Chapter

Public Improvements

La. R.S. 33:4621— PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
La. R.S. 33:4622— Operation of airports, parks, bombing ranges, and civilian conservation corps camps
La. R.S. 33:4623— Leasing or donating property to United States
La. R.S. 33:4624— Expropriation laws applicable
La. R.S. 33:4625— Parish Redevelopment Law
La. R.S. 33:4631— TO 4638 Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, 8, eff. July 7, 1989.
La. R.S. 33:4641— Parishes authorized to establish war memorial civic center
La. R.S. 33:4642— Election to authorize bond issue
La. R.S. 33:4643— Board of control
La. R.S. 33:4643.1— Beauregard Parish board of control
La. R.S. 33:4644— Functions of board; officers
La. R.S. 33:4645— Special tax
La. R.S. 33:4646— Entire parish or ward to share expense
La. R.S. 33:4647— Payment of expenses
La. R.S. 33:4648— Charges for use of space; gifts
La. R.S. 33:4649— Wards may be combined for purposes of this Part
La. R.S. 33:4671— Authority to acquire and operate municipal auditorium
La. R.S. 33:4672— Acquisition of land
La. R.S. 33:4673— Commission to construct and operate auditorium
La. R.S. 33:4681— Coliseum authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation
La. R.S. 33:4682— Functions of board
La. R.S. 33:4683— Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds
La. R.S. 33:4684— Evangeline and St. Landry parishes excepted
La. R.S. 33:4690.1— Agricultural arena authority; commissioners; appointment; term; compensation
La. R.S. 33:4690.2— Functions of board
La. R.S. 33:4690.3— Purpose of authority
La. R.S. 33:4690.4— Apportioning costs; expenses; budget; gifts and contributions; custody of funds; financial statement; surplus funds
La. R.S. 33:4690.11— City of Covington special public improvement districts
La. R.S. 33:4690.12— East Baton Rouge Parish infrastructure development districts
La. R.S. 33:4690.13— Ascension Parish Road Infrastructure Development Districts
La. R.S. 33:4690.14— Additional notice to certain property owners
La. R.S. 33:4691— Right to pay tax collector amount of note evidencing deferred payments on municipal improvements
La. R.S. 33:4692— Receipt for amount paid
La. R.S. 33:4693— Receipt as authority for cancellation of improvement lien
La. R.S. 33:4694— Payments made to constitute trust fund
La. R.S. 33:4695— Payment by tax collector to holder of note
La. R.S. 33:4696— Persons to whom Part applies
La. R.S. 33:4697— Notes to which Part applies
La. R.S. 33:4699.1— City of Lake Charles; lakefront property
La. R.S. 33:4701— The New Orleans Business and Industrial District; creation and powers
La. R.S. 33:4702— Board of commissioners; appointment and term; organization
La. R.S. 33:4703— Domicile; purpose and powers
La. R.S. 33:4704— Impairment of debt obligations prohibited
La. R.S. 33:4705— Bonds, debt obligations, no charge on income and revenue
La. R.S. 33:4706— Use of district funds; change in level of services
La. R.S. 33:4707— Authorization for issuance of bonds for the development of industrial parks; terms
La. R.S. 33:4708— Tax exemptions
La. R.S. 33:4709.1— Vidalia Riverfront Development District; creation; governing authority; powers; duties
La. R.S. 33:4709.11— Tacony Restoration District; creation; governing authority; powers; duties
La. R.S. 33:4709.21— Business and industrial districts in the city of New Orleans; tax exemptions
La. R.S. 33:4709.31— Houma Restoration District; creation; governing authority; powers; duties
La. R.S. 33:4710.1— Definitions
La. R.S. 33:4710.2— Creation of authority; territorial jurisdiction
La. R.S. 33:4710.3— Powers of authority; division of surplus
La. R.S. 33:4710.4— Revenue bonds
La. R.S. 33:4710.5— Securities
La. R.S. 33:4710.6— Exemption from taxation
La. R.S. 33:4710.7— General compliances; enhancement
La. R.S. 33:4710.11— Creation
La. R.S. 33:4710.12— Board of commissioners
La. R.S. 33:4710.13— Powers and duties
La. R.S. 33:4710.14— Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 178, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. R.S. 33:4710.15— Additional hotel occupancy tax authorized
La. R.S. 33:4710.15.1— Additional hotel tax authorized
La. R.S. 33:4710.15.2— Additional hotel occupancy tax authorized
La. R.S. 33:4710.16— Use of revenues
La. R.S. 33:4710.17— Bonds
La. R.S. 33:4710.17.1— Additional authority to issue bonds
La. R.S. 33:4710.18— Obligations of the authority solely
La. R.S. 33:4710.19— Use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes
La. R.S. 33:4710.20— State funds
La. R.S. 33:4710.21— Superdome; certain exhibits
La. R.S. 33:4710.22— Port of New Orleans
La. R.S. 33:4710.23— Food and beverage tax
La. R.S. 33:4710.24— Projects defined; additional taxes
La. R.S. 33:4710.25— Service contractor tax
La. R.S. 33:4710.26— Sight-seeing tour tax
La. R.S. 33:4710.27— Leases
La. R.S. 33:4710.28— Minority businesses
La. R.S. 33:4710.29— Reporting
La. R.S. 33:4710.30— Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 178, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. R.S. 33:4711— Sale, exchange, or lease of property by police jury
La. R.S. 33:4711.1— Sale of surplus property over Internet
La. R.S. 33:4712— Sale, exchange, or lease of property by a municipality
La. R.S. 33:4712.1— Utilization, sale or lease of air space above or below municipal rights of way, streets and other municipally owned immovable property
La. R.S. 33:4712.2— Lease of or grant of concessions or rights of use for property by the city of Shreveport for purposes which benefit the public
La. R.S. 33:4712.3— Disposal of dedicated property; St. Tammany Parish
La. R.S. 33:4712.4— Transfer of property by city of Pineville authorized
La. R.S. 33:4712.5— Lease of or grant of concessions or rights of use for property by the city of Westwego for purposes which benefit the public
La. R.S. 33:4712.6— Sale, exchange, or lease of property by the city of Covington
La. R.S. 33:4712.7— Acquisition of movables; financing; disposition upon nonappropriation
La. R.S. 33:4712.8— Disposition of property by the town of Vinton
