Constitution of the State of Louisiana: April 20, 1974 (as Amended to December 7, 2024) (Louisiana)
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- Preamble
- Main Text
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- §.1 Origin and Purpose of Government
- §.2 Due Process of Law
- §.3 Right to Individual Dignity
- §.4 Right to Property
- §.5 Right to Privacy
- §.6 Freedom from Intrusion
- §.7 Freedom of Expression
- §.8 Freedom of Religion
- §.9 Right of Assembly and Petition
- §.10 Right to Vote
- §10.1 Disqualification from Seeking or Holding an Elective Office or Appointment
- §.11 Right to Keep and Bear Arms
- §.12 Freedom from Discrimination
- §.13 Rights of the Accused
- §.14 Right to Preliminary Examination
- §.15 Initiation of Prosecution
- §.16 Right to a Fair Trial
- §.17 Jury Trial in Criminal Cases; Joinder of Felonies; Mode of Trial
- §.18 Right to Bail
- §.19 Right to Judicial Review
- §.20 Right to Humane Treatment
- §20.1 Abortion
- §.21 Writ of Habeas Corpus
- §.22 Access to Courts
- §.23 Prohibited Laws
- §.24 Unenumerated Rights
- §.25 Rights of a Victim
- §.26 State Sovereignty
- §.27 Freedom to Hunt, Fish and Trap
- Art.II Distribution of Powers
- Art.III Legislative Branch
- §.1 Legislative Power; Composition; Continuous Body
- §.2 Sessions
- §.3 Size
- §.4 Qualifications; Residence and Domicile Requirements; Term; Election Limitations; Vacancies
- §.5 Taking Office
- §.6 Legislative Reapportionment; Reapportionment by Supreme Court; Procedure
- §.7 Judging Qualifications and Elections; Procedural Rules; Discipline; Expulsion; Subpoenas; Contempt; Officers
- §.8 Privileges and Immunities
- §.9 Conflict of Interest
- §.10 Quorum; Compulsory Attendance; Journal; Adjournment With Consent of Other House
- §.11 Legislative Auditor
- §.12 Prohibited Local and Special Laws
- §.13 Local or Special Laws; Notice of Intent; Publication
- §.14 Style of Laws; Enacting Clause
- §.15 Passage of Bills
- §.16 Appropriations
- §.17 Signing of Bills; Delivery to Governor
- §.18 Gubernatorial Action on Bills; Sign, Failure to Sign, Veto; Veto Session
- §.19 Effective Date of Laws
- §.20 Suspension of Laws
- Art.IV Executive Branch
- §.1 Composition; Number of Departments; Reorganization
- §.2 Qualifications
- §.3 Election; Term
- §.4 Compensation
- §.5 Governor; Powers and Duties
- §.6 Lieutenant Governor; Powers and Duties
- §.7 Secretary of State; Powers and Duties
- §.8 Attorney General; Powers and Duties
- §.9 Treasurer; Powers and Duties
- §.10 Commissioner of Agriculture; Powers and Duties
- §.11 Commissioner of Insurance; Powers and Duties
- §.12 Commissioner of Elections; Powers and Duties
- §.13 First Assistants; Appointment
- §.14 Vacancy in Office of Governor
- §.15 Vacancy in Office of Lieutenant Governor
- §.16 Vacancies in Other Statewide Elective Offices
- §.17 Declaration of Inability by Statewide Elected Officials
- §.18 Determination of Inability of Statewide Elected Official
- §.19 Temporary Absences
- §.20 Appointment of Officials; Merger, Consolidation of Offices and Departments
- §.21 Public Service Commission
- §.22 Term Limits; Certain Boards and Commissions
- Art.V Judicial Branch
- §.1 Judicial Power
- §.2 Habeas Corpus, Needful Writs, Orders and Process; Contempt
- §.3 Supreme Court; Composition; Judgments; Terms
- §.4 Supreme Court; Districts
- §.5 Supreme Court; Jurisdiction; Rule-Making Power; Assignment of Judges
- §.6 Supreme Court; Chief Justice
- §.7 Supreme Court; Personnel
- §.8 Courts of Appeal; Circuits; Panels; Judgments; Terms
- §.9 Courts of Appeal; Circuits and Districts
- §.10 Courts of Appeal; Jurisdiction
- §.11 Courts of Appeal; Certification
- §.12 Courts of Appeal; Chief Judge
- §.13 Courts of Appeal; Personnel
- §.14 District Courts; Judicial Districts
- §.15 Courts; Retention; Jurisdiction; Judicial District Changes; Terms
- §.16 District Courts; Jurisdiction
- §.17 District Courts; Chief Judge
- §.18 Juvenile and Family Courts; Jurisdiction
- §.19 Special Juvenile Procedures
- §.20 Mayors’ Courts; Justice of the Peace Courts
- §.21 Judges; Decrease in Terms and Compensation Prohibited
- §.22 Judges; Election; Vacancy
- §.23 Judges; Retirement
- §.24 Judges; Qualifications
- §.25 Judiciary Commission
- §.26 District Attorneys
