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      RS 33:9038.76     

  

§9038.76. College economic development districts

            A.(1) There is hereby created in East Baton Rouge Parish, in which Southern University and Louisiana State University are located, both hereafter in this Section referred to as a "college", the Southern University Economic Development District and the Louisiana State University Economic Development District that includes property owned by either of these institutions to provide for cooperative economic and community development among the district, the college, the local governmental subdivision, the state, and the owners of property in the district. Hereafter in this Section, the terms "college economic development district" or "district" refer to a district created pursuant to this Section. Any college economic development district is a political subdivision of the state having all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Section.

            B.(1)(a) Boundaries for the LSU Economic Development District. The LSU Economic Development District, referred to in this Section as "LSU EDD", generally encompasses an area within the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an area generally bounded to the north by Old South Baton Rouge, City Park, University Gardens Subdivision, to the south by Brightside Lane, to the west by the East Baton Rouge Parish line, and to the east by Stanford Avenue, West Parker Boulevard and Nicholson Drive, subject to, and less and except, the exclusions as defined in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph ("district exclusions"), and being more fully described as follows:

            Commence at a point which is the intersection of the westward projection of the LSU campus northern property line with the East Baton Rouge Parish line located in the Mississippi River, being the point of beginning; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the northern boundary of the LSU campus property to its intersection with the east right of way line of the ICRR railroad; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the east right of way line of the ICRR right of way line to a point within the Nicholson Gateway area, which point has Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3326534, Y:695397; Thence proceed through the Nicholson Gateway area N 84° 51' E a distance of 291' more or less to a point; Thence proceed through the Nicholson Gateway area N 07° 15' W a distance of 432' more or less to a point; Thence proceed through the Nicholson Gateway area N 71° 29' E a distance of 168' more or less to a point located on the west right of way line of Nicholson Drive; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the west right of way line of Nicholson Drive to its intersection with the south right of way line of West Chimes Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south right of way line of West Chimes Street to its intersection with the east right of way line of Alaska Street, said point also being 20 feet east of the centerline of the street on the LSU campus commonly known as Cypress Drive; Thence proceed southerly and easterly direction on a line parallel to and north of the centerline of said Cypress Drive to its intersection with a point that is 20 feet north of the centerline of Cypress Drive at its intersection with Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a northerly direction at a right angle to the centerline of Cypress Drive a distance of 20 feet to a point that is 40 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along a line that is 40 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point located east of the southeast corner of the Pentagon Dormitory area, which point has Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3328695, Y:696758; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 22° 46' E a distance of 282 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property N 53° 57' W a distance of 240 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property N 70° 58' W a distance of 140 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 02° 17' W a distance of 291 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property N 87° 34' E a distance of 192 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 37° 03' E a distance of 188 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property S 87° 19' E a distance of 380 feet more or less to the southwest corner of Lot A-2-A of the former Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south line of Lot A-2-A of the former Antonio Lasavio Property to the southeast corner of said Lot A-2-A of the former Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east line of Lots A-2-A, A-2-B, A-2-C and A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property to the northeast corner of said Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property to the northwest corner of said Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line which is an extension of the westerly line of Lots A-2-A, A-2-B, A-2-C and A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property a distance of 115.12' to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along a line which is parallel to the northerly line of Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property a distance of 330.59' to a point which is the east line of a former access servitude; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along a line which is parallel to the easterly line of Lot A-2-D of the former Antonio Lasavio Property, which line is the east line of a former access servitude to its intersection with the north right of way line of West State Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the north right of way line of West State Street to the southeast corner of Tract A-2-A of the former Losavio Realty Property; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east line of said Tract A-2-A of the Losavio Realty Property to the northeast corner of said Tract A-2-A; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of said Tract A-2-A of the Losavio Realty Property to the northwest corner of said Tract A-2-A being the east right of way line of Spruce Lane; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east right of way line of Spruce Lane to the intersection of the south right of way line of Aster Street with the east right of way line of Spruce Lane; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south right of way line of Aster Street to its intersection with the east right of way line of Alaska Street; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east right of way line of Alaska Street to the southwest corner of Lot 7, Sq. G, University Terrace Subdivision; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south line of Lot 7, Sq. G, University Terrace to the southeast corner of Lot 7; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east line of Lots 1 thru 7, Sq. G, University Terrace Subdivision to the intersection with the south right of way line of West Roosevelt Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south right of way line of West Roosevelt Street to the northeast corner of University Terrace School; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the east line of University Terrace School a distance of 464 feet more or less to the southwest corner of the Edward J. Gay Apartment Complex; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south line of the Edward J. Gay Apartment Complex a distance of 484 feet more or less to a point located 20 feet east of the centerline of Spruce Lane; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line that is 20 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Spruce Lane a distance of 462 feet more or less to its intersection with the south right of way line of West Roosevelt Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south right of way line of West Roosevelt Street, extending across Highland Road to the east right of way line of Highland Rd; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the east right of way line of Highland Road to the south line of Tract Z-0, South Baton Rouge; Thence proceed southeasterly along the south line of Tract Z-0, South Baton Rouge to a point which is on a line which is the northerly extension of the westerly line of Lot 12 Sq. A, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along a line which is the northerly extension of the westerly line of Lot 12 Sq. A, Arbour Place to the northwest corner of Lot 12 Sq. A, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the north line of Arbour Place to the northwest corner of Lot 10 Sq. A, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the west line of Lot 10 Sq. A, Arbour Place to the north right of way line of East State Street; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the north right of way line of East State Street to its intersection with the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive to the northeast corner of Lot A of Lot 27, Richland Plantation; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of Lot A and Lot B-2 of Lot 27, Richland Plantation to the southeast corner of Lot Y of the G.A. Peterkin property; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the east line of Lot Y and Z of the G.A. Peterkin property to the south line of lot 8-A-1-A-1 Sq. 6, Lake Crest Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the south line of Lots 1 through 8-A-1-A-1-A Sq. 6, Lake Crest Subdivision to the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive to its intersection of the north edge of the westbound roadway of Interstate 10, as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the northern edge of the westbound roadway of Interstate 10, as it existed in April of 2023, until its intersection with the northern edge of the Interstate 10 on-ramp from Dalrymple Drive, as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the north right of way line of the Interstate 10 on-ramp from Dalrymple Drive as it existed in April of 2023 and its extension to its intersection with the west right of way line of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in an easterly direction across Dalrymple Drive to a point which is 30 feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along a line which is 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive as it existed in April of 2023 to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332749, Y=701516; Thence proceed in an easterly direction N 88° 01' E a distance of 32 feet more or less to a point on the existing water's edge of City Park Lake