Louisiana § RS 33:1363 - New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:1363 — New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:1363. New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments
When the municipality or parish governing authority adopts the code, new laws, by-laws, or ordinances shall be in the form of amendments to the code. In the adoption of the code it shall not be necessary to promulgate the entire code or body of laws, but the same shall be considered as having been legally and properly promulgated when the title thereof has been published for once a week for three consecutive weeks in the official journal of the municipality or parish. All subsequent amendments to the code shall be published in the manner that ordinances are required to be promulgated by the charter of the municipality or parish governing authority.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 61, §2; Acts 1975, No. 635, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:1363 cover?
Section RS 33:1363 ("New laws to be amendments to code; promulgation of code and amendments") 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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