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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4683. Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds

RS 33:4683 - Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds
A. The cost of equipping, maintaining, and all other costs of the coliseum authority shall be borne by the entire parish, including the incorporated towns therein, and all taxes levied and assessed, whether general or special, for the establishment, support and maintenance of such coliseum or other facility shall be borne proportionally by all of the property of the parish, including that within the incorporated municipalities.
B. The expenses or costs of the maintenance and operation of the coliseum or other facilities of the authority, including the salaries of the manager and all other employees, as well as all other incidental expenses, shall be paid monthly by the governing body of the parish upon the approval of such expenses and maintenance costs by the board of commissioners of the coliseum authority and by the governing body of the parish, out of the funds specially budgeted for the coliseum authority, and in default thereof, out of the special taxes voted, levied and collected by the governing body of the parish for the coliseum authority's support and maintenance.
C. The board of commissioners of the coliseum authority shall prepare its budget annually, which shall be submitted to the parish governing body for its approval, and no moneys not budgeted and approved shall be paid by the board of commissioners without the prior approval of the parish governing body.
D. The board of commissioners may receive and accept unconditional gifts, donations and contributions from individuals and corporations, but no gifts or donations conditionally made shall be accepted without the approval of the parish governing body.
E. All moneys, property and other things of value given or contributed through the commissioners shall be turned over to the treasurer of the commission and shall be expended or invested by the chairman of the commission with the approval of the said commissioners and the parish governing body.
F. All moneys received by the commissioners from rental of said coliseum, concessions, and from any other source other than donations, shall be turned over to the parish governing body.
G. At the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement shall be rendered by the board of commissioners to the parish governing body; at the end of each third fiscal year fifty percent of any surplus existing at the end of said third fiscal year shall be turned over to the parish governing body to be paid into a fund for the maintenance, operation and capital improvements of said coliseum.
Acts 1972, No. 440, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4690.1. Agricultural arena authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation

RS 33:4690.1 - Agricultural arena authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation
A.(1)(a) The governing body of a parish may, by resolution, create a public body to be known as an agricultural arena authority, which shall be authorized to exercise its functions upon the appointment and qualification of the first commissioners thereof. Upon the adoption of a resolution creating an agricultural arena authority, the governing body of the parish shall, pursuant to the resolution, appoint not less than five nor more than nine persons, except as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, as commissioners of the authority.
(b) At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of one year. At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of two years. At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of three years. At least one, but not more than two commissioners shall be appointed and designated to serve for terms of four years.
(c) One commissioner shall be first appointed and designated to serve for a term of five years. Thereafter, each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term, in the same manner as the original appointment.
(d) When the governing body of the parish creates an agricultural arena authority, by resolution, such authority shall be perpetually in existence until revoked by resolution of said governing body.
(2) In addition to the commissioners provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the governing authority of St. Landry Parish may appoint not more than an additional four commissioners, three of whom shall be minorities, as defined in R.S. 39:1952(12). Of the additional commissioners, two commissioners shall be first appointed and designated to serve for terms of two years; one commissioner shall be first appointed and designated to serve for a term of four years; and one commissioner shall be first appointed and designated to serve for a term of six years. Thereafter, each additional commissioner shall be appointed for a term of five years, except that vacancies occurring otherwise than by the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term, in the same manner as the original appointment.
B. Each commissioner shall receive such per diem as the governing body may determine for each day actually spent in the exercise of the duties or powers of the authority.
Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979; Acts 1989, No. 94, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4690.2. Functions of board

RS 33:4690.2 - Functions of board
The members of the board of commissioners shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment and annually thereafter and elect a chairman, a vice president, secretary and treasurer, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such offices. The board of commissioners shall have authority to establish rules and regulations for its own government and for the operation of the authority not inconsistent with law and to employ a manager and other employees and fix their salaries and compensation subject to the approval of the governing body of the parish.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4690.3. Purpose of authority

RS 33:4690.3 - Purpose of authority
The purpose of an agricultural arena authority shall be to promote all aspects of agriculture, through the construction and operation of an agricultural arena for activities such as shows and exhibits of an agricultural nature.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4690.4. Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds

RS 33:4690.4 - Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds
A. The cost of equipping, maintaining, and all other costs of the authority and arena shall be borne by the entire parish, including the incorporated municipalities therein, and all taxes levied and assessed, whether general or special, for the establishment, support and maintenance of such authority and arena or other facility shall be borne proportionally by all of the property of the parish, including that within the incorporated municipalities.
B. The expenses or costs of the maintenance and operation of the arena or other facilities of the authority, including the salaries of the manager and all other employees, as well as all other incidental expenses, shall be paid monthly by the governing body of the parish upon the approval of such expenses and maintenance costs by the board of commissioners of the authority and by the governing body of the parish, out of the funds specially budgeted for the authority, and in default thereof, out of the special taxes voted, levied, and collected by the governing body of the parish for the authority's support and maintenance.
C. The board of commissioners of the authority shall prepare its budget annually, which shall be submitted to the parish governing body for its approval. Moneys not budgeted and approved shall be paid by the board of commissioners only after approval of the parish governing body.
D. The board of commissioners may receive and accept unconditional gifts, donations, and contributions from individuals and corporations, but no gifts or donations conditionally made shall be accepted without the approval of the parish governing body.
E. All moneys, property, and other things of value given or contributed through the commissioners shall be turned over to the treasurer of the authority and shall be expended or invested by the board of commissioners with the approval of the parish governing body.
F. All moneys received by the authority from rental of the arena, concessions, and from any other source other than donations, shall be turned over to the parish governing body.
G. At the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement shall be rendered by the board of commissioners to the parish governing body; at the end of each third fiscal year fifty percent of any surplus existing at the end of said third fiscal year shall be turned over to the parish governing body to be paid into a fund for the maintenance, operation and capital improvements of the arena.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 515, §1, eff. July 13, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4690.14. Additional notice to certain property owners

RS 33:4690.14 - Additional notice to certain property owners
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in addition to any notice required by law relative to a pending public works project by any parish or municipality, and at least ten days prior to the public hearing, a good faith attempt to notify the owner or owners of record of the property directly affected by the public works project may be made by sending an official notice by United States mail of the time and place of the public hearing and the general subject matter of the proposed public works project.
B. In addition to any current provision of law regarding notice relative to a public hearing related to pending public works projects, the state and political subdivisions of the state may adopt policies to give additional notice to the owner of record of the property directly affected by the proposed public works project. The notice shall be made by sending an official notice by United States mail at least ten business days prior to the time and place of the public hearing and the general subject matter of the proposed public works project.
Acts 2014, No. 742, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4691. Right to pay tax collector amount of note evidencing deferred payments on municipal improvements

RS 33:4691 - Right to pay tax collector amount of note evidencing deferred payments on municipal improvements
In all cases where the owner of real property has, in compliance with the law, executed his promissory notes as evidence of deferred payments on municipal improvements, including street or sidewalk paving, and the notes are matured or are made payable on or before a certain date, he may pay to the tax collector of the municipality the amount for which the remaining unpaid notes were executed, together with the interest thereon up to and including the date of payment.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4693. Receipt as authority for cancellation of improvement lien

RS 33:4693 - Receipt as authority for cancellation of improvement lien
The receipt issued by the tax collector when presented to the recorder for the parish in which the municipality is situated, shall be authority for the recorder to cancel from the records of the parish the improvement lien securing the notes insofar as they affect the property of the property owner to whom the receipt was issued.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4695. Payment by tax collector to holder of note

RS 33:4695 - Payment by tax collector to holder of note
The municipal tax collector shall, upon presentation to him of the notes which have been paid in the manner hereinabove provided, pay to the holder and owner of the notes out of the special trust fund, the face value of the notes plus the accrued interest thereon up to and including the day the payment was made.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4697. Notes to which Part applies

RS 33:4697 - Notes to which Part applies
All municipal improvement notes shall contain a provision to the effect that they may be paid in conformity with the provisions of this Part. If the provision is not contained in the notes, unless the provision is expressly waived, it shall be deemed a part of all such notes as fully as if written therein.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4704. Impairment of debt obligations prohibited

RS 33:4704 - Impairment of debt obligations prohibited
Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any other law to the contrary, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed or applied in such a manner as to impair the obligation, validity, or security of any other bonds or other debt obligations authorized, issued, or incurred by the city of New Orleans, whether prior or subsequent to the effective date of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 741, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4705. Bonds, debt obligations, no charge on income and revenue

