La. Rev. Stat. § 4:708 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 708
Application for license
Status: in_force

A. Each applicant for such a license shall file with the office and the clerk of the municipality or with the governing body of any parish a written application therefor in the form prescribed in said rules and regulations, duly executed and verified, in which shall be stated:

(1) The name and address of the applicant together with sufficient facts relating to its incorporation and organization to enable the municipality or governing body of any parish to determine whether or not it is a bona fide organization or association.

(2) The names and addresses of its officers.

(3) The specific kind of game or games of chance intended to be held, operated, and conducted by the applicant, and the place or places where, and the date or dates and the time or times when, such game or games of chance are intended to be conducted, by the applicant, under the license applied for.

(4) The items of expense intended to be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, and conducting of such game or games of chance and the names and addresses of the persons to whom, and the purposes for which they are to be paid.

(5) The purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such game or games of chance are to be devoted and in what manner.

(6) Except as provided in R.S. 4:715, that no commission, salary, compensation, reward, or recompense will be paid to any person for holding, operating, or conducting such games of chance.

(7) A description of all prizes to be offered and given in all such games of chance to be held, operated, and conducted under such license.

(8) Such other information as shall be prescribed by such rules and regulations.

B.(1) In each application there shall be designated an active member or members of the applicant under whom the game or games of chance described in the application are to be held, operated, and conducted, and with the application shall be included a statement executed by the applicant and by the member or members, so designated, that he or they will be responsible for the holding, operation, and conduct of such game or games of chance in accordance with the terms of the license and the provisions of said rules and regulations governing the holding, operation, and conduct of such game or games of chance and of this Chapter, if such license is granted.

(2) Prior to the commencement of the holding, operation, and conduct of the game or games of chance, any member designated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall receive mandatory training from the office of charitable gaming.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §2; Acts 2003, No. 602, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:706 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 706
Decision whether to permit raffles, bingo, and keno
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of each such municipality shall decide whether charitable raffles, bingo, and keno as provided for in this Chapter shall be permitted within the limits of the municipality.

B. The governing authority of each parish shall decide whether charitable raffles, bingo, and keno as provided for in this Chapter shall be permitted within the parish.

C.(1) If the local governing authority elects to license and regulate charitable raffles, bingo, and keno within its jurisdiction, it may adopt rules, regulations, and ordinances for charitable organizations, as defined in R.S. 4:703(1), to hold and operate games of chance authorized in R.S. 4:707 and to enforce any local provisions regarding said games of chance.

(2) No local governing authority shall issue a license to any organization unless that organization has first obtained a license from the office in accordance with this Chapter.

(3) No local governing authority shall adopt any ordinance, rule, or regulation for operating a game of chance which conflicts with the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) No local governing authority in Orleans Parish shall adopt any ordinance, rule, or regulation for operating a game of chance which in the determination of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board may violate any of the terms or provisions of Section 1.3 of the Amended and Renegotiated Casino Operating Contract entered into pursuant to R.S. 27:201 et seq., on October 30, 1998, as amended, effective October 19, 1999, March 29, 2001, and March 31, 2001. Any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted in violation of this Paragraph shall be null and void.

D. For the purposes of and as used in this Section, the term "bingo" shall include "electronic video bingo".

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 442
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that:

(1) Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., was designed to ensure that women are free from discrimination on the basis of sex in both education and athletics so that women would be afforded the opportunity to compete for athletic scholarships and to potentially launch their own athletic careers after they have completed their education.

(2) The United States Supreme Court has recognized that there are "'[i]nherent differences' between men and women", and that these differences "remain cause for celebration, but not for denigration of the members of either sex or for artificial constraints on an individual's opportunity" in United States v. Virginia, et al. , 518 U.S. 515, 533 (1996).

(3) Inherent differences between men and women range from chromosomal and hormonal differences to physiological differences resulting in men generally having denser and stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments, larger hearts, greater lung volume per body mass, a higher red blood cell count, and higher hemoglobin as well as higher natural levels of testosterone, which affects traits such as hemoglobin levels, body fat content, the storage and use of carbohydrates, and the development of Type II muscle fibers, all of which result in men generally being able to generate higher speed and power during physical activity.

(4) The biological differences between females and males, especially as they relate to natural levels of testosterone, explain the male and female secondary sex characteristics which develop during puberty and have lifelong effects, including those most important for success in sports; categorically, they are strength, speed, and endurance generally found in greater degrees in biological males than biological females.

(5) While classifications based on sex are generally disfavored, the United States Supreme Court has recognized that sex classifications may be used to compensate women "for particular economic disabilities [they have] suffered," (see Califano v. Webster , 430 U.S. 313, 320 (1977)(per curiam)), to promote equal employment opportunity and "to guarantee women the basic right to participate fully and equally," (see California Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn. v. Guerra , 479 U.S. 272, 289 (1987)), and "to advance full development of the talent and capacities of our Nation's people." (see United States v. Virginia, et al ., supra, 518 U.S. 515, 533 (1996)).

(6) In furtherance of the goals set forth in United States v. Virginia, et al. , 518 U.S. at 533, one area where sex classifications should allow for the "full development of the talent and capacities of our Nation's people" is in the area of sports and athletics.

(7) A recent study of female and male Olympic performances found that, although athletes from both sexes improved over the time span, the athletic gender performance gap between female and male performances remained stable. These studies suggest that women's performances at a high level will never match those of men. The evidence is unequivocal that, starting in puberty, in every sport except sailing, shooting, and riding, there will always be significant numbers of boys and men who would prevail over the best girls and women in head-to-head competition. Claims to the contrary are simply a denial of science.

(8) Scientific studies have established that the benefits that natural testosterone provides to male athletes is not diminished through the use of testosterone suppression. A recent study on the impact of such treatments found that, even after twelve months of testosterone suppression, the "superior anthropometric, muscle mass, and strength parameters achieved by males at puberty, and underpinning a considerable portion of the male performance advantage over females, are not removed".

(9) Having separate sex-specific teams furthers efforts to promote sex equality. Sex-specific teams accomplish this by providing opportunities for female athletes to demonstrate their skill, strength, and athletic abilities while also providing them with opportunities to obtain recognition, accolades, scholarships, better physical and mental health, and the numerous other long-term benefits that flow from success in athletic endeavors.

Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:725.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 725.1
Progressive pull-tabs
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any organization licensed to hold, operate, or conduct games of chance pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall be authorized to hold, operate, or conduct progressive pull-tabs pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

B. An organization authorized to hold, operate, or conduct progressive pull-tabs shall offer progressive pull-tabs only during their licensed session and shall not network or link with any other licensed organization.

C. The jackpot for progressive pull-tabs shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.

D. The contribution per deal of pull-tabs for the progressive jackpot shall not exceed five hundred dollars.

E. An organization authorized to hold, operate, or conduct progressive pull-tabs shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 4:725, any other provisions of this Chapter, and any rules adopted by the office pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

F. The office shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2003, No. 736, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 217
Purse supplements; designation and distribution
Status: in_force

A. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 794, §2.

B. The balance of the total monies derived from commissions and designated for purse supplements pursuant to R.S. 4:216 shall be distributed as follows:

(1) To the host track, forty-five and forty-five hundredths percent and to the track owned by the licensee(s), forty-five and forty-five hundredths percent.

(2)(a) To the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association or the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association. Nine and ten hundredths percent shall be used by these associations to supplement purses for allowance, handicap, and stake races for accredited Louisiana bred horses and to pay breeder awards to breeders of accredited Louisiana bred horses finishing first, second, or third in open races at any track in Louisiana.

(b) Such monies shall be paid to the breed organization representing the breed which ran in the race generating the monies.

(c) Such monies shall be paid quarterly to the appropriate breed organization.

(d) Where monies generated by this Paragraph are available, breeder awards shall be equal, proportional to the money won, to those paid in restricted races.

(e) Up to two hundred thousand dollars per year from the monies available under this Paragraph may be used by each breeders association to supplement purses on Louisiana Champions Day. Such supplements are to be over and above purses and purse supplements as provided elsewhere in this Chapter.

C. All monies generated under this Section shall be distributed within one year from the date generated. Monies generated at a racing facility not operating when the monies are generated shall be used at the next race meeting of the same breed held at that racing facility.

D.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the monies designated for purses under the provisions of R.S. 4:216(C) from wagers placed at offtrack wagering facilities on special accredited Louisiana bred maiden races as defined in R.S. 4:184 shall be accounted for separately and shall be distributed as follows:

(a) Fifteen and ten hundredths percent shall be distributed to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association for breeder awards in accordance with a distribution formula established by the executive committee of that organization.

(b) Forty-one and forty-five hundredths percent shall be distributed to the host track for purse supplements for the special accredited Louisiana maiden thoroughbred races held at that track.

(c) Forty-one and forty-five hundredths percent shall be distributed to the tracks owned by the licensee(s) of the offtrack wagering facility where the wagers are made for purse supplements for the special accredited Louisiana bred maiden thoroughbred races held at their respective tracks.

(d) Two percent shall be distributed to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the use and benefit of such persons and other horsemen as medical and hospital benefits with an amount not to exceed thirty percent thereof to be used for administrative expenses and other costs necessary to provide the benefits.

(2)(a) When the amounts designated for purse supplements under this Subsection are in excess of those required to make purses for the special accredited Louisiana-bred maiden thoroughbred races run at a facility equal to purses for other maiden races of equivalent conditions, such excess funds may be used as purse supplements for other Louisiana bred races during the current race meeting at that facility.

(b) However, from all sponsor-added supplements added to special accredited Louisiana-bred maiden thoroughbred races, the breeder's and stallion's award portion shall be first deducted from that supplement and the balance shall constitute the total supplement to that purse.

(3) Monies designated for purse supplements in accordance with this Subsection that are not used during the current race meeting shall be placed in an interest-bearing account and shall remain in that account until the next licensed race meeting held at the appropriate facility. At such time, the funds in that account and the interest earned thereon shall then be used for purse supplements as provided herein. All interest earned on purses and purse supplements in accordance with this Section shall be for only Louisiana bred races.

E. Notwithstanding, and in lieu of, any other provision of law, the monies designated for purses under the provisions of R.S. 4:216(E) from wagers placed at offtrack wagering facilities on historical horse races shall be distributed in the same manner as set forth in R.S. 27:438(B) as in effect at the time of any such distribution, and if R.S. 27:438(B)(2)(a) becomes effective, any such quarter horse purse supplements shall not be included in the calculation of the applicable maximum of one million dollars per state fiscal year and the settlement amount as set forth therein.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 188, §1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 794, §2; Acts 1990, No. 1013, §1, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 135, §1, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 335, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1053, §1; Acts 2001, No. 566, §1; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 692, §1; Acts 2024, No. 642, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 61
Louisiana State Athletic Commission; domicile; authority
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a Louisiana State Athletic Commission within the office of the governor. It shall consist of seven members, all of whom shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor making the appointment. Five members appointed by the governor shall be appointed, one from each Public Service Commission district and two from the state at large. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The governor shall designate one member as chairman, one member as secretary, and one member as vice chairman. The secretary shall execute a bond of five thousand dollars, in favor of the state treasurer, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The premium of this bond shall be paid out of the commission funds.

B. The commission has sole and full discretion, authority, management, regulation, and control of all professional boxing, mixed technique events, and wrestling contests held, conducted, or given within this state, and such other powers and duties specified in this Chapter, and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute fully and effectively all of the objects, purposes, duties, and policies of this Chapter. The commission shall have power in its discretion to declare forfeited the prize, remuneration, or purse, or any part thereof, belonging to the contestants or one of them, or the share thereof of any manager if, in its judgment, such contestant or contestants are not honestly competing or the contestant or manager of a contestant, as the case may be, has committed an act in the premises in violation of any rule, order, or regulation of the commission.

C. The commission shall be domiciled in and shall maintain an office in the city of New Orleans. Beginning July 1, 2019, the commission shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge. The commission may sue to enforce the provisions of this Chapter in any of the courts in the state.

D. The commission may make any rules and regulations for the administration of its affairs as are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Chapter. Four members of the commission constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of at least four members is necessary to render a decision, one of whom must be the chairman and one of whom must be the vice chairman or the secretary.

E. All members of the commission shall be persons of good moral character. No member of the commission shall be connected with professional or amateur boxing or wrestling either as promoter, associate promoter, agent, employee, manager, publicity agent or professional better, second, fighter or wrestler during his tenure as a member of the commission.

F. No member of the commission shall be liable in a civil action for any act performed in good faith in the execution of his duties as a commission member.

G. The commission, the individual members of the commission, and the state of Louisiana shall not be liable for damages in any civil action for any event which is promoted pursuant to R.S. 4:83(B). The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to damages caused by gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 236, §1, eff. July 5, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 721, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1985, No. 752, §1; Acts 1988, No. 576, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Acts 1993, No. 192, §1; Acts 2001, No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2018, No. 210, §1; Acts 2018, No. 356, §1; Acts 2025, No. 290, §1.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, No. 576, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:724.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 724.1
Operation of machines
Status: in_force

A.(1) Electronic video bingo machines may be available in any location licensed for charitable bingo.

(2) At commercial locations and non-commercial locations that rent to other charities, the machines may be played only during the times when an organization is licensed with a minimum of one member present on the premises. This time shall not exceed an eight-hour period of time per charity when a game is not being called.

B. A violation of the aforementioned provisions result in a civil violation and fine and possible revocation of license.

Acts 2020, No. 316, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:184 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 184
Special maiden thoroughbred races; purses
Status: in_force

A. Each racing association shall conduct one special accredited Louisiana bred maiden thoroughbred race each thoroughbred racing day of each race meeting authorized and licensed by the commission, if sufficient horses are available. The special maiden race shall be in addition to the two daily races written only for accredited Louisiana bred thoroughbred horses as provided in R.S. 4:167 and shall be conducted as an additional race to the normal racing program of a racing association. The special maiden race shall carry no special designation on the official racing program other than a normal sequential number but shall be designated in the condition book and the overnight as a special maiden race. The Executive Committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association shall specify the type, age, distance, and purse of the special maiden race.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissions derived from any special maiden race shall be accounted for separately from all other races and shall be distributed only as provided herein. The distribution of commissions from special maiden races shall be as follows:

(1) An amount of eight percent of any commission shall be retained by the racing association for payment to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association monthly for the purpose of disbursing breeder awards in accordance with a distribution formula established by the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.

(2) Of the remaining amount of commission, fifty percent shall be retained by the racing association, forty percent shall be paid into a special maiden race purse account from which the purse money shall be disbursed in accordance with the racing associations' normal formula for division of purses, and ten percent shall be remitted to the state of Louisiana. Any monies left in the account at the conclusion of the race shall revert to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association to supplement other Louisiana bred thoroughbred purses at the next available race meeting conducted by that racing association.

C. Any breakage generated from the special maiden race shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:167.

D.(1) When the monies available to an association, under the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, for the purse of a special maiden race out of its commissions on the pari-mutuel handle of that special maiden race are insufficient to provide a purse in an amount equal to that offered for other races of comparable quality conducted at the same race meeting, the association shall supplement the purse for the special maiden race from monies dedicated for horsemen's purses pursuant to R.S. 4:183 up to an amount sufficient to make the purse for the race at least equal to purses offered by it for other races of comparable quality.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the event that the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association certifies to the racing association that the monies generated for breeder awards and disbursed by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, pursuant to Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section and R.S. 4:217(D)(1)(a), are insufficient to make such breeder awards on any given special accredited Louisiana bred maiden thoroughbred race according to the distribution formula established by the executive committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, then the racing association shall make available from its purse account sufficient monies to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association to make breeder awards in accordance with the established formula.

