La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.844 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.844
Governance
Status: in_force

A. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effect the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board", composed of those members duly appointed to and serving on the Board of Commissioners of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.

B. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem. The board may reimburse any member for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Subpart.

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

D. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes the board or upon the written request of three members. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All such meetings shall be public meetings subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:14. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary or secretary-treasurer, who shall also maintain the minute books and archives of the district. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

E. The domicile of the board shall be established by the board at a location within the district. The official journal of the district shall be the official journal of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.

Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7804 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7804
Board of commissioners; membership
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall be governed by a board of commissioners to be known as the "Board of Commissioners of the St. Bernard Parish Water and Sewer Commission". The board shall be composed of seven members, each of whom shall be a person who is actually domiciled in St. Bernard Parish during his term of office. Any member of the commission who removes his domicile from St. Bernard Parish shall thereby vacate his office, any declaration of retention of domicile notwithstanding.

(2) The board shall elect its officers which shall include a president, first vice president, second vice president, and secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer may be, but shall not be required to be, a member of the board. All other officers shall be members of the board.

B.(1) Members of the board shall be selected as follows:

(a) One member by the governing authority of the parish.

(b) One member by the governing authority of Sewer District No. 1.

(c) Two members by the governing authority of Sewer District No. 2.

(d) Two members by the governing authority of Water District No. 1.

(e) One member by the governing authority of Water District No. 2.

(2) In the event that any one or more of such districts ceases to exist, the appointments to be made thereafter by such district shall be made by the governing authority of the parish.

Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 337, §1, eff. July 10, 1990.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 337, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.4
Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 252
Procedures; notice of election
Status: in_force

The procedures for the election and notice of the election shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.40 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.40
Delmont Neighborhood Crime Prevention 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 Delmont Neighborhood Crime Prevention District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall encompass the area included within the following perimeter: beginning at the intersection of Sherwood Street and North Foster Drive, then north along North Foster Drive to its intersection with Airline Highway, then west along Airline Highway to its intersection with Interstate-110, then south along Interstate-110 to its intersection with Monte Sano Bayou, then west along Monte Sano Bayou to its intersection with Scenic Highway, then south along Scenic Highway to its intersection with Dayton Street, then east along Dayton Street (both sides) to its intersection with Plank Road, then northeast along Plank Road to its intersection with Sherwood Street, then east along Sherwood Street to the point of beginning.

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 personnel in the district.

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

(a) The president of the Delmont Neighborhood Homeowners Association shall be an ex officio member.

(b) The board of directors of the Delmont Neighborhood Homeowners Association or its successor shall appoint one member.

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

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

(e) The assessor for East Baton Rouge Parish shall appoint one member.

(f) The mayor-president shall appoint one member.

(g) The member or members of the metropolitan council who represent the district shall appoint one member.

(2) All members of the board shall own property within 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)(a) of this Subsection shall serve during his term of office as president of the Delmont Neighborhood Homeowners Association.

(c) The member serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection shall serve an initial term of two years, and each successor of such member shall serve a four-year term. Vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term or any other reason shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.

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

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the governing authority of the district. The fee, however, shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars per parcel per year.

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

(b) For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract and shall not mean a "condominium parcel" as defined in R.S. 9:1121.103. Thus, with respect to condominiums, the fee collector shall impose the parcel fee on each lot on which condominiums are situated and not on individual condominium units.

(c) The owner of the parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee. The tax collector shall submit the bill for a parcel fee which is to be collected from condominium owners to the condominium owners association, and the association shall pay the fee from funds available for that purpose. The association shall remain liable for the entire fee until it is paid.

(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 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 imposition of a parcel fee, the board of commissioners 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. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

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

(4) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected by the sheriff, as ex officio tax collector, of East Baton Rouge Parish. The sheriff shall collect and remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection. The sheriff shall retain the same commissions as the sheriff receives for the collection of ad valorem taxes.

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2024, No. 777, §1, eff. June 21, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 50, §1, eff. June 4, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.4.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.4.3
Alternate form for approving changes in board membership
Status: in_force

With the approval of a majority of the board of directors, mail ballots may be utilized to record the vote of the board of directors on any ordinance proposing to increase or decrease the membership of the board of directors of the authority.

Acts 1988, No. 520, §1, eff. July 8, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2479 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2479
State examiner of municipal fire and police civil service
Status: in_force

A. The office of state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service is created.

B. The state examiner shall be a resident and qualified voter of the state. He shall be a person who has had experience in the field of personnel administration, classification, or employment testing in a classified civil service system; however, selection preference may be given to persons having such experience in the municipal fire and police classified civil service system.

C. The state examiner shall maintain a suitable office in the city of Baton Rouge. The officer charged by law with the custody of state buildings shall assign suitable office space to the examiner. The examiner shall appoint employees necessary for him to carry out his duties effectively.

D. The state examiner shall serve on a full-time basis. He shall receive and be paid a salary set by the State Civil Service Commission in accordance with the State Civil Service Commission's uniform pay plan. The position of state examiner shall be assigned to the same pay range to which the deputy director of state civil service is assigned. The state examiner shall be paid for his traveling and living expenses while away from his place of residence.

E. The state examiner shall take the oath of office and furnish bond for the faithful performance of his duties according to law in the sum of five thousand dollars. The premium of the bond shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the state examiner. The state examiner shall be ex-officio a notary public for the state at large.

F. The state examiner may obtain on a contractual or fee basis the services which his office is unable to supply and which are necessary for his compliance with the provisions of this Part.

G. The state examiner shall:

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

(2) Prepare and submit a classification plan to each board for its approval, after consultation with the appointing and departmental authorities of the departmental service for which a plan is prepared and submitted, as provided in R.S. 33:2483.

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

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

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

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

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

H. The office of deputy state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service is created. The right of appointment, supervision, and discharge of the deputy state examiner shall be vested in the state examiner. The deputy state examiner is authorized and empowered to exercise the authority and perform the duties of the state examiner as provided in this Part or Part III of this Chapter. The deputy state examiner shall receive and be paid a salary set by the state examiner in accordance with the State Civil Service Commission's uniform pay plan. The position of deputy state examiner shall be assigned to the pay range which shall be two levels below the pay range to which the deputy director of state civil service is assigned. The deputy state examiner shall be paid traveling and living expenses while away from the place of his residence.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 108, §§1, 2; Acts 1999, No. 456, §1; Acts 2013, No. 313, §2; Acts 2022, No. 398, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9551 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9551
St. Landry Parish Pari-mutuel Live Racing Economic Redevelopment and Gaming Control Assistance District
Status: in_force

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

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

C. Administration of district; governing authority. (1) The district shall be administered and governed by a board of directors of seven persons appointed by the governor and comprised as follows:

(a) Two members appointed by the governor from two lists of three nominees each submitted by the parish governing authority of the parish of St. Landry.

(b) Two members appointed by the governor from two lists of three nominees each submitted by the St. Landry Parish Municipal Association.

(c) Two members appointed by the governor from two lists of three nominees submitted by the St. Landry Parish School Board.

(d) One member appointed at large by the governor.

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

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

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

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

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

(3) To sue and be sued.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

F. Louisiana preference. In purchasing or contracting for goods and services, the licensed eligible facility shall give preference and priority to Louisiana residents, laborers, vendors, and suppliers except where not reasonably possible to do so without added expense, substantial inconvenience, or sacrifice in operational efficiency. In considering applicants for employment, the licensed eligible facility shall give preference and priority to Louisiana residents, and no less than eighty percent of the persons employed by the licensed eligible facility must have been residents of the state for at least one year immediately prior to employment. If any contract or other agreement to which the licensed eligible facility is a party contains a provision or clause establishing a different percentage or requiring more than fifty percent of the persons employed to be residents of any one parish, any such provision or clause shall be null and void and unenforceable as against public policy.

Acts 1999, No. 307, §1, eff. June 14, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4569 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4569
Iberville Parish Parks and Recreation District; creation; limits; purpose
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Iberville Parish Parks and Recreation District, referred to in this Section and R.S. 33:4569.1 through 4569.3 as the "district", whose authority shall encompass all territory within the geographic limits of the parish of Iberville, notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary. The district is created for the purposes set forth in this Section and R.S. 33:4569.1 through 4569.3 and shall be responsible for the acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, and operation of parks and recreational facilities and programs in Iberville Parish.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 557, §1; Acts 2019, No. 61, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.16
Trust agreement; bond resolution
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the Authority, any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee. Such corporate trustee, and any depository of funds of the Authority, may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust agreement may pledge or assign all or a portion of the revenues to be received by the Authority in respect of any project or projects but shall not convey or mortgage any project, and may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain covenants including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) The pledge of all or any part of the revenues derived from the project or projects to be financed by the bonds or from the electric system or facilities of the Authority.

(2) The rents, rates, fees and charges to be established, maintained, and collected, and the use and disposal of revenues, gifts, grants and funds received or to be received, by the Authority.

(3) The setting aside of reserves and the investment, regulation and disposition thereof.

(4) The custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of any moneys held for the payment of bonds.

(5) Limitations or restrictions on the purposes to which the proceeds of sale of bonds then or thereafter to be issued may be applied.

(6) Limitations or restrictions on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured or the refunding of outstanding or other bonds.

(7) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended, the percentage of bonds the bondholders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given.

(8) Events of default and the rights and liabilities arising thereupon, the terms and conditions upon which bonds issued under this Chapter shall become or may be declared due before maturity, and the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived.

(9) The preparation and maintenance of a budget.

(10) The retention or employment of consulting engineers, independent auditors, and other technical consultants.

(11) Limitations on or the prohibition of free service to any person, firm or corporation, public or private.

(12) The acquisition and disposal of property, and the appointment of a receiver of the funds and property of the Authority in the event of a default.

(13) Provisions for insurance and for accounting reports and the inspection and audit thereof, and

(14) The continuing operation and maintenance of the project or projects.

Any pledge made by the Authority pursuant to this Chapter shall be valid and binding from the date the pledge is made. The revenues, securities, and other moneys so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the Authority or any fiduciary shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the Authority without regard to whether such parties have notice thereof. The resolution or trust agreement or any financing statement, continuation statement or other instrument by which a pledge is created need not be filed or recorded in any manner.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.875 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.875
Taxes; borrowing money
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(3) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 through 317 shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax, and procedural details necessary to supplement those Sections and to make them applicable to the tax herein authorized shall be fixed in the resolution imposing the tax.

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

C. In addition to any tax, fee, charge, or assessment otherwise authorized by this Subpart, the district may levy or impose any tax, fee, charge, or assessment which is approved by a majority of the voters of the district who vote at an election held for such purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E. Any tax levied under this Section shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city, parish, or any other political subdivision within the parish of Vernon are now or hereafter authorized to levy and collect.

Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3992 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3992
Inspection and acceptance of work
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any sewerage district taking advantage of the provisions of this Sub-part, shall upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided for herein, provide for the final inspection of the work performed thereunder and the improvements made, and if the work be found to have been completed satisfactorily in accordance with said contract, as evidenced by a certificate of the project engineer, the said governing authority shall by ordinance duly adopted approve and accept the said work and fulfill its obligations under the said contract after compliance with the laws of Louisiana relative to the completion of contracts involving public works, by full payment therefor of any and all amounts and balances due the said contractor, including all retained percentages of payments previously made thereon on engineer's estimates, and which percentages were retained pending the completion of the said work.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 462, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1403
Definitions
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this Part:

(a) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy and his duly authorized deputy are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(b) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated pursuant to this Part, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the constitution, statutes, charters and ordinances or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(c) "Office" includes all local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances.

(d) "Attack" means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or processes.

(e) "Political subdivision" includes parishes, municipalities, districts and other public subdivisions and entities, whether organized and existing under charter or general law.

Acts 1963, No. 114, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4701 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4701
The New Orleans Regional Business Park; creation and powers
Status: in_force

A. The New Orleans Regional Business Park, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall exist in perpetuity. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19, 20, and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, including but not limited to, the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.

B. The district is described as follows:

Begin on center line of Industrial Canal and intersection with the Northerly Line of L & N Railroad right of way. Thence Easterly to a point of intersection with the lot line of Section A, Parcel 5, said point of intersection lying plus or minus 200' Easterly of East line of Industrial Parkway and plus or minus 400' South of center line of Chef Menteur Highway; thence Easterly along said line of Section A, Parcel 5 to the intersection with the East line of the Maxent Canal; thence Southerly along East line of Maxent Canal; thence Southerly along East line of Maxent Canal extended to center line of Intracoastal Waterway; thence Westerly along center line of the Intracoastal Waterway to the intersection with the center line of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet to the intersection with the center line of the Industrial Canal; thence Northerly along the center line of the Industrial Canal to the point of beginning, less and except that portion thereof bounded by the northern boundary of the district; thence along a line plus or minus 400' southerly of Gentilly Road from its western intersection with the northern boundary of the district to a point plus or minus 400' south of the intersection of Kernard Avenue as projected with Gentilly Road; thence Northerly along Kernard Avenue as projected to its intersection with Gentilly Road; thence Westerly along Gentilly Road to its intersection of the center line of Wright Road right of way as extended; thence Northerly along Wright Road right of way as extended to its intersection with the Northern boundary of the said taxing district.

C. The district is created for the object and purpose of stimulating industrial and commercial development in Orleans Parish and the parishes adjacent to Orleans Parish by developing stable and more extensive employment opportunities, promoting economic development, especially in disadvantaged communities, improving infrastructure, and promoting the overall welfare of the citizens of Orleans Parish. It may do so through diversified activities, including but not limited to, activities and planned land uses to foster creation of new jobs, economic development, industry, health care, commerce, manufacturing, tourism, relocation of people and businesses to the district or areas near the district, aviation, military, warehousing, transportation, offices, recreation, housing, environmental conservation, the acquisition of land and improvements, and, when necessary, the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities, improvements and infrastructure, including buildings, runways, roads, bridges, drainage, and utilities.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 741, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 900, §1; Acts 2004, No. 917, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 673, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1346 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1346
Minimum contributions before risk sharing
Status: in_force

A group self-insurance fund shall not function as a means of sharing among its members an interlocal risk management agency risk of loss until the interlocal risk management agency administering such fund shall have received:

(1) For public liability and workers' compensation:

Each fund shall have an annual gross premium, calculated in accordance with the applicable manual premium rate or rates, plus or minus applicable experience credits or debits, of not less than two hundred thousand dollars.

(2) For accident and health protection:

Each fund shall have an annual gross premium of not less than two hundred thousand dollars.

(3) For coverage for those risks defined in R.S. 22:47(3), (6), (7), and (10):

Each fund shall have an annual gross premium of not less than two hundred thousand dollars.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 462, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 454, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1991, No. 507, §1; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3452
Petition for improvement; publication; addition or withdrawal of names
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the owners of sixty percent or more of the real property abutting on any street, sidewalk, or neutral ground, or any portion thereof, present a petition to the governing authority requesting a local improvement or improvements for the street, sidewalk, or neutral ground, or any portion thereof, upon which their properties abut, said petition to contain a general description of the improvement or improvements contemplated, the governing authority shall have the petition published in English in the official journal of the municipality four times within fifteen days. At any time on or before the tenth day following the last publication of the petition, property owners may withdraw their signatures from the petition, and at any time on or before twenty days following the date of last publication, any property owners of abutting property within the limits of the proposed improvement or improvements may add their signatures to the petition. The withdrawals and additions shall not necessitate the republication of the petition.

B. If, at the expiration of the time for withdrawing signatures from the petition, or at the expiration of the time for adding signatures, the petition as modified represents not less than sixty percent of the total property frontage included within the limits of the proposed improvement or improvements, the governing authority may, without further delay, have prepared the necessary plans and specifications for the improvement or improvements, and adopt a resolution or ordinance authorizing the advertisements for bids therefor, by giving notice, calling for sealed bids for the construction of the improvement or improvements. The notice shall be signed by an authorized officer of the municipality and shall be published for three times in at least two consecutive weeks, the last publication being in the last week, in a newspaper published in the municipality, or if there is none, publication may be made in any newspaper having a general circulation in the parish where the municipality is located, the first insertion to be not less than thirteen days prior to the reception and opening of the bids. The notice shall contain a general description of the improvement or improvements contemplated, shall refer to the plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk or secretary of the municipality, and shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of bids, and may provide that the contractor be required to accept certificates of the municipality in payment for the work performed, and may stipulate that the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Where the municipality has undertaken to construct the improvement or improvements, instead of being required to advertise for bids, and award the contract for the construction of the improvement or improvements as prescribed in this Section, the governing authority may advertise in the manner hereinabove provided, for sealed bids for the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies necessary for the improvement or improvements, with the right to reject any and all bids, and may thereafter, without further advertisement, purchase the materials, equipment, and supplies, provided that the prices at which the purchases are made shall not be greater than that specified in the lowest sealed bid received for the materials, equipment, and supplies, or any of them. If no bids were received, the purchase may be made at market prices without further advertisement. The total cost of the improvement or improvements, including labor, materials, equipment, and supplies, together with engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost of the improvement or improvements, shall be assessed and paid in the manner and form provided in this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 21, §1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1970, at 12:00 Noon. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 295, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.4
Lake Terrace Crime Prevention District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Lake Terrace Crime Prevention 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. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention and to enhance the security of district residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the district.

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be the center line of Allen Toussaint Boulevard, center line of London Avenue Canal, center line of Bayou St. John, and the south shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain.

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

(a) The board of directors of the Lake Terrace Property Owners Association shall appoint three members.

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

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

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

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

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

(3)(a) Members shall serve four-year terms after initial terms as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

(b) One member shall serve an initial term of one year, two shall serve initial terms of two years, two shall serve initial terms of three years, and two shall serve initial terms of four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term or any other reason shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.

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

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

D. 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 E of this Section and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by Subsection F of this Section.

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

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

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

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

(1)(a) The fee shall be a flat fee per improved parcel of land, and the amount of the fee shall not exceed five hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved parcel. The amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized by this Subparagraph. No election shall be required for a change in the amount of the fee.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the fee shall be seven hundred dollars per year for each improved parcel with three or more family units.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed seventeen hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved parcel of land used as a short-term rental. The amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized by this Subparagraph. No election shall be required for a change in the amount of the fee.

(2) The fee shall be imposed on each improved parcel located within the district. 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 at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 141, §2, eff. June 7, 2023.

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

(4) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected by the city.

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

(6) The city of New Orleans 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 city to authorize the city to retain, as a collection fee, not more than one percent of the amount collected.

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

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

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

(2) If the district ceases to exist, any funds of the district shall be transmitted to the governing authority of the city of New Orleans and shall be used for law enforcement purposes in the district.

Acts 2002, No. 34, §2; Acts 2023, No. 141, §§1, 2, eff. June 7, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.2
Separate actions by town council and police jury
Status: in_force

A. If joint or correlated legislative action is required, it is contemplated in this Subpart that such joint or correlated legislative action will be taken within a reasonable time after the submission of such ordinances or other measures to the town council or the police jury by the commission.

B. If such legislative action is not taken by either the town council or the police jury, nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to prohibit, prevent, or impair the other from taking such action unilaterally with respect to the territory within its lawful jurisdiction; in such case either the town council or police jury, as the case may be, that has failed to take such legislative action shall forfeit to the other all rights and privileges with respect to joint action, such as appointment of members of the board of adjustment, and such rights and privileges shall remain forfeited until such time as the joint or correlated action contemplated is taken.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9033.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9033.3
Sales tax increment financing for certain municipalities and parishes
Status: in_force

A. The municipalities of Shreveport and New Orleans may issue revenue bonds payable from revenues generated by economic development projects with a pledge and dedication of up to the full amount of sales tax increments annually to be used as a guaranty of any shortfall, or at the option of the municipality, payable solely from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of up to the full amount of sales tax increments, in an amount to be determined by the municipality, to finance or refinance all or any part of an economic development project as specified in Subsection M of this Section. For purposes of this Section, a sales tax increment shall consist of that portion of the designated sales tax, hereinafter defined, collected each year on the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq., or any other appropriate provision or provisions of law as amended, from taxpayers located within an economic development area which exceeds the sales tax revenues of the designated sales tax that were collected in the year immediately prior to the year in which the area was designated as an economic development area. Dedication of sales tax increments to pay the revenue bonds shall not impair existing obligations and shall not include tax revenues previously dedicated for a special purpose, nor revenues of any sales taxes collected by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision other than the municipality.

B. Any municipality, as specified in Subsection A of this Section, which proposes to issue revenue bonds pursuant to this Section shall designate by ordinance, or by resolution if the municipality does not act by ordinance, the boundaries of the economic development area, hereinafter called the "sales tax area", from which sales tax increments are to be pledged and dedicated to the payment of the revenue bonds. Prior to adopting such ordinance or resolution designating the boundaries of the sales tax area, a notice describing the boundaries of the proposed sales tax area or containing a map showing the boundaries thereof shall be published two times in the official journal of the municipality.

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

D. The increment of the designated sales taxes which are to be pledged and dedicated to the payment of the revenue bonds shall be the amount of the designated sales taxes which are collected in the sales tax area each year in excess of the initial annual baseline collection rate. Such pledged sales tax increment may include all or any portion of the said excess, as may be determined by the municipality issuing the revenue bonds.

E. All sales tax increment revenue bonds issued hereunder shall be payable semiannually as to interest and annually as to principal and may be issued in series from time to time on a parity with any other revenue bonds issued by the municipality and payable from the same pledged sales tax increment. In addition to the pledged sales tax increment, the municipality may also pledge any avails of any millage levied for economic development purposes or any other funds held by the municipality and available for economic development to secure the payment of sales tax increment bonds. Upon the issuance of the revenue bonds, the municipality shall establish a sinking fund to be used to accumulate monies for the payment of principal and interest on the revenue bonds and a debt service reserve fund in such amount as may be deemed necessary by the municipality to allow the revenue bonds to be marketed at reasonable interest rates. The sinking fund and reserve fund shall be established and maintained for as long as the revenue bonds are outstanding with a bank or trust company located in the state, pursuant to a written trust agreement between the municipality and the bank or trust company.

