La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.874 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.874
Economic and industrial development
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district shall have the power to construct, acquire, finance, or lease facilities, including sites or facilities for industrial, business, or commercial parks and plants, and including the acquisition of sites and facilities and other necessary property or appurtenances thereto within or outside the district, 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. However, in connection with any projects outside the geographic boundaries of the district, the district must make a determination that such development provides a substantial benefit to the district or the region or to business and industry of persons located within the geographic boundaries of the district or region.

(2) The district shall also have the authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, by suitable and appropriate contract, to any enterprise locating or existing within the district all or any part of a site, building, or other property owned by the district. In determining the consideration for any contract to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of lands, buildings, or other property of the district, the board of commissioners may take into consideration the value of the lands, buildings, or other properties involved as well as the potential value of the economic impact of the enterprise being induced to locate or expand within the district. Such economic impact shall include increased employment, increased use of local labor, wages and salaries to be paid, consumption of local materials, products, and resources, and special tax revenues to be generated by the enterprise acquiring or leasing lands, buildings, or other property from the district. 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 the resolution or ordinance or to draw into question the legality of the authorized lease, sale, or other disposition of district property for any cause whatsoever, and it shall be conclusively presumed thereafter that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.

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, or lease, and to construct and improve, maintain, equip, and furnish one or more economic development projects, including all immovable and movable properties that the board of commissioners may deem necessary in connection therewith and whether or not any such project shall be in existence.

(2) To lease or to contract for the use to or by others 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 or other contractual 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 or project 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. The 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.

C.(1) In addition to any other authority or powers granted the district, the district shall have full power and authority to issue obligations and to provide funds for the furtherance and accomplishment of any authorized public function. For purposes of this Subpart, "authorized public function" shall mean and include but not be limited to hospital, medical health, nursery care, nursing care, clinical, ambulance, laboratory, and related services and facilities; housing mortgage finance and related services, activities, facilities, and properties; penitentiary, rehabilitation, incarceration, and other correctional services and facilities; educational services and facilities and related housing and dormitory services and facilities; providing, developing, securing, and improving water storage treatment, supply, and distribution services and facilities; sanitary and storm sewer and other liquid and solid waste collection, disposal, treatment, and drainage services and facilities; educational or commercial communication equipment and facilities; mass transit, commuting and transportation, and parking services, equipment, and facilities; cultural, entertainment, and civic facilities, services, and activities; community development and redevelopment facilities and activities; gas, electric, petroleum, coal, and other energy collection, recovery, generation, storage, transportation, transmission, and distribution facilities and activities; industrial, manufacturing, and other economic development facilities and activities; antipollution and air, water, ground, and subsurface pollution abatement and control facilities and activities; airport and waterport and related facilities, services, and activities; and facilities, property, and equipment of any nature for the use or occupancy of the state or its political subdivisions, the United States, or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof, or any other private person or entity. Each of the functions described herein shall constitute an "industry" within the meaning of Article VI, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and the powers granted in this Subpart to assist such industries, including, without limitation, the loan, grant, or donation of funds are hereby deemed to be the assistance of industry within the meaning of Article VI, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) The district is authorized to issue obligations to accomplish any of the foregoing authorized public functions or purposes and shall have those powers enumerated in Subsection B of this Section, together with all other powers incidental thereto or necessary for the performance of those enumerated or related thereto.

D. For purposes of this Subpart, unless the context clearly states otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Cooperative development" means any method of cooperative development between or among the district and the state, any of its political subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. The methods of cooperative development shall include but not be limited to any number of joint development agreements such as condominiums and cooperative ownership, limited partnerships, and investment syndicates. The term "cooperative development" shall be construed liberally in order to give it the broadest possible application.

(2) "Cooperative endeavor" means any form of economic development assistance between or among the district and the state, any of its political subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. The term "cooperative endeavor" shall include but not be limited to cooperative financing, cooperative development, or any other form of cooperative economic development activity and shall be construed liberally in order to give it the broadest possible application.

(3) "Cooperative financing" means any method of financing an economic development project between or among the district and the state or its political subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. The methods of financing shall include loans, loan guarantees, land write-downs, grants, lease guarantees, or any form of financial subsidy or incentive. Such loan, grant, donation, and other means of cooperative financing are deemed hereunder to be the assistance of the industries authorized to be assisted by this Subpart under the provisions of Article VI, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The term "cooperative financing" shall be construed liberally in order to give it the broadest possible application.

E. The district is likewise hereby authorized and shall have the authority and power necessary in order to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Subpart, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following specific authority and powers, which shall be in addition to others herein granted:

(1) To apply for and to receive and accept for or from any federal agency, the state, or political subdivision of the state or for or from any public or private source any grants, loans, or advances for or in the aid of an economic development cooperative endeavor, project, or projects, to give and accept such equity or security as may be required, and to enter into and carry out a contract or contracts or agreements in connection therewith, provided that public notice is given prior to such actions.

(2) To procure insurance against any losses in connection with its property in such amounts and from such insurers as may be necessary and desirable.

(3) To sponsor and conduct conferences and studies, to collect and disseminate information, and to issue periodic reports.

(4) To assist local and regional businesses in applying for federal research grants and state or federal procurement contracts including dissemination of information on the availability of such grants and contracts.

(5) To collect and disseminate information on financial, technical, marketing, management, and other services available to local and regional businesses on a free or for-hire basis from universities, private for profit businesses, and nonprofit organizations, or to provide for such services itself or in cooperation with public or private persons.

(6) To receive, loan, or expand seed capital or venture capital.

Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:122 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 122
Appointment of members; chairman; vacancies
Status: in_force

A parish development board shall consist of not less than five nor more than thirteen members, exclusive of ex-officio members, of which one member shall be chairman. The police jury may create a parish development board by ordinance and appoint the members thereof. The police jury shall designate one of the appointed members to be the chairman of the board. The terms of office of the chairman and the members of the board shall coincide with the terms of office of the members of the police jury appointing them. The police jury may fill the vacancies which occur by the expiration of the terms of office. Vacancies in the membership of the board which occur for any other cause shall be filled by the chairman of the board. No member appointed by the chairman shall hold his office under that appointment beyond the expiration of the terms of office of the members of the police jury. All vacancies in the office of chairman shall be filled by the police jury.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1261.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1261.3
Corporate status of district; authority of board
Status: in_force

A. An ambulance service district created under the provisions of this Part shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, 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 the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the ambulance service district was created. It may acquire by donation or purchase any existing ambulance facility in the district. It also shall have the power and authority to acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, exchange, and otherwise in full ownership. The district shall be domiciled as designated by the police jury.

B. The board of commissioners of an ambulance service district thus created shall have the following authority:

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

(2) To advise the police jury and the ambulance director on problems concerning the operation of the ambulance service district.

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

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

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

(6) To appoint a director of the ambulance service district.

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

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

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

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

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

Added by Acts 1982, No. 39, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3524
Opening of bids; awarding 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 works, 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. A copy of the contract shall be set forth in full in the resolution, and the resolution shall be published in full in one issue of the official journal, and a certified copy of the resolution filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality is located, and duly recorded in the mortgage records of said 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.

Acts 1952, No. 379, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 221
Contracts; taxes
Status: in_force

A. If a municipality annexes territory contained in a parochial water, sewer, or fire protection district, hereinafter collectively referred to as special service districts, the municipality and each such special service district are hereby authorized to enter into a contract granting to either the municipality or the special service district the exclusive right to provide service in the annexed area.

B. If the municipality and the special service districts provide in the contract that the municipality thereafter will have jurisdiction to serve the annexed area, the special service district shall continue to levy taxes in the annexed area for the retirement of any outstanding tax-secured bonds of the district and may continue to levy such maintenance tax as theretofore has been authorized for the full period of such authorization; however, the district shall not thereafter be authorized to levy any new maintenance taxes in the annexed area, and, if the district thereafter issues any tax-secured bonds, the assessed valuation of the annexed area shall not be used in computing the capacity of the district to issue such bonds, and taxes shall not be levied in the annexed area for the retirement of new bonds of the district, notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary.

C. If any of the territory contained in Waterworks District No. 9 of Ward 4 of Calcasieu Parish is annexed by a municipality, the waterworks district shall continue to levy and collect taxes, including maintenance taxes, within the annexed area as provided in this Section, and shall continue to provide service within the annexed area unless the waterworks district reaches an agreement with the municipality to the contrary. The district may levy any new maintenance taxes in the annexed area, and if the district thereafter issues any tax-secured bonds, the assessed valuation of the annexed area shall be used in computing the capacity of the district to issue such bonds and taxes shall be levied in the annexed area for the retirement of new bonds of the district, unless prior to the levy of the new tax or the issuance of the bonds, the district and the municipality enter into a contract granting to the municipality the exclusive right to provide service in the annexed area.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 142, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 524, §1; Acts 1985, No. 573, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.12
Legal status of plan
Status: in_force

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

B. The acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or lease of any street or other public way, ground, place, property, or structure shall be subject to similar submission and approval, and the failure to approve may be similarly overruled. The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any document submitted to it for approval. The failure of the commission to act within sixty days from the date of official filing shall be deemed approval, unless a longer period is granted by the city council, or other submitting agency or official, provided that the acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or lease of any street, or other public way, ground, place, property, or structure by the city council need not be submitted for approval by the commission unless in conflict with the master plan.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §12; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3892 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3892
Sewerage districts; Tangipahoa Parish
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall apply to any parish sewerage district located in the parish of Tangipahoa.

B. Any such district shall have the authority to adopt and enforce rules and regulations or ordinances, exact penalties, and to institute such actions as may be within its corporate power for the prompt collection of the respective rates or connection charges fixed for services rendered by the sewerage district and as may be allowed by law.

C. Any such district shall have the authority to make inoperable, disconnect, or otherwise terminate sewerage district services of any sewerage district customer on a private water well if payment for services is not made within sixty days of billing.

D. Neither the district nor its governing board or employees, representatives or agents, nor the parish governing authority shall be liable for any act or omission of such sewerage district resulting in damage or injury, environmental or otherwise, to the premises of any customers pursuant to the provisions of Subsection C of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 344, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.26
Sight-seeing tour tax
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Per capita sight-seeing tour" means a sight-seeing tour sold to individuals, groups of individuals, or both, on a cost per person basis.

(2) "Sight-seeing tour" means a tour of places and things, including but not by way of limitation points of interest, historic buildings, parks, and other sites conducted by persons acting as sight-seeing guides or lecturers, and includes walking tours and those conducted on any type of vehicle or other means of conveyance. "Sight-seeing tour" does not mean any of the following types of tours: tours for a group or groups of individuals who collectively hire a guide or a vehicle for an exclusive private tour limited to such group or groups of individuals or tours of museums, historic buildings or homes, churches, cemeteries, buildings, planetariums, libraries, zoos, or aquariums when a fee is charged by such establishment, place, or facility for a tour of, or visit to, such establishment, place, or facility; however, the definition of "sight-seeing tour" does mean and include tours of, or visits to, any of the establishments, places, or facilities set forth in this Section, if such tours or visits are a part of a general tour of multiple sites, establishments, places, or facilities.

(3) "Ticket" means a certificate, token, or any document evidencing that payment of an admission fee or fare has been made.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, in order to provide funds for any project, the authority may levy and collect a tax of one dollar on all tickets sold in the parish of Orleans for per capita sight-seeing tours in the parish of Orleans, or for tours, a portion of which includes sight-seeing in the parish of Orleans, except those sold by a governmental agency. The tax shall be imposed by ordinance adopted by the board which shall provide for the administration and enforcement of the tax and the collection of the tax from persons subject to the tax as the authority determines to be necessary or practical for the effective collection, administration, and enforcement of the tax. The tax shall be paid by the purchasers of the tickets at the time of purchase. The authority may enter into agreements as it deems appropriate with any governmental agency providing for that entity or agency to act as the authority's agent to collect the tax.

C. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 178, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.

Acts 2019, No. 172, §1; Acts 2025, No. 178, §§ 1, 2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2413 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2413
Simplified form of tests
Status: in_force

In every instance where this Part requires that a position be filled by competitive examination, the examination or tests which are given shall be truly competitive in character. No provision to fill the position by a non-competitive examination shall be deemed to be in effect under the provisions of this Part. But the director, subject to the rules, may provide for simplified types of competitive tests, and of procedures for rating their results, and for establishment of employment lists and certification there under his supervision, by designated representatives on the staffs of local establishments or otherwise, in the cases of any classes for which such action seems desirable.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.606 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.606
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The authority and any subdistrict of the authority and all properties at any time owned by the authority and any subdistrict of the authority and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority and any subdistrict of the authority under this Chapter and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the state of Louisiana, provided, however, that the authority and any subdistrict of the authority may require any lessee of any projects hereunder to pay annually to parish or municipal taxing entities, through the normal collecting agency, a sum in lieu of ad valorem taxes to compensate such entities for any services rendered by them to such projects, which sum shall not be in excess of the ad valorem taxes such lessee would have been obligated to pay for such entities had it been the owner of such project during the period for which such payment is made.

