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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.28. Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposit

RS 33:9039.28 - Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposit
The state and all public officers, any parish, municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any political subdivision, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, insurance association, and any person carrying on an insurance business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary, and any retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize such persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers, or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations of the district, and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any such person, firm, corporation, or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.30. Enforcement of liens

RS 33:9039.30 - Enforcement of liens
Any lien in favor of the district arising under this Chapter may be enforced by the district in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by law. Such proceedings may be brought at any time after the expiration of one year from the date any tax, or installment thereof, becomes delinquent.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.32. Fees, rentals, and charges; procedure for adoption and modifications; minimum revenue requirements

RS 33:9039.32 - Fees, rentals, and charges; procedure for adoption and modifications; minimum revenue requirements
A. The district is authorized to prescribe, fix, establish, and collect rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for the facilities and services furnished by the district, within the limits of the district, including but not limited to recreational facilities, water management and control facilities, and water and sewer systems; to recover the costs of making connection with any district facility or system; and to provide for reasonable penalties against any user or property for any such rates, fees, rentals, or other charges that are delinquent.
B. No such rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for any of the facilities or services of the district shall be fixed until after a public hearing at which all the users of the proposed facility or services shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed rates, fees, rentals, or other charges. Notice of such public hearing setting forth the proposed schedule of rates, fees, rentals, and other charges shall be published in the official journal of the district once at least ten days prior to such public hearing.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.33. Nonpayment; delinquency; discontinuance of service

RS 33:9039.33 - Nonpayment; delinquency; discontinuance of service
The district shall provide by ordinance with respect to nonpayment, delinquency charges and discontinuance of service for water and sewer services provided by the district.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.34. Contraction or expansion of district; termination; dissolution

RS 33:9039.34 - Contraction or expansion of district; termination; dissolution
A. The boundaries of the district may be contracted or expanded in the same manner in which the district was created pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.14.
B. The district may be terminated or dissolved in one of the following ways:
(1) The district may be terminated or dissolved upon the transfer of all the community development services of the district to a unit of local government. The district shall be terminated in accordance with a plan of termination which shall be adopted by the board of supervisors and filed with the clerk of court.
(2) If, within five years after the effective date of the ordinance creating the district a landowner has not received a development permit on some part or all of the area covered by the district, then the district will be automatically dissolved and a court of competent jurisdiction shall cause a statement to that effect to be filed in the public records.
(3) In the event the district has become inactive, the parish or municipality which created the district shall be informed and it shall take appropriate action.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.35. Sale of real estate within a district; required disclosure to purchaser

RS 33:9039.35 - Sale of real estate within a district; required disclosure to purchaser
Subsequent to the establishment of a district under this Chapter, each contract for the initial sale of a parcel of immovable property and each contract for the initial sale of a residential unit within the district shall include, immediately prior to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the purchaser, the following disclosure statement in boldfaced and conspicuous type which is larger than the type in the remaining text of the contract: "THE (Name of District) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MAY IMPOSE AND LEVY ASSESSMENTS ON THIS PROPERTY. THESE ASSESSMENTS PAY THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF CERTAIN PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF THE DISTRICT AND ARE SET ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE DISTRICT. THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE IN ADDITION TO PARISH AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS AND ALL OTHER TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS PROVIDED FOR BY LAW."
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.36. Notice of establishment

RS 33:9039.36 - Notice of establishment
Within thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance establishing a community development district under this Chapter, the district shall cause to be recorded in the mortgage records in the parish in which it is located a "Notice of Establishment of the _____________ Community Development District". The notice shall include the legal description of the district and a copy of the disclosure statement specified in R.S. 33:9039.18.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.61. BioDistrict New Orleans Act

RS 33:9039.61 - BioDistrict New Orleans Act
This Chapter shall be known as the "BioDistrict New Orleans Act".
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 400, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.63. Limitations

RS 33:9039.63 - Limitations
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter shall not affect the authority of the city of New Orleans, the medical institutions or the educational institutions within the district, or any other political subdivision. No action of the district or any subdistrict created by or pursuant to this Chapter shall adversely affect current or future revenues of primary partners and independent consortia. The authority of the Louisiana Board of Regents and the managing boards of any public system of higher education, having facilities in the district, shall not be affected by the provisions of this Chapter. The legislature creates the district hereby to facilitate public and private research functions in the district. Participation by any public institution of higher education in any project or program of the district or any subdistrict created by or pursuant to this Chapter shall require the prior approval of the Board of Regents and the managing board responsible for the institution. The district shall not have or exercise any authority relative to any public or private medical or educational institution.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.63.1. Additional limitations; expropriation