as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a general southeasterly direction following along the various meanders of the water's edge of City Park Lake as it existed in April of 2023, through and including the small adjoining lake commonly known as Lake Erie, continuing on through where City Park Lake connects with University Lake as they existed in April of 2023, continuing through University Lake (Excluding the peninsula that extends westward, into the University Lake, formerly known as the Hal Phillips property, commonly known as the Bird Sanctuary as it existed in April of 2023) on a line coincident with the existing adjacent East Lakeshore Drive roadway, continuing through to its intersection with the water's edge adjacent to Stanford Ave, continuing along the water's edge adjacent to the west right of way line of Stanford Ave, around the condominium formerly known as Stanford on the Point, to the water's edge adjacent to South Lakeshore Drive, thence continuing westerly and then southerly around the peninsula which comprises Magnolia Ridge Subdivision, to its intersection with the west right of way line of Stanford Avenue; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right of way line of Stanford Avenue to its intersection with the south right of way line of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south right of way line of West Lakeshore Drive to a point which intersects the northerly extension of the west right of way line of Princeton Avenue as it was originally platted in 1923; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right of way line of Princeton Avenue as it was originally platted in 1923, to the original northeast corner of Lot 6 Sq. 14, College Town Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction thru College Lake to the most northerly corner of Lot 8 Sq. 14, College Town Subdivision; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the northerly line of remaining portion of Lot 1 Sq. 14 College Town Subdivision to its intersection with the north right of way line of Harvard Avenue as it was originally platted; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction with the north right of way line of Harvard Avenue as it was originally platted to the northeast corner of Le Havre Townhome Community; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the north line of Le Harve Townhome Community to its intersection with the east right of way line of East Parker Boulevard; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the east right of way line of East Parker Boulevard to its intersection with the north right of way line of Highland Road; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the north right of way line of Highland Road to its intersection with the west right of way line of LSU Avenue; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction across Highland Road to the southeast corner of the former Gulf Oil Corporation property located on the south side of Highland Road; Thence proceed in a southwesterly, then westerly, then northeasterly direction around the perimeter of the former Gulf Oil Corporation property and Tract A-1-A of a Portion of the Materiste property until it intersects with the south right of way line of Highland Road; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the south right of way line of Highland Road until it intersects with the east right of way line of West Parker Boulevard; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the east right of way line of West Parker Boulevard to its intersection with the north right of way line of Burbank Drive; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the north right of way line of Burbank Drive across East Boyd Drive to its intersection with the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive to the most northerly corner of Lot 7 Block 12 University View Homesites; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the north line of said Lot 7 Block 12 University View Homesites to the most easterly corner of said Lot 7 Block 12 University View Homesites; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the east line of said Block 12 University View Homesites across Burbank Drive to the most southerly corner of Lot S Block 12 University View Homesites; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the south line of said Lot S Block 12 University View Homesites to the southwest corner of said Lot S Block 12 University View Homesites located on the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive; Thence proceed in a westerly direction across East Boyd Drive to the southeast corner of Tract 2A-3 of the James T. Amiss Property, which is located on the west right of way line of East Boyd Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the southwesterly line of Tracts 2A-3 and 2A-2 of the said James T. Amiss Property to the most westerly corner of said Tract 2A-2 of the said James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the northwesterly line of Tracts 2A-2 of the said James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of said Tract 2A-2 of the James T. Amiss Property, which is located on the south right of way line of Burbank Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the south right of way line of Burbank Drive to the most northerly corner of Tract 2A-1-A-1-A of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southerly, then westerly, then northwesterly direction of the south line of Tracts 2A-1-A-1-A and 2A-1-A-1-C-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-2-B of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the east line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-2-B of the said James T. Amiss Property, continuing along the said line along its extension until it intersects the northerly line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the north line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the north right of way line of Nicholson Dr.; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the north right of way line of Nicholson Dr. to the most southerly corner of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the east line of Tracts 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most easterly corner of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the said James T. Amiss Property; Thence continue in a southeasterly direction along the extension of the east line of Tract 2A-1-A-1-C-3-A-1-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to its intersection with the southeast line of Tract 2A-1-A-2-A-1-B-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the southeast line of Tract 2A-1-A-2-A-1-B-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of Tract 2B-1-B of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the northeast line of Tracts 2B-1-B, 2B-1-C and Tract 1 of the James T. Amiss Property and its extension to the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the east right of way line of East Boyd Drive to the most northerly corner of Tracts 2-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the northeast line of Tract 2-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most easterly corner of Tract 2-A-1 of the said James T. Amiss Property; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the southeast line of Tract 2-A-1 of the James T. Amiss Property to the most northerly corner of Lot 1 University South Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the northeast line of Lot 1 University South Subdivision to a point on the west right of way line of Jennifer Jean Drive; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right of way line of Jennifer Jean Drive to its intersection with the east right of way line of Nicholson Drive; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the east right of way line of Nicholson Drive to a point which is on a line of the extension of the north line of an existing drainage right of way located on the west side of Nicholson Drive, which line is also an extension of the most southerly line of Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a westerly direction across Nicholson Drive along a line being the extension of the said north line of an existing drainage right of way located on the west side of Nicholson Drive, to the southeast corner of Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the easterly line of Lots 1 through 12 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the northeast corner of Lot 1, said Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Lot B-2 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the eastern corner of Tract X of Tigerland Acres Subdivision, said point being on the west right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad right of way; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the west right of way line of the Illinois Central Railroad right of way to the most northerly corner of Lot B-2 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the northerly line of Lot B-2 of Tigerland Acres Subdivision to a point on the east right of way line of Alvin Dark Avenue; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east right of way line of Alvin Dark Avenue to its intersection with the south right of way line of Bob Pettit Boulevard; Thence proceed in a northerly direction across Bob Pettit Boulevard to the southeast corner of Lot 60 Tigerland Acres Subdivision, said point being located on the north right of way line of Bob Pettit Boulevard; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east line of Lot 60 Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 60 Tigerland Acres Subdivision; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the north line Tigerland Acres Subdivision to the northwest corner of said Tigerland Acres Subdivision, said point being the northeast corner of the called 100 Ac tract, said tract comprising the Louisiana School for the Deaf; Thence proceed in a southwesterly then southerly direction along the north and west perimeter of the called 100 Ac tract, said tract comprising the Louisiana School for the Deaf to a point on the north line of the existing City of Baton Rouge Fire station No. 15; Thence proceed in a northwesterly then southwesterly direction along the perimeter of the property line of the existing City of Baton Rouge Fire station No. 15 to a point on the north right of way line of Brightside Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the north right of way line of Brightside Drive and its westward extension thereof to the East Baton Rouge Parish Line located in the Mississippi River; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the East Baton Rouge Parish Line to the point of beginning.