Acts 2001, No. 996, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4770.11
Noxious matters; community service
Status: in_force

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

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

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

D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall:

(1) Upon first conviction be ordered to bring the property into compliance with city ordinances.

(2) Upon second conviction be ordered to bring the property into compliance and be sentenced to ten hours of community service.

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

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

Acts 2003, No. 546, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.174 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.174
Public hearing
Status: in_force

The police jury shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time, amended. No regulation or restriction shall become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. A public hearing in regard to the regulations may be held by the police jury. In such case notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least once a week during three different weeks in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein. At least fifteen days shall elapse between the publication and the date of the hearing.

Acts 1991, No. 308, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.20
Goodwood Homesites Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The district shall encompass the area known as Goodwood Homesites, Section 3, Lots 101 through 433; Goodwood Homesites, Lot 11-A of square 11 and Lot 1 of square 12; Goodwood Homesites, Lot M-2, N-1-A, and N-2; and Lots A through H-2-A of the Joe Roppolo Tract.

C. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention and to add to the security of district residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement in the district and to serve the needs of the residents of the district by funding beautification and improvements for the overall betterment of the district.

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

(a) The president of the Goodwood Homesites Civic Association, Inc., referred to in this Section as the "association", shall be a member.

(b) The board of directors of the association shall appoint two members.

(c) The member of the governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, whose council district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint three members.

(d) The member of the Louisiana House of Representatives whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint three members.

(e) The assessor for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall appoint two members.

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

(3)(a) Board members serving pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(b) through (e) of this Subsection shall serve four-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. Two members shall serve initial terms of one year, two shall serve initial terms of two years, three shall serve initial terms of three years, and three shall serve initial terms of four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(b) The member serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall serve during the term of office as president of the association.

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

(d) Any board member may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the board.

(4) Board members shall be eligible for reappointment.

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

(6) The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by the secretary of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the treasurer. The board may hire paid or unpaid administrative support staff.

(7) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board relative to the notice and conduct of meetings shall conform to 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. The board shall also be subject to the Public Records Law and the Code of Governmental Ethics.

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

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

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

F. Parcel fee. The district, acting through its board, may impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as provided by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed two hundred dollars per year for residential parcels, five hundred dollars per year for commercial parcels, and ninety dollars per year for parcels the owner of which qualifies for and receives a special assessment level of ad valorem taxes as provided in Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) The fee shall be imposed on each improved parcel located within the district. For the purposes of this Section, improved parcel is defined as a lot upon which a residence, commercial building, or other structure is situated.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 209, §2.

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

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

(b) The fee shall expire at the time provided in the proposition authorizing the fee. The fee may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held only at the same time as a regularly scheduled election in the parish of East Baton Rouge. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed ten years.

(6) 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 parish of East Baton Rouge are collected.

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

(8)(a) The proceeds of the fee shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose and benefit of the district.

(b) The sheriff of the parish of East Baton Rouge shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection; however, the district may enter into an agreement with the sheriff to authorize the sheriff to retain a collection fee.

G. Additional contributions. The district may 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 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. It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional security patrols, public or private, any other security or other services or betterments provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not be in lieu of personnel and services to be provided in the district by the state of Louisiana, the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, or their departments or agencies or by any other political subdivision of the state.

J. Dissolution. (1) The district may be dissolved without the vote of the registered voters of the district if a majority of the area covered by the district becomes included in another district that serves similar purposes but includes additional parcels of property adjacent to the district, if approved by the affirmative vote of not less than six members of the board. If the district is dissolved in accordance with this Paragraph, the funds of the district that relate to the portion of the district that is included in the new district, together with any other funds collected by the parish of East Baton Rouge pursuant to this Section that relate to such portion of the district, shall be transferred to the new district to be used for purposes of the new district. The remaining portion of funds, if any, shall be transmitted by the board to the parish of East Baton Rouge and such funds shall be used only for law enforcement, security, improvement, and beautification purposes of the area that was formerly within the district but is not included in the new district.

(2) If the district is dissolved pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the authority for the imposition of the parcel fee provided in Subsection F of this Section shall cease.

K. 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 2013, No. 143, §1, eff. June 7, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 209, §§1, 2; Acts 2019, No. 63, §1, eff. June 3, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4565 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4565
Recreation districts, director
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners is authorized to appoint a director who has had experience in the field of recreation and who is familiar with the principles and methods of playground and recreational activities. He shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

Acts 1954, No. 542, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1236.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1236.3
Powers of the police jury of St. Helena Parish; zoning ordinance
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may enact a comprehensive zoning ordinance to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, size, erection, structural alteration or use of all buildings, and other structures within the parish.

(2) The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may regulate the percentage of lots within the parish which may be occupied, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.

B. The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may divide the parish into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of the ordinance.

C. The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may provide for the following:

(1) The appointment of a zoning commission;

(2) The adoption of comprehensive zoning plans;

(3) The change of such regulations, restrictions and boundaries of zones;

(4) A board of adjustment for taking of testimony, objections, rulings, and appeals to district courts; and

(5) To provide for the method of procedure and other purposes for the enforcement of the ordinance.

Acts 1987, No. 218, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3991 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3991
Certificates as negotiable paper
Status: in_force

Sewerage certificates issued hereunder shall have all the requisites of negotiable paper under the law merchant, and shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance, sale or delivery, and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value thereof.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 462, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.32
Existing zoning ordinances
Status: in_force

Existing zoning ordinances of the municipality shall continue in effect until repealed by ordinances enacted under the authority of this Subpart.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §32. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 268, §1; Acts 1991, No. 166, §1; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.251
Terrebonne Economic Development Authority; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The Terrebonne Economic Development Authority, hereafter in this Subpart referred to as the "authority", is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the authority is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.

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

C. The boundaries of the authority shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Terrebonne Parish.

Acts 1989, No. 2, §1, eff. June 1, 1989; Acts 2004, No. 622, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2015, No. 191, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.22
Authorizations, procedures, and requirements
Status: in_force

A. Any parish or municipality may enter into a development agreement with any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property as provided in this Subpart.

B. Any parish or municipality may, upon request of an applicant, by resolution or ordinance, establish procedures and requirements for the consideration of development agreements upon application by or on behalf of the property owner or other person having a legal or equitable interest in the property.

Acts 1988, No. 505, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1964 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1964
Inspection work; fire drill
Status: in_force

The chief fire engineer may use both the day and night forces for inspection work on their offshift, once each month, assigning to each of the men certain territory to inspect. The chief engineer may also call any fire company, when going off duty, to the central fire station for fire drill. However, no one company shall be called for drill more than twice in any month.

This Section does not apply to a fire department in a municipality having one hundred thousand inhabitants or more.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.127 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.127
Board of adjustment; membership; powers, and procedure; appeals
Status: in_force

A. The police jury may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment and, in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of this Subpart, may provide that the board may determine and vary the application of such regulations and restrictions in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general or specific rules contained therein. The board of adjustment shall consist of five members, who shall be property owners and qualified voters. Of the members initially appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed to serve two years, and one for three years, one for four years and one for five years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for terms of five years each. All members shall be removable for cause by the governing authority, upon written charges and after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose term becomes vacant. The board shall elect its own chairman, who shall serve for one year. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this Subpart.

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

C.(1) Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Appeals shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board, by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken, and with the board of adjustment, a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the board all papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board of adjustment after the notice of appeal has been filed with him that, by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause immediate peril of life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may be granted by the board of adjustment or by a court of record or application or notice to the officers from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown. The board of adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give public notice thereof and notice to the interested parties, and shall render its decision on the appeal within a reasonable time. Any party may appear at the hearing in person or by agent or by attorney. The board of adjustment shall have the following powers:

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

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

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

(2) In exercising the above mentioned power the board may, in conformity with this Subpart, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from, and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as ought to be made, and to that end it shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken. The concurring vote of four members of the board shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of any administrative official, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under any ordinance, or to effect any variation in the ordinance.

D. Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision of the board of adjustment, or any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish, may present to the district court for the parish a petition, duly verified, setting forth that the decision is illegal, in whole or in part, and specifying the grounds of the illegality. The petition shall be presented to the court within thirty days after the filing of the decision in the office of the board. Upon the presentation of such petition, the court may allow a writ of certiorari directed to the board of adjustment to review the decision of the board of adjustment and shall prescribe therein the time within which a return may be served upon the relator's attorney, which shall not be less than ten days but which may be extended by the court. The allowance of the writ shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court may, on application after notice to the board and on due cause shown, grant a restraining order. The board of adjustment shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon by it, but may return certified or sworn copies thereof or such portions thereof as may be called for by the writ. The return shall concisely set forth such other facts as may be pertinent and material to show the grounds in the decision appealed from, and shall be verified. If, upon the hearing, it appears to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, it may take additional evidence or it may appoint a referee to take such evidence as it may direct and report the same to the court with his findings of fact and conclusions of law, which shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made. The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the decision brought before it for review. Costs shall not be allowed against the board unless it appears to the court that it acted with gross negligence, or in bad faith, or with malice in making the decision from which the appeal was taken. All issues in any proceedings under this Subsection shall have preference over all other civil actions and proceedings.

Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4600.2
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate the collection of supplementary funds to market and promote destinations in the state to provide for increased economic activity within its traveler economy, including increases in conventions, meetings, visitors, hotel occupancy, food, beverage and other retail sales, tourism, including cultural and family tourism, tourism business job creation, tourism economic development, and other tourism related purposes.

Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4563 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4563
Recreation districts, objects and purposes
Status: in_force

The objects and purposes of the recreation districts created under R.S. 33:4562 shall be to own and operate playgrounds and other facilities; or generally to engage in activities which would promote recreation and any related activity designed to encourage recreation and promote the general health and well being of youths.

Acts 1954, No. 542, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7571
Beachfront development districts; creation by parishes; powers; domicile
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any parish is authorized and empowered to form and create a beachfront development district or districts comprised of such area within the parish as the governing authority shall determine, or by agreement with the governing authority of any other parish to combine two or more parishes or parts thereof into a single beachfront development district with such name or names as said governing authority or authorities may designate. No district shall extend into the corporate limits of a municipality without the consent of its governing body.

B. Any beachfront development district created under the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall constitute a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state.

C. The governing authority or authorities creating a beachfront development district shall designate the domicile of the district which shall be located at some place within the district.

Acts 1992, No. 59, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3338 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3338
Ratification of prior paving and assessments
Status: in_force

All paving done and all assessments made in the manner permitted or authorized by R.S. 33:3301, 33:3305, 33:3306, 33:3331, and 33:3334, as amended by Act 192 of 1950, are hereby ratified and confirmed to the same extent and with the same effect as if specifically authorized prior to such Act.

Acts 1950, No. 192, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7754 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7754
Powers of board
Status: in_force

A. Each board of commissioners has authority to manage and control the affairs of its district, to adopt ordinances reasonably necessary to further the purposes for which the district is created, and to fix penalties for violations of such ordinances by fine or imprisonment within the limits fixed by law for violations of ordinances of the parish governing authority.

B. Each board has authority to purchase, maintain, and operate machinery and equipment necessary or useful in the eradication, abatement, or control of fire ants and to maintain an adequate administrative staff.

C. The methods to be used in the eradication, abatement, and control of fire ants shall be submitted to the Louisiana Department of Health annually for approval by the state health officer and the commissioner of agriculture. The ordinances of the board of commissioners shall not be legally effective without such approval.

Acts 1992, No. 198, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.36
Tax on dumped trash; certain districts in the city of New Orleans
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Dumped" shall include dumped, deposited, abandoned, or otherwise discarded.

(2) "Trash" shall include any of the following if dumped in any area of a business and industrial district specified by district ordinance adopted pursuant to Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section: trash, garbage, refuse, junk, debris, leaves, grass, limbs or branches, wrecked or used automobile, motor vehicle, motor vehicle part or tire, machinery or any part thereof, metal, glass, grease or oil, including but not limited to any cooking oil or fat, motor oil, antifreeze, truck or automotive fluid, paint, paint thinner, or gasoline, or any other material. Trash shall not include items inadvertently lost from duly licensed commercial vehicles engaged in the collecting and hauling of solid waste, including residential solid waste, agricultural waste, commercial solid waste, construction or demolition debris, garbage, industrial solid waste, trash, white goods, woodwaste, and yard trash as defined by the Department of Environmental Quality's rules and regulations when such vehicles are in the course of servicing scheduled pick-up routes pursuant to commercial, municipal, or other local government contracts or are en route to an authorized pick-up station, transfer station, or disposal facility.

(3) "Trash dumper" shall mean the person including any political subdivision or agency who dumps trash in any area of a business and industrial district specified by district ordinance adopted pursuant to Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing body of a business and industrial district located in the city of New Orleans may levy and collect a tax on trash dumped in any area of the business and industrial district specified by district ordinance adopted pursuant to Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section.

