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La. Rev. Stat. § 39:530 Assessment certificates
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§530. Assessment certificates Governmental entities are authorized to issue bonds to finance works of public improvement secured by local or special assessments imposed pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 36 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The certificates shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:531 Refunding bonds
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§531. Refunding bonds A. In addition to any other authority therefor, any governmental entity is authorized to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding, readjusting, restructuring, refinancing, extending, or unifying the whole or any part of its outstanding bonds in an …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:54 Limitations on appropriations
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§54. Limitations on appropriations A.(1) Appropriations by the legislature from the state general fund and dedicated funds for any fiscal year shall not exceed the official forecast in effect at the time the appropriations are made. Except as otherwise provided by R.S. 39:75(E), …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:55 Legislative summary of appropriations
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§55. Legislative summary of appropriations A. The legislative fiscal office shall prepare a legislative summary of appropriations which shall describe the changes, by program, which occurred from the proposals submitted by the governor in the executive budget and for revenue rais…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551 Subdivisions; power to incur debt and issue bonds
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§551. Subdivisions; power to incur debt and issue bonds Municipal corporations, parishes, school districts, including the Orleans Parish School Board, road, subroad, sewerage, waterworks and subwaterworks, gravity drainage and subdrainage districts except in the city of New Orlea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.1 Parish, ward, or municipality; power to incur debt and issue bonds to encourage industrial enterprises
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§551.1. Parish, ward, or municipality; power to incur debt and issue bonds to encourage industrial enterprises Any parish, ward, or municipality of this state, in order to encourage the location of or addition to industrial enterprises therein, may incur debt and issue negotiable…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.11 Vernon Parish Industrial Development District
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§551.11. Vernon Parish Industrial Development District A. The Vernon Parish Industrial Development District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state. The territorial limits and jurisdiction of the district shall extend throughout the entire parish of Vernon. B. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.2 Industrial districts; creation authorized and powers defined
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§551.2. Industrial districts; creation authorized and powers defined The authority conferred by R.S. 39:551.1 on parishes, wards, and municipalities shall apply with the same provisions to any legally constituted industrial districts hereafter created, which are hereby authorized…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.3 Industrial parks; power of parish or industrial district to incur debt and issue bonds; debt limitations
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§551.3. Industrial parks; power of parish or industrial district to incur debt and issue bonds; debt limitations A. After having been authorized to do so at a special election held in accordance with the provisions of Part II of Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.4 Caddo Parish Industrial District
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§551.4. Caddo Parish Industrial District A. The Caddo Parish Industrial District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state and its territorial limits and jurisdiction shall extend throughout Ward Two of Caddo Parish as said ward is constituted on the effective dat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.5 North Webster Parish Industrial District
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§551.5. North Webster Parish Industrial District A. The North Webster Parish Industrial District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state and its territorial limits and jurisdiction shall extend throughout Ward Two of Webster Parish as said ward is constituted on…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.6 South Webster Parish Industrial District
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§551.6. South Webster Parish Industrial District A. The South Webster Parish Industrial District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state and its territorial limits and jurisdiction shall extend throughout Ward One of Webster Parish as said ward is constituted on…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.7 DeSoto Parish Industrial District
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§551.7. DeSoto Parish Industrial District A. The DeSoto Parish Industrial District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state. The territorial limits and jurisdiction of the district shall extend throughout the entire parish of DeSoto. B.(1) The governing authority…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.8 Sabine Parish Industrial District
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§551.8. Sabine Parish Industrial District A. The Sabine Parish Industrial District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state. The territorial limits and jurisdiction of the district shall extend throughout the entire parish of Sabine. B. The governing authority of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:551.9 Lake Borgne Basin Levee District general obligation bonds
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§551.9. Lake Borgne Basin Levee District general obligation bonds Notwithstanding any other rights had and possessed by the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, said district may, as an additional grant of authority, incur debt and issue negotiable general obligation bonds to financ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:552 Parish purposes
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§552. Parish purposes The governing authorities of parishes may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds of the parish for the following purposes: Constructing and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges; drains, drainage canals, pumps and pumping plants, dykes, and levees; c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:553 Municipal purposes
