Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4871 Authority to provide parking meters
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§4871. Authority to provide parking meters Municipalities may provide by ordinance for the installation, operation, maintenance, policing and supervision of parking meters on their streets as an aid to the regulation and control of parking of vehicles therein, and may fix and req…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4872 Election to approve parking meters
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§4872. Election to approve parking meters Where the parking meters are installed, an election shall be held by the municipality to decide whether the parking meters shall remain on the streets or be removed if a petition signed by fifteen percent of the qualified voters of the mu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4873 Parish and municipal advertising
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§4873. Parish and municipal advertising Parish and municipal governing authorities may advertise by publications and radio and spend of their funds, not otherwise specifically allocated by law, sums prescribed as follows: (1) Those serving territories exceeding one hundred thousa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4874 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§4874. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 86, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4875 Hedges and fences; specifications
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§4875. Hedges and fences; specifications The police juries may regulate the height, and thickness, and may restrict the location of hedges and of fences constructed with posts and barbed wire.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4875.1 Exercise of police power; enclosure of residential and commercial swimming pools
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§4875.1. Exercise of police power; enclosure of residential and commercial swimming pools A. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, parish and municipal governing authorities may adopt ordinances regulating the enclosure of resident…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876 Abandoned automobiles, major appliances, and other junk; disposition
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§4876. Abandoned automobiles, major appliances, and other junk; disposition A. The governing authority of any municipality or parish may enact ordinances regulating or prohibiting the storing or abandoning of junk, wrecked, or used automobiles or motor vehicles, or any part or pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.1 Junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle; public nuisance
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§4876.1. Junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle; public nuisance A junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, including part of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, that is visible at any time of year from a public place or public right-of-wa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.2 Offense
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§4876.2. Offense A. A person commits an offense if the person maintains a public nuisance described by R.S. 33:4876.1. B. An offense under R.S. 33:4876.1 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars. C. The court shall order the abatement and removal of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.3 Authority to abate a public nuisance; procedures
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§4876.3. Authority to abate a public nuisance; procedures A. A municipality or parish may adopt procedures that conform to this Section for the abatement and removal from private or public property or a public right-of-way of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or part of a wreck…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.4 Notice; time frame
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§4876.4. Notice; time frame A. The procedures for the abatement and removal of a public nuisance under R.S. 33:4876.3 shall provide not less than ten days' notice of the nature of the nuisance. The notice must be personally delivered, sent by certified mail with a five-day return…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.5 Hearing
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§4876.5. Hearing A. The governing body of the municipality or parish or a board, commission, or official designated by the governing body shall conduct hearings pursuant to the procedures adopted under this Part. B. If a hearing is requested by a person for whom notice is require…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4876.6 Disposal of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle
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§4876.6. Disposal of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle A. A junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, including a part of a junk, wrecked, or used automobile or motor vehicle, may be removed to a scrapyard, a motor vehicle demolisher, or a suitable si…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4877 Parish zoning ordinances; St
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§4877. Parish zoning ordinances; St. John the Baptist Parish The governing authority of the parish of St. John the Baptist is authorized to zone its territory, to create residential, commercial, and industrial districts, and to prohibit the establishment of places of business in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4877.1 Parish zoning, notice to property owners, prohibited rezoning
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§4877.1. Parish zoning, notice to property owners, prohibited rezoning The governing authority of any parish with a population of less than three hundred fifty thousand authorized to zone its territory shall, at least ten days prior to the initial hearing on the matter, notify th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4877.2 Repealed by Acts 1997, No
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§4877.2. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1274, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4878 Reciprocal enforcement of traffic offenses in contiguous parishes
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§4878. Reciprocal enforcement of traffic offenses in contiguous parishes A. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to contiguous parishes. For the purposes of this Section, contiguous parishes are parishes which share a common boundary. B. Parish governing authorities ma…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4879 Purpose; firearms buyback program; authorization
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§4879. Purpose; firearms buyback program; authorization A. It is not the purpose of this Section to discourage private ownership of firearms by law abiding citizens, but rather to provide an avenue by which citizens may safely dispose of firearms they no longer desire to own. B. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4880 Maximum penalty for dumping; Orleans Parish
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§4880. Maximum penalty for dumping; Orleans Parish Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing authority for the parish of Orleans may levy a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars for the violation of any ordinance which prohibits the dumping of trash, refuse, gar…
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. § 33:501 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§501. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:502 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§502. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:503 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§503. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:504 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§504. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:505 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§505. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
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. § 33:506 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§506. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 39, §2, eff. May 26, 2010.
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, …