La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.105
Creation of the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority by local option
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in and for the city of Opelousas a public body corporate and politic known as the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority. The authority shall not transact any business or exercise any powers conferred upon the authority by this Chapter until and unless the local governing body has by resolution authorized the authority to exercise its powers under this Chapter.

B.(1) The governing body of the city of Opelousas, Louisiana, shall by resolution, at any time after the passage of this Chapter, call a public hearing to determine the need to activate the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least ten days preceding the day on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality.

(2) Upon the date fixed for said hearing to be held upon notice as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a full opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents and taxpayers of the municipality. If the governing body finds it to be in the public interest that an authority for the municipality, as authorized by this Chapter, be activated to exercise the powers provided in this Chapter, then the local governing body shall adopt a resolution so finding and declaring and shall cause notice of such resolution to be given to the mayor of the municipality, who shall thereupon appoint, with the advice and consent of the local governing body and as set forth in Subsection D of this Section, commissioners of the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority.

(3) A certificate signed by the mayor of the municipality and the commissioners shall then be filed in the office of the secretary of state and there remain of record setting forth that the local governing body made the aforesaid finding and declaration and that the mayor of the municipality had appointed them as commissioners. Upon the filing of such certificate, the commissioners and their successors shall constitute the authority which shall be a political corporation of the state and shall have all the power and authority as set forth in this Chapter.

C. In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of any contract or act of the authority, a copy of the certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state, shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action, or proceeding.

D. Upon the certification of a resolution declaring the need for an authority to operate, as set forth in this Section, the mayor of the city of Opelousas shall appoint as commissioners of the authority with the advice and consent of the city council of the city of Opelousas, nine citizens who shall be qualified electors of the municipality as follows:

(1) Six commissioners shall be appointed, one from each councilmanic district of the city.

(2) Three additional commissioners shall be appointed from the city at large.

(3) The mayor shall request each of the members of the legislature representing the city of Opelousas to submit to him one nominee from each city councilmanic district within his legislative district for the position of commissioner. This request shall be made in writing and shall be by certified mail to each such legislator at his last known address. The legislator shall have twenty days from the date of the receipt of the certified mail request by the mayor in which he may submit to the mayor the name of a nominee. Within thirty days after the receipt of the certified mail request to such members of the legislature, the mayor shall appoint from those nominees submitted by the members of the legislature the nine commissioners of the authority. However, the mayor shall not appoint two or more nominees submitted by the same legislator to serve as commissioners at the same time.

(4) The failure of any such member of the legislature to receive the written request from the mayor or the failure of any legislator to make a nomination within the time specified shall not affect the validity of the appointments subsequently made by the mayor.

(5) Appointment of a commissioner at the expiration of the term of an appointed commissioner, or appointment of a commissioner to fill the unexpired term of a position vacated by a commissioner, shall be made by the mayor from a panel nominated by the legislators following the same procedure as above set forth for the appointment of the first commissioners of the authority.

(6) A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk of the city council, and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of such commissioner.

E.(1) The commissioners who are first appointed shall serve for terms as follows: one for one year, one for two years, one for three years, two for four years, and two for five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment as shall be specified at the time of their appointment the respective terms to be determined by lot. Thereafter the term of office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. The commissioners who are first appointed under the provisions of Paragraph (D)(2) of this Section shall serve for terms as follows: two shall serve for four years and two shall serve for five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment as shall be specified at the time of their appointment the respective terms to be determined by lot. Thereafter the term of office shall be five years.

(2) Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be promptly filled by appointment by the mayor from a panel nominated by the legislators following the same procedure as set forth in Subsection D of this Section for the appointment of the first commissioners of the authority.

(3) A commissioner shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.

F.(1) The commissioners of the authority shall initially and annually thereafter select from among themselves a chairman, a vice chairman, and such other officers as the authority may determine. The authority may employ an executive director and other employees as it may require and shall determine their qualifications and compensation. The authority may engage or employ counsel and legal staff. Five commissioners of the authority shall constitute a quorum for its meetings.

(2) Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners of the authority unless in any case the bylaws shall require a larger number. Commissioners of the authority or other officers shall not be liable personally on the bonds or other obligations of the authority, and the rights of creditors shall be solely against such authority.

G.(1) No commissioner or employee of the authority shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any community improvement project or in any property included or planned to be included in any community improvement area, or in any area which he may have reason to believe may be certified to be a community improvement area, nor shall he have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used by the authority, or in any contract with a redeveloper or prospective redeveloper relating directly or indirectly to any community improvement project. The acquisition of any such interest in a community improvement project or in any such property or contract shall constitute misconduct in office.

(2) If any commissioner or employee of the authority owns or controls any interest, direct or indirect, in any property to be included in any community improvement project under the jurisdiction of the authority, or has any such interest in any contract for material or services to be furnished or used in connection with any community improvement project, he shall disclose the same in writing to the authority and such disclosure shall be entered in writing upon the minute books of the authority. Failure to make such disclosure shall constitute misconduct in office.

(3) Any such commissioner shall refrain from discussion or voting on any proposal in which he has an interest.

(4) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or any other law to the contrary, if any commissioner, in the discharge of a duty or responsibility of his office or position, would be required to participate in any transaction or vote on a matter which participation or vote would be a violation of R.S. 42:1112, he may continue to serve as a member of the authority, provided that he refrain from participating in such transaction and recuse himself from voting in such matter.

H. With the consent of the local governing body, the mayor of the municipality may remove a commissioner for inefficiency or neglect of duty or for misconduct in office, but only after the commissioner has been given a copy of the charges against him, made by the mayor, and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel before the local governing body. In the event of the removal of any commissioner, the mayor shall file in the office of the clerk a record of the proceedings, together with the charges made against the commissioner and the findings thereon.

I. The authority authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this Chapter shall file with the local governing body, on or before March thirty-first of each year, an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year, which report shall include a complete financial statement setting forth its assets, liabilities, receipts, and disbursements as of the end of such calendar year. At the time of filing the annual report, the authority shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the community a notice to the effect that such report has been filed with the local governing body and that the report is available for inspection during business hours in the office of the clerk of the council and in the office of the authority.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.52
Kenner Assistance District
Status: in_force

A. Policy. The legislature does hereby find and declare that in order to assist the city of Kenner in the parish of Jefferson in furtherance of the public functions, duties, and responsibilities of such city, including but not limited to funding for municipal government operations, infrastructure needs, and the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the city it is necessary to create and establish a political subdivision and special taxing district to assist the city of Kenner to provide funding for its needs.

B. Creation. There is hereby created and established the Kenner Assistance District, the "district", whose boundaries shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the city of Kenner. The district is created as a special taxing district and a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state and shall have all powers accorded by law to political subdivisions of the state. The creation and establishment of the district is in all respects a public and governmental purpose exercised to assist the city of Kenner in funding its governmental functions and in carrying out its purposes including the provision of adequate infrastructure and for the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of its citizens. The district shall be subject to the Public Records Law, Open Meetings Law, and Code of Governmental Ethics.

C. Board of directors. (1) The district shall be administered and governed by a board of directors of seven persons appointed by the governing authority of the city of Kenner. Four members shall be appointed from a list of eight nominees submitted by the mayor of the city of Kenner. Two members shall be appointed from a list of four nominees submitted by the Kenner Development Corporation. One member shall be appointed from a list of two nominees submitted by the East Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. The board of directors shall not exercise any of its rights or powers until the initial seven members of the board are appointed.

(2) All appointed directors shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The board shall elect the chairman. The board may elect a vice chairman and treasurer. The board shall appoint a secretary and such other officers, employees, and agents as are deemed necessary by the board. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of the directors constituting the quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the district. No vacancy on the board shall impede the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the district. The board may adopt bylaws and prescribe rules to govern its meetings. The domicile of the board shall be established by the board within the city of Kenner in the parish of Jefferson, Louisiana. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem.

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

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

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

(3) To sue and be sued.

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

(5) To transfer the proceeds derived by the district from the imposition and collection of the taxes authorized by this Section to the city of Kenner and to make grants and donations to the city from any of its revenues.

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

E. Budget. The governing authority of the district shall annually propose a budget of revenues and expenditures of the district. The budget shall not be final and effective until approved by the city council. All expenditures of the district shall be made in accordance with the budget.

F. Special election. (1) Subject to the prior approval of the governing authority of the city of Kenner and the approval of the electors of the district at an election held for such purposes in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the district may by resolution or ordinance of the board levy ad valorem taxes for the purposes of the district and the city of Kenner. The proposition to authorize any such tax shall state the specific purpose or purposes for which the tax is to be levied and the length of time the tax is to remain in effect. All proceeds of the tax shall be used exclusively for the purpose or purposes set forth in the ordinance or resolution. The district is authorized to contract with the city of Kenner for the collection of any taxes levied by the district.

(2) Any ad valorem tax levied by the district, being a special ad valorem tax, shall be subject to the homestead exemption as provided by Article VII, Section 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(3) Any tax levied under authority of this Subsection shall be in lieu of any similar tax levied by the city of Kenner.

G. Cooperative Agreements. (1) The district is specifically authorized to enter into one or more cooperative endeavor agreements with the city of Kenner and to transfer the proceeds of any tax levied by the district to the city of Kenner pursuant to any such cooperative endeavor. The city of Kenner is authorized to pledge any revenues received by the district to secure any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the city.

(2) The district and/or the city of Kenner are authorized to establish the validity of any taxes levied by the district and of any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the city secured by a pledge of all or a portion of the avails of such taxes by instituting a proceeding under the Bond Validation Procedures Law (R.S. 13:5121 et seq.).

Added by Acts 2001, No. 939, §1, eff. June 16, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 861, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2922 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2922
Dedication of revenues; contracts dedicating future revenues; limitations; jail construction contracts
Status: in_force

A. The annual revenues of any political subdivision (which term shall mean those units of local government listed in Subsection 2 of Section 44 of Article VI of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974) shall be dedicated as follows: first, all statutory charges shall be paid from the respective funds upon which they are imposed; second, all charges for services rendered annually under time contracts; third, all necessary and usual charges provided for by ordinance or resolution. Any excess of revenue above such statutory, necessary and usual charges may be applied to the payments of amounts due and unpaid out of the revenues of former years. Any parish, municipal corporation, and any other political subdivision having the prior approval of the governing authority which created it may make in any year, contracts or other obligations dedicating in whole or in part the excess of annual revenues of subsequent years above such statutory, necessary and usual charges. No such contract or obligation shall have any longer term fixed for payment than ten years from the date of the contract or obligation. No dedication of future revenues shall be made which, alone or with other prior dedications in force, exceeds the estimated excess of revenues over the statutory, necessary and usual charges of the year in which the contract or obligation is made. This Section shall not be construed to prohibit any political subdivision from providing by ordinance or resolution for the expenditure of funds derived from miscellaneous or contingent sources actually collected, subject to the dedication of such funds established by law.

B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2922(A), a police jury by entering into reimbursement contracts with the state may dedicate a portion of the general revenue fund of the parish for a term not exceeding twenty-five years from the date of such contracts for the construction and/or renovation of jail facilities.

(2) Any such construction and/or renovation contracts shall be subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, and the Division of Administration.

C. The governing authority of Caddo Parish is hereby authorized to make in any year contracts or other obligations dedicating in whole or in part the excess of annual revenues of subsequent years above statutory, necessary, and usual charges. No such contract or obligation hereunder shall have any longer term fixed for payment than twenty years from the date of the contract or obligation. No dedication of future revenues hereunder shall be made which, alone or with other prior dedications in force, exceeds the estimated excess of revenues over the statutory, necessary, and usual charges of the year in which the contract or obligation is made.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 419, §1; Acts 1968, No. 501, §1; Acts 1975, No. 295, §1, eff. July 17, 1975; Acts 1984, No. 181, §1; Acts 1995, No. 624, §1, eff. June 18, 1995.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 624, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4764 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4764
Appeal from decision
Status: in_force

A. The owner, occupant, agent, or other representative of the owner may appeal from the decision of the parish or municipal governing authority to the district court having jurisdiction over the property. The appeal shall be made by the filing of a suit against the parish or municipality, setting forth the reasons why the decision or order of the governing body is illegal or improper, and the issue shall be tried de novo and by preference in the district court. Where a grave public emergency has been declared by the parish or municipal governing authority, the owner of the building who desires to prevent the demolition or removal thereof must file his petition within forty-eight hours of the posting of the notice of the demolition or removal order on the property and must, at the time of the filing of the petition, furnish such bond as may be fixed by the district judge to cover any damage that might be caused by the condition of the building.

B. Either party may appeal from the judgment of the district court as in other cases.

Acts 2008, No. 601, §1; Acts 2014, No. 288, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9039.72 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9039.72
Projects
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district may undertake a project which may include but not be limited to land acquisition, design, construction, renovation, rehabilitation, equipping, infrastructure, and other improvements or modifications and all operational expenses including maintenance, utility, and personnel costs and other activities necessary or convenient thereto. The district may establish projects for bioscience and health products, including projects related to:

(a) Research and development.

(b) Invention and discovery.

(c) Commercialization.

(d) Production and manufacturing of goods and products, including facilities for manufacturing.

(e) Development of production process and delivery system purposes in, involved in, based on, or related to, or intended to advance the state of knowledge, skill, and understanding of, the biosciences, including:

(i) Wet laboratories.

(ii) Clean rooms.

(iii) Dry laboratories.

(iv) Research and development facilities.

(v) Genetics facilities and equipment.

(vi) Pharmaceutical facilities and equipment.

(vii) Biotechnology incubators.

(viii) Bioscience and biotech health care facilities.

(ix) Biotech facilities.

(x) Bioscience facilities.

(xi) Other similar projects.

(2) Bioscience education, including health or biotech education programs in cooperation with affiliate institutions of higher education;

(3) Access to public safety facilities and equipment;

(4) Streets and roads;

(5) Drainage services;

(6) Wastewater services;

(7) Potable water services;

(8) Telecommunication facilities;

(9) Demolition of existing structures;

(10) Chilled water services;

(11) Steam services;

(12) Industrial gases services;

(13) Other utility and process and production services; or

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

(b) The district or any subdistrict shall not adopt a district identity or any district standards for any area of the city of New Orleans without the prior approval of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans, by ordinance.

B. The board shall, through promulgation of bylaws adopted by the board, form committees to create a biosciences development and job creation plan for each project. The board, through the promulgation of bylaws, shall provide for the membership of the respective committees and their duties, and shall include mandatory review and approval of all development projects. Such committee shall also have primary responsibility for due diligence regarding such projects under guidelines established by this Chapter.

C. The plan shall have two phases:

(1) Phase I: The preliminary feasibility analysis shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) A job creation vision and purpose.

(b) A bioscience vision and purpose.

(c) A preliminary cash flow.

(d) Preliminary sources and uses of funds.

(e) Cost estimates.

(f) A preliminary financial plan.

(g) A preliminary job creation estimate.

(h) A preliminary business plan.

(i) A preliminary critical path.

(2) Phase II: The final feasibility analysis shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) A job creation vision and purpose.

(b) A bioscience vision and purpose.

(c) A cash flow proforma.

(d) Sources and uses of funds.

(e) Cost estimates.

(f) Revenue estimates.

(g) Financial plan.

(h) A job creation estimate.

(i) A business plan.

(j) A development and financial critical path.

(k) A development and financial timeline.

D.(1) All projects of the district and any subdistrict in the city of New Orleans shall be performed only within the boundaries of the district or subdistrict.

(2) All projects of the district and any subdistrict in the city of New Orleans shall be subject to and shall comply with the city of New Orleans master plan and all ordinances and rules and regulations governing zoning, building land use, historic preservation, historic districts, and neighborhood participation plans applicable to the area in which the project is located.

Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 239, §1; Acts 2022, No. 354, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.81 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.81
Bonds of the district
Status: in_force

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

B. Except as may otherwise be provided by the district, all obligations issued by the district shall be negotiable instruments and payable solely from the levy of any special assessment by the district or from any other sources whatsoever, that may be available to the district but shall not be secured by the full faith and credit of the state or the parish or municipality which created the district.

C. Obligations shall be authorized, issued, and sold by a resolution or resolutions of the district adopted as provided in this Subpart. Such bonds or obligations may be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, including variable, adjustable, or zero interest rates, be payable at such time or times, be in such denominations, be sold at such price or prices, at public or private negotiated sale, after advertisement as is provided for in R.S. 39:1421 et seq., be in such form, carry such registration and exchangeability privileges, be payable at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, and be entitled to such priorities on the income, revenue, and receipts of, or available to, the district as may be provided by the district in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds or obligations of the district.

D. The obligations of the district shall be signed by such commissioners or officers of the district by either manual or facsimile signatures, as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the district, and shall have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the district, or a facsimile thereof.

E. Any obligations of the district may be validly issued, sold, and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the supervisors or officers of the district signing such obligations, or whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the obligations, shall have ceased to be such commissioner or officer of the district at the time such obligations shall actually have been delivered.

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

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

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

I. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder, any persons in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the resolution and the legality of the bond issue for any cause after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action, or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof, and the legality thereof and all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

J. Neither the commissioners of the board nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable for the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance thereof. No earnings or assets of the district shall accrue to the benefit of any private persons. However, the limitation of liability provided for in this Subsection shall not apply to any gross negligence or criminal negligence on the part of any director or person executing the bonds.

K. The district may avail itself of the provisions of R.S. 13:5121 et seq.

L. This Subpart constitutes full and complete authority for the issuance of bonds and the exercise of the powers of the district provided herein. No procedures or proceedings, publications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, acts, or things by the board, or any board, officer, commissioner, commission, department, agency, or instrumentality of the district, other than those required by this Subpart, shall be required to perform anything under this Subpart, except that the issuance or sale of bonds pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart shall comply with the general law requirements applicable to the issuance or sale of bonds by the district. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to authorize the district to utilize bond proceeds to fund the ongoing operations of the district.

Acts 2003, No. 904, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4570 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4570
The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge; creation
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, whose authority shall extend to the whole parish, inclusive of the territorial limits of the city of Baton Rouge, as those limits are now or may hereafter be fixed and determined.

Acts 1985, No. 95, §1, eff. June 29, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.60 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.60
Westmoreland Special District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge may create a special district and political subdivision of the state, hereinafter referred to as the "district".

B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be the same as that of the area known as the Westmoreland Shopping Center, which is located on Government Street in the city of Baton Rouge.

C. Purpose. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic development between the district, the city of Baton Rouge, and the owner or owners of businesses and property within the district in order to provide for renovation, restoration, and development within the district.

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

(a) The mayor-president of the parish of East Baton Rouge or his designee, who shall serve until the last day of the term of the mayor.

(b) The owner of the Westmoreland Shopping Center or his designated representative.

(c) The metropolitan council member whose council district encompasses the district.

(d) The state senator and representative whose senatorial and house districts encompass the district.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a) To sue and be sued.

(b) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acts 2007, No. 405, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5064 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5064
Record of charges for weed cutting
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall maintain a record of such charges prior to the filing of the tax rolls, which record shall be open to inspection at all times and which shall constitute legal notice to the purchasers of the property, or parties lending money thereon, of the assessment.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4160.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4160.29
Form and registration of certificates
Status: in_force

The said drainage certificates shall be signed by the regular or facsimile signatures of the mayor and council clerk on behalf of and in the name of the city and under the seal thereof. The seal of the city may be impressed or printed on the certificates.

Acts 1992, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5065 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 5065
Maintenance of abandoned residential properties in municipalities and parishes
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any parish with a population between four hundred thousand and four hundred forty thousand based on the latest federal decennial census, and any governing authority of a municipality that lies within such a parish, may enact ordinances requiring that abandoned residential property be maintained in safe and sanitary condition to maintain the stability of the neighborhood.

Acts 2012, No. 692, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4791.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4791.1
Regulation by local governing authorities of ambulance services, emergency medical services, and aspects attendant to ambulance operation
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:

(1) The provision of consistently high quality emergency medical care, and any and all aspects attendant to ambulance operation to be provided within a medically acceptable response time is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the state and its people.

(2) Privately operated ambulance services providing patient transportation service or emergency medical services fulfill a vital health and safety need within the state. The operation of such ambulance services operated within the jurisdiction of municipalities and other local governing authorities enables the state to provide the benefits of privately operated, demand-responsive ambulance services to its people.

(3) The economic viability and stability of such privately operated ambulance services are consequently a matter of statewide importance.

(4) The policy of this state is to promote medically acceptable and reliable, privately operated ambulance services, the furnishing of emergency medical services, and any and all aspects attendant to ambulance operations in order to provide the benefits of that service to its citizens. In furtherance of this policy, the legislature recognizes and affirms that the regulation of such privately operated ambulance service is an essential governmental function.

(5) The policy of this state is to provide that municipalities and other local governing authorities may regulate privately operated ambulance services, the furnishing of emergency medical services, and any and all aspects attendant to ambulance operation. It is further the policy of the state not to subject any local governing authority or its officers or members to liability under federal antitrust laws.

(6) The policy of this state is to ensure that transportation of a citizen by ground ambulance be made to the most appropriate medical facility, which may include an alternative destination to a facility other than a hospital emergency department based on a protocol consistent with the requirements of Paragraph (B)(7) of this Section that has been approved by the provider or supplier's medical director.

