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LA Rev Stat § 33:2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§2. Filing of petition; certification; forwarding to governor

RS 2 - Filing of petition; certification; forwarding to governor A. When the proponents of the petition for incorporation believe they have the signatures of at least twenty-five percent of the electors residing in the area, they shall file the petition with the registrar of voters for the parish or parishes in which the unincorporated area is located. (1) If the unincorporated area is located in one parish, the registrar of voters for that parish shall determine if twenty-five percent or more of the electors residing in the area proposed for incorporation have signed the petition. (2) If the unincorporated area is located in more than one parish, each registrar of voters shall determine the number of electors residing in the area proposed for incorporation and the number of electors who have signed the petition. In such cases, the registrars of voters shall confer to determine which one has the most electors residing in the area proposed for incorporation. The registrar of voters of the parish with the most electors shall combine his calculations with those of other registrars of voters to determine if the required twenty-five percent of electors have signed the petition. (3) The required percentage shall be determined on the basis of the number of electors on the rolls of the registrar of voters or registrars of voters at the time the petition was filed with a registrar of voters. B. If the registrar of voters determines that less than twenty-five percent of the electors have signed the petition, the proponents of the incorporation shall have an additional sixty days within which they can obtain additional signatures to the petition to meet the twenty-five percent requirement. If they fail to obtain the required percent of signatures within sixty days, no petition for incorporation of all or a part of the area proposed for incorporation under this Subpart shall be circulated for two years after the expiration of the sixty-day period. C. If the registrar of voters determines that the required twenty-five percent of electors have signed the petition, upon the initial presentation or upon the expiration of the sixty-day period for obtaining additional signatures, the registrar of voters shall issue a certificate stating that twenty-five percent or more of the electors residing in the area proposed for incorporation have signed the petition. The registrar of voters shall forward this certificate to the governor. Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 33:5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§5. Appellate review

RS 5 - Appellate review A. Any person or governmental entity that filed a petition contesting the proposed incorporation as provided in R.S. 33:4 may appeal a district court order granting the incorporation within the time and in the manner provided by law. B. Any elector residing in the area proposed for incorporation or any person owning land in the area proposed for incorporation may appeal a district court order denying incorporation of the area within the time and in the manner provided by law. Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 33:6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§6. Officers of newly incorporated municipality

RS 6 - Officers of newly incorporated municipality The governor shall appoint all the officers of a newly incorporated municipality, who shall give bond as required. Such officers shall hold office until, the next general municipal election and until their successors take their oaths of office. Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 33:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§7. Applicability of Subpart

RS 7 - Applicability of Subpart A. The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to every municipality incorporated on or after September 1, 1984. B. The provisions of this Subpart shall not be applicable in testing the validity of the corporate existence of a municipality incorporated prior to September 1, 1984. All municipalities incorporated prior to September 1, 1984, shall have such validity tested according to the law in effect at the time of their incorporation. Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 33:8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§8. Ordinance adopting new name

RS 8 - Ordinance adopting new name A. The municipal governing authority may adopt an ordinance adopting a new name for the municipality and shall submit a certified copy of such ordinance to the governor. The governor shall approve the new name unless he determines that the new name is the same as or so similar to the name of another municipality in the state of Louisiana that the new name would cause considerable confusion. B. Upon approval by the governor of the name change, the municipal governing authority shall publish the ordinance once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Upon entry of the ordinance and of a certified copy of this notice in the minutes of a meeting of the governing authority, the change of the name of the municipality shall be effective. Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 33:9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§9. §§9 to 12 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 337, §1.

RS 9 - §§9 to 12 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 337, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§21. Official seal, insignia, symbol, emblem, coat of arms, or logo

RS 21 - Official seal, insignia, symbol, emblem, coat of arms, or logo A. If a local governmental subdivision by ordinance or resolution adopts an official seal, insignia, symbol, emblem, coat of arms, or logo which contains its name or which contains any device, depiction, or inscription which identifies the local governmental subdivision, no person shall use such official seal, insignia, symbol, emblem, coat of arms, or logo without the written consent of the local governmental subdivision or authorized public official. B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each violation. Acts 1997, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 33:31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§31. Cellular telephone usage in motor vehicles; state preemption

RS 31 - Cellular telephone usage in motor vehicles; state preemption Regulation of operator or passenger use of cellular telephones and other electronic communications devices in a motor vehicle is exclusively reserved to and preempted by the state. No local governmental subdivision shall enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, resolution, or other provision regulating the use of cellular phones or other electronic communications devices in a motor vehicle. Acts 2003, No. 281, §1, eff. June 10, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 33:41 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§41. Illegal contracts

