Louisiana § RS 33:343 - Nomenclature; village, town, or city council
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§ RS 33:343. Nomenclature; village, town, or city council
A.(1) Notwithstanding the terminology used in this Part or in any other provision of law, the governing authority of any municipality governed by this Part may, by duly adopted resolution, elect to be known and referred to as a village, town, or city council as appropriate for a municipality of its size or, if the municipality elects to retain its classification as a village as authorized in R.S. 33:342(A)(2), as appropriate for its classification rather than its size.
(2) If the governing authority elects to be known as a village, town, or city council, each individual member of such council shall thereafter be known and referred to as a council member. The municipal governing authority may make other conforming changes in naming conventions, but no change pursuant to this Section shall in any way alter the applicability of state law to the municipality, its governing authority, or the members thereof.
B. The governing authority shall submit a copy of the adopted resolution to the office of the secretary of state for recordation.
Acts 1997, No. 255, §1; Acts 2011, No. 260, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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