Local governing authorities may use revenue, bonds, taxes, or specified millage funds to finance public library sites, buildings, renovations, and equipment, with parish-specific limits and conditions.
§213. Funds for acquiring site or construction of buildings; anticipation of revenues; bond issues; special tax; use of maintenance tax A. For the purpose of acquiring sites or erecting buildings thereon or additions thereto, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment, for public libraries, the governing authority of the parish or municipality, as the case may be, may: (1) Anticipate the revenues of the parish or municipality and issue bonds or certificates based thereon, as provided by law; (2) Issue negotiable bonds and thereafter levy and collect taxes to pay and retire the same, if so authorized by the vote of the property taxpayers voting at an election to be called and held for that purpose in the manner provided by law; or (3) Levy a special tax as provided by Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana and by law. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in particular R.S. 25:217(A), the governing authorities of the parishes of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Lafayette, Bienville, Red River, Pointe Coupee, and Ascension may authorize their respective library boards of control to use a portion of the millage dedicated for maintenance and support of the public library as provided in R.S. 25:217(A) for any of the purposes set forth in Subsection A of this Section. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in particular R.S. 25:217(A), the governing authority of Livingston Parish may authorize its library board of control to use a portion of the millage dedicated for maintenance and support of the public library as provided in R.S. 25:217(A), not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of acquiring sites or erecting or renovating buildings thereon or additions thereto, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment, for a public library or libraries within Livingston Parish. D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in particular R.S. 25:217(A), the governing authority of Webster Parish may authorize the Webster Parish Library Board of Control to use surplus funds derived from the millage dedicated for maintenance and support as provided in R.S. 25:217, and surplus funds from revenue sharing, charges for photocopies, lost books and book fines, interest on tax and revenue funds, and memorial gifts, not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of acquiring sites or erecting or renovating buildings thereon or additions thereto, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment, for a public library in the city of Minden. E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in particular R.S. 25:217(A), the governing authority of Winn Parish may authorize its library board of control to use a portion of the millage dedicated for maintenance and support of the public library as provided in R.S. 25:217(A), for the purpose of acquiring sites or erecting or renovating buildings or performing capital improvements on existing buildings thereon or additions thereto, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment, for a public library or libraries within Winn Parish. F.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and in particular R.S. 25:217(A), the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish may authorize its library board of control to use a portion of the millage dedicated for maintenance and support of the public library as provided in R.S. 25:217(A), for the purpose of renovating buildings or performing capital improvements on existing buildings thereon or additions thereto, including furniture, fixtures, and equipment, for a public library or libraries within St. Tammany Parish. (2) The governing authority may also authorize the library board of control to use a portion of the millage for the purpose of acquiring sites or erecting buildings including furniture, fixtures and equipment for a public library within the parish, after a site and preparation plan has been presented to the public and approved by a majority of the library board of control members. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 92, §1; Acts 1974, No. 507, §1; Acts 1985, No. 214, §1, eff. July 6, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 680, §1, eff. July 16, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 664, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 389, §1, eff. July 10, 1988; Acts 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. March 13, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 518, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 22, §1; Acts 1993, No. 308, §1; Acts 2003, No. 804, §1; Acts 2007, No. 161, §1.