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2026 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 78
BY SENATOR JENKINS
SPECIAL DISTRICTS. Provides for the governing authority of the Shreveport Downtown
Development District. (8/1/26)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(2), (3), and (4) and to enact R.S.
3 33:2740.38(C)(5), relative to the Shreveport Downtown Development District; to
4 provide relative to the board of commissioners; to provide relative to residency
5 requirements; to provide for prospective application; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(2), (3), and (4) are hereby amended and reenacted and
10 R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §2740.38. Shreveport; downtown development district
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13 C.(1) * * *
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15 (2) One member of the authority shall have a background in urban
16 planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development, commercial
17 real estate construction, commercial district management, architecture or
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1 engineering.
2 (3) All members of the authority, other than elected officials and the
3 member appointed pursuant to Subsection (C)(2) of this Paragraph, shall reside
4 in the district or have their his personal principal place of business or office in the
5 district or own property in the district.
6 (3)(4) The terms of the members shall be three years and they each member
7 may be reappointed.
8 (4)(5) A vacancy occurring for any cause shall be filled by using the above
9 order and procedure until the board membership is composed as described above.
10 Thereafter, vacancies will be filled by this procedure, with nominations originating
11 from the same group that appointed the outgoing member.
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13 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall have prospective application only.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SB 78 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Jenkins
Present law (R.S. 33:2740.38) provides for the composition of the board of commissioners
of the Shreveport Downtown Development District.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that one member of authority shall have a
background in urban planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development,
commercial real estate construction, commercial district management architecture or
engineering.
Present law provides that all members of the authority, other than elected officials shall
reside in the district or have their personal principal place of business or office in the district
or own property in the district.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that the member with the background in urban
planning, land use planning, commercial real estate development, commercial real estate
construction, commercial district management architecture or engineering shall not have to
reside in the district or have his personal principal place of business or office in the district
or own property in the district.
Proposed law will have prospective application only, and will only apply to vacancies that
occur, for any cause, after the effective date of proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2026.
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(Amends R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(2), (3), and (4); adds R.S. 33:2740.38(C)(5))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Makes technical changes.
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