RS 33:9039.63.1 - Additional limitations; expropriation
Notwithstanding any right, power, authority, privilege, exemption, or immunity that the district may have under the Constitution of Louisiana, this Chapter, or any other provision of general law, the district and any subdistricts shall not have the right to, and shall not acquire property by, expropriation or exercise any power of eminent domain over any property and shall not enter into any cooperative endeavor agreement with any other entity, public or private, to acquire property by expropriation or eminent domain.
Acts 2022, No. 354, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.64. Legislative findings and intent

RS 33:9039.64 - Legislative findings and intent
The New Orleans medical and biosciences efforts employed approximately twenty-four thousand persons in 2004 with average salaries well above the state average and receives considerable federal research bioscience funding. The district is created for the purpose of:
(1) Facilitating the creation of high paying jobs by assisting the biomedical institutions and employees in the district with development of bioscience facilities and programs.
(2) Acting to acquire and develop real estate needed to grow the academic research institutions within the district.
(3) Receiving public and private funds for such purpose.
(4) Assisting with increasing research and training dollars for institutions within the district.
(5) Receiving public and private funds for such purpose.
(6) Assisting with increasing research dollars for health- related research and training.
(7) Increasing basic and clinical research and the health and bioscience workforce.
(8) Working to bridge commercialization opportunities from research developed within the district.
(9) Enhancing interdisciplinary biosciences.
(10) Acting as a link to private sector life sciences companies in the state, all with a view toward job growth in the district.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.65. Definitions

RS 33:9039.65 - Definitions
The following words or terms as used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning:
(1) "Biosciences" means any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms, including but not limited to research, development, manufacture, testing, marketing and/or distribution of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, and medical devices that will eventually be used by healthcare providers to treat, cure, prevent, or mitigate disease or conditions.
(2) "Bond" means the bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, capital leases, revenue bonds, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued by the district.
(3) "District" means the BioDistrict New Orleans as further defined in R.S. 33:9039.62.
(4) "Obligation" means any bond and any cooperative endeavor agreement, financing or loan agreement, lease, sublease, or other agreement creating a duty to repay borrowed money or for another duty to be performed.
(5) "Project" means a project as defined in R.S. 33:9039.72.
(6) "Public entities" means: (a) state boards, agencies or commissions, parishes, municipalities, parish and municipal school boards and districts, levee boards and districts, port boards and commissions, port, harbor, terminal and industrial districts, drainage and land reclamation districts, all special service districts including but not limited to road, water, sewerage, fire protection, recreation, hospital service, gas utility, and garbage districts; (b) all other political subdivisions, special authorities, commissions, public trusts, and boards heretofore or hereafter created by or pursuant to the constitution or statutes of the state, any laws incorporated into or ratified or confirmed by the constitution, or general or special charters of any parish or municipality; and (c) all other units of local government created by or governed by the governing authorities of parishes or municipalities.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005; Acts 2011, No. 400, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.67. District functions

RS 33:9039.67 - District functions
The exercise by the board of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be essential governmental functions of the state. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, the district and any subdistrict created by the district shall not be required to pay any taxes including but not limited to sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, income, or any other taxes of any kind or nature, or assessments upon any property acquired or leased by the district and any subdistrict created by the district under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state and by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. The district shall be subject to public laws governing political subdivisions generally, including the Public Bid Law, public records law, open meetings law, and Code of Governmental Ethics.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.70. Funding by city of New Orleans; fees and charges

RS 33:9039.70 - Funding by city of New Orleans; fees and charges
A. The district and the city of New Orleans shall enter into an agreement to provide funds to the district by the city in exchange for the district performing its duties under this Chapter. Such agreement shall provide that the city shall budget annually, subject to appropriation by the city council, the amount of funds payable to the district for the duration all as set forth in such agreement. The city shall use any lawfully available funds for such purpose. Such agreement shall be deemed to be a legal obligation of the parties thereto to perform and the benefits to each shall be deemed to be in fulfillment of a public purpose with a commensurate value to each party presumed.
B. The district may levy impact fees for development of properties within the district based on rules of the district relative thereto, subject to the approval of the council of the city of New Orleans and as allowed by general law.
C. As part of any negotiated transaction involving the district and a private entity, and in the event the private entity advances project costs to be reimbursed by the district, the district may execute a cooperative endeavor agreement committing a percentage of new tax receipts to be shared to reimburse such advances.
D. The district may fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by a project of the district or any portion thereof, and to contract with any other person, partnership, association, or corporation or other body, public or private in respect thereto.
E. The district may negotiate and charge to primary and participating institutions, in such manner as it may determine, administrative costs and expenses incurred by the district but only when requested to facilitate a project with which such requesting primary and participating institutions to be charged have voluntarily elected to participate.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.71. Taxation

