La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2492 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2492
Tests
Status: in_force

Tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry upon the promotional and competitive employment lists shall be provided as follows:

(1)(a) The board shall provide through the state examiner for promotional or competitive tests. Official notice of examination shall be posted on the bulletin board in each station of the respective department. The notice shall state (i) class of positions for which tests will be given, (ii) whether the tests will be given on a promotional or competitive basis, and (iii) the final date on which applications for admission to the tests will be received. The notice shall be posted for a continuous period of ten days preceding the date for administering the tests.

(b) In addition to the posted notice, public notice for all tests to be given on a competitive basis shall be published during the ten-day period on the state examiner's website and, if available, the website of the municipality in which such tests are to be held. This notice of examination need not reveal the exact date on which tests shall be administered, but all applicants shall be advised of the date, place, and time to report for an announced test at least five days in advance thereof in any manner the board may prescribe.

(2)(a) For the testing of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, alarm, or signal systems for the respective fire or police service is the primary duty, the state examiner shall publish notice on his website for ten days regarding the location where such tests are to be held and the final date on which applications for admission to the test will be received. This notice of examination shall reveal the exact date on which the test shall be administered. However, all applicants shall be advised of the time and place to report for an announced test at least five days in advance in any manner that the state examiner may prescribe.

(b) As may be necessary from time to time, the state examiner may call for and administer examinations for the entrance classifications of firefighter, police officer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, jailer, and for the entrance classes for positions of which the operation and maintenance of a radio, alarm, or signal system for the fire or police service is the primary duty. Tests may be administered at the discretion of the state examiner in any municipality, parish, or fire protection district to which this Part applies.

(3) Each person in a group of candidates being tested at a given time for the same class of employment shall be given the same test, and it shall be administered in the same manner to each candidate. No question shall be framed so as to elicit information concerning the political, factional, or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant.

(4) All tests shall be restricted to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity and fitness of the candidates to discharge the duties characteristic of positions of the class to which they seek to be appointed. Tests may include written or oral questions, trials in the performance of work characteristic of the class, inquiries into facts relating to education, experience, or accomplishments in specialized lines of endeavor, or any combination of these and other elements duly related to the purposes of the tests.

(5) Seventy-five percent shall constitute a passing score for all tests administered under the provisions of this Part.

(6) Promotional tests for positions in the various classes in the classified service, except those classes in which positions shall be filled only from the competitive list, may be held as the needs of the service require, but must be given at least one time during each successive period of eighteen months.

(7) Competitive tests shall be held only as the needs of the service require and shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:

(a) Chief of the departmental service.

(b) The entrance or lowest ranking class in the classified service.

(c) The entrance or lowest ranking class in any group of classes where the various classes have been divided into groups by the classification plan.

(d)(i) Operation and maintenance of radio, fire alarm, police alarm, and other signal systems.

(ii) Notwithstanding Item (i) of this Subparagraph, for the city of Shreveport, operations, management, and supervision of radio, fire alarm, police alarm, and other signal systems.

(e) Automotive or fire apparatus mechanics and repairmen.

(f) Secretary to the chief.

(g) Departmental records clerk.

(h) For a position in any class in the classified service after reasonable efforts by preceding methods provided by this Part have failed to produce names of persons eligible for regular appointment thereto.

(8) All tests required by this Part shall be prepared, administered, and scored by the state examiner in accordance with the provisions of this Part. The results of the tests shall be furnished the board for which the tests have been held as soon as practicable after the tests have been administered. All test questions, answers, and papers shall at all times be kept in the custody of the state examiner and shall be produced by him and exhibited by him at the domicile of any board upon its written request.

(9) The board for which any test is administered may, at any time up to six months after receiving the results from the state examiner, receive and review any or all parts of the test and the methods used in its grading, in order to determine whether the test was a fair and reasonable one and was fairly graded. If, after the board reviews any test and consults with the state examiner, it concludes that any item or parts of the test was unfair or unreasonable or finds errors in the grading, it may, at its discretion, cause a regrading of the test and, thereupon, correct or establish the appropriate employment list in accordance with the revised ratings. If the board finds that a fair rating can be determined only from an entire new test, it may cause a new test to be given to all persons taking the previous test and establish a new employment list for the class from the result of such new test.

(10) Each applicant who makes a passing score on a test provided by the board through the state examiner under the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Section shall be advised, in any manner the board prescribes, of his final score and relative standing on the list appropriate for the class for which he was tested.

(11) Each applicant who makes a passing score on a test administered by the state examiner under the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Section shall be advised, in any manner that the state examiner prescribes, of his final score.

Acts 2006, No. 493, §2, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2019, No. 224, §1; Acts 2019, No. 275, §2, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 38, §1; Acts 2021, No. 51, §1; Acts 2022, No. 322, §2; Acts 2024, No. 230, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3957 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3957
Collection of assessments
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be due and payable immediately upon its passage and if not paid within ten days thereafter, the municipality or its transferees, may proceed by suit against the properties and the owners thereof, to enforce the collection of the amounts of the assessments, together with six per cent per annum from date of acceptance and ten per cent in addition to the amount of the judgment as attorney's fees.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1821 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1821
Village citizen as substitute marshal
Status: in_force

Whenever the office of marshal of any incorporated village becomes vacant, and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified, or whenever the marshal is absent therefrom, the mayor may appoint any male citizen of the village, above the age of twenty-one years, to perform the duties incumbent on the marshal.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing and Distribution Act".

Acts 1987, No. 658, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2426 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2426
Oaths, testimony, and production of records; refusal to testify
Status: in_force

The commission, each member of the commission, and the director may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorized by this Part. Any person who fails to appear in response to a subpoena or to answer any question or produce any books or papers pertinent to any such investigation or hearing or who knowingly gives false testimony therein shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 33:2432. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any district court within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on, or within the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found, or resides, or transacts business, upon application by the commission, shall have jurisdiction to issue to the person an order requiring him to appear before the commission, its member, agent or agency and to produce evidence, if so ordered, or there to give testimony touching the matter under consideration or in question; and any failure to obey the order of court may be punished by the court as a contempt.

If any officer or employee in the city service or any officer or employee of the state or political subdivision of the state wilfully refuses or fails to appear before any court or judge, or any legislative committee, or any officer, board, or body authorized to conduct any hearing or inquiry, or if the employee or officer having appeared, refuses to testify or answer any question relating to the affairs or government of the city or the conduct of any city officer or employee on the ground that his testimony or answers would tend to incriminate him, or refuses to waive immunity from prosecution on account of any matter about which he is asked to testify at any such hearing or inquiry, he shall forfeit his position and shall not be eligible for appointment to any position in the classified service of the city for a period of two years.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:441.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 441.12
Town of Welsh; appointment of court magistrate; duties; salary
Status: in_force

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

Added by Acts 1980, No. 544, §1; Acts 1980, No. 620, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3824 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3824
Plans and specifications; advertisement for bids
Status: in_force

The governing authority of such political subdivision, after having given notice of its intention as above set forth and after disposing of all objections and having decided to order the construction of such improvements, or after having been authorized by the election herein provided for and after having received and considered any written objections filed by property owners not entitled to vote at such election, may without further delay have the necessary plans and specifications for said work prepared and adopt a resolution or ordinance authorizing the advertisement for bids therefor by the giving of notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of said work, such notice to be signed by the chief executive officer, and to be published for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the political subdivision, or if there be no newspaper published therein, then in some newspaper of general circulation in the parish wherein the political subdivision is located or in an adjoining parish. Said notice shall contain a general description of the work contemplated, shall refer to the plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk or secretary of the governing authority, and shall designate the hour, date and place for the reception and opening of bids, and may provide that the contractor be required to accept the certificates of indebtedness hereafter authorized in payment for the work performed under his contract, if the governing authority elects to make such requirement.

Acts 1962, No. 313, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7713 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7713
Tapping fee
Status: in_force

A. Boundaries. The tapping fee shall apply to customers within the boundaries of the district known as the Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish.

B. Purpose. The purpose of the tapping fee is to continue providing potable water at an affordable cost to customers who are unable to obtain water service in the manner required by the policy of the district.

C. Governance of fee. The board of commissioners is authorized to impose a tapping fee on any prospective district customer which shall be paid before water service will be allowed. This tapping fee shall not exceed the actual cost as defined herein for the installation of an appropriate waterline as called for in the policy of the district, together with such fittings, hydrants, valves, and other appurtenances as may be required by the district, across the entire frontage of the property for which water service is sought. Subdivision of the property in question after installation of the appropriate waterline shall not prevent the assessment of this charge against the first applicant for water service from the property so subdivided. The tapping fee imposed shall be paid in full before water service will be allowed to any person on the property charged with the tapping fee. In addition the land owner shall pay all appropriate fees and deposits before the institution of service.

D. Fee imposition. In order to be charged with a tapping fee as a condition to water service, the following conditions shall be met:

(1) A landowner or developer seeking water service must be unable to obtain water service in the manner required by the policy of the district.

(2) The landowner or developer seeking water service must construct a waterline of appropriate size and quality, together with all fittings, valves, hydrants, and appurtenances, across the entirety of the landowner's or developer's property where water service is sought and otherwise comply with all of the district's policies.

(3) The inability of the landowner or developer seeking water service to connect its property to the waterline determined by the district's staff to be the nearest appropriate waterline available for service to the property in question must arise from the subdivision approval by local government procedure of the property upon which the tapping fee is to be charged without the subdivider being required to install the waterline or waterlines required by the district's policy as a condition for approval of the subdivision.

(4) The district, in its exclusive discretion, shall determine the availability of funds for use in the proposed project in light of its other obligations and projects.

(5) The developer or subdivider shall make a reasonable, good faith effort, proven to the satisfaction of the district, to reach a conventional private agreement with the landowner or landowners identified as owning the property between the district's waterline designated for connection and the developer or subdivider's property.

(6) Preparation of a professional estimate of the cost of the entire waterline project, together with an estimate of the proportionate share of the waterline across the property of the landowner or landowners identified as owning the property between the district's waterline designated for connection and the developer or subdivider, approved by the staff of the district for compliance and reasonableness of cost estimate. The cost of the preparation of the professional estimate shall exclusively be that of the proposed developer or subdivider.

(7) Notice of both the intent to impose a tapping fee and the overall cost estimate and calculation of the proportionate share of the landowner or landowners shall be issued as provided herein.

(8) The district shall not agree to pay more than the proportionate share of the landowner costs against whom a tapping fee is sought to be imposed as determined by the estimate approved by the staff of the district.

(9) The district shall reserve the right to full disclosure of any and all construction activities, agreements, billing, cost estimates, and any and all other financial or construction aspects of any construction project where a tapping fee is to be assessed. The district shall reserve the right to audit any appropriate records upon which actual expenditures are determined and to employ any expert it deems necessary to investigate and examine financial or construction aspects of the project.

(10) The landowner against whom a tapping fee is sought may not be charged a tapping fee in excess of the estimate of proportionate cost or the sum actually paid by the district, whichever is lesser, together with an appropriate interest rate as set forth below.

E. Costs. A cost estimate shall be prepared in order to fairly and equitably arrive at a determination of the proportionate share of the overall construction project resulting in a tapping fee to be chargeable to any property for which water service is subsequently sought. The cost estimate shall include the cost of all materials needed for the construction, including pipe, valves, fittings, water hydrants, and any and all other appurtenances deemed necessary under the district's policies, the cost of its construction, labor, installation of any required components, and any associated engineering or legal fees arising from the project, including cost of right of way acquisition and other charges arising directly from the construction required in connection with the project in question. The property upon which the tapping fee is to be assessed may not be charged with costs which are unique to other property, such as site, soil, or geographical conditions or other factors, which would increase the cost of construction over such area where the factors in question do not exist on the property upon which the tapping fee is sought to be charged. Conversely, factors which increase the cost of construction on the area in question, such as site, soil, or geographical conditions, or other factors, may properly be considered in determining the cost of the improvements across the property upon which the tapping fee is sought to be imposed. Interest may be charged at a rate to be determined by the district not to exceed the existing legal interest rate at the time of completion of construction.

F. Servitudes and rights of way. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as allowing the Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish to install waterlines without the necessity of obtaining all appropriate servitudes or rights of way prior to installation of waterlines on private property either through obtaining a conventional servitude or obtaining a right of way by expropriation or any other legally authorized procedure or method.

G. Notice. Notice shall be given according to the following:

(1) To the landowner against whom a tapping fee is sought to be imposed of the intent of the district to consider imposing such tapping fee. The district shall be entitled to rely upon the public records of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the current assessor's rolls of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, in order to determine a proper address for the notice.

(2) To the landowner against whom a tapping fee is sought to be imposed of the date, time, and location of the meeting at which the notice shall be considered. Such notice shall be mailed at least fifteen days prior to the meeting.

