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LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.1. Public cemetery maintenance; ad valorem tax

RS 2740.1 - Public cemetery maintenance; ad valorem tax Any parish in this state or any ward in any parish, subject to the approval of a majority of the property taxpayers both in number and assessed valuation, may levy an ad valorem tax of not to exceed one mill on the dollar for a period of not to exceed ten years, to be used for the maintenance and upkeep of public cemeteries located therein. As used in this Section, the word "ward" includes any district from which any member of any parish governing authority is elected. Acts 1958, No. 153, §1; Acts 2001, No. 468, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.2. Homes for senior citizens; ad valorem tax

RS 2740.2 - Homes for senior citizens; ad valorem tax  Any parish, ward or municipality of this state may, in addition to all other taxes, but subject to the approval of a majority of the property taxpayers both in number and assessed valuation, levy an ad valorem tax of not to exceed three mills on the dollar for a period of not to exceed ten years, to be used for the creation, construction, equipment, maintenance, upkeep and operation of a home for senior citizens, who shall consist of Louisiana residents over the age of 60 years who have been residents of the parish wherein the tax will be levied for two years preceding their eligibility for admission to the home. Acts 1958, No. 471, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.4. City Council of the City of New Orleans; authority to levy certain taxes

RS 2740.4 - City Council of the City of New Orleans; authority to levy certain taxes  A. The City Council of the City of New Orleans is hereby authorized to levy a special tax not to exceed one dollar in each one-time admission ticket or other means of one-time admission to the Louisiana World Exposition of 1984, and a special tax not to exceed ten percent of the purchase price of each multiple admission ticket or other means of multiple admission to the Louisiana World Exposition of 1984. B. The City Council is further authorized, subject to approval by a referendum vote in the city of New Orleans, to levy and collect within the boundaries of the Louisiana World Exposition site a sales and use tax at the rate of one per centum upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and upon the sale of services, as defined in R.S. 47:301 through R.S. 47:317, inclusive, which sales and use tax shall begin on January 1, 1984 and terminate no later than December 31, 1984. C. The state of Louisiana is hereby authorized to loan funds, not in excess of fifteen million dollars or the anticipated revenues of the tax authorized by Subsection A hereof when approved by the City Council and the anticipated revenues of the tax authorized by Subsection B hereof when approved by the City Council and the electorate, whichever is less, to the City of New Orleans and the City of New Orleans is hereby authorized to borrow from the state in accordance with the terms and provisions hereinafter set forth, such funds to be used within the City of New Orleans for public works, repairs, effectuation of services, and renovations related to the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, to be secured by any taxes levied by the City Council pursuant to this Section. Repayment of any such loans shall be made no later than March 30, 1985. If the loan is not fully repaid by that date, the amount owed shall be deducted from the revenue sharing funds appropriated to Orleans Parish in each succeeding year until the outstanding balance of the loan is paid in full. D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, any tax authorized herein shall be levied in accordance with all constitutional and statutory requirements relating to the levying of taxes. Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 37, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.7. Livingston Parish Law Enforcement District; sales tax levy authorized

RS 2740.7 - Livingston Parish Law Enforcement District; sales tax levy authorized A. The Livingston Parish Law Enforcement District is hereby authorized to levy a sales and use tax not exceeding one-quarter of one percent within the unincorporated areas of Livingston Parish. B.(1) The sales tax so levied shall be imposed by an ordinance of the governing authority of the Livingston Parish Law Enforcement District and approved by a majority of electors voting in an election held for that purpose. (2) The tax shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on the sale of services in the parish, all as presently defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317. C. This tax shall be in addition to all other taxes, and except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 through 47:317 inclusive shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax and procedural details necessary to be established to supplement the provisions of those Sections, and to make said provisions applicable to the tax herein authorized, shall be fixed in the ordinance of the governing authority of the district imposing the tax. The ordinance may allow the District to contract with the sheriff of the parish or the state Department of Revenue for collection of the tax. D. The proceeds of such tax shall be used for operating and maintaining the parish prison and providing for the payment of other costs of law enforcement in the parish. Acts 1984, No. 184, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.10. St. Tammany Parish sales tax district

RS 2740.10 - St. Tammany Parish sales tax district  A. The police jury of St. Tammany Parish is hereby authorized to create a special taxing district within Wards Seven, Eight, and Nine of the unincorporated portions of the parish. No municipality or any portion thereof shall be included within the district whether incorporated prior to or after the effective date of this Section. B. The sales tax district shall be created by ordinance of the police jury of St. Tammany Parish. The governing authority of the sales tax district shall be the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, the domicile shall be the regular meeting place of the police jury, and the officers of the police jury shall be the officers of the sales tax district. C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to any other sales and use tax now or hereafter levied and collected, the police jury of St. Tammany Parish is hereby authorized under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana to levy and collect an additional sales and use tax not exceeding one percent within the district, subject to approval at an election, as hereafter provided. (2) Any tax imposed pursuant to this Section shall be imposed by ordinance of the police jury and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the lease or rental, the consumption, or the distribution and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and upon the sales of services within the district, all as presently or hereafter defined in R.S. 47:301 through 317. (3) Except where inapplicable, the procedure established by R.S. 47:301 through 317 shall be followed in the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax and procedural details necessary to be established to supplement the provisions of those Sections and to make the provisions applicable to the tax herein authorized shall be fixed in the ordinance of the police jury imposing the tax. The tax levied in the sales tax district created pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be imposed and collected uniformly throughout the area of the district. (4) The proceeds of the tax may be funded into bonds in the manner provided by Subpart F, Part III, Chapter 4, Subtitle II, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The question of funding the proceeds into bonds may be submitted to the voters in the same proposition in which the tax is submitted. D. An ordinance imposing a tax herein authorized shall be adopted by the police jury only after the question of the imposition of the tax shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the district at an election held in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana and a majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of the adoption of the ordinance. Acts 1985, No. 568, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.11. St. Tammany Parish tax district; levy of ad valorem tax

RS 2740.11 - St. Tammany Parish tax district; levy of ad valorem tax  A. The police jury of St. Tammany Parish is hereby authorized to create one or more special taxing districts within Ward Eight of the parish. No municipality or any portion thereof shall be included within any district so created. B. Any district created pursuant to this Section shall be created by ordinance of the police jury of St. Tammany Parish. The governing authority of the district shall be the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, the domicile shall be the regular meeting place of the police jury, and the officers of the police jury shall be the officers of the district. C.(1) In order to fund projects of capital improvement within any district created pursuant to the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to improvements in public roads and streets, the police jury of St. Tammany Parish is hereby authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not exceeding ten mills on all taxable property within the district, subject to the approval of a majority of the electors residing within the district voting at an election as hereafter provided. (2) Any tax imposed pursuant to this Section shall be imposed by ordinance of the police jury and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other parish ad valorem taxes. D.(1) An ordinance imposing a tax herein authorized shall be adopted by the police jury only after the question of imposition of the tax and the purpose, rate, and duration of the tax has been submitted to the qualified electors of the district at an election held in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana and a majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of the adoption of the ordinance. (2) The proposition may also include provisions authorizing the funding of the proceeds of the ad valorem tax into negotiable bonds or certificates of indebtedness payable solely from the irrevocable pledge and dedication of all or a portion of the proceeds of the tax. Acts 1985, No. 1011, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.12. Lincoln Parish; special taxing district; ad valorem tax

RS 2740.12 - Lincoln Parish; special taxing district; ad valorem tax  A. There is hereby created a special taxing district which shall be comprised of Lincoln Parish in its entirety. The governing authority for the district shall be the police jury of Lincoln Parish, its domicile shall be the regular meeting place of the police jury, and the officers of the police jury shall be the officers of the district. B. Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election for the purpose, the police jury of Lincoln Parish, as the governing authority of the district, is hereby authorized to levy an ad valorem tax not to exceed one and one-quarter mills for a term not to exceed ten years on all taxable property located within the boundaries of the district. C. An ordinance imposing the tax herein authorized shall be adopted by the police jury only after the question of the imposition of tax, including its purpose, rate, and duration, has been submitted to the qualified electors of the district at an election held in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana, and a majority of those voting in the election have voted in favor of the proposition. D. The proceeds of any tax authorized by and levied in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be used exclusively to fund provision of services for the elderly and the needy residing within the district. E.(1) The police jury of Lincoln Parish is further authorized to enter into a cooperative endeavor, pursuant to Article VII, Section 14(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana, with the Greater Lincoln Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, in order to carry out the purposes of the district. Any agreement concluded pursuant to said endeavor shall be reduced to writing, and the police jury shall accept such agreement by adoption of an ordinance setting forth its terms. (2) Such an agreement may include provisions authorizing the foundation to allocate the proceeds of the tax authorized by this Section among entities providing services for the elderly and the needy of the district. However, in the event that the foundation is so authorized, the agreement shall also include provisions requiring the foundation to establish standards and procedures ensuring reasonable fairness and equity in such allocation and prohibiting any member of the board of directors of the foundation from receiving any compensation for service as a member or officer of the board. Acts 1986, No. 173, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.16. Assumption Parish Gravity Drainage Districts; parcel fee

