La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.1.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.1.1
Occupancy taxes levied by the commissions
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes set forth in this Subsection or Paragraph (F)(3) of this Section, a commission created pursuant to R.S. 33:4574(B) is authorized to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission. Such tax shall not exceed the following percentages of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy:

(1) Acadia Parish Convention and Visitors Commission, four percent.

(2) Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, two percent parish-wide, one percent in the city of Alexandria for a total of three percent, and one percent in the downtown area of Alexandria for a total of four percent.

(3) Allen Parish Tourist Commission, three percent.

(4) Ascension Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(5) Avoyelles Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(6)(a) Visit Baton Rouge, four percent subject to the provisions of Subsection L of this Section. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the aggregate rate of occupancy taxes levied by all commissions in East Baton Rouge Parish shall not exceed the rates authorized by this Paragraph.

(b) In addition to taxes authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, Visit Baton Rouge may levy an additional two percent tax upon the paid occupancy of hotel rooms located within East Baton Rouge Parish, but not located within the municipalities of Baker, Central, or Zachary or the area within the boundaries of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District. The levy of an additional tax pursuant to this Subparagraph shall be subject to approval by a majority of the electors residing in that portion of East Baton Rouge Parish not within the municipalities of Baker, Central, or Zachary or the area within the boundaries of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. Visit Baton Rouge shall call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters. Fifty percent of the proceeds of the tax shall be used to fund the Raising Cane's River Center and fifty percent of the proceeds of the tax shall be used to fund Visit Baton Rouge.

(7) Beauregard Tourist Commission, four percent.

(8) Cameron Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(9) DeSoto Parish Tourist Bureau, three percent.

(10) East Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(11)(a) Grant Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(b) In addition to the taxes authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the commission may levy an additional tax, not to exceed six percent, if the levy of the additional tax is approved by a majority of the electors of Grant Parish who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. The tourist commission may call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters.

(12)(a) Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, three percent; provided that such rate may be increased to four percent as provided for in Subsection G of this Section.

(b) In addition to taxes authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau may levy an additional one percent tax if the levy of the additional tax is approved by a majority of the electors of Terrebonne Parish who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. The tourist commission may call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters. The proceeds of the tax authorized by this Subparagraph shall be used for recreational and tourism infrastructure.

(13) Iberia Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(14) Iberville Tourist Commission, two percent.

(15) Jefferson Davis Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(16) Lafayette Parish Convention and Visitors Commission, three percent.

(17) Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(18) Ruston-Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau, four percent.

(19) Livingston Parish Convention and Visitors' Bureau, three percent.

(20) Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Ouachita Parish, two percent.

(21) Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission, three percent.

(22) Pointe Coupee Parish Tourist Commission, three percent.

(23)(a) Sabine Parish Tourist and Recreation Commission, three percent.

(b) In addition to taxes authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the Sabine Parish Tourist and Recreation Commission may levy an additional two percent tax if the levy of the additional tax is approved by a majority of the electors of Sabine Parish who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. The tourist and recreation commission may call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters. The proceeds of the tax authorized by this Subparagraph shall be used for recreational and tourism marketing.

(24)(a) Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, three percent.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the maximum rate shall be four and one-half percent until twenty-five years after June 30, 2024.

(c)(i) In addition to the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau may levy and collect an additional tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the bureau. The additional tax shall be one and one-half percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy as follows:

(aa) Fifty percent of one cent shall be levied to support the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission and the proceeds shall be dedicated and used as provided in Subparagraph (M)(1)(c) of this Section.

(bb) Fifty percent of one cent shall be levied to support the Independence Bowl Foundation and the proceeds shall be dedicated and used as provided in Subparagraph (M)(1)(d) of this Section.

(cc) Fifty percent of one cent shall be levied to support the Ark-La-Tex Regional Air Service Alliance and the proceeds shall be dedicated and used as provided in Subparagraph (M)(1)(e) of this Section.

(ii) The levy of an additional tax pursuant to this Subparagraph shall be subject to approval by a majority of the electors of Caddo and Bossier parishes who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. The bureau shall call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters. The election on the question of the levy of the tax shall be held only once at a regularly scheduled statewide election. The authority to levy the tax shall terminate on June thirtieth of the twelfth calendar year after the date of the approval of the taxation election held pursuant to this Item; however, the authority to levy the tax may be renewed if approved by a majority of the electors of Caddo and Bossier parishes who vote on a proposition authorizing such renewal. Any election to authorize the renewal shall be called by the bureau for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters. The election on the question of the renewal shall be held only once at a regularly scheduled statewide election. If renewed, the term of renewal shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed twelve years.

(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Items (i) and (ii) of this Subparagraph, if an entity that receives money pursuant to Subparagraphs (M)(1)(c) through (e) of this Section ceases to exist, the bureau shall continue to levy the tax that supported the entity, subject to voter approval as required by Item (ii) of this Subparagraph, and the proceeds of the tax shall be distributed equally to the other entities provided for in Subparagraphs (M)(1)(c) through (e) of this Section.

(d) Taxes levied pursuant to this Paragraph shall not exceed a combined rate of six percent.

(25) Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, four percent.

(26) St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(27) St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(28) St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(29) St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission, four percent.

(30) Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(31) Union Tourist Commission, two percent.

(32) Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(33) Vernon Parish Tourist and Recreation Commission, three percent.

(34) Washington Parish Tourism Commission, three percent.

(35) Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Commission, four percent.

(36) West Baton Rouge Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(37)(a) West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

(b) In addition to taxes authorized by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission may levy an additional two percent tax if the levy of the additional tax is approved by a majority of the electors of West Feliciana Parish who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax. The commission may call an election for the purpose of submitting such a proposition to the voters.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the additional tax authorized to be levied by the commission in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph shall not affect the occupancy tax levied by the parish of West Feliciana on July 1, 2017, or any renewal of such tax.

(38) Jefferson Parish Multipurpose Recreation and Tourism Commission, one percent throughout the entire parish and an additional one percent on the east bank of the Mississippi River within the parish until the time provided for in Subsection F of this Section.

(39) Franklin Parish Tourist Commission, two percent; provided that such rate shall be levied upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, bed and breakfast facilities, and overnight camping facilities.

(40) A tourist commission in Plaquemines Parish, two percent.

(41) Morehouse Parish Tourist Commission, three percent.

(42) Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Ouachita Parish, two percent. The proceeds of such occupancy tax shall be used only for the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, and activities of the convention and visitor's bureau or commission in such parish. The percentage rate provided in this Paragraph shall be in addition to any other percentage authorized by law.

(43) East Carroll Parish Tourist Commission, four percent.

(44) Red River Tourism Commission, three percent.

(45) St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission, two percent in addition to any other such tax authorized by law.

(46) Caldwell Parish Tourist Commission, two percent.

B. For each one percent of occupancy tax levied under this Subsection by a commission, one percent of occupancy tax levied in the parish pursuant to the authority granted in R.S. 33:4574.1, 4574.7, 4574.8, or any local, special, or general law shall be eliminated.

C. The word "hotel" as used in this Section has the meaning provided in R.S. 47:301(6).

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

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

F.(1) Commissions provided for in R.S. 33:4574(B) shall impose the tax by resolution or ordinance, and shall have the right to provide in the resolution or ordinance necessary and appropriate rules and regulations for the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection G of this Section, no commission created by R.S. 33:4574(B) shall levy or increase a tax in excess of the limits provided for in Subsection B of this Section, unless approved by a majority of the electors of the parish or parishes voting thereon in an election held for that purpose.

(3)(a) Unless provided otherwise in any local, special, or general law for a particular commission, the proceeds of the occupancy taxes so levied, less a reasonable sum to be paid as a collection fee as provided for in Paragraph (5) of this Subsection, shall be used by the commission for the operation of the commission and for the purpose of attracting conventions and tourists into the area and jurisdiction of the commission, including but not limited to the authority to spend money for advertising, promotion, and publication of information, or for any other purpose generally or specifically authorized for occupancy taxes in the parish by this Chapter or by any local, special, or general law.

(b) In Ouachita Parish, the proceeds of the occupancy tax may also be used for the construction of museums, equestrian and livestock centers, and sports facilities, and additions to civic and convention centers.

(4) Unless the proceeds of the tax have been pledged as security for bonds, a commission may decrease the rate of the tax authorized in this Section.

(5)(a) The governing authority of the commission may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement contract with the governing authority or authorities of the parish or parishes within its territories, or with any public entity authorized to collect sales or use tax, for the collection of the tax which it levies under such terms and conditions it may deem appropriate, including a reasonable collection fee, and may adopt such rules and regulations pursuant thereto regarding the enforcement and collection of the occupancy tax authorized by this Chapter.

(b) The commission provided for in R.S. 33:4574(B)(38) shall have the right to contract with the state for such collection.

(c) The Beauregard Tourist Commission may contract with the parish sheriff for collection of occupancy taxes authorized by this Chapter.

(6) The governing authority of the commission may also enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement contract with the governing authority or authorities of the parish or parishes within its territories or with other public entities for the performance of such duties and functions of the commission which the commission determines is necessary but is unable to perform itself.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 948, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.

G. Except as provided in Subsection B:

(1) The governing authority of the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is hereby authorized to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau not to exceed the percentage of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy provided for in Paragraph (A)(12) of this Section.

(2) However, at such time as there is completed for use by the parish a general purpose exhibition and convention facility, the governing authority of the commission is authorized to increase such tax to a rate not to exceed four percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy. The additional one percent levied at the time of completion of the exhibition and convention facility shall be appropriated by the governing authority of the tourist commission for acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the exhibition and convention facility.

H. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 256, §2, eff. May 25, 2012.

I. From the tax levied by the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Section, an amount equal to the proceeds of a two percent hotel occupancy tax shall be dedicated to the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation.

J. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable in the parish of Orleans.

K.(1) The commission provided for in R.S. 33:4574(B)(38) shall distribute and use the proceeds of the tax levied pursuant to this Section in the manner and for the purposes provided for in R.S. 47:338.201 and 338.202. In addition, the same restrictions on facilities constructed with the proceeds of the tax shall apply.

(2) At the end of each fiscal year, the avails of the one percent tax levied on the east bank of the Mississippi River within the parish shall be used to retire the principal and interest on any outstanding bonds issued for the purposes set forth in R.S. 47:338.202; and at such time as such outstanding bonds are paid in full as to principal and interest, the authority to levy such tax on the east bank shall expire and the provisions of R.S. 47:338.202 shall have no further effect.

L. Visit Baton Rouge shall distribute and use the proceeds derived from one percent of the tax levied pursuant to this Section for capital improvements and expansion of the Baton Rouge Rivercenter and the proceeds derived from the remaining three percent of the tax for such purposes as determined by Visit Baton Rouge. If the governing authority of the city-parish of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish abandons the planned capital improvements and expansion of the Baton Rouge Rivercenter, the tax rate shall not exceed three percent. At such time as all costs for the capital improvements and expansion of the Baton Rouge Rivercenter are paid in full, the tax rate shall not exceed three percent.

M.(1)(a) The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau shall dedicate and use the proceeds derived from three-quarters of one percent of the tax levied pursuant to this Section for capital improvements, repairs, and maintenance of Independence Stadium.

(b) The bureau shall dedicate and use the proceeds derived from three-quarters of one percent of the tax levied pursuant to this Section for riverfront and downtown development and for the operation and maintenance of the civic center and multipurpose arena in the city of Bossier City.

(c) The bureau shall dedicate and use one hundred percent of the proceeds derived from the tax levied pursuant to Subitem (A)(24)(c)(i)(aa) of this Section to the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission for the operation and promotion of sporting goals and sporting activities, as it relates to sports tourism, within the jurisdiction of the bureau.

(d) The bureau shall dedicate and use one hundred percent of the proceeds derived from the tax levied pursuant to Subitem (A)(24)(c)(i)(bb) of this Section to the Independence Bowl Foundation for the promotion of Division I football events within the jurisdiction of the bureau.

(e) The bureau shall dedicate and use one hundred percent of the proceeds derived from the tax levied pursuant to Subitem (A)(24)(c)(i)(cc) of this Section to the Ark-La-Tex Regional Air Service Alliance to incentivize air flights, air carriers, and air fare within the jurisdiction of the bureau.

(2) The commission may expend revenues for the purposes required by this Subsection by means of entering a cooperative endeavor with the governing authority of Shreveport or Bossier City, Caddo or Bossier Parish, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission, the Independence Bowl Foundation, or the Ark-La-Tex Regional Air Service Alliance, as appropriate.

N.(1) The Pointe Coupee Parish Tourist Commission may levy and collect an additional tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission not to exceed one percent.

(2) Before the additional tax authorized by this Subsection may be levied and collected by the commission, the following shall occur:

(a) The governing authority shall enact an ordinance approving the additional tax levied by the commission.

(b) A majority of the electors residing in the district shall vote to approve the additional tax levied by the commission.

O. If the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau levies the tax at a rate in excess of three percent, as authorized by Paragraph (A)(25) of this Section, an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars annually of the proceeds of the tax collected as a result of said increased rate may be used by the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau to match funds from the Cameron Parish Police Jury, provided that such funds are used for tourism development purposes.

P. If the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau levies the tax authorized in Paragraph (A)(25) of this Section or the tax authorized by R.S. 33:4574.11(A) and defined in R.S. 33:4574.11(E)(2)(b), an amount equal to twenty-five thousand dollars annually of the proceeds of the tax collected from the company which has a license to conduct slot machine gaming at a pari-mutuel live racing facility pursuant to Chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 27:351 et seq., shall be provided by the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau quarterly to the governing authority of the Beauregard Parish Covered Arena, provided such funds are used for maintenance or to promote equine activities for the purpose of attracting tourists to Beauregard Parish. The governing authority of the Beauregard Parish Covered Arena, which is subject to audit by the legislative auditor, shall not be required to report its expenditure of funds received pursuant to this Subsection to the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Q.(1)(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission shall levy and collect an additional tax of three percent upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission. The tax shall be levied without a vote of the people by ordinance adopted by the governing authority of the tourist commission. The percentage rate provided in this Subsection shall be in addition to any other percentage authorized by law.

