Other laws notwithstanding, no foreign association shall be permitted to conduct its business in Louisiana except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter governing local associations, and no foreign association may do business in Louisiana until the commissioner has conducted an investigation as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 6:706(B), and has issued a certificate of authority and public necessity.  Upon issuance of the certificate, and prior to the conduct of its business, the association shall comply with the following provisions:

(1)  It shall deposit with the state treasurer one hundred thousand dollars, either in cash or in bonds of the United States, or of Louisiana.

(2)  It shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of its charter, constitution, and bylaws, and information showing its manner of doing business, together with a statement such as is required annually from the associations of its kind.

(3)  It shall also file with the commissioner a written instrument duly executed, agreeing that citations or other legal process may issue against it from any parish, directed to the sheriff of the parish in which an office of the commissioner is situated, commanding him to serve a certified copy of the same personally upon the commissioner, or by leaving a copy at his office.  The commissioner shall mail a copy of any paper served on him, prepaid, to the home office of the association.

Acts 1970, No. 234, §1.  Acts 1983, No. 675, §1.