§ 33:9038.76 — College economic development districts

Louisiana § 33:9038.76

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§9038.76. College economic development districts
A.(1) There is hereby created in East Baton Rouge Parish, in which Southern
University and Louisiana State University are located, both hereafter in this Section referred
to as a "college", the Southern University Economic Development District and the Louisiana
State University Economic Development District that includes property owned by either of
these institutions to provide for cooperative economic and community development among
the district, the college, the local governmental subdivision, the state, and the owners of
property in the district. Hereafter in this Section, the terms "college economic development
district" or "district" refer to a district created pursuant to this Section. Any college
economic development district is a political subdivision of the state having all of the rights,
powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to
political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Section.
B.(1)(a) Boundaries for the LSU Economic Development District. The LSU
Economic Development District, referred to in this Section as "LSU EDD", generally
encompasses an area within the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an area generally bounded
to the north by Old South Baton Rouge, City Park, University Gardens Subdivision, to the
south by Brightside Lane, to the west by the East Baton Rouge Parish line, and to the east by
Stanford Avenue, West Parker Boulevard and Nicholson Drive, subject to, and less and
except, the exclusions as defined in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph ("district
exclusions"), and being more fully described as follows:
Commence at a point which is the intersection of the westward projection of the LSU
campus northern property line with the East Baton Rouge Parish line located in the
Mississippi River, being the point of beginning; Thence proceed in an easterly direction
along the northern boundary of the LSU campus property to its intersection with the east
right of way line of the ICRR railroad; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the
east right of way line of the ICRR right of way line to a point within the Nicholson Gateway
area, which point has Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3326534,
Y:695397; Thence proceed through the Nicholson Gateway area N 84° 51' E a distance of
291' more or less to a point; Thence proceed through the Nicholson Gateway area N 07° 15'
W a distance of 432' more or less to a point; Thence proceed through the Nicholson Gateway
area N 71° 29' E a distance of 168' more or less to a point located on the west right of way
line of Nicholson Drive; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the west right of way
line of Nicholson Drive to its intersection with the south right of way line of West Chimes
Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south right of way line of West
Chimes Street to its intersection with the east right of way line of Alaska Street, said point
also being 20 feet east of the centerline of the street on the LSU campus commonly known
as Cypress Drive; Thence proceed southerly and easterly direction on a line parallel to and
north of the centerline of said Cypress Drive to its intersection with a point that is 20 feet
north of the centerline of Cypress Drive at its intersection with Dalrymple Drive; Thence
proceed in a northerly direction at a right angle to the centerline of Cypress Drive a distance
of 20 feet to a point that is 40 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive; Thence
proceed in an easterly direction along a line that is 40 feet north of and parallel to the
centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point located east of the southeast corner of the Pentagon
Dormitory area, which point has Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X:3328695, Y:696758; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus
property N 22° 46' E a distance of 282 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property N 53° 57' W a distance of 240 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus
property N 70° 58' W a distance of 140 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 02° 17' W a distance of 291 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus
property N 87° 34' E a distance of 192 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 37° 03' E a distance of 188 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus
property S 87° 19' E a distance of 380 feet more or less to the southwest corner of Lot A-2-A
of the former Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the
south line of Lot A-2-A of the former Antonio Lasavio Property to the southeast corner of
said Lot A-2-A of the former Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in a northerly
direction along the east line of Lots A-2-A, A-2-B, A-2-C and A-2-D of the former Antonio
Lasavio Property to the northeast corner of said Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio
Property; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of Lot A-2-D of the
former Antonio Lasavio Property to the northwest corner of said Lot A-2-D of the former
Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line which is an
extension of the westerly line of Lots A-2-A, A-2-B, A-2-C and A-2-D of the former Antonio
Lasavio Property a distance of 115.12' to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction
along a line which is parallel to the northerly line of Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio
Lasavio Property a distance of 330.59' to a point which is the east line of a former access
servitude; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along a line which is parallel to the
easterly line of Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property, which line is the east line
of a former access servitude to its intersection with the north right of way line of West State
Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the north right of way line of West State
Street to the southeast corner of Tract A-2-A of the former Losavio Realty Property; Thence
proceed in a northerly direction along the east line of said Tract A-2-A of the Losavio Realty
Property to the northeast corner of said Tract A-2-A; Thence proceed in a westerly direction
along the north line of said Tract A-2-A of the Losavio Realty Property to the northwest
corner of said Tract A-2-A being the east right of way line of Spruce Lane; Thence proceed
in a northerly direction along the east right of way line of Spruce Lane to the intersection of
the south right of way line of Aster Street with the east right of way line of Spruce Lane;
Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south right of way line of Aster Street to its
intersection with the east right of way line of Alaska Street; Thence proceed in a northerly
direction along the east right of way line of Alaska Street to the southwest corner of Lot 7,
Sq. G, University Terrace Subdivision; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the
south line of Lot 7, Sq. G, University Terrace to the southeast corner of Lot 7; Thence
proceed in a northerly direction along the east line of Lots 1 thru 7, Sq. G, University Terrace
Subdivision to the intersection with the south right of way line of West Roosevelt Street;
Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south right of way line of West Roosevelt
Street to the northeast corner of University Terrace School; Thence proceed in a southerly
direction along the east line of University Terrace School a distance of 464 feet more or less
to the southwest corner of the Edward J. Gay Apartment Complex; Thence proceed in an
easterly direction along the south line of the Edward J. Gay Apartment Complex a distance
of 484 feet more or less to a point located 20 feet east of the centerline of Spruce Lane;
Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line that is 20 feet east of and parallel to the
centerline of Spruce Lane a distance of 462 feet more or less to its intersection with the south
right of way line of West Roosevelt Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the
south right of way line of West Roosevelt Street, extending across Highland Road to the east
right of way line of Highland Rd; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the east
right of way line of Highland Road to the south line of Tract Z-0, South Baton Rouge;
Thence proceed southeasterly along the south line of Tract Z-0, South Baton Rouge to a point
which is on a line which is the northerly extension of the westerly line of Lot 12 Sq. A,
Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along a line which is the northerly
extension of the westerly line of Lot 12 Sq. A, Arbour Place to the northwest corner of Lot
12 Sq. A, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the north line of
Arbour Place to the northwest corner of Lot 10 Sq. A, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a
southeasterly direction along the west line of Lot 10 Sq. A, Arbour Place to the north right
of way line of East State Street; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the north
right of way line of East State Street to its intersection with the west right of way line of
Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the west right of way
line of Dalrymple Drive to the northeast corner of Lot A of Lot 27, Richland Plantation;
Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of Lot A and Lot B-2 of Lot 27,
Richland Plantation to the southeast corner of Lot Y of the G.A. Peterkin property; Thence
proceed in a northeasterly direction along the east line of Lot Y and Z of the G.A. Peterkin
property to the south line of lot 8-A-1-A-1 Sq. 6, Lake Crest Subdivision; Thence proceed
in a southeasterly direction along the south line of Lots 1 through 8-A-1-A-1-A Sq. 6, Lake
Crest Subdivision to the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a
northerly direction along the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive to its intersection of
the north edge of the westbound roadway of Interstate 10, as it existed in April of 2023;
Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the northern edge of the westbound
roadway of Interstate 10, as it existed in April of 2023, until its intersection with the northern
edge of the Interstate 10 on-ramp from Dalrymple Drive, as it existed in April of 2023;
Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the north right of way line of the Interstate
10 on-ramp from Dalrymple Drive as it existed in April of 2023 and its extension to its
intersection with the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in an
easterly direction across Dalrymple Drive to a point which is 30 feet east of the centerline
of Dalrymple Drive as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a southerly direction
along a line which is 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive as it
existed in April of 2023 to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X=3332749, Y=701516; Thence proceed in an easterly direction N 88° 01' E a distance of
32 feet more or less to a point on the existing water's edge of City Park Lake as it existed in
