La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.3
Specifications; advertising for bids
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of such municipality or parish, after having given notice of its intention as above set forth and after disposing of all objections and having decided to order the construction of such improvements, may, without further delay, have the necessary plans and specifications for said work prepared and may authorize the advertisement for bids therefor, by the giving of notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of said work, said notice to be signed by the chief executive officer or purchasing agent of the municipality or parish, and to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the municipality or parish, or in any newspaper having general circulation in the municipality or parish, the first insertion to be not less than fifteen days prior to the reception and opening of the bids.

B. Said notice shall contain a general description of work contemplated, shall refer to plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk, secretary, or purchasing agent of the said governing authority, and shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of bids, and may provide either that the contractor be required to accept certificates of indebtedness hereafter authorized, if the governing authority elects to make such requirement, or that they may be sold in such a manner and at such time as the governing authority may elect.

Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2491.2
Promotional employment lists; Sulphur
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur shall establish and maintain employment lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment to the various classes of positions in the classified service as provided in R.S. 33:2491.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2491 and Article XIV, Section 15.1, Paragraph 21 of the Constitution of 1921 made statutory by Article X, Section 18 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, departmental service in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of police headquarters desk service, jailer, police matron, operations and maintenance of radio, police alarm, or signal system, automotive or police apparatus repairs, secretary to the chief, or department records clerk shall not be counted by the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur in determining the total seniority in the departmental service of a person for purposes of ranking the name of that person on a promotional employment list for a classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of law enforcement, a position as chief or assistant chief, or a position as an intradepartmental division, bureau, squad, platoon, or company officer of the police department.

(2) However, if the person has been employed in departmental service for at least five years in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of law enforcement, a position as chief or assistant chief, or a position as an intradepartmental division, bureau, squad, platoon, or company officer of the police department, then all service of such person in any classified police position with the primary duty or responsibility of police headquarters desk service, jailer, police matron, operations and maintenance of radio, police alarm, or signal system, automotive or police apparatus repairs, secretary to the chief, or department records clerk shall be counted by the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur in determining the total seniority in the departmental service of such person for purposes of ranking the name of that person on a promotional employment list.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to affect the pay, retirement, or any other benefit based upon departmental service of any person occupying a classified police position in the municipal fire and police civil service of the city of Sulphur.

Acts 2001, No. 980, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.13
Federal and state aid
Status: in_force

Ambulance service districts created hereunder shall have full power to do such things and enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States of America or with any state or federal agency or instrumentality as may be necessary to procure aids and grants to assist such districts in carrying out the purposes for which they are created.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.108
Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the requirements of R.S. 33:4720.107, and except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.106(4), the authority may acquire by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant, bequest, device, or by the exercise of the power of expropriation any real property, or interest therein, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with a community improvement plan or project under this Chapter.

B. The authority may exercise the power of expropriation in the manner provided by law relative to the transfer of property and the laws supplementary or amendatory thereto, or it may exercise the power of expropriation in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the power of expropriation. Property already devoted to a public use may be purchased in a like manner, but no real property belonging to the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision of the state may be acquired without the consent of the political body owning such property.

C. In any proceeding to fix or assess compensation for damages for the purchase of property, or any interest therein, through the exercise of expropriation, evidence, or testimony bearing upon the following matters shall be admissible and shall be considered in fixing such compensation or damages, in addition to evidence or testimony otherwise admissible:

(1) The institution of any legal or administrative proceedings with respect to any use, condition, occupancy, or operation of such property, which is unlawful or violative of, or subject to elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction under any law or ordinance or regulatory measure of the state, parish, municipality, or other political subdivision, or any agency thereof, in which such property is located, as being unsafe, substandard, unsanitary, or otherwise contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(2) The effect on the value of such property, of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation, or of the elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction of any such use, condition, or operation.

(3) Testimony or evidence that any public body or public officer charged with the duty or authority to do so has rendered, made, or issued any judgment, decree, determination, or order for the abatement, prohibition, elimination, or correction of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation shall be admissible and shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and character of such use, condition, or operation.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.13
Cooperation with other entities
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority, the mayor, or any other agency, department, board, commission, or other entity of local or state government may provide the commission with staff support and assistance to enable the commission to perform its duties.

B. The commission shall cooperate and may contract with local or state government or any agency, department, board, commission, or other entity thereof and may accept gifts, grants, and donations of property and money therefrom.

Acts 2008, No. 887, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.34
Contraction or expansion of district; termination; dissolution
Status: in_force

A. The boundaries of the district may be contracted or expanded in the same manner in which the district was created pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.14.

B. The district may be terminated or dissolved in one of the following ways:

(1) The district may be terminated or dissolved upon the transfer of all the community development services of the district to a unit of local government. The district shall be terminated in accordance with a plan of termination which shall be adopted by the board of supervisors and filed with the clerk of court.

(2) If, within five years after the effective date of the ordinance creating the district a landowner has not received a development permit on some part or all of the area covered by the district, then the district will be automatically dissolved and a court of competent jurisdiction shall cause a statement to that effect to be filed in the public records.

(3) In the event the district has become inactive, the parish or municipality which created the district shall be informed and it shall take appropriate action.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.539 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.539
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

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

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

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

Acts 1995, No. 359, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.55
Conditions on use of certain lands for economic development; East Baton Rouge Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, neither the parish of East Baton Rouge nor any municipality within such parish shall move a zoo from the site on which it is located on August 15, 2004, to create an economic development district, until the current site has a suitable replacement for use of the property, as determined by the governing authority of the parish.

Acts 2004, No. 897, §1; Acts 2006, No. 850, §4, eff. July 11, 2006; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.

NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 850, §3, relative to intent of Act to conform Part III of Chapter 27 of Title 33 with certain La. Supreme Court decisions.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.110 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.110
Projects
Status: in_force

A. The district may undertake a project which may include but not be limited to land acquisition, design, construction, renovation, rehabilitation, equipping, infrastructure, and other improvements or modifications and all operational expenses including maintenance, utility, and personnel costs and other activities necessary and convenient thereto. However, no district may undertake to plan, acquire, establish, design, develop, construct, equip, improve, repair, rehabilitate, renovate, operate, or maintain any project within the boundaries of a port, a port, harbor, and terminal district, or a port, harbor, terminal, and industrial district involving or related to a port facility unless the district has entered into an intergovernmental services agreement or cooperative endeavor agreement with the port authority.

B. The district may establish projects for any commercial or nonprofit enterprise, including projects related to:

(1) The production and manufacturing of goods and products, including facilities for manufacturing.

(2) The development of production process.

(3) Research and development.

(4) Invention and discovery.

(5) Development and implementation of programs to retain and create jobs.

(6) All other commercial, wholesale, warehousing, development, manufacturing, or related projects which may include:

(a) Streets and roads.

(b) Drainage services.

(c) Wastewater services.

(d) Potable water services where such water services cannot otherwise be made available by a regulated water utility, operating in or adjacent to the site, according to the utility's normal extension policies and Louisiana Public Service Commission guidelines and requirements.

(e) Telecommunication facilities.

(f) Demolition of existing structures.

(g) The support of any projects for safety, security or police, parking, housing of students and workforce, conference and meeting facilities, pedestrian and vehicular transportation, emergency preparedness, emergency operations, beautification, image, district identity, centralized laundry, janitorial services, maintenance services, including grass cutting and street cleaning, development and enforcement of district standards for buildings, including architectural standards, landscaping, streets and sidewalks, lighting, and signage.

C. The board shall form a finance and development committee to create a development and job creation plan for each project. This plan shall have two phases:

(1) Phase I: Preliminary feasibility analysis shall contain but shall not be limited to:

(a) A job creation vision and purpose.

(b) A preliminary cash flow.

(c) A preliminary source and use of funds.

(d) Cost estimates.

(e) A preliminary financial plan.

(f) A preliminary job creation estimate.

(g) A preliminary business plan.

(h) A preliminary critical path.

(2) Phase II: Final feasibility analysis shall include the following:

(a) A job creation vision and purpose.

(b) A cash flow pro forma.

(c) A source and use of funds.

(d) Cost estimates.

(e) Revenue estimates.

(f) A financial plan.

(g) A job creation estimate.

(h) A business plan.

(i) A development and financial critical path.

(j) A development and financial time line.

Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 442
Docket of mayor's court; marshal
Status: in_force

The mayor shall keep a regular docket, on which he shall enter the causes arising under the ordinances and to be tried by him. He shall keep a perfect record of all cases tried. He may hold his court at any time. The marshal shall attend the court and serve its process and act as its executive officer.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2591 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2591
System of classified service
Status: in_force

A. There is created in every municipality having a population between two hundred fifty thousand and five hundred thousand a classified civil service embracing the positions of employment, the officers and the employees of the fire and police services. The classified civil service herein provided for shall be established, operated and governed in all respects solely by the provisions of Section 15.1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. In the event that the civil service of any municipality pursuant to this Part is determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to not be subject to this Part, the civil service of the municipality shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state civil service system. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any municipality with a population of not less than two hundred fifteen thousand persons and not more than three hundred thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 643, §1; Acts 2013, No. 362, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.29
Abbeville; downtown development district
Status: in_force

The Community and Historic Preservation District of the city of Abbeville as created and provided for by city ordinance 93-20, adopted December 7, 1993, and any amendment thereto, shall be deemed to be and shall be recognized as a downtown development district.

Acts 1995, No. 181, §1; Acts 1995, No. 494, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.828 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.828
Securities
Status: in_force

Bonds, certificates, or other evidence 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 2009, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2588 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2588
Determination that certain constitutional provisions are not applicable to city
Status: in_force

In the event that the civil service of any city pursuant to the city civil service provisions of Part I of Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana is determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to not be subject to such provisions, the civil service of the city shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state civil service system.

Acts 2013, No. 362, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.277 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.277
Obligations of the district
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) The district may, in its own name and behalf, issue revenue bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or is authorized to act under any of the provisions of this Subpart, including industrial and commercial development revenue bonds. Said bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided for in R.S. 39:991 through 1001 and R.S. 39:1011 through 1024.

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

(4) The district may borrow the amount of the anticipated ad valorem tax, authorized by R.S. 33:130.256, for a period not to exceed ten years and may issue certificates of indebtedness therefor and may dedicate the avails of the tax funded for the payment thereof for the period of time said certificates are outstanding.

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

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

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

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

Acts 1989, No. 775, §1, eff. July 9, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.75
Investments
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.1
General purposes
Status: in_force

A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in the town of Haughton and its environs and to provide for the creation, organization, powers, and duties of a metropolitan planning commission; for the regulation of the subdivision of land in the metropolitan planning area, as defined in this Subpart; for the making and adoption of an official map or maps to preserve the integrity of the major street plan and other plans by the regulation of buildings in mapped streets; for the making and adoption of a zoning plan and zoning ordinance or ordinances; for the adoption of ordinances prescribing minimum construction, health, and sanitation standards to prevent the spread of slums and to encourage and assist public and private agencies, corporations, and individuals in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted areas; and for the adoption of other plans, ordinances, and measures to effectuate the purposes of this Subpart.

B. It is the further intent of this Subpart to provide for the planning and the effectuation of plans for the orderly physical development of the metropolitan planning area as a whole. In this Subpart, provision is made for unified planning of the area within the town of Haughton and environs; and, further, provision is made for joint or correlated action by the town council and the police jury in the adoption of ordinances or other measures to effectuate such unified plans.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1246.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1246.6
Petition for organization of district
Status: in_force

Upon failure or refusal of the police jury of any parish to organize an ambulance service district, they are hereby required to, and shall form such district when petitioned to so do upon petition presented to the police jury, signed by not less than twenty-five persons owning or assessed for lands in the districts. In presenting such petition to the police jury, such petition shall set forth substantially the boundaries of the district which is proposed to be organized.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3091 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3091
Impact fees; village of Folsom
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the village of Folsom is authorized to impose an impact fee on any new development within the corporate limits of the village in order to finance capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by or attributable to such new development.

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

(1) "Capital improvement" means any of the following facilities that have a life expectancy of ten or more years and are owned and operated by or on behalf of the village of Folsom:

(a) Water supply production, treatment, and distribution facilities.

(b) Waste water collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.

(c) Roads, streets, and bridges, including rights-of-way, traffic signals, landscaping, and any local component of state and federal highways.

(d) Storm water collection, retention, detention, treatment, and disposal facilities and flood control facilities.

(e) Public safety facilities, including police, fire, emergency medical, and rescue facilities.

(f) Parks, open space, and recreation areas.

(g) Libraries and related facilities.

(2) "Capital improvement plan" means a plan that identifies capital improvements or facility expansions for which an impact fee may be assessed.

