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LA Code › Code code-of-criminal-procedure › Article 7

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Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, the term "district attorney" includes a municipal prosecuting officer; the term "sheriff" includes a city or municipal police chief or a city marshall; and other official titles include their counterparts in municipal and parochial governments.

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