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  "text": "For purposes of this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings:\n\n(1) \"Grant\" means an award from the Louisiana Competes Economic Development Program to a regional economic development organization.\n\n(2) \"Louisiana Competes Program\" means the Louisiana Competes Regional Economic Development Program.\n\n(3) \"Qualified expenditure\" shall having the meaning set forth in R.S. 39:1484.\n\n(4) \"Regional economic development organization\" means any of the following: the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, or its successor; the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor; Greater New Orleans, Inc., or its successor; the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance, or its successor; the North Louisiana Economic Partnership, or its successor; One Acadiana, or its successor; the South Louisiana Economic Council, or its successor; or the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor.\n\n(5) \"Secretary\" means the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development.",
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      "number": "III",
      "name": "GENERAL LAWS ON STATE DEBT"
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      "number": "15-B",
      "name": "LOUISIANA COMPETES REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM"
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2022, No. 556, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 742, §1.",
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