C.(1) The rate of such tax shall be established by the ordinance imposing the tax and shall not exceed ten dollars per dry-weight pound of material dumped. The tax shall be paid by and collected from the trash dumper. In the ordinance levying the tax, the governing body of the business and industrial district may establish such requirements as are necessary to implement this Section, including but not limited to the method or methods for determining the actual dry-weight of trash to be taxed.

(2) The ordinance shall also specify the area or areas of the business and industrial district within which the tax shall be applicable.

D. The ordinance shall provide that the tax shall be collected by the tax collector for the business and industrial district or by a person or entity to be selected by the governing body of the district. The amount of tax due from the trash dumper shall be determined, in accordance with the ordinance imposing the tax, by the tax collector or by such other person or entity as shall be provided in the ordinance. The tax shall be due at such time as shall be provided in the ordinance. Upon determining the tax to be imposed on the trash dumper, the tax collector or such other person or entity that makes such determination shall mail a written notice of such determination to the trash dumper, setting out the amount of tax imposed on the trash dumper, the date that the amount of tax in the written notice will be due as required by ordinance, and the fact that the tax collector will proceed to collect the tax on that date. If the determination of the amount of the tax is not made by the tax collector, the person or entity that makes such determination shall mail a copy of the notice to the tax collector.

E. When the tax collector has sent or received, as the case may be, the written notice of the amount of tax determined to be imposed and due pursuant to this Section as provided in Subsection D of this Section, he shall proceed to collect and enforce the tax.

F. The trash dumper shall remit the tax due to the tax collector on or before the due date. The trash dumper shall also file with the tax collector any forms or returns prescribed by the tax collector or by the ordinance imposing the tax and shall include thereon any information required by such forms or returns.

G. When any person subject to the provisions of this Section fails to pay or remit the tax, or any portion thereof, on or before the day when it is required to be paid or remitted to the tax collector pursuant to the provisions of this Section, interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per month shall be added to the amount of tax due and such interest shall be computed from the due date until the tax is paid. Such interest shall be an obligation to be collected and accounted for in the same manner as if it were a part of the tax due and may be enforced in a separate action or in the same action for collection of the tax and shall not be waived.

H. When any trash dumper fails to pay any tax or interest assessed as provided in this Section, the tax collector may proceed to enforce the collection thereof by any reasonable means provided by law for the enforcement of taxes of the municipality. The governing body of the business and industrial district may by ordinance provide such additional reasonable means of enforcing the collection of the tax as it shall deem necessary.

I. All taxes and interest collected by the tax collector pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be paid over to the treasurer or other appropriate financial officer of the business and industrial district immediately upon receipt and shall be credited to the general fund of the district. Such funds may be used as provided by the governing body of the business and industrial district in accordance with applicable law.

J. When taxes have been determined to be due by a trash dumper, the business and industrial district shall undertake to collect all trash so taxed and to dispose of such trash in a landfill or other facility duly permitted by the Department of Environmental Quality to receive such trash.

K. The ordinance levying the tax shall also provide:

(1) That anyone upon whom the tax authorized by this Section is imposed shall have the right to a hearing in order to dispute the imposition of taxes, interest, or penalties by filing an appeal with the governing body of the business and industrial district within fifteen days of receipt of written notice of the taxes, interest, or penalties due. No such person shall be required to pay the disputed tax, interest, or penalties in order to exercise this right.

(2) The right to a formal hearing in order to contest the imposition of taxes, interest, or penalties by filing suit in the appropriate state district court within thirty days after a decision is rendered by the governing body of the business and industrial district. The taxes and any interest or penalties imposed must be paid in full under protest in order to exercise this right. If such appeal is timely filed, any amount of taxes, interest, or penalties that were paid under protest shall remain segregated and invested by the district.

Acts 2002, No. 69, §1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3464 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3464
Coupon certificates not included in limitation of indebtedness
Status: in_force

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

Added by Acts 1970, No. 21, §1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1970, at 12:00 Noon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3306
Special assessment and lien installment payments
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer as provided for in the preceding section, the governing authority shall review said certified statement or report, including the proposed local or special assessments, and thereafter shall make a determination as to whether each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed will be benefited to an amount not less than the proposed local or special assessment. Proposed assessments that are found by the governing authority to have been erroneously assessed or for which the governing authority does not find said benefit shall be deleted from said certified statement or report. The deletion of such proposed assessments from said certified statement or report for either of said reasons shall in no way invalidate or affect the legality of the contract awarded for the construction of said proposed improvements nor shall such deletions constitute a violation of the public contracts law of this state.

B. Following said review and finding as to benefit by said governing authority there shall be mailed to each property owner to be assessed a notice advising each property owner of his proposed assessment and the manner and time for payment thereof. Said notice shall set forth a general description of the proposed improvements, such description of the property to be assessed and the location thereof as the governing authority may deem necessary, and shall notify the property owner to advise the municipality in writing within fifteen days from the date of said notice if inaccuracies exist in the proposed assessment. The aforesaid notice shall be given by depositing said written notice in the United States mail, postage paid, and addressed to the property owner at his address as it appeared on the last municipal assessment roll on which the property was assessed for municipal taxes. The certificate of the clerk or secretary of the governing authority levying any such assessments that the aforesaid notice has been given in writing to all property owners to be assessed shall establish a conclusive legal presumption that all requirements of notice as set forth hereinabove have been legally satisfied.

C. After thirty days has elapsed from the date of the mailing of said notice of the proposed assessments, the governing authority shall adopt an ordinance levying a local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the street, road, sidewalk, or alley to be improved, including such lots or parcels of real estate as may be located wholly or partly outside of the municipal limits or boundaries, in proportion that its frontage bears to all the abutting lots or parcels of real estate to be improved in accordance with the contract awarded or in accord with the cost of improvements, when undertaken by the municipality. The total of all such local or special assessments shall represent the total cost of the improvement, including street intersections, engineer's and attorney's fees, and all other costs incidental to the work, after deduction therefrom of the amount of participation, if any, made by the municipality as hereinafter provided in R.S. 33:3318. The amount 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 or rates not exceeding the maximum rate provided for conventional interest by Article 2924 of the Louisiana Civil Code as the same now exists or may be hereafter amended, and extending over a period not exceeding twenty years, as provided for in the ordinance levying the local or special assessments. The first installment shall become due on December 31st of the then current year, or one year after the date of the assessment ordinance herein provided for, in the discretion of the governing authority of the municipality, 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 or 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 date of such default, proceed against the property for the collection of the total amount due thereon, including interest, plus ten percent additional on the principal and interest of the past due installment or installments or ten percent of the amount sued for, and in the event judgment is necessary to effect collection, ten percent of the amount of the judgment rendered, as attorney's fees. Provided that, said attorneys' fees shall be payable by the property owner only if demand by the governing authority of the municipality through registered or certified mail has been made on the property owner and he has failed to pay the amount due within ten days after such demand. 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, and which aforesaid lien and privilege shall prime all other claims except taxes, and prior recorded local or special assessments levied for streets, sewerage or water improvements. The payments made in cash shall be expended for no other purpose than for the payment of the cost of the improvements. Any errors in descriptions or amounts in any assessment ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may be corrected by the adoption of an amendatory ordinance which need set forth only the corrected descriptions or amounts and which amendatory ordinance shall be recorded in the same manner as the original ordinance levying the assessments. The adoption of any such corrective ordinance shall serve only to postpone the thirty days' period for cash payment in full of the assessment actually affected and corrected by such amendatory ordinance, and the due dates of the installments of such assessments so corrected as are not paid in full in cash within thirty days from the date of the adoption of the amendatory ordinance, shall be the same as the due dates of the installments of the assessments levied in the original ordinance and not affected or corrected by any such amendatory ordinance or ordinances.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 192, §3; Acts 1950, No. 525, §1; Acts 1952, No. 144, §1; Acts 1954, No. 610, §1; Acts 1958, No. 238, §1; Acts 1960, No. 325, §1; Acts 1970, No. 552, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 405
Meetings of board of aldermen; notice; quorum; compensation; mayor pro tempore duties
Status: in_force

A.(1) The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the board of aldermen, and in case there is an equal division, he shall give the deciding vote.

(2) The mayor and board of aldermen shall hold not less than one regular meeting in each month on a date and at a place and hour to be fixed by ordinance. The board shall give public notice of the contents of this ordinance pursuant to R.S. 42:19.

(3)(a) The board of aldermen shall select one of its members to be mayor pro tempore. If the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of the board of aldermen, the mayor pro tempore shall preside at the meeting in the absence of the mayor. Any such person shall have all rights and powers granted to the mayor with regard to presiding at any such meeting.

(b) If both the mayor and mayor pro tempore are unable to attend a meeting of the board of aldermen, the board of aldermen may select another alderman to preside at the meeting in the absence of the mayor and mayor pro tempore. Any such person shall have all rights and powers granted to the mayor with regard to presiding at any such meeting.

(4) If the mayor is unable to carry out the duties of the office of the mayor by reason of physical or mental disability, as determined by a licensed physician, the mayor pro tempore shall perform all of the duties of the mayor for the duration of any such disability.

(5) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall perform all the duties of the mayor until such time as the vacancy is filled as otherwise provided by law.

(6) The mayor pro tempore shall have no additional authority to perform the duties of the mayor except as provided in this Subsection or upon the written consent of the mayor.

B. Newly incorporated municipalities may hold their first meeting at such time and place as may be most convenient, but thereafter shall meet regularly at a specified date, place, and hour formally designated by ordinance.

C. Special meetings of the mayor and board of aldermen may be called by the mayor or a majority of the members of the board. The board shall establish by ordinance how notice of special meetings shall be provided to members of the board and the mayor. The notice for a special meeting shall specify the business to be considered at the special meeting. Public notice shall be given as provided in R.S. 42:19. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and pursuant to Act No. 131 of the 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature, an item which is not on the meeting agenda may be considered by the mayor and the board of alderman only after a unanimous vote of consent by the board and only after announcing the purpose of the item and allowing anyone in the audience to speak on the item.

D.(1) In cases of extraordinary emergency, as defined in R.S. 42:17(A)(5), the mayor or any alderman may call an emergency meeting of the board of aldermen. The members of the board and the mayor shall be notified of the meeting in the most practical manner available, and the purpose of the meeting may be stated in general terms. Notice of the meeting shall be given as provided in R.S. 42:19.

(2) The board may adopt an ordinance at an emergency meeting that it has not previously considered. The ordinance shall specify the nature of the emergency, and a two-thirds vote of members of the board shall be required for its adoption. No emergency ordinance can continue in force for more than sixty days and any emergency ordinance that specifies a longer duration or no duration shall become void sixty days after it becomes effective.

E. A majority of the members of the board of aldermen shall constitute a quorum of the board at any meeting, whether regular, special, or emergency.

F. A meeting, whether regular, special, or emergency, may be continued to another date announced at the meeting with the consent of a majority of the members of the board. A regular, special, or emergency meeting that fails for want of a quorum may be continued to a date announced at the meeting with the consent of the majority of aldermen present or, if only one alderman is present, to the date he announces, but a meeting that fails for want of a quorum shall not be continued but once.

G. All meetings of the board of aldermen shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

H. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 309, §2.

Acts 1983, No. 132, §1; Acts 1985, No. 890, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 1076, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, No. 309, §§1, 2; Acts 2010, No. 250, §1; Acts 2012, No. 274, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 38, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.

NOTE: See Acts 1985, No. 890, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7
Applicability of Subpart
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to every municipality incorporated on or after September 1, 1984.

B. The provisions of this Subpart shall not be applicable in testing the validity of the corporate existence of a municipality incorporated prior to September 1, 1984. All municipalities incorporated prior to September 1, 1984, shall have such validity tested according to the law in effect at the time of their incorporation.

Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9022
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 otherwise clearly indicated in the context:

(1) "Cooperative development" means any method of cooperative development or redevelopment between and among the state, its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation or individual. Said methods shall include any number of joint development agreements such as condominiums and cooperative ownership limited partnerships and investment syndicates.

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

(3) "Cooperative financing" means any method of financing an economic development project between and among the state, its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. Said methods shall include loans, loan guarantees, land write-downs, grants, lease guarantees or any form of financial subsidy or incentive.

(4) "Local clearinghouse" means the state's regional planning districts.

