RS 2740.51 - The Southside Economic Development District of the City of Monroe; creation, composition and powers; preparation of plans
A.(1) The local governing authority for the city of Monroe, with the approval of the mayor, is authorized to create a special district within the city of Monroe. The boundaries of the district shall be located within the city of Monroe and described as follows:
Beginning at a Point in the Center of the Ouachita River (Said Point Lying South 76º44'00" West, 380 Feet, More or Less, from an Iron Pipe on the East Bank of the Ouachita River and Being on a Line Between Biedenharn's Addition to the City of Monroe, and Property of the Louisiana Training Institute); Thence Southerly along the Meandering Centerline of the Ouachita River, the Following Courses: South 28º22'01" East a Distance of 995.54 Feet, South 44º54'21" East a Distance of 430.63 Feet, South 51º03'44" East a Distance of 997.65 Feet, South 39º08'20" East a Distance of 990.18 Feet, South 16º36'18" East a Distance of 990.30 Feet, South 14º14'54" West a Distance of 983.25 Feet; South 45º00'00" West a Distance of 982.88 Feet, South 62º58'16" West a Distance of 994.64 Feet, South 73º53'47" West a Distance of 996.96 Feet, South 76º29'30" West a Distance of 1008.04 Feet, South 82º55'03" West a Distance of 1005.67 Feet, South 80º19'54" West a Distance of 1006.29 Feet, South 65º14'28" West a Distance of 978.99 Feet to the Northerly Projection of the West Line of Buckhorn Plantation as per Plat by George Selman Dated Jan. 25, 1917; Thence South 4º30'00" East a Distance, along the West Line of Said Buckhorn Plantation, a Distance of 1258.00 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Buckhorn Bend Loop Road; Thence North 82º47'11" East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Said Buckhorn Bend Loop Road, a Distance of 777.45 Feet to the East Line of the Tract Entitled "Mrs. I. W. Williams" as per Plat of Said Buckhorn Bend Plantation; Thence North 10º56'00" West, along the East Line of Said "Williams" Tract and its Projection Thereof, a Distance of 1353.77 Feet to a Point That is 100 Feet Southerly of the Centerline of the Ouachita River; Thence Easterly 100 Feet from and at Right Angles to the Centerline of the Ouachita River, the Following Courses: North 65º14'28" East a Distance of 336.54 Feet, North 80º19'54" East a Distance of 758.56 Feet to the Northerly Projection of the West Line of the 100 Acre Tract Entitled "John Frantom" as per Plat by George Selman, Dated Jan. 25, 1917 of the Buckhorn Plantation; Thence South 3º20'00" East, along the West Line of Said "Frantom" Tract, a Distance of 1485.55 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Buckhorn Bend Loop Road; Thence North 82º50'00" East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Buckhorn Bend Loop Road, a Distance of 569.38 Feet to the West Line of a 30 Foot Road Right-of-way as per Deed Recorded in Conveyance Book 229, Page 445; Thence North 3º20'00" West, along the West Line of Said 30 Foot Road Right-of-way and its Projection Thereof, a Distance of 1495.21 Feet to a Point That Is 100 Feet Southerly from the Centerline of the Ouachita River; Thence North 82º55'03" East, 100 Feet from and at Right Angles to the Centerline of the Ouachita River, a Distance of 180.39 Feet to the Northerly Projection of the East Line of the Margaret Wroten Edwards Property as per Conveyance Book 300, Page 743; Thence South 3º20'00" East, along the East Line of Said "Edwards" Property, a Distance of 567.13 Feet to a Point Being 927.82 Feet Northerly of the North Right-of-way Line of Buckhorn Bend Loop Road; Thence North 79º53'30" East, a Distance of 166.82 Feet to the Southwest Corner of the Claydell Cox Thompson Property as per Conveyance Book 708, Page 155; Thence North 8º48'30" West, along the West Line of Said "Thompson" Property, a Distance of 151.73 Feet to the Southwest Corner of the Jimmy Dale Chesney Property as per Conveyance Book 982, Page 962; Thence North 79º53'30" East, along the Southerly Line of Said "Chesney" Property, a Distance of 153.17 Feet to the Southeast Corner of Said "Chesney" Property; Thence South 8º48'33" East, a Distance of 21.49 Feet to a Point Lying North 8º48'30" West a Distance of 1072.79 Feet from the Northerly Right-of-way Line of Buckhorn Bend Loop Road; Thence North 79º53'30" East, a Distance of 200.00 Feet; Thence South 8º48'28" East, a Distance of 83.00 Feet; Thence North 79º53'30" East, a Distance of 245.78 Feet; Thence North 3º20'00" West, a Distance of 509.65 Feet to a Point That Is 100 Feet Southerly from the Centerline of the Ouachita River; Thence Northeasterly 100 Feet from and at Right Angles to the Centerline of the Ouachita River, the Following Courses: North 76º29'30" East a Distance of 745.34 Feet, North 73º53'47" East a Distance of 1008.79 Feet, North 62º58'16" East a Distance of 1020.01 Feet, North 45º00'00" East a Distance of 1029.01 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Line of the City of Monroe Property as per Conveyance Book 1366, Page 201; Thence North 89º42'00" East, along the South Line of Said City of Monroe Property, a Distance of 703.34 Feet; Thence North 0º18'00" West, a Distance of 500.03 Feet; Thence North 89º42'00" East, along the South Line of a Servitude as per Conveyance Book 982, Reg. No. 659473 and its Projection Thereof, a Distance of 1303.71 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; Thence South 0º44'00" West, along the East Right-of-way Line of Said Missouri Pacific Railroad, a Distance of 2798.35 Feet; Thence Southeasterly along a Curve to the Left, (And East R. O. W. Of Said Missouri Pacific Railroad), (Said Curve Having a Chord Bearing of South 3º30'50" East and a Chord Distance of 1840.37 Feet), an Arc Distance of 1842.06 Feet to the Southwest Corner of the City of Monroe Property Located in Section 30, Township 17 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 89º37'31" East, along the South Line of