Louisiana § RS 16:144 - Additional salary of district attorney
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 16:144 — Additional salary of district attorney, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 16:144. Additional salary of district attorney
The district attorney for the Fifth Judicial District of this state shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the salary paid him by the state of Louisiana, an annual salary of seven thousand four hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant, by the parishes comprising the Fifth Judicial District, apportioned as follows:
(1) By the parish of Franklin, the sum of two thousand seven hundred dollars per annum.
(2) By the parish of Richland, the sum of two thousand seven hundred dollars per annum.
(3) By the parish of West Carroll, the sum of two thousand dollars per annum.
Added by Acts 1955, No. 133, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 113, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 16:144 ("Additional salary of district attorney") 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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