{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-17-71.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 17:71.1","heading":"Authority for reapportionment; basis","body":"Each of the parish and city school boards, as heretofore created and organized, is hereby authorized to reapportion itself so that each member of said board represents as nearly as possible the same number of persons. However, a school board may provide that one or more of its members may be elected at large as provided in R.S. 17:71.3(B). Any reapportionment shall be based upon the latest federal decennial census, or a special census as authorized by R.S. 17:71.3(A), and shall be accomplished and become effective when a school board has complied with the provisions of R.S. 17:71.4.","path":["3046.5 Terminated July 9, 1998. See Acts 1992, No. 938, §1, and Acts 1995, No. 1296, §1.","SUBPART A-1. REAPPORTIONMENT AND REORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=81180","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:53Z","sha256":"db07b83fe9a774263c03703ff047ce14ccb2e75caab04c8b3684d2231b718e38","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-17-68.7","next":"us-la/rs-17-71.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}