the City of Monroe Property, a Distance of 1541.79 Feet; Thence North 1º00'31" East, along the East Line of the City of Monroe Property, a Distance of 1311.42 Feet; Thence North 88º31'31" East, a Distance of 986.70 Feet; Thence North 18º54'29" West, a Distance of 1381.80 Feet to the Centerline of Richwood Road #2 (Formerly Buckhorn Bend Road); Thence North 89º38'31" East, along the Centerline of Richwood Road #2, a Distance of 9.92 Feet to the Centerline of a Drainage Canal; Thence North 8º48'39" East, along the Centerline of Said Drainage Canal, a Distance of 29.27 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Richwood Road #2; Thence North 89º38'31" East along the North Right-of-way Line of Richwood Road #2, a Distance of 1918.00 Feet to the East Line of King Oaks Subdivision; Thence North 18º09'00" East, along the East Line of King Oaks Subdivision, a Distance of 1300.00 Feet to the Northwest Corner of Tract "D" as Shown on Plat of H.B. Zeagler Property as per Plat Book 11, Page 132; Thence North 89º33'00" East, along Said Tract "D", a Distance of 400.47 Feet to the Westerly Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence North 18º09'00" East along the Westerly Right-of-way of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass, a Distance of 472.11 Feet to the North Line of Tract "C" as Shown on H. B. Zeagler Property as per Plat Book 11, Page 132; Thence South 89º43'00" West, along the North Line of Said Tract "C", a Distance of 400.00 Feet to the Northwest Corner of Said Tract "C"; Thence along the King Oaks Subdivision Boundary, the Following Courses: South 89º45'00" West a Distance of 320.00 Feet, North 18º09'00" East a Distance of 300.00 Feet, North 89º45'00" East a Distance of 720.00 Feet, North 18º09'00" East (Along the West Line of U.S. Hwy. 165 By-pass) a Distance of 700.00 Feet South 89º04'00" West a Distance of 1045.04 Feet, South 89º39'00" West a Distance of 1341.00 Feet; Thence Leaving the King Oaks Boundary Line, North 0º11'30" East, a Distance of 1291.10 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Richwood Road; Thence South 89º57'30" West, along the North Right-of-way Line of Said Richwood Road, a Distance of 1831.02 Feet to the Northerly Projection of the West Right-of-way Line of Goins Drive; Thence South 0º02'00" West, along the West Right-of-way Line of Goins Drive, a Distance of 270.00 Feet; Thence South 89º57'30" West, a Distance of 159.00 Feet to the West Line of Robinson Place Subdivision No. 2; Thence along the Robinson Place Subdivision No.2 Boundary, the Following Courses: South 0º02'00" West a Distance of 232.50 Feet, South 89º57'30" West a Distance of 345.00 Feet, South 0º02'00" West a Distance of 796.15 Feet to the North Line of the Southwest Industrial Park; Thence South 89º46'21" West, along the North Line of Southwest Industrial Park, a Distance of 651.00 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; Thence South 0º44'00" West, along the East Right-of-way Line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, a Distance of 560.19 Feet; Thence South 89º42'00" West, along the South Line of a Servitude as per Conveyance Book 982, Reg. No. 659473, a Distance of 1582.79 Feet; Thence North 7º14'30" East, a Distance of 261.65 Feet; Thence North 0º54'00" East, a Distance of 299.65 Feet; Thence South 89º42'00" West, a Distance of 253.48 Feet to a Point That is 100 Feet Easterly of the Centerline of the Ouachita River; Thence Northwesterly 100 Feet from and at Right Angles to the Centerline of the Ouachita River, the Following Courses: North 16º36'18" West a Distance of 875.34 Feet; North 39º08'20" West a Distance of 616.84 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Line of the Fractional North ½ of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24, Township 17 North, Range 3 East; Thence North 89º47'00" East, along the South Line of Said Fractional North ½ of the Northeast 1/4, a Distance of 1450.93 Feet; Thence North 89º42'00" East, along the South Line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 17 North, Range 4 East, a Distance of 614.31 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Jackson Street (U.S. Hwy 165 Bus.); Thence Northerly along the West Right-of-way Line of Said Jackson Street, the Following Courses: North 2º26'52" West a Distance of 421.58 Feet, North 8º19'24" West a Distance of 628.62 Feet, North 13º57'42" West a Distance of 1492.08 Feet, North 7º09'43" West a Distance of 385.00 Feet to the Line Between Biedenharn Addition and the Property of Louisiana Training Institute; Thence North 76º44'00" East, along the Line Between Biedenharn Addition and the Property of Louisiana Training Institute, a Distance of 567.04 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad; Thence Northerly along the East Right-of-way Line of Said Missouri Pacific Railroad, the Following Courses: North 4º42'00" West a Distance of 1200.95 Feet, North 85º18'00" East a Distance of 225.00 Feet, North 4º42'00" West a Distance of 1607.70 Feet to the South Right-of-way Line of Standifer Avenue; Thence South 89º00'30" East, along the South Right-of-way Line of Standifer Avenue, a Distance of 2792.49 Feet to the Line Between Section 42 Nd Section 18, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 68º39'30" East, along the Line Between Section 42 and Section 18, a Distance of 817.12 to the Southeast Corner of Said Section 42; Thence North 7º23'00" West, along the East Line of Section 42, a Distance of 439.33 Feet to the Corner Common to Section 4, Section 7, and Section 18; Thence North 89º42'30" East, along the Line Between Section 7 and Section 18, a Distance of 1492.30 Feet to the Corner Common to Section 7, Section 8, Section 17 and Section 18; Thence North 0º04'00" East, along the Line Between Section 7 and Section 8, a Distance of 986.05 Feet to the Easterly Projection of the North Right-of-way Line of Conover Street; Thence North 89º55'44"west, along the North Right-of-way