La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2452
Intent
Status: in_force

A. It is the intent of the Louisiana Legislature that the quality jobs benefits provided for in this Chapter in contracts for which an application is filed with the department after May 1, 2002, should be used primarily as an inducement for businesses to locate or expand existing operations in Louisiana in accordance with Louisiana Economic Development's focus on Louisiana's traditional and seed clusters: Advanced Materials; Agriculture, Forest and Food Technology; Durable Goods (Marine, Automotive, Aviation); Entertainment; Information Technology; Biotechnology, Biomedical, and Medical Industries serving rural hospitals; Logistics and Transportation; Oil and Gas and Energy; Headquarters; and Petrochemical and Environmental Technology. A business operation should be considered for quality jobs benefits only if the business meets the provisions of R.S. 51:2453(2). It is the further intent of the Louisiana Legislature that the following should apply to quality jobs benefits provided both before and after that date:

(1) The state of Louisiana provide appropriate incentives to support employers who will make significant contributions to the development of the economy of the state of Louisiana.

(2) The amount of such incentives provided or made available to employers shall be directly related to the new direct jobs created as a result of the employer locating or expanding existing operations in the state of Louisiana.

(3) Louisiana Economic Development, the Louisiana Department of Revenue, and Louisiana Works shall implement the provisions of this Chapter and exercise all powers as authorized in this Chapter. The exercise of powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of essential public purposes.

B. Nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a guarantee or assumption by the state of Louisiana of any debt of any individual, company, corporation, or association or to authorize the credit of the state of Louisiana to be given, pledged, or loaned to any individual, company, corporation, or association.

C. No agency shall incur monetary or personnel costs paid with federal funds for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter when such use of the funds is prohibited by federal law.

Acts 1995, No. 1238, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 39, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2000, No. 46, §2, eff. June 28, 2000; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 153, §1, eff. May 1, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 47, §1, eff. May 22, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 326, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 438, §11(A); Acts 2017, No. 386, §3, eff. June 23, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1405
Unfair acts or practices; interpretation and rulemaking authority
Status: in_force

A. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.

B. The attorney general may make rules and regulations interpreting the provisions of this Chapter consistent with the provisions in R.S. 51:1 through 461.1. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted in the form and manner prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. The validity or applicability of a rule may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment in the district court of the parish in which the division is located or in the parish in which the plaintiff resides or is domiciled. Appeals may be had from any ruling of a district court in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure, except that such appeals shall be given preference and heard in priority to other appeals.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 240, §1, eff. July 5, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 719, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 873, §3, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 221
Fraudulent registration
Status: in_force

Any person who shall for himself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the secretary of state under the provisions hereof, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of such filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the party injured thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 235, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 475, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:923 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 923
Louisiana Economic Development; Board of Commerce and Industry; membership
Status: in_force

A. Louisiana Economic Development is hereby created and shall be advised by a board to be known as the State Board of Commerce and Industry which board shall exercise the powers delegated to it by Article VII, Section 21(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. The board shall consist of twenty-four members, fifteen of whom shall be appointed by the governor from among representatives of the major economic groups within the state of Louisiana; one who shall be an elected municipal official appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Municipal Association; and one who shall be an elected police juror, councilman, commissioner, or parish president appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the Police Jury Association.

C. In addition, the governor or his designee, the lieutenant governor or his designee, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or his designee, the chair of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs or his designee, the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs or his designee, the chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means or his designee, and the chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce or his designee shall be ex officio members of the board with full right to participate in and vote on all matters.

Acts 1983, No. 553, §1. Acts 1984, No. 588, §1, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 125, §1; Acts 1997, No. 55, §1; Acts 1997, No. 114, §1, eff. June 12, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 32, §1, eff. May 4, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2320.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2320.2
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The effectuation of the authorized purposes of the corporation shall and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Louisiana, for the alleviation of their economic and social distress, and for the improvement of their welfare; and since the corporation will, as a government instrumentality of the state, be performing essential governmental functions in effectuating such purposes, the funds, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the corporation, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.30 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.30
Mobile homes not covered
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part do not apply to the installation and setup of mobile homes in Louisiana.

Acts 2001, No. 718, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2376
Duties and objectives; reporting
Status: in_force

The duties and objectives of the members of the council shall include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Continual research and development of recommendations with regard to regulatory and licensing issues.

