Louisiana § RS 33:8 - Ordinance adopting new name
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:8 — Ordinance adopting new name, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:8. Ordinance adopting new name
A. The municipal governing authority may adopt an ordinance adopting a new name for the municipality and shall submit a certified copy of such ordinance to the governor. The governor shall approve the new name unless he determines that the new name is the same as or so similar to the name of another municipality in the state of Louisiana that the new name would cause considerable confusion.
B. Upon approval by the governor of the name change, the municipal governing authority shall publish the ordinance once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Upon entry of the ordinance and of a certified copy of this notice in the minutes of a meeting of the governing authority, the change of the name of the municipality shall be effective.
Acts 1984, No. 536, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:8 ("Ordinance adopting new name") 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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