La. Rev. Stat. § 33:156
Returns of election; recording returns; proclaiming result
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 33 — Municipalities and Parishes · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 33:156, Returns of election; recording returns; proclaiming result, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2714727
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The returns of the election shall be made to the municipal authorities of the city or town within forty eight hours after the closing of the polls at the election. Such returns shall likewise be recorded and transcribed in the public record book wherein the ordinances or official proceedings of the municipal authorities are usually recorded; and also permanently preserved among the official records of the city or town. The municipal authorities shall within ten days thereafter make public proclamation of the result of such election by publication for ten days in one or more newspapers in the city or town, or if there be none by posting as required in sheriff's and constable's sales.