(b)(i) The tax authorized in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2012.

(ii) The tourist commission may levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the parish on or after January 1, 2013, subject to approval by a majority of the electors in the parish who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose. The tax shall not exceed two percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy. The tax shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, two-thirds of the monies collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of the additional three percent tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by law, shall be used to fund recreation programs for all youth in Vermilion Parish. The commission shall enter into a cooperative endeavor with the governing authority of Vermilion Parish and each entity provided for in this Subparagraph to provide for the allocation of revenue collected for such purposes. The revenue collected for purposes of this Subparagraph shall be allocated as follows:

(i) Twenty-eight and one-half percent shall be allocated to the city of Abbeville.

(ii) Twenty-three and one-half percent shall be allocated to the city of Kaplan.

(iii) Fourteen percent shall be allocated to the North Vermilion Youth Athletic Association.

(iv) Eight percent shall be allocated to the town of Delcambre.

(v) Eight percent shall be allocated to the town of Erath.

(vi) Eight percent shall be allocated to the town of Gueydan.

(vii) Five percent shall be allocated to the village of Maurice.

(viii) Five percent shall be allocated to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury.

(b) Any revenue collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission to fund athletic programs for all youth in Vermilion Parish and not expended prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph shall be used to fund recreation programs in Vermilion Parish as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(c)(i) A minimum of seventy-five percent of the revenue allocated to the governmental entities pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be used by each governmental entity to provide funds to any qualified nonprofit youth recreation organization within the territorial jurisdiction of the governmental entity which agrees to enter into a cooperative endeavor with the governmental entities agreeing to use such funds for purposes of youth recreation.

(ii) The revenue allocated to the governmental entities shall be distributed by each entity to the qualified nonprofit youth recreation organizations on a pro-rata basis, based upon the number of youth participating in recreational programs of the organization compared to the total number of youth participating in programs of all the qualified nonprofit youth recreation organizations receiving funds from the governmental entity.

(iii) The remaining funds may be used by each governmental entity for youth recreation purposes as determined by such entity.

(d) As used in this Paragraph the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

(i) "Qualified nonprofit youth recreation organizations" means an organization whose primary function is related to youth recreation purposes and is recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as entitled to exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The term shall not include any organization which is in default on any filing or payment with or to the state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions and against which an assessment or judgment that is final and nonappealable has been rendered, and remains outstanding, in favor of the state, or any of its agencies, or political subdivisions.

(ii) "Youth recreation purposes" means any use of funds which is related to recreation of persons eighteen years of age or younger, including but not limited to the purchase of uniforms and athletic equipment.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, one-third of the monies collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of the additional three percent tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by law shall be dedicated for the promotion of tourism, including advertisements promoting festivals and other events within the parish.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, monies collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of the additional three percent tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by law may be used or expended for capital outlay purposes.

(g) The provisions of this Paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2012.

(3)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effective January 1, 2013, one-half of the monies collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of the additional two percent tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by law, shall be used to fund recreation programs for all youth in Vermilion Parish. The commission shall enter into a cooperative endeavor with the governing authority of Vermilion Parish and each entity provided for in this Subparagraph to provide for the allocation of revenue collected for such purposes. The revenue collected for purposes of this Subparagraph shall be allocated as follows:

(i) Twenty-eight and one-half percent shall be allocated to the city of Abbeville.

(ii) Twenty-three and one-half percent shall be allocated to the city of Kaplan.

(iii) Fourteen percent shall be allocated to the North Vermilion Youth Athletic Association.

(iv) Eight percent shall be allocated to the town of Delcambre.

(v) Eight percent shall be allocated to the town of Erath.

(vi) Eight percent shall be allocated to the town of Gueydan.

(vii) Five percent shall be allocated to the village of Maurice.

(viii) Five percent shall be allocated to the Vermilion Parish Police Jury.

(b) Any revenue collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission to fund athletic programs for all youth in Vermilion Parish and not expended prior to June 7, 2012, shall be used to fund recreation programs in Vermilion Parish as provided in Subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph.

(c)(i) A minimum of seventy-five percent of the revenue allocated to the governmental entities pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be used by each governmental entity to provide funds to any qualified nonprofit youth recreation organization within the territorial jurisdiction of the governmental entity which agrees to enter into a cooperative endeavor with the governmental entities agreeing to use such funds for purposes of youth recreation.

(ii) The revenue allocated to the governmental entities shall be distributed by each entity to the qualified nonprofit youth recreation organizations on a pro-rata basis, based upon the number of youth participating in recreational programs of the organization compared to the total number of youth participating in programs of all the qualified nonprofit youth recreation organizations receiving funds from the governmental entity.

(iii) The remaining funds may be used by each governmental entity for youth recreation purposes as determined by such entity.

(d) As used in this Paragraph the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

(i) "Qualified nonprofit youth recreation organizations" means an organization whose primary function is related to youth recreation purposes and is recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as entitled to exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. The term shall not include any organization which is in default on any filing or payment with or to the state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions and against which an assessment or judgment that is final and nonappealable has been rendered, and remains outstanding, in favor of the state, or any of its agencies, or political subdivisions.

(ii) "Youth recreation purposes" means any use of funds which is related to recreation of persons eighteen years of age or younger, including but not limited to the purchase of uniforms and athletic equipment.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, one-half of the monies collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of the additional two percent tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by law shall be dedicated for the promotion of tourism, including advertisements promoting festivals and other events within the parish.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, monies collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of the additional two percent tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by law may be used or expended for capital outlay purposes.

(4)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all revenue collected by the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission from the levy of an additional tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities as authorized by Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection which are allocated for the town of Gueydan and for the village of Maurice may be expended directly by the town or village for the improvement of recreational parks and facilities or for youth recreation purposes.

(b) The authority to expend the revenue directly as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall expire September 1, 2014.

R. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Ascension Parish Tourist Commission shall levy and collect an additional tax of two percent upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission. The tax shall be levied by ordinance adopted by the governing authority of the tourist commission and only after approval by a majority of the electorate of such parish voting in an election held for such purpose. The percentage rate provided in this Subsection shall be in addition to any other percentage authorized by law.

S. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in a parish with a population between fifty-five thousand and sixty thousand based on the latest federal decennial census, a tax levied by a parish-wide tourist commission shall be repealed upon a simple majority of the municipalities within the parish adopting an ordinance or resolution after July 1, 2011, favoring such action. Any funds unexpended at the time of such repeal shall be allocated as provided prior to the repeal and shall be expended toward the improvement of recreational parks and facilities.

T. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, one-quarter of the monies collected by the St. Tammany Parish Tourist Convention Commission from the levy of any tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities over three percent shall be provided to the St. Tammany Parish Development District to be used for business development, attraction, and economic development marketing programs and initiatives that support St. Tammany Parish as a destination of choice for tourism, business growth and investment.

Acts 1995, No. 47, §1, eff. June 8, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1072, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1090, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1167, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1347, §1; Acts 1999, No. 225, §1, eff. June 11, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 432, §1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 538, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1141, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2001, No. 115, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 237, §1, eff. June 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 948, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, No. 52, §1, eff. June 25, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 1070, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 657, §1; Acts 2005, No. 171, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2005, No. 434, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2005, No. 468, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 182, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 189, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 252, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 32, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 408, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 288, §1, eff. June 17, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 360, §1, eff. June 22, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 66, §1; Acts 2009, No. 112, §1; Acts 2009, No. 441, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 271, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 292, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 256, §§1, 2, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 313, §1; Acts 2012, No. 339, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 673, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 97, §1, eff. June 4, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 237, §1; Acts 2013, No. 243, §1, eff. June 12, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 674, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 234, §1; Acts 2015, No. 306, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 127, §1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, No. 310, §1, eff. June 16, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 477, §1, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2020, No. 184, §1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2020, No. 345, §1, eff. June 13, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 146, §3; Acts 2024, No. 483, §1, eff. June 3, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 468, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 538, §2 provides that Subsection M as continued in Act No. 538 shall be of no effect 25 years after 6/30/99.

NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 237, §2 relative to procedure for imposition of taxes by Avoyelles Parish Tourist Commission.

NOTE: The name of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Commission was changed to the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau pursuant to R.S. 33:4574(A)(4) (now redesignated as R.S. 33:4574(D)) and so notified the La. State Law Institute on 8/20/01.

NOTE: See Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §§3 and 4, relative to application of tax based on period of occupancy.

NOTE: See Acts 2021, No. 146, §3, regarding name change of the Livingston Parish Tourist Commission to the Livingston Parish Convention and Visitors' Bureau.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:134 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 134
Staff and finances
Status: in_force

A commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same general provisions as govern other corresponding civil employees of the parishes and municipalities cooperating to engage in regional planning. A commission may also contract with planning experts, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of a commission, exclusive of those made from funds received by gift, or grants of federal, state and other such agencies, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the cooperating local legislative bodies, which shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for a commission's work.

Acts 1956, No. 239, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.803
Board officers; meetings; quorum; rules; report
Status: in_force

A. The board shall elect from its members a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. The board may combine such offices or elect other officers as it may deem necessary.

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

C. The board may adopt bylaws or such other rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs.

D. The board shall hold regular meetings at least quarterly and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be prescribed by the board.

E. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Acts 2009, No. 69, §1, eff. June 16, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.477 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.477
Securities
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1993, No. 807, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.25
Newly incorporated municipality; validity of development agreement entered into prior to incorporation; duration of validity; modification of agreement
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 33:4780.30 and 4780.32, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a newly incorporated municipality comprises territory that was formerly unincorporated, any development agreement entered into by the parish prior to the effective date of the incorporation shall remain valid within the newly incorporated municipality for the duration of the agreement, or eight years from the effective date of the incorporation, whichever is earlier. The holder of the development agreement and the newly incorporated municipality may agree that the development agreement shall remain valid for more than eight years, provided that the longer period shall not exceed fifteen years from the effective date of the incorporation. The holder of the development agreement and the newly incorporated municipality shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to each other as if the property had remained in the unincorporated territory of the parish.

B. The newly incorporated municipality may modify or suspend the provisions of the development agreement if the municipality determines that the failure of the municipality to do so would place the residents of the territory subject to the development agreement or the residents of the municipality, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both.

C. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection D of this Section, this Section shall apply to any development agreement which meets both of the following requirements:

(1) The application for the agreement is submitted to the parish prior to the date that the first signature was affixed to the petition for incorporation pursuant to R.S. 33:1.

(2) The parish enters into the agreement with the applicant prior to the date of the special election on the question of incorporation conducted pursuant to R.S. 33:3.

D. This Section shall not apply to any territory subject to a development agreement if that territory is incorporated and the effective date of the incorporation is prior to January 1, 1989.

Acts 1988, No. 505, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3689.17
Period within which to question validity of certificates
Status: in_force

If the validity of any paving certificates issued under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17 is not raised within thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution or ordinance issuing said paving certificates, the authority to issue said paving certificates, the legality thereof and of the local or special assessments necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Acts 1952, No. 430, §17.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 202
Charter and ordinances of larger municipality to remain in force
Status: in_force

When a consolidation becomes effective the constituent municipalities shall consolidate and become one municipality under the name set forth in the election ordinances. The charter or other laws for the government of the constituent municipality having the largest population shall be the charter or the laws for the government of the whole of the consolidated territory until modified or repealed.

The ordinances, resolutions, and other measures of the constituent municipality having the largest population according to the last preceding federal census, shall remain in force and shall extend to and be enforced throughout the whole of the consolidated territory, but all ordinances, resolutions and other measures of the lesser municipality shall cease to be operative when consolidation takes effect, except zoning ordinances therein which shall remain in effect until repealed, modified, or amended by the governing body of the consolidated municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:423.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 423.17
Amite City; authority over personnel by elected chief of police
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:423 or any other law to the contrary, in and for Amite City, the chief of police shall appoint, promote, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to the budgetary limitations of the mayor and town council pertaining to the number of allotted positions for the police department. Any such action shall be taken without regard to race, creed, or color.

Acts 2006, No. 133, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2017, No. 123, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4546.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4546.2
Creation of the authority
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing and Distribution Authority to be composed of two or more participating political subdivisions, for the purpose of purchasing natural gas for and the distribution of such gas at wholesale to the participating political subdivisions. The authority hereby created shall be governed by a board of directors of the authority, the membership of which shall be appointed as follows:

(1) The governing authority of each political subdivision that desires to become a member of the authority shall adopt a resolution indicating its intention to do so. Each such political subdivision shall thereupon become a participating political subdivision.

(2) The mayor of each municipality which is a participating political subdivision shall appoint one director to the board of directors of the authority, which appointment shall be approved by the governing authority of the municipality, and the governing authority of each other participating political subdivision shall appoint one director to the board of directors of the authority. The mayor of each municipality which is a participating political subdivision and the governing authority of each other participating political subdivision may appoint one person to serve as an alternate board member to act in the absence of such participating political subdivision's regular board member.

B. Each director shall be appointed for a term of four years from the date his appointment is approved by the governing authority of a participating political subdivision or by the two directors of the authority in the event that the following Subsection is applicable. There shall never be less than three members or directors serving on the board of directors.

C. In the event only two political subdivisions shall participate as members of the authority, the two participating political subdivisions shall name a third director.

D. The provisions of this Chapter shall be inapplicable with respect to the city of New Orleans or to the East Baton Rouge city-parish form of government.

