Louisiana § RS 38:2103 - Recordation of ordinance creating district; publication

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 38:2103 — Recordation of ordinance creating district; publication, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 38:2103. Recordation of ordinance creating district; publication

Certified copies of all ordinances of police juries creating irrigation districts under the provisions of this Part shall be recorded in the mortgage records of each parish in which any of the land is situated comprising the irrigation district.  

The ordinance creating the irrigation district, after having been so recorded, shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in the official journal of each parish in which any lands of the district are situated.  If there is no official journal in a parish, then copies of the ordinance shall be posted on the principal front door of the court house of the district court of each parish in which any lands of the district are situated, and shall also be posted at not less than four other public places within the irrigation district.  

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 38:2103 ("Recordation of ordinance creating district; publication") 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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