R.S. 40:1495

Governing body of district ACTIVE

A. If no municipal corporation is included within the boundaries of a district comprising all or part of a single parish, the parish governing authority may be the governing body of the district or may appoint a board of commissioners to serve as the governing body for the district.

B.(1) If a municipal corporation is included within the boundaries of a district, or if the boundaries of a district comprise all or part of two or more parishes, the governing body of the district shall consist of a board of commissioners of the district.

(2) However, the parish governing authority may in its discretion continue to be the governing body of the district in those instances where a municipal corporation lying within the boundaries of the district is created after the creation of the district and after 1970.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1983, No. 145, §1
  • amendment Acts 1984, No. 72, §2

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Cite R.S. 40:1495

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:1495 (2026).
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BibTeX
@misc{larevstat-40-1495,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:1495},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-40/section-1495},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}