            (b) The following areas shall be excluded from the district:

            Commence at a point which is the northwest corner of Lot 8-A, Square E, Arbour Place Subdivision, which point is located on the south right of way line of East State Street; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the south right of way line of East State Street to the northeast corner of Lot 3, Sq. 4, Louisiana Terrace Subdivision, said point is also on the property line of the LSU campus property; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the east line of Louisiana Terrace Subdivision to the southeast corner of Lot 10 Sq. 4, Louisiana Terrace Subdivision; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the south line of Lot 10 Sq. 4, Louisiana Terrace Subdivision to its intersection with the east right of way line of Carlotta Street; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the east right of way line of Carlotta Street to the north line of the LSU Campus Property; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of the LSU campus property to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3331241, Y:697168; Thence proceed in a southerly direction through the LSU campus property S 02° 22' E a distance of 165 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property S 87° 41' W a distance of 152 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southerly direction through the LSU campus property S 02° 02' E a distance of 154 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property N 77° 36' E a distance of 139 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 01° 51' W a distance of 110 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property N 88° 48' E a distance of 165 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southerly direction through the LSU campus property S 01° 40' E a distance of 311 feet more or less to a point located 30 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a westerly direction on a line parallel to and 30 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point on the westerly line of the area commonly known as Fraternity Row, said point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X:3330524, Y:696768; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 00° 02' E a distance of 106 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 25° 24' E a distance of 96 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property N 87° 52' E a distance of 122 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 02° 33' W a distance of 108 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property S 87° 51' W a distance of 144 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 01° 56' W a distance of 148 feet more or less to a point located on the south right of way line of East Chimes Street; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the south right of way line of East Chimes Street to a point which is in line with the southerly extension of the west line of original Lot 6 of Campus Hill subdivision, (Now a portion of Tract VP-1); Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line with the southerly extension of the west line of original Lot 6 of Campus Hill subdivision to the north line of Tract VP-1; Thence proceed in a westerly direction along the north line of Tract VP-1 to a point which is the most easterly corner of Lot X-1-A Sq. E Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a northerly then westerly direction along the north line of Lot X-1-A Sq. E Arbour Place, to a point being the southwest corner of Lot 11 Sq. E, said Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the west line of Lots 10 and 11 Sq. E, Arbour Place to the southeast corner of Lot 3 Sq. E, Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the south line of Lot 3 Sq. E Arbour Place to the east right of way line of Highland Rd; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along the east right of way line of Highland Rd. to the northwest corner of Lot 3 Sq. E Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction along the north line of Lot 3 sq. E Arbour Place to the northeast corner of Lot 3 Sq. E Arbour Place; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the west line of Lot 8-A Sq. E, Arbour Place to the south right of way line of East State Street, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point that is 25 feet west of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331747, Y=697168, being adjacent to the intersection of east Fraternity Circle and Dalrymple Dr., the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along a line 25 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point 5 feet north of the north curb of East Fraternity Circle; Thence proceed in a westerly then northerly direction along a curved line that is 5 feet north of and parallel to the north curb of East Fraternity Circle to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331550, Y=697086; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 04° 57' E a distance of 30 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property N 84° 08' W a distance of 16 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 04° 17' E a distance of 63 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus S 86° 26' E a distance of 206 feet more or less to a point 25 feet west of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point that is 30 feet north of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331621, Y=696759, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction curving along a line 30 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates X=3331466, Y=696682; Thence proceed in a northerly direction through the LSU campus property N 01° 39' W a distance of 121 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 58° 12' E a distance of 108 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 33° 10' E a distance of 122 feet more or less to a point on the north side of Dalrymple Drive, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point that is 25 feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3331809, Y=697282, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property S 83° 54' E a distance of 462 feet more or less to a point located on the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the meanders of the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in April of 2023 to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332627, Y=696981; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line S 05° 13' W a distance of 207 feet more or less to a point located 25 feet north of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction curving along a line 25 feet north of and parallel to the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, The Roundabout and Dalrymple Drive to a point being 25 feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, the actual Point of Beginning; Commence at a point on the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive on the bridge which crosses the Corporation Canal having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332192, Y=694238, on the centerline of the canal as it existed in April of 2023, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property along a line S 84° 54' W a distance of 157 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 26° 10' W a distance of 133 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 79° 14' W a distance of 457 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 69° 54' W a distance of 300 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line S 81° 48' W a distance of 302 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a westerly direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 85° 44' W a distance of 513 feet more or less to a point on the east side of Highland Road located 30 feet from the centerline of Highland Road; Thence proceed in a northerly direction on a line 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Highland Road to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3330390, Y=695584, and being 30 feet east of the centerline of Highland Road; Thence proceed in an easterly direction through the LSU campus property along a line N 89° 01' E a distance of 723 feet more or less to a point 30 feet east of the centerline of East Campus Drive; Thence proceed in a northerly direction along a line 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of East Campus Drive N 02° 43' W a distance of 276 feet more or less to a point on the approximate centerline of an access drive; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the approximate centerline of an access drive N 87° 47' E 600 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the approximate easterly edge of an access drive S 02° 23' E a distance of 651 feet more or less to a point in the centerline of South Campus Drive; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the approximate centerline of South Campus Drive N 87° 45' E a distance of 272 feet more or less to a point located on the centerline of the bridge which crosses the Corporation Canal, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332000, Y=695255, to the centerline of the canal as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the centerline of Corporation Canal as it existed in April of 2023 to its intersection with the centerline of the bridge over West Lakeshore Drive, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point on the east side of Dalrymple Drive located 30 feet from the centerline of Dalrymple Drive said point being on the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in April of 2023, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332074, Y=698359, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed along the meanders of the water's edge of University Lake as it existed in April of 2023 in a southeasterly, then southerly, then southwesterly direction to a point which is on the south line of original lot 27 of Richland Plantation, said point also being on the north line of the LSU campus property, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332210, Y=697929; Thence proceed in westerly direction along the north line of the LSU Campus property N 84° 50' W a distance of 328 feet more or less to a point located 30 feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction curving along a line 30 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of Dalrymple Drive to a point located 30 feet east of the centerline of Dalrymple Drive, the actual Point of Beginning. Commence at a point which is the intersection of the west right of way line of West Parker Boulevard with the north right of way line of Burbank Drive, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the north right of way line of Burbank Drive to the centerline of the Bayou Fountain drainage canal as it existed in April of 2023; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction along the centerline of the Bayou Fountain drainage canal as it existed in April of 2023 to the south right of way line of Gourrier Avenue; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the south right of way line of Gourrier Avenue to a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3330266, Y=692237; Thence proceed in a northerly direction across Gourrier Avenue and then through the LSU campus property N 08° 25' E a distance of 173 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 80° 23' E a distance of 318 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property and then across Gourrier Avenue S 10° 21' W a distance of 173 feet more or less to a point on the south right of way line of Gourrier Avenue; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction along the south right of way line of Gourrier Avenue to its intersection with the west right of way line of West Parker Boulevard; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction along the west right of way line of West Parker Boulevard to its intersection with the north right of way line of Burbank Drive, the actual Point of Beginning; Commence at a point on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located 25 feet from the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3332969, Y=695815, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 66° 51' W a distance of 163 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 27° 10' E a distance of 289 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 14° 43' E a distance of 192 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 10° 04' E a distance of 78 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 74° 03' E a distance of 89 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property N 15° 57' W a distance of 42 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 74° 03' E a distance of 105 feet more or less to a point on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located 25 feet west of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction on a curved line that is 25 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, to a point, the actual Point of beginning. Commence at a point on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located 25 feet west of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3333224, Y=695197, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 72° 57' W a distance of 203 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 10° 04' E a distance of 130 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 21° 34' E a distance of 262 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the LSU campus property N 72° 09' E a distance of 185 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction on a curved line that is 25 feet west of and parallel to the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive to a point that is located 25 feet west of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, the actual Point of beginning. Commence at a point on the west side of West Lakeshore Drive located 25 feet west of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3333339, Y=694776, the actual Point of Beginning; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 72° 11' W a distance of 171 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the LSU campus property S 17° 30' E a distance of 128 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 75° 59' W a distance of 114 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the LSU campus property N 15° 01' W a distance of 113 feet more or less to a point; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the LSU campus property S 72° 12' W a distance of 678 feet more or less to a point the east side of South Campus Drive located 15 feet east of the centerline of South Campus Drive; Thence proceed in a southwesterly direction on a curved line that is 15 feet east of and parallel to the centerline of South Campus Drive to a point that is located 25 feet north of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive; Thence proceed in an easterly then northwesterly direction on a curved line that is 25 feet north and west of and parallel to the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive to a point that is located 25 feet west of the centerline of West Lakeshore Drive, the actual Point of beginning. Commence at a point which is the on the north right of way line of West Chimes St at the southwest corner of Lot 2, Campanile View, the point of beginning; Thence proceed in a northerly direction to the northwest corner of Lot 2, Campanile View; Thence proceed in an easterly direction along the north line of Lots 2 through 13-A Campanile View to the northeast corner of Lot 13-A, Campanile View; Thence proceed in a southerly direction along the east line of Lot 13-A Campanile View to the north right of way line of West Chimes St; Thence proceed along the north right of way line of West Chimes St to the southwest corner of Lot 2 Campanile View, the point of beginning.

