Title 40, Public Health and Safety
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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:442 Community facilities
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§442. Community facilities A local housing authority may: (1) Develop, acquire, own, or lease community facilities. (2) Provide such facilities to any public agency or to any person, agency, institution, or organization, public or private, for recreational, educational, health, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:443 Preservation of affordable housing
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§443. Preservation of affordable housing A local housing authority may: (1) Carry out plans, programs, contracts, and agreements of every kind and description. (2) Provide grants, loans, guarantees, and other financial assistance to public or private persons or entities, whether …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:444 Program eligibility, procedures, and requirements
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§444. Program eligibility, procedures, and requirements Subject to the limitations contained in R.S. 40:482 through 489, a local housing authority may establish and apply such criteria and requirements relating to eligibility for any assistance administered or provided by the aut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:445 Mortgaging, pledging, encumbering property and assets
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§445. Mortgaging, pledging, encumbering property and assets A. A local housing authority may mortgage, encumber, pledge, convey by trust deed or deed to secure debt, assign, or otherwise grant or consent to a lien or other security interest in, any real or personal property, or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:446 Loans, guarantees, tax inducements, mortgage assistance
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§446. Loans, guarantees, tax inducements, mortgage assistance A. Subject to the limitations contained in R.S. 40:489, a local housing authority may: (1) Make mortgage loans and mortgage subsidy payments to or for the benefit of persons of eligible income. (2) Act as a conduit, fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:447 Forgiveness or compromise of indebtedness
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§447. Forgiveness or compromise of indebtedness A local housing authority may forgive, compromise, or forbear from collecting or enforcing, wholly or partially, temporarily or permanently, any debt or obligation owed to the local housing authority. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:448 Mixed-income housing
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§448. Mixed-income housing A local housing authority may develop, acquire, own, hold, lease, rent, and operate mixed-income housing developments, subject to the limitations contained in R.S. 40:466. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, §3; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:449 Rental and relocation assistance
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§449. Rental and relocation assistance A local housing authority may administer rental and relocation assistance programs of every kind and description on its own behalf or for others within its area of operation and, to the extent such authority has determined such administratio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:45 Preparation of birth certificates; by whom made
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§45. Preparation of birth certificates; by whom made A. When a birth occurs in a hospital where prior arrangements for delivery had been made or in route thereto, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative shall obtain, or make a reasonable ef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:450 Insurance
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§450. Insurance A local housing authority may: (1) Purchase and maintain in force bonds and insurance of such types and for such purposes as the authority deems appropriate and pay premiums and charges for all bonds and policies of insurance purchased by the authority. Bonds and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:451 Indemnification
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§451. Indemnification A local housing authority may indemnify any commissioner, officer, or employee of the authority as provided in R.S. 40:516. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 401, §8; Acts 1960, No. 278, §4; Acts 1968, No. 236, §1; Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 19, §§1, 2; Acts 1988, No.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:452 Services
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§452. Services A local housing authority may provide directly or contract for, arrange, or cooperate with any person or entity, public or private, including any other public agency, to: (1) Utilize its property to provide services or make financial or other contributions of every…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:453 Local, state, or federal assistance
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§453. Local, state, or federal assistance A. A local housing authority may: (1) Borrow money or accept grants and other forms of assistance, financial and otherwise, from the local, state, or federal government in connection with any activity or program furthering the purposes of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:454 Private cooperation and assistance
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§454. Private cooperation and assistance A local housing authority may: (1) Borrow money and accept grants and other forms of assistance, financial and otherwise, from private persons or entities in furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter except as expressly otherwise provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:455 Management contracts
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§455. Management contracts A local housing authority may: (1) Operate and manage housing developments owned or controlled by other housing authorities or public agencies, or other persons or entities, whether private or public and whether nonprofit or for-profit, if the authority…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:456 Security of persons and property
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§456. Security of persons and property A local housing authority may: (1) Construct and operate facilities and programs to provide services of every kind and description, directly or by contract or agreement with others, for the maintenance of safety and security and the protecti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:456.1 The Housing Authority of New Orleans; peace officers; appointment, duties, and powers