B. Every municipality or other local governing authority may protect the public health, safety, and welfare by licensing, controlling, and regulating by ordinance or resolution privately operated ambulance services, the furnishing of emergency medical services, and any and all aspects attendant to ambulance operations within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other local governing authority. Every municipality or other local governing authority is empowered to regulate the following:

(1) Entry into the business of providing ambulance service, including emergency medical services, within the jurisdiction of that municipality or local governing authority.

(2) Rates charged for the provision of ambulance services, in accordance with federal law relative to medical reimbursement, including emergency medical services. If the rates are set by a municipality or other local governing authority and the ambulance service has not entered into a contract for alternative reimbursement, those rates shall be the minimum allowable charge under any health insurance policy issued by any insurer regulated by the Department of Insurance.

(3) Establishment of safety and insurance requirements.

(4) Any other requirement adopted to ensure safe, reliable, and responsive ambulance service, even if such requirement is anticompetitive in effect.

(5) Limited or exclusive access by such ambulance service for the provision of emergency medical services to the 911 or other emergency communications dispatch of the municipality or other local governing authority.

(6) The establishment of safety and insurance requirements even if such requirements reduce the number of such private ambulance services that otherwise would operate within the jurisdiction of the municipality or other local governing authority.

(7)(a) The establishment of a protocol by all providers or suppliers operating ground ambulance services within the municipality to ensure the safe transport of a citizen to an alternative destination when the emergency medical services personnel has determined that the individual's condition does not meet the definition of emergency medical condition pursuant to R.S. 22:1821(D)(2)(g)(i).

(b) The protocol required by this Paragraph shall ensure all of the following:

(i) That no person is transported to an alternative destination unless he and the alternative destination both consent to the transport.

(ii) That no ambulance service transports a person to an alternative destination in which the ambulance service has a financial interest.

C.(1)(a) Each municipality or other local governing authority that has established rates for ground ambulance services provided in its geographic service area as authorized by this Section or ambulance service provider designated or contracted to provide ambulance services on behalf of a local governing authority that has established rates for ground ambulance services provided in its geographic service area shall submit rates to the Department of Insurance, in the form and manner prescribed by the department. The rates submitted shall be certified as accurate by the submitting local governing authority or ambulance service provider.

(b) The local governing authority or ambulance service provider shall notify the Department of Insurance of any changes to the established rates.

(2) The Department of Insurance shall establish and maintain a publicly accessible database for the rates on its website. An insurer may rely in good faith on the rates displayed on the website.

D. Cognizance is hereby taken of provisions in home rule charters of various parishes and municipalities which permit the regulation of ambulance services, the furnishing of emergency medical services, and any and all aspects attendant to ambulance operation within the jurisdiction of such parishes and municipalities. In connection with same, the provisions of this Section are hereby deemed and shall be interpreted and construed to be retroactive.

E. Any municipality or other local governing authority is authorized to carry out the provisions of this Section as acts of government on behalf of the state as sovereign and, to the extent the governing authority deems necessary or appropriate, is further authorized to displace competition and provide a monopoly public service. All immunity of the state of Louisiana from liability under antitrust law is hereby extended to any municipality or other governing authority acting within the scope of authority contained in this Section and, when so acting, a municipality or other local governing authority shall be presumed to be acting in furtherance of state policy.

F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize the regulation of ambulance services, emergency medical services, or ambulance operations which are located on the site of any manufacturing facility solely for use thereon.

Acts 1986, No. 560, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 2018, No. 269, §1; Acts 2018, No. 565, §1; Acts 2025, No. 489, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4710.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4710.2
Creation of authority; territorial jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A.(1) The parish, city, and school board, and state board are authorized, upon their own joint initiative, to create by local services agreement and intergovernmental contract a special district which shall be designated as the Chennault International Airport Authority, and which shall be governed by a board of commissioners composed of seven members, two of whom shall be residents of either Ward 4, 5, 6, or 7 of Calcasieu Parish. In establishing the membership, there shall be at least two racial minority members, one of whom shall be selected and appointed by the city and one selected and appointed by the parish.

(2) In addition to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the commission shall be composed and shall operate under the following provisions:

(a)(i) The commission shall be comprised of seven members who shall be appointed as follows: two members appointed by the parish, one of whom shall be a resident of either Ward 4, 5, 6, or 7, two members appointed by the city, two members appointed by the school board, one of whom shall be a resident of either Ward 4, 5, 6, or 7. The six members so appointed shall appoint by majority vote a seventh member. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter domiciled in Calcasieu Parish during his term of office. The director of Sowela Technical Institute of Lake Charles, Louisiana shall serve in an advisory capacity to the commission created in this Section and shall continue to serve as a nonvoting member of the commission until he either resigns from his position as director or is removed or replaced as director by the state board.

(ii) In the event that the director's position on the commission should become vacant by reason of death, resignation or otherwise, an interim successor member shall be appointed by the remaining members of the commission to serve as a member of the commission in place of the director until the state board appoints a new director. Except for a vacancy in the position appointed by the state board, any vacancies in the membership of the commission occurring by reason of the expiration of the terms for which appointed, or by reason of death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the party responsible for the appointment of such member within thirty days of receipt by such party of written notification of the vacancy.

(iii) In the event that the party responsible for the appointment of such member fails to fill the vacancy within thirty days of the vacancy, the commission shall appoint an interim successor to serve on the commission until the position is filled by the party responsible therefor. If the commission fails to fill a vacancy in its appointed position within thirty days, the parish, city, school board and state board, by joint resolution, shall appoint an interim successor to serve on the commission until the position is filled by the commission.

(b) The members appointed by the parish, city, and school board shall serve overlapping terms as follows: the one member appointed by the parish and by the city shall be appointed for an initial term of three years, the one member appointed by the parish and the city shall be appointed for an initial term of two years, and the members appointed by the school board and the at large member shall serve an initial term of one year. At the expiration of their respective terms, successors shall be appointed by the parish, city, school board, and the members themselves, as provided for herein for a term of four years. In the event that for any reason the parish, city, or school board should fail to appoint a successor member, after the expiration of his term, then the respective member whose term would have otherwise expired shall continue as a member of the commission until such time as his successor is appointed.

(c) Any member of the commission may be removed by the party which has appointed him, but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing; provided that any member so removed shall have the right to appeal his removal to a court of competent jurisdiction within ten days of the decision of the appointing authority ordering his removal.

(d) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation and shall have the power to organize and reorganize executive, clerical, and other departments and forces of the authority and to fix the duties and powers and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees of the authority. The commission may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder.

(e) The members shall elect from the membership a president, vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the commission, the offices of the secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. No member shall be elected to serve for more than two successive terms in any office. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the commission convenes them or on written request of four members. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, provided, however that no action of the commission shall be authorized unless approved by a majority of four votes in an open public meeting. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings. The authority and its commission shall be domiciled in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and shall maintain suitable offices in said parish.

B. The authority is hereby declared to constitute and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 6, 19 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana and Part VII of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the authority, acting through the commission, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research and economic development purposes including the power of taxation and the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds and certificates of indebtedness, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.

C. The authority created pursuant hereto shall be established for the primary object and purpose of stimulating and encouraging the development of an industrial air park for economic development through commerce, industry and research and for the utilization and development of natural and human resources of the area and provide job opportunities.

D. The boundaries of the authority shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana.

Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 446, §1, eff. July 15, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 458, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.24
Municipal improvements in streets; buildings not on mapped streets
Status: in_force

A. Except in streets existing and established by law as public streets at the date of the establishment of the official map, no public water facilities, sewer, or other public utilities or improvements shall be constructed after such date in any street until such street is duly placed on the official map.

B. The city council may provide by ordinance that no permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street giving access to such proposed building existed and was established by law as a public street at the time of the establishment of the official map or shall have been duly placed on the official map in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:140.21 and 140.22; provided, however, that such ordinance shall contain a provision whereby the applicant for such permit may appeal to the board of appeals, hearing upon which appeal and notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, and such board shall have the authority to authorize such a permit, subject to such conditions as the board may impose, where the circumstances of the case do not require the proposed building to be related to the existing streets or to streets as shown on the official map and where the permit would not tend to distort or increase the difficulty of carrying out the official map of the master plan of the municipality.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §24; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2419 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2419
Conditional and temporary appointments
Status: in_force

A. When a position is temporarily vacated because the incumbent is on authorized leave of absence without pay and the appointing authority desires to fill the position for the duration of the leave he must do so by making a conditional appointment of a person by demotion or transfer or from an employment list if a list exists for the class of the position. If the position is not filled by demotion or transfer and there is no employment list on which there is an eligible available and willing to accept the conditional appointment, the appointing authority, with the prior approval of the director may make a provisional appointment of any person whom he deems qualified to fill the position. If an employee is appointed to fill the position of a classified employee on leave of absence, he shall vacate the position when the employee on leave of absence returns. If the employee was appointed on a conditional basis by demotion or transfer he shall be reinstated in his former position when the employee on leave of absence returns. If the employee was appointed on a conditional basis through certification from an employment list he shall retain all rights he may have acquired by virtue of his service under the conditional appointment including, if he has completed his working test period, the right to have his name placed on a reemployment list, or if he has not completed his working test period the right to have his name replaced on the employment list from which his name was certified for conditional appointment if the list exists. He shall also be subject to all other provisions of this Part not inconsistent with this paragraph.

B. Temporary appointments to positions in the classified service may be made for short periods without compliance with the provisions of this Part requiring certification, as follows:

(1)(a) Provisional appointments. When a vacancy is to be filled in a position of a class for which there are no eligibles available for certification, the appointing authority, with the prior approval of the director, may make a provisional appointment of any person whom he deems qualified. Such provisional appointment shall terminate upon the regular filling of the vacancy in any manner authorized under this Part and, in any event, within fifteen working days after a certification from which appointment can be required. A provisional appointment shall never continue for a period in excess of one year unless it is extended by the commission upon the director's certification that eligibles are not available and that it is not possible or practicable to provide such eligibles.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a classified employee of the New Orleans Police Department who has been temporarily appointed to a provisional appointment shall not be eligible for any additional benefits which are to accrue based upon the promotion, or increase in compensation.

(2) Transient appointments. Whenever the services of an extra or substitute employee are needed in any position in the classified services for a period of less than three months, the appointing authority, with the prior approval of the director, may make a transient appointment of any person that he deems qualified, to serve for the period required. This appointment, with the prior approval of the director may be extended for a further period if required, but no person shall serve under a transient appointment from the same appointing authority for an aggregate period of more than three months in any continuous twelve month period.

(3) Emergency appointments. Where an emergency exists requiring that a position be filled before appointment can be made under any other provision of this Part, an emergency appointment may be made of any available person to serve until the position involved can otherwise be filled under the provisions of this Part. No emergency appointment shall continue for more than ten days in any case, or be renewed for any further period beyond that limit. The authority for any emergency appointment is conditioned on a prompt report thereof to the director, at the time the appointment is made.

