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LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.4. Initiation of proceedings; petition

§4600.4. Initiation of proceedings; petition  A.(1) A tourist commission may initiate proceedings to form a tourism recovery and improvement district upon the written petition of the owners or authorized representatives of the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in the district, signed by either of the following:  (a) The business owners in the proposed tourism recovery and improvement district who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the assessments proposed to be levied.  (b) More than sixty-seven percent of the total assessed businesses by number.  (2) In the case of a petition weighted by the amount of assessment proposed to be levied as described in Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Subsection, the amount of assessment attributable to a business owned by the same business owner that is in excess of fifty percent of the amount of all assessments proposed to be levied, shall not exceed the value of fifty percent in determining whether the petition is signed by business owners who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the total amount of assessments proposed to be levied.  B. The petition of business owners required in Subsection A of this Section shall include a summary of the management plan. That summary shall include all of the following:  (1) A map showing the boundaries of the tourism recovery and improvement district.  (2) Information specifying where the complete management plan can be obtained.  (3) Information specifying that the complete management plan shall be furnished upon request.  (4) All signatures on petitions shall be accompanied by a self-affirmation in the manner provided in R.S. 33:4600.5.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.5. Self-affirmation; penalties

§4600.5. Self-affirmation; penalties  A. The self-affirmation on a petition shall state the following: "I state, under penalty of law, that to my knowledge and belief the facts stated in the petition are true, that my signature and name are as shown on this petition, and that I have signed this petition or have been duly authorized to sign this petition by the entity identified hereunder".  B. A self-affirmation on a petition shall not be valid after one year has elapsed between the date of the self-affirmation as shown on the petition and the date the petition is filed with the tourist commission under R.S. 33:4600.4.  C. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a self-affirmation shall be presumed valid unless competent evidence to the contrary is presented to and accepted by the tourist commission manager or the tourist commissioner determines otherwise.  D. If a person eligible to sign a petition is no longer capable of signing his name, such person may affirm by making a mark on the self-affirmation, with or without assistance, witnessed by the signature of another person.  E. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make a false statement on a self-affirmation on any petition filed under this Chapter. Any signature presented to the tourist commission shall serve as the equivalent of the business owner having been administered an oath or affirmation, acknowledging that the facts contained in the petition are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, subject to the penalties for perjury or false swearing.  F. It shall be unlawful for any person to, by use of force or any other means, unduly influence a person to sign a petition or to not sign a petition, falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any petition before or after it has been filed as provided in R.S. 33:4600.4, or to destroy, deface, mutilate, or tamper with any petition before or after it has been filed as provided in R.S. 33:4600.4.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.7. Notice; public hearing; majority protest

§4600.7. Notice; public hearing; majority protest  A. If a tourist commission proposes to levy a new or increased business assessment pursuant to this Chapter, notice shall be mailed to the owners of the businesses proposed to be assessed. A protest may be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Every written protest shall be filed with the tourist commission at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. The tourist commission may waive any irregularity in the form or content of any written protest. A written protest may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written protest shall contain a description of the business in which the person subscribing the protest is interested sufficient to identify the business and, if a person subscribing is not shown on the official records of the city as the owner of the business, the protest shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person subscribing is the owner of the business or the authorized representative. A written protest that does not comply with the requirements of this Subsection shall not be counted in determining a majority protest.  B.(1) If written protests are received from the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in the proposed tourism recovery and improvement district who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the assessments proposed to be levied or represent more than sixty-seven percent of the total assessed businesses by number, then no further proceedings to levy the proposed assessment against such businesses shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding of a majority protest by the tourist commission.  (2) In the case of a protest weighted by the number of owners of businesses or authorized representatives of businesses who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the assessments to be levied, the amount of assessment attributable to a business owned by the same business owner that is in excess of fifty percent of the amount of all assessments proposed to be levied, shall not exceed the value of fifty percent in determining whether the petition is signed by business owners who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the total amount of assessments proposed to be levied.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.8. Levy of assessments

§4600.8. Levy of assessments  A. An assessment proposed to be levied pursuant to this Chapter shall be authorized by a resolution of the tourist commission that describes in general terms the assessment to be levied and includes a statement that the assessment is to be levied pursuant to this Chapter. The assessment shall be approved in a public hearing procedure as provided in this Chapter.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an assessed business shall place the assessment as a mandatory surcharge on the consumer receipt or guest folio. All assessments to be passed through to consumers and guests as surcharges shall be disclosed on all information or communication platforms of the business in the same manner as are other surcharges, hotel and occupancy taxes, and sales and use taxes as required by applicable laws and regulations.  C. Receipts from any such surcharge for business assessments levied pursuant to this Chapter are not part of gross receipts or gross revenue for any purpose, including the calculation of sales revenue or occupancy taxes or state income taxes and are not part of income pursuant to any lease or operator agreement. Payment of the assessment to the tourist commission or other person designated for the purpose of receiving it, shall not be taken as a deduction from income for state income tax purposes.  D. Any assessment levied and passed through to a consumer as a surcharge in accordance with this Chapter is an enforceable obligation of the consumer to the same extent as other lawful surcharges.  E. Procedures for the collection of business assessments, interest charges, and penalties for delinquent remittance of business assessments to the tourist commission or other person designated for the purpose of receiving it, or other matters incident to the business assessment shall be as provided by resolution.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.9. Modification of plan by resolution after public hearing; adoption of resolution of intention

