HLS 25RS-547 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 240
BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFLEUR
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Brookstown Neighborhood Crime
Prevention District in East Baton Rouge Parish
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9097.41(A) and (B), relative to East Baton Rouge Parish; to
3 provide relative to the Brookstown Neighborhood Crime Prevention District; to
4 change the name of the district; to expand the boundaries of the district; to provide
5 for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 33:9097.41(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
11as follows:
12 ยง9097.41. Brookstown Neighborhood Area Crime Prevention and Improvement
13 District
14 A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of East Baton Rouge,
15 as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and
16 corporate which shall be known as the Brookstown Neighborhood Area Crime
17 Prevention and Improvement District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The
18 district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of
19 Louisiana.
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1 B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the
2 boundaries of the Brookstown Neighborhood Subdivision in East Baton Rouge
3 Parish as established in the official subdivision plat filed with the clerk of court of
4 East Baton Rouge Parish encompass the area included within the following
5 perimeter: beginning at the intersection of Prescott Road and Airline Highway, then
6 west along Prescott Road to its intersection with North Foster Drive, then north along
7 North Foster Drive to its intersection with Airline Highway, then southeast along
8 Airline Highway to the point of beginning.
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10 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
11signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
12by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
13vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
14effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 240 Original 2025 Regular Session LaFleur
Abstract: Relative to the Brookstown Neighborhood Crime Prevention District in East
Baton Rouge Parish, changes the district's name and boundaries.
Present law creates the Brookstown Neighborhood Crime Prevention District in East Baton
Rouge Parish as a political subdivision of the state for the purpose of aiding in crime
prevention and security of district residents. Provides that the district is governed by a
seven-member board of commissioners. Provides for district boundaries and powers and
duties.
Proposed law changes the name of the district to the Brookstown Area Crime Prevention and
Improvement District. Proposed law also changes the district's boundaries. Proposed law
otherwise retains present law.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 33:9097.41(A) and (B))
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