Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3337 Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor; borrowing money; issuance of note and certificates of indebtedness
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§3337. Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor; borrowing money; issuance of note and certificates of indebtedness The assessments and the notes executed by the property owners, may be transferred by the city, without recourse, to the contractor at their face value, and t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3338 Ratification of prior paving and assessments
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§3338. Ratification of prior paving and assessments All paving done and all assessments made in the manner permitted or authorized by R.S. 33:3301, 33:3305, 33:3306, 33:3331, and 33:3334, as amended by Act 192 of 1950, are hereby ratified and confirmed to the same extent and with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3351 Petition for street improvements; power of municipality to improve and defray cost
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§3351. Petition for street improvements; power of municipality to improve and defray cost Municipalities having a population exceeding five hundred and all incorporated parish seats, upon the written petition of the owners of not less than a majority of the lineal front footage o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3352 Liability of owner of railway track in street
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§3352. Liability of owner of railway track in street In the event a railway bed or track, other than the one owned by the municipality, occupies a portion of a street or alley, the owner of the railway thereof shall pay of the total cost of the work the proportion that the area o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3353 Liability of municipality
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§3353. Liability of municipality The municipality may pay of the total cost the proportion that the net area of the street intersections bears to the total area of the street, alley or curbing to be improved; and, in the event a municipally owned railroad is on the street or alle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3354 Abutting property owners' liability
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§3354. Abutting property owners' liability The abutting property owners shall pay for the balance of the cost of the improvements, in proportion to the respective front footage of the properties owned by them and abutting on the street or alley to be improved.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3355 Petition for payment of entire cost by property owners
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§3355. Petition for payment of entire cost by property owners In lieu of the above, and upon the written petition of the owners of sixty per cent of the lineal front footage of the property abutting on any street or alley, the entire costs, of the improvements, shall be paid by t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3356 Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids and awarding contract
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§3356. Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids and awarding contract Whenever the governing authority of any municipality resolves to make any improvement authorized by this Sub-part, it shall prepare plans and specifications of the wor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3357 Acceptance of work; assessment and lien
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§3357. Acceptance of work; assessment and lien Upon final and satisfactory completion of the work, the governing authority shall accept it by ordinance or resolution and provide for the assessment of all abutting real estate, railroad tracks, and road beds in the amount due by th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3358 Enforcement of assessment
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§3358. Enforcement of assessment The amounts assessed in the ordinance or resolution, shall be due and eligible immediately upon the passage of the ordinance or resolution and if not paid within thirty days after the passage of said ordinance or resolution, the municipality, or i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3359 Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments
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§3359. Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments The governing authority of the municipality, however, may provide in the ordinance accepting the work and making the assessment, that the property owners availing themselves of the privilege within thirty days after …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3360 Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor
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§3360. Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor The assessments and the notes executed by the property owners, may be transferred by the municipality, without recourse, to the contractor at their face value and the contractor or his transferees shall have the lien, privile…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3381 Street improvements authorized
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§3381. Street improvements authorized Municipalities, except New Orleans, having a population exceeding one thousand, and all incorporated parish seats may pave, gravel, macadamize, resurface, repair, or otherwise improve their streets and alleys and curbing, or any part of them …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3382 Portion of cost chargeable to owner of railway track in street
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§3382. Portion of cost chargeable to owner of railway track in street In the event a railway bed or track, other than one owned by the municipality, occupies a portion of a street or alley, the owner of the railway shall pay of the total cost of the work the proportion that the a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3383 Liability of municipality
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§3383. Liability of municipality The municipality shall pay of the total cost the proportion that the net area of the street intersections bear to the total area of the street, alley or curbing to be improved. In the event a municipally owned railroad is on the street or alley, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3384 Abutting property owners' liability
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§3384. Abutting property owners' liability The abutting property owners shall pay for the balance of the cost of the improvements, in proportion to the respective front footage of the properties owned by them and abutting on the street or alley to be improved.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3385 Petition for payment of entire cost by property owners
