RS 48:1707: Limitations on taxing authority

No tax, fee, or charge shall be proposed unless and until public notice of the intention to submit such tax, fee, or charge for voter approval is published in the official journal of each parish included within the boundaries of the commission at least thirty days prior to the date on which the board of commissioners shall consider and vote on a resolution calling for said tax election. Such notice must set forth:

(1) A general description of the highway project to be funded through bonds to be serviced by said tax.

(2) The total approximate cost of the highway project.

(3) The portion of the total cost of said highway project which will be funded through revenues of the commission.

(4) The date on which construction is anticipated to begin and the anticipated date of completion.

(5) The date, time, and place of the meeting at which said resolution shall be considered.