Acts 1987, No. 658, §1; Acts 1988, No. 738, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.21
Acceptance of and improvements in unapproved streets
Status: in_force

After the adoption of a master plan, in whole or in part, as provided in R.S. 33:140.50.16, the municipality or parish or other public body shall not accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave, or light any street within the area covered by the adopted plan, in conflict with the plan unless such street has been accepted or opened as, or has otherwise received the legal status of, a public street prior to the adoption of a master plan, or unless such street corresponds in its location and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by such commission or on a street plat made by and adopted by such commission. However, the town council or, in the case of a street outside of the municipality, the police jury may locate and construct or may accept any other street if the ordinance or other measure for such location and construction or for such acceptance be first submitted to such commission for its approval, and if disapproved by the commission, be passed by not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the town council or police jury, as appropriate. A street approved by the commission upon such submission, or constructed or accepted by such two-thirds vote after disapproval by the commission, shall have the status of an approved street as fully as though it has been originally shown on a subdivision plat approved by the commission or on a plat made and adopted by the commission.

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4770.4
Determinations; governing authority
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the city of Monroe shall be responsible for determining if a building is a dilapidated structure in accordance with the definition listed in this Subpart.

B. The governing authority shall be authorized to make final determination of whether a building has been repaired or rehabilitated according to adopted regulations. Said determination shall be subject to subsequent re-inspections of the building and a written report by the office of code enforcement.

Acts 2003, No. 546, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2758 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2758
Collection of ad valorem property taxes in Cameron Parish
Status: in_force

A. The Cameron Parish governing authority may collect ad valorem property taxes pursuant to a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement and Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement voluntarily entered into by a person and previously approved by resolution of the Cameron Parish governing authority. Other local tax recipient bodies in Cameron Parish shall be authorized to collect ad valorem property taxes pursuant to a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement and Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement voluntarily entered into by a person and previously approved by resolution of the tax recipient body and the Cameron Parish governing authority.

B. The Cameron Parish governing authority and other tax recipient bodies in the parish may grant future ad valorem tax credits based upon ad valorem property tax collections pursuant to an approved Cooperative Endeavor Agreement and Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement.

C. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 18 and 20 of Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana, payments of ad valorem property taxes pursuant to a previously approved Cooperative Endeavor Agreement and Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement shall entitle the person making such payments to future ad valorem property tax credits from the Cameron Parish governing authority or other tax recipient bodies in the parish in amounts designated in such previously approved Cooperative Endeavor Agreement and Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement.

Acts 2007, No. 194, §1, eff. June 27, 2007.

NOTE: See Acts 2007, No. 194, §2, regarding retroactive application.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.746 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.746
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 who vote in an election called and conducted under the authority of the Louisiana Election Code, including Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. 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 improvement revenue bonds. Such bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided 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, not to exceed five mills, authorized by R.S. 33:130.745, 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 such 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 such resolution or ordinance or to draw in question the legality of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt, the security therefor, or the debts represented thereby for any cause 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 2007, No. 269, §1, eff. July 6, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720
City of New Orleans, New Basin Canal and Shell Road; ownership, control, disposition, and use; New Orleans Union Railroad Passenger Terminal facility use; other uses
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the state shall not divest itself of ownership or control of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road and their appurtenances in the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans.

B.(1) In the event that the city of New Orleans, acting pursuant to the authority granted to it by Act 385 of 1938, shall enter into a contract with certain railroads presently entering the city of New Orleans to construct, maintain, and operate a Union Railroad Passenger Terminal facility adjacent to portions of the property of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road, the Board of Control of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road, or such other board, agency, or department of the state as may be named by law as its successor and custodian of the property, shall have power and authority, with the approval of the governor, to enter into a contract or contracts with the city of New Orleans for the following purposes:

(a) Closing and filling the New Basin Canal or any portion thereof;

(b) Selling to the city of New Orleans such portion or portions of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road and the land on either side thereof as may be required by the city of New Orleans for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a Union Railroad Passenger Terminal Facility; and

(c) Granting such servitude of passage across the property of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road as may be required by the city of New Orleans for railroad purposes.

(2) The contract or contracts hereinabove referred to may be entered into not later than December 1, 1947, after which date the authority herein granted by this Subsection shall become inoperative.

(3) The Board of Control of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road, or such other board, agency, or department of the state as may be named by law as its successor and custodian of the property, shall have power and authority, with approval of the governor, to enter into a contract or contracts with the Department of Transportation and Development for the purpose of closing and filling the New Basin Canal or any portion thereof for highway purposes; however, the Department of Transportation and Development shall make its selection of the portion of the canal and its appurtenances as may be required by the department not later than December 1, 1947.

(4) Should the contract or contracts as hereinabove referred be consummated as hereinabove provided, then the Board of Control of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road, or other board, agency or department of the state as may be named by law as its successor and custodian of the property, shall have the power and authority, with the approval of the governor, to sell and dispose of such other portion or portions of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road as shall not be required for the aforesaid facilities.

(5) Any damages suffered by the lessees of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road as may be lawfully occasioned as a result of the filling of the canal between a point 300 feet north of South Claiborne Avenue and south of a point 3000 feet north of the north property line of the Metairie Road shall be paid by the city of New Orleans, and any damages that may be lawfully occasioned to the lessees as a result of the filling of the canal for highway purposes by the Department of Transportation and Development shall be paid by the department. Authority is hereby granted to lessees to file proper legal proceedings against the Department of Transportation and Development in connection therewith.

C.(1) The state, by and through the governor, may agree with the city of New Orleans and others as to the use for any purpose, other than as provided in Subsection B of this Section, on the site of any property or portion thereof, located within the city of New Orleans Downtown Development District boundaries as set forth in R.S. 33:2740.3(A), that at any time once constituted the whole or part of the New Basin Canal and Shell Road or other property that was granted, conveyed, transferred, sold, donated, or otherwise alienated pursuant to the authority contained in Subsection A of this Section.

(2) The governor is further authorized to convey, transfer, quitclaim, renounce, waive, or otherwise dispose of or put aside, permanently or temporarily, any right, privilege, immunity, condition, abusus, usus, fructus, reversion, servitude, or other interest whatsoever in or to the whole or part of such property in order to achieve such purpose that may be agreed upon.

Acts 1984, No. 954, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.23
Faubourg Marigny Security and Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be that area within and including the following perimeter: beginning at the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and North Peters Street proceeding along Esplanade Avenue (interior side) to its intersection with North Rampart Street, along North Rampart (both sides) to Joseph Guillaume Place, along Joseph Guillaume Place (both sides) to St. Claude Avenue, then proceeding along St. Claude Avenue (both sides) to its intersection with Homer Plessy Way, then proceeding along Homer Plessy Way(interior side) to its intersection with Chartres Street, then proceeding along Chartres Street (both sides) to its intersection with St. Ferdinand Street, along St. Ferdinand Street (both sides) to its intersection with North Peters Street, and along North Peters Street (both sides) back to its intersection with Esplanade Avenue.

C. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention by providing security for district residents and to promote quality of life initiatives for district residents by funding beautification and other activities and improvements for the overall betterment of the district.

D. Governance.

(1) The board of directors of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association shall manage the affairs of the district, referred to in this Section as the "board".

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

(3) The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board and not commingled with that of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association. The financial books and records of the district shall be maintained by the treasurer of the board.

(4) The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the secretary of the board. The minute books and archives of the district shall be maintained by the secretary of the board.

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

(6) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

(4) To enter into any cooperative endeavor between or among the district and the state; any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations; the United States or its agencies; or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. The term "cooperative endeavor" shall include but not be limited to cooperative financing and cooperative development.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1)(a) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee for the initial calendar year shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per year for each unimproved residential parcel and each improved residential parcel with a single dwelling unit, except that the fee shall be three hundred dollars per year for each improved residential parcel with two dwelling units, five hundred dollars per year for each improved residential parcel with three to four dwelling units, seven hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved residential parcel with five to nine dwelling units, twelve hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved residential parcel with ten or more dwelling units, five hundred dollars per year for each unimproved parcel zoned for commercial use, seven hundred fifty dollars per year for each improved parcel zoned for commercial use, and eighteen hundred dollars per year for each improved parcel, residential or commercial, used for the purposes of a rooming and boarding house, bed and breakfast, hostel, hotel/motel, etc., referred to in this Section as "transient housing". The fee amounts provided for in this Subparagraph shall be increased by twenty-five dollars per year for each calendar year after the initial calendar year.

(b) For improved residential parcels whose owner qualifies for a special assessment level pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the fee shall be assessed at fifty percent of the respective fee amount; however, no reduction shall apply to improved parcels used for the purposes of transient housing.

(c) If multiple adjacent parcels are combined for the purpose of housing a single family dwelling, the flat fee for the combined parcel shall be calculated to be one and four tenths times the single parcel fee for two adjacent parcels and one and six tenths times the single parcel fee for three or more adjacent parcels.

(d) Any improved parcel consisting of both commercial and residential uses shall be considered commercial for purposes of this Section if comprised of fewer than five dwelling units and considered residential if comprised of five or more dwelling units.

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

(b) For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, an individual tract, or a "condominium parcel" as defined in R.S. 9:1121.103. 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 each parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee. The tax collector shall submit the bill for a parcel fee which is to be collected from condominium owners to the condominium owners association, and the association shall pay the fee from the funds available for that purpose. The association shall remain liable for the entire fee until it is paid.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional security patrols, public or private, or any other security or other services or betterments provided by the district through the fees authorized in this Section shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services to be provided in the district by the state or the city of New Orleans or their departments or agencies or by other political subdivisions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2015, No. 322, §1; Acts 2024, No. 209, §1, eff. May 23, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2333 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2333
Stolen, seized, or relinquished property; disposition
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all stolen property recovered by any police department and all property lawfully seized by or voluntarily relinquished to any police department the disposition of which is not otherwise provided for by local and state law.

B. All property described in Subsection A of this Section shall be disposed of as follows:

(1) Contraband shall be delivered to the district court of the judicial district in which the police department is located, to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:41.

(2)(a) Noncontraband shall not be disposed of prior to the lapse of one hundred fifty days. If the property has not been claimed by the owner within that time, the police department shall dispose of the property as provided in this Subsection. The first disposition of such property shall be that all appropriate and usable property shall be given to nonprofit youth facilities or to any other nonprofit organization. Thereafter, all remaining usable property shall be disposed of by publicly advertised auction held in compliance with relevant laws governing public auctions. If any property is determined to be unusable, it shall be sold to a salvage company or destroyed.

(b) However, no property shall be disposed of until the department has advertised twice within thirty days in a newspaper published in the municipality that the police department has within its possession the property to be disposed of. The advertisement shall describe the property and shall call upon the owner to present himself, prove ownership, and pay the accrued storage charges, as well as the cost of advertisement.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 981, §2, eff. July 1, 2003.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 641, §1. Acts 1985, No. 537, §1; Acts 1999, No. 828, §1; Acts 2003, No. 981, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3005 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3005
Avoyelles Parish Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund; allocation and use of monies in the fund
Status: in_force

A. The state treasurer shall immediately deposit all quarterly financial contributions received by the state of Louisiana under the provisions of the compact between the state and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana entitled, "Tribal-State Compact for the Conduct of Class III Gaming Between the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana", as amended and hereinafter known as the "compact", into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the "Avoyelles Parish Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "fund".

B. The monies in the fund shall be used solely to offset and defray the expenses of certain political subdivisions within Avoyelles Parish as provided in Subsection C of this Section which result from the conduct of Class III gaming. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund; the treasurer shall invest all monies in the fund in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund and all interest earned shall remain to the credit of the fund.

C. Within ten days of the deposit of the monies into the fund each quarter, the state treasurer shall remit all such monies to the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury shall, within ten days of the receipt of such monies, distribute all such funds to the governing authority of the political subdivisions of Avoyelles Parish as determined by the Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee created by the parish governing authority.

D. The Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee shall meet annually prior to October first each year to determine the proportion of funds to be distributed to each political subdivision of the parish. The Avoyelles Parish Mayors Association shall develop a formula for the distribution of the revenues allocated for the municipalities in the parish.

Acts 1995, No. 1060, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2022, No. 605, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.79 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.79
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Economic Development District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Economic Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created in the city of Lafayette and parish of Lafayette where the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, hereinafter referred to as the "university", is located. The district is comprised of property owned by the university and its affiliated entities and will provide for cooperative economic and community development among the district, the university, the city of Lafayette or the parish of Lafayette, and the state. The district is a political subdivision of the state having all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Section.

