Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 46, § 154. Financial assistance to other persons

Assistance may be granted, under rules and regulations of the department, to other persons who have physically resided in this state for at least three years during the nine years immediately preceding application, the last year of which shall be continuous. In severe hardship cases of former longtime residents of the state, the Louisiana Department of Health may waive two of the required years of state residence.