HLS 25RS-1027 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 311
BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER
DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Provides relative to the St. Landry Parish Economic
and Industrial Development District
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 33:130.303.1, relative to the St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial
3 Development District; to provide for the powers and duties of the district; to provide
4 for certain agreements entered into by the district; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:130.303.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง130.303.1. Tax agreements
11 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, prior to the
12 district entering into any agreement, including a payment in lieu of taxes agreement,
13 that may exempt, reduce, or otherwise affect the taxes owed to the parish of St.
14 Landry, or any municipality within the parish, the district shall submit the proposed
15 agreement to the governing authority of the parish or the respective municipality for
16 review. After submission of the proposed agreement, the respective governing
17 authority shall have forty-five days to conduct a public hearing and to approve or
18 deny the agreement by resolution of the governing authority. If the respective
19 governing authority fails to adopt a resolution approving the proposed agreement
20 within forty-five days after submission, the proposed agreement is deemed to be
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1 denied. Any payments to be made in lieu of taxes, together with any fees and
2 charges, shall constitute statutory impositions within the meaning of Title 47 of the
3 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Failure to comply with any provision of an
4 approved agreement shall be grounds for amendment or cancellation of the
5 agreement by the respective governing authority.
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 311 Original 2025 Regular Session Miller
Abstract: Provides relative to the powers and duties of the St. Landry Parish Economic and
Industrial Development District.
Present law creates the St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District for
the primary purpose of stimulating industrial and commercial development in St. Landry
Parish. Provides that the district is governed by a 17-member board of commissioners
appointed by the governing authority of St. Landry Parish and the St. Landry Parish
Municipal Association.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law provides that prior to entering into any agreement, including a payment in lieu
of taxes agreement, that will exempt, reduce, or otherwise affect taxes owed to the parish,
or any municipality within the parish, the district must submit the agreement to the
respective governing authority for review. Provides that the governing authority has 45 days
to hold a public hearing and to approve or deny the agreement. Provides that the agreement
is deemed denied if the governing authority fails to approve or deny within the 45 days.
Further provides that failure to comply with an approved agreement is grounds for
amendment or cancellation by the respective governing authority.
(Adds R.S. 33:130.303.1)
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