(4) Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 711, §1, eff. July 24, 1980.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 711, §1, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 2013, No. 126, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3889 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3889
Provision in budget for maintenance and repair
Status: in_force

Whenever there have been laid, installed, or constructed in any sewerage district any sewers or sewerage disposal works, the board of supervisors shall provide an annual budget of the amount required for the maintenance and repair of the sewers and sewerage disposal works.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 495, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3827 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3827
Local or special assessment
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer of the political subdivision as provided for in the preceding section, the governing authority shall review said certified statement or report, including the proposed local or special assessments, and thereafter shall make a determination as to whether each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed will be benefited to an amount not less than the proposed local or special assessment. Proposed assessments that are found by the governing authority to have been erroneously assessed or for which the governing authority does not find said benefit shall be deleted from said certified statement or report. The deletion of such proposed assessment from said certified statement or report for either of said reasons shall in no way invalidate or affect the legality of the contract awarded for the construction of said proposed improvements nor shall such deletions constitute a violation of the public contracts law of this state.

B. Following said review and finding as to benefit by said governing authority there shall be mailed to each property owner to be assessed a notice advising each property owner of his proposed assessment and the manner and time for payment thereof. Said notice shall set forth a general description of the proposed improvements, such description of the property to be assessed and the location thereof as the governing authority may deem necessary, and shall notify the property owner to advise the political subdivision in writing within fifteen days from the date of said notice if inaccuracies exist in the proposed assessment. The aforesaid notice shall be given by depositing said written notice in the United States mail, postage paid, and addressed to the property owner at his address as it appeared on the last approved tax roll on which the property was assessed for taxes by the political subdivision. The certificate of the clerk or secretary of the governing authority levying any such assessments that the aforesaid notice has been given in writing to all property owners to be assessed shall establish a conclusive legal presumption that all requirements of notice as set forth hereinabove have been legally satisfied.

C. After thirty days has elapsed from the date of the mailing of said notice of the proposed assessments, the governing authority shall adopt an ordinance establishing the rates for the sale of water in the district or the area so served or adopt an ordinance levying a local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate to be improved or benefited in proportion that its front footage bears to all the abutting lots or parcels or real estate to be improved or benefited by the laying of such lines or installation of such improvements, including all the items above set forth; provided that where the construction of the improvements is financed partly under the provisions hereof, and partly by the issuance of tax-secured bonds, or by any other method, then the total of all assessments levied hereunder shall represent the total cost of the work contemplated less the amount provided by tax-secured bonds, or such other method. If a local or special assessment is levied by ordinance, it shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage, and, if not paid within thirty days from the date of the adoption of said ordinance, it will be conclusively presumed that any property owner whose property is affected thereby, exercises the right and option, which is hereby authorized, to pay the amount due in equal installments bearing interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum rate provided for conventional interest by Article 2924 of the Louisiana Civil Code as the same now exists or may be hereafter amended, and extending over a period not exceeding forty years, all within the discretion of the governing authority of said political subdivision, and as provided for in the ordinance levying such local or special assessments. The first installment shall become due on December thirty-first of the then current year, or one year after the date of the assessment ordinance herein provided for, in the discretion of the governing authority of the political subdivision, and annually thereafter.

D. If a special or local assessment is levied, a certified copy of the ordinance levying said local or special assessment on the real estate as aforesaid shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the political subdivision is situated, who shall forthwith record the same in the mortgage records of the parish, and when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege against all real estate therein assessed, and which aforesaid lien and privilege shall prime all other claims except taxes, and prior recorded local or special assessments levied for streets, sewerage, or water improvements.

E.(1) The failure to pay any installment or the interest thereon when due, shall ipso facto cause all other installments and the interest thereon to become due and payable and the political subdivision may, after thirty days from the date of such default, proceed against the property for the collection of the total amount due thereon, including interest, plus ten percent additional on the principal and interest of the past due installment or installments or ten percent of the amount sued for, and in the event judgment is necessary to effect collection, ten percent of the amount of the judgment rendered, as attorney's fees, provided that said attorney's fees shall be payable by the property owner only if demand by the governing authority of the district through registered or certified mail has been made on the property owner and he has failed to pay the amount due within ten days after such demand.

(2) In any such suit to collect any delinquent assessments, a certified copy of the assessment ordinance, and any affidavits and exhibits annexed thereto which establish the correctness of the delinquent assessment shall be admissible, self-authenticating, and sufficient to establish prima facie proof of such demand.

F. The Jefferson Parish governing authority may, at its option, enact ordinances to add such delinquent assessment charges to the annual ad valorem tax bill of the property involved. In the event such ordinances are enacted, the sheriff effecting collection shall be reimbursed by the governing authority for an amount equal to fifteen percent of the amount of such charges actually collected from the property owner. This collection charge shall be in addition to such delinquent assessment charges and shall also be added to the ad valorem tax bill of the property involved.

G. Any errors in descriptions or amounts in any assessment ordinance adopted pursuant to this Section may be corrected by the adoption of an amendatory ordinance which need set forth only the corrected descriptions or amounts and which amendatory ordinance shall be recorded in the same manner as the original ordinance levying the assessments. The adoption of any such corrective ordinance shall serve only to postpone the thirty days' period for cash payments in full of the assessments actually affected and corrected by such amendatory ordinance, and the due dates of the installments of such assessments so corrected as are not paid in full in cash within thirty days from the date of adoption of the amendatory ordinance, shall be the same as the due dates of the installments of the assessments levied in the original ordinance and not affected or corrected by any such amendatory ordinance or ordinances.

H. Except for the collection costs provided for herein, the payments made in cash shall be expended for no other purpose than for the payment of the cost of said improvements.

I.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles may assess costs to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain within the city a waterworks system or systems, including such treatment facilities as may be required with all necessary equipment in installations in connection therewith, including extensions as may be proper to connect such system or systems with the main waterworks system of the city or any other available system or facilities whether within or without the city in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:3827 and this Subsection and any other applicable statutory provisions.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of Lake Charles, if a local or special assessment is levied by ordinance pursuant to R.S. 33:3827(C) or this Subsection, it shall be placed upon the tax rolls and divided into equal installments. The number of required installments shall be determined by the governing authority of the city. The first installment shall be due and payable at the same time as the taxes of the year in which the work is completed and the remaining installments will be due and collectable during the period that the regular taxes are collectable by the city of Lake Charles. The day of delinquency of these installments shall be the thirty-first day of December of the year in which each installment falls due in principal or in interest. Each installment shall carry the same rate of interest as does the certificate issued by the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles, and the interest shall be paid annually on the unpaid installments.

(3) The owner of the property assessed under the provisions of R.S. 33:3827(C) or this Subsection may pay in cash within ten days after the adoption of the ordinance levying such assessment and shall receive on account of the cash payment a discount equal to five percent per annum on the amount due and paid by him, which discount shall likewise be allowed by the contractor to the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles.

(4) In the event any owner of property subject to the lien and privileges authorized pursuant to R.S. 33:3827(D) or this Subsection fails to pay the amount apportioned against his property at its maturity, the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles may file a rule against the owner to show cause why the property should not be sold for the purpose of enforcing payment on the installments due, which rule shall be made returnable after five days of service in the manner required for ordinary citations, and shall be tried by preference. Judgment against the property holder shall be executed in the same manner as ordinary judgments.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles may provide that the provisions of this Subsection shall apply to assessments levied pursuant to R.S. 33:3829.

Acts 1962, No. 313, §6. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 18, §1, June 2, 1966, at 2:32 P.M; Acts 1970, No. 553, §1; Acts 1987, No. 650, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2003, No. 970, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 261
Disposition of surplus funds of municipality
Status: in_force

If after the payment of all the debts of a municipality dissolved under this Subpart, any balance of money remains, it shall be turned over to the school board of the parish to be used in the education of the children of school age residing within the territory covered by the municipality.

Acts 2016, No. 313, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2804 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2804
School and special taxes excepted
Status: in_force

Taxes authorized in R.S. 33:2803 shall be exclusive of and in addition to taxes for public school purposes under the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, and other taxes levied in pursuance of special elections held by authority of law relating to the levy of special taxes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9204
Meetings of board; officers; procedure; employees
Status: in_force

A. The board shall convene and hold its first meeting in the city of Lafayette as soon as practicable after the appointment of the commissioners. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for conducting business. The board shall elect from its own members a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board shall also designate the time and place for holding regular meetings and shall meet in regular session once each month. The board may also meet in special session upon the call of the president or the written request of four commissioners. In the case of death or resignation of the president, the secretary shall call the board together to fill the vacancy.

B. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and itself. However, all ordinances of the board shall require the favorable vote of at least a majority of the membership of the board and shall have the force of law. Motions or resolutions may also be adopted by the board for the transaction of its business where an ordinance is not required.

C. The board shall maintain suitable offices in the district and may contract with, employ, and fix the compensation and terms of employment of attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, or any other agents or employees.

Acts 1984, No. 161, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.131 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.131
Creation of the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in and for the parish of Jefferson a public body corporate and politic known as the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority.

B.(1) In accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana and the Jefferson Parish Charter, the authority shall be governed by the Jefferson Parish Council. The Jefferson Parish Council, when acting as the governing body of the authority shall have the same jurisdiction and powers as when acting as the governing authority of the parish.

(2) The governing body of the authority may create an advisory board, prescribing the number, manner of appointment, length of term, and advisory duties of members of such board. The advisory board may prepare and recommend ordinances and resolutions designed to effectuate the purposes and provisions of the Chapter.

Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9078 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9078
Kenilworth Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to promote, encourage, and enhance the security, beautification, and overall betterment of the district.

C. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the area of the city of New Orleans bounded by: the mid-line of Morrison Road on the South, New Castle Street on the West, including parcels on both sides of the street, Wales Street on the North, including parcels on both sides of the street that have municipal addresses on Wales Street, and the mid-line of Mayo Road on the East.

D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by the members of the board of directors of the Kenilworth Civic and Improvement Association, referred to in this Section as the "board".

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

(3) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(4) The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses directly related to the governance of the district.

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

(6) The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the board's secretary to residents of the district.

(7) The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

E. Powers and duties. (1) The district, acting through its board of commissioners, shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To sue and be sued.

(b) To adopt, use, and alter at will a seal and bylaws.

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

(d) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public, to provide or enhance security patrols in the district, to provide for beautification and improvements for the district, or to provide generally for the overall betterment of the district.

(e) To contract for such services and expenditures as the board deems proper for the upkeep of the district.

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

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

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

(2)(a) The board shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided for in its bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as may be provided in the bylaws.

(b) The board shall adopt such regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. Rules and regulations of the board relative to public notice and conduct of public meetings shall conform with the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

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

(d) The board shall keep minutes of all meetings.

