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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:24. Acts; numbering; printing; publication

RS 43:24 - Acts; numbering; printing; publication
A. The governor shall transmit each bill delivered to him by the legislature, other than vetoed bills, to the secretary of state as soon as possible after he has taken action thereon and in any event no later than twenty days after the delivery of such bills to him. Similarly, the chief clerical officer of each house shall transmit all vetoed bills to the secretary of state after the legislature has acted or determined not to act on them, or has found a veto session unnecessary. The secretary of state shall keep a register of such bills and shall endorse therein the date and time of their receipt from the governor or the legislature. The secretary of state shall assign act numbers to all bills which become law.
B. The secretary of state shall, upon request, deliver copies of the acts, in numerical order by act number, to the person, firm, or corporation to whom the contract for printing acts was awarded. The acts shall be published in numerical order by act number. The secretary of state shall endorse in the register required in Subsection A of this Section the date and time of delivery of the acts for printing.
C. The secretary of state shall take all necessary actions to cause the acts and joint resolutions of the legislature to be made accessible on the Internet website or portal of the Official Journal of the State within the time limits established by R.S. 43:81.
D.(1) Within sixty days following the final adjournment of a regular, extraordinary, or emergency session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall cause a notice to be published once in the official journal of each parish, informing the public where the full text of the acts of the legislature may be viewed. Requirements for the notice shall include:
(a) The notice shall appear in a box format with a bolded outline in a size of not less than three columns by ten and one half inches or a comparable size.
(b) Appropriately-sized headline typeface shall be used.
(c) The language of the notice shall be prepared by the secretary of state and shall include the website address for the Official Journal of the State.
(2) The cost of each notice required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be a maximum of ninety percent of the commercial display advertising rate charged by the official journal of each parish for a similar volume of business.
Amended by Acts 1975, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Jan. 24, 1975; Acts 1988, No. 843, §1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 2010, No. 802, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:25. Each house of the legislature to judge whether contract complied with

RS 43:25 - Each house of the legislature to judge whether contract complied with
Each house of the legislature shall be the judge as to whether the work done for, or materials furnished to it, comply with the terms of its contracts or purchase orders.
Acts 1983, No. 306, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:26.1. Louisiana Official Statement; State Bond Commission

RS 43:26.1 - Louisiana Official Statement; State Bond Commission
The State Bond Commission may order, contract, and pay for its own printing of the Official Statement pertaining to the issuance of state general obligation bonds after taking price quotes from at least three separate printers. Each printer shall represent that he has the capability to complete the necessary printing within the time frame stated to be necessary by the secretary of the commission. The printer agreeing to perform the necessary services in the required time for the lowest cost shall be used.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 664, §3, eff. July 20, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:27. Subletting of contract not to release general contractor from bond

RS 43:27 - Subletting of contract not to release general contractor from bond
No person, firm, or corporation who has been awarded a contract under the provisions of this Chapter or any surety thereof, shall be relieved of any obligation to the state by any subletting of a contract in whole or in part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:29. Use of state owned facilities

RS 43:29 - Use of state owned facilities
The right is reserved to use state facilities as designated by the commissioner of administration for all printing, multilith, mimeographing, and similar work for all state departments, boards, commissions, and any other state agencies to which this Chapter applies.
Acts 1988, No. 843, §1, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:31.1. Printed matter; needs assessment

RS 43:31.1 - Printed matter; needs assessment
A. Any department, agency, branch, official, employee, or other entity of state government seeking to print or have printed any public document shall perform a needs assessment to determine the need for such publication. The needs assessment shall include information relative to the content of the matter to be printed, the reason for printing, the number of copies to be printed, the distribution and mailing list for the printing, and any other particular specifications such as paper weight and color. If the printed matter is to include a picture of a public official or employee, the needs assessment shall further include a specific reason for the inclusion of the picture in the publication. The needs assessment shall be provided to and approved by the appropriate administrative head or department secretary prior to the expenditure of any funds for the printing of such document. The needs assessment shall be a public document and shall be open for public inspection and copying as provided by R.S. 44:1 et seq.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to colleges, universities, or any other higher education institutions.
Acts 1997, No. 485, §1; Acts 2010, No. 575, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:32. Distribution of printed matter

RS 43:32 - Distribution of printed matter
Except for interagency distribution and distribution otherwise required by law, no state department, agency, or other instrumentality of state government shall distribute any printed materials in excess of ten pages in length, unless the availability of such printed materials has been announced by written notice stating the title or subject matter of the printed material and that such materials shall be mailed upon receipt of a written request therefor. Such written notice may be mailed to the names on the regular mailing list and to any others deemed by the department, agency, or other instrumentality of state government to be interested parties.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the distribution of printed material by any public college or university to potential students for recruitment purposes.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 768, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:33. Printed matter; missing children information

RS 43:33 - Printed matter; missing children information
A. As a public service, each state department and agency that publishes a periodical of an informational nature that has as its intent public distribution rather than solely internal or interagency distribution is authorized to have published in each issue of such periodical the picture and name of one or more Louisiana children believed to be missing, or children from other states believed to be missing in Louisiana. The periodical also may include the toll-free telephone number provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the purpose of receiving information related to a missing child or children.
B.(1) Each state department and agency shall identify and provide to the Division of Administration a list of their periodicals that have public distribution and such other department or agency publications that have wide enough circulation to be useful for the purpose of disseminating information about such missing children.
(2) The Division of Administration and the office of state police shall develop such policies, rules, and regulations as shall be necessary to implement this Section, including, but not limited to, policies, rules, and regulations concerning the nature and number of department or agency publications that shall be used for this purpose, the number of such missing child identities that may be published in each periodical, and the provision of any other information deemed pertinent to this purpose.
(3) The Division of Administration is hereby authorized to consult and coordinate with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, any other public, quasi-public, or private organization, or agency, the purpose of which is to provide information and assistance related to missing children, and local law enforcement agencies in order to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1985, No. 892, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:33.1. Mailing lists for printed matter; requirements

RS 43:33.1 - Mailing lists for printed matter; requirements
A. Each branch, department, agency, official, employee, or other entity of state government shall maintain a separate mailing list for each publication printed by such branch, department, agency, official, employee, or entity. Each mailing list shall be purged at least once every two years, and, except for mailings required by law, shall be replaced by a list of persons actively requesting receipt of that particular publication.
B. This Section shall not apply to any printed publication for which federal funds have been provided.
Acts 1995, No. 1298, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:34. Louisiana Conservationist magazine; information on missing children; publication required

RS 43:34 - Louisiana Conservationist magazine; information on missing children; publication required
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in conjunction with the Missing and Exploited Children Information Clearinghouse* of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall publish in each issue of the Louisiana Conservationist magazine the picture, name, and description of one or more Louisiana children believed to be missing or the picture, name, and description of one or more children believed to be missing in Louisiana. In addition, the department shall also publish in the Louisiana Conservationist magazine in reasonable proximity to such names and pictures, the names of children whose pictures were published in the magazine and the dates that they were located. The toll-free telephone number provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the purpose of receiving information related to a missing child or children shall be published with the consent of the organization.
Acts 1986, No. 773, §1; Acts 2011, No. 70, §2.
NOTE: *R.S. 46:1431.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:81. Official journal of state

