The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
SB 478 Original 2020 Regular Session Fields
Present law provides procedures for the annexation of property by municipalities.
Proposed law, retains present law and adds for the city of Baton Rouge the authority to annex
property owned by Exxon Mobil Corporation, based on petition with the written consent of the
owners of a majority of the acreage or square footage of the property to be annexed together with the
written assent of the owners of the property in the area equal in value to at least 25% of the value of
the property to be annexed whenever there are no resident owners or registered voters residing in the
area proposed to be annexed.
Proposed law defines "owners" to include corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability
partnerships, and all other legal entities recognized by the laws of the state.
Proposed law is to be deemed and construed to be an additional grant of authority to the city of Baton
Rouge and not to limit or restrict the existing authority of the city.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 33:172.4)