April of 2023; Thence proceed in a general southeasterly direction following along the
various meanders of the water's edge of City Park Lake as it existed in April of 2023, through
and including the small adjoining lake commonly known as Lake Erie, continuing on through
where City Park Lake connects with University Lake as they existed in April of 2023,
continuing through University Lake (Excluding the peninsula that extends westward, into the
University Lake, formerly known as the Hal Phillips property, commonly known as the Bird
Sanctuary as it existed in April of 2023) on a line coincident with the existing adjacent East
Lakeshore Drive roadway, continuing through to its intersection with the water's edge
adjacent to Stanford Ave, continuing along the water's edge adjacent to the west right of way
line of Stanford Ave, around the condominium formerly known as Stanford on the Point, to
the water's edge adjacent to South Lakeshore Drive, thence continuing westerly and then
southerly around the peninsula which comprises Magnolia Ridge Subdivision, to its
intersection with the west right of way line of Stanford Avenue; Thence proceed in a
southwesterly direction along the west right of way line of Stanford Avenue to its
intersection with the south right of way line of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in a
westerly direction along the south right of way line of West Lakeshore Drive to a point which
intersects the northerly extension of the west right of way line of Princeton Avenue as it was
originally platted in 1923; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right
of way line of Princeton Avenue as it was originally platted in 1923, to the original northeast
corner of Lot 6 Sq. 14, College Town Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction thru College Lake to the most northerly corner of Lot 8 Sq. 14, College Town
Subdivision; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the northerly line of remaining
portion of Lot 1 Sq. 14 College Town Subdivision to its intersection with the north right of
way line of Harvard Avenue as it was originally platted; Thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction with the north right of way line of Harvard Avenue as it was originally platted to
the northeast corner of Le Havre Townhome Community; Thence proceed in a northwesterly
direction along the north line of Le Harve Townhome Community to its intersection with the
east right of way line of East Parker Boulevard; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
along the east right of way line of East Parker Boulevard to its intersection with the north
right of way line of Highland Road; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the
north right of way line of Highland Road to its intersection with the west right of way line
of LSU Avenue; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction across Highland Road to the
southeast corner of the former Gulf Oil Corporation property located on the south side of
Highland Road; Thence proceed in a southwesterly, then westerly, then northeasterly
direction around the perimeter of the former Gulf Oil Corporation property and Tract A-1-A
of a Portion of the Materiste property until it intersects with the south right of way line of
Highland Road; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the south right of way line
of Highland Road until it intersects with the east right of way line of West Parker Boulevard;
Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the east right of way line of West Parker
Boulevard to its intersection with the north right of way line of Burbank Drive; Thence
proceed in a southeasterly direction along the north right of way line of Burbank Drive across
East Boyd Drive to its intersection with the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive; Thence
proceed in a northeasterly direction along the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive to the
most northerly corner of Lot 7 Block 12 University View Homesites; Thence proceed in a
southeasterly direction along the north line of said Lot 7 Block 12 University View
Homesites to the most easterly corner of said Lot 7 Block 12 University View Homesites;
Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the east line of said Block 12 University
View Homesites across Burbank Drive to the most southerly corner of Lot S Block 12
University View Homesites; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the south line
of said Lot S Block 12 University View Homesites to the southwest corner of said Lot S
Block 12 University View Homesites located on the east right of way line of East Boyd
Drive; Thence proceed in a westerly direction across East Boyd Drive to the southeast corner
of Tract 2A-3 of the James T. Amiss Property, which is located on the west right of way line
of East Boyd Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the southwesterly line
of Tracts 2A-3 and 2A-2 of the said James T. Amiss Property to the most westerly corner of
said Tract 2A-2 of the said James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a northeasterly
direction along the northwesterly line of Tracts 2A-2 of the said James T. Amiss Property to
the most northerly corner of said Tract 2A-2 of the James T. Amiss Property, which is
located on the south right of way line of Burbank Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly
direction along the south right of way line of Burbank Drive to the most northerly corner of
Tract 2A-1-A-1-A of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southerly, then
westerly, then northwesterly direction of the south line of Tracts 2A-1-A-1-A and
2A-1-A-1-C-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of Tract
2A-1-A-1-C-2-B of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southeasterly
direction along the east line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-2-B of the said James T. Amiss Property,
continuing along the said line along its extension until it intersects the northerly line of Tract
2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction along the north line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss
Property to the north right of way line of Nicholson Dr.; Thence proceed in a southeasterly
direction along the north right of way line of Nicholson Dr. to the most southerly corner of
Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a
northeasterly direction along the east line of Tracts 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T.
Amiss Property to the most easterly corner of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the said James
T. Amiss Property; Thence continue in a southeasterly direction along the extension of the
east line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to its intersection
with the southeast line of Tract 2A-1-A-2-A-1-B-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence
proceed in a southwesterly direction along the southeast line of Tract 2A-1-A-2-A-1-B-1 of
the James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of Tract 2B-1-B of the James T.
Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the northeast line of
Tracts 2B-1-B, 2B-1-C and Tract 1 of the James T. Amiss Property and its extension to the
east right of way line of East Boyd Drive; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along
the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive to the most northerly corner of Tracts 2-A-1 of
the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the northeast
line of Tract 2-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most easterly corner of Tract 2-A-1
of the said James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the
southeast line of Tract 2-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of
Lot 1 University South Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the
northeast line of Lot 1 University South Subdivision to a point on the west right of way line
of Jennifer Jean Drive; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right of
way line of Jennifer Jean Drive to its intersection with the east right of way line of Nicholson
Drive; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the east right of way line of
Nicholson Drive to a point which is on a line of the extension of the north line of an existing
drainage right of way located on the west side of Nicholson Drive, which line is also an
extension of the most southerly line of Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a
westerly direction across Nicholson Drive along a line being the extension of the said north
line of an existing drainage right of way located on the west side of Nicholson Drive, to the
southeast corner of Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a northerly direction
along the easterly line of Lots 1 through 12 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the northeast
corner of Lot 1, said Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in an easterly direction
along the southerly line of Lot B-2 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the eastern corner of
Tract X of Tigerland Acres Subdivision, said point being on the west right of way line of the
Illinois Central Railroad right of way; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the
west right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad right of way to the most northerly
corner of Lot B-2 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction along the northerly line of Lot B-2 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision to a point on the
east right of way line of Alvin Dark Avenue; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along
the east right of way line of Alvin Dark Avenue to its intersection with the south right of way
line of Bob Pettit Boulevard; Thence proceed in a northerly direction across Bob Pettit
Boulevard to the southeast corner of Lot 60 Tigerland Acres Subdivision, said point being
located on the north right of way line of Bob Pettit Boulevard; Thence proceed in a northerly
direction along the east line of Lot 60 Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the northeast corner
of said Lot 60 Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
along the north line Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the northwest corner of said Tigerland
Acres Subdivision, said point being the northeast corner of the called 100 Ac tract, said tract
comprising the Louisiana School for the Deaf; Thence proceed in a southwesterly then
southerly direction along the north and west perimeter of the called 100 Ac tract, said tract
comprising the Louisiana School for the Deaf to a point on the north line of the existing City
of Baton Rouge Fire station No. 15; Thence proceed in a northwesterly then southwesterly
direction along the perimeter of the property line of the existing City of Baton Rouge Fire
station No. 15 to a point on the north right of way line of Brightside Drive; Thence proceed
in a northwesterly direction along the north right of way line of Brightside Drive and its
westward extension thereof to the East Baton Rouge Parish Line located in the Mississippi
River; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the East Baton Rouge Parish Line to the
point of beginning.
