Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 338.10. Tax authorized; Iberia Parish

B. (1) The word “hotel” as used in this Section shall mean and include any establishment engaged in the business of furnishing or providing rooms or overnight camping facilities intended or designed for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes to transient guests and shall not encompass any hospital, convalescent or nursing home, sanitarium, or any hotel-like facility operated by or in connection with a hospital or medical clinic providing rooms exclusively for patients and their families.

(2) The word “person” as used in this Section shall have the same definition as that contained in R.S. 47:301(8).

(3) The tax shall be paid by the person who exercises or is entitled to occupancy of the hotel room or camping facility and shall be paid at the time the rent or fee for occupancy is paid. The tax shall not apply to the rent for hotel rooms rented for less than three dollars a day.

(4) The governing authority of Iberia Parish shall impose the tax by ordinance, and said governing authority shall have the right to provide in such ordinance necessary and appropriate rules and regulations for the imposition, collection, and enforcement of the tax.