Line of Conover Street, a Distance of 180.00 Feet to the Southeast Corner of Lot 25, Block 3 of Anis Mathews Addition; Thence North 0º04'00" East, along the East Line of Lot 25, a Distance of 140.00 Feet to the Northeast Corner of Said Lot 25; Thence North 89º55'44" West, along the North Line of Lots 25, 26, and 27, Block 3 of Said Anis Mathews Addition, a Distance of 150.00 Feet to the Northwest Corner of Lot 27; Thence South 0º04'00" West, along the West Line of Lot 27, a Distance of 140.00 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Conover Street; Thence North 89º55'44" West, along the North Right-of-way Line of Conover Street, a Distance of 755.36 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of Beverly Street; Thence along the East Right-of-way Line of Beverly Street, the Following Courses: North 0º04'45" East a Distance of 422.84 Feet, South 88º00'50" East a Distance of 15.91 Feet; North 0º43'18" West a Distance of 367.85 Feet to the Northwest Corner of Anis Mathews Addition; Thence North 89º58'33" East, along the North Line of Anis Mathews Addition, a Distance of 1044.43 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Burg Jones Lane; Thence South 0º04'00" West, along the West Right-of-way Line of Burg Jones Lane, a Distance of 63.35 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Line of the Lillie Augurson Property (Conveyance Book 884, Pg. 466); Thence North 84º23'04" East, a Distance of 240.00 Feet; Thence North 0º04'03" East, a Distance of 30.54 Feet to a Point Being 71.00 Feet North and at Right Angles to the South Line of Lot 10 of Burg Jones Estate; Thence North 84º23'00" East, along a Line 71.00 Feet North of and Parallel to the South Line of Said Lot 10, a Distance of 1191.75 Feet to a Point 400.00 Feet from the West Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence North 1º40'21" West, Parallel with the West Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass, a Distance of 1309.49 Feet to the North Line of Lot 7 of Burg Jones Estate; Thence South 84º17'30" West, along the North Line of Said Lot 7, a Distance of 1331.25 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of Burg Jones Lane Thence North 0º08'00" East, along the East Right-of-way Line of Burg Jones Lane, a Distance of 402.73 Feet to the Easterly Projection of the North Line of Lot 5 of Burg Jones Estate; Thence South 90º00'00" West, along the North Line of Lot 5 of Burg Jones Estate, a Distance of 1153.53 Feet to the East Line of Roosevelt Heights Subdivision; Thence North 0º00'30" East, along the East Line of Roosevelt Heights Subdivision, a Distance of 1693.44 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Right-of-way Line of Furrielo Street; Thence North 89º59'00" East, a Distance of 97.89 Feet; Thence Northeasterly along a Curve to the Right (Curve Having a Radius of 50.00 Feet, a Chord Bearing of North 34º57'43" East, a Chord Distance of 68.32 Feet) an Arc Distance of 75.21 Feet to a Point on the North Right-of-way Line of Furrielo Street; Thence North 89º59'00" East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Furrielo Street, a Distance of 326.54 Feet; Thence North 0º30'00" East, a Distance of 140.00 Feet; Thence North 89º59'00" East, a Distance of 175.00 Feet; Thence North 0º03'00" East, a Distance of 556.37 Feet; Thence South 89º59'00" East, a Distance of 112.00 Feet; Thence North 0º31'45" East, a Distance of 233.33 Feet to the North Side of a Drainage Canal; Thence along the North Side of Said Drainage Canal, the Following Courses: South 46º08'37" West a Distance of 40.00 Feet, South 84º59'00" West a Distance of 335.02 Feet, South 30º53'34" West a Distance of 203.50 Feet, South 41º03'33" West a Distance of 159.52 Feet, North 89º23'45" West a Distance of 192.40 Feet to the East Line of Block 14 of Roosevelt Heights Addition; Thence North 0º00'30" East, along the East Line of Said Block 14, a Distance of 350.00 Feet to the Southwest Corner of Lot 3 of Mccurdy Subdivision; Thence South 89º59'30" East, along the South Line of Said Lot 3, a Distance of 358.88 Feet, to the Southeast Corner of Lot 16 of Mccurdy Subdivision; Thence North 11º50'00" West, along the East Line of Said Lot 16, a Distance of 105.24 Feet; Thence South 79º00'00" East, a Distance of 98.60 Feet to the Southeast Corner of the "W. C. Coggins, Jr." Property; Thence North 11º50'00" West, along the "Coggins" Property Line, a Distance of 66.00 Feet; Thence North 79º00'00" East, a Distance of 60.00 Feet; Thence North 11º50'00" West a Distance of 119.60 Feet to the South Right-of-way Line of Winnsboro Road; Thence North 78º27'37" East, along the South Right-of-way Line of Winnsboro Road, a Distance of 670.66 Feet to the Line Between Section 5 and Section 6, Township 17 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 0º09'00" East a Distance of 80.13 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Winnsboro Road; Thence Easterly along a Curve to the Right and North Right-of-way Line of Winnsboro Road, (Curve Having a Chord Bearing of North 88º27'51" East, and a Chord Distance of 704.04 Feet), an Arc Distance of 711.33 Feet to the North Line of G.O. Dooley Addition; Thence North 84º56'00" East, along the North Line of G.O. Dooley Addition, a Distance of 799.98 Feet to a Point Lying 150.00 Feet from the West Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence South 1º52'55" East, Parallel with the West Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass, a Distance of 200.29 Feet to the South Right-of-way Line of Hadley Street; Thence South 84º55'21" West, along the South Right-of-way Line of Hadley Street, a Distance of 90.29 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Winnsboro Road (La Hwy. 15); Thence South 49º40'55" East along the North Right-of-way Line of Winnsboro Road, a Distance of 210.72 Feet to the South Line of Lots 28 & 29 of G.O. Dooley Addition; Thence North 84º56'03" East, along the South Line of Said Lots 28 & 29, a Distance of 