RS 33:4705 - Bonds, debt obligations, no charge on income and revenue
Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any other law to the contrary, no bonds or other debt obligations of the special municipal district created by the provisions of this Chapter shall be a charge upon the income and revenues of the city of New Orleans.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 741, §1, eff. July 20, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4706. Use of district funds; change in level of services

RS 33:4706 - Use of district funds; change in level of services
A. Funds received by the board of commissioners of the district from taxes levied, bonds issued, or any other source or combination of sources, shall be used only for the benefit of the district or for projects or services within the district.
B. In the event that the level of services is increased or decreased for the city, the increase or decrease shall not discriminate against, or cause a disadvantage to the district.
C. For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of any resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of any bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt of the district, any interested person may contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance and the validity of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt issued or proposed to be issued thereunder and the security of their payment, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the legality of such resolution or ordinance or to draw in question the legality of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt, the security therefor, or the debts represented thereby for any cause whatsoever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of thirty days.
D. The issuance and sale of such bonds, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other evidence of debt by the district shall be subject to approval by the State Bond Commission.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 741, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 900, §1; Acts 2004, No. 917, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 673, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4709.21. Business and industrial districts in the city of New Orleans; tax exemptions

RS 33:4709.21 - Business and industrial districts in the city of New Orleans; tax exemptions
A. As used in this Section, "business and industrial district" means a business and industrial district located in the city of New Orleans and established for the purpose of providing for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of special projects, additional municipal services, capital improvements, and facilities within the district.
B. Any person, corporation, or other legal entity that makes investments in excess of one hundred million dollars in a business and industrial district shall be exempt from seventy-five percent of all taxes levied by or for the benefit of the business and industrial district that would otherwise be payable by such person, corporation, or legal entity. The governing authority of the business and industrial district shall certify to the appropriate officials responsible for the collection of such taxes the identity of any person, corporation, or other legal entity which has invested in excess of one hundred million dollars in the business and industrial district and such officials shall take appropriate action to implement such exemptions.
Acts 2002, No. 80, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.1. Definitions

RS 33:4710.1 - Definitions
(1) "Authority" means the Chennault International Airport Authority.
(2) "State Board" means the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(3) "City" means the governing authority of the City of Lake Charles.
(4) "Contract" means the local services agreement and intergovernmental contract.
(5) "Parish" means the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.
(6) "School Board" means the Calcasieu Parish School Board.
(7) "Commission" means the board of commissioners of the authority.
(8) "Chennault" shall be those portions of land, which are to be transferred by the parish, city, school board, and state board to the authority pursuant to their respective lease agreements, together with all improvements situated thereon.
Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 458, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.5. Securities

RS 33:4710.5 - Securities
Bonds, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority and/or any subdistrict of the authority under this Chapter are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also issue short revenue notes as a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.6. Exemption from taxation

RS 33:4710.6 - Exemption from taxation
The authority and any subdistrict of the authority and all properties at any time owned by the authority and any subdistrict of the authority and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority and any subdistrict of the authority under this Chapter and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the state of Louisiana, to the same extent as school boards and parish and municipal governments; provided, however, that the authority and any subdistrict of the authority may require any lessee of any projects hereunder to pay annually to parish or municipal taxing entities, through the normal collecting agency, a sum in lieu of ad valorem taxes to compensate such entities for any services rendered by them to such projects which sum shall not be in excess of the ad valorem taxes such lessee would have been obligated to pay for such entities had it been owner of such project during the period for which such payment is made.
Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 467, §1, eff. July 9, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.7. General compliances; enhancement

RS 33:4710.7 - General compliances; enhancement
A. No provisions of this Chapter shall be construed so as to exempt the authority from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual office holding and employment, public bidding for the purchase of supplies and materials and construction of public works, the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Right to Property in Article I, Section 4 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and the Louisiana Election Code.
B. The authority shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts, establishing set aside, goals, and preference procedures, to and for the benefit of businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons in accordance with any of the provisions of R.S. 38:2233 and the Louisiana Minority Business Enterprise Act.
Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.12. Board of commissioners

