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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.830. General compliances; enhancement

RS 33:130.830 - General compliances; enhancement
A. No provision of this Subpart shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual officeholding 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 Constitution of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Election Code.
B. The district shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts to, and establishing set-aside goals and preference procedures 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 of Chapter 19 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, entitled "Louisiana Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Act".
C. The financial records of the district shall be audited pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
Acts 2009, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.842. Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District; creation; territorial jurisdiction

RS 33:130.842 - Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
A. The Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District, a body politic and corporate, referred to in this Subpart as the "district", is hereby created in the city of New Orleans, referred to in this Subpart as the "city". The district shall be comprised of the property within the following boundaries, referred to in this Subpart as the "property": from the intersection of Poydras and LaSalle Streets, commence in a northerly direction on LaSalle Street to Gravier Street; thence along Gravier Street to Loyola Avenue; thence along Loyola Avenue to Girod Street; thence along Girod Street to South Liberty Street; thence along South Liberty Street to Julia Street; thence along Julia Street to LeRouge Street; thence along LeRouge Street to Howard Avenue; thence along Howard Avenue to South Claiborne Avenue; thence along South Claiborne Avenue to Poydras Street; and thence along Poydras Street to its intersection with LaSalle Street, as all such streets are presently named.
B. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.
Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 819, §1, eff. June 13, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.843. Purpose

RS 33:130.843 - Purpose
The district is created to provide for cooperative economic and community development among the district, the city, the state, and the owners of property in the district, to enhance the development of and improvement to the property within the area of the district, and to expand the entertainment and leisure activities within the district.
Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.844. Governance

RS 33:130.844 - Governance
A. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effect the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board", composed of those members duly appointed to and serving on the Board of Commissioners of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.
B. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem. The board may reimburse any member for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Subpart.
C. The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.
D. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes the board or upon the written request of three members. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All such meetings shall be public meetings subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:14. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary or secretary-treasurer, who shall also maintain the minute books and archives of the district. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.
E. The domicile of the board shall be established by the board at a location within the district. The official journal of the district shall be the official journal of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.
Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.846. Creation of subdistricts

RS 33:130.846 - Creation of subdistricts
The district may create subdistricts as provided in this Section. The district shall publish notice of its intent to create a subdistrict in the official journal of the district. At least ten days after publication of such notice in the official journal of the district, the board shall conduct a public hearing on the question of creating such subdistrict. Thereafter, the board may designate one or more areas within the boundaries of the district as a subdistrict of the district. Each subdistrict shall constitute a political subdivision of the state and shall be governed by the board. Each subdistrict shall have the same powers as the district and shall be given a name and designated as "Louisiana Sports and Entertainment District Subdistrict No. ___" or such other suitable name as the board may designate.
Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.848. Liberal construction

RS 33:130.848 - Liberal construction
This Subpart, being necessary for the welfare of the state, the city, and their residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Acts 2011, No. 205, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.851. Inclusion of municipal territory within parish economic and industrial development districts

RS 33:130.851 - Inclusion of municipal territory within parish economic and industrial development districts
A. Any parish economic and industrial development district created by law, located within a parish with a police jury form of government pursuant to Part V of Chapter 2 of this Title, and composed of all territory located within the unincorporated areas of the parish when created, hereinafter referred as "district", may also include all territory located within any municipality situated in the parish in the manner provided by this Section.
B. All territory located within a municipality may be included in the district upon all of the following:
(1) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the municipality consenting to have all territory within the municipality included in the district.
(2) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the parish consenting to the inclusion of all territory within the municipality in the district.
(3) The adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners of the district consenting to the inclusion of the territory of the municipality in the district.
(4)(a) If the district is levying any tax pursuant to a vote of the electorate, then the inclusion of the territory of the municipality shall not occur unless the inclusion is approved in the district and in the municipality affected by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose as hereinafter provided.
(b) The election shall be ordered by ordinance adopted by the district and by ordinance adopted by the municipality. The ordinance shall set the date for the election, which shall be not less than sixty days nor more than one hundred twenty days from the date of its adoption. The ordinance shall set out the object of the election.
(c) An ordinance calling an election shall be published once a week in each of three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the district and in the official journal of the municipality, the first publication to be at least twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for the election.
(d) It shall not be necessary that the elections be held at the same time; but no election shall be effective unless the district and the municipality have voted on the question within six months from the date of the first such election.
(e) Except as provided in this Paragraph, the elections shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any tax levied by the district shall extend to the municipal territory included in the district and to the persons therein.
Acts 2012, No. 688, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.861. Title