RS 33:9039.71 - Taxation
The district may request the council of the city of New Orleans to exercise the power of taxation, including the levy of ad valorem taxes on behalf of the district, provided the levy thereof is approved by the majority of qualified electors residing and voting in the parish of Orleans pursuant to an election called under the Louisiana Election Code for such purpose, and provided further that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax is set out in the proposition submitted to the voters.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.74. Public function

RS 33:9039.74 - Public function
It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of its public functions and corporate purposes is, in all respects, a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of the people of the state, and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, prosperity, and security and that said functions and purposes are public purposes and that the district will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Chapter. The money, assets, revenues, and operations of the district shall be exempt from all taxation by the state or any political subdivisions. The district shall not be required to pay any recording fee or transfer tax of any kind on account of instruments recorded by it or on its behalf. All bonds, certificates, or notes and the interest payable thereon issued by a district pursuant to this Section shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.75. Investments

RS 33:9039.75 - Investments
The state and all public officers, any parish, municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any political subdivision, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company, or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary, and retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or their obligations issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize such persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions, and officers or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by such entities including but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds, and funds held on deposit for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations of the district and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any such person, firm, corporation, or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.76. State officers and agencies

RS 33:9039.76 - State officers and agencies
All state officers and agencies are authorized at their discretion to render such services to the district within their respective functions as may be requested by the district. In addition, the district and such agencies are authorized to enter into such contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, or other agreements necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 2005, No. 487, §1, eff. July 12, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.81. LACAEDA Film Commission; creation; purpose

RS 33:9039.81 - LACAEDA Film Commission; creation; purpose
A. The Louisiana Capital Area Economic Development Alliance (LACAEDA) Film Commission, referred to in this Chapter as the "commission," is hereby created as a local public agency. It shall have as its primary purpose the development of the Louisiana Capital Area as a film, video, and television production center and the marketing of its locations, resources, and personnel to motion picture and television production companies, in order to increase the number of filmed entertainment projects produced in the capital area, to generate jobs, to increase tourism, and to provide additional revenue for the economy of the capital area.
B. For purposes of this Chapter, "Capital Area" shall include the parishes of Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Livingston, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.82. Composition of the commission

RS 33:9039.82 - Composition of the commission
A. The commission shall be composed of the board members of the Louisiana Capital Area Economic Development Alliance Board, consistent with the following guidelines:
(1) All film commissioners shall be active LACAEDA board members.
(2) LACAEDA board members must be appointed by their respective parish governments or nominated at large by the LACAEDA board to represent their respective parishes on all regional economic development issues. LACAEDA film commissioners shall be active members in full standing according to LACAEDA bylaws. Each of these board members shall be designated as the "film commissioners" for their respective parishes and shall work in conjunction with the LACAEDA Film Commissioner/Executive Director.
(3) The film commissioner of a parish having more than one LACAEDA board member will be the senior LACAEDA representative of that parish. The senior representative shall be the person that has represented that given parish on the LACAEDA representative board for the longest period of time. The senior LACAEDA representative may transfer their film commissioner status to another LACAEDA board member representing the same parish.
B. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
C. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses and paid per diem, which shall be equal to the rate allowable for per diem deduction under Section 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) of Title 26 of the United States Code for the location of the domicile of the commission, for services rendered from commission funds available for the purpose.
D. Five members shall constitute a quorum of the commission for the transaction of business.
E. The commission shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the commission.
F. The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places as may be prescribed in the bylaws.
G. The commission shall be domiciled within the eight parishes of Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.83. Powers and functions of the commission