- §.27 Sheriffs
- §.28 Clerks of Court
- §.29 Coroners
- §.30 Vacancies
- §.31 Reduction of Salaries and Benefits Prohibited
- §.32 Orleans Parish Courts, Officials
- §.33 Jurors
- §.34 Grand Jury
- §.35 Remedies for Taxpayers
- Art.VI Local Government
- Part I General Provisions
- §.1 Parishes
- §.2 Municipalities
- §.3 Classification
- §.4 Existing Home Rule Charters and Plans of Government
- §.5 Home Rule Charter
- §.6 Home Rule Charter or Plan of Government; Action by Legislature Prohibited
- §.7 Powers of Other Local Governmental Subdivisions
- §.8 Home Rule Parish; Incorporation of Cities, Towns, and Villages
- §.9 Limitations of Local Governmental Subdivisions
- §.10 Codification of Ordinances
- §.11 Local Officials
- §.12 Local Officials; Compensation
- §.13 Vacancies
- §.14 Increasing Financial Burden of Political Subdivisions
- §.15 Local Governmental Subdivisions; Control Over Agencies
- §.16 Special Districts and Local Public Agencies
- §.17 Land Use; Zoning; Historic Preservation
- §.18 Industrial Areas
- §.19 Special Districts; Creation
- §.20 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- §.21 Assistance to Local Industry
- §.22 Procedure for Certain Special Elections
- §.23 Acquisition of Property
- §.24 Servitudes of Way; Acquisition by Prescription
- §.25 Courts Not Affected
- Part II Finance
- §.26 Parish Ad Valorem Tax
- §.27 Municipal Ad Valorem Tax
- §.28 Local Governmental Subdivisions; Occupational License Tax
- §.29 Local Governmental Subdivisions and School Boards; Sales Tax
- §.30 Political Subdivisions; Taxing Power
- §30.1 Bonding and Taxing Authority of Certain Political Subdivisions and Other Public Entities
- §.31 Taxes; Ratification
- §.32 Special Taxes; Authorization
- §.33 Political Subdivisions; General Obligation Bonds
- §.34 Limitations on Bonded Indebtedness
- §.35 Contesting Political Subdivision Bonds
- §.36 Local Improvement Assessments
- §.37 Revenue-Producing Property
- Part III Levee Districts and Regional Flood Protection Authorities
- Part IV Port Commissions and Districts
- Part V Definitions
- Part I General Provisions
- Art.VII Revenue and Finance
- Part I General Provisions
- §.1 Power to Tax; Public Purpose
- §.2 Power to Tax; Limitation
- §2.1 Fees and Civil Fines; Limitation
- §2.2 Power to Tax; Sales and Use Tax; Limitation
- §2.3 Power to Tax; Limitation; Sale or Transfer of Immovable Property
- §.3 Collection of Taxes
- §.4 Income Tax; Severance Tax; Political Subdivisions
- §4.1 Cigarette Tax Rates
- §.5 Motor Vehicle License Tax
- §.6 State Debt; Full Faith and Credit Obligations
- §.7 State Debt; Interim Emergency Board
- §.8 State Bond Commission
- §.9 State Funds
- §.10 Expenditure of State Funds
- §10-A Wildlife and Fisheries; Conservation Fund
- §10.1 Quality Trust Fund; Education
- §10.2 Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund
- §10.3 Budget Stabilization Fund
- §10.4
- §10.5 Mineral Revenue Audit and Settlement Fund
- §10.6 Oilfield Site Restoration Fund
- §10.7 Oil Spill Contingency Fund
- §10.8 Millennium Trust
- §10.9 Louisiana Fund
- §10.10
- §10.11 Artificial Reef Development Fund
- §10.12 Farmers and fishermen assistance programs; Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund
- §10.13 Hospital stabilization formula and assessment; Hospital Stabilization Fund
- §10.14 Louisiana Medical Assistance Trust Fund
- §10.15 Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
- §10.16 Dedications of Mineral Revenues
- §.11 Budgets
- §.12 Reports and Records
- §.13 Investment of State Funds
- §.14 Donation, Loan, or Pledge of Public Credit
- §.15 Release of Obligations to State, Parish, or Municipality
- §.16 Taxes; Prescription
- §.17 Legislation to Obtain Federal Aid
- Part II Property Taxation
- §.18 Ad Valorem Taxes
- §.19 State Property Taxation; Rate Limitation
- §.20 Homestead Exemption
- §.21 Other Property Exemptions
- §.22 No Impairment of Existing Taxes or Obligations
- §.23 Adjustment of Ad Valorem Tax Millages
- §.24 Tax Assessors
- §.25 Tax Sales
- §.25 Tax Administration
- Part III Revenue Sharing
- Part IV Transportation
- Part V Unclaimed Property
- Part I General Provisions
- Art.VIII Education
- Preamble
- §.1 Public Educational System
