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LA Rev Stat § 33:4153 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4153. New Orleans; proceeds of bond sale

RS 4153 - New Orleans; proceeds of bond sale  The proceeds of all sales of bonds issued under the authority of R.S. 33:4148, except refunding bonds which shall be governed by the provisions of the resolution authorizing their issuance, shall be held by the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, and paid over on the warrants of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans in the manner and under the conditions provided in R.S. 33:4147 with reference to disbursements of said tax funds, and shall be used solely and exclusively for the construction and extension of the drainage systems of the city of New Orleans. Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4154 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4154. New Orleans; continuation of board; application of proceeds

RS 4154 - New Orleans; continuation of board; application of proceeds  The Board of Liquidation, City Debt, as now organized and created, and with the powers, duties, and functions prescribed by existing laws and by the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be continued while any bonds authorized by Section 4148 of this Part are outstanding and unpaid, and all taxes which may be levied for the payment of said bonds, shall day by day as collected be paid over to said board and shall by it be applied in payment of the principal and interest of said bonds. Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4155. New Orleans; application of §§4148 to 4154 to other related provisions

RS 4155 - New Orleans; application of §§4148 to 4154 to other related provisions  The provisions of Sections 4148 to 4154, inclusive, of this Part, shall not affect the right, power, and authority of the city of New Orleans to levy a tax on all taxable property in the city of New Orleans sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds of the city of New Orleans heretofore issued and now outstanding, or which may be issued in the future, nor the right, power, and authority of the city of New Orleans to issue bonds in the future. The bonds issued under authority of Section 4148 of this Part shall not be included in computing the indebtedness of the city of New Orleans under any limitation prescribed by the Constitution of Louisiana or statutes of the state of Louisiana. Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4156. New Orleans; validity of bonds; repealer; severability

RS 4156 - New Orleans; validity of bonds; repealer; severability  The city of New Orleans is further relieved of its obligation to make annual appropriations for the purpose of maintaining and operating the drainage system of the city of New Orleans and shall not be required to provide funds for maintaining and operating said drainage system. Added by Acts 1981, No. 247, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4157. New Orleans; defeasance of bonds

RS 4157 - New Orleans; defeasance of bonds  The provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to all bonds heretofore or hereafter issued pursuant to the provisions of Part III, Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4158 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4158. Short term revenue notes

RS 4158 - Short term revenue notes  The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is hereby authorized to issue short-term revenue notes in the manner provided by Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and subject to the provisions of R.S. 33:4096(B) and R.S. 33:4121(B). Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4159 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4159. Definitions.

RS 4159 - Definitions. A. The terms "majority of the members" and "majority of its members" in R.S. 33:4096(B) and (D), R.S. 33:4097, R.S. 33:4100, R.S. 33:4121(B), R.S. 33:4125, R.S. 33:4128, R.S. 33:4138, R.S. 33:4141, R.S. 33:4148 and R.S. 33:4151 and "two-thirds of the members" in R.S. 33:4096(B) and R.S. 33:4121(B), when used in connection with a vote by the respective members of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, the Board of Liquidation, City Debt, or the council of the city of New Orleans, shall mean a majority or two-thirds of the members of the respective bodies holding office at the time such a vote is taken, as the case may be. B. The singular comprehends the plural with regard to words and phrases used in the above cited statutes unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Acts 1985, No. 731, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4159.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4159.10. Public sewage and water drainage disposal and treatment facilities; privatization; specific authorization procedures; city of New Orleans

RS 4159.10 - Public sewage and water drainage disposal and treatment facilities; privatization; specific authorization procedures; city of New Orleans A. Definition. For the purpose of this Part, "privatization" shall mean the sale or divesture of any asset having an aggregate value in excess of five million dollars of any public sewerage and water board, drainage, disposal or treatment facility by any municipality to a nonpublic entity. It shall also mean transferral to a nonpublic entity of the obligation to operate, maintain and/or manage the facility, or any portion thereof, for the benefit and on behalf of the municipality. B. Procedures. Prior to entering into any contracts or agreements relative to the ownership, operation, or maintenance of any sewerage and water board sewage or water disposal or treatment facility with a nonpublic entity in the city of New Orleans the following procedures shall occur: (1) The public sewerage and water board shall submit a detailed written report to the Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs listing the specifics of the proposed agreement, contract, or plan. Each committee may request a hearing to discuss the proposed agreement, contract, or plan. (2) The public sewerage and water board shall hold citywide hearings on the proposed agreement, contract or plan. (3) Upon approval of the proposed agreement, contract or plan the Public Sewage and Water Board shall call an election for the purpose of seeking voter approval of the proposed agreement, contract or plan. The proposed agreement, contract or plan shall be executed only after having been approved by a majority of the registered voters of the municipality, voting at an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. Acts 2003, No. 768, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.1. Establishment of system

