§ 39:1301 Short title
§ 39:1302 For the purposes of this Chapter:
§ 39:1303 A. It is the intent of the legislature that this Chapter shall apply, as provided for herein, to all political subdivisions of the state with a general fund or a special revenue fund
§ 39:1304 Uniform chart of accounts
§ 39:1305 A. Each political subdivision shall cause to be prepared a comprehensive budget presenting a complete financial plan for each fiscal year for the general fund and each special revenu
§ 39:1306 Completion and submission of the proposed budget
§ 39:1307 Public participation
§ 39:1308 Inspection of the proposed budget
§ 39:1309 A. All action necessary to adopt and otherwise finalize and implement the budget for a fiscal year, including the adoption of any amendments to the proposed budget, shall be taken in
§ 39:1310 A. When the governing authority has received notification pursuant to R.S. 39:1311, or there has been a change in operations upon which the original adopted budget was developed, the
§ 39:1311 Budgetary authority and control
§ 39:1312 Governing authority’s failure to make appropriation
§ 39:1313 Budget filing
§ 39:1314 Emergencies
§ 39:1315 Violations

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 39 > Subtitle II > Chapter 9 - Louisiana Local Government Budget Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • 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.