During the 2022 Regular Session, the Legislature passed Act 212, which changes the minimum qualifications for an elected chief of police in a village that is chartered under the Lawrason Act. The amended law (La. R.S. 33:385.1(B)) now provides that the elected chief of police of a Lawrason Act village need only reside within the boundaries of the parish in which the village is located - not neces…
July 22, 2026
