Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1191

            It is the intent of the legislature to allow the governing authority of the parish or the governing authorities of parishes that are located within the Louisiana Department of Health’s Region IV, upon their own initiative, to form and create a healthcare service district to support the provision of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services within the Louisiana Department of Health’s Region IV.

            Acts 2012, No. 857, §1.