F. The maturities of the revenue bonds shall be arranged in such a manner that the total amount of principal and interest falling due in any calendar year shall never exceed seventy-five percent of the amount of the pledged sales tax increment estimated by the governing authority of the municipality to be received in the first full calendar year after the economic development project has been completed.

G. Upon the issuance of revenue bonds payable from or backed by the pledged sales tax increment, the municipality shall provide notice thereof to the collector of any local sales taxes included in the designated sales taxes, and shall provide the collector with a schedule showing the annual debt service requirements on the revenue bonds and a schedule showing the monthly sinking fund payment for each month during which the revenue bonds are to be outstanding. The monthly sinking fund payment for each month shall be an amount equal to one-sixth of the interest payable on the revenue bonds on the next succeeding interest payment date and one-twelfth of the principal of the revenue bonds maturing on the next succeeding principal payment date, together with any adjustments to the account for a period before the interest payment which is not equal to six months or a period before the first principal payment which is not equal to twelve months.

H. Not later than the twentieth day of each calendar month, the collector of any local sales taxes included in the designated sales taxes shall determine the amount of the revenues of the designated sales taxes in the sales tax area collected during the preceding calendar month in excess of the monthly baseline collection rate, and the portion of such excess that constitutes the pledged sales tax increment, and shall transfer a ratable amount equal to the lesser of the monthly sinking fund payment or the pledged sales tax increment to the sinking fund. In the event that the pledged sales tax increment for any month is less than the monthly sinking fund payment for such month, then any shortfall shall be made up in subsequent months to the extent that incremental revenues are available for that purpose. After each annual principal payment, the municipality shall use excess monies in the sinking fund, if any, as a credit against monthly sinking fund deposits in the next year or to prepay or purchase or for the defeasance of outstanding bonds.

I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, in the event a municipality pledges sales tax increments to be used as a guaranty of any shortfall existing from any other revenues pledged to secure revenue bonds issued under authority of this Section, such sales tax increments shall be deposited, not into a sinking fund but into a debt service reserve fund, on the same basis and with the same frequency described in Subsections F and G of this Section only until amounts in the debt service reserve fund equal three years of the average principal and interest due on the bonds for the term of the bonds. After funding the debt service reserve fund to the level stated, and for so long as the debt service reserve fund remains funded at that level, the collector of local sales taxes shall treat any sales tax increments collected in the same manner as any other sales tax collected. If the debt service reserve fund has fallen below the stated amount, the collector shall, to the extent possible, transfer sales tax increments collected to the debt service reserve fund, in order to maintain such fund at the appropriate level. After payment in full of any bonds secured by a pledge of sales tax increments to be used to guaranty any shortfall existing from any other revenues pledged to secure bonds, any amounts remaining in the debt service reserve fund shall be transferred to the municipality and be deposited in a special fund to be created and used to promote other economic development opportunities.

J. The powers and rights conferred by this Section shall be in addition to the powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Section, and any provisions of this Chapter not inconsistent therewith, does and shall be construed to provide a complete and additional method for the issuance of revenue bonds secured by a pledge of sales tax increments. No election, proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the issuance of any revenue bonds secured by a pledge of sales tax increments except as provided herein. The provisions of this Section shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purposes.

K. A municipality may by ordinance, or by resolution if the municipality does not act by ordinance, propose to carry out the purposes of this Chapter without the necessity of creating and organizing an economic development corporation. Any municipality that proposes to carry out the purposes of this Chapter in such a manner shall have all of the powers, rights, duties, and obligations of such a corporation under this Chapter and may do any act or take any action which such a corporation is authorized to do under this Chapter. However, the requirements of R.S. 33:9023 through 9026 shall not be deemed to apply to any municipality which creates a sales tax area and issues revenue bonds pursuant to this Section.

L. A copy of the ordinance, or resolution if the municipality does not act by ordinance, authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder shall be published immediately after its adoption in one issue of the official journal of the issuer. For thirty days after the date of publication, any person in interest may contest the legality of such ordinance or resolution, any provision of the bonds, the provisions therein made for the security and payment of the bonds and validity of all other provisions and proceedings relating to the authorization and issuance of the bonds. After the expiration of such period, no person may contest the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of the ordinance or resolution, any provisions of the bonds to be issued pursuant thereto, the provisions for the security and payment of the bonds and the validity of all other provisions and proceedings relating to their authorization and issuance, for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that the bonds, the legal documents providing for the bonds, and all security for the bonds is legal and that every legal requirement for the issuance of the bonds has been complied with. No court shall have authority to inquire into any of these matters after the aforementioned publication period.

M. For the purposes of this Section, the term "economic development project" shall mean and include, without limitation, any and all projects suitable to any industry determined by the municipality or, as appropriate, the issuers of revenue bonds, to create economic development. Economic development projects shall include, without limitation, the following industries:

(1) Industrial, manufacturing, and other related industries.

(2) Housing and related industries.

(3) Hotel, motel, and related industries.

(4) Commercial, retail, and related industries.

(5) Amusement, places of entertainment, theme parks, and any other tourism related industry.

(6) Transportation related industries.

(7) Hospital, medical, health, nursery care, nursing care, clinical, ambulance, laboratory, and related industries.

(8) Any other industry determined by the municipality or issuer of revenue bonds, as appropriate, whose assistance will result in economic development.

N. The provisions of this Section shall also apply to the parishes of East Baton Rouge and Jefferson, and for such purpose the term "municipality" as used in Subsections A through M of this Section shall include each such parish.

Acts 1998, No. 56, §1, eff. June 24, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 1002, §1, eff. June 27, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1034, §1, eff. June 27, 2001; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.763 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.763
Board officers; meetings; quorum; rules; report
Status: in_force

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

B. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the chairperson convenes the board or on the written request of three members. Three members of the board present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum.

C.(1) The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, and the chairperson shall not be required to vote except in case of a tie vote.

(2) The authority shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of Iberia.

D. The authority shall render annually to the Iberia Parish Council, within one hundred twenty days following the end of each calendar year, a financial report disclosing all receipts and disbursements of the authority.

Acts 2008, No. 918, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.8
Collection of amounts assessed
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed in the said local or special assessment ordinance shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage, and if not paid within ten (10) days from the date of publication of said 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 semi-annual installments bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 6% per annum, payable semi-annually, and amortized over a period not exceeding two years, as provided for in the said local or special assessment ordinance and within the discretion of the Jefferson Parish council. The first installment shall become due on December 31st of the then current year and subsequent installments shall become due semi-annually thereafter. The failure to pay any installment or the interest thereon when due shall ipso facto cause all other installments and the interest thereon to become due and payable, and the Jefferson Parish council may within 30 days from the date of each default proceed, by an action either in rem against the property or in personam against the owner, or both, for the collection of the total amount due, including interest and 20% additional on principal and interest as attorney's fees.

Acts 1962, No. 256, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.37 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.37
Commission recommendations
Status: in_force

The commission may prepare and recommend to the town council and the police jury for adoption such codes, ordinances, plans, or other measures as, in its judgment, may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Subpart.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.12
Board of commissioners
Status: in_force

A. The authority shall be governed by a board of commissioners, hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the "board", composed of thirteen members appointed as follows:

(1) The governor shall appoint:

(a) Three members at large.

(b) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Restaurant Association, Greater New Orleans Chapter.

(c) Two members who reside within the territorial limits of the authority.

(d) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association.

(e) One member who is a resident of the legislative district in which the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center-New Orleans is located and who is selected by the state representative and state senator from that district.

(f) One member who resides on the Westbank of Orleans Parish and who has experience or a background in tourism, hospitality, or business, from a list of three names submitted by the state representative who represents House District No. 102 and the state senator who represents Senate District No. 7.

(2) The mayor of the city of New Orleans, with the consent of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans, shall appoint:

(a) One member at large.

(b) One member from a list of three names submitted by New Orleans & Company, formerly the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau.

(c) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Chamber-New Orleans and the River Region.

(3) From the names remaining on the lists from the various nominating organizations, the governor shall select and appoint one member who shall also serve as the board's president.

B. Each person appointed to the board shall be a resident of or have his principal place of business in the parish of Orleans, with the exception of two members who shall be a resident of or have their principal place of business in the state of Louisiana.

C. The members of the board who are appointed by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The term of a member of the board appointed by the mayor, except a member appointed to fill an unexpired term, is four years.

D. Each gubernatorial appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

E. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the members shall meet at the domicile and elect from their number a vice president and such other officers as may be considered appropriate. The secretary and treasurer of the board, which offices may be combined, may be selected by the board from among the members or may be otherwise selected by the board.

F. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for its own government.

G. Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

H. The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings, and it shall designate one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Orleans as its official journal in which an extract of the minutes of such proceedings shall be published.

Acts 2019, No. 172, §1; Acts 2019, No. 343, §2, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2024, No. 506, §1, June 10, 2024.

NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 343, §§4 and 5 regarding effectiveness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.9
Filing of levying ordinance; lien and privilege
Status: in_force

A certified copy of the ordinance levying the local or special assessments as hereinbefore provided shall be filed with the clerk of court of Jefferson parish, who shall forthwith record the same in the mortgage records of said parish. Such ordinance, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege against all real estate therein assessed, which lien and privilege shall prime all other claims and liens except taxes or prior recorded special assessment liens.

Acts 1962, No. 256, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4169.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4169.2
Contracts for sewage and liquid and solid waste treatment and disposal; parishes with populations of one hundred thousand or more
Status: in_force

A. Any parish having a population of one hundred thousand or more according to the last federal census of record for which official figures have been made public may contract with public or private entities for the treatment and disposal of sewage and liquid and solid wastes and related services and may pledge or dedicate any parish revenues legally available for such purposes, including sales and use taxes, taxes, fees, and charges, as the governing authority may deem appropriate to the payment of the parish's obligations under such contract. Such contract shall contain such terms or provisions as the parish governing authority may deem appropriate, except that any contract or renewal thereof shall not exceed forty years. The contract and pledge of revenues by the parish shall be authorized by appropriate ordinance or resolution of the governing authority, which authorization shall be preceded by a public hearing, said hearing having been advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish at least once and at least thirty days before adoption of the resolution or ordinance, without the requirement of any election, approval, or ratification of the electorate or any state board, commission, agency, authority, or office, except as may be required in the respective parish charters of such parishes, it being the intention of this Section to provide such parish with the greatest latitude in the negotiation and consummation of such contracts in order to take early advantage of rapidly changing business conditions.

B. All immunity of the state of Louisiana from liability under antitrust law is hereby extended to any parish acting within the scope of the grants of authority contained in this Section, and when so acting, a parish shall be presumed to be acting in furtherance of state policy.

Acts 1986, No. 350, §1, eff. June 30, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9074 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9074
Spring Lake Subdivision Improvement District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The Spring Lake Subdivision Improvement District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created as a special taxing district in the parish of Orleans.

B. Boundaries. The district shall be composed of the area of Orleans Parish located between Morrison Road on the north, the Lawrence Drainage Canal on the east, the I-10 Service Road on the south, and the St. Charles Drainage Canal on the west, comprising all of the Spring Lake Subdivision.

