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LA Code › Code revised-statutes › Title 48 › Section 51

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The secretary is the executive officer of the department. He shall be appointed, shall serve and his salary shall be fixed, all in accordance with the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 151, §1; Acts 1977, No. 291, §1.

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