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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4881 Maximum fines and penalties for dumping; Orleans Parish
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§4881. Maximum fines and penalties for dumping; Orleans Parish Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing authority for the parish of Orleans may provide for a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars and a sentence of imprisonment not to exceed six months in the pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4882 Building and zoning regulations in local governmental subdivisions; nonconforming
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§4882. Building and zoning regulations in local governmental subdivisions; nonconforming use A. Notwithstanding any provision of law or municipal or parish ordinance or resolution to the contrary, the governing authority of any municipality or parish and any agency of any such mu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4883 Exercise of police power; backwashing and drainage of residential and commercial pools
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§4883. Exercise of police power; backwashing and drainage of residential and commercial pools For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, parish and municipal governing authorities may adopt ordinances regulating the backwashing and drai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4884 Culverts; municipal and parish governments
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§4884. Culverts; municipal and parish governments The governing authority of a local governmental subdivision may purchase, install, maintain, or replace culverts within any drain, ditch, or canal within its jurisdiction if the governing authority determines such action to be ben…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4885 Removal of waste tires
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§4885. Removal of waste tires The governing authority of any municipality may adopt an ordinance regulating the accumulation of waste tires, as defined in R.S. 30:2412, on private residential property. Such an ordinance shall include fines for violations and provision for employe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4886 Permits; certain utility services; parishes and municipalities
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§4886. Permits; certain utility services; parishes and municipalities Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a person who holds an account with an authorized utility provider that is being charged by the provider for electric services provided to a dwellin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4887 Municipal powers; demand; sworn detailed statement; privileges; sewer and water
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§4887. Municipal powers; demand; sworn detailed statement; privileges; sewer and water A. The governing authority of a municipality shall have a privilege against a multifamily residential property for the amount of any unpaid service charge or user fee for sewage disposal or wat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4890 Police power confirmed; concurrent exercise of the police power by state and local government
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§4890. Police power confirmed; concurrent exercise of the police power by state and local government The delegation of police power to all incorporated municipalities and parishes, whether pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or of other general or special laws, powers gra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4891 Privileged communications to code enforcement officers
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§4891. Privileged communications to code enforcement officers A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Code enforcement officer" shall mean any employee of a local governmental subdivisio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5 Appellate review
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§5. Appellate review A. Any person or governmental entity that filed a petition contesting the proposed incorporation as provided in R.S. 33:4 may appeal a district court order granting the incorporation within the time and in the manner provided by law. B. Any elector residing i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5001 Short title
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§5001. Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Inclusionary Zoning and Workforce Affordable Housing Act". Acts 2006, No. 810, §1, eff. July 1, 2006. NOTE: See HCR 123 of the 2007 RS for recommended inclusionary zoning ordinance.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5002 Findings and purpose
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§5002. Findings and purpose A. The legislature finds that: (1) In many municipalities and parishes, there is a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary residential housing available at prices or rents that are affordable to low and moderate income families. (2) The affordab…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5003 Inclusionary zoning
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§5003. Inclusionary zoning Any municipality or parish in the state that adopts land use or zoning ordinances, resolutions, or regulations may adopt ordinances to provide for inclusionary zoning to increase the availability of affordable dwelling units within the jurisdiction of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5051 Platting land into squares or lots before sale; filing map of land; limitations on dedications
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§5051. Platting land into squares or lots before sale; filing map of land; limitations on dedications A. Whenever the owner of any real estate desires to lay off the same into squares or lots with streets or alleys between the squares or lots and with the intention of selling or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5052 Enforcement of requirements
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§5052. Enforcement of requirements All clerks and ex-officio recorders and notaries public in all the parishes, the parish of Orleans excepted, shall refuse to place on record any deeds of sale of property to which R.S. 33:5051 applies until the provisions of R.S. 33:5051 have be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5053 Penalty for violation
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§5053. Penalty for violation Any person, agent, or attorney in fact who violates R.S. 33:5051 or R.S. 33:5052 shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5054 Plan correcting discrepancy between prior plan and lots sold thereunder; objections; registration of corrected plan
