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- RS 33:140.205 · The zoning plan
- RS 33:140.206 · Method of procedure
- RS 33:140.207 · Zoning; exceptions; variances; appeals
- RS 33:140.211 · Findings, declaration of necessity and purpose
- RS 33:140.212 · Definitions
- RS 33:141 · Authorizing special election to change parish boundary
- RS 33:142 · Police jury to arrange for special election; appointment of commissioners and clerk
- RS 33:143 · General primary law to apply
- RS 33:144 · Counting ballots; promulgation of result
- RS 33:145 · Two-thirds vote favoring change required
- RS 33:146 · Prescription of election contest
- RS 33:151 · Petition for annexation of territory
- RS 33:152 · Proces verbal and plat of survey
- RS 33:153 · Recording proces verbal and plat of survey; ordering election in area to be annexed
- RS 33:154 · Notice of election
- RS 33:155 · Persons entitled to vote
- RS 33:156 · Returns of election; recording returns; proclaiming result
- RS 33:157 · Election in municipality annexing territory
- RS 33:157.1 · Municipal governing authority of Rapides Parish; authority to annex
- RS 33:158 · Notice of election in municipality
- RS 33:159 · Persons entitled to vote
- RS 33:160 · Returns of election; recording returns; proclaiming result; effect of vote favoring annexation
- RS 33:161 · Subsequent elections
- RS 33:171 · Ordinance to enlarge or contract corporate limits; distribution of certain revenues in annexed areas
- RS 33:172 · Petition to annex territory; valuation of property; notice of filing petition; hearing concerning proposed ordinance; alternative methods
- RS 33:172.1 · Petition to annex territory in Jefferson Parish; valuation of property; notice of filing petition; hearing concerning proposed ordinance
- RS 33:172.2 · Municipal governing authority of Westlake; authority to annex
- RS 33:172.3 · City of Crowley; authority to annex
- RS 33:173 · Effective date of ordinance enlarging boundaries
- RS 33:174 · Suit to contest reasonableness of proposed extension of corporate limits
- RS 33:175 · Peremption of right to attack ordinance
- RS 33:176 · Procedure to contract boundaries
- RS 33:177 · Consolidation of suits to contest enlargement or contraction of boundaries
- RS 33:178 · Ordinance defining territory excluded or included and description of boundary as changed required to be filed with clerk of district court
- RS 33:179 · Rights of residents and owners of included territory
- RS 33:180 · Ordinance to annex territory owned by a public body
- RS 33:191 · Contiguous municipalities in same parish may consolidate
- RS 33:192 · Approval in each municipality required
- RS 33:193 · Consolidation election to be ordered upon motion of governing body or upon petition of voters
- RS 33:194 · Ordinance ordering consolidation election
- RS 33:195 · Publication of ordinance
- RS 33:196 · Affected municipalities to hold elections within six months
- RS 33:197 · Manner of holding election
- RS 33:198 · Ballots
- RS 33:199 · Returns; publication; ordinance defining boundary
- RS 33:200 · Governor's proclamation
- RS 33:201 · Effective date of consolidation
- RS 33:202 · Charter and ordinances of larger municipality to remain in force
- RS 33:203 · Officers and employees of larger municipality to serve
- RS 33:204 · Rights and liabilities of constituent municipalities; taxation
- RS 33:205 · Collection of taxes
- RS 33:206 · Transfer of funds and other property
- RS 33:207 · Permits and licenses
- RS 33:208 · Suit pending wherein constituent municipality a party
- RS 33:209 · City court
- RS 33:221 · Contracts; taxes
- RS 33:221.1 · Caddo Parish; municipal annexation; contracts; taxes
- RS 33:221.2 · Annexed areas of parochial subdivisions; taxes
- RS 33:221.3 · Municipal annexation of territory included within fire protection districts; Caddo Parish
- RS 33:221.4 · St. Landry Parish; municipal annexation; contracts; taxes
- RS 33:222 · Contracts; transfer of facilities
- RS 33:223 · Contracts; recordation
- RS 33:224 · Annexation and maintenance of parish roads
- RS 33:225 · Incorporation within East Baton Rouge Parish; maintenance of roads and drainage
- RS 33:226 · Naming of bridge by governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish
- RS 33:231 · Abolition of municipality not containing one hundred inhabitants; debt not discharged
- RS 33:251 · Petition for dissolution of any municipality with a population of not more than twenty-five hundred persons
- RS 33:252 · Procedures; notice of election
- RS 33:253 · Form of ballot
- RS 33:254 · Election officers; oath
- RS 33:255 · Elections officers; substitutes
- RS 33:256 · Applicable election laws
- RS 33:257 · Canvass of returns; proces verbal
- RS 33:258 · Contests
- RS 33:259 · Tax levy by police jury to liquidate municipal indebtedness
- RS 33:260 · Liquidation of other affairs of municipality
- RS 33:261 · Disposition of surplus funds of municipality
- RS 33:321 · Municipalities governed by mayor-board of aldermen form of government
- RS 33:322 · Election to adopt mayor-board of aldermen form of government
- RS 33:323 · Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 1076, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
- RS 33:341 · Division into cities, towns, and villages
- RS 33:342 · Change in classification of municipality; governor's proclamation; census not conclusive; judicial notice
- RS 33:343 · Nomenclature; village, town, or city council
- RS 33:361 · Municipal powers
- RS 33:362 · Exercise of municipal powers; legislative, executive
- RS 33:363 · Village of Palmetto in St. Landry Parish; authority to provide academic scholarships
- RS 33:364 · Town of Gueydan; municipal officials and employees; increase in compensation; certain prohibition
- RS 33:365 · Naming of town hall; town of Jonesboro
- RS 33:381 · Municipal officers
- RS 33:381.1 · Election or appointment of marshal
- RS 33:381.2 · Election or appointment of marshal in municipalities of five thousand or less
- RS 33:382 · Number of aldermen; election; municipal districts; divisions of the board
- RS 33:383 · Municipal elections; term of office; filling vacancies; officers holding over under new form of government
- RS 33:383.1 · City of Harahan; limitation of terms of elected officials; referendum
- RS 33:383.2 · Municipal elections in certain municipalities
- RS 33:383.3 · Municipal governing authorities; limitation of terms of elected officials; referendum
- RS 33:384 · Qualifications of mayor
- RS 33:385 · Qualifications of alderman; vacancies; office holding; contracting
- RS 33:385.1 · Qualifications of elected chief of police
- RS 33:386 · Appointment of municipal officials; bond required