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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:483 Method of operation
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§483. Method of operation A local housing authority shall conduct its affairs in accordance with sound financial and business practices, taking into account the nature of its activities and intended purpose. Further, it shall operate its housing developments in a manner calculate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:484 Use of income or surplus
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§484. Use of income or surplus All income, surplus, and payments received by a local housing authority, or to which such authority shall become entitled, shall be used for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:485 Application of policies
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§485. Application of policies A local housing authority shall not apply its policies, rules, procedures, criteria, requirements, and exclusions with respect to eligibility of applicants, granting assistance, or enforcing standards relating to occupancy or continuance of assistanc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:486 Rights of action
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§486. Rights of action Nothing contained in this Chapter shall create, expressly or by implication, any right, claim, or cause of action in favor of anyone in connection with any failure of a housing authority to exercise any one or more of its discretionary powers. Acts 1997, No…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:487 Affiliates, applicability of certain laws
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§487. Affiliates, applicability of certain laws A. Affiliates of housing authorities shall not, by virtue of their affiliation with such local housing authorities, become subject to the laws of this state applicable to public agencies and their governing bodies, including but not…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:488 Recourse obligations and cross-collateralization
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§488. Recourse obligations and cross-collateralization No guaranty, other recourse obligation, mortgage, or security instrument, or other instrument (recourse instrument) given or entered into by a housing authority in connection with financing the acquisition, creation, moderniz…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:489 Financial prudence
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§489. Financial prudence Local housing authorities shall conduct their financial affairs in a prudent and sound manner. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:49 Preparation and filing of death and spontaneous fetal death certificate (stillbirth)
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§49. Preparation and filing of death and spontaneous fetal death certificate (stillbirth) A. The funeral director or person acting as such shall prepare and file the certificate of death or spontaneous fetal death or stillbirth provided for in R.S. 40:47. B. In preparing a certif…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:490 Tax exemption
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§490. Tax exemption A. All evidences of indebtedness of an authority are issued for a public purpose, are public instrumentalities, and, together with the interest and income thereon, are exempt from taxes. An authority is exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the state…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5 General powers and jurisdiction
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§5. General powers and jurisdiction A. The state health officer and the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health shall have exclusive jurisdiction, control, and authority: (1) To isolate or quarantine for the care and control of communicable disease within th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.1 Sanitation; inspection of railroad property
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§5.1. Sanitation; inspection of railroad property The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health or his designee shall have the authority to go upon railroad property and inspect the premises for sanitary conditions and enforce the rules and regulations pertaining to sanitat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.10 Oyster Sanitation Dedicated Fund Account
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§5.10. Oyster Sanitation Dedicated Fund Account A. There is hereby established a special statutorily dedicated fund account in the state treasury to be known as the Oyster Sanitation Dedicated Fund Account, hereinafter referred to as the "account". The account shall consist of mo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.10.1 Imported Seafood Safety Fund
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§5.10.1. Imported Seafood Safety Fund A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund designated as the Imported Seafood Safety Fund, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "fund". After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.11 Water fluoridation program
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§5.11. Water fluoridation program A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish in the office of public health a fluoridation program for the purpose of protecting the dental health of the citizens of this state, and especially children, through the preve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.12 Cancer investigation and intervention
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§5.12. Cancer investigation and intervention A. Cancer control is hereby declared to be an urgent public health priority of this state. B. The state health officer and the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized to operate a program of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.13 Rules for administration of medical activities under Emergency Use Authorization
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§5.13. Rules for administration of medical activities under Emergency Use Authorization A. The purpose of this Section is to ensure the safe, effective, and uniform administration of medical activities under Emergency Use Authorization by all members of the healthcare community i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.2 Limitations
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§5.2. Limitations Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize the state health officer or the Louisiana Department of Health to impose on any person any mode of treatment inconsistent with1 creed or tenets of any religious denomination of which he is an adherent, provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.3 Molluscan shellfish sanitation requirements; opening and closing of molluscan