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

D. Governance. In order for the orderly 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 area, the affairs of the district shall be managed by a nine-member board of commissioners. The commissioners shall be both residents and real property owners in the district. The commissioners shall be appointed as follows:

(1) The board of directors of the Spring Lake Neighborhood Association, Inc. shall appoint five members.

(2) The mayor of New Orleans shall appoint one member.

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

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

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

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

(7) The duties of the officers of the district shall be fixed in bylaws adopted by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

(8) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the board. The board shall keep and maintain minutes of all meetings and shall make a copy of such minutes available through the board's secretary to members of the district.

(9) The members of the board shall serve without payment or receipt of any compensation.

E. Taxing authority. (1)(a) The city council of the city of New Orleans is hereby authorized to levy and collect the special taxes or fees, as authorized by the Spring Lake Subdivision Improvement District, as hereinafter specifically provided for a term not to exceed eight years, in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the city are levied and collected, a special ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills or fees not to exceed two hundred dollars upon all taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the Spring Lake Subdivision Improvement District.* The election on the question of the imposition of the fee may be renewed subject to the provisions of this Subparagraph. The tax or fee herein authorized shall be levied and collected only after the question of its imposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the question at a regularly scheduled primary or general election to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Election Code. No such tax or fee shall be levied until a plan requiring or requesting the levy of a tax or fee is finally and conclusively adopted in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this Section.

(b) The proceeds of said tax or fee shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district. The proceeds shall be paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, day by day as the same are collected and received by the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and maintained in a separate account. The Spring Lake Subdivision Improvement District shall provide the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, the approved annual budget against which a quarterly advance disbursement will be provided based on projected expenditures. All such disbursements to the district and subsequent expenditures by the district shall be reconciled quarterly. The proceeds shall be paid out by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, upon warrants or drafts drawn on the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, by the appropriate officials of the city and the treasurer of the district and shall be used by the district solely for the purposes provided in this Section. The city may retain one percent of the amount collected as a collection fee.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section to the contrary, no tax or fee authorized in this Section shall be levied until the maximum amount of the tax has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the question at a regularly scheduled primary or general election conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

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

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

G. Plan. (1) The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans, which plan or plans together with the plan provided for in Subsection E of this Section shall be referred to collectively as the "plan". The plan shall specify the public improvements, facilities, and services proposed to be furnished, constructed, or acquired for the district. The board shall conduct such hearings in accordance with the open meetings pursuant to R.S. 42:11 et seq., including provisions covering notice of meetings and written minutes.

(2) Any plan shall include the following:

(a) An estimate of the annual and aggregate cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing the services, improvements, or facilities set forth in such plan.

(b) An estimate of the aggregate millage or fees required to be levied in each year on the taxable real property within the district in order to provide the funds required for the implementation or effectuation of the plan for furnishing the services specified and for funding capital improvements or debt service, or both.

H. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) The district shall have the power to acquire, to lease, to insure, and to sell real property located within the geographical boundaries of the district in accordance with the plan of the district.

(2) The district may enter into a contract with the New Orleans Police Department, the Orleans Parish Levee Board Police, or with a private security company which has been certified by the superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department for the provision of security patrols in the district.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 143, §2, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 1078, §2; Acts 1999, No. 1233, §2; Acts 2003, No. 1216, §1, eff. July 3, 2003.

*As appears in enrolled bill.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.745 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.745
Taxes; borrowing money
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(3) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established by such Chapters shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax, and procedural details necessary to supplement those Sections and to make them applicable to the tax herein authorized shall be fixed in the resolution imposing the tax.

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

(5)(a) In the event there is another economic development district with similar powers to levy taxes with an overlapping jurisdiction, no tax provided hereunder shall be permitted to the extent it would result in a double tax on such overlapping jurisdiction.

(b) In the event that the district levies a tax, so long as the tax so levied is pledged to secure bonds, changes in the boundaries of the district, as a result of the creation of new economic development districts within the district or the annexation of property by a city within the district, or for any other reason, shall not result in a change in the tax on property levied by the district and such tax shall remain in full force and effect until all outstanding bonds secured by such tax of the district have been paid in full and discharged.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2007, No. 269, §1, eff. July 6, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2475 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2475
System of classified civil service
Status: in_force

There is created in the municipal government a classified civil service embracing the positions of employment, the officers, and employees of the municipal fire and police services. The classified civil service shall be known as "the municipal fire and police civil service."
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.405
Taxes; borrowing money
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) The tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, the distribution and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and upon the sales of services within the district, all as presently defined in R.S. 47:301 through 317.

(3) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 through 317 shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax, and procedural details necessary to supplement those Sections and to make them applicable to the tax herein authorized shall be fixed in the resolution imposing the tax.

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

C. In addition to any tax, fee, charge, or assessment otherwise authorized by this Subpart, the district may levy or impose any tax, fee, charge, or assessment which is approved by a majority of the voters of the district who vote at an election held for such purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E. Any tax levied under this Section shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city, parish, or any other political subdivision within the parish of St. Tammany are now or hereafter authorized to levy and collect.

Acts 1992, No. 995, §1; Acts 1999, No. 282, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.115 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.115
Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting in a special election held for that purpose. The millage shall be resubmitted for voter reapproval every tenth year.

B. All funds derived under this Section may be used only for expenses or specified purposes of the district. A certain percentage of all funds derived under this Section, to be determined by the board, shall be set aside and used exclusively for operational upgrade and maintenance. The board of commissioners shall establish and maintain, in addition to all necessary and normal accounts, the following special accounts:

(1) A railroad development operational fund, for the attraction of railroad development to accomplish the following:

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

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

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

Acts 2010, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4770.9
Notice to owner; hearing; notice filed with recorder of mortgages binds transferees
Status: in_force

A. Before the governing authority may condemn any building, there must be submitted to it a written report recommending the demolition or removal of the building signed by some city official or other person authorized to act in such matters for the city. The mayor or chief executive shall thereupon serve notice on the owner and occupant, if any, of the building requiring him to show cause at a meeting of the governing authority, regular or special, why the building should not be condemned. The date and hour of the meeting shall be stated in the notice which shall be served at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing, except in case of grave public emergency as hereinafter provided. The notice may be served by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the owner and occupant, if any, at his last known address. The notice may also be served by any sheriff or deputy sheriff having jurisdiction and power to serve legal process where the owner of the building is found in the state of Louisiana, and the officer shall make return of the service as in ordinary cases.

B.(1) The tax assessor shall require an alternate agent for service of process in the event that the owner of the property cannot be located or otherwise properly identifiable.

(2) If the owner is absent from the state or unrepresented therein, or in the event the building is owned by a minor who has no tutor or an interdict who has no curator, then the notice shall be served upon the occupant of the condemned building or structure, if any, and also upon an attorney at law appointed by the major to represent the absentee, minor, or interdict. Domiciliary service may be made as in ordinary cases.

C. In case of grave public emergency where the condition of the building is such as to cause possible immediate loss or damage to person or property, the governing authority may condemn the building after twenty-four hours notice served upon the owner or his agent and/or the occupant and attorney at law appointed to represent the absentee owner.

D. Any notice served pursuant to this Section shall be filed with the recorder of mortgages. Once filed, said notice shall be deemed notice to all subsequent transferees. Any transferee of such property takes the property subject to all recorded liens, mortgages, and notices thereunto pertaining.

E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to deprive property owners of their property without due process of law.

Acts 2003, No. 546, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.152
Board of commissioners; members, officers; agents and employees
Status: in_force

A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of members appointed by the Grant Parish Police Jury who shall serve at the pleasure of the police jury. The number of board members shall be provided by the police jury by ordinance.

B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board of commissioners occurring by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.

C. Any member of the board of commissioners may be removed by the Grant Parish Police Jury.

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

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

F. Elected officials may serve on the board of commissioners.

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

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

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

Acts 1988, No. 633, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 412, §1; Acts 2007, No. 86, §1, eff. June 22, 2007.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1652
Penalty for not keeping required office
Status: in_force

Any parish treasurer neglecting or refusing to comply with R.S. 33:1651 shall be subject to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than three hundred dollars, recoverable before any court of competent jurisdiction, at the discretion of the court, to be added to the school fund of the parish.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.24
Minden Downtown Development District; commission; powers
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary for the public, health, safety, and welfare of the city of Minden that the property value deterioration in the principal area or areas of the city of Minden zoned for business and known generally as the central business district be halted, since the central business district is the center of commercial, civic and cultural activities of the area. The legislature further finds that the supervision of the central business district can best be perpetuated by the continuance of the Minden Main Street Project.

B. In order to fund the continuation of this program and for purposes provided in this Section, a special taxing district is created within the city of Minden to be composed of the area of the city of Minden having the following boundaries:

Begin at a point where Dennis Street intersects with Highway 80 (Shreveport Road) and from this point of beginning run in a northeasterly direction and along Dennis Street to a point that is one-half way between Murrell Street and Spann Street, thence in a northwesterly direction and parallel to Murrell Street run to Pennsylvania Avenue, thence in a southwesterly direction and along Pennsylvania Avenue run to First Street, thence in a northwesterly direction and along First Street run to Gleason Street, thence northeasterly run one lot deep in line with the extension of Gleason Street, thence northwesterly and parallel to Murrell Street run to Main Street, thence run in a southwesterly direction along Main Street to McDonald Street, thence north and along McDonald Street run to Chaffee Street, thence run along Chaffee Street and across Cedar Street to a point that is on Minden Medical Center's northeast property line, thence northwesterly one lot deep and to a point on Minden Medical Center's north property line, thence southwesterly to West Union Street, thence southeasterly and along West Union Street one block deep, thence in a southwesterly direction and along lot lines to Pine Street, thence in a southeasterly direction and along Pine Street to a point that is one lot deep from the intersection of Monroe Street with Pine Street, thence in a southwesterly direction and following lot lines run to the intersection of Dennis Street with Highway 80 (Shreveport Road), which is the point of beginning.

The special taxing district shall be known as, and is hereby designated the Downtown Development District of the City of Minden, hereinafter referred to as the "district".

C.(1) The district shall be governed by a commission, which is hereby designated as the Downtown Development District Commission. The commission shall be composed of seven members, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the city of Minden or hold a majority interest in a business or property located in the district. The seven members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Minden upon the approval of the city council with due consideration being given to the needs and desires of the commission. The commission shall appoint subcommittees, for various needs and events, with no limitations on residency.

(2) In addition, the mayor of the city of Minden and the director shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the commission.

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

(i) Two members for one year each;

(ii) Two members for two years each; and

(iii) Three members for three years each.

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

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

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

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

D. The commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and a secretary-treasurer from among its members. The terms of the officers shall be one year, but any officer shall be eligible for reelection. The commission shall adopt such rules for the transaction of its business as it deems necessary and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, studies, findings, and determinations, which record shall be public record. The mayor's office shall be provided with a copy of all such transactions and records.

