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LA Rev Stat § 33:3675.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3675.13. Employment of engineers and attorneys; duties

RS 3675.13 - Employment of engineers and attorneys; duties Municipalities which take advantage of the provisions of this Sub-part may through their governing authorities engage the services of an engineer and provide for his payment. This engineer shall prepare all plans and specifications for the work, and the governing authority shall approve them by a resolution. The engineer shall inspect the work as let in accordance with contracts hereunder and shall issue to the contractor his estimates thereon from time to time as the work progresses, which estimates may be paid by the municipality either in full or by the retention of twenty per cent thereof as retained percentage. Upon final completion of the work the engineer shall render a report to the governing authority of the municipality as to the completion of the work in a satisfactory manner, which report shall be duly certified, and in addition, the engineer shall perform all engineering duties required of him in this Sub-part. The governing authority of the municipality may employ an attorney to handle all legal work in connection with the improvements, and provide for the payment of his fee. The attorney, in addition to his other duties, shall prepare a complete transcript of the record of the proceedings covering each project completed hereunder. Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3675.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3675.14. Liability of railroads

RS 3675.14 - Liability of railroads In the event a railway bed or track, other than one owned by the municipality, occupies a portion of a street, road or alley, the owner of the railway shall pay of the total cost of the work, the proportion that the area occupied by the railroad bears to the total area of the street, road, or alley, to be improved and also the cost of the extra work made necessary by the presence of the track in the street, road or alley. Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3675.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3675.15. Certificates not included in computing municipal indebtedness

RS 3675.15 - Certificates not included in computing municipal indebtedness Certificates issued under the provisions of this Sub-part shall not be included in computing the indebtedness of the municipality for the purpose of determining any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3675.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3675.16. Certificates tax exempt; security for deposits

RS 3675.16 - Certificates tax exempt; security for deposits All certificates issued under the provisions of this Sub-part shall be exempt from taxation. They shall be acceptable as security for any deposit of public funds. Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3675.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3675.17. Limitation on contesting validity of resolutions and proceedings

RS 3675.17 - Limitation on contesting validity of resolutions and proceedings No contest, action or proceedings to question the validity or legality of any resolutions adopted or proceedings had under the provision of this Sub-part shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever, after the expiration of thirty days from the date when the resolution was adopted, or proceedings had, and after such time the regularity of such resolution or proceeding shall be conclusively presumed. Added by Acts 1956, No. 517, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3681 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3681. Police juries authorized to improve streets and sidewalks

RS 3681 - Police juries authorized to improve streets and sidewalks The police juries may pave, plank, gravel, macadamize, or otherwise improve the streets and alleys or any part thereof not less than one block in length, and the sidewalks, or any part thereof, and construct curbing in areas outside of municipalities and may levy and collect special taxes or local assessments on all real estate abutting the streets, alleys, sidewalks, or curbing to be improved or constructed for the purpose of defraying the costs of the improvement, either in whole or in part, as hereinafter provided.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3682 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3682. Petition of abutting owners

RS 3682 - Petition of abutting owners Upon the written petition of the owners of not less than fifty per cent of the front footage of land abutting a street or road, or portion thereof, to be improved, any parish, Orleans excepted, shall improve such street or road, or portion thereof one block or more in length, and may levy and collect special taxes or local assessments on the property abutting the street or road to be improved for the purpose of defraying the entire cost of the improvement, the abutting real estate owners shall be determined by the conveyance records of the parish in which such property is situated. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 71, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3682.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3682.1. Petition of abutting owners in Livingston Parish

RS 3682.1 - Petition of abutting owners in Livingston Parish Upon the written petition of not less than fifty percent of the individual owners of land abutting a street, a road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or any portion of such a street or road to be improved, the governing authority of Livingston Parish may improve such street, road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or portion thereof one block or more in length and may levy and collect special taxes or local assessments on the property abutting the street, road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or portion thereof, to be improved for the purpose of defraying the entire cost of the improvement. The abutting real estate owners shall be determined by the conveyance records of Livingston Parish. Acts 1989, No. 253, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3682.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3682.2. Petition of abutting landowners in Caddo Parish

RS 3682.2 - Petition of abutting landowners in Caddo Parish Upon the written petition of the owners of not less than fifty percent of the front footage of land abutting a street, road, or streets inclusive within a subdivision, or any portion thereof, the same being contiguous with a publicly maintained street or road, the governing authority of Caddo Parish may improve such street, road, or subdivision streets, or portion thereof, and may levy and collect special taxes or local assessments on the property abutting same for the purpose of defraying the costs of the improvements, in whole or in part. The abutting real estate owners shall be determined by the conveyance records of Caddo Parish. Acts 1990, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3683 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3683. Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids; awarding contract