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§456.1. The Housing Authority of New Orleans; peace officers; appointment, duties, and powers A. The Housing Authority of New Orleans, referred to hereafter as HANO, may appoint and commission peace officers who shall enforce laws, rules, and regulations to secure the protection …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:457 Resident organizations
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§457. Resident organizations A local housing authority may: (1) Assist in the formation and operation of resident organizations, including residential councils, resident management corporations, and other nonprofit entities controlled and operated by residents of the authority's …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:458 Facilities and programs to assist homeless persons
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§458. Facilities and programs to assist homeless persons A local housing authority may: (1) Develop, acquire, own, renovate, lease, and operate facilities specifically intended to house and otherwise assist homeless persons, including without limitation shelters and transitional …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:459 Commercial activities
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§459. Commercial activities A local housing authority may not engage in and carry on commercial activities. As used in this Section, "commercial activity" or "commercial activities" shall not include the acquisition, ownership, leasing, or operation of real property used by other…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46 Amendments to certificate of birth
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§46. Amendments to certificate of birth A. The state registrar of vital records is authorized to amend an original birth certificate in accordance with Louisiana law. B. Any change in the surname of a child from that required or allowed in R.S. 40:34.2 shall be made by court orde…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.1 Amended birth certificates; change of biological filiation; general principle
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§46.1. Amended birth certificates; change of biological filiation; general principle If the biological filiation of a child changes after a birth certificate has been prepared for the child, the state registrar shall amend the birth certificate to reflect this change, in accordan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.10 Child born as a result of a surrogacy agreement
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§46.10. Child born as a result of a surrogacy agreement A. In the case of a child born of a surrogate birth parent who is related by blood or affinity to a biological parent, the biological parents, proven to be so by DNA testing, shall be considered the parents of the child. B. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.11 Review by district attorney
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§46.11. Review by district attorney At the time at which the child requests the amendment of the existing birth certificate under R.S. 40:46 et seq., the state registrar shall require an affidavit to be obtained from the district attorney of the parish in which the child resides …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.12 Hospital-based paternity program
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§46.12. Hospital-based paternity program A. Any hospital in the state which provides birthing services shall have a program that allows for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity during the period immediately before or after the birth of a child. B. During the period immediate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.13 Paternity establishment services
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§46.13. Paternity establishment services The state registrar shall provide voluntary paternity establishment services in accordance with regulations prescribed by the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The state registrar may designate specifi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.2 Change of maternal filiation; child with unidentified mother
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§46.2. Change of maternal filiation; child with unidentified mother A. Following a final and definitive judgment of maternal filiation, rendered pursuant to Civil Code Article 184, the effect of which is to recognize maternal filiation between a woman and a child whose birth cert…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.3 Change of maternal filiation; child with identified mother
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§46.3. Change of maternal filiation; child with identified mother A. Following a final and definitive judgment of maternal filiation, rendered pursuant to Civil Code Article 184, the effect of which is to recognize maternal filiation between a child and a woman other than the wom…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.4 Change of paternal filiation; disavowal of paternity or three-party acknowledgment
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§46.4. Change of paternal filiation; disavowal of paternity or three-party acknowledgment A. If the surname of the child, the name of the father of the child, or other information pertaining to the father as it was entered on the birth certificate was that of the man who was pres…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.5 Change of paternal filiation; contestation and establishment of paternity
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§46.5. Change of paternal filiation; contestation and establishment of paternity If the surname of the child, the name of the father of the child, or other information pertaining to the father as it was entered on the birth certificate was that of the man who was presumed to be t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.6 Change of paternal filiation; marriage and formal acknowledgment
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§46.6. Change of paternal filiation; marriage and formal acknowledgment Following the birth of a child, if Civil Code Article 195 applies, the state registrar, upon receipt of (i) a certified copy of the certificate of the marriage of the mother of the child, (ii) a certified cop…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.7 Change of paternal filiation; formal acknowledgment alone
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§46.7. Change of paternal filiation; formal acknowledgment alone A. In a case to which Civil Code Article 196 applies, the state registrar, upon receipt of (i) a certified copy of the act of formal acknowledgment and (ii) if the mother did not sign the act of acknowledgment, her …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.8 Change of paternal filiation; judgment of paternity
