Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB213: DISTRICTS/TAXING: Provides relative to the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.8(D)(1) and (2)(a), (b), and (d), (E)(2) and (5), and (F) through (M) and to repeal R.S. 33:2740.8(N), relative to the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge; to provide relative to the governing board of the district; to provide relative to the membership of the board; to provide relative to the appointment of board members; to provide relative to the terms and compensation of the members; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the district…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.8(D)(1) and (2)(a), (b), and (d), (E)(2) and (5), and (F) through (M) and to repeal R.S. 33:2740.8(N), relative to the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge; to provide relative to the governing board of the district; to provide relative to the membership of the board; to provide relative to the appointment of board members; to provide relative to the terms and compensation of the members; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the district; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge with respect to the district; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 33:2740.8(D)(1) and (2)(a), (b), and (d), (E)(2) and (5), and (F) through (M) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §2740.8. The downtown development district of the city of Baton Rouge; creation, composition and powers; preparation of plans, levy of special ad valorem taxes, and issuance of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness * * * Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from …
Sponsors
- Landry Jr., Terry (D, 67) · primary sponsor