Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 13 – Vacancies
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Terms Used In Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 13
- Governing authority: means the body which exercises the legislative functions of the political subdivision. See Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 44
- Local governmental subdivision: means any parish or municipality. See Louisiana Constitution Art. 6 Sec. 44
Section 13.(A) Vacancy; Appointment. Except as otherwise provided by this constitution, a vacancy in any local office filled by election wholly within the boundaries of a local governmental subdivision or a school district shall be filled by appointment by the particular governing authority of the local governmental subdivision or school district in which the vacancy occurs, until it is filled by election as provided by law.
(B) Exception. This Section shall apply to each local governmental subdivision unless otherwise provided by its home rule charter or plan of government.