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HB1007

Creation of the Faubourg Nouveau Marigny Improvement District

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:26 AM

In one sentence

This law creates a new special district in New Orleans to fund neighborhood improvements through an optional property fee approved by voters.

What it does

  • Creates the Faubourg Nouveau Marigny Improvement District as a political subdivision of Louisiana within Orleans Parish.
  • Establishes boundaries for the district along St. Bernard Avenue, North Claiborne Avenue, Elysian Fields Avenue, St. Claude Avenue, and Joseph Guillaume Place.
  • Sets up a five-member board to govern the district, including the president and vice president of the New Marigny Neighborhood Association and three residents elected by voters in the district.
  • Allows the city of New Orleans to collect an annual fee on property parcels within the district if approved by registered voters in an election.
  • Requires that money collected be used only for beautification, landscaping, streetscape projects, infrastructure improvements, lighting, signage, clean-ups, community events, and blight remediation inside the district.

Who it affects

  • Property owners located within the defined boundaries of the Faubourg Nouveau Marigny neighborhood in Orleans Parish.
  • Residents who live in the district and are eligible to vote on or for board members.
  • The city of New Orleans, which collects fees and retains one percent as a collection charge.

Limits and unknowns

  • No fee will be charged unless registered voters in the district approve it by voting yes in an election.
  • The maximum amount for any single property fee cannot exceed $500 per year, with lower limits set for residential and mixed-use properties depending on exemptions.
  • Any fees collected must expire after a term of no more than eight years unless renewed through another voter-approved election.

Plain language

Terms to know

Improvement District
A specific area created by law to fund local projects like cleaning streets or fixing lights through special fees on property owners in that area.
Parcel Fee
An annual charge placed on a piece of land, such as a house lot or commercial building, used to pay for district services.
Quorum
The minimum number of board members required to be present at a meeting so that official business can take place; here it is a majority of the five members.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Creates the Faubourg Nouveau Marigny Improvement District in Orleans Parish

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Effective date: 06/17/2026.H
  2. Becomes Act No. 926 without the Governor's signature.H
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.S
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.H
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
  10. Reported favorably.S
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.S
  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 13. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.H
  15. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.H
  16. Reported favorably (14-0).H
  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.H
  18. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.H