Louisiana § RS 30:132 - Attorney for the board
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 30:132 — Attorney for the board, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 30:132. Attorney for the board
The attorney general shall be the attorney for the board, but the board shall have authority to employ additional counsel and fix and pay the compensation for additional counsel or counselors, subject, however, to the authority of the attorney general and the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy to approve the counsel, whereupon the attorney general shall issue, under his power of appointment of assistants, a commission to the counsel as assistant attorney general. However, any contract for legal services which exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 384, §1; Acts 1962, No. 352, §1; Acts 1964, No. 312, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1293, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2023, No. 150, §5, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 30:132 cover?
Section RS 30:132 ("Attorney for the board") 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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