RS 3683 - Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids; awarding contract Upon receipt of a petition requesting the improvement the parish governing body shall prepare plans and specifications of the work to be placed on file in the secretary's or parish engineer's office, and shall adopt an ordinance ordering and describing in general terms the contemplated improvement, and authorizing the secretary of the police jury to advertise for bids. The advertisement shall be inserted at least weekly for three weeks in the official journal of the parish, the first insertion to be not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for the reception of the bids. The advertisement shall contain a general description of the contemplated improvement, shall refer to the plans and specifications on file, and shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of the bids. The police jury shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security, but shall have the right to reject any and all bids. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 67, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3684 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3684. Liability of abutting property owners

RS 3684 - Liability of abutting property owners The total costs of improving sidewalks and curbing, including corners, as herein provided, shall be paid for by the owners of the real estate abutting upon the sidewalks or curbing on the basis of the respective frontage of the property on the sidewalk or curbing to be paved or improved, by ascertaining the entire expense of the improvement and charging it upon each lot or parcel of real estate in the proportion that its frontage or abutment bears to that of all the abutting lots or parcels of real estate to be improved.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3684.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3684.1. Liability of abutting property owners in Livingston Parish

RS 3684.1 - Liability of abutting property owners in Livingston Parish Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3383 and 3384 to the contrary, the total cost of improving a street, a road, streets inclusive within a subdivision, sidewalks, or curbing, including corners, in Livingston Parish, as herein provided, shall be paid by the individual owners of the real estate abutting upon the street, road, streets inclusive within a subdivision, sidewalks, or curbing. The total cost of such improvement shall be paid by the individual owners by ascertaining the entire expense of the improvement and dividing such expense equally among each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the improvement. Acts 1989, No. 253, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3685 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3685. Apportionment of cost

RS 3685 - Apportionment of cost The entire cost, including costs of culverts, headers, filling, engineering, attorney's fees, labor, and material, of the improvement shall be apportioned as follows: (1) The abutting real estate owners shall pay all the costs of paving or improving streets and street intersections, the cost of the intersection to be pro-rated against all of the property abutting the street; (2) When a railway occupies a portion of the street or alley, the owner thereof shall pay in the proportion that the area of the space occupied by its roadbed bears to the total area of the street, alley or portion thereof to be improved.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3686 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3686. Acceptance of improvement; assessment and lien

RS 3686 - Acceptance of improvement; assessment and lien Where any street, alley, sidewalk, curbing, or portion thereof is paved, or otherwise improved, the police jury shall, upon the final satisfactory completion of the work, accept the same by ordinance and provide for an assessment of all abutting real estate and railway tracks and roadbeds in the amounts respectively due by the owners thereof according to the rules of the apportionment provided for in R.S. 33:3684 and R.S. 33:3685, each assessment being separately numbered; a certified copy of which ordinance containing said assessment shall, upon its passage, be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages in the parish in which such assessed property is situated, and the same, when so filed and recorded, shall operate as a lien and privilege in favor of the parish in which the work is done, against all properties herein assessed which lien and privilege shall prime all other claims except taxes. The ordinance accepting the work and providing for the assessment of the abutting real estate owners shall provide for the payment of interest upon deferred installments and upon delinquent installments at a rate to be fixed by the police jury, but not to exceed five per cent per annum. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 71, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3687 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3687. Enforcement of assessment

RS 3687 - Enforcement of assessment A. The amount assessed in the ordinance shall be due and exigible immediately upon its passage, and, if not paid within thirty days after the passage of the ordinance, the parish may proceed by suit against the assessed properties and owners thereof to enforce collection together with twenty percent of the amount of judgment recovered as attorney's fees; and all delinquent assessments shall bear interest at the rate fixed by the parish governing authority pursuant to R.S. 33:3686. B. In any suit to collect delinquent assessments, a certified copy of the assessment ordinance, and any affidavits and exhibits annexed thereto which establish the correctness of the delinquent assessments shall be admissible, self-authenticating, and sufficient to establish prima facie proof of such demand. C. The governing authority of Jefferson Parish, the governing authority of Livingston Parish, or the governing authority of Caddo Parish 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. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 607, §1; Acts 1970, No. 484, §1; Acts 1987, No. 650, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 253, §1; Acts 1990, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3689 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3689. Local assessment ordinances; record of proceedings

RS 3689 - Local assessment ordinances; record of proceedings All ordinances relative to sidewalks and street paving and curb constructions shall be known as "Local Assessment Ordinances" and shall be numbered separately from other ordinances of the parish, and all petitions, bids, resolutions, ordinances, and all proceedings of the police jury relative to sidewalk and street improvements shall be copied by the secretary or clerk of the police jury in a separate book, and certified excerpts from the same shall be received as evidence.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3689.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3689.1. Authority to construct and improve streets and sidewalks