(2) Continual research and development of recommendations with regard to access to capital strategies which directly impact the rate of entrepreneurship and small business growth.

(3) Development of a report on the state of small business in Louisiana and a report on the department's small business programs, including but not limited to the following:

(a) The number of small businesses operating in Louisiana and a geographic breakdown of the number of small businesses by economic development region.

(b) Demographic information on small business ownership in Louisiana.

(c) A full accounting of the small business resources available in Louisiana in the categories of technical assistance, networking, access to capital, incentives, and state government procurement opportunities.

(d) A catalog of all services provided by the department and its small business services partners, and for each program the number of businesses served, relevant performance metrics, and recommendations for improvement, if any.

(e) The report shall be developed annually and shall be provided to the legislature at least sixty days prior to the start of the regular legislative session.

Acts 2018, No. 327, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1906 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1906
Permits
Status: in_force

A. Any person desiring to solicit funds within a public transportation facility shall first obtain a written permit designating the times, dates, and area or areas where solicitation of funds is permitted from the authority responsible for the administration of the facility. A written application for such permit shall be submitted to the authority and shall contain the following:

(1) The full name, street address, mailing address and telephone number of the person or organization sponsoring, promoting, or conducting the proposed activities.

(2) The full name, street address, mailing address and telephone number of each person who will participate in such activities and of the person who will have supervision of and responsibility for the proposed activities.

(3) A description of the proposed activities indicating the type of communication to be involved.

(4) The dates on and the hours during which the activities are proposed to be carried out and the expected duration of the proposed activities.

(5) The number of persons to be engaged in such activities.

B. The organization sponsoring the proposed activities shall attach to the application a Section 501(C) tax exemption statement of the Internal Revenue Code showing it is a bona fide charitable organization.

C. The authority may require an applicant to include any additional information which it determines is reasonably necessary to identify the organization or persons involved. The authority may effectuate appropriate restrictions on the hours and location of such activities and the number of persons involved in soliciting funds.

Acts 1987, No. 274, §1; Acts 1987, No. 784, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1435 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1435
Preservation of secrecy
Status: in_force

In an action under this Chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:53 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 53
False advertising; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any person who advertises, represents, or holds out any sale of goods to be a going-out-of-business sale, and applies for an initial license, or an initial license and a supplemental license, pursuant to this Part, shall be deemed guilty of false advertising if the person continues to operate his business after the expiration date of the going-out-of-business sale license held.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.

Acts 1995, No. 470, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:131 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 131
Venue; subpoenas
Status: in_force

Any suit, action or proceeding under this Part in the name of the state against a corporation, shall be brought in the parish where it is domiciled, or if it has no domicile in this state, then in any parish in which it may be found or transacts business. Subpoenas for witnesses who are required to attend in any case, civil or criminal, may run into any other parish, but in civil cases no subpoena shall issue for witnesses living out of the parish in which the court is held at a greater distance than one hundred miles from the place of holding court without the permission of the trial court upon proper application and cause shown.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2114 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2114
Notification of cyber incidents and payment of cyber ransoms
Status: in_force

A. To the extent a provider has actual knowledge of a cyber incident, which impacts a public body, the provider shall notify the Louisiana Fusion Center of the cyber incident within twenty-four hours of discovery of the incident.

B. If a provider has a cyber incident which impacts a public body and the provider or public body makes a payment of cyber ransom or ransomware, to the extent the provider has actual knowledge of the payment, the provider shall report the payment of the cyber ransom or ransomware to the Louisiana Fusion Center within ten calendar days of the payment.

C. A provider who submits a notification pursuant to Subsection A or B of this Section shall include in the notification the name of the impacted body.

D. A public body shall include the requirements of this Section in its contracts with providers. A provider shall be required to comply with the provisions of this Section only to the extent the contract between the public body and the provider explicitly incorporates the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2020, No. 117, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 64
Buildings or enclosures
Status: in_force

The board may lease the right to do so or may erect, maintain, and operate any structures, buildings, or enclosures as may be necessary or proper for establishing and operating any foreign trade zones or subzones that may be established in the New Orleans International Airport, the South Louisiana Port Commission, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission, the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, the Vidalia Port Commission, the England Economic and Industrial Development District, the Port of New Orleans, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Iberia, or any port commission or port, harbor, and terminal district, the New Orleans Regional Business Park, and any airport commission with an industrial park or property designated for industrial development under and by virtue of 19 U.S.C. 81a et seq.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1; Acts 1981, No. 321, §1; Acts 1985, No. 470, §1; Acts 1986, No. 453, §1; Acts 2003, No. 416, §1; Acts 2010, No. 747, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 174, §1; Acts 2022, No. 174, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2332 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2332
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

(1) Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 313, §2, June 17, 1997.

