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ACT No. 697
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 179
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 25:745(A)(2) and 1238.1(B) and to enact R.S.2
25:1238.2(B)(1)(f), (g), (h), and (i), relative to historic preservation and3
commemoration; to provide relative to historic preservation districts and landmark4
commissions in New Orleans and the commemoration of historic events therein; to5
provide relative to certain exemptions from the application of laws relative to such6
districts and commissions; to provide relative to the application of Sections 15 and7
16 of Act No. 804 of the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature; to provide relative8
to the Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Commission; and to provide for related9
matters.10
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published11
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of12
Louisiana.13
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:14
Section 1. R.S. 25:1238.1(B) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.15
25:1238.2(B)(1)(f), (g), (h), and (i) are hereby enacted to read as follows:16
§1238.1. Declaration of purpose17
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B. The legislature further recognizes that during the Battle of New Orleans,19
for the first time, Louisiana citizens of diverse cultural, ethnic, social, religious, and20
racial backgrounds united and fought not as former colonial subjects but as American21
citizens. The service and sacrifice of Freemen of Color, warriors from the Choctaw22
Nation, Barataria pirates Baratarian privateers, militia from Louisiana, Mississippi,23
Kentucky, and Tennessee, United States Marines, United States Navy sailors, and24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 179
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Regular Army units, including the 7th and 44th Infantry Regiments, helped to1
establish a national identity and ensure continued American control of the2
Mississippi Valley, which would facilitate the westward expansion of the nation.3
The Battle of New Orleans marked the last armed conflict between America and4
Great Britain, setting the stage for an alliance and friendship lasting to the present5
day.6
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§1238.2. Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Commission; creation; appointments8
of members; officers; meetings; domicile9
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B.(1) The commission shall consist of members appointed as follows:11
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(f) One member appointed by the governing authority of New Orleans.13
(g) One member appointed by the governing authority of St. Bernard Parish.14
(h) One member appointed by the New Orleans Multicultural Tourism15
Network.16
(i) One member appointed by the governing authority of Jefferson Parish.17
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Section 2. R.S. 25:745(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:19
§745. Exemptions20
A.21
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(2) None of the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to or affect in any way23
any property or collection of properties under common ownership having any lot line24
on the northerly side of St. Charles Avenue between Jena Street and Carrollton25
Avenue Calhoun Street and Law Road, or on the southerly side of St. Charles26
Avenue between Broadway Street and Lowerline Street in the city of New Orleans,27
Louisiana.28
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Section 3. Sections 15 and 16 of Act No. 804 of the 1975 Regular Session of the1
Legislature shall not prevent or prohibit the application of Chapter 16 of Title 25 of the2
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 to any property or properties that were designated by3
R.S. 25:745(A)(2) prior to its amendment and reenactment by this Act but are not designated4
in R.S. 25:745(A)(2) as amended and reenacted by this Act. Chapter 16 of Title 25 of the5
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not apply to those properties designated in R.S.6
25:745(A)(2) as amended and reenacted by this Act.7
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: