Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4577.1 Beauregard Parish Covered Arena
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§4577.1. Beauregard Parish Covered Arena In addition to powers otherwise granted by law, the Beauregard Parish governing authority shall have the following powers and duties with respect to owning, operating, and maintaining the Beauregard Parish Covered Arena: (1) To enter into …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4578 Acadia Community Center District
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§4578. Acadia Community Center District A. There is hereby created the Ward 4 of Acadia Parish Community Center District. The district shall consist of the entire area within Ward 4 of Acadia Parish, including any municipalities in such ward. The district is created for the purpo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4579 Assumption Parish; recreational vehicle parks; parking and use tax
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§4579. Assumption Parish; recreational vehicle parks; parking and use tax A.(1) In addition to any other tax levied and collected, the governing authority of Assumption Parish may levy and collect a parking and use tax within any recreational vehicle park located within the paris…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4579.1 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§4579.1. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §2B.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4579.2 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§4579.2. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §2B.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4579.3 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§4579.3. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §2B.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4579.4 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§4579.4. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §2B.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4579.5 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§4579.5. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §2B.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4580 Vernon Parish Arena District; creation; jurisdiction; purposes; board; powers
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§4580. Vernon Parish Arena District; creation; jurisdiction; purposes; board; powers A. The Vernon Parish Arena District, hereinafter referred to as the "district", is hereby created. The purpose of the district shall be to operate, maintain, and manage the Vernon Parish Arena wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4581 Jefferson Davis Parish Flyway Byway District
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§4581. Jefferson Davis Parish Flyway Byway District A. Creation. There is hereby created the Flyway Byway District in Jefferson Davis Parish, referred to in this Section as the "district", which shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Lou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.1 Legislative findings
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§4600.1. Legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) There is a direct correlation between the amount of funds spent on destination-based marketing, sales, and promotion of a locality and an increase in the number of conventions, meeti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.10 Renewal of tourism recovery and improvement district; transfer or refund of
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§4600.10. Renewal of tourism recovery and improvement district; transfer or refund of remaining revenues; term limit A. Any tourism recovery and improvement district may be renewed by following the procedures for establishment as provided in this Section. B.(1) If there are no ch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.11 Dissolution of a tourism recovery and improvement district; procedure
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§4600.11. Dissolution of a tourism recovery and improvement district; procedure A. Any tourism recovery and improvement district that has no outstanding indebtedness may be dissolved by resolution of the tourist commissioners by either of the following methods: (1) During the ope…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.12 Exceptions to applicability
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§4600.12. Exceptions to applicability The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to the parishes of Jefferson and Orleans. Acts 2021, No. 319, §1, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.2 Purpose
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§4600.2. Purpose The purpose of this Chapter is to facilitate the collection of supplementary funds to market and promote destinations in the state to provide for increased economic activity within its traveler economy, including increases in conventions, meetings, visitors, hote…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.3 Definitions
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§4600.3. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Activities" means marketing, promotions, sales efforts, events, and any other services that are reasonably related to th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.4 Initiation of proceedings; petition
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§4600.4. Initiation of proceedings; petition A.(1) A tourist commission may initiate proceedings to form a tourism recovery and improvement district upon the written petition of the owners or authorized representatives of the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.5 Self-affirmation; penalties
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§4600.5. Self-affirmation; penalties A. The self-affirmation on a petition shall state the following: "I state, under penalty of law, that to my knowledge and belief the facts stated in the petition are true, that my signature and name are as shown on this petition, and that I ha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.6 Contents of management plan
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§4600.6. Contents of management plan The management plan shall include all of the following: (1) A map that identifies the tourism recovery and improvement district boundaries in sufficient detail to allow a business owner to reasonably determine whether a business is located wit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.7 Notice; public hearing; majority protest
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§4600.7. Notice; public hearing; majority protest A. If a tourist commission proposes to levy a new or increased business assessment pursuant to this Chapter, notice shall be mailed to the owners of the businesses proposed to be assessed. A protest may be made orally or in writin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.8 Levy of assessments
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§4600.8. Levy of assessments A. An assessment proposed to be levied pursuant to this Chapter shall be authorized by a resolution of the tourist commission that describes in general terms the assessment to be levied and includes a statement that the assessment is to be levied purs…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4600.9 Modification of plan by resolution after public hearing; adoption of resolution of
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§4600.9. Modification of plan by resolution after public hearing; adoption of resolution of intention A. The tourist commission may, at any time, modify the management plan. Any modification of the management plan shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Section. B…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:461 Assessment and collection of municipal taxes; tax sales; sale to municipality
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§461. Assessment and collection of municipal taxes; tax sales; sale to municipality A.(1)(a) The municipal assessment of property for taxation shall be made by the clerk or tax collector, by copying from the parish assessment rolls that portion which embraces property or persons …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:462 Expenditures pursuant to appropriation; warrants
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§462. Expenditures pursuant to appropriation; warrants All expenditures of money for any purpose whatever shall be in pursuance of a specific appropriation made by order and in no other manner and shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. Every warra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4621 Authority to acquire property
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§4621. Authority to acquire property Municipalities and parishes may expropriate and otherwise acquire any private property, within or without their limits, for any of the purposes for which they are organized, and for any works that they are authorized to own or operate, or whic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4622 Operation of airports, parks, bombing ranges, and civilian conservation corps camps