RS 33:4710.12 - Board of commissioners
A. The authority shall be governed by a board of commissioners, hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the "board", composed of thirteen members appointed as follows:
(1) The governor shall appoint:
(a) Three members at large.
(b) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Restaurant Association, Greater New Orleans Chapter.
(c) Two members who reside within the territorial limits of the authority.
(d) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association.
(e) One member who is a resident of the legislative district in which the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center-New Orleans is located and who is selected by the state representative and state senator from that district.
(f) One member who resides on the Westbank of Orleans Parish and who has experience or a background in tourism, hospitality, or business, from a list of three names submitted by the state representative who represents House District No. 102 and the state senator who represents Senate District No. 7.
(2) The mayor of the city of New Orleans, with the consent of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans, shall appoint:
(a) One member at large.
(b) One member from a list of three names submitted by New Orleans & Company, formerly the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau.
(c) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Chamber-New Orleans and the River Region.
(3) From the names remaining on the lists from the various nominating organizations, the governor shall select and appoint one member who shall also serve as the board's president.
B. Each person appointed to the board shall be a resident of or have his principal place of business in the parish of Orleans.
C. The members of the board who are appointed by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The term of a member of the board appointed by the mayor, except a member appointed to fill an unexpired term, is four years.
D. Each gubernatorial appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
E. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the members shall meet at the domicile and elect from their number a vice president and such other officers as may be considered appropriate. The secretary and treasurer of the board, which offices may be combined, may be selected by the board from among the members or may be otherwise selected by the board.
F. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for its own government.
G. Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
H. The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings, and it shall designate one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Orleans as its official journal in which an extract of the minutes of such proceedings shall be published.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1; Acts 2019, No. 343, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.
NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 343, §§4 and 5 regarding effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.16. Use of revenues

RS 33:4710.16 - Use of revenues
Prior to the issuance of bonds pursuant to this Chapter, any revenue of the authority derived from any source whatsoever may be used by the authority for the payment of the administrative and operating expenses of the board and for the payment of any expenses incurred in determining the feasibility of a project or projects and developing plans therefor, including engineering, architectural, legal, and administrative costs and fees incidental thereto. Any revenue of the authority remaining at the end of each fiscal year prior to the issuance of bonds and after the payment of such expenses shall be considered surplus and may, in the sole discretion of the authority, be distributed by the authority to the city of New Orleans or retained by authority for utilization on future expenses, capital expenditures, or costs reasonably anticipated to be incurred.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.18. Obligations of the authority solely

RS 33:4710.18 - Obligations of the authority solely
Bonds issued by the authority are negotiable instruments and are solely the obligations of the authority and not of the state of Louisiana or any other agency or political subdivision thereof. The full faith and credit of the state of Louisiana or of any other state agency shall not secure nor shall the full faith and credit of the state at any time in the future be pledged to secure the payment of any indebtedness incurred by the authority. The bonds issued by the authority do not constitute an indebtedness, general or special, or a liability of the state or any other political subdivision thereof. The issuance of the bonds does not directly or indirectly obligate the state or any other political subdivision thereof to provide any funds for the payment of such bonds. The bonds shall not be considered a debt of the state or any other political subdivision thereof within the meaning of the constitution or the statutes of the state and shall not constitute a charge against the credit or taxing power of the state or any other political subdivision thereof. Neither the state nor any other political subdivision thereof shall in any manner be liable for the payment of the principal, interest on premiums, sinking or reserve fund requirements or other requirements of the bonds, or for the performance of any agreement or pledge of any kind which may be undertaken by the authority. No breach by the authority of any pledge or agreement shall create any obligation upon the state or any other political subdivision, including any charge against its credit or taxing power.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.19. Use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes

RS 33:4710.19 - Use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter to the contrary, if the authority issues bonds and pledges to the payment thereof the proceeds or avails of a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this Chapter, the net proceeds of such tax in each fiscal year shall be used to satisfy the authority's obligations under the resolutions providing for the issuance of the bonds, including the payment of the expenses of operating, maintaining, or improving the project or projects financed with the proceeds of such bonds.
B. After provision has been made for the discharge of such obligations, any balance remaining from such tax shall be used for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:
(1) For the payment of rents due by the authority.
(2) For the payment of bond service charges.
(3) For the payment of the administrative and operating expenses of the authority.
(4) For the payment of the cost of maintaining, improving, and operating exhibition or convention facilities if the authority undertakes the maintenance, improvement, and operation of same pursuant to a contract with the city of New Orleans or any other person. Any contract entered into by the authority with any private person, firm, or corporation for the maintenance or operation of any exhibition or convention facility shall be made and entered into in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq.
(5) To establish a reserve fund for replacement and for future needs for the purposes provided for in this Chapter.
(6) For the payment to the city of New Orleans of any surplus created at the end of the year as described in R.S. 33:4710.16.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.20. State funds

