Louisiana § RS 40:421 - Decreasing area of operation; conversion to parish or municipal authority
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:421 — Decreasing area of operation; conversion to parish or municipal authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:421. Decreasing area of operation; conversion to parish or municipal authority
A. The area of operation of a regional or consolidated housing authority shall be decreased from time to time to exclude one or more parishes or municipalities if the governing body of each of the parishes or municipalities in the area and the commissioners of the regional or consolidated housing authority each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for excluding the parish or municipality from the area.
B. If this action decreases the area of operation of the regional or consolidated housing authority to only one parish or municipality, regardless of its population, the authority shall thereupon become a housing authority for that parish or municipality. Such an authority has the same powers, duties and functions of a regular parish or municipal authority and is subject to all the provisions of this Part applicable thereto.
Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:421 ("Decreasing area of operation; conversion to parish or municipal authority") 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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