Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.15 Limit of indebtedness
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§3689.15. Limit of indebtedness Paving certificates issued under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17 shall not be included in computing the indebtedness of the parish for the purpose of determining any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. Acts 1952, No.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.16 Exemption of certificates from taxation; acceptability as security
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§3689.16. Exemption of certificates from taxation; acceptability as security All paving certificates issued under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17 shall be exempt from taxation. They shall be acceptable as security for any deposits of public funds. Acts 1952, No. 430, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.17 Period within which to question validity of certificates
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§3689.17. Period within which to question validity of certificates If the validity of any paving certificates issued under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17 is not raised within thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution or ordinance issuing said paving …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.18 Financing costs of improvements other than by sale of certificates
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§3689.18. Financing costs of improvements other than by sale of certificates Any parish having available funds with which to finance the cost of said street improvements may utilize said funds for the purpose, without the necessity of issuing and selling paving certificates or ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.19 Construction of Sections 3681 through 3689.18
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§3689.19. Construction of Sections 3681 through 3689.18 Sections 3681 through 3689.18 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes shall be construed to provide a method by which parishes may construct street improvements and levy special assessments to cover the cost thereof, w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.2 Notice of intention
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§3689.2. Notice of intention Any parish taking advantage of R.S. 33:3689.1 to 33:3689.17, shall, through its police jury as the governing authority thereof, be required to adopt a resolution giving notice of its intention to construct, pave, surface or otherwise improve, together…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.3 Objections
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§3689.3. Objections The police jury of any parish shall not order the construction of said improvements in the event there is filed at the public hearing written objection to the proposed improvement signed by the property owners owning more than one-half of the total front feet …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.4 Plans and specifications; advertisement for bids
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§3689.4. Plans and specifications; advertisement for bids The police jury of any parish, after having given due notice of intention in the manner hereinbefore provided and after having disposed of all objections to the contemplated improvements, and having decided to order the co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.5 Award of contract
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§3689.5. Award of contract The police jury 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 said works, and proceed to open said bids and award the contract to the lowest bidder who can furnis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.6 Engineer's report; assessment of costs
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§3689.6. Engineer's report; assessment of costs Any police jury upon the award of any contract or its determination to construct the improvements herein authorized, under the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17, shall forthwith require of the engineer of the parish in charge …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.7 Local or special assessments
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§3689.7. Local or special assessments A. Upon receipt of the certified statement or report of the engineer of the parish as provided for in the preceding section, the police jury thereof shall review said certified statement or report, including the proposed local or special asse…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.8 Paving certificates
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§3689.8. Paving certificates Any parish upon complying with the provisions of R.S. 33:3689.1-33:3689.17, shall have and is hereby authorized through its police jury as the governing authority thereof to issue, execute, negotiate, sell and deliver negotiable interest bearing coupo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3689.9 Additional assessments
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§3689.9. Additional assessments In the event the local or special assessments originally levied are insufficient for any cause whatsoever to pay the principal and interest or the principal or interest in any one year on the said paving certificates outstanding at their respective…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.1 Jefferson Parish; blacktopping of streets
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§3690.1. Jefferson Parish; blacktopping of streets In addition to the authority provided in R.S. 33:3689.1 through 3689.19, the parish of Jefferson, through its governing authority, shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to blacktop roads and streets or ins…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.10 Establishment of fund
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§3690.10. Establishment of fund The Jefferson Parish council is hereby authorized to establish such a fund as may be necessary to provide for the cost of the said improvements not covered by the cash payments. Acts 1962, No. 256, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.11 Contesting validity; prescription
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§3690.11. Contesting validity; prescription No contest, action or proceeding to question the validity or legality of any resolution, ordinance, notice or other proceeding adopted or published in accordance with the foregoing shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.2 Petition; resolution of intention; conditions
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§3690.2. Petition; resolution of intention; conditions Upon the written petition of not less than fifty percent of the property owners owning not less than fifty percent of the lineal frontage of immovable property abutting on any road or street in the unincorporated areas of Jef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.3 Notice and hearing
