Title 25, Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific
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La. Rev. Stat. § 25:218 Costs of parish library, how borne; exclusion of municipalities within parish
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§218. Costs of parish library, how borne; exclusion of municipalities within parish The costs of establishing and maintaining a parish public library shall be borne by the entire parish including the incorporated towns therein and all taxes levied and assessed, whether general or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:219 Municipal libraries, consolidation with parish library; assumption of trusts, etc., by parish
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§219. Municipal libraries, consolidation with parish library; assumption of trusts, etc., by parish Municipalities already owning and maintaining public libraries may consolidate the same with the parish public library, either the head library, if located in the parish seat, or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:220 Payment of maintenance costs and other expenses
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§220. Payment of maintenance costs and other expenses The expenses or costs of maintenance of a public library established under this Part, including the salaries of librarian, assistants, and other employees as well as all other incidental expenses, shall be paid monthly by the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:220.1 Library board of control; budget
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§220.1. Library board of control; budget The parish governing authority of any parish may exercise budgetary and fiscal control over any public library created by the respective parish governing authority. Budgetary and fiscal control shall include the authority of the parish gov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:221 Gifts and contributions, acceptance by board of control
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§221. Gifts and contributions, acceptance by board of control The board of control of every public library created and maintained under the provisions of this Part may receive and accept unconditional gifts, donations and contributions from individuals and corporations, but no gi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:221.1 Library donations; spending restrictions
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§221.1. Library donations; spending restrictions Notwithstanding any provision of this Part or other law to the contrary, the West Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control shall not spend any portion of the principal of the Judge Paul B. Landry, Jr. Memorial Fund, but may spen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:222 State board of library examiners; creation; members, appointment, and terms of office; duties; examinations of applicants; fee for examination and certificate
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§222. State board of library examiners; creation; members, appointment, and terms of office; duties; examinations of applicants; fee for examination and certificate A. There is created a State Board of Library Examiners to be composed of three members, all of whom must be experie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:223 Reports by board of examiners to state library
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§223. Reports by board of examiners to state library The board of library examiners shall report annually to the State Library of Louisiana furnishing such statistical information as may be required by it. Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:224 Naming of library by governing authority of St
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§224. Naming of library by governing authority of St. John the Baptist Parish Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, the governing authority of St. John the Baptist Parish may name the parish library's central branch in LaPlace in honor of Norris Butch Mill…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:225 Library policy; definitions; minor's access to sexually explicit materials; immunity;
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§225. Library policy; definitions; minor's access to sexually explicit materials; immunity; penalties A. The legislature recognizes the fundamental right of parents to make decisions as to the care, custody, and control of their children. This fundamental right includes the right…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:231 Armand J
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§231. Armand J. Brinkhaus, Sr., South St. Landry Community Library District; creation; boundaries The Armand J. Brinkhaus, Sr., South St. Landry Community Library District is hereby created within the boundaries of St. Landry Parish, including the municipalities of Sunset, Grand …
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:232 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms; qualifications; removal of members
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§232. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms; qualifications; removal of members A. There is created a board of commissioners of the Armand J. Brinkhaus, Sr., South St. Landry Community Library District, domiciled in the parish seat, to be composed of seven members. The mayor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:233 Organization of board; meetings; quorum
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§233. Organization of board; meetings; quorum Immediately upon the selection and appointment of the first board of commissioners, the members shall meet at the call of the St. Landry Parish Police Jury and organize by electing a chairman, a vice-chairman, and an executive secreta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:234 Powers; duties
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§234. Powers; duties A. The Armand J. Brinkhaus, Sr., South St. Landry Community Library District is hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, governed by the board of commissioners, with the power to sue and be sued, acquire, construct, maintain, extend, repair, and im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:235 Funds for construction; acquisition; maintenance; support
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§235. Funds for construction; acquisition; maintenance; support A. The board may, on its own initiative, and shall, when requested by petition of not less than twenty-five percent of the duly qualified property taxpayers resident, submit to the property taxpayers a proposition fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:261 Establishment and maintenance by parishes
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§261. Establishment and maintenance by parishes The various parishes may respectively equip and maintain a law library for the use and benefit of the parish judges and officials.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:262 Certification by judge of books to be purchased or subscribed for
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§262. Certification by judge of books to be purchased or subscribed for The judge or judges of the district court of the parish shall certify to the police jury desiring to purchase and maintain a law library for their parish, a list of the books or volumes or sets of books to be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:271 Orleans Parish Law Library; creation; purpose
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§271. Orleans Parish Law Library; creation; purpose There is hereby created the Orleans Parish Law Library for the use and benefit of the judiciary, the members of the bar, and the general public of Orleans Parish. Acts 1964, No. 284, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:272 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§272. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1132, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:273 Orleans Parish Law Library; revenues
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§273. Orleans Parish Law Library; revenues The revenues to defray the expenses of the Orleans Parish Law Library shall be provided by the clerk of the Civil District Court of Orleans Parish by adding to the initial cost of docketing all civil suits, including the docketing of suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:274 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§274. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1132, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:281 Creation; purpose
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§281. Creation; purpose There is hereby created the Lafayette Parish Law Library Commission to establish, maintain and operate a law library for the use and benefit of the judiciary, the members of the bar and the general public of Lafayette Parish. Added by Acts 1968, No. 416, §…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:282 Membership; tenure
