2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 13 Courts and judicial procedure :: RS 13:5125 Contesting issuance of bonds or action taken with respect to source of payment therefor; notice and hearing; service on member of governing body

§5125.  Contesting issuance of bonds or action taken with respect to source of payment therefor; notice and hearing; service on member of governing body

Any person, corporation or association desiring to contest or enjoin the issuance of any such bonds or action taken providing for a new or different source of payment for outstanding bonds shall proceed by motion for judgment brought in the court having jurisdiction as provided in R.S. 13:5123.  Upon the filing of any such motion for judgment, the court shall enter an order within five days following such filing requiring the publication of the motion in some newspaper published in or having general circulation in such governmental unit two times within a period of fifteen consecutive calendar days from the date of the issuance of the order specifying the dates for publication thereof, with the first publication as hereinabove provided to be not later than eight days from and after the date of the issuance of the order, and at the same time fix a time and place for hearing the proceeding, which time and place shall be published with the motion for judgment.  The date fixed for the hearing shall be at least ten days, but not more than thirteen days, after the second publication of such motion for judgment.  In addition to such publication, the plaintiff must secure personal service at least five days prior to the second publication of the motion for judgment on at least one member of the governing body of the governmental unit whose actions or proceedings are sought to be contested or enjoined.  

Acts 1988, No. 771, §1, eff. July 15, 1988.