(2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.

(3) "Fund" means the Louisiana Economic Development Fund.

(4) "Labor demand occupation" means an occupation for which there is or is likely to be a greater demand than supply of adequately trained workers.

(5) "Program" means the Workforce Development and Training Program.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.

Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §2, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §§9 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2247 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2247
Public accommodations, resorts, amusements; discriminatory practices prohibited
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement, as defined in this Chapter, on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin.

Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1741.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1741.5
Remedies for violation
Status: in_force

A. Whoever violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to injunctive relief, treble damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees.

B. Any person or entity who is adversely affected by a violation of this Chapter may bring an action against a person who knowingly inserts false information into a caller identification system with the intent to cause harm to, wrongfully obtain anything of value from, mislead, defraud, or deceive the recipient of a telephone call. A person who brings an action under this Chapter may seek to enjoin further violations of R.S. 51:1741.4 and seek to recover as provided for in this Section.

C. The attorney general, or a district attorney in a parish where a violation occurs, may bring an action against a violator for injunctive relief and to recover a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars per violation.

D. The remedies provided for in this Section shall not preclude the seeking of other remedies, including criminal remedies, provided by law.

Acts 2009, No. 105, §1; Acts 2018, No. 652, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:39 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 39
Additional goods not to be added during the sale
Status: in_force

A. No person carrying on or conducting a fire, bankruptcy, or fiduciary sale under the license required by R.S. 51:33 shall, during the continuance of the sale, add any goods to the stock of goods described and inventoried in his original application, and no goods shall be sold at or during the sale, except the goods described and inventoried in such original application.

B. Each and every addition of goods to the stock of goods described and inventoried in the application, and each sale of the goods not inventoried and described in the application shall constitute a separate offense under this Part.

Acts 1986, No. 806, §1; Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:488 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 488
Repurchase from heirs upon death of dealer
Status: in_force

Upon the death of the dealer, or the majority stockholder in a corporation operating a retail dealership under a contract as provided in R.S. 51:481, the heir or heirs of the dealer or stockholder shall have one year to exercise the options provided by this Part to the dealer, upon the same terms and conditions applicable to the dealer.

Acts 1991, No. 627, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1431 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1431
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach, or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means.

(2) "Misappropriation" means:

(a) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or

(b) disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:

(i) used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or

(ii) at the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was:

(aa) derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;

(bb) acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

(cc) derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

(iii) before a material change of his position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.

(3) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(4) "Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:

(a) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and

(b) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:932 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 932
Assistance and advice; use of facilities
Status: in_force

The department may call upon any other state department or agency for assistance and advice. The facilities of the State Library of Louisiana and of Louisiana State University shall be made available for use by the department or members of its staff. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to give assistance to the department and to render his opinion in writing on any subject requested by the secretary of the department.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:413 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 413
Advertising using the term "Doctor" or "Dr."
Status: in_force

A. No person shall assert, represent, make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in this state, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form of a letter, business card, sign, public listing, display, book, notice, hand-bill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet, or radio broadcast, telecast, wire, wireless, motion picture, or in any other way, an advertisement of the availability or sale of a professional service of any sort relating to physical health, mental health, therapeutic or rehabilitative services, or any combination thereof, using the term "Doctor" or "Dr." in conjunction with his name unless he designates the degree to which he is entitled by reason of his diploma of graduation from a school or other entity, professional or otherwise, or to designate the degree as honorary when an honorary acknowledgment has been made, or to designate 'no degree' if he is not entitled to any such recognition; however, said designation shall not be necessary if such term is a part of the person's legal name.

B. Any violation of this Section shall be enforceable in accordance with the provisions and subject to the penalties of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and any rules promulgated by the licensing board for the provider's profession or occupation.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 547, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2025, No. 362, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1741.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1741.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Caller" means a person who places a call by a telephone or over a telephone line, even if the person begins the call on a computer through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

(2) "Caller identification system" means a listing of a caller's name, telephone number, name of a legitimate or fictitious business, or name and telephone number that is shown to a recipient of a call when the recipient answers.