E. The mayor, with council approval, shall be empowered to employ a director and such other employees as are necessary to carry out the functions of the commission. It shall be the function and duty of the commission and director to formulate the program to implement the various development plans of the Minden Main Street Project heretofore or hereafter submitted, upon approval of the mayor of the city of Minden, and the commission shall revise or amend its decisions from time to time as it sees fit with the approval of the mayor of the city of Minden. Such a program shall implement the various plans with the responsibility of aiding and encouraging private development. A copy of such plans shall be submitted to the mayor's office by the director for review and approval. In carrying out such programs, the commission may consult with all departments of the city of Minden and such other public agencies as are concerned with matters affecting or affected by the program. The commission may conduct studies and based thereon may make such recommendations as it determines are calculated to implement the intent and purposes of this Section. The Downtown Development District director shall also serve and function as the manager of the Minden Main Street Project.

F. In order to provide funds for the implementation of the proposals and programs of the district, the commission shall submit to the city council, with its proposals and programs, recommendations and proposals for the levy of special ad valorem taxes not to exceed at any given time an aggregate of two mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property situated within the district. The proceeds of any such ad valorem tax shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district, and said proceeds may be expended by the commission for administration, operational expenses, acquiring property by purchase, donation, exchange, or otherwise as they deem appropriate but not by expropriation, or the retirement of bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness. However, the proceeds of any such ad valorem tax shall not be used for any motel or lodging facilities or industry which would compete with any existing such private enterprise in the district. Any property acquired by the district shall be disposed of only in accordance with R.S. 33:4712. The commission may also submit recommendations and proposals for the issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, which may be secured by all or part of the proceeds of said ad valorem tax or ad valorem taxes herein. The proposals, both for the levy of any special ad valorem tax or for the issuance of bonds, shall be submitted to the Minden city council for approval. Any proposal for the levy of a special ad valorem tax shall state the rate, object, and purpose for which the ad valorem tax is to be levied, and the number of years it is to be levied and collected, and if the proceeds of any ad valorem tax are to be funded into bonds to be issued pursuant to this Section, the maximum amount of bonds to be issued, the number of years for which the bonds are to run, and the maximum rate of interest on the bonds. If the city council approves the proposal or proposals, it shall call an election for the purpose of submitting the proposition for the ad valorem tax or for the bonds, or both, to the qualified electors of the city of Minden for their approval or rejection. The election shall be held in accordance with the applicable laws of the state of Louisiana, and such proposition shall require, for approval, the favorable vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting in the election. Any ad valorem taxes levied under authority of this Section shall be in addition to all the taxes the city council now or hereafter may be authorized by law to levy and collect. This tax shall not be levied should the city of Minden fail to appropriate in any year fifteen thousand dollars which is to be expended in the same manner as provided in this Section for tax revenues of the district. All services and programs to be provided to the Downtown Development District from the proceeds of any such tax shall be in addition to the tax services, programs, and projects which would normally be provided to the central business district by the city government either at present or in the future.

G. The city council shall review and consider any plan or plans submitted within thirty days following the submission to it by the commission, and shall adopt or reject such plan by majority vote of its members. If the city council adopts such a plan, it shall become final and conclusive and the ad valorem tax may be levied as provided herein. If the city council rejects the plan, it shall notify the commission of its action, and the commission may again and from time to time prepare and submit to the city council for its review, consideration, adoption, or rejection in accordance with the procedures provided herein, a plan as provided in this Section. Any rejection by the council should consist of specific written analyses and suggestions for improvement of the plan. Further, it shall be required that technical assistance shall be provided by the city council if required by the commission in order that the plans may be improved. Each plan submitted or resubmitted shall set forth the projects recommended, the estimated cost thereof, recommendations for funding, and such other information as required by this Section, or by the commission, or the city council.

H. All bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this Section shall be issued by the city council by resolution or ordinance and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, be in such form, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, be entitled to such priorities on the ad valorem taxes authorized herein to be levied by the city council in the district and contain such other terms, all as provided in the proceedings adopted by the city council authorizing the issuance of the bonds and providing for the security thereof. Such bonds or other evidences of indebtedness may be sold by the city council at public or private sale. The authority of the city council to issue bonds of the city pursuant to this Section shall be in addition to any other authority now or hereafter conferred on the city council to issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.

Acts 1990, No. 379, §1; Acts 2015, No. 333, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2015, No. 333, §2, regarding terms of board members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4135 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4135
New Orleans; termination of right to mill levy; use of proceeds
Status: in_force

Should this Act be passed by the legislature and approved by the electors at the election to be held on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November 1966, in the manner provided by the constitution, all rights of the sewerage and water board of New Orleans to the three mills authorized to be levied by Section 4095 of this Part shall terminate as of January 1, 1967, and the said three mills shall be used by the city of New Orleans exclusively for servicing its bonded indebtedness, and said three mills or any portion thereof shall be levied for bonded debt purposes only when in the discretion of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, there is a need to levy such portion or all of said three mills for said purpose.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9210 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9210
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

This Chapter, being intended to carry out a governmental function to enhance the welfare of the inhabitants of the portion of the state to be affected hereby, shall be liberally construed by the courts to effect its purposes.

Acts 1984, No. 161, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.382 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.382
Board of commissioners; members
Status: in_force

The district shall be governed by the board of directors of the Northeast Economic Development Foundation, hereinafter referred to as the "board of commissioners". The members of the board shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by the governing authority of each parish within the district; one member shall be appointed by the leadership of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; one member shall be appointed by the leadership of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of International Organizations; and each of the members of the legislature whose legislative district is in any part within this district shall be ex officio members with full voting status. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. An appointed member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Members shall be compensated and may be removed for good cause in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Acts 1992, No. 929, §1, eff. July 9, 1992.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 807, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9612.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9612.1
Local codes of conduct or ethics ordinances
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of a local governmental subdivision may adopt and enforce local codes of conduct or ethics ordinances. Any such code or ordinance may regulate the same or similar activity as regulated by the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., subject to the provisions of this Section.

B. The adoption and enforcement of any such code or ordinance shall not preempt, perempt, or otherwise preclude the enforcement of the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq., by the Board of Ethics nor preclude the Board of Ethics from having exclusive jurisdiction over the enforcement of the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S. 42:1101 et seq.

C. The adoption and enforcement of any such code or ordinance shall neither abridge nor abrogate any requirements of R.S. 42:1161.

Acts 2011, No. 37, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9080.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9080.3
The Lakewood East Security and Neighborhood Improvement District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The Lakewood East Security and Neighborhood Improvement District, a special taxing district, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created in Orleans Parish.

B. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the area of the parish of Orleans lying within the following perimeter: Interstate 10 Service Road, Mayo Boulevard, Orleans Parish School Property formerly known as the Livingston Middle School, and St. Charles Canal.

C. Purpose. The district is established for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the Lakewood East Subdivision. The district will also encourage, promote, and advance the nonprofit interests of homeowners in the subdivision through participation in charitable activities and events.

D. Governance. (1) In order for the orderly 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 area, the affairs of the district shall be managed by the Lakewood East Homeowners Association's Board of Directors, hereinafter referred to as the "board".

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

(3) The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

(4) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the board's secretary to members of the district.

(5) The members of the board shall be determined and selected as provided in the bylaws and shall serve without compensation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by a duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee and shall be imposed on each parcel located within the district. The amount of the fee shall be three hundred dollars per year for each parcel.

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

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

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

(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

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

(c) If approved, the fee shall expire on December 31, 2018, but the fee may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight 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 city are collected.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2) The district may perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary for the achievement of its objectives of:

(a) Encouraging the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the area included within the district.

(b) Encouraging, promoting, and advancing the nonprofit interests of homeowners in the subdivision through participation in charitable activities and events.

Acts 2009, No. 396, §1, eff. July 7, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 431, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4883 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4883
Exercise of police power; backwashing and drainage of residential and commercial pools
Status: in_force

For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, parish and municipal governing authorities may adopt ordinances regulating the backwashing and drainage of residential and commercial swimming pools into the street. Such ordinances may restrict the practice of backwashing or draining a swimming pool into the street. Any such ordinance shall be subject to judicial review on the grounds of abuse of discretion, unreasonable exercise of police powers, excessive use of the power herein granted, or the denial of the right of due process. However, the right of judicial review of such ordinances shall not be limited by the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2010, No. 421, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9661
Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that the operation of open and responsible government requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on actions of local government. To preserve and maintain the integrity of local government action, the legislature also declares it is necessary that the identity of persons who attempt to influence actions of local government and certain expenditures by those persons be publicly disclosed.

Acts 2010, No. 788, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3402 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3402
Sharing costs; liability of owner of railway track in street; apportionment of cost on petition for improvement
Status: in_force

The owners of real estate abutting the street or alley to be improved shall pay two thirds of the entire cost of the improvement in proportion to the respective frontages of the abutting property owned by them and the municipality shall pay one third. Where a railway bed and track other than one municipally owned, occupies a portion of the street or alley, the owner shall pay in the proportion that the space occupied by its roadbed bears to the total area of the street or alley to be improved. In the event the railway bed and track is municipally owned, it shall be responsible only for the cost of the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street or alley to be improved. In the event the space occupied by the railroad track is paved with a different material, the entire extra cost of the paving shall be borne by the owner.

If the owners of property abutting any street or alley, or any portion thereof one block or more in length, desire to initiate the construction of an improvement to the street, they may, by petition signed by more than one-half of the owners and representing more than one-half the assessed valuation of the property abutting the street, request the governing authority to construct the desired improvement, in which case the total cost of the improvement shall be apportioned as follows:

A. In the event a railway bed or track other than one municipally owned, occupies a portion of the street or alley, the owner thereof shall pay of the total cost of the work, the proportion that the area occupied by the roadbed bears to the total area of the street or alley to be improved.

B. The municipality shall pay of the total cost, the proportion that the net area of the intersection bears to the total area of the street or alley to be improved. In the event a municipally owned railway be on the street or alley, the municipality shall pay, in addition, only for the cost of the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street or alley to be improved.

C. The abutting property owners shall pay for the balance of the cost of the paving or other improvement as herein provided in proportion to the respective frontages of the properties owned by them.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.12
Jefferson Place/Bocage 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 Jefferson Place/Bocage Crime Prevention and Improvement District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Boundaries. (1) The boundaries of the district shall be the areas as established in the official subdivision plat filed with the clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish for the subdivisions of Bocage, Bocage Estates, Filings 1 through 5 of Jefferson Place, and The Cloisters.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the boundaries of the district shall also include the area comprised of Lots 39, 40, 41, 42A, 43, and 44 of Bocage Lakes Subdivision, as established on the official subdivision plat filed with the clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish, if the inclusion of the area is approved by a majority of the registered voters residing in the area who vote on a proposition at an election held for this purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The district may call an election for this purpose.

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

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

(a) The president of the Jefferson Place/Bocage Homeowners' Association, referred to in this Section as the "association".

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

(c) The mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish shall appoint one member from a list of nominations submitted by the association within thirty days of receipt of the list.

(d) The member of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish whose council district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member from a list of nominations submitted by the association within thirty days of receipt of the list.

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

(f) The member of the Louisiana Senate whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

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

(3)(a) Board members serving pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(c) through (f) of this Subsection shall serve four-year terms after serving initial terms of four years.

(b) Board members serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection shall serve four-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. Two members shall serve an initial term of two years and two members shall serve an initial term of three years as determined by a majority vote of the members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection or by lot at the first meeting of the board following the appointments.

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

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

(4) The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, 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.

(5) 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 board.