(b) The following areas shall be excluded from the district:
Commence at a point which is the northwest corner of Lot 8-A, Square E, Arbour
Place Subdivision, which point is located on the south right of way line of East State Street;
Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the south right of way line of East State
Street to the northeast corner of Lot 3, Sq. 4, Louisiana Terrace Subdivision, said point is
also on the property line of the LSU campus property; Thence proceed in a southerly
direction along the east line of Louisiana Terrace Subdivision to the southeast corner of Lot
10 Sq. 4, Louisiana Terrace Subdivision; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the
south line of Lot 10 Sq. 4, Louisiana Terrace Subdivision to its intersection with the east
right of way line of Carlotta Street; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the east
right of way line of Carlotta Street to the north line of the LSU Campus Property; Thence
proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of the LSU campus property to a point
having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3331241, Y:697168; Thence
proceed in a southerly direction through the LSU campus property S 02° 22' E a distance of
165 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU
campus property S 87° 41' W a distance of 152 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed
in a southerly direction through the LSU campus property S 02° 02' E a distance of 154 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus
property N 77° 36' E a distance of 139 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 01° 51' W a distance of 110 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus
property N 88° 48' E a distance of 165 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
southerly direction through the LSU campus property S 01° 40' E a distance of 311 feet more
or less to a point located 30 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed
in a westerly direction on a line parallel to and 30 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple
Drive to a point on the westerly line of the area commonly known as Fraternity Row, said
point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3330524, Y:696768;
Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 00° 02' E a
distance of 106 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction
through the LSU campus property N 25° 24' E a distance of 96 feet more or less to a point;
Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property N 87° 52' E a
distance of 122 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through
the LSU campus property N 02° 33' W a distance of 108 feet more or less to a point; Thence
proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property S 87° 51' W a distance of
144 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU
campus property N 01° 56' W a distance of 148 feet more or less to a point located on the
south right of way line of East Chimes Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along
the south right of way line of East Chimes Street to a point which is in line with the southerly
extension of the west line of original Lot 6 of Campus Hill subdivision, (Now a portion of
Tract VP-1); Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line with the southerly
extension of the west line of original Lot 6 of Campus Hill subdivision to the north line of
Tract VP-1; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of Tract VP-1 to a
point which is the most easterly corner of Lot X-1-A Sq. E Arbour Place; Thence proceed
in a northerly then westerly direction along the north line of Lot X-1-A Sq. E Arbour Place,
to a point being the southwest corner of Lot 11 Sq. E, said Arbour Place; Thence proceed in
a northwesterly direction along the west line of Lots 10 and 11 Sq. E, Arbour Place to the
southeast corner of Lot 3 Sq. E, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
along the south line of Lot 3 Sq. E Arbour Place to the east right of way line of Highland Rd;
Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east right of way line of Highland Rd. to
the northwest corner of Lot 3 Sq. E Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a northeasterly
direction along the north line of Lot 3 sq. E Arbour Place to the northeast corner of Lot 3 Sq.
E Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the west line of Lot 8-A
Sq. E, Arbour Place to the south right of way line of East State Street, the actual Point of
Beginning. Commence at a point that is 25 feet west of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive,
having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331747, Y=697168, being
adjacent to the intersection of east Fraternity Circle and Dalrymple Dr., the actual Point of
Beginning; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along a line 25 feet west of and parallel
to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point 5 feet north of the north curb of East
Fraternity Circle; Thence proceed in a westerly then northerly direction along a curved line
that is 5 feet north of and parallel to the north curb of East Fraternity Circle to a point having
Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331550, Y=697086; Thence proceed
in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 04° 57' E a distance of 30 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus
property N 84° 08' W a distance of 16 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 04° 17' E a distance of 63 feet more
or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus S 86° 26'
E a distance of 206 feet more or less to a point 25 feet west of the centerline of Dalrymple
Drive, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point that is 30 feet north of the
centerline of Dalrymple Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X=3331621, Y=696759, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction curving along a line 30 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple
Drive to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates X=3331466,
Y=696682; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 01°
39' W a distance of 121 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly
direction through the LSU campus property N 58° 12' E a distance of 108 feet more or less
to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S
33° 10' E a distance of 122 feet more or less to a point on the north side of Dalrymple Drive,
the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point that is 25 feet east of the centerline of
Dalrymple Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331809,
Y=697282, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through
the LSU campus property S 83° 54' E a distance of 462 feet more or less to a point located
on the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a
southeasterly direction along the meanders of the water's edge of University Lake as it
existed in April of 2023 to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X=3332627, Y=696981; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU
campus property along a line S 05° 13' W a distance of 207 feet more or less to a point
located 25 feet north of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in a
northwesterly direction curving along a line 25 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of
West Lakeshore Drive, The Roundabout and Dalrymple Drive to a point being 25 feet east
of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, the actual Point of Beginning; Commence at a point
on the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive on the bridge which crosses the Corporation Canal
having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332192, Y=694238, on the
centerline of the canal as it existed in April of 2023, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence
proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property along a line S 84° 54' W
a distance of 157 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction
through the LSU campus property along a line N 26° 10' W a distance of 133 feet more or
less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus
property along a line N 79° 14' W a distance of 457 feet more or less to a point; Thence
proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 69° 54'
W a distance of 300 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
through the LSU campus property along a line S 81° 48' W a distance of 302 feet more or
less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property
along a line N 85° 44' W a distance of 513 feet more or less to a point on the east side of
Highland Road located 30 feet from the centerline of Highland Road; Thence proceed in a
northerly direction on a line 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Highland Road
to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3330390, Y=695584,
and being 30 feet east of the centerline of Highland Road; Thence proceed in an easterly
direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 89° 01' E a distance of 723 feet
more or less to a point 30 feet east of the centerline of East Campus Drive; Thence proceed
in a northerly direction along a line 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of East
Campus Drive N 02° 43' W a distance of 276 feet more or less to a point on the approximate
centerline of an access drive; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the approximate
centerline of an access drive N 87° 47' E 600 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in
a southerly direction along the approximate easterly edge of an access drive S 02° 23' E a
distance of 651 feet more or less to a point in the centerline of South Campus Drive; Thence
proceed in an easterly direction along the approximate centerline of South Campus Drive N
87° 45' E a distance of 272 feet more or less to a point located on the centerline of the bridge
which crosses the Corporation Canal, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates
of X=3332000, Y=695255, to the centerline of the canal as it existed in April of 2023;
Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the centerline of Corporation Canal as it
existed in April of 2023 to its intersection with the centerline of the bridge over West
Lakeshore Drive, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point on the east side of
Dalrymple Drive located 30 feet from the centerline of Dalrymple Drive said point being on
the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in April of 2023, having Louisiana State
Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332074, Y=698359, the actual Point of Beginning;
Thence proceed along the meanders of the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in
April of 2023 in a southeasterly, then southerly, then southwesterly direction to a point which
is on the south line of original lot 27 of Richland Plantation, said point also being on the
north line of the LSU campus property, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates
of X=3332210, Y=697929; Thence proceed in westerly direction along the north line of the
LSU Campus property N 84° 50' W a distance of 328 feet more or less to a point located 30
feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction
curving along a line 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a
point located 30 feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, the actual Point of Beginning.
