La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.27
The Algiers Development District; creation, composition, and powers; levy of ad valorem taxes and issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

A.(1) There shall be, and there hereby is, created a special taxing district comprised of all territory within the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish, which ward extends to the center of the Mississippi River.

(2) The special taxing district shall be known as, and is hereby designated, the Algiers Development District of the city of New Orleans referred to in this Section as the "district", such creation to be effective January 1, 1993.

(3) For federal purposes of military base realignment, the district shall be considered a local redevelopment authority (LRA).

B. The council of the city of New Orleans, or its successor exercising the legislative powers of the city, referred to in this Section, collectively, as the "city council", shall have such power and control over, and responsibility for, the functions, affairs, and administration of the district as are prescribed.

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

D. The board shall be composed of seven members, all of whom shall possess qualifications as provided in this Subsection. The board shall be composed as follows:

(1)(a) The two state representatives who represent the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish, or their designees.

(b) The state senator who represents the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish, or his designee.

(c) The city council member who represents the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish, or his designee.

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

(e) The assessor for the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish, or his designee.

(f) The representative who represents the second congressional district of Louisiana of the United States House of Representatives, or his designee.

(2)(a) Each designee shall be a resident of the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish and a qualified voter of the city of New Orleans. Each designee shall also have his principal place of business in or own property in the fifteenth ward of Orleans Parish. Each designee shall serve at the pleasure of his respective designating authority. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

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

(3) As soon as practicable after its appointment, the board shall meet and elect from its number a chairman, a vice chairman, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem appropriate. A secretary of the board may be selected from among the members or may be otherwise selected or employed by the board. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board.

(4) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs and shall engage such assistants and employees as is needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided by its bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the districts as may be prescribed in its rules or regulations.

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

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

(7) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the board may serve on the board of a private entity which enters into contracts with the district provided that the member does not receive compensation from the private entity.

E.(1) All services to be furnished within the district shall be furnished, supplied, and administered by the city of New Orleans through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities as appropriate in the circumstances; and all capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district, whether from the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, shall likewise be so acquired, constructed, or provided by the city of New Orleans through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities as appropriate in the circumstances, it being the intention hereof to avoid absolutely the duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense.

(2) In order to provide such services and to provide, construct, or acquire such capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into contracts with the city of New Orleans. The cost of any such services, capital improvements, and facilities shall be paid to the city of New Orleans from the proceeds of the special tax levied upon real property within the district as provided in this Section, or from the proceeds of bonds, as the case may be.

(3) However, with the prior approval of the mayor and the city council, when the service sought is not ordinarily provided by the city of New Orleans, the board may contract with other entities in accordance with the approval of the mayor and the city council for such services. The cost of such specially contracted services shall be paid for by the board with its funds budgeted therefor.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, the board may exercise all of the powers granted to a community development district as provided in R.S. 33:9039.19, 9039.20, and 9039.32.

F. The city council, in addition to all other taxes which it is now or hereafter may be authorized by law to levy and collect, is hereby authorized to levy and collect as provided in this Section for a term not to exceed fifty years from and after the date the first tax is levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section, in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the city are levied and collected, a special ad valorem tax upon all taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the Algiers Development District. The tax shall be levied and collected only after the question of its imposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting on the question at a regularly scheduled primary or general election to be conducted in accordance with provisions of the Louisiana Election Code. Any tax levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the homestead exemption as provided by Article VII, Section 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The proceeds of the tax shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district. The proceeds shall be paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, day by day as the same are collected and received by the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and maintained in a separate account. The tax proceeds shall be paid out by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, solely for the purposes provided for in this Section upon warrants or drafts drawn on such Board of Liquidation, City Debt, by the appropriate officials of the city and the treasurer of the district.

G.(1) The city of New Orleans, when requested by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the board, approved by a resolution of the city council adopted by a majority vote of its members, and by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall have power and is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness for and on behalf and for the sole and exclusive benefit of the district, and to issue at one time, or from time to time, negotiable bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, renewal notes, revenue bonds, short-term revenue bonds, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, short-term loans, and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness referred to in this Section collectively as bonds of the city of New Orleans, the principal of, premium if any, and interest on which shall be payable from the proceeds of the special tax authorized, levied, and collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section or from any other sources whatsoever that may be available to the district, including funds derived from rentals and leases of its property for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring and constructing capital improvements and facilities within the district. Such bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the state of Louisiana, the parish of Orleans, or the city of New Orleans, nor shall any property situated within the city other than property situated within the boundaries of the district be subject to taxation for the payment of the principal of, premium if any, and interest on such bonds. Furthermore, any indebtedness incurred by the city of New Orleans for and on behalf and for the benefit of the district pursuant to the provisions of this Section, whether evidenced by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, or otherwise, shall be excluded in determining the power of the city of New Orleans to incur indebtedness and to issue its general obligation bonds. The principal amount of such bonds which may be outstanding and unpaid at any one time shall never exceed the sum of two hundred million dollars. The proceeds derived from the sale of all such bonds shall be paid over to the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and shall be disbursed solely for the purposes and benefit of the district. All such bonds shall be sold by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, and shall, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section, be in such form, terms, and denominations, be redeemable at such time or times at such price of or prices, and payable at such times and places, within a period of not exceeding fifty years from the date thereof, as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall determine.

(2) Such bonds shall be signed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans and the director of finance of the city of New Orleans, or officers exercising a similar function, and countersigned by the president or vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, provided that in the discretion of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, all but one of such signatures may be in facsimile, and the coupons attached to such bonds shall bear the facsimile signatures of the director of finance and the secretary or assistant secretary. In case any such officer whose signature or countersignature appears upon such a bond or coupon shall cease to be such officer before delivery of the bonds or coupons to the purchaser, such signature or countersignature shall nevertheless be valid for all purposes. The cost and expense of preparing and selling the bonds shall be paid from the proceeds thereof.

(3) The resolution of the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, authorizing the issuance and sale of such bonds and fixing the form and details thereof, may contain such other provisions, not inconsistent nor in conflict with the provisions of this Section, as it may deem to be necessary or advisable to enhance the marketability and acceptability thereof by purchasers and investors, including but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, covenants with bondholders setting forth conditions and limitations on the issuance of additional bonds constituting a lien and charge on the special tax levied on real property within the district pari passu with bonds theretofore issued and outstanding, and the creation of reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. These bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from all taxation levied for state, parish, or municipal or other local purposes; and savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees, and other fiduciaries are authorized to invest the funds in their hands in the bonds.

(4) The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created, and with the powers, duties, and functions prescribed by existing laws, shall be continued so long as any bonds authorized by this Section are outstanding and unpaid.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, no bonds shall be issued unless and until the maximum amount of the bonds has been approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the city of New Orleans in an election called for that purpose.

H.(1) The district shall have the power to acquire, to lease, to insure, and to sell real or immovable property within its boundaries.

(2)(a)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, with respect to any immovable property that is owned by the district and that either was formerly owned by the United States Department of the Navy and known as Federal City or is immediately contiguous thereto, the district may lease, insure, mortgage or hypothecate, donate, or sell such property or otherwise contract with respect to the management and development of such property in any reasonable manner it deems necessary to fulfill its mission as a redevelopment authority. In order to facilitate the redevelopment of Federal City property only, the district shall not be required to follow any other provision of law applicable to the sale, lease, or donation of property owned by a public body not otherwise governed by the Constitution of Louisiana, including the public lease law, R.S. 41:1211 et seq., and the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2211 et seq., relative to the disposition of immovable property or for contracting with respect thereto and shall not be required to receive the approval of any other public entity or agency with respect to any action taken pursuant to this Subparagraph to develop Federal City.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Item (i) of this Subparagraph, with respect to the development of property pursuant to this Subparagraph, the district shall be required to comply with all applicable zoning and permitting ordinances of the city of New Orleans.

(iii) The contiguous property referred to in Item (i) of this Subparagraph refers only to property owned by the district on April 1, 2013.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in order to facilitate development within the district, including placing the property formerly owned by the United States Department of the Navy and known as Federal City into commerce, the district may exercise all powers granted to local governmental subdivisions by Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.

(c) The district may delegate its authority to make decisions necessary to carry out the provisions of this Paragraph to a committee composed in whole or in part of district board members; however, the district may reserve any authority it deems necessary.

(d) The assets and income derived from the development of property pursuant to this Paragraph shall be used solely for the benefit of the district and all projects within the district, including the Federal City project. The development of property pursuant to this Paragraph shall be in accordance with a master plan approved by the district, the joint development committee for the Federal City project, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, and the commissioner of administration.

I. The district shall have the power to advance to the city of New Orleans funds for payment for services rendered by the city pursuant to a contract or contracts between the district and the city.

J.(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if the board determines, in its discretion, that it is in the best interest of the taxpayers and that completion of public improvements and facilities will be expedited, the design and construction phases of any project may be combined.

(2) The board shall adopt and promulgate rules for administering design-build contracts. Such procedures shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Prequalification requirements of competitors for design-build projects.

(b) Public announcement procedures for solicitation of interested design-build competitors.

(c) Scope of service requirements to be met by the successful designer-builder.

(d) Requirements of letters of interest by competitors for the design-build contract.

(e) Criteria and procedures for choosing a short list of interested competitors from which to request the submission of technical proposals.

(f) Requirements for bid proposals by competitors for design-build contracts.

(g) Composition of and appointment of qualified individuals to the technical review committee which shall grade and judge the technical proposals for ranking and recommendation to the board.

(h) Selection, process of award, and execution of the design-build contract for a stipulated sum certain.

(3) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board may utilize a competitive request for proposals process to select a design-build contractor as follows:

(a) For a contract to be let under the provisions of this Subsection, the board shall give adequate public notice of the request for proposals by advertising in the official journal of the city at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted. In addition, the board shall mail written notice to persons, firms, or corporations who are known to be in a position to furnish the required services at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted.

(b) The request for proposals shall clearly indicate the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors, the criteria to be used in evaluating the proposals, and the time frames within which the work must be completed.

(c) Written or oral discussions shall be conducted with all responsible offerors who submit proposals determined in writing to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. Discussions shall not disclose any information derived from proposals submitted by competing offers.

(d)(i) The contract award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined in writing by the board to be the most advantageous to the district, taking into consideration review of price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals.

(ii) A request for proposals or other solicitation may be canceled or all proposals may be rejected only if it is determined, based on reasons provided in writing, that such action is taken in the best interest of the district.

(e) Each contract entered into pursuant to this Subsection shall contain as a minimum:

(i) Description of the work to be performed and objectives to be met, as applicable.

(ii) Amount and time of payments to be made.

(iii) Description of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable.

(iv) Date of reports or other deliverables to be received, when applicable.

(v) Responsibility for payment of taxes, when applicable.

(vi) Circumstances under which the contract can be terminated either with or without cause.

(vii) Remedies for default.

(viii) A statement giving the legislative auditor the authority to audit records of the individual(s) or firm(s).

(f) When written proposals are submitted by offerors, the proposals of the successful offeror shall be incorporated into the final contract consummated with that offeror.

(4) There shall be no challenge by any legal process to the choice of the successful designer-builder other than for fraud, bias for pecuniary or personal reasons not related to the interest of the taxpayers, or arbitrary and capricious selection by the board. Once the designer-builder has been chosen and a contract for a stipulated sum certain executed, the price of the design-build contract shall not be increased other than for inflation, as prescribed in the contract, and for site or other conditions existing at the site or concerning the design and construction of which the designer-builder had no knowledge and should not have had knowledge as a reasonable possibility.