(6) The board shall adopt such bylaws as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. The bylaws of the board may provide relative to the publication of meeting notices and conduct of meetings. The board shall hold regular meetings open to the public as shall be provided for in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within East Baton Rouge Parish as may be prescribed in the bylaws. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the district, through the board, shall give notice of meetings by posting the meeting agenda at all entrances and exits to Bocage subdivision at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting and may publish the meeting proceedings on the district website or in a newsletter regularly distributed to district property owners.

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

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

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

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 security of the district.

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

(7) To provide for such services and make such expenditures as the board deems proper for the security or beautification of the district, including maintenance and improvement to common areas.

(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 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.

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

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

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per improved parcel of land not to exceed five hundred and forty dollars per year for each improved parcel, starting with five hundred dollars for the first calendar year.

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

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

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

(3)(a)(i) The fee of five hundred dollars for the first calendar year, subject to change thereafter by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized as provided in this Subsection, shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition and the board's authority to increase the fee has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(ii) No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

(b) The initial election on the question of the imposition of the fee shall be held at the same time as a regularly scheduled election in East Baton Rouge Parish.

(c) If approved, the fee and the board's authority to increase it shall expire in ten years, but the fee and board authority 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 for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee and board authority 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.

(4) No fee shall be imposed upon any parcel whose owner qualifies for and receives, prior to January 1, 2020, the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

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

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

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

(b) The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection.

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

H. Budget. (1) The board shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the 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, or 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, East Baton Rouge Parish, or their departments or agencies or by other political subdivisions.

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 five 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 in equal parts to the state of Louisiana and to the parish of East Baton Rouge and such funds shall be used only for law enforcement 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 2011, No. 384, §1, eff. June 30, 2011; Acts 2019, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.60.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.60.1
Disposition of property by quiet title and foreclosure action
Status: in_force

A. The authority may initiate an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action under this Section to quiet title to immovable property held by the authority, interest in property purchased by the authority at tax sales, or in formerly adjudicated properties acquired by the authority from a city, by recording with the register of conveyances a notice of pending expedited quiet title and foreclosure action. The notice shall include a legal description of the property; the street address of the property if available; the name, address, and telephone number of the authority; a statement that the property is subject to expedited quiet title proceedings and foreclosure under this Section; and a statement that any legal interest in the property may be extinguished by a district court order vesting title to the property in the authority. The right of redemption from tax sales in Article VII, Section 25(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be terminated by these proceedings only if the time period for expiration of the right of redemption has expired. If a notice is recorded in error, the authority may correct the error by recording a certificate of correction with the register of conveyances. A notice or certificate under this Subsection need not be notarized and may be authenticated by a digital signature or other electronic means. If the authority has reason to believe that a property subject to an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action under this Section may be the site of environmental contamination, the authority shall provide the Department of Environmental Quality with any information in the possession of the authority that suggests the property may be the site of environmental contamination.

B. After recording the notice under Subsection A of this Section, the authority shall initiate a search of records identified in this Subsection to identify the owners of a property interest in the property who are entitled to notice of the expedited quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section. The authority may enter into a contract with or may request from one or more authorized representatives a title search or other title product to identify the owners of property interest in the property as required under this Subsection or to perform the other functions set forth in this Section required for the quieting of title to property under this Section. The owner of a property interest is entitled to notice under this Section if that owner's interest was identifiable by reference to any of the following sources before the date that the authority records the notice under Subsection A of this Section:

(1) Records in the offices of the clerk of court, recorder of mortgages, notarial archives, and the registrar of conveyances.

(2) Records in the offices of the assessor and the city department of finance.

C. The authority may file a single petition with the district court to expedite foreclosure under this Section listing all property subject to expedited foreclosure by the authority and for which the authority seeks to quiet title. If available to the authority, the list of properties shall include a legal description of, a tax parcel identification number for, and the street address of each parcel of property. The petition shall request that a judgment be entered vesting absolute title in the authority, without right of redemption for each parcel of property listed, as provided in this Section. Prior to the entry of judgment under this Section, the authority may request the court to remove the property erroneously included in the petition, or any tax delinquent properties redeemed prior to the hearing.

D. Upon the institution of a suit under Subsection C of this Section, the trial court shall issue an order fixing the time of the trial of the suit which shall not be less than sixty days from the filing of the suit.

E. After completing the records search under Subsection B of this Section, the authority shall determine the address or addresses reasonably calculated to inform those owners of a property interest in property subject to expedited foreclosure under this Section of the pendency of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section. If, after conducting the title search, the authority is unable to determine an address reasonably calculated to inform persons with a property interest in property subject to expedited tax foreclosure, or if the authority discovers a deficiency in notice under Subsection I of this Section, the following shall be considered reasonable steps by the authority to ascertain the addresses of persons with a property interest in the property subject to expedited foreclosure or to ascertain an address necessary to correct a deficiency in notice under Subsection I of this Section:

(1) For an individual, a search of records of the clerk of court, recorder of mortgages, registrar of conveyances, and notarial archives.

(2) For a business entity a search of business entity records filed with the secretary of state.

(3) For a state or federally chartered depository institution, a search of entity records with the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions or with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

F. Not less than thirty days before the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section, the authority shall send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the hearing to the persons identified under Subsection E of this Section with a property interest in property subject to expedited foreclosure. The authority shall also send a notice via regular mail addressed to the "Occupant" for each property subject to expedited foreclosure if an address for the property is ascertainable.

G. Not less than thirty days before the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section, the authority or its authorized representative or authorized agent shall visit each parcel of property subject to expedited foreclosure and post conspicuously on the property notice of the hearing. In addition to the requirements of Subsection H of this Section, the notice shall also include the following or a substantially similar statement: "THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW ORLEANS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND IS SUBJECT TO AN EXPEDITED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRIOR OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE NEW ORLEANS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AT ______________________."

H. The notice required under Subsections F and G of this Section shall include:

(1) The date on which the authority recorded under Subsection A of this Section, notice of the pending expedited quiet title and foreclosure action.

(2) A statement that a person with a property interest in the property may lose his interest, if any, as a result of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section.

(3) A legal description, parcel number of the property, and the street address of the property, if available.

(4) The person to whom the notice is addressed.

(5) The date and time of the hearing on the petition for foreclosure under this Section, and a statement that the judgment of the court may result in title to the property vesting in the authority.

(6) An explanation of any rights of redemption and notice that the judgment of the court may extinguish any ownership interest in or right to redeem the property.

(7) The name, address, and telephone number of the authority.

I. If the authority is unable to ascertain the address reasonably calculated to inform the owners of a property interest entitled to notice under this Section, or is unable to provide notice under Subsection F or G of this Section, the authority shall provide notice by publication. Prior to the hearing, a notice shall be published for three successive weeks, once each week, in the official newspaper published and circulated in the parish. The published notice shall include all of the following:

(1) A legal description, parcel number of the property, and the street address of property, if available.

(2) The name of any person not notified under Subsection F or G of this Section, that the authority reasonably believes may be entitled to notice under this Section of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section.

(3) A statement that a person with a property interest in the property may lose his interest, if any, as a result of the foreclosure proceeding under this Section.

(4) The date and time of the hearing on the petition for foreclosure under Subsection D of this Section.

(5) A statement that the judgment of the court may result in title to the property vesting in the authority.

(6) An explanation of any rights of redemption and notice that judgment of the court may extinguish any ownership interest in or right to redeem the property.

(7) The name, address, and telephone number of the authority.

(8) A statement that persons with information regarding the owner or prior owner of any of the properties are requested to contact the authority.

J. If prior to the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section, the authority shall take reasonable steps in good faith to correct the deficiency before the hearing. The requirements of this Section relating to notice of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing are exclusive and exhaustive, notwithstanding any other provisions of law.

K. If a petition for expedited quiet title and foreclosure is filed under Subsection C of this Section, before the hearing, the authority shall file with the clerk of the district court proof of notice by certified mail under Subsection F of this Section, proof of notice by posting on the property under Subsection G of this Section, and proof of notice by publication, if applicable. A person claiming an interest in a parcel of property set forth in the petition for foreclosure, including a current holder of a conventional mortgage, who desires to contest that petition shall file written objections with the clerk of the district court and serve those objections on the authority at least ten days before the date of the hearing. A holder of a conventional mortgage may object to the action and is entitled to a dismissal of the proceedings by the district court upon a showing that it is the holder of a legally enforceable conventional mortgage and upon payment of the outstanding amount of any liens, taxes, and related costs. The district court may appoint and utilize as the court considers necessary a special master or hearing officer for assistance with the resolution of any objections to the foreclosure or questions regarding the title to property subject to foreclosure. If the court withholds property from foreclosure, the authority's ability to include the property in a subsequent petition for expedited quiet title and foreclosure is not prejudiced. No injunction shall issue to stay an expedited quiet title and foreclosure action under this Section. The district court shall enter judgment on a petition to quiet title and foreclosure filed under Subsection D of this Section, not more than ten days after the conclusion of the hearing or contested case. The district court's judgment shall specify all of the following:

(1) The legal description and, if known the street address of the property foreclosed.

(2) That title to property foreclosed by the judgment is vested absolutely in the authority, except as otherwise provided in Subsections C and E of this Section, without any further rights of redemption.

(3) That all liens against the property, including any lien for unpaid taxes or special assessments are extinguished.

(4) That, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (5) of this Subsection, the authority, except as otherwise provided in Subsections C and E of this Section, has good and marketable title to the property without any further rights of redemption.

(5) That all existing recorded and unrecorded interest in that property are extinguished, except servitudes of record and public rights of way.

L. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (K)(5) of this Section, title to property set forth in a petition for foreclosure filed under Subsection C of this Section shall vest absolutely in the authority upon the date of signing of the judgment by the district court and the authority shall have absolute title to the property. A judgment entered under this Section is a final judgment within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Article 1911.

M. There shall be no suspensive appeal from a judgment rendered under this Section. A devolutive appeal must be taken within the delays allowed by Article 2087 of the Code of Civil Procedure. An appeal under this Subsection is limited to the record of the proceedings in the district court.

N. All actions to annul a judgment rendered pursuant to this Section shall be subject to a one year peremptive period commencing on the date of the signing of the judgment by the district court, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

O. The owner of a property interest with notice of the quiet title and foreclosure hearing under this Section, may not assert any of the following:

(1) That notice to another person was insufficient or inadequate in any way.

(2) That any redemptive right was extended in any way because of lack of notice to any other person.

P. Any instrument executed by the authority purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under this Chapter shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchaser, lessees, or transferees of the property is concerned.

Q. The failure of an authority to comply with any provision of this Section shall not invalidate any proceeding under this Section if a person with a property interest in property subject to foreclosure was accorded the minimum due process required under the Constitution of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States of America.

R. It is the intent of the legislature that the provisions of this Section relating to the expedited quiet title and foreclosure of property by the authority satisfy the minimum requirements of due process required under the Constitution of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States of America but that the provisions do not create new rights beyond those required under the Constitution of Louisiana or the Constitution of the United States of America. The failure of the authority to follow a requirement of this Section relating to the expedited quiet title and foreclosure of property held by the authority shall not be construed to create a claim or cause of action against the authority unless the minimum requirements of due process accorded under the Constitution of Louisiana or the Constitution of the United States of America are violated.