§4600.9. Modification of plan by resolution after public hearing; adoption of resolution of intention  A. The tourist commission may, at any time, modify the management plan. Any modification of the management plan shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Section.  B. The tourist commission may modify the management plan after conducting a public hearing as provided in this Chapter regarding the proposed modifications. The tourist commission may modify the improvements and activities to be funded with the revenue derived from the levy of the assessments by adopting a resolution determining to make the modifications after holding a public hearing on the proposed modifications.  C. The tourist commission shall adopt a resolution of intention which states the proposed modification prior to the public hearing. The public hearing shall be held not more than ninety days after the adoption of the resolution of intention.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.10. Renewal of tourism recovery and improvement district; transfer or refund of remaining revenues; term limit

§4600.10. Renewal of tourism recovery and improvement district; transfer or refund of remaining revenues; term limit  A. Any tourism recovery and improvement district may be renewed by following the procedures for establishment as provided in this Section.  B.(1) If there are no changes to activities, assessment rates, assessment method, or boundaries, the tourism recovery and improvement district may be renewed by conducting a public hearing as provided in this Chapter to determine whether the tourism recovery and improvement district shall be renewed.  (2) If there are changes to activities, assessment rates, assessment method, or boundaries, the tourism recovery and improvement district may be renewed by following the procedures for the petition as provided in this Chapter in addition to the public hearing procedure as provided in this Chapter.  C. Upon renewal, any remaining revenues derived from the levy of assessments, or any revenues derived from the sale of assets acquired with the revenues, shall be transferred to the renewed tourism recovery and improvement district. If the renewed tourism recovery and improvement district includes additional businesses not included in the prior tourism recovery and improvement district, the remaining revenues shall be spent to benefit only the businesses in the prior tourism recovery and improvement district. If the renewed tourism recovery and improvement district does not include businesses included in the prior tourism recovery and improvement district, the remaining revenues attributable to these businesses shall be refunded to the owners of these businesses.  D. Upon renewal, a tourism recovery and improvement district shall have a term not to exceed ten years or, if the tourism recovery and improvement district is authorized to issue bonds, until the maximum maturity of those bonds. There is no requirement that the boundaries, assessments, improvements, or activities of a renewed district be the same as the original or prior tourism recovery and improvement district.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.11. Dissolution of a tourism recovery and improvement district; procedure

§4600.11. Dissolution of a tourism recovery and improvement district; procedure  A. Any tourism recovery and improvement district that has no outstanding indebtedness may be dissolved by resolution of the tourist commissioners by either of the following methods:  (1) During the operation of the tourism recovery and improvement district, there shall be a thirty-day period each year in which assessees may request the dissolution of the tourism recovery and improvement district. The first such period shall begin one year after the date of establishment of the district and shall continue for thirty days. The next such thirty-day period shall begin two years after the date of the establishment of the tourism recovery and improvement district. Each successive year of operation of the tourism recovery and improvement district shall have such a thirty-day period.  (2) The tourist commission shall initiate proceedings to dissolve a tourism recovery and improvement district upon the written petition of the owners or authorized representatives of the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in the district, signed by either:  (a) The business owners in the proposed tourism recovery and improvement district who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the assessments proposed to be levied.  (b) More than sixty-seven percent of the total assessed businesses by number.  B. In the case of a petition weighted by the amount of assessment proposed to be levied as described in Subparagraph (A)(2)(a) of this Section, the amount of assessment attributable to a business owned by the same business owner that is in excess of fifty percent of the amount of all assessments proposed to be levied shall not exceed the value of fifty percent in determining whether the petition is signed by business owners who will pay more than sixty-seven percent of the total amount of assessments proposed to be levied.  C. The tourist commission shall adopt a resolution of intention to dissolve the tourism recovery and improvement district prior to the public hearing provided for in this Chapter. The resolution shall state the reason for the dissolution and the time and place of the public hearing. The resolution shall also contain a proposal to dispose of any assets acquired with the revenues from the assessment levied within the tourism recovery and improvement district. The notice of the public hearing on dissolution required by this Section shall be given by mail to the owner of each business subject to assessment in the tourism recovery and improvement district. The tourist commission shall conduct a public hearing on dissolution not less than thirty days after mailing the notice to the business owners. The public hearing shall be held not more than sixty days after the adoption of the resolution of intention.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33: 4600.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§ 4600.12. Exceptions to applicability

§4600.12. Exceptions to applicability  The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to the parishes of Jefferson and Orleans.  Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4621. Authority to acquire property