Commence at a point which is the intersection of the west right of way line of West Parker
Boulevard with the north right of way line of Burbank Drive, the actual Point of Beginning;
Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the north right of way line of Burbank
Drive to the centerline of the Bayou Fountain drainage canal as it existed in April of 2023;
Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of the Bayou Fountain
drainage canal as it existed in April of 2023 to the south right of way line of Gourrier
Avenue; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the south right of way line of
Gourrier Avenue to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X=3330266, Y=692237; Thence proceed in a northerly direction across Gourrier Avenue and
then through the LSU campus property N 08° 25' E a distance of 173 feet more or less to a
point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 80°
23' E a distance of 318 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction through the LSU campus property and then across Gourrier Avenue S 10° 21' W
a distance of 173 feet more or less to a point on the south right of way line of Gourrier
Avenue; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the south right of way line of
Gourrier Avenue to its intersection with the west right of way line of West Parker Boulevard;
Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right of way line of West Parker
Boulevard to its intersection with the north right of way line of Burbank Drive, the actual
Point of Beginning; Commence at a point on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located
25 feet from the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South
Zone coordinates of X=3332969, Y=695815, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed
in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 66° 51' W a distance of 163
feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU
campus property S 27° 10' E a distance of 289 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed
in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 14° 43' E a distance of 192
feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU
campus property S 10° 04' E a distance of 78 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in
a northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 74° 03' E a distance of 89 feet
more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus
property N 15° 57' W a distance of 42 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a
northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 74° 03' E a distance of 105 feet
more or less to a point on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located 25 feet west of the
centerline of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction on a curved
line that is 25 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, to a point,
the actual Point of beginning. Commence at a point on the west side of West Lakeshore
Drive located 25 feet west of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, having Louisiana State
Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3333224, Y=695197, the actual Point of Beginning;
Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 72° 57' W
a distance of 203 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction
through the LSU campus property S 10° 04' E a distance of 130 feet more or less to a point;
Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 21° 34' E
a distance of 262 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction
through the LSU campus property N 72° 09' E a distance of 185 feet more or less to a point;
Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction on a curved line that is 25 feet west of and
parallel to the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive to a point that is located 25 feet west of
the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, the actual Point of beginning. Commence at a point
on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located 25 feet west of the centerline of West
Lakeshore Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3333339,
Y=694776, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
through the LSU campus property S 72° 11' W a distance of 171 feet more or less to a point;
Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 17° 30' E
a distance of 128 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
through the LSU campus property S 75° 59' W a distance of 114 feet more or less to a point;
Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property N 15° 01' W
a distance of 113 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction
through the LSU campus property S 72° 12' W a distance of 678 feet more or less to a point
the east side of South Campus Drive located 15 feet east of the centerline of South Campus
Drive; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction on a curved line that is 15 feet east of and
parallel to the centerline of South Campus Drive to a point that is located 25 feet north of the
centerline of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in an easterly then northwesterly
direction on a curved line that is 25 feet north and west of and parallel to the centerline of
West Lakeshore Drive to a point that is located 25 feet west of the centerline of West
Lakeshore Drive, the actual Point of beginning. Commence at a point which is the on the
north right of way line of West Chimes St at the southwest corner of Lot 2, Campanile View,
the point of beginning; Thence proceed in a northerly direction to the northwest corner of Lot
2, Campanile View; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the north line of Lots 2
through 13-A Campanile View to the northeast corner of Lot 13-A, Campanile View; Thence
proceed in a southerly direction along the east line of Lot 13-A Campanile View to the north
right of way line of West Chimes St; Thence proceed along the north right of way line of
West Chimes St to the southwest corner of Lot 2 Campanile View, the point of beginning.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the property descriptions provided
in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, whether specifically identified or not, no
portion of the LSU EDD shall include any tract of land that is used for residential purposes,
except for hotels, motels, inns, or bed and breakfasts for temporary occupancy, in any form
or fashion, including, without limitation, private or public homes, residences, housing,
dwellings, apartments, studios, flats, townhomes, condominiums, cooperatives, residential
rooms, residential beds, dormitories, student residences and housing, student apartments,
fraternity houses, sorority houses, student residential quarters or other form or housing, as
of June 8, 2023, individually and collectively "residential properties". All residential
properties are deemed district exclusions. In the event that the description of the LSU EDD
set forth in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph includes any of the district exclusions, the
district exclusion shall not be considered as a component of the LSU EDD.