RS 43:81 - Official journal of state
A. The printing of advertisements, public notices, proclamations, and all public notices and advertising to be done by the legislature, or the executive or other departments and institutions of the state government, shall be published in a daily newspaper to be known and designated as the "Official Journal of the State", which newspaper shall have and possess the following qualifications:
(1) It shall possess the periodicals class mailing privilege.
(2) It shall be published in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(3) It shall have been so published for at least six days per week for a period of not less than two years prior to the time that it is awarded the contract as the Official Journal of the State, as provided herein.
(4) It shall have an audited paid daily circulation of not less than ten thousand for at least one year prior to the time it is awarded the contract.
B.(1) For the purposes of Article III, Section 19 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the Official Journal of the State shall be the Internet website or portal of the Official Journal of the State.
(2) All laws and joint resolutions shall be accessible through the Official Journal of the State as defined in this Subsection prior to the sixtieth day after final adjournment of the session in which they were enacted and shall remain accessible for at least one year. Any act that contains an effective date prior to the sixtieth day after final adjournment shall be accessible prior to the effective date contained therein, if possible, or if not possible, as soon as possible after such effective date.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Jan. 24, 1975; Acts 2010, No. 802, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:82. Contract to be let by bids; duration of contract

RS 43:82 - Contract to be let by bids; duration of contract
The contract for printing by the "State Printer of the Official Journal of the State" shall be let to the lowest bidder possessing the qualifications enumerated in R.S. 43:81(A), and shall run for a period of two years beginning July first and ending June thirtieth.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §2; Acts 2010, No. 802, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:83. Invitation for bids

RS 43:83 - Invitation for bids
The Division of Administration, Office of the Governor, shall give notice of the letting of the contract by having an invitation for bids inserted in three or more of the leading newspapers published in the state, for three weeks prior thereto, and all printing as provided for in this Chapter shall be let in one contract.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:84. Form of bids; bond

RS 43:84 - Form of bids; bond
All bids received by the Division of Administration, Office of the Governor, shall be by sealed proposals addressed to the Division of Administration, and each bid must be marked "Bid for Printing Advertisements, Public Notices, Proclamations, etc., in the Official Journal of the State", and must be accompanied by a bond (which shall serve as both a bid and performance bond) in favor of the Governor of the state of Louisiana, with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the Division of Administration in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties devolving upon the contractor by law and payment of all damages which may result from neglect or delay. There shall be implied in every bid and contract the promise and obligation to comply with all requirements of law. The Division of Administration shall have the right to reject any and all bids. No member or officer of any of the departments of the government of this state shall be in any way directly or indirectly interested in any such contract.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:85. Information in bids; price

RS 43:85 - Information in bids; price
All bids for printing as provided for under the provisions of this Chapter shall contain the price per agate line, and shall name a daily newspaper possessing the qualifications enumerated in R.S. 43:81, as the medium of publication, but no bid shall be accepted and no contract shall be let which allows a price per agate line in excess of the maximum price per agate line permitted to be paid for advertisements in judicial proceedings or any other legal proceedings in the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §5. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:86. State printer of the official journal of state

RS 43:86 - State printer of the official journal of state
The contractor who obtains the contract for the printing provided for under the provisions of this Chapter shall be designated as the "State Printer of the Official Journal of the State", and the newspaper so designated to print said advertising shall be known as the "Official Journal of the State".
Acts 1954, No. 127, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:88. Nonperformance of contract by printer; forfeiture of bond

RS 43:88 - Nonperformance of contract by printer; forfeiture of bond
Should the successful bidder refuse or fail to enter into an agreement with the State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, to serve as state printer of the official journal of the state after having been notified that its or his bid had been accepted, or should the state printer of the official journal of the state, after having entered into such an agreement with the state of Louisiana, Division of Administration, fail to faithfully perform all of the duties devolving upon said state printer by law or to comply with the terms of the agreement so entered into, such failure or noncompliance shall, after twenty days' notice in writing sent to it or him by registered mail, be construed as a breach of the obligations of said state printer of the official journal of the state, and the proceeds of the bond executed by it or him as provided in this Chapter shall, in addition to any or all other damages suffered by the State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, by virtue of any breach of the terms of the agreement, be due and payable to the State of Louisiana, Division of Administration, as and for liquidated damages, and shall be collectible without any further demand or putting in default, provided, however, that the said state printer of the official journal of the state shall not be deemed to be in default in the event that such failure to comply with its or his obligation shall be caused by contingencies, happenings or causes beyond its or his control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, force majeure, fire, flood, war, acts of government, accidents, inability to obtain material or equipment, or any other acts or events the cause of which is not attributable to the state printer of the official journal of the state.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:90. Supervision of contracts by division of administration

