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LA Rev Stat § 44:363 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§363. Procedure for purchase or expropriation by parish

RS 363 - Procedure for purchase or expropriation by parish Before any contract of purchase or expropriation of abstractor's records becomes perfect the parish governing authority shall ascertain whether the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs fulfil the requirements of this Chapter and if the parish governing authority so finds it must take the further steps outlined as follows: (1) The parish governing authority shall pass a resolution declaring that the abstractor's records fulfil the requirements of this Chapter and a certified copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the District Attorney. (2) The district attorney, shall, without unreasonable delay, file in the district court, a petition, the purpose of which shall be to further ascertain whether the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs fulfil the requirements of this Chapter, and there shall be named in the petition, in general terms as defendants, all parties claiming any right to or upon immovable property in the parish, or having an interest in the restoration of the public records and archives of the parish.  (3) The defendants shall be ruled to show cause, within a time to be fixed by the district court, why the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs do not fulfil the requirements of this Chapter and should not be used in the restoration of the records and archives and the police jury not authorized to perfect its proposed contract by purchase or expropriation.  (4) The order or rule, together with a certified copy of the petition and a copy of the resolution shall be published in the official journal of the parish and also in one or more newspapers printed and published in the parish, for at least once in each calendar week for four weeks.  (5) Upon the day fixed for the hearing, or upon the day to which it may be continued, the court shall hear evidence in support of any objection to the granting of the prayer of the petition, and, at the conclusion of the evidence and the hearing, if the court should find that the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs fulfil the requirements of this Chapter it shall so affirmatively declare, whereupon the police jury may proceed with the contract.  (6) A suspensive appeal shall, within thirty days from the date of the judgment, lie from the judgment if anyone at interest so moves, the appeal to be without bond and without a deposit for costs.
LA Rev Stat § 44:364 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§364. Recordation of evidence adduced at trial

RS 364 - Recordation of evidence adduced at trial The evidence adduced upon the trial referred to in R.S. 44:363 shall be reduced to writing and shall be recorded, together with the pleadings and judgment of the court, in the judicial records and in the conveyance records of the parish.
LA Rev Stat § 44:365 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§365. Binding and certification

RS 365 - Binding and certification Whether the original of the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs be purchased, or the right to make or cause to be made a certified copy of them be acquired, true copies of the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs, after the judgment of court, shall be made at the expense of the parish into well-bound books and the correctness of the copy shall be shown by certificate at the end of each book.  Recordation shall be as follows: those taken from the conveyance records shall be inscribed into books styled "Conveyance Books"; those from the mortgage records into books styled "Mortgage Books"; those from sheriff's deeds into books styled "Sheriff's Deeds"; those from tutorships and successions into books styled "Probate Records"; those from judicial records, into books bearing that name, and likewise throughout, provided that all plats may be recorded in books bearing that name, and the books shall serve as such, and the recordation of each abstract, photograph and rectigraph shall be as of date shown in the same as the date of the recordation of the original.
LA Rev Stat § 44:366 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§366. Compensation for district attorney

RS 366 - Compensation for district attorney The district attorney shall be paid for services rendered under the provisions of this Part. The compensation, or fee, shall be fixed by the court and payment shall be made by the parish governing authority.
LA Rev Stat § 44:367 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§367. Certified copies of re-established archives prima facie evidence

RS 367 - Certified copies of re-established archives prima facie evidence Certified copies from re-established archives shall be received as prima facie proof of all that they recite, that properly belongs to the originals of such instruments, and also of the date of filing and recordation of the original instruments, under the same rules as the recorded copies of the same would have been received had they not been destroyed.
LA Rev Stat § 44:368 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§368. Presumption of correctness; use of parol evidence

RS 368 - Presumption of correctness; use of parol evidence A. Whenever an instrument re-established under the provisions of this Sub-part is declared on in any real action and reliance is made thereon in the pleadings, its presumption of correctness shall not be overthrown by parol evidence nor shall parol evidence be received against the presumption unless: (1) The defendant, intervenor, third opponent or other party interested attacks its correctness in his pleadings and with notice sufficient to put the opposite party reasonably on guard.  (2) Makes oath, in person or by his attorney or legal representative, that he believes that the re-established record is incorrect, in part or in whole, (indicating the part alleged to be incorrect) and that if permitted to offer parol testimony he verily believes and has reasonable cause to believe that he can establish it by a clear preponderance of evidence.  B. Notice of intention to deny the correctness of the re-established records, in order to be effective, must be given within a reasonable time before the date fixed for trial, and shall be given in writing and filed in open court, if court be in session, otherwise in the clerk's office.  C. It shall, however, always be competent to show by parol evidence in support of or against the re-established records and archives the physical facts as the real, open and actual and corporeal possession of the property as owner, or otherwise, by any person under any asserted claim from the time of the entry of the land from the United States or from the State, even though it is not of sufficient duration to establish a prescription, and in all attacks upon such re-established records, properly asserted, due weight shall be given to other copies, exemplifications and abstracts made prior to the destruction of such records by honest and competent abstractors in the ordinary course of business.
LA Rev Stat § 44:369 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§369. Judicial notice

