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R.S. 51:2237

Local human rights commissions ACTIVE

Any parish or municipality, or one or more parishes and municipalities acting jointly, may create a human rights commission, hereinafter referred to as a "local commission":

(1) To provide for execution within its jurisdiction of the policies embodied in this Chapter, Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241).

(2) To safeguard all individuals within its jurisdiction from discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1988, No. 886, §1
  • amendment Acts 1993, No. 820, §9
  • amendment Acts 1997, No. 1409, §3, eff. Aug. 1, 1997

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 51:2237 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-51-2237,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 51:2237},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-51/section-2237},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}