La. Stat. tit. 33 § 8046
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The district is hereby declared to be a political subdivision of the state. For carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, the district, under the provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall have the power of taxation and the power to incur debt and issue bonds and to call an election for the purpose of imposing any authorized taxes or incurring debt, provided that the district shall not impose any tax-increasing measures until the police juries of the parishes in the district have approved the calling of an election for that purpose and until a majority of qualified electors in each parish voting in an election for the purpose have approved the additional taxes.
La. R.S. § 33:8046