefited in the proportion that its area bears to the total area to be assessed, or in the proportion that its front footage bears to the total front footage to be assessed, as shall be determined by the governing authority, provided, however, that where the assessment is made on a front foot basis and any distribution line is constructed upon more than one side of any lot or parcel of real estate, the total front footage of such lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed shall be determined by taking the total front footage of said lot or parcel of real estate to be served by the lines to be constructed and dividing such total front footage by two. The report shall further describe each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed with sufficient clearness to identify it.

B. The words "front footage" as used in this Chapter shall mean the footage of each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the right of way or street along which the distribution line is constructed.

Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3522 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3522
Notice of intention to make improvements
Status: in_force

Any municipality taking advantage of this Sub-part shall adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to make the proposed improvements, which notice shall contain a general description of the improvements contemplated, the manner of paying for them, and shall state whether the improvements shall be constructed under private contract or undertaken by the municipality. The notice shall be signed by the authorized officer of the municipality, and shall contain substantially all things set forth in the resolution, and shall set forth further that the authority ordering the giving of notice will, in open session, at the date and at the hour and place named, hear all objections to the proposed improvements, the manner of paying for them, and the manner in which the improvements shall be made. After hearing and passing on the objections, the governing authority may order the improvements constructed in the manner hereinafter provided. The notice of intention shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, the first publication being not less than fifteen days before the date fixed for the hearing of objections. The notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the municipality, or if there be none, then in some newspaper published in the parish where the municipality is located, or by posting in three public places, within the corporate limits of the municipality, fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

Acts 1952, No. 379, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.872 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.872
Board of commissioners; members; officers; employees
Status: in_force

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

(1) Three members shall be appointed by the Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce.

(2) Three members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Vernon Parish.

(3) Three members shall be appointed by the mayor of Leesville.

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

C. Any member of the board of commissioners may be removed by the governing authority of Vernon Parish, but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing; provided that any member so removed shall have the right to appeal his removal to a court of competent jurisdiction within ten days of the decision of the governing authority ordering his removal.

D. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without per diem or other compensation. The board of commissioners shall have the power to organize and reorganize executive, clerical, and other departments and to fix the duties and powers and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees of the district. The board of commissioners may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder.

E. Commissioners individually, and members of each commissioner's 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.

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

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

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

Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2743 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2743
Levy of tax to defray expenses in criminal proceedings
Status: in_force

Whenever any tax is to be levied for defraying the expenses in criminal proceedings, parish governing authorities may levy and collect the tax on all property situated within their respective parishes, whether or not the property is situated within any municipality. This Section shall not apply to municipalities which, by the provisions of their charters, pay the entire expenses of all criminal proceedings originating within their own limits, and their pro rata of other parish expenses.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:441.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 441.19
Town of Jonesboro; appointment of court magistrate; duties; salary
Status: in_force

The board of aldermen of the town of Jonesboro 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.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 120, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.15
Board of supervisors; members and meetings
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board of the district shall exercise the powers granted to the district pursuant to this Chapter. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the board shall consist of five members. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, each member shall hold office for a term of four years and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the initial members of the board shall be residents of the state, and at least one of the initial members shall be a resident of the area immediately adjacent to the district.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, such a district located within Jefferson Parish shall be governed by a board of supervisors that consists of eight members, all of whom shall be residents of Jefferson Parish. Each council member and the Parish President shall appoint one member, including initial members and their successors, and those members shall serve at the pleasure of the Jefferson Parish Council and the Parish President.

B.(1)(a) Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, commencing six years after the initial appointment of members, the position of each member whose term has expired shall be filled by a qualified elector of the district elected by the qualified electors of the district in accordance with Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or, if there are no qualified electors of the district, a qualified elector of the parish or municipality that created the district.

(b) However, in districts consisting of a population of less than six hundred persons, the governing authority of the parish or municipality that created the district shall appoint the members of the board.

(2) Members of the board shall be known as supervisors and, upon entering into office, shall take an oath of office. Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, they shall hold office for the terms for which they were elected or appointed and until their successors are chosen and qualified. If, during the term of office, a vacancy occurs, the remaining members of the board shall fill the vacancy by an appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(3) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. Action taken by the district shall be upon a vote of a majority of the members present unless general law or a rule of the district requires a greater number.

(4) As soon as practicable after each election or appointment of members for a new four-year term, the board shall organize by electing one of its members as chair and by electing a secretary, who need not be a member of the board, and such other officers as the board may deem necessary.

(5) The board shall keep a permanent record book in which shall be recorded minutes of all meetings, resolutions, ordinances, proceedings, and any and all corporate acts. The record book shall be opened to inspection in accordance with R.S. 44:31 et seq.