RS 33:4710.20 - State funds
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the state shall not, without prior express and specific authorization by law, advance or expend any funds for payment of the debt service or retirement of revenue bonds issued by the Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, or its predecessor, the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.21. Superdome; certain exhibits

RS 33:4710.21 - Superdome; certain exhibits
If an exhibition be suitable for and the exhibitor be willing to hold the exhibition in the Superdome, no contract for such exhibition in any facility of the authority shall be entered into without the prior approval of the operating management of the Superdome, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.22. Port of New Orleans

RS 33:4710.22 - Port of New Orleans
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to affect, impinge upon, or diminish the rights, powers, and jurisdiction of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.
B. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter to the contrary, no provision of this Chapter shall be interpreted or construed to require the location or construction of an exhibition facility on the public wharf known as the Poydras Street Wharf, more particularly described in the lease between the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and International Rivercenter made and entered into on the 24th day of April, 1974, as amended.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.25. Service contractor tax

RS 33:4710.25 - Service contractor tax
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in order to provide funds for any expansion project, the authority may levy and collect, within the parish of Orleans, a tax on the furnishing of goods and services which are provided on a contractual basis by service contractors in conjunction with trade shows, conventions, exhibitions, and other events, whether public or private, such services to include goods and services provided in connection with the installation and dismantling of exhibits, displays and booths, decorations, electrical supplies, material handling, drag, flowers and floral decorations, computers, audio and visual equipment, bands and orchestras, lighting trusses, rigging and associated equipment, furniture, carpets, signs, props, floats, business machines, plumbing, telephones, photography, catering food services, compressed air or gas, balloons, scaffolding, fork lifts, highlights, security, information retrieval systems, and any other services or items associated with the above. The tax shall be levied on the service contractor providing the services in an amount equal to two percent of total charges specified in the contract to be paid to the service contractor for the furnishing of the goods and services; however, the amount of the tax may be included in the contract as a charge to be paid by the person for whom the goods and services were provided.
B. In the ordinance imposing the tax, the authority shall provide for the administration and enforcement of the tax and the collection of the tax from persons subject to the tax as the authority deems necessary or practicable for the effective collection, administration, and enforcement of the tax. The authority may enter into agreements as it deems appropriate with any governmental agency providing for the governmental agency to act as the authority's agent to collect the tax.
C. For purposes of this Section, "service contractors" means and includes those persons who contract to furnish the services and items listed in this Section in conjunction with trade shows, conventions, and exhibitions, whether public or private, which are held and conducted within the parish of Orleans.
D. The authority to levy and collect the tax authorized in this Section shall terminate upon payment in full of all bonds or other similar debt obligations of the authority payable in whole or in part from or secured by such tax and issued before July 1, 2029.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.26. Sight-seeing tour tax