(3) "False information" means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller to the recipient of a call using a telephone number that is currently assigned to another telephone user, whether an individual or a business, except that when a person making an authorized call on behalf of another person inserts the name, telephone number, or name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is being made, such information shall not be deemed false information.

(4) "Insert" means to enter by voice communication, by written communication, or by otherwise entering into a computer.

Acts 2009, No. 105, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2262
Investigations; powers; confidential nature of records
Status: in_force

A. In connection with an investigation of a complaint filed under this Chapter, the commission or its designated representative at any reasonable time may request access to premises, records, and documents relevant to the complaint and the right to examine, photograph, and copy evidence.

B. Every person subject to this Chapter shall:

(1) Make and keep records relevant to the determination of whether unlawful practices have been or are being committed.

(2) Preserve such records for relevant periods.

(3) Make such reports therefrom as the commission shall prescribe by regulation or order, after public hearing, as reasonable, necessary, or appropriate for the enforcement of this Chapter or the regulations or orders thereunder.

C. The commission, by regulation, shall require each person subject to this Chapter which controls an apprenticeship or other training program to keep all records reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of the Chapter, including, but not limited to, a list of applicants who wish to participate in such program, including the chronological order in which applications were received, and to furnish to the commission upon request a detailed description of the manner in which persons are selected to participate in the apprenticeship or other training programs.

D. A person who believes that the application to it of a regulation or order issued under this Section would result in undue hardship may apply to the commission for an exemption from the application of the regulation or order. If the commission finds that the application of the regulation or order to the person in question would impose an undue hardship, the commission may grant appropriate relief.

E. To avoid undue burdens on persons subject to this Chapter, records and reports required by the commission under this Section shall conform as near as may be to similar records and reports required by federal law and the laws of other states and to customary recordkeeping practice.

F. It is unlawful for a commissioner or employee of the commission to make public with respect to a particular person, without his consent, information obtained by the commission pursuant to its authority under this Section except as reasonably necessary to the conduct of a proceeding under this Chapter.

G. If a person fails to permit access, examination, photographing, or copying or fails to make, keep, or preserve records or make reports in accordance with this Section, the district court for the parish in which such person is found, resides, or has his principal place of business, upon application of the commission, may issue an order requiring compliance.

Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:715 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 715
Venue of civil or criminal actions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of venue for any civil or criminal action under this Part, any violation of this Part or of any rule, regulation, or order promulgated under this Part shall be considered to have been committed in any parish in which any act was performed in furtherance of the transaction which violated the Part, in the parish of any violator's principal place of business in this state, in the parish of the issuer's principal place of business in this state, and in any parish in which any violator had control or possession of any proceeds of the violation or of any books, records, documents, or other material or objects which were used in furtherance of the violation.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 732
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part the following terms have the respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Adult protection agency" means:

(a) The office of elderly affairs in the office of the governor, for any individual sixty years of age or older in need of adult protective services.

(b) The Louisiana Department of Health for any individual between the ages of eighteen and fifty-nine in need of adult protective services.

(2) "Dealer" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 51:702.

(3) "Eligible adult" means:

(a) A person sixty years of age or older.

(b) A person subject to the Adult Protective Services Act, R.S. 15:1501 et seq.

(4) "Financial exploitation" means:

(a) The wrongful or unauthorized taking, withholding, appropriation, or use of money, assets, or property of an eligible adult.

(b) Any act or omission taken by a person, including through the use of a power of attorney, act of procuration, contract of mandate, or letters of curatorship, guardianship, or conservatorship of an eligible adult, to do any of the following:

(i) Obtain control, through deception, intimidation, or undue influence over an eligible adult's assets or property to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession of the eligible adult's money, assets, or property.

(ii) Convert money, assets, or property of the eligible adult to deprive such eligible adult of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession of the eligible adult's money, assets, or property.

(5) "Investment advisor" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 51:702.

(6) "Investment advisor representative" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 51:702.

(7) "Qualified individual" means any salesman, investment advisor representative, or person who serves in a supervisory, compliance, or other legal capacity for a dealer or investment advisor.

(8) "Salesman" shall have the same meaning as set forth in R.S. 51:702.

Acts 2016, No. 580, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:927 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 927
Quorum
Status: in_force

Excluding any vacancies on the board, a majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and a majority thereof may act on any matter within the jurisdiction of the board.

Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 1989, No. 125, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.13
Administration fee
Status: in_force

The office may use up to one percent of the appropriated funds to administer the GUMBO program. The office may use an additional one percent of the appropriated funds to hire third-party contractors as deemed necessary for the further administration of the GUMBO program. The additional one percent shall not be used as compensation for any new or existing positions within the office.

Acts 2021, No. 477, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 288, §2; Acts 2023, No. 383, §3A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1032 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1032
Legislative findings; declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature finds that although the state has made strides in the past decade in reducing the poverty rate, according to statistical data published by the United States Bureau of the Census for the 2000 federal decennial census, significant portions of the state still suffer from its affects. In fact, according to such data, northeastern Louisiana, in particular, possessed some of the highest poverty rates in the state.

(2) The legislature further finds that in many Louisiana parishes, one-fifth of the residents are considered to be living in poverty and that the following parishes possessed elevated poverty rates represented as a percentage of their total populations:

(a) Caldwell - eighteen and nine-tenths percent.

(b) Catahoula - twenty-four percent.

(c) Concordia - twenty-one and nine-tenths percent.

(d) East Carroll - thirty-nine and three-tenths percent.

(e) Franklin - twenty-four and seven-tenths percent.

(f) Jackson - sixteen and two-tenths percent.

(g) LaSalle - fourteen and three-tenths percent.

(h) Lincoln - eighteen and nine-tenths percent.

(i) Madison - thirty and three-tenths percent.

(j) Morehouse - twenty-two and six-tenths percent.

(k) Ouachita - eighteen percent.

(l) Richland - twenty-four and two-tenths percent.

(m) Tensas - thirty-one and two-tenths percent.

(n) Union - eighteen and four-tenths percent.

(o) West Carroll - twenty and six-tenths percent.

(3) The legislature further finds that economic development and medical services, specifically targeted and well-coordinated, have proven to reduce poverty, foster economic growth, and increase the quality of life for all the state's residents.

(4) The legislature further finds that the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 authorizes up to forty renewal communities throughout the United States wherein businesses would be eligible for tax incentives, of which four communities were secured by Louisiana. These renewal communities consist of the north Louisiana rural renewal communities region, the central Louisiana rural renewal communities region, the Ouachita urban renewal communities region and the Orleans/Jefferson urban renewal communities region. Although a total of twenty-eight parishes were included within the four regions, a significant number of the remaining parishes continue to be economically disadvantaged.

(5) The legislature further finds that certain depressed regions of the state need the particular attention of government to help attract private sector investment into these areas, as well as many local economic efforts which could benefit from a coordinated and well-managed plan of assistance provided by the departments of the state dedicated to the economic and medical well-being of its citizens.

(6) It is declared that the effective administration and coordination of economic development within the economically disadvantaged regions of the state is the sole responsibility of Louisiana Economic Development which, by state law, is charged with fostering targeted economic development in priority economic development zones.

(7) It is further declared that the rendering of health and medical services for the prevention of disease within the medically disadvantaged regions of the state is the sole responsibility of the Louisiana Department of Health, which by state law, is charged with administering health care programs within priority health care zones.

(8) The legislature further finds that education, which serves as a vital means to attaining employment, is critical to the elimination of poverty in this state.

B. In order to meet the needs of these disadvantaged parishes, the legislature hereby creates the Strategic Plan to Combat Poverty, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "plan".

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 162, §3, eff. April 26, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 404, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:62 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 62
Boards authorized to make application for a foreign-trade zone
Status: in_force

The board may make application to the Secretary of Commerce of the United States for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones under 48 Stat. 998 (1934), 1 providing for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1.

1 19 U.S.C.A. §81a et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.5
Required notice
Status: in_force

A. Before undertaking any repair himself or instituting any action for breach of warranty, the owner shall give the commission written notice on each individual home that is defective by filling out the consumer complaint form provided by the commission and submitting it by registered or certified mail within one year after knowledge of the defect, advising the commission of all defects in the individual home. The commission shall then have the individual home inspected and a determination made on all defects listed by the owner. Thereafter, the commission shall give the appropriate builder a reasonable opportunity to comply with the provisions of this Part. Once the repairs are made, the commission shall have the home reinspected to determine if the repairs have been made in compliance with the building standards.

B. The dealer or developer licensee shall give the owner written notice of the requirements of this Part at the time of the closing between the dealer or developer and the owner, or if there is no such closing, at the time of the execution of the purchase agreement between the dealer or developer and the owner. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Subsection.