RS 43:90 - Supervision of contracts by division of administration
All matters and things in connection with the receiving of bids, letting or awarding of the contract under the provisions of this Chapter, shall be under the direction and supervision of the Division of Administration, Office of the Governor of the State.
Acts 1954, No. 127, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:111.1. Advertisements paid for with public funds, restrictions

RS 43:111.1 - Advertisements paid for with public funds, restrictions
No public funds shall be used in whole or in part for the payment of the cost of any advertisement containing therein the name of any public official whether elected or appointed; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall in no case be construed to apply to advertisements or notices required or authorized by law to be published or to any advertisements placed by any public agency or body authorized by law to advertise in the furtherance of its functions and duties.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 613, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:112. Penalties

RS 43:112 - Penalties
Any officer of the state, or any member or officer of any state department, board, or commission, who violates R.S. 43:111, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not less than three months, nor more than six months, or both.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:140. Definitions

RS 43:140 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
(1) "Bona fide paying subscribers" shall mean persons who have subscribed at a subscription rate which is not nominal, whether by mail subscriptions, purchases through dealers and carriers, street vendors and counter sellers, or any combination thereof, but shall not include free circulation, sales at token or nominal subscription price, and sales in bulk for purposes other than for resale for individual subscribers.
(2) "General paid circulation" shall not include publications when one-half or more of all copies circulated are provided free of charge to the ultimate recipients, or are paid for at nominal rates by the ultimate recipients.
(3) "Newspaper" shall mean a publication that complies with the requirement of R.S. 43:141.1(A) and during each year of the five-year period prior to the first publication of any legal or official notice therein:
(a) Has been published at regular intervals of not less than weekly.
(b) Has been originated and published for the dissemination of current news and intelligence of varied, broad, and general public interest, including regular news coverage of local public meetings and events, and is not devoted to the interests of, or published for the entertainment or instruction of, or has a circulation restricted to, any particular sect, denomination, labor or fraternal organization, or other special group or class of citizens.
(c) Has not been published primarily for advertising purposes and has not contained more than seventy-five percent advertising in more than one-half of its issues, excluding separate advertising supplements inserted into but separately identifiable from any regular issue or issues.
(d) Has maintained a general paid circulation to bona fide paying subscribers within the area the publication is required.
(4) "Nominal rate(s)" shall mean a price which is so small or slight that it is not considered real or substantial in comparison with what might reasonably be expected.
(5) "Office" shall mean the newspaper's principal public business office and need not be the place at which the newspaper's printing presses are physically located. A newspaper shall have only one principal public business office; however, any newspaper with a principal business office in a parish adjoining Jefferson Parish which within one year prior to June 1, 1986, has actually published official proceedings of any municipal corporation, parish council, police jury, or school board in Jefferson Parish shall be deemed to be published in an office physically located in both the parish where the newspaper maintains its principal business office and Jefferson Parish.
Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1; Acts 2023, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:141. Official journal to be selected by police juries, city and parish councils, municipal corporations, and school boards

RS 43:141 - Official journal to be selected by police juries, city and parish councils, municipal corporations, and school boards
A. The police juries, city and parish councils, municipal corporations, and school boards in all the parishes, the parish of Orleans excepted, at their first meeting in June of each year, shall select a newspaper as official journal for their respective parishes, towns, or cities for a term of one year.
B. In any parish which is divided by the Mississippi River and has a population of not less than one hundred thousand the governing body shall have the authority to select two official journals for their respective parishes, one of which shall be located on one bank of the river and the other which shall be located on the opposite bank thereof and no act heretofore performed shall be considered invalid because of any such parish having heretofore designated two such official journals.
Amended by Acts 1958, No. 515, §1; Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:141.1. Requirement for website