K.(1) The district may enter into contracts with any private entity for the purpose of development within the boundaries of the district. Such contracts shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor who may exercise the power and authority granted to him by R.S. 24:513 with respect to such contracts. However, no private entity shall be considered a public or quasi public entity or a public body as a result of entering into a contract with the district or as a result of receiving or expending funds of or on behalf of the district.

(2) No provision of this Subsection shall be construed to apply to any contract entered into by the district with an investor-owned utility that is regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission or by the governing authority of the city of New Orleans.

Acts 1992, No. 242, §1; Acts 2003, No. 865, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 380, §1, eff. June 30, 2005; Acts 2008, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. March 24, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 148, §1, eff. June 7, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 376, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 172, §1; Acts 2016, No. 289, §1; Acts 2025, No. 448, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 865, §2, relative to terms of members serving on July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1246.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1246.7
District to constitute body corporate; powers
Status: in_force

Any ambulance service district thus created shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation, shall have perpetual existence, shall have the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the ambulance service district was created. It may acquire by donation or purchase, any existing ambulance facility in the district. It also shall have the power and authority to acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, exchange, and otherwise in full ownership.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4672 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4672
Acquisition of land
Status: in_force

Municipalities may acquire land for this purpose whether by purchase or by expropriation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2586 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2586
Fire and police civil service; incentive pay
Status: in_force

The fire and police civil service board of any municipality, parish, or fire protection district with a classified fire and police civil service system established as provided in R.S. 33:2471 or 2531 may establish a plan for awarding incentive pay to classified employees. The plan shall include the criteria for eligibility for incentive pay, the method by which classified employees shall be reviewed for eligibility, and how such eligibility shall be determined. Determination of the amount of incentive pay and which classified employees are to receive incentive pay shall be made by the appointing authority for the municipality, parish, or fire protection district subject to available funds budgeted for such purpose. The incentive pay awarded under the provisions of this Section shall be in addition to any other salary the classified employee is entitled to receive from the municipality, the state, or any other governmental entity.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 105, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 1999, No. 1165, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.108
Special powers
Status: in_force

In addition to the general powers granted in this Chapter, the district shall have the following special powers:

(1) To act as a coordinating entity for development of policy and scope of the economic development efforts within the district.

(2) To enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with any entity or individual, public entity or private, relative to funding or supporting the economic development efforts.

(3) To pay the costs of planning, acquiring, establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more projects beneficial to the district.

(4) To pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or more projects during the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, or renovation of such project or while bonds or obligations for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, or renovation of such project are outstanding.

(5) To authorize the creation of an economic development corporation to operate for the benefit of the district pursuant to Chapter 27 of this Title, and to contract therewith to achieve financings or to undertake projects on public or private property, and to otherwise have the power of a governmental entity under that Chapter, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary. However, the authority of such economic development corporation shall not exceed the authority of the district, and such economic development corporation shall comply with all obligations and be subject to all restrictions imposed on the district. Any corporation created pursuant to this Paragraph shall be subject to the Public Records Law and the Open Meetings Law.

(6) To establish public-private partnerships and joint ventures for the benefit of the district and to contract with private concerns who may be granted leases, rights of use, or other concessions for contributing private at-risk capital for a particular district project.

(7) To contract by cooperative endeavor agreement or otherwise with other public entities within or without the boundaries of the district, for multiyear funding commitments for any purpose of the district upon a showing of benefit to such public body who may incur debt thereby with the prior approval of the State Bond Commission unless such agreements are subject to annual appropriation, in which event they shall be considered operating expenses and shall not be subject to such approval.

(8) To undertake any project beneficial to the district.

(9) To employ consulting engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents and managers, and agents as may be necessary to carry out district purposes, and to fix their compensation.

(10) To solicit, accept, and collect funds, federal, state, or local grants, donations, and contributions in cash or in property and to take by will or bequest, donation, devise, or other legal means, in trust or absolutely, real or personal property, whether tangible or intangible, subject to the terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the instrument by which such property is acquired. The district is hereby specifically empowered to serve as the beneficiary of a public trust heretofore and hereafter created pursuant to R.S. 9:2341 et seq. The district may also accept and expend any sum appropriated by the federal government, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision or agency thereof for the purpose of administering or carrying out of any purposes or functions of the district authorized thereby.

(11) To acquire real and personal property by lease, purchase, donation, or otherwise, including but not limited to land, improvements, oil, gas, and mineral rights, stocks, bonds, notes, and any other things of value. Title thereto shall be taken in the name of the district.

(12) To negotiate lease-lease back, sale-sale back, purchase-lease, or sale-lease transactions with any public or private entity in the manner set forth in R.S. 33:4717.2.

(13) To coordinate implementation of any master plan for development of the district.

(14) To create, fund, and hold special purpose funds and accounts for closing, investing, or otherwise facilitating projects or programs.

Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4494 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4494
Canvassing returns; order declaring result of election; powers of control vested in public service commission
Status: in_force

If the proposition has been submitted at a special election then the governing body of a town, city, or parish where the election has been held, shall meet on the first Monday after the election, canvass the returns, and declare the result. Immediately upon the completion of the canvass or upon the completion of the canvass of the returns of any general election at which the proposition has been submitted the governing body shall make an order declaring the result of the election upon the proposition and shall cause the same to be entered upon its minutes, which order shall show the total number of votes cast upon each proposition and the number of votes cast respectively for and against each proposition. If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the proposition, the Louisiana Public Service Commission shall have the supervision and control of the public utility. Immediately after the entry of the order declaring the result of the election, the clerk of the municipal or parish government shall make copies in duplicate of the order and attach to each copy his certificate over the seal, if any, of the town, city, or parish, and the clerk shall forthwith file one of the certified copies in the office of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and one in the office of the Secretary of State. Immediately upon the filing of such certified copy in the office of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the powers of control theretofore vested in the town, city, or parish government over any class of public utility which a majority of the qualified electors surrendered in the manner hereinabove provided, shall thereupon vest in the Louisiana Public Service Commission until such time as the municipal or parish government reinvests itself with such powers of supervision, regulation and control.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.155 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.155
Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) Loan guarantees shall be evaluated for their economic impact in terms of the number and types of jobs created or saved, the wage and income levels of the positions, the likelihood of placement of these positions with persons from specific groups, such as the long term unemployed, low income, women, or minorities, and the tax dollars generated.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 1988, No. 633, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.34
Commission
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1962, No. 52, §34; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2928 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2928
Governing body of municipality of over 150,000 to provide manner of selecting fiscal agents for deposit of funds
Status: in_force

Fiscal agent banks for the deposit of funds belonging to cities having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand or any department, board, commission, or institution thereof, shall be selected and designated in the manner provided by resolution or ordinance of the governing body of such cities, and under the terms and conditions deemed appropriate or advisable by the governing body.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.89 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.89
Enforcement of building and zoning regulations; penalty for violations
Status: in_force

A. In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, or maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this Subpart or of any ordinance or other regulation made pursuant to authority conferred by this Subpart, the proper local authorities of the parish, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance, or use; to restrain, correct, or abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises.

B. The regulations shall be enforced by the officer authorized to issue building permits, who is empowered to cause any building, structure, place, or premises to be inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made pursuant to authority of this Subpart.

C. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any regulation has been committed or exists; the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where the violation has been committed or exists; the owner, general agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which the violation has been committed or exists; the general agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part in, or who assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each day that the violation continues.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.26
Naming of medical office building; St. Martin Parish Hospital District No. 2
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, Hospital District No. 2 of St. Martin Parish may name the medical office building having the municipal address of 220 Champagne Boulevard in honor of Burton D. Dupuis, a living person who has served St. Martin Parish for more than fifty years.

Acts 2025, No. 315, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2403
Allocation of positions to classes
Status: in_force

The director, as soon as practicable after the adoption of a classification plan and, after consultation with the appointing authorities concerned, shall allocate each position in the classified service to its appropriate class, and thereafter shall allocate each new position in the service to its appropriate class, and may reallocate positions from class to class. In making the allocations he shall provide for uniform application of the classification plan to positions under different appointing authorities. Whenever the duties of a position are so changed that the position in effect becomes one of a different class from that to which it is allocated, the change shall operate to abolish the position and to create a new position of the different class. Any employee affected by the allocation or reallocation of the position occupied by him at any time shall, upon his request, be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard thereon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9504 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9504
Powers of the board
Status: in_force

A. Each board of commissioners may establish charges for the use of facilities and services provided by the district, manage and control the affairs of the district, and adopt rules reasonably necessary to further the purposes for which the district is created.

B. Each board of commissioners created pursuant to this Chapter shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers and rights to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the animal control district was created. Each board may acquire, by donation or purchase, any existing facilities in the district. Each board may acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, exchange, or otherwise, in full ownership.

Acts 1993, No. 816, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7834 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7834
Purposes and Powers
Status: in_force

The commission, acting by and through the board, shall have and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including, but not limited to, the following rights and powers:

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire, by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation proceedings or otherwise, all property, including rights of way; to lease property as lessee or lessor; and to hold and use any franchise, property, real, personal or mixed tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the commission, and to sell, lease as lessor, exchange, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest therein at any time acquired by it, whenever the commission shall determine that such property is not necessary for its corporate purposes and that it is in the best interest of the commission.

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

(5) To plan, finance, acquire, construct, improve, own, operate, and maintain works and facilities in connection with water, sewer, and sewage treatment or disposal facilities and systems of the commission, and to make additions, extensions, improvements, and betterments thereto, and to operate and manage the same.

(6) To appoint such officers, agents, employees, and servants, including engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and other employees and agents as the board deems advisable and as may be necessary in its judgment; to prescribe their duties and to fix their compensation.

(7) To maintain such office or offices at such place or places as the board may determine.

(8) To issue revenue bonds or other debt obligations which may be secured by a mortgage on the lands, buildings, machinery, and equipment or by the pledge of the income and revenues derived or to be derived from any work of public improvement owned, leased, or operated by the commission, or both.

(9) To issue general obligation bonds under Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana, or to levy taxes for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating any work of public improvement, or any combination of these, when authorized by a vote of a majority of the electors of the area contained within the boundaries of the commission who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose. Bonds so issued (without regard to any general obligation bonds theretofore issued by existing parochial districts) shall not exceed in the aggregate twenty percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property of the commission, including both homestead exempt property which shall be included on the assessment roll for the purposes of calculating debt limitations, and nonexempt property, to be ascertained by the last assessment for parish purposes previous to the delivery of the bonds representing such indebtedness, regardless of the date of the election at which said bonds shall have been voted.

(10) To issue in accordance with the laws of the state of Louisiana refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds of the commission.

(11) To make and to enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the purposes of the commission.

(12) To fix, establish, maintain, and make subsequent revisions of a schedule of rates and charges for water, sewer, and sewage disposal services furnished by the commission.

(13) To receive and accept from any source, grants for or in aid of the construction of the facilities of the commission or additions or extensions thereto, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any source, of either money, property or other things of value to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions may be made.

(14) To enter into all covenants, agreements, contracts, and obligations, with the owners of any bonds of the commission to finance the cost of the construction, acquisition, extensions, or improvements of the common works and facilities of the commission, and all covenants, agreements, and obligations of the commission shall be and shall constitute valid and legally binding covenants, agreements, and obligations of the commission and shall be fully enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction against the commission.

