§1109.26. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in the parish and shall have the
power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage
the affairs of the district, the board may incur debt and issue bonds, and it may levy taxes in
the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the
Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board
generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper
for the administration and management of the affairs of the commission, and it specifically
may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the parish
and aid and assist in all ways authorized by law to carry out the purposes and responsibilities
for which it is established.
B. In addition to the general powers conferred by this Section, in order to obtain the
necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire,
construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and
programs throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the parish, the commission may incur debt
and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section
33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority,
but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the district who vote thereon in an
election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.
Acts 2024, No. 767, §1.