Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 6 > Part IX-A - St. George - Transition District

• Board: means the board of directors of the district or any successor thereto. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• District: means the St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• 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}
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Mayor-president: means the mayor-president of the city of Baton Rouge and parish of East Baton Rouge. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Municipal tax: means the two percent sales and use tax levied by the city of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• Municipality: means the city of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• 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.
• Parish: means East Baton Rouge Parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• Parish tax: means the two percent sales and use tax levied in the unincorporated areas of the parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:3077
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.