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RS 33:130.371

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RS 33:130.371
SUBPART B-15. NEW ORLEANS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
§130.371. New Orleans Economic Development Commission
A. The New Orleans Economic Development Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission", is hereby created and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The commission, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said commission, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes, excluding the power of taxation.
B. The commission is established for the primary object and purpose of establishing and adopting a master economic development plan for the parish of Orleans.
C.(1) The board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the board, shall be composed of thirteen members as follows:
(a)The chairman of the Chamber/New Orleans and the River Region.
(b)The chairman of the Downtown Development District of the city of New Orleans.
(c)The president of the New Orleans City Council.
(d)The chairman of the New Orleans Business Council.
(e)The chairman of the Almonaster-Michoud Industrial District.
(f)One state senator, whose district lies totally within the parish of Orleans, to be appointed by a majority of the New Orleans legislative delegation.
(g)One state representative, whose district lies totally within the parish of Orleans, to be appointed by a majority of the New Orleans legislative delegation.
(h)One college or university president or chancellor, to be appointed by a majority of the college or university presidents or chancellors from all the colleges and universities whose campuses are located within the parish of Orleans.
(i)The chairman of the New Orleans City Planning Commission.
(j)One member of and appointed by the Greater New Orleans American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
(k)The mayor of the city of New Orleans who shall serve as chairman of the commission.
(l)One member of and appointed by the Earhart-Tulane Corridor Association.
(m)One member of and appointed by the Black Economic Development Commission.
(2)In preparation of the economic development plan, as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future economic growth of the parish. A plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious economic development plan of the parish, which will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote the natural, cultural, and economic resources of the parish and the citizens and businesses in the parish.
Acts 1992, No. 742, §1.
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