Louisiana Statutes
§ 28:26 — Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions
Louisiana § 28:26
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 28Mental Health
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 28:26 (2026).
Text
§26. Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions A.
(1)No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024,
shall be constructed, located, or established within one thousand feet of a public or private
elementary or secondary school or any site on which a public or private elementary or
secondary school was formerly located.
(2)This Subsection shall not apply to a forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial
license before August 1, 2024, that seeks to renew its license.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority
from prescribing by rule or ordinance any additional requirements for facilities provided for
in Subsection A of this Section.
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Legislative History
Acts 2024, No. 588, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
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Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7§ 28:101
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Short title§ 28:142
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