(3) "Facility expansion" means the expansion of the capacity of an existing facility that serves the same function as an otherwise necessary new capital improvement in order that the existing facility may serve new development. The term shall not include the repair, maintenance, modernization, or expansion of an existing facility to better serve existing development.

(4) "Impact fee" means a charge or assessment imposed in order to generate revenue for funding and recouping the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by or attributable to new development.

(5) "New development" means the construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of a building or structure, any change in the use of a building or structure, or any change in the use of land, any of which creates additional demand and need for capital improvements.

C.(1) The impact fee authorized by this Section shall be imposed by ordinance of the governing authority of the village of Folsom. However, the ordinance imposing the fee shall be adopted by the governing authority of the village only after the question of the imposition of the fee has been submitted to the qualified electors of the village of Folsom at an election conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state, and a majority of those voting on the proposition have voted in favor of the imposition of the fee.

(2) Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this Subsection shall quantify the reasonable impacts of the proposed new development on existing capital improvements and establish the impact fee at a level no greater than necessary to defray such impacts directly related to new development. No impact fee shall be imposed to remedy any deficiency in capital improvements that exists without regard to proposed new development.

D.(1) Prior to the adoption of an ordinance pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, the governing authority of the village shall adopt a capital improvement plan. The governing authority shall use a qualified professional to assist in the preparation of such plan and the calculation of the impact fee.

(2) Upon completion of the capital improvement plan, and prior to its adoption pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the governing authority of the village shall schedule and publish notice of a public hearing to discuss the adoption of the capital improvement plan and imposition of the impact fee.

E. For the purpose of providing capital improvements or facility expansions pursuant to this Section, the governing authority of the village is authorized to enter into cooperative endeavors and intergovernmental agreements with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.

F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the governing authority of the village from providing a waiver or refund of any impact fee imposed pursuant to this Section.

Acts 2006, No. 709, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4082.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4082.1
Authorization to furnish water and other services to adjoining parishes
Status: in_force

The sewerage and water board is authorized to contract with parties having franchises for that purpose to supply water and other services to consumers in the adjoining parishes, at rates to be fixed by the sewerage and water board.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 60, §1; Acts 2017, No. 311, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 421
Duties of clerk; records to be kept
Status: in_force

The clerk shall keep a book to be labeled "Municipal Minutes, City of _____," or "Town of _____," or "Village of _____," as the case may be, in which he shall record the proceedings of the mayor and board of aldermen, and keep the same fully indexed alphabetically, so that all entries on the minutes can be easily found. The clerk shall be the custodian of the municipal seal, which each municipality shall adopt and provide. The clerk shall keep a book, to be styled "Municipal Docket, City of _____," or "Town of _____," or "Village of _____," as the case may be, upon which he shall enter each claim against the municipality, and each subject matter to be acted upon by the mayor and board of aldermen. After each meeting he shall make up such docket for the next regular meeting. He shall examine the statutes of the State and the ordinances of the municipality to ascertain subject matter required or proper to be acted upon at the following meeting, and shall docket all such matters. He shall keep such other books and records as may be provided for by ordinance, and shall file in his office and preserve all records and papers appertaining to the business of the municipality. He shall keep a book to be styled "Tax Record, City (or town, or village) of _____," in which he shall enter all deeds to individuals, and the list of lands sold to the municipality by the tax collector, showing (a) description of the land, (b) as whose property sold, (c) date of sale, (d) amount of taxes, costs, and damages due, and to whom the costs are owing, (e) when redeemed, (f) by whom redeemed, (g) date of redemption, and (h) amount paid therefor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.21
Neighborhood crime prevention and security district implementation procedure
Status: in_force

A. Purpose. It is the intention of the legislature that the need for individual local laws be eliminated by the establishment of a procedure by which citizens living in neighborhoods within the state may, with the consent of the appropriate local governing authority, establish neighborhood crime prevention and security districts to aid in crime prevention and to add to the security of neighborhood residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the neighborhood. For purposes of this Section, the "appropriate local governing authority" means the governing authority of the municipality, if the subdivision or subdivisions are located within a municipality, or the governing authority of the parish if the subdivision or subdivisions are not located within a municipality.

B. Creation and boundaries. (1) A neighborhood crime prevention and security district shall be created only upon the adoption of a resolution by the appropriate local governing authority authorizing the collection of signatures for a petition seeking an election to approve the district and parcel fee; the signing of such petition by thirty percent of the qualified electors in the proposed district; and approval by a majority of the electors of the proposed district voting on the proposition at an election held for the purpose, all in the manner and according to the procedure provided for in Chapter 6-E of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 18:1300.31 et seq. Such election shall be held at the same time as a congressional general election or a gubernatorial primary election; however, in a parish containing a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more, such election shall only be held at the same time as a gubernatorial primary election.

(2) If the district and the fee are not approved at such election, the district shall not be created and the parcel fee shall not be levied unless the entire procedure set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection is completed again.

C.(1) Any district created pursuant to this Section shall be a body politic and corporate and shall be known by the name provided for in the ballot proposition proposing the creation of the district which is approved by the voters of the district, hereinafter referred in this Section as the "district". Such district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) The boundaries of a district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of one or more subdivisions within a parish as established in an official subdivision plat filed with the clerk of court for such parish.

D. Governance. (1) Any district established as provided for in this Section shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of the following members:

(a) The president of the homeowners' association of the subdivision composing the district.

(b) One member appointed by the board of directors of the homeowners' association of the subdivision composing the district.

(c) One member appointed by the member or members of the House of Representatives who represent the subdivision.

(d) One member appointed by the member or members of the Senate who represent the subdivision.

(e) One member appointed by the assessor of the parish or district in which the subdivision is located.

(f) One member appointed by the mayor of the municipality if the subdivision is located within a municipality, or if not located within a municipality, the head of the parish governing authority in which the subdivision is located.

(g) One member appointed by the member or members of the appropriate local governing authority who represent the subdivision.

(2) In the event a district is composed of multiple subdivisions, then the board of commissioners shall include the president of and a member appointed by the homeowners' association of each such subdivision, and additional members appointed by such members of the legislature and appropriate local governing authorities if the multiple subdivisions are represented by different legislators or authority representatives.

(3) All members of the board shall reside within the district.

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

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

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

(5) 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.

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

(7) 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 appropriate local governing authority may impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection:

(1) The amount of the fee shall be the same as is provided for in the ballot proposition approved by the voters pursuant to Chapter 6-E of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 18:1300.31 et seq., as requested by a duly adopted resolution of the governing authority of the district. The fee, however, shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars per parcel per year.

(2)(a) The fee shall be imposed on all parcels located within the district, or on only improved parcels, as is provided for in the ballot proposition approved by the voters pursuant to Chapter 6-E of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 18:1300.31 et seq., as requested by a duly adopted resolution of the governing authority of the district.

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

(d) The fee shall expire ten years from its initial levy as provided for in the ballot proposition approved by the voters pursuant to Chapter 6-E of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 18:1300.31 et seq., but may be renewed for an additional ten years only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for the purpose prior to the expiration of the fee. Such an election shall be held at the same time as a congressional general election or a gubernatorial primary election; however, in a parish containing a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more, such election shall be held only at the same time as a gubernatorial primary election. At least thirty days prior to such election, the board of commissioners shall mail notification of the upcoming election as provided for in R.S. 18:1300.33(B). No other election for renewal of the parcel fee shall be required except as provided by this Subparagraph.

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

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

(5) The appropriate local governing authority shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection. However, such authority may retain one percent of the amount collected as a collection fee.

G. Budget; audit; applicability of other laws. (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 appropriate local governing authority.

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

(3) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, the board of commissioners shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law, the Public Records Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.

H. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that the additional law enforcement personnel and services provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the municipality or parish.

(2) If the district ceases to exist, any funds of the district shall be transferred to the appropriate local governing authority and shall be used for law enforcement purposes within the former boundaries of the district.

I. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any subdivision or other area in which a neighborhood crime prevention and security district or a similar entity has been authorized by any other provision of law.

Acts 2008, No. 930, §2, eff. July 15, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 318, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2343 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2343
Meetings; quorum
Status: in_force

A. The board shall meet regularly each calendar quarter at such time and place as it may determine. The board may meet at such other times as it deems appropriate. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

B. The board shall annually elect a chairman and such other officers of the board as they may determine necessary and appropriate for the administration, implementation and enforcement of this Subpart.

Acts 2003, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4751 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4751
Construction and repair of buildings and walls
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants may adopt ordinances relating to the construction, equipment, alteration, and repair of buildings, structures, walls, and party walls, and provide in the ordinances penalties for their violation. Such ordinances shall supersede any laws existing prior to 1910.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3333 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3333
Specifications; advertising for bids and awarding contract
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing authority resolves to make an improvement under the provisions of this Sub-part, they shall prepare plans and specifications of the work to be placed on file in the office of the municipal clerk or engineer, and shall adopt an ordinance ordering and describing in general terms the contemplated improvement, and authorizing the clerk or secretary to advertise for bids therefor. The advertisements shall be inserted at least twice in some newspaper published in the city, the first insertion to be not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for the reception of the bids, and it shall contain a general description of the contemplated work, and shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of the bids. The governing authority shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security, but shall have the right to reject any and all bids, in which case the municipality may purchase the material and have the work done, the cost of the work when completed to be assessed and paid for as provided in this Sub-part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2395 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2395
Department of city civil service; appropriations; facilities
Status: in_force

There is created in the city government a department of city civil service, the administrative head of which shall be the city director of personnel. In the department there shall be a city civil service commission, composed of three members.

Adequate annual appropriations shall be made to enable the department to carry out effectively the provisions of this Part.

The domicile of the department shall be in the city to which it appertains, at which place suitable offices and quarters shall be provided by the governing body of the city. All officers and employees of the city shall allow the department the reasonable use of public buildings under their control, and furnish heat, light and furniture, for any examination, hearing, or investigation authorized by this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4570.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4570.1
Board of commissioners; officers; quorum; employees
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall be composed of five ex officio members and four appointed members for a total of nine commissioners. The ex officio members shall be the mayors of the following municipalities: Baker, Baton Rouge, Central, St. George, and Zachary. Each mayor may designate a person to serve in his place as a member of the commission. Each designee shall serve at the pleasure of the designating mayor. The ex officio members shall serve during their terms of office. The four appointed members shall be qualified voters of the parish appointed by the governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge for terms of three years. Of the four appointed members, at least two shall be residents of the city of Baton Rouge, and at least one shall be a resident of the unincorporated area of East Baton Rouge Parish. Following the release of each federal decennial census, the commission may, by majority vote, reallocate these designated residency requirements to reflect the changes in population distribution across the parish. Any such reallocation shall apply prospectively and shall not alter the term of any sitting member. Vacancies shall be filled by the designating or appointing authority. All commission members shall serve without compensation.

B. The commission shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, and a treasurer whose terms of office shall be one year. Five members shall constitute a quorum of the commission for all purposes. The commission shall have the power and authority to name and employ a person who shall be designated as superintendent of the commission, who shall not be a member of the commission, and who shall be ex officio secretary of the commission, and to prescribe and pay an annual salary to the superintendent.

Acts 1985, No. 95, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 2025, No. 391, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:127 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 127
Plan for development of parish resources and facilities
Status: in_force

Every parish development board shall immediately upon its creation undertake to secure, organize, and interpret as much information as may be available with regard to the resources and facilities of the parish and shall prepare in writing a plan and report for the development of the resources and facilities according to the best interests of the parish concerned. The plan and report may contain information showing the location and condition of the streets, highways, bridges, waterways, parks, aviation facilities, commercial airlines, pipe lines, railroads, electric power lines, mines, factories, forests, other natural resources, public utilities, and other pertinent and appropriate information. The plan and report shall include definite recommendations by the board for the utilization and correlation for better economic use and distribution of the resources of the parish. The board may adopt one or more parts of the plan from time to time as it is compiled or may adopt the plan in full when completed; but immediately upon the adoption of any part or the whole of the plan, the same shall be immediately reported in writing to the police jury which created the board. The completed plans and reports shall be presented in printed form for public distribution.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4575.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4575.3
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The board shall have all powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the district, including but not limited to the following rights and powers:

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

(2) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to construct, develop, maintain, and operate an events center and the programs and events undertaken therein.

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

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

(5) To fix, collect, and revise rates, charges, and rentals for facilities and services as necessary.

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

(7) To accept gifts, grants, and donations of property and money. Title to immovable property acquired shall reside with the Harbor Center District.

(8) To cooperate with the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision, department, agency, or corporation of the state for the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities designed to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created, on any basis, including the matching of funds, and by participating in projects authorized by federal or state law as the board shall see fit.

(9) To pledge all or any part of its revenues.

