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urn: urn:us-la:rs:46:54
citation: "R.S. 46:54"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 46 › Chapter 2 › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1978, number: 786, section: 6, effective_date: 1978-07-17, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2018, number: 206, section: 5, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2025, number: 478, section: 13, effective_date: 2027-10-01, role: amendment }
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# Parish offices

There shall be in each parish of the state a parish office of the department; provided that the department may unite two or more parishes and form a district office. All duties and responsibilities set forth in this Chapter for parish offices shall also apply to the district offices.

NOTE: §54 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

§54. Parish offices

A. There shall be in each parish of the state a parish office of the department; provided that the department may unite two or more parishes and form a district office. All duties and responsibilities set forth in this Chapter for parish offices shall also apply to the district offices.

B. Under rules and regulations of the department, the field and district offices shall administer all forms of public assistance within the department's purview in respective parishes.