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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1361 Power to adopt code of laws
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§1361. Power to adopt code of laws On or before January 1, 1977, all municipalities, or parish governing authorities, regardless of population, shall adopt a code embracing all of the laws which they have enacted, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Am…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1362 Local laws unaffected until promulgation of code
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§1362. Local laws unaffected until promulgation of code R.S. 33:1361 through R.S. 33:1363 shall have no effect on the laws, by-laws, or ordinances of such municipalities or parish governing authorities until such time as the code has been promulgated. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 63…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1363 New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments
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§1363. New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments When the municipality or parish governing authority adopts the code, new laws, by-laws, or ordinances shall be in the form of amendments to the code. In the adoption of the code it shall not be necessar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1364 Revision of ordinances
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§1364. Revision of ordinances Any municipality or parish may, through its governing authority amend and revise on any date its existing ordinances, in whole or in part, may compile the revision in book or pamphlet form and may adopt and promulgate the same. Amended by Acts 1975, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1365 Resolution adopting revised ordinances; certificate
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§1365. Resolution adopting revised ordinances; certificate The revised ordinances shall be adopted by a resolution to that effect, passed by the governing authority of the municipality or parish which shall mention the number of ordinances contained in the revision, by whom the c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1366 Promulgation of revised ordinances
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§1366. Promulgation of revised ordinances The revised ordinances shall be promulgated by publication of a notice giving the date on which the ordinances were approved and passed by the governing authority of the municipality or parish and containing the titles of the various ordi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1367 Effective date of revised ordinances
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§1367. Effective date of revised ordinances The revised ordinances shall take effect ten days after being promulgated as provided in R.S. 33:1366. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1368 Building, electrical, or traffic codes
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§1368. Building, electrical, or traffic codes Any municipality or parish which may adopt a building, electrical, traffic, or other code may do so by ordinance of the governing authority without the necessity of publishing the text of the code. The code shall be identified in the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1369 Ordinance proposing adoption of code; publication
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§1369. Ordinance proposing adoption of code; publication Any ordinance proposing the adoption of the code shall be introduced at a session of the governing body of the municipality or parish and shall lie over for final action until notice of the introduction of the ordinance has…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:137 Relationship of commission to municipal and parish planning commission
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§137. Relationship of commission to municipal and parish planning commission A. No regional planning commission shall be authorized to exercise the functions of any municipal planning commission or parish planning commission, where such are established within a regional planning …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1370 Local authority to furnish copy of code
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§1370. Local authority to furnish copy of code The governing body of the municipality or parish shall keep an ample supply of copies in pamphlet form of the code, which shall be made available to any interested party at reasonable cost. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1371 Reapportionment of municipal districts required after each decennial census; effective date
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§1371. Reapportionment of municipal districts required after each decennial census; effective date A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in a homerule charter, the governing authority of any municipality which contains two or more districts from which public officials are elected sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1372 Traffic offenses; written agreement to appear; payment of fine by mail
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§1372. Traffic offenses; written agreement to appear; payment of fine by mail A. Each governing authority which adopts ordinances defining and punishing traffic violations shall adopt one or more ordinances to establish a procedure by which an alleged offender may promise, in wri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1373 Enforcement of health, safety, and welfare ordinances in Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish
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§1373. Enforcement of health, safety, and welfare ordinances in Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish A. In addition to the authority for criminal prosecutions provided in R.S. 14:107.3 and other authority provided by law or home rule charter for civil enforcement of health, safety…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1374 Enforcement of health, safety, and welfare ordinances of Orleans Parish
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§1374. Enforcement of health, safety, and welfare ordinances of Orleans Parish A. In addition to the authority for criminal prosecutions provided in R.S. 14:107.3 and other authority provided by law or home rule charter for civil enforcement of health, safety, and welfare ordinan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1375 Maximum penalties; city of New Orleans
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§1375. Maximum penalties; city of New Orleans A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, in the city of New Orleans, the maximum monetary penalty which may be imposed for a first offense violation of any ordinance enacted by the governing authority of the city shall be a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1376 Ordinances; battery-charged fences; parishes and municipalities
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§1376. Ordinances; battery-charged fences; parishes and municipalities A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of any parish or municipality may provide, by ordinance, for the regulation of battery-charged fences installed within its…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1377 Liquefied petroleum gas; parishes and municipalities
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§1377. Liquefied petroleum gas; parishes and municipalities A. The regulation of a liquefied petroleum gas dealer's authority to operate and serve customers is a matter of statewide concern. No code, ordinance, land use restriction, or general or specific plan provision or part o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:138 Local governments and planning agencies; filing of plans and reports; submission of proposals
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§138. Local governments and planning agencies; filing of plans and reports; submission of proposals To facilitate effective and harmonious planning of the region or metropolitan area, all parish and municipal legislative bodies, and all parish, municipal or other local planning a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:139 Federal, state and local aid to regional planning commissions
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§139. Federal, state and local aid to regional planning commissions Regional planning commissions may request and accept grants of funds or services from the federal government or any of its agencies, from the state government or any of its agencies or from parish, municipal or o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1391 RS 33:1391
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§1391, dealing with the charter commission and the plan for unification of the parish and city of Lafayette, was removed from the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 pursuant to Acts 2014, No. 158, §4, but remains in effect as a Local and Special Act; see Acts 1990, No. 187 for co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1392 RS 33:1392
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§1392, dealing with the charter commission and plan of government for Terrebonne Parish, was removed from the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 pursuant to Acts 2014, No. 158, §4 but remains in effect as a Local and Special Act; see Acts 1979, No. 341 for content.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395 Method of proposing home rule charter
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§1395. Method of proposing home rule charter A. Any parish or municipality may draft, adopt, or amend a home rule charter. The method to be used is the charter commission, which can either be appointed by the governing body or elected by the people. B. A charter commission must b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.1 Charter commission, membership, number; term; preparation, submission, and publication of charter