98.02 Feet; Thence North 88º07'15" East, a Distance of 16.18 Feet to the Northerly Projection of the West Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence South 1º52'55" East, along the West Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass and Projection Thereof, a Distance of 2505.90 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Line of the Shelby Curry Property; Thence North 83º43'20" East, along the Projection and South Property Line of Shelby Curry, a Distance of 762.00 Feet to the Southeast Corner of Said Curry Property; Thence South 1º41'38" East, along the West Line of the Nancy H. Weaks Property (Conveyance Book 1542, Page 198), a Distance of 2414.78 Feet to the North Line of the Louisiana Machinery Company, Inc. Property; Thence South 85º10'59" West, along the North Line of Louisiana Machinery Company Property a Distance of 477.66 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence Southerly along the East Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass, the Following Courses: South 1º35'35" East a Distance of 890.00 Feet, South 14º35'16" East a Distance of 266.83 Feet, South 1º35'35" East a Distance of 176.76 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Ticheli Road; Thence North 85º20'47" East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Ticheli Road, a Distance of 1535.00 Feet to the Southeast Corner of the Louisiana Machinery Company Property; Thence along the Louisiana Machinery Company Property, the Following Courses: North 0º19'32" West a Distance of 1336.52 Feet, South 85º10'59" West a Distance of 1146.27 Feet to a Point Lying 1.00 Foot East of the West Property Line of the Nancy H. Weaks Property; Thence North 1º41'38" West, 1.00 Foot from and Parallel to the West Property Line of Nancy H. Weaks Property, a Distance of 2594.45 Feet to the North Line of Said Weaks Property; Thence South 88º18'22" West, a Distance of 1.00 Foot to the East Line of the Shelby Curry Property; Thence North 1º41'04" West, a Distance of 312.93 Feet; Thence South 83º43'20" West, a Distance of 462.82 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence North 1º52'55" West, along Said East Right-of-way a Distance of 300.00 Feet to the South Line of Big Star Food Store Subdivision; Thence along the Big Star Food Store Subdivision Boundary, the Following Courses: North 83º43'20" East a Distance of 463.86 Feet, North 1º41'04" West a Distance of 290.17 Feet to the South Right-of-way Line of Pearl Street; Thence South 83º22'13" West, along the Pearl Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 465.09 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of U.S. Highway 165 By-pass; Thence North 1º52'55" West, along the East Right-of-way Line of Said 165 By-pass and its Projection Thereof, a Distance of 1771.23 Feet to the North Line of G.O. Dooley Addition; Thence North 84º56'00" East, along the North Line of G.O. Dooley Unit No. 1 and Kingston Addition, a Distance of 547.11 Feet to the East Line of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 2º40'00" East, along the East Line of Said Southwest 1/4, a Distance of 322.08 Feet to the North Line of a Utility Easement to the City of Monroe; Thence North 86º52'00" East, along the North Line of Said Easement, a Distance of 384.27 Feet to the Westerly Right-of-way Line of Ruffin Drive Extension; Thence Northeasterly along a Curve to the Right (Curve Having a Chord Bearing of North 37º11'40" East, a Chord Distance of 91.48 Feet) along Said Ruffin Drive Extension Right-of-way, an Arc Distance of 104.04 Feet; Thence North 3º08'00" West, along Said Ruffin Drive Extension Right-of-way, a Distance of 181.12 Feet; Thence South 86º44'11" West, a Distance of 418.09 Feet to the East Line of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 2º40'00" East, along the East Line of Said Southwest 1/4, a Distance of 271.31 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Ruffin Drive; Thence North 86º52'00" East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Ruffin Drive, a Distance of 895.71 Feet; Thence North 3º08'00" West, a Distance of 419.01 Feet to the North Line of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 86º45'18" East, along the North Line of Said Southeast 1/4, a Distance of 1647.74 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road; Thence South 2º17'38" East, along the Westerly Right-of-way of Nutland Road, a Distance of 701.53 Feet; Thence South 10º45'02" East, along the Westerly Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road, a Distance of 367.82 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Line of a Tract of Property Conveyed to James & Linda Ford in Conveyance Book 1750, Page 744; Thence South 88º13'00" East, along the South Line of Said "Ford" Tract, a Distance of 656.78 Feet; Thence North 20º 51' 41" East, along the Property Line of Said "Ford" Tract, a Distance of 282.72 Feet; Thence North 88º13'00" West, along the Property Line of Said "Ford" Tract a Distance of 259.54 Feet; Thence North 1º47'00" East, along the Property Line of Said "Ford" Tract, a Distance of 210.00 Feet; Thence North 88º13'00" West along the North Line of Said "Ford" Tract a Distance of 517.73 Feet to the Easterly Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road; Thence North 2º17'38" West, along the Easterly Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road, a Distance of 587.377 Feet; Thence North 16º23'40" West along the Westerly Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road, a Distance of 409.39 Feet to the South Line of the Monroe District Board of Missions United Methodist Church Property (Conveyance Book 948, Page 628); Thence along the Property Line of Said Methodist Church Boundary, the Following Courses: North 88º37'00" East a Distance of 149.27 Feet, North 4º21'06" East a Distance of 790.03 Feet to the South Right-of-way Line of Perry Street; Thence Southwesterly along a Curve to the Left and Said Perry Street