F. Parcel fee. (1) 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. For purposes of this Section, a parcel is defined as a lot or lots upon which only one main house is situated.

(2) The fee shall be a flat fee and shall be imposed on each parcel located within the district. The amount of the fee shall not exceed two hundred twenty-five dollars per parcel per year.

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

(4)(a) The fee shall be imposed only upon request to the city of New Orleans by the board by duly adopted resolution and only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose at the same time as a regularly scheduled election in the city of New Orleans and conducted 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 by this Subsection and approved by the voters. No other election shall be required except as provided in this Paragraph.

(b) The fee shall expire at the end of the term provided for in the proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed eight years, but may be renewed as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize the renewal of the fee shall be held at the same time as the regularly scheduled election in the city of New Orleans. If renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.

(5) The city of New Orleans shall collect the fee at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected by the city and shall maintain the proceeds of the fee collected pursuant to this Section in a separate account until such proceeds are disbursed to the district.

(6) The city of New Orleans shall remit all proceeds of the fee collected by the city pursuant to this Section to the district not more than thirty days after the last day of the month in which such proceeds are collected. However, the board may enter into an agreement with the city to authorize the city to retain, as a collection fee, not more than one percent of the amount collected.

(7) 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.

(8) The proceeds of the fee collected pursuant to this Section shall be used only for the purposes of the district.

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

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

H. Miscellaneous provisions. It is the purpose and intent of this Section that the additional law enforcement or security personnel, whether public or private, 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.

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

(2) If and when the district ceases to exist:

(a) 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.

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

Acts 2004, No. 501, §1, eff. June 25, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 476, §1, eff. June 22, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 80, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4545.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4545.8
Participating in more than one entity or undertaking
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained shall prohibit any governmental unit from being a member of more than one entity or undertaking for the purpose of obtaining an adequate electric power supply.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 772, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:157 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 157
Election in municipality annexing territory
Status: in_force

After the expiration of the publication of the result of the election, if a majority in number and value of the qualified electors residing in and upon the lots or land proposed to be annexed to and included in the territorial corporate limits of the city or town, voting at such election, have voted in favor thereof, the municipal authorities of the city or town may then order an election to be held under the general election laws by the qualified electors residing within the corporate limits of the city or town as theretofore established, submitting the proposition to be voted on at such election, whether they consent to such proposed annexation to the corporate limits of the city or town.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3960 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3960
Municipality to own and operate sewerage system
Status: in_force

After the sewerage system has been completed and accepted, the full ownership thereof shall vest in the municipality, which shall thereafter maintain and operate it at its own expense and as a part of its sewerage system and a public utility of the municipality and at no further cost or charge to the abutting property owners. The governing authority of any municipality acting under the provisions of this Sub-part may assist the sewerage district by paying in part for the installation and erection of a sewerage system out of its available funds.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3554 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3554
Abutting property owner's liability
Status: in_force

The owners of property abutting on the side of the street farthest from the bank of the stream shall pay for the balance of the cost of the improvements, in proportion to the respective front footage of the properties owned by them and abutting on the street or alley to be improved except as otherwise stipulated in R.S. 33:3552 and R.S. 33:3553.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.70.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.70.6
Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the town of Ferriday, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment 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. The boundaries of the district shall include the area within the following perimeter: Texas Avenue, EE Wallace Boulevard, Mickey Gilley Avenue, and First Street.

C. 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 expand the entertainment and leisure activities within the district.

D.(1) In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effect the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a seven-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board", composed as follows:

(a) The mayor of the town of Ferriday shall appoint two members.

(b) The governing authority of the town of Ferriday shall appoint two members.

(c) The chief executive officer of Concordia Bank & Trust shall appoint one member.

(d) The chief executive officer of Delta Bank shall appoint one member.

(e) A representative of the Delta Museum appointed by the governing board of the museum.

(2) Members shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. Three members shall serve three-year initial terms, two members shall serve two-year initial terms, and two members shall serve one-year initial terms as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or lease all property, including rights-of-way, and to hold and use any franchise or property, immovable or movable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district.

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

(5) To enter into contracts for the purchase, lease, acquisition, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district and to mortgage its properties and enter into leases and other agreements on terms that the board approves.

(6) To require and issue licenses with respect to properties and facilities owned by the district.

(7) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for facilities owned and services rendered by it and to impose fees on the use or occupancy of any other property within but not owned by the district with the consent of the owner of such property.

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

(9) To enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with any other party, public or private, to accomplish the purposes of this Section.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any portion of the tax of any local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body may be used as a tax increment for tax increment finance purposes only with the consent of the local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body expressed by ordinance or resolution and upon approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the town of Ferriday voting at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

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

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

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

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

Acts 2024, No. 200, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1331
Financing agreements
Status: in_force

Agreements concluded under R.S. 33:1324 and all written agreements concluded under R.S. 33:1325 shall include a statement of the financial obligations of each of the parties to the agreement. Any parish or municipality may appropriate such sums, issue its bonds, as defined in R.S. 33:1321, or levy any special taxes, except income taxes, in the manner provided by law, for any public project or improvement, as defined in R.S. 33:1324(4), to raise such sums as are necessary to fulfill its obligations under the terms of any agreements authorized by this part, including its obligations incurred in connection with the issuance of its bonds or other obligations issued under the authority of this part, and may charge and collect such fees, fares and tolls as are contemplated in said agreements. In furtherance hereof, each such municipality, parish or political subdivision may levy and collect such special taxes, except income taxes, as are not prohibited by the constitution of the state in effect at the time of such tax levy, including, but not limited to, ad valorem, license or excise taxes. Such taxes shall be for the sole purpose of enabling the municipality, parish or political subdivision to meet its financial obligations under the agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1325. No tax authorized herein shall be levied or increased until authorized by a majority of the electors of each municipality or parish affected thereby who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 665, §3; Acts 1974, No. 463, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9668 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9668
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The ethics board shall be responsible for the enforcement of provisions of this Chapter. The provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall be applicable to enforcement of this Chapter.

B. No action to enforce any provision of this Chapter shall be commenced after expiration of two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation.

C. The ethics board shall have the authority to impose and collect penalties in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, for a violation of this Chapter. In addition, for recurring or egregious violations of this Chapter, the ethics board may censure any person found guilty of such violation by the ethics board and prohibit such person from lobbying for not less than thirty days and not more than one year.

D. In addition to any other applicable penalties:

(1) Any person required to register and who fails to timely register and any person who fails to timely file any report required by this Chapter shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.

(2) Any person whose registration or report is filed eleven or more days after the day on which it was due may be assessed, in addition to any late fees pursuant to this Section, after a hearing by the board, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.

(3) If the board determines that a person has filed a registration or report required by this Chapter that is inaccurate or incomplete, the board shall mail by certified mail a notice of delinquency informing the person that the inaccuracy must be corrected or the missing information must be provided no later than fourteen business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency. The notice of delinquency shall include the deadline for correcting the inaccuracy or providing the missing information. If the person corrects the inaccuracy or provides the missing information prior to the deadline contained in the notice of delinquency, no penalties shall be assessed against the person.

(4) Whoever fails to correct the inaccuracy or provide the missing information by the deadline included in the notice of delinquency shall be subject to penalties as provided by law.

(5) Any person, who with knowledge of its falsity, files a registration or report as required in this Chapter that contains a false statement or false representation of a material fact, shall be subject to the assessment of the civil penalties provided in Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the findings of the board relative to such filing shall be referred by the board to the appropriate district attorney for prosecution pursuant to R.S. 14:133.

(6) The computation of days provided for in this Subsection shall not include Saturdays, Sundays, or other legal holidays.

Acts 2010, No. 788, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 540, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4720.52
Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose
Status: in_force

A. It is hereby found and declared that:

(1) There exist in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, areas which have become slum and blighted because of the unsafe, unsanitary, inadequate, or overcrowded condition of the structures therein, or because of inadequate planning of the area, or because of physically or functionally obsolete structures, or both, or because of excessive dwelling unit density, or because of the lack of proper light and air and open space, or because of faulty street or lot design, or inadequate public utilities or community services, or because of the conversion to incompatible types of land usage, and facilities which are functionally obsolescent due to the passage of time and wear and tear.

(2) Such conditions or a combination of some or all of them have and will continue to result in making such areas economic and social liabilities imposing onerous municipal burdens which decrease the tax base and reduce tax revenues and cause harm to the social and economic well-being of the municipality, depreciating property values therein, and thereby depreciating further the general communitywide values.

(3) The prevention and elimination of slums and blight areas and their causes is a matter of public policy and concern in order that the municipality shall not continue to be endangered by areas which are focal centers of economic and social retardation, and consume an excessive proportion of its revenues because of the extra services required for police, fire, accident, and other forms of public protection, services, and facilities.

(4) The salvage and renewal of such areas, in accordance with sound and approved plans for their redevelopment, will promote the public health, safety, morals, and welfare.

(5) Certain such areas or portions thereof may be susceptible to conservation or rehabilitation by voluntary action and through existing regulatory processes in such a manner that the conditions and evils enumerated in this Section may be eliminated, remedied, and prevented; and that in certain areas blight and slum conditions are beyond remedy or reasonable control through regulatory processes and cannot be effectively dealt with under existing law without additional aids herein allowed; and that such conditions often exist under circumstances in areas in which their assembly for purposes of clearance, replanning, and redevelopment is impossible without the exercise of the power of expropriation.

B. The powers conferred by this Chapter are for public uses, purposes, and utility for which public money may be expended and expropriation authority utilized as necessary and in the public's interest and in conformity with the approved plans of the municipality. The provisions provided by this Chapter shall apply for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses and otherwise encourage the provision of healthful homes, a decent living environment, and adequate places of employment for the people in this municipality. Such purposes are hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

C. It shall be the public policy that not less than twenty-three percent of the proposed new dwellings included in each of the proposed projects where the relocation of persons or families are required, excluding penal, cultural, industrial, recreational, and medical projects, or parts thereof, shall be dwellings for families of low income.

Acts 2004, No. 349, §1; Acts 2005, No. 437, §1, eff. July 11, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9073 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9073
The Lake Willow Subdivision Improvement District
Status: in_force

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

B. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the area of Orleans Parish located between Morrison Road on the north, the Lawrence Drainage Canal on the west, the I-10 Service Road on the south, and on the east by a line approximately two hundred feet west of the west line of Crowder Road, excluding Lots 1B, 1C, and 1D shown on said plan, which said plan of subdivision is registered in COB692, folio202, Orleans Parish, comprising all of the Lake Willow Subdivision.

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 board of directors of the Lake Willow Homeowners Association shall appoint five members.

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Board members shall serve three-year terms after serving initial terms as follows: three members shall serve an initial term of one year, three shall serve two years, and three shall serve three years as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

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

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

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

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

(8) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

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

(1) To sue and be sued.