RS 33:130.861 - Title
The provisions of this Subpart shall hereafter be known as and may be cited as the "New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District Act".
Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.862. New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction

RS 33:130.862 - New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
A. The New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District, a body politic and corporate, referred to in this Subpart as the "district", is hereby created in the city of New Orleans, referred to in this Subpart as the "city". The district shall be comprised of all of the property bounded by the floodwall at Girod Street to Market Street, Market Street to Tchoupitoulas Street, north on Tchoupitoulas Street to Euterpe Street, west on Euterpe Street to Chippewa Street (extended), north on Chippewa Street (extended) to Melpomene Street, west on Melpomene Street to Annunciation Street, north on Annunciation Street to Thalia Street, east on Thalia Street to St. Thomas Street (extended), north on St. Thomas Street (extended) to Calliope Street riverbound, east on Calliope Street riverbound to Convention Center Boulevard, north on Convention Center Boulevard to Girod Street, and east on Girod Street to the floodwall, referred to in this Subpart as the "property".
B. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.
Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2023, No. 212, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.863. Purpose

RS 33:130.863 - Purpose
The district is created to provide for cooperative economic and community development among the district, the city, the state, and the owners of property in the district, to enhance the development of and improvement to the property within the area of the district, and to promote economic growth, safety, and development.
Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.864. Governance

RS 33:130.864 - Governance
In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effect the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by the board of commissioners, referred to in this Subpart as the "board". The board shall be composed of those members and officers duly appointed to and serving on the board of commissioners of the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, as established in Act No. 305 of the 1978 Regular Session of the Legislature as amended, the president of the New Orleans City Council, and the city council member in whose council district the district is located.
Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.867. Liberal construction

RS 33:130.867 - Liberal construction
This Subpart, being necessary for the welfare of the state, the city, and their residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Acts 2015, No. 420, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.871. Vernon Parish Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction

RS 33:130.871 - Vernon Parish Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
A. The Vernon Parish Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of the district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for economic and industrial development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.
B. The district created pursuant hereto shall be established for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging the development of economic and industrial opportunities, stimulating the economy through renewed commerce and industry, and for the utilization and development of natural and human resources of the area by providing job opportunities.
C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Vernon Parish.
Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.872. Board of commissioners; members; officers; employees

RS 33:130.872 - Board of commissioners; members; officers; employees
A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners consisting of nine members selected as follows:
(1) Three members shall be appointed by the Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce.
(2) Three members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Vernon Parish.
(3) Three members shall be appointed by the mayor of Leesville.
B. Any vacancy in the membership of the board of commissioners, occurring either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the governing authority of Vernon Parish.
C. Any member of the board of commissioners may be removed by the governing authority of Vernon Parish, but only for cause and on charges preferred against him in writing and after public hearing; provided that any member so removed shall have the right to appeal his removal to a court of competent jurisdiction within ten days of the decision of the governing authority ordering his removal.
D. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without per diem or other compensation. The board of commissioners shall have the power to organize and reorganize executive, clerical, and other departments and to fix the duties and powers and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees of the district. The board of commissioners may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties hereunder.
E. Commissioners individually, and members of each commissioner's immediate family are prohibited from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the district.
F. Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the board of commissioners.
G. The board of commissioners shall elect from among its own members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board of commissioners, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.
H. The board of commissioners shall meet in regular session on a quarterly basis and shall also meet in special session when the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. No more than twelve special sessions may be called within any one calendar year. Five members of the board of commissioners shall constitute a quorum.
I. The board of commissioners shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the parish of Vernon, and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of employment.
Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.877. Securities

RS 33:130.877 - Securities
Bonds, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Subpart are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, 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 be issued as short-term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.878. Exemption from taxation