RS 41 - Illegal contracts A. Any contract awarded or executed, or purchase made in violation of R.S. 14:118 (public bribery), and where a conviction has been obtained, shall be null and void and shall not be enforced in the courts of this state. However, in instances where the contract or purchase agreement encompasses a service or commodity that is of a vital need to or for the public, a court may allow a limited transition period to enable the local government authority to secure an alternative source for the service or commodity. B.(1) Pursuant to Subsection A, the local government authority that is a party to the contract or purchase agreement shall apply, in its name, through an attorney of its choosing, to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order or injunction to restrain the misapplication of funds or the execution or performance of any contract or purchase order made on its behalf in contravention of law, or which was procured by fraud or corruption. (2) In the event the attorney chosen by the local government authority fails to apply for the order or injunction required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, within ninety days following a conviction, the district attorney shall apply for such order or injunction on behalf of the local government authority. Acts 2010, No. 450, §1, eff. June 22, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 33:81 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§81. §§81, 82 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 536, §3, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.

RS 81 - §§81, 82 Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 536, §3, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 33:101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§101. Definitions

RS 101 - Definitions For the purpose of this Subpart, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) "Master plan" means a statement of public policy for the physical development of a parish or municipality adopted by a parish or municipal planning commission. (2) With regard to municipalities, certain terms are defined as follows: (a) "Municipality" includes any incorporated city, town, or village. (b) "Chief executive" means the mayor or corresponding officer of a municipality, whatever his title. (c) "Local legislative body" means the mayor and board of aldermen, the commission council, or other governing body of a municipality. (3) "Planning commission" means an official planning commission appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart. It shall denote either a parish planning commission, or a municipal planning commission, as the case may be. The term "parish or municipality as the case may be", when appropriate to the context, relates to the respective jurisdictions or functions of a parish planning commission with regard to the parish for which it is established and of a municipal planning commission with regard to the municipality for which it is established; or, when appropriate to the context, relates to the rights and remedies which the respective parish or municipality may exercise to enforce the provisions of this Subpart. (4) "Streets" and "roads" includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other ways. (5)(a) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development, and, with regard to parishes, for the purpose of sale or of building development for purposes other than agricultural. It includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. (b) "Resubdivision", in addition to being synonymous with "subdivision", means and shall also include the consolidation of two or more lots, plats, tracts, parcels, or other divisions of land into one or more lots, plats, tracts, parcels, or other divisions of land. Acts 1990, No. 699, §1, eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 2004, No. 859, §1, eff. July 12, 2004. NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 859, §2, relative to applicability of Act.
LA Rev Stat § 33:101.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§101.1. Subdivision approval a legislative function

RS 101.1 - Subdivision approval a legislative function Except as otherwise provided in this Subpart, the act of approving or disapproving a subdivision plat is hereby declared a legislative function involving the exercise of legislative discretion by the planning commission, based upon data presented to it; provided that any subdivision ordinance enacted by the governing authority of a parish or municipality or the acts of the planning commission, or planning administrator shall be subject to judicial review on the grounds of abuse of discretion, unreasonable exercise of police powers, an excessive use of the power herein granted, or denial of the right of due process. The right of judicial review of a subdivision ordinance shall not be limited by the foregoing, however, nothing contained in this Subpart or in any subdivision ordinance adopted by a parish or municipality shall be construed as imposing upon such parish or municipality a duty, special or otherwise, to or for the benefit of any individual person or group of persons. Acts 1990, No. 699, §1, eff. July 20, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§102. Grant of power to parishes and municipalities

RS 102 - Grant of power to parishes and municipalities Every parish and every municipality may make, adopt, amend, extend, add to, or carry out official plans as provided in this Subpart, and may create by ordinance a planning commission with the powers and duties as provided by this Subpart, and may appropriate funds for the commission. Acts 2004, No. 859, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 33:102.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§102.1. Regulation of amateur radio antennas

RS 102.1 - Regulation of amateur radio antennas A. No parish or municipality may enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that is in conflict with the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or other federal regulations related to amateur radio service, including 47 C.F.R. Part 97. B. If a parish or municipality adopts an ordinance or regulation involving the placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance or regulation must: (1) Reasonably accommodate amateur communications. (2) Represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the parish's or municipality's legitimate purpose. (3) Not limit the height of an antenna or its supporting structure to less than twenty feet above the maximum height allowed for any structures or buildings located in the zone or district where the antenna is located under applicable codes, regulations, or ordinances. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to historic districts. Acts 1999, No. 1325, §1; Acts 2012, No. 630, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 33:103.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§103.1. Training requirements; commission and advisory board members

