Louisiana § RS 40:2267.1 - Creation; purpose; approval of criminalistics laboratory by Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice

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§ RS 40:2267.1. Creation; purpose; approval of criminalistics laboratory by Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice

            The Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission is hereby created to maintain and operate the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory, which has been established in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, with the approval of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, said commission and laboratory to serve the southwest Louisiana parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion, comprising the Evangeline Law Enforcement Planning District, said commission to operate the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory for the purpose of crime detection, prevention, investigation and other related activities in connection with criminal investigation.

            Added by Acts 1972, No. 554, §1.

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

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