Right-of-way (Curve Having a Chord Bearing of South 53º53'44" West, a Chord Distance of 134.64 Feet) an Arc Distance of 135.41 Feet; Thence South 64º27'23" West, along the South Right-of-way Line of Perry Street and its Projection Thereof, a Distance of 377.71 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road; Thence North 25º42'11" West along the West Right-of-way Line of Nutland Road, a Distance of 1491.94 Feet; Thence North 1º17'27" West, a Distance of 402.13 Feet to the South Line of Tract #2 Conveyed to American Telephone and Telegraph Company Described in Conveyance Book 637, Page 129; Thence North 84º40'00" West, a Distance of 78.81 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of State Farm Drive (Formerly Ramada Drive); Thence Northerly along the East Right-of-way Line of State Farm Drive, the Following Courses: North N 6 Degrees 40 Minutes 16 Seconds West a Distance of 333.05'; Thence North 6 Degrees 55 Minutes 07 Seconds West a Distance of 337.0' to the South Right-of-way Line of Interstate 20; Thence Westerly along the South Right-of-way Line of Interstate 20, the Following Courses; North 78 Degrees 48 Minutes 34 Seconds West a Distance of 201.24'; Thence North 86 Degrees 06 Minutes 33 Seconds West a Distance of 846.88' to the Centerline of the East Prong of Young’s Bayou; Thence Northerly along the Meandering Centerline of Said Young’s Bayou a Distance of 1,249 Feet, More or Less, to the South Right-of-way Line of Millhaven Road; Thence North 84 Degrees 57 Minutes 0 Seconds West along Said South Right-of-way Line a Distance of 2,580.34' to the Southeasterly Right-of-way Line of Orange Street; Thence South 52 Degrees 53 Minutes 41 Seconds West, along Said Orange Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 236.13 Feet to the Northeasterly Right-of-way Line of South 20th Street; Thence North 37 Degrees 06 Minutes 19 Seconds West, along the Northwesterly Projection of Said 20th Street Right-of-way Line, a Distance of 116.47 Feet the Section Line Between Sections 31, 32 & 64, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 53 Degrees 58 Minutes 31 Seconds East along the Section Line Between Said Sections 31, 32 & 64, a Distance of 429.77 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of the Kansas City Southern Railroad; Thence North 85 Degrees 08 Minutes 38 Seconds West, along the North Right-of-way Line of Said Kansas City Southern, a Distance of 1957.23 Feet to the West Line of Fractional Section 31, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence Northerly along the West of Said Section 31, the Following Courses: North 0 Degrees 14 Minutes 00 Seconds West – 180.94 Feet, North 16 Degrees 15 Minutes 00 Seconds West – 850.74 Feet, North 24 Degrees 30 Minutes 00 Seconds West – 814.76 Feet to the Corner Common to Sections 31, 59, 57 & 58, All in Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 53 Degrees 01 Minutes 30 Seconds East along the Northerly Line of Section 31, a Distance of 1083.93 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 29 Minutes 45 Seconds East, a Distance of 202.04 Feet to the Westerly Right-of-way Line of Louberta Street; Thence South 33 Degrees 44 Minutes 29 Seconds East. Along Louberta Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 125.72 Feet; Thence along a Curve to the Left and Louberta Street Right-of-way (Curve Having a Chord Bearing of South 63 Degrees 48 Minutes 17 Seconds East, a Chord Distance of 116.31 Feet), an Arc Distance of 120.63 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 28 Minutes 36 Seconds East, along the South Right-of-way Line of Louberta Street, a Distance of 305.30 Feet; Thence along a Curve to the Left and Louberta Street Right-of-way (Curve Having a Chord Bearing of North 82 Degrees 31 Minutes 13 Seconds East, a Chord Distance of 205.79 Feet) an Arc Distance of 206.30 Feet; Thence North 79 Degrees 33 Minutes 44 Seconds East, along Said Louberta Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 71.71 Feet; Thence North 75 Degrees 33 Minutes 51 Seconds East, along Louberta Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 84.56 Feet to the Southerly Projection of the East Right-of-way Line of South 29th Street; Thence North 9 Degrees 23 Minutes 00 Seconds East, along Said Projection of 29th Street, a Distance of 81.98 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Louberta Street; Thence along the North Right-of-way Line of Louberta Street, the Following Courses; South 75 Degrees 33 Minutes 51 Seconds West – 53.38 Feet, South 71 Degrees 21 Minutes 13 Seconds West – 136.20 Feet to a Curve to the Right (Curve Having a Chord Bearing of South 78 Degrees 56 Minutes 10 Seconds West, a Chord Distance of 93.16 Feet), an Arc Distance of 93.24 Feet, North 78 Degrees 09 Minute 27 Seconds West – 26.58 Feet, North 43 Degrees 23 Minutes 03 Seconds West – 45.64 Feet to the East Right-of-way Line of South 28th Street; Thence North 7 Degrees 54 Minutes 11 Seconds East, along Said 28th Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 52.58 Feet to the Section Line Between Sections 30 and 31, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 89 Degrees 29 Minutes 45 Seconds East, along Said Section a Distance of 325.44 Feet to the Southerly Projection of the East Line of South 29th Street; Thence South 9 Degrees 23 Minutes 00 Seconds West, along the Southerly Projection of the East Line of 29th Street, a Distance of 932.50 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds East, a Distance of 922.61 Feet to the Center of a Bayou; Thence South 20 Degrees 32 Minutes 31 Seconds East, along the Center of the Bayou, a Distance of 155.70 Feet to the North Line of the Morgan Express, Inc. Property; Thence South 80 Degrees 36 Minutes 27 Seconds East, along the North Line of Said Morgan Express Property, a Distance of 540.10 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Booth Street; Thence North 9 Degrees 23 Minutes 33 Seconds East, along the West