La. R.S. 33:4712.9— Transfer of property by city of Westlake authorized
La. R.S. 33:4712.10— Purchase of immovable property by political subdivisions; appraisal required
La. R.S. 33:4712.11— Naming of civic center by governing authority of the city of Shreveport
La. R.S. 33:4712.12— Sale of property owned by parish or municipality; commission or fee of real estate broker
La. R.S. 33:4712.13— Naming of park behind Mandeville City Hall
La. R.S. 33:4712.14— Naming of Farmerville Recreation Center
La. R.S. 33:4712.15— Naming of courthouse annex building; Beauregard Parish
La. R.S. 33:4712.16— Naming of the Tangipahoa Parish tourist information center
La. R.S. 33:4712.17— Naming of St. John the Baptist Sheriff's Office law enforcement training facility
La. R.S. 33:4712.18— Sharing of equipment between public entities
La. R.S. 33:4712.19— Naming of police complex; Kenner
La. R.S. 33:4712.20— Naming of fire station; Amite City
La. R.S. 33:4712.21— Naming of community center; Church Point
La. R.S. 33:4712.22— Naming of sports complex by the governing authority of certain parishes
La. R.S. 33:4712.23— Naming of certain buildings, parks and civic complex by the governing authority of certain parishes
La. R.S. 33:4712.24— Naming of facilities that are part of the district headquarters; St. George Fire Protection District No. 2
La. R.S. 33:4712.25— Naming of Kenner council on aging building
La. R.S. 33:4712.26— Naming of medical office building; St. Martin Parish Hospital District No. 2
La. R.S. 33:4712.27— Naming of City Park
La. R.S. 33:4712.28— Naming of the soccer complex at Moore Park
La. R.S. 33:4712.29— Naming of the recreational complex located at Graham Brown Memorial Park
La. R.S. 33:4712.30— Naming of Heymann Park Complex
La. R.S. 33:4713— Providing quarters for court and parish officers
La. R.S. 33:4714— City of New Orleans to provide quarters, offices, salaries, or operating expenses for certain city or parish officials
La. R.S. 33:4715— Providing parish court-house and jail
La. R.S. 33:4715.1— Sale, sale-back, lease, sublease of public facilities as financing requirement; withholding of certain funds
La. R.S. 33:4715.2— Plaquemines Parish Courthouse District
La. R.S. 33:4715.3— Avoyelles Parish Justice Center District
La. R.S. 33:4716— Jurisdiction over real property owned by a municipality or parish and situated within another municipality or parish
La. R.S. 33:4717— Sale of municipal or parish property no longer needed for public use
La. R.S. 33:4717.1— Use of excess property for industrial inducement purposes
La. R.S. 33:4717.2— Transfer of property by political subdivision for industrial inducement purposes
La. R.S. 33:4717.3— Donation of abandoned or blighted property; municipality and parishes
La. R.S. 33:4718— Revocation of dedication of parks, public squares or plots, reversion of property
La. R.S. 33:4719— Transfer of administration of public property to state
La. R.S. 33:4720— City of New Orleans, New Basin Canal and Shell Road; ownership, control, disposition, and use; New Orleans Union Railroad Passenger Terminal facility use; other uses
La. R.S. 33:4720.11— Sale of property in the Lower Ninth Ward
La. R.S. 33:4720.12— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.13— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.14— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.15— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.15.1— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.16— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.17— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.18— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.19— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.25— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.26— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.27— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.28— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.29— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.30— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.31— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.32— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.33— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.41— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.42— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.43— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.44— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.45— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.46— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.47— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.48— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.49— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 819, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 33:4720.51— Short title
La. R.S. 33:4720.52— Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose
La. R.S. 33:4720.53— Workable program
La. R.S. 33:4720.54— Encouragement of private enterprise
La. R.S. 33:4720.55— Creation of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority by local option
La. R.S. 33:4720.56— Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.56.1— Creation of subdistricts
La. R.S. 33:4720.57— Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
La. R.S. 33:4720.58— Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.58.1— Acquisition of adjudicated properties
La. R.S. 33:4720.59— Blighted or abandoned property removal
La. R.S. 33:4720.60— Disposition of property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.60.1— Disposition of property by quiet title and foreclosure action
La. R.S. 33:4720.61— Issuance of bonds
La. R.S. 33:4720.62— Definitions, home loans, bonds, powers, restrictions, presumptions
La. R.S. 33:4720.63— Bonds as legal investment
La. R.S. 33:4720.64— Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
La. R.S. 33:4720.65— Cooperation by public bodies with the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.66— Title of purchase
La. R.S. 33:4720.67— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1030, §2, eff. July 8, 2010.