(5) "Local governmental subdivision" means any parish, municipality, port commission, port harbor and terminal district, or any economic development district or authority created as a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

(6) "State clearinghouse" means Louisiana Economic Development.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1. Acts 1990, No. 1082, §1; Acts 1992, No. 211, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 2002, No. 78, §2, eff. June 25, 2002; Acts 2014, No. 267, §1; Acts 2020, No. 240, §1, see Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 240, §2, regarding effectiveness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2480 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2480
Appropriations; facilities for board
Status: in_force

The legislature shall make adequate annual appropriations to enable the state examiner to carry out effectively the duties imposed upon him by this Part. The governing body of the municipality shall make adequate annual appropriations to enable the board of the municipality to carry out effectively the duties imposed upon the board and shall furnish the board with office space, furnishings, equipment, and supplies and materials necessary for its operation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.29
Assessments
Status: in_force

A. Benefit special assessments. The board shall annually determine, order, and levy the annual installment of the total benefit special assessments for bonds issued and related expenses to finance district facilities and projects which are levied under this Chapter. These assessments may be due and collected during each year that parish taxes are due and collected, in which case such annual installment and levy shall be evidenced to and certified to the assessor by the board not later than August thirty-first of each year, and such assessment shall be entered by the assessor on the parish tax rolls, and shall be collected and enforced by the tax collector in the same manner and at the same time as parish taxes, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the district. These benefit special assessments shall be a lien on the property against which assessed until paid and shall be enforceable in like manner as parish taxes. The amount of the assessment for the exercise of the district's powers under R.S. 33:9039.19 and 9039.20 shall be determined by the board based upon a report of the district's engineer and assessed by the board upon such lands, which may be part or all of the lands within the district benefited by the improvement, apportioned between benefited lands in proportion to the benefits received by each tract of land. The district, in its discretion, may use the method prescribed in R.S. 33:3689.7 for collecting and enforcing benefit special assessments.

B. Maintenance special assessments. To maintain and preserve the facilities and projects of the district, the board shall levy a maintenance special assessment. This assessment may be evidenced to and certified to the assessor by the board of supervisors not later than August thirty-first of each year and shall be entered by the assessor on the parish tax rolls and shall be collected and enforced by the tax collector in the same manner and at the same time as parish taxes, and the proceeds therefrom shall be paid to the district. These maintenance special assessments shall be a lien on the property against which assessed until paid and shall be enforceable in like manner as parish taxes. The amount of the maintenance special assessment for the exercise of the district's powers under R.S. 33:9039.19 and 9039.20 shall be determined by the board based upon a report of the district's engineer and assessed by the board upon such lands, which may be all of the lands within the district benefited by the maintenance thereof, apportioned between the benefited lands in proportion to the benefits received by each tract of land. The district, in its discretion, may use the method prescribed in R.S. 33:3689.7 for collecting and enforcing maintenance assessments.

C. Assessments constitute liens; collection. Benefit special assessments and maintenance special assessments authorized by this Section shall be levied and payable in annual installments for each year for which bonds secured by the assessment are outstanding. The tax collector shall collect and enforce assessments in the same manner and at the same time as ad valorem taxes. Benefit special assessments and maintenance special assessments shall constitute a lien on the property against which assessed until paid and shall be on a parity with the lien of state, parish, municipal, and school board taxes.

D. Compensation for tax assessor and tax collector. The tax assessor and tax collector are entitled to reasonable compensation for preparing the rolls and collecting the assessments.

E. District assessments. District assessments may be made payable in no more than thirty yearly installments.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.73
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart, the term:

(1) "Assessable improvements" means any and all public improvements that the district is empowered to provide in accordance with this Subpart.

(2) "Assessment bonds" means special obligations of the district which are payable solely from proceeds of the special assessments levied for an assessable project.

(3) "Board" or "board of commissioners" means the governing board of the district or, if such board has been abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given to the board by this Subpart have been given by law.

(4) "Bond" includes "certificate", and the provisions which are applicable to bonds are equally applicable to certificates. The term "bond" includes any assessment bond, refunding bond, revenue bond, and other such obligation in the nature of a bond as is provided for in this Subpart.

(5) "Business improvement district" or "district" means a special district as provided in Article VI, Section 19 of the Constitution of Louisiana, which is created pursuant to this Subpart and limited to the performance of those specialized functions authorized by this Subpart; the boundaries of which are contained wholly within a single municipality or parish; the governing head of which is a body created, organized, and constituted and authorized to function specifically as prescribed in this Subpart for the delivery of business development and improvement services; and the formation, powers, governing body, operation, duration, accountability, requirements for disclosure, and termination of which are as required by general law.

(6) "Cost", when used with reference to any project, includes but is not limited to:

(a) The expenses of determining the feasibility or practicability of acquisition, construction, or reconstruction.

(b) The cost of surveys, estimates, plans, and specifications.

(c) The cost of improvements.

(d) Engineering, fiscal, and legal expenses and charges.

(e) The cost of all labor, materials, machinery, and equipment.

(f) The cost of all lands, rights, servitudes, and franchises acquired.

(g) Financing charges.

(h) The creation of initial reserve and debt service funds.

(i) Working capital.

(j) Interest charges incurred or estimated to be incurred on money borrowed prior to and during construction and acquisition and for such reasonable period of time after completion of construction or acquisition as the board may determine.

(k) The cost of issuance of bonds pursuant to this Subpart, including advertisements and printing.

(l) The cost of any election held pursuant to this Subpart and all other expenses of issuance of bonds.

(m) The discount, if any, on the sale or exchange of bonds.

(n) Administrative expenses.

(o) Such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of any project or to the financing thereof, or to the development of any lands within the district.

(7) "District manager" means the manager of the district.

(8) "District roads" means highways, streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, landscaping, storm drains, bridges, and thoroughfares of all kinds and descriptions.

(9) "Landowner" means the owner of immovable property as it appears in the official records of the parish, including a trustee, a private corporation, and an owner of a condominium unit.

(10) "Project" or "plan" means any development, improvement, property, utility, facility, works, enterprise, or service hereafter undertaken or established under the provisions of this Subpart.

(11) "Revenue bonds" means obligations of the district which are payable from revenues derived from sources other than ad valorem taxes on immovable or movable property and which do not pledge the property, credit, or general tax revenue of the district.

Acts 2003, No. 904, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2026 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2026
Administration of fund
Status: in_force

The fund shall be controlled, managed, and administered exclusively by The Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Disability and Relief Fund, hereinafter referred to as "the board".

A board created under Act 303 of 1940 1 and existing on the effective date of these Revised Statutes is continued in effect, subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:2021 through 33:2042.

1 R.S. 33:2021 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.85 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.85
Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
Status: in_force

A. The parish governing authority shall not institute a community improvement plan for any area unless it has, after advice thereon by the St. Charles Parish Department of Planning and Zoning, hereafter referred to in this Chapter as "Planning and Zoning", by resolution, determined such area to be a slum or a blighted area or a combination thereof and designated such area as appropriate for a community improvement project.

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

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

(2) At the hearing, the parish governing authority shall afford all interested persons and agencies an opportunity to be heard and shall receive, make known, and consider written recommendations regarding the community improvement plan.

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

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

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

Acts 2004, No. 583, §1, eff. June 25, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 172
Petition to annex territory; valuation of property; notice of filing petition; hearing concerning proposed ordinance; alternative methods
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a)(i) No ordinance enlarging the boundaries of a municipality shall be valid unless, prior to the adoption thereof, a petition has been presented to the governing body of a municipality containing the written assent of a majority of the registered voters and a majority in number of the resident property owners as well as twenty-five percent in value of the property of the resident property owners within the area proposed to be included in the corporate limits, all according to the certificates of the parish assessor and parish registrar of voters.

(ii) In addition to the requirements of Item (i) of this Subparagraph, in the parish of Ascension, at least thirty days prior to the adoption of an ordinance to enlarge the boundaries, the municipal governing authority shall provide written notification of the proposed annexation to the governing authority of the parish.

(b) If there are no registered voters residing in the area proposed for annexation, then the requirement for a majority of the registered voters on the petition shall not apply.

(c) If there are no resident property owners, nor registered voters residing, in the area proposed for annexation and the area is vacant land, then the requirement for a majority of the resident property owners and a majority of the registered voters on the petition shall not apply, so long as the petition contains the written assent of each nonresident property owner of each tract, lot, or parcel in the area proposed for annexation. No ordinance annexing vacant property across parish boundaries shall be valid unless it has first been approved by the parish governing authority of the area to be annexed.

(d)(i) With regard to any proposed annexation pursuant to Subparagraph (c), the parish in which the land proposed to be annexed is located shall have standing to contest whether the proposed annexation is reasonable. Such suit shall be filed within the thirty-day period before the ordinance becomes effective.

(ii) Any suit filed pursuant to Item (i) shall be given preferential treatment on the docket and shall be tried summarily, without a jury, and in open court, within thirty days after the filing of the suit.

(iii) The court shall consider the reasonableness of the proposed extension of the corporate limits, which consideration shall include but not be limited to an evaluation of the desires of the owners of the property proposed to be annexed, the anticipated public benefit of the proposed annexation, and the fiscal and financial impact that the extension of the corporate limits of the municipality will have on the municipality, the parish, and the neighboring property owners.

(iv) If the property proposed to be annexed is contiguous to the existing corporate limits, then the parish shall bear the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed extension is not reasonable. If the property is not contiguous to the existing corporate limits, then the municipality shall bear the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed extension is reasonable. "Contiguous", as used in this provision, means that at least thirty-two feet of the vacant land proposed to be annexed is adjacent to the corporate limits and expands to a width greater than thirty-two feet within three hundred feet from the corporate limits.

(v) Any interested citizen of the municipality may intervene in any suit filed pursuant to this Subparagraph to contest the proposed extension of the corporate limits pursuant to R.S. 33:174.

(vi) The trial judge shall render judgment within five days after the matter is submitted to him. The clerk of the trial court shall immediately notify all parties or their counsel of record by telephone and/or facsimile transmission of the judgment and as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 1913.

(vii) Within five days after the rendition of the judgment, an aggrieved party may appeal the judgment by obtaining an order of appeal. The clerk of the trial court shall give notice of the order of appeal to the clerk of the court of appeal and to all the parties or their counsel of record. The trial judge shall fix the return date at a date not later than ten days after rendition of the judgment. The clerk of the trial court shall prepare the record on appeal and transmit it to the clerk of the court of appeal on the return day.

(viii) Immediately upon receipt of the record the clerk of the court of appeal shall notify all parties and the case shall be heard no later than ten days after the record is lodged. The court of appeal shall render judgment not later than five days after the case is argued. The clerk of the court of appeal shall immediately notify all parties or their counsel of record of the judgment by telephone or facsimile transmission and as provided in the Uniform Rules of Louisiana Courts of Appeal.

(ix) An application to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari shall be made within ten days after the court of appeal renders judgment.

(x) No application for a new trial or for a rehearing shall be entertained by any court, but a court may, upon its own motion correct manifest error to which its attention is called.

(xi) A final judgment holding that the extension is reasonable in a suit under this Subparagraph shall be binding in any suit brought under R.S. 33:174.

(xii) If the proposed extension of boundaries is adjudged reasonable, the ordinance shall go into effect ten days after a final judgment is rendered and signed, subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:174. If the proposed extension is adjudged invalid, the ordinance shall be vacated and the proposed extension shall be denied, and no ordinances proposing practically the same extension shall be introduced for one year thereafter.

(e) If property annexed pursuant to Subparagraph (c) is subject to parish zoning regulations applicable to the property and in force at the time of annexation, then for a period of two years subsequent to annexation, the municipal zoning regulations applicable to the property shall not be less restrictive in uses permitted than the applicable parish zoning regulations at the time the area is annexed, unless the parish governing authority consents, by resolution, to such zoning.

(2) At the request of any municipality contemplating the annexation of a tract of land, the parish assessor shall provide a certified list of the property within the area proposed to be annexed, and the registrar of voters shall provide a certified list of the registered voters residing in the area proposed to be annexed. At the request of any municipality contemplating the annexation of a tract of land, the parish assessor shall provide a certification as to whether a petition for annexation contains the written assent of twenty-five percent in value of the property of the resident property owners, and the registrar of voters shall provide a certification as to whether a petition for annexation contains a written assent of a majority of the registered voters within the area proposed to be annexed.

(3) The valuation of the property within the area proposed to be annexed shall be certified to by the assessor according to the assessment of each owner signing the petition. When there has been a change of ownership since the last assessment of the property, the assessor shall certify the valuation of the present owner in accordance with the last assessment appearing on the rolls against any previous owner. In any case when the property of the present owner has not specifically been assessed, the assessor shall estimate the assessed value of the property for the current year and certify the same as the value of the property. In any case in which multiple property owners are assessed under a single assessment, neither the assessor nor the annexing municipality shall be required to make further inquiry beyond the face of the assessor's records as to the identity of unnamed property owners. Neither the assessor nor the annexing municipality shall be required to count or consider the existence of multiple fractional property interests in determining whether the percentages required in this Subsection have been met.

(4) For all purposes pertaining to municipal annexations, including but not limited to the filing of a suit contesting an annexation pursuant to the procedures established in this Chapter, the certificates of the parish assessor and parish registrar of voters shall be the sole evidence of the written assent of the number of registered voters, number of resident property owners, and value of resident property owners required by this Subsection. The parish assessor, the parish registrar of voters, and the annexing municipality may rely upon the certificates of the parish assessor and the parish registrar of voters, said reliance establishing a rebuttable presumption.

(5) The petition required by this Subsection shall be in writing, but no special form shall be necessary. However, the petition shall provide a description of the general area to be annexed which shall be attached thereto. Multiple petitions may be used to annex different properties so long as the petitions, when considered together, are capable of covering an area which has a contiguous outer boundary in which the above majority and percentage requirements for annexation are met.

