Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:140.55

  • 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.

The regulations, restrictions and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed.  However, in case of a protest against a change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the areas of land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in the proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and two hundred feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, the amendment shall not become effective unless at least three-fifths of all the members of the governing authority of the parish shall vote in favor thereof.  The provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 33:140.54 relating to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.

Acts 1962, No. 123, §5.