PUBLIC NOTICE - - - PUBLIC NOTICE (NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE BILL) Public notice is hereby given, in compliance with Section 13, Article III of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, that there will be introduced at the forthcoming regular session of the Legislature of Louisiana to be convened on Monday, March 9, 2026, an act to amend R.S. 2740.3 in order to provide with respect to the appointment of members of the Board of Commissioners of the Downtown Development District of the City of New Orleans (the "District"); to remove the existing fifty-year term of the special tax authorized to be levied by the City of New Orleans for the District; to provide for the disbursement of the proceeds of such special tax directly to the District, beginning with the taxes for the year 2027; to clarify the status of the District as a political subdivision; to provide with respect to the payment of bonds payable from the special tax; and to provide for related matters. * * * * * To be published in the "New Orleans Advocate" on Tuesday, January 14, 2026 & Wednesday, January 15, 2026. * * * * * 173132-jan 14-15-2t $61.50