Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:517

  • bonds: means any bonds, notes, warrants, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation or other written contracts, agreements, or instruments evidencing the obligation of a governmental entity to repay borrowed money, regardless of the designation thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:503
  • Governmental entity: means any parish, municipality, school board, school district, or other political subdivision of the state, other than the city of New Orleans and its agencies, boards, authorities, and commissions, and other than the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:503
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

            This Part shall be a complete and additional method for the issuance and sale of bonds by any governmental entity, and this Part shall constitute full authority for the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized herein. No ordinance, resolution, filing, registration, approval, publication, election, or right of referendum in respect to the issuance of any bonds hereunder or for the perfection of the statutory lien provided herein shall be necessary, except such as may be required by this Part. The recordation of any resolution, ordinance, or other proceeding relating to the issuance of bonds, except for any mortgage securing bonds, shall not be required by this Part. Any publication prescribed hereby may be made in the official journal or in any newspaper of general circulation within the governmental entity.

            Acts 2018, No. 569, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.