RS 33:9039.83 - Powers and functions of the commission
A. The commission shall establish plans, policy, and marketing strategies to provide for the development and expansion of the film, video, and television production industry in the capital area. The commission shall:
(1) Develop a strategic plan to create and expand a film, video, and television production industry in the capital area, monitor the implementation of such plan, and make such changes in the plan from time to time as the commission deems appropriate.
(2) Provide for the preparation and distribution of promotional and informational materials, electronic and otherwise, providing information on the benefits of producing film and television projects in the capital area.
(3) Provide for direct contact with major studio executives, producers, and production company location coordinators to encourage them to locate production projects in the capital area.
(4) Identify residents of the capital area who have experience and skills in the film, video, and television industry or experience or skills that are needed by or useful to such industry and seek to create job and business opportunities for them.
(5) Serve as an informational clearinghouse and provide technical assistance to individuals and entities engaged in film and television production by:
(a) Compiling, producing, publishing, and updating a comprehensive directory of sites, facilities, vendors, services, and other resources in the capital area available for film, video, and television production.
(b) Maintaining and making available current information on tax incentives and permitting practices and procedures in Louisiana.
(c) Providing site location scouting assistance, as well as location of equipment and props as needed.
(d) Assisting Louisiana filmmakers and television producers in identifying and promoting film and television production opportunities and otherwise providing technical assistance for new and emerging local filmmakers and television producers.
(e) Working with the governor's office of film and television development in the Department of Economic Development in assisting film and television producers with obtaining necessary permits.
(6) Assist in obtaining permission to film at public and private locations.
(7) Participate in regional, national, and international film and video and television promotional marketplaces.
(8) Sponsor workshops and other learning opportunities on filmmaking, television production, or both, including their legal and financial aspects.
B. The commission may enter into contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.
Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.84. LACAEDA Film Commissioner/Executive director; employees

RS 33:9039.84 - LACAEDA Film Commissioner/Executive director; employees
A. The film commission shall have the option to appoint a film commissioner/executive director to serve as the LACAEDA film commissioner. The chairman of the LACAEDA film commission may serve in lieu of the LACAEDA film commissioner. The LACAEDA film commissioner/executive director shall have proven sales and marketing experience, knowledge of the terminology, technology, and techniques of the film, video, and television production industry, and knowledge of the architecture, geography, and culture of the Capital Area Region.
B. The film commissioner/executive director shall have charge of the day-to-day operation of the commission's office and shall assist the commission in carrying out its purposes, functions, and responsibilities.
C. In order to carry out the functions of the commission, the commission may employ such other personnel as may be necessary to accomplish its functions and for which funds are made available and may establish their duties and fix their compensation.
D. The commission shall not be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state for purposes of Article X, Section 1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.85. Funding

RS 33:9039.85 - Funding
A. The commission may solicit and receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, property, aid, or assistance, including any in-kind donation of goods or services, from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation, all to be used for the purposes of the commission.
B. The commission shall establish such funds or accounts as are necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the commission.
Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.86. Cooperation with state and local agencies

RS 33:9039.86 - Cooperation with state and local agencies
A. The commission shall cooperate with the governor's office of film and television in the Department of Economic Development in carrying out the commission's purposes and in assisting the governor's office of film and television.
B. The commission shall establish a liaison with Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana State University, Southern University, and other private or public film training entities.
C. All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, officers, and institutions of the state and all subdivisions thereof shall cooperate with the commission in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.
D. The commission shall work and cooperate with the Baton Rouge Film Commission in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.101. Short title

RS 33:9039.101 - Short title
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Local and Regional Economic Development District Act".
Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 839, §2, which provides that this Chapter 27-G does not supersede Chapter 27 to the extent not in conflict but is supplemental thereto and §3 which prohibits a parish which has established a parishwide economic development district prior to July 5, 2006, from creating a district pursuant to Act 839 except a regional or multiparish district created by more than one parish.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.102. Legislative findings and intent

RS 33:9039.102 - Legislative findings and intent
In order to make parishes and municipalities more self-reliant in funding economic development and to relieve the financial burden on the state by creating a vehicle for economic development to be competitive with other states, this Chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
(1) To facilitate the creation of jobs and to lower unemployment and underemployment by coordinating and facilitating local and regional efforts for economic development programs and projects.
(2) To act as the coordinating entity in acquiring and developing real estate needed to grow the economy.
(3) To receive public and private funds for such purposes.
(4) To assist businesses within the district.
Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.103. Definitions