RS 369 - Judicial notice  Whenever records and archives have been re-established in the manner provided in this Subpart, and the evidence adduced upon the trial of the proceedings had in the matter or reviving the records and archives has been reduced to writing and, together with the pleadings and judgment of the court, recorded in the judicial records and in the conveyance records, the evidence and judgment shall thereafter be judicially recognized by all courts in which a transcript thereof may be filed, and shall serve to establish, prima facie, the correctness of the abstracts, photographs and rectigraphs.
LA Rev Stat § 44:370 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§370. Restricted application

RS 370 - Restricted application  Nothing in the provisions of this Sub-part shall be construed as giving or affording evidence superior to titles, instruments, or other documents restored or revived, after issue joined, under and by virtue of the provisions of Subpart A of this Part.   The effect hereof shall be restricted to titles, instruments, or other documents re-established or restored under and pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 44:361 through R.S. 44:366.
LA Rev Stat § 44:401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§401. Division of archives, records management, and history

RS 401 - Division of archives, records management, and history The division of archives, records management, and history is hereby created and established as a division of the Department of State, to perform all duties, functions, and responsibilities and to exercise all authority or authorities heretofore assigned to the State Archives and Records Service by providing for a statewide system of managing and preserving government records which will meet informational requirements and serve the rights and interests of government and its citizens, and specifically to: (1) Provide that these records are created and managed efficiently, economically, and in a manner to insure their integrity and availability.  (2) Preserve for use, by the government and citizens, those records which, because of their intrinsic, historical, or evidentiary values become a part of the legacy government leaves for the state.  Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:403 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§403. Counsel

RS 403 - Counsel Legal services for the division shall be provided by the secretary or the attorney general and the various district attorneys in their various districts.  Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§404. State archivist

RS 404 - State archivist The secretary will appoint a professionally qualified state archivist and director of the division of archives, records management, and history who shall have administrative responsibility for the division and shall serve as the archivist of the state of Louisiana. All administrative duties and functions of this Chapter shall be exercised by the state archivist acting under the direction and supervision of the secretary.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §4; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§405. Powers and duties

RS 405 - Powers and duties A. The secretary shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and pursuant thereto may promulgate, or authorize the state archivist to promulgate, policies not inconsistent with law and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, establishing: (1) Procedures for the compiling and submitting to the division heretofore created, of lists and schedules of records proposed for disposal. (2) Procedures for the disposal of records authorized for disposal, whether in agency custody or in the possession of the division.  (3) Procedures for the reproduction of public records by photographic, microphotographic, or other appropriate process when necessary to assure the preservation thereof.  (4) Procedures for preservation, repair, treatment, and restoration of old, discolored, worn, fragile, faded, or torn documents, or records which are declared by the state archivist to have historical or archival value, whether stored in the state archives, the records center, or held in the custody of the repository agency.  B. It is intended that such policies, rules, and regulations be formulated after surveying and evaluating the circumstances of and receiving advice from the various state agencies and the governing authorities of the various subdivisions of the state. Such policies, rules, and regulations thereafter shall be binding upon all the agencies of the state and its subdivisions. The secretary shall employ such personnel, purchase such equipment, and provide such facilities as may be required in the execution of the powers and duties imposed upon the secretary. The secretary shall perform any acts deemed necessary, legal and proper to carry out the duties and responsibilities imposed upon him pursuant to the authority granted herein.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §5; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§406. Collection of records

RS 406 - Collection of records The state archivist shall collect court records, official documents, reports, newspapers, church records, private papers, and other historical materials and data pertaining to the colonial, territorial, and statehood periods from the earliest times to the present, to have said documents, records, and material properly repaired, filed, indexed, and preserved, whether physically or by micrographic or other appropriate process or both, and, when deemed desirable, edited and published to encourage historical investigation and research in the history of the state. When original documents or records are to be maintained in the possession of a custodial agency, the division may provide for the making of a microphotographic security copy or other appropriate facsimile for deposit with the state archives.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §6; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:407 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§407. Records management; reports

RS 407 - Records management; reports The state archivist is authorized to make continuing surveys of government records and records management and disposal practices and obtain reports thereon from the state and local governmental agencies; to promulgate, on the basis of information obtained from those surveys and reports, such policies, rules, and regulations as are necessary to produce improved records management practices and controls in the various state and local agencies, including the central storage or disposition of records not needed by such agencies for their current use; and to report to the legislature and to the governor from time to time on such activities. Such reports shall be issued at the discretion of the state archivist or as prescribed by the governor or the legislature.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §7; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§408. Archives and records center building; duty custody and control

