Louisiana § 43:142 Qualifications of newspaper

Louisiana Statutes

§ 43:142 — Qualifications of newspaper

Louisiana § 43:142

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La. Stat. Ann. § 43:142 (2026).

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§142. Qualifications of newspaper The newspaper:

(1)Shall have been published in an office physically located in the parish in which the body is located for a period of two years preceding the selection.

(2)Shall not have missed during that period as many as three consecutive issues unless caused by fire, flood, strike, or natural disaster.

(3)Shall have maintained a general paid circulation in the parish in which the body is located for two consecutive years prior to the selection.

(4)Shall have been entered in a U.S. post office in the state of Louisiana under a periodical permit in the state for a period of two consecutive years prior to the selection. NOTE: See also R.S. 43:140(3) regarding definition of newspaper.

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§142. Qualifications of newspaper
The newspaper:
(1) Shall have been published in an office physically located in the parish in which
the body is located for a period of two years preceding the selection.
(2) Shall not have missed during that period as many as three consecutive issues
unless caused by fire, flood, strike, or natural disaster.
(3) Shall have maintained a general paid circulation in the parish in which the body
is located for two consecutive years prior to the selection.
(4) Shall have been entered in a U.S. post office in the state of Louisiana under a
periodical permit in the state for a period of two consecutive years prior to the selection.
NOTE: See also R.S. 43:140(3) regarding definition of newspaper.

Legislative History

Acts 1950, No. 289, §1; Acts 1952, No. 276, §1; Acts 1970, No. 111, §1; Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 422, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1; Acts 2014, No. 197, §1, eff. May 22, 2014; Acts 2024, No. 464, §1.