Right-of-way Line of Booth Street, a Distance of 157.80 Feet to the Westerly Projection of the South Right-of-way Line of Reese Street; Thence South 80 Degrees 42 Minutes 00 Seconds East, a Distance of 60.00 Feet to the East Right-of-way of Booth Street; Thence South 9 Degrees 23 Minutes 33 Seconds West, along the Booth Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 788.46 Feet to a Point Lying 323.00 Feet Northerly (Measured along the Booth Street Right-of-way) of the Northwest Corner of Scott Subdivision, Thence North 80 Degrees 42 Minutes 00 Seconds West, a Distance of 60.00 Feet to the Westerly Right-of-way Line of Booth Street; Thence North 9 Degrees 23 Minutes 33 Seconds East, along the Booth Street Right-of-way, a Distance of 266.12 Feet to the South Line of the "Ouachita Distributing Company"; Thence North 80 Degrees 36 Minutes 27 Seconds West, a Distance of 511.68 Feet to the Easterly Right-of-way Line of a Drainage Canal; Thence South 12 Degrees 28 Minutes 33 Seconds West, along Said Canal Right-of-way, a Distance of 400.58 Feet; Thence South 80 Degrees 36 Minutes 27 Seconds East, a Distance of 183.23 Feet; Thence South 9 Degrees 23 Minutes 33 Seconds West, a Distance of 250.00 Feet; Thence South 80 Degrees 36 Minutes 27 Seconds East, a Distance of 350.00 Feet the East Right-of-way Line of Booth Street and Line Between Sections 32 and 64, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence South 53 Degrees 58 Minutes 31 Seconds West, along Said Section Line, a Distance of 713.82 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of the Kansas City Southern Railroad; Less and Except the Following Tracts: Lots 1 thru 7, Block 208, Extension 1, Unit 17 of Booker T. Washington Subdivision and All That Part of Booth Street Lying Westerly of These Tracts. All That Part Conveyed to "Chrysler Realty Corporation" in C. B. 1452 – Pg. 200 and "Industrial Finishes & Systems" in C. B. 1377 – Pg. 319 and C. B. 1384 – Pg. 345 and All That Part of Reese Street Lying Northerly of These Tracts. All That Part Conveyed to "Construction Nuts and Bolts" in C. B. 1486 – Pg. 281. Thence South 85 Degrees 08 Minutes East, along the North Right-of-way Line of the Kansas City Southern Railroad, a Distance of 2590.53 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive; Thence North 4 Degrees 51 Minutes 22 Seconds East, along the West Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive, a Distance of 60.00 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive; Thence North 85 Degrees 08 Minutes 38 Seconds West, along the Westerly Projection of the North Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive, a Distance of 136.51 Feet to a Point Lying 10.00 Feet East of the North-south Centerline of Section 32, Township 18 North, Range 4 East; Thence North 0 Degrees 58 Minutes 20 Seconds West, a Distance of 221.95 Feet; Thence North 81 Degrees 09 Minutes 40 Seconds East, a Distance of 177.00 Feet; Thence South 0 Degrees 58 Minutes 20 Seconds, East a Distance of 264.07 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive; Thence South 85 Degrees 08 Minutes 38 Seconds East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive, a Distance of 1208.50 Feet; Thence North 5 Degrees 47 Minutes 32 Seconds West, a Distance of 261.00 Feet; Thence South 85 Degrees 08 Minutes 38 Seconds East, a Distance of 100.00 Feet; Thence South 5 Degrees 47 Minutes 32 Seconds East, a Distance of 261.00 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive; Thence South 85 Degrees 08 Minutes 38 Seconds East, along the North Right-of-way Line of Byers Drive, a Distance of 802.28 Feet to the West Right-of-way Line of Outlet Road; Thence South 9 Degrees 07 Minutes 00 Seconds West, along the West Right-of-way Line of Outlet Road, a Distance of 57.15 Feet to the North Right-of-way Line of the Kansas City Southern Railroad; Thence South 85 Degrees 06 Minutes 32 Seconds East along Said Railroad Right-of-way Line to a Set Concrete Monument with a Brass Cap Marking the Southwest Corner of the Monroe Air Industrial Park as per Boundary Survey of the Monroe Industrial Park Made by David M. Dumas (PLS), Filed in Plat Book 15, Page 113, of the Records of Ouachita Parish; Thence North 08 Degrees 26 Minutes 00 Seconds East a Distance of 9105.27 Feet to the Centerline of Desiard Street; Thence Westerly and Southwesterly along Centerline of Desiard Street to the Centerline of Louisville Avenue; Thence Westerly and Southwesterly along the Centerline of Louisville Avenue to the Centerline of North 9th Street; Thence Southerly along the Centerline of North 9th Street to the Centerline of Washington Street; Thence Easterly along the Centerline of Washington Street to the Centerline of Pendleton Street; Thence Southerly along the Centerline of Pendleton Street to the Centerline of Desiard Street Thence Westerly along the Centerline of Desiard Street to the Centerline of Manassas Street; Thence Southwesterly along the Centerline of Manassas Street to the Centerline of South 11th Street; Thence Southerly along the Centerline of South 11th Street to the Northeast Corner of the Monroe Civic Center Property; Thence Southerly and Westerly along East and South Sides of the Monroe Civic Center Property; to the Centerline of Rev. Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway; Thence Southerly along the Centerline of Said Expressway to the Centerline of I-20; Thence Westerly along the Centerline of I-20 to the Centerline of South Grand Street; Thence Southerly along the Centerline of South Grand Street to the Extension of the North Property Line of a Tract of Land Owned by the City of Monroe and Occupied by the Masur Museum of Art; Thence Southwesterly along Said Extension Line and North Property Line of Said Tract Owned by the City of Monroe to the Centerline of the Ouachita River; Thence Southerly along the Meandering Centerline of the Ouachita River to the Point of Beginning of the Tract Herein Described.
