Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:302.8

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Sale: means any transfer of title or possession, or both, exchange, barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, of tangible personal property, for a consideration, and includes the fabrication of tangible personal property for consumers who furnish, either directly or indirectly, the materials used in fabrication work, and the furnishing, preparing or serving, for a consideration, of any tangible personal property, consumed on the premises of the person furnishing, preparing or serving such tangible personal property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301

A.  The avails of the tax imposed by this Chapter from the sale of services as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:301(14)(a) in Lincoln Parish under the provisions of this Chapter shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay the remainder of such funds into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the “Lincoln Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund”.  

B.  The monies in the Lincoln Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund shall be subject to annual appropriations by the legislature.  All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be deposited into the state general fund.  The money in the fund received from Lincoln Parish shall be allocated to the Ruston-Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau to be used for tourism purposes, including the promotion of fairs and festivals in Lincoln Parish, and for economic development purposes in Lincoln Parish.  

Acts 1992, No. 983, §1, eff. for taxable periods on or after July 1, 1993.  

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