A.  All property of the authority, including funds owned or held by it for the purpose of this Chapter, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon such property; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this Chapter by the authority on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community improvement projects; further, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to foreclose or otherwise enforce the terms and provisions of any mortgage, note, or other security given by the authority in connection with any immovable property owned by it.

B.  The property of the authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Chapter is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any other taxing body; but such tax exemption shall terminate when the authority sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property in a community improvement area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a public body entitled to tax exemption with respect to the property; however, when any property or portion thereof reenters commerce while owned by the authority or any other public body, the tax exemption herein provided for shall cease as long as such property or portion thereof is used in commerce.

Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.