§ 21:301 The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
§ 21:302 This Chapter is enacted for the purpose of facilitating the collection and use of private-sector-originated supplementary funds to market and promote Jefferson Parish as a traveler d
§ 21:303 For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
§ 21:304 A. A tourism organization, under authority of its articles or bylaws, may levy a hotel assessment of up to one and three quarters percent of the daily room charge upon its hotel memb
§ 21:305 A. Rate schedules setting forth room charges and any surcharges as required by this Chapter for hotels shall be posted or disclosed in all hotels as required by applicable local ordi
§ 21:306 A. Any hotel assessment to be levied pursuant to this Chapter shall be approved by a vote of the assessed hotels in a referendum conducted in accordance with this Section. A referend
§ 21:307 This Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state, and the parish and its residents shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
§ 21:308 The provisions of this Chapter are severable. It is intended that if any provision of this Chapter should be adjudged invalid or unenforceable, then such provision, shall be ineffect

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