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  "title_number": "39",
  "section_number": "516",
  "citation": "R.S. 39:516",
  "heading": "Employment of counsel; fees",
  "text": "The employment of counsel by a governmental entity in conjunction with the issuance of bonds under this Part, and the fees and compensation of such counsel shall be subject to approval by the attorney general and shall not exceed the attorney general fee schedule or other statutory limitations for fees and compensation.",
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      "number": "II",
      "name": "LOCAL FINANCE"
    },
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "4",
      "name": "BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND SPECIAL TAXES"
    },
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      "level": "part",
      "number": "II",
      "name": "CONSOLIDATED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FINANCE ACT"
    },
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    }
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2018, No. 569, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.",
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