Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 9038.32. Creation of economic development district

C. (1) Prior to the adoption of the ordinance, a notice describing the boundaries of the proposed district or containing a map showing the boundaries of the district shall be published two times in the official journal of the local governmental subdivision.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the governing authority of a municipality proposes to establish, by ordinance, an economic development district whose boundaries include any portion of the unincorporated territory of a parish, then the governing authority of the municipality shall not adopt the ordinance to create any such district without the prior written consent of the governing authority of the parish.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the governing authority of a parish proposes to establish, by ordinance, an economic development district whose boundaries include any territory located within the corporate limits of a municipality, then the governing authority of the parish shall not adopt the ordinance to create any such district without the prior written consent of the governing authority of the municipality.

D. (1) The governing authority of the district shall be the governing authority of the local governmental subdivision establishing the district.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the Metropolitan Council of the parish of East Baton Rouge and the city of Baton Rouge may elect to establish, by ordinance, a board of commissioners to serve as the governing authority of any district created by such Metropolitan Council. Any such board of commissioners shall consist of not less than three nor more than seven persons who may or may not reside within the district and shall serve the terms, not to exceed six years, as shall be set forth in such ordinance.