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

(3) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to Subsection F of this Section and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by Subsection 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 parcel of land not to exceed three hundred dollars per year for each parcel.

(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) The initial election on the question of the imposition of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.

(c) If approved, the fee shall expire on December 31, 2014, 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 later than sixty days after collection.

G. Budget. (1) The board shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq. 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 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 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 143, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 1998, No. 53, §2, eff. June 24, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 1078, §2; Acts 1999, No. 1233, §2; Acts 2010, No. 481, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:119 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 119
Coordination with parish planning
Status: in_force

In any parish where there exist separate parish and municipal planning commissions, every municipal planning commission shall consult and co-operate with the parish planning commission for the purpose of guiding and accomplishing a co-ordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the parish, of zoning districts and of public improvements and utilities and of subdivisions which do not begin and terminate within the boundaries of any single municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4404
Franchise for buses, trolleys, and other forms of transportation
Status: in_force

The governing authority of any municipality, City of New Orleans excepted, incorporated under the general or special laws of this state, may grant a franchise to any person, to use and occupy the streets, alleys, highways, bridges, or other public places therein for operation of motor buses, trackless trolleys, and other forms of transportation for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire within the limits of the municipality. The franchise shall not be exclusive, nor be for a longer period than twenty-five years, and shall be subject to any conditions and stipulations prescribed by the governing authority. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to municipalities which are required under the provisions of their charter to hold referendum elections to grant or lease franchises, nor to municipalities which under existing laws are required to hold such elections.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.202
Board of commissioners; members, officers; agents and employees
Status: in_force

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

(1) The town council of each of the following municipalities shall appoint one member:

(a) Jena.

(b) Olla.

(c) Tullos.

(d) Urania.

(2) Each state and federally chartered financial institution with offices in LaSalle Parish shall appoint one member.

(3) The LaSalle Parish School Board shall appoint one member.

(4) The LaSalle Police Jury shall appoint one member.

(5) The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians shall appoint one member.

(6) The board of commissioners of this district shall appoint four members.

(7) The mayor of each incorporated municipality in LaSalle Parish shall be a member of the board of commissioners.

B. The term of office for all appointed members shall be four years. Any vacancy in the membership of the board of commissioners, occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. If the entity responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill within thirty days a vacancy, the board of commissioners may appoint an interim successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I. All members of the board of commissioners shall be residents of LaSalle Parish, operate a business in LaSalle Parish, or be employed in LaSalle Parish. A member of the board of commissioners of the Olla, Urania, Tullos, Standard Economic and Industrial Development District is not prohibited from serving on the board of commissioners.

Acts 1988, No. 634, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 852, §§1 and 2, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 2018, No. 50, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 50, §2, regarding terms of board members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:9038.64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 9038.64
River Park Development District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. There is hereby created in the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, hereinafter referred to as the "city-parish", the River Park Development District, a body politic and corporate of the state, referred to in this Section as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state and the district is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Section.

B. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of the following described parcels or tracts of land located in the city-parish, referred to in this Section as the "property":

That certain tract or parcel of land containing 59.666 acres and comprised of three (3) contiguous tracts of land situated in Sections 40, 42 and 44, Township 7 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg District of Louisiana, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, fronting on the Mississippi River, being more particularly described as follows:

TRACT I: That certain tract or parcel of land and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances hereto belonging or in anywise appertaining, including all accretion, alluvion, batture and sandbars, resulting from reliction or dereliction, the opening of new channels or the changes of water courses of the Mississippi River, situated in Section 42 and 44, Township 7 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg District of Louisiana, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, fronting on the Mississippi River, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the intersection of the common boundary between Sections 42 and 44, T7S-R1W, East Baton Rouge Parish, and the western boundary of the Illinois Central Right of Way; thence proceed North 6º 45' 0" East a distance of 251.25' to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence proceed South 87° 50' 0" West a distance of 742.50 feet to the mean low water line of the Mississippi River; thence proceed North 01° 18' 11" West along the mean low water line of the Mississippi River to the Northern boundary of the property; thence proceed North 87° 50' 0" East a distance of 812.87 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed South 6° 45'0" West a distance of 502.25 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. All as more particularly shown on a survey entitled "Map Showing an As-Built Survey of Tract B-1, an 8.9 ± Acre Tract, & a 9.290 Acre Tract Located in Section 42 & 44 T-7-S R-1-W Greensburg Land District East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana for Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc." dated April 11, 2001 and made by Chenevert Songy Rodi Soderberg, Inc.

TRACT II: Tract B-1, Hunnington Heights, containing 5.176 acres, located in Section 42, Township 7 South, Range 1 West, GLD, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, more particularly described and having such measurements as dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on the map entitled "Map Showing Resubdivision of Tract 'A' & Tract 'B' into Tract 'A-1' & Tract 'B-1', Hunnington Heights, located in Section 42, Township 7 South, Range 1 West, GLD, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana", prepared by Tatum Engineering Consultants, dated September 15, 1998.

TRACT III: That certain lot or parcel of ground together with all building and improvements located thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, prescriptions, appurtenances and advantages thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, containing 36.3 acres more or less, located in Sections 40 and 42 Township 7-S, Range 1-W Greensburg Land District, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the intersection of the Section 40 and 42 section line and the western boundary of the Illinois Central Rail Road Right of Way; thence proceed N06°45'00"E a distance of 543.9' to a point and corner; thence proceed N07°33'30"W a distance of 595.90' to a point and corner; thence proceed S88°00'00"W a distance of 938.80' to the low water line of the Mississippi River to a point and corner; thence meander the low water line of the Mississippi River southerly to a point which is S00°52'52"W a distance of approximately 1846.40' for a point and corner; thence proceed N87°50'01"E a distance of 177.77' to a point and corner; thence proceed N02°10'00"W a distance of 370.00' to a point and corner; thence proceed S82°12'42"E a distance of 768.77' to a point and corner; thence proceed N06°45'00"E a distance of 479.16' to the point of beginning. All as more particularly shown on a Map Showing Resubdivision of Tract "A-1 into Tracts "A-1-A" and A-1-B" Located in Section 40 and 42, T-7-S, R-1-W, Greensburg Land District, East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana for River Park Development, LLC and River Yaun, LLC, dated January 3, 2008, made by Pyburn & Odom MCA, Karam J. Thomas, P.L.S.

C. Purpose. The district is created to provide for cooperative economic and community development among the district, the city-parish, the state and the owners of property in the district, in order to assist in the redevelopment of, and dramatic improvement to, the property within the area of the district.

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

(a) The mayor-president of the city-parish shall appoint two persons, subject to the concurrence of a majority of the city-parish council then present and then voting.

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

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

(d) The executive director of the Downtown Development District or his designee.

(2) Each member appointed to the board shall be a citizen of the United States. At all times, at least one member of the board shall own property within the district or be the representative of a private entity that owns property within the district.

(3)(a) Members of the board serving pursuant to Subparagraphs (1)(a) through (c) of this Subsection shall serve terms of five years after the initial terms as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

(b) One member shall serve a term that shall expire on December 31, 2011; one member shall serve a term that shall expire on December 31, 2012; one member shall serve a term that shall expire on December 31, 2013; and one member shall serve a term that shall expire on December 31, 2014 as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(c) The executive director of the Downtown Development District shall serve during his term of office. Any designee of the director shall serve at the pleasure of the director.

(4) Upon expiration of the term of any member of the board, such member shall continue to serve until reappointed or a successor is duly appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the board, occurring either by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. If such appointment to fill a vacancy does not take place within sixty days, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing entity.

(5) Any member of the board may be removed by a three-fourths vote of the remaining membership of the board for cause, which cause may include failure to attend at least one-half of the meetings of the board in a calendar year.

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

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

(8) The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes the board or upon the written request of three members. A majority of the members of the board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All such meetings shall be public meetings subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary or secretary-treasurer, who shall also maintain the minute books and archives of the district. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

(9) The domicile of the board shall be established by the board at a location within the district. The official journal of the district shall be the official journal of the city-parish.

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

(1) To sue and to be sued.

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

(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or otherwise 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, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of industrial parks, ports, harbors, and terminals.

(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 revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected certain taxes as provided in this Section and as may be provided by general law.

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

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

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

(9) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to an economic development district as if the district were an economic development district established pursuant to Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including but not limited to the powers of tax increment financing pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.33 and 33:9038.34 and the power to levy taxes within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.39, provided that any such powers exercised by the district shall be subject to the provisions of Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(10) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to a community development district as if the district were a community development district established pursuant to Chapter 27-B of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including but not limited to the power to levy special assessments on property within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.29, provided that any such powers exercised by the district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 27-B of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

F. Levy of taxes. (1) It is expressly provided that any taxes levied by the district, or any subdistrict created by the district, may exceed the limitation set forth by Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall be imposed, collected and enforced subject to the terms of the resolution imposing the tax and the provisions of Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) Any taxes or assessments of any type to be levied by the district, or any subdistrict created by the district, shall be levied only after the board has adopted an appropriate resolution giving notice of its intention to levy such taxes or assessments, which resolution shall include a general description of the taxes or assessments to be levied, and notice of this intention shall be published once a week for two weeks in the official journal of the district, the first publication to appear at least fourteen days before the public meeting of the board at which the board will meet in open and public session to hear any objections to the proposed taxes or assessments. The notice of intent so published shall state the date, time, and place of the public hearing. Such taxes or assessments may be levied only after the board has called a special election submitting the proposition for the levy of such taxes or assessments to the qualified electors of the district or subdistrict, as applicable, and the proposition has received the favorable vote of a majority of the electors voting in the election; however, in the event there are no qualified electors in the district or subdistrict, as applicable, as certified by the registrar of voters, no such election shall be required. The powers and rights conferred by this Section shall be in addition to the powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Section does and shall be construed to provide a complete and additional method for the levy of any taxes or assessments. No election, proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the levy of such taxes or assessments except as provided herein.

(3) In the event that a tax under this Section is proposed for the district or for a subdistrict where there are no qualified electors, such tax shall not become effective unless and until it is approved by the city-parish council.

G. Creation of subdistricts. The district may create subdistricts as provided in this Section. The district shall publish notice of its intent to create a subdistrict in the official journal of the district. At least ten days after publication of such notice in the official journal of the district, the board shall conduct a public hearing on the question of creating such subdistrict. Thereafter, the board may designate one or more areas within the boundaries of the district as a subdistrict of the district. Each subdistrict shall constitute a political subdivision of the state and shall be governed by the board. Each subdistrict shall have the same powers as the district and shall be given a name and designated as "River Park Development District Subdistrict No." or such other suitable name as the board may designate.

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

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

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

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

(5) Any obligations of the district, or any subdistrict created by the district, may be validly issued, sold, and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officers of the board signing such obligations, or whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the obligations, shall have ceased to be such officer of the board at the time such obligations shall actually have been delivered.