(15) To operate, maintain, improve, extend, or dispose of water, sewer, and sewage disposal facilities, or any combination of these, heretofore owned or operated by any water or sewer districts included in the jurisdiction of the commission, as such facilities may exist or as they may be extended.

(16) For the purpose of paying the costs of maintaining, operating, and administering the facilities of the commission or any district, or any combination of these or for paying the costs of constructing, extending, or improving such facilities, or any combination of these, the commission shall have complete power and authority to charge any and all users of said facilities at such rates and charges or schedules as may be established by the commission, which charges for services may be expended for operation and maintenance of said facilities or the payment of the principal and interest on any outstanding indebtedness of the commission.

(17) The commission shall be authorized to combine on a single bill or statement any water and sewer charge imposed on any user of water and sewer services of the commission. Upon failure of any user to pay any amount due for such services provided by the commission, the commission may withhold water or sewer services, or both, to such users until the delinquent payment is made current.

(18) To do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes and intentions hereof.

Acts 1988, No. 259, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9102
Purposes
Status: in_force

A. It has been shown to be in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid. The provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained will provide a significant contribution to law enforcement and other public service efforts by simplifying the notification of public service personnel. Furthermore, the identification of all streets, roads, highways, and dwelling places by name and number will serve to decrease the response time of law enforcement and public service personnel to emergency calls by facilitating the systematic location of such places without difficulty and ambiguity. Such a simplified means of procuring emergency services will result in the saving of life, a reduction in the destruction of property, quicker apprehension of criminals, and ultimately the saving of monies. Establishment of a uniform emergency number and identification of thoroughfares and dwelling places are matters of concern and interest to all citizens. It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish the number 911 as the primary emergency telephone number for use in communications districts created in parishes as herein provided and to provide for the identification of all streets, roads, highways, and dwelling places in such districts which are not otherwise designated by name and number, and to provide for other communication enhancements which will enable law enforcement and public safety agencies to decrease response time and improve effectiveness.

B. This Section shall apply to any district created pursuant to this Part or pursuant to Act No. 490 of the 1983 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 550, §1. Amended by Acts 1988, No. 123, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1264, §1; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1; Acts 1997, No. 416, §1; Acts 1997, No. 695, §1, eff. July 7, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 756, §1; Acts 1997, No. 758, §1; Acts 1997, No. 760, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1134, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1029, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9048 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9048
Procedure in organizing district
Status: in_force

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

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

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

Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4575.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4575.5
Debts
Status: in_force

With the approval of the State Bond Commission, the district may incur debts for its lawful purposes, and issue in its name negotiable bonds or notes therefor, and pledge for the payment of the principal and interest of such negotiable bonds or notes the revenues derived from the operation of properties and facilities maintained and operated by it or received by the district from any taxes, fees, and assessments authorized under R.S. 33:4575-4575.6 or from other sources; however, the amount of such bonds or notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed twenty million dollars. Such bonds when authorized to be issued, shall constitute a general obligation of the district, to which the full faith and credit of the district shall be and is hereby pledged. In addition to the pledge of revenues to secure said bonds and notes, the district may further secure their payment by conventional mortgage upon any or all of the properties constructed, or acquired, or to be constructed and acquired by it. The district also may receive, by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise, any sum of money, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of such gift, grant, or donation in its discretion, may pledge all or any part of such monies for the further securing of the payment of the principal and interest of its bonds or notes.

Acts 1986, No. 685, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.158
Enforcement of regulation; penalty
Status: in_force

In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this Subpart or of any ordinance or regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the proper authorities of the parish, in addition to other remedies, may substitute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation in order to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises. The regulations shall be enforced by the officers authorized to issue building permits, who is* empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be inspected and examined, and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any regulation has been committed or exists, or the lessee or tenant of any entire building or entire premises where the violation has been committed or exists, or the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which the violation has been committed or exists, or the general agent, architect, building contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each day that the violation continues.

Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.

*AS APPEARS IN ENROLLED BILL.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4062 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4062
Statement of purpose
Status: in_force

A. It is the intention of R.S. 33:4061 through 33:4063 that a comprehensive sewerage system shall be established in East Baton Rouge Parish through the efforts and upon the findings and recommendations of a citizens' board. Such board shall be the commission authorized in R.S. 33:4061. The commission shall be empowered and authorized to:

(1) Review economic, statistical, engineering, and other data related to such sewerage system.

(2) Make ongoing surveys and studies of the maintenance and operation of sewerage collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal facilities within its jurisdiction.

(3) Formulate a uniform schedule of sewerage service charges based on incremental units of cost to be applied equally within classifications of like character.

(4) Publish public notices, hold public hearings, and receive input from all interested citizens in the discharge of the commission's duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to, determining rates, fees, and charges to be fixed.

(5) Recommend by resolution the fees and charges to be levied by the council with respect to any sewer improvement area, sewerage system, or sewerage district created by the council, which area, system, or district has been made subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.

B. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as divesting or altering the power of the council to fix and amend sewer service charges, or the power, authority and autonomy of the municipal governments of Baker and Zachary to levy and collect sewer service charges with respect to the municipal sewerage systems owned and operated by either of said municipalities.

Acts 1984, No. 546, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1372 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1372
Traffic offenses; written agreement to appear; payment of fine by mail
Status: in_force

A. Each governing authority which adopts ordinances defining and punishing traffic violations shall adopt one or more ordinances to establish a procedure by which an alleged offender may promise, in writing, to appear in court to answer the charges. The written promise to appear shall be accepted in lieu of posting bond or depositing a driver's license.

B. Each governing authority which adopts ordinances defining and punishing traffic violations shall adopt one or more ordinances to establish a procedure by which an alleged offender may plead guilty or nolo contendere to the alleged offense and pay the fine by mail. If the fine is paid by certified mail and the postmark indicates that the payment was mailed on or before the date indicated on the citation, the payment shall be considered to have been made timely and no further penalty or costs or other charges may be assessed.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to citations alleging that the operator of the motor vehicle was:

(1) Operating the motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.

(2) Exceeding the speed limit by fifteen miles per hour or more.

(3) Exceeding the speed limit in a school zone.

(4) Driving with a suspended license.

(5) Drag racing.

(6) Cited for failure to maintain compulsory security.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply when the operator was involved in an accident in which a person was injured, nor shall those provisions apply when an operator is alleged to have committed the same offense twice within a period of one hour.

Acts 1995, No. 1036, §2; Acts 2003, No. 1032, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4333 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4333
Ordinance authorizing bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under the provisions of this Sub-part shall be authorized by ordinance or resolution of the governing authority of the municipality, which ordinance or resolution shall authorize the issuance of the bonds at such rate of interest as may be bid for the same in response to the advertisements hereinafter required. The ordinance or resolution shall not be voted unless notice of the intention to introduce the same has been given in a newspaper published in the municipality three times in ten days preceding introduction thereof, and shall be signed by the mayor or acting mayor of the municipality, in the name and under the seal of the municipality. The payment of the bonds shall be secured by an act of mortgage on the lands, buildings, machinery and equipment and by a pledge of the income and revenues of such public utility, or by either such mortgage or such pledge, as the governing authority of the municipality may determine and provide in the ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2434 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2434
Executive level assignment; New Orleans Police Department
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, no additional benefits shall accrue or be earned from compensation above the normal rate of pay for a classified employee of the New Orleans Police Department who has been appointed to a temporary executive level assignment within the department and for which such employee receives special assignment pay.

B. For purposes of this Section, the following phrases shall have the following meaning:

(1) "Executive level" shall mean managerial or supervisory level work that is considered ineligible for overtime earnings.

(2) "Normal rate of pay" shall mean the rate of pay the employee would receive if the assignment was recalled.

(3) "Special assignment pay" shall mean the special rate of pay or additional earnings that is paid to an employee for performing a special assignment.

Acts 2013, No. 126, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2585
Civil service boards; member in classified service
Status: in_force

Except for any board or commission created by or pursuant to Article X, Section 4 of the Constitution of Louisiana and any board or commission created by or established in a home rule charter, the composition of which board or commission is specified in such home rule charter and is inconsistent with the provisions herein, each civil service board, regardless of how created or established, which has jurisdiction over parochial or municipal civil service employees shall have at least one member on such board who shall be an employee in the classified service, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.

Such member shall be a full-time, permanent employee in the classified municipal or parochial service for a period of at least one year prior to the date on which he qualified as a candidate. Except as otherwise provided by law, such member shall serve a term of five years, which shall commence on May 1 of the year in which he is elected.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 410, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1; Acts 1981, No. 253, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4575.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4575.1
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The control and management of the affairs of the district shall be vested in a board of commissioners that is hereby created. The board shall consist of fourteen members charged with administering the business and recreational and cultural events and programs undertaken by the district. Except for the executive director of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission, all members of the commission shall be qualified voters and residents of Ward Eight or Ward Nine of St. Tammany Parish. The board shall be composed as follows:

(1) One member appointed by the mayor of the city of Slidell.

(2) Three members appointed by the city council of the city of Slidell, one of which is recommended for appointment by the St. Tammany Hotel-Motel Association and is an owner or operator of a hotel, motel, or a campground located in Ward Eight or Ward Nine of St. Tammany Parish.

(3) One member appointed by the board of aldermen of the town of Pearl River.

(4) One member appointed by the St. Tammany Parish Council, who shall be a resident of the Eighth Ward of said parish.

(5) One member appointed by the St. Tammany Parish Council, who shall be a resident of the Ninth Ward of said parish.

(6) One member appointed by the St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce.

(7) One member appointed by the state representative for District 90.

(8) One member appointed by the state representative for District 76.

(9) One member appointed by the state representative for District 74.

(10) One member appointed by the East St. Tammany Business Alliance.

(11) One member who is the executive director of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission.

(12) One member appointed by the state senator for District 1.

B. The members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of four years, except for those initially appointed. Of those initially appointed, five members shall be appointed for two years, five members for three years, and five members for four years; the length of the term for each individual appointed shall be determined by lot at the initial meeting of the board. The members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The commissioners shall elect from their number a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary-treasurer. The commissioners shall serve without compensation. No elected public official shall be eligible for appointment to the commission.

C. All vacancies occurring on the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. In the event any member is elected to any public office or removes his residence from the ward from which he was appointed, his membership shall be immediately vacated and a successor shall be immediately appointed. Beginning July 1, 1998, no board member shall serve more than three consecutive four-year terms, except for the executive director of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission whose term on the board shall run concurrent with their tenure as the executive director of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission.

D. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No contracts shall be approved for financial obligations incurred by less than a majority of the board of commissioners.

Acts 1986, No. 685, §1, eff. July 8, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 378, §1, eff. July 6, 1991; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1166, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2006, No. 537, §1; Acts 2020, No. 207, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9124
Creation of district; jurisdiction; governing authority; powers
Status: in_force

A. The Jefferson Parish Communication District is hereby created with territorial jurisdiction extending throughout the parish of Jefferson. The parish governing authority shall be the governing authority of the district. When acting as the governing authority of the district, the Jefferson Parish Council shall have the same powers and authority as when acting as the governing authority of the parish pursuant to the Jefferson Parish Charter.

B.(1) The governing authority shall have authority to employ such experts, employees, and consultants as may be deemed necessary to assist the district in the discharge of its responsibilities to the extent that funds are made available.

(2) Any district employee who is an emergency public safety telecommunicator who provides communications support services for an agency by responding to requests for assistance in emergencies may be considered a first responder.

C. The parish president shall be the chief administrative officer of the district. When acting as the chief administrative officer of the district, the parish president shall have the same powers and authority as when acting as the chief administrative officer of the parish pursuant to the Jefferson Parish Charter.

