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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 950
BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED WILLIAMS
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
ยง9097.20 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
designated range of addresses: 7700-8800 Airline Highway, 8504-8836 Airway21
Drive, 8076-8284 Albert Drive, 343-588 Fernwood Drive, 9065-8299 Franwood22
Drive, 8134-8263 Gladewood, 8257-8461 Greenmoss Drive, 8044-8545 Harry23
Drive, 966-8342 Landwood Drive, 1625-2300 N. Airway Drive, 943-116324
Orangewood Drive, 674-988 Princewood Court, 8021-8266 Queenswood Court,25
8122-8281 Royalwood Drive, 7878-8056 S. Choctaw Drive, 422-561 Thornwood26 ENROLLEDHB NO. 950
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Drive, 7933-8188 Tom Drive, and 674-1122 Wooddale Boulevard. The district shall1
encompass the area known as Goodwood Homesites, Section 3, Lots 101 through2
433; Goodwood Homesites, Lot 11-A of square 11 and Lot 1 of square 12;3
Goodwood Homesites, Lot M-2, N-1-A, and N-2; and Lots A through H-2-A of the4
Joe Roppolo Tract.5
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F. Parcel Fee. The governing authority of the city of Baton Rouge, parish7
of East Baton Rouge is hereby authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within8
the district subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.9
(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution10
of the board. The fee shall be a flat fee per parcel of land not to exceed one hundred11
fifty dollars per year for residential parcels and four hundred fifty dollars per year12
for commercial parcels; however, the fee shall not exceed seventy dollars per year13
if any of the owners of the parcel is a person seventy years of age or older. two14
hundred dollars per year for residential parcels, five hundred dollars per year for15
commercial parcels, and ninety dollars per year for parcels the owner of which16
qualifies for and receives a special assessment level of ad valorem taxes as provided17
in Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana.18
(2) The fee shall be imposed on each improved parcel located within the19
district. For the purposes of this Section, improved parcel is defined as a lot upon20
which a residence, commercial building, or other structure is situated.21
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Section 2. R.S. 33:9097.20(F)(3) is hereby repealed in its entirety.23
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: