La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4547.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4547.3
Term; guarantee of energy savings
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, any performance-based energy efficiency contract shall be for a period equal to the lesser of twenty years or the average life of the equipment installed by the performance contractor and shall contain a guarantee of energy savings, for at least the term of the bonds sold or financing arrangement of the political subdivision to support the terms of the energy performance contract.

B. When calculating "annual energy cost savings attributable to the services or equipment" installed pursuant to a performance-based energy efficiency contract as defined in R.S. 39:1484(14), maintenance savings shall be included. "Maintenance savings" means operating expenses eliminated and future capital replacement expenditures avoided as a result of new equipment installed or services performed by the performance contractor.

Acts 1988, No. 592, §1; Acts 1992, No. 640, §1; Acts 2006, No. 814, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3301
Street improvements authorized
Status: in_force

Municipalities, including those operating under a home rule or special legislative charter, may construct, pave, surface, resurface with concrete, cement, asphalt, brick, gravel, crushed stone, shell, or any paving material, and repair or otherwise improve streets, roads, sidewalks, and alleys, together with the necessary ditching, curbing, guttering, aprons, drains, and headers within their corporate limits, including such streets, alleys or other public ways which may be entirely within the limits or boundaries of such municipality, but along the boundary or limit thereof in such manner that abutting property on one side of such street or other public way is situated wholly or partly outside of such municipality, and may levy and collect local or special assessments on the real property abutting the improvements, including such property as may be located outside the municipal limits but abutting a street or other public way located within the municipal limits, sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of the works, including street intersections, in the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions as follows provided, however, that all such work shall be done under the provisions of R.S. 38:2211.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 192, §1; Acts 1975, No. 46, §1, eff. June 23, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1395.6
Effect of amendment or repeal on term of office
Status: in_force

No amendment or repeal of a home rule charter shall shorten the term for which any official was elected.

Acts 1980, No. 703, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1236.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1236.25
Pointe Coupee Parish; False River; encroachments
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee may adopt ordinances relative to the regulation of the construction of buildings and other structures over False River, including but not limited to the construction of bulkheads, wharves, piers, docks, boat storage facilities, camps, houses, and commercial buildings as defined in R.S. 41:1704.

B. The governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee may adopt ordinances relative to the regulation of the filling in of portions of False River adjacent to private and public property.

C. Any ordinance adopted in accordance with Subsections A and B of this Section shall not become effective until the ordinance is approved by the Department of Conservation and Energy.

Acts 1999, No. 75, §1; Acts 2023, No. 150, §8, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.112
Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents and employees
Status: in_force

A. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of five commissioners, each of whom shall be a qualified voter of the district and who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Vermilion.

(2) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Iberia.

(3) One member shall be appointed by the Twin Parish Port Commission and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, subject to confirmation by the senators whose districts encompass the parishes of Vermilion and Iberia. Such member shall have a bachelor's degree in engineering.

B.(1) Members of the board shall serve three-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. One such member shall serve an initial term of one year; two members shall serve an initial term of two years; and two members shall serve an initial term of three years, all as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

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

C. The commissioners shall elect from their membership a chairman, vice chairman, secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting each month for the purpose of transacting business of the district.

D. Board members shall serve without compensation. However, the board may authorize per diem for its members in the performance of their official duties. The per diem shall not exceed one hundred dollars for attending meetings of the board for a maximum of twelve meetings per year. Per diem paid pursuant to this Subsection shall be paid out of district funds in the hands of the treasurer.

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

F. 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 within either Vermilion or Iberia parishes, 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.

G. A board member or employee of a district may not have a pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or agreement to which the district is a party.

Acts 2010, No. 780, §1; Acts 2019, No. 159, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.280 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.280
General compliances; enhancement
Status: in_force

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

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

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

Acts 1989, No. 775, §1, eff. July 9, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7614 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7614
Subsidiary corporations; creation; purposes; powers; compensation of members
Status: in_force

A. Creation. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:7625, a corporation may exercise its powers and functions through one or more subsidiary corporations. The corporation by resolution duly adopted by two-thirds vote of the board of directors may authorize any of its directors or officers to organize one or more wholly owned subsidiary corporations. Such resolution shall prescribe the purposes for which such subsidiary corporation or corporations shall be formed.

B. Title VII activities; real estate development.

(1) Title VII subsidiary. Upon the determination by the board of directors that it is necessary or convenient in connection with the purposes of this chapter, a corporation may organize one or more subsidiary corporations for the purpose of undertaking Title VII activities. Any such subsidiary corporation shall be authorized to apply for such federal guarantees or other assistance as are authorized by Title VII, and to accept such guarantees and other assistance and to perform such acts as may be required in connection therewith, including entering into any contracts or project agreements.

(2) Real estate development subsidiary.

One or more subsidiary corporations may be organized for the purpose of undertaking in a new community development area the development of any real estate designated for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational or other use, including the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, rehabilitation, enlargement, operation and maintenance of any residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational or other structure, appurtenances and facilities necessary or convenient in connection with the purposes of this chapter.

C. Status of subsidiary corporation. A corporation, in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, may transfer to any subsidiary corporation any monies and any real or personal or mixed property. Each such subsidiary corporation shall have all the power, authority, privileges, immunities, tax exemptions, and other exemptions enjoyed by the corporation and shall be subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to the corporation, particularly those which are required under R.S. 38:2211 et seq. of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

D. Compensation. Officers and directors of any subsidiary corporation authorized hereby shall receive such compensation as the board of directors of its parent corporation may determine, provided, however, that no officer or director of such parent corporation or public official or full time employees of the state or the parish or municipality shall receive any compensation, either direct or indirect, other than reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties, by reason of his serving as a member, director or trustee of any subsidiary corporation.

Acts 1972, No. 553, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.50.25
Official map; additions and changes
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4891 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4891
Privileged communications to code enforcement officers
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Code enforcement officer" shall mean any employee of a local governmental subdivision or any of its districts, agencies, or departments who is authorized to make inspections, issue violation notices or summonses, or who is otherwise authorized to enforce the ordinances of the local governmental subdivision, including animal control officers. The term "code enforcement officer" shall not include building or zoning inspectors.

(2) "Hotline" or "call center" means a method or system created or established to accept any form of communication whether telephonic, electronic, oral, or written for the purposes of providing citizens of the local governmental subdivision a means to report or provide information relating to alleged local code violations except local code violations enforced by building or zoning inspectors.

(3) "Privileged communication" means an oral or written statement submitted to a code enforcement officer or hotline for the purpose of reporting alleged local code violations.

B. In connection with any code enforcement case or proceeding, no person shall be required to disclose by way of discovery, testimony, public record request, or otherwise a privileged communication, or be required to produce under subpoena or otherwise any records, documentary evidence, opinions, or decisions relating to such privileged communication.

C. The privilege shall cease only:

(1) Upon the person who reported the alleged violation voluntarily disclosing or consenting to disclosure of any significant part of the privileged matter.

(2) When the person who reported the alleged violation testifies or is compelled to testify on behalf of the local government on the matter.

(3) Upon motion of any person arrested or charged with a code violation who petitions the court or adjudication hearing officer for an in-camera inspection of the records of a privileged communication concerning such person. The motion shall allege facts showing that such records would provide evidence favorable to the defendant and relevant to the issue of the adjudication of the code violation. If the court or adjudication hearing officer determines that the person is entitled to all or any part of such records, it may order production and disclosure as it deems appropriate based upon a finding that it contains exculpatory evidence.

Acts 2010, No. 610, §1, eff. June 25, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7703
Designation of consolidated districts; governing authority
Status: in_force

A. A consolidated special service district so created shall be known and designated as "Consolidated _____ District No. ___ of the Parish of _____, Louisiana", and as so created shall constitute a waterworks district, sewerage district, fire protection district, hospital service district, recreation district, drainage district, gravity drainage district, drainage and gravity drainage district, or garbage district, as the case may be, within the meaning of Article VI, Section 19, of the Constitution of Louisiana, and as such shall enjoy all rights, powers, and privileges enjoyed by other districts of the same type under the constitution and laws of this state, including the right to issue bonds and levy taxes, and in the case of consolidated sewerage districts, also to levy special assessments.

B. The governing authority of each such consolidated special service district shall be the governing authority of the parish creating the district; however, the governing authority of the parish may name and appoint an advisory board of not more than five persons to assist in the operation and administration of the affairs of the consolidated district under the general control of the parish governing authority. Such a board shall be organized and have such powers and duties as the parish governing authority may determine.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 94, §1. Acts 1993, No. 19, §1, eff. May 18, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2428 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2428
Records of the department
Status: in_force

The records of the department, except records which the rules require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be public records and shall be open to public inspection, subject to regulations as to the time and manner of inspection prescribed by the director.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.33
Nonpayment; delinquency; discontinuance of service
Status: in_force

The district shall provide by ordinance with respect to nonpayment, delinquency charges and discontinuance of service for water and sewer services provided by the district.

Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.18
Donation of the use of equipment and utilization of personnel between political subdivisions
Status: in_force

A.(1) As set forth in Article 7, Section 14(B)(14) of the Constitution of Louisiana, political subdivisions may donate the use of public equipment and the utilization of personnel to another political subdivision for an activity or function the requesting political subdivision is authorized to exercise, provided that both entities have executed a written agreement for the use of the equipment or utilization of personnel.

(2) The written agreement shall set forth the following:

(a) Identify the equipment that will be shared.

(b) Explain the use of the equipment and the approximate length of time for use of the equipment by the requesting political subdivision.

(c) Provide for the responsibility for repairing or replacing the equipment when the equipment becomes inoperable for its intended use due to a mechanical or other breakdown while in the possession of the requesting political subdivision.

(d) Include a hold harmless provision releasing the lending political subdivision from expenses, damages, or losses arising from the use of the equipment.

(e) Provide for responsibility to maintain in force and effect any and all compulsory policies of insurance mandated by state law.

(3) With respect to personnel, the written agreement shall provide:

(a) Identity and employment position of employee.

(b) Delineation of responsibility for worker's compensation and employment liability insurance coverage.

(c) Responsible entity for issuance of pay and reporting of earnings to appropriate federal and state authorities.

(d) Whether the employee is a direct or borrowed employee of the respective political subdivisions.

(e) Include hold harmless and indemnification provision relating to damages arising out of or connected with the activities of the employee.

(4) The donor shall provide an estimate of the value of the donation.

B. The provisions of R.S. 33:2337 and 2338 shall supersede and control in the event of conflict with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2017, No. 191, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 548, §3; Acts 2020, No. 279, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2101
Contracts for provision of fire protection services
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any municipality with a population of not less than seven thousand persons as of the most recent federal decennial census or any parish or fire protection district which maintains a full-time, regularly paid fire department may, subject to Subsection B of this Section, enter into a contract with a private entity for the provision of fire protection services.

B.(1) No such governing authority shall enter into such a contract until such action has been approved by a majority of the voters of the municipality, parish, or fire protection district, as the case may be, voting at an election held for such purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Election Code. Any such governing authority may cause a proposition to authorize such contract to be placed on the ballot for such purpose.

(2) A question submitted to the voters pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall appear on the ballot in the following form: "Shall (insert the name of the political subdivision) contract with a private company for the provision of fire protection services?"

Acts 1999, No. 1161, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.

NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 1161, §2 relative to existing contracts and contracts with volunteer fire departments.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.128 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.128
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 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 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, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2547 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2547
Methods of filling vacancies
Status: in_force

Vacancies in positions in the classified service shall be filled by one of the following methods:

1. Demotion

2. Transfer

3. Reinstatement

4. Promotional appointment

5. Competitive appointment

6. Re-employment

7. Temporary appointment

A vacancy shall be considered filled under any of the methods specified above, and employment thereunder shall be effective as of the date on which the employee enters upon the duties thereof.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7557 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7557
Administration of chapter; reservation of powers and duties
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners of the district shall enforce and administer the provisions of this Chapter and the rules, regulations and orders of the board of commissioners. It may employ such agents and enforcement officers as it deems necessary for this purpose.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 589, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.768 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.768
Obligations of the authority
Status: in_force

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

B.(1) The authority may in its own name and behalf incur debt and issue general obligation ad valorem property tax secured bonds under the authority of and subject to the provisions of Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana, Subpart A of Part III of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, when approved by a majority of the qualified voters who vote in a special election called and conducted under the authority of the Louisiana Election Code.

(2) The authority may in its own name and behalf issue revenue bonds for the purposes for which the authority is created or is authorized to act under any of the provisions of this Subpart, including industrial and commercial development revenue bonds. Said bonds shall be issued in the manner as provided for in R.S. 39:991 through 1001 and 1011 through 1024, and Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.