RS 2740.16 - Assumption Parish Gravity Drainage Districts; parcel fee  A.(1) Each gravity drainage district in Assumption Parish may levy and collect a parcel fee within the parish which shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars per parcel per year. (2) The parcel fee shall be imposed by the gravity drainage district only after the question of the imposition of the parcel fee and its purpose, rate, and duration have been approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for such purpose. The proceeds of such parcel fee shall be expended for the purposes of constructing and maintaining levees, levee drainage, flood protection, hurricane flood protection, and all purposes incidental thereto, including paying compensation for the exercise of permanent or temporary servitudes, and to pay, in whole or in part, debt obligations of the district issued for such purposes. (3) Any parcel fee imposed pursuant to this Section shall be a special tax which shall be levied by resolution adopted by the gravity drainage district. Such parcel fee shall be due and owing and collected in the same manner as ad valorem taxes. The lien of the district for nonpayment of a parcel fee shall prime all other liens except those for ad valorem taxes and prior recorded local or special assessments. B. The gravity drainage district may incur debt and issue bonds payable from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of all or a portion of the proceeds of a parcel fee for any or all of the purposes set forth in Subsection A of this Section, provided, however, that the question of funding said proceeds into bonds shall have been approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose and the State Bond Commission shall have approved the issuance of said bonds. The question or proposition with respect to the funding of the proceeds of the parcel fee into bonds may be voted upon at the election held to authorize the imposition of the parcel fee or may be submitted to the voters at a separate election held for that purpose. Such bonds may be sold at a public or private sale and shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the gravity drainage district, provided, however, that the bonds shall mature over a period not to exceed the period for which the parcel fee is authorized. Such bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Louisiana and by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof. C. The gravity drainage district may incur debt and issue certificates of indebtedness for any or all of the purposes set forth in Subsection A of this Section pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 33:2921 through 2925, subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission. D. A "parcel" as used in this Section shall mean a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, or an individual tract. Acts 1988, No. 871, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.18. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.

RS 2740.18 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.18.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.18.1. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.202 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.18.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.202 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.18.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.18.2. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.203 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.18.2 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.203 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.18.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.18.3. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.204 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.18.3 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.204 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.18.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.18.4. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.205 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.18.4 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.205 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.20. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 2740.20 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.21. Redesignated as R.S. 13:1000.8 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

RS 2740.21 - Redesignated as R.S. 13:1000.8 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.22. Redesignated as R.S. 13:1000.9 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

RS 2740.22 - Redesignated as R.S. 13:1000.9 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.25. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.261 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.25 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.261 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.28 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.28. Rapides Parish; criminal expense ordinance authorized

RS 2740.28 - Rapides Parish; criminal expense ordinance authorized The Rapides Parish Police Jury may create within the Rapides Parish Code of Laws an ordinance requiring the levy of an additional twenty dollars court cost specifically dedicated to defray the cost of the criminal justice system within the parish. The ordinance shall at a minimum encompass the following language: "(1) In all criminal cases in Rapides Parish there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after entering a plea of guilty, or who forfeits his bond, a nonrefundable sum of twenty dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed. (2) The sums collected under this Section of the Rapides Parish Code of Laws shall be remitted monthly by the sheriff to the general fund of the Rapides Parish Police Jury to be used at the discretion of the police jury in defraying the expenses of the criminal justice system within the parish." Acts 1993, No. 489, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.29 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.29. Abbeville; downtown development district

RS 2740.29 - Abbeville; downtown development district The Community and Historic Preservation District of the city of Abbeville as created and provided for by city ordinance 93-20, adopted December 7, 1993, and any amendment thereto, shall be deemed to be and shall be recognized as a downtown development district. Acts 1995, No. 181, §1; Acts 1995, No. 494, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.30. New Iberia; downtown development district

RS 2740.30 - New Iberia; downtown development district The New Iberia Downtown Commercial Historic District as created and provided for by city ordinance 459-93 adopted November 16, 1993, and any amendment thereto shall be deemed to be and shall be recognized as a downtown development district. Acts 1995, No. 359, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.34 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.34. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.263 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.34 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.263 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.42 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.42. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.206 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.42 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.206 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 33:2740.43 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2740.43. Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.207 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.

RS 2740.43 - Redesignated as R.S. 47:338.207 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §4.