B. Boundaries. (1) The district encompasses an area within the city of Lafayette, Louisiana comprised of the area following as described below, subject to and less and except the exclusions defined in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection:

An area described herein starting at the Point of Beginning with NAD 27 Louisiana South State Plane coordinates 564,683.09 north and 1,783,250.72 east and thence S 47°24'38" E for a distance of 66.98 feet; thence S 49°12'31" E for a distance of 181.49 feet; thence S 53°20'54" E for a distance of 104.71 feet; thence S 49°08'03" E for a distance of 304.09 feet; thence S 43°05'29" E for a distance of 62.69 feet; thence S 48°47'16" E for a distance of 192.41 feet; thence S 49°09'06" E for a distance of 357.10 feet; thence N 28°42'08" E for a distance of 138.21 feet; thence S 50°49'52" E for a distance of 66.05 feet; thence S 28°49'08" W for a distance of 139.24 feet; thence S 48°37'01" E for a distance of 113.67 feet; thence S 39°24'29" E for a distance of 44.70 feet; thence S 50°08'01" E for a distance of 603.20 feet; thence N 29°27'09" E for a distance of 128.29 feet; thence S 54°18'18" E for a distance of 50.00 feet; thence S 29°22'08" W for a distance of 134.12 feet; thence S 30°26'12" W for a distance of 70.61 feet; thence N 49°02'37" W for a distance of 93.04 feet; thence N 41°50'39" W for a distance of 90.17 feet; thence N 49°03'47" W for a distance of 655.29 feet; thence S 40°50'58" W for a distance of 265.34 feet; thence S 49°37'48" E for a distance of 33.54 feet; thence S 42°29'29" W for a distance of 77.58 feet; thence S 48°21'27" E for a distance of 655.28 feet; thence S 50°39'56" E for a distance of 53.49 feet; thence S 44°08'48" W for a distance of 62.23 feet; thence S 48°36'28" E for a distance of 291.84 feet; thence S 56°05'23" E for a distance of 65.31 feet; thence N 41°28'00" E for a distance of 75.00 feet; thence S 49°00'06" E for a distance of 43.00 feet; thence S 41°27'59" W for a distance of 75.00 feet; thence S 45°02'18" W for a distance of 45.15 feet; thence N 48°36'04" W for a distance of 394.06 feet; thence S 41°23'53" W for a distance of 379.47 feet; thence S 47°45'37" E for a distance of 655.41 feet; thence S 48°44'48" E for a distance of 38.20 feet; thence S 36°45'05" W for a distance of 145.97 feet; thence S 48°59'53" E for a distance of 142.00 feet; thence S 42°26'43" W for a distance of 8.29 feet; thence S 48°53'40" E for a distance of 150.00 feet; thence S 41°26'22" W for a distance of 308.42 feet; thence S 44°41'43" W for a distance of 72.23 feet; thence S 37°18'03" W for a distance of 257.74 feet; thence S 48°40'02" E for a distance of 14.54 feet; thence S 36°30'08" W for a distance of 30.58 feet; thence N 48°53'17" W for a distance of 381.05 feet; thence N 70°22'52" W for a distance of 61.77 feet; thence N 76°54'52" W for a distance of 124.13 feet; thence N 69°13'41" W for a distance of 35.68 feet; thence N 59°44'33" W for a distance of 221.71 feet; thence N 54°54'19" W for a distance of 66.75 feet; thence N 42°30'14" W for a distance of 34.64 feet; thence N 31°01'13" W for a distance of 17.36 feet; thence N 19°32'13" W for a distance of 34.64 feet; thence N 04°13'32" W for a distance of 34.64 feet; thence N 11°05'09" E for a distance of 34.64 feet; thence N 25°16'35" E for a distance of 139.33 feet; thence N 34°21'20" E for a distance of 56.45 feet; thence N 41°03'46" E for a distance of 167.19 feet; thence N 48°43'10" W for a distance of 189.16 feet; thence S 41°10'19" W for a distance of 485.89 feet; thence S 40°47'36" E for a distance of 37.74 feet; thence S 53°22'32" E for a distance of 7.02 feet; thence S 66°47'20" E for a distance of 13.99 feet; thence S 84°40'25" E for a distance of 13.99 feet; thence N 77°26'31" E for a distance of 13.99 feet; thence N 64°01'43" E for a distance of 7.02 feet; thence S 57°51'27" W for a distance of 55.33 feet; thence S 54°54'09" W for a distance of 87.39 feet; thence S 42°58'14" W for a distance of 92.17 feet; thence S 26°09'03" W for a distance of 142.69 feet; thence S 00°24'05" W for a distance of 97.15 feet; thence S 03°49'56" E for a distance of 139.11 feet; thence S 21°50'36" W for a distance of 70.83 feet; thence S 44°17'41" W for a distance of 215.68 feet; thence S 42°22'35" W for a distance of 63.62 feet; thence S 35°16'03" W for a distance of 110.40 feet; thence S 37°55'50" W for a distance of 46.13 feet; thence N 47°01'33" W for a distance of 159.14 feet; thence N 45°02'30" W for a distance of 240.82 feet; thence S 46°02'05" W for a distance of 206.47 feet; thence S 41°09'21" W for a distance of 47.08 feet; thence S 31°36'31" W for a distance of 65.30 feet; thence S 76°43'45" W for a distance of 464.95 feet; thence N 22°57'47" W for a distance of 166.96 feet; thence N 31°00'08" W for a distance of 25.00 feet; thence N 49°00'03" W for a distance of 25.00 feet; thence N 64°40'01" W for a distance of 25.00 feet; thence N 74°04'05" W for a distance of 46.23 feet; thence N 63°24'28" W for a distance of 42.42 feet; thence N 47°10'05" W for a distance of 50.97 feet; thence N 29°10'06" W for a distance of 30.00 feet; thence N 17°11'10" W for a distance of 173.63 feet; thence N 26°46'09" W for a distance of 75.24 feet; thence N 22°56'48" W for a distance of 103.02 feet; thence N 11°39'48" W for a distance of 40.88 feet; thence N 00°04'07" E for a distance of 40.88 feet; thence N 11°48'03" E for a distance of 40.88 feet; thence N 22°24'30" E for a distance of 52.82 feet; thence N 15°09'11" E for a distance of 58.18 feet; thence N 05°08'50" E for a distance of 271.81 feet; thence N 06°24'38" W for a distance of 14.25 feet; thence N 20°03'54" W for a distance of 64.12 feet; thence N 12°29'17" W for a distance of 35.02 feet; thence N 03°20'12" W for a distance of 62.59 feet; thence N 11°05'56" E for a distance of 40.69 feet; thence N 25°27'04" E for a distance of 22.05 feet; thence N 45°22'01" W for a distance of 101.63 feet; thence N 45°22'01" W for a distance of 117.34 feet; thence S 50°21'43" W for a distance of 102.16 feet; thence S 38°07'27" E for a distance of 118.40 feet; thence S 48°06'28" W for a distance of 107.96 feet; thence S 46°16'37" W for a distance of 70.57 feet; thence S 56°47'11" W for a distance of 91.68 feet; thence N 54°04'15" W for a distance of 165.61 feet; thence N 63°08'48" W for a distance of 29.37 feet; thence N 81°17'59" W for a distance of 29.37 feet; thence S 80°32'51" W for a distance of 29.73 feet; thence S 66°57'39" W for a distance of 18.30 feet; thence S 85°45'06" W for a distance of 10.60 feet; thence S 57°24'46" W for a distance of 41.85 feet; thence N 36°11'09" W for a distance of 51.78 feet; thence S 61°16'46" W for a distance of 342.78 feet; thence S 66°28'12" W for a distance of 301.91 feet; thence S 71°52'20" W for a distance of 1211.18 feet; thence S 71°52'20" W for a distance of 542.62 feet; thence N 32°22'31" W for a distance of 77.95 feet; thence N 36°11'21" W for a distance of 315.56 feet; thence S 62°27'01" W for a distance of 107.86 feet; thence N 53°07'39" W for a distance of 36.27 feet; thence N 37°11'29" W for a distance of 38.67 feet; thence N 22°07'28" W for a distance of 27.16 feet; thence N 10°27'31" W for a distance of 51.99 feet; thence N 01°06'50" W for a distance of 81.02 feet; thence N 03°37'11" E for a distance of 62.26 feet; thence N 00°23'10" E for a distance of 68.37 feet; thence N 21°58'01" E for a distance of 55.41 feet; thence N 36°06'23" W for a distance of 132.22 feet; thence N 33°43'18" W for a distance of 522.85 feet; thence S 54°21'50" W for a distance of 813.39 feet; thence N 31°53'20" W for a distance of 942.36 feet; thence S 56°55'35" W for a distance of 1146.21 feet; thence N 73°00'17" W for a distance of 595.62 feet; thence N 29°07'50" W for a distance of 1217.01 feet; thence N 52°10'07" E for a distance of 932.81 feet; thence N 37°52'30" W for a distance of 985.64 feet; thence N 32°01'39" W for a distance of 454.05 feet; thence N 29°43'56" W for a distance of 251.58 feet; thence N 56°22'02" E for a distance of 1305.52 feet; thence N 30°20'29" W for a distance of 1430.70 feet; thence S 60°08'28" W for a distance of 33.32 feet; thence N 30°22'31" W for a distance of 712.74 feet; thence N 59°26'48" E for a distance of 1250.24 feet; thence S 31°03'35" E for a distance of 2649.46 feet; thence N 56°30'59" E for a distance of 247.16 feet; thence S 32°46'49" E for a distance of 884.75 feet; thence S 34°26'22" E for a distance of 76.73 feet; thence N 50°32'08" E for a distance of 42.64 feet; thence N 52°13'22" E for a distance of 42.65 feet; thence N 55°21'53" E for a distance of 38.59 feet; thence S 15°18'33" E for a distance of 11.83 feet; thence S 08°04'11" W for a distance of 24.71 feet; thence S 36°09'14" W for a distance of 46.63 feet; thence S 24°17'18" W for a distance of 23.60 feet; thence S 07°21'24" W for a distance of 20.83 feet; thence S 14°14'20" E for a distance of 36.92 feet; thence S 19°41'36" E for a distance of 23.14 feet; thence S 33°19'37" E for a distance of 975.39 feet; thence S 19°30'14" E for a distance of 45.64 feet; thence S 33°34'15" E for a distance of 1083.15 feet; thence S 34°34'37" E for a distance of 1309.00 feet; thence S 48°19'55" E for a distance of 43.71 feet; thence S 33°51'24" E for a distance of 991.85 feet; thence N 70°41'51" E for a distance of 333.53 feet; thence N 64°31'19" E for a distance of 219.53 feet; thence N 62°06'50" E for a distance of 274.40 feet; thence N 59°05'37" E for a distance of 586.95 feet; thence N 58°24'27" E for a distance of 206.03 feet; thence N 03°11'14" W for a distance of 69.60 feet; thence N 01°31'18" E for a distance of 54.67 feet; thence N 11°26'33" W for a distance of 48.49 feet; thence N 16°17'02" W for a distance of 44.08 feet; thence N 43°06'43" E for a distance of 22.00 feet; thence S 39°09'59" E for a distance of 213.10 feet; thence N 60°10'32" E for a distance of 181.40 feet; thence N 54°40'59" E for a distance of 34.17 feet; thence N 48°26'34" W for a distance of 227.00 feet; thence N 41°09'21" E for a distance of 320.00 feet; thence S 48°26'34" E for a distance of 106.00 feet; thence S 10°38'08" E for a distance of 82.28 feet; thence S 21°54'36" W for a distance of 201.28 feet; thence N 74°33'08" E for a distance of 72.28 feet; thence N 59°58'56" E for a distance of 149.20 feet; thence S 48°33'07" E for a distance of 6.84 feet; thence N 56°23'49" E for a distance of 128.69 feet; thence N 51°29'33" E for a distance of 103.23 feet; thence N 47°42'15" E for a distance of 103.23 feet; thence N 41°29'15" E for a distance of 165.00 feet; thence N 48°29'50" W for a distance of 216.72 feet; thence S 40°30'09" W for a distance of 100.01 feet; thence S 48°29'46" E for a distance of 105.01 feet; thence S 41°30'07" W for a distance of 65.00 feet; thence N 48°29'51" W for a distance of 138.84 feet; thence S 19°53'38" E for a distance of 9.61 feet; thence S 12°50'10" E for a distance of 42.20 feet; thence S 05°58'59" W for a distance of 19.45 feet; thence S 15°20'49" W for a distance of 40.01 feet; thence S 21°24'45" W for a distance of 28.53 feet; thence S 31°10'47" W for a distance of 37.87 feet; thence N 48°55'55" W for a distance of 435.23 feet; thence S 40°58'12" W for a distance of 95.93 feet; thence S 40°57'34" W for a distance of 46.14 feet; thence N 48°26'35" W for a distance of 50.00 feet; thence N 49°25'04" W for a distance of 101.28 feet; thence S 41°24'43" W for a distance of 299.09 feet; thence S 48°54'04" E for a distance of 103.00 feet; thence S 41°22'42" W for a distance of 160.95 feet; thence N 03°52'38" W for a distance of 64.80 feet; thence N 21°48'09" W for a distance of 20.14 feet; thence N 35°32'49" W for a distance of 14.85 feet; thence N 49°10'23" W for a distance of 30.80 feet; thence N 11°19'32" W for a distance of 14.76 feet; thence N 08°05'26" W for a distance of 42.75 feet; thence N 28°50'36" W for a distance of 165.54 feet; thence S 40°59'14" W for a distance of 289.18 feet; thence S 41°13'46" W for a distance of 648.28 feet; thence N 33°37'55" W for a distance of 318.29 feet; thence N 33°37'14" W for a distance of 455.55 feet; thence N 42°14'58" W for a distance of 92.03 feet; thence N 36°51'24" W for a distance of 94.25 feet; thence N 45°31'42" E for a distance of 83.01 feet; thence N 38°47'44" W for a distance of 66.84 feet; thence N 54°14'59" E for a distance of 57.79 feet; thence N 35°18'07" W for a distance of 2.78 feet; thence N 54°28'31" E for a distance of 104.92 feet; thence N 56°03'50" E for a distance of 93.64 feet; thence N 42°24'00" E for a distance of 179.29 feet; thence N 34°07'02" W for a distance of 127.60 feet; thence N 06°39'27" E for a distance of 52.84 feet; thence N 12°01'23" E for a distance of 169.84 feet; thence S 34°03'25" E for a distance of 115.65 feet; thence N 40°53'52" E for a distance of 42.86 feet; thence S 47°39'40" E for a distance of 119.87 feet; thence N 40°27'56" E for a distance of 55.05 feet; thence N 40°27'56" E for a distance of 310.98 feet; thence N 34°11'21" W for a distance of 534.37 feet; thence N 57°15'39" E for a distance of 40.05 feet; thence N 56°56'12" E for a distance of 123.08 feet; thence S 33°48'23" E for a distance of 313.02 feet; thence S 07°07'53" W for a distance of 26.20 feet; thence S 13°27'30" W for a distance of 16.40 feet; thence S 36°13'15" W for a distance of 52.11 feet; thence S 27°57'37" W for a distance of 26.37 feet; thence S 01°30'01" E for a distance of 13.00 feet; thence S 56°15'46" W for a distance of 15.00 feet; thence S 34°54'03" E for a distance of 145.55 feet; thence N 40°07'38" E for a distance of 305.87 feet; thence S 49°28'51" E for a distance of 70.07 feet; thence S 48°06'45" E for a distance of 570.24 feet; thence S 42°12'17" W for a distance of 604.80 feet; thence N 20°06'56" W for a distance of 87.26 feet; thence S 45°06'57" W for a distance of 378.11 feet; thence S 48°55'50" E for a distance of 126.08 feet; thence S 41°04'10" W for a distance of 225.39 feet; thence S 48°55'53" E for a distance of 259.65 feet; thence N 41°03'36" E for a distance of 771.29 feet; thence S 49°00'04" E for a distance of 19.93 feet; thence N 41°20'18" E for a distance of 400.36 feet; thence S 48°39'24" E for a distance of 298.33 feet; thence S 51°33'26" E for a distance of 60.40 feet; thence N 41°14'25" E for a distance of 169.51 feet; thence N 41°05'30" E for a distance 86.25 feet; thence S 48°19'18" E for a distance 224.38 feet; thence S 35°38'32" W for a distance of 55.60 feet; thence S 30°05'18" W for a distance of 73.77 feet; thence S 30°05'22" W for a distance of 80.17 feet; thence S 50°00'16" E for a distance of 338.16 feet; thence N 40°56'12" E for a distance of 436.43 feet; thence N 49°00'49" W for a distance of 144.60 feet; thence N 41°13'31" E for a distance of 44.00 feet; thence S 49°00'50" E for a distance of 144.60 feet; thence N 41°13'53" E for a distance of 156.00 feet; thence N 49°00'49" W for a distance of 144.60 feet; thence N 41°13'54" E for a distance of 200.00 feet; thence S 49°00'49" E for a distance of 144.60 feet; thence N 40°39'37" E for a distance of 321.23 feet; thence N 49°17'46" W for a distance of 144.00 feet; thence S 39°05'52" W for a distance of 23.93 feet; thence N 49°37'14" W for a distance of 142.62 feet; thence N 41°06'25" E for a distance of 154.39 feet; thence N 42°35'29" E for a distance of 56.77 feet to the Point of Beginning.