D. The governing authority may contract with another communication district, with any municipality within the parish, or with any other legal entity to perform all or part of the district's functions and duties.

E. The district may enter into such contracts as it considers necessary or desirable to fund fire, law enforcement, and EMS dispatching services for geographical areas of Jefferson Parish. Fire, law enforcement, and EMS dispatching services funded pursuant to a contract as authorized by this Subsection are deemed part of the district's functions and duties and may be made available and paid for by the district.

Acts 1995, No. 447, §1, eff. June 17, 1995; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. April 24, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 1081, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 342, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 213, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:456 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 456
Mayor's court, village of Creola; establishment; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the Village of Creola, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the village of Creola in Grant Parish.

B. The general provisions of R.S. 33:441 and 442 shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the Mayor's Court of the Village of Creola, the jurisdiction of the court, and the power and authority of the mayor and other officers of the court.

Acts 2016, No. 92, §1, eff. May 13, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.72 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.72
Board of commissioners; members; officers; agents; employees
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of the following members:

(a) Two members appointed by the governing authority of each parish.

(b) One member shall be appointed jointly by the parishes from within the district to serve at large.

(2) All members shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters and taxpayers within the limits of the district during their term of office.

(3) The terms of office of the initial appointments shall be staggered with one, two, and three-year terms. They shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(4) At the termination of these initial terms of office each term thereafter shall be for three years.

B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board of commissioners, occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the appointing authority consistent with the original appointment procedure. In the event that the entity responsible for making the appointment fails to appoint a new member within thirty days of such vacancy, the board of commissioners shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled as provided in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section.

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

D. The members of the board of commissioners shall receive a per diem as may be authorized by the appointing authority. The board of commissioners may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder.

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

F. Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the board of commissioners.

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

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

I. The board of commissioners shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall hold meetings in the city and parish as may be designated by the board, and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.

Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7811 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7811
Construction
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the purposes for which it is enacted and shall constitute full authority for the accomplishment of all acts being authorized. No proceedings shall be necessary except such as are required herein. All powers of the commission contained in the aforesaid intergovernmental agreement executed on November 13, 1985 are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved, as supplemented herein.

Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7708 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7708
Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

Any consolidated special service district created hereunder, in addition to its right to issue bonds or other obligations for the purposes and in the manner elsewhere provided in the constitution and laws of this state, may issue its refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding revenue bonds or obligations of one or more of its underlying districts or, in its discretion, may authorize and deliver a single issue of revenue bonds for both improvement and refunding purposes. Refunding bonds so authorized shall be authorized and issued in the manner provided by law for the issuance of the bonds or other obligations refunded and shall be secured in the same manner as the bonds or obligations refunded, except that the governing authority, in its discretion, may provide for changes in the source of payment of such bonds or obligations as it considers desirable, and except that any refunding bonds so authorized either may be sold and the funds realized from the sale thereof applied exclusively to the payment of the bonds or obligations refunded or may be delivered in exchange for a like principal amount of the bonds or obligations refunded or may be sold in part or exchanged in part. Such refunding bonds also may be sold and the proceeds thereof escrowed to be used in paying the bonds or obligations refunded on the date on which they become payable through maturity or call for redemption. Refunding bonds so issued shall not exceed in principal amount the principal amount of the bonds or obligations to be so refunded.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 94, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.119 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.119
Separability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be severable, and if any Section, Subsection, Paragraph, provision, exception, sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Chapter is held unconstitutional or void, the remainder of this Chapter shall continue in full force and effect, it being the legislative intent, now hereby declared, that this Chapter would have been enacted even if such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included therein. Notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby further declared to be the controlling legislative intent that, if any provisions or part of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter, and the application of such provision or part to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. Insofar as the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Chapter shall be controlling.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.33
Old Goodwood Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. Beginning at a point of intersection of the centerline of Florida Boulevard and a line extending south to the western rear property line of South Fairfax Drive (Fairfax Heights Subdivision) to the western side property line of 5554 George Street (Legal Description Fairfax Heights Subdivision Lot 6) turning east along the southern rear property lines of George Street to a point of intersection of the centerline of Cloud Drive south to the centerline of Government Street turning east to the centerline of Jefferson Highway turning southeast to the centerline of Old Hammond Highway (State Highway Route 426) turning east to a point of intersection of a line extended from the eastern rear property line of the Fair Day Estates II Subdivision turning north along the eastern rear property line of Fair Day Estates II Subdivision and rear property line of Carter Avenue and a line extended to the point of intersection with the centerline of LaSalle Avenue turning west to a line extended to the eastern rear property line of Charmaine Avenue turning north to a point of intersection with the centerline of the Normandy Lateral drainage canal turning northwest to a line extended from the western rear property line of Thurman Drive turning north to a point of intersection with the centerline of Goodwood Boulevard turning west to the point of intersection with the centerline of Lobdell Boulevard turning north to the point of intersection with centerline of Florida Boulevard turning west to the original point of the beginning.

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

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

(a) The board of directors of the Goodwood Property Owners Association, referred to in this Section as the "association", shall appoint four members.

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

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

(d) The member of the governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge Parish whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

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

(3)(a) Members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall serve three-year terms.

(b) The terms of members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(b) through (d) of this Subsection shall be concurrent with the respective appointing authority.

(4) Any vacancy in the membership of the board, occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. If the appointing authority fails to make an appointment not later than the thirtieth calendar day after receipt of written notification by the board of a vacancy, the board of directors of the association shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing authority.

(5) Board members shall be eligible for reappointment.

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

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

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

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

(10) The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs. Rules and regulations of the board relative to the notice and conduct of meetings shall conform to applicable law, including the Open Meetings Law. The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the secretary of the board.

(11) The board may hire such assistants and employees as are needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties.

(12) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member of the board shall have one vote. The vote of a majority of the board members present and voting, with a quorum being present, shall be required to decide any question upon which the board takes action.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to 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 contracts with individuals or entities, private or public, for the provision of security patrols, improvements, or other programs in the district.

(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 improvement of the district; and to provide generally for the overall betterment of the district.

(6) To purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire items, supplies, and services necessary or deemed appropriate for achieving any purpose of the district.

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

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

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

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

F. Parcel fee. The district, through the board, 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 provided by a duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per parcel not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per year for unimproved parcels zoned residential, one hundred fifty dollars per year for improved single-family parcels zoned residential, five hundred dollars per year for improved multi-family parcels zoned residential, and five hundred dollars per year for unimproved and improved parcels zoned commercial.

(b) The initial fee shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars per year for parcels zoned residential and four hundred dollars per year for parcels zoned commercial.

(2)(a) The fee shall be imposed on each improved and unimproved parcel located within the district. The term "parcel" as used in this Subsection means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, an individual tract, or a "condominium parcel" as defined in R.S. 9:1121.103. The term "improved" as used in this Subsection means that a residence, commercial building, or other structure is constructed on the parcel.

(b) If multiple adjacent residential parcels are combined for the purpose of housing a single-family dwelling, the combined parcel shall constitute only a single improved parcel for the purposes of the imposition of the fee.

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

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

(b) The fee shall expire at the time provided in the proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed ten years. 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 the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed ten years.

(5) Not less than three years after approval of the parcel fee by a majority of the registered voters of the district as provided in this Subsection, the district, through the board, may increase the amount of the parcel fee one time without election. The amount of the increased fee shall not exceed the maximum amount provided in Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection.

(6) No fee shall be imposed upon any parcel if the owner receives the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(7) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected by the sheriff, as ex officio tax collector, of the parish of East Baton Rouge. The sheriff shall collect and remit to the district all amounts collected no later than the sixtieth calendar day after collection. The district may enter into an agreement with the sheriff to authorize the sheriff to retain a collection fee not to exceed one percent of the amount collected.

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

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

H. Budget. (1) The board of commissioners 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. It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any additional security patrols, public or private, or any other security or other services or betterments provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not be in lieu of personnel and services to be provided in the district by the state of Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, or their departments or agencies, or by other political subdivisions.

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

(2) If the district ceases to exist:

(a) All funds of the district shall be transmitted by the board to the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge no later than the thirtieth calendar day after the date of dissolution, and such funds, together with any other funds collected by the city of Baton Rough, parish of East Baton Rouge pursuant to this Section, shall be maintained in a separate account by the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, and shall be used only to promote, encourage, and enhance the security and overall betterment of the area included in the district.

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

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

(2) No board member or officer of the district shall be liable to the district or to any individual who resides, owns property, visits, or otherwise conducts business in the district for monetary damages for breach of his duties as a board member or officer, provided that this 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 2021, No. 154, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9128 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9128
Wireless communications
Status: in_force

Each wireless service supplier shall establish a mechanism to permit the Jefferson Parish Communications District to have full-time access to such customer data as is available and needed to assist in the appropriate response to an emergency call which originates from such customer's wireless device. Such information shall be used only by the district for the exclusive purpose of providing emergency services and for auditing purposes and shall otherwise remain confidential.

Acts 1999, No. 1081, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2393 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2393
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

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

2. "Appointing authority" means any officer, board, agency, commission, or person having the power to make appointments to positions in the city service.

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

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

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

6. "Classified service" means all offices and positions of trust or employment in the city service, except those placed in the unclassified service by this Part.

7. "Commission" means the city civil service commission.

8. "Competitive position" means any position in the classified service that is subject to the requirements of this Part relating to appointment on the basis of competitive tests of fitness, and applies to every position in the classified service that is not expressly excepted or included among the positions in the unclassified service.

9. "Demotion" means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of another class for which a lower maximum rate of pay is prescribed.

10. "Department" means the department of city civil service, including both the commission and the director.

11. "Director" means the city director of personnel.

12. "Division" or "division of the service" or "agency" means a city department or any division or branch thereof, or any agency of the city government, or branch of the city service, or any corporation organized for public purposes, of which fifty per cent. or more of the stock thereof is owned or controlled by the city, all the positions in which are under the same appointing authority.

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

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

15. "Employment list" means an original entrance employment list, a promotion employment list, or a reemployment list.

16. "Entrance test" means a test for positions in a particular class, admission to which is not limited to persons employed in the city service.

17. "List" means an employment list, an original entrance employment list, a promotion employment list, or a reemployment list.

18. "Organization unit" means any administrative agency or part thereof that is designated by rule or regulation as a unit for purposes of administration of this law.

19. "Original entrance employment list" means an employment list for a class resulting from tests of fitness open to all applicants who meet the prescribed requirements for admission to the tests, regardless of prior employment in the classified service.

20. "Pay" means salary, wages, fees, allowances, and all other forms of valuable consideration, or the amount of any one or more of them, earned by or paid to any employee by reason of service rendered in any position, but does not include allowances for expenses authorized and incurred as incidents to employment.

21. "Pay plan" means all the scales of rates of pay prescribed under the provisions of this Part for classes of positions in the classified service.

22. "Promotion" means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of another class for which a higher maximum rate of pay is provided in the pay plan.

23. "Promotion employment list" or "promotion list" means an employment list for a class resulting from tests of fitness limited to applicants who are employees of lower classes in the classified service.

24. "Promotion test" means a test for positions in a particular class, admission to which is limited to employees in the classified service who have held a position in another class.

25. "Public hearing" means a hearing held after public notice of at least five days, at which any person may have a reasonable opportunity to be heard, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commission.

26. "Reemployment list" means an employment list for a class consisting of a list of names of persons who have previously occupied positions allocated to that class, and who have been found to be entitled to certification for reappointment to positions of the class.