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§3385. Petition for payment of entire cost by property owners In lieu of the above and upon the written petition of the owners of more than fifty per cent of the lineal foot frontage of the property abutting on any street or alley, the entire costs of the improvements shall be pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3386 Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids; awarding and recording contract
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§3386. Preparation of specifications; ordinance ordering improvement; advertising for bids; awarding and recording contract Whenever the governing authority of any municipality resolves to make any improvement authorized by this Sub-part, it shall prepare plans and specifications…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3387 Acceptance of work; assessment and lien
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§3387. Acceptance of work; assessment and lien Upon final and satisfactory completion of the work, the governing authority shall accept the same by ordinance or resolution and provide for the assessment of all abutting real estate, railroad tracks, and road beds in the amount due…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3388 Enforcement of assessment
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§3388. Enforcement of assessment The amounts assessed in the ordinance or resolution, shall be due and eligible immediately upon the passage of the ordinance or resolution and if not paid within thirty days after the passage of the ordinance or resolution, the municipality or its…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3389 Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments
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§3389. Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments The governing authority of the municipality, however, may provide in the ordinance accepting the work and making the assessment, that the property owners, availing themselves of the privilege within thirty days after…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3390 Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor
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§3390. Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor The assessments and the notes executed by the property owners, may be transferred by the municipality, without recourse, to the contractor at their face value and the contractor or any of his transferees shall have the lien, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3391 Sale of paving certificates
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§3391. Sale of paving certificates In order to meet the payments due to the contractor in the amounts represented by deferred payments as provided for in this Sub-part the municipality may issue and sell after due advertisement for not less than fifteen days paving certificates i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3401 Street improvements; power to levy tax or assessment
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§3401. Street improvements; power to levy tax or assessment The municipalities (the City of New Orleans excepted) having a population exceeding one thousand and all incorporated parish seats, may pave, gravel, macadamize, re-surface, repair or otherwise improve the streets and al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3402 Sharing costs; liability of owner of railway track in street; apportionment of cost on petition for improvement
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§3402. Sharing costs; liability of owner of railway track in street; apportionment of cost on petition for improvement The owners of real estate abutting the street or alley to be improved shall pay two thirds of the entire cost of the improvement in proportion to the respective …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3403 Advertising for bids; awarding contract; assessment; work done by municipality
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§3403. Advertising for bids; awarding contract; assessment; work done by municipality Whenever the governing authority resolves to improve the streets or alleys or any part thereof as herein provided, they shall pass an ordinance or resolution calling for bids for the work notice…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3404 Enforcement of assessments; special privilege; installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments; transfer to contractor
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§3404. Enforcement of assessments; special privilege; installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments; transfer to contractor The amounts assessed against the real estate and railroad track and roadbed shall be due and collectible within thirty days after the completion …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:341 Division into cities, towns, and villages
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§341. Division into cities, towns, and villages Municipal corporations shall be divided into three classes: cities, towns, and villages. Those having five thousand inhabitants or more are cities; those having less than five thousand but more than one thousand inhabitants are town…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:342 Change in classification of municipality; governor's proclamation; census not conclusive; judicial notice
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§342. Change in classification of municipality; governor's proclamation; census not conclusive; judicial notice A.(1) Whenever a census taken by resolution of the board of aldermen of any municipality or a certified report from the federal Census Bureau shows that its population …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3421 Petition for street improvement
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§3421. Petition for street improvement Upon the written petition of the property owners of not less than sixty per cent of the lineal frontage of real estate abutting on any street or alley, or portion thereof to be improved, or any two or more connecting streets or alleys, or po…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3422 Abutting owners' liability; liability of owner of railway track in street
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§3422. Abutting owners' liability; liability of owner of railway track in street The entire cost of the improvement shall be paid by the owners of real estate abutting thereon, according to the frontage of the property owned by them. If parts of streets or alleys included in a si…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3423 Specifications; advertising for bids; awarding contract
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§3423. Specifications; advertising for bids; awarding contract Whenever the governing authority of the municipality resolves to make any improvement authorized by this Sub-part, it shall prepare plans and specifications of the work to be placed on file in the office of the munici…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3424 Acceptance of work; assessment of abutting property; assessment lien
