Louisiana · statute · La. Rev. Stat. tit. 33 · 3,205 active provisions
A. Residents of any unincorporated area with a population in excess of two hundred inhabitants may propose the incorporation of the area as provided in this Subpart. The secretary of state shall provide a form approved by the attorney general to be used for the petition for an incorporation election. Such form shall be…
A. When the proponents of the petition for incorporation believe they have the signatures of at least twenty-five percent of the electors residing in the area, they shall file the petition with the registrar of voters for the parish or parishes in which the unincorporated area is located. (1) If the unincorporated area…
A. Upon receipt of the certificate from the registrar of voters, the governor shall determine if the petition complies with the provisions of this Subpart, including the requirement that in excess of two hundred inhabitants reside in the area proposed for incorporation. If the governor finds that there has been complia…
A. Any of the following persons or governmental entities may file a petition contesting the incorporation: (1) Any elector residing in the area proposed for incorporation. (2) Any person owning land in such area. (3) Any municipality which might be adversely affected or an elected official of the governing authority of…
A. Any person or governmental entity that filed a petition contesting the proposed incorporation as provided in R.S. 33:4 may appeal a district court order granting the incorporation within the time and in the manner provided by law. B. Any elector residing in the area proposed for incorporation or any person owning la…
The governor shall appoint all the officers of a newly incorporated municipality, who shall give bond as required. Such officers shall hold office until, the next general municipal election and until their successors take their oaths of office.
A. The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to every municipality incorporated on or after September 1, 1984. B. The provisions of this Subpart shall not be applicable in testing the validity of the corporate existence of a municipality incorporated prior to September 1, 1984. All municipalities incorporated prior to…
A. The municipal governing authority may adopt an ordinance adopting a new name for the municipality and shall submit a certified copy of such ordinance to the governor. The governor shall approve the new name unless he determines that the new name is the same as or so similar to the name of another municipality in the…
A. If a local governmental subdivision by ordinance or resolution adopts an official seal, insignia, symbol, emblem, coat of arms, or logo which contains its name or which contains any device, depiction, or inscription which identifies the local governmental subdivision, no person shall use such official seal, insignia…
Regulation of operator or passenger use of cellular telephones and other electronic communications devices in a motor vehicle is exclusively reserved to and preempted by the state. No local governmental subdivision shall enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, resolution, or other provision regulating the us…
A. Any contract awarded or executed, or purchase made in violation of R.S. 14:118 (public bribery), and where a conviction has been obtained, shall be null and void and shall not be enforced in the courts of this state. However, in instances where the contract or purchase agreement encompasses a service or commodity th…
A. The provisions of this Section shall apply to any political subdivision within a parish having a population greater than two hundred thousand but less than two hundred and thirty thousand according to the latest federal census. B. A privately owned public water supply or sewer system provider serving the residents o…
For the purposes of this Part, the following words and terms shall have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly indicates differently: (1) "Detainee" means an alien in the custody of a law enforcement agency. (2) "Federal immigration agency" means either the United States Department of Justice or the United St…
A state entity, law enforcement agency, or local governmental entity may not adopt or have in effect a sanctuary policy.
A. A law enforcement agency shall use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law. This Section applies to an official, representative, agent, or employee of the entity or agency only when the person is acting within the scope of his official duties or within the scope of his employment. B. For p…
A. A law enforcement agency that has custody of a detainee subject to an immigration detainer issued by a federal immigration agency shall perform all of the following: (1) Provide to the judge authorized to grant or deny the detainee's release on bail notice that the detainee is subject to an immigration detainer. (2)…
A. The attorney general, in consultation with the governor, may file suit against a local governmental entity or local law enforcement agency in the Nineteenth Judicial District for declaratory or injunctive relief for a violation of this Part. B. If a local governmental entity or local law enforcement agency is found…
For the purpose of this Subpart, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) "Master plan" means a statement of public policy for the physical development of a parish or municipality adopted by a parish or municipal planning commission. (2) With regard to municipalities, certain terms are defined as follows: (a) "M…
Except as otherwise provided in this Subpart, the act of approving or disapproving a subdivision plat is hereby declared a legislative function involving the exercise of legislative discretion by the planning commission, based upon data presented to it; provided that any subdivision ordinance enacted by the governing a…
Every parish and every municipality may make, adopt, amend, extend, add to, or carry out official plans as provided in this Subpart, and may create by ordinance a planning commission with the powers and duties as provided by this Subpart, and may appropriate funds for the commission.
A. No parish or municipality may enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that is in conflict with the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or other federal regulations related to amateur radio service, including 47 C.F.R. Part 97. B. If a parish or mu…
A. A parish planning commission shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members, at the discretion of the police jury or other parish governing authority, all to be appointed by the police jury or other parish governing authority. The police jury or other parish governing authority may remove any member…
A. All appointed members of parish and municipal planning commissions and of advisory boards to such commissions, including boards of zoning adjustment, shall receive at least four hours of training in the duties, responsibilities, ethics, and substance of the positions held or to be held, either prior to taking office…
A. A commission shall elect a chairman from its membership and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. A commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and…
A commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same provisions of law, including civil service regulations, as govern other corresponding civil employees of the parish or municipality, as the case may be. A commi…