(6) Each supervisor shall be entitled to receive for his or her services a per diem not to exceed seventy-five dollars per meeting and such travel expenses as may be authorized in the bylaws of the district.

(7) All meetings of the board shall be conducted in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq.

C. In any parish or municipality which operates under a home rule charter which provides for the governing authority of any special district lying wholly within the parish or municipality, such charter provisions shall supersede the provisions of this Chapter relating to the membership of the board.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1; Acts 2007, No. 311, §1; Acts 2008, No. 888, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.84 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.84
Authority
Status: in_force

The parish governing authority shall have all the authority and power necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following authority which shall be in addition to others granted in this Chapter:

(1) To undertake and carry out community improvement projects and related activities in accordance with the parish's comprehensive plan; and to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its authority under this Chapter; and to disseminate slum clearance and community improvement information.

(2) To provide or to arrange or contract for the furnishing or repair by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works, streets, roads, public utilities, or other facilities for or in connection with a community improvement project, to install, construct, and reconstruct streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, and other public improvements; and to agree to and fulfill any conditions that it may deem reasonable and appropriate attached to federal financial assistance and imposed pursuant to federal law in the undertaking or carrying out of a community improvement project and related activities; and to include in any contract let in connection with such a project and related activities, provisions to fulfill such of said conditions as it may deem reasonable and appropriate.

(3) Within the parish, to acquire by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant, bequest, device, expropriation, or otherwise any real property (or personal property for its administrative purposes) together with any improvements thereon; to hold, improve, clear, or prepare for redevelopment of any such property; to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber or dispose of any real property; to insure or provide for the insurance of any real or personal property or operations of the parish against any risks or hazards, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance; and to enter into any contracts necessary to effectuate the purpose of this Chapter; however, no statutory provision with respect to the clearance or disposition of property by public bodies shall restrict the parish governing authority exercising powers thereunder, in the exercise of such functions with respect to a community improvement project and related activities, unless the legislature shall specifically so state.

(4) After a public hearing as provided in R.S. 33:4720.85(C) prior to approval of a community improvement plan, or approval of any modification of the plan, to acquire real property in a community improvement area, demolish and remove any structures on the property, and pay all costs related to the acquisition, demolition, or removal, including any administrative or relocation expenses; and to agree to assume the responsibility to bear any loss that may arise as the result of the exercise of authority under this Paragraph in the event that the real property is not made a part of the community improvement plan or project.

(5) To invest any community improvement funds held in reserve or sinking funds, or in any such funds not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which public bodies may legally invest funds subject to their control.

(6) To borrow money and to apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of assistance from the federal government, the state, or other public bodies, or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of this Chapter, and to give such security as may be required and to enter into and carry out contracts or agreements in connection therewith; and to include in any contract for financial assistance with the federal government for or with respect to a community improvement project and related activities such conditions imposed pursuant to federal laws as the parish governing authority may deem reasonable and appropriate and which are not inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter.

(7) Within the parish, to make or have made all surveys and plans necessary to the carrying out of the purposes of this Chapter and to contract with any person, public or private, in the making and carrying out of such plans and to adopt or approve, modify, and amend such plans, which plans may include but are not limited to:

(a) Plans for carrying out a program of voluntary or compulsory repair or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements.

(b) Plans for the enforcement of state and local laws, codes, and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements and for the compulsory repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal of buildings and improvements.

(c) Appraisals, title searches, surveys, studies, and other plans and work necessary to prepare for the undertaking of community improvement projects and related activities.

(8) To develop, test, and report methods and techniques, and carry out demonstrations and other activities within the parish, for the prevention and the elimination of slums and blight and developing and demonstrating new or improved means of providing housing for families and persons of low income and to apply for, accept, and utilize grants of funds from the federal government for such purposes.

(9) To prepare plans for and assist in the relocation of persons, including individuals, families, business concerns, nonprofit organizations, and others, displaced from a community improvement area and to make relocation payments to or with respect to such persons for moving and readjustment expenses and losses of property for which reimbursement or compensation is not otherwise made, including the making of such payments financed by the federal government. However, no person shall be required to vacate premises from which he is being displaced until the parish governing authority has demonstrated the availability of reasonably suitable relocation resources.

(10) To provide, wherever feasible, a preference to such displaced persons, consistent with their status at the time of displacement, including but not limited to a homeowner, tenant, or operator of a business, to return to a community improvement area after its redevelopment, improvement, repair, or rehabilitation and to make payment or reimbursement of reasonable actual costs incurred as a result of utility relocations when such relocations are made necessary in a redevelopment area, after making appropriate adjustment for any improvements or betterments to the utility's facilities made in connection with the relocation.

