Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 3005. Avoyelles Parish Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund; allocation and use of monies in the fund

A. The state treasurer shall immediately deposit all quarterly financial contributions received by the state of Louisiana under the provisions of the compact between the state and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana entitled, “Tribal-State Compact for the Conduct of Class III Gaming Between the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana”, as amended and hereinafter known as the “compact”, into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the “Avoyelles Parish Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund”, hereinafter referred to as the “fund”.

B. The monies in the fund shall be used solely to offset and defray the expenses of certain political subdivisions within Avoyelles Parish as provided in Subsection C of this Section which result from the conduct of Class III gaming. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund; the treasurer shall invest all monies in the fund in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund and all interest earned shall remain to the credit of the fund.

C. Within ten days of the deposit of the monies into the fund each quarter, the state treasurer shall remit all such monies to the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury shall, within ten days of the receipt of such monies, distribute all such funds to the governing authority of the political subdivisions of Avoyelles Parish as determined by the Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee created by the parish governing authority.

D. The Gaming Revenue Distribution Committee shall meet annually prior to October first each year to determine the proportion of funds to be distributed to each political subdivision of the parish. The Avoyelles Parish Mayors Association shall develop a formula for the distribution of the revenues allocated for the municipalities in the parish.