(2)(a) The Southern University Economic Development District, referred to in this
Section as "SU EDD", encompasses an area within the parish of East Baton Rouge,
Louisiana generally bounded to the north by the northern line of Township 6 South, Range
1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana and Baton Rouge Barge Canal Road, to the
south by Choctaw Drive, to the west by the Mississippi River, and to the east by Scenic
Highway, and Kansas City Southern Rail subject to, and less and except, the exclusions as
defined in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph ("district exclusions"), and being more fully
described as follows:
Commence at the point of intersection of the northern line of Township 6 South,
Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana and the western limits of East Baton
Rouge Parish, being within the Mississippi River; thence easterly along the northern line of
Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana to the intersection
of the northwest right-of-way of Baton Rouge Barge Canal Road; thence northeasterly along
said right-of-way of Baton Rouge Barge Canal Road and across Scenic Highway to the
intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said
right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 477 feet to a point, being the south boundary
of Shady Acres subdivision; thence northeasterly along said boundary of Shady Acres
subdivision to the intersection of the west boundary of Lot 80 of Shady Acres subdivision;
thence north northeasterly along the west boundary of Lot 80 of Shady Acres subdivision to
the intersection of south right-of-way of Rafe Meyer Road; thence easterly along said
right-of-way of Rafe Meyer Road and continue across Scotland-Zachary Highway to the
intersection of the east right-of-way of Scotland-Zachary Highway; thence southwesterly
along said right-of-way of Scotland-Zachary Highway to the intersection of the south
right-of-way of Blount Road; thence southwesterly along said right-of-way of Blount Road
to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence turning approximately
116 degrees to the right and continue northwesterly across Blount Road and along said
right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 1690 feet to a point; thence turning
approximately 94 degrees to the left and continue southwesterly across Scenic Highway and
along the south boundary of Tract 1-A of Highland Farms to the intersection of the east
right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of
Kansas City Southern Rail approximately 113 feet to a point; thence turning approximately
67 degrees to the left and continue westerly across Kansas City Southern Rail to the
intersection of the west right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail and north boundary of
Crestworth 2nd Filing subdivision; thence continue westerly along north boundary of
Crestworth 2nd Filing subdivision to the intersection of the west boundary of Crestworth 2nd
Filing subdivision; thence southerly and southwesterly along the west boundaries of
Crestworth 2nd Filing, Crestworth 1st Filing, and Highland Farms subdivisions to the
intersection of the north boundary of Tract NWWTP; thence easterly along the north
boundary of Tract NWWTP, across Avenue M and to the intersection of the west
right-of-way of Avenue L; thence southerly along the west right-of-way of Avenue L being
common with the boundary of Tract NWWTP to the intersection of the south right-of-way
of Woodpecker Street; thence easterly along the south right-of-way of Woodpecker Street
being common with the boundary of Tract NWWTP to the intersection of the west
right-of-way of Avenue K; thence southerly along the west right-of-way of Avenue K being
common with the boundary of Tract NWWTP to the intersection of the south right-of-way
of Mills Avenue being the northern boundary of Southern University; thence easterly along
the south right-of-way of Mills Avenue and across Kansas City Southern Rail to the
intersection of the east right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail; thence southeasterly along
said right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail to the intersection of the north right-of-way
of W.K. Gordon Street; thence northeasterly along said right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street
and across Scenic Highway to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway;
thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the
south right-of-way of Rosenwald Road; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Rosenwald
Road being common with the north boundary of Lot 94-X of North Baton Rouge subdivision
to the northeast corner of said Lot 94-X; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right
and continue southerly along the east boundary of Lots 94-X, 94-Y and 94 of North Baton
Rouge subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot 94; thence turning approximately 90
degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 94 to the
intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said
right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 267 feet to a point; thence turning
approximately 86 degrees to the right and continue southwesterly across Scenic Highway and
along the north right-of-way of Mallard Street being common with the south boundary of Lot
22, Block 3 of Scotland Heights subdivision to the southwest corner of said Lot 22; thence
turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue northwesterly along the west
boundary of Lots 22, 21 and 20, Block 3 of Scotland Heights subdivision to the northwest
corner of said Lot 20; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue
northeasterly along the north boundary of said Lot 20 to the intersection of the west
right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic
Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street; thence
southwesterly along said right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street to the intersection of the east
right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of
Kansas City Southern Rail to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Harding
Boulevard; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Harding Boulevard to the intersection
of the east right-of-way of CN Rail; thence northeasterly along said right-of-way of CN Rail
to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northwesterly along
said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Swan
Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Swan Avenue, being common with the
south boundary of Lot B, Block 9 of University City subdivision, to the southwest corner of
said Lot B; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue northerly along
the west boundary of Lots B, A and 3 Block 9 of University City subdivision to the
intersection of the south right-of-way of Osprey Avenue; thence easterly along said
right-of-way of Osprey Avenue to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic
Highway; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately
356 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 66 degrees to the right and continue
westerly across Scenic Highway and along the south right-of-way of Robin Street being
common with the north boundary of Lots 1 and 9-A, Block 7 of North Baton Rouge
subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 9-A; thence turning approximately 80 degrees
to the right and continue southwesterly along the east boundary of said Lot 9-A to the
southeast corner of said Lot 9-A; thence turning approximately 101 degrees to the right and
continue westerly along the south boundary of Lots 9-A and 2-A, Block 7 of North Baton
Rouge subdivision to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence
southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south
right-of-way of Swan Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Swan Avenue,
being common with the north boundary Lot 1, Block 2 of North Baton Rouge subdivision
to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and
continue southerly along the east boundary of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Block 2 of North Baton
Rouge subdivision to the north right-of-way of Snipe Street; thence easterly along said
right-of-way of Snipe Street approximately 80 feet to a point; thence turning approximately
92 degrees to the right and continue southerly across Snipe Street and along the east
boundary of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the southeast
corner of said Lot 3; thence turning approximately 91 degrees to the left and continue
easterly along the north boundary of Lots 4 and 13, Block 1 of North Baton Rouge
subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 13; thence turning approximately 91 degrees
to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 13 and across
Fairchild Street to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Fairchild Street; thence
easterly along said right-of-way of Fairchild Street being common with the north boundary
of Lot 1, Block 1 of Moreco subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence turning
approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said
Lot 1 to the southeast corner said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right
and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 1 to the intersection of the east
right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic
Highway to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 4, Block 1 of Moreco subdivision;
thence easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 4 to the northeast corner of said Lot 4;
thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east
boundary of Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 1 of Moreco subdivision and across Curtis Street to the
intersection of the south right-of-way of Curtis Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way
of Curtis Street being common with the north boundary of Lots 1, 37 and 36, Block 2 of
Moreco subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 36; thence turning approximately 90
degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 36 to the
southeast corner of said Lot 36; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and
continue easterly along the north boundary of Lots 8 through 21-A, Block 2 of Moreco
subdivision to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Helene Street; thence southerly
along said right-of-way of Helene Street and across Harding Boulevard and along the east
boundary of Lot J of Hastin Heights subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot J; thence
turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary
Lots J through A to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence
southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south
right-of-way of 79th Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of 79th Avenue being
common with the north boundary of Lot 47 of Southern Heights subdivision to the northeast
corner of said Lot 47; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue
southerly along the east boundary Lots 47, 48 and 49 of Southern Heights subdivision to the
intersection of the north boundary of Lot 11-A-1 of Southern Heights subdivision; thence
turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue easterly along north boundary of
said Lot 11-A-1 to the northeast corner of said Lot 11-A-1; thence turning approximately 90
degrees to the right and continue southerly along east boundary of said Lot 11-A-1 and across
78th Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of 78th Avenue; thence easterly
along said right-of-way of 78th Avenue being common with the north boundary of Lots
353-A and 354-A of Southern Heights subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 354-A;
thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east
boundary of Lots 354-A, 394, 395, 396, and 397 of Southern Heights subdivision and across
77th Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of 77th Avenue; thence easterly
along said right-of-way of 77th Avenue being common with the north boundary of Lot 32,
Block 18 of Bank subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 32; thence turning
approximately 109 degrees to the right and continue southeasterly along the east boundary
of Lots 32, 6, 5 and 4, Block 18 of Bank subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot 4;
thence turning approximately 66 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south
boundary of said Lot 4 to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence
southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 837 feet to the