RS 43:141.1 - Requirement for website
A. Every official journal selected pursuant to this Part shall have a website and shall post all official proceedings and public notices that it publishes on that website and on a collective website in which a majority of the state's official journals participate.
B. Parish and municipal governing authorities and school boards may publish on their respective websites a copy of the official proceedings and public notices that they are required to publish in their official journals.
Acts 2023, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:142. Qualifications of newspaper

RS 43:142 - Qualifications of newspaper
A. 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 five 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 five consecutive years prior to the selection.
(4) Shall have been entered in a U.S. post office in that parish under a periodical permit in that parish for a period of five consecutive years prior to the selection.
B. The provisions of this Section relating to the five-year requirement shall not contravene any contract existing between any governing body and a newspaper on and prior to May 11, 1970; nor shall the five-year requirement herein be applied in assessing the qualifications of a newspaper which was in existence on May 11, 1970; nor shall any provision of this Chapter prohibit a publication from becoming an official journal in Jefferson Parish if the publication is qualified to publish judicial advertisements and legal notices in Jefferson or Orleans Parish or has actually published official proceedings within one year prior to June 1, 1986, of any municipal corporation, parish council, police jury, or school board within Jefferson Parish.
Amended by 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.
NOTE: See also R.S. 43:140(3) regarding definition of newspaper.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:143. Newspaper selected to be known as official journal; duties

RS 43:143 - Newspaper selected to be known as official journal; duties
The newspaper selected shall be known as the official journal of the parish, town, city or school board, and it shall publish all minutes, ordinances, resolutions, budgets and other official proceedings of the police jury, town or city councils, or the school board.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:143.1. Publications; errors and omissions; billing; retention period

RS 43:143.1 - Publications; errors and omissions; billing; retention period
A. Except where constitutionally infirm, any fault in the publication of any official proceeding or public notice to be published in the official journal that is not due to the negligence of the public body shall not affect the validity of the publication of the proceeding or notice.
B.(1) An official journal that publishes official proceedings and public notices shall, within thirty days after such a publication, submit a bill for the publication with a copy of the original published proceeding or notice and a verified statement that does both of the following:
(a) States the rate charged to the political subdivision for the publication.
(b) Certifies the number and dates of publication.
(2) No compensation for such publishing is payable unless the bill is accompanied by the verified statement required in this Subsection.
C.(1) Official proceedings and public notices shall be retained by the Louisiana Public Notice program promulgated by the Louisiana Press Association for a minimum period of three years.
(2) Official proceedings and public notices shall be retained by the political subdivision in accordance with R.S. 44:36.
Acts 2023, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:144. Penalty for failure to have proceedings published

RS 43:144 - Penalty for failure to have proceedings published
The official of any municipal corporation, police jury, or school board by law responsible for the preparing and recording of the official proceedings who, within twenty days from the date of any meeting at which the official proceedings were had, wilfully neglects or fails to furnish the official journal with a copy of the minutes, ordinances, resolutions, budgets, and proceedings for publication, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.
Acts 2010, No. 251, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:145. Municipalities to select newspaper located within their boundaries

RS 43:145 - Municipalities to select newspaper located within their boundaries
Municipal corporations shall select an official journal published in an office physically located within their municipal boundaries if a newspaper as defined in R.S. 43:140(3) is published therein. If no qualified newspaper is published within the municipal boundaries, a newspaper published in the parish of the municipal corporation which meets the requirements of a newspaper as defined in R.S. 43:140(3) shall be selected.
Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:146. Designation of other newspaper when no newspaper published in the parish

RS 43:146 - Designation of other newspaper when no newspaper published in the parish
Where there is no newspaper published in an office physically located within the parish which meets the requirements of R.S. 43:140(3), a newspaper in an adjoining parish may be designated as the official journal.
Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:147. Compensation for printing

