Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:263

  • Emergency: shall mean an unforeseen mischance bringing with it destruction or injury of life or property or the imminent threat of such destruction or injury, the result of an order from any judicial body to take immediate action which requires construction or maintenance without time to comply with the formalities of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:251.9

The department shall establish and maintain its own shops for the servicing, repair, and upkeep of its equipment and shall provide, at these shops and elsewhere, adequate standby units for emergency use and replacement of units under repair.

Acts 1997, No. 1112, §5.