            (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the property descriptions provided in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, whether specifically identified or not, no portion of the LSU EDD shall include any tract of land that is used for residential purposes, except for hotels, motels, inns, or bed and breakfasts for temporary occupancy, in any form or fashion, including, without limitation, private or public homes, residences, housing, dwellings, apartments, studios, flats, townhomes, condominiums, cooperatives, residential rooms, residential beds, dormitories, student residences and housing, student apartments, fraternity houses, sorority houses, student residential quarters or other form or housing, as of June 8, 2023, individually and collectively "residential properties". All residential properties are deemed district exclusions. In the event that the description of the LSU EDD set forth in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph includes any of the district exclusions, the district exclusion shall not be considered as a component of the LSU EDD.

            (2)(a) The Southern University Economic Development District, referred to in this Section as "SU EDD", encompasses an area within the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana generally bounded to the north by the northern line of Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana and Baton Rouge Barge Canal Road, to the south by Choctaw Drive, to the west by the Mississippi River, and to the east by Scenic Highway, and Kansas City Southern Rail subject to, and less and except, the exclusions as defined in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph ("district exclusions"), and being more fully described as follows:

            Commence at the point of intersection of the northern line of Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana and the western limits of East Baton Rouge Parish, being within the Mississippi River; thence easterly along the northern line of Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana to the intersection of the northwest right-of-way of Baton Rouge Barge Canal Road; thence northeasterly along said right-of-way of Baton Rouge Barge Canal Road and across Scenic Highway to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 477 feet to a point, being the south boundary of Shady Acres subdivision; thence northeasterly along said boundary of Shady Acres subdivision to the intersection of the west boundary of Lot 80 of Shady Acres subdivision; thence north northeasterly along the west boundary of Lot 80 of Shady Acres subdivision to the intersection of south right-of-way of Rafe Meyer Road; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Rafe Meyer Road and continue across Scotland-Zachary Highway to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scotland-Zachary Highway; thence southwesterly along said right-of-way of Scotland-Zachary Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Blount Road; thence southwesterly along said right-of-way of Blount Road to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence turning approximately 116 degrees to the right and continue northwesterly across Blount Road and along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 1690 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 94 degrees to the left and continue southwesterly across Scenic Highway and along the south boundary of Tract 1-A of Highland Farms to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail approximately 113 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 67 degrees to the left and continue westerly across Kansas City Southern Rail to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail and north boundary of Crestworth 2nd Filing subdivision; thence continue westerly along north boundary of Crestworth 2nd Filing subdivision to the intersection of the west boundary of Crestworth 2nd Filing subdivision; thence southerly and southwesterly along the west boundaries of Crestworth 2nd Filing, Crestworth 1st Filing, and Highland Farms subdivisions to the intersection of the north boundary of Tract NWWTP; thence easterly along the north boundary of Tract NWWTP, across Avenue M and to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Avenue L; thence southerly along the west right-of-way of Avenue L being common with the boundary of Tract NWWTP to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Woodpecker Street; thence easterly along the south right-of-way of Woodpecker Street being common with the boundary of Tract NWWTP to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Avenue K; thence southerly along the west right-of-way of Avenue K being common with the boundary of Tract NWWTP to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Mills Avenue being the northern boundary of Southern University; thence easterly along the south right-of-way of Mills Avenue and across Kansas City Southern Rail to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail to the intersection of the north right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street; thence northeasterly along said right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street and across Scenic Highway to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Rosenwald Road; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Rosenwald Road being common with the north boundary of Lot 94-X of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 94-X; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of Lots 94-X, 94-Y and 94 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot 94; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 94 to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 267 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 86 degrees to the right and continue southwesterly across Scenic Highway and along the north right-of-way of Mallard Street being common with the south boundary of Lot 22, Block 3 of Scotland Heights subdivision to the southwest corner of said Lot 22; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue northwesterly along the west boundary of Lots 22, 21 and 20, Block 3 of Scotland Heights subdivision to the northwest corner of said Lot 20; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue northeasterly along the north boundary of said Lot 20 to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street; thence southwesterly along said right-of-way of W.K. Gordon Street to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Harding Boulevard; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Harding Boulevard to the intersection of the east right-of-way of CN Rail; thence northeasterly along said right-of-way of CN Rail to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Swan Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Swan Avenue, being common with the south boundary of Lot B, Block 9 of University City subdivision, to the southwest corner of said Lot B; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue northerly along the west boundary of Lots B, A and 3 Block 9 of University City subdivision to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Osprey Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Osprey Avenue to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northwesterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 356 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 66 degrees to the right and continue westerly across Scenic Highway and along the south right-of-way of Robin Street being common with the north boundary of Lots 1 and 9-A, Block 7 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 9-A; thence turning approximately 80 degrees to the right and continue southwesterly along the east boundary of said Lot 9-A to the southeast corner of said Lot 9-A; thence turning approximately 101 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary of Lots 9-A and 2-A, Block 7 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Swan Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Swan Avenue, being common with the north boundary Lot 1, Block 2 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Block 2 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the north right-of-way of Snipe Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Snipe Street approximately 80 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 92 degrees to the right and continue southerly across Snipe Street and along the east boundary of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot 3; thence turning approximately 91 degrees to the left and continue easterly along the north boundary of Lots 4 and 13, Block 1 of North Baton Rouge subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 13; thence turning approximately 91 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 13 and across Fairchild Street to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Fairchild Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Fairchild Street being common with the north boundary of Lot 1, Block 1 of Moreco subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 1 to the southeast corner said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 1 to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 4, Block 1 of Moreco subdivision; thence easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 4 to the northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 1 of Moreco subdivision and across Curtis Street to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Curtis Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Curtis Street being common with the north boundary of Lots 1, 37 and 36, Block 2 of Moreco subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 36; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 36 to the southeast corner of said Lot 36; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue easterly along the north boundary of Lots 8 through 21-A, Block 2 of Moreco subdivision to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Helene Street; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Helene Street and across Harding Boulevard and along the east boundary of Lot J of Hastin Heights subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot J; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary Lots J through A to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of 79th Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of 79th Avenue being common with the north boundary of Lot 47 of Southern Heights subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 47; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary Lots 47, 48 and 49 of Southern Heights subdivision to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 11-A-1 of Southern Heights subdivision; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue easterly along north boundary of said Lot 11-A-1 to the northeast corner of said Lot 11-A-1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along east boundary of said Lot 11-A-1 and across 78th Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of 78th Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of 78th Avenue being common with the north boundary of Lots 353-A and 354-A of Southern Heights subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 354-A; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of Lots 354-A, 394, 395, 396, and 397 of Southern Heights subdivision and across 77th Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of 77th Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of 77th Avenue being common with the north boundary of Lot 32, Block 18 of Bank subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 32; thence turning approximately 109 degrees to the right and continue southeasterly along the east boundary of Lots 32, 6, 5 and 4, Block 18 of Bank subdivision to the southeast corner of said Lot 4; thence turning approximately 66 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 4 to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 837 feet to the intersection of the boundary of Lot 3, Block 15 of Bank subdivision; thence easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 3 to the northeast corner of said Lot 3; thence turning approximately 114 degrees to the right and continue southeasterly along the east boundary of Lots 3, 2 and 1, Block 15 of Bank subdivision to the intersection of the north right-of-way of 72nd Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of 72nd Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 200 feet to the intersection of the boundary of Lot 2, Block 14 of Bank subdivision; thence easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 2 to the northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence turning approximately 115 degrees to the right and continue southeasterly along the east boundary of Lots 2 and 1, Block 14 of Bank subdivision to the intersection of the north right-of-way of 71st Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of 71st Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of 68th Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of 68th Avenue being common with the north boundary of Lots 3 and 4, Block 1 of Bank subdivision to the northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 4 to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 3, Block 1 of Monte Sano Highland Farms; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue easterly along the north boundary of Lots 3 through 9, Block 1 of Monte Sano Highland Farms to the northeast corner of said Lot 9; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 9 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Goudchaux Street; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Goudchaux Street to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 140 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 117 degrees to the right and continue westerly across Scenic Highway and along the north right-of-way of Goudchaux Street to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Kansas City Southern Rail, being common with the west right-of-way of Sanchez Street; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Sanchez Street to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue approximately 1448 feet to a point; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue northerly across Monte Sano Avenue and along the west boundary of Lots F and 1, Block 60 of Monte Sano Highland Farms to the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue westerly along the south boundary of Lots 5 and 6, Block 60 of Monte Sano Highland Farms to the southwest corner of said Lot 6; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue northerly along the west boundary of said Lot 6 to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Kaufman Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Kaufman Street, across Scenic Highway and along the north boundary of Lot 85 of Scenic Gardens to the northeast corner of said Lot 85; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 85 to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Monte Sano Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 1498 feet to a point, being the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 9; Block 9 of Monte Sano Highland Farms; thence turning approximately 99 degrees to the left and continue easterly then southerly along the north and east boundary of said Lot 9 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Shada Avenue; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Shada Avenue to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Galvez Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Galvez Street being common with the north boundary of Lots 1 and 20, Block 13 of Garden City to the northeast corner of said Lot 20; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly, westerly and northerly along the east, south and west boundary of said Lot 20 to the intersection of the south boundary of Lot 2, Block 13 of Garden City; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue westerly along the south boundary of said Lot 2 to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Sherwood Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Sherwood Street being common with the north boundary of Lot 1-A, Block 24 of Garden City to the northeast corner of said Lot 1-A; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue southerly along the east boundary of said Lot 1-A to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Dayton Street; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Dayton Street to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence southeasterly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Huron Street; thence easterly along said right-of-way of Huron Street to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Pocahontas Street; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Pocahontas Street approximately 655 feet to a point being the intersection of the south boundary of Lot 10, Block 54 of Suburb Istrouma; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue westerly along the south boundary of Lots 10 and 7, Block 54 of Suburb Istrouma to the intersection of the east Right-of-Way of Scenic Highway; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway approximately 555 feet to a point being the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 4, Block 40 of Suburb Istrouma; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 4 to the intersection of the west boundary of Lot 14, Block 40 of Suburb Istrouma; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and continue northerly then easterly along the west and north boundary of said Lot 14 to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Interstate 110; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Interstate 110 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Chippewa Street; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Chippewa Street to the intersection of the east right-of-way of Lobelia Street; thence northerly along said right-of-way of Lobelia Street to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 1-A, Block 3 of Standard Heights; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and continue easterly along the north boundary of said Lot 1-A to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Scenic Highway; thence northerly along said right-of-way of Scenic Highway to the intersection of the south boundary of Tract R-4 located in Sections 44 and 45, Township 6 South, Range 1 west, being the Exxon Mobil Refinery; thence continue westerly and southerly along the south and east boundaries of said Tract R-4 to the intersection of the north right-of-way of Ontario Street, being common with the west right-of-way of Lockwood Avenue; thence southerly along the said right-of-way of Lockwood Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Choctaw Drive; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Choctaw Drive approximately 1910 feet to a point, being the approximate intersection of the east right-of-way of Larkspur Avenue; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the right and northerly across Choctaw Drive to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Chippewa Street; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Chippewa Street to the intersection of the east boundary of Lot 12, Block 58 of Standard Heights; thence southerly along the east boundaries of Lots 12 through 22, Block 58 of Standard Heights, across Seneca Street and east boundaries of Lots 12 through 18, Block 57 of Standard Heights to the intersection of the north boundary of Lot 19, Block 57 of Standard Heights; thence turning approximately 90 degrees to the left and easterly across the north boundary of Lot 4, Block 57 of Standard Heights to the intersection of the west right-of-way of Lipine Avenue; thence southerly along said right-of-way of Lipine Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way of Choctaw Drive; thence westerly along said right-of-way of Choctaw Drive to the intersection of the west right-of-way of North 3rd Street, being common with the east boundary of the C.N.R.R. Baton Rouge yard and city limits of Baton Rouge; thence southwesterly and westerly along the east and south boundaries of the C.N.R.R. Baton Rouge Yard and westerly along the south boundary of Tract R-2, all being common with city limits of Baton Rouge, to the intersection of the western limits of East Baton Rouge Parish, being within the Mississippi River and being the point of beginning.