RS 4160.1 - Establishment of system  Provided there is no duplication of existing gas utility service in a specific area to be served, the governing authority of any municipality or parish, either within or without the corporate limits of a municipal corporation, is hereby vested with full power and authority to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain within said municipality or parish a natural gas system or systems, including such natural gas transmission, distribution, and storage facilities as may be required, with all necessary equipment and installation in connection therewith, including such extensions as may be proper to connect said system or systems with a natural gas supply whether within or without any such municipality or parish, and it shall have full power and authority to levy and collect local or special assessments on the real property to be benefited thereby within the said municipality or parish, within the area served sufficient in amount to defray the total cost of said work, including the cost of street intersections and installation and connections necessary to connect said system with a natural gas supply, including the cost of establishing, constructing, improving, and extending any such transmission, distribution, and storage facilities, whether by purchase, lease or otherwise, all within the form and manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions herein contained. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.2. Notice of intention to establish system; objections

RS 4160.2 - Notice of intention to establish system; objections  A. Any municipality or parish taking advantage of this Chapter shall, through its governing authority, be required to adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to establish, acquire, construct, improve, extend, and maintain such gas system or systems and other improvements herein authorized, and embody therein, in a general way, the improvements contemplated, a list of streets or portions thereof or area or areas which are to be improved or served, and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the governing authority and shall contain substantially all things set forth in said resolution, and shall set forth further that the authority ordering the giving of such notice will, in open session, on the date and at the time and place named, hear all objections to the proposed improvements and the manner of payment therefor. Such notice of intention shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, the first at least fifteen days prior to the date set for the hearing, in the official journal of the governing authority. B. After hearing and passing on the objections, the governing authority may order the proposed improvements constructed in the manner hereinafter provided; however, the governing authority of any municipality or parish shall not order the construction of the proposed improvements in the event there are filed at the public hearing written objections to the proposed improvements signed by the resident property owners owning more than one-half of the total front foot of property which will be assessed to pay the cost of said improvements, if the assessments are to be on a front foot basis, or signed by the resident property owners owning more than one-half of the total square footage of property which will be assessed to pay the cost of such improvements, if the assessments are to be on a square foot basis. Such majority shall be determined after considering the front footage or square footage of all properties to be assessed and the owners of such portion shall be determined by the conveyance records of the municipality or parish. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.3. Specifications; advertising for bids

RS 4160.3 - Specifications; advertising for bids  A. The governing authority of such municipality or parish, after having given notice of its intention as above set forth and after disposing of all objections and having decided to order the construction of such improvements, may, without further delay, have the necessary plans and specifications for said work prepared and may authorize the advertisement for bids therefor, by the giving of notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of said work, said notice to be signed by the chief executive officer or purchasing agent of the municipality or parish, and to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the municipality or parish, or in any newspaper having general circulation in the municipality or parish, the first insertion to be not less than fifteen days prior to the reception and opening of the bids. B. Said notice shall contain a general description of work contemplated, shall refer to plans and specifications which shall be placed on file with the clerk, secretary, or purchasing agent of the said governing authority, and shall designate the hour, date, and place for the reception and opening of bids, and may provide either that the contractor be required to accept certificates of indebtedness hereafter authorized, if the governing authority elects to make such requirement, or that they may be sold in such a manner and at such time as the governing authority may elect. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.4. Awarding contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract

RS 4160.4 - Awarding contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract  A. The governing authority of the municipality or parish, or its authorized officer or agent, shall receive bids on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for bids and shall there publicly open and tabulate the bids. The contract shall thereafter be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder who can furnish satisfactory security. The governing authority may, however, reject any and all bids, and at any time, within a period of thirty days from the date of the reception and opening of the bids, award the contract for the work to the lowest responsible bidder. B. The contract awarded under the provisions of this Chapter shall be authorized by resolution authorizing the chief executive officer of the governing authority to execute the contract for, on behalf of, and in the name of the municipality or parish. It shall not be necessary to set forth the contract in full in the resolution, but it shall be sufficient if the resolution refers to a copy of the contract on file in the office of the clerk or secretary where it is available for public inspection. The resolution shall be published in one issue of the official journal of the municipality or parish, and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish and shall be by him duly recorded in the mortgage records of the parish. C. Where joint street and gas projects are undertaken, bids shall be taken, and received, and the contract for such joint project awarded by the agency carrying out the street or road improvements, all in strict accordance and compliance with the provisions of law applicable to such street or road improvements. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.5. Statement of cost of improvement

