Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:912 – A. The human services districts and authorities shall be:
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A. The human services districts and authorities shall be:
(1) Capital Area Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
(2)(a) Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parish of Jefferson.
(b) The governing authority of Jefferson Parish shall continue to provide funds and in-kind contributions for the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority on at least the level of funding and in-kind contributions in effect during the 1990 fiscal year.
(c) The Jefferson Parish Council shall have the authority to levy taxes and issue bonds or other obligations for the provision of services at the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority.
(3) Florida Parishes Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
(4) Metropolitan Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.
(5) South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and Terrebonne.
(6) Northeast Delta Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll.
(7) Acadiana Area Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermilion.
(8) Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis.
(9) Central Louisiana Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn.
(10) Northwest Louisiana Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Sabine, Red River, and Webster.
B. The domicile of each human services district or authority shall be within the statutory governance area of the district or authority.
C. No new human services district or authority may be established without the express authorization of the legislature.
Acts 2008, No. 373, §2, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 231, §1, eff. May 22, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §10, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.