(3) To the landowner against whom a tapping fee is sought to be imposed within fifteen days of a meeting of the district at which the tapping fee policy of the district is deemed to be appropriate for implementation of the action taken by the board of commissioners.

(4) To the landowner against whom a tapping fee is sought to be imposed forwarding a copy of the cost estimate required by this resolution and policy.

(5) After completion of the construction in question, the landowner against whom the tapping fee policy is imposed shall be informed of the final cost determination of the proportionate share of said landowner for the waterline in question. This notice shall further include a provision to the effect that the landowner shall not be allowed water service until the tapping fee amount set forth on the notice is paid in full. This notice shall further be recorded in the conveyance and mortgage records of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.

Acts 2007, No. 248, §1, eff. July 6, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9352 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9352
Board of commissioners; membership; meetings
Status: in_force

A. Any veterans' memorial district created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of the members of the parish governing authority.

B. The first meeting of the board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as "board", shall be within sixty days of the date of the creation of the district. At that time, a chairman and vice chairman of the board shall be elected. Thereafter, the board of commissioners shall hold a minimum of three meetings annually.

C. The board of commissioners of a veterans' memorial district thus created shall have the following authority:

(1) To represent the public interest in carrying out the purposes for which the district was created.

(2) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the veterans' memorial district.

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

(4) To review and modify or to set aside any action of the officers or employees of the district as the board determines to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.

(5) To appoint a director and staff of the veterans' memorial district.

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

(7) To establish charges or rates of pay for the use of facilities provided by the district.

(8) To enter into lease agreements with recognized and duly constituted nonprofit associations organized primarily for veterans and veterans' affairs.

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

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

(11) To perform such other duties as are required by law.

D. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a veterans' memorial district in a parish with a population between one hundred five thousand and one hundred fifteen thousand, based on the latest federal decennial census, shall have the powers and duties of a veterans' memorial district governing body as provided by law, with its primary purpose to supply a regional military museum and veterans memorial park, except that approval of the parish council shall first be obtained prior to any of the following actions by the board:

(1) Adoption of an annual budget.

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

(3) Submission for voter approval of a proposed renewal or increase in ad valorem taxes.

(4) Any other matter or action as determined by ordinance adopted by the parish council.

E. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in a parish with a population between one hundred five thousand and one hundred fifteen thousand, based on the latest federal decennial census, the regional military museum foundation shall have the sole power to administer, operate, and maintain the regional military museum.

Acts 1988, No. 384, §1, eff. July 10, 1988; Acts 2023, No. 192, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.63.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.63.1
Additional limitations; expropriation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any right, power, authority, privilege, exemption, or immunity that the district may have under the Constitution of Louisiana, this Chapter, or any other provision of general law, the district and any subdistricts shall not have the right to, and shall not acquire property by, expropriation or exercise any power of eminent domain over any property and shall not enter into any cooperative endeavor agreement with any other entity, public or private, to acquire property by expropriation or eminent domain.

Acts 2022, No. 354, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.13
Employment of engineers and attorneys; duties
Status: in_force

Municipalities which take advantage of the provisions of this Sub-part may through their governing authorities engage the services of an engineer and provide for his payment. This engineer shall prepare all plans and specifications for the work, and the governing authority shall approve them by a resolution. The engineer shall inspect the work as let in accordance with contracts hereunder and shall issue to the contractor his estimates thereon from time to time as the work progresses, which estimates may be paid by the municipality either in full or by the retention of twenty per cent thereof as retained percentage. Upon final completion of the work the engineer shall render a report to the governing authority of the municipality as to the completion of the work in a satisfactory manner, which report shall be duly certified, and in addition, the engineer shall perform all engineering duties required of him in this Sub-part. The governing authority of the municipality may employ an attorney to handle all legal work in connection with the improvements, and provide for the payment of his fee. The attorney, in addition to his other duties, shall prepare a complete transcript of the record of the proceedings covering each project completed hereunder.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.503 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.503
Powers of district
Status: in_force

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, except by expropriation, all property, including rights-of-way, and 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 and terminals, recreational areas, and tourist attractions.

(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 evidence 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.

Acts 1995, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.25
Delachaise Security and Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be that area within and including the following perimeter: beginning at the intersection of Louisiana Ave. and Carondelet St. and proceeding along Carondelet St. (interior side) to its intersection with Napoleon Ave., along Napoleon Ave. (interior side) to its intersection with Freret St., then along Freret St. (interior side) to its intersection with Louisiana Ave., and finally along Louisiana Ave. (interior side) back to its intersection with Carondelet St.

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

D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board", consisting of five members, all of whom shall be qualified voters and residents of the district, composed as follows:

(a) The president of the Delachaise Neighborhood Association, referred to in this Section as the "DNA".

(b) The governing board of the DNA shall appoint three members who may be members of the governing board.

(c) The member of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans who represents Council District B shall appoint one member.

(2)(a) The member serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall serve during his term of office.

(b) The members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection shall serve two-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. One member shall serve an initial term of one year, and two members shall serve an initial term of two years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(c) The member appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(c) of this Subsection shall serve a term concurrent with the appointing authority.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

(4) To perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary for the achievement of the purpose of the district.

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

(6) 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 improvements for the district; and to provide generally for the overall betterment of the district.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. For each residential parcel which is unimproved or contains a single-family dwelling, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars. For each residential parcel which contains two to four dwelling units, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed four hundred dollars. For each residential parcel which contains five or more dwelling units, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed one thousand dollars. For each unimproved and improved parcel zoned for commercial use, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed five hundred dollars.

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

(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.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if multiple adjacent parcels are combined for the purpose of housing a single-family dwelling, the flat fee for the combined parcel shall be calculated to be one and four tenths times the single parcel fee for two adjacent parcels and one and six tenths times the single parcel fee for three or more adjacent parcels.

(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(b)(i) If approved, the fee shall expire at the end of the term provided for in the proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed five years, but the fee may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. If renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing the renewal, not to exceed five years.

(ii) The amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized by this Subsection. No other election shall be required for a change in the amount of the fee.

(4) No fee shall be imposed upon any parcel whose owner qualifies under the Louisiana Special Assessment Level pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

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

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

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

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

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

H. Budget. (1) The board 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. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that the additional law enforcement or security personnel and their services provided for through the fees authorized in this Section shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the New Orleans Police Department.

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

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

(2) No board member or officer of the district shall be liable to the district or to any individual who resides, owns property, visits, or otherwise conducts business in the district for monetary damages for breach of his duties as a board member or officer, provided that the foregoing 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 he derived an improper personal benefit.

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

Acts 2018, No. 311, §1, eff. May 15, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 317, §1; Acts 2023, No. 269, §1, eff. June 9, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.749 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.749
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

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

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

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

Acts 2007, No. 269, §1, eff. July 6, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:8054 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 8054
Corporate status
Status: in_force

The authority shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation and shall have the power and right to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for carrying out the objects and purposes for which the authority was created.

Acts 1992, No. 1061, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4876
Abandoned automobiles, major appliances, and other junk; disposition
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any municipality or parish may enact ordinances regulating or prohibiting the storing or abandoning of junk, wrecked, or used automobiles or motor vehicles, or any part or parts thereof, or any other junk, discarded or abandoned major appliances, such as refrigerators, freezers, ranges, or machinery or other metal, tin, or other discarded items, on any vacant lot, or any portion of any occupied lot, neutral ground, street, or sidewalk, within the municipality or parish. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a governing authority, except in any parish with a population between four hundred twenty thousand persons and four hundred thirty thousand persons based on the latest federal decennial census, may enact ordinances that are less or more restrictive than R.S. 32:443 as it relates to abandoned or stored motor vehicles which could be deemed of historic or special interest.

B. The term "junk, wrecked, or used automobiles or motor vehicles" as used in this Section shall mean any motor vehicle which is totally inoperable; left unattended on any portion of any occupied lot, neutral ground, street, or sidewalk; and is so damaged or dismantled as to be a total loss, including abandoned or stored motor vehicles which could be deemed of historic or special interest. The term "inoperable" shall apply to vehicles that remain inoperable for seventy-two consecutive hours on public property or thirty consecutive days on private property. The term "total loss" shall mean that the cost to repair a damaged or dismantled motor vehicle exceeds the junk value of the vehicle, as determined by any recognized national appraisal book. The ordinance shall provide for the removal and disposition of such junk motor vehicles after notice of not less than ten days either placed on the vehicle itself or given to the owner, if known. Any vehicle which remains on the public ways or private property described in this Subsection after notice given as provided in the ordinance shall be considered as public property and disposed of by the municipality or parish as the governing authority may designate. In the case of other abandoned property set forth in Subsection A of this Section, the notice shall be given to the owner of the lot or parcel of ground upon which the junk material is located, and the cost of removing the material shall constitute a special lien collectible in the same manner as special assessments are collectible by law.

C. In the exercise of the authority herein granted, the governing authority may provide for the removal of such abandoned junk by the municipality or parish and for the collection of the cost of removal, not to exceed two hundred dollars, from the owner of the material and, among other things, may require, but not by way of limitation, that any vacant lot or portion of any occupied lot used for the storage of junk, as herein defined, shall be surrounded or enclosed by a board fence or other enclosure.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 187, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 348, §1; Acts 1981, No. 703, §1; Acts 2005, No. 317, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2024, No. 718, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4878 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4878
Reciprocal enforcement of traffic offenses in contiguous parishes
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to contiguous parishes. For the purposes of this Section, contiguous parishes are parishes which share a common boundary.

B. Parish governing authorities may enter into reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of traffic ordinances of the parishes or of the municipalities within the parishes. The agreement may include provisions relating to service of citation; personal jurisdiction; issuance of bench and arrest warrants; enforcement of judgments, warrants, and orders, and any other matters relating to enforcement of traffic ordinances.

C. In the absence of an agreement as authorized in Subsection B herein, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) The governing authority of a parish may provide by ordinance for the service of citation on residents of contiguous parishes who have allegedly violated a traffic ordinance of the parish adopting the ordinance or of a municipality within that parish. The service of citation shall be by registered mail, return receipt requested. Proof of such service shall be deemed service sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over the alleged offender in any court which has subject matter jurisdiction over the offense.

(2) A court which obtains jurisdiction over a defendant as provided herein may issue a bench warrant for a defendant who fails to appear in court at the time stated in the citation.

(3) A bench warrant, judgment, or order of a court which obtains jurisdiction over a defendant as provided herein may be enforced in any manner not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 725, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.14
Liability of railroads
Status: in_force

In the event a railway bed or track, other than one owned by the municipality, occupies a portion of a street, road or alley, the owner of the railway shall pay of the total cost of the work, the proportion that the area occupied by the railroad bears to the total area of the street, road, or alley, to be improved and also the cost of the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street, road or alley.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.169 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.169
Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
Status: in_force

Wherever the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of side yards, courts, or open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or lesser number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other statute, local ordinance, or regulation require a greater width or size yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a greater percentage of lot be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart, the provisions of such statute, local ordinance, or regulation shall govern.

Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2478 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2478
Rules
Status: in_force

Each board may adopt and execute rules, regulations, and orders necessary or desirable effectively to carry out the provisions of this Part, and shall do so when expressly required by this Part. No rule, regulation, or order shall be contrary to, or in violation of, any provision, purpose, or intent of this Part or contrary to any other provision of law. The board may amend or repeal any rule or part thereof in the same manner provided herein for the adoption of the rule. All rules shall be applicable to both the fire and police classified services, unless by express provisions therein, it is made applicable to only one of the services.

A board may adopt any rule, either in its proposed or revised form, after holding a public hearing at which any municipal officer, employee, private citizen, and the state examiner shall be given an opportunity to show cause why the proposed rule, amendment, or any part thereof should not be adopted. Before the board holds this public hearing, it shall furnish at least thirty days notice in advance of the date, time, and place therefor to the mayor, commissioner of public safety, any other municipal commissioner whom the rule may in any way affect, the chief and each station of the departmental service to be affected by the adoption of any such rule, and to the state examiner. A copy of all proposed rules to be discussed at any hearing shall be furnished with all notices. Each notice and copy of proposed rule furnished the various stations of a respective department shall be posted upon the bulletin board of each station for a period of at least thirty days in advance of the hearing.

Within thirty days after the board has adopted any rule, whether it is a new rule or amendment to an existing rule, or an abolition in whole or part thereof, it shall furnish an official copy thereof to all persons and places set forth above.

Rules adopted under the authority of this section shall have the force and effect of law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.121
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning is clearly indicated in the context:

(1) "Area of operation" means the area within the corporate limits of the municipality.

(2) "Authority" means the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority in and for the city of Opelousas created pursuant to this Chapter.

