Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 6, § 217. Effect of issuance of certificate of authority, filing requirements

A. Upon the issuance of the certificate of authority, the bank shall be duly incorporated and the corporate existence shall begin as of the time when the articles were accepted for filing with the office of financial institutions, except that if the articles of incorporation are filed within five days exclusive of legal holidays after execution thereof, the bank shall be duly incorporated and the corporate existence shall begin as of the time of execution of the articles.

B. Upon issuance of the certificate of authority the office of financial institutions shall record the articles of incorporation and the certificate of authority and issue a certificate of incorporation which shall show the date on which corporate existence began.

C. A multiple original of the articles, a copy of the certificate of authority, and a copy of the certificate of incorporation shall be filed in the office of the recorder of mortgages of the parish of the main office of the bank within thirty days of the issuance of the certificate of authority.