A.  Should the state printer of the official journal of the state fail to comply with the provisions of the contract under the terms of which it or he was designated as state printer and the contract is cancelled for such failure or noncompliance, after two days’ notice in writing to such state printer and his failure to immediately resume his duties and obligations under such contract, the division of administration shall give notice of the letting of the contract for the unexpired portion of the two-year term thereof 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 for the unexpired term shall be let in one contract; provided that if there is no other newspaper published in the city of Baton Rouge, except one with the same principal ownership, which meets the qualifications required by La. Rev. Stat. 43:81(A), the contract for the unexpired term shall be made with a newspaper published in the city of New Orleans possessing all the other qualifications required by La. Rev. Stat. 43:81(A) except that of domicile.

B.  As soon as practicable after any such default in or cancellation of the contract of the state printer, as hereinabove described, the division of administration shall negotiate with any other qualified newspaper published in the city of Baton Rouge, other than one under the same principal ownership of the newspaper which is in default, or if there be no other such qualified newspaper published in the city of Baton Rouge then to negotiate with one published in the city of New Orleans for the publication under the best possible terms of all printing required to be published in the official journal of the state until such time as a new contract can be let for the unexpired portion of the two-year term.

C.  Should any of the matter required to be printed under La. Rev. Stat. 43:81(A) have been published in the official journal of the state prior to the state printer’s default under any contract under which it or he was designated as such state printer, the publishing of the same matter by the newspaper employed as state printer until such time as a new contract can be let for the unexpired portion of the two-year term, as provided in this Section, for the remaining number of times prescribed by law shall serve as a complete publication, without the necessity of republishing such matter for the number of times theretofore published by the state printer who has defaulted under any such contract.  Should any of the matter required to be printed under La. Rev. Stat. 43:81(A) have been published in the newspaper employed as state printer until such time as a new contract can be let for the unexpired portion of the two-year term, as provided in this Section, the publishing of the same matter by the newspaper awarded the contract for the unexpired portion of the two-year term for the remaining number of times prescribed by law shall serve as a complete publication, without the necessity of republishing such matter for the number of times theretofore published by the newspaper employed as state printer, as aforesaid.

Acts 1954, No. 127, §9; Acts 2010, No. 802, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.