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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2930 Securities under control of depositing authority
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§2930. Securities under control of depositing authority All securities pledged for deposit of public funds belonging to cities having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand either in the physical possession of the depositing authority or deposited under joint custodian…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2931 Responsibility of depositing authority
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§2931. Responsibility of depositing authority Any depositing authority who has complied with R.S. 33:2928 through R.S. 33:2930 shall not be responsible for any funds deposited in depositories selected by the city governing body. All depositing authorities shall be responsible for…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2932 "Depositing authority" and "fiscal agent bank" defined
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§2932. "Depositing authority" and "fiscal agent bank" defined "Depositing authority" as used in R.S. 33:2928 through R.S. 33:2931 means the commissioner of public finance or the finance officer, or any department, board, commission, or institution, of cities having a population e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2933 Payments by approved credit and debit cards; authorizations; contracts; fees
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§2933. Payments by approved credit and debit cards; authorizations; contracts; fees A. As used in this Section: (1) "Local charges" means taxes, fees, charges, licenses, service fees or charges, fines, penalties, interest, sanctions, stamps, surcharges, assessments, obligations, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2951 Subscription to corporate stock
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§2951. Subscription to corporate stock Municipalities and parishes may subscribe to the stock of corporations undertaking works of internal improvement.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2952 Ordinance authorizing subscription
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§2952. Ordinance authorizing subscription All ordinances passed for such subscriptions shall contain the following provisions: First.--A statement of the number and amount of shares proposed to be subscribed. Second.--The levy of a tax on the immovables situated in the parish or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2953 Election to ratify ordinance
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§2953. Election to ratify ordinance No ordinance provided for in R.S. 33:2951 and R.S. 33:2952 shall take effect until it has been approved by a majority of the voters on whose property the tax is proposed to be levied, at an election to be held specially for that purpose. The po…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2954 Stock to belong to taxpayers
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§2954. Stock to belong to taxpayers The stock subscribed shall not belong to nor be administered by the parish or municipal corporation by which the subscription is made, but shall belong to the taxpayers who have paid therefor. The tax receipt of each taxpayer shall entitle him …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2955 Investments by political subdivisions
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§2955. Investments by political subdivisions A.(1) All municipalities, parishes, school boards, and any other political subdivisions of the state are hereby authorized and directed to invest such monies in any general fund or special fund of the political subdivision, and any oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2956 Investments by foundations and similar entities created by hospital service districts
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§2956. Investments by foundations and similar entities created by hospital service districts A. For purposes of this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Foundation" means a nonprofit or not-for-profi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2957 Investments of hospital service districts
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§2957. Investments of hospital service districts Any hospital service district may invest its funds as provided by R.S. 46:1073.1, except as provided therein. Acts 2012, No. 264, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3 Governor's determination; special election
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§3. Governor's determination; special election A. Upon receipt of the certificate from the registrar of voters, the governor shall determine if the petition complies with the provisions of this Subpart, including the requirement that in excess of two hundred inhabitants reside in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3001 Parish fairs and festivals, limit of appropriations
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§3001. Parish fairs and festivals, limit of appropriations A. The parish governing authorities are hereby authorized and empowered at their discretion to appropriate a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per year in support of and participation in fairs, agricultural festiva…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3002 Legal Aid Societies
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§3002. Legal Aid Societies All cities and parishes within the state of Louisiana, of 100,000 population, or more, are hereby authorized to appropriate funds for the establishment and operation of Legal Aid Societies to help the indigent and those in necessitous circumstances with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3003 Appropriations to develop tourist attractions; St
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§3003. Appropriations to develop tourist attractions; St. Mary Parish; Lafayette Parish The police juries of St. Mary and Lafayette Parishes are hereby authorized and empowered at their discretion to appropriate an annual sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for the purpose o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3004 Bicentennial commissions; expenses
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§3004. Bicentennial commissions; expenses A. All municipalities and parishes of the state which have heretofore created or which hereinafter create a municipal or parish bicentennial commission are hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate such funds, as said creating author…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3005 Avoyelles Parish Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund; allocation and use of
