RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 356 (SB 410) 2020 Regular Session Barrow
Prior law provided for the following boundaries of the Baton Rouge North Economic
Development District: beginning at the intersection of North 22nd Street and Florida
Boulevard, east along Florida Boulevard to its intersection with North Sherwood Forest
Drive, then north along North Sherwood Forest Drive to its intersection with Greenwell
Springs Road, then southwest along Greenwell Springs Road to its intersection with Joor
Road, then north along Joor Road to its intersection with Mickens Road, then west along
Mickens Road to its intersection with Hooper Road, then west along Hooper Road to its
intersection with Harding Boulevard, continuing west along Harding Boulevard to its
intersection with Veterans Memorial Boulevard, then north along Veterans Memorial
Boulevard to its intersection with Rosenwald Road, then west along Rosenwald Road to its
intersection with Scenic Highway, then south along Scenic Highway to its intersection with
Main Street, then east along Main Street to its intersection with North 22nd Street, then south
along North 22nd Street to the point of beginning.
New law retains prior law but expands the boundaries of the Baton Rouge North Economic
Development District to include the area within the following boundaries: beginning at the
intersection of Scenic Highway and Shada Avenue, then west to the Mississippi River levee,
then south along the Mississippi River levee to Choctaw Drive, then east along Choctaw
Drive to its intersection with Scenic Highway, then south along Scenic Highway to its
intersection with Main Street.
Prior law provided for district governance by a board of commissioners and provides for
membership. New law revises certain board membership and requirements.
Effective upon signature of the governor (June 12, 2020).
(Amends R.S. 33:2740.67(B) and (C)(1))