RS 4621 - Authority to acquire property  Municipalities and parishes may expropriate and otherwise acquire any private property, within or without their limits, for any of the purposes for which they are organized, and for any works that they are authorized to own or operate, or which they are authorized to lease or donate to the United States. This Part shall not be construed to confer authority upon a parish or municipality to expropriate property in any other parish without the consent of the police jury of the parish in which the property is situated.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4622. Operation of airports, parks, bombing ranges, and civilian conservation corps camps

RS 4622 - Operation of airports, parks, bombing ranges, and civilian conservation corps camps  Municipalities and parishes may own, operate, improve, and provide for the maintenance, of airports, flying fields, landing fields, parks, bombing ranges and civilian conservation corps sites whether owned by such municipality or parish or not.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4623. Leasing or donating property to United States

RS 4623 - Leasing or donating property to United States  Municipalities and parishes may lease or donate to the United States any property which they acquire, for use as airports, flying or landing fields, or parks, or for use for military purposes, or as civilian conservation corps camp sites.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4624. Expropriation laws applicable

RS 4624 - Expropriation laws applicable  All existing laws providing the forms and processes for expropriation of properties by municipalities and parishes shall be applicable to this Part.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4631 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4631. §§4631 TO 4638 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 4631 - §§4631 TO 4638 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4641. Parishes authorized to establish war memorial civic center

RS 4641 - Parishes authorized to establish war memorial civic center  The governing authority of any parish may create, establish, equip, maintain, operate, and support a war memorial civic center in the parish or in any ward thereof at any site selected by a vote of a majority of the governing authority.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4642 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4642. Election to authorize bond issue

RS 4642 - Election to authorize bond issue  For the purpose of acquiring a site or grounds for erecting a building and equipping it, the governing authority of any parish may submit to the taxpayers qualified to vote at a special election to be called and held in the parish or any ward thereof, a proposition to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds, within the limitations authorized by law, for the purpose of acquiring a site, erecting buildings, and equipping them as a war memorial civic center, and thereafter may issue bonds and levy and collect taxes necessary to pay and retire the bonds, should the issue be authorized at the election.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4643. Board of control

RS 4643 - Board of control  The governing authority of the parish shall, by ordinance, create a board of control for the war memorial civic center, appoint five citizens of the parish or the territory of the ward affected to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years. The president of the police jury shall be a member ex-officio of the board of control of the war memorial civic center. In case of a vacancy for any cause whatever, it shall be filled by the governing authority of the parish for the unexpired term.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4643.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4643.1. Beauregard Parish board of control

RS 4643.1 - Beauregard Parish board of control Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary regarding the Beauregard Parish War Memorial Civic Center, the governing authority of Beauregard Parish shall appoint ten citizens of the parish or the territory of the ward affected to serve as the board of control. Initial appointees shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years. Acts 2014, No. 373, §1, eff. May 30, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4644 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4644. Functions of board; officers

RS 4644 - Functions of board; officers  The board of control shall meet and organize immediately after the appointment of its members and at least annually thereafter, and elect one member president, another vice-president, another secretary and another treasurer, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such officers. The board of control may establish rules and regulations for its own government, and for the operation and maintenance of the war memorial civic center. The board shall be in charge of the management of the affairs of the memorial, hire employees, and fix their salaries, provided that it shall not contract for a longer period than one year.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4645 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4645. Special tax

RS 4645 - Special tax  The governing authority of any parish may submit to the property taxpayers of the parish or any ward thereof, a proposition to vote a special tax for the maintenance and support of the war memorial civic center, which tax, if voted, shall be levied and assessed annually as authorized by the voters, and collected and used exclusively for the support and maintenance of the memorial.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4646 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4646. Entire parish or ward to share expense

RS 4646 - Entire parish or ward to share expense  The cost of establishing and maintaining any parish war memorial civic center shall be borne by the entire parish including the incorporated municipalities therein and the cost of establishing and maintaining any other war memorial civic center shall be borne by the ward voting to establish it, including municipalities therein. All taxes levied and assessed for the establishment, support and maintenance of the memorial shall be borne proportionately by all the property of the parish or ward levying the same including that within incorporated municipalities.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4647 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4647. Payment of expenses

RS 4647 - Payment of expenses  The expenses and costs of maintenance of any parish or other memorial, including the salaries of employees, shall be paid monthly by the governing authority of the parish upon the approval of the board of control, out of the funds specially collected by taxes duly budgeted, or otherwise collected, for the support and maintenance of the memorial.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4648 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4648. Charges for use of space; gifts

RS 4648 - Charges for use of space; gifts  The board of control may fix and collect charges or rent for the use by the public or by organizations for space used or occupied, and may receive unconditional gifts. All moneys collected or received by the board of control shall be turned over to the governing authority of the parish, and disbursed for the benefit of the war memorial civic center.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4649 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4649. Wards may be combined for purposes of this Part

RS 4649 - Wards may be combined for purposes of this Part  The governing authority may combine two or more wards of a parish for the purposes of this Part.