Louisiana § RS 37:1433 - Officers; quorum; meetings; compensation
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§ RS 37:1433. Officers; quorum; meetings; compensation
A. The commission shall elect from its members a chairman and a secretary and shall select a vice chairman to serve in the absence of the chairman.
B.(1) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for all business. The commission shall meet quarterly or more often if necessary.
(2) The commission shall be limited to two regularly scheduled meetings per month. Additional meetings may be called upon application of three members.
C. Members of the commission shall be compensated at a rate of not more than fifty dollars a day for each meeting or for attending to commission business, however, a member attending two meetings on the same day shall not be compensated for more than one meeting on that day. Members shall also be reimbursed for their actual expenses covering travel, meals, lodging and other incidental expenses incurred while attending commission meetings or attending to commission business.
Acts 1978, No. 514, §1; Acts 1989, No. 655, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2016, No. 533, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:1433 ("Officers; quorum; meetings; compensation") 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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