RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 419 (HB 225) 2024 Regular Session Boyd
New law creates the Tall Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement District in Orleans
Parish for the purpose of aiding in crime prevention for district residents and their property
and serving the needs of residents of the district by funding beautification and other activities
and improvements for the overall betterment of the district and the quality of life of its
residents. Provides for district boundaries. Provides that the district shall be governed by
a nine-member board of commissioners composed of the president and treasurer of the Tall
Timbers Owners Assoc. and seven other members appointed by the board of the association.
Requires that board members be residents of the district and members in good standing of
the Tall Timbers Owners Assoc.
New law provides for the powers and duties of the district.
New law authorizes the governing authority of New Orleans, subject to voter approval, to
impose and collect a parcel fee within the district. Provides that the parcel fee shall not
exceed $230 per year per parcel for the first two years and $250 per year per parcel for any
subsequent year. Provides that the initial term for the imposition of the parcel fee is five
years but authorizes renewal, subject to voter approval, for terms not to exceed five years.
New law requires that the fee be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ad
valorem taxes. Authorizes the city to retain 1% of the amount collected.
New law requires the district's board to adopt an annual budget in accordance with existing
law (R.S. 39:1301 et seq.) and provides that the district shall be subject to audit by the
legislative auditor.
New law provides that it is the purpose and intent of new law that the additional law
enforcement personnel and services provided for through the fees authorized by new law
shall be supplemental to, and not in lieu of, personnel and services provided in the district
by the state or the city. Further provides that if the district ceases to exist, funds of the
district shall be transmitted to the city of New Orleans, and such funds, together with other
funds collected pursuant to new law, shall be maintained in a separate account and shall be
used only to promote, encourage, and enhance the security of the area included in the district.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 33:9091.28)