(11) To receive and expend such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter, to apply for, accept, and utilize loans, advances, or grants of funds from the federal government or other sources for any of the purposes of this Chapter.

(12) To exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted to it in this Chapter.

Acts 2004, No. 583, §1, eff. June 25, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.8
Additional assessments
Status: in_force

In the event the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient for any cause whatsoever, to pay the principal and interest, or the principal or interest, in any one year of the said certificates outstanding at their respective maturity dates, then in this event the municipality or parish issuing such certificates under the provisions of this Chapter, through its governing authority, is hereby authorized, empowered, and obligated by ordinance to levy and collect, at such time or times as may be necessary, an additional local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate in the municipality or parish or area involved, sufficient in amount to pay in full the said principal and interest, or the principal or interest of such certificates at their respective maturity dates. The amounts assessed in such ordinance or ordinances shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage and if not paid within thirty days from the date of its adoption, the governing authority of the municipality or parish shall proceed against the property for the collection of the amount of the additional local or special assessment so levied, plus interest thereon and ten percent additional for attorneys' fees. A certified copy of each ordinance providing for the levy and collection of such additional local or special assessment shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality or parish is located promptly upon its adoption, who shall forthwith record the same in mortgage records of the parish and when so filed and recorded shall operate as a lien and privilege against all the real estate therein assessed and shall prime all other liens except taxes, and prior recorded local or special assessments levied for streets or gas.

Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4770.2
Authority to abate nuisances
Status: in_force

A. The city of Monroe may abate nuisances in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Subpart and any other state law or city ordinance.

B. Part I of Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall specifically be included in the authority to abate nuisances provided to the city of Monroe in this Subpart. In the case abatement is sought under such provisions, and there is a conflict with the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of such Part in Title 13 shall control.

Acts 2003, No. 546, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.28
Town of Homer; authority over police personnel by chief of police
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423, in and for the town of Homer, the chief of police shall appoint, promote, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations established by the mayor and board of alderman pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department.

Acts 2019, No. 134, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4128 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4128
New Orleans, interest rate of bonds; form; execution; details of bonds; costs; peremption
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4125 shall bear such rate or rates of interest as provided for in R.S. 39:1424 and R.S. 39:1424.1, shall be payable at such time or places on or before December 31, 2017, shall be in such form and denomination, shall be subject to such provisions of redemption, including redemption premiums, shall be executed and shall be subject to such other details as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall determine by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of its members. The cost of preparing and selling said bonds shall be paid by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt. The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under the authority of R.S. 33:4125 shall be published one time in the official journal of the city of New Orleans. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of such resolution, any person 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 of all of the provisions of the resolution shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 418, §1; Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1402 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1402
Statement of policy
Status: in_force

Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the United States of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority and responsibility in offices of the governments of political subdivision; to provide for the effective operation of such governments during an emergency; and to facilitate the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended, it is found and declared to be necessary to provide for additional officers for emergency interim succession to governmental offices of the political subdivisions in the event the incumbents thereof and their deputies, assistants or other subordinate officers authorized, pursuant to law, to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of such offices hereinafter referred to as deputies are unavailable to perform the duties and functions of such offices.

Acts 1963, No. 114, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1376
Ordinances; battery-charged fences; parishes and municipalities
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of any parish or municipality may provide, by ordinance, for the regulation of battery-charged fences installed within its jurisdiction. Any such ordinance shall require that a battery-charged fence meet the following requirements:

(1) Interfaces with a monitored alarm device in a manner that enables the alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon law enforcement in response to an intrusion or burglary.

(2) Is located on property that is not zoned exclusively for residential use.

(3) Has an energizer that is powered by a commercial storage battery that is not more than twelve volts of direct current.

(4) Has an energizer that meets the standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60335-2-76, current edition.

(5) Is surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height.

(6) Is the higher of ten feet in height or two feet higher than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall.

(7) Is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery-charged fence at not more than forty-foot intervals and that read: "WARNING-ELECTRIC FENCE".

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no parish or municipal governing authority shall enact an ordinance that:

(1) Requires a permit or fee for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence that is in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the parish or municipality.

(2) Imposes installation or operational requirements for the battery-charged fence that are inconsistent with the requirements provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

(3) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence.

C. As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means a new or existing alarm system and ancillary components or equipment attached to such a system, including but not limited to: a fence, a battery-operated energizer which is intended to periodically deliver voltage impulses to the fence connected to it, and a battery charging device used exclusively to charge the battery. However, "battery-charged fence" does not mean an electrically charged fence used for agriculture or animal containment purposes.