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

28. "City service" or "civil service of the city" means all offices and positions of trust or employment of the city, any department, agency, board or commission thereof, or corporation organized for public purposes, of which fifty per cent. or more of the stock is owned or controlled by the city, including persons employed by city or joint federal and city agencies administering city and federal relief and other funds, other than the military and naval service, irrespective of whether the pay for the offices and positions of trust or employment be paid out of the city treasury, either in whole or in part, except those excepted by the provisions of this Part.

29. "Temporary appointment" means an appointment for a limited period of service without acquisition by the appointee of any continuing right to be retained as an employee beyond that period.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4708 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4708
Tax exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state are dependent upon the continued encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of the private sector within the state and it is recognized as essential to the continued growth and development of the city of New Orleans and to the continued prosperity and welfare of the people of the city of New Orleans that new industrial, manufacturing, processing, assembling, distribution, and wholesale business enterprises be encouraged to locate in the New Orleans Regional Business Park. Therefore, it is declared to be the purpose of this Section to encourage the establishment of new industrial, manufacturing, processing, assembling, distribution, and wholesale business enterprises which guarantee new jobs and capital investment in the district by providing certain tax incentives.

B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning as provided in this Subsection, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Board" means the State Board of Commerce and Industry, or its successor.

(2) "Commissioners" means the board of commissioners of the New Orleans Regional Business Park.

(3) "Department" means Louisiana Economic Development.

(4) "District" means the New Orleans Regional Business Park.

(5) "Governing authority" means the council of the city of New Orleans.

C. The department shall administer the provisions of this Section and shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those granted by other laws of this state:

(1) To monitor the implementation and operation of this Section and conduct a continuing evaluation of the progress made in the district.

(2) To assist the governing authority and the commissioners in obtaining assistance from the federal government, including the obtaining of funds.

(3) To assist the governing authority and the commissioners in obtaining assistance from any other department of state government.

(4) To assist any employer or prospective employer within the district in obtaining the benefits of any incentive or inducement program authorized by Louisiana law.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.

(6) To promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this Section, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. The board, after consultation with the governing authority and the commissioners and with the approval of the governing authority and the commissioners, may enter into contracts to provide for the exemption from the special ad valorem tax imposed by the governing authority pursuant to R.S. 33:4702(H) upon all taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the district except property occupied in whole or in part as a residence of an owner thereof, provided that all of the following requirements are met:

(1)(a) Each applicant business enterprise must be labor intensive so that the number of employees must be substantial in relation to the size and type of business enterprise; or

(b) The capital investment in the permanent improvements by each applicant business enterprise must be substantial in relation to the size and type of business enterprise.

(2) The grant of the exemption must not prejudice or jeopardize any outstanding bonds of the district.

(3) Each contract of exemption entered into pursuant to this Section shall be for a term not to exceed five years; however, subject to the approval of the governing authority and the commissioners, such contract may be renewed for one additional term not to exceed five years.

(4) No business enterprise shall be granted a second exemption upon the expiration of the first exemption unless there is a substantial investment in new construction of improvements, in which case the exemption, if granted, shall apply only to such new construction.

Acts 1985, No. 1008, §1; Acts 1995, No. 900, §1; Acts 2004, No. 917, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 900, §3 relative to expiration of terms of current members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1817 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1817
Grounds for removal
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of any applicable civil service law, the deputy commissioners, departmental heads, or employees, shall be liable to removal from office only for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, incompetency, corruption, favoritism, extortion, or oppression in office, and for gross misconduct or habitual drunkenness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.32
Forest Oak Windsor Place Crime Prevention, Improvement, and Beautification District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The district shall include the area within the following boundaries: beginning at the intersection of North Sherwood Forest Drive and Florida Boulevard, then east along Florida Boulevard to its intersection with North Flannery Road, then north along North Flannery to its intersection with the railroad track immediately to the north of South Choctaw Drive, then west along the railroad track to its intersection with North Sherwood Forest Drive, then south along North Sherwood Forest Drive to the point of beginning.

C. The purpose of the district is to aid in crime prevention and to add to the security of the district residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the district and to add to the overall betterment of the district by providing for beautification and other improvements within the district.

D. Governance. (1) In order for the orderly development and effectuation of the services to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representation in the district's affairs of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the area included within the district, the affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board", comprised of the members of the governing board of the Forest Oaks Windsor Place Civic Association.

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

(3) The secretary of the board shall maintain the minute books and archives of the district. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

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

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

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

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

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

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

(1) The fee shall be imposed by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars per parcel per year for lots zoned for residential use and five hundred dollars per parcel per year for lots zoned for commercial use. The fee imposed on each parcel whose owner qualifies for the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be fifty percent of the amount of the fee that would otherwise be imposed on such a parcel.

(2) The fee shall be imposed on each improved and unimproved parcel located within the district. The owner of the parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee.

(3) 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.

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

(5) The term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed ten years. The fee may be renewed if the renewal is approved by the voters in the manner provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection. If renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed ten years.

(6) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected for East Baton Rouge Parish. The tax collector shall collect and remit to the district all amounts collected not more than sixty days after collection; however, the district may enter into an agreement with the tax collector to authorize the retention of an annual collection fee, not to exceed one percent of the amount collected.

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

G. Additional contributions. The district may solicit, accept, and expend additional voluntary contributions and grants to carry out its purposes.

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 law enforcement personnel and services provided for 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 publicly funded law enforcement agencies.

(2) If the district ceases to exist, any funds of the district shall be transmitted to the governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge and shall be used for law enforcement purposes in the area which comprised 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 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 this 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 or she 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 2020, No. 260, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4730 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4730
Ordinances adopted for authorized purposes; validity
Status: in_force

Whenever any municipality pursuant to an act of the legislature has adopted an ordinance for any of the purposes covered in R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729, the ordinance shall be deemed to have been adopted under R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729, and it shall not be necessary in such cases for the local legislative body to appoint a zoning commission as herein provided. All such ordinances shall remain in effect, except so far as they are inconsistent with R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729, until they shall have been amended, altered or repealed by the legislative body.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.1
Taxes; occupancy; sales and use
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a)(i) In order to provide funds for the operation of the commission, the governing authority or authorities of the parish or parishes creating the commission are authorized and empowered to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the jurisdiction of the commission. Said tax shall not exceed two percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

(ii) The rates of occupancy tax authorized for the governing authorities of parishes by this Subsection, any other provision of this Section, R.S. 33:4574.7 or 4574.8, or any other local, special, or general law shall be reduced by one percent for each one percent rate of occupancy tax levied as provided for in R.S. 33:4574.1.1.

(iii) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, no new tax or tax increase shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section or any local, special, or general law after January 1, 1995, unless approved by a majority of the electors of the parish or parishes voting thereon in an election held for that purpose.

(iv) The provisions of Items (A)(1)(a)(ii) and (iii) shall not apply in Orleans Parish.

(b) The word "hotel" as used herein shall mean and include any establishment, both public and private, engaged in the business of furnishing or providing rooms and overnight camping facilities intended or designed for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes to transient guests where such establishment consists of two or more guest rooms and does not encompass any hospital, convalescent or nursing home or sanitarium, or any hotel-like facility operated by or in connection with a hospital or medical clinic providing rooms exclusively for patients and their families. The word "hotel" used herein shall not include camp and retreat facilities owned and operated by nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code provided that the net revenue derived from the organization's property is devoted wholly to the nonprofit organization's purposes.

(c) The tax shall be paid by the person who exercises or is entitled to occupancy of the hotel room, and shall be paid at the time the rent or fee of occupancy is paid. The word "person" as used herein shall have the same definition as that contained in R.S. 47:301(8).

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

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

(f) However, on and after September 3, 1989, a parish governing authority, except in Orleans and Rapides Parishes, shall not levy the tax authorized by this Paragraph on any overnight camping facility which is the only overnight camping facility in that parish, and when the effect of such levy is to assess the tax against a single individual or business entity.

(2)(a) In order to provide funds for the operation of the commission, the governing authority or authorities of the parish or parishes creating the commission are authorized and empowered to levy and collect an additional sales and use tax not in excess of one percent within the parish.

(b) The sales and use tax so levied shall be imposed by ordinance of the parish governing authority and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, lease, or rental, the consumption and the storage for consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services in the parish, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 through R.S. 47:317. However, the ordinance imposing said tax shall be adopted by the parish governing authority only after the question of the imposition of the tax and the dedication of the proceeds thereof to the parish tourist commission shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the parish at an election to be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana, and the majority of those voting in said election shall have voted in favor of the imposition and dedication of the tax.

(c) This tax shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in R.S. 47:301 through R.S. 47:317.

B. The proceeds of the taxes so levied, less a reasonable sum to be retained by the governing authority or authorities for a collection fee, shall be appropriated to the commission, and shall be used by the commission for the purposes of attracting conventions and tourists into the area of the jurisdiction of the commission, or as provided by the proposition dedicating the proceeds of the sales and use tax. The commission shall have authority to spend money for advertising, promotion, and publication of information.

C.(1) Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Terrebonne Parish 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 three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

(2) However, at such time as there is completed for use by the parish a general purpose exhibition and convention facility, the governing authority 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 to the tourist commission for acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the exhibition and convention facility.

D. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish is hereby authorized to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms as defined in Act 62 of the 1972 Regular Session of the Legislature within the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

E. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of West Baton Rouge Parish 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 West Baton Rouge Parish Tourist Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

F. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Vernon Parish 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 Vernon Parish Tourist and Recreation Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

G. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Sabine Parish 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 Sabine Parish Tourist Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

H. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of St. Mary Parish is hereby authorized to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the boundaries of St. Mary Parish, not to exceed four percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

I. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of DeSoto Parish 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 DeSoto Parish Tourism Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

J. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Natchitoches Parish 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 Natchitoches Parish Tourism Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

K. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish 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 Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

L. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Lafourche Parish is hereby authorized to levy and collect a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the parish of Lafourche, not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charges for such occupancy.

M. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish 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 St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

N. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Allen Parish 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 Allen Parish Tourism Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

O. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of West Feliciana Parish 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 West Feliciana Parish Tourism Commission not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

P. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Webster Parish 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 Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau not to exceed three percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy. The tax herein authorized shall be levied and collected only after the question of its imposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters of Webster Parish voting thereon in an election held for the purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

Q.(1) Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Beauregard Parish 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 Beauregard Parish Tourism Commission not to exceed four percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

(2) One-half of the revenues derived from the proceeds of the increase shall be used for the tourism center and the remaining one-half shall be used for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Beauregard Parish Covered Arena.

R. Notwithstanding the rate limitation in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of Jefferson Davis Parish 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 Jefferson Davis Parish Tourist Commission not to exceed four and a half percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 19, §1; Acts 1987, No. 165, §1; Acts 1988, No. 24, §2; Acts 1988, No. 415, §1; Acts 1989, No. 243, §1; Acts 1990, No. 277, §1; Acts 1990, No. 756, §1; Acts 1990, No. 777, §§1 and 2, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 130, §1; Acts 1991, No. 248, §1; Acts 1991, No. 954, §1, eff. July 24, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 78, §1; Acts 1992, No. 711, §1; Acts 1993, No. 96, §1; Acts 1993, No. 128, §1; Acts 1994, No. 19, §1; Acts 1995, No. 5, §1; Acts 1995, No. 47, §1, eff. June 8, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 61, §1; Acts 1998, No. 40, §2; Acts 1999, No. 225, §1, eff. June 11, 1999; Acts 2005, No. 377, §1, eff. June 30, 2005; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 121, §1, eff. June 25, 2007.

