RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 291 (HB 95) 2015 Regular Session Richard
New law creates the Lafourche Arc Taxing District in Lafourche Parish as a political
subdivision of the state for the purpose of providing services, training, advocacy, resources,
and community connections to individuals with developmental disabilities. Provides for
district boundaries. Provides that the district is governed by a board of commissioners
composed of seven members appointed by the governing authority of Lafourche Parish.
New law provides for the powers and duties of the district, including the authority to incur
debt, sue and be sued, adopt bylaws and rules and regulations, elect officers and appoint
agents and employees, to receive and acquire property, and to enter into contracts,
agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political
corporations and with any public or private person or entity. Provides that the district shall
not be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state for purposes of the state civil service
provisions of the state constitution.
New law authorizes the district to levy and collect an ad valorem tax, subject to voter
approval, not to exceed two mills.
New law requires the board to adopt an annual budget and provides that the district is subject
to audit by the legislative auditor.
New law provides that the additional services, training, advocacy, resources, and community
connections provided to individuals with developmental disabilities through the funding
authorized in new law is supplemental to and not in lieu of such training, advocacy,
resources, and community connections provided by other entities in Lafourche Parish.
Effective August 1, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 28:470.11)