Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1162

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means any corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1151
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Project: means any anti-pollution project or any development project or any combination thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1151

The corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that in the event the board of directors of the corporation shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the corporation, then any net earnings of the corporation thereafter accruing shall be paid to the municipality or parish with respect to which the corporation was organized.  In the event a lease agreement is entered into under the provisions of this chapter for a project and such lease agreement gives the lessee the right to purchase the project facilities when the bonds issued to acquire the same are paid in full at a stipulated price, then the proceeds of the sale, after payment of all expenses and obligations of the corporation, shall be paid to the municipality or parish under whose auspices the corporation was created.  

Acts 1962, No. 436, §12.  Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1; Acts 1972, No. 103, §9, emerg. eff. June 25, 1972, at 6:15 P.M.