RS 43:147 - Compensation for printing
A. The parish and municipal governing authorities and school boards of this state may have their official proceedings and public notices published by contract, compensation for which shall not exceed the amounts provided by this Section unless agreed by both parties in writing. Payment may be made monthly or quarterly at the option of the governing authority or school board.
B. When publication is not done by contract, the cost of advertisement in all parishes which do not contain a city of over one hundred thousand population shall not exceed the rate of six dollars per square of one hundred words or a fraction thereof. When the insertion contains material to be set in tabular form, the tabulated matter shall be computed on the basis of the number of words of straight matter which would occupy identical space.
C. The agate line shall be the unit of basis of measurement and charges for all official proceedings published in parishes containing a city of more than one hundred thousand, but less than three hundred thousand population. When the publication of the proceedings is not done by contract providing for a lesser amount, the printing shall be let at not over thirty-three cents per agate line of space occupied by each insertion.
D. The agate line shall be the unit or basis of measurement and charge for all official proceedings published in parishes containing a city of more than three hundred thousand population. When the publication of the proceedings is not done by contract providing for a lesser amount, the printing shall be let at not over thirty-seven cents per agate line of space occupied by each insertion.
NOTE: §147 as repealed by Acts 2023, No. 178, eff. July 1, 2027.
RS 43:147 - Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 178, §2, eff. July 1, 2027.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 138, §1; Acts 1972, No. 89, §1; Acts 1976, No. 485, §1; Acts 1980, No. 317, §1, eff. June 1, 1981; Acts 1999, No. 501, §2, eff. June 28, 1999; Acts 2023, No. 178, §1; Acts 2023, No. 178, §2, eff. July 1, 2027.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:147.1. Compensation for printing; per character

RS 43:147.1 - Compensation for printing; per character
A. The parish and municipal governing authorities and school boards of this state may have their official proceedings and public notices published by contract, compensation for which shall not exceed the amounts provided by this Section unless agreed to by both parties in writing. Payment may be made monthly or quarterly at the option of the governing authority or school board.
B.(1) In all parishes that do not contain a city with a population of more than one hundred thousand, the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices shall not exceed the rate of one and one-half cents per character. When the insertion contains material to be set in tabular form or is submitted prebuilt, the rate will be computed at two dollars seventy-six cents per square inch based on six-point type and six-point font. If the notice is set in larger type or font, the rate shall be prorated. Regardless of the size of type the notice is set in, the rates specified in this Paragraph are based on a printable space of one-inch-high and one-inch-wide column. If the page width is either wider or narrower for a single column, the rate per column shall be prorated.
(2) In all parishes that contain a city with a population of more than one hundred thousand, the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices shall not exceed the rate of two cents per character. When the insertion contains material to be set in tabular form or is submitted prebuilt, the rate will be computed at three dollars ninety-six cents per square inch based on six-point type and six-point font. If the notice is set in larger type or font, the rate shall be prorated. Regardless of the size of type the notice is set in, the rates specified in this Paragraph are based on a printable space of one-inch-high and one-inch-wide column. If the page width is either wider or narrower for a single column, the rate per column shall be prorated.
(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "character" means an alphanumeric character and any punctuation or other character, all of which have been requested by the public body, and shall not include letting, kerning, or spacing unless additional letting, kerning, or spacing is ordered by the public body at a cost agreed to in writing.
C. The charge for publication of official proceedings and public notices on the website of either the official journal or a public notice website in which official journals participate shall be subsumed within the applicable publication rate.
Acts 2023, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:147.2. Compensation for printing; January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026

