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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Authorizes Lakeview Crime Prevention District to Raise Parcel Fees up to $250
Last action · June 1, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Stephanie Hilferty
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana House Bill 681 authorizes the board of commissioners of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish to increase its annual up to $250 per parcel, subject to voter approval in a local election.
Property owners within the Lakeview Crime Prevention District face a potential increase in their annual s to fund district operations, provided the fee hike is approved by local voters.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property owners within the Lakeview Crime Prevention District
Property owners are subject to a potential increase in their annual parcel fees up to $250, pending board resolution and voter approval.
Registered voters of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District
Voters must approve any proposed parcel fee increase through an election before it can take effect.
Key Facts
- House Bill 681 amends R.S. 33:9091.1(F)(1)(b) regarding the Lakeview Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish.
- The governing authority of the city of New Orleans is authorized to impose and collect a parcel fee within the district.
- The annual parcel fee may be increased up to $250 per parcel per year.
- Any fee increase requires a duly adopted resolution by the board of commissioners of the district.
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- A fee increase must be approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting on the proposition at an election.
- The Act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
20 actions- Jun 1, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 589 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 18, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 18, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 13, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 5, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 4, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 8, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
- Apr 7, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (14-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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