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§553. Municipal purposes The governing authorities of municipal corporations, including cities, towns and villages, may incur debt and issue bonds of the municipal corporations for the following purposes: opening, constructing, paving and improving streets, sidewalks, roads and a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:554 School district purposes
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§554. School district purposes The governing authorities of school districts may incur debt and issue bonds of the districts for the following purposes and none other: acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:555 Road district purposes
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§555. Road district purposes The governing authorities of road districts may incur debt and issue bonds of the districts for the following purposes, and none other: opening, constructing, improving, and maintaining public roads, highways and bridges in the district. The title to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:556 Sewerage district purposes
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§556. Sewerage district purposes The governing authorities of sewerage districts may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of constructing and maintaining sewers and sewerage disposal works for the districts and for no other purpose. The title to the sewers and se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:557 Waterworks district purposes
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§557. Waterworks district purposes The governing authorities of waterworks districts may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of constructing and maintaining waterworks systems in the district and for no other purpose. The title to the waterworks systems shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:558 Drainage district purposes
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§558. Drainage district purposes The governing authorities of drainage and sub-drainage districts may incur debt and issue negotiable bonds of the districts to construct gravity drainage works for the districts or sub-districts, and for no other purpose. The title to the works sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:559 Hospital district purposes
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§559. Hospital district purposes The governing authorities of hospital service districts may incur debt and issue bonds of the district for the purpose of acquiring buildings, machinery and equipment, including both real and personal property, to be used in providing hospital fac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:559.1 Hospital service districts; revenue bonds
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§559.1. Hospital service districts; revenue bonds A. In addition to all other powers authorized by the constitution and laws of Louisiana, each hospital service district (hereinafter referred to as "district") is empowered to issue hospital revenue bonds as authorized by the prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:56 State budget to be prepared by governor
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§56. State budget to be prepared by governor A. After the passage of the appropriation and revenue acts, but not later than October first of each year, the governor shall cause to be prepared a complete state budget for the fiscal year. The budget so prepared shall include all th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:560 Fire protection district; purposes
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§560. Fire protection district; purposes The governing authorities of fire protection districts may incur debt and issue bonds of the district for the purpose of acquiring buildings, machinery and equipment, including both real and personal property, to be used in giving fire pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:560.1 Gas utility districts
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§560.1. Gas utility districts The governing authorities of gas utility districts may sell, lease or mortgage and incur debt and issue bonds of such districts for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, or extending any properties or fa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:561 Issuing bonds; resolution
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§561. Issuing bonds; resolution If a majority in number and amount of the qualified property taxpayers voting at an election held under the provisions of this Chapter vote in favor of the proposition to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds, the governing authorities after promul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:562 Limit of indebtedness
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§562. Limit of indebtedness A. For the purposes of this Section, "general obligation bonds" and "bonded debt" mean bonds or bonded debt, as the case may be, payable solely from ad valorem taxation imposed pursuant to R.S. 39:569. B. No debt shall be incurred and general obligatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:562.1 Provisions of R.S
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§562.1. Provisions of R.S. 39:562 inapplicable to certain debts and bonds The limitations contained in R.S. 39:562 shall not apply to (1) debts assumed under any general law which authorizes any parish to assume the debt of any road district, subroad district, consolidated road d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:562.2 Limit of indebtedness of school districts in Beauregard, DeSoto, Sabine and Vernon parishes
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§562.2. Limit of indebtedness of school districts in Beauregard, DeSoto, Sabine and Vernon parishes Subject to having received a loan commitment from the United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Home Administration, any parishwide school district or special s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:562.3 Limit of indebtedness of School District No
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§562.3. Limit of indebtedness of School District No. Ward 1, of Allen Parish Subject to having received a loan commitment from the United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Farmer Home Administration, School District No. Ward 1, of parish of Allen, state of Louisiana, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:57 Interpretation of items in appropriation acts or state budget
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§57. Interpretation of items in appropriation acts or state budget All questions which may arise as to the meaning of items specified in any appropriation act or in the state budget shall be decided by the governor, but the decision shall be based on the detailed estimates and ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:57.1 Allocation of expenditures
