House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
March 28, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Room 6

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

REMARKS
 Foy Bryan Gadberry, chair
 Barbara Reich Freiberg, vice chair

ORIENTATION ITEMS
 Consideration and adoption of the minutes of 2023 Regular Session committee meetings held on April 27, May 3, May 11, May 18, and May 25, 2024
 Consideration and adoption of committee rules: Natayveon Howard-Williams, committee administrative assistant
 Committee jurisdiction: Tina Righteous, committee attorney

OTHER BUSINESS
 PRESENTATIONS:
 Office of State Examiner - Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service
 Louisiana Municipal Association
 Police Jury Association of Louisiana
 Representatives of other local government entities

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB4ZERINGUEDISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS - Provides for an increase in wireless service charges for 911 services provided by the Terrebonne Parish Communications District (EG +$588,000 LF RV See Note)
 HB7BOURRIAQUEDISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Provides relative to the board of the South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 in Cameron Parish
 HB20RISERLIBRARIES - Provides relative to administration of funds of the Catahoula Parish Library
 HB50BUTLERPOLICE/LOCAL - Provides for the qualifications for the office of police chief in the village of Pine Prairie
 HB141BAMBURGPOLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief in the town of Martin
 HB148GLORIOSOPROPERTY/IMMOVABLE - Removes certain restrictions on the disposal of immovable property by the governing authority of Slidell
 HB152BERAULTDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Provides relative to a Community Development District in St. Tammany Parish
 HB168CARLSONLIBRARIES - Provides relative to qualifications for certified librarians
 HB181BRASSDISTRICTS/DRAINAGE - Provides for the membership of gravity drainage district boards of commissioners in Ascension Parish
 HB182TRAVIS JOHNSONDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District
 HB183LACOMBEHOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of New Roads Public Housing Authority
 HB184MCFARLANDPOLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides relative to police services in the village of Calvin
 HB185NEWELLDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Provides for creation of Castle Manor Security and Improvement District in New Orleans
 HB218BAGLEYDISTRICTS/FIRE PROTECT - Authorizes Caddo Parish Fire District No. Four to levy a sales and use tax
 HB225BOYDDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Tall Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement District in New Orleans
 HB354BRASSDISTRICTS/ROAD LIGHTING - Provides for the renaming of road lighting districts and the allocation of funding
 HB364HUGHESINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT/BDS - Provides relative to the composition of the Industrial Development Board of the City of New Orleans
 HB674BRYANTMOTOR VEHICLES - Authorizes a local governing authority to adopt ordinances to address blighted property with purported collector's automobiles
 HB694BOYDCULTURE/REC/TOUR - Establishes the Louisiana Music Commission within the Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pursuant to House Rule 14.33, any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.

NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs via e-mail at h-mpc@legis.la.gov.