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urn: urn:us-la:rs:40:423
citation: "R.S. 40:423"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 40 › Chapter 3 › Part I › Subpart C"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1997, number: 1188, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Public hearing necessary before decrease

The governing body of a parish or municipality shall not adopt the resolution authorized in R.S. 40:421 unless a public hearing has been held in the manner described in R.S. 40:416.