RS 130.301 - St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District
A.(1) The St. Landry Parish Economic Inducement District, the St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District and the St. Landry Parish Industrial District are hereby consolidated into one district. The assets, liabilities, and obligations of all the districts hereby consolidated shall be combined and assigned to the new district hereby created.
(2) There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as the St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall comprise all of the territory located within St. Landry Parish. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of the district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, including the powers of taxation and issuance of revenue and general obligation bonds.
B. The district is established for the primary purpose of stimulating industrial and commercial development in St. Landry Parish. In the pursuit of this goal, special attention shall be focused on developing stable and more extensive employment opportunities, promoting economic development in disadvantaged communities, improving infrastructure, and promoting the overall welfare of the citizens of the parish.
Acts 1997, No. 1366, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.