Louisiana § RS 48:1302 - Road lighting districts; security and road lighting districts; designation
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§ RS 48:1302. Road lighting districts; security and road lighting districts; designation
A. Each such district shall be designated Road Lighting District No. ______ of the parish of ______. The parish governing authority creating such district shall be the governing authority thereof, and the parish treasurer shall be the treasurer of the district.
B.(1) A parish governing authority may designate a district that is authorized to use funds in accordance with R.S. 48:1301(B) as a security and road lighting district in a form similar to that provided by Subsection A of this Section for road lighting districts.
(2) Unless context indicates otherwise, references to road lighting districts in this Chapter include any district designated by a parish governing authority as a security and road lighting district.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 515, §1; Acts 2024, No. 610, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 48:1307.
NOTE: Former R.S. 48:1302 redesignated as R.S. 48:1305 by Acts 2024, No. 610, §2A.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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