The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SB 192 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Johns
Present law mandates the boundaries of the district to include the area west of Lakeshore Drive
commencing at South Board Du Lac Drive on the south to the north boundary of Veterans Park on
the north and any area described in present law.
Proposed law provides for the district to be comprised of all or a portion of the area of land described
in R.S. 33:4699.1 which provides for development of the lakefront in the city.
Present law provides that the district have as its purpose cooperative economic development between
the city of Lake Charles, Lake Charles Facilities, Inc., or the district, in order to provide for the
renovation, restoration and development of a hotel within the area of the district.
Proposed law retains present law but deletes reference to Lake Charles Facilities, Inc. and requires
the site plan for any hotel constructed immediately adjacent to the Lake Charles Civic Center.
Proposed law further requires that the site plan be approved, by ordinance, prior to construction of
the hotel by the governing authority of the city of Lake Charles.
Proposed law provides for costs and expenses of construction, restoration, or relocation of a hotel
and related improvements, public buildings and other public structures and any other costs associated
with an economic development project as provided in R.S. 33:9035.1.
Effective August 1, 2015.
(Amends R.S. 33:9038.57(B), (C), (F)(1) and (2)(c), and (G)(2))