(10) To levy and collect annual taxes, fees, or assessments to the extent permitted by law. Ad valorem taxes may be levied at a rate not to exceed twenty-five mills. Any such tax, fee, or assessment shall be used solely for the acquisition, construction, development, maintenance, repair, reconstruction, refurbishment, renovation, operation, and administration of any facility owned, to be owned or operated by the district and the acquisition, construction, repair, or replacement of machinery, equipment, and furnishings, and shall be subject to approval by a majority of the electors of the district voting at an election called by the district and held for that purpose. The taxes, fees, or assessments when levied, shall be from year to year or for such period of years in accordance with the proposition authorizing the imposition of such taxes, fees, or assessments; however, no person and no property shall be exempt from payment of the taxes, fees, or assessments, except to the extent permitted by the provisions of Article VII, Section 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The district, upon its own initiative, may call a special election and submit to the qualified electors of the district the question of authorizing the levy of such a tax, fee, or assessment. The district shall call such a special election when requested to do so by petition in writing signed by one-fourth of the qualified electors eligible to vote at such election. These special taxes, fees, or assessments shall be levied, assessed, and collected on the property within the district under the same methods, terms, and conditions at the same time as parish and district taxes are levied, assessed, and collected.

(11) To levy and collect annually a fee or assessment as described in Paragraph (10) above on each lot or a parcel of real estate in the district, including such lots or parcels of real estate as may be located partly outside of the limits or boundaries of the district.

(12) The district, when authorized to do so by a vote of a majority of the electors residing in the district qualified to vote and voting at an election for such purpose is authorized to issue bonds in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 33 and Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the laws in connection therewith, except that the total principal amount of such bonds outstanding at any one time may be a sum not exceeding twenty million dollars.

(13) To grant total or partial exemptions from any tax, fee, or assessment, subject to approval by a majority of the electors of the district voting at an election. Any such exemption shall be stated in the proposition authorizing the imposition of said tax, fee, or assessment.

(14) To govern, manage, and direct parks, playgrounds, and community centers, to lay out, regulate, improve, and beautify the same, to pass ordinances for the regulation and government thereof, to appoint and employ such architects, engineers, surveyors, clerks, and others as may be necessary, to prescribe and define their respective duties and authority, the amount of their compensation, and generally all things in regard to the powers herein granted.

(15) To acquire or lease lands, and to acquire, lease, construct, and maintain buildings, within the corporate limits of such body, for parks, playgrounds, community centers, recreation areas, or for other recreational or kindred purposes; and when the governing body of such political subdivision dedicates, sets apart, acquires, constructs, or leases land or buildings for such purposes, it may, on its own initiative, provide for their equipment, maintenance and conduct, according to the provisions set forth herein.

(16) To establish a system of supervised recreation, to join with any one or more political subdivisions of the state to acquire property for, establish, maintain, and conduct playgrounds, recreation centers, community centers, and other physical and cultural facilities, for the benefit of said district.

(17) To accept any grant or devise of real estate, or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property, or any donations to be applied, principal or income for either temporary or permanent use for parks, playgrounds, community centers, or other recreation purposes.

(18) To establish and maintain facilities for the physical and cultural benefit of the community.

(19) To anticipate taxes authorized under the provisions of Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana and issue its certificates of indebtedness secured by the pledge of such taxes, to incur debt and issue bonds for the purpose herein authorized under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 33 and 37 of the Constitution of Louisiana and all acts of the legislature adopted for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of said constitution.

(20)(a) To levy a tax based upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the district in order to provide funds for the operation of the district, including the construction, acquisition, development, maintenance, repair, reconstruction, refurbishment, renovation, operation of or administration of any facility owned, or to be owned or operated by the district and the acquisition, construction repair or replacement of machinery, equipment, and furnishings. The tax shall not exceed two dollars per occupant day.

(b)(i) The term "hotel" as used in this Paragraph shall mean and include any establishment, both public and private, engaged in the business of furnishing or providing rooms and overnight camping facilities intended or designed for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes to transient guests where such establishment consists of two or more guest rooms and does not encompass any hospital, convalescent or nursing home or sanitarium, or any hotel-like facility operated by or in connection with a hospital or medical clinic providing rooms exclusively for patients and their families.

(ii) The term "occupant day" shall mean each unit of time, not to exceed twenty-four hours, upon which an occupant is charged by the hotel for renting a single room, suite, or dwelling unit of the hotel.

(iii) The word "person" as used in this Paragraph shall have the same definition as that contained in R.S. 47:301(8).

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

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

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

Acts 1986, No. 685, §1, eff. July 8, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 378, §1, eff. July 6, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1166, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 537, §1; Acts 2019, No. 182, §1; Acts 2020, No. 207, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.

NOTE: See Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §§3 and 4, relative to application of tax based on period of occupancy.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4075 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4075
General superintendent; advisory board
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a competent and skillful engineer as general superintendent and shall fix his salary, and shall define his duties and powers. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. The board may organize and employ a board of advisory engineers in order to arrange and devise an efficient public sewerage and drainage system and to provide an adequate public water supply of pure water. The board may fix the compensation of the advisory board.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4173 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4173
Bonds; procedures for issuance
Status: in_force

A. Where a joint undertaking authorized by R.S. 33:4170 or R.S. 33:4172 is between a single municipality or single public power authority, and one or more electric public utility companies and is to be funded by the municipality or its public power authority through the issuance of bonds, said bonds shall be issued substantially in compliance with the procedure established by Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, but without need of holding a referendum on the issuance of the bonds unless twenty-five percent of the registered voters sign a petition calling for a referendum which must be presented at the public hearing held to authorize the issuance of bonds as specified in R.S. 33:4252.

B. Where a joint undertaking authorized by R.S. 33:4170 or R.S. 33:4172 is among more than one municipality, or more than one public power authority, and one or more electric public utility companies and is to be funded by the municipalities or the public power authorities through the issuance of bonds, said bonds shall be issued substantially in compliance with the procedure established by Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, but without need of holding a referendum on the issuance of the bonds unless twenty-five percent of the registered voters sign a petition calling for a referendum which must be presented at the public hearing held to authorize the issuance of bonds as specified in R.S. 33:4252.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.738 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.738
Securities
Status: in_force

Bonds, certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the district, or any subdistrict created by the board, pursuant to 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 2007, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5001
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Inclusionary Zoning and Workforce Affordable Housing Act".

Acts 2006, No. 810, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.

NOTE: See HCR 123 of the 2007 RS for recommended inclusionary zoning ordinance.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.591.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.591.9
General compliances; enhancement; budget
Status: in_force

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

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

C. The board shall annually prepare a financial statement which shall be presented to the legislative auditor pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The legislative auditor shall thereafter publish his findings in the official journal of the commission.

Acts 2014, No. 834, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2585.7
Contest of election
Status: in_force

Any election held under the provisions of Sections 2585 through 2585.9 may be contested in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this state applicable to contests of elections of public officials.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3914 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3914
Tax to maintain sewerage system
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality may levy and collect annually, in addition to all other taxes, upon the taxable property of the sewerage district, a tax not to exceed six mills on the dollar to maintain the sewerage system of the district, which tax shall be assessed, levied and collected, at the same time, and in the same manner as other municipal taxes are assessed, levied and collected.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.6
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 467, §1, eff. July 9, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.22
Building permits
Status: in_force

After the commission has recommended to the town council and the police jury and the town council or police jury has adopted in whole or in part a building permit plan, including both the full text of a building permit ordinance and the map or maps showing the districts or zones in which building permits will be required, no building shall be erected in those areas without first having secured the required building permit.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.59 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.59
Blighted or abandoned property removal
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority shall have the power to acquire by purchase, gift, bequest, expropriation, negotiation, or otherwise any blighted property as defined in this Section, either within or outside a designated community improvement area and, further, to hold, clear, manage, and dispose of said property, all in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.

B. For the purposes of this Section, "blighted property" shall include those commercial or residential premises, including lots which have been declared vacant, uninhabitable, and hazardous by an administrative hearing officer acting pursuant to R.S. 13:2575 and 2576 or other applicable law) In determining whether any premises are vacant, uninhabitable, or hazardous, the hearing officer shall consider any or all of the following:

(1) Any premises which because of physical condition, or use or disuse thereof constitutes a threat to public health and safety.

(2) Any premises declared to be a public nuisance.

(3) Any premises declared to be a fire hazard.

(4) Any premises declared to be vermin-infested or lacking in facilities or equipment required by the housing code of the city of New Orleans.

C. The procedure for certification of blighted properties shall be as follows:

(1) Any municipal entity responsible for inspecting property and enforcing health, housing, fire, historic district, and environmental codes, which may include the Department of Safety and Permits, the New Orleans Division of Housing and Neighborhood Development, or any other entity designated by the local governing authority shall submit to the administrative hearing officer a list of those properties which are determined to be vacant, uninhabitable, and hazardous and which otherwise meet the criteria set forth in Subsection B of this Section for the determination of blight.

(2) The administrative hearing officer shall place each listed property on the administrative hearing docket and notify each property owner of the scheduled hearing by registered or certified mail at the address of the property owner as listed in the assessor's office of the parish. If the notice is returned as undeliverable or as not accepted, notice shall be given in the official journal of the municipality. The notice shall include the property owner's name, the property's street address, and the date, time, and place of the hearing. The notice shall also state that the purpose of the hearing is to determine whether the property is blighted and eligible for expropriation by the authority. Notice by mail or publication shall be accomplished at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing.

(3) On the date of the hearing, interested parties may present testimony before the hearing officer concerning the properties under consideration. After hearing all of the information and evidence presented, the hearing officer shall certify by order those properties which are determined to be blighted and shall authorize the authority to acquire said properties if the authority finds that such acquisition is necessary and feasible.

(4) On the date of the hearing, a member of the Department of Safety and Permits, the city planning commission, and the authority shall appear before the local governing authority and present testimony as requested concerning the properties under consideration.

(5) After hearing all of the information and evidence presented, the hearing officer shall certify by notice of judgment those properties which are determined to be blighted and shall authorize the authority to acquire said properties if the authority finds that such acquisition is necessary and feasible.

D.(1) In addition to the powers enumerated in Subsection A of this Section, the authority may, pursuant to delegation of authority by the City of New Orleans, acquire blighted or abandoned property by a declaration of taking in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S. 19:136 et seq.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "abandoned property" means property that is vacant or not lawfully occupied. The terms "vacant" or "not lawfully occupied" shall include but shall not be limited to any premises which are not actually occupied by its owner, lessee, or other invitee or if occupied, without utilities, and which has been left unsecured or inadequately secured from unauthorized entry to the extent that the premises could be entered and utilized by vagrants or other uninvited persons as a place of harborage or any premises which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, state of disrepair, or other such status is otherwise detrimental to or endangers the public safety, health, or welfare.

(3) Property which because of physical condition or use or disuse thereof is uninhabitable and for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent for three years or more shall be presumed to be abandoned. This presumption however is rebuttable.

E.(1) The authority shall begin immediately to procure purchasers for any properties acquired pursuant to this Section in order to facilitate the immediate transfer and development thereof.

(2) The authority may file an affidavit of lien and intent to expropriate together with a certified copy of the notice of judgment with the recorder of mortgages, and the same, when so filed and recorded, shall constitute and operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the authority and against the property in an amount sufficient to secure the authority's administrative and legal expenses and costs of court. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph, the city of New Orleans shall have authority to waive any such liens it determines, in its sole discretion, appropriate in accordance with its lien waiver procedures as set forth by the mayor.

(3) Expropriation pursuant to this Section shall confer title to the property conveyed in the deed of sale free of all mortgages, liens, privileges, taxes, and encumbrances, provided that notice of such expropriation shall be sent at least thirty days prior to trial of the petition for expropriation by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, by personal service, or by other means provided by law to all parties having a legally protected property interest in such property whose names and addresses can be reasonably ascertained. The proceeds from the expropriation of property pursuant to this Section shall be credited and applied against the most recent taxes, mortgages, and liens imposed pursuant to R.S. 33:1236, and paving and other local improvement assessments due on the property in accordance with the order of preference in R.S. 47:2190, and any funds remaining after full payment of all taxes, mortgages, liens, and assessments shall be distributed to creditors in accordance with the priorities of distribution set forth in Article 2377 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any taxes, charges imposed pursuant to R.S. 33:1236, and paving or other local improvement assessments remaining past due and unpaid after the application of the expropriation proceeds shall remain the responsibility of the previous owner of the property.

(4) All actions to annul or invalidate judgments of expropriation entered pursuant hereto for any cause whatsoever shall be prescribed by the lapse of one year from the date of registry of such judgment in the conveyance office.

