§ 33:9091.5 — Lake Vista Crime Prevention District

Louisiana § 33:9091.5

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§9091.5. Lake Vista Crime Prevention District
A. Creation. There is hereby created within the parish of Orleans, as more
specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which
shall be known as the Lake Vista Crime Prevention District, referred to in this Section as the
"district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the
Constitution of Louisiana.
B. Boundaries. The boundaries of the district shall be the center line of Allen
Toussaint Boulevard, Marconi Drive, Beauregard Avenue, and Lakeshore Drive.
C. The purposes of the district shall be to aid in crime prevention and to promote and
encourage security in the area included within the district.
D. Governance. (1) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners,
referred to in this Section as the "board", consisting of seven members as follows:
(a) The board of directors of the Lake Vista Property Owners Association shall
appoint two members.
(b) The member or members of the Louisiana House of Representatives who
represent the area which comprises the district shall appoint two members.
(c) The member or members of the Louisiana Senate who represent the area which
comprises the district shall appoint two members.
(d) The member of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans who
represents the area which comprises the district shall appoint one member.
(2) All members of the board shall be residents of the district.
(3)(a) Members shall serve four-year terms after initial terms as provided in
Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.
(b) One member shall serve an initial term of one year, two shall serve initial terms
of two years, two shall serve initial terms of three years, and two shall serve initial terms of
four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Vacancies resulting from
the expiration of a term or any other reason shall be filled in the manner of the original
appointment. Members shall be eligible for reappointment, but no member shall serve more
than two consecutive terms.
(4) The members of the board shall select from among themselves a president and
such other officers as they deem appropriate. The terms and responsibilities of officers shall
be as provided by the bylaws of the board.
(5) The members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall not receive
reimbursement for expenses.
E. Powers and duties. The district, acting through its board of commissioners, shall
have the following powers and duties:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3) To receive and expend funds collected pursuant to Subsection F of this Section
and in accordance with a budget adopted as provided by Subsection G of this Section.
(4) To enter into contracts with individuals or entities, private or public.
(5) To acquire, purchase, or lease items and supplies which the board deems
instrumental to achieving the purposes of the district.
(6) To perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary for the
achievement of the purpose of the district.
F. Parcel fee. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is hereby
authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district subject to and in accordance
with the provisions of this Subsection.
(1) The amount of the fee shall be as requested by duly adopted resolution of the
board. The fee, which shall not exceed four hundred dollars per parcel per year, shall be
imposed on each improved or unimproved single- and two-family residential parcel and each
multiple-dwelling or apartment parcel located within the district. The owner of the parcel
shall be responsible for payment of the fee.
(2) For purposes of this Section a single- and two-family residential parcel is defined
as a lot or lots on which only one main house is situated and has not more than two
municipal addresses. A multiple-dwelling or apartment parcel is defined as each lot in any
square that is reserved for multiple-dwelling or apartment use.
(3)(a) The fee shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been
approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district who vote on the proposition at
an election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. The
amount of the fee may be changed by duly adopted resolution of the board, not to exceed the
maximum amount authorized in this Subsection. No other election shall be required except
as provided by this Paragraph.
(b) The fee shall expire at the time provided in the proposition authorizing the fee,
not to exceed eight years from its initial imposition, but the fee may be renewed as provided
in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Any election to authorize renewal of the fee shall be
held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. If the fee is renewed,
the term of the imposition of the fee shall be as provided in the proposition authorizing the
renewal, not to exceed eight years.
(4) The fee shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem
taxes are collected by the city.
(5) Any parcel fee which is unpaid shall be added to the tax rolls of the city and shall
be enforced with the same authority and subject to the same penalties and procedures as
unpaid ad valorem taxes.
(6) The city of New Orleans shall remit to the district all amounts collected not more
than sixty days after collection. However, the board may enter into an agreement with the city
to authorize the city to retain, as a collection fee, not more than one percent of the amount
collected.
G. Budget. (1) The board shall adopt an annual budget in accordance with the
Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq.
(2) The district shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S.
24:513.
H. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) It is the purpose and intent of this Section that any
additional security patrols, public or private, or any other security or other services or
betterments to be provided by the district shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of
personnel and services to be provided in the district by the state or the city of New Orleans
or their departments or agencies or by other political subdivisions.
(2) If the district ceases to exist, all funds of the district shall be transmitted by the
board to the city of New Orleans, and such funds, together with any other funds collected by
the city of New Orleans pursuant to this Section, shall be maintained in a separate account
by the city and shall be used only to promote, encourage, and enhance the security of the area
included in the district.

Legislative History

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 67, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2012, No. 417, §1, eff. May 31, 2012; Acts 2025, No. 306, §1, eff. June 24, 2025.