RS 33:130.878 - Exemption from taxation
The district and all properties at any time owned by the district and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidence of indebtedness issued by the district under this Subpart and the interest or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:130.879. General compliances; enhancement

RS 33:130.879 - General compliances; enhancement
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by Subsection D of this Section, no provision of this Subpart shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual officeholding 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 Constitution of Louisiana, or the Louisiana Election Code.
B. The district shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts to, and establishing set-aside goals and preference procedures 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 of Chapter 19 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, entitled "Louisiana Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Act".
C. The financial records of the district shall be subjected to audit pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
D. Records in the custody of the district pertaining to an active negotiation with a person for the purpose of retaining, expanding, or attracting economic or business development in Vernon Parish shall be confidential on the same basis as such records in the custody of the Department of Economic Development as set forth in R.S. 44:22, with the district's executive director performing the duties and obligations of the secretary of the Department of Economic Development and with any notice required therein being published in the official journal of Vernon Parish rather than the official journal of the state.
Acts 2020, No. 320, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:131. Creation of regional planning areas

RS 33:131 - Creation of regional planning areas
A. The legislative bodies of any municipality and a surrounding or contiguous parish; or any two or more contiguous municipalities; or of any one or more municipalities and one or more parishes all forming a single urbanized or suburbanized area; or of any one or more municipalities and one or more parishes all forming a single urbanized area of more than fifty thousand population and including municipalities and parishes contiguous thereto, hereinafter referred to as "urbanized areas" are hereby authorized to create a regional planning area out of their combined territories, and the police jury of any parish may likewise join with one or more counties in an adjoining state forming a single area for a like purpose. Such regional planning areas shall be created by identical ordinances which shall be adopted by each of the local legislative bodies desiring to cooperate in regional planning.
B. Each such ordinance creating such regional planning area shall establish the boundaries of the regional planning area by reference to a map which shall be filed with the clerk and recorder of each affected parish, of the parish within which each affected municipality is located and with the division of administration. Such ordinances shall also provide for the creation of a regional planning commission.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 343; Acts 1966, No. 114, §1; Acts 1968, No. 288, §2; Acts 2004, No. 33, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:131.1. Consolidation of governments creating a regional planning commission

RS 33:131.1 - Consolidation of governments creating a regional planning commission
If the governing authorities of two or more local governmental subdivisions which have created a regional planning commission are, after creation of the commission, consolidated into a single governing authority, the consolidated governing authority and the planning commission may continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart.
Acts 2001, No. 81, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 81, §2, relative to retroactive and prospective application.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:133. Organization; meetings; rules

RS 33:133 - Organization; meetings; rules
A regional planning commission shall elect a chairman from its membership and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for re-election. A commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep records of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which records shall be public.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:134. Staff and finances

RS 33:134 - Staff and finances
A commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same general provisions as govern other corresponding civil employees of the parishes and municipalities cooperating to engage in regional planning. A commission may also contract with planning experts, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of a commission, exclusive of those made from funds received by gift, or grants of federal, state and other such agencies, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the cooperating local legislative bodies, which shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary for a commission's work.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:135.1. Additional powers

RS 33:135.1 - Additional powers
A. Any two or more of the regional planning commissions are authorized to form an association for the purpose of coordinating comprehensive planning and development programs for the resolution of economic, social, physical, and governmental problems of the state and its citizens.
B. The association may exercise any and all powers necessary or appropriate to effectuate this purpose, including but not limited to the following powers:
(1) To enter into agreements or other transactions with any federal, state, or local governmental agency and with private sector organizations.
(2) To apply for and receive state and other funds for distribution to the regional planning commissions belonging to the association based upon allocation formulas developed by these commissions.
(3) To exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted and to do and perform all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the general powers expressly granted to the regional planning commissions when authorized by the several regional planning commissions belonging to the association.
Acts 1984, No. 377, §2.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1984, NO. 377, §3.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:135.2. Houma-Terrebonne zoning authority