(5) All actions to annul or invalidate sales made pursuant hereto for any cause whatsoever, and all actions to subject the property to any mortgage which existed before the sale to the purchaser, shall be prescribed by the lapse of one year from the date of the registry in the conveyance office of the deed to the purchaser. This Paragraph shall not apply however to actions brought by the authority to rescind sales made pursuant hereto in the event the purchaser has failed to comply with the terms thereof.

(6) Prior to acquisition of any properties declared blighted and in accordance with procedures established by the authority, such authority shall offer technical or financial assistance as may be available for rehabilitation to the property owner.

(7) Except to the extent of any conflict with the provisions of this Section, property disposed of within a community improvement area shall be disposed of under a redevelopment contract in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:4720.60. Property disposed of outside a community improvement area shall be disposed of by deed in accordance with the provisions set forth in applicable law.

F. The authority may receive and utilize any federal, state, local, or other funds as may be appropriated or otherwise made available in order to effectuate the purposes of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1; Acts 2005, No. 437, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 791, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3305 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3305
Statement of cost of improvement; liability of abutting property
Status: in_force

The municipality, upon award of any contract under the provisions of this Sub-part may, and upon completion of such work, whether under contract or undertaken by the municipality, shall forthwith, require of the engineer of the municipality a duly certified statement or report, showing in detail, the total cost of the improvements, including street intersections, engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost. The report shall also show the amount of the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the improvements in proportion that its frontage bears to all of the abutting lots or parcels of real estate to be improved and shall give a brief description of each parcel or lot of real estate with sufficient clearness to identify it; and the foregoing provisions shall affect and include lots or parcels of real estate located outside of the municipality abutting a street inside such municipality which has been or may be improved under the provisions of this Sub-part.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 192, §2; Acts 1956, No. 407, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.762 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.762
Board of commissioners; membership
Status: in_force

A.(1) The authority shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board", consisting of five members, as provided in this Section, all of whom shall be citizens of the United States.

(2) The members of the board shall be appointed by the Iberia Parish Council from a list of nominees submitted by the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation as follows:

(a) One member of the business community whose residence or place of business is located within the boundaries of Iberia Parish Council District Number Ten, Eleven, or Twelve.

(b) One member of the business community whose residence or place of business is located within the boundaries of Iberia Parish Council District Number Thirteen or Fourteen.

(c) One member of the business community whose residence or place of business is located within the boundaries of Iberia Parish Council District Number Eight or Nine.

(d) One member whose residence or place of business is located within the boundaries of Iberia Parish Council District One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, or Seven.

(e) One at-large member.

(3)(a) Board members shall serve an initial term of three years. Upon expiration of such initial terms, two of their successors shall serve terms of two years, and three of their successors shall serve terms of three years, as determined by board bylaws. Board members may succeed themselves but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(b) Service by a board member for two or more years of a term shall be considered service for a three-year term.

B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.

C. Any member of the board may be removed for cause upon the recommendation of a majority of the board.

D. The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

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 authority.

Acts 2008, No. 918, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.1
Public cemetery maintenance; ad valorem tax
Status: in_force

Any parish in this state or any ward in any parish, subject to the approval of a majority of the property taxpayers both in number and assessed valuation, may levy an ad valorem tax of not to exceed one mill on the dollar for a period of not to exceed ten years, to be used for the maintenance and upkeep of public cemeteries located therein. As used in this Section, the word "ward" includes any district from which any member of any parish governing authority is elected.

Acts 1958, No. 153, §1; Acts 2001, No. 468, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4080 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4080
Shifting private mains to accommodate public system
Status: in_force

A. Any person who has laid mains, pipes, or conduits, or constructed any railroads, buildings, works, or structures of any kind in, on, or over the public streets, roads, drainage systems or canals, sewerage systems, or water systems may be compelled at his own cost and expense to shift or adjust any such mains, pipes, conduits, or structures to the exigencies of the public sewerage and public water and drainage systems.

B.(1) Only properties within Orleans Parish and under the jurisdiction of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board will be affected.

(2)(a) In addition, all grounds adjacent to and including the 17th Street Drainage Canal will not be subject to the provisions of this Section.

(b) The rights, interests, and/or obligations that any parties at interest have in, to, or on, that portion of the 17th Street Canal from the southside of Hammond Highway Bridge northward to Lake Pontchartrain shall not be affected by this Section, nor shall the rights, interests, and/or obligations of the respective parties at interest relative to the right or authority to moor boats in said canal from the Veterans Memorial Bridge northward to Lake Pontchartrain be affected by this Section.

Acts 1984, No. 912, §1, eff. July 20, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:113.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 113.1
Administrative procedure
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Subpart or other law to the contrary, the governing authority may adopt an ordinance establishing administrative procedures for approving or certifying certain plats involving minor modifications of existing parcels of land. The categories of such modifications qualifying for such administrative approval or certification are:

(1) The realignment or shifting of lot boundary lines, including removal, addition, alignment, or shifting of interior lot boundary lines, or the redesignation of lot numbers provided the application meets the following requirements:

(a) Does not involve the creation of any new street or other public improvement except as otherwise provided in this Section.

(b) Does not involve more than two acres of land or ten lots of record.

(c) Does not reduce a lot size below the minimum area or frontage requirements established by ordinance.

(d) Otherwise meets all the requirements of the subdivision regulations and zoning ordinances.

(2) Parcels of land where a portion has been expropriated or has been dedicated, sold, or otherwise transferred to the parish or municipality, thereby leaving a severed portion of the original property which requires a redesignation of lot number and establishment of new lot boundary lines.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this Section, such administrative procedures may provide for the dedication, acceptance, relocation, or deletion of public utility servitudes, other than streets, or the deletion of gas, electric, or telephone utility servitudes acquired by private act or pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 19:1 et seq. on the property being resubdivided.

C. All plats approved or certified by an administrative procedure provided for herein shall designate such fact on the plat and the plats shall be recorded in the conveyance records of the parish. Any plat so approved shall have the same force and effect and legal status of a subdivision application approved by the established legislative process.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, any application in Lafayette Parish for realignment or shifting of lot boundary lines, including removal, addition, alignment, or shifting of interior lot boundary lines, or the redesignation of lot numbers shall not be subject to any restriction based on acreage.

Acts 1990, No. 699, §1, eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1999, No. 144, §1, eff. June 9, 1999; Acts 2006, No. 185, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2024, No. 503, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3819 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3819
Meetings of commissioners; meeting place; absences; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The commissioners of each waterworks district may meet as often as necessary, but shall meet at least once every three months. The board of waterworks commissioners by resolution shall designate a regular meeting place for the holding of its meetings, which shall be held at a place located within the waterworks district or at the parish seat of the parish in which the district is located, even though the parish seat is not within the boundaries of the waterworks district. The absence of a commissioner from any four consecutive meetings shall be deemed to create a vacancy and it shall be filled by the police jury, if the commissioner had been appointed by the police jury, or by appointment of the governing authority of a municipality included in the district, if the commissioner had been appointed by the municipal governing authority. The parish governing authority in the parish in which each waterworks district is located may fix and pay a per diem to members of the board of commissioners of the respective waterworks districts in an amount not less than sixty dollars and not more than per diem paid to members of the Louisiana Legislature for each meeting they attend, up to and including twenty-four meetings in each year and for each special meeting not to exceed twelve special meetings in each year. Per diem provided by this Section shall be paid out of the district funds in the hands of the treasurer; however, no elected official serving as a member of the board of commissioners shall receive any per diem for attending meetings of the board.

B - L. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 290, §2.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 496, §1; Acts 1954, No. 90, §1; Acts 1956, No. 23, §1; Acts 1956, No. 267, §1; Acts 1960, No. 418, §1; Acts 1962, No. 281, §1; Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 26, §4; Acts 1966, No. 302, §1; Acts 1970, No. 528, §1; Acts 1971, No. 56, §1; Acts 1974, No. 98, §1; Acts 1975, No. 107, §1; Acts 1980, No. 100, §1; Acts 1981, No. 553, §1; Acts 1982, No. 614, §1; Acts 1995, No. 677, §1; Acts 2001, No. 831, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1059, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 383, §1; Acts 2008, No. 871, §1; Acts 2009, No. 114, §1; Acts 2009, No. 120, §1; Acts 2009, No. 470, §1; Acts 2010, No. 322, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 97, §1; Acts 2016, No. 546, §1; Acts 2018, No. 56, §1; Acts 2018, No. 323, §1; Acts 2020, No. 290, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2476.2
City of Opelousas Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board; compensation of members
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Part to the contrary, the members of the City of Opelousas Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, except the two members elected from the municipal fire and the municipal police departments, shall receive from funds available to the board compensation in the amount of twenty-five dollars for attendance at meetings of the board not to exceed two meetings per month, for a maximum of twenty-four days per year.

Acts 2001, No. 683, §1, eff. June 25, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9651 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9651
Parishwide economic development districts; continuation
Status: in_force

Any parishwide economic development district specifically created by law that is required to adopt a development plan within four years of the effective date of the law creating the district, shall continue to exist and function, notwithstanding that a development plan has not been finally adopted within the period set out in law, and notwithstanding any other law which provides that all power and authority of the district shall lapse, the district shall be dissolved, and all power and authority incident thereto shall become null and void as a matter of law.

Acts 2009, No. 486, §1, eff. July 10, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4259 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4259
Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality which has heretofore issued or hereafter issues bonds payable from utility revenues under the provisions of this Sub-part or any other law may authorize the issuance of bonds for the purpose of refunding, extending and unifying the whole or any part of the principal, interest and redemption premiums on the outstanding bonds. The refunding bonds may either be sold and the proceeds applied to or deposited in escrow for the retirement of the outstanding bonds, or may be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds. The refunding bonds shall be authorized in all respects as original bonds are herein required to be authorized, except that no election shall be necessary in the event the refunding bonds are sold at public sale after advertisement in the manner provided by R.S. 39:570 and the annual principal and interest on the refunding bonds is less than the combined annual principal and interest on the bond issue or issues being so refunded, extended and unified. The governing body, in authorizing the refunding bonds, shall provide for the security of the bonds, the sources from which the bonds are to be paid and for the rights of the holders thereof in all respects as herein provided for other bonds issued under the authority of this Sub-part. The governing body may also provide that the refunding bonds shall have the same priority of lien on the revenues pledged for their payment as was enjoyed by the bonds refunded.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 224, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1419 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1419
Subsidies and incentives prohibited
Status: in_force

At no time shall a political subdivision enter into any program providing subsidies or incentive payments for the production of compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, reformulated gasoline, methanol, or ethanol.

Acts 1990, No. 954, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.304
Economic inducement and redevelopment
Status: in_force

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

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

C. The district may:

(1) Lease or contract for the use of any or all of its authorized projects and charge and collect rent, fees, or charges therefor, and terminate any such lease or contractual arrangement upon the failure of the lessee or contracting party to comply with any of the obligations thereof all as may be provided for in the lease agreement to which the district may become a part. The district may provide for a grace period prior to or in event of default or a restructuring of the obligation, contract, or indebtedness.

(2) Sell, exchange, donate, grant, and convey any or all of its projects upon such terms and conditions as the board may deem advisable, including the power to receive for any such sale the first mortgage note or notes of the purchaser of a project representing unpaid installments of the purchase price due by the purchaser to the district whenever the board finds any such actions to be in furtherance of the purposes for which the district was organized. The district may acquire resources for resale or lease by entering into credit sales agreements.

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

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

Acts 1997, No. 1366, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.58
Town of Washington Special District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The governing authority of the town of Washington may create a special district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district".

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be the same as that of the town of Washington.

C. Purpose. The district shall have as its purpose to create housing, renovate and restore any historical properties, and to provide for economic development for the town or the district.

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

(a) The mayor of the town of Washington or his designee who shall serve until the last day of the term of the mayor.

(b) Three members appointed by the governing authority of the town from the town at-large who shall serve until the last day of the terms of the governing authority.

(2) The appointing authority shall have the authority to replace the member that it appointed for cause stated in writing or to fill any vacancy of an unexpired term.

(3) All members on the board shall serve without salary, per diem, or other compensation, except that they shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, which are not otherwise subject to reimbursement.

(4) A majority of the members of the board shall be a quorum. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary. The minute books and archives of the special 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.

(5) The board shall adopt bylaws and prescribe rules to govern its meetings.

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

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

E.(1) Rights and powers. The district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision and special taxing district necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes including but not limited to the following:

(a) To sue and to be sued.

(b) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

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

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

(e) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation. The board may appoint or hire an executive director as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out its day-to-day work operations for convenience and effectiveness in the administration of plans. The board may contract with consultants for project management and with developers or planners for such services as it may require. The board may delegate certain authority to its employees, consultants and executive director to act on its behalf, which delegation of authority shall be specific and in writing.

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

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

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

(2) The board shall prepare an annual budget of its operating expenses, the total amount of which, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the total amounts appropriated for the purpose by the board.

