Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:74

  • Attack: means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state, whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or methods. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:63

In the event of an attack:

(1)  Quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended, and

(2)  Where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action otherwise would be required, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient.  

Acts 1963, No. 113, §14.