            (b) The following areas shall be excluded from the district:

            (Monte Sano Highland Farms)

            Lots 4, 5, 24 and 25, Block 1 of Monte Sano Highland Farms located in Section 37, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.

            (Southern Heights)

            Lots 15 through 19 of Southern Heights located in Section 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.

            Area 3A (Southern University Student Housing)

            100, 200, 300 and 400 Millennium Apartments, U.S. Jones Hall, Samuel V. Totty Hall, Boley Hall, and Camile Shade of Southern University located in Sections 39 and 75, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being more fully described as follows:

            Commence at a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3324105, Y=737349, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 53° 51' W a distance of 1123 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 36° 09' W a distance of 723 feet more or less to a point;thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 11° 28' W a distance of 549 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 21° 09' W a distance of 500 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 68° 51' E a distance of 484 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 21° 09' E a distance of 163 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 68° 51' E a distance of 532 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 21° 09' E a distance of 673 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 36° 09' E a distance of 634 feet more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.

            Area 3B (Southern University Student Housing)

            Lottie Anthony Hall and Wallace Lee Bradford Hall of Southern University located in Section 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being more fully described as follows:

            Commence at a point on the north side of Harding Boulevard located 30 feet west of the centerline of Harding Boulevard, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3324393, Y=734678, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 87° 45' W a distance of 309 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 57° 24' W a distance of 80 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 22° 33' W a distance of 58 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 45° 24' E a distance of 77 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 78° 53' E a distance of 229 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 11° 07' W a distance of 251 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed along a curve to the right through the Southern University campus property with a radius of 125' and chord of S 52° 14' E a distance of 188 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 03° 26' E a distance of 315 feet more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.

            Area 3C (Southern University Student Housing)

            Washington Hall and Bethune Hall of Southern University located in Section 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being more fully described as follows:

            Commence at a point on the north side of Harding Boulevard located 30 feet west of the centerline of Harding Boulevard, having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3325128, Y=734704, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 87° 53' W a distance of 275 feet more or less to a point; hence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 02° 07' W a distance of 339 feet more or less to a point; hence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 87° 53' E a distance of 275 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 02° 07' E a distance of 339 feet more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.

            Area 3D (Southern University Student Housing)

            Horace G. White Hall, William Edward Reed Hall and Grandison Hall of Southern University located in Sections 39 and 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana, being more fully described as follows:

            Commence at a point having Louisiana State Plane South Zone coordinates of X=3325690, Y=735865, the actual Point of Beginning; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 01° 24' E a distance of 670 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 88° 36' E a distance of 174 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 01° 24' E a distance of 120 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a southwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property S 88° 36' W a distance of 304 feet more or less to a point; hence proceed in a northwesterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 01° 24' W a distance of 790 feet more or less to a point; thence proceed in a northeasterly direction through the Southern University campus property N 88° 07' 36' E a distance of 130 feet more or less to the actual Point of Beginning.