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§5.3. Molluscan shellfish sanitation requirements; opening and closing of molluscan shellfish growing areas; adoption of guidelines to regulate molluscan shellfish industry; authority to collect samples for bacteriological analysis; testing of oysters; Calcasieu Lake A. The legis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.4 Testing of private water wells
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§5.4. Testing of private water wells Upon the request of the owner of any private water well, the state health officer or his representative is authorized to test the purity of the water produced by such well and shall report the results of such testing to the owner. Added by Act…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.5 Sanitary inspections of certain food service establishments; food safety certificates
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§5.5. Sanitary inspections of certain food service establishments; food safety certificates A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall charge only one sanitary inspection fee for the first two permits issued in accordance with the sanitary code for businesses that possess a vali…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.5.1 Food service establishments; self-service buffets
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§5.5.1. Food service establishments; self-service buffets A. All food services establishments shall provide a sign posted at the location of the self-service buffet which encourages individuals to wash their hands prior to serving themselves. B. Any violation of this Section shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.5.2 Seafood safety
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§5.5.2. Seafood safety A. The legislature finds that serious risks to public health may be posed by radiation, antibiotics, such as chloramphenicol and fluoroquinolones, chemicals, malachite green, copper salts, and other residues found in seafood that originates from outside of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.5.3 Seafood Safety Task Force; creation; purpose
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§5.5.3. Seafood Safety Task Force; creation; purpose A. Within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry there is hereby created the Seafood Safety Task Force, hereafter referred to as "task force". The task force shall serve as the state panel of experts focused on ensuring the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.5.4 Imported crawfish and shrimp; notice to patrons of food service establishments
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§5.5.4. Imported crawfish and shrimp; notice to patrons of food service establishments required A. Any food service establishment that uses a menu as a standard business practice and sells or provides cooked or prepared crawfish or shrimp that originate outside of the United Stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.6 Safe drinking water; inspections and tests; cost
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§5.6. Safe drinking water; inspections and tests; cost A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health shall perform all inspections, tests, or procedures on public water supplies as may be authorize…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.6.1 Safe drinking water; pilot program for water testing at schools; reporting;
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§5.6.1. Safe drinking water; pilot program for water testing at schools; reporting; termination A. The Louisiana Department of Health, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "department", shall establish a pilot program for drinking water testing at elementary schools which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.7 Sanitary inspections of individual, privately owned water wells; fees
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§5.7. Sanitary inspections of individual, privately owned water wells; fees The office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to establish a fee of seventy-five dollars for the collection and analysis of bacteriological water samples from individual,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.8 Definitions
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§5.8. Definitions The following terms as used in this Chapter relative to public water systems shall have the following meanings: (1) "Community water system" means a public water system that serves year-round residents within a residential setting. Examples of "community water s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.9 Enforcement of drinking water regulations; administrative compliance orders; civil
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§5.9. Enforcement of drinking water regulations; administrative compliance orders; civil actions; receiverships A.(1) The state health officer may issue orders to such persons as he deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter relative to public wat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.9.1 Community water system accountability process; creation of letter grade schedule;
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§5.9.1. Community water system accountability process; creation of letter grade schedule; penalties for failing systems A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as "The Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act" which has been enacted by the legislature to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:5.9.2 Community water system accountability; federal funds
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§5.9.2. Community water system accountability; federal funds A community water system or local governing authority operating a community water system receiving federal funds, including stimulus or relief payments or grants, for the upgrade, repair, or otherwise replacement of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:50 Issuance of death certificates; duties of state registrar
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§50. Issuance of death certificates; duties of state registrar A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the funeral director or other person required by law to initiate a death certificate shall initiate such certificate in original only, and shall file the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:500 Tenant-housing authority relationship
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§500. Tenant-housing authority relationship Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter with respect to mixed-income developments or otherwise permitted by law, dwelling units in a local housing authority's developments shall be rented only to households consisting of persons of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:501 Selection and preferences
