RS 130.851 - Inclusion of municipal territory within parish economic and industrial development districts
A. Any parish economic and industrial development district created by law, located within a parish with a police jury form of government pursuant to Part V of Chapter 2 of this Title, and composed of all territory located within the unincorporated areas of the parish when created, hereinafter referred as "district", may also include all territory located within any municipality situated in the parish in the manner provided by this Section.
B. All territory located within a municipality may be included in the district upon all of the following:
(1) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the municipality consenting to have all territory within the municipality included in the district.
(2) The adoption of an ordinance by the governing authority of the parish consenting to the inclusion of all territory within the municipality in the district.
(3) The adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners of the district consenting to the inclusion of the territory of the municipality in the district.
(4)(a) If the district is levying any tax pursuant to a vote of the electorate, then the inclusion of the territory of the municipality shall not occur unless the inclusion is approved in the district and in the municipality affected by a majority of the qualified electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose as hereinafter provided.
(b) The election shall be ordered by ordinance adopted by the district and by ordinance adopted by the municipality. The ordinance shall set the date for the election, which shall be not less than sixty days nor more than one hundred twenty days from the date of its adoption. The ordinance shall set out the object of the election.
(c) An ordinance calling an election shall be published once a week in each of three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the district and in the official journal of the municipality, the first publication to be at least twenty-one days prior to the date fixed for the election.
(d) It shall not be necessary that the elections be held at the same time; but no election shall be effective unless the district and the municipality have voted on the question within six months from the date of the first such election.
(e) Except as provided in this Paragraph, the elections shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any tax levied by the district shall extend to the municipal territory included in the district and to the persons therein.
Acts 2012, No. 688, §1.