RS 33:135.2 - Houma-Terrebonne zoning authority
The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government may provide, by ordinance, that the Houma-Terrebonne Regional Planning Commission or its successor shall serve as the zoning commission for the city of Houma and any other part of the parish where zoning authority is exercised. The commission shall hold separate meetings and keep separate minutes and records when serving as a zoning commission.
Acts 2001, No. 79, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:135.3. Additional powers; certain commissions

RS 33:135.3 - Additional powers; certain commissions
A regional planning commission in any regional urbanized area with a population in excess of one million shall:
(1) Be authorized to provide transportation design and transportation engineering services in support of the metropolitan transportation plan, the capital outlay program, and such related projects as may be requested and approved by member governmental entities.
(2) Not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for engineering fees or design costs for any individual project.
(3) Coordinate all transportation design and engineering with affected governmental entities, including concurrence of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development prior to performing any transportation design or transportation engineering services involving a state highway. Should federal funds be involved, any such projects shall be confined to the federal-aid network and shall require prior approval by the Federal Highway Administration.
Acts 2003, No. 783, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:136. Regional development plan; filing; distribution

RS 33:136 - Regional development plan; filing; distribution
Upon the preparation of the regional development plan or any phase or functional part thereof, or upon the preparation of any extension of or addition to the plan, the regional planning commission shall file such a plan, part of a plan, amendment, revision, extension or addition in the division of administration, and shall transmit copies of the same to the chief administrative officers, the legislative bodies and to the planning agencies of the parishes, municipalities or other local governments within its area, as well as to regional planning commissions established for adjoining areas. A regional planning commission shall make copies of the regional development plan or part of a plan available for general distribution or sale.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §6. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 288, §2; Acts 2004, No. 33, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:137. Relationship of commission to municipal and parish planning commission

RS 33:137 - Relationship of commission to municipal and parish planning commission
A. No regional planning commission shall be authorized to exercise the functions of any municipal planning commission or parish planning commission, where such are established within a regional planning area, except as hereinafter provided.
B. In any municipality or parish located in a regional planning area as hereinabove defined, the legislative body of the municipality or parish may designate the regional planning commission as the municipal planning commission or the parish planning commission. Upon such designation the regional planning commission shall have all the powers and functions relating to making, adopting, amending, and adding to the master plan of the municipality or parish or part thereof, or relating to the planning of the municipality or parish as provided or granted by Revised Statutes 33:101 through 119 inclusive or by other laws to the planning commission of the municipality or parish; and the master plan, its parts, amendments, and additions made and adopted by the designated commission for the municipality or parish shall have the same force and effect in the municipality or parish as though made and adopted by a municipal planning commission appointed by the municipality or a parish planning commission appointed by the parish. In acting as the planning commission of the municipality, or the parish the designated regional planning commission shall follow the procedure specified by the provisions of Revised Statutes 33:101 through 119 inclusive and other laws relating to municipal or parish planning commissions. Any municipality or parish so designating a regional planning commission as its planning commission shall pay to the designated commission that portion of the expenses of the designated commission which is properly chargeable to the planning service rendered to the municipality or parish.
C. In cases where a municipality or a parish has a municipal or a parish planning commission functioning within a regional planning area, then the regional planning commission shall recommend measures for the coordination of plans, and if appropriate, recommend plans for adoption by the said municipal or parish planning commission.
D. For purposes of coordination of planning, a parish or municipal planning commission created under R.S. 33:101 through 119 or a smaller regional planning commission created under R.S. 33:131 through 140 geographically contained within an area comprising a planning and development or clearing house district as designated by the Louisiana Commission on Intergovernmental Relations may join any regional planning commission created to serve such planning and development district. In such cooperation for coordination of planning, the parish, municipal or smaller regional planning commission shall not lose its separate identity as a planning commission.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §7. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 607, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:138. Local governments and planning agencies; filing of plans and reports; submission of proposals