(b) However, in no event shall the monies made available pursuant to this Paragraph by all licensed racing associations operating in the state exceed the total of one hundred fifty thousand dollars in any one calendar year. In addition, no racing association shall be required to make available monies from its purse account for the purposes described in this Paragraph in an amount that is disproportionate to the amount made available by other racing associations based upon total purses paid during the prior calendar year.

(c) The monies required to be made available by this Paragraph shall be made available until November 1, 2003.

E. The authorized representative of the horsemen is entitled to the same deduction from the purse monies of a special maiden race distributed by an association as provided in R.S. 4:183(B).

Added by Acts 1983, No. 514, §1, eff. July 8, 1983. Amended by Acts 1989, No. 708, §§1, 2, eff. July 8, 1989; Acts 2001, No. 565, §1.
La. R.S. § 4:46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 46
Tit. 4, § 46. Authority to impose penalties
Status: in_force

Parishes and municipalities may impose reasonable penalties for violation of any ordinance authorized by this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:445 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 445
Protection of educational institutions; limitation on liability
Status: in_force

A. No government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association shall entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school, school board, or postsecondary education management board for maintaining a separate intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or athletic event reserved for students of the female biological sex.

B. No cause of action may be maintained against any school, school coach, school employee, school board, school board employee, school board member, postsecondary education board, or postsecondary education board member who prohibits a biological male from participating in a female, girls, or womens athletic team or sporting event pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter.

Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:433 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 433
Unlawful payments; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to make or offer a monetary payment, or anything of value to an athlete or any other person where such offer does any one or both of the following:

(1) Causes the athlete to lose his eligibility to participate in sports sanctioned by the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member.

(2) Causes the institution of higher education or school which the athlete attended or was being recruited to participate in sports contests at the time the payment or thing of value was received, to be investigated or placed on probation, penalized, or otherwise sanctioned by the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member.

B. The athlete and the institution or school shall each have an independent cause of action, specifically including but not limited to a cause of action for tortious interference with an athlete contract against such person for damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs.

C. Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.

Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §§1 and 2; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:702 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 702
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize the state's role and responsibilities in ensuring that the net proceeds of charitable games of chance conducted pursuant to the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law are contributed to bona fide charitable causes. The legislature further finds that it is in the public interest to prevent infiltration of elements of organized crime or professional gambling into charitable gaming.

B. Therefore, it shall be the policy of the state of Louisiana to decrease the potential for fraud in charitable games of chance and to increase compliance with the provisions of the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law and other applicable laws and regulations through monitoring and enforcement as well as public education and awareness of the purposes of these laws and regulations.

C. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish mechanisms to effectuate such purposes, including but not limited to:

(1) A state licensing system for charitable organizations conducting such games of chance, commercial lessors, and for manufacturers and distributors of supplies and equipment used in such games.

(2) Provision of specialized instruction and training for local law enforcement agencies and for licensees.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 602, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. R.S. § 4:363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 363
Tit. 4, § 363. Free ingress and egress; payment of charge as compensation
Status: in_force

Whenever a municipality or the department of police avails itself of this Chapter and passes an ordinance or resolution in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the dance hall proprietors shall permit free ingress and egress without cost or compensation on the part of the police matrons or policewomen, and in addition the owners or operators of the dance halls, cabarets, or places where public dancing is held shall pay the municipality or the department of police the sum fixed in the ordinance or resolution as compensation for the policewomen or matrons.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:166.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 166.7
Exotic wagering; allocation of proceeds during and for a race meeting; concurrence required
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, during and for any race meeting, the commission, with the concurrence of the association conducting the race meeting and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, may provide that the takeout deducted from pick-three, pick-four, pick-five, pick-six, and pick (n) wagers is an amount of not less than twelve percent and not more than twenty-five percent. Absent such an agreement, the takeout shall remain at twenty-five percent.

B. For the purposes of this Part, "pick (n)" means a form of pari-mutuel wagering where "(n)" is a varying number of races exceeding three races. Bettors select the first horse in each of (n) consecutive races designated as the pick (n) by the permit holder. The sale of pick (n) tickets other than from pari-mutuel machines shall be deemed illegal and is prohibited.

Acts 2007, No. 129, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 202
Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding
Status: in_force

A. Beginning in 1991, and every year thereafter, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hereby authorized to hold a special day of racing devoted solely to Louisiana bred horses to be known as "Louisiana Champions Day". Louisiana Champions Day shall be held in November or December of each year; the date and location of which shall be determined by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association in consultation with the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association.

B.(1) The racing program on Louisiana Champions Day shall consist of seven races for thoroughbreds and three races for quarterhorses.

(2) The conditions of each race shall be determined by the appropriate breeders association.

C. Louisiana Champions Day purses shall be determined for each race by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association after consultation with the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association and may be funded as follows:

(1) Purses offered by participating racing associations.

(2) Funds from the appropriate breeders association.

(3) Corporate contributions.

(4) Funds made available pursuant to R.S. 4:203 and any other applicable provision of law.

(5) Any other donations, bequests, or contributions made available for that purpose.

Acts 1990, No. 884, §1; Acts 2022, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:165.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 165.1
Louisiana bred preferred races
Status: in_force

If, at any race meeting, the number of accredited Louisiana bred races falls below seventy-five percent of those scheduled, the purse committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association may authorize the association conducting that meeting to offer Louisiana bred preferred races on a daily basis as substitute or extra races on the program of that association until the number of accredited Louisiana bred races reaches ninety percent of those carded. Conditions and purses of any such race shall be approved prior to offering such races by both the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association purse committee and the racing association offering such race. Purse supplements offered from Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association funds for Louisiana bred races shall not be awarded to non-Louisiana bred horses earning purse monies in such races, but shall be retained by the association for reuse as purse supplements in other races scheduled for Louisiana bred horses. Breeder awards shall be awarded to Louisiana bred horses earning purse monies in such races in the same manner and under the same conditions as other accredited Louisiana bred races. For purposes of future races, a winner of an accredited Louisiana bred preferred race shall be considered the winner of an accredited Louisiana bred race of the same type.

Acts 1997, No. 500, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:166.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 166.6
Deduction on exotic wagering pools; special deduction on multiple choice exotic wagering pools; allocation of proceeds
Status: in_force

A.(1) In addition to any license fees imposed by R.S. 4:161, in addition to any commissions to be deducted under R.S. 4:161,* in addition to any deductions required by the provisions of R.S. 4:166.1, 166.2, and 166.5, there shall be imposed additionally a four and one-half percent deduction to be taken from the total daily pools of all exotic wagering pools as hereinafter defined.

(2) From the proceeds derived from the deduction in Subsection (A)(1), an amount equal to four percent of the applicable pools shall be paid to the track licensee conducting the race meeting at which the deduction was made. Not less than fifty percent of the proceeds of such deduction shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses at the race meeting next following delivery of said proceeds.

(3) From the proceeds derived from the deduction in Subsection A(1), an amount equal to one-half percent of the applicable pools shall be paid to the state.

B. Exotic wagering pools for purposes of this Section shall include all pari-mutuel pools for each race conducted at each race meeting in this state which require selection of three or more horses. Examples of such exotic wagering pools and common usage are trifecta, twin trifecta, and super six. However, application of this Section shall not be limited to these wagers but shall be applicable to all pari-mutuel pools requiring selection of three or more horses.

Acts 1986, No. 199, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 984, §3. *As appears in enrolled bill.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, No. 199, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:720 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 720
Qualifications for distributor license; additional requirements; bond; license term
Status: in_force

A. No person shall be granted or issued a distributor license unless the applicant demonstrates to the office that the applicant is domiciled in and resides in the state of Louisiana at the time of application. If the applicant is a corporation, the applicant must demonstrate to the office that a majority of the stock of the applicant corporation is owned or controlled by individuals who are domiciled in and reside in the state of Louisiana at the time of application. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to all applications for a distributor license.

B. The office may revoke, suspend, or condition the license of any licensed charitable organization, distributor, or manufacturer who fails to comply with any office rule, state law, or municipal or parish ordinance providing for the levy, assessment, collection, or remission of sales and use taxes.

C. The term for a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be for three years. Any fees associated with the awarding of this license shall be paid annually as otherwise provided by this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 165
Funds of the commission; purses and breeders' awards; withholds; promotion and research
Status: in_force

A.(1) Out of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the expenses and operation of the Louisiana State Racing Commission, the commission shall allocate and use annually the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars or a sum equal to three-tenths of one percent of the total gross pari-mutuel handle wagered annually on all horse races at all tracks where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at race meetings of racing associations and at offtrack wagering facilities authorized and licensed by the commission, whichever sum is greater, to make special awards to stallion owners whose Louisiana stallions have sired accredited Louisiana bred horses, finishing first, second, or third in a stake, handicap, or allowance race, exclusive of maiden races, for thoroughbred horses upon which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at race meetings of racing associations and at offtrack wagering facilities authorized and licensed by the commission and to supplement purses and to make special breeder awards to the breeders of accredited Louisiana bred horses finishing first, second, or third in any race for accredited Louisiana bred thoroughbred horses upon which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at race meetings of racing associations and at offtrack wagering facilities authorized and licensed by the commission. Special awards to stallion owners shall also be made to owners whose Louisiana stallions have sired accredited Louisiana bred horses finishing first, second, or third in out-of-state stakes races with purses of at least twenty-five thousand dollars, added.

(2) The breeder award herein authorized shall be paid and disbursed to the breeder who becomes entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions hereof, according to a schedule or formula and within a period which is or shall be established by the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Any purse supplement herein authorized and paid by the commission shall in no case exceed the amount provided as a purse by the racing association conducting the race meeting in this state or the races conducted in any other state as provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. Monies for the awards as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, shall be transferred by the commission to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association for disbursement to the entitled breeders.

(3) The stallion award herein authorized shall be paid and disbursed to the stallion owner who becomes entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions hereof, according to a schedule or formula and within a period which is or shall be established by the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, but not later than the thirtieth day of June of each year commencing June 30, 1979. In no event shall the total amount to be distributed and paid in any calendar year as stallion awards exceed an amount equal to twenty percent of the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars or twenty percent of a sum equal to three-tenths of one percent of the total gross pari-mutuel handle wagered annually on all horse races at all tracks where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at race meetings of racing associations and at offtrack wagering facilities authorized and licensed by the commission, whichever sum is greater.

(4) As used in this Subsection, the following definitions are adopted:

(a) "Accredited Louisiana bred" means a thoroughbred foaled in the state of Louisiana and registered in the registry administered by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association pursuant to such rules and regulations therefor established by said association and/or a thoroughbred conceived and foaled in the state of Louisiana and sired by a Louisiana stallion registered in the registry administered by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association pursuant to such rules and regulations therefor established by said association.

(b) "Breeder" means the owner of the mare at the time the mare foals an accredited Louisiana bred.

(c) "Stallion owner" means the owner of a stallion standing in the state of Louisiana at the time he was bred to the dam of an accredited Louisiana bred.

(d) "Races" means races upon which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at race meetings of racing associations having races for thoroughbred horses and at offtrack wagering facilities, authorized and licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission. It shall also include those out-of-state races as provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B.(1) Out of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the expenses and operation of the Louisiana State Racing Commission, the commission shall allocate and use annually the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars to make special stallion awards to the owners of stallions of accredited Louisiana bred offspring which finish first, second, or third, in a stake, handicap, or allowance race, exclusive of maiden races, for quarter horses run at any track licensed by the commission; and to supplement purses and to make special breeders' awards to the breeders of accredited Louisiana bred quarter horses which finish first, second, or third in a race or races for accredited Louisiana bred quarter horses conducted at a race meeting or meetings in Louisiana. However, the awards paid under the provisions of this Subsection shall be considered as an overhead expense of the commission and paid without regard to the track where quarter horses are running, the payment of this award not to be considered an expense solely of the track or tracks running quarter horses.

(2) The breeder award herein authorized shall be paid and disbursed to the breeder who becomes entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions hereof, according to the schedule or formula which is or shall be established by the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association, not later than the thirtieth day following the close of the race meeting at which the breeder award was earned. Any such purse supplement herein authorized and paid shall in no case exceed the amount provided as a purse by the licensee conducting the race meeting. Monies for the awards as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, shall be transferred by the commission to the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association for disbursement to the entitled breeders.

(3) The stallion award herein authorized shall be paid and disbursed to the owner of the stallion who becomes entitled thereto pursuant to the provisions hereof, according to the schedule or formula which is or shall be established by the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association, not later than the thirtieth day following June 30, 1979 and the thirtieth day of June of each year thereafter. However, in no event shall the total amount to be distributed and paid in any fiscal year as a stallion award exceed an amount equal to eighteen percent of eight hundred thousand dollars.

C. The licensee conducting the race meeting for which supplements for purses are provided under this Section or R.S. 4:167 shall withhold two percent of the total supplemental purse which is supplemented from funds made available under this Section or from breakage monies as provided in R.S. 4:167. The amounts so withheld from the supplemental purses provided for in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be paid to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association and the amounts so withheld from the supplemental purses provided for in Subsection (B) of this Section shall be paid to the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association for use by these associations for operating and administrative expenses. However, in the case of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association, the amounts so withheld shall be used solely for expenses of the administration and operation of programs benefiting and pertaining to racing quarter horses. The amounts deducted from the supplemental purses as provided for in R.S. 4:167 shall be paid to the association which represents the Louisiana horses for which said races were written, as the case may be.

D. Out of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the expenses and operation of the Louisiana State Racing Commission, the commission shall allocate and provide annually to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry the sum of sixty thousand dollars to be used to promote and advance the development of the horse racing industry in Louisiana through the publication and dissemination of information relating solely to the horse breeding and horse racing industries of Louisiana.

E. Out of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the expenses and operation of the Louisiana State Racing Commission, the commission shall allocate and use annually a sum of seventy-five thousand dollars to be used by the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association to develop, promote, and provide research relative to accredited Louisiana-bred cutting and show horses.

F. All meetings of any association making awards in accordance with the provisions of this Section which relate to the distribution of such awards paid from public funds or which relate to the election of officers of such association shall be subject to the requirements of R.S. 42:11 et seq. regarding open meetings.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Act 1969, No. 36, §2; Acts 1972, No. 733, §1; Acts 1975, No. 272, §3, eff. July 16, 1975; Acts 1976, No. 340, §1, eff. July 31, 1976; Acts 1978, No. 144, §1, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 238, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1981, No. 491, §1; Acts 1983, No. 514, §2, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 766, §1, No. 767, §1; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 37, §1; Acts 1987, No. 780, §1; Acts 1988, No. 989, §1; Acts 1989, No. 628, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §3; Acts 1999, No. 482, §1; Acts 2010, No. 443, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 49, §1.
La. R.S. § 4:286 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 286
Tit. 4, § 286. Powers
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers granted it by the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the corporation shall have the following powers and authorities:

(1) To sue and be sued.

(2) To adopt bylaws and rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.

(3) To maintain an office at its principal place of business as it may designate.

(4) To make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this Part with any federal or state governmental agency, local political subdivision, public or private corporation, lending institution, or other entity or person.

(5) To accept, administer, and expend donations of movable or immovable property from any source and receive, administer, and expend appropriations from the legislature and financial assistance, guarantees, insurance, or subsidies from the federal or state government or a private source.

(6) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, improve, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, including without limitation, the planning, designing, developing, and financing of the company projects.

