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LA Rev Stat § 33:1353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1353. Authority of local housing authority to form, join, and participate in interlocal risk management agency

RS 1353 - Authority of local housing authority to form, join, and participate in interlocal risk management agency  A. Any two or more local housing authorities may make and execute an intergovernmental agreement between or among themselves to form and become members of an interlocal risk management agency. After an interlocal risk management agency has been formed, any local housing authority may, subject to the bylaws and requirements of such agency, become a member and through participation in the agency may:  (1) Pool its general liability risks in whole or in part with those of other local housing authorities.  (2) Pool its workers' compensation risks in whole or in part with those of other local housing authorities.  (3) Pool its public officials liability risks, including employment practices liability coverage, in whole or in part with those of other local housing authorities.  (4) Pool its property coverage risks in whole or in part with those of other local housing authorities.  (5) Pool other coverage risks the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency may determine to be appropriate in whole or in part with those of other local housing authorities.  (6) Purchase insurance for risks of general liability, workers' compensation, public officials liability, including employment practices liability, property or other insurance for such other lines of coverage pooled by the interlocal risk management agency with other local housing authorities participating in and belonging to the interlocal risk management agency. The pooled risks of the participating local housing authorities shall be described in a plan of coverages with the total premium prorated among such participants.  B. Local housing authorities concluding an agreement under the provisions hereof may by resolution duly adopted by the governing body thereof designate the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc. to administer the interlocal risk management agency and any group self-insurance fund or funds established by said agency and to administer the terms and conditions of the intergovernmental agreement by which the agency and any self-insurance fund or funds have been established.  C. All arrangements and agreements made under the authority of this Section shall be reduced to writing. A local housing authority may become a member of an interlocal risk management agency by the authority of an ordinance adopted by the governing body thereof in the same manner as are other proceedings of such governing body. The interlocal risk management agency will operate under such name and style as shall be provided in the agreement creating same and shall have the power to sue and be sued.  D. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 48, §2, eff. May 28, 1999  Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1999, No. 48, §§1, 2, eff. May 28, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2015, No. 236, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1354. Governance of interlocal risk management agencies

RS 1354 - Governance of interlocal risk management agencies In the event the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc. is designated to administer an interlocal risk management agency, the insurance committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc. shall constitute the board of trustees of such agency established as provided in Section 1353(B) of this Subpart and shall be authorized as such to adopt bylaws for the administration of the agency, subject to approval by the executive committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc. Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1355. Interlocal risk management agency not an insurance company or insurer

RS 1355 - Interlocal risk management agency not an insurance company or insurer  An interlocal risk management agency is not an insurance company or an insurer under the laws of this state and the development and administration by such agency of a group self-insurance fund or funds established for one or more risks shall not constitute doing an insurance business. Agreements between housing authorities providing for the creation and maintenance of an interlocal risk management agency shall not be deemed to constitute insurance as defined by R.S. 22:46, nor shall the interlocal risk management agency or the development of a group self-insurance fund be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1356. Minimum contributions before risk sharing

RS 1356 - Minimum contributions before risk sharing  A self-insurance fund shall not function as a means of sharing risks of loss among the members of an interlocal risk management agency until the interlocal risk management agency administering such fund shall have received, for general liability, workers' compensation, public officials liability, including employment practices liability, property coverage, and any other pooled line of coverage risks, an annual gross premium, calculated in accordance with the applicable manual premium rate or rates, plus or minus applicable experience credits or debits, of not less than two hundred thousand dollars for each line of risk.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1999, No. 48, §1, eff. May 28, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2015, No. 236, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1357 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1357. Limited liability of members

RS 1357 - Limited liability of members  A. A local housing authority shall not, by reason of being a member of an interlocal risk management agency and contributing to a self-insurance fund, be liable to such interlocal risk management agency, to any other member, or to any claimant against the agency itself or another member, except for payment of contributions provided for in the intergovernmental agreement between the local housing authority and the interlocal risk management agency, and no more. No interlocal risk management agency agreement shall have the effect of providing for a donation, in whole or in part, of the public funds of one local housing authority for the benefit of another. Nothing herein shall be construed to in any way reduce or limit a participating member's rights or obligations with respect to its employees under the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  B. An intergovernmental risk management agency shall administer the assets of a self-insurance fund to maintain appropriate levels of reserves and to ascertain full and timely payment of all fund obligations, including without limitation, loss fund requirements, administrative expenses and costs of insurance.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1358 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1358. Authority of commissioner of insurance