(3) "Blighted area" means an area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of slum, deteriorated or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity of ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land, defective or unusual conditions of title, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use; but if the area consists of any disaster area referred to in R.S. 33:4720.107(F), it shall constitute a "blighted area".

(4) "Bonds" means any bonds including refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, debentures, or other obligations.

(5) "Bond resolution" means a resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to this Chapter.

(6) "City's comprehensive plan" means that plan defined in R.S. 33:101 through 119.

(7) "Clerk of council" means the official of the city who is the custodian of the official records of the local governing body.

(8) "Community development entity" shall have the same meaning as the meaning given to it in Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code.

(9) "Community improvement area" means a slum area or a blighted area or a combination thereof or an area in which functionally obsolescent facilities are located which the local governing body designates as appropriate for a community improvement project.

(10) "Community improvement plan" means a general plan for a community improvement project, which plan shall conform to the general plan for the municipality as a whole except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.107(E) and shall delineate the community improvement area affected thereby. It shall be sufficient for the plan, for each community improvement area, to contain a general description of those matters proposed to be carried out in the community improvement area, such as any or all of the following: land acquisitions, demolition and removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, rehabilitation, zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, population densities, or building requirements. Detailed, particularized proposals for the implementation of all or any portion of a community improvement plan shall be deemed modification of the plan, within the meaning of R.S. 33:4720.107(E). The foregoing definition, as herein amended, shall apply to any community improvement plan heretofore or hereafter approved pursuant to R.S. 33:4720.107.

(11) "Community improvement project" means undertakings and activities for the elimination and prevention of the development or spread of slums, blight and functionally obsolescent facilities and may involve slum clearance and redevelopment in a community improvement area, or rehabilitation or conservation in a community improvement area, or a program of code enforcement in a community improvement area, and may include open land which, because of its location or situation, or both, is necessary for sound community growth which is to be developed by replatting and planning, or any combination or part thereof in accordance with a community improvement plan. Such undertakings and activities may include:

(a) Acquisition of a slum, blighted, or functionally obsolescent facility area or portion thereof.

(b) Demolition and removal of buildings and improvements.

(c) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, and other improvements necessary for carrying out in the community improvement area the redevelopment objectives of this Chapter in accordance with the community improvement plan.

(d) Except as otherwise set forth herein, disposition of any property acquired in the community improvement area, including sale, initial leasing, or retention by the agency itself, at its fair market value for uses in accordance with the community improvement plan.

(e) Carrying out plans for a program of code enforcement and a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements in accordance with the community improvement plan.

(f) Acquisition of real property in the community improvement area which, under the community improvement plan, is to be repaired or rehabilitated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, repair or rehabilitation of the structures, and resale of the property.

(g) Acquisition of any other real property in the community improvement area where necessary to eliminate unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessen density, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare, eliminate functionally obsolescent facilities, or otherwise to remove or prevent the spread of blight or deterioration, or to provide land for needed public or quasi public facilities.

(h) Acquisition, without regard to any requirement that the area be a slum or blighted area, of air rights in an area consisting principally of land in highways, railways or subway tracks, bridges, drainage canals, waterways, levees, wharves, warehouses, docks, tunnel entrances, or other similar facilities which have a blighting influence on the surrounding area and over which air rights sites are to be developed for the elimination of such blighting influences and for the provision of improvements and related facilities and uses set forth in the community improvement plan.

(i) Construction of foundations and platforms necessary for the provision of air rights sites for improvements and related facilities and uses set forth in the community improvement plan.

(j) The preservation of historic structures or locations within a project area by removing deleterious surroundings.

(k) Relocating within the project area a structure which the authority determines to be of historic value and which will be disposed of to a public body or private nonprofit organization which will renovate and maintain such structure for historic purposes.

(12) "Economic development project" means and includes any project involving the development, construction and equipping of residential, educational, commercial, retail, industrial, manufacturing, institutional, recreational, and other facilities, as well as all structures and appurtenances necessary or convenient in connection therewith, and shall include any new markets project.

(13) "Families of low income" means those families or persons of eligible income, as defined in R.S. 40:384, whose income is less than the amount determined by the Housing Authority of Opelousas to be necessary to enable them without financial assistance to live in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings without overcrowding.

(14) "Federal government" means a department, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.

(15) "Financing agreement" means and includes any agreement relating to an economic development project between or among participants in the economic development project or the financing related thereto, including without limitation, lease or sublease agreements, sale agreements or loan agreements.

(16) "Local governing body" means the council charged with governing the city of Opelousas.

(17) "Local option" means the option and discretion of the local governing body.

(18) "Mayor" means the officer having the duties customarily imposed upon the executive head of the municipality.

(19) "Municipality" means the city of Opelousas.

(20) "New markets project" means any economic development project financed in whole or in part through the use of the federal new markets tax credit described in Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code or the Louisiana new markets tax credit described in R.S. 47:6016.

(21) "Obligee" means any bondholder, agent, or trustee for any bondholder or lessor demising property used in connection with any community improvement project, or any assignee, or assignees of such lessor's interest or any part thereof, and the federal government when it is a party to any contract with the agency.

(22) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic and shall include any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person acting in a similar representative capacity.

(23) "Public body" means the state and any parish or municipality and any board, commission, authority, agency, district, subdivision or department, agency, instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the foregoing.

(24) "Qualified active low-income community business" shall have the same meaning given to it in Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code.

(25) "Qualified equity investment" shall have the same meaning given to it in Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code.

(26) "Qualified low-income community investment" shall have the same meaning given to it in Section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code.

(27) "Real property" means all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest, right or use, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise.

(28) "Related activities" means planning work for the preparation of a general neighborhood renewal plan or for the preparation or completion of a communitywide plan or program and the functions related to the acquisition and disposal of real property pursuant to R.S. 33:4720.106(4).

(29) "Revenue bonds" means any bonds issued pursuant to this Chapter.

(30) "Slum area" means an area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open space, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or an area of open land which, because of its location or situation, or both, the city limits, is necessary for sound community growth, by replatting and planning and development, or any combination of such factors is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9076 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9076
Improvement district; Orleans Parish
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority in the parish of Orleans may continue to levy and collect any tax or fee levied to support an improvement district within such parish created to promote and encourage the beautification, security, and betterment of any subdivision located within the district. The continuation of such levy shall be contingent on the approval of a majority of the registered voters of the district at an election called pursuant to the Louisiana Election Code.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any election to authorize renewal of a fee pursuant to this Section or any Section in this Subpart which is held during calendar year 2004, 2005, or 2006 shall be held at the same time as a regularly scheduled election held in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and at such election such fee may be renewed for a period not to extend beyond December 31, 2010; however, any election to authorize a subsequent renewal of a fee renewed as provided in this Subsection shall be held only at the same time as the mayoral primary election of the largest city in the parish and such renewal shall be for a period not to exceed eight years.

Acts 2003, No. 1158, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 501, §1, eff. June 25, 2004; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1415
Governing authorities of parishes and municipalities; power to abolish entities created by them; fiscal, budgetary and other controls; appointment and terms of members of certain entities
Status: in_force

A. In any case where the governing authority of any parish or municipality shall have created or established, or shall thereafter create or establish, any board, commission, agency, district, office, government, or any unit having governmental functions, power or authority, such governing authority is hereby authorized to abolish same, and where the creation or establishment required the concurrence of two or more governing authorities, the concurrence of all of them shall be necessary to exercise the authority afforded by this Section; provided, that where any indebtedness of any such board, commission, agency, district, office, government, or any entity whatever having governmental functions, is outstanding, the authority herein provided shall not be exercised until provision is made for the assumption of such indebtedness in the manner provided by law. However, no parish or municipal authority shall abolish any entity pursuant to this Subsection if the creation of that entity is required by state law. Where a parochial or municipal governing authority is given the power to appoint members to boards or commissions, whether presently or hereafter created, the governing authority shall also have the power to remove and replace the members or commissioners.

B. In any case where the governing authority of any parish or municipality shall have created or established, or shall hereafter create or establish, any board, commission, agency, district, office, government of any entity whatever, having governmental functions, power or authority, such governing authority is hereby authorized to provide appropriate budgetary and fiscal controls over said agency or entity. Budgetary and fiscal control shall include, but not be limited to, approval of operating budgets with the right to veto or reduce line-items. In addition, no such agency or entity shall exercise any power or authority to submit to the people any proposal to levy any tax or issue any bonds unless the proposal therefor first has been submitted to and been approved by the governing authority of the parish or municipality. The parish or municipality shall exercise such other budgetary and fiscal controls as are necessary and proper to ensure the maximum feasible coordination of government on the local level.

C. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 647, §2.

D. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to planning commissions, zoning commissions, or ethics commissions.

E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section to the contrary, whenever the governing authority of the parish of East Carroll, West Carroll, or Madison, or the governing authority of any municipality located in such parishes is given the power to appoint members to a board or commission, whether presently created or hereafter created, such governing authority shall also have the power to remove and replace such members or commissioners for just cause shown.

F. Repealed by Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2, eff. June 12, 2011.

G.(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, when a board or commission, other than a hospital service district, whether presently created or hereafter created by the governing authority of any parish, exercises governmental functions within a municipality, the governing authority of the municipality shall appoint a member to such board or commission. The governing authority of the municipality shall also have the power to remove and replace such member.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not be applicable to the parish of Jefferson or to parish library boards.

H. The governing authority of the parish of West Feliciana may appoint seven members to any board, commission, agency, district, office, government, or any unit having governmental functions, power, or authority, created or established by the governing authority pursuant to legislative authorization.

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the abolition or alteration of the boundaries of Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Ouachita shall be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 46:1051(E).

Acts 1987, No. 322, §1, eff. July 6, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 931, §1, eff. July 26, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 314, §1; Acts 1995, No. 63, §1; Acts 1997, No. 436, §1, eff. June 22, 1997; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §§1, 2, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 647, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.8
The downtown development district of the city of Baton Rouge; creation, composition and powers; preparation of plans, levy of special ad valorem taxes, and issuance of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Metropolitan Council of the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge, with the approval of the mayor-president, is authorized to create a special taxing district within the city of Baton Rouge comprised of all the territory within the following prescribed boundaries:

West boundary at the Mississippi River immediately south of the Old Municipal Dock, east to River Road, east to Terrace Avenue, east to Nicholson Drive, north to Myrtle Avenue, east to Kansas City Line Railroad (eastern boundary), north along railroad to Choctaw Drive, west along railroad, following curve of railroad near River Road, south on railroad, west to river at Eiland Street (north boundary of River Park development site), south along Mississippi River back to southern edge of Old Municipal Dock.

(2) The special taxing district shall be known and designated as the Downtown Development District of the City of Baton Rouge, hereinafter referred to as the district.

B. The Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, hereinafter referred to as the metro council, the governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge and of the parish of East Baton Rouge, or its successor exercising the legislative powers of the city and parish, hereinafter referred to as the city-parish, shall have control over and responsibility for the functions, affairs, and administration of the district.

C. In order to provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, there is hereby authorized to be created a board of commissioners for the district, hereinafter referred to as the board.

D.(1) The board shall be composed of seven members, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the parish of East Baton Rouge, and shall have their principal place of business or profession in, or own property in, the Downtown Development District. The seven members shall be appointed as follows:

(a) One member of the board shall be appointed at-large by the mayor-president, with the approval of the metro council.

(b) One member of the board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, with the approval of the metro council, from a list of four nominees submitted by the Greater Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce.

(c) One member of the board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, with the approval of the metro council, from a list of four nominees submitted by the Riverside Association.

(d) Two members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, with the approval of the metro council, from a list of six nominees submitted by property owners and lessees of property located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the district.

(e) One member shall be appointed by the mayor-president with the approval of the metro council and shall be a resident of Spanish Town.

(f) One member shall be appointed by the mayor-president with the approval of the metro council and shall be a resident of Beauregard Town.

(2)(a) The members of the board initially appointed shall have terms of office as follows:

(i) Two members for one year each;

(ii) Two members for two years each; and

(iii) Three members for three years each.

(b) The length of the term for each individual appointed shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(c) The members of the board shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(d) The terms of members of the board appointed upon the expiration of the initial terms shall be three years, and upon expiration of a term of office, the successor shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures herein prescribed for the appointment of the original members.

(e) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term.

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

(2) The minute books and archives of the board shall be maintained by the board's secretary with the help and assistance of and through the office of council administrator. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district in the official custody and control of the board's treasurer shall be deposited, expended, and accounted for, records maintained, and idle funds invested through the department of finance, under the director of finance, and checks issued through the office of the parish treasurer as in the case of city-parish monies under the plan of government. The office of parish attorney shall serve as the board's regular attorney, and the services of other offices and departments of the city-parish shall be furnished in accordance with Subsection I of this Section.

