ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 185
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.4(B) and (E)(1) and (3)(c) and to repeal R.S.
3 33:9091.4(E)(3)(b), relative to Orleans Parish; to provide relative to the Lake Terrace
4 Crime Prevention District; to provide relative to the boundaries and funding of the
5 district; to provide relative to the parcel fee imposed and collected in the district; to
6 provide relative to the renewal of such fee; to provide for an effective date; and to
7 provide for related matters.
8 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
9 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
10 Louisiana.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. R.S. 33:9091.4(B) and (E)(1) and (3)(c) are hereby amended and
13 reenacted to read as follows:
14 ยง9091.4. Lake Terrace Crime Prevention District
15 * * *
16 B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be the center line of
17 Robert E. Lee Boulevard, Pratt Drive, St. Bernard Avenue, the shoreline of Lake
18 Pontchartrain and Lakeshore Drive Allen Toussaint Boulevard, center line of London
19 Avenue Canal, center line of Bayou St. John, and the south shoreline of Lake
20 Pontchartrain.
21 * * *
22 E. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is hereby
23 authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in
24 accordance with the provisions of this Subsection.
Page 1 of 3
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HB NO. 185 ENROLLED
1 (1)(a) The fee shall be a flat fee per improved parcel of land and the amount
2 of the fee shall be three hundred not exceed five hundred fifty dollars per year for
3 each improved parcel, except that the fee shall be seven hundred dollars per year for
4 each improved parcel with three or more family units. The amount of the fee may be
5 changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the maximum amount
6 authorized by this Subparagraph. No election shall be required for such change in
7 the amount of the fee.
8 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph,
9 the fee shall be seven hundred dollars per year for each improved parcel with three
10 or more family units.
11 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this
12 Paragraph, the fee shall be a flat fee not to exceed seventeen hundred fifty dollars per
13 year for each improved parcel of land used as a short-term rental. The amount of the
14 fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the
15 maximum amount authorized by this Subparagraph. No election shall be required
16 for such change in the amount of the fee.
17 * * *
18 (3)
19 * * *
20 (c) The fee shall expire at the time provided in the proposition authorizing
21 the fee, not to exceed eight years from its initial imposition, but the fee may be
22 renewed as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to
23 authorize renewal or increase of the fee shall be held only at the same time as the
24 mayoral primary election. Any such election may be called at the request of the
25 board of commissioners. If renewed or increased, the term of the imposition of the
26 fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal or increase, not
27 to exceed eight years. The fee shall expire at the end of the term provided for in the
28 proposition authorizing the fee, not to exceed eight years, but may be renewed as
29 provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize the
30 renewal of the fee shall be held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana
Page 2 of 3
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HB NO. 185 ENROLLED
1 Election Code. If the fee is renewed, the term of the imposition of the fee shall be
2 as provided in the proposition authorizing such renewal, not to exceed eight years.
3 Section 2. R.S. 33:9091.4(E)(3)(b) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
4 Section 3.(A) The provisions of this Act shall not affect the parcel fee levied within
5 the Lake Terrace Crime Prevention District on the effective date of this Act. The governing
6 authority of the city of New Orleans shall continue to levy the fee until such time as it
7 expires, as provided in the proposition approved by a majority of the district's registered
8 voters voting on the proposition at an election held on November 18, 2017.
9 (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the board of
10 commissioners of the Lake Terrace Crime Prevention District may call an election for the
11 purpose of submitting the question of the imposition of the fee authorized in this Act to the
12 voters prior to December 31, 2026. If the imposition of the fee is approved by a majority
13 of the district's registered voters voting on the proposition at any such election, the governing
14 authority of the city shall then begin to levy a parcel fee as provided in the proposition.
15 Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
18 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
19 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
Page 3 of 3
CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.