Louisiana § RS 9:1581 - Public administrators; appointment; terms; powers and duties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:1581 — Public administrators; appointment; terms; powers and duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:1581. Public administrators; appointment; terms; powers and duties
The governor shall appoint public administrators for each parish of the state having a population of fifty thousand or more, according to the last census, whose terms of office shall be concurrent with the term of the governor. Except as is otherwise provided, they shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties as are provided by law for administrators.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 497, §1; Acts 2003, No. 482, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:1581 ("Public administrators; appointment; terms; powers and duties") 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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