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ACT No. 14
First Extraordinary Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 20
BY REPRESENTATIVE KATZ
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1081(A) and 1091(A)(1) and (B)(1)(b), relative to provisions2
of Title 46 (Public Welfare and Assistance) of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of3
1950 which are limited in applicability to certain political subdivisions or local areas4
based upon population classifications; to specify applicability to one or more5
political subdivisions or local areas; to repeal provisions that are outdated or6
obsolete; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 46:1081(A) and 1091(A)(1)and (B)(1)(b) are hereby amended and9
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PART III. PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICTS DISTRICT FOR RAPIDES11
§1081. Parish hospital service district; population Rapides12
A. A parish hospital service district is hereby created in each parish having13
a population in excess of one hundred ten thousand but not more than one hundred14
thirty-five thousand persons, as of the latest federal decennial census, Rapides Parish15
and shall be known as the "Parish Hospital Service District for the Parish of (name16
of parish) Rapides", hereinafter referred to in this Part as the "district", whose17
boundaries shall be coterminous with the parish.18
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PART IV. PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICTS20
FOR EAST BATON ROUGE AND WEST FELICIANA21
§1091. Parish hospital service district; population East Baton Rouge and West22
Feliciana23
A.(1) A parish hospital service district is hereby created and shall be24
composed of all of the following areas, except as specifically excluded in this Part:25 ENROLLEDHB NO. 20
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(a) Parishes having a population in excess of four hundred ten thousand but1
not more than four hundred fifty thousand, based on the latest federal decennial2
census East Baton Rouge Parish.3
(b) Parishes Any parish whose boundary is contiguous to a parish having a4
population in excess of four hundred ten thousand but not more than four hundred5
fifty thousand, based on the latest federal decennial census East Baton Rouge Parish.6
(c) Parishes having a population in excess of fourteen thousand seven7
hundred fifty but not more than fifteen thousand three hundred fifty, based on the8
latest federal decennial census West Feliciana Parish.9
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B.(1)11
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(b) One member shall be appointed to serve on the board of commissioners13
from each parish included in the district; however, the board membership shall be14
increased and additional members appointed to serve on the board until a majority15
of the members of the board are qualified voters and residents of the parish having16
a population in excess of four hundred ten thousand but not more than four hundred17
fifty thousand of East Baton Rouge.18
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: