Louisiana HB368: DISTRICTS/HISTORIC: Provides relative to historic preservation districts and landmarks commissions in the city of New Orleans

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 25:762.1, relative to the city of New Orleans; to provide relative to historic preservation districts and landmarks commissions; to provide relative to regulations established by such districts and commissions; to provide relative to the violation of such regulations; to provide relative to penalties imposed for certain violations; to increase the maximum penalties authorized to be levied for such violations; and to provide for related matters…

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 25:762.1, relative to the city of New Orleans; to provide relative to historic preservation districts and landmarks commissions; to provide relative to regulations established by such districts and commissions; to provide relative to the violation of such regulations; to provide relative to penalties imposed for certain violations; to increase the maximum penalties authorized to be levied for such violations; 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. 25:762.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §762.1. Commission enforcement powers; city of New Orleans Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of New Orleans, any owner, agent, lessee, or other person acting for or in conjunction with him who demolishes a structure or edifice located in the city of New Orleans without having received an appropriate certificate of appropriateness may be fined a single fine of not more than the greater of twenty-five fifty thousand dollars or fifteen percent of the assessed value of the structure or edifice in accordance with the assessed value immediately preceding the demolition as provided for in the tax rolls of …

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Sponsors

• Freeman, Aimee (D, 98) · primary sponsor