RS 103.1 - Training requirements; commission and advisory board members A. All appointed members of parish and municipal planning commissions and of advisory boards to such commissions, including boards of zoning adjustment, shall receive at least four hours of training in the duties, responsibilities, ethics, and substance of the positions held or to be held, either prior to taking office or no later than one year after office is assumed. All training shall be approved by the parish or municipal planning commission or advisory board. B. The provisions of this Section shall only apply to members appointed to such boards and commissions on or after July 12, 2004. Acts 2004, No. 859, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 33:104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§104. Organization, meetings, and rules

RS 104 - Organization, meetings, and rules  A. A commission shall elect a chairman from its membership and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. A commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which record shall be a public record.  B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a commission located in any municipality with a population of not less than six thousand one hundred twenty-five persons and not more than six thousand five hundred persons according to the latest federal decennial census may cancel a monthly commission meeting if there are no items to be placed on the agenda for the meeting. The commission shall provide notice to the public that the meeting is cancelled no less than five days prior to the scheduled meeting by placing a notice of cancellation in the official journal of the municipality in which the commission is located and by posting a copy of such notice on the door of the building in which the meeting is to be held and via the internet on the official website of the municipality in which the commission is located.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the Washington Parish planning commission may cancel a monthly meeting if there are no items to be placed on the agenda for the meeting. The commission shall provide notice to the public that the meeting is cancelled no less than five days prior to the scheduled meeting by placing a notice of cancellation in the official journal of the parish and by posting a copy of such notice on the door of the building in which the meeting is to be held and on the official website of the parish.  Acts 2014, No. 268, §1; Acts 2019, No. 98, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§105. Staff and finances

RS 105 - Staff and finances A commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same provisions of law, including civil service regulations, as govern other corresponding civil employees of the parish or municipality, as the case may be. A commission may also contract with planning experts, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of a commission, exclusive of those made from funds received by gift, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the local legislative body, which shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for a commission's work.
LA Rev Stat § 33:106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§106. General powers and duties

RS 106 - General powers and duties A.(1) A parish planning commission shall make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the unincorporated territory of a parish. (2) A municipal planning commission shall make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the municipality. B.(1) Any such plan shall provide a general description or depiction of existing roads, streets, highways, and publicly controlled corridors, along with a general description or depiction of other public property within the jurisdiction that is subject to the authority of the commission. (2) Any such plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive matter may include a commission's recommendations for the development of the parish or municipality, as the case may be, including, among other things, the general location, character, and extent of railroads, highways, streets, viaducts, subways, bus, street car and other transportation routes, bridges, waterways, lakes, water fronts, boulevards, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, and other public ways, grounds, and open spaces; the general location of public buildings, schools, and other public property; the general character, extent and layout of public housing and of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, for water, light, sanitation, communication, power, transportation, and other purposes; and the removal, relocation, widening, narrowing, vacating, abandonment, change of use, or extension of any of the foregoing ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals. C. As the work of making the whole master plan progresses, a commission may from time to time adopt and publish a part or parts thereof, any such part to cover one or more major sections or divisions of the parish or municipality, as the case may be, or one or more of the aforesaid or other functional matters to be included in the plan. A commission may from time to time amend, extend, or add to the plan. D. Where a municipal planning commission has been established under the authority of this Subpart, it shall also serve as a municipal zoning commission, and when acting as such, it shall hold separate meetings with separate minutes and records. Acts 2004, No. 859, §1, eff. July 12, 2004. NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 859, §2, relative to applicability of Act.
LA Rev Stat § 33:106.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§106.2. West Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission; applicability

RS 106.2 - West Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission; applicability The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to the planning commission of West Baton Rouge Parish to the extent that such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of the West Baton Rouge Parish Home Rule Charter and any ordinances adopted pursuant to such home rule charter provisions. Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 137, §1, eff. April 19, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 33:107 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§107. Purposes in view

RS 107 - Purposes in view In the preparation of such plan, a parish planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the parish, with due regard to its relation to neighboring territory and to the relation of unincorporated territory in the parish to incorporated territory therein. In the preparation of such plan a municipal planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the municipality and its environs. A plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a co-ordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the parish or municipality, as the case may be, and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development; including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, the promotion of safety from fire and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the promotion of good civic design and arrangement, wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, the adequate provision of public utilities and other public requirements, and in the case of a municipal planning commission, vehicular parking.