(3) The board of commissioners shall have an annual audit of its operating expenses available for public review.

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

G.(1) For purposes of implementing tax increment financing as provided for in this Part, the board shall have all authorities provided for in R.S. 33:9038.34 to implement sales tax increment financing. However, any tax or portion of a tax which has been previously dedicated to another purpose according to a proposition approved by voters shall be used as such a tax increment only if approved by a majority of the voters of the district in an election held for such purpose.

(2) The board shall designate the boundaries of a sales tax area and shall designate the local sales taxes, which are to be used in determining the sales tax increments 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 district most recently completed prior to the establishment of the sales tax area. In addition, a monthly baseline collection rate shall be determined by dividing the initial annual baseline collection rate by twelve. The initial annual baseline collection rate and the monthly baseline collection rate shall be certified by the chief financial officer or equivalent of the district. The certification shall also be published one time in the official journal of the town of Washington. 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.

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

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

Acts 2006, No. 531, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3078 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3078
Continued levy of tax by East Baton Rouge Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in the event the city of St. George, as approved by the voters on October 12, 2019, is incorporated, the parish may continue to levy and collect the parish tax within the corporate limits of the municipality pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between the parish and municipality for the purpose of providing essential public services to, or funding essential public services for, the citizens within St. George until the St. George Transition District levies and collects a two percent sales and use tax, the municipality levies and collects a two percent sales and use tax, the end of the quarter following the election to impose the municipal tax if the proposition is not approved by the electorate, or twelve months after the incorporation becomes final, whichever occurs first.

Acts 2020, No. 361, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7801 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7801
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of St. Bernard Parish Water and Sewer Commission.

(2) "Commission" means the St. Bernard Parish Water and Sewer Commission.

(3) "Districts" means, collectively, Sewer District No. 1, Sewer District No. 2, Water District No. 1 and Water District No. 2, all of the parish of St. Bernard, state of Louisiana.

(4) "Parish" means the parish of St. Bernard, state of Louisiana.

(5) "Sewer District No. 1" means Sewer District No. 1 of the parish of St. Bernard, state of Louisiana.

(6) "Sewer District No. 2" means Sewer District No. 2 of the parish of St. Bernard, state of Louisiana.

(7) "Water District No. 1" means Water District No. 1 of the parish of St. Bernard, state of Louisiana.

(8) "Water District No. 2" means Water District No. 2 of the parish of St. Bernard, state of Louisiana.

Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4131 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4131
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, shall be continued while any bonds authorized by R.S. 33:4125 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 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4137
New Orleans; drainage system; special tax, investments; disbursements
Status: in_force

The council of the city of New Orleans, or its successor, as the governing body of said city of New Orleans is authorized pursuant to an election held on April 16, 1977, to levy and collect for the year 1978, and annually thereafter for a term of fifty years, a special ad valorem tax of six mills on the dollar, upon all taxable property, real, personal and mixed, in the city of New Orleans. The proceeds of said six mills tax shall be paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, day by day as the same is collected by the proper officials of the city of New Orleans and such proceeds shall be used solely and exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the drainage system of the city of New Orleans; and for the construction and extension of said drainage system, excluding subsurface drainage systems and their appurtenances; and shall be deposited with the fiscal agent banks of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to the credit of a special fund called "Drainage System Fund". The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, may, in its discretion, invest any of the proceeds of said special tax in such investments as it is authorized by law to make whenever an officer designated by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, requests the investment of such funds by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt. All disbursements made by the Sewerage and Water Board out of the proceeds of said fund shall be made in the form of warrants or drafts on the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, setting forth the amounts thereof, the persons to whom payable, and the purpose for which the payment is made; and the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, is charged with the duty of taking care that no irregular or improper or unlawful payments are made out of said special fund. The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created and with the powers, duties and functions prescribed by existing laws and by this amendment shall be continued as long as said special tax is levied and collected under this amendment.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.317 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.317
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 1991, No. 723, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.116 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.116
Title of purchase
Status: in_force

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.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2481.7
Chief of operations; competitive appointment
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance or resolution, the position of chief of operations in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The position shall be filled on a competitive basis from a list of eligibles as provided for in R.S. 33:2491, and the right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge for such position shall be vested in the fire chief, subject to approval of the appointing authority. In addition, the governing authority shall establish the job description, duties, requirements, and responsibilities of the chief of operations in the ordinance or resolution creating the position. Such duties and responsibilities may include direct supervision over all positions in the classified service below the rank of fire chief.

B.(1) The chief of operations shall have not less than twenty-five years of service in fire suppression and not less than one year of service as a confirmed battalion or district chief.

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

(3) Eligibility for admission to the competitive test for chief of operations shall be limited to members of the same department as the fire chief.

C.(1) Any person appointed to serve as chief of operations shall not forfeit his departmental seniority accumulated to the date of his appointment, and he shall continue to accumulate departmental seniority in accordance with the provisions of this Part during the time he holds the position of chief of operations.

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

Acts 2025, No. 245, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.547 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.547
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

NOTE: R.S. 33:130.547 repealed by Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §3, eff. upon transfer to the military department of the state pursuant to R.S. 29:33.2. See Section 5 of Act 2.

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

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

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

Acts 1995, No. 986, §1; Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3727 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3727
Payment of damages
Status: in_force

Damages for the servitude taken or damages to any owner, may be paid by the municipality out of any general or special fund which may be provided for that purpose.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3317 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3317
Construction and maintenance by parish government of streets and roads within municipality
Status: in_force

Wherever streets and roads within a municipality are constructed and maintained by the parish government and not by the city government, the parish government shall have all of the powers and duties otherwise imposed on municipalities by the provisions of R.S. 33:3301 through 33:3316.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 397, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.212
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Governing body" means the legislative body, commission, council, board of aldermen, police jury, or other body charged with governing the parish or municipality.

(2) "Master plan" means the comprehensive plan of the parish or municipality.

(3) "Smart growth development" means one or more works, undertakings and activities for the development, redevelopment, improvement, construction, rehabilitation or conservation of structures, facilities and appurtenances in an area which is intended to result in a new community including the activities to carry out a new community development plan which may do the following:

(a) Mix land uses together.

(b) Create a range of housing opportunities and choices.

(c) Create walkable neighborhoods which include schools and grocery stores.

(d) Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place.

(e) Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas.

(f) Provide a variety of transportation choices.

Acts 2016, No. 620, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.32
Fees, rentals, and charges; procedure for adoption and modifications; minimum revenue requirements
Status: in_force

A. The district is authorized to prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for the facilities and services furnished by the district, within the limits of the district, including but not limited to recreational facilities, water management and control facilities, and water and sewer systems; to recover the costs of making connection with any district facility or system; and to provide for reasonable penalties against any user or property for any such rates, fees, rentals, or other charges that are delinquent.

B. No such rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for any of the facilities or services of the district shall be fixed until after a public hearing at which all the users of the proposed facility or services shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates, fees, rentals, or other charges. Notice of such public hearing setting forth the proposed schedule of rates, fees, rentals, and other charges shall be published in the official journal of the district once at least ten days prior to such public hearing.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.734
Governmental functions
Status: in_force

A. The exercise by the board of the powers conferred by this Subpart shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state, as the exercise of the powers granted hereby shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions.

B. The district, or any subdistrict created by the board, shall not be required to pay any taxes, including but not limited to sales and use taxes, ad valorem, occupational licensing, income, or any other taxes of any kind or nature, or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the district under the provisions of this Subpart, or upon the income therefrom.

C.(1) Any bonds issued pursuant to this Subpart and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state and by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state.

(2) No bonds, other debt obligations, or contracts of the district or of any subdistrict shall be a charge upon the income, property, or revenue of the town of Pollock, nor shall any obligations of the district or of any subdistrict be obligations of such municipality.

D. The district, or any subdistrict created by the board, shall not be deemed to be a public utility and shall not be subject in any respect to the authority, control, regulation, or supervision of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or any other regulatory body of the state, or any political subdivision thereof.

Acts 2007, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9401
Creation of district; purpose; council control
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a law enforcement district which shall be comprised of Orleans Parish in its entirety. The purpose of such law enforcement taxing district, hereinafter referred to as the "district", shall be to provide for an additional source of funding for criminal justice activities in the city of New Orleans including:

(1) Operation of parish facilities, including prisons,

(2) The enforcement, prosecution, and adjudication of criminal laws, and

(3) Activities by the offices of the coroner, criminal sheriff, clerk of the criminal district court, and the criminal district court.

B. The council of the city of New Orleans, hereinafter referred to as the "council", shall be ex officio the governing body of the district, hereinafter referred to as the "governing body".

Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. July 28, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.161 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.161
Regulation of size and use of buildings
Status: in_force

For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of Acadia Parish, 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 1989, No. 691, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1221
Election of police juries; additional members
Status: in_force

A. Except as hereinafter provided in Subsection B of this Section, every parish governing authority in Louisiana organized under the police jury system of government, shall by ordinance, establish the size of their bodies provided that no police jury shall have less than five members nor more than fifteen members, or the number of members authorized for that jury on or before May 13, 1974 whichever is greater; provided, that parishes with a population of ten thousand persons or less may establish the size of the body at not less than three members. Police jurors shall be elected at the state general election and shall serve for terms of four years, except those police jurors elected in the state general election of 1979 shall take office on the first Monday in June, 1980 and shall serve until the second Monday in January 1984. The action of any police jury adding members within the limits specified above prior to the effective date of this Act is hereby ratified.

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

C. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the police jury of the parish of St. John the Baptist is authorized to increase the number of members of said body by ordinance from nine to ten members; provided, however, that each member serving on said police jury shall represent as nearly as possible an equal number of persons.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the police jury of the parish of Bossier is authorized to increase the number of members of said body by ordinance from eleven to twelve members; provided, however, that each member serving on said police jury shall represent as nearly as possible an equal number of persons.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 445, §1, emerg. eff. July 20, 1968, at 2:00 P.M.; Acts 1973, No. 130, §1; Acts 1974, No. 11, §1; Acts 1974, No. 421, §1; Acts 1974, No. 500, §1; Acts 1977, No. 117, §1; Acts 1979, No. 755, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5085 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5085
Minimum contributions before risk sharing
Status: in_force

A self-insurance fund shall not function as a means of sharing risks of loss among the members of a risk management organization until the risk management organization administering the fund has received, for general liability, property coverage, and any other pooled line of coverage risks, 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 for each line of risk.

Acts 2022, No. 686, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.10
Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
Status: in_force

Whenever the regulations made under authority of this Subpart impose higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this Subpart shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other statute, local ordinance, or regulation impose higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this Subpart, the provisions of such statute, local ordinance, or regulation shall govern.

Acts 1987, No. 355, §1, eff. July 6, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.591.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.591.5
Funding sources; fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
Status: in_force

A. The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property within its territorial limits if 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, is approved by a majority of the qualified electors within the jurisdiction of the commission voting in an election held for that purpose.

B. All funds derived under this Section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the commission. The board 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 commission shall attempt to obtain the most favorable security available under the circumstances to protect and ensure the recovery of its commitment under the guarantee.

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

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

(f) Loan guarantees shall be targeted to export industries, manufacturing firms, 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 Subpart.

(2) An economic development operational 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 board, including but not limited to planning assistance, surveys, land use studies, professional and technical services, and other services necessary to effectuate a unified industrial development plan.

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

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

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

Acts 2014, No. 834, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4876.3
Authority to abate a public nuisance; procedures
Status: in_force

A. A municipality or parish may adopt procedures that conform to this Section for the abatement and removal from private or public property or a public right-of-way of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or part of a wrecked or used automobile or vehicle as a public nuisance.

B. Any procedures adopted by a municipality or parish shall, at minimum:

(1) Prohibit a vehicle from being reconstructed or made operable after removal.

(2) Require a public hearing upon the request of a person who receives notice as provided by R.S. 33:4876.4. if the request is made not later than the date by which the nuisance must be abated and removed.

C. A court with jurisdiction in the municipality or parish where the offense occurred may issue necessary orders to enforce the procedures.

D. Procedures for abatement and removal of a public nuisance shall be administered by regularly salaried, full-time employees of the municipality or parish, except that any authorized person may remove the nuisance.

E. A person authorized to administer the procedures may enter private property to examine the public nuisance, to obtain information to identify the nuisance, and to remove or direct the removal of the nuisance.

F. Upon removal of the vehicle or part of a vehicle, the municipality or parish shall proceed to have the vehicle or part of a vehicle dismantled or processed for recycling as an entity who has the right to sell or transfer the vehicle or part of a vehicle pursuant to provisions of R.S: 32:718.

G. The procedures may provide that the relocation of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle that is a public nuisance to another location in the same municipality or parish after a proceeding for the abatement and removal of the public nuisance has commenced will have no effect on the proceeding if the junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle constitutes a public nuisance at the new location.

H. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall not be applicable in any parish with a population between four hundred twenty thousand persons and four hundred thirty thousand persons based on the latest federal decennial census.

Acts 2024, No. 718, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.143 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.143
Agencies to have no power of taxation
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3951 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3951
Formation of sewerage districts by municipalities of less than 1,000
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers relating to the creation of sewerage districts or the construction of sewers and sewerage disposal plants, the governing authority of any municipality having a population of one thousand or less may create sewerage districts to construct and maintain sewers and sewerage disposal works within their territorial limits in accordance with the provisions of this Sub-part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.10
Village of Tickfaw; personnel authority of chief of police
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1999, No. 441, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5062 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5062
Weed cutting in municipalities; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any municipality may enact ordinances requiring that property be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, including ordinances providing for the cutting, destruction, or removal of noxious weeds or grass or other deleterious, unhealthful, or noxious growths on any sidewalks or banquettes and on any lot, place, or area within the municipality. The charges, costs, and expenses incurred by the municipal governing authority in enforcing such ordinances, shall, to the extent of the actual cost thereof to the municipal governing authority, be a charge, cost, or expense of the property abutting the sidewalk or banquette or of the lot, place, or area, and the owner thereof.

B. No such work shall be undertaken by the municipal governing authority pursuant to this Section until the owner of the lot, place, or area, or the owner of the abutting property where the weeds or growths are to be removed, as shown on the last assessment roll of the municipality, has an opportunity of doing the work himself within at least five days after notice has been given him by advertisement in the official journal of the municipality within which same is located for two consecutive days or after notice has been given him by registered mail, addressed in accordance with the tax rolls of the municipality.

C. However, a municipal governing authority may undertake the cutting, destruction, or removal of noxious weeds or grass or other deleterious, unhealthful, or noxious growths on any property within the municipality on a monthly basis without the notice required in Subsection B of this Section if the property owner liable has been notified pursuant to said Subsection at any time during the immediately preceding twelve months and has failed to do the work himself after opportunity to do so. However, prior to undertaking such work, the municipal governing authority shall file and record an affidavit, signed by the mayor of the municipality or his designee, at its administrative office. Such affidavit shall include the following:

(1) A description of the property sufficient to reasonably identify it.

(2) A photograph of the property sufficient to reasonably identify its unsafe or unsanitary condition and to justify the necessity for cutting, destroying, or removing weeds, grass, or other noxious growths.

(3) A statement that the property owner liable has within the past twelve months failed to do such work after notification and opportunity to do so pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 482, §1; Acts 1978, No. 431, §1, eff. July 10, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 123, §1; Acts 1990, No. 42, §1; Acts 1991, No. 683, §1; Acts 1999, No. 335, §1; Acts 2001, No. 101, §1; Acts 2001, No. 949, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1159, §1, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 164, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7611
Community development management
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and to utilize private enterprise to a maximum degree consistent with the public interest, a corporation may by a two-thirds vote of the board of directors enter into a contract with a private development corporation to provide services to the corporation.

The private development corporation with which the corporation contracts shall have experience in land use planning and land development and shall have the capability of planning, undertaking and carrying out large scale, multi-purpose urban development programs. Any such contract shall be on such terms and conditions as the corporation deems advisable, shall contain a cancellation clause allowing the corporation and the private development corporation to cancel on such terms and conditions as are equitable at any time upon six months notice, shall not be subject to the requirements of public or competitive bidding, and may contain such incentives as the corporation deems appropriate. The community development management shall, subject to the policies and procedures and rules and regulations adopted by the board of directors, carry out such duties and responsibilities as the corporation shall deem necessary or convenient in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any statute or law, affiliates of a community development management are not for that reason prohibited from being chosen as the developer of a new community project or any portion thereof.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4158
Short term revenue notes
Status: in_force

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is hereby authorized to issue short-term revenue notes in the manner provided by Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:4096(B) and R.S. 33:4121(B).

Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.75
Board of commissioners; members and meetings
Status: in_force

A. The board of the district shall exercise the powers granted to the district pursuant to this Subpart. The board shall consist of five members; except as otherwise provided herein, each member shall hold office for a term of four years and until a successor is chosen and qualifies. The initial members of the board shall be residents of the state and two of such initial members shall have their principal place of business within the district.

B.(1) Commencing six years after the initial appointment of members, the position of each member whose term has expired shall be filled by a qualified elector of the district, elected by the qualified electors of the district in accordance with Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2003, No. 904, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2039 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2039
Proration of funds when insufficient for full payment
Status: in_force

Should the fund at any time be insufficient to make all payments properly payable therefrom, the beneficiaries shall not have a right of legal action against the municipality, or its governing authority, or the board, for the full amounts of their claims, but the amounts available shall be properly prorated until such time as the fund is sufficient to make full payments.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1221.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1221.2
Lincoln Parish governing authority; limitation of number of terms; exclusion of retirement system participation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the parish of Lincoln may, by ordinance, limit the number of terms a member thereof may serve, and exclude members thereof from participation in the otherwise applicable public retirement system, subject to approval of a majority of the electors voting at an election held for the purpose.

Acts 1991, No. 829, §1, eff. July 23, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.770 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.770
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2008, No. 918, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3825 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3825
Awarding of contract
Status: in_force

The governing authority of said political subdivision shall meet in open session on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for bids and shall proceed to open said bids and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security; or it may reject any and all bids, and, at any time within a period of thirty days from the date of the reception and opening of said bids, may award a contract for said works without further advertisement, provided that no such contract shall be let for an amount greater than that specified in the lowest sealed bid received from a responsible bidder. Any contract awarded under the provisions of R.S. 33:3822 through 33:3835 shall be authorized by resolution authorizing and empowering the chief executive officer of the governing authority to execute said contract for, on behalf of, and in the name of the political subdivision and a copy of said contract shall be set forth in full in said resolution, and the resolution shall be published in full in one issue of the official journal, and a certified copy thereof filed in the office of the clerk of court of the parish in which the political subdivision is located and shall be recorded in the mortgage records of said parish.

Acts 1962, No. 313, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3689.13
Inspection and acceptance of work; payment
Status: in_force

The police jury 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 engineer for the parish, said police jury shall by ordinance duly adopt, approve and accept said work and fulfill its obligations under the said contract by full payment therefor of any and all amounts and balances due the said contractor, including all retained percentages for payments previously made thereon on engineer's estimates and which percentages were retained pending the completion of said work.

Acts 1952, No. 430, §13.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4880 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4880
Maximum penalty for dumping; Orleans Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing authority for the parish of Orleans may levy a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars for the violation of any ordinance which prohibits the dumping of trash, refuse, garbage, debris or other solid or liquid waste upon any public property or private property without the owner's permission within the boundaries of the New Orleans Regional Business Park as provided in R.S. 33:4701. However, this provision shall not apply to any activity occurring in the course of servicing scheduled pickup routes pursuant to commercial, municipal or local government contracts or en route to an authorized pickup station, transfer station, or disposal facility by persons owning or operating duly licensed commercial vehicles engaged in the collection and transportation of solid waste, construction or demolition debris or wood waste as such terms are defined by the rules and regulations of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.

Acts 2003, No. 238, §1; Acts 2004, No. 917, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.791 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.791
St. Tammany Parish Geographic Information System District; creation; purpose; boundaries
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of St. Tammany may create and establish a body politic and corporate entity for the purpose of the development and application of geographic information systems, including but not limited to base data regarding property ownership, population, demographics, political boundaries, emergency service areas, land use, streets, addresses, roads, bridges, utilities, easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, subdivisions, flood plains, and subdivision restrictions.

(2) If created and established pursuant to this Section, the district shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and shall be known as the St. Tammany Parish Geographic Information System District, referred to in this Subpart as the "district".

(3) The district may also assist with homeland security and emergency preparedness as well as the technical aspects and support of the various geographic information system computer systems of political subdivisions and other public entities within the parish of St. Tammany, including but not limited to advice and support on geographic information system hardware, software, networking, or other such geographic information system information technology issues.

(4) No other provision of this Subpart shall be effective or operative unless the district is created and established by the governing authority of the parish of St. Tammany pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

B. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish of St. Tammany.

Acts 2014, No. 155, §1, eff. May 22, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2194 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2194
Platoon system inapplicable to superintendent or commanding officer
Status: in_force

The three-platoon system herein established does not apply to the superintendent of police or commanding officer of the department.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.16
Naming of the Tangipahoa Parish tourist information center
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the parish of Tangipahoa may name the tourist information center building owned by the Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau in honor of Betty Stewart.

Acts 2014, No. 248, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4149 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4149
New Orleans, tax levy to pay bonds; disposal of residue; proceeds from assessments
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall annually retain from the revenues derived from the tax levy of nine mills for the drainage system of the city of New Orleans provided for herein, an amount which, together with other moneys received by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, from the Sewerage and Water Board, as hereinafter provided, shall be, and which tax shall not be reduced below the amount, sufficient to provide for the payment, at or prior to maturity, of the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued under the authority of Section 4148 of this Part, and such revenues shall be applied by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to such purposes. After providing for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds and after making such further reservation of revenues derived from the aforesaid tax as may be required by the terms of any contract with the holders of said bonds or as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, in its discretion, may deem necessary to insure the prompt and regular payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds, the residue of said revenues shall be used by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans for the purposes now set forth in Section 4147 of this Part.

B. In the event the proceeds of bonds issued under Section 4148 of this Part shall have been used by the Sewerage and Water Board to pay for the portion of the cost of drainage work which is to be assessed against lands benefited by such drainage work, the Sewerage and Water Board shall pay over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, when and as received, the funds derived from the sale of drainage certificates secured by said assessments, and the total amount of assessments levied upon the property benefited by such drainage works, and the proceeds of the sale of drainage liens upon such property which are not dedicated to the payment of drainage certificates, until a sufficient amount shall have been paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, to provide for the retirement and redemption of principal of and interest on an amount of the bonds issued under Section 4148 of this Part, equal to the face amount of the said bonds the proceeds of which were used to pay the property owners' portion of the cost of the drainage works.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:84 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 84
Duties; immigration detainers
Status: in_force

A. A law enforcement agency that has custody of a detainee subject to an immigration detainer issued by a federal immigration agency shall perform all of the following:

(1) Provide to the judge authorized to grant or deny the detainee's release on bail notice that the detainee is subject to an immigration detainer.

(2) Record in the detainee's case file that the detainee is subject to an immigration detainer and comply with the requests made in the immigration detainer.

B. A law enforcement agency shall not be required to perform a duty imposed by this Section with respect to a detainee who is transferred to the custody of the agency by another law enforcement agency if the transferring agency performed that duty prior to the transfer.

C. A judge who receives notice that a detainee is subject to an immigration detainer shall cause the fact to be recorded in the minute entry, regardless of whether the notice is received before or after a judgment in the case.

D. Each parish correctional facility shall enter into an agreement or agreements with a federal immigration agency for temporarily housing detainees who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those detainees. A compliant agreement may include any contract between a correctional facility and a federal immigration agency for housing or detaining detainees subject to immigration detainers, such as basic ordering agreements in effect on or after July 1, 2019, agreements authorized by 8 U.S.C. 1357, or successor agreements and other similar agreements authorized by federal law.

Acts 2024, No. 314, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2216
Enforcement
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Sub-part may be enforced through proper civil proceedings brought in the district court having jurisdiction over the territorial limits of the municipality involved.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4157 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4157
New Orleans; defeasance of bonds
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to all bonds heretofore or hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Part III, Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.25
Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission
Status: in_force

The approval of the State Bond Commission shall be obtained prior to the issuance of any bonds of the district pursuant to the rules and regulations of the State Bond Commission.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2489 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2489
Transfer
Status: in_force

Any employee may be transferred from any position in the classified service to any other position of the same class within the classified service, at the pleasure of the appointing authority without notice to and confirmation by the board.

