[An. Code 1957, art. 26, §§ 70-11, 70-12; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1; 1974, ch. 691, § 8; 1975, ch. 517; ch. 554, §§ 1, 3; 1976, ch. 526, § 2; 1978, ch. 814; 1980, ch. 757; 1981, ch. 285; 1982, ch. 605; 1987, ch. 290; 1988, chs. 421, 493; 1989, ch. 539, § 7; ch. 738; 1991, ch. 343; 1992, ch. 173; 1995, ch. 8, §§ 1, 4; ch. 637, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 10, § 1; ch. 12; 2001, ch. 10, § 3; ch. 415, § 6; ch. 484; 2002, ch. 406; 2003, ch. 21, § 1; ch. 53, §§ 4, 10; ch. 265; 2005, ch. 497; 2006, ch. 11.]