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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1324 (2026)

Grant of authority to parishes, municipalities, police juries, harbor districts and terminal districts to act jointly

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§1324.  Grant of authority to parishes, municipalities, police juries, harbor districts and terminal districts to act jointly

Any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state, or any combination thereof, may make agreements between or among themselves to engage jointly in the construction, acquisition or improvement of any public project or improvement, the promotion and maintenance of any undertaking or the exercise of any power, provided that at least one of the participants to the agreement is authorized under a provision of general or special law to perform such activity or exercise such power as may be necessary for completion of the undertaking.  Such arrangements may provide for the joint use of funds, facilities, personnel or property or any combination thereof necessary to accomplish the purposes of the agreement, and such agreements may include but are not limited to activities concerning:

(1)  Police, fire and health protection.

(2)  Public utility services, such as water, electricity, gas, roads, bridges, causeways, tunnels, ferries and other highway facilities, and public transportation.

(3)  Sewers, drains and garbage and other refuse collection and disposal.

(4)  The construction or acquisition or improvement, and operation, repair and maintenance of public projects or improvements, whether or not rentals or other charges are fixed and collected for the use thereof, including but not being limited to roads, bridges, tunnels, causeways, ferries and other highway facilities, water systems, electric systems, sewer systems, drainage systems, incinerators and garbage collections and disposal systems, and public transportation systems.

(5)  Recreational and educational facilities, such as playgrounds, recreation centers, parks and libraries.

(6)  Flood control, drainage, and reclamation projects.

(7)  Purchase of materials, supplies and equipment for use in the maintenance of governmental services authorized under this part or under any other general or special law.

(8)  The construction, operation and maintenance of canals, ship channels, or portions of canals or ship channels, or a branch of a canal or ship channel, to be constructed, widened, deepened or improved by or under the authority of the United States for the purpose of transportation, including the giving of assurances by the said agencies to the United States of America to hold and save the United States of America free from any and all damages or claims of whatever nature or kind due to the construction, maintenance and operation of said canals or ship channels by the United States of America.

(9)  The reassessment or reappraisal of property subject to ad valorem taxation in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans, in which event each party to the agreement is hereby authorized to contribute any portion of its funds as are deemed necessary to accomplish such activity, notwithstanding any previous law or parts of law in conflict herewith.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 665, §2; Acts 1956, No. 263, §1; Acts 1960, No. 91, §1; Acts 1972, No. 100, §1; Acts 1978, No. 244, §1, eff. July 5, 1978; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases, 1957–2018 · leading case: Bd. of Com'rs of La. v. All Taxpayers Etc., 360 So. 2d 863 (La. 1978).
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Bd. of Com'rs of La. v. All Taxpayers Etc., 360 So. 2d 863 (La. 1978). · cites it 5× “R.S. 33:1324: Grant of authority to parishes, municipalities, police juries, harbor districts and terminal districts to act jointly Any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state, or any combination thereof, may make agreements between or among themselves to…”
State v. Meche, 724 So. 2d 847 (La. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “R.S. 33:1324 provides a grant of authority to parishes, municipalities, and police juries to act jointly and provides in pertinent part as follows: hoAny parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state, or any combination thereof, may make agreements between or among…”
City of Baton rouge/Par. of East Baton Rouge v. Johnca Props., 764 So. 2d 1221 (La. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 5× “R.S. 33:1324. As such, the City/Parish urges that its entitlement to utilize the quick taking procedure is statutorily available to it under the provisions of La.”
Carbo v. City of Slidell, 844 So. 2d 1 (La. Ct. App. 2003). “R.S. 33:1324 and various statutes in Title 38 of the Revised Statutes.”
City of Monroe v. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 97 So. 2d 56 (La. 1957). · cites it 2× “LSA-R.S. 33:1324. It is our opinion that LSA-R.”
LeBlanc v. City of Plaquemine, 448 So. 2d 699 (La. Ct. App. 1984). “R.S. 33:1324 agreements between political subdivisions be reduced to writing, and La.”
Greater New Orleans Expressway Comm'n v. Bd. of Tax Appeals, 681 So. 2d 957 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Additionally, GNOEC argues that under LSA-R.S. 33:1324, 1332, and 1334, as a joint commission between two parish governing authorities, it is also specifically exempted from paying state sales and use taxes.”
Farlouis v. LaRock, 315 So. 2d 50 (La. Ct. App. 1975). “The involvement of the Police Jury with the industrial district was governed by a joint services agreement entered into pursuant to LSA-R.S. 33:1324 which provides, in part: "Any parish, municipality, or political subdivision of the state, or any combination thereof, may make…”
Cent. Louisiana Bank & Trust Co. v. Avoyelles Par. Police Jury, 493 So. 2d 1249 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “R.S. 33:1324. A municipality is defined in Section 1321 to include special districts created to perform one or more public functions or services.”
Par. of Jefferson v. Roemer, 539 So. 2d 97 (La. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “R.S. 33:1324, under which the GNOEC was established, provides that at least one of the participants to an inter-parish agreement must be authorized under a general or special law "to perform such activity or exercise such power as may be necessary for completion of the…”
Town of Welsh v. Jefferson Davis Par. Sanitary Landfill Comm'n, 576 So. 2d 1112 (La. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “’ In particular, LSA R.S. 33:1324 authorizes parishes, municipalities and other political subdivisions to ‘make agreements between or among themselves to engage jointly in the construction, acquisition or improvement of any public project or improvement, the promotion and…”
Bd. of Commissioners of Louisiana Mun. Power Comm'n v. All Taxpayers of the State, 355 So. 2d 578 (La. Ct. App. 1978). “er the provisions of this Part shall have the power, if provided in the agreement entered into between such parishes and municipalities, to issue in its corporate name, any revenue bonds of such commission to finance the cost of the construction or acquisition or improvement of…”
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1324(4): 2 cases
Bd. of Com'rs of La. v. All Taxpayers Etc., 360 So. 2d 863 (La. 1978). “R.S. 33:1324: Grant of authority to parishes, municipalities, police juries, harbor districts and terminal districts to act jointly Any parish, municipality or political subdivision of the state, or any combination thereof, may make agreements between or among themselves to…”
Town of Welsh v. Jefferson Davis Par. Sanitary Landfill Comm'n, 576 So. 2d 1112 (La. Ct. App. 1991). “’ In particular, LSA R.S. 33:1324 authorizes parishes, municipalities and other political subdivisions to ‘make agreements between or among themselves to engage jointly in the construction, acquisition or improvement of any public project or improvement, the promotion and…”
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