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# Naming of street or athletic facility by school boards

A. A city, parish, or other local public school board may name the following at a school within its jurisdiction in honor of a living person:

(1) A street that is maintained by the school board and that is not a state or federal highway.

(2) An existing athletic facility.

B. A school board may establish criteria that it will apply in naming a street or an athletic facility in honor of a living person, but such criteria are not a prerequisite for the exercise of the authority granted by this Section.