(7) To receive and accept from any agency of the United States, any agency of this state, any municipality, parish, or other political subdivision thereof, or from any individual, association, or corporation; gifts, grants, or donations of monies or other property for achieving any of the purposes of this Part, and to invest and disperse funds of the corporation.

(8) To create, develop, construct, operate, manage, and finance equine facilities, and infrastructure, independently or in cooperation with other private or public entities, including one or more institutions of higher education.

(9) To make and execute contracts with any nonprofit or not-for-profit firm, corporation, or entity for the operation, care, control, and management of the corporation's immovable property and its facilities or to contract with any such entity for any such purposes for any or all of such facilities.

(10) To receive and accept from any source loans, contributions, or grants for or in aid of any purpose of the corporation, or the financing thereof in either money, property, labor, or other things of value.

(11) To borrow money and incur debt to finance any activity of the corporation under this Part and for such purpose to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber the property, real, personal, or mixed, or facilities, or revenues of the corporation as security for notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other obligations of the corporation and to assign or pledge all or any portion of its interest in property, corporeal or incorporeal, and the revenues therefrom.

(12) To make and enter into contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying out of business.

(13) To make and enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with the United States, or its agencies, or any agency of this state or any municipality, parish, or other political subdivision thereof or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual.

(14) To delegate authority to any agent or establish any committee in order to accomplish the purposes of the corporation.

(15) The board shall have full authority to delegate to the nonprofit entity its ability or authority to collect any rents, charges, admissions, or fares it may be empowered to collect.

(16) To attract investments in research and development in equine facilities by focusing attention on various educational, cultural, scientific, and economic activities in this state and by assisting potential investors with information requested to determine whether to invest in this state.

(17) To make and enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with the United States, or its agencies, or with any public or private association, corporation, or individual.

(18) To attract investments in research and development of equine facilities and the associated businesses and industries by conducting and focusing attention on various educational, cultural, scientific, and economic activities in the region and the state, assisting potential investors with information requested to determine whether to invest in the region or in the state.

(19) To conduct activities that retain and enhance existing businesses and industries in the region and the state through economic development and that diversify the economy to include equine facilities and its associated businesses and industries.

(20) To conduct activities for any purpose or pursuant to any other authorization set forth in this Part which capitalize on the state's assets, including its natural resources and its people; maximize the benefits of the state's resources by promoting value-added products and a qualified labor force; match the competencies of the labor force with the market demands; and promote the coordination of information between employers, potential employees, and sources of employee training and recruitment to match employer needs and employee skills.

(21) To procure or provide for the procurement of insurance or reinsurance against any loss in connection with its property or operations, including but not limited to insurance, reinsurance, or other guarantees from any federal or state governmental agency or private insurance company for the payment of any bonds issued by the authority, or bonds, notes, or any other obligations or evidences of indebtedness issued by the state or any political subdivision or by any lending institution or other entity or person, or insurance or reinsurance against loss with respect to loans to political subdivisions, including the power to pay premiums on such insurance or reinsurance.

(22) To invest any funds held in reserve or sinking funds, or any monies not required for immediate use or disbursements at the discretion of the corporation in any investments or securities in which monies of the state are authorized to be invested.

(23) To accept any gifts, grants, loans of funds, or financial or other aid in any form from the federal government or instrumentality thereof or from the state or from any other source and to comply, subject to the provisions of this Part, with the terms and conditions thereof.

(24) To appoint an executive director to administer the affairs of the corporation. The executive director shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the board of directors.

(25) To purchase movable and immovable property.

(26) To contract with professionals and to pay such professionals for services rendered.

(27) To exercise any and all powers possessed by any political subdivision necessary or convenient to effect the purposes of this Part.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 731
City of New Orleans; cable television bingo; licensing; restrictions; prohibitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may license bona fide veterans, charitable, educational, religious, or fraternal organizations and civic and service clubs, which possess the appropriate nonprofit designation issued by the federal Internal Revenue Service, to hold and operate the game of chance commonly known as cable television bingo played for prizes with cards and as defined in this Subsection.

(2) For the purposes of this Section, "cable television bingo" shall mean a charitable game of chance transmitted by a cable television channel and played for prizes with cards bearing numbers or other designations, five or more in one line, the holder covering numbers as eight or more similarly numbered objects are displayed, and the game being won by any player who covers a previously designated arrangement of numbers of such a card with any four or five numbers and a free spot.

B. Cable television bingo shall be transmitted only to the area within the jurisdiction of the city of New Orleans. Transmission of such games to any area outside the city of New Orleans shall be expressly prohibited.

C. Licensees to hold, operate, or conduct cable television bingo shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 4:714(A) and (B).

D. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, in particular R.S. 4:715, a charitable organization licensed to conduct cable television bingo may enter into a contract with a private contractor possessing demonstrated skills in the conduct and administration of charitable games of chance to provide for the operation and management of its games. Any such contract shall stipulate that payment to the contractor for professional services shall be in accordance with an estimated fee schedule based upon the number of cards sold and shall require the use of volunteer members of charitable organizations in the actual conduct of and assisting in the conduct of such games.

E. The office may adopt additional rules and regulations governing the operation of cable television bingo pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:705(10)(b). The office may also assess whatever fees may be necessary to implement this Section and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Subsection.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:276 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 276
Louisiana compact committee official
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint one official to represent Louisiana on the compact committee for a term of four years. No official may serve more than three consecutive terms. A vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:10.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 10.6
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

Anyone who intentionally operates, who intentionally hires anyone to operate, or intentionally permits anyone to operate any games of chance or skill as listed in R.S. 4:10.3 or any other game of chance or skill for pay which defrauds or attempts to defraud the player, or who intentionally violates any other provision of R.S. 4:10 through 10.3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:145.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 145.2
Exclusive venue for judicial review of adjudication
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:978.1(B), proceedings for judicial review of a final decision or order in an adjudication proceeding by the commission may be instituted by filing a petition in the district court in the parish where the matter arose that was the subject of the final decision or order within thirty days after mailing notice of the final decision by the commission or, if a rehearing is requested, within thirty days after the decision thereon. Copies of the petition shall be served upon the commission and all parties of record.

Acts 2010, No. 675, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:161 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 161
License fees for conducting race meetings
Status: in_force

A. The license fees for any person, association, or corporation conducting a race meeting in a municipality or parish shall be as follows:

(1) On the total daily pool up to $201,000.00, three percent of that portion exceeding $60,000.00.

(2) On the total daily pools from $201,000.00 to $401,000.00, $4,230.00 plus four percent of that amount exceeding $201,000.00 up to $401,000.00.

(3) On the total daily pools of $401,000.00 and over, $12,230.00, plus five percent of any amount exceeding $401,000.00.

B. The licensee shall deposit fees on a daily basis in a designated state depository during each race meeting. Every application for a license to conduct a race meeting shall be accompanied by a certified check for five thousand dollars, payable to the commissioner of administration. The commissioner may apportion the expenses of the commission to the horse race meetings licensed by it on the basis of the collections received from each such meeting. When the race meeting for which the license is granted is terminated and the licensee has fully paid the percentage designated in this Part, the five thousand dollars deposited with the application shall be returned. In the event, however, the licensee fails or refuses to pay the percentage daily as outlined and required, the amount thereof shall be deducted from the sum deposited with the application for a license, and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the licensee. If for any reason beyond the control and through no fault of the licensee it becomes impossible for the licensee to conduct racing upon any date licensed by the commission, the commission, in its discretion and at the request of the licensee, may return the fees paid by the licensee for racing upon such days or specify any other days which may replace the days omitted.

C. The association may deduct from fees due under this Section the full amount of fees paid to parish governing authorities as provided by R.S. 4:163.1.

D. The association shall retain thirty percent of the fees due under Subsection A of this Section to be disbursed by it as purse supplements.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 250, §1; Acts 1974, No. 626, §1; Acts 1978, No. 143, §2, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 323, §1; Acts 1982, No. 58, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 1090, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 460, §1, eff. June 17, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:150 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 150
Licenses to owners, trainers, jockeys, and riders; qualifications of applicant for a license
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission may grant, refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses to horse owners, jockeys, riders, agents, trainers, grooms, stable foremen, exercise boys, veterinarians, valets, platers, or anyone licensed pursuant to this Part and any rules and regulations the commission adopts and upon the payment of a license fee as fixed pursuant to this Part. No license under this Section shall be granted for more than three fiscal years, but a license issued pursuant to this Part is valid at all race meetings in this state during the period. Any license may be revoked by the commission and any person whose license has been revoked is ineligible to participate in racing unless the license is returned by the commission with permission to operate thereunder. No license shall be refused to any applicant who is qualified in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the commission, and no license shall be revoked without just cause.

(2) The granting of a license to a trainer shall make him responsible for and be the absolute insurer of the condition of the horses he enters regardless of acts of third parties.

B. Applicants for a license under this Section shall meet the following qualifications and conditions:

(1) Is a person of good character and reputation and meets the age requirements for the particular license as set forth in the Rules of Racing.

(2) Has not been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any other state or country; provided, however, that the commission may, at its discretion, issue or renew a license, where the applicant or licensee has maintained a good record and evidenced honest character from the date of expiration of sentence, and for good cause shown.

(3) Has not, nor has his partner, agent, employee or associate knowingly associated or consorted with any person or persons who have been convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions or is knowingly consorting or associating with bookmakers, touts, or persons of similar pursuits or has himself engaged in similar pursuits or has been found guilty of any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with racing, breeding, or otherwise or has violated any law, rule, or regulation, with respect to racing in this or any other jurisdiction or any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, or has been guilty or engaged in similar related or like practices, provided, however, that the commission may issue or renew a license or refuse to suspend or revoke a license issued, where the applicant or licensee has not engaged in such association or activities for a period of ten years or for good cause shown.

(4) Is financially responsible.

(5) Possesses the required experience and knowledge required for the particular license applied for as set forth in the Rules of Racing.

(6) REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, No. 281, §2, EFF. JUNE 11, 1992.

(7) Fully complies with the form requirements printed by the racing commission.

(8) Is physically fit.

(9) Has not been convicted of violating any municipal or parish ordinances adopted pursuant to the provisions of the chapter. If the applicant has been so convicted, the granting of a license is within the discretion of the racing commission.

(10) Is not the spouse of a person whose application has been denied or whose license has been revoked, unless judicially separated or divorced.

(11) Certifies that he has read or has had read to him the rules of racing and agrees to abide by these rules, and further certifies under written oath that all of the information on the application for license is true and correct.

(12) Is not in bad standing in any racing jurisdiction.

C. An applicant for licensure as a jockey, apprentice jockey, exercise person, groom, or hot walker must be at least sixteen years of age.

D. Owners, trainers, and jockeys licensed pursuant to this Section shall be admitted without charge to all racing facilities and offtrack wagering facilities.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 666, §1; Acts 1987, No. 495, §1; Acts 1992, No. 281, §§1 and 2, eff. June 11, 1992; Acts 2022, No. 721, §1, eff. June 30, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:195 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 195
Requirements to exclude, eject certain persons; penalties for failure to act
Status: in_force

Any owner, official, supervisor, or employee of a race track, association, or a licensed establishment shall keep from the premises where he conducts his business or performs his employment any person whom he knows is ordered by the commission to be excluded or ejected. The commission may revoke, limit, condition, or suspend the license of or impose a fine on, any individual or licensee in accordance with laws of the state and rules and regulations of the commission, if the licensee or person knowingly and wilfully fails to act to exclude or eject any person whom he knows is ordered by the commission to be excluded or ejected.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:72 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 72
Safety zone
Status: in_force

A. At each event, there shall be an area around the ring or cage extending no less than eight feet as measured from the ring, cage, or from the catwalk which shall be partitioned at that distance of eight feet using ropes, fencing, police barriers, bicycle barriers, or other emplacements from the public seating and that area shall be referred to as the "safety zone".

B. All of the following shall apply to the safety zone:

(1) No one may enter the safety zone unless authorized by the commission.

(2) All seating inside of the safety zone shall be authorized only by the commission in attendance.

(3) Anyone entering the safety zone without the authority of the commission may be ejected from the event.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2025, No. 290, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:431 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 431
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. Each year the division shall compile a list of athletes, which were signed to a contract by a professional sports team, and shall contact the appropriate players associations to determine which agents have been retained to represent those athletes.

B. In the event that the agents retained by the athletes are not registered in this state, the division shall contact the district attorney where the athlete's school or institution of higher education is located. The district attorney's office shall take appropriate measures to investigate and prosecute any unregistered athlete agents operating in this state.

C. The division shall inform in writing the appropriate players association of any unregistered athlete agent operating in this state.

Acts 1999, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 421
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Agent contract" means any contract or agreement, whether written or oral, under which an athlete authorizes an athlete agent to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the athlete for the employment of the athlete by one or more professional sports teams.

(2) "Anything of value" means any thing of value. It shall be given the broadest possible construction, including any conceivable thing of the slightest value, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, public or private, and specifically including transportation, telephone and telegraph services, or other services available for hire. It shall be construed in the popular sense of the phrase and not necessarily as synonymous with the traditional legal term "property". It shall specifically include but not be limited to a donation, sale, lease, loan, suretyship, and mortgage.

(3)(a) "Athlete" means a student who resides in this state, or a student who does not reside in this state but has informed in writing an institution of higher education in this state of the student's intent to participate in that school's intercollegiate sports contests, and who is characterized by either of the following:

(i) Is eligible to participate in junior high, high school, or intercollegiate sports contests as a member of a sports team of a junior high, high school, or institution of higher education which is located in this state and which is a member of a federation or association.

(ii) Has participated as a member of such a sports team at a junior high, high school, or institution of higher education.

(b) "Athlete" does not mean a student who has completed his last intercollegiate or interscholastic sports contest, including postseason contests, or who has notified in writing the athletic director or head coach of the school or institution at which he is participating that he is renouncing his eligibility to participate on such sports team.

(4) "Athlete agent" means any person who recruits or solicits an athlete to enter into an agent contract or professional sport services contract with any person, or who offers anything of value to any person to induce an athlete to enter into an agreement by which any person will represent the athlete, or who for anything of value procures, offers, promises, or attempts to obtain employment for an athlete with a professional sports team.

(5) "Athlete contract" means any contract or agreement executed by a student athlete with an educational institution or school concerning the student's participation in that institution's intercollegiate sport contests or interscholastic athletic activities.

(6) "Certified by the appropriate players association" means that an athlete agent has received approval of his application for certification from the appropriate players association of the professional league for which he is soliciting athletes, has fulfilled all other requirements of the players association, and is in good standing before the players association.

(7) "Contact" means any communication by an athlete agent or by any intermediary with an athlete, or with any third person for the purpose of having that third person communicate with the athlete about the possibility of or formation of any business, financial, or other contractual relationship or agreement, including an agent contract, a professional services contract, or a professional sports services contract.

(8) "Division" means the public protection division of the Department of Justice.

(9) "Federation or association" means any state or national association for the promotion and regulation of interscholastic or intercollegiate sports governing athletes and their relationships with athlete agents.

(10) "Institution" means any institution of higher education in this state having an athlete contract with an athlete.

(11) "Intermediaries" or "third person" means any persons other than the athlete agent or the athlete.

(12) "Person" means an individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, or other legal entity.

(13) "Registered athlete agent" means an athlete agent registered with the division under the provisions of this Chapter.

(14) "School" means any secondary school in this state, including high schools and junior high schools, that has an athlete contract with an athlete.

B. For purposes of this Chapter, the execution by an athlete of a personal service contract with the owner or prospective owner of a professional sports team for the purpose of future athletic services is equivalent to employment with a professional sports team.

Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §§1 and 2; Acts 1993, No. 702, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §§1, 2; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 222
Audit by commission
Status: in_force

A. The licensee shall deposit fees on a weekly basis in a designated state depository.

B. The commission shall verify licenses, verify that all fees and monies provided for in this Part are deposited on a weekly basis, and supervise, check, and audit the operation of the offtrack pari-mutuel wagering pools, its conduct, and distribution.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:183.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 183.2
Disposition of accrued interest on undistributed monies at a race meeting
Status: in_force

A. Monies designated for purses under R.S. 4:183(A) shall be remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association within ten business days to be deposited in a separate interest-bearing account when earned and shall remain in that account until the first day of the next race meeting of the appropriate breed. Monies earned as interest on that account shall be added to those designated for Louisiana bred purses under R.S. 4:183(A) and shall be considered part of the gross purses as defined therein.

B.(1) Monies required to be deposited into the interest-bearing account provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall be deemed earned when the race on which the wagers are placed is run. Such monies shall be deposited into such interest-bearing account within fifteen days of being earned; however, the amounts earned pursuant to R.S. 4:217 shall be deposited into the account provided for in Subsection A of this Section within fifteen days of the date on which the monies are received by the licensee.

(2) Until all monies have been distributed in accordance with R.S. 4:183(A)(4), the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association or all member and other horsemen in the state and all other persons or entities that receive purse or purse supplement funds shall be deemed to hold a perfected security interest in and to all funds that are deemed to have been earned pursuant to this Section and that have not yet been distributed in accordance with R.S. 4:183(A)(4). All earned purse money not yet distributed as purses shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association by the licensee until such time as such monies are distributed in accordance with law or remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. Following the remittance to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association by the licensee, all earned purse money not yet distributed shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of all member and other horsemen in the state and all other persons or entities that receive purse funds by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association until such time as the monies are distributed in accordance with the law.

(3) A licensee shall have a fiduciary duty to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to preserve and account for such monies until such monies are remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. Once the licensee remits the monies designated for purses in accordance with R.S. 4:183(A) to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, it shall have no fiduciary duty to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, any member or other horsemen, or any person or entity that receives purse funds to preserve and account for such monies and shall be indemnified against any loss of monies or other circumstance causing the amount of funds to be less than what the licensee remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association shall have a fiduciary duty to all member and other horsemen in the state and all other persons or entities that receive purse funds to preserve and account for such monies.

(4) The account containing the monies remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be subject to audit at all times by the legislative auditor and shall be included in the annual audit required by R.S. 4:185.1.

Acts 1989, No. 626, §1, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 2014, No. 437, §1; Acts 2023, No. 261, §1; Acts 2024, No. 642, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 227
License fees, commissions, and taxes of this Part in lieu of all other such taxes
Status: in_force

The license fees, commissions, and taxes imposed upon an offtrack wagering facility in this Part are in lieu of all other such licenses, sales, excise, and occupational taxes to the state or to any parish, city, town, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof.

Acts 1990, No. 1013, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 711
Hearing; amendment of license
Status: in_force

A. No application for the issuance of a license shall be refused by the issuing authority until after a hearing is held on due notice to the applicant, at which the applicant shall be entitled to be heard upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application.

B. Any license issued under this Chapter may be amended, upon application made to the authority which issued it, if the subject matter of the proposed amendment could lawfully and properly have been included in the original license.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:185 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 185
Horsemen's bookkeeper
Status: in_force

A.(1) At each race meeting conducted in this state pursuant to the provisions of this Part, there shall be a bookkeeper for the collection, disbursement, and investment of monies belonging to horsemen licensed and racing at such a race meeting who shall be known as the Horsemen's Bookkeeper. The Horsemen's Bookkeeper shall be bonded, selected, and employed by the authorized representative of horsemen racing in Louisiana.

(2) The investment of monies by the Horsemen's Bookkeeper may include the granting of a loan to the horsemen's representative for the repayment of those certain and pending claims for overpayments of purses made by Harrah's Bossier City Investment Company, L.L.C. d/b/a Louisiana Downs or its related entities provided that the loan is at interest, secured by statutorily dedicated purse revenue streams of Louisiana Downs and the certain and pending claims are the subject of a final judgment of dismissal from the court of record based upon a final mutual release and settlement agreement between the horsemen and entities claiming overpayments of purses. This provision is an exception to any and all statutory provisions which govern the statutorily dedicated purse revenue streams.

B.(1) Each association conducting a race meeting shall provide a separate office for the Horsemen's Bookkeeper who shall keep a separate bank account for the horsemen's monies to be known as the "Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account".

(2) At all times the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account shall have on deposit funds sufficient to cover all monies due to horsemen with regard to daily purses, jockey fees, stakes, handicaps, rewards, claims, deposits, monies, if any, for horsemen's medical and hospital benefit programs, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Inc. dues, and pony lead fees.

(3)(a) Except for interest earned on the investment of monies in the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account and that portion of a pony lead fee as hereby authorized and assessed by the representative of horsemen in the state to provide retirement benefits to horsemen and to pay its administrative and operating costs, withdrawals from the account shall be only for those purposes provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. However, monies generated from donations to horse aftercare, as defined in R.S. 3:2438.1, reserves administered by the representative of horsemen in the state shall be authorized for withdrawals and disbursement from the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account.

(b) Pursuant to this Paragraph, the horse aftercare reserves shall be managed, at all times, by the representative of horsemen in the state and is to be funded by donations and, in part, by a five dollar automatic donation per start. The five dollar automatic donation per start may be withdrawn, or opted out of, by providing written notification to the representative of horsemen in the state.

(4) The interest earned on the investment of monies in the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account and that portion of a pony lead fee as provided for in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection shall be collected by the Horsemen's Bookkeeper and paid, in due course, to the authorized representative of horsemen.

(5) After first paying the expenses and other charges necessary to operate the offices of the Horsemen's Bookkeeper, the interest earned on the investment of monies in the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account by the authorized representative of horsemen shall be used by it for the benefit of horsemen racing in the state.

C. The account shall at all times be subject to audit by the legislative auditor or by a certified public accountant approved by the legislative auditor, the expenses of such audit to be paid by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Acts 1984, No. 197, §1, eff. June 28, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 627, §1, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1999, No. 616, §1; Acts 2009, No. 177, §1, eff. June 29, 2009; Acts 2019, No. 221, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:186 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 186
Entering horse under another name
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to enter or cause to be entered any horse for competition or knowingly to compete with any horse entered for competition under any name other than its true name for any prize, purse, premium stake, or sweepstakes offered or given by any agricultural or other society, association, or persons in the state where such prize, purse, premium stake, or sweepstakes is to be decided by a contest of speed.

B. The true name of any horse for the purpose of entry for competition or performance in any contest of speed shall be the name under which the horse has publicly performed and shall not be changed after having once so performed or contested for a prize, purse, premium stake, or sweepstakes except as provided by the code of printed rules of the society or association under which the contest is advertised to be conducted.

C. The official records of any disputed contest of speed shall be received in all courts as evidence upon the trial of any person alleged to have violated the provisions of this Section.

D. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than one year at hard labor nor more than five years at hard labor, or both.

Acts 1985, No. 641, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:428 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 428
Implementing rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The division may adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 251
Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program; legislative findings; authority
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds that:

(1) Workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits for workers participating in the horse racing industry has become of limited availability and of inordinate expense throughout this nation and in this state.

(2) The limited availability and expensive nature of the cost of workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits act as a deterrent to the legislative intent and public policy of this state as set forth in R.S. 4:141.

B. Notwithstanding any other law, the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, pursuant to R.S. 4:179.1, a statutorily authorized representative of horsemen, is hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to any and all other existing powers it may have, to do the following:

(1) To establish, operate and administer an insurance program for the purpose of providing workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits to members of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and other persons including and especially owners of race horses, licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

(2) To administer the insurance program as a part of its corporate activity or to carry out the insurance program through one or more other entities which may include a trust established under the law of Louisiana.

(3) To establish criteria for eligibility of persons participating in the insurance program and to be the sole arbiter of said criteria and eligibility for said participation.

(4) To declare as surplus and to distribute a portion or all of any accumulated funds derived from the insurance program to the persons participating and to be the sole arbiter of what funds to declare as surplus and what funds to distribute. No distribution shall be made until:

(a) Thirty days after the commissioner of insurance has received notice of the declaration thereof and has not within such period disapproved such distribution; and

(b) Thirty days after the owners of winning race horses are fully reimbursed the total net sum of monies that said owners would have received if purses and purse supplements had not been used for the establishment, operation, and administration of the insurance program authorized in this Part.

(5) To contract with one or more insurers authorized to do business in this state for the purpose of implementing the insurance program.

(6) To take such other acts as may be necessary or helpful in establishing, operating and administering the insurance program, including the establishment of premiums which may lower the cost of workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits to horsemen and other licensees of the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

C. The insurance program authorized in this Part shall be subject to Part IV of Chapter 7, Chapter 8, and Chapter 12 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. An annual audited financial statement shall be filed with the commissioner of insurance by July thirty-first of each year for the immediately preceding year ending December thirty-first. The commissioner of insurance shall also have the authority to examine the books, records, and affairs of the Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program.

Acts 2001, No. 492, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1; Acts 2005, No. 309, §1; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 365, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:444 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 444
Designation of athletic teams
Status: in_force

A. Each intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or sporting event that is sponsored by a school and that receives state funding shall be expressly designated, based upon biological sex, as only one of the following:

(1) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a male, boys, or mens team or event shall be for those students who are biological males.

(2) A female, girls, or womens team or event shall be for those students who are biological females.

(3) A coeducational or mixed team or event shall be open for participation by biological females and biological males.

B. Athletic teams or sporting events designated for females, girls, or women shall not be open to students who are not biologically female.

C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to restrict the eligibility of any student to participate in any intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or sport designated as "male", "mens", or "boys", or designated as "coed" or "mixed".

D. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to prevent any school from implementing or maintaining a coeducational or mixed athletic team or sporting event which is open to both biological males and biological females so long as a female, girls, or womens athletic team or sporting event is not disbanded for the purpose of creating a coeducational or mixed team or event which would thereby result to the detriment of students of the female biological sex.

E. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to apply to an intramural athletic team or intramural sport.

Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:225 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 225
Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions
Status: in_force

A. The commission may impose upon any licensee listed in R.S. 4:169 a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and may suspend a licensee indefinitely, or both. Any commission action taken herein shall be consistent with the provisions of this Part.

B. The commission may impose on any licensed association as defined in R.S. 4:143(1) a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and may suspend a license indefinitely, or both. Any commission action taken herein shall be consistent with the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1989, No. 628, §2; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:200 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 200
Fixed Odds Horse Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Fixed Odds Horse Wagering Supplement Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

B. Any appropriation by the legislature to the commission from the fund shall be utilized to supplement breeder awards and purses for Louisiana bred thoroughbreds and quarter horses as provided in this Section.

C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investments of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

D. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Section.

E. Each fiscal year, the commission shall allocate any appropriations received pursuant to R.S. 27:625(G)(4) as follows:

(1) Fifty-five percent of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Section shall be allocated and provided to the Horsemen's Bookkeeper to be used as purses at the licensed racing associations in the state that conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of thoroughbred race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of thoroughbred race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.

(2) Twenty-four percent of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Section shall be allocated and provided to the Horsemen's Bookkeeper to be used as purses at the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of quarter horse race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of quarter horse race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association.

(3) Fourteen percent of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Section shall be allocated and provided to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association to be used for breeder awards.

(4) Seven percent of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Section shall be allocated and provided to the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association to be used for breeder awards.

Acts 2025, No. 291, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:179.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 179.2
Horsemen's organization; incorporation
Status: in_force

Any horsemen's organization or organization representing horsemen shall be either a corporation or a trust, or both, organized under the laws of this state, in order to receive a distribution, allocation, or deduction of any funds under the provisions of Part I and Part I-A of this Chapter. Any funds received by such organization from any such distribution, allocation, or deduction shall be used only for the benefit of horsemen racing in the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1988, No. 797, §1; Acts 2001, No. 566, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:145.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 145.1
Exclusive venue for law suits against the commission
Status: in_force

The commission may be sued only in the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans or in the parishes of Bossier, Calcasieu, or St. Landry.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 229, §1, eff. June 30, 1977; Acts 2007, No. 129, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:70 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 70
Physicians and emergency medical personnel
Status: in_force

A. For each boxing, mixed technique, or professional wrestling event, the promoter shall appoint a physician, determined by the commission to be competent and of good standing, who shall examine each contestant before the contestant enters the ring, and who shall say whether the contestant is in physical condition to participate as advertised. The physician shall be present at the ringside. The physician shall render such advice or service as the commission requests. The fees of the physician for each individual event shall be paid by the club promoting the event and shall be reasonable and customary for the size and location of the event.

B. Each club promoting a boxing, mixed technique, or professional wrestling event shall pay for and obtain the attendance of emergency medical personnel to include no less than two attendants and an ambulance which shall be in attendance throughout each event.

C. Any physician so appointed by the promoter shall be an independent contractor of the commission, not an employee.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2018, No. 356, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:727 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 727
Combination of interests prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, no organization which conducts charitable games of chance shall be a manufacturer or distributor of supplies or equipment for such games. This prohibition shall not apply to a charitable organization which distributes electronic video bingo machines or electronic pull-tab devices in a building used, leased, or owned by the licensed charitable organization in which it conducts games authorized in this Chapter in a parish or incorporated municipality where an ordinance has been adopted allowing gaming by means of electronic video bingo.

B. No officer, director, or manager of an organization which conducts charitable games of chance shall either:

(1) Have a direct or indirect financial interest in any entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable games of chance or which leases space for charitable games of chance.

(2) Serve as an officer, director, shareholder of more than two percent of the shares, proprietor, or employee of an entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable games of chance.

C. No entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable games of chance, any officer, director, owner of more than two percent of the business, proprietor, or employee of such an entity, or any person having a direct or indirect financial interest in such an entity shall lease premises, directly or indirectly, to an organization for purposes of conducting charitable games of chance.

D. No entity or person described in Subsection A, B, or C shall serve as a commercial lessor.

E.(1) No person licensed as a commercial lessor or his immediate family shall either:

(a) Have a direct or indirect financial interest in any entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable games of chance.

(b) Serve as a proprietor, employee, officer, director, shareholder, or owner of more than two percent ownership interest, of any entity which manufactures or distributes supplies or equipment for charitable games of chance.

(2) No person licensed as a commercial lessor or his spouse shall either:

(a) Serve as an officer or director of any charitable organization which rents, leases, or uses the commercial premises for conducting games of chance.

(b) Hold, operate, conduct, or assist in the holding, operating, or conducting of a charitable game of chance at the commercial premises.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 614, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:80 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 80
Representing contestant or sharing in purse; payment of purse
Status: in_force

A. No referee, club owner, club officer, club, or member of the commission shall represent any contestant or receive from a contestant any share of his purse. Any violation of this rule subjects the violator to forfeiture of his license.

B. Whenever the payment of a purse is in dispute, the commission may withhold all or any portion thereof pending a hearing on the disbursement thereof, or, in its discretion, may order the purse deposited in the registry of a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 283
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "corporation" means the nonprofit corporation, organized under and pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, authorized to be formed by this Part or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation by this Part. It is further declared that any such corporation shall not constitute an instrumentality of the state, a state agency, board, or commission, or a political subdivision.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:143 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 143
Definitions
Status: in_force

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below:

(1) "Association" means any person, association, or corporation licensed by the commission to conduct horse racing within the State of Louisiana for any stakes, purse, or reward.

