CHAPTER 20. JEFFERSON PARISH

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PORT DISTRICT

§2021. Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District

A. There is hereby created in the hereinafter described area of Jefferson Parish, a special parish district designated as the "Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District", which, through its board of commissioners, shall have the power to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate projects as provided in this Chapter and to provide such additional parish services within the district as may be required by the Jefferson Parish Council. The district is hereby constituted 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. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for industrial, commercial, research, and economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.

B. The Jefferson Parish Council shall have control over and responsibility for the functions, management, affairs, operation, and administration of said district and may exercise such powers as are necessary to govern such functions, management, affairs, operation, and administration.

C. The Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District, a special parish district created by this Chapter, shall constitute a body corporate in law, with all of the powers of a corporation, including the power to sue and be sued. The district shall also have all powers and rights conferred by this Chapter; all powers of a special district as provided by the home rule charter of Jefferson Parish; and the power to perform any other act in its corporate capacity and in its corporate name which is necessary and proper for effectuating the purposes and objects for which said district was created.

D. The Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District shall be managed by a board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as "the commission", which shall be composed of qualified voters and residents of Jefferson Parish except that the board may include two qualified voters residing outside Jefferson Parish who have their principal place of business in Jefferson Parish. The Jefferson Parish Council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe the number, manner of appointment, terms, and the duties of the members of the commission; the number and manner of selection of officers of the commission; and rules governing meetings of the commission.

Acts 1990, No. 710, §1; Acts 2003, No. 887, §1.