RS 4160.5 - Statement of cost of improvement  A. Any municipality or parish, upon the award of any contract under the provisions of this Chapter, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the municipality or parish a duly certified statement or report, showing in detail the total cost of the improvements, including the cost of street intersections, engineers' and attorneys' fees, and all other expenses incidental to the cost. The report shall also show the amount of the cost chargeable to each lot or parcel of real estate to be benefited in the proportion that its area bears to the total area to be assessed, or in the proportion that its front footage bears to the total front footage to be assessed, as shall be determined by the governing authority, provided, however, that where the assessment is made on a front foot basis and any distribution line is constructed upon more than one side of any lot or parcel of real estate, the total front footage of such lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed shall be determined by taking the total front footage of said lot or parcel of real estate to be served by the lines to be constructed and dividing such total front footage by two. The report shall further describe each lot or parcel of real estate to be assessed with sufficient clearness to identify it. B. The words "front footage" as used in this Chapter shall mean the footage of each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the right of way or street along which the distribution line is constructed. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.7. Certificates of indebtedness

RS 4160.7 - Certificates of indebtedness  The governing authority of any such municipality or parish complying with the provisions of this Chapter, shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue, execute, negotiate, sell, and deliver negotiable interest-bearing coupon certificates of the municipality or parish in an amount not exceeding the total amount of the installments or deferred payments as provided for in R.S. 33:3986, said certificates to bear interest at a rate or rates as may be payable annually, and to mature serially over a period not exceeding twenty years, but in no event shall said certificates extend over a longer period of time than that provided for by the ordinance levying the local or special assessments which may be payable in annual installments. Said certificates shall be of such form, date, denomination, and payable in principal and interest at such time and place as the governing authority may determine, and such certificates shall be secured by and payable in principal and interest from the irrevocable pledge and dedication of the funds to be derived from the special assessments hereinabove provided, which are payable in annual installments or deferred payments as provided for by this Chapter, which funds shall be set aside in a separate trust fund and shall not be drawn upon for any purpose other than to pay the principal and interest of said certificates. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.8. Additional assessments

RS 4160.8 - Additional assessments  In the event the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient for any cause whatsoever, to pay the principal and interest, or the principal or interest, in any one year of the said certificates outstanding at their respective maturity dates, then in this event the municipality or parish issuing such certificates under the provisions of this Chapter, through its governing authority, is hereby authorized, empowered, and obligated by ordinance to levy and collect, at such time or times as may be necessary, an additional local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate in the municipality or parish or area involved, sufficient in amount to pay in full the said principal and interest, or the principal or interest of such certificates at their respective maturity dates. The amounts assessed in such ordinance or ordinances shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage and if not paid within thirty days from the date of its adoption, the governing authority of the municipality or parish shall proceed against the property for the collection of the amount of the additional local or special assessment so levied, plus interest thereon and ten percent additional for attorneys' fees. A certified copy of each ordinance providing for the levy and collection of such additional local or special assessment shall be filed with the clerk of court of the parish in which the municipality or parish is located promptly upon its adoption, who shall forthwith record the same in mortgage records of the parish and when so filed and recorded shall operate as a lien and privilege against all the real estate therein assessed and shall prime all other liens except taxes, and prior recorded local or special assessments levied for streets or gas. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.9. Sale and delivery of certificates; use of proceeds

RS 4160.9 - Sale and delivery of certificates; use of proceeds   The governing authority of the municipality or parish issuing the certificates may negotiate and deliver the certificates and collect the purchase price therefor and do any and all things necessary and incidental thereto or authorize the delivery to the contractor of all or any of the certificates in payment of their contractual obligation covering the improvements. The funds derived from the sale of the certificates shall be expended solely in payment of the costs of the improvements and shall not be drawn upon for any other purpose.  Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.10. Certificates as negotiable paper

RS 4160.10 - Certificates as negotiable paper  Certificates issued shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance, sale, or delivery, and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value thereof. Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 33:4160.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§4160.11. Inspection and acceptance of work

RS 4160.11 - Inspection and acceptance of work   The governing authority of any municipality or parish taking advantage of the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided for herein, provide for the final inspection of the work performed thereunder and the improvements made, and if the work be found to have been completed satisfactorily in accordance with said contract, as evidenced by a certificate of the project engineer, the said governing authority shall by ordinance duly adopted approve and accept the said work and fulfill its obligations under the said contract after compliance with the laws of Louisiana relative to the completion of contracts involving public works, by full payment therefor of any and all amounts and balances due the said contractor, including all retained percentages of payments previously made thereon on engineer's estimates, and which percentages were retained pending the completion of the said work.  Acts 1990, No. 782, §1, eff. July 24, 1990.