(2) "Commission" means the Louisiana State Racing Commission within the office of the governor.

(3) "Corrupt practice" means anything which can reasonably be construed as unlawfully pre-arranging or attempting to unlawfully pre-arrange the order of finish of a race.

(4) "Historical horse racing" means a form of horse racing that creates pari-mutuel pools from wagers placed on horse races previously run at a pari-mutuel facility licensed in the United States; concluded with official results; and concluded without scratches, disqualifications, or dead-heat finishes through machines permitted and authorized by the commission.

(5) "Horseman" means an owner or trainer of a race horse.

(6) "Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association" means the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's successor corporation, the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association 1993, Inc., commonly known as the HBPA.

(7) "Licensee" means any person, partnership, corporation or business entity receiving a license, permit or privilege from the commission to conduct a race meeting or meetings.

(8) "Meeting or race meeting" means the whole consecutive period, Sundays excluded, for which a license to conduct live races has been granted to any one association by the commission.

(9) "Pari-mutuel wagering", "pari-mutuel system of wagering", or "mutuel wagering" means any method of wagering previously or hereafter approved by the commission in which one or more patrons wager on a horse race or races, whether live, simulcast, or previously run. Wagers shall be placed in one or more wagering pools, and wagers on different races or sets of races may be pooled together. Patrons may establish odds or payouts, and winning patrons share in amounts wagered including any carryover amounts, plus any amounts provided by an association less any deductions required, as approved by the commission and permitted by law. Pools may be paid out incrementally over time as approved by the commission.

(10) "Permittee" means any person, partnership, corporation or business entity receiving a license, permit or privilege from the commission to engage in a business, occupation or profession on the grounds of an association licensed to conduct a race meeting in Louisiana by the commission.

(11) "Purse" means the amount of money offered by the association for any given race.

(12) "Purse supplement" means the amount of money added to the purse by any interest other than the association.

(13) "Races" or "racing" means live racing conducted by a licensee in this state, unless otherwise specifically described.

(14) "Racing official" means one of the officials of a race meeting as follows: stewards, placing judges, patrol judges, clerk of scales, starter, handicapper, timer, paddock judge, the racing secretary.

(15) "Racing secretary" means the racing official who shall (a) write and publish the conditions of each race to be run at any race meeting, and (b) such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Rules of Racing and/or the commission.

(16) "Racing year" means the fiscal year from July 1 of each year to June 30 of the year next following, or means the calendar year from January 1 to December 31 of each year as may be requested by an applicant seeking a license to operate a race meeting in its application for a license. When an application for a race meeting is granted pursuant thereto, the licensee shall be limited to the maximum number of racing days that may be granted in any one racing year approved by the commission.

(17) "Rules" mean the rules and regulations of the commission.

(18) "Secretary" as used herein means the governor through the commissioner of administration.

(19) "Stewards" mean the stewards of the meeting or their duly appointed deputies.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 733, No. 2; Acts 1976, No. 260, §1; Acts 1982, No. 58, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 309, §1; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:166.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 166.4
Pick-six exotic wagering pool; allocation of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. After the payment of any license fees, commissions, and deductions required by this Chapter, the money remaining in a pick-six exotic wagering pool shall be distributed in the following manner. On any racing day in a week except the last, the entire pool shall be paid out to persons who wagered on the pool and picked all six winners; if no one picked all six winning horses and the pool does not exceed fifty thousand dollars, then the entire pool shall be carried over to the next betting day of the same week. This process shall continue until the last betting day of the week. On the final betting day of each week, the entire sum then in the pick-six pool shall be paid out to the person or persons who picked the highest number of winning horses regardless of the total number of horses picked.

B. For the purposes of this Section a week shall be defined as the consecutive days during which any race track operates. The actual days included in a week may vary from track to track.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 908, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 222, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:158.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 158.2
Quarterly reporting of professional services information
Status: in_force

A. Each association or licensee as defined in R.S. 4:143 shall submit to the commission, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the House Committee on Commerce all of the following:

(1) A report naming each individual, corporation, firm, partnership, association, or other legal entity that furnishes professional services to the association or the licensee. The report shall indicate the name and address of the entity providing the professional services and if the entity providing a professional service is a registered Louisiana business, a female-owned business, or a minority-owned business.

(2) A report on the demographic information of the association's or licensee's workforce, including but not limited to race, gender, and Louisiana residency.

B. As used in this Section, "professional services" means those services rendered in this state and shall include but are not limited to:

(1) Legal services.

(2) Advertising or public relations services.

(3) Engineering services.

(4) Architectural, landscaping, or surveying services.

(5) Accounting, auditing, or actuarial services.

(6) Construction and skilled trade services.

C. The reports required by the provisions of this Section shall be submitted on a quarterly basis. Each report shall be forwarded to the commission and the legislative committees described in Subsection A of this Section by certified mail no later than twenty days after the end of each calendar quarter.

D. A report required by the provisions of this Section shall be a public record and governed by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.

E. A report required by the provisions of this Section shall not be required to contain the amount of compensation paid by the association or licensee to each individual, corporation, firm, partnership, association, or other legal entity in exchange for providing the professional services nor shall it be required to contain the amount of compensation paid to each of its employees.

F. The commission may suspend or withdraw licenses, permits, and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges for failure to timely submit the report required by the provisions of this Section.

G. The commission shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

H. The first reports required pursuant to this Section shall be submitted on or before October 20, 2022.

Acts 2022, No, 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:74 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 74
Admission of persons under sixteen
Status: in_force

No person under the age of sixteen shall be admitted to a contest unless accompanied by parent or guardian.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:705 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 705
Office functions, duties, and responsibilities
Status: in_force

The office shall have the following functions, duties, and responsibilities:

(1) To issue and renew annual state licenses required by law for organizations conducting games of chance pursuant to the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law, for manufacturers or distributors of supplies or equipment for such games, and for commercial lessors of premises on which such games are conducted.

(2) To establish, assess, and collect the following fees for issuance of licenses and special licenses and for license renewals as follows:

(a) Manufacturer's license and renewal fee shall be two thousand five hundred dollars.

(b) Distributor's license and renewal fee shall not be more than two hundred fifty dollars, except the license and renewal fee for a private contractor licensed to conduct games of chance authorized under the provisions of R.S. 4:729 shall be two hundred dollars.

(c) Licensed organization's license and renewal fee shall be seventy-five dollars.

(d) Special events license and renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars.

(e) Commercial lessor's license and renewal fee shall be five hundred dollars.

(3) To establish and collect a fee of not more than three percent of the ideal net proceeds at the point of sale on all pull-tabs or break open tickets, a fee of not more than five percent on the actual value of all other gaming supplies, and an additional fee of not more than three percent of the lease or rental price of electronic dabber devices other than those which use disposable bingo paper.

(4) To deny applications for licensure or license renewal and to issue orders for restriction, suspension, or revocation of licenses issued pursuant to R.S. 4:718.

(5) To establish and assess fees for identification stamps to be affixed to gaming supplies and equipment by manufacturers and distributors of such supplies or equipment as further provided in R.S. 4:726.

(6) To monitor licensees to ensure compliance with all provisions of law and regulations relative to charitable gaming through routine scheduled and unscheduled inspections and when warranted, investigations and audits.

(7) To enforce all provisions of law and regulations relative to charitable gaming and to assist local law enforcement agencies in these enforcement responsibilities and to direct to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, any indication of the commission of any crime established in Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for investigation and disposition by such office.

(8) To establish and assess penalties for violations of provisions of law or regulations relative to gambling or charitable gaming, not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation, as further provided in R.S. 4:721(D).

(9) To familiarize the general public, and in particular members of organizations which conduct charitable games of chance, with provisions of the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law and other applicable laws and regulations.

(10)(a) To adopt rules and regulations to provide for the sale or transfer of surplus supplies or equipment from one licensed organization to another and such other rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of this Chapter strictly in accordance with Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

(b) All rules and regulations adopted by the office shall be adopted only pursuant to specific and express statutory authorization and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, except that all rules authorized by this Chapter shall also require the affirmative approval of the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Section B.

(11)(a) To determine certain person or persons in certain relationships between an applicant or licensee and other persons to be unsuitable to participate in charitable gaming and to bar any such persons from participation in charitable gaming after notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) In determining the suitability of an applicant, licensee, or other person, the office shall consider the person's:

(i) General character, including honesty and integrity.

(ii) Financial security and stability, competency, and business experience.

(iii) Record, if any, of violations which may affect the legal and proper operation of charitable gaming, including a violation affecting another licensee or applicant, and any violation of the laws of this state or other states or countries, without limitations as to the nature of the violation.

(iv) Prior activities, arrest, or criminal record, if any, reputation, habits, and associations which may pose a threat to the public interest of this state or to the effective regulation and control of gaming operations, or create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of gaming operations or the carrying on of the business and financial arrangements incidental thereto.

(v) Refusal to provide records, information, equipment, or access to premises to any member of the office or any peace officers when such access is reasonably necessary to insure or protect public health, safety, or welfare or to insure the integrity of the charitable gaming industry or security of charitable gaming proceeds.

(vi) Association or relationship to other applicants or licensees.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1286, §1; Acts 2004, No. 874, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:277 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 277
Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers of the state
Status: in_force

All departments, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana and its political subdivisions are authorized to cooperate with the compact committee in furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 75
Sham or fake contests or exhibitions
Status: in_force

Whoever conducts or is a party to any sham or fake boxing contest or mixed technique event shall forfeit his license and shall not thereafter be entitled to receive any license pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Such person or persons shall be subject to fines as set forth in R.S. 4:65(C). Participants in a professional wrestling event are exempt from the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:179 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 179
Quarter Horse Breeders Association as official registrar
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association is hereby recognized as the sole official registrar for purposes of registering of accredited quarter horses foaled in Louisiana. When a horse is registered with the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association, the association shall be authorized to stamp the American Quarter Horse Association certificate with the seal of the association, certifying that this foal is an accredited Louisiana bred foal. The association may charge a reasonable registration fee for its services and, in order to carry out the functions of registering accredited quarter horses, it may appoint a committee or employ a secretary.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:707 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 707
Authorization to license certain organizations; exemption; requirement for state license
Status: in_force

A. The office may, consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, license charitable organizations, as defined in R.S. 4:703(1), to hold and operate the following specific games of chance:

(1) The game of chance commonly known as raffle or raffles played by drawing for prizes or the allotment of prizes by chance, by the selling of shares, tickets, or rights to participate in such game or games, and by conducting the game or games accordingly.

(2) The game of chance commonly known as bingo or keno played for prizes with cards bearing numbers or other designations, five or more in one line, the holder covering numbers, as objects, similarly numbered, are drawn from a receptacle, and the game being won by the person who first covers a previously designated arrangement of numbers on such a card.

(3) The game of chance commonly known as pull-tabs played for prizes with cards or tickets and as defined in R.S. 4:725 or played as electronic pull-tabs as provided in R.S. 4:733.

(4) Electronic video bingo as provided for in R.S. 4:724 and as defined by rules of the office.

(5) Fund-raising events generally known as "Las Vegas Nights" or "Casino Nights" as provided for in R.S. 4:729 and as defined by rules of the office.

B. In addition to the licensing required in Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of any municipality or parish may, consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, license charitable organizations as defined in R.S. 4:703(1) to hold and operate the following specific games of chance:

(1) The game of chance commonly known as raffle or raffles played by drawing for prizes or the allotment of prizes by chance, by the selling of shares, tickets, or rights to participate in such game or games, and by conducting the game or games accordingly.

(2) The game of chance commonly known as bingo or keno played for prizes with cards bearing numbers or other designations, five or more in one line, the holder covering numbers, as objects, similarly numbered, are drawn from a receptacle, and the game being won by the person who first covers a previously designated arrangement of numbers on such a card.

(3) The game of chance commonly known as pull-tabs played for prizes with cards or tickets, as defined in R.S. 4:725, or played as electronic pull-tabs as provided in R.S. 4:733.

(4) Electronic video bingo as provided for in R.S. 4:724 and as defined by rules of the office.

(5) Fund-raising events generally known as "Las Vegas Nights" or "Casino Nights" as provided for in R.S. 4:729 as defined by rules of the office.

C. Any such organization so licensed may sell shares, tickets, or rights to participate in such games and may conduct the games accordingly when the entire net proceeds of such games of chance are to be devoted to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious, or public spirited uses, and when so licensed, may hold, operate, and conduct such games of chance exclusively by its members pursuant to this Chapter, except to the extent that the services of members of other bona fide licensed organizations as enumerated in this Section are volunteered by their organization for the sole purpose of selling shares, tickets, or rights in such games. Any such organization so licensed may sell shares, tickets, or rights to participate in such game or games of chance pursuant to rules and regulations for the supervision and conduct thereof, as prescribed by the office and, when applicable, by the governing authority of the municipality or parish not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter. Further, any person or persons may participate in and play such games of chance conducted under any license.

D.(1) In addition to the authority granted in Subsection A of this Section, the office may license the following organizations, as defined in this Section, to hold and operate the specific kind of game or games of chance enumerated in Subsection A of this Section without the requirement that any such organization qualify with the Internal Revenue Service for an exemption from federal income tax as specified by R.S. 4:703(1): Mardi Gras carnival organizations, civic or service associations, qualified associations of licensed charitable organizations, volunteer fire companies, booster clubs, parent-teacher associations, private nonprofit elementary or secondary schools, public elementary or secondary schools, and public institutions of higher education.

(2) In addition to the authority granted in Subsection B of this Section, the governing authority of any parish or municipality may license the following organizations, as defined in this Section, to hold and operate the specific kind of game or games of chance enumerated in Subsection B of this Section without the requirement that any such organization qualify with the Internal Revenue Service for an exemption from federal income tax as specified by R.S. 4:703(1): Mardi Gras carnival organizations, civic or service associations, qualified associations of licensed charitable organizations, volunteer fire companies, booster clubs, parent-teacher associations, private nonprofit elementary or secondary schools, public elementary or secondary schools, and public institutions of higher education.

E. In addition to the provisions of R.S. 4:703, the following definitions shall apply for the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Booster club" shall mean an organization which promotes and supports the activities, functions, or programs of a public or a private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in this state and which has been designated by the school board of the parish or city in which such school is located to collect funds in the name of that school.

(2) "Civic or service association" shall mean an organization domiciled in this state which is operated for the purpose of promoting the social welfare or providing service to the community and which has derived five thousand dollars or less in gross receipts from its charitable games of chance during the prior calendar year.

(3) "Coastal conservation association" shall mean a member-based organization domiciled in this state operated for the purpose of promoting marine wildlife and habitat conservation and whose mission is to promote and enhance the present and future availability of coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public.

(4) "Mardi Gras carnival organization" shall mean an organization domiciled in this state which presents pre-Lenten festivities, including street parades, and which has received a permit to parade from a municipal or parish governing authority.

(5) "Parent-teacher association" shall mean an organization which is comprised of teachers and parents of children enrolled in a public or a private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in this state and which has been designated by the school board of the parish or city in which such school is located to collect funds in the name of that school.

(6) "Private nonprofit elementary or secondary school" includes every nonprofit private elementary or secondary school within the state of Louisiana.

(7) "Public elementary or secondary school" includes every public elementary or secondary school within the state of Louisiana.

(8) "Public institution of higher education" includes every in-state public graduate and undergraduate institution, public junior and community college, public technical institute, and each separate school or department of the institution, college, or institute when the entire net proceeds are devoted to support the institution.