(6) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the city of New Orleans cannot incorporate any area of Jefferson, Plaquemines, or St. Bernard parishes. In addition, except as provided in this Paragraph, the provisions of this Section shall not otherwise apply to the parish of Jefferson.

B. Notice by publication shall be given once of the filing of the petition in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the municipality. No ordinance enlarging the boundaries of the municipality shall be adopted until ten days after the publication of the notice. Anyone desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed ordinance shall notify the clerk or secretary of the municipality in writing and the governing authorities, before adopting any ordinance, shall grant such hearing.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraphs (1) through (5) of Subsection A of this Section, any municipality may annex contiguous areas by election provided at least ninety percent of the boundary of the area to be annexed is common to the boundary of the municipality, and provided further that a majority of the registered voters residing in the area proposed for annexation, and voting in an election held according to the provisions of R.S. 33:154 through 161 vote in favor of such annexation. No election as provided herein shall be necessary if there are no registered voters residing in the area to be annexed.

D.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraphs (A)(1) through (5) of this Section, any municipality may annex contiguous areas without the petitions required by Subsection A of this Section, by ordinance, provided prior to the adoption of any such ordinance, the question of the annexation shall be submitted to the qualified voters residing within the area proposed to be annexed in a special election called for that purpose by the municipality, and a majority of those voting at such election shall have voted in favor of the annexation.

(2) Any municipality may also call such an election after being requested to do so through a petition signed by at least twenty-five percent of the resident property owners residing in the area requesting annexation and by the owners of at least twenty-five percent in value of the resident property within such area. The valuation of the property shall be determined as set forth in Subsection A of this Section. The petition presented to the municipality shall contain an accurate description of the area proposed to be annexed. All elections called under the provisions of this Subsection shall be conducted in the same manner as are other special elections called for bond and tax purposes by municipalities.

(3) In addition to the requirements of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, in the parish of Ascension, at least thirty days prior to an election held pursuant to this Subsection, the municipal governing authority shall provide written notification of the upcoming election to the governing authority of the parish.

E.(1) In addition to all other requirements and restrictions established by law, no municipality which is not wholly within the boundaries of St. Martin Parish shall annex territory in St. Martin Parish without the approval of the governing authority of St. Martin Parish. This Subsection shall apply to any annexation by ordinance adopted by a municipality but which has not taken effect on August 15, 2001.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply only to the town of Broussard.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, if as a result of an annexation into a municipality, the sales tax rate on transactions within the annexed area exceeds nine and one-half percent, then the revenue produced by the rate in excess of nine and one-half percent shall be shared equally between the parish, municipalities, and other sales tax districts.

F.(1) Except as provided in Subsections C and D of this Section and in R.S. 33:172.1 and 172.2, the governing authority of a municipality within the parish of St. Tammany, other than a municipality with a population of more than twenty-five thousand persons, may annex vacant land contiguous to its borders only in accordance with the procedure provided in this Subsection.

(2)(a) The governing authority of a municipality that proposes to annex property pursuant to this Subsection shall adopt a written resolution expressing its intent to annex, which resolution shall include a description of the property to be annexed. A certified copy of the resolution shall be submitted to the parish council within ten days after its adoption.

(b) The parish council shall have forty-five days after the receipt of the resolution to concur with, reject, or take no action regarding the proposed annexation.

(c) The parish council shall notify the municipal governing authority within ten days after the council votes on the proposed annexation.

(d) If within forty-five days after the resolution is submitted to it, the parish council concurs with or takes no action with respect to the proposed annexation, the municipality may proceed with the annexation.

(e)(i) If within forty-five days after the resolution is submitted to it, the parish council rejects the proposed annexation, the rejection shall be submitted to the municipality. In the event the council rejects a proposed annexation pursuant to this Paragraph, an annexation panel shall be formed consisting of the following members:

(aa) The chairman of the parish council or his designee.

(bb) The chairman of the governing authority of the affected municipality or his designee.

(cc) An arbitrator who is selected by and is a member of the American Arbitration Association.

(ii) At the call of the arbitrator and within sixty days after the parish council rejects the proposed annexation, the panel shall hold a public hearing to consider and render a decision on whether to recommend the proposed annexation. The decision of the panel shall be binding on the parties.

(iii) The cost of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parish and the municipality.

(3)(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a parish council and the governing authority of each municipality within the parish may establish operating agreements to govern annexation procedures and/or other matters related to growth management issues between and among themselves. Each agreement shall be filed in the conveyance records of the clerk of court in and for the parish.

(b) In the event the parish and an individual municipality fail to enter into any agreement authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph by April 1, 2003, the provisions of this Subsection shall thereafter be null and inapplicable to that particular municipality.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 338, §1; Acts 1981, No. 182, §1, eff. July 10, 1981; Acts 1993, No. 995, §1, eff. June 25, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1126, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 1043, §1, eff. June 28, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 31, §1, eff. May 1, 2002; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 159, §1, eff. April 25, 2002; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2022, No. 223, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 159, §2, relative to R.S. 33:172(A)(1) and (D) in Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 31, superseding Act No. 159 and other Acts of session.

NOTE: See Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 159, §3, concerning amendment of Subsection C superseding other Acts of session.

NOTE: See Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 31, §2, relative to contesting certain annexations which occurred prior to 6/27/01.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4570.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4570.14
Grant Parish Recreation Authority
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Grant Parish Recreation Authority as a special district and political subdivision of the state. The boundaries of the authority shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Grant Parish. The authority shall be responsible for the acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, and operation of parks and recreational facilities and programs in Grant Parish.

B.(1) The control and management of the affairs of the authority shall be vested in a commission that is hereby created. The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the parish governing authority. No member shall be an elected official. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(2) The terms of commission members shall be three years, except for initial terms which shall be as follows:

(a)(i) Four members shall serve initial terms of three years.

(ii) Three members shall serve initial terms of two years.

(b) Initial terms shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the commission.

(3) All vacancies occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. If any member is elected to any public office or removes his residence from Grant Parish, his membership shall be immediately vacated and his successor shall be immediately appointed.

C.(1) The commission shall prescribe rules fixing its meetings and procedure and may elect such officers as may be needed, including a chairman, from among its membership. A majority of members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation and reimbursement of expenses incurred.

(2) The commission may appoint, employ, and fix the salary of a full-time director of parks and recreation who shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the commission. The commission may also employ and fix the salaries, duties, and responsibilities of an assistant director and such additional staff as necessary to operate park and recreational facilities and programs.

D. The authority shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation, and with all the powers and rights of a political subdivision of the state relative to incurring debt and issuing bonds. The commission shall designate its domicile at its first meeting. The authority may buy and sell property, incur debt, and contract obligations in accordance with law, sue and be sued, and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for effectuating the purposes and objects for which it is created.

E.(1) The authority shall have all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the district, including but not limited to the following rights and powers:

(a) To acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein and to sell, transfer, lease as lessor, and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by the commission. Title to all such property shall be acquired in the name of the Grant Parish Recreation Authority.

(b) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to construct, improve, maintain, and operate park and recreational facilities and to administer programs.

(c) To enter into agreements with any person or persons, corporation, association, or other entity, including public corporations, political subdivisions, municipalities, the United States government and agencies thereof, the state of Louisiana or any of its agencies, or any combination thereof for the operation of any park and recreation property or facility.

(d) To enter into contracts with any public or private entity, including but not limited to contracts for construction or acquisition of property and facilities.

(e) To adopt and implement a parishwide recreation and parks program in accordance with priorities developed in conjunction with local elected officials, other community leaders, and citizens of Grant Parish.

(f) To fix, collect, and revise rates, charges, and rentals for parks facilities and services.

(g) To adopt bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs and for the regulation and control of recreational and park facilities within its jurisdiction.

(h) To cooperate and contract with the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof and with the state of Louisiana or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof and to accept gifts, grants, and donations of property and money therefrom.

(i) To cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the construction, operation, and maintenance of its facilities on any basis, including the matching of funds and by participating in projects authorized by federal or state law.

(j) To levy and collect annually an ad valorem tax, not to exceed six mills, on all property in the parish subject to such tax in accordance with Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana, subject to the approval of the parish governing authority and approval by a majority of the electors of the district voting on the proposition at an election called by the parish governing authority and held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The tax shall be collected in the same manner as other ad valorem taxes. The avails of any such tax shall be used solely for acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of park and recreational facilities or improvements.

(k)(i) To levy and collect a sales and use tax, not to exceed one-half of one percent, within the geographic boundaries of the district as provided in this Section. Pursuant to Section 29(B) of Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana, the authority granted in this Subparagraph shall not limit any prior taxing authority granted to any other political subdivision by any other provision of law, including any authority granted to any other political subdivision to exceed the rate limitation established by Section 29(A) of Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana or R.S. 47:338.54.

(ii) The tax authorized by this Subparagraph shall be imposed by resolution of the commission and 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 the sale of services, all as defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, within the geographic boundaries of the district; however, the resolution imposing the tax shall be adopted only after the proposed tax is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the proposition at an election called by the parish governing authority and held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The tax authorized by this Section shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(l) To issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, maintaining, or extending park and recreational facilities pursuant to Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto. Such bonds may be issued only after authorization by a majority of voters in the district voting at an election called by the parish governing authority and held for that purpose.

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

(3) The authority shall have no authority over any recreational facilities or programs in existence within the parish on January 1, 2009.

Acts 2009, No. 67, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2932 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2932
"Depositing authority" and "fiscal agent bank" defined
Status: in_force

"Depositing authority" as used in R.S. 33:2928 through R.S. 33:2931 means the commissioner of public finance or the finance officer, or any department, board, commission, or institution, of cities having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand. "Fiscal agent bank" or "depository" means any bank selected and designated by the governing body of cities having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand, for deposit of funds belonging to or held in custody for such cities or any department, board, commission, or institution thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:180 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 180
Ordinance to annex territory owned by a public body
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of any municipality other than the city of New Orleans may, by ordinance, enlarge the boundaries of the municipality to include territory within which all of the land is owned by a state agency, political subdivision, or public body, but only upon petition of the governing body of the agency, political subdivision, or public body owning the land which is to be so included. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the governing body of the municipality may, in its discretion, upon majority vote thereof, adopt such an ordinance without the necessity of compliance with any of the procedures of advertisement, petition by residents, public hearing, or other procedures set forth in this Subpart.

B. No municipality may annex the paved portion of a public road without including in such annexation all property adjacent to at least one side of the road, the paved portion of which is included in the annexation. At the discretion of the Department of Transportation and Development, the paved portion of an interstate highway right-of-way may be excluded from the annexation without the annexation being considered non-contiguous.

C. A municipality may annex a portion of the right-of-way of a public road as a corridor connecting other property which is not contiguous to the municipality but which is to be annexed without including the property adjacent to the corridor. Any annexation pursuant to this Subsection shall be in accordance with the following:

(1) The municipality shall, by certified mail, notify the state agency or political subdivision which owns the road proposed to be annexed at least thirty days prior to the introduction of the ordinance proposing such annexation.

(2) The petition or written consent of the state agency or political subdivision must be received by the municipality prior to the adoption of the ordinance.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 289, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1304, §1; Acts 2012, No. 594, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 794, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.5
Lease of or grant of concessions or rights of use for property by the city of Westwego for purposes which benefit the public
Status: in_force

A. The city of Westwego may lease or grant concessions or rights of use for any property or portions thereof, including real property, owned by the city, which in the opinion of its governing authority is to be used for purposes which benefit the public, in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S. 33:4712, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section. Any lease, concession, or right of use granted pursuant to this Section shall not exceed a term of twenty-five years.

B. For the purposes of this Section, the term "purposes which benefit the public" shall mean operations of public or private enterprise which provide civic, recreational, educational, cultural, or social activities or opportunities to the public, which the city of Westwego is otherwise authorized and empowered to provide through its own forces, but which in the opinion of its governing authority the city does not currently have the funds, expertise, or facilities to provide to the public directly.

C. Any lease, concession, or right of use granted pursuant to this Section shall be granted pursuant to a written agreement including all terms, conditions, and regulations of said activity deemed proper by the city of Westwego. Said terms and conditions shall include a provision that the general activities shall be carried on subject to such admission or activity fees as may be approved by the city in said agreement.

Acts 1991, No. 721, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.121
Abbeville Film and Visitors Commission District; creation; boundaries; purpose
Status: in_force

The Abbeville Film and Visitors Commission District, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state. The boundaries of the district shall include all of the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Abbeville. It shall have as its primary purpose the development of the district as a film, video, and television venue for the purpose of marketing its locations, resources, and personnel to motion picture and television production companies, in order to increase the number of filmed entertainment projects produced in the district, to generate jobs, to increase visitor interest within the district, and to provide additional revenue for the economy of the district.

Acts 2007, No. 46, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4136
New Orleans; validity of bonds; repealer; severability
Status: in_force

No proceedings or approvals, not required by the provisions of said Sections, shall be necessary to the validity of any bonds issued thereunder. Any provision of the constitution or any law in conflict with the provisions of said Sections is hereby repealed.