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§3424. Acceptance of work; assessment of abutting property; assessment lien Upon the final and satisfactory completion of the work, the governing authority shall accept it by ordinance, and provide for the assessment of all abutting real estate and railroad tracks and roadbeds in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3425 Enforcement of assessments
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§3425. Enforcement of assessments The amounts assessed in the ordinance shall be due and eligible immediately upon its passage, and if not paid within thirty days thereafter the municipality, or its transferees, shall have the power to proceed by suit against the assessed propert…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3426 Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments
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§3426. Installment payments; notes evidencing deferred payments The governing authority of the municipality may provide in the ordinance accepting the work and making the assessment that the property owners availing themselves of the privilege within thirty days after the passage…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3427 Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor
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§3427. Transfer of assessments and notes to contractor The assessments and the notes executed by the property owners may be transferred by the municipality, without recourse, to the contractor at their face value, and the contractor, or his transferees, shall enjoy the lien and p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3428 Proceedings against railroad or street railway
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§3428. Proceedings against railroad or street railway The municipality may proceed by ordering suit against any railroad company or street railway company for its proportionate share of the cost of the improvement and may recover a personal judgment against the railroad company o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3429 Contribution by municipality
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§3429. Contribution by municipality The governing authorities may contribute or appropriate out of any available funds a portion not exceeding one-third of the cost of any improvement undertaken under the provisions of this Sub-part, in which event the balance of the entire cost …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:343 Nomenclature; village, town, or city council
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§343. Nomenclature; village, town, or city council A.(1) Notwithstanding the terminology used in this Part or in any other provision of law, the governing authority of any municipality governed by this Part may, by duly adopted resolution, elect to be known and referred to as a v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3451 Municipalities of more than twenty-five hundred population authorized to make special improvements
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§3451. Municipalities of more than twenty-five hundred population authorized to make special improvements Municipalities may, upon the petition of property owners as herein set forth, provide by ordinance for any special improvements to any street, sidewalk and neutral ground, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3452 Petition for improvement; publication; addition or withdrawal of names
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§3452. Petition for improvement; publication; addition or withdrawal of names A. Whenever the owners of sixty percent or more of the real property abutting on any street, sidewalk, or neutral ground, or any portion thereof, present a petition to the governing authority requesting…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3453 Bids; award of contract; resolution authorizing execution of contract
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§3453. Bids; award of contract; resolution authorizing execution of 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 improvement or improvements, and open the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3454 Report of engineer
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§3454. Report of engineer 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 the engineer of the municipality a duly certifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3455 Local or special assessments
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§3455. Local or special assessments Upon the receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer as provided for in the preceding section, the governing authority shall adopt an ordinance levying a local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate abutting…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3456 Issuance of interest-bearing coupon certificates
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§3456. Issuance of interest-bearing coupon certificates 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3457 Additional assessments authorized
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§3457. Additional assessments authorized In the event the local and special assessments originally levied are insufficient to pay the principal or interest or both in any one year, of the certificates outstanding at their respective maturity dates, then the municipality issuing t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3458 Registration of coupon certificates; requirements
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§3458. Registration of coupon certificates; requirements The certificates shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the municipality and by its clerk or secretary, on behalf of and in the name of the municipality and under the seal thereof. The interest coupons shall be s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3459 Sale and delivery of certificates
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§3459. Sale and delivery of certificates The governing authority of the municipality issuing the certificates, may, by resolution, authorize the chief executive officer, and the clerk or secretary, to negotiate and deliver the Local Improvement Certificates of the City of _______…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3460 Negotiability, validity and incontestability of coupon certificates
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§3460. Negotiability, validity and incontestability of coupon certificates Certificates issued hereunder shall have all the requisites of negotiable paper, and shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance, sale or delivery, and shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3461 Final inspection; payment of contractor
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§3461. Final inspection; payment of contractor The governing authority of any municipality taking advantage of the provisions of this Sub-Part, shall, upon the completion of any contract awarded as provided for herein, provide for the final inspection of the work performed, and t…