RS 33:4710.26 - Sight-seeing tour tax
A. As used in this Section, the following words and terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Per capita sight-seeing tour" means a sight-seeing tour sold to individuals, groups of individuals, or both, on a cost per person basis.
(2) "Sight-seeing tour" means a tour of places and things, including but not by way of limitation points of interest, historic buildings, parks, and other sites conducted by persons acting as sight-seeing guides or lecturers, and includes walking tours and those conducted on any type of vehicle or other means of conveyance. "Sight-seeing tour" does not mean any of the following types of tours: tours for a group or groups of individuals who collectively hire a guide or a vehicle for an exclusive private tour limited to such group or groups of individuals or tours of museums, historic buildings or homes, churches, cemeteries, buildings, planetariums, libraries, zoos, or aquariums when a fee is charged by such establishment, place, or facility for a tour of, or visit to, such establishment, place, or facility; however, the definition of "sight-seeing tour" does mean and include tours of, or visits to, any of the establishments, places, or facilities set forth in this Section, if such tours or visits are a part of a general tour of multiple sites, establishments, places, or facilities.
(3) "Ticket" means a certificate, token, or any document evidencing that payment of an admission fee or fare has been made.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, in order to provide funds for any expansion project, the authority may levy and collect a tax of one dollar on all tickets sold in the parish of Orleans for per capita sight-seeing tours in the parish of Orleans, or for tours, a portion of which includes sight-seeing in the parish of Orleans, except those sold by a governmental agency. The tax shall be imposed by ordinance adopted by the board which shall provide for the administration and enforcement of the tax and the collection of the tax from persons subject to the tax as the authority determines to be necessary or practical for the effective collection, administration, and enforcement of the tax. The tax shall be paid by the purchasers of the tickets at the time of purchase. The authority may enter into agreements as it deems appropriate with any governmental agency providing for that entity or agency to act as the authority's agent to collect the tax.
C. The authority to levy and collect the tax authorized in this Section shall terminate upon payment in full of all bonds or other similar debt obligations of the authority payable in whole or in part from or secured by such tax and issued before July 1, 2029.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.27. Leases

RS 33:4710.27 - Leases
A. In addition to any other powers of the authority and without reference to any other provision of the constitution or laws of Louisiana, the authority may pledge its taxes, revenues, securities, and other monies to secure any lease or sublease entered into by the authority. Such taxes, revenues, securities, and other monies so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the authority or any fiduciary shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, whether or not such parties have notice thereof. The instrument by which such a pledge is created need not be filed or recorded except in the official minutes of the authority.
B. When any lease or sublease is secured by any tax, fee, or charge authorized by this Chapter, neither the legislature nor the authority shall discontinue or decrease the applicable taxes, fees, or charges or permit to be discontinued or decreased the applicable taxes, fees, or charges in anticipation of the collection of which such leases or subleases, or both, have been entered into, or in any way make any change in the allocation and dedication of the proceeds of such taxes, fees, or charges which would diminish the amount of the applicable revenues to be received by the authority until all of such leases or subleases, or both, shall have expired.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.28. Minority businesses

RS 33:4710.28 - Minority businesses
A. To provide equal procurement, contractual, and employment participation in any expansion project, as defined in R.S. 33:4710.24, the authority shall prescribe rules and regulations as may be necessary to provide for the following protections for the rights of minority citizens:
(1) To designate and set aside for awarding to minority businesses not less than thirty percent of anticipated local procurement of goods and services respectively, including contracts for professional services but excluding construction, for any expansion project, based upon the total value of such procurement.
(2) To designate and set aside for awarding to minority contractors not less than twenty percent of the construction contracts for any expansion project, based upon the total value of such contracts.
(3) To establish an affirmative action plan for the hiring and maintenance of personnel for any expansion project.
(4) To establish an affirmative action plan to guarantee that equal opportunity in employment is incorporated into each agreement or contract with any provider of services to the authority for any expansion project.
(5) To prescribe and promulgate rules and regulations to provide for effective enforcement of the rights granted in this Section including injunctive relief and penalties for violations.
(6) To prescribe and promulgate rules and regulations for the certification of businesses as bona fide minority businesses or minority contractors.
B. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Minority" means a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is:
(a) Black: having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
(b) Hispanic: of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin regardless of race.
(c) Asian American: having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands.
(d) American Indian or Alaskan Native: having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.
(2) "Minority business" or "minority contractor" means a small business organized for profit performing a commercially useful function which is owned and controlled by one or more minority individuals or a minority enterprise as defined in R.S. 39:1952. "Owned and controlled" means a business in which one or more minorities or minority business enterprises own at least fifty-one percent or in the case of a corporation at least fifty-one percent of the voting stock and control at least fifty-one percent of the management and daily operations of the business.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.29. Reporting

RS 33:4710.29 - Reporting
The authority shall present to the city council of New Orleans an annual written and oral report on its financial condition at a meeting of the city council in January of each year. The written report shall include the latest available annual and year-to-date financial statements, operating and capital budgets for the current year and proposed for the upcoming year, and a schedule of all reserves held by the authority for future use pursuant to R.S. 33:4710.19(B)(5) specifying each project for which a reserve has been established.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4710.30. Termination of bonding authority