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§46.8. Change of paternal filiation; judgment of paternity A. Following a final and definitive judgment of paternal filiation, rendered pursuant to Civil Code Article 197 or 198, the effect of which is to establish paternal filiation between a man and a child whose birth certific…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:46.9 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§46.9. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 21, §3, eff. May 7, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:460 Benefit plans
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§460. Benefit plans A local housing authority by itself, or in cooperation with others, including participation in a group or groups, may form, administer, operate, and purchase funds or plans, including but not limited to health care, health insurance, retirement or pension, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:461 Expenditure of public funds
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§461. Expenditure of public funds A local housing authority may expend public funds in any manner related to the exercise of the powers granted to a housing authority under this Chapter and otherwise existing under other applicable law. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:462 Memberships in associations
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§462. Memberships in associations A local housing authority may join and participate in organizations and associations, pay the costs, fees, and dues necessary to initiate and maintain such memberships, and participate in the activities of such organizations or associations. Acts…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:463 Grants, donations and contributions
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§463. Grants, donations and contributions A local housing authority may grant or otherwise agree to provide funds, property, or services to others, and to enter into arrangements involving the same, in such manner and amount as the authority may deem appropriate if the authority …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:464 Elimination or amelioration of slums and blight
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§464. Elimination or amelioration of slums and blight A local housing authority may take all actions necessary or desirable to eliminate or ameliorate slums and conditions of blight within a local housing authority's area of operation. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 401, §13; Acts 199…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:465 Pre-existing powers
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§465. Pre-existing powers A local housing authority may have and exercise any power not enumerated in this Chapter which a housing authority possessed immediately prior to August 15, 1997. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:466 Mixed-income development
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§466. Mixed-income development A. With respect to any mixed-income housing development that is solely financed or owned by a local housing authority, not more than eighty percent of the dwelling units in such development may be occupied by persons who are not persons of eligible …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:467 Bonds and other debt instruments, financing
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§467. Bonds and other debt instruments, financing All bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, notes in the nature of commercial paper, or other instruments, certificates or evidence of indebtedness or obligations issued under this Chapter prior to August 15, 1997, are hereby decla…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:468 Issuance of bonds; means for payment
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§468. Issuance of bonds; means for payment On or after August 15, 1997, a housing authority may issue bonds under this Chapter from time to time in its discretion, upon such terms and conditions as it shall deem necessary or desirable, for any purpose permitted under this Chapter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:469 Liability on bonds; debt limitations
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§469. Liability on bonds; debt limitations A. Neither the commissioners of a housing authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. B. The bonds and other obligations of a housing authority shall not be a de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:47 Compulsory registration of deaths and spontaneous fetal deaths (stillbirths)
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§47. Compulsory registration of deaths and spontaneous fetal deaths (stillbirths) A. A certificate of every death and every spontaneous fetal death except as noted in R.S. 40:49(B)(9) shall be filed with a registrar within five days after its occurrence. If the place of death or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:470 Issuance of bonds; type, form and sale of bonds
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§470. Issuance of bonds; type, form and sale of bonds A. Bonds of a housing authority shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the board of commissioners. B. The bonds may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such dates, mature at such time…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:471 Signatures validated, presumption of validity of bond
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§471. Signatures validated, presumption of validity of bond A. In case any of the representatives of the housing authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons cease to be commissioners, officers, or agents of the issuing authority before the delivery of such bonds, th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:472 Powers of housing authority; securing payment of bonds or lease obligations
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§472. Powers of housing authority; securing payment of bonds or lease obligations A. In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, a housing authority may: (1) Pledge all or any part of it…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:473 Short-term bond anticipation notes
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§473. Short-term bond anticipation notes A. A housing authority may borrow money for the purposes for which its bonds are to be issued in anticipation of the receipt of proceeds from the sale of such bonds and within the authorized maximum of such bond issue. B. Bond anticipation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:474 Underwriter as agent
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§474. Underwriter as agent A. In connection with the issuance of any bonds that are to be sold in a public offering, the participating institution and the underwriter of such bonds shall be the housing authority's designated agents for the purpose of preparing all disclosure mate…