§ 25:767 — Exemptions

A. None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to or affect in any way any municipality or parish except the city of New Orleans and the parishes of Franklin, Tensas, LaSalle, Catahoula, Concordia, and Caldwell. None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to or affect in any way the Vieux Carre' Section or Vieux Carre' Commission of the city of New Orleans as defined by Article XIV, Section 22A of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1921, nor shall the limitation of one historic preservation district commission as set forth in R.S. 25:756(1) apply to the city of New Orleans.
B. None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to or affect any property, site, or area upon lots designated RS1, RS2, RD1, or RD2 under the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the city of New Orleans in that area of the city of New Orleans bounded by the river side of Carondelet Street, the uptown side of Josephine Street, the lake side of Magazine Street, and the uptown side of Louisiana Avenue, except that all properties having a lot line on St. Charles Avenue may be regulated under the terms of this Part and except also that all construction of new structures and demolitions of existing structures may be regulated under the terms of this Part.
C. Any historic preservation district commission created pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 25:731 to 25:745 shall not be affected hereby nor shall any other similar entity heretofore created by the legislature be affected hereby particularly, but without limitation, those created pursuant to R.S. 25:305 through 25:455, nor shall such entity affect any commission established pursuant to this Part nor shall the provisions of this Part impair, affect or repeal the authority of municipalities or parishes, to establish historic preservation districts pursuant to R.S. 25:731 to 25:745.

Legislative History

Acts 1974, No. 273, §§17, 18. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 789, §1; Acts 1984, No. 440, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1073, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1.