(9) "Volunteer fire company" shall mean an organization which has been engaged by the governing authority of a parish, municipality, or fire protection district to provide fire protection services to the area of this state under its jurisdiction and which is comprised predominantly of individuals who provide such services voluntarily and without compensation.

F.(1)(a) A bona fide senior citizen recreation club, upon application to the municipality or parish, shall be exempt from the licensing and reporting procedure enumerated in R.S. 4:708 through 716 in a municipality or parish whose governing authority has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno within its limits as provided in R.S. 4:706.

(b) A "senior citizen recreation club" for the purpose of this Chapter shall be defined as an organization which is sanctioned by the local council on aging and composed of a group of persons sixty years of age or older whose only function is to provide amusement and diversion for its members.

(2)(a) Any club, organization, group, or association which has a membership comprised exclusively of children enrolled in a public or private nonprofit elementary or secondary school in this state and which is approved to conduct activities in such school by the principal of such school in accordance with school board policy shall be exempt from the licensing and reporting procedures enumerated in R.S. 4:708 through 716 in a municipality or parish whose governing authority has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno within its limits as provided in R.S. 4:706. Such club, organization, group, or association shall be exempted from licensing and reporting procedures only for the conducting of raffles as a means of fundraising.

(b) A private nonprofit elementary or secondary school and any public elementary or secondary school in this state shall be exempt from the licensing and reporting procedures enumerated in R.S. 4:708 through 716 in any municipality or parish whose governing authority has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno within its limits as provided in R.S. 4:706. Such private nonprofit school or public school shall be exempted from licensing or reporting procedures only for the conducting of raffles as a means of fundraising.

(3)(a) A charitable organization, upon application to the municipality or parish, shall be exempt from the licensing and reporting requirements provided in R.S. 4:708 through 716 for the purpose of conducting a raffle as defined in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section in any municipality or parish the governing authority of which has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno within its limits as provided in R.S. 4:706, provided the municipality or parish finds, upon such application, that the charitable organization is conducting such raffle for the purpose of providing support to any elementary or secondary school in the municipality or parish or for other purposes of community support.

(b) A public institution of higher education licensed pursuant to this Section shall be exempt from the licensing and reporting requirements provided in R.S. 4:708 through 716 in any municipality or parish the governing authority of which has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno within its limits and may sell shares, tickets, or rights to participate in the authorized game known as raffle and may conduct the game of raffle when the entire net proceeds of the games of chance are devoted to supporting the institution.

(4) Any bona fide conservation organization, which is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) corporation, dedicated principally to the conservation of a specific species, genus, or family of game animal or game fish, including but not limited to the conservation of ducks, waterfowl generally, quail, and turkeys or saltwater and freshwater fish such as speckled trout, redfish, flounder, large mouth bass, and crappie, which is otherwise permitted by law to conduct charitable gaming shall be exempted from the licensing and reporting procedures enumerated in R.S. 4:708 through 716 solely for conducting raffles as a means of fundraising in a municipality or parish whose governing authority has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno within its limits as provided in R.S. 4:706.

G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, no municipal or parish governing authority shall license any organization as authorized in this Chapter unless that organization has first obtained a charitable gaming license from the office, as further provided in R.S. 4:705.

H.(1) No person or organization shall hold, operate, or conduct any game of chance enumerated in Subsection A of this Section without obtaining a charitable gaming license or a special charitable gaming license from the office, as further provided in R.S. 4:718.

(2) Organizations closely connected to one another shall not hold, operate, or conduct any game of chance enumerated in Subsection A of this Section under a single state charitable gaming license. Each organization shall be required to obtain a separate license from the office in order to conduct such games. Any otherwise eligible organization shall be deemed to be closely connected when any one of the following conditions are met:

(a) Membership in one organization automatically qualifies an individual as a member of another organization.

(b) Membership in one organization is dependent upon membership in another organization, including social membership.

(c) The existence of an organization is dependent upon the existence of another organization.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a chartered auxiliary group associated with a nonprofit, licensed organization shall not be required to obtain a separate license in order to assist in the holding, operating, or conducting of any game of chance being operated by the parent organization. The parent organization shall notify the office of charitable gaming annually of the names of members who will assist in the gaming operations. Nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit a qualified chartered auxiliary group from receiving its own gaming license.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a coastal conservation association as defined in Subsection E of this Section shall be exempt from the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection strictly for the purposes of conducting the game of chance commonly known as raffle or raffles as defined in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section.

I. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a charitable organization from contributing to a qualified association of licensed charitable organizations as defined by R.S. 4:703(10). Such an association shall not be subject to audit by the office except as otherwise provided by law.

J. The governing authority of a municipality or parish may, by ordinance, transfer regulatory authority over charitable gaming in that municipality or parish to the office of charitable gaming.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 106, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 602, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2017, No. 214, §1; Acts 2018, No. 610, §1; Acts 2022, No. 387, §1; Acts 2022, No. 523, §1; Acts 2023, No. 19, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:226 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 226
Grounds for denial or termination of license to operate an offtrack wagering facility
Status: in_force

A. The commission may refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses granted by it for just cause.

B. Those things constituting just cause are:

(1) Any action by a licensee contrary to the provisions of this Part or an agreement or plan of operation for an offtrack wagering facility located in a sports book lounge.

(2) Corrupt practice.

(3) Intentional falsification and/or intentional misstatement of a material fact in an application to operate an offtrack wagering facility.

(4) Material false statement to the commission.

(5) Continued failure or inability of the licensee to meet its financial obligations connected with fulfillment of the purposes for which its license was issued.

Acts 1989, No. 628, §2; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:162 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 162
Payments based on attendance; reports
Status: in_force

In addition to the license fees mentioned in R.S. 4:161, the licensee conducting the racing meetings shall pay to the collector twenty-five cents for each person attending the races other than licensed personnel, employees, officials, and working press. These payments shall be made at the conclusion of each calendar week during every race meeting and shall be accompanied by a report under oath showing the total contributions and admissions of the races covered by the report, and any other information that the commission may require. The funds collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in the state general fund.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1988, No. 856, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:212.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 212.1
Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises
Status: in_force

The commission shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at each point of entry into areas where authorized gaming is conducted, authorized gaming devices are located, or authorized wagering on the results any horse race is conducted to inform patrons of a toll-free telephone number available to provide information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling. Failure by the owner of the licensed premises to post and maintain such a sign or signs shall be cause for the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars per day.

Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 152
Grounds for denial or termination of racing privileges for persons other than associations
Status: in_force

A. The commission may refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses, permits, and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges for just cause in accordance with the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section. Those things constituting just cause are:

(1) Any action or attempted action by a permittee contrary to the provisions of this Part and law.

(2) Corrupt practice.

(3) Violation of the Rules of Racing.

(4) Willful falsification or misstatement of fact in an application for racing privileges.

(5) Material false statement, under oath, to a racing official, other than a commissioner, or to the commission.

(6) Willful disobedience of a commission order or of a lawful order of a racing official other than a commissioner.

(7) Continued failure or inability to meet financial obligations connected with his business, occupation, or profession performed or engaged in on the track grounds.

(8) The loss or inability to meet any of the qualifications and conditions set forth for a license in R.S. 4:150(B)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11) and (12).

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the commission shall suspend for a period of one year all licenses, permits, and privileges granted to any horseman, jockey, rider, groom, stable foreman, exercise boy, valet, plater, licensee, permittee, racing official, agent, apprentice, custodian, caterer, partnership, vendor, veterinarian, or other person who, within a period of one year, is suspended five times for a period of at least five days each time for commission of acts constituting just cause under Subsection A of this Section. However, in the case of riding offenses only, the commission shall have the discretion to suspend such licenses, permits, or privileges. Any person aggrieved by such order of suspension as provided for in this Subsection shall have the right to contest such order and have the entire matter reviewed in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in R.S. 4:154 and in the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the commission shall suspend all licenses, permits, and privileges granted to a permittee who has a final and definitive judgment rendered against him by a court of competent jurisdiction mandating payment of past due financial obligations to any individual or business for the boarding of horses.

(2) The clerk of any court rendering or affirming such judgment shall send a certified copy of the final and definitive judgment to the commission.

(3) The suspension period shall begin upon the date the certified copy of the final and definitive judgment is received by the commission and shall end on the date the permittee provides proof of full payment of the judgment to the commission.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 426, §1; Acts 1984, No. 432, §1; Acts 1989, No. 588, §1; Acts 2017, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 192
Hearing; determination; order
Status: in_force

A. The person excluded or ejected may demand a public administrative hearing by giving to the commission written notice of his exclusion or ejection within ten calendar days after its occurrence, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays. Upon receipt of the notice of the aggrieved person, the commission shall call and hold a hearing at the next regular meeting of the commission which is held not sooner than fifteen days after receipt of such notice. If the aggrieved person requests an expedited hearing, the hearing shall be set not less than ten days after the receipt of the request for the expedited hearing, and if the commission does not hold the hearing within ten days, the aggrieved person may proceed with his other legal remedies as provided in this Chapter. If the commission and the person demanding a hearing mutually agree, the hearing may be held at any time.

B. The commission, upon the evidence received at the hearing and the merits of the testimony, shall determine whether the person was lawfully excluded or ejected in accordance with its rules and regulations provided for in R.S. 4:193, and shall enter its decision in its record of official proceedings. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or officer to show that the person was excluded or ejected in accordance with such rules and regulations.

C. If the determination of the commission is that the action to exclude or eject was lawful, the commission shall order the person excluded or ejected for a specified time from all race tracks, race meetings, races, or licensed establishments that are under the commission's regulatory powers. If the commission determines that the exclusion or ejection was unlawful, the commission shall order the owner or officer of the race track, association, or licensed establishment to allow said person to enter the premises and participate in any race. All orders shall be subject to review by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:199 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 199
Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

B. Any appropriation by the legislature to the Louisiana State Racing Commission from the fund shall be utilized to supplement purses as provided in this Section.

C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investments of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

D. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Section.

E. Each fiscal year, the commission shall allocate any appropriations received pursuant to R.S. 27:625(G)(4) as follows:

(1) Two-thirds of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Paragraph shall be allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of thoroughbred race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of thoroughbred race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred thoroughbred races.

(2) One-third of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Paragraph shall be allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of quarter horse race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of quarter horse race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred quarter horse races.

Acts 2021, No. 435, §2, eff. June 21, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:149.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 149.3
Interstate wagering; common pools
Status: in_force

A. Subject to applicable federal laws, including but not limited to the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 (Chapter 57, commencing with Section 3001, of Title 15 of the United States Code) the commission may permit a licensee to participate in interstate common pools, including common pools which may include international jurisdictions. All provisions of law governing pari-mutuel betting apply to pari-mutuel betting in interstate common pools except as otherwise provided in this Section or in the commission's rules.

B. Participation in a common pool solely as a track conducting the race or as a receiving track will not cause such track to be deemed to be doing business in this state, or in the other state, for any purpose.

C. With the prior approval of the commission, a licensee who is permitted to accept wagers in this state on horse races conducted at tracks conducting races located outside of this state may combine pari-mutuel pools in this state with comparable pools at the track conducting the race.

D. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Chapter and subject to the approval of the commission, the types of wagering, takeout, distribution of winnings, and rules of racing in effect for pari-mutuel pools at the track conducting the race shall govern wagers placed in this state and merged into the interstate common pool. Breakage for interstate common pools shall be calculated in accordance with the law or rules governing the track conducting the race, and shall be distributed between participating jurisdictions in a manner agreed to between the licensee and the track conducting the race.

E. With the prior approval of the commission and with the concurrence of the track conducting the race, an interstate common pool may be formed among the licensee and other receiving persons or entities in any states other than the state in which the track conducting the race is located. For such an interstate common pool, the commission may approve the types of wagering, takeout, distribution of winnings, rules of racing, and calculation of breakage which are different than those which would otherwise be applied in this state but are consistent for all parties to the interstate common pool.

F. The licensee may deduct from wagers placed in any interstate common pool any fee to the person or entity conducting the race for the privilege of conducting pari-mutuel wagering on the race, and payment of costs incurred in transmitting the broadcast of the race and participation in the interstate common pool.

G. The provisions of law or contract, if any, governing the distribution of shares of the takeout, from wagers placed in this state in separate pari-mutuel pools on races run in another state, to this state as pari-mutuel taxes, or respectively to breeder awards and to purses in this state, shall remain in effect for wagers placed in interstate common pools; provided that if the commission has approved an adjustment in the takeout rate, the distribution of the takeout within this state shall be adjusted proportionately to reflect the adjustment in the takeout rate; provided further that with the concurrence of the licensee, the share designated for purses may be modified.

H. With the prior approval of the commission, a licensee may permit one or more of its races to be utilized for pari-mutuel wagering at one or more locations in other states, may transmit audio/visual signals of races the licensee conducts to one or more locations outside the state, and may also permit pari-mutuel pools in other states to be combined with its comparable wagering pools or with wagering pools established by other states. The commission may modify its rules and may adopt separate rules governing interstate common pools, and may establish by rule separate provisions for interstate common pools governing the calculation of breakage.

I. Pari-mutuel taxes shall not be imposed upon any amounts wagered in an interstate common pool other than upon amounts wagered within this state.

J. The provisions of law or contract, if any, governing the distribution of shares of the takeout, from wagers placed in other states in separate pari-mutuel pools on races run in this state, respectively to breeder awards and to purses in this state, shall remain in effect for wagers placed in interstate common pools. Provided that with the concurrence of the licensee and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, and the appropriate breeder's organization, the share of breeder awards or purses may be modified.

Acts 1990, No. 558, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:730 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 730
Use of monies derived from enforcement of bingo regulations by a municipal or parish governing authority
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any monies collected by the governing authority of a municipality or parish from charitable organizations conducting bingo games in that municipality or parish pursuant to the rules and regulations of said governing authority which are in excess of the amount of monies necessary to pay the cost of adequate enforcement of such rules and regulations may be expended by said governing authority for purposes other than paying the cost of such enforcement, including but not limited to defraying the cost of operation of municipal or parish government.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:196 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 196
Unlawful entry; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who is ordered by the commission to be excluded or ejected from race tracks, race meetings, races, and licensed establishments properly is guilty of a misdemeanor if he thereafter enters such premises, and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 64
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commission may make rules and regulations governing all boxing, mixed technique events, and wrestling contests or exhibitions under its jurisdiction, the sale of tickets at such contests or exhibitions, the promoters of such contests or exhibitions, and the contestants, their seconds and managers in such contests or exhibitions, and all other rules and regulations as the commission, in its discretion, deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Should any case occur which may not be covered in this Chapter or by the rules and regulations of the commission, it shall be determined by the commission, but only insofar as such determination is consistent with justice, the best interests of boxing, mixed technique event, and wrestling and with the powers and authority granted by this Chapter. A copy of the pertinent rules and regulations of the commission shall be furnished to the contestants or their managers in contests or exhibitions subject to the jurisdiction of the commission. No such contest or exhibition shall be conducted, held, or given except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission, provided that no such boxing contest or exhibition shall exceed twenty rounds.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:149.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 149.5
Account wagering
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Chapter, "account wagering" means a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which an individual may deposit money in an account with an authorized licensee and then use the account balance to pay for pari-mutuel wagers made in person, by telephone call, or by communication through other electronic means.

B.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the commission shall adopt rules regulating account wagering and shall authorize account wagering to be conducted by a licensee operating a pari-mutuel live horse racing facility.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a facility authorized to conduct account wagering shall pay to the licensed racing facilities in the state located within the same area as provided for in R.S. 4:214(A)(3) the highest source market percentage paid to the licensee by any other account wagering carrier located outside of the state.