Any regular employee so transferred shall have the right of appeal to his board upon the grounds (1) that his transfer was made to a position not included within the class to which his position was previously allocated, or (2) that the position to which he has been transferred is not included within the classified service; or (3) the transfer was made deliberately to discriminate against him.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1995 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1995
Sick leave
Status: in_force

Every fireman in the employ of a municipality, parish or fire protection district to which this Sub-part applies, shall be entitled to full pay during sickness or incapacity not brought about by his own negligence or culpable indiscretion for a period of not less than fifty-two weeks.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2476.3
City of Hammond Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board; compensation of members
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Part or of Paragraph 6 of Section 15.1 of Article XIV of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 made statutory by the provisions of Article XIV, Section 18 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, the members of the City of Hammond Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, except the two members elected from the municipal fire and the municipal police departments, shall receive from funds available to the board compensation in the amount of fifty dollars per day for attendance at meetings of the board not to exceed two days per month, for a maximum of twenty-four days per year.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 76, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4717.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4717.2
Transfer of property by political subdivision for industrial inducement purposes
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided for those parishes in Subsection E below, in addition to authority granted by other laws, any parish, municipality, industrial district, port, harbor and terminal district, or other political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as "political subdivision," which is permitted by law to own land, buildings, or other property for industrial inducement purposes, shall have the authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, by suitable and appropriate contract, such transactions being hereinafter referred to as "transfers," to any enterprise locating or existing within, outside of, or adjoining to such political subdivision, all or any part of an industrial plant site, building, port, harbor, or terminal facility, or other property owned by the political subdivision. In determining the consideration for any transfer, the governing authority of the political subdivision may consider the potential value of the economic impact of the enterprise being induced to locate or expand within, outside of, or adjoining the political subdivision, as well as the value of the lands, buildings, or other properties involved. Prior to any transfer, the governing authority of the political subdivision shall give notice of its intention to do so, by publication of a notice of intention once a week for two consecutive weeks, beginning at least fourteen days from the date such action is contemplated. Such notice of intention shall include the following: (1) a general description of the proposed transfer, (2) a description of the property to be transferred, (3) the proposed consideration to be given in exchange for said property, (4) a statement that the proposed contract is on file for public inspection in the office of the political subdivision, (5) a statement as to the appraised value of such property as determined by a real estate appraisal made within the previous twelve months, and (6) a date, time, and place at which objections to such transfer will be received. Should five percent of the resident electors of the political subdivision object to said proposed transaction, an election shall be held for the purpose of submitting the question of the transfer to the voters in accordance with Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B. The resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing authority authorizing any transfer of property of the political subdivision shall set forth, in a general way, the terms of the authorized transfer and that the contract is on file for public inspection in the office of the political subdivision. At the regularly scheduled meeting immediately prior to the meeting at which the resolution will be considered, the governing authority of the political subdivision shall announce to those persons present that the resolution will be considered at the next meeting. Such resolution or ordinance shall be published as soon as possible after adoption in one issue of the official journal of the political subdivision. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of any such resolution or ordinance, any interested person may contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance or the validity of the authorized transfer, after which time, no one shall have any cause of action to contest the legality of the transfer for any cause whatsoever, and it shall be conclusively presumed thereafter that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said thirty days.

C. This Section shall not apply to property acquired from the proceeds of industrial development bonds issued in compliance with the provisions of laws authorized by Article 6, Section 21, of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 or issued by industrial development boards in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. In such instances, property may be leased, sold or otherwise disposed of in compliance with such laws.

D. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 355, §1.

E. Within the parishes of St. Tammany and St. Mary, any municipality, industrial district, port, harbor and terminal district, or other political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as "political subdivision", which is permitted by law to own land, buildings, or other property for industrial inducement purposes, shall have the authority to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, by suitable and appropriate contract, such transactions being hereinafter referred to as "transfers", to any enterprise locating or existing within such political subdivision, all or any part of an industrial plant site, building, port, harbor, or terminal facility, or other property owned by the political subdivision. In determining the consideration for any transfer, the governing authority of the political subdivision may consider the potential value of the economic impact of the enterprise being induced to locate or expand within the political subdivision as well as the value of the lands, buildings, or other properties involved. Prior to any transfer, the governing authority of the political subdivision shall give notice of its intention to do so, by publication of a notice of intention once a week for two consecutive weeks, beginning at least fourteen days from the date such action is contemplated. Such notice of intention shall include the following: (1) a general description of the proposed transfer, (2) a description of the property to be transferred, (3) the proposed consideration to be given in exchange for said property, (4) a statement that the proposed contract is on file for public inspection in the office of the political subdivision, (5) a statement as to the appraised value of such property as determined by a real estate appraisal made within the previous twelve months, (6) a date, time, and place at which objections to such transfer will be received. Should five percent of the resident electors of the political subdivision object to said proposed transaction, an election shall be held for the purpose of submitting the question of the transfer to the voters in accordance with Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 199, §1, eff. June 29, 1978. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 216, §1; Acts 1991, No. 355, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4877.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4877.1
Parish zoning, notice to property owners, prohibited rezoning
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any parish with a population of less than three hundred fifty thousand authorized to zone its territory shall, at least ten days prior to the initial hearing on the matter, notify the owner or owners of record of the properties to be zoned or rezoned in parochial zoning of the time and place of the hearing and subject matter of the regulations and restrictions.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 175, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3497 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3497
Agreement with contractor
Status: in_force

The governing authority may fix the method of payments to contractors and the periods of maintenance. The governing authority may make any pertinent additions in the specifications for the improvements that are necessary to guarantee the contract and maintenance, and may divide the work to invite separate bids.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2572 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2572
Assistant chief of police in the city of Plaquemine
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of assistant chief of police in the city of Plaquemine is in the unclassified service. The right of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge for the position shall be vested in the chief of police of the city.

B. Any person who is appointed from a position in the classified police service to serve as assistant chief of police shall not forfeit his seniority accumulated to the date of his appointment and shall continue to accumulate seniority during the time he holds the position of assistant chief of police.

C. If any such person resigns from the position of assistant chief of police or is terminated for any reason other than malfeasance in office, he shall be eligible to be reemployed to the same position in the classified service in which he was employed immediately preceding his appointment as assistant chief of police. If the position has been filled or no longer exists, the department shall employ him in a comparable position.

Acts 2014, No. 44, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3557 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3557
Enforcement of assessment
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed in the ordinance or resolution shall be due and exigible immediately upon its passage and, if the amounts are not paid within thirty days after the passage of the ordinance or resolution, the municipality, or its transferees, may proceed by suit against the assessed properties and the owners thereof to enforce collection of the assessments, together with six per cent per annum interest from date of acceptance of the work until paid, and ten per cent of the amount of the judgment, as attorney's fees.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 658, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.33
Applicability of anti-trust laws
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to grant an immunity to or on behalf of any Authority or any public instrumentality created under this act from anti-trust laws of the state of Louisiana or of the United States.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.207 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.207
Zoning; exceptions; variances; appeals
Status: in_force

A. The joint agreement and any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto may provide and specify general rules to govern procedure for granting exceptions or variances under this Section which rules shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Subpart.

B. The zoning ordinance may provide that the planning commission may permit special exceptions to the zoning regulations in the classes of cases or situations and in accordance with the principles, conditions, safeguards, and procedures specified in the ordinance and grant special exceptions, provide interpretations of the map, and make decisions upon other special questions as specified in the ordinance. The ordinance may also authorize the commission to interpret the zoning maps and pass upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary lines or similar questions as they arise in the administration of the zoning regulations. The ordinance may also authorize the commission to grant a variance from the strict application of the zoning regulations where no other procedure for obtaining relief is specified in the ordinance and where due to exceptional topographic conditions or other extraordinary and exceptional characteristics of a specific piece of property, the strict application of regulations would result in peculiar and exceptional or undue hardship upon the owner of such property, provided such relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the intent and purpose of the zoning plan and zoning ordinance. The decision of the commission on any request for such an exception or variance or on an appeal from an administrative determination by a local board or agency shall not be subject to appeal to any other body.

C. Any request for a change in the text of the zoning ordinance or in the classification of property as delineated on the zoning map shall be submitted to the planning commission for review. If the commission approves such a request it shall make its recommendation to the city council of the affected municipality or to the police jury in the case of an area outside an incorporated municipality. Any such change shall become effective only if approved by the affected city council or the police jury, as the case may be. If the commission rejects such a request and so recommends to the affected city council or the police jury, as the case may be, the person requesting the change may appeal the decision of the planning commission to the affected city council or the police jury, as the case may be, and the change shall become effective only if the city council or police jury, as the case may, approves such change.

Acts 2003, No. 1168, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.88 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.88
Disposition of property in community improvement area
Status: in_force

A.(1) The parish governing authority may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein acquired by it in community improvement areas for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses or for public use, in accordance with the community improvement plan, subject to such covenants, conditions, and restrictions, including covenants running with the land, as it may deem to be necessary or desirable to assist in preventing the development or spread of future slums or blighted areas or to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) The purchasers or lessees and their successors and assigns shall be obligated to devote such real property only to the uses specified in the community improvement plan and shall be obligated to comply with such other requirements as the parish governing authority may determine to be in the public interest, including the obligation to begin within a reasonable time any improvements on such real property required by the community improvement plan.

(3) Such real property or interest shall be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred at not less than its fair market value for uses in accordance with the community improvement plan. In determining the fair market value of real property for uses in accordance with the community improvement plan, the parish governing authority shall take into account and give consideration to the use provided in such plan, the restrictions upon and the covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the purchaser or lessee, and the objectives of such plan for the prevention of the recurrence of slum or blighted areas.

B. The parish governing authority, in any instrument of conveyance to a private purchaser or lessee, may provide that such purchaser or lessee shall be without power to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the real property without the prior written consent of the parish governing authority until he has completed the construction of any and all improvements which he has obligated himself to construct thereon.

C. Real property acquired in accordance with the provisions of the community improvement plan shall be transferred as rapidly as feasible in the public interest consistent with the carrying out of the provisions of the project plan. Such plan and any substantial modification of such plan shall be filed as a public record in the office of the clerk of court and recorder of mortgages of St. Charles Parish and any conveyance, encumbrances, or other contracts may incorporate the provisions thereof by reference which shall afford notice thereof to all parties.

D. The parish governing authority may dispose of real property in a community improvement area to private persons only under such reasonable competitive bidding procedures as it shall prescribe subject to the provisions of this Subsection.

(1) The parish governing authority shall provide public notice, by publication twice in ten days in a newspaper having a general circulation in the parish not later than thirty days prior to the execution of any contract to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property and prior to the delivery of any instrument of conveyance with respect thereto under the provisions of this Section, invite proposals from, and make available all pertinent information to, private redevelopers or any persons interested in undertaking to redevelop or rehabilitate a community improvement area or any part thereof.

(2) Such notice shall identify the area or portion thereof and shall state that proposals shall be made by those in interest within thirty days after publication of said notice and that such further information as is available may be obtained at such office as shall be designated in said notice.

(3) The parish governing authority shall consider all such redevelopment or rehabilitation proposals and the financial and legal ability of the persons making such proposals to carry them out and may negotiate with any persons for proposals for the purchase, lease, or other transfer of any real property acquired by the parish governing authority in the community improvement area.

(4) The parish governing authority may accept such proposal as it deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter; it shall adopt such proposal by local ordinance not less than thirty days prior to any such acceptance. Such proposal shall be a public record and shall include:

(a) The name of the redeveloper or purchaser, together with the names of its officers and principal members or shareholders and investors and other interested parties.

(b) The redeveloper's estimate of the cost of any residential development and rehabilitation.

(c) The redeveloper's estimate of rentals and sales prices of any proposed housing involved in such redevelopment and rehabilitation.

(5) Thereafter, the parish governing authority may execute such contract in accordance with the provisions of this Section and deliver acts of sale, leases, and other instruments and take all steps necessary to effectuate such contract. The competitive bidding procedures provided for by this Subsection shall not apply to disposition of property to public bodies or institutions.

E. The parish governing authority may temporarily operate, maintain, or lease real property acquired by it in a community improvement area for or in connection with a community improvement project pending disposition of the property as authorized in this Chapter without regard to the provisions of this Section, for such uses and purposes as may be deemed desirable even though not in connection with the community improvement plan.

F. Any real property acquired pursuant to R.S. 33:4720.84(4) may be disposed of without regard to other provisions of this Section. Real property acquired in accordance with a community improvement plan may be disposed of to a public body for public reuse or to an institution without regard to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 583, §1, eff. June 25, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4564.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4564.1
Board of Recreation, St. Charles Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4564(A) or any other provision of law to the contrary, the board of recreation of St. Charles Parish shall be composed of seven commissioners who shall govern the district and who shall be qualified voters and residents of the parish, and each of whom shall be a resident of a different ward of the parish. The members of the board shall be appointed by the parish governing authority. The five commissioners serving prior to the effective date of this Section shall serve out their terms. The two additional members appointed shall be appointed by the parish governing authority for an initial term as determined by the parish governing authority, not to exceed seven years, and they shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. All commissioners shall thereafter be appointed by the parish governing authority for terms of five years. Any vacancy which occurs shall be filled by appointment of the parish governing authority for the unexpired term.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 643, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4600.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(1) There is a direct correlation between the amount of funds spent on destination-based marketing, sales, and promotion of a locality and an increase in the number of conventions, meetings, visitors, occupancy of lodging businesses, retail sales of food, beverages, and other items, admissions to cultural and other entertainment venues, collections of related state and local sales and use taxes, job creation, and a resulting general economic vitality of the traveler economy and related businesses in the locality.