RS 33:9039.103 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Bond" means the bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, capital leases, revenue bonds, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued by a district.
(2) "District" means a local or regional economic development district created pursuant to this Chapter.
(3) "Obligation" means any bond and any cooperative endeavor agreement, financing or loan agreement, lease, sublease, or other agreement creating an obligation to repay borrowed money or for a duty to be performed.
(4) "Overhead" means salaries, rent, and other operating expenses of the district exclusive of program or development expenses.
(5) "Participating parish or municipality" means any parish or municipal governing authority in the state undertaking to form a district under this Chapter.
(6) "Project" means a capital improvement project including capital equipment funding as more particularly described in R.S. 33:9039.110.
(7) "Public entities" means (a) state boards, agencies or commissions, parishes, municipalities, city, parish, and other local school boards and districts, levee boards and districts, port boards and commissions, port, harbor, terminal and industrial districts, drainage and land reclamation districts, all special service districts including but not limited to road, water, sewerage, fire protection, recreation, hospital service, and gas utility districts; (b) all other political subdivisions, special authorities, commissions, public trusts, and boards heretofore or hereafter created by or pursuant to the constitution or statutes of the state, any laws incorporated into or ratified or confirmed by the constitution, or general or special charters of any parish or municipality; and (c) all other units of local government created by or governed by the governing authorities of parishes or municipalities.
(8) "State" means the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.106. District functions

RS 33:9039.106 - District functions
A. The exercise by the board of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the state. As the exercise of the powers granted hereby will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, the district shall not be required to pay any taxes, including but not limited to sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, or any other taxes of any kind or nature, or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the district under the provisions of this Chapter, or upon the income therefrom, and any property acquired or used by the district under the provisions of this Chapter and the income therefrom, and any bonds issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation by the state and by any parish, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state.
B. The district shall be subject to public laws governing political subdivisions, generally, including the Public Bid Law, public records law, open meetings law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.
C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or other law to the contrary and in addition to any other action required by law, no district shall levy a tax or acquire any property, unless prior thereto, the district complies with this Subsection.
(2) A notice of intent shall be published by the district on two separate days in the official journal of each municipality and parish within the district. All costs associated with publication of this notice shall be borne by the district.
(3) The notice of intent shall be provided to the governing authority of each municipality and parish within the district.
(4) The district shall issue a press release of the intended action to newspapers with substantial distribution within the district and to broadcast media within the district.
Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.112. Construction of Chapter

RS 33:9039.112 - Construction of Chapter
A. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, this Chapter shall not supersede or impair any existing obligation of any contract between any participating parish or municipality and another party relating to a project listed in R.S. 33:9039.110 within an established economic development district or prohibit any participating parish or municipality within an economic development district from contracting on an individual basis for the services listed in R.S. 33:9039.110 in the future.
B. Nothing in this Chapter shall supersede nor conflict with the authority of the Louisiana Public Service Commission or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the authority of the council of the city of New Orleans over any utility, or the authority of any other body with regulatory authority over a public utility company.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter shall not supersede or impair any existing powers or duties of a board of commissioners of an economic development district created prior to July 5, 2006.
D. Nothing in this Chapter shall allow, or provide a mechanism for, the creation of a local and/or regional economic development district solely for the purpose of solid waste collection or disposal.
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter or other law to the contrary, no public employee or elected official, or any member of the immediate family of such employee or official, or any entity in which the employee or official has a substantial economic interest, as those terms are defined in the Code of Governmental Ethics, shall be employed or contracted by the district for at least two years after the termination of his employment or service. However, subject to the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics, such employee or official may serve as a member of the board of commissioners of the district.
Acts 2006, No. 839, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.121. Abbeville Film and Visitors Commission District; creation; boundaries; purpose

RS 33:9039.121 - Abbeville Film and Visitors Commission District; creation; boundaries; purpose
The Abbeville Film and Visitors Commission District, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "district", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state. The boundaries of the district shall include all of the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Abbeville. It shall have as its primary purpose the development of the district as a film, video, and television venue for the purpose of marketing its locations, resources, and personnel to motion picture and television production companies, in order to increase the number of filmed entertainment projects produced in the district, to generate jobs, to increase visitor interest within the district, and to provide additional revenue for the economy of the district.
Acts 2007, No. 46, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.122. Composition of the governing board