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§5054. Plan correcting discrepancy between prior plan and lots sold thereunder; objections; registration of corrected plan Whenever land, divided into town lots and sold in conformity with a plan, is not of the same extent as that mentioned in the plan, and the difference is more…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5055 Contracts of property owners for preservation of architectural style in cities of 300,000
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§5055. Contracts of property owners for preservation of architectural style in cities of 300,000 Within cities having a population of more than three hundred thousand inhabitants in order that the architectural style of buildings and structures situated in certain designated loca…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5056 Registration of contracts when three-fourths of buildings in area are covered
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§5056. Registration of contracts when three-fourths of buildings in area are covered The contracts to be binding as between all those entering the same with reference to their buildings situated in certain designated localities or boundaries or between certain street or road inte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5057 Persons entitled to enforce contracts; costs
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§5057. Persons entitled to enforce contracts; costs The contracts and agreements to be binding and valid shall likewise stipulate and provide that the observance and fulfillment thereof may be enforced and insisted upon by any third persons or parties or public officers or the of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5058 Mandatory injunction to compel repair of buildings
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§5058. Mandatory injunction to compel repair of buildings The wilful failure to keep such buildings in necessary repair or from falling into ruin or from condemnation as unsafe, when it lies in the power of the owner thereof to prevent the same and to provide therefor, shall be g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5059 Consideration for contracts
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§5059. Consideration for contracts There need be no statement of any monetary or other consideration in said agreements, contracts or acts to make same valid and binding.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5060 Submission of specifications for artificial watercourse crossing private property; inspection
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§5060. Submission of specifications for artificial watercourse crossing private property; inspection All owners of real estate or agents thereof, before constructing any artificial drain, storm sewer, conduit or culvert across private property shall submit plans and specification…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5061 Right to adopt ordinances
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§5061. Right to adopt ordinances All municipalities may adopt ordinances necessary to carry out the provisions of R.S. 33:5060 and provide penalties for the violation thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5062 Weed cutting in municipalities; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice
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§5062. Weed cutting in municipalities; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice A. The governing authority of any municipality may enact ordinances requiring that property be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, including ordinances providing for the cutting, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5062.1 City of Plaquemine; grass and weed cutting
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§5062.1. City of Plaquemine; grass and weed cutting A. The governing authority of the city of Plaquemine may adopt ordinances regulating or prohibiting the growth or accumulation of grass, noxious weeds, or other deleterious or unhealthful growths in accordance with the provision…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5062.2 Weed cutting in Orleans Parish; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice
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§5062.2. Weed cutting in Orleans Parish; abutting owner's liability; notice; waiver of notice A. The governing authority of Orleans Parish may enact ordinances regulating or prohibiting the growth or accumulation of grass, noxious weeds, or other deleterious or unhealthful growth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5063 Mailing statement showing expense incurred; addition to tax liability
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§5063. Mailing statement showing expense incurred; addition to tax liability If, after the cutting, destruction or removal of such weeds, grass, or growths, by the municipality after due notice as above provided, the cost or expense thereof has not been paid within ten days, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5064 Record of charges for weed cutting
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§5064. Record of charges for weed cutting The tax collector shall maintain a record of such charges prior to the filing of the tax rolls, which record shall be open to inspection at all times and which shall constitute legal notice to the purchasers of the property, or parties le…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5065 Maintenance of abandoned residential properties in municipalities and parishes
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§5065. Maintenance of abandoned residential properties in municipalities and parishes The governing authority of any parish with a population between four hundred thousand and four hundred forty thousand based on the latest federal decennial census, and any governing authority of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5066 Definitions
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§5066. Definitions The following words and phrases when used in R.S. 33:5065 through 5069 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Abandoned residential property" shall mean one-to-four-family residential property that is vacant as t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5067 Time delays, procedure for maintenance
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§5067. Time delays, procedure for maintenance A. No such work shall be undertaken by the governing authority pursuant to this Section until the owner of the property, as defined in R.S. 33:5066, has been given notice and a minimum of forty-five days to perform the maintenance. B.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5068 Privilege
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§5068. Privilege A. The governing authority shall have a privilege against the subject property for the cost of maintenance it incurs, as documented in the recorded affidavit, and the privilege shall have the ranking priority as to other mortgages and privileges as provided in R.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5069 Procedure for disputing privileges
