Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

A.  For the purpose of providing and maintaining garbage collection and disposal services, any garbage district may levy taxes, in excess of the limitations otherwise fixed by law, not to exceed in any year ten mills on the dollar on all taxable property in such district; however, this special tax shall not run for a longer period than ten years.  In addition, this special tax shall not be levied unless the rate, purpose, and duration of the special tax first has been submitted to the electors of the garbage district in which the tax is to be levied, at an election called and held for that purpose, in the same manner as is provided by law relative to elections for the levying of taxes in La. Rev. Stat. 18:1281, et seq., and a majority of those voting have voted in favor thereof.

B.  Prior to the levying of taxes by a garbage district as authorized by the provisions of this Section, the garbage district must comply with the following requirements:

1.  The garbage district must obtain the consent of the appropriate parish governing authority by a two-thirds vote of its membership for such a tax levy.

2.  The garbage district must hold at least three public meetings within the affected area of the district prior to obtaining the consent of the parish governing authority.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 389, §1; Acts 1986, No. 659, §1; Acts 1986, No. 717, §1.

{{NOTE:  SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 717, §1.}}