RS 33:4710.30 - Termination of bonding authority
Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter, the authority shall not issue bonds or incur debt in any form for a term of more than forty years from the date of issuance thereof. The authority shall not issue bonds or incur debt in any form for the Phase V Convention Center Expansion Project after July 1, 2029.
Acts 2019, No. 172, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4711. Sale, exchange, or lease of property by police jury

RS 33:4711 - Sale, exchange, or lease of property by police jury
Police juries may sell, lease, or exchange with private persons or other political corporations of this state any property owned by the police jury or the parish, when such property is no longer needed for public purposes; and police juries may grant to municipalities within their respective parishes portions of roads, streets, alleys, or other public ways which may lie along and parallel or approximately parallel to any boundary of any municipality in such manner as to be partly in the municipality and partly outside of the municipality; provided such transfer shall have no effect until accepted by the municipality to which it is made.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 72, §1; Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 15, §1; Acts 2009, No. 425, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4711.1. Sale of surplus property over Internet

RS 33:4711.1 - Sale of surplus property over Internet
A. A political subdivision may, through Internet computer auction:
(1) Sell surplus property through the use of electronic technology including Internet websites that facilitate such sales.
(2) Pay any costs associated with the sale from the proceeds of such sale.
(3) Sell surplus property through any form of electronic technology, including Internet websites created expressly for that purpose whether privately or publicly owned.
B. As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Internet" means the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet protocol or its subsequent extensions, is able to support communications using the transmission control protocol/Internet protocol suite or its subsequent extensions, and other Internet protocol compatible protocols, and provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein.
(2) "Internet computer auction" means the sale by auction that takes place when offers are placed through the use of electronic technology including the Internet and the thing is sold to the qualified bidder who offers the highest price.
(3) "Surplus property" means tangible non-consumable movable property owned by a political subdivision, the governing authority of which has determined is no longer needed for public purposes.
Acts 2006, No. 619, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4712.1. Utilization, sale or lease of air space above or below municipal rights of way, streets and other municipally owned immovable property

RS 33:4712.1 - Utilization, sale or lease of air space above or below municipal rights of way, streets and other municipally owned immovable property
A. Each municipality of the state may utilize for its public purposes the air space above or below municipally owned streets, rights of way and other municipally owned immovable property, and, pursuant to R.S. 33:4712 and as otherwise provided by law, may lease for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years, may assign the municipality's rights therein, or otherwise permit the use of any air space above or below municipally owned streets, rights of way, and other municipally owned immovable property, which is, in the opinion of the municipal governing authority, not needed for public purposes, to or with other political corporations of this state, or private persons, in the manner provided in R.S. 33:4712, provided, however, that no building or structure erected above any street or right of way shall exceed the height limitations imposed by any local ordinance or regulation, nor shall any such building or structure exceed three hundred feet in height.
B. All such sales or leases of air space shall be subordinate to and without prejudice to all existing grants of the use of said space, including franchises or permits in favor of regulated public utilities.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 531, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4712.2. Lease of or grant of concessions or rights of use for property by the city of Shreveport for purposes which benefit the public

RS 33:4712.2 - Lease of or grant of concessions or rights of use for property by the city of Shreveport for purposes which benefit the public
A. The city of Shreveport may lease or grant concessions or rights of use for any property or portions thereof, including real property, owned by the city, which in the opinion of its governing authority is to be used for purposes which benefit the public, in accordance with the procedures set forth in R.S. 33:4712, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section. Any lease, concession, or right of use granted pursuant to this Section shall not exceed a term of twenty-five years.
B. For the purposes of this Section, the term "purposes which benefit the public" shall mean operations of public or private enterprise which provide civic, recreational, educational, cultural, or social activities or opportunities to the public, which the city of Shreveport is otherwise authorized and empowered to provide through its own forces, but which in the opinion of its governing authority the city does not currently have the funds, expertise, or facilities to provide to the public directly.
C. Any lease, concession, or right of use granted pursuant to this Section shall be granted pursuant to a written agreement including all terms, conditions, and regulations of said activity deemed proper by the city of Shreveport. Said terms and conditions shall include a provision that the general activities shall be carried on subject to such admission or activity fees as may be approved by the city in said agreement.
Acts 1985, No. 538, §1, eff. July 12, 1985.