Legislative instruments and other matter referred to this committee shall encompass the following subject matter:

* Assessors, their offices, salaries, expenses, compensation, etc.
* Assistance to municipal and other governments
* City of New Orleans affairs
* Department of Urban and Community Affairs
* Drainage and sewerage and water districts
* Economic development districts
* Employees of local governments, except retirement
* Expenditures by local governments
* Forms of local government
* Intergovernmental relations between local governments and state and local governments
* Local boundary lines
* Local ordinances
* Local, parochial and municipal affairs generally, except matters specifically placed under the jurisdiction of other committees
* Municipalities and municipal governing authorities
* Parish tax collectors
* Parishes and parish governing authorities
* Political subdivision industrial inducement
* Revenue of and taxation levied by local governments
* Technical assistance to local governments
* Urban, parochial and regional planning