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LA Rev Stat § 33:9099.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9099.1. Renewal of parcel fee

RS 9099.1 - Renewal of parcel fee  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an election to renew a parcel fee imposed within any crime prevention and security district or improvement district, created pursuant to Chapter 29 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, may be held at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any crime prevention district imposing a parcel fee may spend proceeds of the parcel fee for the following purposes if such use of the proceeds is approved by a majority of the voters of the district who vote on a proposition that authorizes such use:  (1) To provide for the beautification of the public spaces within the district.  (2) To promote and encourage beautification of private spaces within the district.  Acts 2010, No. 535, §1, eff. June 25, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 704, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9099.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9099.2. Applicability of certain laws

RS 9099.2 - Applicability of certain laws The following provisions of law shall not apply to meetings of the governing authority of any crime prevention and security district, improvement district, or other district created by or pursuant to this Chapter for which a tax or parcel fee is levied by the governing authority of a parish or municipality: (1) The provisions of R.S. 42:19.1. (2) The provisions of R.S. 42:23(A). Acts 2014, No. 338, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9099.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9099.3. Neighborhood Improvement and Beautification Districts; certain parishes

RS 9099.3 - Neighborhood Improvement and Beautification Districts; certain parishes  A. The governing authority of any parish with a population of not less than two hundred seventy-five thousand persons and not more than four hundred forty-five thousand persons, according to the latest federal decennial census, may create, by ordinance, a neighborhood improvement and beautification district within any neighborhood located within the parish. The district shall be a special taxing district and a political subdivision as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the neighborhood.  B. The primary object and purpose of the district shall be to promote and encourage the improvement, beautification, and overall betterment of the neighborhood located within the boundaries of the district in order to add to the quality of life of district residents by maintaining property values, increasing the tax base, fostering economic growth, and providing for recreational activities.  C.(1) The parish governing authority shall provide, in the ordinance creating the district, for its name, boundaries, governance, and powers and duties, including the authority to impose taxes or fees on property located within the boundaries of the district. However, no tax or fee may be imposed within the district until after the question of its imposition, including its purpose, rate, and duration, has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district who vote on the proposition at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.  (2) The parish governing authority may grant to the district the power to perform any function which it deems appropriate for achieving the purpose of the district, including the acquisition of property located within the boundaries of the district. However, the district shall not be authorized to acquire property by expropriation.  D.(1) Any district created pursuant to this Section shall be subject to audit in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513.  (2) The funds of the district shall not be used for the improvement and maintenance of a security wall around the neighborhood, provision and maintenance of guardhouses, or provision and improvement of security patrols in the area.  Acts 2016, No. 400, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9099.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9099.4. Crime prevention districts; general provisions

RS 9099.4 - Crime prevention districts; general provisions  A.(1) Any crime prevention district created in Chapter 29 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall indemnify its officers and board members to the fullest extent permitted by R.S. 12:227 as fully as if the district were a nonprofit corporation governed thereby as may be provided in the district's bylaws.  (2) To the fullest extent permitted by R.S. 9:2792 et seq., including R.S. 9:2792.1 through 2792.9, a person serving the district as a board member or officer shall not be individually liable for any act or omission arising out of the performance of his duties.  B. A crime prevention district, acting through its board of commissioners, shall have the following powers and duties in addition to powers and duties otherwise provided by law:  (1) To purchase or lease items and supplies which the board deems instrumental to achieving the purposes of the district.  (2) To solicit, accept, and expend additional voluntary contributions and grants to carry out the purposes of the district.  (3) To procure and maintain liability insurance against any personal or legal liability of a board member that may be asserted or incurred based upon service as a member of the board or that may arise as a result of actions taken within the scope and discharge of duties as a member of the board.  C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a parish which imposed a parcel fee to fund a crime prevention district may delegate the authority to impose subsequent parcel fees to the crime prevention district.  (2) If a parish governing authority delegates its authority to impose a parcel fee pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and the district imposes a parcel fee:  (a) The district's budget shall not be subject to the approval of the parish governing authority.  (b) The parish sheriff or other tax collector shall remit amounts collected pursuant to a fee imposed by the district directly to the district.  Acts 2018, No. 704, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3811. Division of parishes into waterworks districts

RS 3811 - Division of parishes into waterworks districts Police juries may divide their respective parishes into one or more waterworks districts, with such name or numbers as the police jury may designate. The police jury may repeal any ordinance creating a waterworks district, or may abolish a waterworks district in its entirety or may change or alter the boundaries thereof; provided, however, that neither the existence nor the territorial boundaries of a waterworks district shall be changed in any manner which shall impair any obligations that may have been incurred by the waterworks district during the period of its existence. Before any order is entered in any manner affecting the existence or territorial limits of any waterworks district, the police jury shall (1) Adopt a preliminary resolution declaring the intention of the police jury to abolish or alter the boundaries and fixing a date for hearing, and (2) Give notice of the hearing by publication once a week for four consecutive weeks in the official journal of the police jury, the first publication being not less than thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing, and (3) Hold a hearing thereon.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3811.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3811.1. Authority of Lafourche Parish Police Jury to expand powers of Lafourche water district