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

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

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

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

(7) Such bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the state of Louisiana or the parish of Iberia.

Acts 2008, No. 918, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 133
Organization; meetings; rules
Status: in_force

A regional planning commission shall elect a chairman from its membership and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for re-election. A commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep records of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which records shall be public.

Acts 1956, No. 239, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4790 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4790
Bicycle regulation in the city of New Orleans
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt ordinances regulating the business of purchasing, selling, transferring, exchanging, repairing, or storing of new and used bicycles, parts and accessories for bicycles, at wholesale or retail, and to provide for the registration of description and ownership of bicycles.

Acts 1964, No. 363, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1236.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1236.10
Powers of governing authority of Calcasieu Parish; weight limitations of parish roads; enforcement
Status: in_force

The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish shall have the authority to adopt ordinances to set weight limitations on parish roads in Calcasieu Parish, to establish a schedule of penalties for violations thereof; provided that such penalties shall conform to the schedule of penalties established by law for weight limitations on state highways.

Acts 1984, No. 831, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1348 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1348
Authority of Commissioner of Insurance
Status: in_force

(A) Annually each interlocal risk management agency shall file with the commissioner of insurance certified audited financial statements and a review of its operations and general condition by a certified independent casualty actuary.

(B) No interlocal risk management agency shall become operative until issued a certificate of authority by the commissioner of insurance under such rules and regulations as he may promulgate to assure compliance with the provisions of this Subpart. The commissioner of insurance or his chief examiner shall have authority to examine the books, records and affairs of any interlocal risk management agency for the purpose of determining compliance with this Subpart, and to revoke the certificate of authority of any such agency which he determines is not in compliance with this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2536.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2536.3
Compensation of members; city of Plaquemine
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, in the city of Plaquemine, members of the civil service board of the city may receive from funds available to the board a per diem for attendance at meetings of the board for a maximum of twenty-four days per year in amounts not to exceed the following:

(1) Fifty dollars for the chairman of the board.

(2) Twenty-five dollars for all other members.

Acts 1997, No. 438, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3884 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3884
Abolition of district or change of boundaries
Status: in_force

The police jury may repeal any ordinance creating a sewerage district, or may abolish a sewerage district in its entirety, or may change or alter its boundaries, but neither the existence nor the territorial boundaries of a sewerage district shall be affected in any manner which will impair any obligations that may have been incurred by the sewerage district during the period of its existence.

A preliminary resolution declaring the intention of the police jury to repeal or to abolish or to alter the boundaries shall be adopted, fixing a date for hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given in the same manner as in the case of the formation of a sewerage district. A hearing shall be held before any order is entered which affects the existence or territorial limits of any sewerage district.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4362
State highways; consent of highway engineer
Status: in_force

No franchise shall be granted over any state highway without the written consent of the Louisiana highway engineer. Work shall be done in pursuance to a franchise granted on a state highway in a manner consistent with the requirements of the laws with reference to public highways and particularly Chapter 2 of Title 48.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.14
Subdivision; regulations
Status: in_force

A. In exercising the powers granted to it by this Subpart, the commission shall recommend regulations governing the subdivision of land within the metropolitan planning area. Such regulations may provide for the harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area; for the coordination of streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned streets or with other features of the master plan or official map of the metropolitan planning area; for adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light and air; and for the distribution of population and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, or prosperity.

B. Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and the manner in which streets shall be graded and improved and water, sewer and other utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities shall be installed as a condition precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or practice of the commission may provide for the tentative approval of the plat previous to such improvement and installation; but any such tentative approval shall not be entered on the plat. Such regulations may provide that, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a plat, the commission may accept a bond, in an amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to it, providing for the securing to the municipality, the actual construction and installation of such improvements and utilities within a period specified by the commission and expressed in the bond; and the city council is hereby granted the power to enforce such bonds by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies. Such regulations may provide, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a plat, for an assessment or other method whereby the municipality is put in an assured position to do such work and make such installations at the cost of the owners of the property within the subdivision.

C. Before recommending its subdivision regulations or any amendments thereto, the commission shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality; certified copies of these regulations to be filed with the city council and the clerk of court of Caddo Parish. The commission shall then present its recommendation for subdivision regulations to the city council.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §14; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4174 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4174
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

These provisions shall be liberally construed, to the end that, through the use of arrangements and agreements provided for herein between one or more municipalities, public power authority, and/or one or more electric public utility companies, greater economy and efficiency in the providing of electrical and energy services to the citizens of the municipality may be achieved; and further to this end, the governing authority of the municipality or public power authority entering into any joint agreement as authorized hereby shall be empowered to adopt such other ordinances and resolutions, take such other action and charge and collect such fees as may be contemplated or necessary by the said agreements, all for the purpose intended.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.10
Parcel fee
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority may levy and collect a parcel fee upon each parcel within the commission area in accordance with the provisions of this Section. For purposes of this Section, "parcel" means a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract which is zoned residential.

B. The fee shall be levied only as authorized by the commission as provided in this Subsection.

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the commission. The amount of the fee, however, shall not be less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars per parcel per year. The fee shall be levied on each improved or unimproved parcel located within the district. The owner of the parcel shall be responsible for payment of the fee.

(2) The fee shall be levied only upon request by the commission to the governing authority and only after the question of its levy has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the area voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The commission may increase the amount of the fee, by duly adopted resolution, not to exceed the maximum amount provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Paragraph.

(3) The fee shall expire four years after its initial levy but may be renewed if approved by a majority of the registered voters of the area voting on the proposition at an election as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.

(4) The fee shall be 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.

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

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

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

Acts 2012, No. 426, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9711
Municipal consortium
Status: in_force

A. Findings and purpose. (1) The legislature finds that the citizens of the state can benefit from smaller municipalities cooperating with one another to highlight and leverage the creative assets of the municipalities to attract and retain residents and businesses and to bring visitors to experience the unique nature of their areas.

(2) The legislature recognizes that many smaller municipalities confront structural changes and residential uprooting and that there is a need for revitalization through creative initiatives that animate places and spark economic development. This goal can be better achieved by allowing smaller municipalities to participate in a consortium so that they may use their collective resources to promote their local assets which will help them to achieve gains in jobs, income, diversity, and livability.

B. Creation. There is hereby created a municipal consortium, referred to in this Section as the "consortium", comprised of municipalities with a population of not more than thirty-five thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census that chooses to participate and any state or federally recognized Indian tribe that chooses to participate. Any such municipality or Indian tribe shall indicate its intention to join the consortium through adoption of a resolution. The purpose of the consortium is to promote goods produced by business enterprises owned and operated by residents of the participating municipality or members of the Indian tribe and to otherwise retain and develop locally owned businesses, and the consortium may take actions necessary to achieve such purpose.

C. Governance. The consortium shall be governed by a board of directors, referred to in this Section as the "board". The membership of the board shall be comprised of one member appointed by the governing authority of each participating municipality or tribe. The board shall adopt bylaws to govern its meetings and activities.

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

(1) To develop a centralized market place, website, or other mechanism for facilitating the sale of locally produced goods to customers.

(2) To expend funds received pursuant to Subsection E of this Section.

(3) To enter contracts and agreements with persons or entities, public or private, necessary for its purposes.

(4) To apply for and receive grant funding that would contribute to the purpose of the consortium.

(5) To adopt bylaws to govern its affairs and activities.

E. Funding. The consortium may solicit and accept voluntary contributions and grants to further the purposes of the consortium.

F. Cooperation with federal and state agencies. The consortium, acting through its board, may cooperate with the government of the United States and may contribute financially to the expense of projects and initiatives as are or may be authorized or adopted by the United States. The consortium may also cooperate with all agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of the state of Louisiana in all undertakings, the purpose of which shall be the furtherance of the objects and purposes for which the consortium is created.

G. The consortium shall have no authority to tax or levy fees or assessments against any municipality that is a member of the consortium.

Acts 2018, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.110 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.110
Disposition of property in community improvement area
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Such real property or interest shall be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred at not less than its fair value for uses in accordance with the community improvement plan, unless such real property is sold leased or otherwise transferred in accordance with R.S. 33:4715.1. In determining the fair value of real property for uses in accordance with the community improvement plan, the authority shall take into account and give consideration to the use provided in such plan, the restrictions upon and the covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the purchaser or lessee, and the objectives of such plan for the prevention of the recurrence of slum or blighted areas or facilities which are functionally obsolescent.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) The authority may accept such proposal as it deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter; however, a notification of intention to accept such proposal shall be filed with the local governing body not less than thirty days prior to any such acceptance. Such notice shall be a public record and shall include:

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

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

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

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

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

F. Any real property acquired pursuant to R.S. 33:4720.106(4) may be disposed of without regard to other provisions of this Section if the local governing body has consented to the disposal. Real property acquired in accordance with a community improvement plan may be disposed of to a public body for public reuse or to an institution without regard to the provisions of this Section.

G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, where the municipality is situated in an area designated as a redevelopment area under the Federal Area Redevelopment Act (Public Law 87-27), or any act supplementary thereto, land in a community improvement project area designated under the community improvement plan for industrial or commercial uses may be disposed of to any public body or for subsequent disposition as promptly as practical by the public body for redevelopment in accordance with the community improvement plan, and only the purchaser from or lessee of the public body and their assignees, shall be required to assume the obligation of beginning the building of improvements within a reasonable time. Any disposition of land to a public body under this Subsection shall be at its fair value for uses in accordance with the community improvement plan.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4770.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4770.3
Dilapidated structures; ad valorem tax bill; construction, repair and removal of buildings and walls
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority may adopt ordinances to provide for control of dilapidated buildings and the recordation of notices of any costs for extraordinary police, fire and sanitation, which the city provides to the owners of such buildings which have been condemned by the city, pursuant to adopted ordinances.

B. The governing authority may pass ordinances to add costs for extraordinary police, fire, sanitation, and health services which the municipality provides to the owners of dilapidated buildings which have been deemed uninhabitable by the city to the annual ad valorem tax bill of the property involved.

C. The governing body may adopt ordinances relating to the construction, equipment, alteration, repair or rehabilitation, condemnation and demolition or removal of buildings, structures, walls, and party walls, and provide in the ordinances penalties for their violation.

Acts 2003, No. 546, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1227
Regular meetings
Status: in_force

Police juries may fix the periods of their respective regular meetings, and meet at any other times which they deem necessary.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.176 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.176
Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
Status: in_force

The parish planning commission created and established by the provisions of Subpart A of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall be the zoning commission for West Baton Rouge Parish and shall exercise all powers, duties and functions herein provided. It shall be the duty of said zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts, as well as the restrictions and regulations to be enforced therein, and any supplements, changes or modifications thereof. Before making any recommendation to the police jury, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of time and place of each such hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, then in a paper of general circulation in the parish, and at least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and date of the hearing. After the hearing has been held by the zoning commission, it shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the police jury and the police jury shall not hold its public hearings or take any action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission.