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§57.1. Allocation of expenditures A. The commissioner of administration shall notify each budget unit as to the nature and amount of appropriations contained in the General Appropriation Act or other acts for such unit, including the sources of funding supporting such appropriati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:58 Revolving working capital appropriations
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§58. Revolving working capital appropriations A. Appropriations for financing the operations of industries, farms, dining halls, dormitories, book stores, refreshment booths, and other activities conducted as business enterprises and not primarily for rendering public services sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:6 Duties of commissioner
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§6. Duties of commissioner A. The commissioner of administration shall render all required staff services in connection with the functions of his office and shall advise and assist the governor and the committees of the legislature in their consideration of budget matters. B. Fro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:619 Political subdivisions may not file petitions in federal court for confirmation of readjustment plans without the consent of the state
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§619. Political subdivisions may not file petitions in federal court for confirmation of readjustment plans without the consent of the state No political subdivision, public board or corporation, parish, municipality, road or subroad district, school district, sewerage district, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:620 Certified copies of petitions or readjustment plans in federal court to be furnished governor and Attorney General
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§620. Certified copies of petitions or readjustment plans in federal court to be furnished governor and Attorney General When any such petition is proposed to be filed in, or any such plan of readjustment has been confirmed by, any court of the United States, the subdivision, pub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:621 Enactment declared to be under powers reserved to state by federal
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§621. Enactment declared to be under powers reserved to state by federal constitution and laws The legislature declares that it enacts R.S. 39:619 through 622 in the exercise of the powers reserved to the state by the tenth amendment to the constitution of the United States and b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:622 Provisions retroactive
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§622. Provisions retroactive The provisions of R.S. 39:619 through 621 shall extend to any plan proposed in any petition heretofore filed in any court of bankruptcy in the United States.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:641 Parish One Cent Gasoline Fund; bonding
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§641. Parish One Cent Gasoline Fund; bonding In order to provide ready funds for the improvement of parish roads, as hereinafter provided, the governing authority of each parish of the state, subject to approval of the State Bond and Tax Board, may issue bonds, notes or certifica…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:642 Issuance and sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
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§642. Issuance and sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness A. Bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness issued hereunder by the governing authority of any parish shall be authorized and issued by a resolution of the governing authority and shall be of such series,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:643 Continuation of Parish One Cent Gasoline Fund
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§643. Continuation of Parish One Cent Gasoline Fund The Parish One Cent Gasoline Fund as established and provided for in R.S. 47:727(B)(2) shall be continued and shall not be terminated or reduced as to any parish which had pledged moneys accruing to its credit in and paid over t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:644 Expenditure of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
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§644. Expenditure of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness Moneys received by the governing authority of any parish from the proceeds of the sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness authorized hereunder shall be used by the governing authori…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:645 Applicability
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§645. Applicability The provisions of this Subpart shall be applicable only to the parishes of Lafayette, Vermilion, Acadia, East Baton Rouge, St. Mary, St. Martin, Richland, Caldwell, St. Landry, Catahoula, Concordia, LaSalle, Winn and Ouachita. Acts 1970, No. 101, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:699 Jefferson Parish funding
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§699. Jefferson Parish funding The parish of Jefferson is hereby authorized to issue bonds for any authorized purpose, payable from any source of revenues whatsoever, including but not limited to: sales tax revenues, provided annual debt service secured by the sales tax revenues …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:7 Inspection, visitations, and examinations by the governor
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§7. Inspection, visitations, and examinations by the governor The governor may provide for inspections, visitations, and examinations of all budget units and their records by employees and agents of the governor or the budget office to see that the law is faithfully executed, tha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:701 Subdivisions; power to levy special taxes
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§701. Subdivisions; power to levy special taxes Parishes, cities, towns, villages, school districts, road districts, drainage districts and subdrainage districts, the city of New Orleans and the parish of Orleans excepted, may levy special taxes in the form and manner provided in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:702 Special taxes; purposes
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§702. Special taxes; purposes Under provisions of the constitution other than Article 14, Section 14, the governing authority of any subdivision listed in the preceding section may call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the property taxpayers authorized to vote …
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:703 Levy and assessment of special taxes
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§703. Levy and assessment of special taxes If the election results in favor of the proposition to levy and assess special taxes upon the property subject to taxation in the subdivision, the governing authority shall, after the promulgation of the result of the election and pursua…
