Louisiana § RS 12:1088 - Corporate name
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1088 — Corporate name, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:1088. Corporate name
The corporate name may consist of the full or last name or names of one or more shareholders duly licensed to practice architecture in this state, may include "Limited" or "Ltd."; or it may consist of any other name approved by the secretary of state. However, in either case the name shall end with one of the phrases: "A Professional Architectural Corporation", "A Professional Corporation", or "An Architectural Corporation", which phrase may be in parentheses. The name need not contain "Incorporated" or "Inc." but such use shall not be prohibited.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 225, §1, eff. July 9, 1979.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1088 ("Corporate name") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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