(2) The special district shall be known and designated as the Southside Economic Development District for the City of Monroe, hereinafter referred to as the district.
B. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners which shall have control over and responsibility for the functions, affairs, and administration of the district.
C. The board of commissioners shall provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district, to provide for the representation in the affairs of the district of those persons and interests immediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district and shall exercise such other powers, duties, and functions as provided in this Section.
D.(1) The board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as "the board", shall be composed of seven members, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the parish of Ouachita. The board membership shall be reflective of the city's diverse population. The seven members shall be appointed as follows:
(a) One member shall be appointed by the mayor.
(b) Three members shall be appointed by the city council.
(c) One member shall be appointed by the city council from a list of nominees submitted by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce to the council on or before August 1, 2001.
(d) Two members shall be appointed by the city council from a list of nominees submitted by the African American Chamber of Commerce to the council on or before August 1, 2001. The members appointed by the city council as provided in this Subparagraph shall have their principal place of business or profession in, or own property in, the district.
(e) The initial appointments to the board shall be made on or before September 1, 2001.
(2)(a) The terms of members of the board shall be three years, and upon expiration of a term of office, the successor shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures herein prescribed for the appointment of the original members.
(b) Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration of the term for which a member of the board has been appointed shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term.
E.(1) As soon as practical after their appointment, the board shall meet. The board shall elect from their number a chairman, vice chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem appropriate.
(2) The minute books and archives of the board shall be maintained by the board's secretary with the help and assistance of and through the council's office. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district in the official custody and control of the board's treasurer shall be deposited, expended, and accounted for, records maintained, and idle funds invested through the department of administration, under the director of administration, and checks issued through the department as in the case of city monies under the plan of government. An attorney appointed by the mayor shall serve as the board's regular attorney, and the services of other offices and departments of the city shall be furnished in accordance with Subsection I of this Section.
(3) The duties of the officers shall be fixed by bylaws adopted by the board. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business and affairs and, to the extent that funds are available, shall hire such assistants and employees as are needed to assist the board in the performance of its duties. It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such time and places within or without the district as may be prescribed in the bylaws.
(4) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available to the public in conformance with law.
(5) The members of the board shall serve without compensation; however, they shall receive a travel allowance as reimbursement for expenses incurred while attending to the business of the board or the district.
F.(1) The board shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans specifying the public improvements, facilities, and services proposed to be furnished, constructed, or acquired for the district and shall conduct such public hearings, publish such notice with respect thereto, and disseminate such information as it, in the exercise of its sound discretion, may deem to be appropriate or advisable and in the public interest.
(2) Any plan may specify and encompass any public services, capital improvements, and facilities which the city of Monroe is authorized to undertake, furnish, or provide under the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, and such specified public services, improvements, and facilities shall be special and in addition to all services, improvements, and facilities which the city of Monroe is then furnishing or providing or may then or in the future be obligated to furnish or provide within the district.
(3) Any plan shall include an estimate of the annual and total cost of acquiring, constructing, or providing the services, improvements, or facilities set forth therein.
(4) The board shall also submit the plan to the city planning commission. The planning commission shall review the plan and determine whether or not it is consistent with the comprehensive plan for the city of Monroe. The planning commission, within thirty days following receipt of the plan, shall submit to the council its written opinion as to whether or not the plan or any portion or detail thereof is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan for the city, together with its written comments and recommendations with respect thereto.
(5)(a) After receipt of the plan together with the written comments and recommendations of the city planning commission, the council shall review and consider the plan together with the written comments and recommendations. The council, by a majority vote of all its members, may adopt or reject the plan as originally submitted by the board or alter or modify the plan or any portion or detail thereof.
(b) If the plan as originally submitted by the board is adopted by the majority vote of the council, it shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the council alters or modifies the plan by a majority vote of its members, the plan as altered or modified shall be resubmitted to the board for its concurrence or rejection.
(c) The board may concur in the modified plan by a majority vote of all of its members. If the board votes to concur in the plan as modified by the council, the plan shall become final and conclusive and may thereafter be implemented. If the board does not concur in the plan as modified by the council, it shall notify the council in writing of its decision.
(d) Thereafter and as often as the board may deem to be necessary or advisable, it shall prepare or cause to be prepared a plan or plans and submit the same to the planning commission in accordance with the same procedure hereinabove prescribed with respect to the original plan. The planning commission shall submit such plan, together with their written comments and recommendations, to the council for its adoption, modification, or rejection in the manner and with the same effect as provided with respect to the original plan.
G.(1)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection F of this Section, the board may prepare and submit directly to the council a plan or plans setting forth its intention to employ professional consultants, experts, and such other advisors and personnel as it shall deem to be necessary or convenient to assist in the preparation of a plan or plans for the orderly and efficient development of services and improvements within the district.
