§ 33:1420.11 Authority to create special districts
§ 33:1420.12 District status; taxing authority; procedures
§ 33:1420.13 Governing authority
§ 33:1420.14 Notice of creation; incontestability after unchallenged delay; assumption of assets, rights, and responsibilities of the districts and continuation of obligations
§ 33:1420.15 Authority of certain consolidated special districts
§ 33:1420.16 Special district in Jefferson Parish
§ 33:1420.17 Special district in Jefferson Parish
§ 33:1420.18 Special district in Jefferson Parish
§ 33:1420.19 Special district in Jefferson Parish
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 2 > Part XV - Jefferson Parish Special Districts

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.