(2) The following areas shall be excluded from the district (the "district exclusions"):

(a) Starting at the Point of Beginning with NAD 27 Louisiana South State Plane coordinates 561,982.26 north and 1,782,044.60 east and thence S 44°20'51" E for a distance of 395.30 feet; thence S 47°24'18" W for a distance of 193.37 feet; thence S 43°58'54" E for a distance of 190.70 feet; thence S 47°55'36" W for a distance of 208.73 feet; thence N 42°41'41" W for a distance of 279.26 feet; thence N 47°10'08" E for a distance of 190.81 feet; thence N 46°47'44" W for a distance of 136.93 feet; thence S 44°55'00" W for a distance of 185.67 feet; thence N 45°18'30" W for a distance of 121.08 feet; thence N 19°50'27" W for a distance of 28.61 feet; thence N 05°17'34" E for a distance of 23.93 feet; thence N 30°04'47" E for a distance of 29.06 feet; thence N 46°51'12" E for a distance of 339.78 feet to the Point of Beginning.

(b) Starting at the Point of Beginning with NAD 27 Louisiana South State Plane coordinates 563,210.68 north and 1,782,806.33 east and thence S 40°08'35" E for a distance of 23.82 feet; thence S 48°20'08" E for a distance of 99.95 feet; thence S 40°43'02" W for a distance of 120.04 feet; thence S 48°14'55" E for a distance of 14.28 feet; thence S 41°12'49" W for a distance of 290.90 feet; thence S 48°24'59" E for a distance of 150.42 feet; thence S 41°11'12" W for a distance of 966.81 feet; thence N 45°24'32" W for a distance of 646.19 feet; thence N 39°48'09" W for a distance of 257.66 feet; thence N 58°46'33" E for a distance of 358.92 feet; thence N 59°09'39" E for a distance of 199.61 feet; thence N 58°25'49" E for a distance of 227.16 feet; thence N 61°30'22" E for a distance of 152.44 feet; thence S 48°33'43" E for a distance of 238.19 feet; thence N 40°22'05" E for a distance of 116.99 feet; thence S 47°41'05" E for a distance of 85.00 feet; thence N 40°21'53" E for a distance of 50.98 feet; thence N 47°38'49" W for a distance of 76.00 feet; thence N 41°17'16" E for a distance of 122.76 feet; thence S 47°07'48" E for a distance of 74.69 feet; thence N 41°25'16" E for a distance of 125.39 feet to the Point of Beginning.

(c) Starting at the Point of Beginning with NAD 27 Louisiana South State Plane coordinates 563,962.96 north and 1,782,211.03 east and thence S 30°57'41" E for a distance of 157.93 feet; thence S 51°52'44" E for a distance of 93.61 feet; thence S 30°05'22" W for a distance of 80.17 feet; thence S 32°55'02" W for a distance of 51.54 feet; thence S 24°47'16" W for a distance of 110.28 feet; thence S 15°22'52" W for a distance of 48.43 feet; thence S 19°53'33" E for a distance of 33.19 feet; thence S 19°53'38" E for a distance of 9.61 feet; thence S 12°50'10" E for a distance of 42.20 feet; thence S 05°58'59" W for a distance of 19.45 feet; thence N 48°27'55" W for a distance of 401.47 feet; thence N 41°04'57" E for a distance of 211.90 feet; thence N 41°14'25" E for a distance of 169.51 feet to the Point of Beginning.

(d) An area on 2nd and 3rd floor of Heritage at Cajun Village Building #5 described herein starting at the Point of Beginning with NAD 27 Louisiana South State Plane coordinates 562,547.07 north and 1,781,410.46 east and thence S 39°38'17" E for a distance of 62.10 feet; thence S 50°21'43" W for a distance of 117.37 feet; thence N 39°38'17" W for a distance of 62.10 feet; thence N 50°21'43" E for a distance of 117.37 feet to the Point of Beginning.

(e) An area on 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor of Agnes Edwards Hall (formerly Conference Center) herein starting at the Point of Beginning with NAD 27 Louisiana South State Plane coordinates 563,025.54 north and 1,782,828.69 east and thence S 48°13'45" E for a distance of 41.12 feet; thence S 48°15'30" E for a distance of 104.75 feet; thence S 40°19'03" W for a distance of 290.55 feet; thence N 48°24'59" W for a distance of 150.42 feet; thence N 41°12'49" E for a distance of 290.90 feet to the Point of Beginning.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, whether specifically identified or not, the district shall not include any portion of the foregoing parcels or improvements thereon that is used for residential purposes, except for hotels, motels, inns, or bed and breakfasts for temporary occupancy, in any form or fashion, including, without limitation, private or public homes, residences, housing, dwellings, apartments, studios, flats, townhomes, condominiums, cooperatives, residential rooms, residential beds, dormitories, student residences and housing, student apartments, fraternity houses, sorority houses, student residential quarters, or other form or housing, hereinafter referred to as "residential properties". It is specifically contemplated that some but not necessarily all sections or floors of parcels identified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be residential properties. All residential properties are deemed district exclusions. In the event that the description of the district set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection includes any district exclusion, the district exclusion shall not be considered as a component of the district.

(4) Upon acquisition of land in Lafayette Parish by the board of supervisors for the University of Louisiana System for the use and benefit of the university, or by any affiliate of the university, the district board may elect to include that land in the district, except to the extent that the land is a residential property. Upon doing so, the district board shall publish notice of this election in the official newspaper of Lafayette Parish.

C. Governance. (1) The district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "board".

(2) The board shall be comprised as follows:

(a) The president of the university shall serve as a member of the board and chairman of the board for as long as the person is the president of the university and shall be replaced by the successor president.

(b) The president of the university shall appoint four persons to be members of the board.

(3) The appointed members shall serve five-year terms after the initial terms provided in this Paragraph. Two members shall serve an initial term of two years, and two members shall serve an initial term of three years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Each appointed member of the board shall continue to serve until reappointed or a successor is duly appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term. If an appointment to fill a vacancy is not made within sixty days, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the president of the university.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, donation, exchange, or any other means all property, including rights-of-way, movable, immovable, or mixed, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein.

(4) To enter into contracts in connection with the purposes of the district, including but not limited to those for the purchase, acquisition, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary.

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

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

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

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

(9) To develop public improvement projects for the benefit of the university, either directly with the university or through one or more private foundations or nonprofit corporations affiliated with the university, or both.

(10) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to an economic development district as if the district were an economic development district established pursuant to Part II of this Chapter, including but not limited to the powers of tax increment financing pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.33 and 9038.34 and the power to levy taxes within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.39. The district shall exercise such powers in accordance with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter.

(11) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to a community development district as if the district were a community development district established pursuant to Chapter 27-B of this Title, including but not limited to the power to levy special assessments on property within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.29. The district shall exercise such powers in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27-B of this Title.

E. Subdistricts. The district may create subdistricts as provided in this Subsection. The district shall publish notice of its intent to create a subdistrict in the official journal of the district. At least ten days after publication of such notice, the board shall conduct a public hearing on the question of creating the subdistrict. Thereafter, the board may designate one or more areas within the boundaries of the district as subdistricts of the district. Each subdistrict shall constitute a political subdivision of the state and shall be governed by the board. Each subdistrict shall have the same powers as the district and shall be given a suitable name as the board may designate. Any reference to the district in this Section includes any subdistrict created by the district, to the extent of the subdistrict.

F. Levy of taxes. (1) It is expressly provided that any sales and use tax levied by the district may exceed the limitation set forth by Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall be imposed, collected, and enforced subject to the terms of the resolution imposing the tax and the provisions of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) The district is authorized to levy taxes or assessments of any type acting by and through its board.

(3) The tax so authorized shall be imposed by ordinance adopted by the district, acting by and through its board, without the need of an election.

(4) The powers and rights conferred by this Subsection shall be in addition to the powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Subsection does and shall be construed to provide a complete and additional method for the levy of any taxes or assessments.

G. Debt financing. (1) The district may issue and sell from time to time bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness to provide funds for and to fulfill and achieve its public purpose or corporate purposes, as set forth in this Section, including but not limited to the payment of all or a portion of the costs of a project, to provide amounts necessary for any corporate purposes, including necessary and incidental expenses in connection with the issuance of the obligations, the payment of principal and interest on the obligations of the district, the establishment of reserves to secure such obligations, and all other purposes and expenditures of the district incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its public functions or corporate purposes, and any credit enhancement for the obligations.

(2) Except as may otherwise be provided by the board, all obligations issued by the district shall be negotiable instruments and payable solely from the revenues of the district as determined by the board, or from any other source that may be available to the district, but shall not be secured by the full faith and credit of the state or the city of Lafayette or the parish of Lafayette.

(3) Obligations shall be authorized, issued, and sold by a resolution or resolutions of the board. Such bonds or obligations may be of such series; bear such date or dates; mature at such time or times; bear interest at such rate or rates, including variable, adjustable, or zero interest rates; be payable at such time or times; be in such denominations; be sold at such price or prices, at public or private negotiated sale, after advertisement as is provided for in R.S. 39:1426; be in such form; carry such registration and exchangeability privileges; be payable at such place or places; be subject to such terms of redemption; and be entitled to such priorities on the income, revenue, and receipts of, or available to, the district as may be provided by the board in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds or obligations of the district.

(4) The obligations of the district shall be signed by such officers of the board by either manual or facsimile signatures as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the board and may have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the district or a facsimile thereof.

(5) Any obligations of the district may be validly issued, sold, and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officers of the board signing such obligations, or whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the obligations, shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the board and may have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the district or a facsimile thereof.

(6) Obligations of the district may be sold in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board to be most beneficial, subject to approval of the State Bond Commission, and the district may pay all expenses, premiums, fees, or commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

(7) The board may authorize the establishment of a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, or such other funds or reserves as the board may approve with respect to the financing and operation of any project funded with the proceeds of such bonds and as may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of bonds or other obligations of the district may be authorized.

(8) Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the purposes of powers of the district specified in this Subsection shall be a part of the project costs and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of bonds or other obligations issued by the district.

(9) Neither the members of the board nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable for the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance thereof. No earnings or assets of the district shall accrue to the benefit of any private persons. However, the limitation of liability provided for in this Paragraph shall not apply to any gross negligence or criminal negligence on the party of any member of the board or person executing the bonds.

(10) All obligations authorized to be issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, together with interest thereof, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale thereof shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.

(11) 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, insurance association, and any person carrying on an insurance business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary, and any 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 other obligations issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, 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 them, 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 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 for 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.

H. Tax financing. (1) The district may be the recipient of a sales or use tax increment which consists of that portion of the designated incremental sales or use tax collected each year on the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq. or any other applicable provision of law.

(2) The sales or use tax increment may include hotel occupancy taxes, occupancy taxes, or similar taxes, or any combination of such taxes, levied upon the use or occupancy of hotel rooms if so designated by the city of Lafayette in the parish of Lafayette as the tax recipient entity, from taxpayers located within the district which exceeds the designated sales or use tax revenues and hotel occupancy taxes, or similar taxes so designated that were collected in the year immediately prior to the year in which the district was established.

