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urn: urn:us-la:rs:39:1314
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  - { year: 1999, number: 775, section: 2, effective_date: 1999-07-02, role: amendment }
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# Emergencies

Nothing shall prohibit the expenditure of funds in cases of emergency. For purposes of this Section, "an emergency" means an unforeseen event bringing with it destruction or injury of life or property or the imminent threat of such destruction or injury.