Acts 1991, No. 308, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.208
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1988, No. 634, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4876.2
Offense
Status: in_force

A. A person commits an offense if the person maintains a public nuisance described by R.S. 33:4876.1.

B. An offense under R.S. 33:4876.1 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars.

C. The court shall order the abatement and removal of the nuisance upon conviction.

Acts 2024, No. 718, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4433 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4433
Transfer of franchise
Status: in_force

Any municipal corporation (the City of New Orleans excepted) may by ordinance authorize or assent to all transfers of franchises by the grantee and its successors and assigns, whether such transfers were of the whole or of a part of the franchise.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.27
Method of procedure
Status: in_force

Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto, the city council shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The zoning ordinance, including the map or maps, may from time to time be amended; but no amendment shall become effective unless it be first submitted to and approved by the commission, or, if disapproved, shall receive the favorable vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the city council.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §27; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3624 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3624
Enforcement of assessment; assessment lien; certificates showing amount due; transfer to contractor
Status: in_force

The sum assessed against the real estate shall be due within thirty days after the completion of the work and its acceptance by the governing authority, and, if not paid by that time, the governing authority may proceed by suit against the owners and the real estate to collect the delinquent assessment. The said municipality or village shall have a special privilege on the abutting property to secure the payment of the sum assessed against it, with six per cent interest per annum from the date due, until paid. The governing authority, instead of enforcing the assessment as above provided, may upon the payment in cash by the property owner of twenty per cent of the amount due by him authorize the mayor to sign and issue certificates showing the amounts respectively due by the persons and properties on the sidewalks or curbing paved or improved, which shall be payable in one, two, three, four, and five years, (or sooner, at the option of the owner of the property), with maximum rate of six per cent interest per annum, interest payable annually, which certificates duly paraphed by the clerk of the municipality or village as being secured by the special privilege and recorded in the mortgage office of the parish shall constitute a privilege on the property, and may be transferred, carrying the lien and privilege of the transferee at their face value, to the contractor in payment of the work on sidewalk, or curbing, or portions thereof. Where the work is done by the municipality or village, as provided in R.S. 33:3622, the certificate may be transferred to other persons, and shall also enjoy the lien and privilege.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 660, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4557 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4557
Issuance of bonds to acquire recreation facilities
Status: in_force

The governing body may cause bonds of the municipality or parish or ward to be issued, in the manner provided by law, for the purpose of acquiring lands or buildings for recreation purposes and for their equipment. The governing body may, after being authorized by a vote of the property taxpayers of the municipality or parish or ward, in accordance with law, impose a tax not to exceed two mills per annum for the purpose of maintaining and operating such recreation activities.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4172
Public power authorities; creation; powers; financing
Status: in_force

Under the provisions of Article 6, Section 19 of the Constitution of 1974, the governing authority of any municipality may create a public power authority as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana constituting a legal entity separate and apart from the municipal corporation. Prior to the creation of any such public power authority, the governing body of the municipality shall give a notice of intention, and hold a public hearing on such proposal. Such notice shall be published once a week for four successive weeks and the first publication shall be not less than thirty days before the date fixed for hearing. The notice shall be published in the official journal of the municipality creating the authority. Said authority shall be created as a body corporate under such corporate name and style as shall be provided by an ordinance which may grant to such authority any rights, powers, and authorities which may be possessed or exercised by the municipality under law. Specifically, said authority shall have all rights granted to the municipality by R.S. 33:4170 and may incur debt and issue bonds in its name for the purposes and in the manner established for the municipality in R.S. 33:4171. The governing authority of the municipality shall be the governing authority of the public power authority. The public power authority may contract with the municipality creating it or any other municipality, public power authority or electric public utility company for the generation, transmission, or sale of electric power for a term not exceeding forty years on such terms and conditions as may be specified in a written contract which may be negotiated and executed without any proceedings, notice or approval except as provided in this Section. The public power authority and its governing authority shall have power to sue and be sued and shall continue its existence until all bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by such authority have been finally paid and discharged. Each such public power authority shall have such powers relative to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation and management of any public power project or improvement as shall be provided in the ordinance creating the same or as said ordinance shall thereafter be amended by the governing authority of the creating municipality.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3968 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3968
Engineer's statement of costs of improvement and charges; contents
Status: in_force

Any sewerage district or sub-district, upon the completion and acceptance of such contract, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the said sewerage district or sub-district within thirty days of said completion and acceptance a statement showing in detail the total cost of said improvement, including street intersections, engineering, legal and other fees and all expenses incidental to the cost of said improvements and the said engineer shall also show the amount thereof chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate in the district or sub-district in which the improvement was located in the proportion that its area bears to the total area within said district or sub-district and shall give a legal description of each such lot or parcel of ground with sufficient clearness to identify same and shall further show the proportion of said cost as previously fixed in the resolution calling for bids that shall be paid for by the monthly sewerage charges.

Acts 1950, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9021 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9021
Findings, declarations of necessity, and purpose
Status: in_force

It is hereby found and declared that:

(1) There exists in some of the regions, parishes, and municipalities of the state a condition of substantial and persistent unemployment, underemployment, and other forms of economic distress.

(2) Such unemployment, underemployment, and other forms of economic distress cause hardships to many individual citizens of the state and their families, waste invaluable human resources, and adversely affects the welfare and prosperity of the people.

(3) The maintenance of the economy of the several local governmental subdivisions of the state at a high level is necessary to overcome these problems and is vital to the best interest of the state.

(4) The maintenance of the economy of the several local governmental subdivisions of the state at a high level is a matter of public policy and the cooperative economic development activities and powers prescribed and conferred by this Chapter are for a public purpose for which public money may be expended.

(5) As the maintenance of the economies of said local political subdivisions at a high level is found and declared to be a public purpose, the state's assistance to areas and regions of substantial and persistent unemployment, underemployment, and other forms of economic distress is necessary for the employment of effective steps in the planning, promotion, and financing of local economic development.

(6) State authorization to local governmental subdivisions, public corporations, and public benefit corporations to engage in cooperative endeavors with each other, the United States or its agencies, or with any public or private associations, corporations, or individuals for the purpose of economic development would help said local governmental subdivisions to alleviate the conditions of unemployment, underemployment, and other forms of economic distress presently existing in their areas, and as such, is in the public interest.

(7) Economic development is a legitimate concern of government because it serves the public interest, but it is not purely and solely a public purpose, since successful economic development serves the private interests of business and industry as much as the public interest.

(8) Public-private partnerships which take advantage of the special expertise and experience of representatives of the private sector can be among the most effective programs to encourage and maintain economic development.

(9) The economic development needs of the state of Louisiana require the existence of entities which can function as public-private partnerships, taking advantage of the congruence between the public interest and the interest of business and industry.

(10) It is in the best interest of the state of Louisiana and of its regions, parishes, and municipalities to encourage, create, and support public-private partnerships and to permit and encourage participation by representatives of private-sector industries which may benefit from economic development programs, while providing appropriate protections for the public interest.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 617, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1179, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2020, No. 240, §1, see Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 240, §2, regarding effectiveness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.13
Procedure of parish governing authority; designation of industrial area
Status: in_force

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

Added by Acts 1964, No. 406, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.6
Sale, exchange, or lease of property by the city of Covington
Status: in_force

A. The city of Covington may sell, lease for a term of up to ninety-nine years, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, to or with other political corporations of this state, or private persons, at public or private sale, any property, or portions thereof, including immovable property.

B. Before disposition can be made of property under the provisions of this Section, an ordinance must be introduced, giving the reasons for the action on the part of the governing authority, and fixing the minimum price and terms of the sale, lease, exchange, or other contract to be made with reference to the property. In instances of exchanges of city-owned immovable property valued at one hundred thousand dollars or more, the city, prior to introduction of the aforementioned ordinance, shall for a minimum of three times in thirty days advertise for and receive other proposals for the exchange of property comparable with the exchange of properties proposed by the city; however, exchanges involved in the relocation of public streets, roads, highways, servitudes, rights of way, and/or public franchises shall not be subject to this requirement. Thereafter, notice of the proposed ordinance must be published three times in fifteen days, one week apart, in a newspaper published in the city or, if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city, and if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the city, by posting it in three public and conspicuous places in the city.

C. Any opposition to the proposed ordinance shall be made in writing and filed with the clerk or secretary of the city within fifteen days after posting of the above notice or its first publication. If an opposition is filed, the governing authority shall not adopt the ordinance until a hearing has been held. If the ordinance is adopted, it shall not become effective until ten days after its passage, during which time any interested citizen may apply to the district court having jurisdiction of the city for an order restraining the disposition of the property. After the ordinance becomes effective, it cannot be contested for any reason.

Acts 1992, No. 217, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:341 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 341
Division into cities, towns, and villages
Status: in_force

Municipal corporations shall be divided into three classes: cities, towns, and villages. Those having five thousand inhabitants or more are cities; those having less than five thousand but more than one thousand inhabitants are towns; and those having one thousand or fewer inhabitants are villages.

Acts 1986, No. 1076, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.863 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.863
Purpose
Status: in_force

The district is created to provide for cooperative economic and community development among the district, the city, the state, and the owners of property in the district, to enhance the development of and improvement to the property within the area of the district, and to promote economic growth, safety, and development.

Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2842 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2842
Compelling collection of taxes to pay judgment
Status: in_force

Whenever police juries or authorities of incorporated towns or cities have provided for the payment of a debt by levying a tax, and fail or refuse to cause the tax to be collected for the purpose of paying the debt and interest for which it was imposed, the district judge, on motion of the attorney of any of the creditors of the parish or incorporated town or city, after judgment has been rendered in their favor, shall issue his mandate directed to the tax collector of the parish or incorporated town or city in which the judgment has been obtained, to proceed forthwith to collect the taxes. The taxes shall be appropriated to the payment of the judgment and costs, the tax collector retaining the commissions allowed for the collection of taxes as compensation for his services.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2028 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2028
Term of active firemen on board
Status: in_force

The two appointed firemen shall hold office for a period of four years.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 208
Suit pending wherein constituent municipality a party
Status: in_force

No suit, action, or proceeding pending in any court or before any board or department, wherein one of the constituent municipalities is a party, or in which it is interested, or by the determination of which it might be affected, shall abate by reason of the consolidation, but the new municipality shall be substituted in the place and stead of such constituent municipality, and the suit, action, or proceeding shall continue as if the consolidation had not taken place.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.86 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.86
Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the parish may appoint a zoning commission whose function it shall be to recommend the restrictions and regulations to be enforced within the district, and any supplements, changes, or modifications thereof.

B. Before making any recommendation to the governing authority of the parish, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:4780.45.

C. After the hearing has been held by the zoning commission, it shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the governing authority of the parish.

D. If a zoning commission is appointed, the governing authority of the parish shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4261
Service charge for sewerage and garbage facilities
Status: in_force

Where the revenues pledged to the payment of bonds under this Subpart are revenues of a utility comprised of sewerage facilities, or garbage facilities, the governing authority of the municipality may each year impose against the owners of all real property in the municipality a service charge for the facilities afforded by the utility, which charge shall not be a lien upon the property. The charges shall be sufficient to provide for the cost of operating and maintaining the utility and paying the interest and principal of the bonds secured by the revenues of the utility. No charge shall be made against the owner of any property which is not benefited by the utility. A list of the names of all owners against whom charges are so made and the amounts of the charge made against each owner may be certified by the governing authority to the official charged with the assessment of taxes against the property at such time and in such manner in each year as to permit the amount of the charge to be carried upon the assessment roll of the real property in the municipality. Each charge may be carried on the roll as a special item due by the owner of the property individually and may be identified on the roll as "Special Sewerage or Garbage Charge of ____________ (inserting the name of the municipal corporation)". The charges may be paid to the official who collects the general taxes assessed against the real property located in the municipality, and may be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the general taxes are paid. Where the ownership of any real property changes, the municipality may require any subsequent owner seeking sewerage or garbage service to apply therefor, whereupon the charges imposed against the owner may be assessed and collected in the manner hereinabove provided. The municipality may pay the tax collecting official the same commission on the amounts collected by him as he receives for the collection of ad valorem taxes, and may pay the assessing official a sum sufficient to reimburse him for the additional expenses occasioned by reason of listing the charges on the assessment roll. The amounts to be paid to the assessor and collector shall be considered one of the costs of operating and maintaining the utility.

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 461, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2476.4
Jefferson Parish municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), any municipal fire and police civil service board in any municipality in Jefferson Parish may also fill the office of secretary by employing any other person on a full-time basis with a rate of salary equivalent to like administrative personnel of the municipality, which salary range shall be subject to approval by the governing authority and the mayor.

Acts 2009, No. 393, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3659 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3659
Municipality to operate lighting systems; financial aid; special tax
Status: in_force

A. After the system has been completed and accepted, the full ownership of it shall vest in the municipality, except where the lighting system has been installed on a one-time rental or lease basis, in which case the lighting system shall remain the property of the lessor. The governing authority of a municipality may assist the illuminating district by paying any part for the equipment or installation of the lighting system out of its available funds.

B. For the purpose of operating and maintaining such a lighting system, the governing authority of a municipality is hereby authorized to levy a special ad valorem tax not to exceed in any one year five mills for a term not to exceed ten years on all taxable property located within the boundaries of an illuminating district, except railroad rights of way and tracks located thereon. An ordinance imposing the tax herein authorized shall be adopted by a municipal governing authority only after the question of the imposition of the tax, including its rate, purpose, and duration, has been submitted to the electors of the illuminating district at an election called and held for that purpose in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana and a majority of those voting in the election have voted in favor of the proposition.

Amended by Acts 1967, No. 117, §3; Acts 1987, No. 652, §1, eff. July 9, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.793 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.793
Board officers; meetings quorum; rules report
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2014, No. 155, §1, eff. May 22, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038
Tax increment financing; school system; prohibition
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, a tax increment financing shall not include a tax increment involving, directly or indirectly, the ad valorem or sales tax revenues of any city, parish, or other local public school system, without prior approval of the school system.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any tax increment financing approved prior to January 1, 2006 nor to any tax increment financing concerning which a suit to determine bond validity has been filed prior to January 1, 2006.