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1; Acts 2021, No. 29, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1054 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1054
Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers; cooperation with the Louisiana Recovery Authority
Status: in_force

A. The departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions are hereby authorized to cooperate in the furtherance of any of the activities pursuant to the MALTS.

B. The Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas Supercommittee shall operate in concert with and with full recognition of the role, scope, and mission of the Louisiana Recovery Authority and shall cooperate with such authority in all regards.

Acts 2006, No. 817, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1162 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1162
Earnings of the corporation
Status: in_force

The corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation, except that in the event the board of directors of the corporation shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the corporation, then any net earnings of the corporation thereafter accruing shall be paid to the municipality or parish with respect to which the corporation was organized. In the event a lease agreement is entered into under the provisions of this chapter for a project and such lease agreement gives the lessee the right to purchase the project facilities when the bonds issued to acquire the same are paid in full at a stipulated price, then the proceeds of the sale, after payment of all expenses and obligations of the corporation, shall be paid to the municipality or parish under whose auspices the corporation was created.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §12. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1; Acts 1972, No. 103, §9, emerg. eff. June 25, 1972, at 6:15 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3102
Purpose
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall administer and monitor a banking development district program under the provisions of this Chapter to encourage the establishment of branches of a financial institution in geographic areas where there is a demonstrated need for banking services.

Acts 2007, No. 255, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1103
Articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

Each corporation formed under this Chapter shall prepare and file articles of incorporation setting forth, in addition to the requirements of the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the following:

(1) The name of the corporation, which shall include the words "Louisiana Business Development Corporation."

(2) The location of the principal office of the corporation, which shall not prohibit the corporation from maintaining offices in such other places within the state as may be fixed by the board of directors of the corporation.

(3) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is founded, which shall include the following:

"The purposes of the corporation shall be to promote, stimulate, develop and advance the business prosperity and economic welfare of the state of Louisiana and its citizens; to encourage and assist through loans, investments or other business transactions, in the localities or locations of new business or industry in this state and to rehabilitate and assist existing business or industry; and so to stimulate and assist in the expansion of all kinds of business activity which will tend to promote the business development and maintain the economic stability of this state, provide maximum opportunities for employment, encourage thrift, and to improve the standard of living of the citizens of this state; to cooperate fully and act in conjunction with Louisiana Economic Development; and to similarly cooperate and act in conjunction with other organizations, public or private, in the promotion and advancement of industrial, commercial, agricultural and recreational developments in this state; and to provide financing for the promotion, development and conduct of all kinds of business activity in this state except the business of lending money to a business whose primary business is to lend money for a profit."

Acts 1962, No. 434, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1051 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1051
Alliance; purpose; entry; effectiveness
Status: in_force

A. The Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas Supercommittee, to be known as MALTS, is hereby enacted into the law of and entered into by the state of Louisiana to be formed with Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. The supercommittee shall become effective when enacted into law by all member states and when recognized by Congress.

B. The purpose of the supercommittee is to promote, encourage, and cooperate in restoring and revitalizing the areas affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Acts 2006, No. 817, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2003
Unlawful activities
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to initiate the transmission of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisement either from Louisiana or to a Louisiana electronic mail address under any of the following circumstances:

(1) The commercial electronic mail advertisement contains or is accompanied by a third party's domain name without permission of the third party.

(2) The commercial electronic mail advertisement contains or is accompanied by falsified, misrepresented, intentionally obscured, or forged header information.

(3) The commercial electronic mail advertisement has a subject line that is intended to mislead the public about the contents of the advertisement.

(4) The sender is in violation of R.S. 51:2002 or the commercial electronic mail advertisement does not contain the notice required by R.S. 51:2002(3).

(5) More than twenty-one business days after the recipient of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisement has informed the sender, by use of the functioning return electronic mail address or by other electronic means communicated to and specified by the sender, that the recipient does not wish to receive unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisements at that electronic mail address.

(6) An employer has informed the sender, as provided in Subsection C of this Section, not to send further unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisements to designated electronic mail addresses.

B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell or otherwise provide a list of electronic mail addresses to be used to:

(1) Initiate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisements in violation of this Chapter from Louisiana.

(2) Initiate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisements in violation of this Chapter to a Louisiana electronic mail address.