Acts 2020, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4552 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4552
Dedication or acquisition of lands or buildings for playgrounds or recreation centers
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality or parish or ward may dedicate and set apart for use as playgrounds, recreation centers, or for other recreation purposes, any lands or buildings owned or leased by the municipality or parish, and not dedicated to another and inconsistent public use. The governing body may, in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of property for public purposes, acquire or lease lands or buildings within or beyond the corporate limits of the municipality or parish or ward for playgrounds, recreation centers or other recreation purposes. When the governing body so dedicates, sets apart, acquires, or leases lands or buildings for these purposes, it may, on its own initiative, provide for their equipment, maintenance and conduct according to the provisions of this Chapter, by making an appropriation therefor from any available funds.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.8
Budget
Status: in_force

The commission shall prepare an annual budget of its operating expenses, the total amount of which, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the total amounts appropriated for the purpose by the town council and the police jury. The municipality shall act as fiscal agent for the commission.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.55
Changes or amendments
Status: in_force

The regulations, restrictions and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed. However, in case of a protest against a change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the areas of land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in the proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and two hundred feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, the amendment shall not become effective unless at least three-fifths of all the members of the governing authority of the parish shall vote in favor thereof. The provisions of R.S. 33:140.54 relating to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.

Acts 1962, No. 123, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:83 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 83
Cooperation; federal immigration authorities
Status: in_force

A. A law enforcement agency shall use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law. This Section applies to an official, representative, agent, or employee of the entity or agency only when the person is acting within the scope of his official duties or within the scope of his employment.

B. For purposes of this Part, a state entity, local governmental entity, or law enforcement agency, or an employee, an agent, or a representative of the entity or agency, shall not prohibit or in any way restrict a law enforcement agency from taking any of the following actions with respect to information regarding an alien's immigration status, except as otherwise expressly prohibited by federal law:

(1) Sending the information to or requesting, receiving, or reviewing the information from a federal immigration agency.

(2) Recording and maintaining the information.

(3) Exchanging the information with a federal immigration agency or another state entity, local governmental entity, or law enforcement agency.

(4) Using the information to comply with an immigration detainer.

(5) Using the information to confirm the identity of a detainee by a law enforcement agency.

C. For purposes of this Section, the term "applicable criminal case" means a criminal case in which all of the following occur:

(1) The judgment requires the defendant alien to be confined in a secure correctional facility.

(2) The judge indicates in the record that the defendant alien is subject to an immigration detainer or otherwise indicates in the record that the defendant alien is subject to a transfer into federal custody.

D. In an applicable criminal case, when the judge sentences a defendant alien who is the subject of an immigration detainer to confinement, the judge shall issue an order requiring the secure correctional facility in which the defendant alien shall be confined to reduce the defendant alien's sentence by a determinate period of not more than twelve days on the facility's determination that the completion of sentence will facilitate the seamless transfer of the defendant alien into federal custody.

E. If the information specified in Subsection B of this Section is not available at the time that the sentence is imposed in the case, but is received by a law enforcement agency afterwards, the law enforcement agency shall notify the judge who shall issue the order described by Subsection D of this Section as soon as the information becomes available.

F. A state entity, local governmental entity, or law enforcement agency that, pursuant to Subsection H of this Section, withholds information regarding the immigration information of a victim or witness to a criminal offense shall document the victim's or witness's cooperation in the entity's or agency's investigative records related to the offense and shall retain the records for at least ten years for the purpose of audit, verification, or inspection by the legislative auditor.

G. When a parish correctional facility or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections receives verification from a federal immigration agency that a detainee subject to an immigration detainer is in the law enforcement agency's custody, the agency may securely transport the detainee to a federal facility in this state or to another point of transfer to federal custody outside of the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency may transfer a detainee who is subject to an immigration detainer and is confined in a secure correctional facility to the custody of a federal immigration agency not earlier than twelve days before his release date. A law enforcement agency shall obtain state judicial authorization before securely transporting the detainee to a point of transfer outside of this state.

H. This Section shall not require a state entity, local governmental entity, or law enforcement agency to provide a federal immigration agency with information related to a victim or a witness to a criminal offense if the victim or witness timely and in good faith responds to the entity's or agency's request for information and cooperation in the investigation or prosecution of the offense.

I. This Section shall not authorize a law enforcement agency to detain an alien unlawfully present in the United States pursuant to an immigration detainer solely because the alien witnessed or reported a crime or was a victim of a criminal offense.

J. This Section shall not apply to any alien unlawfully present in the United States if the alien is or has been a necessary witness or victim of a state or federal crime of domestic violence, rape, sexual exploitation, sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, assault, battery, human trafficking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, involuntary servitude, fraud in foreign labor contracting, blackmail, extortion, or witness tampering.