Acts 2005, No. 356, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 104
Organization, meetings, and rules
Status: in_force

A. A commission shall elect a chairman from its membership and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. A commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which record shall be a public record.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a commission located in any municipality with a population of not less than six thousand one hundred twenty-five persons and not more than six thousand five hundred persons according to the latest federal decennial census may cancel a monthly commission meeting if there are no items to be placed on the agenda for the meeting. The commission shall provide notice to the public that the meeting is cancelled no less than five days prior to the scheduled meeting by placing a notice of cancellation in the official journal of the municipality in which the commission is located and by posting a copy of such notice on the door of the building in which the meeting is to be held and via the internet on the official website of the municipality in which the commission is located.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the Washington Parish planning commission may cancel a monthly meeting if there are no items to be placed on the agenda for the meeting. The commission shall provide notice to the public that the meeting is cancelled no less than five days prior to the scheduled meeting by placing a notice of cancellation in the official journal of the parish and by posting a copy of such notice on the door of the building in which the meeting is to be held and on the official website of the parish.

Acts 2014, No. 268, §1; Acts 2019, No. 98, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7808 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7808
By-laws; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations as it may deem necessary for its own government and the conduct of its business not in conflict with this Chapter. Vote by proxy shall not be permitted.

Acts 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3499 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3499
Prescription of actions attacking improvement proceedings
Status: in_force

All actions to enjoin or prevent any local improvement provided for in this Sub-part must be instituted in the court of competent jurisdiction prior to the signing of the contract. After the signing of the contract all actions shall be prescribed. These limitations shall not apply to actions instituted by the municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9091.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9091.16
Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security 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 be comprised of the area of the parish of Orleans lying within the following perimeter: Filmore Avenue, Leon C. Simon Boulevard, St. Roch Avenue, and Peoples Avenue.

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

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

(a) The president of the Seabrook Neighborhood Homeowners Association, referred to in this Section as the "association".

(b) The governing board of the association shall appoint four members, all of whom shall be members of the association.

(2) Members shall be residents and qualified voters of the district.

(3)(a) Board members serving pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(b) of this Subsection shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as follows: two members shall serve initial terms of one year, one member shall serve two years, and one member shall serve three years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(b) The president of the association shall serve on the board during his term of office.

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

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

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

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

(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per improved parcel of land not to exceed two hundred dollars per year for each parcel; however, the parcel fee on an improved parcel shall not exceed one hundred dollars per year if any owner of the parcel is sixty-five years of age or older or has been a full-time active duty member of the armed forces of the United States for three consecutive years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

G. Budget. (1) The 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 New Orleans City Council.

(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 or security personnel and their services provided for through the fees authorized in this Section shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the district by the New Orleans Police Department.

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

Acts 2010, No. 230, §1, eff. June 17, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 183, §1, eff. May 22, 2014; Acts 2017, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. March 3, 2017.

NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 183, §2, relative to terms of board members and §3 relative to levy of existing parcel fee and parcel fee authorized by Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3836 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3836
Contracts for purchase of water
Status: in_force

Any parish or municipal corporation, east of the Mississippi River, including any agency, instrumentality or board thereof, may enter into contracts for the purchase of water over periods of years not exceeding sixty. Payments under any such contract shall be measured by the amount of water annually made available to the parish or municipality and used or distributed by it, provided that a parish or municipality may agree, in such contract or any amendment thereto, to accept and pay for, in each future year during a period not exceeding the life of the contract, a minimum quantity of water per year. Such a contract may, but need not, provide for the granting to the parish or municipality of all or part of the facilities of the seller, with or without further consideration, but if payments are measured as above provided, such contract shall not be deemed the incurring of indebtedness or the borrowing of money and no approval of the State Bond and Tax Board or any other board or commission shall be required in order that such contract be effective. Such contract may, but need not, limit the sources from which payment for such water shall be made.

Any such contract may be authorized or ratified by resolution of the governing authority of the parish or municipality and such resolution (which shall refer to a contract or form of contract available for public inspection in the office of the parish or municipality) shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish or municipality. For a period ending thirty days after the publication of such resolution any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of such contract for any cause; after such time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality of said contract for any cause whatsoever. If the validity of any such contract is not raised within the thirty days herein prescribed the authority to enter into such contract, the legality thereof and all covenants and obligations contained therein shall be conclusively presumed and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 529, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.23
Specifications; advertising for bids
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority, after having given notice of its intention as above set forth and after disposing of all objections and having decided to order the construction of such improvements, may without further delay have the necessary plans and specifications for said work prepared and may authorize the advertisement for bids therefor, as provided by law. Said notice shall contain a general description of work contemplated, shall refer to plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk, secretary, or purchasing agent of the governing authority, shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of bids, and may provide either that the contractor be required to accept certificates of indebtedness hereafter authorized if the governing authority elects to make such requirement or that they may be sold in such a manner and at such time as the governing authority may elect.

B. Drainage improvements authorized under the provisions of this Chapter may be combined, constructed, and installed as a part of road or street paving improvements undertaken by the city or jointly by the city with the parish or with the Department of Transportation and Development. Advertisement for bids on such projects shall be in accordance with the requirements of law applicable to road or street paving improvements ordered by the city, the parish, or the Department of Transportation and Development and it shall not be necessary that the project be advertised as otherwise provided in this Section. Where drainage improvements authorized under the provisions of this Chapter are included in and constructed as an integral part of a road or street paving project being undertaken by the city, the parish, or the Department of Transportation and Development, the lowest responsible bid received for the entire project shall govern, and assessments to be levied as hereinafter provided shall be based upon the total of the unit prices contained in the bid proposal and applicable to the drainage work included in the joint project as determined and certified by the city's engineer.

Acts 1992, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2664 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2664
Voters must be registered
Status: in_force

All taxpayers voting at the election shall be registered voters.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7806
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 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 parish who vote thereon at an election held for that purpose.

(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 or owned and operated by the parish and the districts, as such facilities now 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 the districts, 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 1986, No. 377, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4886 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4886
Permits; certain utility services; parishes and municipalities
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a person who holds an account with an authorized utility provider that is being charged by the provider for electric services provided to a dwelling located in the state of Louisiana transfers the account to another person, the parish or municipal governing authority shall not require the new account holder to acquire a permit from the respective parish or municipal governing authority to continue the electric services being provided by the authorized utility provider to any such dwelling. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit regulatory inspection or enforcement regarding on-site sewerage disposal systems, nor shall it prohibit a parish or municipal governing authority from collecting past due utility debt.

Acts 2023, No. 307, §1; Acts 2024, No. 477, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9100.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9100.5
Commission membership
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall consist of the president of each neighborhood association or organization within the commission area or an appointed representative of that neighborhood association or organization. The party representing the association or organization must submit an affidavit attesting to their status as president or being an appointed representative from their respective organization or association.

(2) The commission shall also consist of two at-large members elected from the commission area.

B. Commission members shall serve without compensation.

C.(1) The term of each commission member who is a president of a neighborhood association shall be the same as his term of office for the association that he represents.

(2) The term of each commission member who is an appointed representative of an organization shall be the same as the term of the president of the organization that appointed him.

(3) The term of each commission member who is an at-large member shall be two years. Such members shall not be term limited.

D. A commissioner shall serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified.

E.(1) Any appointed member of the commission who ceases to be domiciled in his respective neighborhood shall be considered to have resigned, and the position shall be declared vacant.

(2) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(3) No elected official may serve as a member of the commission.

F. Each commission member shall have a vote at commission meetings.

Acts 2008, No. 887, §1; Acts 2009, No. 394, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3689.10
Execution and registration of certificates and interest coupons
Status: in_force

The said paving certificates shall be signed by the president and by the secretary of the police jury for, on behalf of, and in the name of the parish and under the seal thereof. The interest coupons shall be signed with the facsimile signatures of the said officers and before delivery thereof, they shall be registered in the mortgage records of the parish affected as to the serial number or numbers, amount, rate of interest, dates due and street or streets, road or roads, alley or alleys or parts thereof improved. Each of the said certificates shall bear the following endorsement, viz:

"This certificate registered in the Mortgage Records of the Parish of __________, Louisiana, on this the _____ day of __________, 20___.

________________________

Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio

Recorder of Mortgages,

Parish of ____________, Louisiana"

Acts 1952, No. 430, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1658 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1658
Presentation of claims against parish
Status: in_force

Any person having a claim against any parish, allowed by the proper authorities, shall present the claim within sixty days from the date of allowance to the treasurer. The treasurer shall keep a well bound book, in which he shall make an entry, describing the claim and date of presentation, and also indorse his name across the back of the claim, with the day and date of indorsement. No claim shall be received by him from any sheriff or collector of taxes which has not been so indorsed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4509 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4509
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

If any carrier or public utility operating trackless trolleys or motor busses under a franchise granted by the municipality shall violate any of the rates, tolls, fares, charges or orders of the municipality, such carrier or public utility shall forfeit and pay a penalty to the municipality of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, for each violation, to be recovered, before any court of competent jurisdiction, at the suit of the municipality.

Acts 1956, No. 234, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2571
Assistant chief of police in certain municipalities
Status: in_force

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

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

Acts 2012, No. 644, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.201
General purposes
Status: in_force

A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in the parish of Calcasieu and to provide that the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish and the governing authority of any municipality within the parish may execute a joint cooperative agreement to provide for the creation, organization, powers, and duties of a metropolitan planning commission. The joint agreement may provide for the regulation of the subdivision of land in the metropolitan planning area, as defined therein; for the making and adoption of an official map or maps to preserve the integrity of the major street plan and other plans by the regulation of buildings in mapped streets; for the making and adoption of a zoning plan and zoning ordinance or ordinances; for the adoption of ordinances prescribing minimum construction, health, and sanitation standards to prevent the spread of slums and to encourage and assist public and private agencies, corporations, and individuals in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted areas; and for the adoption of other plans, ordinances, and measures to effectuate the purposes of this Subpart.

B. The joint agreement shall also establish the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area by reference to a map which shall be filed with the clerk and recorder of the parish.

C. Within the designated metropolitan planning area and subject to the provisions of the joint cooperative agreement, the metropolitan planning commission shall also have all the powers and functions relating to making, adopting, amending, and adding to the master plan of the parish or municipality, or relating to the planning of the parish or municipality as provided or granted by this Subpart or by other laws to regional, parish, and municipal planning commissions and the master plan, its parts, amendments, and additions made and adopted by the metropolitan planning commission shall have the same force and effect in the metropolitan planning area as though made and adopted by the parish or municipality.

D. Where, for reasons of convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, it is desired that a city council or the police jury or a department, bureau, or agent thereof undertake the administration of such plans, ordinances, or other measures with respect to the territory of any other city or the parish, the city councils and police jury are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into such arrangement or arrangements as may be mutually agreed upon for such administration and to provide compensation therefor to the governing authority or department, bureau, or agent thereof, commensurate with the value and extent of the administration and work involved.

E. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed as authorizing the delegation by a city council or the police jury to another city council or police jury or to any department, bureau, or agent thereof, of the legislative authority vested by law in such governing authority. Nor shall anything in this Subpart be deemed to modify, alter, or repeal any authority granted to any participating party under existing law or the provisions of a home rule charter.

Acts 2003, No. 1168, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:447.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 447.12
Mayor's court; town of Mansura; additional court costs
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the mayor of the town of Mansura may impose court costs not to exceed eighty-five dollars for each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance. The court costs authorized by this Section shall be in addition to the court costs authorized by R.S. 33:441.

Acts 2013, No. 382, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5002 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5002
Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) In many municipalities and parishes, there is a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary residential housing available at prices or rents that are affordable to low and moderate income families.

(2) The affordable housing shortage constitutes a danger to the health, safety, and welfare of all residents of the state and is a barrier to sound growth and sustainable economic development for the state's municipalities and parishes.

(3) These conditions have been exacerbated by the damage to the state's housing stock caused by Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina.

(4) The state will undergo an unprecedented residential construction boom over the next decade to restore housing for hurricane victims and new residents to the state in both damaged parishes and receiving parishes.

(5) While pre-hurricane concentrated poverty contributed to social isolation and its concurrent ills, mixed income communities have proven to hold better social outcomes for all residents, including better education, workforce, and health outcomes.

(6) Hundreds of jurisdictions and a dozen states have adopted planning and implementation policies to deliver economically integrated housing development through inclusionary zoning to ensure all sectors of housing need are securely met.

(7) Inclusionary zoning, which requires all residential developments of a certain scale to include the development of affordable housing along with market rate housing, has proven a highly effective strategy to build on the expertise of private developers, while compensating them for their contributions.

B.(1) The legislature recognizes the following provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana:

(a) Article VI, Section 17 of the Constitution of Louisiana provides that, subject to uniform procedures established by law, a local governmental subdivision may adopt regulations for land use and zoning.

