Louisiana § RS 33:8066 - District as political subdivision
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:8066 — District as political subdivision, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:8066. District as political subdivision
The district is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state as defined by Article VI, Paragraph 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana. For carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, the district shall have the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue bonds, and the power to call an election for the purpose of imposing any authorized taxes or incurring debt. However, the district shall not impose any tax-increasing measures until the governing authorities of the parishes in the district have approved the calling of an election for that purpose and until a majority of qualified electors in each parish voting in an election for that purpose have approved the additional taxes.
Acts 1999, No. 982, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:8066 ("District as political subdivision") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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