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LouisianaSB 3802026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Creates the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)

Sponsored By: Gary Carter (Democratic)

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Municipal, Parochial and Cultural AffairsLocal and Municipal Affairs

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Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

Real Timbers owners face voter-approved fees

New Orleans can impose a flat annual parcel fee after a district board resolution and voter approval. Approval requires a majority of registered district voters voting on the fee question. Owners pay no more than $315 per parcel each year, including qualifying condominium parcels. The board can change the fee by resolution, but cannot exceed that cap. The first fee term lasts no more than five years; each renewal requires voter approval for up to five years. Fees are collected like property taxes, and unpaid fees enter city tax rolls with the same penalties and enforcement. The city can keep 1% for collection and must send the rest to the district within 60 days of collection.

Real Timbers gains neighborhood improvement district

The law creates the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement District in Orleans Parish. Its boundaries follow Iowa, Amazon, Delaware, Kansas, and Hudson Streets, plus Memorial Park Drive. The district can fund lighting, signs, beautification, maintenance, and security patrols that supplement—not replace—New Orleans police services. It can hire contractors, buy or lease equipment, obtain liability insurance, and accept voluntary donations and grants. A seven-member board governs it: four homeowners association officers and three district residents appointed by the association. The four officers serve while holding their association offices; resident appointees initially draw three-, four-, and five-year terms, then serve five-year terms. Board members receive no salary but can receive repayment for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. The board must adopt an annual budget under state law, and the Legislative Auditor can audit district finances. Net proceeds must serve district purposes. If the district ends, remaining funds go to a separate city account for security, beautification, and neighborhood improvement.

Real Timbers residents face lawsuit limits

The law limits money-damage claims against district board members and officers for actions taken while performing their duties. This can narrow residents' ability to recover money from those individuals. The district must cover officers and commissioners as allowed by state law and its bylaws. Protections do not cover bad faith, intentional misconduct, law violations, or transactions producing improper personal gain.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gary Carter

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 121 • No: 19

House vote • 5/18/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 19. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 76 • No: 19

House vote • 5/7/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/23/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 597 without the Governor's signature.

    6/1/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 5/31/2026.

    6/1/2026Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/20/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/19/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/19/2026House

  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.

    5/18/2026House

  7. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/18/2026House

  8. Called from the calendar.

    5/18/2026House

  9. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 19. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/18/2026House

  10. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  11. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/12/2026House

  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/11/2026House

  13. Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/7/2026House

  14. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

    3/25/2026House

  15. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    3/24/2026House

  16. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/23/2026Senate

  17. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/16/2026Senate

  18. Reported favorably.

    3/11/2026Senate

  19. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

    3/9/2026Senate

  20. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

    2/27/2026Senate

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