Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:140.27

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.

            Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto, the city council shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The zoning ordinance, including the map or maps, may from time to time be amended; but no amendment shall become effective unless it be first submitted to and approved by the commission, or, if disapproved, shall receive the favorable vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the city council.

            Acts 1962, No. 52, §27; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.