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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:27:18",
  "title_number": "27",
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  "citation": "R.S. 27:18",
  "heading": "Venue",
  "text": "A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for any civil proceeding by or against the board or to which the board is a party shall be the parish of East Baton Rouge.\n\nB. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the venue for any civil proceeding involving a licensee, involving the conducting of gaming activities or operations, by or against any licensee, or to which a licensee is a party, shall be the domicile of the licensee. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any regulatory or enforcement action by or against the state.",
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      "name": "LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL LAW"
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      "number": "2",
      "name": "LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD"
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      "act_year": 1996,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1004, §1, eff. July 10, 1997.",
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