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

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

(8) Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the purposes or powers of the district specified in this Section shall be a part of the project costs and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of bonds or other obligations issued by the district or subdistrict; provided however, no portion of any state sales taxes made directly available to the district pursuant to an agreement with the state shall be used by the district to pay the costs of constructing or operating any privately-owned hotel located within the district, without the consent of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or its successor.

(9) For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder, any persons in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the resolution and the legality of the bond issue for any cause, after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of said resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action, or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof, and the legality thereof and all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters.

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

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

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

I. Term. The district shall dissolve and cease to exist upon the later to occur of either one year after the date on which all loans, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the district, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to both principal and interest, or fifty years from June 30, 2010.

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

K. Severability. The provisions of this Section are severable. It is intended that if any provision of this Section should be adjudged invalid or unenforceable, then such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Section.

Acts 2010, No. 795, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:454 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 454
Mayor's court, village of Hosston; establishment; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Mayor's Court of the village of Hosston, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the village of Hosston in Caddo 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 Hosston, the jurisdiction of the court, and the power and authority of the mayor and other officers of the court.

Acts 2010, No. 218, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2957 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2957
Investments of hospital service districts
Status: in_force

Any hospital service district may invest its funds as provided by R.S. 46:1073.1, except as provided therein.

Acts 2012, No. 264, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4875 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4875
Hedges and fences; specifications
Status: in_force

The police juries may regulate the height, and thickness, and may restrict the location of hedges and of fences constructed with posts and barbed wire.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4093 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4093
New Orleans; special acts ratified
Status: in_force

The special tax for public improvements, voted by the property taxpayers of the city of New Orleans, on June 6, 1899, and levied by the city council by Ordinance No. 15391, approved June 22, 1899, is hereby ratified, and its validity shall never be questioned. The special act adopted by the legislature at the special session held on August 8, 1899, constituting the Sewerage and Water Board of the City of New Orleans, authorizing the city of New Orleans to issue bonds and providing the means to pay the principal and interest thereof, and for other purposes cognate to the purposes of the special tax aforesaid, is hereby ratified and approved, specially including therein reserved legislative right to amend the same; with the exception that in fixing the rates to be charged private consumers of water, taken from the public water supply of the city of New Orleans, the sewerage and water board shall base said rates so as to provide for the maintenance and operation of the said water system and the public and private supply therefrom, and the cost of maintenance and operation of the public sewerage system; and the city of New Orleans shall be hereafter relieved of the duty of providing in its annual budget or otherwise for the maintenance and operation of the sewerage and water systems; and the said board shall be authorized to use the collections from water rates charged to private consumers for the maintenance and operation of the public water system, and the public and private supply therefrom, and the cost of maintenance and operation of the public sewerage system, and the creation of a sinking fund for an ultimate renewal of said systems; and any surplus existing, after providing for the uses aforesaid, may be used for the maintenance and operation of the public drainage system; provided, that the rates charged private consumers shall never exceed the total rates charged private consumers by the sewerage and water board, in force November 1, 1913, unless otherwise authorized by the legislature, provided, the water rates shall never exceed the cost of operating and maintaining the water, sewerage, and drainage systems, and all extensions, replacements, repairs and betterments.

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

The provisions of Act 19 of 1906, and of Act 116 of 1908, relating to the issuance by the city of New Orleans of new public improvement bonds to the extent of eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00), are also ratified and approved, and the respective amendments to the constitution carrying same into effect are reaffirmed.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4780.66 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4780.66
Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
Status: in_force

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

B.(1) Before making any recommendation to the parish governing authority, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing.

(2) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the parish, and at least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and date of the hearing.

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

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

Acts 2007, No. 186, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.76 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.76
Board of commissioners; general duties
Status: in_force

A. The board may employ and fix the compensation of a district manager. If employed, the district manager shall have charge and supervision of the works of the district and shall be responsible for preserving and maintaining any improvement or facility constructed or erected pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart, for maintaining and operating the equipment owned by the district, and for performing such other duties as may be prescribed by the board. The district manager may hire or otherwise employ and terminate the employment of such other persons, including, without limitation, professional, supervisory, and clerical employees, as may be necessary and authorized by the board. The compensation and other conditions of employment of the officers and employees of the district shall be as provided by the board. Notwithstanding R.S. 42:1101 et seq., the district manager or a board member or district employee may be a stockholder, officer, or employee of a landowner.

B. The board shall designate a person who is a resident of the state as treasurer of the district, who shall have charge of the funds of the district. Such funds shall be disbursed only upon the order, or pursuant to the resolution, of the board by warrant or check countersigned by the treasurer and by such other person as may be authorized by the board. The board may give the treasurer such other or additional powers and duties as the board may deem appropriate and may fix his or her compensation. The board may require the treasurer to give a bond in such amount, on such terms, and with such sureties as may be deemed satisfactory to the board to secure the performance by the treasurer of his or her powers and duties. The financial records of the district shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant at least once a year.

C. The board may select as a depository for its funds any qualified public depository as defined in R.S. 39:1211 et seq.

Acts 2003, No. 904, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4307 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4307
Authorization to construct, acquire, sell, etc., revenue producing gas public utilities
Status: in_force

Any gas utility district created hereunder is authorized to construct, acquire, sell, lease, mortgage, extend, improve, maintain and operate any revenue producing gas public utility within or partly within and partly without its boundaries and to obtain funds for the construction, acquisition, extension or improvement thereof or through the issuance of revenue bonds as hereinafter provided in this Sub-part or through the use of funds acquired in any other lawful manner. A "gas public utility" for the purposes of this Sub-part shall consist of a natural gas distribution system or a natural gas transmission and distribution system.

Acts 1960, No. 415, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2585.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2585.9
Previously selected member; election of successor
Status: in_force

The administrative head of any municipal or parochial civil service which, prior to the effective date of this Section, has selected a classified employee member in accordance with the provisions of Act 410 of the 1979 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature shall, ninety days prior to the end of the term of the member, call for election of the successor to such position in accordance with provisions set forth in R.S. 33:2585.2 through R.S. 33:2585.7. The term of such successor shall commence on the day following the end of the term of his predecessor and shall conclude on April 30, 1987. Thereafter, the municipal or parochial civil service shall hold elections for the office of classified employee member of such board or commission in accordance with the procedure set forth in R.S. 33:2585 through R.S. 33:2585.9.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1246.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1246.12
Federal and state aid
Status: in_force

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

Added by Acts 1975, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:130.614 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 130.614
Economic and Industrial Development
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district shall have the power to construct and acquire facilities, including the acquisition of sites and other necessary property or appurtenances thereto within the district, or outside the district if the project is undertaken conjointly with other local units of government, under the authority of the Local Services Law, R.S. 33:1321 et seq., or other authorizing authority, and to acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, and provide improvements and services necessary therefor, including but not limited to roads, street lighting, bridges, rail facilities, drainage, sewage disposal facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, waterworks, and other utilities and related properties.

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

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

B. The district shall have the following additional powers, together with all powers incidental thereto:

(1) To acquire, whether by purchase, expropriation, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise, and to construct and improve, maintain, equip, and furnish one or more economic development projects, including all immovable and movable properties which the board of commissioners may deem necessary in connection therewith.

(2) To lease or to contract for the use of any or all of its authorized projects and to charge and collect rent, fees, or charges therefor, and to terminate any such lease or contractual arrangement upon the failure of the lessee or contracting party to comply with any of the obligations thereof all as may be provided for in the lease agreement to which the district may become a part.

(3) To sell, exchange, donate, and convey any or all of its projects upon such terms and conditions as the board of commissioners may deem advisable, including the power to receive for any such sale the first mortgage note or notes of the purchaser of a project representing unpaid installments of the purchase price due by the purchaser to the district whenever the board of commissioners finds any such actions to be in furtherance of the purposes for which the district was organized.

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

(5) To enter into any cooperative financing associated with economic and industrial development between or among the district and the state of Louisiana, any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual.

(6) To enter into any economic or industrial development project between or among the district and the state of Louisiana, any of its local governmental subdivisions, political corporations, or public benefit corporations, the United States or its agencies, or any public or private association, corporation, or individual. Such methods of cooperative development shall include but not be limited to any number of joint development agreements and cooperative ownership, limited partnerships, and investment syndicates not prohibited by the Constitution of Louisiana. Regardless of the method of financing, the district shall attempt to obtain the most favorable arrangement available in order to protect and ensure economic and industrial development.

(7) To cooperate with and to engage in cooperative endeavors with other persons and entities as provided by Article VII, Section 21(H) of the Constitution of Louisiana to provide a means by which owners of such properties who expand, restore, improve, and develop them may pay ad valorem taxes for five years based upon the assessed valuation of the property for the year prior to the commencement of the expansion, restoration, improvement, or development.

Acts 2003, No. 1167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4041 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4041
Compelling connection with sewerage system
Status: in_force

Municipalities and sewerage districts having a public system of sewerage may compel the connection therewith by owners of premises within three hundred feet of the public sewer and may compel owners to connect with water mains or provide other means for flushing purposes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1347 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 1347
Limited liability of members
Status: in_force

A local governmental subdivision shall not by reason of being a member of an interlocal risk management agency and contributing to a group self-insurance fund be liable to such interlocal risk management agency, to any other member or to any claimant against the agency, itself or another member, except for payment of contributions provided for in the intergovernmental agreement between the local governmental subdivision and the interlocal risk management agency, and no more. No interlocal risk management agency agreement shall have the effect of providing for a donation, in whole or in part, of the public funds of one local governmental subdivision for the benefit of another, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to in any way reduce or limit a participant's right or obligations with respect to his or its employees under the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4081 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4081
Plans and specifications; rules and regulations; penalty for violating regulations
Status: in_force

A. The board shall have authority over the construction of all underground work necessary or incidental to the sewerage and water systems and over all drains, inlets, catch-basins, etc., and over all connections which may be made to such drains by the city or by private persons. Plans and specifications for any drainage connections shall be approved by the properly authorized officer of the sewerage and water board and the construction of the work shall be subject to his inspection. Copies of plans and profiles for all other underground structures shall be filed in the sewerage and water board office before construction.

B. If the plans are found not to conflict in depth or location with existing or proposed sewers, drains, or watermains, it shall be so certified by the general superintendent, and no underground structure shall be constructed without his certificate.

C. The board may make rules and regulations to prevent the obstruction of, interference with, or damage to the public systems of drainage, sewerage, and water supply. It may compel all premises to be connected with the sewerage system and compel the closing and discontinuance of all other sewers, and all vaults, cesspools, privies, waterclosets, urinals, foul water drains, and outlets for any kind of fluid material whatever.