RS 3811.1 - Authority of Lafourche Parish Police Jury to expand powers of Lafourche water district In addition to the provisions of R.S. 33:3811, the Lafourche Parish Police Jury may authorize the Lafourche water district to do and perform all acts in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which are necessary and proper for the purpose of constructing and maintaining sewers and sewerage disposal works within its territorial limits. Added by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3811.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3811.2. Authority of Calcasieu Parish Police Jury to expand powers of waterworks districts

RS 3811.2 - Authority of Calcasieu Parish Police Jury to expand powers of waterworks districts In addition to the powers granted by R.S. 33:3811, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury may create waterworks subdistricts within the boundaries of existing or future waterworks districts. These subdistricts shall be governed by the same board of commissioners that govern the waterworks district in which the subdistrict is located. The formation of these subdistricts shall not impair any obligations that may have been incurred by the waterworks district during the period of its existence. Acts 2009, No. 350, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3813.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3813.1. Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1; waterworks commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 3813.1 - Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1; waterworks commissioners; appointment; terms Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3812 or R.S. 33:3813, the membership of the Assumption Parish Waterworks District No. 1 shall be composed of eleven members, nine to be appointed by the parish governing authority, one from each police jury ward, and two to be appointed by the governing authority of the municipality included in the district. Terms of the initial members shall be determined by the respective appointing authority, and thereafter all members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing authority. Members in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Except to the extent of any conflict with the provisions of this Section, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all members of the district and their successors. Acts 1985, No. 681, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3813.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3813.3. N.E.W. Carroll Water District

RS 3813.3 - N.E.W. Carroll Water District A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3812, the governing authorities of the parishes of East Carroll and West Carroll may create and provide, by resolution duly adopted by each governing authority, the N.E.W. Carroll Water District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall be comprised of the following territory in the parishes of East Carroll and West Carroll: (1) An area bound on the North by the Arkansas-Louisiana State Line and on the West by Boeuf River and on the South by the following roads: Beginning at the intersection of Highway 585 and Allen Road extension continue East to the intersection of Allen Road and Highway 586, following Highway 586 East to the intersection of Highway 586 and Old Kilbourne Road North, then South on Old Kilbourne Road North to Oak Grove city limits, then East on Percy Martin Road to the intersection of Percy Martin Road and Highway 17 North, then North on Highway 17 to the intersection of Highway 17 and Stanford Road, then East on Stanford Road to the intersection of Philley Lane and Stanford Road, then South on Philley Lane to the intersection of Highway 2 and Philley Lane, then East on Highway 2 to the Bayou Macon River. (2) An area bound on the North by the Arkansas-Louisiana State Line and on the West by the Bayou Macon River, on the South by the Schrock Road and on the East by the Bayou Macon Wildlife Area. (3) An additional area bound on the East by the Mississippi River Levee and the South boundary being the community of Shelburn. (4) The village of Kilbourne, including all of the area within the city limits of Kilbourne. B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:3812, the district shall be governed by a seven-member board of commissioners. The board of commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authorities of the parishes of East Carroll and West Carroll, with the governing authorities appointing a majority of the seven-member board from residents of the parish of West Carroll. (2) The term of each initial appointee to the board of commissioners and any subsequent appointee shall be for three years. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing governing authority. Acts 1995, No. 71, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3814 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3814. Petition for waterworks district

RS 3814 - Petition for waterworks district Police juries shall form a waterworks district when petitioned to do so in writing by not less than twenty-five persons owning and assessed for lands in the district. Corporations may sign the petition only if they are domiciled in the district. The petitions shall set forth substantially the boundaries of the district and the names of the persons to be appointed by the police jury as the commissioners of the district. If the district includes one or more municipalities the petition may set forth the names of the persons to be appointed by the governing authority of said municipality or municipalities as commissioners of the district. Amended by Acts 1964, Ex.Sess., No. 26, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3815. Powers of waterworks districts

