House Bill No. by Representative Riser amends the existing law regarding the publication of official proceedings and public notices by parish and municipal governing authorities and school boards in Louisiana. The bill mandates that these entities "shall" publish their official proceedings and public notices by contract, as opposed to the previous allowance of "may." Additionally, it establishes new maximum compensation rates for printing, increasing the cost from one and one-half cents to three cents per character for parishes without a city over 100,000 in population, and from two cents to three cents per character for those with such a city.

The bill also specifies that the rates for publishing will be calculated based on the size and format of the printed material, with provisions for tabular forms and larger fonts. Payment for these publications can be made monthly or quarterly at the discretion of the governing authority or school board. Overall, the proposed law aims to standardize and increase the compensation rates for public notices while ensuring that they are published through contractual agreements.

Statutes affected:
HB481 Original: 43:1(A)