§ 33:1415 — Governing authorities of parishes and municipalities; power to abolish entities

§1415. Governing authorities of parishes and municipalities; power to abolish entities
created by them; fiscal, budgetary and other controls; appointment and terms of
members of certain entities
A. In any case where the governing authority of any parish or municipality shall have
created or established, or shall thereafter create or establish, any board, commission, agency,
district, office, government, or any unit having governmental functions, power or authority,
such governing authority is hereby authorized to abolish same, and where the creation or
establishment required the concurrence of two or more governing authorities, the
concurrence of all of them shall be necessary to exercise the authority afforded by this
Section; provided, that where any indebtedness of any such board, commission, agency,
district, office, government, or any entity whatever having governmental functions, is
outstanding, the authority herein provided shall not be exercised until provision is made for
the assumption of such indebtedness in the manner provided by law. However, no parish or
municipal authority shall abolish any entity pursuant to this Subsection if the creation of that
entity is required by state law. Where a parochial or municipal governing authority is given
the power to appoint members to boards or commissions, whether presently or hereafter
created, the governing authority shall also have the power to remove and replace the
members or commissioners.
B. In any case where the governing authority of any parish or municipality shall have
created or established, or shall hereafter create or establish, any board, commission, agency,
district, office, government of any entity whatever, having governmental functions, power
or authority, such governing authority is hereby authorized to provide appropriate budgetary
and fiscal controls over said agency or entity. Budgetary and fiscal control shall include, but
not be limited to, approval of operating budgets with the right to veto or reduce line-items.
In addition, no such agency or entity shall exercise any power or authority to submit to the
people any proposal to levy any tax or issue any bonds unless the proposal therefor first has
been submitted to and been approved by the governing authority of the parish or
municipality. The parish or municipality shall exercise such other budgetary and fiscal
controls as are necessary and proper to ensure the maximum feasible coordination of
government on the local level.
C. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 647, §2.
D. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to planning commissions, zoning
commissions, or ethics commissions.
E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section to the contrary,
whenever the governing authority of the parish of East Carroll, West Carroll, or Madison,
or the governing authority of any municipality located in such parishes is given the power
to appoint members to a board or commission, whether presently created or hereafter created,
such governing authority shall also have the power to remove and replace such members or
commissioners for just cause shown.
F. Repealed by Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2, eff. June 12, 2011.
G.(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, when a board or
commission, other than a hospital service district, whether presently created or hereafter
created by the governing authority of any parish, exercises governmental functions within
a municipality, the governing authority of the municipality shall appoint a member to such
board or commission. The governing authority of the municipality shall also have the power
to remove and replace such member.
(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not be applicable to the parish of
Jefferson or to parish library boards.
H. The governing authority of the parish of West Feliciana may appoint seven
members to any board, commission, agency, district, office, government, or any unit having
governmental functions, power, or authority, created or established by the governing
authority pursuant to legislative authorization.
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the abolition or
alteration of the boundaries of Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Ouachita shall
be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 46:1051(E).

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 322, §1, eff. July 6, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 931, §1, eff. July 26, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 314, §1; Acts 1995, No. 63, §1; Acts 1997, No. 436, §1, eff. June 22, 1997; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §§1, 2, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 647, §2.