Should any provision be declared null and void, such declaration shall not affect the balance of this amendment.

The city of New Orleans is further relieved of its obligation to make annual appropriations for the purpose of maintaining and operating its drainage system of the city of New Orleans and shall not be required to provide funds for maintaining and operating said drainage system.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2473 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2473
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this Part shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

1. "Allocation" means the official determination of the class to which a position in the classified service belongs.

2. "Appointing authority" means any official, officer, board, commission, council, or person having the power to make appointments to positions in the municipal fire and police services.

3. "Appointment" means the designation of a person, by due authority, to become an employee in a position, and his induction into employment in the position.

4. "Board" means the municipal fire and police civil service board.

5. "Class" or "class of position" means a definitely recognized kind of employment in the classified service, designated to embrace positions that are so nearly alike in the essential character of their duties, responsibilities, and consequent qualification requirements, that they can fairly and equitably be treated alike under like conditions for all personnel purposes.

6. "Classification plan" means all the classes of positions established for the classified service.

7. "Classified service" means every appointive office and position of trust or employment in the municipal government which has as its primary duty one of the functions specifically set forth to be included in the classified service by the provisions of this Part; and excludes all elective and appointive offices and positions of trust or employment which have a primary duty specifically set forth to be included in the unclassified service by the provisions of this Part.

8. "Demotion" means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a lower class which generally affords less responsibility and pay.

9. "Departmental service" means employment in the public services offered and performed separately by the fire and by the police departments of the municipality.

10. "Eligible" means a person whose name is on a list.

11. "Employee" means a person legally occupying a position.

12. "Employment list" or "list" means a reinstatement employment list, a promotional employment list, a competitive employment list, and a reemployment list.

13. "Position" means any office and employment in the municipal fire and police services, the duties of which call for services to be rendered by one person.

14. "Promotion" means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a higher class which generally affords increased responsibilities and pay.

15. "Promotion employment list" or "promotion list" means an employment list containing the names of eligible persons established from the results of promotion tests given for a particular class of positions which is not specifically required by this Part to be established from the results of a competitive test.

16. "Promotion test" means a test for positions in a particular class which is not specifically required by this Part to be filled by competitive tests, admission to which is limited to regular employees of the next lower class, or the next lower classes when authorized by the rules, in the classified service.

17. "Reemployment list" means an employment list for the entrance or lowest ranking class in the classified service, or in any group of classes as may have been grouped in the classification plan, containing names of regular employees who have been laid off under the "lay off" provisions of this Part. This list shall not be applicable to persons who have resigned or have been discharged.

18. "Regular employee" or "permanent employee" means an employee who has been appointed to a position in the classified service in accordance with this Part after completing his working test period.

19. "Regular paid and regularly paid department" means any fire or police department in any municipality that employs personnel in positions of the classified service as defined in this Section and compensates such personnel at regular intervals.

20. "Reinstatement employment list" or "reinstatement list" means an employment list containing names of persons eligible for reinstatement in positions of a class from which they have been demoted for reasons other than disciplinary action.

21. "Seniority" means the following:

(a) "Departmental seniority" means the total employment computed for an employee beginning with the last date on which he was regularly and permanently appointed and has worked continuously to and including the date of computation. Time during which an employee has served in the armed forces of the United States subsequent to May 1, 1940, not to exceed four years, shall be construed to mean continuous service and shall be included in the computation of his departmental seniority. Total departmental seniority, including positions of any and all classes, or seniority in any one or more given classes, may be computed for an employee, but in either case employment shall be continuous and unbroken by a resignation or discharge of the respective employee. An employee who is finally discharged or resigns from his position shall forfeit all accumulated departmental seniority. An employee who is suspended and returns to his position immediately following the expiration of his suspension shall not forfeit his departmental seniority accumulated to the date of his suspension, but he shall not be given credit for the lost time at any future computation.

(b)(i) "Promotional seniority" means the total cumulative employment in a class of positions of the next lower class from which a promotion is to be made. Employment counted toward seniority in the next lower class shall include the aggregate of all temporary appointments, the working test period, and employment as a regular and permanent employee in the class, less the aggregate of suspensions without pay while serving in a position of the class. The appointing authority shall maintain accurate records of appointments and suspensions, and shall report such appointments and suspensions to the board in strict compliance with R.S. 33:2503. An employee who is finally discharged or resigns from his position shall forfeit all accumulated seniority. An employee who is suspended and returns to his position immediately following the expiration of his suspension shall not forfeit seniority accumulated to the date of his suspension, but he shall not be given credit for the lost time in any future computation.

(ii) For employees of the Lake Charles Police Department, "promotional seniority" shall also include time an employee spends serving in the armed forces of the United States on official training, active training exercises, or active duty deployment. In addition, in these instances, the employee's seniority shall be construed to be continuous employment and unbroken by a resignation or discharge of the employee.

22. "Temporary appointment" means the appointment of an employee for a limited period of service without acquisition by the appointee of any continuing right to be retained beyond the period.

Amended by Acts 1982, No. 112, §1; Acts 1982, No. 651, §1; Acts 2015, No. 240, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2016; Acts 2015, No. 243, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 178, §1; Acts 2016, No. 668, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9662 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9662
Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this Chapter:

(1) "Ethics board" means the ethics body which has jurisdiction over elected officials under Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) "Local government action" means any act by a local government agency or official to effectuate the public powers, functions, and duties of a local government official or a local government agency, including but not limited to any act in the nature of policymaking, rulemaking, adjudication, licensing, regulation, or enforcement; relative to contracts, requests for proposals, development of specifications, or engaging another person to perform a governmental function; to adopt, repeal, increase, or decrease any fee imposed on the affairs, actions, or persons regulated by a local government agency; or to affect the passage, defeat, or implementation of any legislation.

(3) "Local government agency" or "agency" means any political subdivision, including any parish, municipality, school board, or special district, and any other unit of local government and any department, office, agency, board, commission, district, governing authority, committee, subcommittee, advisory board, task force, or other instrumentality of a political subdivision or other unit of local government. The terms "local government agency" or "agency" shall not include any entity which is an executive branch agency as defined in R.S. 49:72 or any unit of the legislative or judicial branch of state government.

(4) "Local government official" or "official" means an elected official, an appointed official, or an employee in a local government agency.

(5) "Expenditure" means the gift or payment of money or any thing of value for the purchase of food, drink, or refreshment for a local government official or for the spouse or minor child of a local government official for the purpose of lobbying or any gift or payment permitted by R.S. 42:1123(13) when the lobbyist or principal accounts, or would be expected to account, for the expenditure as an ordinary and necessary expense directly related to the active conduct of the lobbyist's, his employer's, or the principal's trade or business.

(6) "Lobbying" or "to lobby" means any direct act or communication with a local government official, the purpose of which is to aid in influencing a local government action.

(7) "Lobbyist" means any person who acts in a representative capacity and makes an expenditure in excess of five hundred dollars in the aggregate within the calendar year. However, "lobbyist" shall not mean any person who does not make any direct act or have any direct communication with a local governmental official for the purpose of influencing a local governmental action.

(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, and any other organization or group of persons.

Acts 2010, No. 788, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.20
State funds
Status: in_force

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the state shall not, without prior express and specific authorization by law, advance or expend any funds for payment of the debt service or retirement of revenue bonds issued by the Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, or its predecessor, the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority.

Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.826 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.826
Sales and use tax authorization
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district may levy and cause to be collected a sales and use tax within the boundaries of the district for such purposes and at such rate as may be provided by the proposition authorizing its levy, not exceeding one-half of one percent, which tax may exceed the limitation set forth in Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, provided that the proposition is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting in the election held for such purpose.

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

(3) The duration of the tax set forth in the proposition shall not exceed five years; however, such tax may be renewed for an additional period not to exceed five years.

B.(1) The tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, consumption, distribution, and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and upon the sales of services within the district, all as presently defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq.

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

C. The sales and use tax authorized by this Section shall be in addition to all other taxes which an economic and industrial development district is now or hereafter authorized to levy and collect.

Acts 2009, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2495.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2495.1
Recruit and recruit period
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each person selected for appointment to an entry level position in the classified service from the competitive firefighter, firefighter/operator, or police officer employment list who has demonstrated successful completion of formal training as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection prior to such appointment shall immediately begin the working test.

(2)(a) Any person selected for appointment to an entry level position in the classified service from the competitive firefighter, firefighter/operator, or police officer employment list who has not demonstrated successful completion of formal training as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection prior to such appointment shall be employed by the appointing authority and reported to the board as a recruit and, whenever practical or possible, shall immediately begin such formal training.

(b) The formal training shall be provided for through the appointing authority, and the period for such formal training shall be for the duration of not more than six months from the date of appointment. The formal training period shall conclude six months from the date of original appointment or upon the successful completion of the formal training, whichever occurs first, at which time the working test shall commence.

(c) The appointing authority shall, within fifteen days, advise the board of the appointment of the recruit as a probational firefighter, probational firefighter/operator, or probational police officer as the case may be.

(3) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to require that a newly appointed firefighter, firefighter/operator, or police officer be terminated should he fail to enroll in or complete formal training within the six-month formal training period.

(4)(a) Successful completion of formal training as required by this Subsection for a position in the classification of firefighter or firefighter/operator shall be demonstrated by certification as Firefighter I in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 1001.

(b) Successful completion of formal training as required by this Subsection for a position in the classification of police officer shall be demonstrated by certification from a peace officer standards and training accredited training program as provided by R.S. 40:2405(A).

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section or any other provision of law to the contrary, each person selected for appointment to an entry level position in the classified service from the competitive Fire Communications Officer (I) employment list in the city of Shreveport who has demonstrated successful completion of formal training as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection prior to such appointment shall immediately begin the working test.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section or any other provision of law to the contrary, any person selected for appointment to an entry level position in the classified service from the competitive Fire Communications Officer (I) employment list in the city of Shreveport who has not demonstrated successful completion of formal training as provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection prior to such appointment shall be employed by the appointing authority and reported to the board as a recruit and, whenever practical or possible, shall immediately begin such formal training.

(b) The formal training shall be provided for through the appointing authority, and the period for such formal training shall be for the duration of not more than six months from the date of appointment. The formal training period shall conclude six months from the date of original appointment or upon the successful completion of the formal training, whichever occurs first, at which time the working test shall commence.

(c) The appointing authority shall, within fifteen days, advise the board of the appointment of the recruit as a probational Fire Communications Officer (I).

(3) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to require that a newly appointed Fire Communications Officer (I) be terminated should he fail to enroll in or complete formal training within the six-month formal training period.

(4) Successful completion of formal training as required by this Subsection for a position in the classification of Fire Communications Officer (I) shall be demonstrated by certification as Telecommunicator in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standards 1061 and 1221.

Acts 2013, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1811 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1811
Limitation on number of municipal attorneys
Status: in_force

Except where otherwise specially provided, a municipality shall have no more than one municipal attorney and no more than three assistant municipal attorneys.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9209
Issuance of certificates of indebtedness and bonds
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the approval of the governing authority of Lafayette Parish and the State Bond Commission, the district may issue certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing, acquiring and/or improving any public improvement included in the master plan. These certificates of indebtedness shall be payable from a pledge and dedication of the revenues of any special tax levied under the provisions of R.S. 33:9208. No such certificates of indebtedness shall be issued that require payments of principal and interest in excess of seventy-five percent of the revenues estimated to accrue to the district from such tax in the year in which such certificates of indebtedness are issued. Such certificates of indebtedness shall mature over a period not exceeding fifteen years, shall be in such form, and shall be callable under such terms at such premiums as may be set out in the ordinance providing for their issuance. These certificates of indebtedness shall bear interest at such rate or rates as may be determined by the district and approved by the State Bond Commission. Such certificates of indebtedness and the income therefrom shall further be exempt from all taxation in the state of Louisiana. These certificates of indebtedness when issued shall be negotiable paper under the law merchant, shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings providing for their issuance, and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers thereof for value. No court shall have authority or jurisdiction to inquire into the legality thereof if the validity of such certificates is not raised within thirty days from the date of publication of the ordinance providing for their issuance.

B. In addition to the authority set forth in Subsection A above, the district may issue certificates of indebtedness under the authority of R.S. 33:2921 to R.S. 33:2925 after satisfying the legal requirements set forth therein.

C.(1) Subject to the approval of the governing authority of Lafayette Parish and the electors of the district as herein provided, the district may issue its general obligation bonds in accordance with the provisions of Subpart A, Part III of Chapter 4, Chapter 13, and Chapter 13-A, all of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) Such bonds may be issued for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, and/or improving any work of public improvement included in the master plan.

(3) As provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Louisiana Constitution, the bonds shall have pledged thereto the full faith and credit of the district, and the district shall levy and collect taxes on all property subject to taxation in the district sufficient to pay the bonds in principal, interest, and premium, if any, as the same becomes due and payable.