intersection of the boundary of Lot 3, Block 15 of Bank subdivision; thence easterly along
the north boundary of said Lot 3 to the northeast corner of said Lot 3; thence turning
approximately 114 degrees to the right and continue southeasterly along the east boundary
of Lots 3, 2 and 1, Block 15 of Bank subdivision to the intersection of the north right-of-way
of 72nd Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of 72nd Avenue to the intersection
of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of
Scenic Highway approximately 200 feet to the intersection of the boundary of Lot 2, Block
14 of Bank subdivision; thence easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 2 to the
northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence turning approximately 115 degrees to the right and
continue southeasterly along the east boundary of Lots 2 and 1, Block 14 of Bank subdivision
to the intersection of the north right-of-way of 71st Avenue; thence westerly along said
right-of-way of 71st Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway;
thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the
south right-of-way of 68th Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of 68th Avenue
being common with the north boundary of Lots 3 and 4, Block 1 of Bank subdivision to the
northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and
continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 4 to the intersection of the north
boundary of Lot 3, Block 1 of Monte Sano Highland Farms; thence turning approximately
90 degrees to the left and continue easterly along the north boundary of Lots 3 through 9,
Block 1 of Monte Sano Highland Farms to the northeast corner of said Lot 9; thence turning
approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said
Lot 9 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Goudchaux Street; thence westerly along
said right-of-way of Goudchaux Street to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic
Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately
140 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 117 degrees to the right and continue
westerly across Scenic Highway and along the north right-of-way of Goudchaux Street to the
intersection of the east right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail, being common with the
west right-of-way of Sanchez Street; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Sanchez
Street to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue; thence easterly
along said right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue approximately 1448 feet to a point; thence
turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue northerly across Monte Sano
Avenue and along the west boundary of Lots F and 1, Block 60 of Monte Sano Highland
Farms to the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the
left and continue westerly along the south boundary of Lots 5 and 6, Block 60 of Monte Sano
Highland Farms to the southwest corner of said Lot 6; thence turning approximately 90
degrees to the right and continue northerly along the west boundary of said Lot 6 to the
intersection of the south right-of-way of Kaufman Street; thence easterly along said
right-of-way of Kaufman Street, across Scenic Highway and along the north boundary of Lot
85 of Scenic Gardens to the northeast corner of said Lot 85; thence turning approximately
90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 85 to the
intersection of the south right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue; thence westerly along said
right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic
Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately
1498 feet to a point, being the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 9; Block 9 of Monte
Sano Highland Farms; thence turning approximately 99 degrees to the left and continue
easterly then southerly along the north and east boundary of said Lot 9 to the intersection of
the north right-of-way of Shada Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Shada
Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly
along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of
Galvez Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Galvez Street being common with
the north boundary of Lots 1 and 20, Block 13 of Garden City to the northeast corner of said
Lot 20; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly, westerly
and northerly along the east, south and west boundary of said Lot 20 to the intersection of
the south boundary of Lot 2, Block 13 of Garden City; thence turning approximately 90
degrees to the left and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 2 to the
intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said
right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Sherwood
Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Sherwood Street being common with the
north boundary of Lot 1-A, Block 24 of Garden City to the northeast corner of said Lot 1-A;
thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east
boundary of said Lot 1-A to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Dayton Street;
thence westerly along said right-of-way of Dayton Street to the intersection of the east
right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic
Highway to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Huron Street; thence easterly along
said right-of-way of Huron Street to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Pocahontas
Street; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Pocahontas Street approximately 655 feet
to a point being the intersection of the south boundary of Lot 10, Block 54 of Suburb
Istrouma; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue westerly along
the south boundary of Lots 10 and 7, Block 54 of Suburb Istrouma to the intersection of the
east Right-of-Way of Scenic Highway; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Scenic
Highway approximately 555 feet to a point being the intersection of the north boundary of
Lot 4, Block 40 of Suburb Istrouma; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and
continue easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 4 to the intersection of the west
boundary of Lot 14, Block 40 of Suburb Istrouma; thence turning approximately 90 degrees
to the left and continue northerly then easterly along the west and north boundary of said Lot
14 to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Interstate 110; thence southerly along said
right-of-way of Interstate 110 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Chippewa
Street; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Chippewa Street to the intersection of the
east right-of-way of Lobelia Street; thence northerly along said right-of-way of Lobelia Street
to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 1-A, Block 3 of Standard Heights; thence
turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue easterly along the north boundary
of said Lot 1-A to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence
northerly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south
boundary of Tract R-4 located in Sections 44 and 45, Township 6 South, Range 1 west, being
the Exxon Mobil Refinery; thence continue westerly and southerly along the south and east
boundaries of said Tract R-4 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Ontario Street,
being common with the west right-of-way of Lockwood Avenue; thence southerly along the
said right-of-way of Lockwood Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of
Choctaw Drive; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Choctaw Drive approximately
1910 feet to a point, being the approximate intersection of the east right-of-way of Larkspur
Avenue; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and northerly across Choctaw
Drive to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Chippewa Street; thence westerly along
said right-of-way of Chippewa Street to the intersection of the east boundary of Lot 12, Block
58 of Standard Heights; thence southerly along the east boundaries of Lots 12 through 22,
Block 58 of Standard Heights, across Seneca Street and east boundaries of Lots 12 through
18, Block 57 of Standard Heights to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 19, Block
57 of Standard Heights; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and easterly
across the north boundary of Lot 4, Block 57 of Standard Heights to the intersection of the
west right-of-way of Lipine Avenue; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Lipine
Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Choctaw Drive; thence westerly along
said right-of-way of Choctaw Drive to the intersection of the west right-of-way of North 3rd
Street, being common with the east boundary of the C.N.R.R. Baton Rouge yard and city
limits of Baton Rouge; thence southwesterly and westerly along the east and south
boundaries of the C.N.R.R. Baton Rouge Yard and westerly along the south boundary of
Tract R-2, all being common with city limits of Baton Rouge, to the intersection of the
western limits of East Baton Rouge Parish, being within the Mississippi River and being the
point of beginning.
(b) The following areas shall be excluded from the district:
(Monte Sano Highland Farms)
Lots 4, 5, 24 and 25, Block 1 of Monte Sano Highland Farms located in Section 37,
Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.
(Southern Heights)
Lots 15 through 19 of Southern Heights located in Section 50, Township 6 South,
Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.
Area 3A (Southern University Student Housing)
100, 200, 300 and 400 Millennium Apartments, U.S. Jones Hall, Samuel V. Totty
Hall, Boley Hall, and Camile Shade of Southern University located in Sections 39 and 75,
Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being more fully
described as follows:
Commence at a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X=3324105, Y=737349, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 53° 51' W a distance of 1123
feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern
University campus property N 36° 09' W a distance of 723 feet more or less to a point;thence
proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 11°
28' W a distance of 549 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly
direction through the Southern University campus property N 21° 09' W a distance of 500
feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern
University campus property N 68° 51' E a distance of 484 feet more or less to a point; thence
proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 21°
09' E a distance of 163 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly
direction through the Southern University campus property N 68° 51' E a distance of 532 feet
more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern
University campus property S 21° 09' E a distance of 673 feet more or less to a point; thence
proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 36°
09' E a distance of 634 feet more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.
Area 3B (Southern University Student Housing)
Lottie Anthony Hall and Wallace Lee Bradford Hall of Southern University located
in Section 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being
more fully described as follows:
Commence at a point on the north side of Harding Boulevard located 30 feet west of
the centerline of Harding Boulevard, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates
of X=3324393, Y=734678, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 87° 45' W a distance of 309
feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern
University campus property N 57° 24' W a distance of 80 feet more or less to a point; thence
proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 22°
33' W a distance of 58 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction
through the Southern University campus property N 45° 24' E a distance of 77 feet more or
less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University
campus property N 78° 53' E a distance of 229 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed
in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 11° 07' W
a distance of 251 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed along a curve to the right
through the Southern University campus property with a radius of 125' and chord of S 52°
14' E a distance of 188 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 03° 26' E a distance of 315 feet
more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.