RS 33:138 - Local governments and planning agencies; filing of plans and reports; submission of proposals
To facilitate effective and harmonious planning of the region or metropolitan area, all parish and municipal legislative bodies, and all parish, municipal or other local planning agencies shall file with the appropriate regional planning commission, for its information, all parish or municipal plans, zoning ordinances, official maps, building codes, subdivision regulations, or amendments or revisions or any of them, as well as copies of their regular and special reports dealing in whole or in part with planning matters. Parish or municipal legislative bodies, or parish, municipal or other local planning agencies may also submit proposals for such plans, ordinances, maps, codes, regulations, amendments or revisions prior to their adoption, in order to afford an opportunity to the regional planning commission or its staff to study such proposals and to render advice thereon.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:139. Federal, state and local aid to regional planning commissions

RS 33:139 - Federal, state and local aid to regional planning commissions
Regional planning commissions may request and accept grants of funds or services from the federal government or any of its agencies, from the state government or any of its agencies or from parish, municipal or other local governments within their planning area, or from private sources. Parishes and municipalities are hereby authorized to appropriate funds for the purposes of the regional planning commission established for all or parts of their area. The books and accounts of regional planning commissions shall be public records open for public inspection, and shall show the amounts and sources of all receipts and the amounts of all disbursements.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140. Miscellaneous powers and duties of regional planning commission; payment of per diem, when authorized, to members thereof holding no other elected or appointed public office

RS 33:140 - Miscellaneous powers and duties of regional planning commission; payment of per diem, when authorized, to members thereof holding no other elected or appointed public office
Members of a commission, when duly authorized by a commission, may attend planning conferences or meetings or planning institutes or hearings upon pending planning legislation, and a commission may, by resolution spread upon its minutes, pay the reasonable traveling expenses incident to such attendance. When so directed and authorized by the regional planning commission, members thereof who hold no other elected or appointed office may be paid a per diem of fifty dollars each for attendance at regular or specially called meetings of the full commission or the executive committee thereof in no event to exceed two such meetings per month, i.e. in no event is payment of a total per diem per such member to exceed one hundred dollars per month, payable out of the funds of the regional planning commission. All public officials shall, upon request, furnish to a commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. A commission, its members, officers, and employees, in the performance of their functions, may enter upon any land and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In general, a commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to fulfill its functions, promote planning, and in all respects carry out the purposes of this subpart.
Acts 1956, No. 239, §10. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 112, §2; Acts 1974, No. 249, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.1. General purposes

RS 33:140.1 - General purposes
A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in the city of Shreveport and to provide for the creation, organization, powers and duties of a metropolitan planning commission; for the regulation of the subdivision of land in the metropolitan planning area, as defined in this Subpart; for the making and adoption of an official map or maps to preserve the integrity of the major street plan and other plans by the regulation of buildings in mapped streets; for the making and adoption of a zoning plan and zoning ordinance or ordinances; for the adoption of ordinances prescribing minimum construction, health, and sanitation standards to prevent the spread of slums and to encourage and assist public and private agencies, corporations, and individuals in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted areas; and for the adoption of other plans, ordinances, and measures to effectuate the purposes of this Subpart.
B. It is the intent of this Subpart to provide for the planning and the effectuation of plans for the orderly physical development of the metropolitan planning area.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §1; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1. 2022.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 362, §3, relative to repeal of Acts 1975, No. 573, Acts 1978, No. 554, Acts 1980, No. 411, Acts 1984, No. 162, and Acts 2003, No. 265.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.2. Conflict with other laws

RS 33:140.2 - Conflict with other laws
A. If other laws relating to the physical planning, zoning, airport zoning, effectuation of plans, platting, and other purposes of this Subpart are in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall prevail; provided, however, that where such other laws or provisions thereof provide for other and additional duties, powers, authority, and responsibility, such other laws shall be applicable insofar as they are not in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart.
B. If the city council fails to make use of the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall not be construed to displace, amend, supersede or affect existing planning or zoning laws or statutes of the state of Louisiana or of the municipality.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §2; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.3. Definitions

RS 33:140.3 - Definitions
For the purposes of this Subpart, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:
(1) "City council" means the governing authority of the city of Shreveport.
(2) "Commission" means the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish as provided for in R.S. 33:140.4.
(3) "Metropolitan planning area" means the territory included within the boundaries of the city of Shreveport.
(4) "Municipal" and "municipality" means the city of Shreveport.
(5) "Street" or "streets" mean public thoroughfares, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, and other ways.
(6) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, a tract, or parcel of land or a portion thereof, into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions, any one or more of which is to be platted as a lot of record for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and also means resubdivision, or the consolidation of lots or tracts or portions thereof into single lots, and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing, as to the land or area subdivided.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §3; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.4. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment

§140.4. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment
A. The city council may create a commission, to be known as the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents and qualified voters of the municipality.
B. Members shall serve six-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subsection. One member shall serve an initial term of one year; one shall serve two years; one shall serve three years; two shall serve four years; two shall serve five years; and two shall serve six years, as determined by lot at the first meeting.
C. Members shall serve without compensation.
D. Vacancies for any reason shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment.
E. A member may be removed for cause stated in writing and after a public hearing.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §4; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.5. Organization; rules; staff

RS 33:140.5 - Organization; rules; staff
A. The commission shall elect its chairman from among its members. The term of the chairman shall be one year with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, and the recorded vote of each member to be included, and each record shall be a public record.
B. The commission may appoint such employees and staff as it deems necessary for its work, and where, for convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, the commission desires to delegate certain authority to its employees and staff to act in its behalf, it may do so when such authority is specified in the plan, ordinance or other measure.
C. The commission may contract with city planners and other consultants for such services as it may require.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §5; Acts 1990, No. 699, §1. eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 890, §1; Acts 1990, No. 953, §1; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.6. Budget

RS 33:140.6 - Budget
The commission shall prepare an annual budget of its operating expenses, the total amount of which, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the total amounts appropriated for the purpose by the city council. The municipality shall act as fiscal agent for the commission.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §6; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.7. Area of jurisdiction

RS 33:140.7 - Area of jurisdiction
The area of jurisdiction of the commission shall be the metropolitan planning area as defined in this Subpart. In its planning, the commission may take into consideration and may make plans for such other area as, in its judgment bears relation to the metropolitan planning area, but the plans for such other area shall not by reason of this Subpart have any legal or official status.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §7; Acts 1991, No. 165, §1; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.8. Master plan

RS 33:140.8 - Master plan
A. It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and recommend to the city council a master plan for the physical development of the municipality.
B. The master plan, consisting of maps, plats, charts, and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the commission's recommendations for such physical development, and may include, among other things, the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, viaducts, parks, parkways, waterway and waterfront developments, playgrounds, airports, and other public ways, grounds, places and spaces; the general location of public buildings, schools and school sites, and other public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, power, heat, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, and other purposes; the acceptance, widening, removal, extensions, re-location, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, or change of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities, or terminals; a zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of private and public structures and premises, and of population density; the general location, character, layout, the extent of the neighborhood units and communities or groups of neighborhood units, of neighborhood and community centers; and of the general character, extent, and layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas.
C. The commission may from time to time recommend amendments to extend or add to the plan.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §8; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.9. General purpose of the plan

RS 33:140.9 - General purpose of the plan
In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the municipality. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area which will, in accordance with existing and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §9; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.10. Adoption of master plan

RS 33:140.10 - Adoption of master plan
The commission may recommend the adoption of the master plan as a whole, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from time to time recommend a part or parts thereof, any such part to correspond generally with one or more of the functional subdivisions of the subject matter of the plan. The adoption of the plan or any part, amendment, or addition, shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the city council. The resolution shall refer expressly to the maps, descriptive matter, and other matters intended by the commission to form the whole or part of the plan, and the action taken shall be recorded on the adopted plan or part thereof by the identifying signature of the secretary of the city council, and a copy of the plan or part thereof shall be certified to the city council and the clerk of court of Caddo Parish, who shall record such plan or part thereof on the conveyance records of Caddo Parish. The plan or part thereof shall take effect after the date it shall have been adopted by the city council.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §10; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.11. Miscellaneous powers of the commission

RS 33:140.11 - Miscellaneous powers of the commission
The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. It may recommend to the executive or legislative officials of the municipality, and to other public or semi-public boards, commissions, agencies, or other bodies, programs for public improvements and the financing thereof. All public officials shall, upon request, make available to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In general, the commission shall have such additional powers as granted by ordinances adopted by the city council.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §11; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.