(b) Article I, Section 4 provides that the right to property is subject to reasonable statutory restrictions and the reasonable exercise of the police power.

(c) Article VI, Section 9 provides that the police power of the state shall never be abridged.

(2) In the exercise of the police power of the state to protect the public health and welfare and pursuant to the authority of the legislature to establish uniform procedures for land use and zoning by law, this Part is enacted to provide authority for and to permit municipalities and parishes to use inclusionary zoning to promote the development of affordable housing for low and moderate income families.

Acts 2006, No. 810, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4319 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4319
Bond issue; election
Status: in_force

A. Solely upon the recommendation of this commission, and in accordance with existing laws, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the ordinances and resolutions of the municipality, providing for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and certificates of indebtedness heretofore issued, and remaining unpaid, and interest thereon, the mayor and board of aldermen may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds or certificates or other evidence of debt secured by a pledge of the revenues of the said systems, after such proposition or propositions have been approved by a majority of the voters of the municipality authorizing the incurring of such debt. The rights conferred herein shall be in addition to any other right now conferred upon the municipalities of Louisiana with reference to the issuance of bonds or other evidences of debt, payable out of and secured by a pledge of the revenues of any revenue producing utility. This Act shall never be construed by anyone as repealing any of such rights, insofar as the municipality is concerned.

B. The mayor and board of aldermen shall have the power to anticipate the five percent required to be placed in the renewal and replacement fund for a period not to exceed fifteen years and to borrow money against said fund, issue certificates or other forms of debt in such amount, and payable at such times and under such conditions as the commission may recommend and suggest.

The certificates of indebtedness or other forms of debt shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed that provided by state law, shall be payable at such times and places as the commission shall recommend and may be secured by a pledge of the whole or any part of the said five percent required to be placed in the renewal and replacement fund. The proceeds of such certificates may be used in retiring certificates of indebtedness previously issued by the mayor and board of aldermen against said five percent or any part thereof, or for the purpose of making major renewals, replacements, extensions and improvements to the said systems, or for the payment of revenue bonds or interest thereon heretofore issued to prevent a default thereof.

Acts 1972, No. 598, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1261
Creation; authority of Allen Parish Police Jury
Status: in_force

The Allen Parish Police Jury is authorized and empowered, upon its own initiative, to form and create one or more ambulance service districts within Allen Parish. The police jury is further authorized to alter the boundaries of any ambulance service district, provided that no such boundary change shall cause an impairment of the obligations of any contract of the ambulance service district.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 39, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4712.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4712.2
Lease of or grant of concessions or rights of use for property by the city of Shreveport for purposes which benefit the public
Status: in_force

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

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

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

Acts 1985, No. 538, §1, eff. July 12, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9207 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9207
Procedure for adoption of rules, regulations, or orders by the board
Status: in_force

A. Any rule, regulation, or order shall be adopted as an ordinance of the board and shall require the vote stipulated in R.S. 33:9204(B). Any such ordinance shall be introduced in writing and read by title at a meeting of the board at least twenty-eight days prior to consideration for adoption. A public hearing on the ordinance shall also be set by the board upon such introduction. Notice of this public hearing, including the time, place, and date, and the entirety or title of the ordinance shall be published in the official journal of Lafayette Parish, and a copy thereof shall be hand delivered or sent by certified mail to the governing authority of Lafayette Parish and to the governing authority of the city of Lafayette within five days of introduction. At least seven days shall elapse from the date of publication of the notice in the official journal and the adoption of the ordinance by the board; however, in no event shall the board consider an ordinance for adoption prior to the public hearing.

B. No rule, regulation, or order shall be adopted by the board which is inconsistent with or contrary to any law, ordinance, or regulation now in force or hereinafter enacted by the United States of America, the state of Louisiana, Lafayette Parish, or the city of Lafayette, and any such rule, regulation, or order shall be null and void.

Acts 1984, No. 161, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4066.16
Employment and duties of engineer and attorney
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any parish, sewerage district, or commission which takes advantage of the provisions of this Subpart, is hereby authorized, if it elects to do so, to engage the services of an engineer and provide for his payment, who shall prepare all plans and specifications for said work and improvements herein authorized, and the governing authority shall approve such plans and specifications by a proper resolution duly adopted. Such engineer, so employed, shall inspect the work as let in accordance with contracts hereunder and shall issue to the said contractor his estimates thereon from time to time as the said work progresses, which estimates may be paid by the sewerage district either in full or by the retention of ten percent thereof as retained percentage. The said engineer shall inspect the work as it progresses in accordance with the plans and specifications. Upon completion of the work the said engineer shall render a report to the governing authority as to the completion of the work in a satisfactory manner, which report shall be duly certified to, and in addition thereto, the said engineer shall do and perform any and all engineering duties required of him in this Subpart. The governing authority of the parish, sewerage district, or commission is also hereby authorized to employ an attorney to handle all legal work in connection with such improvements, herein authorized, and to provide for the payment of his fees and said attorney, in addition to his other duties, shall prepare a complete transcript of the record of the proceedings had covering each and every project completed hereunder and shall file the same with the clerk or secretary of the parish, sewerage district, or commission, and said filed transcript shall constitute a permanent record thereof.

Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1813 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1813
Additional counsel
Status: in_force

A municipality may employ, fix the compensation for, and pay additional counsel in cases of extreme necessity.

Acts 1983, No. 364, §1, eff. July 2, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2562 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2562
Oath, testimony, production of records; refusal to testify
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall have the same power and authority to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorized by this Part as is possessed by the district courts of Louisiana. Any person who (1) fails to appear in response to a subpoena, (2) fails to answer any question, except those which may tend to incriminate him, (3) fails to produce any books or papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing, or (4) knowingly gives false testimony therein shall be subject to the penal provisions of this Part. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, the district court within the jurisdiction of which the investigation is being carried on, or within the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found, or resides, or transacts business, upon application of the board, shall have the requisite jurisdiction to issue to the person an order requiring him to appear before the board, its member or agent, and to produce the required evidence or give testimony touching the matter under consideration or in question. Any person failing to obey such order may be punished by the court for contempt.

Any officer or employee in the classified service who wilfully refuses or fails to appear before any court, officer, board, body or person properly authorized to conduct any hearing or inquiry, or any employee or officer who, having appeared, refuses to testify or answer any relevant question relating to the affairs of government of the municipality, parish or fire protection district or the conduct of any officer or employee thereof, except upon the ground that his testimony or answers would tend to incriminate him, shall, in addition to any other penalty to which he may be subject, forfeit his position, and shall not be eligible for appointment to any position in the classified service for a period of six years.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.68 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.68
Cumulative clause
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this Chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2535 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2535
System of classified civil service
Status: in_force

There is created, in the municipal government, in each parish government and in the government of each fire protection district, a classified civil service embracing the positions of employment, the officers, and employees of the fire and police services in municipalities covered by this Part, and of fire and police services in the parishes and the fire protection districts, respectively. The classified civil service shall be known as "The Fire and Police Civil Service".

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1. Amended by Acts 1965, No. 146, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9355
Federal and state aid
Status: in_force

Any veterans' memorial district created pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall have full power to do such things and enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States of America or with any state or federal agency or instrumentality as may be necessary to procure aids and grants to assist such district in carrying out the purposes for which it was created.

Acts 1988, No. 384, §1, eff. July 10, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3973 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3973
Negotiation and delivery of sewer certificates; sale; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality may by resolution empower and authorize the mayor to negotiate and deliver such sewer certificates and collect the purchase price thereof and do any and all things necessary and incidental thereto, or authorize delivery to the contractor of all or any part hereof of the said sewer certificates in payment of the contractual obligation covering such improvements. The funds derived from the sale of said sewer certificates shall be expended solely in payment of the cost of the improvement herein authorized and shall not be drawn upon for any other purpose whatsoever, provided that any surplus funds remaining after the cost of such improvement and incidental expenses expended therewith shall be expended for any purpose whatsoever for the improvement or maintenance of the sewer system of the district or sub-districts involved.

Acts 1950, Ex.Sess., No. 6, §13.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5069 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5069
Procedure for disputing privileges
Status: in_force

A property owner and a mortgage holder shall have the right to dispute a privilege created against a mortgaged property under R.S. 33:5068, if the work creating a privilege was not performed on the property. A privilege may be disputed by submitting an affidavit to the governing authority. The affidavit shall be made by someone with knowledge of the condition of property, providing a statement that the work giving rise to the lien was not performed on the subject property, and giving an explanation as to why it believes the work was not performed on the property. Additional documentation may be submitted with the affidavit, such as pictures of the identity and condition of the property, and invoices or records showing that work was performed privately. Upon receiving the affidavit and other documentation, the governing authority shall have thirty days to investigate the dispute and respond by either producing pictures or records to prove that the privilege established on the property for work performed is accurate, or by issuing a written release and cancellation of the privilege.

Acts 2012, No. 692, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1962 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1962
Day force and night force
Status: in_force

The fire department shall be divided into two forces or platoons, one to perform day service and the other to perform night service. The proper authority may transfer a member of the department from one platoon to another for the good of the service.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:7634 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 7634
Tax rebates, tax credits, or other incentives for donations to local governments
Status: in_force

A. Tax rebates, tax credits, or other tax incentives, all hereafter in this Section referred to as incentives, may be allowed for qualified donations made to a local governmental entity for a qualified project or use subject to the following limitations:

(1) A donor shall submit to the financial officer designated by the local governmental entity a written report reasonably documenting the cash, equipment, goods, or services donated for a qualified project or use, including supporting documentation deemed necessary by that officer. Prior to the approval of incentives, the officer shall verify the value of the qualified donation.

(2) The local governmental entity may approve incentives to the donor in an amount as determined by the governing authority of the local governmental entity receiving the donation.

B.(1) The term "qualified donation" shall mean a donation made to a local governmental entity to assist in a qualified project or use as determined by the governing authority of that local governmental entity. The donation may be in the form of cash, equipment, goods, or services.

(2) The term "qualified project or use" shall mean a project or use as determined by the local governmental entity.

(3) The term "incentives" may be applied only to revenue or resources of the local governmental entity.

C. The local governmental entity shall promulgate such ordinances, rules, and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

D. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to verified qualified donations made after July 1, 2014.

Acts 2014, No. 746, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 513, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1247.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1247.3
Commission, qualification of members; officers, appointment; vacancies; compensation; removal of commissioners
Status: in_force

A. Any ambulance service district formed or created under these Sections shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, hereafter referred to as the commission, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district. The commission shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish. Two of the first commissioners so appointed shall serve for two years, two for four years, and one for six years.

B. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for six-year terms. The parish governing authority shall fill vacancies in the same manner as the predecessor appointees were selected. Any member of the commission may be removed from office for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.

C. The commission annually shall elect one of its members chairman, and one vice chairman. The meeting shall be held at the domicile of the district established by the parish governing authority. At least three regular meetings shall be held annually. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as shall be specified, by call of the chairman or the parish governing authority.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.113
Powers of district
Status: in_force

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, expropriation, purchase, lease, or otherwise all property, including 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 objects and purposes of the district, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of rail services; and to engage in any action, such as the purchase of insurance, necessary or desirable for the maintenance or improvement of the district's property.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(10) To contract with a rail freight common carrier but only one authorized under Title 49 of the U.S. Code to operate over the rail lines of the district in providing and conducting rail services for the district, which company shall be subject to all applicable federal and state regulatory authorities, laws, rules, and regulations governing the operations of a freight common carrier railroad in Louisiana.

Acts 2010, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3675.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3675.5
Report of improvement cost; liability of real estate benefited
Status: in_force

The municipality upon the award of any contract under the provisions of this Sub-part, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the municipality a duly certified statement or report, showing in detail the total cost of the improvements, including street intersections, engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost. The report shall also show the amount of the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate to be benefited, said charge to be made against each lot or parcel of real estate, or portion thereof, situated within one hundred (100') feet of each side of the street to be improved, whether such property abuts the street to be improved or not, in the proportion that its area bears to the total area to be assessed, except where a plat of the subdivision has been filed, in which case the depth shown on the plat if less than 100 ft. will control; provided, however, that for the purposes of this act, the plat of this subdivision filed must have been approved by the municipal authorities. Property within one hundred feet of the street to be improved shall be deemed to be benefited by said improvements; except where a plat of the subdivision has been filed, in which case the depth shown on the plat if less than 100 ft. will control; provided, however, that for the purposes of this act, the plat of the subdivision filed must have been approved by the municipal authorities provided, however, that no portion of the cost shall be chargeable against any public property forming a part of the street or streets to be improved. The report shall show the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate in the area involved in proportion that its area bears to the total area assessable on the street to be improved, as herein provided, and the report shall further describe each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed with sufficient clearness to identify it.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4876.6
Disposal of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle
Status: in_force

A. A junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, including a part of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, may be removed to a scrapyard, a motor vehicle demolisher, or a suitable site operated by a municipality or parish at the discretion of its governing body.