Acts 2024, No. 314, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3074 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3074
Central Transition District; sales tax
Status: in_force

A. In furtherance of the purposes of this Part, the Central Transition District is hereby created as a special taxing district whose boundaries are coterminous with the municipality, and it shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state with all of the powers of a political subdivision and with such further powers and functions as are set forth in this Section. It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of its public purpose is in all respects a public and governmental purpose for the improvement of the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of the people of the municipality, and that such purposes are public purposes, and that the district will be performing an essential governmental function and meeting a public obligation in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Section.

B.(1) The district shall be administered and governed by a board of directors of five persons composed of:

(a) The mayor-president or his designee.

(b) One member appointed by the senator representing Senate District No. 13.

(c) One member appointed by the member of the House of Representatives representing House District No. 65.

(d) The chairpersons for the petition for incorporation of Central or their designees.

(2) The appointed members shall be selected on the basis of their experience in financial matters and their stature and ability to act effectively for the best interests of the municipality.

(3) The board shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as treasurer. The board shall appoint a secretary and such other officers as are deemed necessary who need not be directors of the district.

(4) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of the directors constituting the quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the district. No vacancy on the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the district.

(5) The board shall fix the place or places at which meetings shall be held. The domicile of the district shall be within the parish.

(6) The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem allowance.

C. The district shall have all of the rights and powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Section. The district shall be subject to the laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, official journals, dual office holding and employment, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the district shall have the following rights and powers:

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

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

(3) To maintain an office within the parish at such place as it may designate.

(4) To sue and be sued.

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

(6) To apply and contract for assistance from the United States or other public or private sources, whether in the form of a grant or loan or otherwise.

(7) To make and execute contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and other instruments necessary in the exercise of the powers and functions of the district under this Part, including contracts with persons, firms, corporations, and others.

(8) To pledge or assign any contracts or rights of the district.

(9) To employ such personnel as may be required in the judgment of the board and to fix and pay their compensation from funds available to the district therefor.

(10) To transfer, grant, or donate all or any portion of its revenues to the municipality in order to assist the municipality in funding the delivery of essential public services to its citizens, reducing or eliminating its cash flow deficits or remedying cash flow shortfalls, paying obligations in connection therewith, or any combination of these.

(11) To accept the mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, grant, or donation of any properties of the municipality.

(12) To invest its monies in accordance with R.S. 33:2955.

(13) To enter into cooperative endeavor agreements or contracts for the provision of staff and meeting facilities and for the provision of such assistance and such essential public services as the district may require in carrying out the intents and purposes of this Part.

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

D.(1) In order to provide funds for the purpose of assisting the municipality to fund the delivery of essential public services to its citizens, reduce or eliminate its cash flow deficit or remedy cash flow shortfalls, pay obligations in connection therewith, or any combination of these, the district is hereby authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed two percent. However, the district shall not levy or collect a tax if the rate thereof, when combined with the rate of the municipal sales and use taxes collected within the municipality, exceeds two percent.

(2) The tax shall be imposed 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 state, 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. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the levy of the tax shall be effective and the tax shall be payable beginning on such date as shall be provided by the district.

(3) The proceeds of the tax shall be irrevocably pledged and dedicated and shall be transferred in such amounts as may be determined by the district to assist the municipality in funding the delivery of essential public services to its citizens, reducing or eliminating its cash flow deficit, remedying cash flow shortfalls, paying obligations in connection therewith, or any combination of these.

(4) The district shall contract with the parish for the collection of the tax under such terms and conditions as the board may deem appropriate, and the board may adopt such rules and regulations regarding the enforcement and collection of the tax authorized by this Section as it may deem appropriate.

(5) The provisions of this Section shall be null, void, and without effect, the district shall cease existence, and any sales and use taxes levied by the district shall expire at such time as the municipality levies and collects a two percent sales and use tax or twelve months after the judgments in any suits contesting the incorporation of the municipality become final, whichever occurs first.

Acts 2005, No. 10, §1, eff. June 9, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 716, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.21
Construction contracts
Status: in_force

A. The authority may contract for the planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, extension, and improvement of a project or may contract with one or more political subdivisions to perform these functions.

B. Whenever such a project includes a pipeline facility that is publicly bid, the authority or the participating political subdivision in which the project will be completed may require, as part of the bidding process, the prequalification of contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with the certification requirements of 49 CFR 192.801 et seq., as mandated by the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy. Any project subject to prequalification shall otherwise comply with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. and any other applicable provisions regarding public procurement or public bidding.

Acts 1990, No. 666, §1; Acts 2021, No. 176, §1; Acts 2023, No. 150, §8, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4706 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4706
Use of district funds; change in level of services
Status: in_force

A. Funds received by the board of commissioners of the district from taxes levied, bonds issued, or any other source or combination of sources, shall be used only for the benefit of the district or for projects or services within the district.