S. As used in this Section, "authorized representative" includes one or more of the following:

(1) A title insurance company or agent licensed to conduct business in this state.

(2) An attorney licensed to practice law in this state.

(3) A person accredited in land title search procedures by a nationally recognized organization in the field of land title searching.

(4) A person with demonstrated experience in the field of searching land title records, as determined by the authority.

Acts 2007, No. 256, §1, eff. July 6, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 791, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.51
Regulation of size and use of buildings
Status: in_force

For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals or the general welfare of the parish of St. Bernard, the police jury of said parish is hereby authorized to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes within the parish.

Acts 1962, No. 123, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.81 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.81
Wards 4 and 6 Economic Development Board of Beauregard Parish; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

The Wards 4 and 6 Economic Development Board of Beauregard Parish is hereby created. The primary purpose of the board shall be to promote, encourage, and participate in economic development activities for wards 4 and 6 of Beauregard Parish. These activities include but shall not be limited to endeavors that will accomplish or enhance the opportunity for any of the following:

(1) Growth, development, and prosperity of the Wards 4 and 6 area.

(2) Development of existing commercial structures.

(3) Development of underutilized resources.

(4) Development of the tax base.

(5) Coordination of public and private programs.

Acts 2010, No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3705 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3705
Railroads required to maintain lights at crossings
Status: in_force

A. Municipalities or parishes which have their streets lighted may require railroad companies to maintain lights at the intersections of their tracks within the limits of the municipality or parish, similar to and of equal power as those in use for the lighting of the streets.

B. Any railroad company affected by the exercise of the power conferred by this Section may appeal to the courts to test the necessity for and the reasonableness of any ordinance passed under the authority of this Section.

Acts 2008, No. 596, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.617 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.617
Securities
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2003, No. 1167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4132 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4132
New Orleans; application of R.S. 33:4125 to R.S. 33:4131 to other related provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 33:4125 to R.S. 33:4131, inclusive, shall not affect the right, power and authority of the city of New Orleans to levy a tax on all taxable property in the city of New Orleans sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds of the city of New Orleans heretofore issued and now outstanding, or which may be issued in the future under the provisions of Act 4 of 1916, as amended, and Act 3 of the Extra Session of 1927, as amended, which acts now form a part of the constitution of Louisiana, nor the right, power and authority of the city of New Orleans to issue bonds in the future under the authority of said acts. The bonds issued under authority of R.S. 33:4125 shall not be included in computing the indebtedness of the city of New Orleans under any limitation prescribed by the constitution or statutes of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4154
New Orleans; continuation of board; application of proceeds
Status: in_force

The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created, and with the powers, duties, and functions prescribed by existing laws and by the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be continued while any bonds authorized by Section 4148 of this Part are outstanding and unpaid, and all taxes which may be levied for the payment of said bonds, shall day by day as collected be paid over to said board and shall by it be applied in payment of the principal and interest of said bonds.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.123
Powers and functions of the district
Status: in_force

A. The district, through the board, shall establish plans, policy, and marketing strategies to provide for the development and expansion of the film, video, and television production industry in the district and for attracting visitors to the district.

B. The district, through the board, shall:

(1) Develop a plan that shall include a particular focus on attracting the production of film, documentaries, cable television shows, regional and national commercials, corporate training films, and visitors to the district.

(2) Provide for the preparation and distribution of promotional and informational materials, electronic and otherwise, providing information on the benefits of producing film and television projects in the district.

(3) Provide location coordinators for direct contact with major studio executives, producers, and production companies to encourage them to locate production projects in the district.

(4) Identify residents of the district who have experience and skills in the film, video, and television industry or experience or skills that are needed by or useful to such industry and seek to create job and business opportunities for them.

(5) Serve as an informational clearinghouse and provide technical assistance to individuals and entities engaged in film and television production by:

(a) Compiling, producing, publishing, and updating a comprehensive directory on sites, facilities, vendors, services, and other resources in the district available for film, video, and television production.

(b) Maintaining and making available current information on tax incentives and permitting practices and procedures in Louisiana.

(c) Providing site location scouting assistance, as well as location of equipment and props as needed.

(d) Assisting Louisiana filmmakers and television producers in identifying and promoting film and television production opportunities.

(e) Working with the office of the lieutenant governor, Louisiana Economic Development, and other state, local, and parish agencies in assisting film and television producers with obtaining necessary permits.

(6) Assist in obtaining permission to film at public and private locations.

(7) Participate in regional, national, and international film and video and television promotional marketplaces.

(8) Sponsor workshops and other learning opportunities on filmmaking, television production, or both, including their legal and financial aspects.

(9) Assist in the promotion of tourism within the district.

C. The district, through the board, may enter into contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.

D. The district, through the board, shall have the power to sue and be sued, to make capital improvements, and to do all things necessary for the promotion, advertisement, and publication of information relating to film, video, television, and visitor attractions within its jurisdiction. However, the district shall not exercise any function which results in competition with local retail businesses or enterprises.

E. In order to carry out the functions of the district, the district may employ such personnel as may be necessary to accomplish its functions and for which funds are made available and may establish their duties and fix their compensation.

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

Acts 2007, No. 46, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7610.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7610.2
New community trust fund; mandatory contributions
Status: in_force

A.(1) There shall be established by and for the benefit of each new community development corporation created under R.S. 33:7604 a new community trust fund. Funds allocated to and deposited into this fund shall be made available to the corporation as security to finance or refinance any new community development the corporation undertakes pursuant to the approved new community development plan.

(2) No new community development corporation may receive, expend, commit to expend, or pledge an interest in its right to receive any increment revenues pursuant to this Section unless and until:

(a) It has submitted to the governing body a complete description of the project which it proposes to undertake which description must specify the maximum indebtedness it may incur in connection with undertaking the project that is to be secured in whole or in part by increment revenues;

(b) Either the governing body or the governing body and one or more of the other taxing districts within the governmental subdivision have by ordinance or resolution provided for the funding of the new community trust fund by agreeing to dedicate the increment revenues to facilitate the corporation's undertaking the proposed project; and

(c) The governing body and those taxing districts which have adopted a resolution pursuant to (b) above have called a special election submitting to the qualified electors of the local governmental subdivision the proposition for the corporation's undertaking the project and the dedication and contribution of its and each other taxing district's increment revenues to the new community trust fund and received a favorable vote of a majority of the electors thereon.

B. The dedication and contribution of the increment revenues shall not impair existing obligations of any taxing district and shall not include tax revenues of a taxing district previously dedicated to any debt service or the contribution of which would violate the Constitution of Louisiana.

C. Upon the adoption of the ordinance or resolution and the favorable vote of a majority of the electors as provided in Subsection A above, each taxing district which has adopted such ordinance or resolution, as defined herein, shall annually contribute to the new community trust fund all increment revenues, less and except those amounts which are to be excluded as provided in Subsection B above, up to its proportional share of the maximum dollar amount needed by the corporation to satisfy obligations or indebtedness incurred for a project or projects theretofore approved that is secured by increment revenues. The proportional amount of each taxing district shall be its share of the amount required by the corporation multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is such taxing district's increment revenues and the denominator of which is the total increment revenues of all such taxing districts.

D. While any bond indebtedness of the corporation remains outstanding no taxing district shall reduce its millage if such reduction would result in a diminution of its obligations to make contributions of increment revenues the dedication and contribution of which were theretofore approved by the local governing body and voted on favorably by a majority of the qualified electors of the local governmental subdivision.

E.(1) Except for the purpose of funding the trust fund pursuant to Subsection F, upon the adoption of an ordinance providing for funding of the new community trust fund and the favorable vote of the majority of its electors as herein provided, each taxing district shall, by January first of each year, appropriate and pay to such fund for so long as any indebtedness secured by the pledge of increment revenues is outstanding, but not to exceed thirty years, a sum which is no less than the amounts required pursuant to Subsections B and C of this Section. If the new community development plan is amended or modified pursuant to R.S. 33:7612(D) each such taxing district shall make such annual appropriation for a period not to exceed thirty years after the date the governing body amends the plan but not more than amounts previously approved pursuant to Subsections B and C.

(2) Any taxing district which does not pay the amounts required pursuant to Subsections B and C of this Section to the new community trust fund by January 1, shall pay to the new community trust fund an amount equal to five percent of the amount of such required payment and shall pay interest on such amount equal to one percent for each month such amount is outstanding.

(3) No taxing district, as defined herein, is exempt from the provisions of Section 7610.2.

F. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D, the obligation of each taxing district pursuant to Subsections B and C of this Section to fund the new community trust fund annually shall continue until all obligations on any bonds issued by the new community development corporation in connection with a project or projects, previously approved as provided in Subsection A above, have been paid in full.

G. The revenue bonds and notes of every issue under this Chapter may, by the terms thereof be payable solely out of the revenues pledged to and received by a new community development corporation and deposited to its new community trust fund. Furthermore, the lien created by such bonds or notes shall not attach to the assets of the corporation unless the bonds are issued with the full faith and credit of the corporation. The lien created by such bonds or notes shall not attach to any sums a taxing district is required to contribute to the new community trust fund until the increment revenues referred to herein are deposited in the new community trust fund. The holders of such bonds or notes have no right to require the imposition of any tax or the establishment of any rate of taxation in order to obtain the amounts necessary to pay and retire such bonds or notes.

H. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the governing body of the state or any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the governing body or the state or any political subdivision thereof, but in accordance with R.S. 33:7617 shall be payable solely from the revenues which each taxing district is required or has agreed to contribute to the new community trust fund and, if the indebtedness has been issued with the full faith and credit of the corporation, the assets of the corporation. All such revenue bonds issued by the corporation shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the governing body or of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, other than the corporation if such bonds are issued with the corporation's full faith and credit, is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, such bonds.

I. Moneys in the new community trust fund may be expended from time to time for the following purposes, when directly related to financing or refinancing of development in a new community development area pursuant to an approved new community development plan:

(1) Administrative and overhead expenses necessary or incidental to the implementation of a new community development plan adopted by the corporation.

(2) Expenses of redevelopment planning, surveys, and financial analysis, including the reimbursement of the governing body of the new community development corporation for such expenses incurred before the new development plan was approved and adopted.

(3) The acquisition of real property in the new community area.

(4) The clearance and preparation of any new community development area for redevelopment and relocation of site occupants as provided in R.S. 33:7612.

(5) The repayment of principal and interest or any redemption premium for the corporation's loans, advances, bonds, bond anticipation notes, and any other form of indebtedness.

(6) All expenses incidental to or connected with the issuance, sale, redemption, retirement, or purchase of corporation bonds, bond anticipation notes, or other form of indebtedness, including funding of any reserve, redemption, or other fund or account provided for in the corporation's resolution authorizing such bonds, notes, or other form of indebtedness.

J. On the last day of the fiscal year of the new community development corporation, any money which remains in the trust fund after the payment of expenses pursuant to Subsection I for such year shall be:

(1) Returned to each taxing district which paid the increment in the proportion that the amount of the payment of such taxing district bears to the total amount paid into the new community trust fund by all participating taxing bodies within the new community development area for that year;

(2) Used to reduce the amount of any indebtedness to which increment revenues are pledged; or

(3) Deposited into an escrow account for the purpose of later reducing any indebtedness to which increment revenues are pledged.

