?Public Notice
Written comments will be received until 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Cameron Parish West Annex Office located at 148 Smith Circle, Cameron, LA 70631 or mailed to Cameron Parish Police Jury, P. O. Box 1280, Cameron, LA 70631, Attn: Mary Carroll, or via email to mcarroll@cameronpj.org. Oral comments will be received at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 9, 2026 in the Cameron Parish Police Jury Meeting Room during the regular Cameron Parish Police Jury Meeting. Comments are based on the proposed changes to the Cameron Parish Ordinance listed below:
Tourist Commission
Ordinance Revisions
Currently, Chapter 16 of the Cameron Parish Ordinances, titled “Parks and Recreation” provides in Sec. 16-1:
Sec. 16-1. Tourist promotion agency.
The parish police jury is hereby designated as the tourist promotion agency for the parish.
(Res. of 5-5-76)
It is recommended that Sec.16-1 be deleted and the following be added to Chapter 13 titled, “Licenses and Miscellaneous Business Regulations”, creating an Article III:
ARTICLE III – OCCUPANCY TAX
Sec. 13-41. Occupancy tax on hotel/motel rooms and overnight camping facilities.
(a) There is hereby recognized the Cameron Parish Tourist Commission as provided for in Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4574.
(b) The Cameron Parish Tourist Commission is authorized pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4575.1 to levy a tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities located in Cameron Parish, said tax being no more than the rate of two (2%) percent of the rent or fee charged for such occupancy. A long-term stay at overnight camping facilities shall be exempt from the occupancy tax.
Sec. 13-42. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Article III of Chapter 13, unless the context clearly otherwise requires, the following words or terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to each in this section.
(1) Overnight Camping Facilities. The term “overnight camping facilities” shall mean any tract of land used for providing camping or parking areas for persons staying overnight in vehicles, including recreational vehicles, tents or other temporary accommodation.
(2) Recreational Vehicle. The term “recreational vehicle” shall mean a towed or self-propelled vehicle on its own chassis or attached to the chassis of another vehicle and designed or used primarily for temporary dwelling, recreational or sporting purposes including, but not be limited to: travel trailers, pickup truck campers, camping trailers, park model units, self-propelled motor homes, covered trucks and buses, and boats and boat trailers.
(3) Long-Term Stay. The term “long-term stay” shall mean that portion of a stay at an overnight camping facility that exceeds twenty-nine (29) consecutive days. By way of example, days thirty (30) to forty-five (45) of a stay of forty-five (45) consecutive days would be considered a long-term stay.
Sec. 13-43. Enforcement.
(a) Any person or entity failing to pay the occupancy tax shall be given notice requiring that such person or entity show cause at a hearing before the police jury as to why enforcement action should not be taken. Such notice shall state the date, hour, and place of such hearing and shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing by way of hand delivery, commercial courier, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to any of the following: (i) the address given on the application for a recreational vehicle park; (ii) the address given on the occupational license; or, (iii) the registered agent for service of process.
(b) Upon finding at such meeting that the person or entity has failed to pay the occupancy tax, the police jury may take one or more of the following actions: (i) revoke the occupational license; (ii) revoke any permit for a recreational vehicle park; and, (iii) commence an enforcement action seeking fines and injunctive relief as provided herein.
(c) Upon a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that a person or entity has failed to pay the occupancy tax, the person or entity shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation and, in addition, shall pay all expenses incurred by the Parish for inspections and any court cost involved in prosecution of such case. In addition, the parish may seek to enjoin the occupancy or use of any hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities owned or operated by such person or entity.
RUN: Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 (J 31)
Cost of Notice per run: $60.00