(3) The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs and, to the extent that funds are available, shall hire such assistants and employees as are needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

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

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

F.(1) The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans specifying the public improvements, facilities, and services proposed to be furnished, constructed, or acquired for the district and shall conduct such public hearings, publish such notice with respect thereto, and disseminate such information as it, in the exercise of its sound discretion, may deem to be appropriate or advisable and in the public interest.

(2) Any plan may specify and encompass any public services, capital improvements, and facilities which the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge are authorized to undertake, furnish, or provide under the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, and such specified public services, improvements, and facilities shall be special and in addition to all services, improvements, and facilities which the city of Baton Rouge is then furnishing or providing or may then or in the future be obligated to furnish or provide within the district.

(3) Any plan shall include:

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

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

(c) An estimate of the total number of mills required to be levied each year on the taxable real property within the district in order to provide the funds required for the implementation of the plan for furnishing the specified services and for capital improvements, debt service, or both.

(4) The board shall also submit the plan to the city-parish planning commission. The planning commission shall review the plan and determine whether or not it is consistent with the comprehensive plan for the city of Baton Rouge. The planning commission, within thirty days following receipt of the plan, shall submit to the metro council its written opinion as to whether or not the plan or any portion or detail thereof is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan for the city, together with its written comments and recommendations with respect thereto.

(5)(a) After receipt of the plan together with the written comments and recommendations of the city-parish planning commission, the metro council shall review and consider the plan together with the written comments and recommendations. The metro council, by a majority vote of all its members, may adopt or reject the plan as originally submitted by the board or alter or modify the plan or any portion or detail thereof.

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

(c) The board may concur in the modified plan by a majority vote of all of its members. If the board votes to concur in the plan as modified by the metro council, the plan shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the board does not concur in the plan as modified by the metro council, it shall notify the metro council in writing of its decision.

(d) Thereafter and as often as the board may deem to be necessary or advisable, it shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans and submit the same to the planning commission in accordance with the same procedure hereinabove prescribed with respect to the original plan. The planning commission shall submit such plan, together with their written comments and recommendations, to the metro council for its adoption, modification, or rejection in the manner and with the same effect as provided with respect to the original plan.

G.(1)(a) The provisions of Subsection F of this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the board may prepare and submit directly to the metro council a plan or plans setting forth its intention to employ professional consultants, experts, and such other advisors and personnel as it shall deem to be necessary or convenient to assist in the preparation of a plan or plans for the orderly and efficient development of services and improvements within the district.

(b) The plan shall specify the services proposed to be rendered by such employees, an estimate of the aggregate of the proposed salaries of such employees, and an estimate of the other expenses of the board required for the preparation of such plan or plans, together with a request that a tax in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of such salaries and expenses be levied on the real property within the district.

(c) The plan shall include a proposed budget of income and expenditure specified source of funding for each of the years the tax is to run.

(2)(a) The metro council shall review and consider such plan within thirty days following submission to it by the board and shall adopt or reject such plan by a majority vote of its members.

(b) If the metro council adopts such plan, it shall become final and conclusive, and the tax requested by the board upon approval by special referendum of the electorate of the parish of East Baton Rouge, as required by Subsection J of this Section, shall be levied and collected.

(c) If the metro council rejects the plan, it shall notify the board of its action, and the board may again and from time to time prepare and submit to the metro council a plan in accordance with the procedures provided for this in this Subsection.

H. If no plan is finally and conclusively adopted in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this Section within four years after the effective date of this Section, all power and authority conferred hereby shall lapse, the district shall be dissolved, and all power and authority incident thereto shall become null and void as a matter of law; however, in such event, all obligations contractual or otherwise, incurred by the district during its existence, shall survive and shall be fully enforceable in accordance with their terms.

I.(1) All services to be furnished within the district pursuant to any plan finally and conclusively adopted hereunder shall be furnished, supplied, and administered by the city-parish through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities. All capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district, whether from the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, shall likewise be so acquired, constructed, or provided by the city-parish through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities, it being the intention hereof to avoid the duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense in the implementation of any plan adopted for the benefit of the district.

(2) In order to provide such services and/or provide, construct, or acquire such capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into inter-governmental local service contracts with the city-parish.

(3) The cost of any such services, capital improvements, or facilities shall be paid for by the district from the proceeds of the special tax levied upon real property within the district as herein provided or from the proceeds of bonds.

J.(1) The metro council, in addition to all other taxes which it is now or hereafter may be authorized to levy and collect, is hereby authorized to levy and collect a special ad valorem tax not to exceed ten mills on the dollar of assessed valuation upon all taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the district. The tax shall be levied for a term not to exceed fifty years and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the city are collected. No such tax shall be levied until a plan requesting the levy of a tax is finally and conclusively adopted in accordance with the procedures prescribed herein.

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

(3) The tax shall be submitted to a referendum of the electorate of the district conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(4) The avails of the tax shall be paid over by the sheriff and ex officio tax collector to the city-parish finance department, day by day, as the same are collected for the account of the district.

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

K.(1) The metro council when requested by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board may fund the avails of the tax into bonds or other instruments of indebtedness for the exclusive benefit of the district. The principal of, the premium if any, and interest on the bonds or other instruments of indebtedness shall be payable solely from the proceeds of the special tax authorized, levied, and collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section. The bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the city or parish, nor shall any property situated within the city or parish other than property situated within the boundaries of the district be subject to taxation for the payment of the principal of, the premium, if any, and interest on such bonds. Any indebtedness incurred by the metro council for and on behalf of the district pursuant to the provisions of this Section, evidenced by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, or otherwise, shall be excluded in determining the power of the metro council to incur indebtedness and to issue its general obligation bonds. The principal amount of such bonds which may be outstanding at any one time shall never exceed the sum of twenty million dollars and shall not exceed the total principal amount which may be serviced in principal and interest from not to exceed seventy-five percent of the avails estimated to be available in the first and each succeeding year that any of the bonds are to be outstanding. The proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds shall be paid over to the appropriate officials of the metro council for deposit to the account of the district. The bond shall bear such rate or rates of interest and, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be in such form, terms, and denominations, be redeemable at such times and places, within a period of not exceeding fifty years from the date thereof as may be provided for in the resolution of the metro council providing for their issuance.

(2) The bonds shall be signed by the mayor-president of the metro council and the council administrator of the metro council; provided that in the discretion of the metro council one of the signatures may be in facsimile. In case any officer whose signature appears upon a bond or coupon ceases to be an officer before delivery of the bonds or coupons to the purchaser, his signature or countersignature shall nevertheless be valid for all purposes.

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

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

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

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

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

L.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, no tax authorized herein shall be levied and no bonds shall be issued unless and until the maximum amount of the tax in mills, the years the tax is to run and to be issued under the plan, and the maximum amount of bonds to be issued has been approved by a majority of the electors in the district voting thereon in an election called for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(2) No bonds issued hereunder shall be general obligations of the state of Louisiana, the parish of East Baton Rouge, the city of Baton Rouge, or the district.

M. The district shall have the power to acquire, to lease, to insure, and to sell real property within its boundaries in accordance with its plans.

N. The district shall have the power to pay the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge funds for services rendered by the city-parish under a local services contract between the district and the city-parish.

Acts 1984, No. 437, §1, eff. July 6, 1984; Acts 2012, No. 432, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.9
Procedure in organizing district
Status: in_force

In the creation of an ambulance service district, the governing authority of the parish shall at the same time designate a time and place for the first meeting of the commission, the meeting to take place within sixty days from the date of their appointment. At the first meeting of the commission, they shall proceed to organize by electing a chairman and a vice chairman.

It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside over the meetings of the commission and to perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents or chairmen of the other corporate bodies. It shall be the duty of the vice chairman to act in the absence of the chairman and in case of the disability of the chairman to act.

The commission shall elect the director of the ambulance service district who shall serve as secretary and treasurer for the commission. The director shall furnish a surety bond in a sum equal to the amount of taxes collected in said district during any one year. The premium on this bond shall be paid by the ambulance district out of its funds. The commission shall have authority to fix his salary and define his authority and duties not otherwise provided in this Chapter. The director shall assume the responsibilities of the office and shall hold his office at the pleasure of the commission.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2414 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2414
Public notice of tests
Status: in_force

The director shall give public notice of each entrance test at least two weeks in advance of the test by posting a notice thereof on the bulletin board maintained in or near the office of the department and by publishing a brief abstract of the notice in the official journal of the city. He shall give public notice of each promotion test at least two weeks in advance of the test by posting a notice thereof on such bulletin board and in such other manner as he considers appropriate to furnish information thereof to employees who are eligible for admission to the test.

Each official notice of a test shall state the duties and pay of positions in the class for which the test is to be held, the qualifications required therefor, the time, place and manner of making application for admission to the test, the estimated number of vacancies to be filled, and any other information which the director considers pertinent and useful.

The director may also advertise tests in professional and trade publications, post notices thereof in schools and colleges, and employ any other methods of publicizing tests which he considers appropriate. He may publish a periodic bulletin containing information about all tests to be sent to subscribers at a price approximately the cost of the publication.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 120.6
Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board, creation
Status: in_force

The police jury may combine the Calcasieu Parish Planning Commission and the Calcasieu Parish Board of Adjustment into one board. The new board shall be called the "Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board" and in this Subpart shall be referred to as the "planning and zoning board".

Acts 1997, No. 1274, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3428 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3428
Proceedings against railroad or street railway
Status: in_force

The municipality may proceed by ordering suit against any railroad company or street railway company for its proportionate share of the cost of the improvement and may recover a personal judgment against the railroad company or street railway company. Any of the property of the railroad company or street railway company shall be subject to seizure and sale for any judgment so obtained.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2481.4
Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance, the position of deputy chief of police in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The position shall be filled on a competitive basis from a list of eligibles as provided for under R.S. 33:2491(D), and the right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge for such position shall be vested in the chief of police, subject to approval of the appointing authority. In addition, the governing authority shall establish the duties and responsibilities of the deputy chief of police in the ordinance creating the position. Such duties and responsibilities may include direct supervision over all positions in the classified service below the rank of chief of police. The position of deputy chief of police is not the same as the position of assistant chief of police as provided in R.S. 33:2481(A)(1).

B.(1) The deputy chief of police shall have not less than eight years of full time law enforcement experience and shall at least hold the rank of sergeant in the classified police service at the time of his appointment.

(2) Any person who holds the position of deputy chief of police may, while holding such position, apply for admission to the promotional examination for the class next higher than that from which he was appointed as deputy chief of police. However, the name and score of any deputy chief of police shall not be certified to the appointing authority by the civil service board as eligible for appointment to a position of the promotional class, and his name and score shall be eligible for certification, in accordance with the maximum period for which a name may remain on the eligibility list in accordance with the provisions of this Part, only upon demotion to a position of the class from which he was appointed as deputy chief of police.

(3) Eligibility for admission to the competitive test for deputy chief of police shall be limited to members of the same department as the chief of police at the time of appointment.

C.(1)(a) Any person who is appointed from a position in the classified police service to serve as deputy chief of police shall not forfeit his departmental or promotional seniority accumulated to the date of his appointment, and the person shall continue to accumulate departmental or promotional seniority in accordance with the provisions of this Part during the time that the person holds the position of deputy chief of police.

(b) The deputy chief of police shall serve indefinitely in the classified competitive position and shall be evaluated three years from the date of his initial appointment by the chief of police. Thereafter, the deputy chief of police shall be evaluated every year by the chief of police. After each and every evaluation by the chief of police, the chief may reconfirm the deputy chief for another one-year period or may, at his discretion, demote the deputy chief to his former class of position. The demotion described in this Subparagraph shall not constitute corrective or disciplinary action, and the classified employee shall not have appeal rights in regards to such action.

(2) If any such person is demoted as the result of such evaluation, or otherwise vacates the position on the approval of the chief of police, he shall be demoted to a position in the class he held immediately preceding his appointment as deputy chief of police. If a deputy chief of police is subjected to corrective or disciplinary action, he shall have the same rights as any other employee in the municipal fire and police civil service.

Acts 2010, No. 748, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 240, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2016; Acts 2015, No. 243, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2024, No. 230, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 748, §§2 and 3, regarding effect and applicability of this Section.

NOTE: Paragraph (C)(1) as amended by Acts 2015, No. 243, §1. See Acts 2015, No. 240, §2, regarding late eff. date for identical changes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3332 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3332
Abutting owner's liability; liability of owner of railway track in street
Status: in_force

The entire cost of the improvement shall be paid by the owners of real estate abutting upon the street or alley, or portion thereof to be improved, according to the frontage of the property owned by them, provided that, where a railroad bed or track occupies a portion of the street or alley to be improved, the owner of the railway shall pay the entire cost of the paving of the space occupied by the roadbed, including the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track. In the event the railroad bed and track is owned by the municipality, it shall pay only for the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.744 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.744
Economic and industrial development
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(5)(a) To enter into any cooperative financing associated with economic and industrial development between or among the district and the state, any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual.