(3) Any source market commission outside of the area provided for in R.S. 4:214(A)(3) shall be divided equally among active account operators residing in the state of Louisiana.

C. Subject to applicable federal laws, including but not limited to the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, 15 USCA 3001 et seq., and the Wire Communications Act, 18 USCA 1081 and 1084, the commission shall permit an authorized licensee to conduct account wagering on any live horse races conducted at his facility and races conducted at other facilities upon which the licensee of said facility is lawfully authorized to accept offtrack wagers.

D. The licensee may deduct commissions from wagers placed through account wagering and make any such commission payable to the person or entity conducting the race for the privilege of conducting pari-mutuel wagering on the race.

E.(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of law and of the rules of the commission governing pari-mutuel wagers on horse races placed in person within the grounds on which a race meeting is licensed to be conducted and the distribution of the pools created by such wagers shall apply to account wagering.

(2) Each wager placed pursuant to regulations authorizing account wagering shall be treated as a wager placed within the enclosure at which the licensee is authorized to conduct a race meeting.

(3) The provisions of law or contract, if any, governing the distribution of shares of the takeout from wagers placed in this state in separate pari-mutuel pools on races run in another state, to this state as pari-mutuel taxes, or respectively to breeder awards and to purses in this state, shall remain in effect for wagers placed through account wagering, as if the wager had been placed at the licensee's facility. With the concurrence of the licensee, the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, and the appropriate breeders' organization, the share of breeder awards or purses may be modified as long as the modification does not impair the interest of any other person or entity entitled or authorized to participate directly in the distribution.

F. No system of account wagering located outside of this state shall accept wagers from residents or other persons located within this state, nor shall residents or other persons located within this state place wagers through account wagering systems located outside of this state, except with the permission of either one of the following:

(1) A licensee of race meetings, concerning wagers on races conducted in this state by that licensee.

(2) A licensee of race meetings authorized to conduct account wagering in this state, if the races are not conducted in this state.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1; Acts 2011, No. 356, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:251.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 251.1
Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program; legislative findings; authority
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds that:

(1) Trainers and owners of racehorses are horsemen and are essential to the business of horse racing.

(2) The number of trainers of racehorses domiciled in Louisiana is diminishing.

(3) Trainers of racehorses recruit new owners of racehorses.

(4) Additional incentives are needed to encourage more persons to enter the business of training racehorses.

(5) The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association maintains a modest pension program for trainers through the utilization of funds derived from horsemen.

(6) The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is willing to utilize purses and purse supplements to improve the pension benefits to its trainer members for the purpose of increasing the number of trainers entering the business of horse racing.

(7) The improvement of pension benefits to trainer members of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association through the utilization of purses and purse supplements for the purpose of increasing incentives to encourage persons to enter the business of training racehorses, and to thereby improve the business of horse racing, is needed through the establishment of a horsemen's self-help program to be known as the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program.

(8) The making of a pension program that is self-sustaining by utilizing a portion of the fund is a worthy and helpful goal to be achieved.

B. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, pursuant to R.S. 4:179.1, may perform the following activities:

(1) Of the purses and purse supplements authorized for use by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association in this Part for the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's workers compensation insurance program, pursuant to R.S. 4:252(C)(5), the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association may utilize up to one-half of that authorized two percent of the total amount of purses and purse supplements available for purses for any race meet for the improvement and administration of the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program without the limitations and conditions established for the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's workers compensation insurance program but with the limitations expressly established in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection for the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program.

(2) In utilizing the monies authorized hereby for improving and administering the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program, not more than seventy-five percent shall be used to directly improve pension benefits and the remainder shall be placed for investment in the pension program's trust fund for the purpose of helping to ensure the long-term integrity of said pension trust fund and to help provide that the said trust fund becomes self-sustaining.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the total amount of purses and purse supplements that may be used by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's workers compensation insurance program and the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program combined may not exceed two percent of the total amount of purses and purse supplements available for purses for any race meet.

(4) If the two percent revenue from purses and purse supplements presently being utilized by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's workers compensation insurance program cease or is interrupted for any reason whatsoever, then the authority for the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to utilize up to one percent of purses and purse supplements for improvement and administration of the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program shall continue until such time as the two percent revenue from purses and purse supplements is again utilized by such workers compensation program.

(5) All funds derived from the two percent revenue from purses and purse supplements presently being utilized by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's workers compensation insurance program following August 15, 2008, shall be utilized without the limitations and conditions previously established which are related to limits and repayments of such fund to purses, however, same are specifically limited to no more than two percent of the total amount of purses and purse supplements available for purses for any race meet.

Acts 2008, No. 798, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 7
Parishes may regulate, restrict, and tax circuses, carnivals, etc.
Status: in_force

A. The governing authorities of the several parishes, the city of New Orleans and all municipalities excepted, may regulate and restrict, and impose a privilege tax on, all circuses, carnivals, shows, theaters, pool and billiard tables, bowling alleys, concerts, fortune tellers, cane or knife racks, gift enterprises, museums, menageries, flying jennies, pistol or shooting galleries, ten pin alleys (without regard to the number of pins used), skating rinks, roller coasters, ferris wheels, bungee jumping devices, other amusement rides and attractions, and other things of like character.

B. They may adopt all ordinances which they deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section and may enforce the ordinances by fines of not more than five hundred dollars each, or imprisonments of not more than twelve months each, or both. Nothing in this Section deprives municipalities, under existing laws, of authority to adopt and enforce ordinances on the same subject matter.

Acts 1992, No. 244, §1, eff. June 10, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 734
Sale of tickets at fund-raising event
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, a candidate for public office, as provided for in R.S. 18:1483(3), or his principal campaign committee, as provided for in R.S. 18:1483(15), may conduct a fund-raising activity involving the sale of tickets which afford the purchaser an opportunity to win a door prize, raffle, or similar gift or prize.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:707.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 707.1
Limited raffle licenses
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there shall be a limited raffle license for certain raffle games. The office shall promulgate rules relative to the issuance of such limited raffle licenses which shall include but not be limited to licensing fees and reporting requirements. The provisions of R.S. 4:705(2)(c) and 714(F)(1) shall not apply to any limited raffle license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

B. The raffle games to which this Section applies shall include only single games as defined in R.S. 4:707(A)(1) and have a prize value which shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.

Acts 2023, No. 89, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:174.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 174.1
Races restricted to out-of-state thoroughbreds; limitations
Status: in_force

No racing association in this state shall allow more than two races at any one race meeting in which said races are restricted to thoroughbreds bred in any one or more states, other than Louisiana, or to thoroughbreds owned by persons residing in any one state, other than Louisiana, except that additional such races may be carded and run when specifically approved by the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 491, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 282
Construction of Part; supplemental and additional nature
Status: in_force

This Part shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for performing functions authorized in this Chapter and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 1
Unlawful to sell tickets for more than the price; total cost of tickets to be printed on each
Status: in_force

A. All admission tickets to any athletic contest, dance, theater, concert, circus, or other amusement shall have the price paid for the ticket, excluding order processing and delivery charges, printed on the face of the ticket.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars.

C. Nothing shall prohibit the resale or offering for resale via the internet of an admission ticket, at any price, to an athletic contest, dance, theater, concert, circus, or other amusement, if the ticket is resold or offered for resale through any website if such website's operator guarantees a full refund of the amount paid for the ticket under each of the following conditions:

(1) The ticketed event is canceled.

(2) The purchaser is denied admission to the ticketed event, unless such denial is due to the action or omission of the purchaser.

(3) The ticket is not delivered to the purchaser in the manner described on such website or pursuant to the delivery guarantee made by the reseller and such failure results in the purchaser's inability to attend the ticketed event.

D. A website operator's guarantee pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be posted on the operator's website and a prospective purchaser shall be directed to such guaranty before completion of the resale transaction.

E. A refund issued by a website operator pursuant to any of the conditions provided for in Subsection C of this Section shall include any servicing, handling, or processing fees unless such fees are declared nonrefundable under the terms of the guarantee.

F. The provisions of Subsection C of this Section shall not apply to:

(1) University sports event tickets specially allocated to Louisiana legislators.

(2) Student tickets issued by Louisiana universities for sporting events.

Acts 1988, No. 449, §1; Acts 1989, No. 589, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 466, §1, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 2006, No. 238, §1; Acts 2022, No. 55, §1.
La. R.S. § 4:733 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 733
Tit. 4, § 733. Electronic pull-tab devices
Status: in_force

A.(1) Electronic or video machines, hereafter termed "electronic pull-tab devices", and defined in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, for public playing of pull-tabs may be made available at any locations licensed under this Chapter for charitable gaming, provided that all requirements of this Chapter not in conflict with the provisions of this Section are met.

(2) "Electronic pull-tab device" means any unit, mechanism, or device authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, that, upon insertion of cash, produces electronic facsimiles of pull-tab tickets or cards and is available to play or simulate the play of the game of pull-tabs as described in R.S. 4:703(3), utilizing a cathode ray tube or video display screen and microprocessors in which the player may win games or credits that can be redeemed for cash only. The term does not include a device that directly dispenses coins, cash, tokens, or anything else of value, except the ticket voucher required in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Each device shall:

(1) Be inspected by the office or its designee for certification and compliance.

(2) Be connected with a system consisting of player operated terminals and a self-contained control computer.

(3) Not have any device or program that will alter the reading of the values or amounts of play to reflect values or amounts other than actually played or any switches, jumpers, wire posts, or any other means of manipulation that could affect the operation or outcome of a game.

(4) Not have any device, switch, program, or function that can alter the readings of the actual amounts or values relating to any function or occurrence of the device.

(5) Have separate secure areas with locking doors for the game logic board and software, the cash compartment, and the mechanical meters as required by the rules and regulations of the office. These areas must be locking and separated. Access to one from the other must not be allowed at any time.

(a) The device must be capable of printing a ticket voucher for the player at the completion of each game. If credits are owed the player, the ticket must contain each of the following:

(i) The name of the location licensed to conduct charitable gaming.

(ii) The name of the municipality or parish in which the location licensed to conduct charitable gaming is located.

(iii) The value of the prize in numbers.

(iv) The value of the prize in words.

(v) The time of day, in hours and minutes in a twenty-four-hour format.

(vi) The date.

(vii) The device license number or serial number up to eight digits.

(viii) The sequential number of the ticket voucher.

(ix) An encrypted validation number from which the validity of the prize can be determined.

(b) The device may have a mechanism that accepts cash in the form of bills with a denomination not to exceed ten dollars.

(c) An exact copy of each printed ticket voucher must be printed and retained within the device.

(d) The device must have nonresettable mechanical meters housed in a secure compartment that keep a permanent record of all of the following:

(i) Total coins accepted.

(ii) Total credits generated by the bill acceptor if the device has a bill acceptor.

(iii) Total credits played by players.

(iv) Total credits won by players.

(v) Total credits printed out by the ticket voucher printer.

(e) The device must contain electronic metering using meters that record all of the following:

(i) Total coins in the coin acceptor or acceptors and, if the device has a bill acceptor, the total credits generated by the bill acceptor.

(ii) Total credits in, total credits played, total credits won, and total credits paid.

(iii) Total errors from the logic board random access memory.

(iv) Total examination of electronic meters.

(f) The device may not have any functions or parameters adjustable by or through any separate video display or input codes, except for the adjustment of features that are wholly cosmetic.

(g) The device must issue, by activation of an external switch, an accounting ticket containing a performance synopsis of the device. The ticket must contain:

(i) The name of the location licensed to conduct charitable gaming.

(ii) The name of the city, town, or parish in which the location licensed to conduct charitable gaming is located.

(iii) The license number of the device.

(iv) The time of day, in hours and minutes in a twenty-four-hour format.

(v) The date.

(vi) A circuit-interrupting device, method, or capability which will disable the machine if the office-approved program is accessed or altered.

(h) The device must be linked by telecommunication to a central computer for purposes of polling or reading device activities and for central computer remote shutdown of device operations.

(6) Each electronic pull-tab device shall have a serial number or other identification number permanently affixed to the device by the manufacturer.

C. The office may provide for additional specifications for devices to be approved and authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter as it deems necessary to maintain the integrity of electronic pull-tab devices and operations. The office shall not provide for any additional specifications which would have the effect of reducing to fewer than four the number of manufacturers who make devices that meet the specifications of this Chapter.

D. A device may not allow more than two dollars to be placed on a game or award won games or credits in excess of the value of five hundred dollars.

E. The office shall prescribe the expected payback value of one credit played to be at least eighty percent of the value of a credit. Each electronic pull-tab device must have an electronic accounting device that the office may use to verify the winning percentage. The office may not publish or otherwise disseminate income figures and other statistics obtained in the payback verification process or contained in payback verification reports in a manner that allows or helps a person to identify a particular device or to match a particular device with a particular income or statistic except as is required for enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

F. An electronic pull-tab device may be leased by any charitable organization licensed by the office.

G. At least sixty percent of the net win from the device must be paid to the charitable organization leasing it. No more than ten percent of the net win from the device may be paid to the commercial lessor leasing the premises at which the devices are located.

H. The office shall adopt any additional rules and regulations necessary to govern the specification, use, and operation of electronic pull-tab devices and shall establish a list of manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and lessors authorized to provide electronic pull-tab devices or a list of acceptable models of the devices, acceptable serial numbers on such models or manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, or lessors. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act except that all rules shall also require the affirmative approval of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Section B.

I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a facility licensed to conduct charitable gaming may not place more than thirty-five electronic machines or devices licensed to conduct charitable gaming at the facility.

J. Any licensed charitable organization operating more than fifteen electronic pull-tab devices as provided by this Section shall not offer for play pull-tabs as provided in R.S. 4:725.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. R.S. § 4:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 2
Tit. 4, § 2. Shows and exhibits; misleading advertisements; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall, in advance of any show or exhibit, knowingly advertise by posters or other written placards in which is set forth in writing the exhibition to the public either for money or otherwise of anything which the person knew at the time would not or could not be placed on exhibit as set forth by the advertisement, poster, or placard.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than twelve months.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 281
Purpose
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Legislature recognizes the importance of the equine industry in Louisiana. Racing, breeding, farming, and more all extend the equine industry's significance from Louisiana to the rest of the country. The economic impact of the equine industry is substantial. Whether by direct job creation or investments in owning, training and competing horses, or operating horse farms, the industry creates substantial revenues for the area's economy. That value is multiplied many times when considering the indirect effect of accompanying shopping, lodging, and dining at our various facilities and events. The Louisiana Equestrian Corporation is created to protect the history and culture of the equestrian industry in Louisiana and to develop strategies to expand the reputation, standing, and economic impact of this equestrian community throughout the state of Louisiana.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:723 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 723
Immunity
Status: in_force

No persons, association, or corporation

(1) Possessing, selling or in any manner disposing of, in any municipality or parish, any shares, tickets, or rights to participate in any game or games of chance conducted or to be conducted under any license lawfully issued pursuant to this Chapter,

(2) Lawfully conducting or participating in the conduct of any such game of chance, or

(3) Permitting the conduct of any such game of chance upon premises owned by him or it, of any game of chance conducted or to be conducted under any license lawfully issued pursuant to this Chapter,

shall be liable to prosecution or conviction for violation of any provision of R.S. 14:90; however, this immunity shall not extend to any person or corporation knowingly conducting or participating in the conduct of any game of chance under any license obtained by any false pretense or statement made in any application for such license or otherwise, or possessing, selling, or disposing of shares, tickets, or rights to participate in, or permitting the conduct upon any premises owned by him or it of any game of chance conducted under any license known to him or it to have been obtained by any such false or fraudulent pretense or statement.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:422.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 422.1
Denial of registration; refusal to renew; revocation or suspension; notification; hearing
Status: in_force

A. The division may, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing, refuse to issue or renew a registration upon proof that the applicant has engaged in any one or more of the following activities:

(1) Has made false or misleading statements of a material nature in his application for registration or renewal.