RS 3815 - Powers of waterworks districts A. Any waterworks district thus created and named or numbered by a police jury shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all the powers of a corporation, and all powers necessary for it to carry out the objects for which it was created. The waterworks district may expropriate property for any purpose that it may find necessary in the operation of its waterworks system, and may acquire by donation or purchase any existing waterworks system in the district. Waterworks districts may dig and excavate the roads, streets, sidewalks, and alleys in the district for the purpose of laying pipeline or water mains. It may acquire any and all machinery necessary for the purpose of affecting the object for which it is formed and shall own all sites which are acquired either by donation, purchase, expropriation, exchange, or otherwise in full ownership. B. Waterworks districts may cooperate with other waterworks districts within their respective parishes, or with private individuals, associations, corporations, or municipalities. C. This Section shall not apply to any waterworks district created under Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 which owns property in an adjoining parish or parishes, except St. Tammany, Livingston, Washington, and Tangipahoa Parishes. Acts 1991, No. 386, §1, eff. July 8, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3815.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3815.1. Additional powers of the Lafourche water district

RS 3815.1 - Additional powers of the Lafourche water district Upon authorization by the Lafourche Parish Police Jury as provided in R.S. 33:3811.1, and in addition to the powers granted to the district in R.S. 33:3815, the Lafourche water district may expropriate property for any purpose that it may find necessary in the operation of its sewerage system, and may acquire by donation, purchase, or expropriation any existing system in the district. It may dig and excavate the roads, streets, sidewalks and alleys in the district for the purpose of laying and installing sewers and sewerage disposal works. Added by Acts 1974, No. 440, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3815.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3815.3. Raw water intake regulations

RS 3815.3 - Raw water intake regulations A. It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any vessel or object of any kind in the restricted area surrounding a raw water intake facility for any public water purification system or other public facility producing potable water supplies. B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including but not limited to Civil Code Article 456, the various waterworks districts or local political subdivisions with water intake facilities within their territorial limits may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of the banks, batture, or shoreline of any water body, within such restricted area. C. "Restricted area", as used in this Section, means that area of the bank, batture, or shoreline within a reasonable distance of not greater than five hundred feet on a river, stream, or bayou, or not greater than three hundred feet on a lake or reservoir from a raw water intake facility, as determined by the waterworks district or local political subdivision having jurisdiction over such water intake facility, to adequately protect the raw water intake facility and the potable water supply from physical damage, pollutants, or other circumstances which would endanger public health, safety, or welfare. D. The waterworks district or local political subdivision shall clearly mark each such restricted area protecting a water intake facility with signs or other markings on the bank designating the limits of the restricted area. Such signs or markings shall be of a size or nature so as to be clearly visible and readable to adequately warn persons approaching the restricted area. E. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section or any ordinance adopted pursuant hereto shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed six months or both. Each day of continuing violation constitutes a separate offense. F. Nothing in this Section shall apply to: (1) Seagoing vessels anchored or moored in federally established anchorages. (2) Docks and other facilities located in a restricted area on the Mississippi River on July 16, 1991, or on other water bodies on July 1, 2010. Acts 1991, No. 601, §1, eff. July 16, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 312, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3815.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3815.4. Waterworks District Number Three of Beauregard Parish; authorization to sell certain waterlines

RS 3815.4 - Waterworks District Number Three of Beauregard Parish; authorization to sell certain waterlines Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, specifically the provisions of R.S. 33:4341, the board of commissioners for Waterworks District Number Three of Beauregard Parish is authorized to sell and transfer, without voter approval, certain designated waterlines owned by the district for such price and pursuant to such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between both parties. Acts 1992, No. 724, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3815.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3815.5. Waterworks District No. 3 of Rapides Parish; authority to acquire privately owned system in Grant Parish

RS 3815.5 - Waterworks District No. 3 of Rapides Parish; authority to acquire privately owned system in Grant Parish A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Waterworks District No. 3 of Rapides Parish may acquire, by donation, one privately owned water system located in Grant Parish for the purpose of supplying water services to the residents of the parishes of Grant and Rapides. The district may acquire all property or facilities owned by any such system and may acquire all machinery deemed necessary by the district to maintain and operate the system. The district shall own in full ownership all property or facilities acquired pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, and all such property or facilities shall be considered publicly owned by the district. B. The district shall not acquire any water system pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section until the governing authorities of the district and the parish of Grant enter into an inter-governmental agreement that provides for the operation and maintenance of the system, including any expansion of the system's water lines, and requires the district to provide water services to the residents of the parish of Grant. C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed as to void the provisions of any inter-governmental agreement between the parishes of Grant and Rapides in effect prior to the effective date of this Section, and the district may continue to supply water services to the residents of the parishes of Grant and Rapides pursuant to any inter-governmental agreement between the district and the parishes of Grant and Rapides in effect prior to the effective date of this Section for as long as the agreement remains in effect. Acts 2014, No. 626, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:3816 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§3816. Domicile of waterworks district

RS 3816 - Domicile of waterworks district The police jury shall designate the corporate domicile of the district at some place within the district, at which domicile it shall be sued and service of citation made on the president, and in his absence, upon the vice-president, and in their absence, upon the secretary, who also may be the treasurer.