Louisiana § RS 16:425 - Fixing assistant district attorneys' salaries; budget

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 16:425 — Fixing assistant district attorneys' salaries; budget, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 16:425. Fixing assistant district attorneys' salaries; budget

           The governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge is hereby authorized to fix and establish the annual salaries to be received by and paid to the assistant district attorneys for the Nineteenth Judicial District out of parish funds, within the minimum and maximum salary ranges provided in R.S. 16:424, and when so fixed and established, the said governing authority shall annually budget an amount sufficient to pay said salaries.

           Amended by Acts 1958, No. 151, §2.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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