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

(c) To cooperate with and to engage in cooperative endeavors with other persons and entities as provided by Article VII, Section 21(H) of the Constitution of Louisiana to provide a means by which owners of such properties who expand, restore, improve, and develop them may pay ad valorem taxes for five years based upon the assessed valuation of the property for the year prior to the commencement of the expansion, restoration, improvement, or development.

Acts 2007, No. 269, §1, eff. July 6, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2212
Minimum salaries; increases
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing body of each municipality having a population of not less than twelve thousand nor more than two hundred fifty thousand shall pay each employee of its police department a salary of not less than the minimum rate of pay established in accordance with the grades, ranks or classes of positions as provided in this Section.

B. The minimum monthly salary to be paid any full-time employee of a police department shall be three hundred dollars, and for officers of the grades listed below shall be as hereinafter set forth:

(1) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class of sergeant, not less than three hundred and thirty dollars per month.

(2) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class of lieutenant, not less than three hundred and forty-five dollars per month.

(3) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class of captain, not less than three hundred and seventy-five dollars per month.

(4) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class of major, not less than four hundred and five dollars per month.

(5) Each employee of the police department employed in the position, grade or class of assistant chief of police, not less than four hundred and twenty dollars per month.

C. From and after the first day of July, 1961, each member of the police department of the city of Bossier City who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two per cent and shall, thereafter, receive an increase in salary of two per cent for each year of additional service up to and including twenty years.

D. From and after the first day of January, 1969, each member of the police department of the city of Lake Charles who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each year of additional service up to and including twenty years. Both the base pay and accrued longevity shall be used in computing longevity pay.

E. On and after September 1, 1981, each member of the police department of the city of Jennings who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each year of additional service up to and including twenty years. Both the base pay and accrued longevity shall be used to compute longevity pay.

F.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, in the city of Abbeville the minimum salaries of full-time employees of the police department shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) A police officer shall receive a minimum monthly salary of seven hundred sixty-six dollars and eighty cents per month.

(b) A police officer first class shall receive a minimum monthly salary of not less than fifteen percent above that of a police officer.

(c) A sergeant shall receive a minimum monthly salary of not less than twenty-five percent above that of a police officer.

(d) A lieutenant shall receive a minimum monthly salary of not less than fifty percent above that of a police officer.

(2) On and after August 1, 1982, each member of the police department of the city of Abbeville who has had three years continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each additional year of service. Both the base pay and accrued longevity shall be used in computing such longevity pay.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the city of Abbeville is hereby authorized to grant equal raises to all full-time officers of the Abbeville Police Department, without consideration of rank or longevity. The raises shall be funded by an additional sales tax, if approved by the registered voters of the city.

G. On and after July 1, 1999, each member of the police department of the city of Monroe shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each additional year of service. Both the base pay and accrued longevity shall be used in computing such longevity pay.

H. On and after April 1, 2008, each member of the police department of the city of Sulphur who has completed three years of continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each additional year of service. The base pay, the accrued longevity, and state supplemental pay shall be used in computing longevity pay.

I. On and after July 1, 2019, each member of the police department of the city of Houma who has completed three years of continuous service shall receive an increase in salary of two percent and shall thereafter receive an increase in salary of two percent for each additional year of service. The base pay, the accrued longevity, and state supplemental pay shall be used in computing longevity pay.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 221, §1; Acts 1966, No. 425, §1; Acts 1968, Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1; Acts 1981, No. 879, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 79, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1982; Acts 1999, No. 1321, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 494, §1, eff. Apr. 1, 2008; Acts 2019, No. 146, §1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, No. 189, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.3
Purpose of regulations
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1987, No. 355, §1, eff. July 6, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9201
Creation of district; limits and jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The Bayou Vermilion District, hereafter referred to in this Chapter as "the district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. The territorial limits of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish of Lafayette and jurisdiction of its authority shall extend throughout the parish of Lafayette. For the purposes of this Chapter, any and all references to Bayou Vermilion shall include that body of water known as either Bayou Vermilion or Vermilion River within the boundaries of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Acts 1984, No. 161, §1; Acts 2015, No. 442, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7621
Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
Status: in_force

A. All property of a corporation, including funds owned or held by it for the purposes 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 corporation be a charge or lien upon such property; but the provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees or guarantors to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this chapter by a corporation on its real or personal property, rents, fees, grants or revenues for a new community development project.

B. The property of a corporation 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, or any interest therein, in the hands of the corporation or any subsidiary thereof, shall be exempt from all taxes of the parish or municipality, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any other taxing body.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4715.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4715.3
Avoyelles Parish Justice Center District
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created within Avoyelles Parish a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Avoyelles Parish Justice Center District, hereafter in this Section referred to as the "district". The district shall have boundaries coterminous with the parish. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) The purposes of the district are to locate, build, operate, and maintain courtroom facilities for the Twelfth Judicial District Court for the state of Louisiana that encompasses the district, hereafter in this Section referred to as the "judicial district", including all matters relating to incurring debt and financing such activities as approved by the voters, all as more specifically prescribed by this Section. These courtroom facilities for the judicial district may include offices for judges, clerks of court and support staff, jury rooms, accommodations for the public, and other facilities deemed appropriate for administration of justice by the governing authority of the district. The courtroom facilities shall be located anywhere within the boundaries of the judicial district as may be deemed appropriate by the board of commissioners of the Avoyelles Parish Justice Center District.

B. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the elected judges of the judicial district.

C. The district, acting through its board of commissioners, shall have all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the district, including but not limited to the following:

(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 and in accordance with this Section.

(4)(a) To acquire and develop property to be used as a justice center.

(b) To develop plans for and to construct a justice center.

(c) To operate and maintain the justice center.

(5) To acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of the district, and to sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by it.

(6) To exercise the authority granted to political subdivisions by R.S. 33:4715.1. Public facilities of the district are hereby deemed to be public facilities for purposes of such authority.

(7) To enter into contracts with any public or private entity in carrying out its corporate objectives, including but not limited to contracts for construction or acquisition of property and facilities incident to the purposes of the district.

(8) To enter into agreements with any persons, corporations, associations, or other entities, including public corporations, political subdivisions, the United States government and agencies thereof, the state of Louisiana or any of its agencies, or any combination thereof, for the operation or use of properties and facilities of the district.

(9) To adopt bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs and for the regulation and control of its facilities, programs, and activities.

(10) To accept gifts, grants, and donations of property and money. Title to immovable property acquired shall reside with the district.

(11) To govern, manage, and direct the justice center; to lay out, regulate, improve, and beautify the same; to pass ordinances for the regulation and governance thereof; to appoint and employ such architects, engineers, surveyors, clerks, and others as may be necessary and to prescribe and define their respective duties and authority and the amount of their compensation; and generally to do all things in regard to the powers granted pursuant to this Section.

(12) To purchase items and supplies as may be necessary or convenient in performing the functions of the district.

(13) To contract with, employ, and fix the compensation and terms of employment of attorneys, clerks, or any other agents or employees.

(14) To perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary for the achievement of the purpose of the district.

D.(1) The board of commissioners may, subject to the provisions of this Subsection and other applicable provisions of law, levy ad valorem taxes within the district.

(2) The board of commissioners may, subject to the provisions of this Subsection and other applicable provisions of law, levy sales and use taxes. Any such tax shall be in addition to all other sales and use taxes authorized by law and shall be excluded when calculating the combined rate of sales and use taxes levied in the parish pursuant to Article VI, Section 29(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana including but not limited to sales and use taxes authorized by R.S. 47:338.54. Such tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property, and on sales of services, all as defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 47:301 et seq., in the district. Sales and use taxes shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in R.S. 47:301 through 316.

(3)(a) No tax may be levied pursuant to Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection unless the levy is authorized by a majority of the electors of the district who vote at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(b) A tax proposition submitted to the voters shall state the rate, duration, and purpose of the tax as requested by duly adopted resolution of the governing authority of the district. The rate, duration, and use of any tax shall be as so stated in the proposition authorizing its levy.

(4)(a) The board of commissioners may, subject to the provisions of this Subsection and other applicable provisions of law, incur debt and fund tax revenues into bonds in the manner provided by Part III of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(b) Any proposition submitted to the voters for the issuance of bonds secured by sales and use taxes shall state the amount of bonds to be issued, and the district governing authority shall not issue such bonds in an amount exceeding the stated amount.

(5) The district may, on its own initiative, call a special election to submit to the qualified electors of the district a proposition or propositions authorizing the levy of a tax or the issuance of bonds or both.

(6) The district, through the board, may also seek any additional sources of funding, specifically including grants, from both public or private entities to accomplish the purposes of the district.

E. The governing authority of the district shall exercise the authority granted in this Section to the extent that sufficient revenues are authorized by the voters of the district, and the parish governing authority shall not exercise any authority which conflicts with such exercise of authority by the district. To the extent that voters do not authorize the district to acquire sufficient revenues for the exercise of the authority granted in this Section, the parish governing authority may, as it deems appropriate, exercise its own authority, as otherwise provided by law, to provide for the acquisition, construction, renovation, operation, or maintenance of the parish courthouse.

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

Acts 2018, No. 510, §1; Acts 2019, No. 138, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4044 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4044
Assessment against property; assessment lien
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality or sewerage district shall, upon final and satisfactory completion of the work, accept the same by ordinance and provide for the levy of taxes or fees in accordance with R.S. 33:3980.1 or an assessment against the property connected with the sewerage in the amounts respectively due by the owners thereof, according to the rules of ascertainment and apportionment provided for in R.S. 33:4043, each assessment being separately numbered. A certified copy of the ordinance containing the assessment shall, upon its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish in which the assessed property is situated, and the same, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the municipality and sewerage district against all properties therein assessed, which lien and privilege shall prime all other claims except taxes and previously recorded assessments for duly authorized public improvements, subject to R.S. 33:3671.

Acts 1999, No. 1167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4890 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4890
Police power confirmed; concurrent exercise of the police power by state and local government
Status: in_force

The delegation of police power to all incorporated municipalities and parishes, whether pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or of other general or special laws, powers granted in their charters, home rule plans of government, or any other authority or grant of the police power and the concurrent exercise thereof is confirmed.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 365, §1; Acts 2010, No. 610, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5083 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5083
Governance of risk management organizations
Status: in_force

The insurance committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc., shall constitute the board of trustees of the organization established as provided in R.S. 33:5082 and shall be authorized to adopt bylaws for the administration of the organization, subject to approval of the executive committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc.

Acts 2022, No. 686, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.18
Town of Livingston; 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 town of Livingston, the chief of police may take whatever steps are necessary to effect disciplinary action concerning police personnel, including but not limited to the suspension of police personnel with or without pay, for a maximum of five days per each incident. The chief of police shall obtain the approval of the mayor and the board of aldermen for any suspension without pay for longer than five days. In addition, the chief of police shall obtain the approval of the mayor and the board of aldermen prior to terminating any police officer. Any such disciplinary action shall be taken without regard to race, creed, or color.

