Tax Increment Financing & Economic Development Districts — La. R.S. 33:9038 et seq. (LA)

Tracked preemption from the Louisiana overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1988-07-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:LA

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

city.in_tif_economic_development_district == True

Preempted fields

1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequiretif_district_plan_consistencyProjects within an established Economic Development District (EDD) or Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district may receive incremental sales/ad-valorem TIF revenue. State Bond Commission approval required for bonded TIFs. Local zoning continues to apply; the TIF is a financing overlay, not a use overlay.

Citation

Authority source
La. R.S. 33:9038.31 through 33:9038.74 (Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development Districts)
§ §33:9038.34 (creation); §33:9038.39 (TIF mechanics); §33:9038.62 (state bond commission)
https://legis.la.gov/legis/Laws_Toc.aspx?folder=75&title=33

Research notes

TIF/EDD overlays are widespread in New Orleans (downtown TIFs, the Lafitte Greenway, Lower Mid-City), Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette, and Lake Charles. Tracked at state level because the enabling chapter is state statute, but the binding force is the local ordinance that creates the district. Not a zoning preemption per se — included because TIF boundaries frequently align with — and often catalyze — zoning rewrites and overlay districts.