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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:13:5071",
  "title_number": "13",
  "section_number": "5071",
  "citation": "R.S. 13:5071",
  "heading": "Findings and purpose",
  "text": "The Legislature of Louisiana finds that violations of R.S. 13:5061 et seq., threaten the integrity of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state, and the public health. The legislature finds that enacting procedural enhancements will help prevent violations and aid the enforcement of R.S. 13:5061 et seq., and thereby safeguard the Master Settlement Agreement, the fiscal soundness of the state, and the public health.",
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      "number": "13",
      "name": "COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "32",
      "name": "PARTICULAR CLASSES OF ACTIONS AND CASES"
    },
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      "level": "part",
      "number": "XIII-A",
      "name": "MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT - COMPLEMENTARY PROCEDURES"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 13 › Chapter 32 › Part XIII-A",
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      "act_year": 2004,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2004, No. 544, §1, eff. June 25, 2004.",
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