Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2238.3

  • Emergency: means an unforeseen mischance bringing with it destruction or injury of life or property or the imminent threat of such destruction or injury or as the result of an order from any judicial body to take any immediate action which requires construction or repairs absent compliance with the formalities of this Part, where the mischance or court order will not admit of the delay incident to advertising as provided in this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2211

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the procurement of  used fire and emergency response vehicles acquired by any political subdivision in the state through the use of funds obtained, either by grant or by loan, through the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program authorized for administration by the state in 1982 under the provisions of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.  Any use of such monies for these purposes is expressly prohibited by law, and the acquisition of such used vehicles under these provisions shall be null, void, and of no effect.

Acts 1999, No. 296, §1, eff. June 11, 1999.