B. In the event that the level of services is increased or decreased for the city, the increase or decrease shall not discriminate against, or cause a disadvantage to the district.

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

D. The issuance and sale of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt by the district shall be subject to approval by the State Bond Commission.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 741, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 900, §1; Acts 2004, No. 917, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 673, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4753.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4753.1
Noxious growths; community service; city of New Orleans
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may enact ordinances which require that community services be performed by persons who allow weeds, grass, or other noxious growths to accumulate on their property thereby allowing the property to degrade to a deplorable condition which endangers the health and safety of humans and pets.

B. City law enforcement authorities shall have the authority to enforce such ordinances, including the authority to issue summons for violations of such ordinances. The municipal court for the city of New Orleans shall have jurisdiction to hear cases relative to such violations and to impose penalties for such violations in accordance with applicable ordinances.

C. The offender shall be cited for the offense by means of summons as provided by ordinance.

D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall:

(1) Upon first conviction be sentenced to serve ten hours of community service on his property.

(2) Upon second conviction be sentenced to serve twenty hours of community service on his property.

(3) Upon third or subsequent conviction be sentenced to serve fifty hours of community service on his property, or in a work detail as approved by the court, or any combination of the aforementioned penalties.

E. The court may require an individual convicted of a violation of this Section to remove the weeds, grass, or other noxious growths which have accumulated on his property in disregard of the health and safety of others in lieu of or in addition to the penalties prescribed in this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 1100, §2, eff. July 14, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.64
Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
Status: in_force

A. All property of the authority, including funds owned or held by it for the purpose of this Chapter, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon such property; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this Chapter by the authority on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community improvement projects; further, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to foreclose or otherwise enforce the terms and provisions of any mortgage, note, or other security given by the authority in connection with any immovable property owned by it.

B. The property of the authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Chapter is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any other taxing body; but such tax exemption shall terminate when the authority sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property in a community improvement area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a public body entitled to tax exemption with respect to the property; however, when any property or portion thereof reenters commerce while owned by the authority or any other public body, the tax exemption herein provided for shall cease as long as such property or portion thereof is used in commerce.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4402 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4402
Franchises for railroads and appurtenances in municipalities of less than 75,000
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any municipality having a population not exceeding seventy-five thousand, may grant a franchise to any person to locate, construct, and operate railroads, spur tracks, switch tracks, turn-outs, sidings, and other appurtenances, upon, through, and across the streets, alleys, and other public places in the municipality, for a term not to exceed twenty-five years from the date of the grant, under any conditions prescribed by the governing authority in the ordinance granting the franchise. This Section shall not apply to street car lines, or street railroads. If any existing franchise is extended by the governing authority before its expiration, the whole term of the franchise shall not exceed twenty-five years from the date of extension.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.11
Domicile; service of citation
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the parish creating an ambulance service district, with corporate powers, shall designate the domicile of such corporation, at which domicile it shall be sued and service of citation made on the director, and in his absence, upon the chairman of the commission, and in his or their absence, then upon the vice chairman of the commission; provided that in fixing the domicile of the district the governing authority of the parish shall at all times fix the same at a place within the district.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.4
Purposes
Status: in_force

A. The commission is established for the primary object and purpose of advising the appropriate governmental entities on matters of government policy.

B. Within the commission's area, the commission may:

(1) Present and further the interest of the individual homeowners in the area to aid in the preservation of property values and to improve the character and integrity of individual residential neighborhoods.

(2) Educate and inform member neighborhood associations or organizations on matters and issues of general interest.

(3) Participate in planning and improvement.

(4) Participate with community-based organizations which seek to improve the community environment.

Acts 2008, No. 887, §1; Acts 2009, No. 394, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.822
Board of commissioners; members; officers
Status: in_force

A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board", consisting of six members as follows:

(1) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Olla.

(2) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Tullos.

(3) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Urania.

(4) The mayor of the town of Olla.

(5) The mayor of the town of Urania.

(6) The mayor of the town of Tullos.

B. Appointments made pursuant to Paragraphs (A)(1) through (3) of this Section shall be made at a public meeting from a list of nominations submitted by residents of the respective municipality.

C.(1) Members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (A)(1) through (3) of this Section shall serve terms of four years after initial terms as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) One member shall serve an initial term of two years, one shall serve three years, and one shall serve four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

D. Any vacancy in the membership of the board, occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. If the entity responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill a vacancy within thirty days, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing entity.

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

F. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. The board may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Subpart.

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

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

I. 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 the board or on the written request of four members. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

J. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, may draft and implement bylaws to control and implement the activities of the board, and shall maintain suitable offices in the district.