D.(1) Subject to the approval of the governing authority of Lafayette Parish and the State Bond Commission, the district may issue its revenue bonds as provided for a municipal corporation or municipality under the terms and provisions of Part XII of Chapter 4, Chapter 13, and Chapter 13-A, all of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, but only for the purpose of financing all or any portion of the costs of public improvements or facilities included in the master plan.

(2) Such revenue bonds shall be issued in the name of the district and shall not be general obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the district, Lafayette Parish, or the state of Louisiana but shall be limited obligations of the district contemplated by Article VI, Section 37 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

(3) The principal, interest, and redemption premiums on the revenue bonds, if any, shall be payable solely from the income and revenue derived from the sale, lease, or other disposition of the project or facility so financed, all as more fully set forth in said Part XII.

(4) Also, in the discretion of the board the revenue bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project or facility as more fully set forth in said Part XII.

(5) The district may sell, lease, sublease, or otherwise dispose of by suitable and appropriate contract the sites, projects and/or facilities, and appurtenances thereto, all or severally, financed by said revenue bonds in the manner provided by said Part XII.

(6) In all other respects, the district is authorized and empowered to issue its revenue bonds to finance projects or facilities as described in this Subsection under the authority contained in said Part XII without the limitations of other laws.

(7) The district is further authorized to contract with respect to such projects or facilities as herein provided and more fully set forth in said Part XII.

Acts 1984, No. 161, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.18
Trust funds
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Chapter. The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide that any of such moneys may be temporarily invested and reinvested pending the disbursement thereof in such securities and other investments as shall be provided in such resolution or trust agreement, and shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulation as this Chapter and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.3
Powers of authority; division of surplus
Status: in_force

A. The parish, city, school board, and state board, in said contract, may authorize and empower the authority, acting by and through the commission, to have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to the following 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 expropriation or otherwise, all property, including rights-of-way; to hold and use any franchise, property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the authority, including, but not limited to, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a landing field and/or airport.

(4) To lease or sublease all or any portion of Chennault or any lands leased by it for a term not exceeding forty years at a fixed rental or a term of ninety-nine years, provided such leases contain a clause or clauses providing for readjustment of rentals after forty years, without advertisement for bids or public bids.

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

(6) The authority shall have the right to borrow, from time to time, in the form of certificates of indebtedness. The certificates of indebtedness shall be secured by dedication and pledge of revenues of the authority derived from fees, designated lease rentals, service charges, payments under local services agreements with one or more of the contracting parties, and the avails of any taxes of the authority, provided that the term of such certificates shall not exceed fifteen years, and the annual debt service on the amount borrowed shall not exceed the anticipated revenues authorized to be dedicated and pledged to the payment of the certificates.

(7) To regulate commerce and industry at Chennault to insure the development of Chennault as an industrial park.

(8) In its own name and behalf, to incur debt, levy and cause to be collected ad valorem taxes and issue general obligation bonds under the authority of and subject to the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and Subpart A of Part III of Chapter 4 Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as amended, for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of Chennault as an industrial park and to carry out the other public purposes of this Chapter upon approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote in an election called for either or both of those purposes under the Louisiana Election Code; to issue revenue bonds, borrow money, and issue certificates of indebtedness, notes, and other debt obligations as evidence thereof and provide for the manner and method of repayment; to require and issue license; to regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the authority for services rendered by it or fees or rentals charged for use of privately-owned facilities located at Chennault when such facilities are offered for use by the public or a private industrial, commercial, research, or other economic development entity or activity.

(9) To develop, activate, construct, exchange, acquire, expropriate, improve, repair, operate, maintain, lease, mortgage, sell, subject to the provisions of Paragraph (13) of this Subsection, and pledge movable and immovable property, servitudes, facilities and works under such terms and conditions as the commission may deem necessary or appropriate for any public purpose, including industrial and commercial development, notwithstanding the limitations of R.S. 2:131.1, R.S. 2:135, R.S. 2:135.1 and Chapter 4 of Title 2, Chapter 13 of Title 33, and Chapter 10 of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

(10) After notice and public hearing to designate one or more project areas within the boundaries of the authority, each of which designated project areas shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, governed by the commission with the power to incur debt, issue certificates, revenue and general obligation bonds, as well as refunding bonds, and levy taxes within their boundaries, in the same manner and on the same conditions as the authority is authorized to do within the boundaries of the authority. Each designated area shall be given a name and designated as "Chennault International Airport Authority Subdistrict No.______".

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

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

(13) To sell by written public bid, after due advertisement, to the highest bidder any property, movable or immovable, or portions thereof, acquired by the authority subsequent to the effective date of this Chapter, provided it is first determined that such property is not needed for industrial or commercial development or for other public purposes. However, if such property has previously been taken by expropriation, then the previous property owner shall first be given a prior opportunity to repurchase the property at the current appraised market value. Notice of the proposed sale including advertisement for bids and the minimum price and terms of the sale, shall be advertised in the official journal. The advertisement shall be published three times within ten days, the last advertisement to appear at least ten days before the day that bids will be received. If, after the advertisement for bids, there are no bids received or the bids received are unreasonably low, as determined by a majority vote of the commission, then the authority may negotiate the sale of such property at fair market value to be agreed upon by majority vote of the commission. In no instance may the property be transferred by donation or sold for less than the highest bid, if unreasonably low bids were received. The authority shall not have the authority to sell any property leased to it by any party to the make-up of the authority.

B. In the intergovernment contract, the parish, city, school board, and state board may also establish procedures for the division of surplus funds of the authority annually and at the termination of the authority.

C. No bonds, other debt obligations, or contracts of the authority shall be a charge upon the income, property, or revenue of the parish, the city, the school board, or the state board; nor shall any obligations of the authority be obligations of said parish, city, school board, or state board.

D. The parish, city, school board and state board are hereby authorized to enter into and/or amend the intergovernmental contract establishing the authority; to sell, subject to the provisions of Paragraph (13) of Subsection B of this Section, lease, purchase and exchange property to and from the authority; receive distributions of surplus property and funds from the authority; allow said authority to exercise the powers and rights of any political subdivision of the state of Louisiana for the purpose of economic development through industrial development commerce and/or research; restrict the powers and rights of the authority; and exercise the general power over the authority allowed by Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the parish, city, school board, and state board are authorized to lease all or any portion of the land owned by it at Chennault and to thereby subject property to the jurisdiction and control of the authority for all purposes including industrial and commercial development on the terms and conditions as set forth in a contract as may be mutually agreed upon by the parish, city, school board, and state board as authorized herein.

Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 458, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1942 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1942
Board authorized to award medal
Status: in_force

The board shall consist of the mayor and the heads of the police and fire departments, who shall sit in session whenever such deeds of valor, or acts conducive to the betterment and credit of the department are brought to their attention by anyone; the board is vested with full discretion in the matter of the award of gold medals, after a full investigation of all matters covered by the purposes of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.507
Securities
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1995, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.24
Projects defined; additional taxes
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Chapter, "project" or "projects" means one or more of any combination of convention, exhibition, tourist, entertainment, lodging, retail, parking, and related facilities, together with the necessary land, acquired by lease or purchase, site improvements, infrastructure, furnishings, machinery, equipment, and appurtenances for any such facility, including but not by way of limitation each of the following:

(1) Constructing, installing, equipping, renovating, and refurbishing the convention center and related infrastructure and the acquisition of land in the vicinity of the convention center to implement the authority's five-year capital plan as approved by the board as the same may be amended from time to time.

(2) The public or private development of any project, the private component of which may involve a joint project between the authority and a private entity.

(3) Additional riverfront development adjacent to or in support of the convention center including acquisition, expansion, investment, construction, restoration, demolition, site preparation, and development of land, structures, infrastructure, including public rights-of-way, utilities, lighting, and landscaping to surrounding urban areas and riverfront. Such development shall be accomplished in a manner that ensures no interference with or adverse effect upon vehicular access to the facilities of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans or the main line track of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad.

B.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, in order to provide funds for any project and for the use of such funds, along with existing taxes, fees, and charges to secure any bonds issued for such project, the authority may levy and collect within the parish of Orleans a tax of one percent on the occupancy of hotel rooms located in Orleans Parish.

(2) The tax shall be paid by the person who exercises or is entitled to occupancy of the hotel room, and shall be paid at the time the rent or fee for occupancy is paid.

(3) The tax shall not apply to the rent for a hotel room rented to the same occupant for a period of thirty or more consecutive calendar days, nor shall it apply to hotel rooms rented for less than three dollars a day.

C.(1) In addition to other taxes authorized by this Chapter and to provide additional funds for any project, the authority may levy and collect an additional tax on food and beverages sold by any food service establishment located within the parish of Orleans or in any airport or air transportation facility owned and operated by the city of New Orleans, excluding any food service establishment owned by any individual or corporation who had gross annual receipts of less than five hundred thousand dollars from the operation of all such establishments during the calendar year prior to the year in which the additional food and beverage tax is assessed. The tax shall be in the amount of one-fourth of one percent of gross receipts from the sales of goods and beverages by food service establishments.

(2) The tax shall be paid by the person who purchases such food or beverage and shall be paid at the time that the charge for the food or beverage is paid.

(3) The phrase "food service establishment" has the meaning set forth in R.S. 33:4710.23 and shall not mean or include convenience stores or grocery stores.

(4) The tax shall not apply to meals furnished to any of the following: the staff and students of educational institutions, including kindergartens and pre-kindergartens; the staff and patients of hospitals; the staff, inmates, and patients of mental institutions; and the boarders of rooming houses. The tax also shall not apply to occasional meals furnished in connection with or by educational, religious, or medical organizations if the meals are consumed on the premises where purchased. However, sales by any of the above institutions or organizations in facilities open to outsiders or to the general public are not exempt from the additional food and beverage tax authorized by this Subsection.

D. The authority shall impose the taxes authorized by this Section by resolutions adopted by the board, which may provide in the resolutions necessary and appropriate rules and regulations for the imposition, collection, and enforcement of such taxes, including rules relative to issuance of tax exemption certificates for the food and beverage tax. The authority may contract with the state of Louisiana or the city of New Orleans, or both, for the collection of the taxes authorized by this Section.

E. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 178, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.

F. Without reference to any other provision of the constitution or laws of Louisiana, including this Chapter, the authority may, from time to time, with the approval of the State Bond Commission, issue negotiable bonds in one or more series for the purpose of providing funds to finance any project in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:4710.17 and 4710.17.1 or other applicable law; such bonds to be payable from all revenues derived by the authority as more particularly set forth in the resolution or resolutions providing for their issuance.

Acts 2019, No. 172, §1; Acts 2025, No. 178, §§ 1, 2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.13
Hampton Village Crime Prevention and Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the Hampton Village Estates Subdivision, Filings 1 through 4, in East Baton Rouge Parish as established in the official subdivision plats filed with the clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish; however, the district shall not include any property listed as an X or W lot located on Joor Road.

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

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

(a) The president of the Hampton Village Estates Homeowners Association, Inc., or its successor.

(b) One member appointed by the board of directors of the Hampton Village Estates Homeowners Association, Inc., or its successor.

(c) One member appointed by the member of the Louisiana House of Representatives whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district.

(d) One member appointed by the member of the Louisiana Senate whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district.

(e) One member appointed by the governing authority of the city of Central.

(f) One member appointed by the mayor of the city of Central.

(g) One member appointed by the assessor for the parish of East Baton Rouge.

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

(3)(a) The terms of the members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(c) through (g) of this Subsection shall be concurrent with the respective appointing authority.

(b) The member serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection shall serve a term of two years.

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

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

(5) All members of the board shall serve without compensation but may receive reimbursement for approved and receipted expenses directly related to the governance of the district.

(6) The domicile of the board shall be within the district.

(7) The board is authorized to adopt bylaws for its governance and conduct.

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

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

(10) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for conducting business of the board.

(11) Any board member who misses four meetings shall be disqualified and removed automatically from office.

(12) Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. A member shall be eligible for reappointment unless he was removed pursuant to Paragraph (11) of this Subsection.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

(4) To accept private grants and donations.

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

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

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

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

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

F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge may impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection:

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

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

(b) For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract on which a residential structure is situated. "Parcel" does not include any lot, subdivided portion or ground, or individual tract owned by the subdivision developer as established in the official subdivision Act of Restrictions, Filings 1 through 4, filed with the clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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

(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at a regularly scheduled primary or general election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. At least thirty days prior to any election held to approve the levy of a fee, the board shall mail notification of the upcoming election to each registered voter of the district and to the owner of a parcel if the owner is not a registered voter of the district.

(b) Not less than five years after approval of the fee by a majority of the registered voters of the district, the board may increase the amount of the fee one time without an election. The amount of the increase shall be as provided in a duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per parcel per year.

(c) The fee shall expire ten years from its initial levy but may be renewed as provided in Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection. If renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed ten years.

(4) 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 parish are collected by the sheriff as ex officio tax collector of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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

(6) The sheriff of East Baton Rouge shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection; however, the board may enter into an agreement with the sheriff to authorize the sheriff to retain a collection fee.