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§501. Selection and preferences A. Each housing authority shall adopt and promulgate policies establishing a plan for selection of applicants. The plan shall include standards for eligibility, procedures for prompt notification of eligibility or disqualification, and procedures f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:502 Differing criteria, requirements, or standards
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§502. Differing criteria, requirements, or standards Nothing contained in this Chapter shall limit the ability of any local housing authority to establish and apply different criteria or requirements with respect to admissions and occupancy, to utilize different methods of establ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:503 Continued occupancy after termination of eligibility
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§503. Continued occupancy after termination of eligibility Households who are already in occupancy or are receiving assistance but who become ineligible for occupancy or other assistance may continue their occupancy or receipt of other assistance at the discretion of the local ho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:504 Lease
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§504. Lease The local housing authority may require that each household occupying a dwelling unit enter into a lease containing such terms and conditions and for such duration as the authority reasonably deems appropriate. No tenant or lessee of, or recipient of assistance from, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:505 Change in family composition
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§505. Change in family composition In the event of a change in the composition of tenant household, the local housing authority may determine which member or members of the household are entitled to continued occupancy for the unexpired lease term or periodic tenancy. A local hou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:506 Termination of tenancy
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§506. Termination of tenancy A. Except as expressly provided herein, the landlord tenant relationship, and the termination thereof, is governed by state law applicable to privately owned, residential property. B. Without limiting the foregoing, a local housing authority may termi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:507 Community participation
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§507. Community participation A. A local housing authority may require, as a condition to granting or continuing any assistance, that residents and other recipients of such assistance participate in activities for community and neighborhood betterment. Such conditions of assistan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:508 Property of housing authorities; limitation on access
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§508. Property of housing authorities; limitation on access In order to protect the safety and security of its property and to protect the right of its residents and other tenants to the quiet enjoyment of their property, and the safety and security of their persons and property,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:509 Identification of persons
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§509. Identification of persons A local housing authority may establish and implement such regulations, procedures, and systems as it deems appropriate for the identification of persons and vehicles present on its developments or other property. Such rules, procedures, and system…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:51 Delayed determination of cause of death
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§51. Delayed determination of cause of death If the cause of death cannot be determined within three days after death, the certification of the cause of death may be returned after the prescribed period, but the attending physician or coroner shall notify the local registrar of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:510 Exclusion or ejection of unauthorized persons
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§510. Exclusion or ejection of unauthorized persons Persons who are present on the developments or other property of the authority, and who are not residents, their guests, or employees of the local housing authority, its guests, law enforcement officers, or others conducting off…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:511 Law cumulative
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§511. Law cumulative Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, R.S. 40:508 through 510 shall be cumulative of any other laws of this state relating to civil or criminal trespass, unauthorized entry upon property, or the exclusion or ejection of unauthor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:512 Annual reports of local housing authorities
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§512. Annual reports of local housing authorities A. Within a reasonable time after the end of each fiscal year, each local housing authority shall prepare a report generally describing such authority's activities for the year then ended. Such report shall contain financial state…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:513 Filing a false report
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§513. Filing a false report Any representative of a local housing authority who knowingly approves, signs, or files an annual report of an authority which is materially false or misleading shall be guilty of misconduct in office. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:514 Audits
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§514. Audits The financial statements contained in annual reports of local housing authorities with gross revenues of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more shall be audited annually. Such financial statements of authorities with gross revenues of less than two hundred fifty …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:515 Immunity from personal liability of commissioners, officers, employees, and agents
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§515. Immunity from personal liability of commissioners, officers, employees, and agents No representative of a local housing authority shall personally be civilly or criminally liable: (1) With respect to any matter or act not directly committed or authorized by such person. (2)…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:516 Authority to indemnify representatives
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§516. Authority to indemnify representatives A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a housing authority may indemnify a representative of a local housing authority who is made a party to a proceeding, because the representative is or was such, against liability in…
