Constitution · Louisiana

La. Const. art. XII, § 11

Constitution
Constitution of Louisiana
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

The legislature shall provide for orderly and temporary continuity of state government, in periods of emergency, until normal processes of government can be reestablished in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state; and, except as otherwise provided by this constitution, for the prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of public offices when incumbents become unavailable to perform their functions. §12.

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