La. Stat. tit. 13 § 5545
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671
The dogs shall be purchased and furnished by the sheriffs at the expense of the parish at a price not to exceed five hundred dollars per dog; each sheriff shall be allowed by the parish twenty dollars per month per dog for the maintenance and training of the dogs.
La. R.S. § 13:5545