I. Contesting ordinance or resolution; time limit. Any ordinance or resolution adopted by the board, including but not limited to an ordinance adopted pursuant to Paragraph (F)(3) of this Section, or the pledge of tax increments collected under the authority of this Section to any financing authorized by this Section shall be published at least twice in the official journal of Lafayette Parish. For a period of thirty days after the date of publication, any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the ordinance or resolution and of any provision therein made for the security and payment of the debt obligation or the levy and collection of taxes. After that time, no one shall have any cause or right of action to test the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of the ordinance or resolution and provisions thereof for any cause whatsoever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement for the levy and collection of taxes, the issuance of bonds or other debt obligations, or the pledge of tax increment collected, including all things pertaining to the authorizing thereof, has been complied with. No court shall have authority to inquire into any of these matters after the thirty-day period after publication unless a claim pursuant to this Section has been filed.

J. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the state, the parish, and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Acts 2024, No. 532, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.501
East Carroll Economic and Industrial Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The East Carroll Economic and Industrial Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "board", the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for economic and industrial development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.

B. The district created by this Subpart is established for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging economic and industrial development and tourism opportunities, stimulating the economy through renewed commerce, industry, research, and tourism, and for the utilization and development of natural and human resources of the area by providing job opportunities.

C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of East Carroll Parish.

Acts 1995, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2555 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2555
Working tests
Status: in_force

A. Every person appointed to a position in the classified service following the certification of his name from a promotional or a competitive employment list, except as provided in R.S. 33:2555.1 and except those appointed on a temporary basis, shall be reported to the board as a probational employee within fifteen days of his appointment. The probational employee shall be tested by a working test while occupying the position before he may be confirmed as a regular and permanent employee in the position.

B.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 33:2555.1, the period of the working test shall commence immediately upon appointment and shall continue for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year.

(2)(a) Any probational employee in the classified fire service, except an entry level fireman and an entry level radio, fire alarm, or signal system operator, who has served less than six months of his working test for any given position may be removed therefrom only with the prior approval of the board, and only upon one of the following grounds:

(i) He is unable or unwilling to perform satisfactorily the duties of the position to which he has been appointed.

(ii) His habits and dependability do not merit his continuance therein.

(b) Any such probational employee in the classified fire service may appear before the board and present his case before he is removed.

(c) Any such probational employee in the classified fire service who is rejected after having served a working test of six months but not more than one year may appeal to the board only upon the grounds that he has not been given a fair opportunity to prove his ability in the position.

(3)(a) Any probational employee in a position of a competitive class of the classified police service, except an entry level police officer, and an entry level radio, police alarm, or signal system operator, who has served less than six months of his working test for any given position may be removed therefrom only with the prior approval of the board. Any probational employee in a position of a promotional class of the classified police service, who has served less than three months of his working test for any given position may be removed therefrom only with the prior approval of the board. Any such probational employee may be removed only upon one of the following grounds:

(i) He is unable or unwilling to perform satisfactorily the duties of the position to which he has been appointed.

(ii) His habits and dependability do not merit his continuance therein.

(b) Any such probational employee in the classified police service may appear before the board and present his case before he is removed.

(c) Any such probational employee in the classified police service appointed to a position of a competitive class who is rejected after having served a working test of six months but not more than one year may appeal to the board only upon the grounds that he has not been given a fair opportunity to prove his ability in the position.

(d) Any such probational employee in the classified police service appointed to a position of a promotional class who is rejected after having served a working test of three months but not more than one year may appeal to the board only upon the grounds that he has not been given a fair opportunity to prove his ability in the position.

C. Upon any employee completing his working test, the appointing authority shall so advise the board and furnish a signed statement to the respective employee of its confirmation and acceptance of the employee as a regular and permanent employee in the respective position or of its refusal to confirm the employee, and the reasons therefor. If, at the expiration of an employee's working test period, the appointing authority fails to confirm or reject the employee, such failure to act shall constitute a confirmation.

D. The appointing authority may remove, and shall remove upon the order of the board, any employee during his working test period whom the board finds, after giving him notice and an opportunity to be heard, was appointed as a result of an error, misrepresentation, or fraud.

E. In any event where any employee is permitted under this Part to appeal to the board, the decision of the board shall be subject to the judicial review provided by this Part and the appointing authority and employee shall be governed accordingly.

F. Any employee appointed in accordance with R.S. 33:2554, who has commenced a working test shall have such working test considered interrupted by any absence greater than thirty consecutive days. The working test, even if interrupted, shall not be more than the aggregate period of one year.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1; Acts 1997, No. 515, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1139, §1; Acts 2005, No. 197, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2005; Acts 2013, No. 331, §1; Acts 2016, No. 552, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2016, No. 552, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4566.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4566.1
Recreation District Number One of St. Tammany Parish
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners of Recreation District Number One of St. Tammany Parish may issue general obligation bonds as provided in Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and state law for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating any work of public improvement when authorized by a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election held for that purpose, subject to approval by the State Bond Commission.

Acts 1987, No. 188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 42
Privately owned public water supply and sewer systems; failure to meet certain standards; effects
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Section shall apply to any political subdivision within a parish having a population greater than two hundred thousand but less than two hundred and thirty thousand according to the latest federal census.

B. A privately owned public water supply or sewer system provider serving the residents of a political subdivision as set forth in this Section shall comply with all applicable standards set forth in law and regulation, including standards relative to chlorination and iron and manganese control of drinking water and disinfection of waste water discharged in compliance with such sewer system provider's permit, rules, regulations, and laws governing the operation of such sewer system provider.

C.(1) In addition to any other penalty or liability authorized by law that may be imposed upon a privately owned public water supply or sewer system provider that fails to meet applicable standards, a political subdivision may by ordinance adopt a remediation charge to be imposed upon such a system operating therein in accordance with such conditions and in such an amount as the political subdivision determines in order to implement the provisions of this Section.

(2) A privately owned public water supply or sewer system provider that is penalized by the state or political subdivision within which it operates at least two separate times within a consecutive twelve-month period due to failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations relative to water supply or wastewater treatment and discharge shall, upon the request of the governing authority of the political subdivision, transfer such system to the political subdivision for just compensation or be subject to receivership pursuant to R.S. 30:2075.3 or R.S. 40:5.9. Such a transfer shall be subject to applicable rules, regulations, and laws governing the transfer of a permit, license, or certificate for a privately owned public water supply or sewer system provider and shall be subject to approval by the Public Service Commission.

D. The Louisiana Department of Health shall provide technical assistance concerning iron and manganese issues to privately owned public water supply providers to pursue possible solutions such as installing new wells with greater depths and to assist impacted populations to resolve their drinking water issues.

E. Privately owned public water supply providers that have on-site water filtration systems shall be required to maintain and utilize such systems. Any privately owned public water supply provider that fails to maintain and utilize any such system shall be subject to a fine by the Louisiana Department of Health of one thousand dollars per day until the system is maintained and utilized.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any privately owned public water supplier or sewer system provider who, on January 1, 2014, conducted operations in three or fewer parishes. This Section shall apply to any privately owned public water supplier or sewer system provider who, on January 1, 2014, conducted operations in more than three parishes.

Acts 2014, No. 861, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.30 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.30
Provisions of Chapter construction; powers reserved
Status: repealed

Nothing herein shall be construed to deprive the state and its political subdivisions of their respective police powers over properties of the Authority or to impair any power thereover of any official or agency of the state and its political subdivisions which may be otherwise provided by law. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be deemed to authorize the Authority to occupy or use any land, streets, buildings, structures or other property of any kind, owned or used by any political subdivision within its jurisdiction, or any public improvement or facility maintained by such political subdivision for the use of its inhabitants, without first obtaining the consent of the governing body thereof.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1663 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1663
Misapplication of funds
Status: in_force

Any parish treasurer who misapplies the public funds placed in his hands belonging to the parish, or refuses to account satisfactorily for the same, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars, for the use of the parish, and imprisoned at the discretion of the court for not less than three months, and, together with his securities, shall pay interest, as damages, at the rate of five per cent. per month on all sums not accounted for in which judgment has been rendered.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.19
Calcasieu Parish; industrial areas
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the written approval of fifty-one percent in interest of the landowners of the proposed industrial area, the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may establish industrial areas composed of territory wholly within the unincorporated area of the parish. Such area may be designated only after the feasibility therefor has been established by land use studies conducted by the division of planning and development and after recommendations by the Calcasieu Parish Planning Commission.

B. Subject to the limitation contained in Subsection A, an industrial area may include any compact body of land which is used exclusively for or zoned for industrial purposes.

C. Before any designation is made of any industrial area or any change is made of the boundaries of an existing one, the governing authority of the parish shall hold not less than one public hearing thereon. The governing authority shall give notice of the purpose, time, and place of the public hearing by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the parish not less than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing. The designation of an industrial area or any change of the boundaries of an existing one shall be by resolution of the parish. The resolution shall refer expressly to the map or maps and legal description and other matter related to the industrial area, and the action taken by the governing authority shall be recorded on the map or maps and verified by the identifying signature of the presiding officer of the parish. Certified copies of the map or maps together with the legal description and other matter shall be filed with the parish and with the clerk of court of the parish and the parish tax assessor.

D. Whenever the governing authority of the parish has designated an industrial area or has made a change of the boundaries of an existing one and has filed certified copies thereof as provided in Subsection C, no facility shall be thereafter located therein that is not industrial in character or reasonably related thereto. All construction shall comply with the state and parish regulations. In lieu of obtaining permits required by parish building codes, an industry may elect to submit a sworn affidavit to the parish from a Louisiana state registered architect or engineer stating that the project will be constructed to meet all applicable parish codes and inspected to insure conformity therewith.

E.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, those industries located within the boundaries of any industrial area shall furnish and maintain individually or as a group the following services usually provided by parish or local governments: the construction and cleaning of streets, street lighting, sewers and sewerage works, water service, fire protection, and garbage and refuse collection and disposal. Any industrial area which furnishes and maintains all of the foregoing enumerated services shall not be subject to annexation or incorporation.

(2) At the option of the industries in an industrial area and subject to the approval of the parish governing authority and the parish special service district, the industries may enter into an agreement with a special service district operating within the parish for the provision of any service enumerated in this Subsection. Such industries are hereby authorized to make payment in lieu of taxes for such services subject to the agreement between the industries and the district as approved by the parish governing authority. No portion of an industrial area may be included within any special service district furnishing any of the services enumerated in this Subsection without such an agreement. If an industry enters into an agreement with a special service district operating within the parish for the provision of any service enumerated in this Subsection, the industry shall be considered as providing that service for itself.

(3) All industrial areas so created shall include provision for access by public road to any and all entrances to the premises of each and every plant in such area which entrances are provided for use by employees of such company, 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.

F. The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may abolish an industrial area or remove a portion of the territory from an industrial area only if the industry or industries located therein fail to furnish, or have furnished in accordance with Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of this Section, at the expense of said industry or industries any of the services listed in Subsection E for an extended period of time and only if there is a definite need for such services in the portion of the industrial area involved. The parish governing authority may abolish an industrial area or remove a portion of the territory from an industrial area only by resolution adopted after not less than one public hearing on the question. The resolution of the parish to abolish an industrial area or remove a portion of the territory from an industrial area shall be effective thirty days after the resolution is adopted, provided that no resort to the courts is taken challenging such action prior to the expiration of such thirty days by a property owner within the area affected. If such action is taken by a property owner, the resolution of the parish shall be effective only when a judgment adverse to the property owner has been rendered and is final, executory, and definitive. In any suit by a property owner questioning the legality of action by the parish governing authority abolishing an industrial area or removing a portion of the territory from an industrial area, the burden of proof shall be on the parish to establish that certain of the services listed in Subsection E have not been properly furnished by the industry or industries involved and that there is a definite need for such services in the area involved. The results of any final action taken under this Subsection which in any way alters the boundaries of an industrial area shall be filed with the clerk of court and tax assessor of the parish in accordance with the applicable provisions of Subsection C.

G. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, particularly R.S. 51:1785(B)(2), all existing and future industrial areas located within the unincorporated areas of Calcasieu Parish shall be designated as permanent enterprise zones.

H. All industrial areas previously established by Calcasieu Parish shall remain in full force and effect.

I. All applications for ad valorem tax exemptions filed with Louisiana Economic Development by an industry located in an industrial area shall be forwarded to the division of planning and development of Calcasieu Parish by the industry applying for the exemption.

Acts 1995, No. 38, §1, eff. June 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4169.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4169.1
Municipal and parish authority over collection and disposal of garbage and trash; franchising, permitting, and licensing; assessment and collection of service charge
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of every parish or municipality shall have the following powers:

(a) To engage in the collection and disposal of garbage and trash within its jurisdiction in cooperation with, or to the exclusion of, other garbage and trash collectors.

(b) To grant permits, licenses, exclusive or nonexclusive franchises, or any combination thereof to garbage and trash collectors and disposers. Any exclusive franchise shall be granted only after advertising for bids, reception of bids, and awarding of the contract or contracts in accordance with the public bid laws of the state and other provisions of law.

(c) To grant exclusive contracts to garbage and trash collectors and disposers. Any exclusive contract shall be granted only after issuing a request for proposals, or advertising for bids and receiving bids, and awarding of the contract in accordance with the public bid laws of the state and other provisions of law.

(d) To enter into time contracts for the collection and transportation of garbage or trash for a term of up to ten years, and for disposal of garbage or trash for a term of up to twenty-five years.

(e) To assess a service charge against any person provided any service pursuant to Subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph. However, in the parishes of Lafourche, Vermilion, Rapides, and Washington, such charge shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been submitted to the qualified electors of the parish at an election to be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state, and a majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of the imposition of the charge.

(f) To otherwise regulate the collection and disposal of garbage and trash.

(2) The term "exclusive contract" for purposes of this Subsection shall mean a written agreement for the collection and disposal of residential garbage and trash throughout the entirety of the territorial jurisdiction of the respective parish or municipality.