D. Whoever violates any of the rules and regulations established by the board and duly promulgated in the official journal of the city shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. So much of the fines as may be inflicted for the violation of the rules pertaining to the sewerage system shall revert to the city health authorities. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as taking away the inspecting and supervisory powers of the board of health over the sanitary condition of the premises.

Acts 1989, No. 594, §1, eff. July 6, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3555 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3555
Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids; awarding contract
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing authority resolves to make any improvement authorized by this Sub-part, it shall prepare plans and specifications of the work to be placed on file in the office of the clerk or engineer, and shall adopt an ordinance or resolution, ordering and describing in general terms the contemplated improvement and authorizing the clerk or secretary to advertise for bids therefor; which advertisement, shall be inserted at least twice in some newspaper published in the municipality, or in the event there be no newspaper published therein, then in a newspaper having general circulation therein, the first insertion to be not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for the reception of the bids. The advertisement shall contain a general description of the contemplated work, and shall specify the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of the bids. The governing authority shall then let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security, but shall have the right to reject any and all bids, in which case the municipality may purchase the material and have the work done, the costs of the work when completed, to be assessed and paid as herein provided.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2564 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2564
Political activities prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Political activities by and extending to employees of the classified service are hereby prohibited as follows:

(1) No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement, in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service.

(2) No person shall use or promise to use directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person, or for any consideration.

(3) No employee in the classified service shall, directly or indirectly, pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political organization or purpose, or solicit or take part in soliciting any such assessment, subscription, or contribution. No person shall solicit any such assessment, subscription or contribution of any employee in the classified service. The prohibitions of this paragraph (3) shall not be construed as applying to membership dues paid or contributions made to non-political employee organizations, pension funds, civic enterprises, the Louisiana Civil Service League or any similar non-political and non-partisan organization.

(4) No employee in the classified service shall (a) be a member of any national, state, or local committee of a political party, (b) be an officer or member of a committee of any factional or political club or organization, (c) be a candidate for nomination or election to public office, (d) make any political speech or public political statement in behalf of any candidate seeking to be elected to public office, or (e) take any part in the management or affairs of any political party or in the political campaign of any candidate for public office, except to privately express his opinion and to cast his vote.

(5) No person elected to public office shall, while serving in the elective office, be appointed to or hold any position in the classified service.

(6) No appointing authority, or agent or deputy thereof, shall directly or indirectly, demote, suspend, discharge or otherwise discipline or discriminate against any person in the classified service for the purpose of influencing his vote, support, or other political activity in any election or primary election. No appointing authority, or agent or deputy thereof, shall use his official authority or influence, by threats, promises or other means, directly or indirectly to coerce the political action of any employee in the classified service.

B. The appointing authority shall conduct an investigation of any person alleged to have violated a provision of this Section, unless a request by the appointing authority is made to the board to conduct such an investigation. If as a result of such investigation the employee is determined to be guilty of violating one or more provisions of this Section, he shall be suspended for thirty work days without pay for a first violation or discharged for a second violation. However, any employee found to have violated Subparagraph (A)(4)(c) of this Section shall be terminated upon the determination of a violation of the offense. The board may, upon its own initiative, or upon the request of the appointing authority, investigate any officer or employee in the classified service whom it reasonably believes guilty of violating any one or more of the provisions of this Part. The board shall, within thirty days after receiving the written charges, hold a public hearing and investigation and determine whether such charges are true and correct. If the board should find upon its investigation of any employee that he has violated any of the provisions of this Section, the board shall order the appointing authority to suspend the employee without pay for thirty work days for a first violation and mandate educational training on prohibited political activities. If the board determines an employee has violated any of the provisions of this Section for a second time, the board shall order the discharge of the employee from the service and the appointing authority shall discharge the employee.

C. Whoever is found to have violated this Part twice shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 33:2567. In addition any employee in the classified service who is discharged because of violating a provision of this Section shall not again be eligible for employment or public office in the classified service for a period of six years from the time of his discharge.

Acts 1964, No. 282, §1; Acts 2016, No. 332, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 140.117
Competitive bids
Status: in_force

The district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2010, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 3690.3
Notice and hearing
Status: in_force

If the governing authority of the parish determines to make the proposed improvements, it shall adopt a resolution giving notice of the intention to make such improvements and embody therein in a general way the improvements contemplated and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice shall be signed by the chairman of the Jefferson Parish Council, duly attested by the council clerk, and shall contain substantially all things set forth in said resolution, and shall set forth further that the Jefferson Parish Council will, in open session, on the date and at the time and place named, proceed to hear any and all objections to the proposed improvements and the manner of payment therefor, and after hearing and passing on such objections, proceed, if it so determines, to order such improvements constructed in the manner hereinafter provided. Such notice of intention shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the parish, the first publication to be made not less than fifteen days before the date fixed for the said hearing of objections to the proposed improvements.

Acts 1962, No. 256, §3; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 70, §1, eff. April 17, 2000.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4562.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 4562.1
Service charge authorized; assessment and collection; St. Mary Parish
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any recreation district in the parish of St. Mary is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge or rates of service charges for each residential or commercial structure for a term not to exceed ten years to be assessed on persons owning each structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the recreation district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in a structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a factory-built home as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2 shall be considered a structure. The service charges or rates of service charges shall be equal for all structures and shall be framed to cover, and shall be used for, the costs of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, operating, or improving recreation services and facilities for the recreation district, including property and equipment necessary for those purposes.

B. Service charges or rates of service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the governing authority of the recreation district. However, the resolution assessing the service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority only after the question of the assessment, its duration, and the amount of the service charge or rates of service charges to be established have been submitted to and approved by a majority of voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state.

C.(1) The governing authority of any recreation district assessing a service charge or rates of service charges for recreation services and facilities as provided in this Section shall also have the authority to use any reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges, including any means authorized by law for collection of taxes.

(2) The governing authority of any such district shall also have the authority to place liens for recreation service charges upon the structure subject to the charge, upon the building, if any, in which the structure is located if it is owned by the owner of the structure, and upon the lot of ground not exceeding one acre on which the structure is situated if such lot of ground belongs to the person who owns such structure; however, if such structure or building is owned by a lessee of the lot of ground, the lien shall exist only against the lease and shall not affect the owner of the lot. Such lien shall be placed upon property only in the event of the refusal of the owner of a structure to pay the service charges when requested to do so by the governing authority within thirty days of receipt by the owner of such a request by registered or certified letter. The governing authority may file a statement reflecting the amount of the unpaid charges in the mortgage office of the parish, which, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the district against property as provided herein. In addition, the governing authority of the district shall be entitled to recover the amount of the charges, together with all costs of court and attorney fees, by ordinary process in the judicial district in which the recreation district is located. The governing authority may also provide, by resolution, for interest on the amount of the charges, which shall be paid prior to cancellation of the lien. The rate of interest charged shall not exceed the rate of legal interest, as provided in R.S. 9:3500, and such interest shall be computed from the date of recordation of the lien until paid.

Acts 1993, No. 1010, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 287, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2740.64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 33 / Section 2740.64
Springhill Downtown Development District
Status: in_force

A. Creation. The Springhill Downtown Development District, referred to in this Section as the "district", is hereby created within the city of Springhill. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state created for the purpose of redeveloping and revitalizing the downtown business district in order to provide for substantial economic activity and employment opportunities.

B. Boundaries. The district shall be comprised of a certain piece, parcel, or lot of ground being, lying, and situated in Sections 11, 12, and 13, Township 23 North, Range 11 West, Louisiana Meridian, City of Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows, to wit:

Commencing at a point located at the northwest corner of Section 11, Township 23 North, Range 11 West proceed East 248.52 feet to the center line of the L & A Railroad right-of-way;

Thence run south along the mid point of said right-of-way approximately 944 feet to the point of beginning;

Thence proceed East approximately 384.4 feet; thence South approximately 97 feet, thence East 172 feet to west side of 1st Street N. E.; thence South along western boundary of said 1st Street N. E. approximately 150 feet; thence East approximately 395 feet to the western boundary of 2nd Street N. E.;

Thence South approximately 1,169 feet to the center point of Little Crooked Creek, thence follow the creek in a Southerly direction approximately 1,940 feet; thence, still following the creek, go South 13 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds East 257.12 feet; thence South 26 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 283.67 feet; thence South 23 degrees 43 minutes 00 seconds East 95.7 feet; thence South 55 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds East 71.14 feet;

Thence, leaving creek proceed south approximately 370 feet to Elm Street; thence West approximately 637.5 feet, thence South approximately 275 feet to Martin Street (formerly Estrin Street); thence West approximately 270 feet to the center line of L & A Railroad right-of-way; thence follow the center line of the right-of-way in a Northerly direction approximately 3,452.5 feet to the center line of Church Street; thence West approximately 250 feet; thence North approximately 740 feet to the North side of Butler Street; thence West on Butler Street approximately 1,290 feet to Arkansas Street; thence Northward approximately 400 feet; thence East approximately 1,581 feet to the center line of L & A Railroad right-of-way; thence go South 31.5 feet to the point of beginning.

C. Governance. (1) In order to provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, the district shall be managed by a five-member board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board". The members of the board shall be appointed as follows:

(a) Three members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Springhill with approval of the governing authority of the city of Springhill.

(b) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Springhill, each of whom shall have his principal place of business or profession in, or own property in, the district.

(2)(a) Members of the board shall serve five-year terms after initial terms as provided by Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

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

(c) 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.

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

(4) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) Any monies received by the district must be used exclusively for the development of the district plan.

(5)(a) The board shall submit the plan to the governing authority of the city of Springhill. The governing authority of the city of Springhill shall review and consider the plan and may, by a majority vote of all its members, adopt or reject the plan as originally submitted by the board or alter or modify the plan or any portion or detail thereof.

(b) If the plan as originally submitted by the board is adopted by the majority vote of the governing authority of the city, it shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the governing authority of the city alters or modifies the plan by a majority vote of its members, the plan as altered or modified shall be resubmitted to the board for its concurrence or rejection.

(c) The board may concur in the modified plan by a majority vote of all of its members. If the board votes to concur in the plan as modified by the governing authority of the city, the plan shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the board does not concur in the plan as modified by the governing authority of the city, it shall notify the governing authority of the city in writing of its decision.

(d) Thereafter and as often as the board may deem to be necessary or advisable, it shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans and submit such plan or plans to the governing authority of the city for its adoption, modification, or rejection in the manner and with the same effect as provided with respect to the original plan.

E. Services and improvements. (1) All services to be furnished within the district pursuant to any plan finally and conclusively adopted may be furnished, supplied, and administered by the city of Springhill through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities. All capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district may likewise be so acquired, constructed, or provided by the city of Springhill through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities, it being the intention of this Paragraph to avoid the duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense in the implementation of any plan adopted for the benefit of the district.

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

Acts 2006, No. 75, §1, eff. May 25, 2006.