Louisiana § RS 33:130.53 - Bonds; authorization; maturity; security

§ RS 33:130.53. Bonds; authorization; maturity; security

A.  A local governmental subdivision is authorized, subject to the approval of the state bond commission, to issue negotiable revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness to finance industrial park projects and to pledge for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest of such bonds the income and revenues derived or to be derived by the local governmental subdivision from financing agreements.  A local governmental subdivision is further authorized, with the approval of the state bond commission, to issue revenue bonds, to refund revenue bonds, and to issue revenue bonds to partly refund revenue bonds then outstanding and partly for any other purpose authorized by this Subpart.

B.  Such revenue bonds shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the governing authority of the local governmental subdivision and shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates per annum including variable or floating rates, payable at such time or times, be in such denomination, be in such form, carry such registration or exchangeability privilege, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or such places and be subject to such terms or redemption as such resolution may provide.

C.  Any revenue bonds issued pursuant to this Subpart may be secured by a mortgage on the property except that to which title is vested in the public and also may be secured by a trust agreement or indenture (the "trust agreement") by and between a local governmental subdivision and one or more corporate trustees or fiscal agents, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state.  Any resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds (the "bond resolution") shall be published one time in the official journal of the local governmental subdivision; however, it shall not be necessary to publish any exhibits to such resolution if the same are available for public inspection and such fact is stated in the publication.  For thirty days after the date of publication, any person in interest may contest the legality of the resolution, any provision of the revenue bonds to be issued pursuant to it, the provisions therein made for the security and payment of the revenue bonds, and the validity of all other provisions and proceedings relating to the authorization and issuance of such bonds.  After that time, no person may contest the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of the resolution, any provisions of the revenue bonds to be issued pursuant to it, the provisions for the security and payment of the revenue bonds, and the validity of all other provisions and proceedings relating to their authorization and issuance, for any cause whatever.  Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that the revenue bonds are legal and that every legal requirement for the issuance of the revenue bonds has been complied with.  No court shall have authority to inquire into any of these matters after said thirty days.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 277, §1, eff. July 13, 1981.