Louisiana § RS 17:62 - Lafayette Parish School Board; term limits; voter approval
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 17:62 — Lafayette Parish School Board; term limits; voter approval, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 17:62. Lafayette Parish School Board; term limits; voter approval
The Lafayette Parish School Board, by adoption of a resolution, may limit the number of terms of office which any member of the board may serve to three consecutive four-year terms. Such resolution may be adopted by the board only after the question of such term limitation has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified electors of Lafayette Parish who vote on the proposition at a regularly scheduled election held in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.
Acts 2005, No. 230, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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