Louisiana § RS 15:849 - Establishment; purpose and title
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:849 — Establishment; purpose and title, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:849. Establishment; purpose and title
A. The governing authority of Terrebonne Parish may create a department of corrections and rehabilitation. Said department shall have the authority to establish, and construct or designate a centralized, single-parish jail and prison for the purpose of providing for the maintenance and upkeep of all persons lawfully incarcerated in Terrebonne Parish. If created, established, and constructed or designated under this Part, this jail and prison shall be known as the Terrebonne Parish Detention Center.
B. No other provision of this Part shall become effective until and unless the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government creates and establishes, by resolution of the parish council of such body, a department of corrections and rehabilitation.
Acts 1984, No. 821, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 15:849 ("Establishment; purpose and title") 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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