Acts 2006, No. 760, §1, eff. June 30, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9029.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9029.1
Cooperative endeavors by certain corporations and local governmental subdivisions
Status: in_force

On or before September 1, 1992, a municipality with a population of more than five thousand six hundred but less than six thousand, or any corporation created therein, may enter into a written cooperative endeavor agreement to carry out an economic development project wherein the municipality or corporation may:

(1) Construct improvements on public property to carry out the purposes of this Chapter which activities shall be exempt from Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) Once the improvements have been completed, transfer the improved property to the other party to the cooperative endeavor agreement by sale, conveyance, lease, exchange, or lease-purchase according to such terms and conditions as the municipality or corporation may determine proper. Such transfer shall be exempt from the provisions of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1992, No. 211, §1, eff. June 10, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.62 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.62
BioDistrict New Orleans; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the BioDistrict New Orleans, referred to in this Chapter as the "district". The district shall be composed of all of the territory located in the parish of Orleans included within the following perimeter: From the corner of Iberville Street and North Derbigny Street proceed south along the apparent eastern right of way of North Derbigny Street to the point where the northern property line of Lot A. of Square 217 intersects with North Derbigny Street. Thence proceed west through the entirety of Square 217 along the northern property lines of Lot A, Lots 4 and 5, Lots 25, 26, and part of 24, Lot C, Lots 9, 10, and 11 and Lot 21 or 12 of Square 217. Crossing North Roman Street, proceed west along the southern property line of Lot 2 of Square 45. Thence turn north and proceed in Square 245 along the western property lines of Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, and Lot 5. Thence turn west and proceed along the southern property lines of Lot 11, Lot 12, Lot 13 or 19, Lot 14 or 18, Lot 15 or 17, and Lot 16 of Square 245 to where it intersects with the apparent eastern right of way of North Prieur Street. Crossing North Prieur Street at an oblique southwest angle, proceed along the northern property lines of Lot C, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 16, Lot 17, Lot 20, Lot 21, and Lot 19 of Square 246. Crossing North Johnson Street proceed west along the northern property lines of Lot 23, Lot A, Lot B or 7R, Lot C or Part of Lot 4-7, Lot A or 8, Lot A or 9, Lots 8, 9, and 10, and Lot C, of Square 275. Thence, from where the rear property line of Lot B, Lot 8, Lot 9, Lot 10, and Lot C, Square 275 intersects with North Galvez Street, proceed South along the apparent eastern right of way of North Galvez Street to the intersection of North Galvez street and the apparent southern right of way of Canal Street. Thence west along the apparent southern right of way of Canal Street for three blocks to the intersection of the apparent southern right of way of Canal Street and the apparent eastern right of way of North Rocheblave Street. Thence three blocks south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Rocheblave Street to the southeast corner of South Rocheblave Street and Banks Street. Thence one block west along the apparent southern right of way of Banks Street to the intersection of Banks Street and South Dorgenois Street. Follow the apparent eastern right of way of South Dorgenois Street south one block to the intersection of Tulane Avenue. Thence follow the apparent northern right of way of Tulane Avenue in a northeast direction four blocks to the corner of South Galvez Street. Thence south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Galvez Street for two blocks to the intersection with Perdido Street. Thence follow the apparent northern right of way of Perdido Street east to where Perdido Street intersects with the eastern property line of Lot B and Part of 15, and Lot 18 or 14 of Square 517.

Follow said property line in a southern direction to the northern boundary of Lot A-1. Thence proceed west to the most northerly northwest corner of Lot A-1.

Thence proceed south in the direction of Poydras Street along the eastern boundary lines of Lot 19, Lot 11 or 21, Lot 12 or 20, and Lot 22. Thence proceed west along the southern property line of Lot 22 to where it intersects with the eastern side of South Galvez Street. Thence, proceed south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Galvez Street to the intersection of South Galvez Street and Poydras Street. Thence proceed along Poydras Street in a westward direction to the intersection of Poydras Street and South Broad Street. Thence proceed north along South Broad Street one block to the corner of South Broad Street and Perdido Street.

Proceed east along the apparent northern right of way of Perdido Street to the eastern property line of the Lot owned by HTJ Investments, LLC. Proceed north following said property line the width of Square 586 to where said property line intersects with Gravier Street. Thence proceed west along the apparent northern right of way of Gravier Street to where the western property line of Lot 26, in Square 585 intersects with Gravier Street. Thence, proceed north along said property line until the southern property line of Lot 22 or Part of Lot 22. Thence proceed in an easterly direction towards South Dorgenois Street along the northern boundary lines of Lot 26, Lot 27, and Lot 28, Thence proceed north toward Tulane Avenue along the westernmost property line of Lot 22 or Part of Lot 22, and Lot 30.

Thence run east towards South Dorgenois Street along the rear line of Lot 22 or Part of Lot 22, and Lot 30. Thence turn at a ninety degree angle north and follow the westernmost property line of Lot 40 and Lot 41. Thence run east along the northern property line of Lot 41. until it intersects with South Dorgenois Street. Thence proceed north along the apparent western right of way of South Dorgenois Street (crossing Tulane Avenue) until you reach the intersection of the apparent western right of way of South Dorgenois Street and the southern property line of Part of Lot 29, Lot 30 or P, Lot 40, Lot 41 in Square-1 of Square 584. Proceed west along said property line until it intersects with the easternmost border of Lot A or Lot 47. Thence turn south along the easternmost property line of Lot A or Lot 47 until it intersects with the northernmost property line of Lot 22. Thence continue in a westerly direction along the northernmost property lines of Lot 22 or 33, Lot 21 or 32, and Lot 19 or 20 or Lot 30 and 31. Crossing Manassas Place into Square Number 584, continue westward along the northernmost property lines of Lot 17 or 29 or B, Lot 16-B., and Part of Lot 12, Lot 13, or Lot 25 or the Rear Part of Lot 27, Lot 14 or Lot 26, Lot 15 or Lot 27.

Thence turn southwest along the westernmost property line of Part of Lot 17 or 29 or Lot B, Lot 16-B, and Part of Lot 12, Lot 13, or Lot 25 or the Rear Part of Lot 27, Lot 14 or Lot 26, 15 or Lot 27 until it intersects with the northern property line of Lot V, Lot W, Lot X or Part of Lot 23 Lot 24, and Lot 25. Proceed west along the northern property line of Lot V, Lot W, Lot X or Part of Lot 23 Lot 24, and Lot 25 to the point it intersects with the eastern side of South Broad Street. Thence cross South Broad Street at a slight southwest angle to the intersection of South Broad Street and Baudin Street. Proceed west along the apparent southern right of way of Baudin Street for two blocks. Thence south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Dupre Street one block to the intersection with Tulane Avenue. Thence proceed southwesterly along the apparent northern right of way of Tulane Avenue, approximately two-thirds of a block to the intersection of Tulane Avenue and the eastern property line of Lot 13 in Square 627. Thence Proceed northward along said line until it intersects with the southern property line of the rear part of Lot 21. Thence proceed in a westward direction along the rear property line of Lot 13 until it intersects with the easternmost property line of Lot A. Thence turn south along the eastern property line of Lot 13 to where it intersects with the northeastern corner of Lot 12. Thence proceed west along the rear property lines of Lot 12 and Lot 11 to the intersection with South Gayoso Street. Crossing South Gayoso Street proceed west along the entire northern property line of Lot 1-A, crossing the entirety of Square 636 stopping at the intersection of said property line and the apparent western right of way of South Salcedo Street. Thence run north along the apparent western right of way of South Salcedo Street back to the apparent southern right of way of Baudin Street. Thence proceed west along the apparent southern right of way of Baudin Street one block to the corner of South Lopez Street. Thence proceed south on the apparent eastern right of way of South Lopez Street (crossing Tulane Avenue) and reaching the intersection of South Lopez Street and the apparent southern right of way of Tulane Avenue. Proceed northeast along the apparent southern right of way of Tulane Avenue two blocks to the intersection with the apparent eastern right of way of South Gayoso Street. Turn south on the apparent eastern right of way of South Gayoso Street until it intersects with the northern property line of Lot 16., Square 626. Proceed thence east along the northmost property lines of Lot 16 and Lot 27 across the entirety of Square 626 until you reach the apparent western right of way of South Dupre Street. Cross South Dupre Street at a slight southeast angle intersecting with the apparent eastern right of way of South Dupre Street and the southwest corner of Lot 21A. Thence proceed east along the entire southernmost property line of 21A across the entirety of Square 613 to where it intersects with the apparent western right of way of South White Street. Thence south on the apparent western right of way of South White Street until you reach the corner of South White Street and Gravier Street. Proceed thence southwest along the apparent northern right of way of Gravier Street one block west to the corner of Gravier Street and South Dupre Street. Thence proceed south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Dupre Street south one block to the intersection of Perdido Street and South Dupre Street. Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction five blocks along the apparent northern right of way of Perdido Street to the corner of Perdido Street and the eastern side of S. Norman C. Francis Parkway. Proceed from this corner approximately one and one-half blocks north on South Norman C. Francis Parkway until the intersection with South Norman C. Francis Parkway and the southernmost property line of Lot B and Part of Lot 14 or 15 of Square 677. Thence an easterly direction towards South Rendon Street along the southernmost property line of Lot B and Part of Lot 14 or 15 and the northernmost property line of Lot 29 where said property line intersects with the apparent western right of way of South Rendon Street. Thence north along the apparent western right of way of South Rendon Street to where it intersects with the apparent northern right of way of Tulane Avenue. Thence proceed in a slight northeast angle to the intersections of Tulane Avenue, South Lopez Street, and D'Hemecourt Street. Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the apparent southern right of way of D'Hemecourt Street three blocks (Crossing South Norman C. Francis Parkway) to the corner of D'Hemecourt Street and the apparent eastern right of way of South Clark Street. From the corner of D'Hemecourt and South Clark, proceed south to the point where the apparent eastern right of way of South Clark Street intersects the northern property line of Lot Z or 3, Square 689. Proceed east along the northern property line of Lot Z or 3 to where it intersects with the western property line of Lot 3. Thence turn south and follow the western property line of Lot 3 until it intersects with the northernmost apparent right of way of Tulane Avenue. Thence turn west and follow Tulane Avenue to the intersection with South Clark Street. Proceed south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Clark Street (crossing Tulane Avenue) to the corner of South Clark Street and the apparent northern right of way of Gravier Street. Proceed west along the apparent northern right of way of Gravier Street approximately one and one-half blocks to the point on Gravier Street where it intersects with the western property line of Lot 5 and Part of Lot K Square715. Continue in a northern direction along the western property lines of Lot 6, Lot 7, Lot 8, Lot 9, Lot 10, and part of Lot 11 until it intersects with the southwest corner of Lot 13. Proceed thence east along the southern property lines of Lot 13, Lot 14, Lot 15, and Lot 17, Square 715 to the intersection with the apparent western right of way of South Genois Street. Thence proceed north along the apparent western right of way of South Genois Street to the intersection with Tulane Avenue. Thence proceed westerly along the apparent southern right of way of Tulane Avenue two blocks to the southwest corner of Tulane Avenue and South Cortez Street. Thence briefly north on the apparent western right of way of South Cortez Street (crossing Tulane Avenue) to the intersection of South Cortez Street and Ulloa Street. Thence west three blocks along the apparent southern right of way of Ulloa Street to the corner of South Carrollton Avenue. Thence proceed briefly south along the eastern side of South Carrollton Avenue (crossing Tulane Avenue) until it intersects with the northernmost property line of Lot 1, Square 763. Proceed thence along the northern boundary line of Lot 3 in a meandering southeast direction and then south along the property lines of Lot 3 and Lot 2 to the intersection with the southernmost boundary of Square 763 and the apparent northern right of way of Gravier Street. Proceed thence west along the apparent northern right of way of Gravier Street to the intersection with South Carrollton Avenue. Proceed south along the eastern side of South Carrollton Avenue to the corner of South Carrollton Avenue and Edinburgh Street. From the corner of South Carrollton Avenue and Edinburgh Street, proceed east five blocks along the apparent northern right of way of Edinburgh Street to the corner of Edinburgh Street and Broadway Street. Thence proceed north one block along the apparent western right of way of Broadway Street to the intersection with Palm Street. From the intersection of Broadway and Palm Streets, proceed east along the apparent northern right of way of Palm Street moving at a slight northeast angle at the intersection of Palm Street and Audubon Street until you come to the dividing line between Square 23 and Square 128. Proceed north along said boundary line of Squares 23 and 128 to the intersection with the apparent southern right of way of Washington Avenue. Continue along Washington Avenue in a northwesterly direction to the southwest corner of Broadway Street and Washington Avenue. Thence proceed north (crossing Washington Avenue and Drexel Drive), continuing north along the apparent eastern right of way of Broadway Street two blocks to the intersection of Broadway Street and Dixon Street. Thence one block west along the apparent southern right of way of Dixon Street to the intersection of Dixon Street and Pine Street. Thence proceed one block north along the apparent western right of way of Pine Street to the intersection of Pine Street and Howard Avenue. Proceed east along Howard Avenue three blocks to the corner of Howard Avenue and South Genois Street. Thence proceed south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Genois Street for two blocks to the intersection of South Genois Street and Drexel Drive. Thence east one block along the apparent northern right of way of Drexel Drive to the intersection of South Clark Street. From the corner of South Clark Street and Drexel Drive proceed south along the apparent eastern right of way of South Clark two blocks to the intersection with Washington Avenue and South Clark Street. Proceed along the apparent southern right of way of Washington Avenue in a southeast direction to the intersection of Washington Avenue and Earhart Boulevard. From the corner of Earhart Boulevard and Washington Avenue proceed on Earhart Boulevard in a generally northeast direction until Earhart Boulevard intersects with Loyola Avenue. From the intersection of Loyola Avenue and Earhart Boulevard, proceed in a meandering northwest direction along the western side of Loyola Avenue and Elk Place to the intersection of Elk Place and Iberville Street. Proceed thence west along the apparent southern right of way of Iberville Street seven blocks (crossing North Claiborne) to the intersection with Iberville and North Derbigny Street to a point. Said point being the point of beginning.

B. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 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 but not limited to the power to incur debt, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.

Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 400, §1; Acts 2022, No. 354, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.752 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.752
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Community development corporation" means a nonprofit corporation which satisfies all of the following:

(a) Is chartered pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(b) Is tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) Has a primary mission of developing and improving low-income communities and neighborhoods through economic and related development.

(d) Has activities and decisions initiated, managed, and controlled by the constituents of the community served.

(e) Has a primary function of developing projects and activities designed to enhance the economic opportunities of the people in the community served, including efforts to enable them to become owners and managers of small businesses, producers of affordable housing, and providers of jobs in the community served.

(f) Does not provide credit, capital, or other assistance from public funds in an amount greater than twenty-five thousand dollars at one time or in one transaction.

(g) Is not a nonprofit organization with the sole purpose of providing housing to neighborhoods or technical assistance to other nonprofit organizations.

(h) Has been certified or recertified as a community development corporation as provided in this Subpart.

(2) "Community development financial institution" means an organization which satisfies all of the following:

(a) Has a primary mission of promoting community development by providing credit, capital, or development services to small businesses or home mortgage assistance to individuals, including, but not limited to, capital access programs, micro-lending, franchise financing, and guaranty performance bonds.

(b) Maintains, through representation on its governing board, accountability to persons in need of the institution's services.

(c) Is not an agent or instrumentality of the United States, or of a state or political subdivision of a state, nor maintains an affiliate relationship with any of these entities.

(d) Maintains a goal of providing a majority of its services to low-income individuals, minorities, or females or in rural areas.

(e) Provides capital and technical assistance to small or micro-businesses or mortgage assistance to individuals.

(f) Does not provide credit, capital, or other assistance in an amount greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars at one time or in one transaction.

(g) Has been certified or recertified as a community development financial institution as provided in this Subpart.

(h) May be a federally chartered or state-chartered financial institution holding company which qualifies as a community development financial institution only if the holding company and the subsidiaries and affiliates of the holding company collectively satisfy the requirements of this Subpart.

(3) "Department" means Louisiana Economic Development.

(4) "Low income" means an income level at or below eighty percent of the mean income for a family of similar size within this state.

Acts 2007, No. 374, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.78 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.78
Development activities
Status: in_force

A. In order to effectuate the purposes of this Subpart, the board shall have the specific authority provided in R.S. 33:2740.79; such authority shall be exercised solely within the district.

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

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

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

Acts 2003, No. 904, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3681 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3681
Police juries authorized to improve streets and sidewalks
Status: in_force

The police juries may pave, plank, gravel, macadamize, or otherwise improve the streets and alleys or any part thereof not less than one block in length, and the sidewalks, or any part thereof, and construct curbing in areas outside of municipalities and may levy and collect special taxes or local assessments on all real estate abutting the streets, alleys, sidewalks, or curbing to be improved or constructed for the purpose of defraying the costs of the improvement, either in whole or in part, as hereinafter provided.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3964 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3964
Districts previously created not affected; construction
Status: in_force

This Sub-part shall not affect any sewerage districts heretofore created, but said sewerage districts shall continue to operate under the provisions of the statutes under which such districts were created and this Sub-part shall be construed as an additional means whereby sewerage districts or sub-districts may be created, enlarged or consolidated, and may accomplish the objects and purposes herein provided for.

Acts 1950, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

Wherever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective interpretations:

1. "Authority" shall mean the political subdivision and body politic and corporate created, organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or if the Authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this chapter may be given by law.

2. "Bonds" or "revenue bonds" shall mean bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the Authority issued by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

3. "Cost" or "cost of a project" shall mean, but shall not be limited to, the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, betterment or extension of any project, including the cost of studies, plans, specifications, surveys and estimates of costs and revenues relating thereto, the cost of labor and materials; the cost of land, land rights, rights-of-way and easements, water rights, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, certificates, franchises, and the preparation of applications for securing the same; administrative, legal, engineering and inspection expenses; financing fees, expenses and costs; working capital; costs of fuel and fuel supply resources and related facilities; interest on bonds during the period of construction and for such reasonable period thereafter as may be determined by the governing body; establishment of reserves; and all other expenditures of the Authority incidental, necessary or convenient to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, betterment or extension of any project and the placing of the same in operation.

4. "Governing body" shall mean the board or body in which the general legislative powers of the Authority are vested pursuant hereto.

5. "Participating municipality" shall mean any municipality in the state of Louisiana that, on the effective date of this Act, is engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity and which, pursuant to the procedures provided herein, becomes represented by a director appointed by said municipality to the board of directors of the Authority.

6. "Project" shall mean any system or facilities proposed, existing or under construction within the state for the generation, transmission, transformation or supply of electric power and energy by any means whatsoever, or for the development, production, manufacture, procurement, handling, transportation, storage, fabrication, enrichment, processing or reprocessing of fuel of any kind or any facility or rights with respect to the supply of water, any interest therein, securities issued in connection with the financing thereof and any right to output, capacity or services thereof, but does not include facilities for the distribution of electric energy for retail sale.

7. "State" shall mean the State of Louisiana, and

8. "Unit" shall mean any governmental unit, any investor-owned electric power company and any electric cooperative association or corporation and, in addition, any state, any department, institution, commission, public instrumentality or political subdivision of any state, or of the United States presently owning a system or facilities for the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power and energy for public and private uses.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.26
City of Rayne; 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 Rayne, the chief of police shall appoint, 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 2016, No. 236, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2041 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2041
Discontinuation of disability and relief system
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality may discontinue the fund and the system of disability and relief for firemen. The fund and the system, however, shall continue as to paid firemen of the municipality already in service and entitled to participation in the fund.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2483 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2483
Classification plan
Status: in_force

Each board, as soon as practicable (not to exceed a period of eighteen months) after this Part takes effect in the municipality, shall adopt a classification plan for the fire and police services of the municipality. Each classification plan shall consist of classes to be designated either by standard titles, ranks, or a combination thereof, for all positions included in the classified service for each of the fire and police services. The classification plan may be divided into groups of classes. The various classes of positions shall be arranged in each classification plan so as to show the principal and natural lines of promotion and demotion. The classification plan shall be adopted as rules of the board, in the manner provided by this Part for the adoption of rules. Rules creating the classification plan, future classifications, abolition of any classification, any amendment thereto, or revision thereof shall be adopted by a board only after consultation with the appointing authority, and the state examiner. The original classification plan to be established when this Part takes effect in a municipality shall be prepared, after consultation with the appointing authority, and submitted to the board for its approval and adoption, by the state examiner. The board may amend or revise the classification plans before adopting them. The state examiner shall advise and assist the board in all future classifications when requested to do so.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4734
Notification to military installations
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The local governing authority considering any action to be taken on an application for a zoning request affecting property within three thousand feet of the boundary of a military installation shall notify the commander of the installation at least ninety days in advance of taking such action.

(b) The local governing authority shall publish notice of its intention to take action on an application for a zoning request pursuant to this Paragraph in the official journal of the local governing authority at least ninety days prior to taking such action.

(2) The local governing authority considering any action to be taken on an application for a variance affecting property within three thousand feet of the boundary of a military installation shall notify the commander of the installation at least thirty days in advance of taking such action.

B. As used in this Section, "military installation" shall include any base, military airport, camp, post, station, yard, center, home port facility for a ship, or any other military activity center that is under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense.

Acts 2004, No. 787, §1; Acts 2008, No. 777, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.864 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.864
Governance
Status: in_force

In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effect the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by the board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board". The board shall be composed of those members and officers duly appointed to and serving on the board of commissioners of the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, as established in Act No. 305 of the 1978 Regular Session of the Legislature as amended, the president of the New Orleans City Council, and the city council member in whose council district the district is located.

Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 117
Status of existing platting statutes
Status: in_force

When a planning commission has control over subdivisions as provided in R.S. 33:111, the jurisdiction of the planning commission over plats shall be exclusive within the territory under its jurisdiction, and all statutory control over plats or subdivisions of land granted by other laws shall, in so far as in harmony with the provisions of this Sub-part, be deemed transferred to the planning commission of the parish or municipality, as the case may be.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9507
Federal and state aid
Status: in_force

Any animal control district created pursuant to this Chapter may do such things and enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States or with any state or federal agency or instrumentality as may be necessary to procure aid and grants to assist the district in carrying out the purposes for which it is created.

Acts 1993, No. 816, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.117
Agencies to have no power of taxation
Status: in_force

The Opelousas Redevelopment Authority created by this Chapter shall not have any power to levy or assess any ad valorem taxes, personal property taxes, or any other forms of taxes, including special assessments against any property.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.21
Town of Independence; authority over personnel by elected chief of police
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423 or any other provision of law to the contrary, in and for the town of Independence, the chief of police shall appoint, promote, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations of the mayor and town council pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department.

Acts 2010, No. 946, §1, eff. July 2, 2010; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3654 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3654
Advertising for bids; acceptance
Status: in_force

When the work has been duly authorized and the plans and specifications approved, the governing authority shall advertise for bids for installing and constructing the system in the same manner as now provided by law for the letting of public contracts. The specifications may provide for the installation of the lighting system on a one-time rental or lease basis. The governing authority, upon receipt of bids, shall accept the lowest responsible bid and enter into a contract for the installation of the street lighting facilities, in the manner provided by law, provided, that if the petitioning property owners in their original petition shall have fixed a maximum amount beyond which the entire cost of the work shall not extend for each lineal front footage, no bid shall be accepted or no contract let which shall be in excess of that maximum.

Amended by Acts 1967, No. 117, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.23
Regulation of buildings in bed of mapped streets
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of preserving the integrity of the official map, the city council may provide by general ordinance or other legislative action that no permit shall be issued for any building or structure or part thereof on any land located between the mapped lines of any street as shown on the official map.

B. Any such ordinance or legislative act shall provide that the board of appeals, as provided for in this Subpart, shall have the power, upon an appeal filed with it by the owner of any such land, to authorize the grant of a permit for a building or structure or part thereof within any such mapped street location in any case in which such board finds, upon the evidence and arguments presented to it upon such appeal, that the property of the appellant of which such mapped street location forms a part will not yield a reasonable return to the owner unless such permit be granted, or that balancing the interest of the municipality in preserving the integrity of the official map and the interest of the owner in the use and benefits of his property, the grant of such permit is required by considerations of justice and equity.

C. Before taking any such action, the board of appeals shall hold a hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be given to the appellant by mail at the address specified by the appellant in his appeal petition. In the event that the board of appeals decides to authorize a building permit, it shall have the power to specify the exact location, ground area, height, and other details and conditions of extent and character, and also the duration of the building, structure or part thereof to be permitted.

Acts 1962 No. 52, §23; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.6
Assessments; payments; lien
Status: in_force

Upon the receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer as provided for in R.S. 33:3675.5, the governing authority shall adopt an ordinance levying a local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate in the area involved in proportion that its area bears to the total area, as herein provided. The total of all such local or special assessments shall represent the total cost of the improvements, including street intersections, engineers' fees, and all other costs incidental to the work. The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage, and, if not paid within thirty days from the date of the adoption of the ordinance, it will be conclusively presumed that any property owner whose property is affected thereby, exercises the right and option, which is hereby authorized, to pay the amount due in equal annual installments bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum, payable annually, and extending over a period not exceeding fifteen years, as provided for in the ordinance levying the local or special assessments. The first installment shall become due on December 31 of the then current year and annually thereafter. The local or special assessments may be carried on the tax roll of the municipality and collected at the same time as taxes. The failure to pay any installments and the interest thereon when due, shall ipso facto cause all other installments and the interest thereon to become due and payable and the municipality shall within thirty days from the date of such default, proceed against the property for the collection of the total amount due thereon, including interest, plus ten (10%) per cent additional on principal and interest unpaid as attorney's fees. A certified copy of the ordinance levying the local or special assessments on the real estate shall be filed with the clerk of court in the parish in which the municipality is situated, who shall forthwith record the same in the mortgage records of the parish, and when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege against all real estate therein assessed. The payments made in cash shall be expended for no other purpose than for the payment of the cost of the improvements.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3453 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3453
Bids; award of contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract
Status: in_force

The governing authority shall meet in open session on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of the improvement or improvements, and open the bids and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security. They may, however, reject any and all bids, and at any time, within a period of thirty days from the date of the reception and opening of the bids, award the contract for the works without further advertisement, provided that no contract shall be let for an amount greater than that specified in the lowest sealed bid received from a responsible bidder. Any contract awarded under the provisions of this Sub-Part shall be authorized by resolution empowering the authorized officer of the municipality, and the clerk or secretary to execute the contract, on behalf of, and in the name of the municipality. It shall not be necessary to set forth the contract in full in the resolution, but it shall be sufficient if the resolution refers to a copy of the contract on file in the office of the clerk or secretary, where it is available for public inspection. The resolution shall contain the names of the streets, sidewalks and neutral grounds, or portions thereof, on which the improvement or improvements are requested, the character of the improvement or improvements, the name of the lowest bidder, and the price bid, and the resolution shall be published in one issue of the official journal of the municipality and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality is located and shall be by him duly recorded in the mortgage records of the parish without expense to the municipality. Where the work is undertaken by the municipality, the bids received for materials, equipment and supplies shall be opened and awarded or rejected as hereinabove provided.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 21, §1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1970, at 12:00 Noon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.502 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.502
Board of commissioners; members; officers; agents; employees
Status: in_force

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

(1) Two members appointed by the governing authority of the town of Lake Providence.