Acts 2009, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3552 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3552
Liability of owner of railway track in street
Status: in_force

In the event a railway bed or track, other than one owned by the municipality, occupies a portion of a street or alley, the owner thereof shall pay, of the total cost of the work, the proportion that the area occupied by the railroad bed bears to the total area of the street or alley to be improved, and also the cost of the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street or alley to be improved.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.591.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.591.6
Obligations of the commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission may incur debt for any one or more of its lawful purposes set forth in this Subpart, to issue in its name negotiable bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other evidences of debt and to provide for the security and payment thereof.

B.(1) The commission may in its own name and behalf incur debt and issue general obligation ad valorem property tax secured bonds under the authority of and subject to the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana, Subpart A of Part III of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, when approved by a majority of the qualified voters within the jurisdiction of the commission who vote in an election called and conducted under the authority of the Louisiana Election Code, including Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. General obligation bonds of the commission may be issued for any of the purposes for which the commission is created or is authorized to act under any provisions of this Subpart, all of which purposes are hereby found and declared to be public purposes and functions of the state of Louisiana, which are delegated to the commission.

(2) The commission may in its own name and behalf issue revenue bonds for the purposes for which the commission is created or is authorized to act under any of the provisions of this Subpart, including industrial and commercial development revenue bonds. The bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided for in Part XII and Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

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

(4) The commission may borrow the amount of the anticipated ad valorem tax, not to exceed five mills, authorized by R.S. 33:130.591.5, for a period not to exceed ten years and may issue certificates of indebtedness therefor and may dedicate the avails of the tax funded for the payment thereof for the period of time the certificates are outstanding.

(5) The board may adopt all necessary resolutions or ordinances necessary for ordering, holding, canvassing, and promulgating the returns of any election required for the issuance of general obligation bonds, or limited tax secured obligations, or for the voting of a property tax millage, which resolutions or ordinances may include covenants for the security and payment of any bonds or other evidence of debt so issued.

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

(7) The issuance and sale of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt by the commission shall be subject to approval by the State Bond Commission.

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

Acts 2014, No. 834, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:8003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 8003
Authority to incur debt
Status: in_force

Garbage districts created hereunder may incur indebtedness and issue and sell negotiable bonds in an amount not exceeding ten per cent of the assessed valuation of taxable property of said district for the purpose of acquiring, installing or constructing and equipping garbage collection and disposal works. Such bonds shall be issued and sold by the governing authority of the district in the same form and manner as is provided for the issuance and sale of bonds of other political subdivisions by Act 18 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1975, 1 and acts amendatory thereof. For the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, the governing authority of the garbage district shall levy an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district, in the manner provided for the payment of principal and interest of bonds of other political subdivisions by Act 18 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1975, and acts amendatory thereof.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1.

1 R.S. 39:501 et seq. (repealed; see now, R.S. 18:1281 et seq.).
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4097 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4097
New Orleans; sewerage, water and drainage bonds, limitation upon bonded indebtedness
Status: in_force

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of its members and subject to the approvals hereinafter set forth, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue from time to time, in the name of the city of New Orleans, bonds payable solely out of the tax levies and other revenues specified in R.S. 33:4098 for sewerage, water, and drainage purposes for the city of New Orleans, or to refund bonds issued under the authority of this Section. Such bonds may be additionally secured by municipal bond insurance, bank guarantees, surety bonds, letters of credit and other devices to enhance the credit quality of the bonds, the cost of which credit enhancement devices may be paid from the proceeds of the bonds or such other funds as may be available. Bonds issued hereunder to refund bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, and for the purposes thereof, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans shall be deemed to be the governing authority of the issuer whenever such term is used in said Chapter; provided, however, the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall fix the details of the bonds and sell the bonds as provided in R.S. 33:4100 and R.S. 33:4101, respectively. The resolution of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall not be effective until approved by a resolution adopted by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the council of the city of New Orleans and by a resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt. All bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall be excluded in applying any limitation upon the power of the city of New Orleans to issue bonds for any purpose. No bonds shall be issued under this Section which, when added to the bonds previously issued hereunder and then outstanding, would make the total of such bonds outstanding exceed twelve million dollars. For the purpose of calculating said debt limitation, there shall be included the amount of any refunding bonds and there shall be excluded the amount of those issues of bonds refunded by the refunding bonds.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.202
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Subpart, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:

(1) "City council" means the chief legislative body of a participating municipality.

(2) "Metropolitan planning area" means the unincorporated area of Calcasieu Parish and one or more incorporated municipalities within the parish who have entered into a joint cooperative agreement with respect to zoning and planning.

(3) "Municipality" means any incorporated municipality within the parish of Calcasieu and, where appropriate to the context, to that area lying within the corporate limits of such municipality as such corporate limits exist or may exist in the future. "Municipal" refers to any such municipality.

