{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-42-341","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 42:341","heading":"Definitions","body":"Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings:\n(1) \"Agency\" means a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity.\n(2) \"Agency head\" means the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or the chairman of a board or commission.\n(3) \"Elected official\" means any person holding an office in a governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. It shall also include any person appointed to fill a vacancy in such office.\n(4) \"Governmental entity\" means the state or any political subdivision.\n(5) \"Public employee\" means anyone who is:\n(a) An administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office.\n(b) Appointed to a post or position created by rule, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, or executive order.\n(c) Employed by an agency, officer, or official of a governmental entity.\n(6) \"Public servant\" means a public employee or an elected official.","path":["TITLE 42. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 6. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=99421","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:39Z","sha256":"037b747c0e0ecc626c922164d385a787b01bd15203adaa69b9cb8dd6cea124c4","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-42-331","next":"us-la/rs-42-342"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}