            Area 4 (Saint Irma Lee)

            Blocks 1, 2 and 3 of Saint Irma Lee subdivision, including Right-of-Ways for Saint Irma Lee Way, Saint John Lane, Rosemary Place, Camden Street and Dillard Drive located in Section 50, Township 5 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.

            (Shada Plantation)

            Lots 5-A-1, 5-A-2 and 5-A-3 of Shada Plantation located in Section 50, Township 6 South, Range 1 West, Greensburg Land District, Louisiana.

            (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the property descriptions provided in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, whether specifically identified or not, no portion of the SU EDD shall include any tract of land that is used for residential purposes, except for hotels, motels, inns, or bed and breakfasts for temporary occupancy, in any form or fashion, including, without limitation, private or public homes, residences, housing, dwellings, apartments, studios, flats, townhomes, condominiums, cooperatives, residential rooms, residential beds, dormitories, student residences and housing, student apartments, fraternity houses, sorority houses, student residential quarters or other form or housing, as of June 8, 2023, individually and collectively "residential properties". All residential properties are deemed district exclusions. In the event that the description of the SU EDD set forth in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph includes any of the district exclusions, the district exclusions shall not be considered as a component of the SU EDD.

            C.(1) A college economic development district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Section as the "board".

            (2) The board shall be comprised as follows:

            (a) The highest executive officer of the college shall appoint four persons and shall serve as a member of the board and chairman of the board as long as he is the highest executive officer of the University.

            (b) Two of the members of the board shall be representatives from businesses within the district.

            (3) Members shall serve five-year terms after initial terms as provided by the ordinance creating the district. The president shall serve as long as he is president of the university. Two members shall serve an initial term of two years, and two members shall serve an initial term of three years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Each member of the board shall continue to serve until reappointed or a successor is duly appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term. If an appointment to fill a vacancy is not made within sixty days, the board shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing authority.

            (4) Any member of the board may be removed by a three-fourths vote of the remaining membership of the board for cause, which may include failure to attend at least one-half of the meetings of the board in a two-year period.

            (5) The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem. The board may reimburse any member for reasonable, actual, and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Section.

            (6) The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those common to these offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

            (7) The board shall meet in regular session at least once per year and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes the board or upon the written request of at least three members. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes of all meetings and shall make them available for inspection through the board's secretary or secretary-treasurer, who shall also maintain the minute books and archives of the district. The monies, funds, and accounts of the district shall be in the official custody of the board.

            (8) The domicile of the board shall be established by the board at a location within the district. The official journal of the district is the official journal of the parish where the domicile of the board is located.

            D. A college economic development district, acting by and through its board, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to the following:

            (1) To sue and to be sued.

            (2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

            (3) To acquire by gift, grant, or purchase all property, including rights-of-way, movable, immovable, or mixed, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein.

            (4) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.

            (5) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected certain taxes as provided in this Section and as may be provided by general law.

            (6) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and services rendered by it.

            (7) To borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for the loans.

            (8) To appoint officers, agents, and employees; prescribe their duties; and fix their compensation.

            (9) To develop public improvement projects for the benefit of the respective college, either directly with the respective college or through one or more private foundations or nonprofit corporations affiliated with the respective college, or both.

            (10) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to an economic development district as if the district were an economic development district established pursuant to Part II of this Chapter, including but not limited to the powers of tax increment financing pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.33 and 9038.34 and the power to levy taxes within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9038.39. The district shall exercise the powers in accordance with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter.

            (11) To exercise any and all of the powers granted to a community development district as if the district were a community development district established pursuant to Chapter 27-B of this Title, including but not limited to the power to levy special assessments on property within the district pursuant to R.S. 33:9039.29. The district shall exercise the powers in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27-B of this Title.

            E.(1) It is expressly provided that any sales and use tax levied by a college economic development district or any subdistrict created by the district may exceed the limitation set forth by Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall be imposed, collected, and enforced subject to the terms of the resolution imposing the tax and the provisions of Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

            (2)(a) A college economic development district and any subdistrict created by the district may levy taxes or assessments of any type only after the board has adopted an appropriate resolution giving notice of its intention to levy the taxes or assessments. The resolution shall include a general description of the taxes or assessments to be levied. The district or subdistrict shall give notice of its intention by publication once per week for two weeks in the official journal of the district, the first publication to appear at least fourteen days before the public meeting of the board at which the board shall hear any objections to the proposed taxes or assessments. The notice of intent so published shall state the date, time, and place of the public hearing.

            (b) The taxes or assessments may be levied only after the board has called a special election submitting the proposition for the levy of the taxes or assessments to the qualified electors of the district or subdistrict, as applicable, and the proposition has received the favorable vote of a majority of the electors voting in the election. Any election held pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and held on a date that corresponds with an election date provided by R.S. 18:402(A)(1) or (B)(1). However, if there are no qualified electors in the district or subdistrict, as applicable, as certified by the registrar of voters, no election is required, but the taxes or assessments shall not be levied unless approved by the governing authority of the local governmental subdivision.

            (c) The powers and rights conferred by this Paragraph shall be in addition to the powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Paragraph does and shall be construed to provide a complete and additional method for the levy of any taxes or assessments. No election, proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the levy of the taxes or assessments except as provided in this Paragraph.

            F.(1) A college economic development district may create subdistricts as provided in this Subsection. The district shall publish notice of its intent to create a subdistrict in the official journal of the district. At least ten days after publication of the notice, the board shall conduct a public hearing on the question of creating the subdistrict. Thereafter, the board may designate one or more areas within the boundaries of the district as subdistricts of the district. Each subdistrict shall constitute a political subdivision of the state and shall be governed by the board. Each subdistrict shall have the same powers as the district and shall be given a suitable name as the board may designate. Hereafter in this Section, any reference to the district includes any subdistrict created by the district.

            (2) The boundaries of a district may be changed in accordance with provisions of this Section dealing with the establishment of the original boundaries. If a district is expanded to include an area where qualified electors reside, no tax shall be collected in the added area unless the qualified electors of that added area approve the tax in accordance with Subparagraph (E)(2)(b) of this Section.