NOTE: See Acts 1991, No. 248, §2.

NOTE: See Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §§3 and 4, relative to application of tax based on period of occupancy.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2621
Authority to tax motor vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Under rules, regulations, or methods of valuation to be prescribed by the Louisiana Tax Commission, all municipalities and districts created by municipalities, through their governing authorities, may levy, assess, and collect taxes upon motor vehicles within their limits, where the municipalities and districts have not provided by ordinance or resolution for the exemption of motor vehicles from taxation as authorized by Section 21(E) of Article VII of the Constitution, as amended.

B. Motor vehicles used on the public highways of this state owned by and titled to a person or persons sixty-five years of age or older may be exempted from general or special ad valorem taxes levied by a municipality or by a district created by it, by ordinance or resolution of the governing authority thereof.

Acts 2004, No. 212, §1, eff. June 14, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.7
Board of adjustment; membership; powers and procedures; appeals from decisions
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of St. Helena Parish may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment and, in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to this Subpart, may provide that the board may determine and vary the application of such regulations and restrictions in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general or specific rules contained therein.

(2) The board of adjustment shall consist of five members and may include two alternate members, all of whom shall be landowners and qualified voters of St. Helena Parish. The members of the first board shall serve terms as follows: one for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of five years each.

(3) Of the two alternate members first appointed, one alternate member shall be appointed for a term of three years and the other for a term of two years. Thereafter, each alternate member shall be appointed for a term of three years. Alternate members shall serve only when called upon to form a quorum and when so serving shall have all the powers and duties of regular members.

(4) All members shall be removable for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges and after public hearings. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose position becomes vacant. The board shall elect its own chairman, who shall serve for one year.

(5) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this Subpart. However, no rules adopted by a board of adjustment, zoning administrator, or other official or official body appointed by the governing authority shall be effective until approved in writing by the governing authority.

B.(1) Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board may determine. The chairman, or, in his absence, the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its meetings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if the member is absent or fails to vote, indicating that fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be filed immediately in the office of the board and shall be public records. All testimony, objections thereto, and rulings thereon shall be taken down by a reporter employed by the board for the purpose.

(2)(a) Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish affected by any decision of the administrative officer. An appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board, by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board of adjustment a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.

(b) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board of adjustment after the notice of appeal shall have been filed with him that, by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril of life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order that may be granted by the board of adjustment or by a court of record on application or notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown.

(c) The board of adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give public notice thereof, as well as due notice to the interested parties, and decide the appeal within a reasonable time. Any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney at the hearing.

(3) The board of adjustment shall have the following powers:

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

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

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

C.(1) In exercising its powers, the board may, in conformity with the provisions of this Subpart, reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision, or determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken.

(2) The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the board present and voting shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of any administrative official, to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which the board is required to pass pursuant to ordinance, or to effect any variation in the ordinance.

Acts 1987, No. 355, §1, eff. July 6, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.805 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.805
Funding sources; ad valorem tax; sales and use tax
Status: in_force

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

B.(1) The board may levy and collect a sales and use tax within the boundaries of the district for such purposes and at such rate as provided by the proposition authorizing its levy, not exceeding one percent, which tax may exceed the limitation set forth in Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, provided the proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose.

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

(3) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established in Chapter 2-D of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax, and procedural details necessary to supplement such provisions and to make them applicable to the tax authorized by this Subsection shall be fixed in the ordinance imposing the tax.

Acts 2009, No. 69, §1, eff. June 16, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4252
Requisites of bonds; authority to issue single bond to United States government agencies
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this Subpart shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body and shall be payable solely from the income and revenues to be derived from the operation of the utility. The bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the municipal corporation within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness and shall contain a recital to that effect. They shall be in coupon form but may be made registerable as to principal if so provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance. The bonds shall be in the denomination of one hundred dollars or a multiple thereof, shall mature serially or otherwise in the manner provided by the governing body, but not later than forty years from their date and shall be made payable at the place provided by the governing body. They may be made redeemable at the option of the issuing municipality prior to maturity at the premium (not greater than ten percent of the principal amount thereof) which the governing body determines. The bonds shall be signed by the presiding officer and attested by the secretary or clerk of the municipality under the official seal of the municipality, in the manner provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance. Interest coupons to be attached thereto may be executed with the facsimile signature of the officers, and in the event that any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to hold office before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes. The bonds shall be sold in the manner and at the times which the governing body determines, except that in no event shall the bonds be sold at a price of less than par or bear an interest rate of greater than eight percentum per annum.

In the event bonds authorized under this Subpart are proposed to be sold to any agency of the United States Government, pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between the political subdivision and such agency said bonds may be issued in the form of a single bond, may be fully registerable as to principal and interest, and may provide for repayment of principal and/or interest on amortized installments, in lieu of being issued as serial coupon bonds.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 641, §1; Acts 1972, No. 588, §1; Acts 1972, Ex.Sess., No. 12, §1, emerg. eff. Sept. 1, 1972, at 4:00 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2214.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2214.1
Work on holidays
Status: in_force

All municipal police department employees to which this Subpart applies who are required to work on Christmas, New Year's Day, July 4th, and Labor Day, and/or on any other two state legal holidays to be selected and designated by the local governing authority, shall receive, in addition to the compensation to which such employee would be entitled under laws and pay plans in effect, extra compensation at the rate of one times his usual salary, to be determined by reducing his average monthly salary to an hourly scale but which, in no event, shall be less than two times the hourly rate payable to the employee for straight or regular time under laws or pay plans in effect; provided, that in lieu of additional compensation, governing authorities, at their option, may grant police department employees time off from work for which such additional compensation would be due and payable to said employees.

Nothing in this Section shall preclude a local governing authority from granting to its municipal police department employees covered hereby, additional holidays; provided payment therefor is not less than required by the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 124, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1891 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1891
Merit awards
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality shall have authority to grant merit awards to full-time permanent employees of the municipality in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Nothing herein shall be in conflict with Civil Service rules and regulations.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 535, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2496 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2496
Temporary appointments
Status: in_force

Temporary appointments may be made to positions in the classified service without the appointees acquiring any permanent status therein as follows:

(1)(a)(i) Except for a vacancy in the classes of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, alarm, or signal systems for the respective fire or police service is the primary duty, when a vacancy is to be filled in a position of a class for which the board is unable to certify names of persons eligible for regular and permanent, or substitute, appointment, the appointing authority may make a provisional appointment of any person considered qualified. Whenever practicable, the appointment should be made by the provisional promotion of an employee of a lower class. A provisional appointment shall not continue for more than three months. No position in the classified service shall be filled by one or more provisional appointments for a period in excess of three consecutive months, and successive like periods shall not be permissible. The board may, however, authorize the renewal of such appointment or authorize such successive appointments for a period not to exceed three additional months whenever it has been impracticable or impossible to establish a list of persons eligible for certification and appointment to the vacancy. Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, any provisional appointment, if not terminated sooner, shall terminate upon the regular filling of the vacancy in any manner authorized under this Part and, in any event, within fifteen days after a certification from which a regular, or substitute, appointment, as the case may be, can be made under the provisions of this Part. A provisional appointment shall be reported to the board within fifteen days following the appointment.

(ii) Any provisional appointment made to a position of the competitive classes, as provided for by R.S. 33:2492(7), shall be terminated upon the regular filling of the vacancy in any manner authorized under this Part and, in any event, within sixty days after certification from which a regular or substitute appointment, as the case may be, can be made under the provisions of this Part. A provisional appointment shall be reported to the board within fifteen days following the appointment.

(iii) When a vacancy is to be filled in the classes of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, alarm, or signal systems for the respective fire or police service is the primary duty, the appointing authority may make a provisional appointment of any person considered qualified. A provisional appointment shall not exceed sixty days. Successive appointments in the classes of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, alarm, or signal systems for the respective fire or police service is the primary duty shall be prohibited.

(b) During the times of war, and after the board continues to offer tests provided by this Part in an effort to obtain persons eligible for regular and permanent appointment to a position of any class which has been permanently vacated by the regular employee thereof, and it finds it impossible to establish a list of persons qualified for certification and permanent appointment to the position in the classified service, it may authorize the appointing authority to fill the position with a provisional appointee until the appropriate employment list can be established.

(c) Provisional appointments may be made in any position until a classification plan is prepared and adopted and for such time thereafter as may be required for the preparation and administration of tests and the establishment of employment lists from the results of the tests. But such special authority shall be valid for a period for not more than eighteen months immediately following the date that this Part takes effect in the municipality.

(2) A substitute appointment may be made to any position in the classified service from which the regular and permanent employee is away on an authorized leave of absence, or from which the regular employee is substituting for some other regular employee who is authorized to be away from his respective position. No position shall be filled by a substitute appointee for a time beyond that for which the regular and permanent incumbent is away on an authorized leave. Whenever such appointment shall continue for not more than thirty days, the appointing authority may appoint thereto anyone considered qualified. Substitute appointments made for a period exceeding thirty days shall be made in the same manner as provided in R.S. 33:2494 for the filling of a vacancy by a regular and permanent appointment. Any person employed on a substitute basis shall, for the duration of the temporary employment, enjoy the class title and be entitled and receive the rate of pay for the class and position in which he is employed. The appointing authority shall notify the board within fifteen days following any substitute appointment made for a period to exceed thirty days, the name of the appointee, the class of position filled, the period for which the appointment was made and attach to the notification a signed copy of the leave of absence granted the employee for whom the appointee is substituting.

(3) Emergency appointments of any person may be made at any time the needs of the service require because of any local emergency of a temporary and special nature. No such appointment shall be effective or continued for a period greater than ninety days, but in any case, an emergency appointment shall be terminated upon the conclusion of the emergency period. In the event that a state of emergency is declared by the governor, such appointments shall be effective for the duration of the state of emergency.

Acts 2006, No. 491, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 265, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2021, No. 51, §1; Acts 2024, No. 230, §1.

NOTE: Acts 2006, No. 491, title of Act provides that it amends and reenacts and, as amended, arranges in proper statutory form and incorporates into the statutes the provisions of 1921 Const. Art. XIV, §15.1(26)(C) by amending and reenacting R.S. 33:2496(C).
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4331
Refunding of bonds secured by equipment or revenue of public utility
Status: in_force

Any municipal corporation having a population of not more than two hundred thousand or less than seventy-five thousand and which has issued or which may issue bonds secured by a mortgage on the lands, buildings, machinery and equipment of any revenue-producing public utility, and by a pledge of the income and revenues of such public utility, or secured by either such mortgage or such pledge, for the purpose of refunding or refinancing any of such bonds so issued and outstanding, may, without submitting the matter to a vote of the electors of the municipal corporation, issue refunding bonds of the municipality secured exclusively, principal and interest, by a mortgage on the lands, buildings, machinery and equipment of such public utility and by a pledge of the income and revenues of such public utility, or secured either by such mortgage or by such pledge of said revenues, as the governing authority of the municipality may determine.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.11
Contesting validity; prescription
Status: in_force

No contest, action or proceeding to question the validity or legality of any resolution, ordinance, notice or other proceeding adopted or published in accordance with the foregoing shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever after the expiration of thirty days from the date when the resolution, ordinance, notice or proceeding was adopted or published and thereafter the legality and validity of such resolution, ordinance, notice or proceeding shall be conclusively presumed and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Acts 1962, No. 256, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1996 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1996
Annual vacation
Status: in_force

Firemen in municipalities, parishes and fire protection districts to which this Subpart applies, after having served one year, shall be entitled to an annual vacation of eighteen days with full pay. This vacation period shall be increased one day for each year of service over ten years, up to a maximum vacation period of thirty days, all of which shall be with full pay. The vacation privileges herein provided for shall not be forfeited by any member of the department for any cause. Firemen employed on January 6, 1969 shall have their present longevity considered as a factor in the computation of their vacation benefits as provided herein.

