2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes
§140.50.28. Grant of power
RS 140.50.28 - Grant of power
For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare, the town council and the police jury are hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and the procedures specified in this Subpart, to regulate the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of the lot which may be occupied; the sizes of yards, courts, or other open spaces; the density of population; and the uses of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and other purposes, within the municipality, in the case of the municipality, and within that part of the parish within the metropolitan planning area but outside the municipality in the case of the parish.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
