2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 33 - Municipalities and Parishes
RS 33:130.351 - ENGLAND ECONOMIC AND
SUBPART B-13. ENGLAND ECONOMIC AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
§130.351. England Economic and Industrial Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
There is hereby created a body politic and corporate of the state which shall exist in perpetuity and be known as England Economic and Industrial Development District, hereinafter referred to as the "district". The district shall be composed of all of the territory located within Rapides Parish. The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in Article VI, Section 44(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of the said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bonds and certificate anticipation notes, refunding bonds, and the power of taxation, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.
Acts 1991, No. 142, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