(2) Has ever been convicted of fraud, embezzlement, a felonious theft, or any other crime involving a misappropriation of funds, which could render him unfit in a fiduciary capacity.

(3) Has engaged in conduct which violates or causes an athlete to violate any rule or regulation promulgated by any federation or association.

(4) Has been denied certification by any professional players association.

(5) Has engaged in conduct which has caused an institution or school to be investigated by or sanctioned by any federation or association.

B. The division may, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing, suspend or revoke a registration upon proof that an athlete agent has engaged in any of the activities enumerated in Subsection A of this Section or for a violation of this Chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this Chapter.

C. Prior to a denial, refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation of registration, the division shall notify the applicant or athlete agent in writing by certified mail of the reasons for denial, refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation and of the date of the hearing. All adjudicatory hearings shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:178 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 178
Breeders Association as official registrar
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hereby recognized as the sole official registrar for purposes of registering of accredited thoroughbred horses foaled in Louisiana. When a horse is registered with the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the association shall be authorized to stamp the Jockey Club certificate with the seal of the association, certifying that this foal is an accredited Louisiana bred foal. The association may charge a reasonable registration fee for its services, and, in order to carry out the functions of registering accredited thoroughbred horses, it may appoint a committee or employ a secretary.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:219 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 219
Uncashed pari-mutuel tickets; limitation of time for presentation; disposition of unclaimed monies
Status: in_force

A. All pari-mutuel tickets purchased at offtrack wagering facilities licensed pursuant to this Part evidencing the right to participate in pari-mutuel pools or the right to a refund must be presented for payment within ninety days after the close of the race meeting of the host track. The failure to present such a ticket within the prescribed time shall constitute a waiver of the right to participate in the pari-mutuel pool or the right to a refund. Thereafter, the holder of such ticket shall have no right to enforce payment thereof.

B. The sum held by any licensee for payment of outstanding winning pari-mutuel tickets and for refunding the price of pari-mutuel tickets shall be retained by such licensee for such purpose until the expiration of ninety days after the close of the race meeting of the host track.

C. After such time, any unclaimed monies shall be disposed of as follows. The primary licensee shall retain such sum so that the sum plus that retained under the provisions of R.S. 4:176(B) do not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per race meeting and the remaining unclaimed monies, if any, shall be remitted to the State General Fund with a report. Such monies are due one hundred days after the close of the race meeting of the host track.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 587, §1; Acts 1990, No. 556, §1; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992.
La. R.S. § 4:364 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 364
Tit. 4, § 364. Refusal to comply; punishment
Status: in_force

Whenever the owner of a dance hall refuses to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned for not less than thirty days, for each violation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:152.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 152.1
Mandatory termination of racing privileges
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the procedures and sanctions provided in this Part, the commission or any interested person may petition a state court of competent jurisdiction for a judgment declaring that a certain person or persons have committed a corrupt practice as defined by R.S. 4:143. The court, after due proceedings in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state, shall render such judgment if the law and evidence presented before the court so warrants. The clerk of any state court rendering or affirming such judgment shall forthwith send a certified copy of such judgment to the commission. Upon the filing with the commission of a certified copy of a final and definitive court judgment declaring any person to have committed a corrupt practice as defined by R.S. 4:143, the commission shall promptly terminate all licenses, permits, and privileges granted to such person under this Part and shall bar such person from ever obtaining in the future any license, permit, or privilege under this Part.

B. The same provisions in Subsection A of this Section shall apply, respectively, to persons who have been duly declared by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state to have committed a corrupt practice as defined in R.S. 4:143.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 154
Administrative procedure; appeal to the commission and review of commission rulings
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the commission's hearings, practice and procedure, and rule making procedure are as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act; however, in cases made the subject of judicial review, the court may not extend or continue beyond ten (10) days from date of issuance any stay order or temporary restraining order issued by it, except:

(1) Upon agreement of counsel for all parties, or

(2) Absent such agreement, by order of the court, but only after a contradictory hearing held no later than the tenth (10th) day following the issuance of such stay order or temporary restraining order and then only upon a showing by a party that a denial of such extension or continuation would be prejudicial to that party's opportunity to cause the court to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision appealed from or to be reviewed.

B. A final appeal, in the case of any person penalized, or disciplined by the stewards, may be taken to the commission.

C. Such an appeal must be filed in writing at the office of the commission within five days of the date of said penalty or imposition of said discipline.

D. Such an appeal must be signed by the person making it and must set forth his reason therefor.

E. An appeal from the decision of the stewards to the commission shall not affect such decision until the appeal has been acted upon by the commission.

F. The commission must grant a hearing within ten days of the receipt of this appeal, and must render a decision within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of the appeal hearing. Any continuance of a hearing must be reasonable in duration and for just cause.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 1983, No. 582, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:725 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 725
Pull-tabs
Status: in_force

A. No organization, distributor, or manufacturer, or any representative thereof, either with knowledge or in circumstances whereunder he reasonably should have known, shall possess, display, put out for play, sell, or otherwise furnish to any person any deal of pull-tabs:

(1) In which the winning pull-tabs have not been completely and randomly distributed and mixed among all other pull-tabs in the deal;

(2) In which the location or approximate location of any of the winning pull-tabs can be determined in advance of opening the pull-tabs in any manner or by any device, including but not limited to any pattern in the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of pull-tabs by the manufacturer, by any markings on the pull-tabs or container, or by the use of a light; or

(3) Which does not conform in any respect to these requirements as to manufacturer, assembly, or packaging.

B. Effective January 1, 1986, 1 a distributor shall not purchase or be furnished any deal of pull-tabs from a manufacturer of pull-tabs unless all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The manufacturer's label or trademark has been registered with the office of charitable gaming.

(2) Each individual pull-tab manufactured has conspicuously set forth on it the name of the manufacturer or a label or trademark which identifies its manufacturer.

(3) The pull-tab is of a type approved by the office of charitable gaming for use in Louisiana.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.

1 As appears in enrolled bill.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 432
Liability for loss of eligibility
Status: in_force

A. If an athlete loses his eligibility to participate in sports sanctioned by the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member, or if the school or institution is investigated or sanctioned by such federation or association as a result of any violation of the rules of the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member, the school or institution of higher education that such athlete attended shall have a cause of action, specifically including but not limited to an action of tortious interference with a contract, against such athlete, the athlete agent of such athlete, and any other parties connected with the violation.

B. The prevailing party under a cause of action arising under Subsection A of this Section shall also have a right to collect reasonable attorney fees and court costs in addition to any other damages.

Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:179.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 179.1
Authorized representative of persons licensed to race horses at race meetings conducted in the state
Status: in_force

The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is hereby designated and recognized as an authorized representative that shall represent member and other horsemen racing at licensed race meetings held in the state of Louisiana for the purpose of but not limited to negotiating contracts for such horsemen with all racing associations licensed by the state of Louisiana, relative to purses, hospitalization, medical benefits, conditions, and all other matters of interest and concern to such horsemen.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 435, §1, eff. July 11, 1977. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 228, §2, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 197, §1, eff. June 28, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:193 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 193
Categories of persons subject to exclusion and ejection; civil liberties
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing categories of persons who may be excluded or ejected from a track, race meeting, race, or licensed establishment. Such categories shall include, but shall not be limited to, categories of persons:

(1) Who are not of age.

(2) Who have been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, this state or any other state or country, or any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.

(3) Who are career or professional offenders as defined by regulation of the commission.

(4) Who are of notorious or unsavory reputation or whose presence, in the opinion of the commission, would be inimical to the state of Louisiana and its citizens or to the track, meeting, race, or licensed establishment, or to both.

(5) Who have had a license or permit refused, suspended or withdrawn under R.S. 4:152.

B. No person may be excluded or ejected on account of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or gender.

C. No permittee in good standing shall be denied access to or racing privileges at any racing facility except in accordance with the rules of the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 629, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 224
Administrative procedure; review of commission rulings
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the commission's hearings, practice and procedure, and rule making procedure are as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act. However, in cases made the subject of judicial review, the court may not extend or continue beyond ten days from date of issuance any stay order or temporary restraining order issued by it, except:

(1) upon agreement of counsel for all parties, or

(2) absent such agreement, by order of the court, but only after a contradictory hearing held no later than the tenth day following the issuance of such stay order or temporary restraining order and then only upon a showing by a party that a denial of such extension or continuation would be prejudicial to that party's opportunity to cause the court to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision to be reviewed.

Acts 1989, No. 628, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:148 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 148
Rules, regulations, and conditions
Status: in_force

The commission shall make rules, regulations, and conditions for the holding, conducting, and operating of all race tracks, race meets, and races held in this state, historical horse racing, and for the conduct of the racing industry of this state under this Part. Special rules, regulations, and conditions may be promulgated separately for thoroughbred racing and for quarter horse racing. The rules, regulations, and conditions shall be consistent with this Part and provide for and deal with all matters necessary to the holding of such race meetings and pari-mutuel wagering.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 602, §1; Acts 1974, No. 626, §1; Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:45 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 45
Use of proceeds of tax
Status: in_force

Parishes and municipalities shall provide that when collected, the proceeds of the license taxes, less the cost of collection, shall be used by the parish or municipality solely for public and quasi-public charitable institutions operated by a parish or municipal welfare department, and in the event of a surplus of such funds, to human service programs, as determined by the parish or municipal governing authority in the parish or municipality where collected. The funds shall be deposited in the parish or municipal general fund and shall be expended in accordance with this Chapter.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 819, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 201
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to focus national attention on and enhance the horse breeding industry in the state by establishing a special day of racing to display Louisiana bred champions.

Acts 1990, No. 884, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 141
Legislative intent and policy
Status: in_force

A. It is the policy of the state of Louisiana in furtherance of its responsibility to provide revenues for the operation of state government for its people, to acknowledge and declare that the providing of funds and financial assistance to licensed horse racing tracks in the state of Louisiana constitutes an authorized public function and purpose of the state of Louisiana, to encourage forceful and honest statewide control of horse racing for the public health, safety, and welfare by safeguarding the people of this state against corrupt, incompetent, dishonest and unprincipled horse racing practices;

(1) To institute and maintain a program to encourage and permit development of the business of horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering thereon on a high plane.

(2) To institute and maintain a program to encourage and permit development of the breeding and ownership of race horses in the state.

(3) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for the business of racing horses, which program assures the protection of public health, safety and welfare, vesting with the commission forceful statewide control of horse racing with full powers to prescribe rules and regulations and conditions under which all horse racing is conducted with wagering upon the result thereof with the state.

(4) To institute and maintain a program to provide financial assistance that will encourage and permit the development of the business of horse racing by licensed horse racing tracks in the state of Louisiana.

(5) To institute and provide a program for the regulation, ownership, possession, licensing, keeping, and innoculation of animals on premises under its control and supervision not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the state livestock and sanitary board.

B. This Chapter is an exercise of the police powers of the state to promote the public health, safety and welfare.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 143, §1, eff. June 29, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:148.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 148.2
Corporations licensed as owners
Status: in_force

Any corporation or a lessee or lessees of a corporation shall be considered qualified to obtain a license as an owner or to obtain the right to race under a stable name if each member of the board of directors of the corporation owns at least five percent of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and if each of the members of the board is also licensed as an owner; provided that the corporation and the lessee or lessees of the corporation are otherwise qualified under this Title and under rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. No other owner or officer of, or other person with an interest in such corporation shall be required to be licensed as an owner in order to obtain a license as an owner or in order to obtain the right to race under a stable name; however, the name of such owner or other person with an interest in the corporation, together with his percentage ownership in such corporation or as an owner, shall be submitted to the commission before issuance of a license or right to race is granted by the commission to the corporation or its lessee under the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1987, No. 518, §1, eff. July 9, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:168 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 168
License fees, commissions, and taxes of this Part in lieu of all other such taxes
Status: in_force

The license fees, commissions, and taxes imposed in this Part are in lieu of all other such licenses, sales, excise and occupational taxes to the state or to any parish, city, town, or other political subdivision thereof.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:160 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 160
Grounds for fines, suspension, denial, or termination of racing privileges to an association
Status: in_force

A. The commission may fine, refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses, permits and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges, for just cause. Those things constituting just cause are:

(1) Any actions by a licensed or permittee contrary to the provisions of this Part and the Rules of Racing.

(2) Corrupt practice.

(3) Violations of the Rules of Racing.

(4) Intentional falsification or intentional misstatement of a material fact in an application for racing privileges.

(5) Material false statement to a racing official, other than a commissioner, or the commission.

(6) Continued failure or inability to meet its financial obligations connected with fulfillment of the purposes for which its license was issued.

(7) Failure to meet criteria for licensing as provided in R.S. 4:159.

(8) Failure to maintain suitable racing surfaces as determined by the commission.

(9) Failure or inability to conduct racing in a manner that is in the best interest of racing as determined by the commission.

(10) Failure to provide responses to inquiries made by the commission regarding the status or progress of any matter related to racing.

B. The commission may suspend or withdraw licenses, permits, and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges for just cause for failure to spend necessary funds in order to maintain minimum facility maintenance and facility improvement criteria established by the commission.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall apply to any licensee or association, regardless of the date on which the license was issued to the licensee or association.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1; Acts 2022, No. 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:10.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 10.2
False advertising
Status: in_force

False advertising by banner, word-of-mouth, or otherwise is prohibited.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 422
Registration of agents
Status: in_force

A.(1) An athlete agent shall register with the division as provided in this Chapter before the athlete agent may contact an athlete.

(2) An athlete agent must first be certified by the appropriate professional players association or associations in the professional league or leagues for which he is soliciting athletes in order to be registered as an athlete agent in this state.

(3) For the purposes of this Chapter, any document required to be filed with the division shall be deemed filed when it is received either physically or electronically in any office designated by the division for the receipt of such documents.

B.(1) A written application for registration or renewal shall be signed by the applicant, notarized, made to the division on a form prescribed by the division, and shall state:

(a) The name of the applicant and the address of the applicant's principal place of business.

(b) The business or occupation engaged in by the applicant for the five years immediately preceding the date of application.

(c) The names and addresses of three references, including any persons, if any, with whom the applicant has dealt in his capacity as an athlete agent or in the practice of his business or profession, not to exceed three such persons.

(d) The names and addresses of all persons, except bona fide employees on stated salaries, who are financially interested as partners, associates, or profit sharers in the operation of the business of the athlete agent.

(e) The names and addresses of all athletes for whom the athlete agent is providing professional services for compensation at the time of the renewal.

(f) The name and address of the applicant's agent for service of process, including an affidavit accepting such appointment from the applicant's agent for service of process, if not previously filed and on record with the secretary of state.

(2) If the applicant is a corporation, the information required by this Subsection shall be provided by each officer of that corporation. If the applicant is an association or partnership, such information shall be provided by each associate or partner.

C. The registration is valid from July first of one year through June thirtieth of the following year. An initial registration is valid until the first June thirtieth following the date of the registration. Renewal of the registration may be made by the filing of an application for renewal.

D. To produce sufficient revenue to offset the expenses incurred by the division in administering this Chapter, an annual registration fee of one hundred dollars shall be paid.

Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1988, No. 537, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §§1, 2; Acts 1999, No. 342, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.