RS 408 - Archives and records center building; duty custody and control A. The secretary shall have custody and control of the Louisiana State Archives and its contents to house and facilitate operations of the various archives and records management programs, including the records center establishment, and through the Louisiana State Building Authority or its successors shall have authority to design, build, purchase, lease, maintain, operate, protect, and improve buildings or facilities used for the storage of inactive records of state and local agencies of Louisiana.  B. The records center or centers shall accept all records transferred to it or them through the operation of retention schedules approved by the state archivist, provide secure storage and reference service for the same, and submit written notice to inform the applicable agency of intended destruction or disposal of records in accordance with approved retention schedules.  C. Confidential or restricted records shall remain confidential or restricted and, whenever usage of records in the custody of the division is restricted by or pursuant to law or for reasons of security and the public interest, such records shall be inspected, surveyed, or otherwise used only in accordance with law and the policies and regulations imposed by the secretary acting through the state archivist.  D. Records listed for disposal shall either be destroyed in any manner approved by the environmental authority or transferred in accordance with established policies to the most appropriate repository.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §8; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§409. Appointment of advisory groups

RS 409 - Appointment of advisory groups The secretary may from time to time appoint advisory groups to more effectively obtain the best professional thinking of groups including but not limited to the bar, historians, political scientists, accountants, genealogists, patriotic groups, associations of public officials, et cetera, concerning the steps to be taken with regard to any particular group or type of records. Advisory group members shall receive no salary.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §9; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§410. Records management programs; policies and principles

RS 410 - Records management programs; policies and principles A. The secretary, acting through the state archivist, shall, with due regard to the program activities of the state and local agencies concerned, prescribe policies and principles to be followed by state and local governmental agencies in the conduct of their records management programs and make provision for the economical and efficient management of records by state and local governmental agencies; by analyzing, developing, prescribing, and coordinating the implementation of standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, to insure the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and to facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value; and by effecting the efficient and economical utilization of space, equipment, and supplies needed for the purpose of creating, maintaining, storing, and servicing records.  B. The division also shall formulate and execute a program to inventory, schedule, and microfilm official parish, municipal, and other local records which are determined by the state archivist to have permanent value, to provide safe storage for microfilm copies of such records, and to give advice and assistance to local officials in their programs for creating, preserving, filing, and making available public records in their custody. The division may assist any state, parish, municipal, or other local agency to implement a records program by providing records analysts and consultants in records management, conducting surveys in order to recommend more efficient records management practices, and providing training for records management personnel.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §10; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 44:411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§411. Retention of records; actions for recovery of records

RS 411 - Retention of records; actions for recovery of records  A. The secretary, acting through the state archivist, shall establish standards for the retention of records of continuing value, and monitor state and local agencies in the application of such standards to all records in their custody. To facilitate this application:  (1) The head of each agency shall submit to the state archivist, in accordance with the policies, rules, and regulations prescribed by the secretary and the implementational standards and procedures established by the state archivist, schedules proposing the length of time each state record series warrants retention for administrative, legal, or fiscal purposes after it has been created or received by the agency.  (2) The head of each agency shall also submit to the state archivist lists of state records in the custody of that agency which are no longer required for the transaction of current business and which lack sufficient administrative, legal, or fiscal value to warrant further retention and request that the state archivist authorize appropriate disposal.  (3) Upon termination of employment with the state, unless otherwise directed by law, each agency head prior to transfer of his records to a successor, shall notify the state archivist to arrange for an appraisal to determine which record or records series should be retained in the agency office and which should be transferred to the custody of the division for permanent retention.  (4) The records of any state agency, upon termination of its existence or functions, shall automatically be transferred into the custody of the division, unless otherwise directed by law.  B. The secretary, acting through the state archivist, shall also notify the head of any such agency of any actual, impending, or threatening unlawful removal, defacing, alteration, or destruction of records in the custody of such agency that shall come to his attention, and initiate action through the attorney general for the recovery of such records as shall have been unlawfully removed and for such other redress as may be provided by law. In any case in which records or other materials of actual or potential archival significance are determined by the state archivist to be in jeopardy of destruction or deterioration, and such material is not essential to the conduct of daily business in the agency of origin, the secretary shall have authority to require and schedule transfer of said records to the physical and legal custody of the division and the state archivist.  C. To ensure that the above enumerated reports and notifications are submitted and implemented, the chief executive officer of each state agency shall designate annually a records officer to act as liaison between the division and the agency on all matters relating to records management.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §11; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985; Acts 2021, No. 213, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 44:412 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§412. Agency head to maintain active records management programs; use of records center by state and subdivisions

RS 412 - Agency head to maintain active records management programs; use of records center by state and subdivisions A. The head of each agency of the state and its subdivisions shall establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency. Such program shall provide for: effective controls over the creation, maintenance, and use of records in the conduct of current business; cooperation with the division in applying standards, procedures, and techniques designed to improve the management of records, promote the maintenance and security of records deemed appropriate for preservation, and facilitate the segregation and disposal of records of temporary value; and compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the rules, and regulations of the division.  B. Whenever the head of an agency of the state or its subdivisions is notified of the substantial economics or increased operating efficiency that can be effected thereby, he shall provide for the storage, processing, and servicing of records that are appropriate therefor in the records center maintained and operated by the division or, when approved by the director in such location maintained and operated by the head of such agency.  Acts 1956, No. 337, §12; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.