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§3690.3. Notice and hearing If the governing authority of the parish determines to make the proposed improvements, it shall adopt a resolution giving notice of the intention to make such improvements and embody therein in a general way the improvements contemplated and the manner…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.4 Written objection by more than fifty percent of abutting real estate owners
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§3690.4. Written objection by more than fifty percent of abutting real estate owners The Jefferson Parish Council shall not order the construction of said improvements in the event there is filed at the public hearing written objection to the proposed improvements signed by more …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.5 Resolution of authorization
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§3690.5. Resolution of authorization The Jefferson Parish Council, after having given due notice of intention in the manner provided in this Subpart and after having disposed of all objections to the contemplated improvements, in the event that not more than fifty percent of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.6 Statement or report of total cost; pro rata shares
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§3690.6. Statement or report of total cost; pro rata shares The Jefferson Parish council shall then require of the engineer for the department of roads and bridges of Jefferson Parish a statement or report duly certified to and showing in detail the total cost of the improvements…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.7 Levy of local or special assessment
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§3690.7. Levy of local or special assessment Upon receipt of the statement or report referred to in R.S. 33:3690.6, the Jefferson Parish council shall adopt an ordinance levying a local or special assessment on each lot or parcel of real estate abutting the street or road to be i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.8 Collection of amounts assessed
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§3690.8. Collection of amounts assessed The amounts assessed in the said local or special assessment ordinance shall be due and collectible immediately on its passage, and if not paid within ten (10) days from the date of publication of said ordinance, it will be conclusively pre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3690.9 Filing of levying ordinance; lien and privilege
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§3690.9. Filing of levying ordinance; lien and privilege A certified copy of the ordinance levying the local or special assessments as hereinbefore provided shall be filed with the clerk of court of Jefferson parish, who shall forthwith record the same in the mortgage records of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3691 Additional authority for street improvements
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§3691. Additional authority for street improvements A. Whenever one or more roads or streets are located partially within the boundaries of two adjoining parishes, and outside of any municipality, the governing authority of either parish, with the consent of the governing authori…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3701 Railroad crossings; permits; sharing cost
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§3701. Railroad crossings; permits; sharing cost A. Where the tracks of a railroad cross or limit access to a state highway or a street or alley of a municipality or parish, the governing authority may require that a railroad company notify the governing authority in writing prio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3702 Disagreement between municipality or parish and railroad; decision by public service commission
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§3702. Disagreement between municipality or parish and railroad; decision by public service commission In cases mentioned in R.S. 33:3701 if the municipal or parish authorities and the railroads are not able to agree on the plans for the construction, payment for, or maintenance …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3703 Apportionment between railroads crossing street
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§3703. Apportionment between railroads crossing street If there are more than one railroad crossing the street or alley or limiting access to a state highway, the one-half of the cost not paid by the municipality or parish shall be apportioned between or among the railroads accor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3704 Payments due upon completion of work
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§3704. Payments due upon completion of work In carrying out the work provided for in R.S. 33:3701 through 3703, the amount, if any, due to the municipality or parish shall be due and payable immediately after the work is completed and accepted, and the amount, if any, due the rai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3705 Railroads required to maintain lights at crossings
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§3705. Railroads required to maintain lights at crossings A. Municipalities or parishes which have their streets lighted may require railroad companies to maintain lights at the intersections of their tracks within the limits of the municipality or parish, similar to and of equal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3721 Street defined
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§3721. Street defined The word "street" as used in this Part shall mean any public highway, boulevard, esplanade, square or street, or any part or side of the same, within the limits of any incorporated municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand inhabitants.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3722 Establishment of building lines; building restrictions
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§3722. Establishment of building lines; building restrictions Any municipality having a population in excess of fifty thousand may provide by ordinance for the establishment of a building line, on any street, provided that written notice of the introduction of the ordinance estab…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3723 Servitude over lands abutting street for street widening purposes; rights of abutting owners
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§3723. Servitude over lands abutting street for street widening purposes; rights of abutting owners Upon the passage of the ordinance the municipality shall be held to have taken a servitude of passage over all lands abutting the part or of the street to which the building line o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3724 Determination of damages to landowners; prescriptions; measure of damages