B. A municipality or parish may operate a disposal site if its governing body determines that commercial disposition of junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle is not available or is inadequate. A municipality or parish may:

(1) Finally dispose of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle or vehicle parts.

(2) Transfer it to another disposal site if the disposal is scrap or salvage only.

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

Acts 2024, No. 718, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3813.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3813.1
Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1; waterworks commissioners; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3812 or R.S. 33:3813, the membership of the Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 shall be composed of eleven members, nine to be appointed by the parish governing authority, one from each police jury ward, and two to be appointed by the governing authority of the municipality included in the district. Terms of the initial members shall be determined by the respective appointing authority, and thereafter all members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing authority. Members in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Except to the extent of any conflict with the provisions of this Section, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all members of the district and their successors.

Acts 1985, No. 681, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4711
Sale, exchange, or lease of property by police jury
Status: in_force

Police juries may sell, lease, or exchange with private persons or other political corporations of this state any property owned by the police jury or the parish, when such property is no longer needed for public purposes; and police juries may grant to municipalities within their respective parishes portions of roads, streets, alleys, or other public ways which may lie along and parallel or approximately parallel to any boundary of any municipality in such manner as to be partly in the municipality and partly outside of the municipality; provided such transfer shall have no effect until accepted by the municipality to which it is made.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 72, §1; Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 15, §1; Acts 2009, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4065.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4065.5
Conformity to development plans; franchising
Status: in_force

A. The district shall have the authority to plan, adjust, and relocate sewerage and water systems within the district.

B. The district shall have sole authority to franchise, on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, construction or operation of sewerage and water systems in the district. Existing franchise agreements shall remain in force and shall comply with provisions of existing franchise agreements. The district shall be responsible for the monitoring, enforcement, and supervision of all existing and future franchise agreements relative to sewerage and water systems. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict with the powers of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Existing public, nonprofit, and not-for-profit sewerage and water districts shall comply with all parish ordinances and regulations and with rules and regulations adopted by the commission relative to sewerage and water systems.

Acts 1990, No. 950, §2, eff. July 25, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 1050, §2, eff. July 31, 1992; S.C.R. No. 165, 1992 R.S., eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 394, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1203, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4690.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4690.1
Agricultural arena authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The governing body of a parish may, by resolution, create a public body to be known as an agricultural arena authority, which shall be authorized to exercise its functions upon the appointment and qualification of the first commissioners thereof. Upon the adoption of a resolution creating an agricultural arena authority, the governing body of the parish shall, pursuant to the resolution, appoint not less than five nor more than nine persons, except as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, as commissioners of the authority.

(b) At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of one year. At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of two years. At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of three years. At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be appointed and designated to serve for terms of four years.

(c) One commissioner shall be first appointed and designated to serve for a term of five years. Thereafter, each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term, in the same manner as the original appointment.

(d) When the governing body of the parish creates an agricultural arena authority, by resolution, such authority shall be perpetually in existence until revoked by resolution of said governing body.

(2) In addition to the commissioners provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the governing authority of St. Landry Parish may appoint not more than an additional four commissioners, three of whom shall be minorities, as defined in R.S. 39:1952(12). Of the additional commissioners, two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of two years; one commissioner shall be first appointed and designated to serve for a term of four years; and one commissioner shall be first appointed and designated to serve for a term of six years. Thereafter, each additional commissioner shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term, in the same manner as the original appointment.

B. Each commissioner shall receive such per diem as the governing body may determine for each day actually spent in the exercise of the duties or powers of the authority.

Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1989, No. 94, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.68 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.68
Judicial review
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision by the board of adjustment relative to any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish may present a petition to the district court of the parish or municipality in which the property affected is located.

(2) Such petition shall be duly verified, set forth that the decision is illegal, in whole or in part, and specify the grounds of the illegality.

(3) The petition shall be presented to the court within thirty days after the filing of the decision in the office of the board.

B. Upon the presentation of such petition, the court may allow a writ of certiorari directed to the board of adjustment to review the decision of the board of adjustment, and there shall be prescribed therein the period of time within which a return may be made and served upon the relator's attorney. Such period shall be not less than ten days but may be extended by the court. The allowance of the writ shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from; however, the court may, on application after notice to the board and on due cause shown, grant a restraining order.

C.(1) The board of adjustment shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon by it, but may return certified or sworn copies thereof or such portions thereof as may be called for by the writ.

(2) The return shall concisely set forth such other facts as may be pertinent and material to show the grounds of the decision appealed from and shall be verified.

D.(1) If, upon the hearing, it shall appear to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take additional evidence or appoint a referee to take such evidence as it may direct.

(2) Such referee shall report the same to the court with his findings of fact and conclusions of law, and his report shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made.

E. The court may reverse or confirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the decision brought up for review. Costs shall not be allowed against the board unless it appears to the court that it acted with gross negligence, in bad faith, or with malice in making the decision appealed from.

F. All issues in any proceedings pursuant to this Section shall have preference over all other civil actions and proceedings.

Acts 2007, No. 186, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4361.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4361.1
Cable television system; report
Status: in_force

Each cable television system franchised in accordance with law shall make an annual report, not later than December 30 of each year, to the local governing authority from whom such franchise was obtained regarding the current state of the art in descrambling any signal carried by that cable television system. Such report shall be a public record and made available to the public in accordance with the public records laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 723, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:102.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 102.1
Regulation of amateur radio antennas
Status: in_force

A. No parish or municipality may enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that is in conflict with the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or other federal regulations related to amateur radio service, including 47 C.F.R. Part 97.

B. If a parish or municipality adopts an ordinance or regulation involving the placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance or regulation must:

(1) Reasonably accommodate amateur communications.

(2) Represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the parish's or municipality's legitimate purpose.

(3) Not limit the height of an antenna or its supporting structure to less than twenty feet above the maximum height allowed for any structures or buildings located in the zone or district where the antenna is located under applicable codes, regulations, or ordinances. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to historic districts.

Acts 1999, No. 1325, §1; Acts 2012, No. 630, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.103
Powers of district
Status: in_force

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise, but not by expropriation, all property, including rights-of-way; to hold and use any franchise or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district.

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

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

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

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

Acts 1988, No. 29, §1, eff. June 10, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.58
Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the requirements of R.S. 33:4720.57, and except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.56(4), the authority may acquire by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant, bequest, device, or by the exercise of the power of expropriation any real property, or interest therein, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with a community improvement plan or project under this Chapter.

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4766.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4766.1
Lien and privilege; order to repair; village of Grand Cane
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the owner or occupant of a building in the village of Grand Cane fails or refuses to comply with the decision of the governing authority ordering the repair of the structure and fails to appeal therefrom within the legal delays as provided in R.S. 33:4763, the village of Grand Cane shall have a lien and privilege upon the immovable, its improvements, and contents, and the owner is personally liable for the approximate estimated cost of repairs, as provided in a written report signed by a city official or other person authorized to act in such matters on behalf of the village, a ten percent penalty, and all attorney fees incurred by the village in connection with obtaining such repair order and the demolition or removal order provided for in R.S. 33:4763.

(2) The privilege and lien shall be preserved and enforced as provided in R.S. 33:4766 and 4767.

B. In addition to the lien and enforcement procedures authorized by this Section, the village shall have a cause of action against the owner personally for the costs incurred by the village, if such owner is not indigent and has the ability to pay a judgment obtained by the village. Such action may be brought by ordinary proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction.

C.(1) If the property owner fails to pay the lien authorized by this Section, the village may cause to be seized and subsequently conveyed by sheriff's sale the immovable, its improvements, and contents.

(2) Should the immovable, its improvements, and contents be sold, the governing authority of the village in its discretion may, after deducting costs, expenses, and penalties to which the village is entitled under law:

(a) Have the obligation of repair made an obligation of the purchaser following the sale, with the general nature or extent of the repairs to be made, the time thereof, and the defects to be corrected specified as part of the sale and deed transferring title.

(b)(i) Obtain the estimated cost of repairs as a deduction from the sales proceeds and make the necessary repairs prior to the permitted occupancy by the purchaser following the sale, in which case neither the mayor nor the village shall be liable for damages resulting from the repairs either to the owner or the purchaser following the sale.

(ii) The village is entitled to recover the entire cost of repairs from the sale proceeds, and the sheriff shall hold the remaining sales proceeds in escrow pending certification by the village that its entire cost of repairs has been satisfied from the proceeds.

(iii) Prior to the time the governing authority of the village makes any repairs pursuant to this Subparagraph, the mayor or his designee shall serve notice on the owner, or his agent, and on the occupant of the building, if any, and upon any attorney at law appointed to represent any other party in interest or absentee owner. Such notice shall include the time when work will begin upon the repair of the building or structure.

Acts 2006, No. 217, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.15
Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals
Status: in_force

A.(1) The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any plat submitted to it for approval.

(2) The commission shall approve or disapprove the plat within sixty days thereof, otherwise the plat shall be deemed to be approved and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the commission on demand; however, the applicant for commission approval may waive this requirement and consent to the extension of such period.

(3) The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the commission, with the recorded vote of each member included in the records.

(4) No plat shall be disapproved by the commission without affording a hearing thereon.

B. Any applicant or other person may appeal commission approval or disapproval of a subdivision plat to the city council under such procedures and provisions as shall be established in the subdivision regulations.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §15; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1963 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1963
Alternating shifts; twenty-four hours service
Status: in_force

The forces shall alternate. On the day of the shift of forces the day force shall be on duty twenty-four hours. This Section does not apply to the City of New Orleans.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4314 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4314
Public utilities defined
Status: in_force

Public utilities within the meaning of this Sub-part are hereby defined as follows: the municipally owned electric light and power and water system and other such utilities which are now owned, or which may hereafter be owned, by the municipality creating the commission, which the mayor and board of aldermen may from time to time place under the management of the said commission.

Acts 1972, No. 598, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3359
Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the municipality, however, may provide in the ordinance accepting the work and making the assessment, that the property owners availing themselves of the privilege within thirty days after the passage of the ordinance or resolution, may pay in cash ten per cent of the amount of their indebtedness and pay the balance in nine equal annual installments, and as evidence of the deferred payments, the property owners shall sign and execute nine promissory notes, payable to the order of the municipality, each for ten per cent of the amount due by him, dated thirty days after the passage of the ordinance accepting the work, maturing respectively on or before one to nine years, both inclusive, from date, or sooner, at the option of the owner, bearing a maximum rate of six per cent per annum interest from date, interest payable annually, 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 municipal clerk or secretary to identify them with the ordinance levying the assessment, shall carry with them in the possession of any bona fide owner the lien and privilege above provided.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 603, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1820 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1820
Compensation of substitute marshal or tax collector
Status: in_force

Whenever any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable performs the duties of the marshal or tax collector of the municipality, he may demand the same fees and compensation that are allowed to the marshal or tax collector.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:110 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 110
Miscellaneous powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

A commission may promote public interest in and understanding of a plan and to that end may publish and distribute copies of a plan or of any report and may employ such other means of publicity and education as it may determine. Members of a commission, when duly authorized by a commission, may attend planning conferences or meetings of planning institutes or hearings upon pending planning legislation, and a commission may, by resolution spread upon its minutes, pay the reasonable traveling expenses incident to such attendance. A commission shall, from time to time, recommend to the appropriate public officials programs for public structures and improvements and for the financing thereof. It shall consult and advise with public officials and agencies, public-utility companies, civic, education, professional, and other organizations, and with citizens with relation to the protecting or carrying out of a plan. A commission may accept and use gifts for the exercise of its functions. All public officials shall, upon request, furnish to a commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. A commission, its members, officers, and employees, in the performance of their functions, may enter upon any land and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In general, a commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to fulfill its functions, promote planning, and in all respects carry out the purposes of this Sub-part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.795 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.795
Budget
Status: in_force

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

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

Acts 2014, No. 155, §1, eff. May 22, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:178 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 178
Ordinance defining territory excluded or included and description of boundary as changed required to be filed with clerk of district court
Status: in_force

A. Where the boundaries of a municipality have been enlarged or contracted, the ordinance with reference thereto must define with certainty and precision the territory which is proposed to be included in or excluded from the corporate limits, as the case may be. The ordinance need not contain a description of the entire boundary of the municipality as changed, but, within ten days after the adoption of the ordinance, a description of the entire boundary of the municipality as changed shall be filed by the clerk of the municipality with the clerk of the district court of the parish in which the municipality is located. Such description so filed shall become the official boundary of the municipality on the effective date of the ordinance.