- §.2 State Superintendent of Education
- §.3 State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
- §.4 Approval of Private Schools
- §.5 Board of Regents
- §.6 Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System
- §.7 Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
- §7.1 Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges
- §.8 Boards; Membership; Compensation; Congressional District Member
- §.9 Parish School Boards; Parish Superintendents
- §.10 Existing Boards and Systems Recognized; Consolidation
- §.11 Appropriations; State Boards
- §.12 Appropriations; Higher Education
- §.13 Funding; Apportionment
- §.14 Tulane University
- §.15 Members of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; beginning and end of terms
- §.16 Public Hospitals
- Art.IX Natural Resources
- Art.X Public Officials and Employees
- Part I State and City Civil Service
- §.1 Civil Service Systems
- §.2 Classified and Unclassified Service
- §.3 State Civil Service Commission
- §.4 City Civil Service Commission
- §.5 Removal
- §.6 Department of Civil Service; Directors
- §.7 Appointments; Promotions
- §.8 Appeals
- §.9 Prohibitions Against Political Activities
- §.10 Rules; Investigations; Wages and Hours
- §.11 Penalties
- §.12 Appeal
- §.13 Appropriations
- §.14 Acceptance of Act; Other Cities, Parishes, City and Parish Governed Jointly
- §.15 City, Parish Civil Service System; Creation; Prohibition
- Part II Fire and Police Civil Service
- Part III Other Provisions
- §.21 Code of Ethics
- §.22 Dual Employment and Dual Officeholding
- §.23 Compensation of Elected Public Officials; Reduction
- §.24 Impeachment
- §.25 Removal by Suit; Officials Subject
- §25.1 Removal by Suit; State, District, Parochial, Ward, or Municipal Employees
- §.26 Recall
- §.27 Filling of Vacancies
- §.28 Definition of Vacancy
- §.29 Retirement and Survivor’s Benefits
- §29.1 Part-time Public Officials
- §.30 Oath of Office
- Part IV State Police Service
- Part I State and City Civil Service
- Art.XI Elections
- Art.XII General Provisions
- §.1 State Capital
- §.2 Civilian-Military Relations
- §.3 Right to Direct Participation
- §.4 Preservation of Linguistic and Cultural Origins
- §.5 Successions; Forced Heirship and Trusts
- §.6 Lotteries; Gaming, Gambling, or Wagering
- §.7 State Penal Institutions; Reimbursement of Parish Expense
- §.8 Welfare, Unemployment Compensation, and Health
- §8.1 Worker’s Compensation
- §.9 Exemptions From Seizure and Sale
- §.10 Suits Against the State
- §.11 Continuity of Government
- §.12 Corporations; Perpetual or Indefinite Duration; Dissolution; Perpetual Franchises or Privileges
- §.13 Prescription Against State
- §.14 Administrative Agency Codes
- §.15 Defense of Marriage
- §.16 Patient’s Compensation Fund
- §.17 Freedom of Worship in Churches or Other Places of Worship
- Art.XIII Constitutional Revision
- Art.XIV Transitional Provisions
- Part I
- §.1 Board of Regents
- §.2 Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
- §.3 Board of Supervisors of Southern University
- §.4 State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities
- §.5 Boards; New Appointments
- §.6 Mandatory Reorganization of State Government
- §.7 Legislative Sessions
- §.8 Civil Service Commission; State; Cities
- §.9 Civil Service Officers; Employees; State; Cities
- §.10 Offshore Mineral Revenues; Use of Funds
- §.11 Prescription; Tidelands Taxes
- §.12 Forfeitures Prior to 1880
- §.13 Effective Date of Property Tax Provisions
- Part II
- Part III
- §.21 References to 1921 Constitution
- §.22 Effect of Titles
- §.23 Continuation of Actions and Rights
- §.24 Protection of Existing Taxes
- §.25 Impairment of Debt Obligations Prohibited
- §.26 Constitution Not Retroactive
- §.27 Legislative Provisions
- §.28 Judiciary Commission
- §.29 Rpealed by Acts 1986, No. 1082, §2, approved Sept. 27, 1986, eff. Oct. 30, 1986.
- §.30 Commissioner of Elections
- §.31 Pardon Board
- §.32 Levee Districts; Compensation for Property
- §.33 Suits Against the State; Effective Date
- §.34 Exemption from Seizure and Sale
- §.35 Effective Date
- §.36 Effect of Adoption
- §.37 Severability Clause
- Part I
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
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