Any economic development corporation or political subdivision of the state may issue bonds, subject to applicable law, to finance a cooperative endeavor. The city of New Orleans and the parishes of East Baton Rouge and Jefferson or any municipality within any such parish, or any public benefit corporation formed by any such municipality or parish, or economic development corporation established in any such municipality or parish, may enter into any lease or sublease for the purpose, directly or indirectly, of securing or providing revenues to be used to pay the principal or interest on such bonds which lease or sublease may be for a period not exceeding ninety-nine years.
La. R.S. § 33:9037.1