The provisions of this section shall in no way be construed to affect in any manner any presently existing system of computing vacation periods under which greater vacation benefits are granted than those provided for herein and the same shall continue in full force and effect.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 132, §1; Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2337 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2337
Mutual aid; local police departments
Status: in_force

A.(1) In the event of an emergency or a special event and upon the request of another police department or sheriff's office, by the chief of police, the sheriff, or their designees of that department on duty at the time of the emergency or special event, a political subdivision, city marshal, and city constable may furnish police manpower and equipment if the chief of police, the sheriff, or their designees on duty, of the police department or sheriff's office receiving the request for aid is of the opinion that such police manpower and equipment are available.

(2) If the responding agency agrees to provide mutual aid, the personnel of the responding agency shall report to and shall work under the direction and supervision of the senior officer of the requesting agency on duty at the time that the request for aid is made. During the emergency or special event the personnel of the responding agency shall have the same law enforcement authority as the personnel of the requesting agency. Police manpower and equipment may be recalled at the sole discretion of the highest ranking officer on duty of the responding agency furnishing police manpower and equipment. During the emergency, the responding agency shall be considered the agent of the requesting agency.

(3)(a) "Emergency" means an actual or potential condition that poses an immediate threat to life or property and exceeds the capability of the requesting agency to counteract successfully.

(b) "Special event" means an actual or potential situation that poses or may pose a threat to life or property because of the number of people involved and exceeds the capability of the requesting agency to counteract successfully.

B. In situations where mutual aid is utilized, radio communications shall be established, if possible, through the radio systems patch, or one of the officers shall maintain personal eye to eye contact with an officer of the other agency and pass information between agencies.

C. The provision of mutual aid shall not give rise to liability or responsibility for failure to respond to a request for assistance.

D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to limit the responding agency's authority to apply for, administer, and expend any grants, gifts, or payments in aid of homeland security, disaster prevention, preparedness, response, or recovery.

Acts 1997, No. 1178, §1; Acts 2006, No. 539, §1; Acts 2012, No. 343, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3958 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3958
Installment payments and notes for deferred payments
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality may provide, in the ordinance accepting the work and making the assessment, that the property owners therein assessed, availing themselves of the privilege within ten days after the passage of the ordinance, may pay in cash twenty per cent of the amount of their indebtedness and pay the balance in four equal annual installments. As evidence of such deferred payments, the property owners shall sign and execute four promissory notes, payable to the order of the municipality, each for twenty per cent of the amount due by him, dated ten days after the passage of the ordinance accepting the work, maturing respectively, one, two, three and four years from that date, or sooner, at the option of the owner, bearing a maximum rate of six per cent yearly interest from date and ten per cent attorney's fees if placed in the hands of an attorney for collection after maturity, which notes, when paraphed by the city clerk or secretary to identify them with the ordinance levying the assessment, shall carry with them in the possession of any owner, the lien and privilege hereinabove provided for. The assessments and the notes, executed by the property owners pursuant to the provisions of this Sub-part, may be transferred by the municipality without recourse, to the contractor, at their face value, and the contractor, or any transferee thereof, shall enjoy the lien and privilege and all other rights provided in this Sub-part accruing to the municipality authorizing and ordering the work.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9079 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9079
The Kingswood Subdivision Improvement District; creation, composition, powers; levy of parcel fee
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The Kingswood Subdivision Improvement District, a special taxing district and political subdivision of the state, referred to in this Section as the "district", is hereby created in Orleans Parish.

B. Boundaries. (1) The district shall be comprised of the area located within the following boundaries: the I-10 Service Road, the West right-of-way line of the Kingswood Subdivision, the center line of the Morrison Canal, and the center line of the Vincent Canal.

(2) The district shall not include any property within the boundaries as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection which is zoned and used as commercial property.

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

D. Governance. (1) In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effectuation of the services to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the area, the affairs of the district shall be managed by a nine-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board", who shall be appointed as follows:

(a) The Kingswood Homeowners' Association's board of directors shall appoint five members.

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

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

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

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

(2) Each member of the board shall be a resident of or own property within the district.

(3) The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

(4) The members of the board shall select from among themselves a president and a secretary and such other officers as they deem appropriate. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. The rules and regulations relative to public notice and conduct of public meetings shall all conform with the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be provided in the bylaws.

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

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

(7) The term of each board member shall be two years. A member of the board may be appointed for a succeeding term. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

E. Parcel fee. (1) The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may levy and collect a parcel fee upon each parcel of taxable real property within the district in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection. For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract.

(a) Such fee shall be levied only as authorized by the Kingswood Subdivision Improvement District as provided in this Subsection.

(b) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee, however, shall not exceed two hundred forty dollars per parcel per year. The owner of the parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee.

(c) The fee shall be levied only upon request by the board to the city of New Orleans and only after the question of its levy has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code at a regularly scheduled election. The board may increase the amount of the fee, by duly adopted resolution, not to exceed the amount provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph without the necessity of an election.

(d) If approved, the fee shall expire on December 31, 2022, 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 (c) of this Paragraph. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years. Any election to authorize renewal of the fee shall be held at the same time as a regularly scheduled election in the city of New Orleans.

(e) Such fee shall be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as ad valorem taxes on property are levied and collected by the city.

(f) Any unpaid fee will 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 are unpaid ad valorem taxes.

(2) Except for the collection fee authorized in this Paragraph, the proceeds of the fee shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district and in accordance with the plan developed pursuant to Subsection G of this Section. The proceeds shall be paid over to the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, day by day as the same proceeds are collected and received by the appropriate officials of the city of New Orleans and maintained in a separate account. The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, shall remit to the district payments requested by warrant or draft not more than thirty days after the receipt of the warrant or draft. However, the city may retain one percent of the amount collected as a collection fee.

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

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

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

(2) Any plan shall include:

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

(b) An estimate of the rate of the parcel fee required to be levied in each year in order to provide the funds required for the implementation or effectuation of the plan for furnishing the specified facilities, improvements, and services.

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

(2) The district may perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary for the achievement of its primary objective of encouraging the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the Kingswood Subdivision Improvement District.

Acts 2005, No. 232, §1, eff. June 29, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 237, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.

NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 237, §2, relative to levy of existing parcel fee and parcel fee authorized by Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.124
Public hearing
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9097.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9097.18
Mayfair Park/Park East/Heights Crime Prevention and Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the Mayfair Park, Mayfair Park East, and Mayfair Heights subdivisions in East Baton Rouge Parish as established in the official subdivision plat filed with the clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish.

C. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention and to add to the security of district residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the district.

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

(a) The presidents of the Mayfair Park, Mayfair Park East, and Mayfair Heights homeowners associations shall serve as ex officio members.

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

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

(d) The mayor-president for the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, shall appoint one member.

(e) The member of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

(2) All members of the board shall own immovable property within the district.

(3)(a) Each member serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection shall serve during his term of office as president.

(b) The terms of the members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(b) through (e) of this Subsection shall be concurrent with those of the respective appointing authority.

(4) Vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term or any other reason shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment. Members are eligible for reappointment.

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

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee, however, shall not exceed one hundred forty-four dollars per parcel per year.

(2)(a) The fee shall be imposed on each improved parcel located within the district; however, the fee shall not be imposed on a parcel if any of the owners of the parcel are persons sixty-five years of age or older.

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

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

(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. At least thirty days prior to any election held to approve imposition of a parcel fee, the board shall mail notification of the upcoming election to each registered voter of the district and to each owner of a parcel in the district who is not a registered voter of the district. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

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

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

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

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

G. 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.

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

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

Acts 2012, No. 701, §1, eff. June 11, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 156
Returns of election; recording returns; proclaiming result
Status: in_force

The returns of the election shall be made to the municipal authorities of the city or town within forty eight hours after the closing of the polls at the election. Such returns shall likewise be recorded and transcribed in the public record book wherein the ordinances or official proceedings of the municipal authorities are usually recorded; and also permanently preserved among the official records of the city or town. The municipal authorities shall within ten days thereafter make public proclamation of the result of such election by publication for ten days in one or more newspapers in the city or town, or if there be none by posting as required in sheriff's and constable's sales.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2933 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2933
Payments by approved credit and debit cards; authorizations; contracts; fees
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section:

(1) "Local charges" means taxes, fees, charges, licenses, service fees or charges, fines, penalties, interest, sanctions, stamps, surcharges, assessments, obligations, and any other similar charges or obligations owed the local entity, or any department, agency, board, commission, or other entity thereof.

(2) "Local entity" means any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state created by law. The term also means clerks of court, sheriffs, district attorneys, and assessors.

(3) "Third party solution" means a company that provides a software application, a gateway, or both, to capture credit card and other forms of electronic payments for processing by a merchant services acquirer.

B. A local entity may accept payment of any local charge, it or any department, agency, board, commission, or other entity thereof, is authorized to collect by credit card, debit card, or similar payment device approved by the local entity. When accepting cards or devices, the local entity may establish and assess a fee, provided that the fee is a uniform dollar amount or percentage assessed for all types of cards or devices accepted by the local entity. The fee shall be considered a "local charge" as provided in this Section. The authorization and use of credit cards, debit cards, and similar payment devices to make or accept payment for any government charge or required payment shall be in accordance with this Section.

C. When a local entity accepts payment of a local charge by a card or device, the liability therefor is not finally discharged and obligation for payment of the local charge is not extinguished until the local entity has received final settlement, payment, or other credit in full for the local charge and any additional permissible fees associated with the transaction. Upon receipt of the final settlement, payment, or other credit, the local charge shall be deemed paid on the date the credit or debit charge was initially made.

D. A local entity exercising the authority granted by this Section shall designate the credit cards, debit cards, or similar payment devices that it will accept to receive payment of any local charges. It shall from time to time, but at least annually, publish a list of approved credit and debit cards by which any unit of the local entity may accept payment of any local charge the local entity may collect. A local entity may negotiate and enter into all contracts, for periods not to exceed five years, with providers of such cards or devices, including master or statewide financial providers, third party processors, third party solutions, or providers for internet and other similar use and payment acceptance using such cards or devices.

E.(1) A local entity exercising the authority granted by this Section shall establish procedures and guidelines for the approval and operation of any cards or devices, and fix applicable processing fees, pursuant to this Section.

(2) A third party solution may establish and assess a fee for processing a local charge. The fee shall be paid to the third party solution by the payor and shall not be considered a local charge as provided in this Section. The amount of the fee shall be disclosed to the payor before the transaction is completed.

F. In negotiating contracts and approving designated cards or devices, the local entity shall seek to achieve uniform implementation and standard terms and provisions with respect to the acceptance of payments by other local entities, in order to achieve maximum efficiency, uniformity, and cost effectiveness. Any contracts pursuant to this Section may include such provisions, terms, and conditions as the local entity deems necessary or appropriate to fulfill those purposes, including specific terms as to any limitations on amounts and limits of liabilities eligible for payment, operational requirements, types, terms, and payment of fees. To fulfill those purposes, two or more local entities may jointly enter into agreements to collect local charges by credit cards, debit cards, or similar payment devices pursuant to this Section.

