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Louisiana State overlays

All 14 tracked preemption laws for Louisiana.

Overview

All tracked preemption laws for Louisiana. Click any law for its trigger predicate, preempted fields, and source citation.

Laws tracked
14
Preempted fields
27
Required city attrs
20
Last reviewed
2026-05-18
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Tracked laws

Mississippi River Industrial Corridor + Atchafalaya Basin — Informational Overlay0 fields
Effective
2026-05-18
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_INDUSTRIAL_CORRIDOR_AND_ATCHAFALAYA_INFORMATIONAL
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Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) — Coastal Master Plan2 fields
Effective
2006-12-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_CPRA_COASTAL_MASTER_PLAN_49_214_5_1
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Louisiana Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) / Brownfields — La. R.S. 30:2271 et seq.2 fields
Effective
1995-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_BROWNFIELD_VRP_30_2271
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Tax Increment Financing & Economic Development Districts — La. R.S. 33:9038 et seq.1 field
Effective
1988-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_TIF_ECONOMIC_DEVELOPMENT_33_9038
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Louisiana State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act (SLCRMA) — Coastal Use Permits3 fields
Effective
1978-09-08
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_SLCRMA_COASTAL_ZONE_49_214_21
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Louisiana Constitutional Home Rule — Art. VI §§4–52 fields
Effective
1975-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_HOME_RULE_CONST_ART_VI_4_5
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Levee Districts and Levee Servitudes — La. Const. Art. VI §38 + La. R.S. Title 382 fields
Effective
1975-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_LEVEE_DISTRICT_SERVITUDES_CONST_VI_38
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Louisiana Historic Preservation — National Register Districts + La. R.S. 25:731 et seq.2 fields
Effective
1974-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_NATIONAL_REGISTER_HISTORIC_25_731
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Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) — La. Const. Art. VII §21(F)1 field
Effective
1974-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_INDUSTRIAL_TAX_EXEMPTION_CONST_VII_21F
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Louisiana Floodplain Management — La. R.S. 38:84 + NFIP Compliance2 fields
Effective
1973-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_FLOODPLAIN_MANAGEMENT_38_84
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Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System — La. R.S. 56:1840 et seq.2 fields
Effective
1970-09-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_SCENIC_RIVERS_56_1840
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Louisiana Aviation Hazards Act + Federal Airspace Overlays2 fields
Effective
1948-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_AVIATION_OVERLAY_2_135
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Vieux Carré Historic District — La. R.S. 33:4083 + La. Const. Art. XIV §22A2 fields
Effective
1937-01-01
Authority
state · scope: city:new-orleans-la
ID
LA_VIEUX_CARRE_HISTORIC_33_4083
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Louisiana Municipal Zoning Enabling Act — La. R.S. 33:4721 et seq.4 fields
Effective
1926-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:LA
ID
LA_RS_33_4721_ZONING_ENABLING
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Required city attributes

Required city attributes

The evaluator needs these city-level facts present to resolve whether a given law's predicate fires.

  • population
  • parish_population
  • home_rule_basis
  • is_in_coastal_zone
  • has_approved_local_coastal_program
  • is_in_atchafalaya_basin
  • in_mississippi_river_industrial_corridor
  • is_in_scenic_river_corridor
  • levee_district
  • in_levee_servitude
  • in_femap_special_flood_hazard_area
  • in_floodplain_management_jurisdiction
  • has_vieux_carre_overlay
  • has_national_register_historic_district
  • has_local_historic_district
  • airport_influence_zones
  • military_installation_influence
  • in_industrial_tax_exemption_district
  • in_tif_economic_development_district
  • in_brownfield_voluntary_remediation