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 or pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

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

(2) If the district ceases to exist:

(a) All funds of the district shall be transmitted to the city of Central and shall be used for law enforcement purposes in the area included within the district.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2012, No. 170, §1, eff. May 22, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.28
Nonconforming uses
Status: in_force

A. The lawful use of a building or premises exactly as such use existed at the time of the enactment of any regulation affecting it may be continued although such use does not conform with the provisions of such regulation. The city council may provide for the termination of nonconforming uses either by specifying the period or periods within which they shall be required to cease or by providing a formula or formulas whereby the compulsory termination of a nonconforming use shall be so fixed as to allow a reasonable period for the recovery or amortization of the investment in the nonconformance or with adequate compensation by a court of competent jurisdiction.

B. The city council may in its discretion provide by ordinance for the resumption, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of nonconforming uses upon such terms and conditions as may be set forth in the ordinance.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §28; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3815.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3815.3
Raw water intake regulations
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any vessel or object of any kind in the restricted area surrounding a raw water intake facility for any public water purification system or other public facility producing potable water supplies.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including but not limited to Civil Code Article 456, the various waterworks districts or local political subdivisions with water intake facilities within their territorial limits may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of the banks, batture, or shoreline of any water body, within such restricted area.

C. "Restricted area", as used in this Section, means that area of the bank, batture, or shoreline within a reasonable distance of not greater than five hundred feet on a river, stream, or bayou, or not greater than three hundred feet on a lake or reservoir from a raw water intake facility, as determined by the waterworks district or local political subdivision having jurisdiction over such water intake facility, to adequately protect the raw water intake facility and the potable water supply from physical damage, pollutants, or other circumstances which would endanger public health, safety, or welfare.

D. The waterworks district or local political subdivision shall clearly mark each such restricted area protecting a water intake facility with signs or other markings on the bank designating the limits of the restricted area. Such signs or markings shall be of a size or nature so as to be clearly visible and readable to adequately warn persons approaching the restricted area.

E. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section or any ordinance adopted pursuant hereto shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months or both. Each day of continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.

F. Nothing in this Section shall apply to:

(1) Seagoing vessels anchored or moored in federally established anchorages.

(2) Docks and other facilities located in a restricted area on the Mississippi River on July 16, 1991, or on other water bodies on July 1, 2010.

Acts 1991, No. 601, §1, eff. July 16, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 312, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.362
Board of commissioners; members; officers; employees
Status: in_force

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

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

(b) The mayor of DeRidder or designee.

(c) The mayor of Merryville or designee.

(d) One member appointed by the Beauregard Parish Airport Board.

(e) The three remaining members, at least two of whom shall reside outside the corporate limits of the municipalities of DeRidder and Merryville, shall be appointed by the Beauregard Parish Police Jury.

(2) In addition to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the board shall be composed and shall operate under the following provisions:

(a) Each member of the board shall be a registered voter in Beauregard Parish during his term of office.

(b) The manager of the Beauregard Parish Airport shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board.

B. In the event that the member's position on the board should become vacant by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, the successor member shall be appointed in the same manner as the original member within thirty days of the appointing entity's receipt of written notification of the vacancy. In the event that the entity responsible for the appointment of such member fails to fill the vacancy within thirty days of the vacancy, the police jury shall appoint an interim successor to serve on the board until the position is filled by the party responsible therefor.

C. The appointed members shall serve overlapping terms as follows: the member appointed by the airport board and one member appointed by the police jury shall be appointed for an initial term of three years, one member appointed by the police jury shall be appointed for an initial term of two years, and the final member appointed by the police jury shall serve an initial term of one year. The initial term of each appointee of the police jury shall be determined by lot. At the expiration of their respective terms, successors shall be appointed for a term of four years.

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

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

F. The members shall elect from the membership a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. No member shall be elected to serve for more than two successive terms in any office. 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 written request of four members. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum; however, no action of the board shall be authorized unless approved by a majority of four votes in an open public meeting. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings. The district and its board shall be domiciled in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana and shall maintain suitable offices in said parish.

Acts 1999, No. 36, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9353
Corporate status of district; powers of district
Status: in_force

A. Any veterans' memorial district created under the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, 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 the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the veterans' memorial district was created. The district shall be domiciled as designated by the parish governing authority.

B. Every veterans' memorial district may do all of the following:

(1) Provide and maintain memorial halls, assembly halls, buildings, or meeting places, together with suitable indoor and outdoor park and recreation facilities, including swimming pools, picnic areas, and playgrounds, for the use of persons or organizations other than veterans, and veteran soldiers, sailors, and marines who have honorably served the United States or for the use of patriotic, fraternal, or benevolent associations of those persons. However, no district shall provide and maintain indoor and outdoor park and recreation facilities, including swimming pools, picnic areas, and playgrounds, unless these projects have been approved by a majority of the voters at either a general election or at a special election called for that purpose. The question of whether the district shall provide and maintain indoor and outdoor park and recreation facilities may be submitted to the electors of the district by the board on its own motion and shall be submitted by the board upon petition signed by eight percent of the registered electors of the district, at either regularly scheduled election or at a special election called for that purpose.

(2) Purchase, receive by donation, lease, or acquire except by expropriation real or personal property, necessary or convenient for the construction or maintenance of halls, buildings, meeting places and facilities, and improve, preserve, manage, and control these facilities.

(3) Purchase, construct, lease, build, furnish, or repair halls, buildings, meeting places, and facilities upon sites owned or leased by the district or made available to the district; and provide custodians, employees, attendants, and supplies for the proper maintenance, care, and management thereof.

(4) Furnish sites for halls, buildings, meeting places, or facilities, to be built either by the district or by or for patriotic, fraternal, or benevolent associations of veterans, if the funds for these sites are supplied by the district or from other sources.

(5) Enter into agreements with parish, municipal, school, recreational, or other public authorities, political subdivisions, or agencies of the state conveying, leasing, or making available to the district, either gratuitously or for compensation, sites upon public land for the construction, maintenance, and management thereon by the district of assembly or memorial halls, buildings, meeting places, or facilities, and construct and maintain thereon halls, buildings, meeting places, or facilities.

(6)(a) Sell or lease any district property to the highest responsible bidder, as determined by the board pursuant to the public bid laws of the state of Louisiana.

(b) No sale or lease shall be transacted, however, if a petition has been filed with the board requesting it not to enter into the sale or leasing of the property.

(c) The petition shall have affixed thereto, as petitioners, the signatures indicating place of residence and place of signing, of the electors of the district in a number of equal to at least ten percent of the votes cast in the district at the last preceding general election held in the state.

(d) If the petition meets these requirements, as determined by the records of the clerk of court or registrar of voters for the parish in which the district is situated, the board either shall not convey the property or submit the matter to the electors of the district to be voted upon at the next primary or general election, or at a special election called for the purpose of ratifying or rejecting the action of the district to sell or lease the property.

(7) Sell or lease any district property to any political subdivision, or portion thereof, in which the district lies for purposes of roads, streets, or highways, or for the improvements thereof, without regard to the highest responsible bidder.

(8) Adopt, from time to time, reasonable rules and regulations for the use of halls, buildings, meeting places, and facilities by veterans or by organizations thereof, and to allow the halls, buildings, meeting places, and facilities to be used for lawful purposes consistent with the objects of this Section by persons or organizations other than veterans either free of charge or for stated compensation to aid in defraying the cost of maintenance thereof, if that use will not unduly interfere with the reasonable use of the facilities by veterans' associations.

(9) Enter into cooperative endeavor agreements for recreational or senior citizens' services within the boundaries of the district.

Acts 1988, No. 384, §1, eff. July 10, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4366 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4366
Franchise for railway extending through two or more parishes
Status: in_force

The abutting property holders along any public road extending into or through two or more parishes may petition their respective police juries to sell, as one entire franchise, the right to construct, maintain, and operate a railway on the road. The several police juries on receipt of such petition shall in public session canvass the petition, and if they find that it is signed by a majority in number and amount of the abutting property holders along that portion of the public road lying in their parish, they shall declare the result of the canvass and shall forthwith select a committee composed of three members of the police jury to meet and act with a like committee from the several police juries from the parishes through which the proposed railroad is to be constructed. The committees so appointed by the respective police juries shall meet and fix the terms and conditions and specifications of the franchise proposed to be sold, as well as the time, place and manner of advertisement and sale thereof. The franchise so agreed upon by the committee shall be submitted at a special meeting called for that purpose to the respective police juries for their approval and adoption. Upon the adoption of the franchise by the several police juries of the several parishes through which the railway is to be constructed, it shall be advertised and sold at the time and in the place and manner fixed by the committees acting jointly, to the person offering to pay the highest cash price.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.20
Special powers; public improvements and community facilities
Status: in_force

A. The district shall have, and the board may exercise, subject to the regulatory jurisdiction and permitting authority of all applicable governmental bodies and agencies, including soil and water conservation districts, having authority with respect to any area included therein, any or all of the special powers relating to public improvements and community facilities authorized by this Chapter. The district shall have the power to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain systems, facilities, and basic infrastructures for the following:

(1) Water management and control for the lands within the district and to connect some or any of such facilities with roads and bridges.

(2) Water supply, sewer, and wastewater management, reclamation, and reuse or any combination thereof.

(3) Bridges or culverts that may be needed across any drain, ditch, canal, floodway, holding basin, excavation, public highway, tract, grade, fill, or cut and roadways over levees and embankments.

(4) District roads equal to or exceeding the specifications of the parish in which such district roads are located, and street lights.

B. After the board has obtained the consent of the affected local government, the district shall have the power to plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain additional systems and facilities for:

(1) Parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural, and educational uses.

(2) Fire prevention and control, including fire stations, water mains and plugs, fire trucks, and other vehicles and equipment.

(3) School buildings and related structures, which may be leased, sold, or donated to the school district, for use in the educational system when authorized by the district school board having jurisdiction of the district.

(4) Security, except that the district may not exercise any police power, but may contract with the appropriate local government agencies for an increased level of such services within the district boundaries.

(5) Control and elimination of mosquitoes and other public health nuisances.

(6) Waste collection and disposal.

(7) Revenue producing utilities as defined in R.S. 33:4161 et seq., except electricity and gas services.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4570.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4570.13
Algiers Park Commission; creation; membership; powers
Status: in_force

A. The Algiers Park Commission, referred to in this Section as the "commission", is hereby created within the parish of Orleans. The authority of the commission shall extend throughout all of the territory within the fifteenth ward of the parish of Orleans. The commission shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana created to acquire, construct, develop, maintain, and operate park facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission.

B.(1) The commission shall be composed of seven members, referred to in this Section as the "commission", each of whom shall be a qualified voter of the parish and who shall be appointed as follows:

(a) Two members, one appointed by each of the two state representatives who represent the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish.

(b) Two members, one appointed by each of the two state senators who represent the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish.

(c) One member shall be appointed by the city council member who represents the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish.

(d) One member shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans.

(e) One member shall be appointed by the assessor for the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish.

(2)(a) Commission members shall serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing authority and shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

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

(3) Commission members shall serve without compensation.

(4) The commission shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a treasurer whose terms of office shall be one year.

(5) Four members shall constitute a quorum of the commission for all purposes.

C. The commission shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to the power:

(1) To incur debts and contract obligations.

(2) To sue and be sued.

(3) To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, donation, or otherwise, except by expropriation, from other political entities or from any other source, money and property, movable and immovable, tangible and intangible, and to own, administer, alienate, and otherwise dispose of such money and property.

(4) To contract generally.

(5) To adopt an official seal.

(6) To have and enjoy all of the rights, powers, and immunities incident to public corporations engaged in public park purposes.

(7) To own, acquire, develop, and administer lands for public parks and other properties and improvements, movable and immovable, tangible and intangible, as well as additional rights, leases, concessions, and privileges for public park purposes generally.

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

(9) To adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to apply to its own governmental functions and to control and regulate the public park facilities under its jurisdiction.

(10) To make such studies and investigations as it may deem necessary in formulating policies or in determining the wisdom and efficiency of policies, plans, and procedures to be carried out in acquiring, constructing, developing, maintaining, and operating public park facilities that will be available to all of the people of the parish.

Acts 2004, No. 540, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1236.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1236.31
Lincoln Parish hospital proceeds; investments
Status: in_force

The governing authority of Lincoln Parish may invest funds that it received from the sale of a hospital and that it placed in a permanent trust in the same manner as post-employment benefits trusts may be invested pursuant to R.S. 33:5162.

Acts 2023, No. 160, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 152
Proces verbal and plat of survey
Status: in_force

Such petition shall be accompanied with a proces verbal and plat of survey of such lots or land desired to be annexed to and included in the territorial corporate limits of such city or town made by the parish surveyor of the parish in which the city or town is situated. Such survey and proces verbal and plat thereof, to be first made by such surveyor for such purpose, shall set forth the boundaries and accurate description of such lots or land desired to be so annexed, and shall be by such surveyor certified to be correct.