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433 BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG ECONOMICAN DEVELOPMENT:ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
to provide relative to the Downtown Development District of the cityCity of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Inner City Economic Development District,theFloridaBoulevardEconomicDevelopmentDistrict,andthePlankRoad BusinessEconomicDevelopmentDistrict,andtheEastBatonRougeRedevelopment Authority;
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preparation of plans, levy of special ad valorem taxes, and issuance of bonds and other instruments of indebtedness * * * D.(1) The board shall be composed of seven members,allmembers, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the parish of East Baton Rouge, and shall have their principal placePage 1 of business4 orCODING: profession in, or own propertyin, the Downtown Development District.
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* * * Page(b) 2One member of 5the CODING:board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, withtheapprovalofthemetropolitancouncil,fromalistoffournomineessubmitted by the Greater Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
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433 (b) One member of the board shall be appointed by the mayor-president, withtheapprovalofthemetropolitancouncil,fromalistoffournomineessubmitted by the Greater Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
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(1) In order to provide for the orderly planning, development, acquisition, construction, and effectuation of the services, improvements, and facilities to be furnished by the district and to provide for the representationintheaffairsofthedistrictofthosepersonsandinterestsimmediately concerned with and affected by the purposes and development of the district, the district shall bebemanagedbya managedseven-memberboard byaseven-memberboardofof commissioners, referredto in this Section as the "board".
East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority * * * G.(1) TheauthorityshallTheauthorityshallbegovernedbyaboardofcommissioners,referred begovernedbyaboardofcommissioners,referred to in this Chapter as the "board", consisting of five members appointed as follows:
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the South Louisiana Economic Council,Page or3 itsof successor;4 CODING:
or the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 433 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Freiberg Abstract:
Changes the name of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership in certain provisions.
Present law creates the following entities as political subdivisions in East Baton Rouge Parish:
the Downtown Development District of the city of Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Inner CityEconomicDevelopmentDistrict, the Florida Boulevard Economic Development District, the Plank Road Business Economic Development District, and the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority.
Provides that the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce makes nominations or appointments to the governing boards of the districts.
Proposed law changes the name of the chamber to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
Present law creates the Louisiana Competes Regional Economic Development Program to be administered by Louisiana Economic Development, to provide grants to regional economic development organizations.
Provides that the definition of "regional economic development organization" includes the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, or its successor.
Proposed law changes the name of the chamber to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership.
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433 SummaryENROLLED ofCouncil, Amendmentsor Adoptedits bysuccessor; House The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1.or the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor.
Remove* provisions* relative* toSPEAKER theOF GreaterTHE BatonHOUSE RougeOF WaterREPRESENTATIVES ConservationPRESIDENT District.OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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