Louisiana Revised Statutes 44:420 – Deposit of papers and other historical materials of officials and individuals
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 44:420
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
The state archivist is authorized to accept for deposit: the records, papers, and other historical materials of former governors of the state of Louisiana, or of any other official or former official of the state and its subdivisions, and other papers relating to and contemporary with any governor or former governor of Louisiana, subject to restrictions mutually acceptable to the division and the donor; and documentary materials, including motion picture films, still pictures, sound recordings, maps, and papers from private sources that are appropriate for preservation by the state government as evidence of its organization, functions, policies, and transactions, or those of its subdivisions.
Acts 1956, No. 337, §20; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.