B.(1) The governing authority of any municipality or parish is authorized to execute contracts with private water companies or water districts serving customers in the area served by a garbage and trash collection and disposal service pursuant to Subsection A.

(2) Such contracts may contain such terms and privileges as may be agreed upon between the parties, pursuant to which charges imposed for such garbage and trash collection and disposal service may be collected by water companies or water districts, and providing a procedure to enforce collection by an agreement to shut off or terminate the service of the supply of water, hereinafter referred to as "utility service", to any premises delinquent in the payment of either its utility charges or garbage and trash collection and disposal service charges; however, such procedure shall provide for prior notice by certified mail to any person who fails to pay such service charges that said person's utility service may be shut off or terminated, and not less than thirty days after provision of such notice and only after said person's subsequent refusal to pay such service charges within said thirty days, the utility service may be shut off or terminated.

(3) Any such contract shall not require the approval of any state department, agency, or commission.

(4) A private water company or water district contracting with a governing authority pursuant to this Subsection may require the governing authority to supply such indemnity bond or liability insurance as the private water company or water district may consider necessary for its protection.

C. The governing authority of any municipality or parish may provide by ordinance for the filing into the public records of notice of nonpayment of a service charge for garbage and trash collection and disposal services. The notice of nonpayment shall constitute a privilege upon the property of such person and shall be prior in rank to mortgages, vendor's privileges, and all other privileges except tax privileges. The ordinance shall provide for prior notice by certified mail to any person who fails to pay such service charges that a privilege may be filed upon such person's property upon failure to pay the cost for collection and disposal services; and not less than thirty days after provision of said notice to such person and only after said person's subsequent refusal to pay such service charge within said thirty days, the notice of nonpayment may be filed in the mortgage records of the parish in which the property is located.

D. The governing authority of any municipality or parish is authorized to carry out the provisions of this Section as acts of government on behalf of the state of Louisiana as sovereign, and, to the extent the governing authorities deem necessary or appropriate, are further authorized to displace competition and provide a monopoly public service.

E. The powers granted herein to parish governing authorities may be transferred by such authorities to special garbage districts created under R.S. 33:8001 et seq.

F. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 524, §2.

G. The power to permit or regulate solid waste collection, transportation, processing, recovery, and disposal, granted herein to parish and municipal governing authorities, shall not preempt regulatory and licensing authority of the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, pursuant to R.S. 30:2001, et seq.

H. No parish or municipal governing authority or special garbage district shall require incineration of recyclable materials, which are considered to be those materials source separated by any person or those materials separated from solid waste by any licensed solid waste collector incidental to collection of such waste for utilization as a raw material to be manufactured into a new product.

Acts 1982, No. 795, §1. Amended by Acts 1984, No. 912, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 1014, §1; Acts 1986, No. 714, §1; Acts 2001, No. 524, §2; Acts 2012, No. 811, §10, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2024, No. 707, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7633 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7633
Cooperative endeavor agreements
Status: in_force

A.(1) As authorized by Article VII, Section 14(C) of the Louisiana Constitution, political subdivisions and political corporations may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with any public or private association, corporation, or individual to carry out a local infrastructure project to achieve a public purpose. Any capital improvements shall be on public property and for local infrastructure projects as authorized in this Chapter.

(2) As used in this Chapter, a "local governmental entity" shall mean the political subdivision or political corporation authorized to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement under this Chapter.

B. This cooperative endeavor agreement may provide for the investment, pledge, use, or deposit of private funds and the guarantee by the public or private association, corporation, or individual of certain financial obligations, to achieve the goals set forth in the agreement. The agreement shall state how the donation for the project will result in the furtherance of a public purpose of the local government entity.

C. The cooperative endeavor agreement shall set forth in reasonable detail the following items:

(1) The obligations of the various parties.

(2) A showing of reasonable expectations that the benefits to be received by the local governmental entity from the donation equal or exceed any local tax rebates, tax credits, or other incentives to be awarded on the project.

(3) Consequences to the public or private association, corporation, or individual in the event of a default or breach of the agreement by the association, corporation, or individual that shall include a repayment to the local governmental entity when appropriate, of any rebates, tax credits, or other incentives awarded or expenses incurred.

Acts 2014, No. 746, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1994 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1994
Maximum hours
Status: in_force

A. Overtime compensation for firefighters covered by this Subpart in cities having a population of thirteen thousand or more and that of all parish and fire protection district paid firefighters shall be governed by the provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as implemented in 29 CFR Part 553. In the event that such firefighters are subsequently excluded from the overtime compensation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, any firefighters having a work period of at least seven but not more than twenty-eight consecutive days shall receive overtime compensation at the rate of one and one-half times his usual salary, to be determined by reducing his average monthly salary to an hourly scale, for all hours worked in excess of the following maximum hours standards:

Work Period (days)

Maximum Hours

28

212

27

204

26

197

25

189

24

182

23

174

22

167

21

159

20

151

19

144

18

136

17

129

16

121

15

114

14

106

13

98

12

91

11

83

10

76

9

68

8

61

7

53

B. (1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the maximum hours of work required by persons employed or engaged full time by municipalities or municipal fire departments or by parish or parish fire departments or fire protection districts as operators of fire alarm systems in any one calendar week shall be forty-two hours.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the maximum hours of work required by persons employed or engaged full time by the Lake Charles Fire Department as operators of fire alarm systems in any fourteen-day work cycle shall be eighty-four hours.

C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section to the contrary, the city of Lafayette, may establish a work period not to exceed twenty-eight days for firemen, provided fire department employees are compensated at the rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay, or credited with compensatory time on a one and one-half time basis, for all hours in the work period that exceed an average of fifty-three hours per week. Hours worked by a fire department employee as a substitute for another employee shall be excluded from the calculation of overtime hours provided the substitution was voluntary on the part of both employees and approved by the employer.

D.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, the governing authority of Fire Protection District No. One of the parish of Ouachita, in order to maximize fire protection, may establish a work shift cycle for the district as provided in R.S. 33:1994(D)(2), which requires a person employed by the district as a fireman to work in excess of sixty hours in any calendar week. Each fireman shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half times his usual salary for all overtime hours worked during a shift cycle. The total hours worked by each fireman during an entire work shift cycle shall be divided by the number of weeks in the shift cycle to determine the average number of hours worked per week. The overtime hours worked by each fireman during a shift cycle shall be the number of hours by which the average number of hours worked per week exceeds sixty multiplied by the number of weeks in the shift cycle. Hours worked by fire department employees as a substitute for another employee shall be excluded from the calculation of overtime hours provided the substitution was voluntary on the part of both employees and approved by the employer.

(2) For Fire Protection District No. One of Ouachita Parish, the work shift cycle authorized pursuant to Paragraph (D)(1) shall consist of a three week total of one hundred and sixty-eight hours.

E.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, the city of Baton Rouge, in order to maximize fire protection, may establish a work shift cycle as provided in R.S. 33:1994(E)(2), which requires a person employed as a fireman to work in excess of sixty hours in any calendar week. Each fireman shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half times his usual salary for all overtime hours worked during a shift cycle. The total hours worked by each fireman during an entire work shift cycle shall be divided by the number of weeks in the shift cycle to determine the average number of hours worked per week. The overtime hours worked by each fireman during a shift cycle shall be the number of hours by which the average number of hours worked per week exceeds sixty multiplied by the number of weeks in the shift cycle.

(2) The work shift cycle authorized pursuant to Subsection (E)(1) shall consist of a nine week total of five hundred and four hours.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section to the contrary, the city of Baton Rouge, in order to maximize fire protection, may establish a work shift cycle as provided in R.S. 33:1994(E)(4), which requires a person employed as an operator of fire alarm systems to work in excess of forty-two hours in any calendar week. Each operator shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half times his usual salary for all overtime hours worked during a shift cycle. The total hours worked by each operator during an entire work shift cycle shall be divided by the number of weeks in the shift cycle to determine the average number of hours worked per week. The overtime hours worked by each operator during a shift cycle shall be the number of hours by which the average number of hours worked per week exceeds forty-two multiplied by the number of weeks in the shift cycle.

(4) The work shift cycle authorized pursuant to Subparagraph (E)(3) shall consist of a twenty-six week total of one thousand ninety-two hours.

F.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section to the contrary, the city of Bossier City, in order to maximize fire protection, may establish a work shift cycle as provided in this Subsection, which requires a person employed as an operator of fire alarm systems to work in excess of forty-two hours in a calendar week. Each operator shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half times his usual salary for all overtime hours worked during a shift cycle. The total hours worked by each operator during an entire work shift cycle shall be divided by the number of weeks in the shift cycle to determine the average number of hours worked per week. The overtime hours worked by each operator during a shift cycle shall be the number of hours by which the average number of hours worked per week exceeds forty-two multiplied by the number of weeks in the shift cycle.

(2) The work shift cycle authorized pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall consist of a twenty-six week total of one thousand ninety-two hours.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 239, §1; Acts 1952, No. 242, §1; Acts 1962, No. 132, §1; Acts 1984, No. 252, §1, eff. June 30, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 595, §1, eff July 13, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 80, §§1, 2; Acts 1987, No. 176, §1; Acts 1993, No. 696, §1, eff. June 21, 1993; Acts 2004, No. 14, §1, eff. May 12, 2004; Acts 2011, No. 274, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.22
Official map; additions and changes
Status: in_force

The city council may add to the official map by placing thereon, from time to time, the lines of streets in accordance with the plat of any subdivision which have been approved by the planning commission. The city council may make, from time to time, other additions to or modifications of the official map by placing thereon the lines of planned new streets or street extensions, widenings, narrowings, or vacations. The placing of any street or street line upon the official map shall not, in or of itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute the opening or establishing of any street or the taking or accepting of any land for street purposes.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §22; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7809 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7809
Bonds
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, extending, or improving water, sewer, and sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission may issue bonds or other debt obligations in the manner and under the terms and provisions as provided in Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 39:1011, et seq.). Such bonds or other debt obligations shall not be a charge upon the other income and revenues of the commission which are not pledged to the payment of the bonds, or of any other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. The issuance of a notice of intention, the publication thereof, approval by the State Bond Commission and the St. Bernard Parish Police Jury and the holding of a public hearing thereon under said Part XIII prior to the original enactment of this Chapter is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved. Any project or undertaking by the commission from which revenue is or will be derived, whether by lease, rents, fees, charges, or otherwise, shall be considered a revenue producing work of public improvement of the commission.

B. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or improving water, sewer, or sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, the commission, acting through the board, may also issue general obligation bonds under Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and levy special taxes for the construction, maintenance, and operation thereof when authorized by a vote of a majority of the electors of the parish who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose in accordance with law.

C. The issuance of bonds shall be approved by the State Bond Commission and the St. Bernard Parish Police Jury, but no approval by the districts or any other entity shall be required.

Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.80 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.80
Lafitte Greenway Development District
Status: in_force

A. The Lafitte Greenway Development District, a special district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created in the city of New Orleans.

B. The district is comprised of the area within the following perimeter: Beginning at the intersection of Bienville Street and Basin Street, then along Basin Street as it becomes Orleans Avenue and continuing to its intersection with City Park Avenue, then following City Park Avenue to its intersection with Buddy Bolden Place connecting to the intersection of Clayton Avenue and General Diaz Street, then following General Diaz Street to its intersection with Greenwood Drive, then following Greenwood Drive to its intersection with Canal Boulevard, then following Canal Boulevard (inclusive of all properties that have frontage along Canal Boulevard) until its intersection with City Park Avenue, then following City Park Avenue to its intersection with Bienville Avenue, then following Bienville Avenue to the point of beginning.

C. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development between the district, the city of New Orleans, and the owners of businesses and other property within the district in order to provide funding related to improvement and maintenance of the Lafitte Greenway as well as to fund improvements and other public benefits in greenway-adjacent communities, as determined by the board of commissioners of the district.

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

(a) The state representative who represents House District 23 or his designee.

(b) The state representative who represents House District 93 or his designee.

(c) The state representative who represents House District 94 or his designee.

(d) The state senator who represents Senate District 4 or his designee.

(e) The state senator who represents Senate District 5 or his designee.

(f) The New Orleans City Council member who represents District A or his designee.

(g) The New Orleans City Council member who represents District B or his designee.

(h) The New Orleans City Council member who represents District C or his designee.

(i) The New Orleans City Council member who represents District D or his designee.

(j) The mayor of the city of New Orleans or his designee.

(k) The lieutenant governor of Louisiana or his designee.

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

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

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

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

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

(1) To sue and to be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

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

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

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

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

(7) In its own name and on its own behalf, to incur debt and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness. For this purpose, the district shall be deemed and considered to be an issuer for purposes of R.S. 33:9037 and shall, to the extent not in conflict with this Section, be subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:9037.

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

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

F. To provide for the costs of a project to fund development and maintenance of the greenway, the district shall have tax increment finance authority, taxing authority, and other authority that is provided to local governmental subdivisions in Part II of this Chapter, including but not limited to the following: ad valorem tax increment financing and bonding in R.S. 33:9038.33; sales tax increment financing and bonding in R.S. 33:9038.34; cooperative endeavor authority in R.S. 33:9038.35; bond authority in R.S. 33:9038.38; and ad valorem, sales tax, and hotel occupancy tax authority in R.S. 33:9038.39. The improvement and maintenance of the greenway is hereby deemed to be cooperative development within the meaning provided for in this Chapter. An agreement entered into by the district and any affected tax recipient entity authorizing the use and dedication of the affected tax recipient entity's incremental increase in taxes may include additional public or private entities as parties to such agreement and may include such terms, conditions, and other provisions to which all parties to such agreement consent.

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

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

Acts 2024, No. 708, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.765 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.765
Powers of the authority
Status: in_force

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by donation, grant, purchase, or lease all property, including servitudes or rights of use; to hold and use any property, immovable or movable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the authority, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of industrial parks.

