Terms Used In Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 36

  • General law: means a law of statewide concern enacted by the legislature which is uniformly applicable to all persons or to all political subdivisions in the state or which is uniformly applicable to all persons or to all political subdivisions within the same class. See Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 44
  • Political subdivision: means a parish, municipality, and any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law to perform governmental functions. See Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 44
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Section 36.(A)  Authorization.  The legislature shall provide by general law or by local or special law the procedures by which a political subdivision may levy and collect local or special assessments on real property for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or improving works of public improvement.  

(B)  Certificates of Indebtedness; Security.  Certificates of indebtedness may be issued to cover the cost of any such public improvement.  They shall be secured by the pledge of the local or special assessments levied therefor and may be further secured by the pledge of the full faith and credit of the political subdivision.  

(C)  Exception.  This Section shall not apply to a school board.