HLS 15RS-103 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 26
BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER
PROPERTY/SUBSTANDARD: Provides with respect to powers of the governing authority
of St. Charles Parish relative to grass cutting
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1236.26(A), relative to the governing authority of St. Charles
3 Parish; to provide with respect to notification to property owners of violations of
4 grass cutting ordinances; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:1236.26(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 ยง1236.26. Powers of the governing authorities of Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Charles
11 Parish, and St. Landry Parish; nuisance ordinance regarding grass and
12 obnoxious weeds; notice required
13 A. The governing authorities of the parishes of Pointe Coupee, St. Charles,
14 and St. Landry may amend ordinances to compel property owners to cut grass and
15 obnoxious weeds on their property without the notice required in R.S.
16 33:1236(21)(a)(i) if the property owner liable has been notified pursuant to said the
17 Item at any time during the immediately preceding twelve months and has failed to
18 do the work himself after an opportunity to do so.
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HB NO. 26
DIGEST
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HB 26 Original 2015 Regular Session Miller
Abstract: Provides with respect to powers of the governing authority of St. Charles Parish
relative to grass cutting.
Present law authorizes parish governing authorities to require property owners to cut grass
on their property. Authorizes the parishes to have such work done and charge the property
owner for the work if the property owner does not cut the grass himself. Requires the parish
governing authority to serve a registered or certified letter as notification to property owners
each time before cutting or removing obnoxious weeds growing on the property.
Present law authorizes the governing authorities of the parishes of Point Coupee and
St. Landry to amend local ordinances to require that only one yearly notice be sent to compel
property owners to cut grass on their property. Proposed law adds the governing authority
of St. Charles to parishes so authorized; otherwise retains present law.
Present law requires that prior to authorizing the grass cutting, the governing authorities
shall file and record an affidavit, signed by the parish president. Such affidavit shall include
the following:
1. A description of the property.
2. A photograph of the property identifying the unsafe conditions.
3. A statement that the property owner liable has within the past 12 months failed to do
such work after notification and an opportunity to do so.
Proposed law retains present law and makes it applicable to St. Charles Parish.
(Amends R.S. 33:1236.26(A))
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