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§3724. Determination of damages to landowners; prescriptions; measure of damages The municipality may determine the damages to the owners of the lands under the law of eminent domain. The owners of the land may likewise institute in any court of competent jurisdiction their actio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3725 Acquisition of land for street widening
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§3725. Acquisition of land for street widening At the end of the period designated in the ordinance the municipality shall proceed to widen the street named therein, and to that end shall acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, the land necessary for the widening, and the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3726 Recovery of damages not arising from servitude
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§3726. Recovery of damages not arising from servitude If, between the time of the passage of the ordinance and the widening of the street, the owners of land abutting the building line are damaged by the passage of the ordinance in any manner other than by taking of the servitude…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3727 Payment of damages
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§3727. Payment of damages Damages for the servitude taken or damages to any owner, may be paid by the municipality out of any general or special fund which may be provided for that purpose.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3728 Power to establish building lines not abridged
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§3728. Power to establish building lines not abridged This Part shall not limit or abridge any other power of a municipality to establish building lines.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3741 Exchanging public property for other property for public purposes
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§3741. Exchanging public property for other property for public purposes The governing authority of any municipality may, by ordinance, unless otherwise specifically prohibited or restricted by existing law, exchange any public property owned by said municipality, except municipa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3742 Damages resulting from change of grade of streets
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§3742. Damages resulting from change of grade of streets In suits against municipalities for damages resulting from the change or alteration of the grade of streets or the disturbance of the natural contour of the ground, the damages to be paid to the owners of abutting property …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3743 Curtailing width of street
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§3743. Curtailing width of street Municipalities having a population less than seventy-five thousand and more than twenty-five thousand may curtail the width of any street or alley and sell the part not needed or exchange it for other ground to be used for street purposes as an e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3744 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§3744. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 158, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3745 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§3745. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 158, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3746 Prescription of claims, liens and privileges for local or special assessments for paving and sewerage improvements; reinscription
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§3746. Prescription of claims, liens and privileges for local or special assessments for paving and sewerage improvements; reinscription A. Claims, liens, and privileges resulting from the levying of local or special assessments by any parish, municipality, sewerage district, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3747 Written notice to non-resident and resident property owners prior to enactment of ordinances levying local or special assessments on property for improvements to streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbing or
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§3747. Written notice to non-resident and resident property owners prior to enactment of ordinances levying local or special assessments on property for improvements to streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbing or any part of them; invalidity of assessments made without such notice Any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3748 Municipalities in St
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§3748. Municipalities in St. Mary Parish; property taxes and charges for drainage works A. The governing authority of any municipality within the parish of St. Mary shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to: (1) Levy special taxes on all the property within…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:381 Municipal officers
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§381. Municipal officers A. The officers of every municipality shall be a mayor, aldermen, a chief of police, a tax collector, and a clerk. B. The mayor and chief of police in all municipalities shall be elected at large. The clerk or chief of police may be a tax collector or ass…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:381.1 Election or appointment of marshal
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§381.1. Election or appointment of marshal The marshal who is the chief of police in such municipalities shall be elected at large, provided that, notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a majority of the qualified electors voting therein may, at a special el…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:381.2 Election or appointment of marshal in municipalities of five thousand or less
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§381.2. Election or appointment of marshal in municipalities of five thousand or less A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:381 and 381.1 to the contrary, in any municipality with a population of five thousand or less according to the latest federal decennial census, a maj…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:3811 Division of parishes into waterworks districts
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§3811. Division of parishes into waterworks districts Police juries may divide their respective parishes into one or more waterworks districts, with such name or numbers as the police jury may designate. The police jury may repeal any ordinance creating a waterworks district, or …