            G.(1) The district may issue and sell from time to time bonds, notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper, or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness to provide funds for and to fulfill and achieve its public purpose or corporate purposes, as set forth in this Section, including but not limited to the payment of all or a portion of the costs of a project, to provide amounts necessary for any corporate purposes, including necessary and incidental expenses in connection with the issuance of the obligations, the payment of principal and interest on the obligations of the district, the establishment of reserves to secure the obligations, and all other purposes and expenditures of the district incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its public functions or corporate purposes, and any credit enhancement for the obligations.

            (2) Except as may otherwise be provided by the board, all obligations issued by the district shall be negotiable instruments and payable solely from the revenues of the district as determined by the board, or from any other source that may be available to the district but shall not be secured by the full faith and credit of the state or the local governmental subdivision.

            (3) Obligations shall be authorized, issued, and sold by a resolution or resolutions of the board. The bonds or obligations may be of the series; bear the date or dates; mature at the time or times; bear interest at the rate or rates, including variable, adjustable, or zero interest rates; be payable at the time or times; be in the denominations; be sold at the price or prices, at public or private negotiated sale, after advertisement as is provided for in R.S. 39:1426; be in the form; carry the registration and exchangeability privileges; be payable at the place or places; be subject to the terms of redemption; and be entitled to the priorities on the income, revenue, and receipts of, or available to, the district as may be provided by the board in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance and sale of the bonds or obligations of the district.

            (4) The obligations of the district shall be signed by the officers of the board by either manual or facsimile signatures as shall be determined by resolution or resolutions of the board and may have impressed or imprinted thereon the seal of the district or a facsimile thereof.

            (5) Any obligations of the district may be validly issued, sold, and delivered, notwithstanding that one or more of the officers of the board signing the obligations, or whose facsimile signature or signatures may be on the obligations, shall have ceased to be the officer of the board at the time the obligations shall actually have been delivered.

            (6) Obligations of the district may be sold in the manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board to be most beneficial, subject to approval of the State Bond Commission, and the district may pay all expenses, premiums, fees, or commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale thereof.

            (7) The board may authorize the establishment of a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, or other funds or reserves as the board may approve with respect to the financing and operation of any project funded with the proceeds of the bonds and as may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of bonds or other obligations of the district or subdistrict may be authorized.

            (8) Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the purposes or powers of the district specified in this Subsection shall be a part of the project costs and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of bonds or other obligations issued by the district; however, no portion of any state sales taxes made directly available to the district pursuant to an agreement with the state shall be used by the district to pay the costs of constructing or operating any privately owned hotel located within the district without the consent of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or its successor.

            (9) For a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder, any persons in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the resolution and the legality of the bond issue for any cause, after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality of the resolution or of the bonds authorized thereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action, or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the bond issue within thirty days, the authority to issue the bonds and to provide for the payment thereof and the legality thereof and all of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority to inquire into the matters.

            (10) Neither the members of the board nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable for the bonds or be subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance thereof. No earnings or assets of the district shall accrue to the benefit of any private persons. However, the limitation of liability provided for in this Paragraph shall not apply to any gross negligence or criminal negligence on the part of any member of the board or person executing the bonds.

            (11) All obligations authorized to be issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, together with interest thereof, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale thereof shall be exempt from all state and local taxes.

            (12) The state and all public officers; any parish, municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state; any political subdivision; any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company, or any person carrying on a banking or investment business; any insurance company or business, insurance association, and any person carrying on an insurance business; and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary; and any retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds monies or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the district pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection, and the bonds or other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize the persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers, or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension, and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any bonds or other obligations of the district or subdistrict, and that the bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any person, firm, corporation, or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

            H.(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Section, a college economic development district and any subdistrict created by the district shall not levy or assess any property tax or fee on any property within the district or subdistrict that is owned, used, or operated by an exempt entity as defined in this Subsection, and no exempt entity shall be subject to any sales or use tax levied or assessed by a district or subdistrict. An exempt entity shall be issued a certificate of exclusion from the district or subdistrict certifying that the entity is engaged in industrial activities as defined in this Subsection and excluded from a sales or use tax levied by the district or subdistrict. The district or subdistrict shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation and issuance of certificates of exclusion.

            (2) For purposes of this Subsection, "exempt entity" means any entity engaged or any entity contractually affiliated with any entity engaged in industrial activities within a district or subdistrict.

            (3) For purposes of this Subsection, "industrial activities" means manufacturing, refining, fabricating, constructing, assembling, processing, treating, power generation, storage or wholesale distribution of products, commodity, goods, materials, or articles, or procurement or service providers for these activities, including by way of illustration but without limitation:

            (a) The processing of raw materials or substances.

            (b) The making, manufacturing, or assembling of semi-finished or finished goods, products, or equipment.

            (c) The cleaning, servicing, repairing, or testing of materials, goods, and equipment normally associated with industrial businesses or cleaning, servicing, and repair operations to goods and equipment, where the operations have impacts that would make them incompatible in nonindustrial property or areas.

            (d) The storage or transshipping of materials, products, goods, and equipment.

            (e) The distribution and sale of materials, products, goods, and equipment to institutions or industrial and commercial businesses for their direct use or to stores for resale to individual customers.

            (f) The training of personnel in general industrial operations.

            (g) Any other permitted uses on Industrial Properties set forth in the Unified Development Code for the City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana ("UDC") in Section 8.211 (M1 Light Industrial District) and Section 8.212 (M 2 Heavy Industrial District) as each may be amended (individually and collectively "Industrial District Zoning").

            I.(1) Each college economic development district and any subdistrict created by the college district may be the recipient of a sales or use tax increment which consist of that portion of the designated incremental sales or use tax collected each year on the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 et seq. or any other appropriate provision or provisions of law as amended.

            (2) The sales or use tax increment may include hotel occupancy taxes, occupancy taxes, or similar taxes, or any combination of these taxes, levied upon the use or occupancy of hotel rooms if so designated by the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge as the tax recipient entity, from taxpayers located within a college economic development district and subdistrict which exceeds the designated sales or use tax revenues and hotel occupancy taxes, occupancy taxes, or similar taxes so designated that were collected in the year immediately prior to the year in which the college economic development district and any subdistrict was established.

            J. A college economic development district shall dissolve and cease to exist upon the later to occur of either one year after the date on which all loans, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the district, including refunding bonds, are paid in full as to both principal and interest or fifty years from the creation of the district.

            K. This Section, being necessary for the welfare of the state, the parish, and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

            Acts 2023, No. 203, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.



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