Area 3C (Southern University Student Housing)
Washington Hall and Bethune Hall of Southern University located in Section 50,
Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being more fully
described as follows:
Commence at a point on the north side of Harding Boulevard located 30 feet west of
the centerline of Harding Boulevard, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates
of X=3325128, Y=734704, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 87° 53' W a distance of 275
feet more or less to a point; hence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern
University campus property N 02° 07' W a distance of 339 feet more or less to a point; hence
proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 87°
53' E a distance of 275 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 02° 07' E a distance of 339 feet
more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.
Area 3D (Southern University Student Housing)
Horace G. White Hall, William Edward Reed Hall and Grandison Hall of Southern
University located in Sections 39 and 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg
Land District, Louisiana, being more fully described as follows:
Commence at a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of
X=3325690, Y=735865, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southeasterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 01° 24' E a distance of 670 feet
more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern
University campus property N 88° 36' E a distance of 174 feet more or less to a point; thence
proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 01°
24' E a distance of 120 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southwesterly
direction through the Southern University campus property S 88° 36' W a distance of 304
feet more or less to a point; hence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern
University campus property N 01° 24' W a distance of 790 feet more or less to a point; thence
proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 88°
07' 36' E a distance of 130 feet more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.
Area 4 (Saint Irma Lee)
Blocks 1, 2 and 3 of Saint Irma Lee subdivision, including Right-of-Ways for Saint
Irma Lee Way, Saint John Lane, Rosemary Place, Camden Street and Dillard Drive located
in Section 50, Township 5 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.
(Shada Plantation)
Lots 5-A-1, 5-A-2 and 5-A-3 of Shada Plantation located in Section 50, Township
6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the property descriptions provided
in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, whether specifically identified or not, no
portion of the SU EDD shall include any tract of land that is used for residential purposes,
except for hotels, motels, inns, or bed and breakfasts for temporary occupancy, in any form
or fashion, including, without limitation, private or public homes, residences, housing,
dwellings, apartments, studios, flats, townhomes, condominiums, cooperatives, residential
rooms, residential beds, dormitories, student residences and housing, student apartments,
fraternity houses, sorority houses, student residential quarters or other form or housing, as
of June 8, 2023, individually and collectively "residential properties". All residential
properties are deemed district exclusions. In the event that the description of the SU EDD
set forth in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph includes any of the district exclusions, the
district exclusions shall not be considered as a component of the SU EDD.
C.(1) A college economic development district shall be administered and governed
by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board".
(2) The board shall be comprised as follows:
(a) The highest executive officer of the college shall appoint four persons and shall
serve as a member of the board and chairman of the board as long as he is the highest
executive officer of the University.
(b) Two of the members of the board shall be representatives from businesses within
the district.
(3) Members shall serve five-year terms after initial terms as provided by the
ordinance creating the district. The president shall serve as long as he is president of the
university. Two members shall serve an initial term of two years, and two members shall
serve an initial term of three years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.
Each member of the board shall continue to serve until reappointed or a successor is duly
appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the manner of the
original appointment for the unexpired term. If an appointment to fill a vacancy is not made
within sixty days, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is
filled by the appointing authority.
(4) Any member of the board may be removed by a three-fourths vote of the
remaining membership of the board for cause, which may include failure to attend at least
one-half of the meetings of the board in a two-year period.
(5) The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem. The board may
reimburse any member for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of his duties pursuant to this Section.
(6) The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice president, a secretary,
and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those common to these offices. At the option of the
board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.
(7) The board shall meet in regular session at least once per year and shall also meet
in special session as often as the president of the board convenes the board or upon the
written request of at least three members. A majority of the members of the board shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all
meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary or
secretary-treasurer, who shall also maintain the minute books and archives of the district.
The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.
(8) The domicile of the board shall be established by the board at a location within
the district. The official journal of the district is the official journal of the parish where the
domicile of the board is located.
D. A college economic development district, acting by and through its board, shall
have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the
carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) To sue and to be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3) To acquire by gift, grant, or purchase all property, including rights-of-way,
movable, immovable, or mixed, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein.
(4) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, and
improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.
(5) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue revenue bonds,
special assessment bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy
and cause to be collected certain taxes as provided in this Section and as may be provided
by general law.
(6) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its
facilities and services rendered by it.
(7) To borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other
advantages as security for the loans.
(8) To appoint officers, agents, and employees; prescribe their duties; and fix their
compensation.
(9) To develop public improvement projects for the benefit of the respective college,
either directly with the respective college or through one or more private foundations or
nonprofit corporations affiliated with the respective college, or both.
(10) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to an economic development
district as if the district were an economic development district established pursuant to Part
II of this Chapter, including but not limited to the powers of tax increment financing pursuant
to R.S. 33:9038.33 and 9038.34 and the power to levy taxes within the district pursuant to
R.S. 33:9038.39. The district shall exercise the powers in accordance with the provisions
of Part II of this Chapter.
(11) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to a community development
district as if the district were a community development district established pursuant to
Chapter 27-B of this Title, including but not limited to the power to levy special assessments
on property within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.29. The district shall exercise the
powers in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27-B of this Title.
E.(1) It is expressly provided that any sales and use tax levied by a college economic
development district or any subdistrict created by the district may exceed the limitation set
forth by Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall be imposed,
collected, and enforced subject to the terms of the resolution imposing the tax and the
provisions of Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(2)(a) A college economic development district and any subdistrict created by the
district may levy taxes or assessments of any type only after the board has adopted an
appropriate resolution giving notice of its intention to levy the taxes or assessments. The
resolution shall include a general description of the taxes or assessments to be levied. The
district or subdistrict shall give notice of its intention by publication once per week for two
weeks in the official journal of the district, the first publication to appear at least fourteen
days before the public meeting of the board at which the board shall hear any objections to
the proposed taxes or assessments. The notice of intent so published shall state the date,
time, and place of the public hearing.
(b) The taxes or assessments may be levied only after the board has called a special
election submitting the proposition for the levy of the taxes or assessments to the qualified
electors of the district or subdistrict, as applicable, and the proposition has received the
favorable vote of a majority of the electors voting in the election. Any election held pursuant
to this Section shall be conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and held
on a date that corresponds with an election date provided by R.S. 18:402(A)(1) or (B)(1).
However, if there are no qualified electors in the district or subdistrict, as applicable, as
certified by the registrar of voters, no election is required, but the taxes or assessments shall
not be levied unless approved by the governing authority of the local governmental
subdivision.
(c) The powers and rights conferred by this Paragraph shall be in addition to the
powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Paragraph does and
shall be construed to provide a complete and additional method for the levy of any taxes or
assessments. No election, proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the levy of
the taxes or assessments except as provided in this Paragraph.
F.(1) A college economic development district may create subdistricts as provided
in this Subsection. The district shall publish notice of its intent to create a subdistrict in the
official journal of the district. At least ten days after publication of the notice, the board shall
conduct a public hearing on the question of creating the subdistrict. Thereafter, the board
may designate one or more areas within the boundaries of the district as subdistricts of the
district. Each subdistrict shall constitute a political subdivision of the state and shall be
governed by the board. Each subdistrict shall have the same powers as the district and shall
be given a suitable name as the board may designate. Hereafter in this Section, any reference
to the district includes any subdistrict created by the district.
