The authority and any subdistrict of the authority and all properties at any time owned by the authority and any subdistrict of the authority and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority and any subdistrict of the authority under this Chapter and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the state of Louisiana, to the same extent as school boards and parish and municipal governments; provided, however, that the authority and any subdistrict of the authority may require any lessee of any projects hereunder to pay annually to parish or municipal taxing entities, through the normal collecting agency, a sum in lieu of ad valorem taxes to compensate such entities for any services rendered by them to such projects which sum shall not be in excess of the ad valorem taxes such lessee would have been obligated to pay for such entities had it been owner of such project during the period for which such payment is made.

Acts 1986, No. 19, §1, eff. June 5, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 467, §1, eff. July 9, 1988.