(2) Four members appointed by the governing authority of East Carroll Parish.

(3) The commissioners appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection shall select the remaining commissioner.

B. Of the four commissioners initially selected by the parish governing authority, two shall serve two-year terms and two shall serve four-year terms as determined by lot at the first board meeting. The initial terms of the members appointed by the governing authority of Lake Providence shall be three years, and the member selected as provided in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this Section shall serve a four-year term. Subsequent terms of commissioners shall be four years.

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

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

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

F. Members of the board, individually, and members of their immediate 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.

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

H. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of East Carroll.

I. The board may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, a director, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.

Acts 1995, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9125 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9125
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "District" means the Jefferson Parish Communication District as created by Act No. 156 of the 1982 Regular Session and this Part.

(2) "E911" means Enhanced Universal Emergency Number Service or Enhanced 911 service that is a telephone exchange communications service whereby a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) designated by the customer may receive telephone calls dialed to the telephone number 911. E911 service includes lines and equipment necessary for the answering, transferring, and dispatching of public emergency telephone calls originated by persons within the serving area who dial 911.

(3) "Exchange access facilities" means all lines, or their equivalent wireless service, provided for by the service supplier for the provision of local exchange service.

(4) "Fund the district" means pay the expenses necessary to carry out all purposes of the district, including but not limited to identification of all streets, roads, highways, and dwelling places in the district and to provide for other communication enhancements for public safety agencies to decrease response time and improve effectiveness.

(5) "Public safety agency" means law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, and emergency preparedness services as designated by the parish of Jefferson.

(6) "Service supplier" means any person providing any of the following:

(a) A landline exchange telephone service.

(b) Cellular telephone or telecommunications service, specialized mobile radio service, personal communications service, or any form of wireless telephone or telecommunications service now in existence or that may be provided or developed in the future, and to which subscribers to such service within the district have access to and can utilize the 911 emergency telephone system.

(7) "Service user" means any person or entity, not otherwise exempt from taxation, who is provided any of the following:

(a) A landline exchange telephone service.

(b) Cellular telephone or telecommunications service, specialized mobile radio service, personal communications service, or any form of wireless telephone or telecommunications service now in existence and that may be provided or developed in the future, and to which subscribers to such service within the district have access to and can utilize the 911 emergency telephone system.

(8) "Tariff rate" means the rate or rates billed by a service supplier as stated in the landline exchange telephone service supplier's tariffs and approved by the Public Service Commission, which represent the service supplier's recurring charges for landline exchange access facilities, exclusive of all taxes, fees, licenses, or similar charges whatsoever. If landline exchange access facilities are provided by the landline exchange telephone service supplier under both flat and usage-sensitive rate schedules, the flat rates shall be considered the "tariff rate".

Acts 1995, No. 447, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9035 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9035
Items which are included in the costs of an economic development project
Status: in_force

The costs of an economic development project incurred by the local governmental subdivisions in accordance with R.S. 38:2181 et seq. pertaining to the letting of public contracts may include the sum total of all reasonable or necessary costs incurred incidental to or in furtherance of an economic development project, including but not limited to the following, providing that any such costs are reasonably related or attributable to an approved economic development plan:

(1) Costs of studies, surveys, development of plans and specifications, preparation, implementation and administration of an economic development plan, personnel and professional service costs for architectural, engineering, legal, marketing, financial, planning, police, fire, public works or other services, incurred by a local governmental subdivision directly or on behalf of the local governmental subdivision but only from and after the effective date of and in accordance with a written agreement with the local governmental subdivision providing for a cooperative endeavor as defined in this Chapter, provided further that no charges for professional services may be based on a percentage of incremental tax revenues.

(2) Property acquisition and assembly costs within an economic development area, including but not limited to acquisition of land and other real or personal property or rights or interests therein, provided only to the extent such costs are incurred by the local governmental subdivision directly, or on behalf of the local governmental subdivision but only from and after the effective date of and in accordance with a written agreement with the local governmental subdivision providing for a cooperative endeavor as defined in this Chapter.

(3) On- and off-site preparation costs, including but not limited to clearance of any area within or about an economic development area by demolition or removal of any existing buildings, structures, fixtures, utilities and improvements and clearing and grading and including without limitation installation, repair, construction, reconstruction, or relocation of public streets, public utilities, and other public improvements within or without an economic development area which are essential to the preparation of an economic development area for use in accordance with an economic development plan, provided only to the extent such on- and off-site preparation costs are incurred by the local governmental subdivision directly, or on behalf of the local governmental subdivision but only from and after the effective date of and in accordance with a written agreement with the local governmental subdivision providing for a cooperative endeavor as defined in this Chapter.

(4) Costs of renovation, rehabilitation, relocation, repair, or remodeling of any existing buildings, improvements, and fixtures within an economic development area, but only from and after the effective date of and in accordance with a written agreement with the local governmental subdivision providing for a cooperative endeavor as defined in this Chapter.

(5) Costs of construction within or about an economic development area of public improvements, including but not limited to buildings, structures, works, utilities, or fixtures, provided only to the extent such costs are incurred by the local governmental subdivision directly, or on behalf of the local governmental subdivision providing for a cooperative endeavor as defined in this Chapter.

(6) Financing costs of the local governmental subdivision, including but not limited to all necessary and incidental expenses related to the issuance of obligations, payment of any interest on any obligations issued hereunder which accrues during the estimated period of construction of any economic development project for which such obligations are issued and thereafter, and any reasonable reserves related to the issuance of such obligations.

(7)(a) All or a portion of a local governmental subdivision's capital costs resulting from an economic development project necessarily incurred or estimated to be incurred incidental to or in the furtherance of the objectives of an economic development project, but only to the extent that the local governmental subdivision by written agreement accepts and approves such costs.

(b) Should a local governmental subdivision agree to reimburse costs of an economic development project pursuant to a written agreement between such local governmental subdivision and the party incurring such costs, as authorized by this Section, such costs may be reimbursed only after receipt of monthly progress reports from such party to be reimbursed no later than the last business day of each month during the period in which authorized costs of an economic development project are being incurred. Such monthly progress reports shall include, at a minimum, information regarding the percentage of the total reimbursable project that has been completed and the total amount of costs incurred to date on behalf of the local governmental subdivision. Only upon good cause shown and approval of a majority of the members of the governing body of the local governmental subdivision may reimbursable costs reflected in the final month's report exceed the average of the monthly reimbursable costs incurred prior to such final month. The written agreement may provide for the use to which the local governmental subdivision shall put the monthly progress reports.

Acts 1990, No. 1082, §1; Acts 2002, No. 78, §2, eff. June 25, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:8064 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 8064
Commissioners; compensation
Status: in_force

The members of the board of commissioners may receive compensation in the form of a per diem for attendance at meetings of the board and actual mileage expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as approved by the governing authorities of the member parishes of the district. The members of the board of commissioners shall not receive per diem payments for more than two meetings per month. The maximum rates for per diem and mileage expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rates used to pay the members of the Legislature of Louisiana.

Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.4
City of Ville Platte; disciplinary action by chief of police
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in and for the city of Ville Platte, the chief of police shall be authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to effect disciplinary action concerning police personnel, including but not limited to the suspension of police personnel. Any such disciplinary action shall be taken without regard to race, creed, or color.

Acts 1992, No. 708, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2754 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2754
Notice of intent to introduce bill for deduction or increased deduction or salary or expense allowance increase from ad valorem taxes must be given
Status: in_force

Any parish assessor or sheriff intending to introduce a bill in the legislature having the effect of allowing a deduction or increased deduction or salary or expense allowance increase from ad valorem tax collections at the local government level, shall give notice thereof to the governing authority and school board of his parish. Such notice in each parish affected shall state the percentage change and/or amount to be applied for and shall be sent by certified mail at least thirty days prior to the convening of the legislative session. The evidence of such notice having been mailed shall be exhibited to the legislature before such act shall be passed and every such act shall contain a recital that such notice has been given. This section has no application in any manner to extraordinary sessions of the legislature.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 527, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.24
Naming of facilities that are part of the district headquarters; St. George Fire Protection District No. 2
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, the governing board of St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 may name facilities that are part of the district's headquarters in honor of a living person.

Acts 2022, No. 104, §1, eff. May 25, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1360 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1360
Audit of funds
Status: in_force

The legislative auditor shall have the authority to examine and audit the books and accounts of any fund established under the provisions of this Subpart pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 24:513. In addition, each participating local housing authority member shall have the authority to cause an examination and audit by its representatives of any self- insurance fund in which it participates.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.6
Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Commission; acquisition of property
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Commission may acquire, purchase, and lease as lessee property, real, personal, or mixed, for carrying out the purposes of the commission and may sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by it. The title to all such property shall be taken in the name of the commission.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4574(F), the Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of directors of eight members appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Tangipahoa for terms of three years.

Acts 1985, No. 921, §1; Acts 1987, No. 519, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1995, No. 47, §1, eff. June 8, 1995; Acts 2012, No. 313, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1985, No. 921, §2.

NOTE: See Acts 1987, No. 519, §2, regarding additional member.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 47, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.542 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.542
Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents, and employees
Status: in_force

NOTE: R.S. 33:130.542 repealed by Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §3, eff. upon transfer to the military department of the state pursuant to R.S. 29:33.2. See Section 5 of Act 2.

A.(1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of nine members appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish as follows:

(a) Each commissioner appointed and serving on the board of commissioners for the Rapides Parish Airport Authority shall serve as a commissioner for the district for the amount of time remaining on his term of office as a commissioner on the Rapides Parish Airport Authority.

(b) The remaining initial four commissioners shall serve initial staggered terms of one, two, three, and four years, to be determined by lot at the first meeting of the district.

(2) In the event the Rapides Parish Airport Authority is abolished, the five commissioners appointed from the Rapides Parish Airport Authority shall continue to serve the remainder of the terms on the board of commissioners for the district.

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

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

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 parish governing authority.

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

D. The members of the board 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 under this Subpart.

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

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

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

Acts 1995, No. 986, §1; Acts 1999, No. 70, §1; Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.70 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.70
Safe clause
Status: in_force

The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Chapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1420.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1420.1
Special retirement benefits; Plaquemine
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state to authorize municipal governments, recognizing the services of retired city employees, to create plans which provide special retirement benefits as part of their retirement programs for the benefit of their employees. Such benefits are intended to assist retired city employees in obtaining the basic necessities of life in their retirement years as the cost of living increases and to recognize their services to local government.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the city of Plaquemine may adopt an ordinance to implement a special plan as part of its retirement program for its retired employees to provide city retirees with a special additional retirement benefit to supplement existing retirement compensation.

C. For purposes of this Section, the term "retired employee" shall mean a retired full-time city employee who was employed by the city for more than fifteen years and other retired employees as defined by ordinances of the city of Plaquemine for purposes of this Section.

Acts 1992, No. 1025, §1; Acts 1999, No. 110, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2622 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2622
Assessment limited to cash value
Status: in_force

No motor vehicle shall be assessed for more than its actual cash value.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.1
Improvements authorized
Status: in_force

Municipalities may construct, pave surface, resurface with concrete, cement, asphalt, brick, gravel, crushed stone, shell, or any paving material, and repair or otherwise improve streets, roads, sidewalks, and alleys, together with the necessary ditching, curbing, guttering, aprons, drains, and headers within their corporate limits, and may levy and collect local or special assessments on the real property to be benefited thereby, sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of the works, including street intersections, in the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions provided in this Sub-part.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4876.1
Junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle; public nuisance
Status: in_force

A junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, including part of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, that is visible at any time of year from a public place or public right-of-way is a public nuisance when it:

(1) Is detrimental to the safety and welfare of the public.

(2) Tends to reduce the value of private property.

(3) Invites vandalism.

(4) Creates a fire hazard.

(5) Is an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors.

(6) Produces urban blight adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of municipalities.

Acts 2024, No. 718, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3080 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3080
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

This Part does and shall be construed to provide a complete method for the doing of the things authorized by this Part. The provisions of this Part shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purposes.

Acts 2020, No. 361, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.