(2) The boundaries of a district may be changed in accordance with provisions of this
Section dealing with the establishment of the original boundaries. If a district is expanded
to include an area where qualified electors reside, no tax shall be collected in the added area
unless the qualified electors of that added area approve the tax in accordance with
Subparagraph (E)(2)(b) of this Section.
G.(1) The district may issue and sell from time to time bonds, notes, renewal notes,
refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation,
debentures, warrants, commercial paper, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness
to provide funds for and to fulfill and achieve its public purpose or corporate purposes, as
set forth in this Section, including but not limited to the payment of all or a portion of the
costs of a project, to provide amounts necessary for any corporate purposes, including
necessary and incidental expenses in connection with the issuance of the obligations, the
payment of principal and interest on the obligations of the district, the establishment of
reserves to secure the obligations, and all other purposes and expenditures of the district
incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its public functions or corporate
purposes, and any credit enhancement for the obligations.
(2) Except as may otherwise be provided by the board, all obligations issued by the
district shall be negotiable instruments and payable solely from the revenues of the district
as determined by the board, or from any other source that may be available to the district but
shall not be secured by the full faith and credit of the state or the local governmental
subdivision.
(3) Obligations shall be authorized, issued, and sold by a resolution or resolutions
of the board. The bonds or obligations may be of the series; bear the date or dates; mature
at the time or times; bear interest at the rate or rates, including variable, adjustable, or zero
interest rates; be payable at the time or times; be in the denominations; be sold at the price
or prices, at public or private negotiated sale, after advertisement as is provided for in R.S.
39:1426; be in the form; carry the registration and exchangeability privileges; be payable at
the place or places; be subject to the terms of redemption; and be entitled to the priorities on
the income, revenue, and receipts of, or available to, the district as may be provided by the
board in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds or
obligations of the district.
(4) The obligations of the district shall be signed by the officers of the board by
either manual or facsimile signatures as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of
the board and may have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the district or a facsimile
thereof.
(5) Any obligations of the district may be validly issued, sold, and delivered,
notwithstanding that one or more of the officers of the board signing the obligations, or
whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the obligations, shall have ceased to be
the officer of the board at the time the obligations shall actually have been delivered.
(6) Obligations of the district may be sold in the manner and from time to time as
may be determined by the board to be most beneficial, subject to approval of the State Bond
Commission, and the district may pay all expenses, premiums, fees, or commissions which
it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.
(7) The board may authorize the establishment of a fund or funds for the creation of
a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, or other funds or reserves as the
board may approve with respect to the financing and operation of any project funded with
the proceeds of the bonds and as may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement,
indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement pursuant to the provisions of which the
issuance of bonds or other obligations of the district or subdistrict may be authorized.
(8) Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the purposes or powers of
the district specified in this Subsection shall be a part of the project costs and may be paid
or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of bonds or other obligations issued by the district;
however, no portion of any state sales taxes made directly available to the district pursuant
to an agreement with the state shall be used by the district to pay the costs of constructing or
operating any privately owned hotel located within the district without the consent of the
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or its successor.
(9) For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution
authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder, any persons in interest shall have the right to
contest the legality of the resolution and the legality of the bond issue for any cause, after
which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of the
resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action,
or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within thirty days, the
authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof and the legality thereof
and all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall be
conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into the matters.
(10) Neither the members of the board nor any person executing the bonds shall be
personally liable for the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance
thereof. No earnings or assets of the district shall accrue to the benefit of any private
persons. However, the limitation of liability provided for in this Paragraph shall not apply
to any gross negligence or criminal negligence on the part of any member of the board or
person executing the bonds.
(11) All obligations authorized to be issued by the district pursuant to the provisions
of this Subsection, together with interest thereof, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale
thereof shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.
(12) The state and all public officers; any parish, municipality, or other subdivision
or instrumentality of the state; any political subdivision; any bank, banker, trust company,
savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association,
investment company, or any person carrying on a banking or investment business; any
insurance company or business, insurance association, and any person carrying on an
insurance business; and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary; and
any retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds monies or other
funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by
the district pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, and the bonds or other obligations
shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to
authorize the persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers,
or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including
but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and
trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any bonds or other obligations of
the district or subdistrict, and that the bonds shall be authorized security for all public
deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or
security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any person, firm, corporation, or
other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
H.(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Section, a college economic development
district and any subdistrict created by the district shall not levy or assess any property tax or
fee on any property within the district or subdistrict that is owned, used, or operated by an
exempt entity as defined in this Subsection, and no exempt entity shall be subject to any sales
or use tax levied or assessed by a district or subdistrict. An exempt entity shall be issued a
certificate of exclusion from the district or subdistrict certifying that the entity is engaged in
industrial activities as defined in this Subsection and excluded from a sales or use tax levied
by the district or subdistrict. The district or subdistrict shall adopt rules and regulations for
the implementation and issuance of certificates of exclusion.
(2) For purposes of this Subsection, "exempt entity" means any entity engaged or any
entity contractually affiliated with any entity engaged in industrial activities within a district
or subdistrict.
(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "industrial activities" means manufacturing,
refining, fabricating, constructing, assembling, processing, treating, power generation,
storage or wholesale distribution of products, commodity, goods, materials, or articles, or
procurement or service providers for these activities, including by way of illustration but
without limitation:
(a) The processing of raw materials or substances.
(b) The making, manufacturing, or assembling of semi-finished or finished goods,
products, or equipment.
(c) The cleaning, servicing, repairing, or testing of materials, goods, and equipment
normally associated with industrial businesses or cleaning, servicing, and repair operations
to goods and equipment, where the operations have impacts that would make them
incompatible in nonindustrial property or areas.
(d) The storage or transshipping of materials, products, goods, and equipment.
(e) The distribution and sale of materials, products, goods, and equipment to
institutions or industrial and commercial businesses for their direct use or to stores for resale
to individual customers.
(f) The training of personnel in general industrial operations.
(g) Any other permitted uses on Industrial Properties set forth in the Unified
Development Code for the City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
("UDC") in Section 8.211 (M1 Light Industrial District) and Section 8.212 (M 2 Heavy
Industrial District) as each may be amended (individually and collectively "Industrial District
Zoning").
I.(1) Each college economic development district and any subdistrict created by the
college district may be the recipient of a sales or use tax increment which consist of that
portion of the designated incremental sales or use tax collected each year on the sale at retail,
the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible
personal property, and on sales of services, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq. or any other
appropriate provision or provisions of law as amended.
(2) The sales or use tax increment may include hotel occupancy taxes, occupancy
taxes, or similar taxes, or any combination of these taxes, levied upon the use or occupancy
of hotel rooms if so designated by the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge as
the tax recipient entity, from taxpayers located within a college economic development
district and subdistrict which exceeds the designated sales or use tax revenues and hotel
occupancy taxes, occupancy taxes, or similar taxes so designated that were collected in the
year immediately prior to the year in which the college economic development district and
any subdistrict was established.
J. A college economic development district shall dissolve and cease to exist upon the
later to occur of either one year after the date on which all loans, bonds, notes, and other
evidences of indebtedness of the district, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to
both principal and interest or fifty years from the creation of the district.
K. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the state, the parish, and its
residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Legislative History

Acts 2023, No. 203, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.