{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-1495","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:1495","heading":"Governing body of district","body":"A. If no municipal corporation is included within the boundaries of a district comprising all or part of a single parish, the parish governing authority may be the governing body of the district or may appoint a board of commissioners to serve as the governing body for the district.\nB.(1) If a municipal corporation is included within the boundaries of a district, or if the boundaries of a district comprise all or part of two or more parishes, the governing body of the district shall consist of a board of commissioners of the district.\n(2) However, the parish governing authority may in its discretion continue to be the governing body of the district in those instances where a municipal corporation lying within the boundaries of the district is created after the creation of the district and after 1970.","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=97581","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:06Z","sha256":"2c1f4110738c8fd41771d6120c35d8d2ee94ff2d46f2cdad9afb223ea19819a5","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-1494","next":"us-la/rs-40-1495.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}