G. Any contract or other binding arrangement for acceptance of credit cards, debit cards, or any other devices, in existence on July 1, 2001, shall not be affected by this Section.

Acts 2001, No. 740, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2016, No. 403, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.70.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.70.4
North Lake Charles Economic Development District
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created in the city of Lake Charles a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the North Lake Charles Economic Development District, referred to in this Section as the "district".

(2) The district shall be a special district created pursuant to Article VI, Section 19 of the Constitution of Louisiana and political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The district, acting through its governing board, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by the laws and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Section.

B. The boundaries of the district shall encompass all of the territory included within the following perimeter: Commencing at the point where Kayouche Coulee intersects with English Bayou thence westward along the southern banks of the English Bayou until the English Bayou intersects with the Calcasieu River westward along the southern banks of Calcasieu River to a point on Calcasieu River southern banks where if Kirkman St. were extended northward it would intersect with Calcasieu River thence southward along Kirkman Street to 12th Street thence east along 12th Street to a point where if 12th Street were extended eastward it would intersect with Kayouche Coulee thence northward along Kayouche Coulee to Opelousas Street thence eastward on Opelousas Street to Goodman Road thence northward along Goodman Road to a point where if Goodman Road were extended northward it would intersect with English Bayou thence to the point of commencement.

C.(1) The district shall be governed by a five-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The board shall provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district, to provide for the representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, and shall exercise other powers, duties, and functions as provided in this Section.

(2) The members of the board shall be residents and qualified voters of the district. The board membership shall be reflective of the city's diverse population. The five members shall be appointed as follows:

(a) The Lake Charles City Council shall appoint one member.

(b) The state representative for the House of Representatives district which encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

(c) The state senator for the Senate district which encompasses all or the greater portion of the area of the district shall appoint one member.

(d) The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish shall appoint one member from a list of three names submitted jointly by the members of the governing authority who represent District Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 9.

(e) The mayor of the city of Lake Charles shall appoint one member, subject to the approval of the governing authority of the city.

(3)(a) Members shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. Two members shall serve three-year initial terms, two members shall serve two-year initial terms, and one member shall serve a one-year initial term as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

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

D.(1) As soon as practical after appointment of all members, the board shall meet. The board shall elect from its number a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as it may deem appropriate.

(2) The minute books and archives of the board shall be maintained by the board's secretary with the help and assistance of and through the council's office. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district in the official custody and control of the board's treasurer shall be deposited, expended, and accounted for, records maintained, and idle funds invested through the department of administration, under the director of administration, and checks issued through the department as in the case of city monies under the plan of government.

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Any plan shall include an estimate of the annual and total cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing the services, improvements, or facilities set forth therein.

(4) The board shall also submit the plan to the city planning commission. The planning commission shall review the plan and determine whether it is consistent with the comprehensive plan for the city of Lake Charles. The planning commission, within thirty days following receipt of the plan, shall submit to the Lake Charles City Council its written opinion as to whether the plan or any portion or detail thereof is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan for the city, together with its written comments and recommendations with respect thereto.

(5) After receipt of the plan together with the written comments and recommendations of the city planning commission, the Lake Charles City Council shall review and consider the plan together with the written comments and recommendations. The Lake Charles City Council, within thirty days following the receipt of the plan, shall submit a written recommendation to the board as to whether the board should approve the plan. After receipt of the written recommendation, the board shall review and consider the recommendation. The board may adopt or reject the recommendation.

F.(1)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection E of this Section, the board may prepare and submit directly to the Lake Charles City Council a plan or plans setting forth its intention to employ professional consultants, experts, and other advisors and personnel as it deems necessary or convenient to assist in the preparation of a plan or plans for the orderly and efficient development of services and improvements within the district.

(b) The plan shall specify the services proposed to be rendered by the employees, an estimate of the aggregate of the proposed salaries of the employees, and an estimate of the other expenses of the board required for the preparation of the plan or plans.

(2) The Lake Charles City Council shall review and consider the plan. The Lake Charles City Council, within thirty days following the receipt of the plan, shall submit a written recommendation to the board as to whether the board should approve the plan. After receipt of the written recommendation, the board shall review and consider the recommendation. The board may adopt or reject the recommendation.

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

(2) In order to provide the services and provide, construct, or acquire the capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into intergovernmental local service contracts with the city.

H. The district may acquire, lease, insure, and sell immovable property within its boundaries in accordance with its plans.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

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

(4) To receive by gift, grant, or donation 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 district.

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

(7) 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 the loans.

(8) To sell immovable property owned by the commission after legal notice as provided by law for the judicial sale of immovable property.

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

(10) 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.

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

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

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

(14) The district shall have no power of expropriation.

J.(1) In addition to the authority provided to the district by this Section, the district may levy and collect a sales and use tax within the boundaries of the district not to exceed one percent.

(2) The tax shall be imposed by resolution of the board and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, the distribution, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and upon the sales of services within the boundaries of the district, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq. However, the resolution imposing the tax shall be adopted only after the proposed tax is approved by the Lake Charles City Council and by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and held on a date that corresponds with an election date provided by R.S. 18:402(A)(1) or (B)(1). The purpose and rate of the tax shall be as provided in the resolution.

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

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

(5) The tax levied pursuant to this Subsection shall be in addition to all other taxes other political subdivisions within the jurisdiction of the district are authorized to levy and collect.

(6) The district shall have no other power of taxation, except as provided in this Subsection.

K.(1)(a) In addition to any authority provided to the district by this Section, the district shall have the authority provided to an economic development district by Part II of Chapter 27 of this Title to implement tax increment financing and may issue revenue bonds payable from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of up to the full amount of tax increments available to an economic development district as provided in this Section and in such Part to be derived from any project or projects of the district as provided for in this Section, or parts of the projects, in an amount to be determined as provided for in this Section, in order to finance or refinance any project or projects, or parts thereof, which are consistent with the purposes of the district.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any portion of the tax of any local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body may be used as a tax increment for tax increment finance purposes only with the consent of the local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body expressed by ordinance or resolution and upon approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the city of Lake Charles voting at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and held on a date that corresponds with an election date provided by R.S. 18:402(A)(1) or (B)(1).

(2) For purposes of the tax increment financing authority derived from Part II of Chapter 27 of this Title which is conferred upon the district by this Section, and only for purposes of this Section, "local governmental subdivision" as defined in such Part shall include the parish of Calcasieu and all political subdivisions within the parish.

(3) For purposes of this Section, a tax increment shall consist of that portion of any tax, excluding a hotel occupancy tax, levied within the district by a local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body determined and pledged in the manner provided for in Part II of Chapter 27 of this Title. However, if the proceeds of any tax have been expressly dedicated to another purpose set forth in a proposition approved by the electorate of the local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body, then the tax proceeds shall not be used as a tax increment until a proposition which authorizes the use is submitted to and approved by the electorate.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the district shall not levy a hotel occupancy tax within the boundaries of the district. In addition, the district shall not issue revenue bonds payable from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of hotel occupancy tax increments.

L. The district shall dissolve and cease to exist one year after the date that all bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the district, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to both principal and interest; however, in no event shall the district have an existence of less than three years from August 1, 2023.

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

Acts 2023, No. 306, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:462 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 462
Expenditures pursuant to appropriation; warrants
Status: in_force

All expenditures of money for any purpose whatever shall be in pursuance of a specific appropriation made by order and in no other manner and shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. Every warrant drawn on the treasury shall express on its face to whom issued and for what purpose allowed; and the ordinance authorizing its issue shall be cited by minute book and page, in or upon it.

Acts 1983, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.472 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.472
Board of commissioners; members; officers; agents; employees
Status: in_force

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

(1) The mayor of the town of Clayton.

(2) The mayor of the town of Ferriday.

(3) The mayor of the town of Ridgecrest.

(4) The mayor of the town of Vidalia.

(5) The president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury.

(6) Three at-large members appointed by the Concordia Parish Police Jury, one of whom shall be a resident of Ward 5 from the unincorporated area of Monterey.

B.(1) In the event that any of the mayors of the towns of Clayton, Ferriday, Ridgecrest, or Vidalia are unable to serve on the board, the governing authority of the respective municipality shall appoint a member to the board.

(2) In the event that the president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury is unable to serve on the board, the Concordia Parish Police Jury shall appoint a member to the board.

C.(1) The term of office for the members appointed by the Concordia Parish Police Jury shall be for four years.

(2) The mayors, or any member appointed by a municipal governing authority to serve in place of a mayor, shall serve during the term of the mayor.

(3) The president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury, or any member appointed by the police jury to serve in place of the president, shall serve during the term of the president.

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

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

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

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

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

I.(1) The board shall meet in regular session at least once per quarter and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. If a board member is unable to attend a regular or special session, the board member may appoint a designee to attend any such regular or special session. The designee shall have full voting rights on any matters before the board.

(2) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

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

Acts 1993, No. 807, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2009, No. 32, §1, eff. June 15, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 72, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1993, No. 807, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1329 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1329
Acquisition of property
Status: in_force

Any parish or municipality or commission appointed under this part may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation proceedings or otherwise, all property, including rights-of-way, necessary to effectuate arrangements concluded under the terms of this Part. Where condemnation is necessary, the parish or municipality shall follow the procedures which, under existing law, govern its acquisition of property by condemnation.

In the alternative whenever a reasonable price cannot be agreed upon or whenever the owner is legally incapacitated, is absent, is unknown, or is unable to convey valid title, any parish or municipality, or any commission appointed under the terms of this part shall have and is hereby given full power and authority to acquire by expropriation or condemnation any land, rights, rights-of-way, servitudes, flooding and overflow rights, franchises, and other property of any kind or nature declared to be necessary in connection with the joint exercise of any power authorized and anticipated by this Part. Where condemnation is necessary, each said parish, municipality or commission shall have the right to invoke and shall follow the procedures outlined and provided for in R.S. 48:1259.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 443, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.40 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.40
Initial creation of district
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, with respect to the initial creation of a district within a jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this Part, the annual baseline collection rate for the area for all purposes may, at the option of the entity creating the district, be the amount of applicable taxes collected in the district set forth in an ordinance (1) in the fiscal year of the local governmental subdivision most recently completed prior to the establishment of the area, (2) the average applicable taxes collected in the district for the two fiscal year periods most recently completed prior to the establishment of the area, or (3) the average applicable taxes collected in the district for the three fiscal year periods most recently completed prior to the establishment of the area.

Acts 2003, No. 739, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 850, §4, eff. July 11, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7560 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7560
Chapter as complete authority; audits and reports; construction of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be full, complete and independent authority for the performance of all acts herein authorized, and no other statute or legislative act shall be construed to be applicable to the carrying out of the powers herein granted unless herein expressly so made applicable. No publication of any notice or proceeding shall be necessary except as expressly herein provided, nor shall any proceedings adopted by the board of commissioners hereunder be subject to referendum nor to any election requirement.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 589, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 206
Transfer of funds and other property
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the consolidation becoming effective, the officers having custody of the funds of the lesser municipality shall deliver same into the custody of the proper fiscal officer of the new municipality, who shall acknowledge delivery by giving his receipt therefor.

The mayor or other chief executive officer of the new municipality shall supervise and direct the transfer of all personal property, books, papers, vouchers, or other documents belonging to the constituent municipalities, to the proper officers of the new government. He shall also cause a complete inventory to be made of all assets, real and personal, thus received by the new government.

An independent audit and settlement of the account of officers of the constituent municipalities shall be made forthwith.