RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 61 (HB 42) 2019 Regular Session Chad Brown
Prior law created and provided for the Iberville Parks and Recreation District. New law
changes the name of the district to the Iberville Parish Parks and Recreation District.
Existing law provides that the district is a political subdivision of the state created for the
purpose of administering all parks and recreation activities in Iberville Parish.
Prior law provided for an 11-member board of commissioners composed of seven citizen
members who were not elected officials and four non voting members which included a
member of the school board, two members of the parish governing authority, and the parish
county agent. Additionally provided that the county agent could be represented at a meeting
by his designee. Provided that citizen members served four-year staggered terms. Further
provided that the member appointed by the parish governing authority served at the
discretion of the governing authority and the school board member and parish county agent
served during their terms of office.
New law removes prior law and provides instead that the members of the Iberville Parish
governing authority shall serve as the members of the district's board of commissioners.
Provides that the terms of the members of the board in office on the effective date of new law
terminate on the effective date of new law.
Existing law provides that the members of the commission serve without compensation or
reimbursement of expenses. Prior law provided that the citizen members could be paid a per
diem of $25 for each meeting attended, not to exceed 18 meetings per year, to be paid from
funds of the district. New law removes prior law.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 33:4569, 4569.1, 4569.2, 4569.3(intro para.), (1), (5), (12), and (13))