RS 1358 - Authority of commissioner of insurance A. Annually each interlocal risk management agency shall file with the commissioner of insurance certified audited financial statements and a review of its operations and general condition by a certified independent casualty actuary. B. No interlocal risk management agency shall become operative until issued a certificate of authority by the commissioner of insurance under such rules and regulations as he may promulgate to assure compliance with the provisions of this Subpart. The commissioner of insurance or his chief examiner shall have authority to examine the books, records, and affairs of any interlocal risk management agency for the purpose of determining compliance with this Subpart and to revoke the certificate of authority of any such agency which he determines is not in compliance with this Subpart. Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1359 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1359. Excess insurance

RS 1359 - Excess insurance  A. An interlocal risk management agency shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence and a contract or contracts of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least five million dollars with respect to general liability claims.  B. The agency shall provide statutory workers' compensation benefits coverage and shall maintain at all times a contract or contracts of specific excess insurance of at least two million dollars per occurrence and a contract or contracts of annual aggregate excess insurance of at least two million dollars.  C. The provisions of this Section regarding excess insurance shall apply only to self-insurance funds.  D. Nothing herein shall be construed to in any way reduce or limit a participating local housing authority member's rights or obligations with respect to his or its employees under the other provisions of this Chapter.  E. The agency shall maintain at all times contracts of excess insurance with respect to property coverage and such other lines of coverage as may be approved by the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency in such amounts as determined by the board of trustees of the interlocal risk management agency.  F. Any excess insurance purchased under this Section shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 22:1265.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1999, No. 48, §1, eff. May 28, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 294, §2; Acts 2015, No. 236, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1360 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1360. Audit of funds

RS 1360 - Audit of funds  The legislative auditor shall have the authority to examine and audit the books and accounts of any fund established under the provisions of this Subpart pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 24:513. In addition, each participating local housing authority member shall have the authority to cause an examination and audit by its representatives of any self- insurance fund in which it participates.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 802, §1; Acts 2004, No. 700, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1361 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1361. Power to adopt code of laws

RS 1361 - Power to adopt code of laws On or before January 1, 1977, all municipalities, or parish governing authorities, regardless of population, shall adopt a code embracing all of the laws which they have enacted, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 61, §1; Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1362 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1362. Local laws unaffected until promulgation of code

RS 1362 - Local laws unaffected until promulgation of code R.S. 33:1361 through R.S. 33:1363 shall have no effect on the laws, by-laws, or ordinances of such municipalities or parish governing authorities until such time as the code has been promulgated. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1363 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1363. New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments

RS 1363 - New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments When the municipality or parish governing authority adopts the code, new laws, by-laws, or ordinances shall be in the form of amendments to the code. In the adoption of the code it shall not be necessary to promulgate the entire code or body of laws, but the same shall be considered as having been legally and properly promulgated when the title thereof has been published for once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the municipality or parish. All subsequent amendments to the code shall be published in the manner that ordinances are required to be promulgated by the charter of the municipality or parish governing authority. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 61, §2; Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1364 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1364. Revision of ordinances

RS 1364 - Revision of ordinances Any municipality or parish may, through its governing authority amend and revise on any date its existing ordinances, in whole or in part, may compile the revision in book or pamphlet form and may adopt and promulgate the same. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1365 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1365. Resolution adopting revised ordinances; certificate

RS 1365 - Resolution adopting revised ordinances; certificate  The revised ordinances shall be adopted by a resolution to that effect, passed by the governing authority of the municipality or parish which shall mention the number of ordinances contained in the revision, by whom the compilation was prepared, and that same is being adopted pursuant to R.S. 33:1364 through R.S. 33:1367. The resolution shall also state that the compilation of revised ordinances has been presented to, examined, and considered by the governing authority of the municipality or parish and approved by them. Upon passage of the resolution adopting the revised ordinances, the governing authority, shall thereupon execute and sign the following certificate on one volume of the compiled ordinances:  "Official copy of revised ordinances of the City or Parish of __________ (or town or village as the case may be), adopted and approved this ________ day of __________, in the year 20__."  The signed copy shall be retained by the official custodian of the records of the municipality or parish and become its property, and same shall be considered as the original official copy of the ordinances. No other formality shall be required for the adoption or passage of the revised ordinances.  Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1366 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1366. Promulgation of revised ordinances

RS 1366 - Promulgation of revised ordinances The revised ordinances shall be promulgated by publication of a notice giving the date on which the ordinances were approved and passed by the governing authority of the municipality or parish and containing the titles of the various ordinances embodied in the compilation, the notice to be published once in the official journal of the municipality or parish. No other promulgation shall be required beyond the publication of the notice of the passage of the revised ordinances and their respective titles. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1367 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1367. Effective date of revised ordinances

RS 1367 - Effective date of revised ordinances The revised ordinances shall take effect ten days after being promulgated as provided in R.S. 33:1366. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1368 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1368. Building, electrical, or traffic codes

