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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 950
BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED WILLIAMS
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Goodwood Homesites Crime
Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9097.20(B) and (F)(1) and (2) and to repeal R.S.2
33:9097.20(F)(3), relative to the Goodwood Homesites Crime Prevention and3
Neighborhood Improvement District; to provide relative to the boundaries of the4
district; to provide a reduced parcel fee for certain parcels; to provide for the5
maximum parcel fee the district may levy and collect; and to provide for related6
matters.7
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published8
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of9
Louisiana.10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:11
Section 1. R.S. 33:9097.20(B) and (F)(1) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted12
to read as follows:13
§9097.20 Goodwood Homesites Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement14
District15
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B. Boundaries. The district shall include all property located within the17
Goodwood Homesites Subdivision as established in the official subdivision plat filed18
with the clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish. The district shall include all19
residential and commercial parcels located on the following streets within the20 HLS 14RS-880 ENGROSSED
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designated range of addresses: 7700-8800 Airline Highway, 8504-8836 Airway1
Drive, 8076-8284 Albert Drive, 343-588 Fernwood Drive, 9065-8299 Franwood2
Drive, 8134-8263 Gladewood, 8257-8461 Greenmoss Drive, 8044-8545 Harry3
Drive, 966-8342 Landwood Drive, 1625-2300 N. Airway Drive, 943-11634
Orangewood Drive, 674-988 Princewood Court, 8021-8266 Queenswood Court,5
8122-8281 Royalwood Drive, 7878-8056 S. Choctaw Drive, 422-561 Thornwood6
Drive, 7933-8188 Tom Drive, and 674-1122 Wooddale Boulevard. The district shall7
encompass the area known as Goodwood Homesites, Section 3, Lots 101 through8
433; Goodwood Homesites, Lot 11-A of square 11 and Lot 1 of square 12;9
Goodwood Homesites, Lot M-2, N-1-A, and N-2; and Lots A through H-2-A of the10
Joe Roppolo Tract.11
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F. Parcel Fee. The governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish13
of East Baton Rouge is hereby authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within14
the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.15
(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution16
of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed one hundred17
fifty dollars per year for residential parcels and four hundred fifty dollars per year18
for commercial parcels; however, the fee shall not exceed seventy dollars per year19
if any of the owners of the parcel is a person seventy years of age or older. two20
hundred dollars per year for residential parcels, five hundred dollars per year for21
commercial parcels, and ninety dollars per year for parcels the owner of which22
qualifies for and receives a special assessment level of ad valorum taxes as provided23
in Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.24
(2) The fee shall be imposed on each improved parcel located within the25
district. For the purposes of this Section, improved parcel is defined as a lot upon26
which a residence, commercial building, or other structure is situated.27
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Alfred Williams HB No. 950
Abstract: Provides relative to the boundaries and parcel fee of the Goodwood Homesites
Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge
Parish.
Present law creates the Goodwood Homesites Crime Prevention and Neighborhood
Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish as a political subdivision of the state in
order to aid in crime prevention and to add to the security of district residents by providing
for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the district. Provides for
district boundaries and powers and duties.
Proposed law revises the boundaries of the district.
Present law authorizes the governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East
Baton Rouge, subject to voter approval, to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district
which amount shall be as requested by duly adopted board resolution. Provides that the
amount of the fee shall not be more than $150 per parcel per year on residential properties
and $450 per parcel per year on commercial properties; provides however, that the fee shall
not exceed $70 per parcel per year if any of the owners of the parcel is a person 70 years of
age or older.
Proposed law provides that the maximum amount that may be levied on parcels within the
district is $200 per year for residential parcels, $500 per year for commercial parcels, or $90
per year for parcel owners who meet the following criteria as provided in Art. VII, §18(G)(1)
of the Constitution of La.:
(1)People who are 65 years of age or older.
(2)People who have a service-connected disability rating of 50% or more by the U.S.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
(3)Members of the armed forces of the U.S. or the La. National Guard who owned and
last occupied such property who are killed in action, or who are missing in action or
are a prisoner of war for a period exceeding 90 days.
(4)Any person or persons permanently totally disabled as determined by a final non-
appealable judgment of a court or as certified by a state or federal administrative
agency charged with the responsibility for making determinations regarding
disability.
Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Present law requires that the fee be imposed on each improved parcel located within the
district. Defines "parcel" as a lot, a subdivided portion of ground, an individual tract, or a
condominium parcel as defined in present law.
Proposed law defines improved parcel as a lot upon which a residence, commercial building,
or other structure is situated.
(Amends R.S. 33:9097.20(B) and (F)(1) and (2); Repeals R.S. 33:9097.20(F)(3))