Louisiana § RS 15:858 - Catholic priest for penitentiary; method of appointment; access to inmates
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:858 — Catholic priest for penitentiary; method of appointment; access to inmates, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:858. Catholic priest for penitentiary; method of appointment; access to inmates
The warden shall provide for the services on a contractual basis of a full-time Catholic priest who shall be appointed by and subject to the archbishop of New Orleans who shall serve as the Catholic chaplain. The inmates shall at all times have access to the Catholic chaplain. He shall be paid a monthly fee by the warden to be paid out of the funds regularly appropriated for the state penitentiary, which monthly fee shall be the same amount as the monthly fee paid the full-time minister serving as Protestant chaplain.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 207, §1; Acts 1958, No. 481, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:858 cover?
Section RS 15:858 ("Catholic priest for penitentiary; method of appointment; access to inmates") 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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