RS 1368 - Building, electrical, or traffic codes Any municipality or parish which may adopt a building, electrical, traffic, or other code may do so by ordinance of the governing authority without the necessity of publishing the text of the code. The code shall be identified in the ordinance and signed by the mayor and by the secretary or clerk of the municipality, or by the president or chief executive officer of the parish. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1369 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1369. Ordinance proposing adoption of code; publication

RS 1369 - Ordinance proposing adoption of code; publication Any ordinance proposing the adoption of the code shall be introduced at a session of the governing body of the municipality or parish and shall lie over for final action until notice of the introduction of the ordinance has been given by publication once in the official journal at least one week before the date on which final action is to be taken on the ordinance. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1370 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1370. Local authority to furnish copy of code

RS 1370 - Local authority to furnish copy of code The governing body of the municipality or parish shall keep an ample supply of copies in pamphlet form of the code, which shall be made available to any interested party at reasonable cost. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1371. Reapportionment of municipal districts required after each decennial census; effective date

RS 1371 - Reapportionment of municipal districts required after each decennial census; effective date A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in a homerule charter, the governing authority of any municipality which contains two or more districts from which public officials are elected shall, within one year after the official release of every decennial census, examine the apportionment plan of the municipal districts composing the municipal governing authority to determine if there exists any substantial variation in the representation of the districts. After the examination the governing authority of such municipality shall, by ordinance adopted by a majority of the members thereof, either declare the apportionment of the districts to be equitable and continue its existing apportionment plan or provide for a new apportionment plan. (2) The time period for examination of the apportionment plan of municipal districts, as provided herein, for municipalities governed by the provisions of Part I of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be within six months of the official release of every decennial census. B. If reapportionment is necessary it shall be made effective at the end of the term of the incumbent officials. However, the effective date of such reapportionment shall not occur between the date on which municipal officials qualify for election and the date of the election. C.(1) The boundaries of any election district for a new redistricting or apportionment plan from which members of a municipal governing authority are elected shall contain, to the extent practicable, whole election precincts established by the parish governing authority under R.S. 18:532 or 532.1. (2) If the municipal governing authority is unable to comply with applicable law regarding redistricting and reapportionment, including adherence to traditional redistricting principles, in the creation of its redistricting or apportionment plan using whole precincts, the municipal governing authority may divide a precinct into portions that are bounded by visible census tabulation boundaries or census tabulation boundaries that are the boundaries of the municipality, as applicable. (3) The portion of any precinct within the boundary of a municipality which is divided only because it contains incorporated and unincorporated portions shall be considered to be a whole precinct for the purposes of this Subsection. (4) The municipal governing authority shall make every effort to minimize the number of portions the governing authority divides a precinct into and the number of precincts the governing authority divides into portions. Added by Acts 1981, No. 855, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 558, §2, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 1072, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 109, §1, eff. June 30, 1991; Acts 1999, No. 326, §1; Acts 2010, No. 824, §3, eff. June 30, 2010. NOTE: See Acts 1986, No. 1072, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1372 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1372. Traffic offenses; written agreement to appear; payment of fine by mail

RS 1372 - Traffic offenses; written agreement to appear; payment of fine by mail A. Each governing authority which adopts ordinances defining and punishing traffic violations shall adopt one or more ordinances to establish a procedure by which an alleged offender may promise, in writing, to appear in court to answer the charges. The written promise to appear shall be accepted in lieu of posting bond or depositing a driver's license. B. Each governing authority which adopts ordinances defining and punishing traffic violations shall adopt one or more ordinances to establish a procedure by which an alleged offender may plead guilty or nolo contendere to the alleged offense and pay the fine by mail. If the fine is paid by certified mail and the postmark indicates that the payment was mailed on or before the date indicated on the citation, the payment shall be considered to have been made timely and no further penalty or costs or other charges may be assessed. C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to citations alleging that the operator of the motor vehicle was: (1) Operating the motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. (2) Exceeding the speed limit by fifteen miles per hour or more. (3) Exceeding the speed limit in a school zone. (4) Driving with a suspended license. (5) Drag racing. (6) Cited for failure to maintain compulsory security. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply when the operator was involved in an accident in which a person was injured, nor shall those provisions apply when an operator is alleged to have committed the same offense twice within a period of one hour. Acts 1995, No. 1036, §2; Acts 2003, No. 1032, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 33:1375 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§1375. Maximum penalties; city of New Orleans

RS 1375 - Maximum penalties; city of New Orleans Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of New Orleans, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for a first offense violation of any ordinance enacted by the governing authority of the city shall be a fine of five hundred dollars. For the second or any subsequent offense, the maximum penalty which may be imposed shall be one thousand dollars. The maximum penalties established by the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any penalty imposed for a non-moving or parking violation or any other traffic violation, including any violation captured by an automated traffic enforcement system. Acts 2014, No. 637, §1.