§3507. Maximum interest rate on assessments for public improvements on benefited properties
A. It is the intent and purpose of the legislature in enacting this law to authorize governing bodies of political subdivisions, as herein defined, to provide that local or special assessments for public improvements imposed on benefited properties under laws enacted under authority of Article VI, Section 36 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 or prior constitutional provisions, or imposed on benefited properties under the provisions of a home rule charter, may bear such rates of interest as the governing body of such political subdivision may determine, and to provide for the manner and circumstances under which such authority may be exercised.
B. As used in this Section, the words "political subdivision" shall mean parishes, municipalities and other political subdivisions or public corporations, such as, but not limited to sewerage and sub-sewerage districts, waterworks and sub-waterworks districts, and drainage and sub-drainage districts.
C. Any political subdivision authorized to impose local or special assessments on benefited properties under laws enacted under the authority of Article VI, Section 36 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 or prior constitutional provisions, or imposed on benefited properties under the provisions of a home rule charter may, in accordance with the procedure and subject to the limitations provided in the constitution or law or home rule charter authorizing the imposition of such assessments, provide that the maximum interest rate such assessments shall bear shall be the maximum interest rate set forth in the ordinance or instrument levying such assessments or in any ordinance or instrument amendatory thereto, notwithstanding that such law or home rule charter may provide for a lower maximum rate of interest.
D. The right, power and authority conferred herein shall be in addition to any other right, power and authority now conferred upon political subdivisions with reference to the imposition of local or special assessments.
Acts 1970, No. 278, §§1 to 4, emerg. eff. July 13, 1970, at 2:36 P.M. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 633, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1976; Acts 1980, No. 217, §1, eff. July 11, 1980.
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