K. The trustee of the new community trust fund shall be a banking corporation doing business in the parish or municipality in which the corporation is located.

Acts 1987, No. 815, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1974 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1974
Fire departments; reimbursement of costs
Status: in_force

A. Any fire department of a parish, municipality, or fire protection district, and any volunteer fire department shall have the authority to charge any person causing or contributing to a discharge of a hazardous or nonhazardous material or substance the extraordinary expenses associated with the following:

(1) Undertaking any remedial actions necessary to contain, abate, clean up, restore, or remove the discharge.

(2) Fighting a fire if such extraordinary expenses were incurred due to the presence of a material or substance which has been discharged.

B. The governing authority of any fire department of a parish, municipality, or fire protection district, and any volunteer fire department may charge an owner of immovable property onto or into which a hazardous or nonhazardous material or substance has been discharged the extraordinary expenses associated with the following if the property owner's negligence in complying with applicable laws, regulations, and fire codes with respect to the material or substance which has been discharged was a cause in fact of such expenses:

(1) Undertaking any remedial actions necessary to contain, abate, clean up, restore, or remove the discharge.

(2) Fighting a fire if such extraordinary expenses were incurred due to the presence of the material or substance which has been discharged.

C. Any fire department assessing charges for its costs for actions taken as provided in this Section shall submit an itemized invoice with corresponding receipts, and an explanation of each item or service for which reimbursement is requested, including an explanation of the extraordinary nature of the costs incurred. However, costs for equipment, supplies, or other items or services which tend to create a normal operating budget for the department or that supplement the department's existing budget beyond actual allowable costs for actions taken as provided in this Section shall not be allowed.

D.(1) The governing authority of any fire department assessing charges for its costs for actions taken as provided in this Section shall also have the authority to use any reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such costs.

(2) In any such action, the governing authority of any fire department shall be entitled to recover the amount of costs as provided in this Section, together with all costs of court and reasonable attorney fees.

Acts 1990, No. 742, §1; Acts 1995, No. 337, §1; Acts 1997, No. 29, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3081 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3081
Mosquito abatement service charge; Avoyelles Parish; assessment and collection
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Avoyelles may establish, by majority vote of the members of the governing authority, a mosquito abatement service charge or rates of service charges for a term not to exceed ten years to be assessed persons owning each residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the parish, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.

(2) For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a factory-built home as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2 shall be considered a structure. The mosquito abatement service charge or rates of service charges shall be equal for all structures, except that residential units shall be charged not less than thirty-five percent of the service charge for commercial units.

(3) Such service charges shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the costs of any or all services provided by the parish for the abatement, control, and eradication of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health importance, including the acquisition, maintenance, operation, and support of equipment, facilities, supplies, and services therefor.

B. Mosquito abatement service charges or rates of service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the governing authority of the parish. However, the resolution assessing the service charge or rates of service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority of the parish only after the question of the assessment and the amount and duration of the service charge or rates of service charges established has been submitted to and approved by a majority of electors of the parish voting at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and shall be held at the same time that an election authorized by the provisions of R.S. 18:402 is held.

C.(1) The governing authority of the parish may use any reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charge or rates of service charges, including any means authorized by law for collection of other service charges and including any means authorized by law for the collection of taxes.

(2)(a) The governing authority of the parish may place liens for mosquito abatement service charges upon the structure subject to the charge, upon the building, if any, in which the structure is located if it is owned by the owner of the structure, and upon the lot of ground on which the structure is situated if such lot of ground belongs to the person who owns such structure. However, if such structure or building is owned by a lessee of the lot of ground, the lien shall exist only against the lease and the structure and shall not affect the owner of the lot. Such lien shall be placed upon property only in the event of the refusal of the owner of a structure to pay the service charge when requested to do so by the governing authority of the parish within thirty days of receipt by the owner of such a request by registered or certified letter.

(b) The governing authority of the parish may file a statement reflecting the amount of the unpaid service charges in the mortgage office of the parish of Avoyelles, which, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the parish against property as provided in this Subsection.

(c) In addition, the governing authority of the parish shall be entitled to recover the amount of the unpaid service charges, together with all court costs and attorney fees, by ordinary process in the Twelfth Judicial District Court.

(d) The governing authority of the parish may also provide, by resolution, for interest on the amount of the unpaid service charges, which shall be paid prior to cancellation of the lien. The rate of interest charged shall not exceed the rate of legal interest, as provided in R.S. 9:3500, and shall be computed from the date of recordation of the lien until paid.

(e) Alternatively, the lien authorized by this Subsection may be enforced by assessing the amount of the lien against the immovable as a service charge against the immovable, to be enforced and collected as any ordinary property service charge lien to be assessed against the property. The lien may be collected in the manner fixed for collection of service charges and shall be subject to the same civil penalties for delinquencies. After the governing authority of the parish has incurred such costs and expenses which constitute the lien on the property, including any court costs, attorney fees, and interest, the governing authority may send an attested bill of such costs and expenses to the assessor of the parish of Avoyelles, who shall add the amount of the bill to the next tax bill of the owner. Such lien shall prime all other liens or privileges against the property, except tax liens, filed after the statement specified in this Paragraph is filed with the recorder of mortgages, regardless of the date on which the lien is perfected.

Acts 2006, No. 700, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2024, No. 287, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3111
Ad valorem taxes for volunteer fire departments; voter notification requirements
Status: in_force

The notice of intent and proposition for ad valorem taxes levied to fund volunteer fire departments shall include a statement that a portion of the tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82.

Acts 2018, No. 406, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3743 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3743
Curtailing width of street
Status: in_force

Municipalities having a population less than seventy-five thousand and more than twenty-five thousand may curtail the width of any street or alley and sell the part not needed or exchange it for other ground to be used for street purposes as an equivalent for the strip of street not needed, provided that prior to the exchange a majority of the property taxpayers in the municipality voting at an election to be called for that purpose, approve the proposed sale or exchange.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2490 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2490
Reinstatement and reemployment
Status: in_force

A. Each employee who, during or at the expiration of his working test period of probation following his promotion after being certified from an appropriate employment list, is rejected and refused permanent status in the position and class to which he was promoted, shall be automatically reinstated to the position from which he was promoted without his name being placed upon any list.

B. All employees whose names appear upon the reinstatement list for a respective class shall be reinstated in a position thereof, in the reverse order from which their names were placed upon the list, before any other appointment is made therein.

C. All employees whose names appear upon the reemployment list for a class from which they were laid off according to the provisions of R.S. 33:2499 shall be reemployed in a position thereof, or offered such appointment, in the reverse order from which their names were placed upon the list for the class, before any other employment or appointment is made in it.

D. Any regular employee who resigns from a position in the classified service may, with the prior approval of the board, be reemployed in a position of the class or in a position of any lower class for which he is qualified, provided, that the reemployment is made within four years of the date of resignation, and that no person whose name appears upon either the reinstatement, promotional employment, or re-employment list for a class to which any such person is reemployed is willing to accept an appointment therein. Any person who is reemployed shall be physically fit to perform the duties of the position to which he is appointed. He shall furnish a favorable medical certificate to the appointing authority and the board after a recent examination by a practicing physician.

E.(1) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection, any regular employee who resigns or retires as specified in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection from a position in the classified service and who applies for reemployment shall be reemployed in a position of the class in which he was employed immediately preceding his resignation or retirement. However, if there are no available positions in his former class, he may be temporarily placed in a position in any lower class. If the employee is temporarily placed in a position in a lower class, he shall receive the same rate of pay, including longevity pay, that he would have otherwise received for the position in which he was to be reemployed in his former class. In addition, during his temporary placement, he shall be placed first on the eligibility list for a position in his former class and shall not be required to retest for any such position. The employee shall remain first on such list until he is appointed to a position in his former class.

(2)(a) Prior to reemployment, an employee shall give notice to the appointing authority that the employee is able to return to work. An authorization from the employee's treating physician certifying that the employee is able to perform the essential functions of the position that were required at the time he was originally confirmed in such position shall be included with the employee's notice to the appointing authority. Upon furnishing such notice and certification to the appointing authority, the employee shall be deemed qualified for the position. The board shall approve the reemployment of the employee and the appointing authority shall reemploy such employee. The employee shall be considered a permanent employee and shall not be required to serve a working test. In addition, the employee shall be reemployed with the departmental and promotional seniority the employee accrued during his employment including any such seniority that he would have accumulated from the date of his separation through the date of reinstatement as if he remained in continuous service.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, if the appointing authority has a specific cause to dispute the certification of the employee's treating physician, the appointing authority may have the employee evaluated by another physician for the limited purpose of confirming that the injury or medical condition that resulted in his resignation or retirement no longer prevents him from performing the essential functions of the position. If there is a disagreement between the employee's treating physician and the physician selected by the appointing authority, the two physicians shall select a third physician whose opinion shall be determinative.

(3) The reemployment provided for in this Subsection applies only if a resignation or retirement occurred as a result of the employee's being unable to perform the essential functions of his job after sustaining an injury or developing a medical condition during the course and scope of his employment as determined by the employee's treating physician. In addition, the reemployment provided for in this Subsection is available at any time after the resignation or retirement of the employee.

F.(1) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection, any regular employee who retires from a position in the classified fire service as a result of an injury or a medical condition which prevents him from performing the essential functions of his job and who applies for reemployment shall be reemployed in a position of the class in which he was employed immediately preceding his retirement. However, if there are no available positions in his former class, he may be temporarily placed in a position in any lower class. If the employee is temporarily placed in a position in a lower class, he shall receive the same rate of pay, including longevity pay, that he would have otherwise received for the position in which he was to be reemployed in his former class. In addition, during his temporary placement, he shall be placed first on the eligibility list for a position in his former class and shall not be required to retest for any such position. The employee shall remain first on such list until he is appointed to a position in his former class.

(2)(a) Prior to reemployment, an employee shall give notice to the appointing authority that the employee is able to return to work. An authorization from the employee's treating physician certifying that the employee is able to perform the essential functions of the position that were required at the time he was originally confirmed in such position shall be included with the employee's notice to the appointing authority. Upon furnishing such notice and certification to the appointing authority, the employee shall be deemed qualified for the position. The board shall approve the reemployment of the employee and the appointing authority shall reemploy such employee. The employee shall be considered a permanent employee and shall not be required to serve a working test. In addition, the employee shall be reemployed with the departmental and promotional seniority the employee had accrued as of the date of his retirement.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, if the appointing authority has a specific cause to dispute the certification of the employee's treating physician, the appointing authority may have the employee evaluated by another physician for the limited purpose of confirming that the injury or medical condition that resulted in his retirement no longer prevents him from performing the essential functions of the position. If there is a disagreement between the employee's treating physician and the physician selected by the appointing authority, the two physicians shall select a third physician whose opinion shall be determinative.

(3) The reemployment provided for in this Subsection is available at any time after the retirement of the employee.

Acts 1985, No. 540, §1; Acts 2012, No. 595, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 869, §1; Acts 2015, No. 240, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2016; Acts 2015, No. 243, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2021, No. 312, §1.