TITLE 39. PUBLIC FINANCE

SUBTITLE II. LOCAL FINANCE

CHAPTER 9. LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET ACT

39:1314      Emergencies

 Nothing shall prohibit the expenditure of funds in cases of emergency. For purposes of this Section, "an emergency" means an unforeseen event bringing with it destruction or injury of life or property or the imminent threat of such destruction or injury.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 504, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 643, § 1; Acts 1982, No. 116, § 1; Acts 1984, No. 186, § 2; Acts 1999, No. 775, § 2, eff. July 2, 1999.