§551.6. South Webster Parish Industrial District

A. The South Webster Parish Industrial District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state and its territorial limits and jurisdiction shall extend throughout Ward One of Webster Parish as said ward is constituted on the effective date of this Section.

B. The governing authority of the district shall be a board of commissioners consisting of seven members, three of whom shall be appointed by the governing authority of the cities of Minden and Dixie Inn; two of whom shall be appointed by the governing authority of the municipalities of Sibley, Dubberly, Heflin, and Doyline; one of whom shall be appointed by the governing authority of Webster Parish; and one of whom shall be appointed by the Minden Economic Development Council. All members shall be bona fide residents and qualified voters within the limits of the district during their terms of office.

C. Each member shall serve a two year term. However, the members initially appointed shall serve terms as follows: one member appointed by the governing authorities of Minden and Dixie Inn, one member appointed by the governing authorities of Sibley, Dubberly, Heflin, and Doyline, and the member appointed by the Minden Economic Development Council shall serve for an initial term of one year; one member appointed by the governing authorities of Minden and Dixie Inn and the member appointed by the governing authority of Webster Parish shall serve an initial term of two years; and one member appointed by the governing authorities of Minden and Dixie Inn and one member appointed by the governing authorities of Sibley, Dubberly, Heflin, and Doyline shall serve for an initial term of three years. The term designation shall be made by the appointing authority at time of the initial appointment.

D. The powers and duties conferred by the constitution and statutory laws of this state governing industrial districts and the power to incur debt and issue bonds to encourage industrial enterprises, including but not by way of limitation, the provisions of R.S. 39:551.1 through R.S. 39:551.3, the provisions of Part XII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the provisions of R.S. 33:130.31, shall apply to the South Webster Parish Industrial District, except as otherwise provided by this Section.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 393, §1.