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§3005. Avoyelles Parish Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund; allocation and use of monies in the fund A. The state treasurer shall immediately deposit all quarterly financial contributions received by the state of Louisiana under the provisions of the compact between the stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3008 Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee; Tunica-Biloxi
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§3008. Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee; Tunica-Biloxi Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in a parish in which the Tunica-Biloxi Indian tribe operates a Class III gaming facility pursuant to an Indian gaming compact the Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3031 Mid City Research and Technology Zone; East Baton Rouge Parish
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§3031. Mid City Research and Technology Zone; East Baton Rouge Parish A.(1)(a)(i) Within the inducement zone described in Subsection C of this Section, referred to in this Section as the "zone", the State Board of Commerce and Industry, referred to in this Section as the "commerc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3051 Issuance, sale, and proceeds of bonds
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§3051. Issuance, sale, and proceeds of bonds Any municipality, parish or parish school board which has heretofore issued or hereafter issues bonds payable from a pledge and dedication of any portion of a local sales and use tax levied and collected under the authority of Subpart …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3052 Application
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§3052. Application This Part shall constitute additional and supplemental authority for the issuance of refunding bonds and shall not repeal or supersede any existing law. Acts 1966, No. 477, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3061 Statement of purpose
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§3061. Statement of purpose It is recognized that municipalities, parishes, and school boards of the state must insure themselves and their employees and officers from various monetary risks and exposures, and that it is necessary to accord municipalities, parishes, and school bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3062 Acquisition of insurance; self-insurance or shared risk programs not insurance
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§3062. Acquisition of insurance; self-insurance or shared risk programs not insurance A. The governing authority of any municipality, parish, school board, or interlocal risk management agency authorized pursuant to R.S. 33:1341, et seq., hereafter referred to in this Part as the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3063 Financing prepayments
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§3063. Financing prepayments Any governing authority may borrow money for the purpose of financing any advance payment of the cost of insurance or in the case of an interlocal risk management agency, to establish reserves for risk sharing or for reinsurance purposes. Such borrowi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3064 Security for payments; approvals required
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§3064. Security for payments; approvals required Any governing authority may pledge or obligate current or future years' revenues of its general fund or of special funds not otherwise dedicated to the payment of insurance costs or to the repayment of principal and interest fallin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3071 Legislative findings; purpose
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§3071. Legislative findings; purpose The legislature hereby finds and determines that upon the incorporation of the city of Central within East Baton Rouge Parish a state of emergency will exist in the municipality until cash flow can be developed through the levy and collection …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3072 Definitions
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§3072. Definitions Whenever used in this Part, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following interpretations: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district or any suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3073 Continued levy of tax by East Baton Rouge Parish
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§3073. Continued levy of tax by East Baton Rouge Parish Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon incorporation of Central, the parish may continue to levy and collect the parish tax within the corporate limits of the municipality, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3074 Central Transition District; sales tax
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§3074. Central Transition District; sales tax A. In furtherance of the purposes of this Part, the Central Transition District is hereby created as a special taxing district whose boundaries are coterminous with the municipality, and it shall be a body politic and corporate and a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3075 Liberal construction
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§3075. Liberal construction This Part does and shall be construed to provide a complete method for the doing of the things authorized by this Part. The provisions of this Part shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purposes. Acts 2005, No. 10, §1, eff. June 9,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3076 Legislative findings; purpose
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§3076. Legislative findings; purpose The legislature hereby finds and determines that in the event the lawsuit challenging the incorporation of the city of St. George within East Baton Rouge Parish is unsuccessful, a state of emergency will exist in the municipality until cash fl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3077 Definitions
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§3077. Definitions Whenever used in this Part, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following interpretations: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district or any suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3078 Continued levy of tax by East Baton Rouge Parish
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§3078. Continued levy of tax by East Baton Rouge Parish Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in the event the city of St. George, as approved by the voters on October 12, 2019, is incorporated, the parish may continue to levy and collect the parish tax within the corporate li…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3079 St
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§3079. St. George Transition District; sales tax A. In furtherance of the purposes of this Part, and only in the event the city of St. George is incorporated, the St. George Transition District is hereby created as a special taxing district whose boundaries are coterminous with t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3080 Liberal construction