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

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

(6) To grant rights-of-way to erect, construct, lay, operate, and maintain gas, water, sewer, electric, or other utility systems and equipment for the purposes of providing such utilities to persons and entities located within industrial parks, industrial plant buildings, and subordinate and related facilities constructed or acquired by the authority. The authority may select utility service providers, subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:4160.1 and 4160.2 and R.S. 45:123 and all applicable orders of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, for facilities constructed or acquired by the authority.

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

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

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

(10) To mortgage properties constructed or acquired and to borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for such loans.

(11) To sell immovable property owned by the authority.

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

(13) To contract, upon such terms as it may agree upon, for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs.

(14) To utilize the services of the executive departments of the state upon mutually agreeable terms and conditions.

(15) To do any and all things necessary or proper for the government, regulation, development, and control of the business of the district.

B. The legislature may confer additional powers upon the authority not inconsistent with the provisions of this Subpart, provided that no such provisions shall impair any contract lawfully entered into by the authority.

Acts 2008, No. 918, §1; Acts 2015, No. 363, §1; Acts 2018, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2501
Appeals by employees to the board
Status: in_force

A. Any regular employee in the classified service who feels that he has been discharged or subjected to any corrective or disciplinary action without just cause, may, within fifteen days after the action, demand, in writing, a hearing and investigation by the board to determine the reasonableness of the action. The board shall grant the employee a hearing and investigation within thirty days after receipt of the written request.

B.(1) All such hearings and investigations conducted by the board pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be open to the public. No hearing and investigation shall be held unless both the employee and the appointing authority have been advised at least ten days in advance of the date, time, and place therefor. If either the appointing authority or the employee fails to appear at the place, and on the day and at the hour fixed for the hearing, the board may decide the issue involved on the basis of the evidence adduced and confined to the question of whether the action taken against the employee was made in good faith for cause set forth in the provisions of this Part.

(2) Both the employee and the appointing authority shall be afforded an opportunity to appear before the board, either in person or with counsel, and present evidence to show that the action was or was not taken in good faith for cause as set forth in the provisions of this Part.

(3) The board shall have complete charge of any such hearing and investigation, and may conduct it in any manner it deems advisable, without prejudice to any person or party thereto. The procedure followed shall be informal and not necessarily bound by the legalistic rules of evidence. The board shall not be required to have the testimony taken and transcribed, but either the employee or the appointing authority may, at their own expense, make the necessary arrangements therefor. In such cases the board may name any competent shorthand reporter as the official reporter. If the testimony is not taken or transcribed, then the board shall make a written finding of fact.

C.(1) After the investigation provided for in Subsection B of this Section, the board may, if the evidence is conclusive, affirm the action of the appointing authority. If the board finds that the action was not taken in good faith for cause under the provisions of this Part, the board shall order the immediate reinstatement or reemployment of such person in the office, place, position, or employment from which he was removed, suspended, demoted, or discharged, which reinstatement shall, if the board so provides, be retroactive and entitle him to his regular pay from the time of removal, suspension, demotion, discharge, or other disciplinary action. The board may modify the order of removal, suspension, demotion, discharge, or other disciplinary action by directing a suspension without pay, for a given period, a reduction in pay to the rate prevailing for the next lower class, a reduction or demotion to a position of any lower class and to the rate of pay prevailing thereof, or such other lesser punitive action that may be appropriate under the circumstances.

(2) The decision of the board, together with its written finding of fact, if required, shall be certified, in writing, to the appointing authority and shall be forthwith enforced by the appointing authority.

(3) Any employee of the classified service and any appointing authority affected by the finding of the board as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection who is able to produce evidence of a violation of the provisions of R.S. 33:2505 such that the violation was material to the finding of the board may, within six months after the date of the board's finding, request in writing a reconsideration by the board on the matter. Such written request shall provide the name of any person in violation of R.S. 33:2505 and the details of the evidence. The board shall set the matter for reconsideration within thirty days after receipt of the written request and, based upon the merits of the evidence presented, may hold and conduct an investigation and hearing pursuant to this Part. Such hearing and investigation, if conducted, shall be held within thirty days of the board's decision. If the board determines that such violation occurred and was material to its original decision, the board may modify or reverse its decision and shall take any corrective action as authorized under the provisions of this Part. An appeal of the finding of the board under the provisions of this Paragraph may be taken by the employee or the appointing authority in accordance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section; however, the exercise of the appeal for reconsideration under the provisions of this Paragraph shall not be used for the purpose of extending the prescriptive period for appeal to district court following the board's original finding.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or any other provision of law to the contrary, any member of the board who is the immediate supervisor or direct work associate of any officer or employee appealing removal, suspension, demotion, discharge, or any other disciplinary action by the appointing authority and who is directly involved in the incident out of which such action arose shall recuse himself from voting on any decision by the board to affirm, reverse, or modify the order of the appointing authority. Also, any immediate family member of the appealing employee shall recuse himself from voting on any such decision. For purposes of this Subsection, immediate family member shall mean any parent, child, sibling, or spouse. If such recusal by a member of the board results in the inability of the board to make a finding of fact or to reach a decision by the concurring votes of three members, as required by R.S. 33:2476(M), the board shall be considered to have affirmed the action of the appointing authority.

E.(1) Any employee under classified service and any appointing authority may appeal from any decision of the board, or from any action taken by the board under the provisions of the Part that is prejudicial to the employee or appointing authority. This appeal shall lie direct to the court of original and unlimited jurisdiction in civil suits of the parish wherein the board is domiciled.

(2) The appeal shall be taken by serving the board, within thirty days after entry of its decision, a written notice of the appeal, stating the grounds thereof and demanding that a certified transcript of the record, or written findings of facts, and all papers on file in the office of the board affecting or relating to such decision, be filed with the designated court. The board shall, within ten days, after the filing of the notice of appeal, make, certify, and file the complete transcript with the designated court, and that court shall thereupon proceed to hear and determine the appeal in a summary manner.

(3) This hearing shall be confined to the determination of whether the decision made by the board was made in good faith for cause under the provisions of this Part. No appeal to the court shall be taken except upon these grounds and except as provided in Subsection D of this Section.

Acts 1983, No. 473, §1; Acts 1999, No. 457, §1; Acts 2006, No. 270, §1, eff. August 1, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 309, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4071 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4071
Creation and organization of sewerage and water board
Status: in_force

A.(1) The public water system, the public sewerage system, and the public drainage system of the city of New Orleans shall be constructed, controlled, maintained, and operated by a sewerage and water board to be composed as follows:

(a) The mayor.

(b) The chair of the Public Works, Sanitation and Environment Committee of the New Orleans city council or an appointee selected by the council president with a background in engineering, law, or consumer advocacy selected with the advice and consent of the city council. Any member appointed by the council president shall serve at the pleasure of the council president.

(c) Two syndicate members of the board of liquidation, city debt, to be appointed by the mayor on the recommendation of the board of liquidation, city debt.

(d) Seven citizens, to be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council from a list of nominees submitted by the Sewerage and Water Board Selection Committee.

(e) The members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (c) and (d) of this Paragraph shall include one citizen from each of the five councilmanic districts within the city of New Orleans. In addition, two of the appointments shall be consumer advocates with community advocacy or consumer protection experience or experience in a related field.

(2)(a) For purposes of this Section, the Sewerage and Water Board Selection Committee, hereinafter referred to as the "selection committee", is hereby created to be comprised as follows:

(i) The president of Dillard University or the president's designee.

(ii) The president of Loyola University or the president's designee.

(iii) The president of Tulane University or the president's designee.

(iv) The president of Xavier University or the president's designee.

(v) The chancellor of Delgado Community College or the chancellor's designee.

(vi) The chancellor of University of New Orleans or the chancellor's designee.

(vii) The chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans or the chancellor's designee.

(viii) The chair of the board of directors of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce or the chair's designee.

(ix) The president of the board of directors of the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce or the president's designee.

(x) The chair of the board of directors of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans or the chair's designee.

(b) Notice of a vacancy on the sewerage and water board shall be published in the official journal for Orleans Parish by the sewerage and water board and shall be communicated through any other publication, website, or electronic medium maintained by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board or the city of New Orleans for the purpose of achieving public awareness of the vacancy. Such notice shall advise potential candidates of the residency requirements, professional qualifications, and application deadlines. Such notices shall be published no less than two times within a thirty day period after a vacancy has been declared by the sewerage and water board. Any interested person who meets the qualifications provided for in this Section shall submit an application to the sewerage and water board confirming their eligibility, professional qualifications, and experience. The sewerage and water board shall transmit all applications received to the selection committee within seven days after the deadline for submission of applications.

(c) The selection committee shall meet no less than fifteen days and no more than thirty days after close of the application deadline to consider each name submitted for nomination. Selection committee members may also submit names of persons who also meet the qualification requirements provided in this Section. The selection committee shall verify that each nominee meets such qualification requirements. After a thorough review of each application, the selection committee shall by majority vote submit to the mayor three names for each vacancy on the sewerage and water board.

(d) Within sixty days of receipt of the list of nominees, the mayor shall select one of the three nominees for submission to the city council for approval.

(e) The city council shall have thirty days from receipt of submission of the nomination by the mayor to disapprove the nominee. If the city council does not disapprove the nominee within such time, it shall be deemed that the city council consents to the appointment.

(f) If the city council disapproves the nominee from the mayor, the selection committee shall convene in no less than thirty days and no more than sixty days after disapproval to resubmit three nominees to the mayor.

(g) If for any reason the mayor fails to submit a nomination to the city council within sixty days of receipt of the list of nominees by the selection committee, the selection committee shall submit such list of nominees directly to the city council for selection and approval.

(3) Each nominee shall have experience in either architecture, environmental quality, finance, accounting, business administration, engineering, law, public health, urban planning, facilities management, public administration, science, construction, business management, community or consumer advocacy, or other pertinent disciplines.

(4)(a) For members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(c) and (d) of this Subsection, the terms of office shall be four years after initial terms as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. A member shall serve no more than two consecutive terms of office.

(b) Three members shall serve an initial term of one year; three members shall serve an initial term of two years; three members shall serve an initial term of three years; and two members shall serve an initial term of four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(5) If the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of the sewerage and water board, the mayor may be represented at the board meeting by a person designated by the mayor who shall be an unclassified member of the mayor's administration. The person shall have all rights and powers granted to the mayor with regard to any such board meeting including the right to vote and shall be counted for purposes of a quorum.

(6) The appointments to the board shall reflect the racial and gender diversity of the population of the city of New Orleans to the extent practicable.

B.(1) Each of the citizen members shall be a registered voter in Orleans Parish and shall have been a domiciliary of Orleans Parish for two years previous to his appointment.

(2) In the event any appointed member is elected to any office or removes his domicile from Orleans Parish, his membership on the board shall be ipso facto vacated, and his successor shall be immediately appointed.

C. All vacancies occurring in the membership of the board under appointment by the mayor shall be filled in the manner prescribed by this Section for the original appointment.

(2), (3) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 345, §2.

D. No person who is a stockholder or bondholder in any sewerage or waterworks company or who holds any public office yielding emoluments to the holder other than those specified in this Part shall be eligible for appointment to the board.

E. A quorum of the board shall adopt rules fixing its own meetings and procedures. Any amendments or changes to such rules shall be adopted only after approved by a quorum of the board.

F. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the board may adopt rules and procedures authorizing the adjusting, releasing, or extinguishing of any indebtedness from a customer's sewerage and water bill. The rule shall limit the board's compromising authority to appropriate instances in which any of the following occur:

(1) Instances of error on the part of the district such as equipment failure or process failure, including instances in which the board generates inaccurate invoices, and in such instances, only to the extent that the failure increased the customer's indebtedness.

(2) Instances in which an employee of the board, or a person acting on behalf of the board, fails to properly read a customer's water meter regardless of whether the board has submitted an invoice to the customer for an amount owed during any such period or fails to submit an invoice to the customer for two or more consecutive months.

(3) Instances of error not on the part of the customer due to unforeseen damage or an extreme weather-related event or mandatory evacuation, and in such instances, only to the extent the situation increased the customer's indebtedness.

(4) Instances where the customer is disproportionately impoverished or needy and qualifies for an adjustment, release, or extinguishment pursuant to an established social welfare program of the district.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 352, §1; Acts 1954, No. 361, §1; Acts 1968, No. 329, §1; Acts 1974, No. 311, §1; Acts 1984, No. 488, §1, eff. July 6, 1984; Acts 2010, No. 694, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 101, §1, eff. June 20, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 345, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 445, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 366, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 227, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2023, No. 157, §1; Acts 2024, No. 763, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.

NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 694, §4, regarding effective date.

NOTE: See Acts 2013, No. 345, §§3, 4 related to effectiveness and board members.

NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 366, §§2, 3 related to effectiveness and board members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9105
Methods
Status: in_force

A. The emergency telephone system shall be designed to have the capability of utilizing at least one of the following four methods in response to emergency calls:

(1) "Direct dispatch method", that is a telephone service to a centralized dispatch center providing for the dispatch of an appropriate emergency service unit upon receipt of a telephone request for such services and a decision as to the proper action to be taken.

(2) "Relay method", that is a telephone service whereby pertinent information is noted by the recipient of a telephone request for emergency services, and is relayed to appropriate public safety agencies or other providers of emergency services for dispatch of an emergency service unit.

(3) "Transfer method", that is a telephone service that receives telephone requests for emergency services and directly transfers such requests to an appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.

(4) "Referral method", that is a telephone service that, upon the receipt of a telephone request for emergency services, provides the requesting party with the telephone number of the appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services.

B. The governing authority of the district shall select the method that it determines to be the most feasible for the district. A district may contract with another communication district to perform all or part of its functions and duties.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 550, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1029, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.