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§282. Membership; tenure The members of the commission shall consist of one judge of the district court in and for the parish of Lafayette, and six attorneys actively engaged in the practice of law in Lafayette Parish, to be selected by the court en banc. The judge selected shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:283 Revenues
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§283. Revenues The revenues of the commission shall be provided by the clerk of the district court of Lafayette Parish by adding to the initial cost of docketing all civil suits, including the docketing of succession and tutorship proceedings, but excluding all suits now docketed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:284 Commission as body politic; powers
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§284. Commission as body politic; powers The Lafayette Parish Law Library Commission is created a body politic with the right to sue and be sued, to acquire any and all property necessary for its maintenance and operation by all lawful means, to incur debt in anticipation of its …
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:291 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§291. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 477, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:292 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§292. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 477, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:293 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§293. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 477, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:294 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§294. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 477, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:295 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§295. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 338, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:295.1 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§295.1. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 338, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:295.2 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§295.2. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 338, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:295.3 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§295.3. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 338, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296 Creation; purpose
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§296. Creation; purpose There is hereby created the Calcasieu Parish Law Library Commission to establish, maintain, and operate a law library for the use and benefit of the judiciary, the members of the bar, and the general public of Calcasieu Parish. Acts 1993, No. 730, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296.1 Membership; tenure
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§296.1. Membership; tenure The members of the commission shall consist of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. The commission shall request that the Southwest Bar Association's executive committee appoint an advisory committee of seven active members of the association who shall mak…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296.2 Revenues
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§296.2. Revenues The revenues of the commission shall be provided by the clerks of the district court of Calcasieu Parish, the Lake Charles City Court, and the Sulphur City Court by adding to the initial cost of docketing all civil suits, including the docketing of succession and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296.3 Commission as body politic; powers
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§296.3. Commission as body politic; powers The Calcasieu Parish Law Library Commission is created a body politic with the right to sue and be sued, to acquire any and all property necessary for maintenance and operation of a law library by all lawful means, to incur debt in antic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:3 Selection of members of board
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§3. Selection of members of board The members of the board of commissioners shall be selected without political consideration from the entire state, and at all times at least two members of the board shall be women.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:301 Creation of commission
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§301. Creation of commission There is created a state art commission, to be known as the Louisiana Art Commission. This commission shall be assigned suitable permanent quarters in the "Old State House" in the City of Baton Rouge.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:302 Executive officers and advisory board
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§302. Executive officers and advisory board The commission shall consist of an executive board as follows: The state superintendent of education, the president of the Louisiana State University, and the president of the Baton Rouge Art League. The executive board shall supervise …
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:303 Duties of executive board
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§303. Duties of executive board The executive board shall hold regular meetings, prescribe rules for the governing of the commission, elect such officers and employees as may be needed, establish and use a seal, and make biennial reports to the governor. These reports shall show …
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:304 Acceptance of loans or donations
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§304. Acceptance of loans or donations The executive board shall accept loans or donations of works of art, land, buildings, money, relics, and other things, as additions to and for the improvement of the gallery. These donations may be made in trust subject to conditions specifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:305 Gallery as depository for works of art
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§305. Gallery as depository for works of art The gallery of the Louisiana Art Commission shall be an official state depository to receive items or collections of painting, sculpture, reproductions, architecture, photography, popular arts and crafts (basketry, weaving, quilting, p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:306 Scope of commission's work
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§306. Scope of commission's work The work of the commission shall be to sustain and promote all forms of artistic activity in and of the state of Louisiana; to remind and inform the citizens of the state of the unique creative efforts of Louisiana artists, both those which have f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:31 Legislative findings, statement of purpose
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§31. Legislative findings, statement of purpose A. The legislature finds that self-improvement, self-government, and economic self-sufficiency for all Louisiana citizens can be gained through the power of knowledge, and libraries are an important and irreplaceable source of such …
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:315 Louisiana Music Commission; creation; membership
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§315. Louisiana Music Commission; creation; membership A.(1) The Louisiana Music Commission, referred to in this Chapter as the "commission", is established in the office of cultural development within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, referred to in this Chapter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:316 Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
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§316. Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature A. The department shall include in its annual budget request required by R.S. 39:32 a request for funds necessary for support of the commission. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislatur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:317 Donations
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§317. Donations The commission may solicit funds from any source, public or private, for expenditure by the department to accomplish the purposes of the commission. Acts 2024, No. 630, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:318 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§318. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §1D, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:32 Establishment of Louisiana Library Resources Program
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§32. Establishment of Louisiana Library Resources Program The Louisiana Library Resources Program is established. The program shall be administered by the executive secretary (state librarian) of the State Library of Louisiana. Acts 1992, No. 210, §1.