B. Whenever the boundaries of the city of Shreveport have been enlarged or contracted, a description of the entire boundary of the municipality as changed shall be filed as provided for in Subsection A of this Section with the clerk of the district court of Caddo Parish, and the description filed in Caddo Parish shall become the official boundary of the city on the effective date of the ordinance. Whenever any of the territory included or excluded by a change in the boundaries of the city of Shreveport is located in Bossier Parish, the description shall also be filed with the clerk of the district court of Bossier Parish.

C. Each municipal governing authority shall furnish, by electronic medium, the registrar of voters and the secretary of state a copy of the municipal ordinance enlarging or contracting the boundaries of the municipality within fifteen days after adoption of such ordinance, as well as a map and written description of the entire boundary of the municipality as changed. If the municipal governing authority does not have the ability to submit the information required by this Subsection by electronic medium, the governing authority shall submit the information by certified mail or commercial courier.

D. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this Subsection:

(1) "Commercial courier" means any foreign or domestic business entity having as its primary purpose the delivery of letters and parcels of any type which acquires a signed receipt from the addressee, or the addressee's agent, of the letter or parcel upon completion of delivery and has no direct or indirect interest in the outcome of the matter to which the letter or parcel concerns.

(2) "Electronic medium" means by electronic mail or facsimile.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 499, §1; Acts 1978, No. 304, §1; Acts 1985, No. 411, §1; Acts 2016, No. 294, §1, eff. May 31, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4142 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4142
New Orleans; sale of bonds
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4138 shall be sold in the manner provided for sewerage service revenue bonds in R.S. 33:4121(B)(4).

Added by Acts 1978, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 1978. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5088 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5088
Excess insurance
Status: in_force

A. A risk management organization shall establish and maintain an aggregate loss fund or stop loss provision as part of the excess insurance policy placements in an amount of not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars for each risk underwritten. The trust fund for each risk underwritten shall maintain a cash reserve for each coverage year sufficient to cover payment of the entire aggregate loss fund, as defined in the applicable excess insurance policy or policies for that risk.

B. Workers' compensation coverage shall provide statutory workers' compensation benefits coverage, including employers' liability coverage with minimum limits of one million dollars.

C. The provisions of this Section regarding excess insurance shall apply only to self-insurance funds.

D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to reduce or limit a participating affiliate or subsidiary of a local housing authority member's rights or obligations with respect to its employees under the provisions of this Chapter.

E. A risk management organization shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence and a contract of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least two million dollars with respect to general liability claims.

F. Excess insurance carriers selected by the risk management organization shall have a current A.M. Best rating of A-VII as of the date of commencement of coverage.

G. The organization shall maintain at all times contracts of excess insurance with respect to all lines of coverage as may be approved by the board of trustees of the organization in such amounts as determined by the board of trustees of the organization.

Acts 2022, No. 686, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4113
New Orleans; issuance of certificates following no interest period
Status: in_force

After expiration of the period within which property owners may pay their total assessment without interest, the sewerage and water board of New Orleans may by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths of its entire membership authorize an issue of certificates to an amount not exceeding the aggregate amount of the assessments levied against the owners of property in the defined drainage area less the aggregate amount of such assessments theretofore paid by the property owners. Such certificates shall be payable solely out of the assessments levied by resolution of the sewerage and water board of New Orleans upon the properties in a defined area. The form of said certificates and the manner of their execution shall be prescribed by the sewerage and water board of New Orleans, and shall state on their face that they are obligations of the sewerage and water board, payable solely out of the assessments levied by a resolution of the sewerage and water board upon the properties in a defined drainage area, which resolution shall be identified by its title and date of adoption. Certificates issued under the authority of this Section shall be exempt from all taxation for state, parish, municipal or other local purposes.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.87 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.87
Board of adjustment; membership; powers and procedures; appeals from decisions
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the 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.

B. The board of adjustment shall consist of such members and shall have such powers and duties as provided in R.S. 33:4780.46.

C. 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. The procedures for appeals shall be as provided in R.S. 33:4780.46.

Acts 2012, No. 422, §1, eff. May 31, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4127 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4127
New Orleans; tax exemption of bonds, investments; use as security; registration
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4125 shall be exempt from all taxation for state, parish, municipal or other local purposes. Savings banks, tutors of minors, curators of interdicts, trustees and other fiduciaries may invest the funds in their hands in said bonds. Said bonds may be used for deposit with any officer, board, municipality or other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, in any case where, by present or future laws, deposit or security is required. Said bonds may be registered and released from registry under such rules as the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, may prescribe.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2545 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2545
Use of class titles
Status: in_force

The title of each class shall be the official title of every position allocated to the class for all purposes having to do with the position as such, and shall be used to the exclusion of all other titles on all pay rolls, budget estimates and official records and reports pertaining to the position, except that any abbreviation or code symbol adopted by the board may be used to designate a position of a class. Any other title satisfactory to the appointing authority may be used in official correspondence and in any other connection not having to do with the personnel processes covered by this Section. No employee shall be appointed, employed or paid under any title other than that of the class to which the position held by him is allocated.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4574.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4574.5
Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Status: in_force

A. The Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau shall be composed of nine members appointed as follows:

(1) One member appointed by the Central Louisiana Regional Chamber of Commerce.

(2) One member appointed by the CENLA chapter of the Louisiana Restaurant Association.

(3) Two members appointed by the Alexandria Hotel-Motel Association.

(4) Two members appointed by the governing authority of Rapides Parish.

(5) One member appointed by the Central Louisiana Attractions Associations.

(6) One member appointed by the mayor of Alexandria.

(7) One member appointed by the mayor of Pineville.

B. The members of the bureau shall serve for terms of one year each or until their successors take office.

C. The bureau shall be authorized and responsible for executing and implementing the provisions of R.S. 33:4574, 4574.1, 4574.2, and 4574.3. The bureau shall make an annual report of matters affecting its activities and responsibilities.

D.(1) In addition to the authority and responsibilities provided for in Subsection C of this Section, the bureau may levy and collect the occupancy tax provided for in this Section in the manner and according to the procedures authorized by R.S. 33:4574.1.1, except that the tax shall not include amounts charged for overnight camping facilities. However, the rate of tax authorized for the bureau by such Section shall be reduced by one percent for each one percent of occupancy tax levied as provided for in R.S. 33:4574.7 and 4574.8.

(2) The net proceeds of the tax, after deduction of reasonable collection expenses, shall be used for the same purposes, and in the same priorities as is provided for in R.S. 33:4574.7(C) and (J) and, in the case of taxes levied and collected on the paid occupancy of hotel rooms located within the downtown area in the city of Alexandria as designated by the city council, R.S. 33:4574.8(B).

E.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the bureau may use revenues of the bureau derived from hotel/motel occupancy taxes dedicated pursuant to R.S. 33:4574.1.1 and sales and use taxes dedicated pursuant to R.S. 47:302.30 and 322.32 for the additional purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving, operating, and maintaining capital facilities and improvements, including a visitors center.

(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to authorize the bureau to use for this purpose any revenues that are not revenues of the bureau as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 1984, No. 955, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984; Acts 1991, No. 628, §1; Acts 1995, No. 47, §1, eff. June 8, 1995; Acts 2011, No. 270, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2021, No. 47, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1350.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1350.2
Louisiana Hospital Association Workers' Compensation Interlocal Risk Management Agency
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created, in accordance with this Subpart, an interlocal risk management agency to be known as the Louisiana Hospital Association Workers' Compensation Interlocal Risk Management Agency, hereinafter referred to as the "agency". The agency shall be in the form of a trust, the majority of the members of which shall be governmental subdivisions.

B. All powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the agency shall be vested in a board of trustees to be appointed by the Louisiana Hospital Association from among the members of the trust in accordance with the provisions of the trust. The board shall have the power to perform all functions necessary to pool hospital employers' liability and workers' compensation insurance risks for the trust's hospital members in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart.

C. The agency shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:1345, 1346, 1347, 1348(A), 1349, and 1350. In addition, the commissioner of insurance or its chief examiner shall have the authority to examine the books, records, or officers of the agency for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this Section and to revoke the certificate of authority of the agency in the event the commissioner determines that the agency fails to comply with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 1084, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4066.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4066.17
Applicability of state health laws and regulations
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to waive or supercede the necessity of complete compliance by any party with all state laws and regulations pertaining to sewerage systems, the installation of such systems, or discharges from such systems.

Acts 1987, No. 919, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:259 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 259
Tax levy by police jury to liquidate municipal indebtedness
Status: in_force

If any municipality is dissolved and its charter surrendered under the provisions of this Subpart, and is, on the day of dissolution, indebted in any sum to any person, the police jury of the parish in which the municipality is situated shall levy such tax as the governing authority of the municipality could have legally levied, for the purpose of liquidating the outstanding indebtedness of the municipality.

Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:106.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 106.2
West Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission; applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to the planning commission of West Baton Rouge Parish to the extent that such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of the West Baton Rouge Parish Home Rule Charter and any ordinances adopted pursuant to such home rule charter provisions.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 137, §1, eff. April 19, 2000.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3686 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3686
Acceptance of improvement; assessment and lien
Status: in_force

Where any street, alley, sidewalk, curbing, or portion thereof is paved, or otherwise improved, the police jury shall, upon the final satisfactory completion of the work, accept the same by ordinance and provide for an assessment of all abutting real estate and railway tracks and roadbeds in the amounts respectively due by the owners thereof according to the rules of the apportionment provided for in R.S. 33:3684 and R.S. 33:3685, each assessment being separately numbered; a certified copy of which ordinance containing said assessment shall, upon its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish in which such assessed property is situated, and the same, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the parish in which the work is done, against all properties herein assessed which lien and privilege shall prime all other claims except taxes. The ordinance accepting the work and providing for the assessment of the abutting real estate owners shall provide for the payment of interest upon deferred installments and upon delinquent installments at a rate to be fixed by the police jury, but not to exceed five per cent per annum.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 71, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4074 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4074
Meetings of the board
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board shall be held in accordance with rules adopted by the board and shall be open and public. All its transactions shall be recorded in the minutes to be kept in writing by the executive director, and its records shall be public. Six members thereof shall constitute a quorum.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 309, §1; Acts 2013, No. 345, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 366, §1.

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

NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 366, related to effectiveness and board members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:191 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 191
Contiguous municipalities in same parish may consolidate
Status: in_force

Any two contiguous municipalities, lying in the same parish, may consolidate and become one municipality in the manner provided in this Subpart. For this purpose municipalities separated only by a river or other stream or body of water not more than two miles in width shall be deemed to be contiguous.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:81 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 81
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the following words and terms shall have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly indicates differently:

(1) "Detainee" means an alien in the custody of a law enforcement agency.

(2) "Federal immigration agency" means either the United States Department of Justice or the United States Department of Homeland Security, a division within either agency, including but not limited to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States Customs and Border Protection, any successor agency, and any other federal agency charged with the enforcement of immigration law.

(3)(a) "Immigration detainer" means a facially sufficient written or electronic request issued by a federal immigration agency using that agency's official form to request that another law enforcement agency detain a person based on probable cause to believe that the person to be detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law, including but not limited to detainers issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357, along with a warrant described in Item (b)(iii) of this Paragraph.

(b) For purposes of this Part, an immigration detainer is deemed facially sufficient if any of the following circumstances apply:

(i) The federal immigration agency's official form is complete and indicates on its face that the federal immigration official has probable cause to believe that the person to be detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law.

(ii) The federal immigration agency's official form is incomplete and fails to indicate on its face that the federal immigration official has probable cause to believe that the person to be detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law but is supported by an affidavit, order, or other official documentation that indicates that the federal immigration agency has probable cause to believe that the person to be detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law.

(iii) The federal immigration agency supplies, with its detention request, a Form I-200 Warrant for Arrest of Alien or a Form I-205 Warrant of Removal/Deportation or a successor warrant or other warrant authorized by federal law.

(4) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency in this state charged with enforcement of state, parish, municipal, or federal laws or with managing custody of detained aliens in this state and includes municipal police departments, sheriff's offices, state police offices, state university and college police departments, parish correctional agencies, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(5) "Local governmental entity" means any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.

(6) "Sanctuary policy" means a law, policy, practice, procedure, or custom adopted or allowed by a state entity or local governmental entity which prohibits or impedes a law enforcement agency from complying with 8 U.S.C. 1373 or which prohibits or impedes a law enforcement agency from communicating or cooperating with a federal immigration agency so as to limit that law enforcement agency in, or prohibit the agency from, any of the following:

(a) Complying with an immigration detainer.

