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Louisiana Constitution, Article XII

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Article XII, Article XII

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All articles318 Art. I26 Art. II2 Art. III20 Art. IV21 Art. V34 Art. VI45 Art. VII40 Art. VIII17 Art. IX10 Art. X43 Art. XI5 Art. XII15 Art. XIII3 Art. XIV37

15 provisions·Filtered byArt. XII✕

La. Const. art. XII, § 1 ARTICLE XII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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The capital of Louisiana is the city of Baton Rouge.
La. Const. art. XII, § 2 Civilian-Military Relations
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The military shall be subordinate to the civil power.
La. Const. art. XII, § 3 Right to Direct Participation
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No person shall be denied the right to observe the deliberations of public bodies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law.
La. Const. art. XII, § 4 Preservation of Linguistic and Cultural Origins
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The right of the people to preserve, foster, and promote their respective historic linguistic and cultural origins is recognized.
La. Const. art. XII, § 5 Successions; Forced Heirship and Trusts

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(A) The legislature shall provide by law for uniform procedures of successions and for the rights of heirs or legatees and for testate and intestate succession. Except as provided in Paragraph (B) of this Section, forced heirship is abolished in this state. (B) The legislature sh…

La. Const. art. XII, § 6 Lotteries; Gaming, Gambling, or Wagering

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(A) Lotteries. (1) The legislature may provide for the creation and operation of a state lottery and may create a special corporation for that purpose whose employees shall not be subject to state civil service. The net proceeds from the operation of the lottery shall be deposite…

La. Const. art. XII, § 7 State Penal Institutions; Reimbursement of Parish Expense

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The state shall reimburse a parish in which a state penal institution is located for expenses the parish incurs arising from crime committed in the institution or by an inmate thereof.

La. Const. art. XII, § 8 Welfare, Unemployment Compensation, and Health

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The legislature may establish a system of economic and social welfare, unemployment compensation, and public health.

La. Const. art. XII, § 9 Exemptions From Seizure and Sale

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The legislature shall provide by law for exemptions from seizure and sale, as well as waivers of and exclusions from such exemptions. The exemption shall extend to at least fifteen thousand dollars in value of a homestead, as provided by law.

La. Const. art. XII, § 10 Suits Against the State

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(A) No Immunity in Contract and Tort. Neither the state, a state agency, nor a political subdivision shall be immune from suit and liability in contract or for injury to person or property. (B) Waiver in Other Suits. The legislature may authorize other suits against the state, a …

La. Const. art. XII, § 11 Continuity of Government

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The legislature shall provide for orderly and temporary continuity of state government, in periods of emergency, until normal processes of government can be reestablished in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state; and, except as otherwise provided by this constitu…

La. Const. art. XII, § 12 Corporations; Perpetual or Indefinite Duration; Dissolution; Perpetual Franchises or Privileges

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Neither the state nor any political subdivision shall grant a perpetual franchise or privilege; however, the legislature may authorize the organization of corporations for perpetual or indefinite duration. Every corporation shall be subject to dissolution or forfeiture of its cha…

La. Const. art. XII, § 13 Prescription Against State

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Prescription shall not run against the state in any civil matter, unless otherwise provided in this constitution or expressly by law.

La. Const. art. XII, § 14 Administrative Agency Codes

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Rules, regulations, and procedures adopted by all state administrative and quasi-judicial agencies, boards, and commissions shall be published in one or more codes and made available to the public.

La. Const. art. XII, § 8.1 1. Workers' Compensation

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1. (A) Authorization. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution to the contrary, and subject to the conditions contained in this Section, the legislature by law may create a private, nonprofit corporation to provide workers' compensation insurance and to delive…