2024-0298
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance creating the "Highway 90 Economic Development District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana" to encourage economic development projects in accordance with and as authorized by Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; defining the boundaries thereof; and providing for other matters in connection with the foregoing.
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WHEREAS, Part II, Chapter 27, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:9038.31, et seq.) (the "EDD Act") authorizes municipalities, parishes and certain other local governmental subdivisions to create economic development districts to carry out the purposes of the EDD Act, which economic development districts are political subdivisions of the State of Louisiana and possess such power and authority and have such duties as provided by the EDD Act and other law; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), acting through the St. Charles Parish Council as its governing authority, desires to avail itself of the EDD Act to create an economic development district to be called the "Highway 90 Economic Development District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana" (the "District"), in accordance with La. R.S. 33:9038.32; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with the EDD Act, particularly La. R.S. 33:9038.32(C) and a resolution adopted by this governing authority on August 19, 2024, the Parish has given notice of its intention to create the District, and notice that it will hold a public hearing relative to the proposed creation of the District, including a description of the boundaries of the District and containing a map showing the boundaries of the District, which notice has been published two times in the Parish's official journal; and,
WHEREAS, prior to the ...
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