Louisiana § RS 39:1798.5 - Applicable laws to corporation
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§ RS 39:1798.5. Applicable laws to corporation
A. The corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, the Bond Validation Procedures Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. The corporation shall follow all provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. when utilized by the state as a financing vehicle for the construction, renovation, or expansion of public facilities.
B. In any action for damages for an offense or quasi offense against the corporation, its officers, or employees, the corporation, its officers, or employees are entitled to assert any defense or limitation available to the state or an agency thereof, including but not limited to the provisions of Part XV of Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
C. In any claim or lawsuit against the corporation or its officers or employees for damages arising out of personal injury or death of an official or employee of the state, its agencies, boards or commissions, the exclusive, compulsory and obligatory relief shall be limited to the remedies and relief afforded under Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including but not limited to R.S. 23:1034.
Acts 1989, No. 805, §1, eff. July 8, 1989; Acts 2001, No. 1057, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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