(b) Complying with a request from a federal immigration agency to notify the agency before the release of a detainee in the custody of the law enforcement agency.

(c) Providing a federal immigration agency access to a detainee for interview.

(d) Participating in any program or agreement authorized under 8 U.S.C. 1357.

(e) Providing a federal immigration agency with a detainee's incarceration status or release date.

(7) "State entity" means the state or any office, board, bureau, commission, department, branch, division, or institution thereof, including state public colleges and universities.

Acts 2024, No. 314, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.158
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1988, No. 633, §1, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:449 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 449
Mayor's court, Heflin; establishment; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the Village of Heflin, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the village of Heflin in Webster 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 Heflin and its officers.

C. The mayor acting as a court magistrate shall have such power and authority and the mayor's court shall have such jurisdiction as provided by law.

Acts 2003, No. 82, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9203
Board of commissioners; qualification of members; appointment; terms; vacancies; removal of members
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the district shall be a board of commissioners which is hereby created and which is hereinafter referred to as "the board". The board shall be composed of nine voting members who shall be citizens of the United States residing within the limits of the district during their term of office. The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

B.(1) The commissioners shall be appointed as follows:

(a) Two members shall be appointed by the chief executive officers of the incorporated municipalities of Lafayette Parish other than the city of Lafayette.

(b) One member shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Lafayette.

(c) Three members, one of whom shall be a black citizen, shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Lafayette.

(d) One member shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of Lafayette Parish.

(e) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Lafayette Parish.

(2) The commissioners initially appointed shall serve terms as follows:

(a) The members appointed by the chief executive officers of the incorporated municipalities of Lafayette Parish other than the city of Lafayette shall draw lots to determine their terms of office, which shall be two and three years respectively.

(b) The member appointed by the chief executive officer of the city of Lafayette shall serve a term of four years.

(c) The members appointed by the governing authority of the city of Lafayette shall draw lots to determine their terms of office, which shall be two, three, and four years respectively.

(d) The member appointed by the chief executive officer of Lafayette Parish shall serve a term of four years.

(e) The members appointed by the governing authority of Lafayette Parish shall draw lots to determine their terms of office, which shall be two and three years respectively.

(3) The commissioners thereafter appointed at the expiration of the respective terms of the initial appointees shall be appointed in the manner of the original appointment and shall serve for terms of four years. No commissioner, however, may serve for more than two consecutive terms.

C. Vacancies will be filled in accordance with the procedure set forth in Subsection B of this Section. Any commissioner may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the governing authority of Lafayette Parish but only for cause and on charges referred against him in writing and after public hearing and proof of the sufficiency of such charges. However any commissioner so removed shall have the right to test in the courts the sufficiency of the charges and of the evidence tendered in support thereof.

Acts 1984, No. 161, §1; Acts 2015, No. 442, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.13
Prescriptive period to question validity of proceedings
Status: in_force

No contest or proceeding to question the validity or legality of any resolutions or ordinances adopted or proceedings had under the provisions of this Chapter 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, or proceeding was published, and after such time the regularity of such resolution, ordinance, or proceeding shall be conclusively presumed. If the validity of any certificates issued under the provisions of this Chapter is not raised within thirty days from date of publication of the resolution or ordinance issuing said certificates and fixing their terms, the authority to issue said certificates, the legality thereof and of the local or special assessments necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3622 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3622
Advertising for bids; awarding contract; assessment of abutting real estate; improvement by municipality
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing authority resolves to pave or improve any portion of the sidewalks or curbing in the municipality, it shall pass an ordinance calling for bids for the work. Ten days' notice of the ordinance shall be given in newspapers published in the municipality. The governing authority shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can give satisfactory security. After the contract has been awarded the council shall provide by ordinance for an assessment of all the real estate abutting the sidewalk, curbing, or portion thereof to be paved or improved. In case no satisfactory bid is received, the governing authority may pave, gravel, macadamize or otherwise improve the sidewalks, curbing or portions thereof, under the direction and supervision of the proper officers, and the cost shall be assessed against the owners of property abutting on the said sidewalks or portions thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3008 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3008
Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee; Tunica-Biloxi
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in a parish in which the Tunica-Biloxi Indian tribe operates a Class III gaming facility pursuant to an Indian gaming compact the Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee shall consist of the following:

(1) The senators and representatives who represent the parish.

(2) The sheriff of said parish or his designee.

(3) The district attorney of said parish or his designee.

(4) The president of the parish police jury or his designee.

(5) The president of the school board in the parish or his designee.

(6) A representative member of the parish municipal association, selected by the association.

Acts 1999, No. 1275, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3424
Acceptance of work; assessment of abutting property; assessment lien
Status: in_force

Upon the final and satisfactory completion of the work, the governing authority shall accept it by ordinance, and provide for the assessment of all abutting real estate and railroad tracks and roadbeds in the amount due by the owner thereof, according to the rules of an apportionment stipulated in this Sub-part. A certified copy of the ordinance containing the assessment shall, within thirty days after its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish in which the assessed property is located, and, when filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the municipality or its transferees, against the real estate and railroad tracks therein assessed.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 654, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4164 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4164
Contracts for obtaining water or electricity from another political subdivision or private person
Status: in_force

A. Municipalities, parishes and waterworks districts, including the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District, or any other political subdivision or governing authority may make contracts extending over a period not exceeding forty years, with any municipality, parish, waterworks district, other political subdivision, or governing authority, for the sale or purchase of an adequate supply of water, either treated or untreated, to meet their requirements on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the contract; and may own, construct, maintain and operate the necessary pipe lines, canals, viaducts, pole lines and equipment beyond their corporate limits or area to obtain or furnish such a source of supply. The rate at which such water is sold may be different for parties within the political subdivision furnishing the water as compared to parties of the same class located outside the political subdivision furnishing the water, provided that the rates charged the various classes outside the subdivision shall be equal and uniform and shall not be in combination with or contingent upon the rate for any other service. The governing authority of the political subdivision contracting for the sale or purchase of water may bind such political subdivision, themselves and their successors in office to carry out the terms of any such contract.

B. Municipalities may obtain water or electric current under contracts extending over a maximum period of fifteen years with private persons, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the parties. The governing authority of the municipality contracting for such water supply or electric current may bind the municipality, the governing authority and its successors in office to carry out the terms of any such contract.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 489, §1; Acts 1974, No. 708, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3664 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3664
Prescriptive period to question validity of proceedings
Status: in_force

No contest or proceeding to question the validity or legality of the resolutions or ordinances adopted or proceedings had under the provisions of this Subpart with respect to the issuance of certificates shall be instituted in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever, after the expiration of thirty days from the date when the resolution, ordinance or proceeding with respect to said certificates was published; after such time the regularity of such resolution, ordinance or proceeding shall be conclusively presumed. If the validity of any such certificate ordinance is not raised within thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution or ordinance issuing said certificates and fixing their terms, the authority to issue said certificates, the legality thereof and of the local or special assessments necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed and no court shall thereafter have authority to inquire into such matters.

Added by Acts 1967, No. 117, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4783 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4783
Sunday closing of butcher shops and bakeries in cities of over 25,000
Status: in_force

Municipalities having a population of over twenty-five thousand may regulate or prohibit the opening and closing of butcher shops, meat markets, baker shops, and bakeries within their corporate limits on Sunday. Municipalities of over one hundred thousand may also regulate or prohibit the sale and delivery of bakery products within their corporate limits on Sunday.

Municipalities may punish by penal ordinance violations of ordinances passed in pursuance of this Section.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.123
Purpose of regulations
Status: in_force

Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the parish.

Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.865.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.865.1
Payment in lieu of taxes
Status: in_force

A. Any property that is acquired or owned by the district or any subdistrict is hereby declared to be public property used for public purposes and shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes. However, any improvements thereon, other than those improvements owned by the New Orleans Exposition Hall Authority, shall be subject to all ad valorem taxes, or, in the alternative, a payment in lieu of taxes, subject to the process defined in Subsection B of this Section.

B. Subject to prior review by the New Orleans City Council of an economic development project with a payment in lieu of taxes agreement as provided for in this Section, the district or any subdistrict may designate any property it acquires or owns, each no greater than one discrete parcel subject to its own ad valorem tax bill, to be an "economic development project" that may be leased to a lessee subject to the lessee making payments to the tax collector for the city of New Orleans in an annual sum in lieu of ad valorem taxes to compensate the city of New Orleans for any services rendered to the economic development project. The annual sum, together with any fees and charges to be paid by the lessee, shall not be in excess of the ad valorem taxes the lessee would have been obligated to pay in that year had the property been owned by the lessee during the period for which the payment in lieu of taxes is made. The payment to be made in lieu of taxes, together with any fees and charges of the district or any subdistrict, shall constitute statutory impositions within the meaning of R.S. 47:2128. Prior to entering into the payment in lieu of tax agreement, the district or any subdistrict, acting by and through the board, shall provide the city of New Orleans office of economic development with the payment in lieu of tax proposal for property designated an economic development project serving the public purposes of the district or subdistrict, which proposal shall consist of the following:

(1) The term of the payment in lieu of tax proposal evidenced in a payment in lieu of tax agreement.

(2) The annual amount of the payment in lieu of taxes to be paid by the lessee.

(3) A description of the economic development project identified in the payment in lieu of tax proposal, which at a minimum shall consist of one or more of the following:

(a) For each distinct parcel and lot within the economic development project, including areas therein that are leased to sublessees, creation of at least ten new permanent jobs.

(b) For each economic development project in aggregate, creation of an affordable workforce housing development of not less than seventy-five housing units, defined to be priced at an affordable or workforce rate, as then defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, for a minimum period of thirty years.

(4) Documentation that the economic development project identified in the payment in lieu of tax agreement will meet all required city standards, including but not limited to the city of New Orleans local hire and disadvantaged business enterprise rules, as well as all applicable rules within the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the city of New Orleans. Each payment in lieu of tax proposal, as defined in this Section, shall be submitted prior to acquiring or owning an economic development project with the payment in lieu of tax agreement. The proposal shall be submitted to the city of New Orleans office of economic development for review via personal delivery to the director of the office, in exchange for a stamped receipt by the office or via registered or certified U.S. mail. The office of economic development shall have forty-five days from the date that the proposal is received to review the payment in lieu of tax proposal, pursuant to those standards in this Section and any additional requirements which may be adopted by the office of economic development, and transmit a recommendation of approval or denial to the New Orleans city council through the clerk of the city council. The city council shall have fifteen days from the date that the proposal is received by its clerk to review the payment in lieu of tax proposal, followed by an additional thirty-day period to adopt a resolution disapproving or approving, with or without amendments, the proposal. The thirty-day approval period shall include a hearing before the city council economic development committee, which may recommend a vote of disapproval, approval, or approval with amendments on the resolution to the full city council. The payment in lieu of tax agreement shall be deemed denied for execution by the district or any subdistrict if the city council fails to adopt a resolution approving the proposal, with or without amendments, within the thirty days following the fifteen-day review period. The payment in lieu of tax agreement related to an economic development project within the district or any subdistrict shall become effective upon approval by resolution of the board of the district or any subdistrict after the payment in lieu of tax agreement has received the approval of the city council and has incorporated the city council amendments, if any, to the payment in lieu of tax agreement.

C. All economic development projects for which a payment in lieu of tax agreement is approved shall submit annual project compliance reports to the city council and office of economic development with such data that shall be required by the office of economic development.

D. Failure to comply with any provision of the approved payment in lieu of tax agreement shall be grounds for amendment or cancellation of the agreement by further council resolution.

E. In connection with the lease of any property owned by the district or subdistrict to a private entity, the contract of lease or other agreement shall not be subject to R.S. 33:4710.11(D)(4) and (5).

F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to relieve any party of the obligation to comply with the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the city of New Orleans, including but not limited to provisions related to inclusionary zoning.

Acts 2023, No. 212, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2534 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2534
Effective date of provisions
Status: in_force

Any system of municipal fire and police civil service under Act 102 of 1944, as amended, or under the provisions of R.S. 33:2471-33:2508 which is in force on the effective date of this Part is continued in effect under the provisions of this Part.

The rights of any person under Act 102 of 1944, as amended, and under the above Sections of the Revised Statutes or under any fire and police civil service laws, which exist on the effective date of this Part are continued in effect. Every rule, classification plan or allocation established under the above provisions which is in force on the effective date of this Part is continued in effect until it is amended or repealed by the proper authority under this Part.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1. Amended by Acts 1965, No. 146, §1.