(b) The plan shall specify the services proposed to be rendered by such employees, an estimate of the aggregate of the proposed salaries of such employees, and an estimate of the other expenses of the board required for the preparation of such plan or plans.
(2)(a) The council shall review and consider such plan within thirty days following submission to it by the board and shall adopt or reject such plan by a majority vote of its members.
(b) If the council adopts such plan, it shall become final and conclusive.
(c) If the council rejects the plan, it shall notify the board of its action, and the board may again and from time to time prepare and submit to the council a plan in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Subsection.
H. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 314, §2, eff. June 29, 2005.
I.(1) All services to be furnished within the district pursuant to any plan finally and conclusively adopted hereunder shall be furnished, supplied, and administered by the city through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities. All capital improvements and facilities to be acquired, constructed, or provided within the district, whether from the proceeds of bonds or otherwise, shall likewise be so acquired, constructed, or provided by the city through its regularly constituted departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and instrumentalities, it being the intention hereof to avoid the duplication of administrative and management efforts and expense in the implementation of any plan adopted for the benefit of the district.
(2) In order to provide such services and/or provide, construct, or acquire such capital improvements or facilities, the board may enter into intergovernmental local service contracts with the city.
J. The district shall have the power to acquire, to lease, to insure, and to sell real property within its boundaries in accordance with its plans.
K. The district shall have the authority to pay the city of Monroe, the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the Ouachita Economic Development Corporation or other contractor for services rendered by each respective entity or persons under a local services contract between the district and such entity for services rendered in furtherance of this Act*.
L. 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 out in this Section:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3) To acquire by gift, grant, purchase, lease, or otherwise, all property, including servitudes or rights of way; to hold and use any franchise or property, immovable, movable, or mixed, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the district, including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of industrial or commercial parks.
(4) To receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, or property, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.
(5) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.
(6) To require and issue licenses with respect to its properties and facilities.
(7) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and for services rendered by it.
(8) To mortgage properties constructed or acquired and to borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for such loans.
(9) To sell immovable property owned by the commission after legal notice as provided by law for the judicial sale of immovable property.
(10) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.
(11) To contract, upon such terms as it may agree upon, for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs.
(12) To utilize the services of the executive departments of the state upon mutually agreeable terms and conditions.
(13) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.
(14) To do any and all things necessary or proper for the government, regulation, development, and control of the business of the board of commissioners.
M.(1) In addition to any authority provided to the board in this Section, the board is hereby authorized to levy and collect on developments occurring on and after July 1, 2005 only, its own hotel occupancy tax which shall be in lieu of other such taxes levied by other taxing authorities within the district as provided for in R.S. 33:2740.51(N)(3)(b). The funds shall be pledged to and used to pay revenue bonds issued by the district or for any other financing of the property of a project, including, but not limited to, loans, mortgages, bonds, or certificates of indebtedness.
(2) The tax may be levied in lieu of the taxes levied within the district by other taxing authorities through an ordinance adopted by the district's board of commissioners with the consent of such tax authorities expressed by ordinance or resolution, but only after the question of the imposition of the hotel occupancy tax has been submitted to the qualified electors of the city of Monroe at an election to be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Louisiana and the majority of those voting in the election have voted in favor of the adoption of such ordinance. In addition, if the proceeds of the tax of such other tax authorities has been expressly dedicated to another purpose set forth in a proposition approved by the electorate of such tax authority, then the tax proceeds may not be used for tax increment finance or other purposes unless a proposition which authorizes such use is submitted to and approved by such electorate at the election provided for in this Paragraph.
N.(1)(a) In addition to any authority provided to the district by this Section, the district shall have the authority provided to an economic development district by Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 to implement tax increment financing and may issue revenue bonds payable from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of up to the full amount of tax increments available to an economic development district as provided in this Section and in such Part to be derived from any project or projects of the district as provided for in this Section, or parts of such projects, in an amount to be determined as provided for in this Section, in order to finance or refinance any project or projects, or parts thereof, which are consistent with the purposes of the district.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any portion of the tax of any local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body may only be used as a tax increment for tax increment finance purposes with the consent of such local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body expressed by ordinance or resolution and upon approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the city of Monroe voting at an election to be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Louisiana.
(2) For purposes of the tax increment financing authority derived from Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 which is conferred upon the district by this Section, and only for purposes of this Section, "local governmental subdivision" as defined in such Part shall include the parish of Ouachita and all political subdivisions within the parish.
(3) For purposes of this Section, a tax increment shall consist of either or both of the following:
(a) That portion of any tax levied within the district by a local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body determined and pledged in the manner provided for in Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. However, if the proceeds of such tax have been expressly dedicated to another purpose set forth in a proposition approved by the electorate of such local governmental subdivision or other tax recipient body, then the tax proceeds may not be used as a tax increment until a proposition which authorizes such use is submitted to and approved by such electorate.
(b) That portion of the hotel occupancy tax collected in the district as provided for in Paragraph (M)(1) of this Section in an amount determined by the board of commissioners and which is in lieu of other such taxes levied by other taxing authorities as provided for in that Paragraph.
O. Term. The district shall dissolve and cease to exist one year after the date all bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the district, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to both principal and interest; however, in no event shall the district have an existence of less than three years from July 1, 2005.
P. Liberal construction. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the city and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Acts 2001, No. 444, §1, eff. June 18, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 838, §1; Acts 2005, No. 314, §§1, 2, eff. June 29, 2005.
*As appears in enrolled bill. Should be "Section".
NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 444, §2, repealing provisions for Monroe Downtown Development District, and §3, providing for certain funding for "the district". (Act No. 444 includes provisions in Section 1 for the Downtown Economic Development District and the Southside Economic Development District, both in Monroe).