RS 43:147.2 - Compensation for printing; January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 43:147.1, from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026, any qualified newspaper may submit a bid using the provisions of R.S. 43:147 or the provisions of R.S. 43:147.1, or both, at the newspaper's option, and the bid may be accepted by the governing authority.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, beginning January 1, 2027, qualified newspapers shall submit to parish and municipal governing authorities and school boards, upon the request of any such body, bids for official proceeding and public notice by online publication pursuant to R.S. 43:147.1, unless the governing body requests otherwise.
C. Any online publication pursuant to this Section shall include, at no additional charge unless agreed by the parties, a printed advertisement that describes the subject matter of the publication by the parish or municipal governing authority or school board and directs readers to the location of the full online publication on the website of the official journal or on a public notice internet website in which a majority of the state's official journals participate.
NOTE: §147.2 as repealed by Acts 2023, No. 178, eff. July 1, 2027.
RS 43:147.2 - Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 178, §2, eff. July 1, 2027.
Acts 2023, No. 178, §1; Acts 2023, No. 178, §2, eff. July 1, 2027.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:150. Official journal; notification of secretary of state

RS 43:150 - Official journal; notification of secretary of state
Prior to January 1, 1985, and at least thirty days after effecting any change in its official journal, each parish, municipality, and school board shall file with the secretary of state the name and address of its official journal, the effective date of the selection, and the period for which the selection is effective. For purposes of meeting the requirements of Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the official journal on file with the secretary of state shall be the official journal of the parish, municipality, or school board.
Acts 1984, No. 427, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:171. Selection of newspaper

RS 43:171 - Selection of newspaper
A.(1) Levee, drainage, subdrainage, road, subroad, navigation, and sewerage districts, or other political subdivisions of the state and parishes, shall have the proceedings of their board and such financial statements required by and furnished to the legislative auditor published in a newspaper. The newspaper shall be selected at their first meeting in June of each year for a term of one year.
(2) The newspaper:
(a) Shall have been published in an office physically located in the political subdivision for at least five years prior to its selection.
(b) Shall not have missed during that period as many as three consecutive issues unless caused by fire, flood, strike, or natural disaster.
(c) Shall have maintained a general paid circulation in the district or political subdivision for five consecutive years prior to the selection.
(d) Shall have been entered in a U.S. post office in that district or political subdivision under a periodical permit in that district or political subdivision for a period of five consecutive years prior to selection.
(3) If there is no newspaper published in the district or political subdivision, a newspaper published in the parish in which the board is domiciled for five consecutive years prior to selection shall be selected provided that it meets the other qualifications contained in this Section.
B. The provisions of this Section relating to the five-year requirement shall not contravene any contract existing between any governing body and a newspaper on and prior to May 11, 1970; nor shall the five-year requirement herein be applied in assessing the qualifications of a newspaper which was in existence on May 11, 1970; nor shall any provision of this Chapter prohibit a publication from becoming an official journal in Jefferson or Orleans Parish if the publication is qualified to publish judicial advertisements and legal notices in Jefferson or Orleans Parish or has actually published official proceedings within one year prior to June 1, 1986, of any municipal corporation, parish council, police jury, or school board within Jefferson or Orleans Parish.
C. If no newspaper is published in an office physically located in the district, political subdivision, or the parish of the domicile of the board which meets the requirements of this Chapter, a newspaper published in an office physically located in an adjoining parish may be selected, which has a general paid circulation within the limits of the district or political subdivision and which meets the requirements of a newspaper as defined in R.S. 43:140(3).
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:174. Notification of secretary of state

RS 43:174 - Notification of secretary of state
Prior to January 1, 1985, and at least thirty days after effecting any change in the official journal, the governing authority of each political subdivision subject to the provisions of this Part shall file with the secretary of state the name and address of its official journal, the effective date of the selection, and the period for which the selection is effective. For purposes of meeting the requirements of Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the official journal on file with the secretary of state shall be the official journal of the political subdivision. If any political subdivision subject to the provisions of this Part fails to file with the secretary of state the information required by this Section, the official journal of the parish or parishes in which the political subdivision is situated shall be the official journal for purposes of meeting the requirements of Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 1984, No. 427, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:181. Auxiliary official journals of political subdivisions