RS 3689.1 - Authority to construct and improve streets and sidewalks  A. The parishes in the state of Louisiana, through the police juries as the governing authorities thereof, shall have, and are hereby vested with, full power and authority to construct, pave, surface, or otherwise improve, together with the necessary curbing, guttering, aprons, drains, and headers, the streets, roads, sidewalks, and alleys, or any part thereof, within their corporate limits and outside of municipal corporations, at such time or times as they determine, and shall have full power and authority to levy and collect local or special assessments on the real property abutting such improvements sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said works, including street intersections, all in the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained.  B.(1) For the purposes of R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.17, real property subject to special assessments shall not include any lake, river, bayou, or similar body of water which abuts a street, road, alley, or sidewalk to be constructed or improved. A parish governing authority shall defray the costs of such work by the levy and collection of special assessments against abutting lots or parcels or similar tracts of land.  (2) Paragraph (1) of this Section shall not apply to privately owned lakes or water bodies used for commercial purposes. However, it shall expressly apply to any lake or water body owned by a nonprofit homeowners corporation, regardless of its use, which lake or water body shall therefore not be subject to any special assessment levied pursuant to R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.17.  Acts 1952, No. 430, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3689.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3689.2. Notice of intention

RS 3689.2 - Notice of intention Any parish taking advantage of R.S. 33:3689.1 to 33:3689.17, shall, through its police jury as the governing authority thereof, be required to adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to construct, pave, surface or otherwise improve, together with the necessary curbing, guttering, aprons, headers, and drains, the street or streets, road or roads, sidewalk or sidewalks, alley or alleys, or any part thereof, proposed to be so improved, and embody therein in a general way the improvements contemplated and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice shall be signed by the president of the police jury, duly attested by the secretary thereof and shall contain substantially all things set forth in said resolution, and shall set forth further that the police jury 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, and the first publication shall be made not less than fifteen days before the date fixed for the said hearing of objections. Acts 1952, No. 430, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3689.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3689.3. Objections

RS 3689.3 - Objections The police jury of any parish shall not order the construction of said improvements in the event there is filed at the public hearing written objection to the proposed improvement signed by the property owners owning more than one-half of the total front feet of property abutting on the street, road, sidewalk or alleys, or portion thereof, to be improved and which will be assessed to pay the cost of such improvements; the majority shall be determined after considering the front footage of all properties abutting the portion of the street, road, sidewalk or alley, ordered improved and the owners of such portion shall be determined by the conveyance records of the parish. Acts 1952, No. 430, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3689.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3689.5. Award of contract

RS 3689.5 - Award of contract The police jury shall meet in open session on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of the said works, and proceed to open said bids and award the contract to the lowest bidder who can furnish satisfactory security, or it may reject any and all bids, and at any time within a period of thirty days from the date of the reception and opening of said bids award the contract for said works without further advertisement, provided, that no contract shall be so let for an amount greater than that specified in the lowest sealed bid received from a responsible bidder. Any contract awarded under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17 shall be authorized by resolution of the police jury authorizing and empowering the president and the secretary thereof to execute said contract for, on behalf of, and in the name of the parish, and a copy of the said contract shall be set forth in full in said resolution and the resolution shall be published in full in one issue of the official journal of the parish, and a certified copy of said resolution shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish and by him duly recorded in the mortgage records thereof. Provided, that the procedure set forth in this Section shall not apply in cases where any federal or state agency has made grants or contributions of material and labor in aid of the cost of constructing said improvements and the work is done under the supervision and control of such agency or agencies as provided in R.S. 33:3689.4, and also where the work is undertaken by the parish, the bid received for materials, equipment and supplies shall be opened and awarded or rejected as hereinabove provided. Acts 1952, No. 430, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3689.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3689.6. Engineer's report; assessment of costs

RS 3689.6 - Engineer's report; assessment of costs Any police jury upon the award of any contract or its determination to construct the improvements herein authorized, under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the parish in charge of the project a statement or report duly certified to and showing in detail the total cost of said improvements, including street intersections, engineer's and attorney's fees and other expenses incidental to the cost of said improvements, and the said engineer shall also show the amount thereof chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate abutting said improvements in proportion that its frontage bears to all of the abutting lots or parcels of real estate to be improved and shall give a brief description of each parcel or lot of real estate so abutting with sufficient clearness to identify the same; provided, that in the parish of Jefferson or any municipality therein where any improvement is to be made upon more than one side of any lot or parcel of real estate, the total front footage of such lot chargeable hereunder shall be determined by taking the total front footage of said lot or parcel of real estate abutting improvements on all sides and dividing such total front footage by two, provided that the maximum allowable reduction in such cases shall be seventy-five feet. Acts 1952, No. 430, §6. Amended by Acts 1969, No. 140, §1.