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§3080. Liberal construction This Part does and shall be construed to provide a complete method for the doing of the things authorized by this Part. The provisions of this Part shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purposes. Acts 2020, No. 361, §1, eff. June 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3081 Mosquito abatement service charge; Avoyelles Parish; assessment and collection
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§3081. Mosquito abatement service charge; Avoyelles Parish; assessment and collection A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Avoyelles may establish, by majority vote of the members of the governing authority, a mosquito abatement service charge or rates of service charge…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3091 Impact fees; village of Folsom
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§3091. Impact fees; village of Folsom A. The governing authority of the village of Folsom is authorized to impose an impact fee on any new development within the corporate limits of the village in order to finance capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by or att…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:31 Cellular telephone usage in motor vehicles; state preemption
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§31. Cellular telephone usage in motor vehicles; state preemption Regulation of operator or passenger use of cellular telephones and other electronic communications devices in a motor vehicle is exclusively reserved to and preempted by the state. No local governmental subdivision…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3101 Municipal revenue amnesty program; city of New Orleans
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§3101. Municipal revenue amnesty program; city of New Orleans A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the city of New Orleans may establish a municipal revenue amnesty program. The program may provide for the waiver of all or a uniform percentage of interes…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3111 Ad valorem taxes for volunteer fire departments; voter notification requirements
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§3111. Ad valorem taxes for volunteer fire departments; voter notification requirements The notice of intent and proposition for ad valorem taxes levied to fund volunteer fire departments shall include a statement that a portion of the tax proceeds is required to be contributed t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3121 Ad valorem property tax agreements in Orleans Parish; abatement, payment
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§3121. Ad valorem property tax agreements in Orleans Parish; abatement, payment in lieu of tax, and other cooperative endeavor agreements; notice requirements; limitations A. An applicant entering into a tax abatement, payment in lieu of tax, or other cooperative endeavor agreeme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:321 Municipalities governed by mayor-board of aldermen form of government
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§321. Municipalities governed by mayor-board of aldermen form of government All municipalities shall be governed by the provisions of this Part except those municipalities governed by a special legislative charter or a home rule charter or plan of government adopted pursuant to A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:322 Election to adopt mayor-board of aldermen form of government
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§322. Election to adopt mayor-board of aldermen form of government The legislative body of any municipality not governed by this Part may by a majority vote call an election to become governed by the provisions of this Part. The election shall be held in accordance with the proce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3301 Street improvements authorized
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§3301. Street improvements authorized Municipalities, including those operating under a home rule or special legislative charter, may construct, pave, surface, resurface with concrete, cement, asphalt, brick, gravel, crushed stone, shell, or any paving material, and repair or oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3302 Resolution and notice of proposed improvements; publication or posting
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§3302. Resolution and notice of proposed improvements; publication or posting A. Any municipality taking advantage of this Subpart shall adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to make proposed improvements. The resolution shall contain a general description of the impr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3303 Advertising for bids; contents of notice
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§3303. Advertising for bids; contents of notice The governing authority, after having given due notice of intention to make the proposed improvements and after disposing of all objections and after deciding to order the construction of the improvements, may without further delay …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3304 Awarding the contract
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§3304. Awarding the contract The governing authority shall meet in open session on the date and at the place and hour named in the notice calling for sealed bids for the construction of the works, and open the bids and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who can f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3305 Statement of cost of improvement; liability of abutting property
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§3305. Statement of cost of improvement; liability of abutting property The municipality, upon award of any contract under the provisions of this Sub-part may, and upon completion of such work, whether under contract or undertaken by the municipality, shall forthwith, require of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3306 Special assessment and lien installment payments
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§3306. Special assessment and lien installment payments A. Upon receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer as provided for in the preceding section, the governing authority shall review said certified statement or report, including the proposed local or special …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3307 Issuance of certificates for payment of cost
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§3307. Issuance of certificates for payment of cost Municipalities complying with the provisions of this Sub-part may issue, execute, negotiate, sell, and deliver negotiable interest bearing coupon certificates of the municipality in an amount not exceeding the total amount of th…