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§5069. Procedure for disputing privileges A property owner and a mortgage holder shall have the right to dispute a privilege created against a mortgaged property under R.S. 33:5068, if the work creating a privilege was not performed on the property. A privilege may be disputed by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5081 Definitions
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§5081. Definitions The following words and terms shall have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly indicates differently: (1) "Affiliate" means an entity as defined in R.S. 40:384. (2) "Governing body" means the body which exercises the functions of the affiliate or sub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5082 Authority of the affiliate or subsidiary of local housing authority to form, join, and
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§5082. Authority of the affiliate or subsidiary of local housing authority to form, join, and participate in risk management agency A. Any two or more subsidiaries and affiliates of a local housing authority may make and execute an agreement between or among themselves to form an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5083 Governance of risk management organizations
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§5083. Governance of risk management organizations The insurance committee of the Louisiana Housing Council, Inc., shall constitute the board of trustees of the organization established as provided in R.S. 33:5082 and shall be authorized to adopt bylaws for the administration of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5084 Risk management organization not an insurance company or insurer
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§5084. Risk management organization not an insurance company or insurer A. A risk management organization is not an insurance company or an insurer under the laws of this state, and the development and administration by the organization of a group self-insurance refund or funds e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5085 Minimum contributions before risk sharing
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§5085. Minimum contributions before risk sharing A self-insurance fund shall not function as a means of sharing risks of loss among the members of a risk management organization until the risk management organization administering the fund has received, for general liability, pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5086 Limited liability of members
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§5086. Limited liability of members A. An affiliate or subsidiary of a local housing authority shall not, by reason of being a member of a risk management organization and contributing to a self-insurance fund, be liable to the risk management organization, to any other member, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5087 Authority of commissioner of insurance
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§5087. Authority of commissioner of insurance A. Each risk management organization shall file with the commissioner of insurance within six months of the end of the organization's fiscal year a certified audited financial statement and a review of its operations and general condi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5088 Excess insurance
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§5088. Excess insurance A. A risk management organization shall establish and maintain an aggregate loss fund or stop loss provision as part of the excess insurance policy placements in an amount of not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars for each risk underwritte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5089 Audit of funds
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§5089. Audit of funds The legislative auditor may examine and audit the books and accounts of any fund established under the provisions of this Chapter pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 24:513. In addition, each participating affiliate or subsidiary of a local housing authority …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5091 Short title
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§5091. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Landscape and Fishery Equipment and Agricultural Fairness Act". Acts 2024, No. 195, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5092 Definitions
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§5092. Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Agricultural machinery" means any machine or equipment designed for agricultural use or landscaping that is used in accordance with traditional farm practices and is powered by an eng…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5093 Restrictions on authority; local regulations
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§5093. Restrictions on authority; local regulations A. No ordinance or regulation shall be adopted by a local governmental subdivision that prohibits or regulates with respect to the use, disposition, or sale or any imposition of a restriction, fee, or tax on fuel used in agricul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5151 Power to contract for group insurance; premiums
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§5151. Power to contract for group insurance; premiums A. Any municipality or political subdivision of the state may make contracts of insurance with any insurance company legally authorized to do business in this state insuring their employees and officials under policies of gro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5152 Withholding of premium payments from wages
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§5152. Withholding of premium payments from wages The said police juries and municipalities respectively may deduct from the employee's pay such parts of the premiums as are payable by the employee and as may be authorized in writing by the employee. Acts 1950, No. 77, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5153 Power to contract for group liability insurance
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§5153. Power to contract for group liability insurance Any political subdivision of this state may make contracts of insurance with any insurance company legally authorized to do business in this state insuring their officers, employees, agents, and officials, elected, appointed,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:5161 Post-employment benefits funds; political subdivisions
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§5161. Post-employment benefits funds; political subdivisions A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a political subdivision may establish, by ordinance or resolution, post-employment benefits funds. (2) For purposes of this Chapter, "post-employment be…