Louisiana § RS 39:471.1 - Certain home rule charter parishes
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:471.1 — Certain home rule charter parishes, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 39:471.1. Certain home rule charter parishes
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana, in any parish which operates under a home rule charter which provides for the governing authority of any road, subroad, waterworks, subwaterworks, sewerage, gravity drainage, subdrainage, fire protection, hospital service, or other special district lying wholly within the parish, such charter provisions and any other charter provisions relating to the organization and structure of parish governance shall supersede the provisions of R.S. 39:471 or any other statutory provision.
Acts 1999, No. 1079, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:471.1 cover?
Section RS 39:471.1 ("Certain home rule charter parishes") 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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