La. Stat. tit. 33 § 9034.3
A local governmental subdivision in Ouachita Parish only may, by resolution or ordinance, propose to carry out the purposes of this Chapter without the necessity of creating and organizing an economic development corporation. Any local governmental subdivision which proposes to carry out the purposes of this Chapter in such a manner shall have all of the powers, rights, duties, and obligations of such a corporation under this Chapter and may do any act or take any action which such a corporation is authorized to do under this Chapter, including without limitation entering into a joint venture or cooperative endeavor for a public purpose with a federal, state, or local governmental agency or with a private or public firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity.
La. R.S. § 33:9034.3