La. R.S. 33:4720.68— Cumulative clause
La. R.S. 33:4720.69— Separability
La. R.S. 33:4720.70— Safe clause
La. R.S. 33:4720.71— Definitions
La. R.S. 33:4720.71.1— Commercial projects, bonds, powers, restrictions, presumptions
La. R.S. 33:4720.72— Construction of Chapter
La. R.S. 33:4720.81— Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose
La. R.S. 33:4720.82— Workable program
La. R.S. 33:4720.83— Encouragement of private enterprise
La. R.S. 33:4720.84— Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.85— Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
La. R.S. 33:4720.86— Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.87— Blighted property removal
La. R.S. 33:4720.88— Disposition of property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.89— Definitions
La. R.S. 33:4720.91— St. Bernard Parish Redevelopment Law
La. R.S. 33:4720.101— Short title
La. R.S. 33:4720.102— Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose
La. R.S. 33:4720.103— Workable program
La. R.S. 33:4720.104— Encouragement of private enterprise
La. R.S. 33:4720.105— Creation of the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority by local option
La. R.S. 33:4720.106— Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.107— Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
La. R.S. 33:4720.108— Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.109— Blighted property removal
La. R.S. 33:4720.110— Disposition of property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.110.1— Disposition of property by quiet title and foreclosure action
La. R.S. 33:4720.111— Issuance of bonds
La. R.S. 33:4720.112— Definitions, home loans, bonds, powers, restrictions, presumptions
La. R.S. 33:4720.113— Bonds as legal investment
La. R.S. 33:4720.114— Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue an execution
La. R.S. 33:4720.115— Cooperation by public bodies with the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.116— Title of purchase
La. R.S. 33:4720.117— Agencies to have no power of taxation
La. R.S. 33:4720.118— Cumulative clause
La. R.S. 33:4720.119— Separability
La. R.S. 33:4720.120— Safe clause
La. R.S. 33:4720.121— Definitions
La. R.S. 33:4720.121.1— Authorization to issue revenue bonds
La. R.S. 33:4720.122— Construction of Chapter
La. R.S. 33:4720.131— Creation of the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.132— Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.133— Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
La. R.S. 33:4720.134— Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.135— Blighted property removal
La. R.S. 33:4720.136— Disposition of property in community improvement area
La. R.S. 33:4720.136.1— Disposition of property by quiet title and foreclosure action
La. R.S. 33:4720.137— Issuance of bonds
La. R.S. 33:4720.138— Definitions, home loans, bonds, powers, restrictions, presumptions
La. R.S. 33:4720.139— Bonds as legal investment
La. R.S. 33:4720.140— Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
La. R.S. 33:4720.141— Cooperation by public bodies with the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.142— Title of purchase
La. R.S. 33:4720.143— Agencies to have no power of taxation
La. R.S. 33:4720.144— Cumulative clause
La. R.S. 33:4720.145— Severability
La. R.S. 33:4720.146— Safe clause
La. R.S. 33:4720.147— Definitions
La. R.S. 33:4720.151— East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.161— Parish redevelopment authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.171— Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 531, §2, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. R.S. 33:4720.181— New Iberia Redevelopment Authority
La. R.S. 33:4720.191— Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 339, §1, eff. June 12, 2023.
La. R.S. 33:4720.201— Redevelopment authorities; public benefit corporations
La. R.S. 33:4720.301— Shreveport Implementation and Redevelopment Authority