RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 232 (HB 755) 2024 Regular Session Zeringue
New law provides authority for the Houma-Terrebonne airport commission to appoint, fix
salaries of, and pay its peace officers.
New law specifies that the peace officers be employees of the commission and meet the
following requirements: (1) be citizens of La., (2) be at least 21 years of age, and (3) be
P.O.S.T. certified.
New law requires the peace officers to exercise regular police powers granted to law
enforcement officers.
New law provides that such authority does not deprive any local law enforcement from
performing their duties.
New law requires the peace officers to report to municipal, parish, or state law enforcement
agencies any criminal activity that could result in felony charges and allows for the
municipal, parish, or state law enforcement agencies to take over any investigations.
New law provides for the return of all warrants or processes served by the peace officers to
the appropriate law enforcement agency within Terrebonne Parish.
New law allows for the commission to make rules and regulations relative to its peace
officers and provides for modification to the rules and regulations.
New law specifies that nothing in new law is meant to alter the assessment, collection, and
administration of ad valorem tax revenues within the commission's jurisdiction.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 2:604.3)