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§4622. Operation of airports, parks, bombing ranges, and civilian conservation corps camps Municipalities and parishes may own, operate, improve, and provide for the maintenance, of airports, flying fields, landing fields, parks, bombing ranges and civilian conservation corps sit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4623 Leasing or donating property to United States
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§4623. Leasing or donating property to United States Municipalities and parishes may lease or donate to the United States any property which they acquire, for use as airports, flying or landing fields, or parks, or for use for military purposes, or as civilian conservation corps …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4624 Expropriation laws applicable
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§4624. Expropriation laws applicable All existing laws providing the forms and processes for expropriation of properties by municipalities and parishes shall be applicable to this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4625 Parish Redevelopment Law
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§4625. Parish Redevelopment Law A. Short title This section may be referred to as the "Parish Redevelopment Law." B. Findings and declaration of necessity It is hereby found and declared that: (a) There exists in some or all of the parishes of this state areas which have become s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:463 Annual financial statement
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§463. Annual financial statement The mayor and board of aldermen shall produce an annual financial statement of the municipality in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The minutes of the board shall acknowledge that the financial statements have been produce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4631 §§4631 TO 4638 Repealed by Acts 1989, No
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§4631. §§4631 TO 4638 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4641 Parishes authorized to establish war memorial civic center
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§4641. Parishes authorized to establish war memorial civic center The governing authority of any parish may create, establish, equip, maintain, operate, and support a war memorial civic center in the parish or in any ward thereof at any site selected by a vote of a majority of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4642 Election to authorize bond issue
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§4642. Election to authorize bond issue For the purpose of acquiring a site or grounds for erecting a building and equipping it, the governing authority of any parish may submit to the taxpayers qualified to vote at a special election to be called and held in the parish or any wa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4643 Board of control
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§4643. Board of control The governing authority of the parish shall, by ordinance, create a board of control for the war memorial civic center, appoint five citizens of the parish or the territory of the ward affected to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4643.1 Beauregard Parish board of control
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§4643.1. Beauregard Parish board of control Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary regarding the Beauregard Parish War Memorial Civic Center, the governing authority of Beauregard Parish shall appoint ten citizens of the parish or the territory of the ward aff…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4644 Functions of board; officers
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§4644. Functions of board; officers The board of control shall meet and organize immediately after the appointment of its members and at least annually thereafter, and elect one member president, another vice-president, another secretary and another treasurer, whose duties shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4645 Special tax
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§4645. Special tax The governing authority of any parish may submit to the property taxpayers of the parish or any ward thereof, a proposition to vote a special tax for the maintenance and support of the war memorial civic center, which tax, if voted, shall be levied and assessed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4646 Entire parish or ward to share expense
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§4646. Entire parish or ward to share expense The cost of establishing and maintaining any parish war memorial civic center shall be borne by the entire parish including the incorporated municipalities therein and the cost of establishing and maintaining any other war memorial ci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4647 Payment of expenses
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§4647. Payment of expenses The expenses and costs of maintenance of any parish or other memorial, including the salaries of employees, shall be paid monthly by the governing authority of the parish upon the approval of the board of control, out of the funds specially collected by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4648 Charges for use of space; gifts
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§4648. Charges for use of space; gifts The board of control may fix and collect charges or rent for the use by the public or by organizations for space used or occupied, and may receive unconditional gifts. All moneys collected or received by the board of control shall be turned …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4649 Wards may be combined for purposes of this Part
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§4649. Wards may be combined for purposes of this Part The governing authority may combine two or more wards of a parish for the purposes of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4671 Authority to acquire and operate municipal auditorium
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§4671. Authority to acquire and operate municipal auditorium Any municipality having a population of twenty five thousand or more may build, acquire, furnish, equip, own, operate, and regulate the use of a municipal auditorium or convention hall and finance it out of its general …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4672 Acquisition of land
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§4672. Acquisition of land Municipalities may acquire land for this purpose whether by purchase or by expropriation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4673 Commission to construct and operate auditorium
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§4673. Commission to construct and operate auditorium Municipalities may create a special commission, with such powers and duties as may be delegated to it, to construct, furnish, equip, operate, and manage any auditorium or convention hall erected or acquired under the authority…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4681 Coliseum authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation
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§4681. Coliseum authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation A. The governing body of a parish may, by resolution, create a public body to be known as a coliseum authority, which shall be authorized to exercise its functions upon the appointment and qualification of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4682 Functions of board
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§4682. Functions of board The members of the board of commissioners shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment and annually thereafter and elect a chairman, a vice president, secretary and treasurer, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such offic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4683 Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds
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§4683. Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds A. The cost of equipping, maintaining, and all other costs of the coliseum authority shall be borne by the entire parish, including the incorporated towns th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4684 Evangeline and St
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§4684. Evangeline and St. Landry parishes excepted The provisions of this part shall not apply to the parishes of Evangeline and St. Landry. Acts 1972, No. 440, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4690.1 Agricultural arena authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation
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§4690.1. Agricultural arena authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation A.(1)(a) The governing body of a parish may, by resolution, create a public body to be known as an agricultural arena authority, which shall be authorized to exercise its functions upon the appo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4690.11 City of Covington special public improvement districts
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§4690.11. City of Covington special public improvement districts A. The legislature recognizes that the government of the city of Covington operates under the provisions of a home rule charter, the "charter", adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 5 of t…