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§1395.1. Charter commission, membership, number; term; preparation, submission, and publication of charter A. The commission shall consist of not less than seven nor more than eleven members who shall be elected or appointed in the manner provided by the governing authority of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.2 Submission of charter to electors
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§1395.2. Submission of charter to electors The calling of an election on a proposed charter once it has been completed by the charter commission is mandatory. The governing authority of the municipality or parish to which the proposed charter is submitted shall call an election t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.3 Ratification by majority vote; supersession of existing charter; filing of copies of new charter
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§1395.3. Ratification by majority vote; supersession of existing charter; filing of copies of new charter If a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon at such election shall vote in favor of the home rule charter, it shall be deemed to be ratified and shall become the org…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.4 Amendment of charter
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§1395.4. Amendment of charter A. The method and frequency of amending the charter may be provided in said charter and the charter may provide a procedure by which the local governing authority or resident of the municipality or parish may propose changes in the charter. Notwithst…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.5 Effect on existing commissions
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§1395.5. Effect on existing commissions Appointed or elected municipal charter commissions currently in existence at the time of the passage of this Act shall be permitted to function under authority at the time of their election or appointment. Acts 1980, No. 703, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1395.6 Effect of amendment or repeal on term of office
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§1395.6. Effect of amendment or repeal on term of office No amendment or repeal of a home rule charter shall shorten the term for which any official was elected. Acts 1980, No. 703, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140 Miscellaneous powers and duties of regional planning commission; payment of per diem, when authorized, to members thereof holding no other elected or appointed public office
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§140. Miscellaneous powers and duties of regional planning commission; payment of per diem, when authorized, to members thereof holding no other elected or appointed public office Members of a commission, when duly authorized by a commission, may attend planning conferences or me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.1 General purposes
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§140.1. General purposes A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in the city of Shreveport and to provide for the creation, organization, powers and duties of a metropolitan planning commission; for the regulation of the subdivision of l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.10 Adoption of master plan
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§140.10. Adoption of master plan The commission may recommend the adoption of the master plan as a whole, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from time to time recommend a part or parts thereof, any such part to correspond generally with one or more of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.11 Miscellaneous powers of the commission
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§140.11. Miscellaneous powers of the commission The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other orga…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.111 Vermilion and Iberia Railroad Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
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§140.111. Vermilion and Iberia Railroad Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction A. The agricultural industry constitutes a significant element in the state's economy. In order to expand the state's economic base and to retain farm jobs, it is necessary that the s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.112 Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents and employees
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§140.112. Board of commissioners; members, officers, agents and employees A. In order to provide for the orderly development of the district and effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of five commissioners, each of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.113 Powers of district
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§140.113. Powers of district The district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to rights and powers set …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.114 Railroad development
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§140.114. Railroad development A.(1) The district shall have the power to lease, construct and acquire railroad tracks, railway spurs, rail yards, and subordinate and related facilities, including the acquisition of sites and other necessary property or appurtenances thereto with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.115 Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
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§140.115. Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money A. The board of commissioners may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set out …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.116 Obligations of the district
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§140.116. Obligations of the district A. The district shall have authority to incur debt for any one or more of its lawful purposes set forth in this Subpart, to issue in its name negotiable bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other evidences of debt and to provide for…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.117 Competitive bids
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§140.117. Competitive bids The district shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Acts 2010, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.118 Exempt from taxation
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§140.118. Exempt from taxation The property, revenues, and income of the district and the interest on bonds and notes issued by a district shall be exempt from taxation levied by the state or a political subdivision of the state. Acts 2010, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.119 Audits of the district
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§140.119. Audits of the district The district shall, at the district's expense, annually report to the legislative auditor in accordance with R.S. 24:513. Acts 2010, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.12 Legal status of plan
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§140.12. Legal status of plan A. After adoption of the master plan or any part thereof, then and thenceforth no street, park, or any public way, ground, place, or space, no public building or structure, school or school site, or no public utility, whether publicly or privately ow…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.121 Regulation of size and use of buildings
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§140.121. Regulation of size and use of buildings For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of Grant Parish, the police jury of said parish is hereby authorized to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.122 Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district
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§140.122. Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district For any or all said purposes, the police jury may divide the parish into districts of such number, shape, and areas as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this Subpart, and within such distr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.123 Purpose of regulations
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§140.123. Purpose of regulations Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.124 Public hearing
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§140.124. Public hearing The police jury of the parish shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time, amended. No regulation or restriction shall bec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.125 Changes or amendments
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§140.125. Changes or amendments The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. However, in case of a protest against a change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent or more eith…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.126 Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
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§140.126. Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing The parish planning commission created and established by the provisions of Subpart A of Part IV of Chapter I of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be the zoning commission for Grant Parish and sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.127 Board of adjustment; membership; powers, and procedure; appeals
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§140.127. Board of adjustment; membership; powers, and procedure; appeals A. The police jury may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment and, in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of this Subpart, may provide that the board may determi…