RS 43:181 - Auxiliary official journals of political subdivisions
A.(1) The governing authority of political subdivisions or the official charged with the selection may annually select an auxiliary official journal for a term not exceeding one year. An auxiliary official journal shall be a newspaper which has been published in an office physically located in the parish in which the body is located for a period of five years preceding the selection.
(2) The newspaper:
(a) Shall not have missed during that period as many as three consecutive issues unless caused by fire, flood, strike, or natural disaster;
(b) Shall have maintained a general paid circulation in the parish in which the body is located for five years prior to the selection; and
(c) Shall have been entered in a U.S. post office in that parish under a periodical permit in that parish for a period of five consecutive years prior to the selection.
(3) Selection of an auxiliary official journal shall be confined to those cities in excess of one hundred thousand population.
(4) The provisions of this Section relating to the five year requirement shall not contravene any contract existing between any governing body and a newspaper on and prior to May 11, 1970; nor shall the five year requirement herein be applied in assessing the qualifications of a newspaper which was in existence on May 11, 1970.
B. In each instance where the governing authority of a political subdivision is required by law to publish more than one notice, advertisement, legal notice, judicial advertisement, or other publication in an official journal or otherwise, the governing authority of the political subdivision or the official charged with the selection may elect to publish one of the required publications in an auxiliary official journal at a rate not exceeding the rate to publish the same in the official journal; and, the said publication shall constitute publication in an official journal for the purposes of any law.
C. In addition to publishing the publications required by law, the governing authority of a political subdivision or the official charged with the selection may elect to publish the required publication for any public purpose in an auxiliary official journal not in excess of the number of times required for the official publication and at a rate not exceeding the rate for publication of the same in the official journal, and said additional publications made pursuant to this Subsection shall not constitute official publications.
D. Political subdivisions may appropriate and spend funds pursuant to the authority granted in this Section.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 413, §1. Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 422, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:201.1. Judicial advertisements and legal notices; alternative method of publication

RS 43:201.1 - Judicial advertisements and legal notices; alternative method of publication
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when advertisements are required to be made in relation to judicial proceedings, in the sale of property under judicial process, or in any other legal proceedings of whatever kind in a parish which contains a municipality with a population of three hundred thousand or more as determined by the latest federal decennial census, such advertisements and legal notices shall be published in a newspaper or other publication which (i) is domiciled in such parish, (ii) is published in the English language at least weekly, (iii) meets the requirements of R.S. 43:200(3)(a), (b), and (c), and (iv) has maintained a total circulation of at least thirty thousand for at least five consecutive years prior to it being selected. The newspaper or other publication shall be selected in June of each year, for a term of one year, by the sheriff, constable, clerk, or other officer, as the case may be, who is charged with the conduct of such sales requiring the advertisement.
B. The total circulation of a newspaper or other publication selected to publish judicial advertisements under this Section shall be proved not less than annually by an experienced publication auditing firm prior to the selection of the newspaper or other publication. The audit shall reflect the total circulation of the newspaper or other publication, and a copy of the most recent audit shall be submitted as an attachment to any proposal by a qualifying newspaper or other publication to publish judicial advertisements and legal notices.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when additional judicial advertisements are required to be inserted in an auxiliary journal in a parish with a population of three hundred thousand or more as determined by the latest federal decennial census, such auxiliary journal must have been published for at least seventy-five years prior to the insertion of the advertisement or publication, have been previously selected for no less than five years as an auxiliary journal for such parish, and not be eligible to be selected, pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, by the sheriff, constable, clerk, or other officer, as the case may be, of such parish to publish advertisements in relation to judicial proceedings, in the sale of property under judicial process, or in any other legal proceedings of whatever kind.
D. The provisions of this Section shall supersede and control to the extent of conflict with any other provisions of law.
Acts 2012, No. 825, §2, eff. June 14, 2012.