RS 33:9039.122 - Composition of the governing board
A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Chapter as the "board", consisting of seven members appointed by the mayor of the city of Abbeville subject to the approval of the governing authority of the city of Abbeville.
B.(1) Each member of the board shall serve a term of four years after initial terms as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
(2) Two members shall serve an initial term of one year, two shall serve two years, two shall serve three years, and one shall serve four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.
(3) Members shall be eligible for reappointment.
C. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. In the event that the mayor fails to fill a vacancy within thirty days after the vacancy occurs, the remaining members of the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the mayor.
D. Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses from district funds available for the purpose.
E. Four members shall constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of business.
F. The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the board.
G. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available through the secretary-treasurer of the board. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.
H. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places as may be prescribed in the bylaws.
Acts 2007, No. 46, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9039.125. Cooperation with state agencies

RS 33:9039.125 - Cooperation with state agencies
A. The district, through the board, shall cooperate with the Governor's Office of Film and Television and the Department of Economic Development in carrying out the district's purposes and in assisting the Governor's Office of Film and Television.
B. The district, through the board, shall establish a liaison with the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the office of state police, local governments, and law enforcement and inform such entities of filming and television production activity in the district and seek their cooperation in assisting such activity.
C. All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, officers, and institutions of the state and all subdivisions thereof shall cooperate with the district in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 2007, No. 46, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2010, No. 743, §1A, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9040. Municipal ambulance service districts

RS 33:9040 - Municipal ambulance service districts
Municipal governing authorities are authorized and empowered, upon their own initiative, to form and create one or more ambulance service districts within and without their respective municipalities. The municipal governing authorities are further authorized to alter the boundaries of any ambulance service district, provided that no such boundary change shall cause an impairment of the obligations of any contract of the ambulance service district.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9041. Object of the districts

RS 33:9041 - Object of the districts
The objects and purposes of the ambulance service districts and the governing bodies created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be to own and operate ambulances for the care and transportation of persons suffering from illnesses or disabilities which require that patients receive ambulance care.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9042. Commission, qualification of members; officers, appointment; vacancies; compensation; removal of commissioners

RS 33:9042 - Commission, qualification of members; officers, appointment; vacancies; compensation; removal of commissioners
A. Any ambulance service district formed or created under this Chapter shall be governed by a board of seven commissioners, hereafter referred to as the commission, who shall be qualified voters and residents of the district. The commission shall be appointed by the municipal governing authority. Three of the first commissioners so appointed shall serve for two years, three for four years, and one for six years.
B. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such appointees shall be appointed within thirty days for six-year terms. The municipal governing authorities shall fill vacancies in the same manner as the predecessor appointees were selected. Any member of the commission may be removed from office for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the governing authority.
C. The commission annually shall elect one of its members chairman, and one vice chairman. The meeting shall be held at the domicile of the district established by the municipal governing authority. At least three regular meetings shall be held annually. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as shall be specified, by call of the chairman or the municipal governing authority.
D. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the governing authority of an ambulance service district in Cameron Parish shall not compensate its board of commissioners nor pay members a per diem for attending a regular or special meeting of the district. However, the governing authority shall reimburse the commissioners for actual expenses related to attending meetings and any other business on behalf of the district.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1; Acts 2015, No. 280, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9043. Powers and duties of commission

RS 33:9043 - Powers and duties of commission
In addition to the duties defined elsewhere, the commission shall have the duty and authority:
(1) To represent the public interest in providing ambulance care in the district.
(2) To advise the municipal governing authority and the ambulance director on problems concerning the operation of the ambulance service district.
(3) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the ambulance service district.
(4) To conduct hearings and pass upon complaints by or against any officer or employee of the district.
(5) To review and modify, or set aside any action of the officers or employees of the district which the commission may determine to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.
(6) To appoint a director of the ambulance service district and to perform such other duties as may now or hereafter be required by law.
(7) To appoint the necessary standing and special committees which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
(8) To establish rates of pay for the use of facilities provided by the district.
(9) To enter into lease agreements with recognized and duly constituted nonprofit associations which are primarily engaged in the operation of ambulance related organizations.
(10) To designate a bank to act as agent for depositing funds.
(11) To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping of the funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:9044. Director of ambulance service district

RS 33:9044 - Director of ambulance service district
The board of commissioners shall appoint a director of ambulance service district hereafter referred to as "director," who has had experience in the field of administration and is familiar with the principles and methods of medical care or who in the opinion of the board of commissioners has held a responsible position in the area of management. He shall assume full responsibilities as director of the district and shall receive a salary fixed by the commission. He shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 304, §1.