(4) "Parish" means Calcasieu Parish as such parish exists today or may exist in the future.

(5) "Planning commission" or "commission" means the Calcasieu Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission as provided for in R.S. 33:140.203.

(6) "Police jury" means the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish.

(7) "Street" or "streets" means streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, and other ways.

(8) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, a tract, or parcel of land or a portion thereof, into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions, any one or more of which is to be platted as a lot of record for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and also means resubdivision, or the consolidation of lots or tracts or portions thereof into single lots, and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing, as to the land or area subdivided.

Acts 2003, No. 1168, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.607 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.607
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

A. No provisions of this Chapter shall be construed so as to exempt the authority from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, 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 Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and the Louisiana Election Code.

B. The authority shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts, establishing set asides, goals, and preference procedures, to and 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 the Louisiana Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Act.

Acts 2001, No. 996, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.12
Bondholders remedies
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder, or, to the extent permitted by law, under such trust agreement or other contract executed by the authority pursuant to this Chapter, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this Chapter or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the authority or any political subdivision or any public official, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of rents, rates, fees, and charges for the purchase of natural gas.

Acts 1988, No. 412, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.27
Bonds not debts of state governmental units
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be limited obligations of the district payable solely from the sources pledged for the payment thereof. All such bonds shall contain a statement on their face substantially to the effect that neither the faith and credit of the state nor the faith and credit of any governmental unit of the state are pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest of such bonds. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Chapter shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or any governmental unit of the state to levy any taxes whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment arising out of contracts authorized under this Chapter.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.173 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.173
Purpose of regulations
Status: in_force

Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the unincorporated areas of the parish.

Acts 1991, No. 308, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:481 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 481
Municipalities governed by a special legislative charter; silent charter
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any municipality governed by a special legislative charter, if the provisions of the special legislative charter are silent on a particular matter, then the provisions of Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall govern. If a conflict exists between the provisions of the special legislative charter and the provisions of Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, then the provisions of the special legislative charter shall govern.

Acts 2010, No. 52, §1, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9253 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9253
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the Calcasieu Parish Interstate Highway Lighting District shall be a board of commissioners which is hereby created and which is hereinafter referred to as "the board". The board shall be composed of seven members who shall be residents of the district. The members of the board shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for actual expenses, including travel expenses, to the extent that funds are appropriated or otherwise made available for such purpose.

B.(1) The commissioners shall be appointed as follows:

(a) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles.

(b) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of West Lake.

(c) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Sulphur.

(d) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Vinton.

(e) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Iowa.

(f) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish, one of whom shall be a resident of Ward 4 or Ward 7, and one of whom shall be a resident of Ward 3 or Ward 8 of Calcasieu Parish.

(2) All of the commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing authority.

(3) A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Acts 1985, No. 253, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.68 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.68
Certain tax increment development corporations
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the authority provided to a Tax Increment Development Corporation by Chapter 1 of Subtitle IX of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, (R.S. 47:8001 et seq.), any Tax Increment Development Corporation activated in a municipality with a population of not less than three thousand three hundred and not more than three thousand three hundred ninety-five persons according to the most recent federal decennial census shall have the tax increment finance authority, taxing authority, and other authority that is provided to local governmental subdivisions in Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 33:9038.31 et seq.), for the purpose of financing or refinancing an economic development project or a tax increment community development project consisting of a combination of residential housing units, a bank, and retail establishments including a grocery store, pharmacy, restaurants, and related facilities. The authority shall include but not be limited to ad valorem tax increment financing and bonding in R.S. 33:9038.33, sales tax increment financing and bonding in R.S. 33:9038.34, cooperative endeavor authority in R.S. 33:9038.35, bond authority in R.S. 33:9038.38, and ad valorem, sales tax, and hotel occupancy tax authority in R.S. 33:9038.39.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 33:9038.31 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, any powers, authorities, or duties granted under the laws in that Part shall be restricted to a geographically-defined district of no more than ten acres initiated by the chief executive officer or mayor of a municipality, or to a tax increment community development area established by ordinance or resolution of the corporation of no more than ten acres, within which the project described in Subsection A of this Section will be constructed.

C. The corporation may pledge any taxes collected under the authority of this Section to a tax increment community development project of a corporation or an economic development project described in Subsection A of this Section in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation. Financing may include but shall not be limited to loans, mortgages, the issuance of bonds, or the issuance of certificates of indebtedness.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 33:9038.31 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the corporation may not dissolve or cease to exist until one year after the date all bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to both principal and interest; however, in no event shall the corporation have an existence of less than three years.

E. This Section shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Acts 2015, No. 464, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.15
City of Broussard; disciplinary action by chief of police
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2005, No. 190, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.