(2) It is in the state's public interest, and vital to the welfare of the state's economy, to facilitate and encourage cooperating public-private partnerships for the enhancement and expansion of the business economy and to provide for increased business activity, tourism, economic development, and job creation in municipalities and parishes in the state of Louisiana.

Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2402 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2402
Classification plan
Status: in_force

The director, as soon as practicable after this Part takes effect in the city, shall cause to be prepared a classification plan which shall consist of classes, designated by standard titles, designed to provide for all positions in the classified service. He shall from time to time review the duties and responsibilities of the positions in the classified service and may add, combine, divide, or abolish classes, or revise the titles of existing classes. The classification plan so provided and any changes therein shall become effective when adopted hereunder as rules or amendments to rules. The director, subject to the rules, shall provide, and may amend from time to time, a written definition for each class, describing the nature of the duties and responsibilities characteristic of positions properly pertaining to the class, with illustrative examples where desirable, and setting forth the minimum qualifications requisite for entrance to positions of the class, together with the principal and natural lines of promotion. The definitions shall be descriptive only, and not restrictive. They shall be construed merely as defining the several classes, and not as prescribing what the duties or qualification requirements of any position shall be, or as limiting the right of any employee to compete for promotion.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4222
Resolution ordering election; notice of election
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing authority of any municipal corporation or district desires to issue bonds to be secured as provided in R.S. 33:4221 it shall, by resolution adopted by a vote of two-thirds of its members, order an election to be held to determine whether or not it is the sense of the qualified resident electors of the municipality or district that the bonds be so issued and secured. The resolution shall set forth specifically the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, the number of years they shall run, the maximum rate of interest which they shall bear, the purpose for which they are to be issued, and a particular description of the property to be mortgaged and the income and revenues which are to be pledged for the security of the bonds, and shall designate the date of the election and the polling places. Notice of the election shall be given by publication for thirty days in a newspaper published in the municipality or district; or if there be no newspaper published in the municipality or district, then in a newspaper published in the parish. Publication for four successive weeks shall be deemed sufficient if thirty days intervene between the first publication and the date of the election.

If there be no newspaper published in the parish, then the notice may be given by posting for thirty days prior to the election in five public places within the municipality or district. The notice shall embrace substantially all matters required to be set forth in the resolution ordering the election, and shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the municipality or of the district.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3457 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3457
Additional assessments authorized
Status: in_force

In the event the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient to pay the principal or interest or both in any one year, of the certificates outstanding at their respective maturity dates, then the municipality issuing the certificates, through its governing authority, shall levy and collect, at such time as may be necessary, an additional local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the streets, sidewalks, or neutral grounds, or any portion thereof, improved, sufficient in amount to pay in full the principal or interest or both of the certificates at their respective maturity dates. The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage, and if not paid within thirty days from the date of its adoption, the municipality shall proceed against the property for the collection of the amount of the additional local or special assessment so levied, plus interest thereon and ten percent additional for attorneys fees. A certified copy of each ordinance providing for the levy and collection of the additional local or special assessment shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality is located promptly upon its adoption, who shall forthwith record the same in the mortgage records of the parish and when so filed and recorded the ordinance shall operate as a lien and privilege against all the real estate therein assessed.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 21, §1, emerg. eff. June 11, 1970, at 12:00 Noon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.25
Grant of power
Status: in_force

For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and general welfare, the city council is hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and the procedures specified in this Subpart, to regulate the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of the lot which may be occupied, the sizes of yards, courts or other open spaces, the density of population, and the uses of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and other purposes, within the municipality.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §25; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:381.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 381.2
Election or appointment of marshal in municipalities of five thousand or less
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:381 and 381.1 to the contrary, in any municipality with a population of five thousand or less according to the latest federal decennial census, a majority of the qualified electors voting therein may, at a special election called by the governing authority of the municipality for that purpose, authorize the mayor to thereafter appoint a marshal who is the chief of police with the approval of the governing authority or provide for the election of a marshal who is the chief of police. Such special election shall be called only upon the adoption of an ordinance by a two-thirds vote of the governing authority. Once such an election has been called and held, no further or other election on the same question shall be held for at least four years.

B. If the people of any municipality vote to authorize the mayor to appoint the marshal, the first such appointment shall be made at the end of the term of the marshal in office at the time the election was held unless at that time the office of marshal is vacant or the incumbent is an appointed official. If the people of any municipality vote to elect the marshal, the term for the elected marshal shall begin at the end of the term of the marshal in office at the time the election was held unless at that time the office of marshal is vacant.

C. Upon the expiration of at least four years after the effective date of any such determination that the marshal shall be an appointed rather than an elected official or an elected rather than an appointed official, the people of any such municipality may determine that said official shall be elected or appointed, as the case may be, but only in the same manner and through the same procedure as hereinabove set forth.

Acts 2003, No. 492, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.363
Powers of district
Status: in_force

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, lease, option, bequest, mortgage device, exchange, sale, or otherwise all property, including rights-of-way; and to hold and use any franchise or property, immovable, movable, mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of businesses, warehouses, housing programs, or industrial parks and all types of terminals. The district may provide industrial incentives, below market leases, loans, grants, and infrastructure.

(4) To purchase, acquire, construct, improve, equip, and furnish works and facilities necessary to achieve the purposes of the district, including economic development projects.

(5) To require and issue licenses with respect to the use of its properties and facilities.

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

(7) To appoint, contract with, or employ officers, attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, a director, and other agents and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation and terms of employment.

(8) To provide or arrange or contract for the furnishing or repair by any person or agency, public or private, or for services, privileges, or works on streets, roads, public utilities, or other facilities for or in connection with a redevelopment project to install, construct, and reconstruct streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, and other public improvements.

(9) To establish business and industry foundations or nonprofit economic development corporations for the purpose of providing venture capital, equity loans, or financing, and/or to take stock as security for an equity position in start-up and/or expanding businesses and industries; the purpose being to help establish sound, financially stable businesses and industries which will employ, as at least fifty percent of their work force, residents from Beauregard Parish and surrounding parishes. The foundation may enter into contractual agreements for intervention in the event of a negative cash flow by the business or industry.

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

(11) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness.

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

Acts 1999, No. 36, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2481.2
Lake Charles police chief; term of office
Status: in_force

The city of Lake Charles may, by amendment to its home rule charter in accordance with law, establish procedures for the appointment of the position of police chief for a term of not less than six years. The position shall be a classified position, but the person appointed chief shall be subject to removal or reappointment at the expiration of the term of office in accordance with the procedures established by the city charter. The mayor may reappoint the police chief to a subsequent term in accordance with the provisions set forth in the city charter. If the mayor does not reappoint the police chief for a subsequent term, the new police chief must be appointed from a list of qualified candidates who have completed the same application process which applies to any other civil service applicant including competitive testing and evaluation. Except as provided in this Section, the office of police chief shall be subject to all provisions of this Part and all rules and regulations adopted by the state examiner and by the local fire and police civil service board.

Acts 2001, No. 709, §1, eff. June 25, 2001.

NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 709, §2, relative to application of the Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3521
Power to order improvements
Status: in_force

Municipalities shall have the power to order the improvement of drainage ditches, including the paving thereof, or otherwise.

Acts 1952, No. 379, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.31
Resolution or ordinance; contents; access to district; police protection
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any parish acting pursuant to power granted in R.S. 39:551.2 may by the adoption of an appropriate resolution, or ordinance if required by home rule charter, create one or more industrial districts. Such resolution or ordinance shall define the boundaries of each such district, shall give the district an appropriate name, and shall prescribe such powers, duties, and liabilities therefor not inconsistent with R.S. 39:551.2 as may be deemed suitable by said governing authority. All industrial districts so created hereafter shall require or include provisions for access by public road to any and all entrances to the premises of each and every plant in the area employed for industrial purposes, for use by employees of such industry, or for use by employees of independent contractors working on such premises, or for delivery of materials or supplies, other than by rail or water transportation, to such premises. Where under any plan approved by the governing authority of the parish individual plants provide police protection, this protection shall be confined to the premises of each individual plant located therein.

Added by Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1; Acts 2014, No. 158, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.3
Disposal of dedicated property; St. Tammany Parish
Status: in_force

A.(1) The police jury of the parish of St. Tammany is hereby authorized to dispose of dedicated property that the police jury determines to be no longer needed for public purposes. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the procedures set forth in R.S. 33:4712 for disposition of property no longer needed for public purposes by municipalities shall be applicable to the police jury.

(2) For the purposes of this Section, "dedicated property" is defined as any property that has been tacitly or otherwise dedicated to the parish of St. Tammany for the express purpose of providing access to or for utilities and which has been held by the police jury for at least ten years.

B. If the owner of property abutting the property to be disposed of is the original grantor of the property or his heir or legatee, the police jury shall return the property to him at no cost other than for expenses incurred by the police jury relative to the disposal.

C. Disposal of any property pursuant to this Section shall not have the effect of denying access to such property to any person.

Acts 1987, No. 193, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9063 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9063
Old Metairie security enhancement district
Status: in_force

A. Creation. In addition to all authority granted to the governing authority of Jefferson Parish by the parish home rule charter but otherwise in accordance with such charter, the parish governing authority may create a special district for the Old Metairie neighborhood, hereinafter referred to 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 perform functions which will add to the security of district residents, including providing for an increase in the presence of security personnel in the district.

B. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of that portion of the area specified by Jefferson Parish ordinances.

C. Governance. Pursuant to the Jefferson Parish home rule charter, the district shall be governed by the parish governing authority in accordance with such charter and the provisions of this Section. In order to provide 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 governing authority of the district may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with a nonprofit entity for the management of the district. Such agreement may be with the Metairie Club Gardens Association.

D. Powers and duties. The district, acting through its governing authority, 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 funds collected pursuant to Subsection E and expend such funds in accordance with a budget adopted in accordance with Paragraph F(1) of this Section.

(4) To enter into cooperative endeavors pursuant to Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana or to otherwise contract with individuals or entities, private or public, for the provision of security patrols in the district.

(5) To purchase items and supplies which it 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. Taxing authority. (1) The governing authority of the district may levy and collect a property tax within the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection and other applicable provisions of law.

(2) The tax shall be levied on an annual basis on each property within the district listed on the parish tax rolls. The owner of the property shall be responsible for payment of the tax.

(3)(a) If the tax is levied at a flat rate, it shall not exceed seven hundred eighty dollars per listed property per year. If the tax is levied as an ad valorem millage, the millage rate shall not exceed that rate at which the total amount of revenue raised in the first year is equal to the revenue which would be raised by the maximum flat rate tax.

(b) For purposes of this Section, all property owned by any legal entity, which property is defined as public service property under the provisions of R.S. 47:1851 et seq., shall be considered as being a single listing and subject to a levy for all such property not to exceed the maximum levy authorized herein.

(4)(a) The tax shall be levied only after the question of its levy has been submitted to the registered voters of the district at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, and a majority of those voting have voted in favor of the tax.

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

(c) The governing authority of the district may call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters.

(5) The governing authority of the district may enter into a contract with the Jefferson Parish sheriff's office for the collection of the tax. The sheriff's office, acting on behalf of the district, shall have the same authority to enforce collection of the tax authorized by this Subsection as it has for enforcing the collection of any other property tax.

F. Budget. (1) The governing authority of the district 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 in accordance with R.S. 24:513.

G. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) The additional security personnel and their services provided for through the tax authorized herein shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the Jefferson Parish sheriff's office.

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

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 134, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1051, §2; Acts 1999, No. 1078, §2; Acts 1999, No. 1233, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.12
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) There is a need for uniform, focused, and fair procedures in state law to provide a reasonable alternative for the establishment, power, operation, and duration of independent districts to manage and finance basic community development services; and that, based upon a proper and fair determination of applicable facts, an independent district can constitute a timely, efficient, effective, responsive, and economic way to deliver these basic services, thereby providing a solution to the state's planning, management, and financing needs for delivery of capital infrastructure in order to service projected growth without overburdening parishes and municipalities and their taxpayers.

(2) It is the legislative intent and purpose in implementing Article VI, Sections 19 and 36 of the Constitution of Louisiana, based upon, and consistent with, legislative findings of fact and declarations of policy, to authorize a uniform procedure by general law to establish an independent special district as an alternative method to manage and finance basic services for community development through the levy and collection of special assessments. It is further the legislative intent and purpose to provide by general law for the uniform operation, exercise of power, and procedure for termination of any such independent district. It is further the purpose and intent of the legislature that a district created under this Chapter not have or exercise any zoning or permitting power. It is further the purpose and intent of the legislature that no debt or obligation of a district shall constitute a burden on any local government without its consent.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.