C. An employer who provides or has control over one or more electronic mail addresses used by his employees may notify the sender of an unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisement, by use of the functioning return electronic mail address or by other electronic means communicated to the sender, that no further commercial electronic mail advertisements should be transmitted to any of the employer-provided and employer-controlled electronic mail addresses.

Acts 2003, No. 1275, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3231 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3231
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana True Origin of Digital Goods Act".

Acts 2022, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3266 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3266
Preemption
Status: in_force

No political subdivision may establish, mandate, or otherwise require an online marketplace to collect or verify information from a high-volume third-party seller or disclose information to a consumer on a one-time or ongoing basis.

Acts 2022, No. 316, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2421
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate the use of aftermarket crash parts by requiring disclosure when any use is proposed of an aftermarket, nonoriginal equipment manufacturer's crash part, and by requiring that the manufacturers of such aftermarket crash parts be identified.

Acts 1990, No. 765, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 145
Discovery; service; place of examination
Status: in_force

The order to appear as a witness under the provisions of R.S. 51:144 shall be served and return made as in the case of subpoenas.

The place fixed for the examination shall be that most convenient to the person being investigated, whether within or without the parish of his domicile.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1915 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1915
Violation as unfair trade practice; enforceability; substantiation
Status: in_force

A. Violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute an unfair practice under R.S. 51:1405(A).

B. If a loan broker uses any untrue or misleading statements in connection with a loan brokerage contract, fails to fully comply with the requirements of this Chapter, fails to comply with the terms of the contract or any obligation arising therefrom, or fails to make diligent effort to obtain or procure a loan on behalf of the prospective borrower, then, upon written notice to the broker, the prospective borrower may void the contract, and shall be entitled to receive from the broker all sums paid to the broker, and recover any additional damages including attorney's fees.

C. Any contract for loan brokering services is unenforceable against the prospective borrower and a violation of this Chapter if it contains any provisions whereby the prospective borrower agrees to waive any requirements of this Chapter.

D. The remedies provided herein shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for by law.

E. Loan brokers must provide substantiation for advertising claims or other representations made to solicit business upon request of a district attorney, the attorney general or the director of the office of consumer protection.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 811, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1158.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1158.1
Contesting bonds; peremption
Status: in_force

Every resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds by a corporation and any lease, the payments under which are pledged as security for bonds, shall be published once in a newspaper published in the parish in which the corporation is located or, if there is none, then in a newspaper having general circulation therein; provided, however, it shall not be necessary to publish exhibits to such resolutions and leases if the same are available for public inspection and such fact is indicated in the newspaper publication. For a period of thirty days after the date of the publication any person in interest may contest the legality of the lease, the resolution, the bonds authorized thereby, and any provision therein made for the security and payment of the bonds. After this time, no one shall have any cause of action to test the regularity, formality, legality or effectiveness of the lease, resolution, bonds and provisions thereof for any cause whatever and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement for the issuance of the bonds has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into any such matters after the lapse of this thirty days.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 103, §7, emerg. eff. June 25, 1972, at 6:15 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1788 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1788
Contracts with businesses located in former enterprise zones
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, until January 1, 1996, the board may enter into a contract for the benefits of this Chapter, pursuant to R.S. 51:1787, with a business which was located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone prior to May 19, 1994, but which is not currently located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone, as follows:

(1) If the business was within the boundaries of a former urban enterprise zone, it shall meet all requirements of R.S. 51:1787(B), except Paragraph (3) of that Subsection. However, for purposes of meeting the requirements of R.S. 51:1787(B)(4)(a), the boundaries of the former urban enterprise zone may be used.

(2) If the business was within the boundaries of a former rural enterprise zone, it shall meet all requirements of R.S. 51:1787(D), except Paragraph (3) of that Subsection.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, as of January 1, 1996, the board may enter into additional contracts for the benefits of this Chapter, pursuant to R.S. 51:1787, with a business located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone prior to May 19, 1994, but not currently located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone if that business held such a contract with the board prior to January 1, 1996, and complies with the provisions of Paragraph (1) or (2) of Subsection A of this Section.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 901, §1; Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2313 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2313
Examination by commissioner of financial institutions and audits by independent certified public accountants and by the legislative auditor
Status: in_force

All programs of the corporation shall be subject to examination by the commissioner of financial institutions and audit by the legislative auditor, but the corporation shall not be deemed to be a banking organization nor be required to pay a fee for any such supervision or examination. The books and records of the corporation shall be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant firm.

Acts 1989, No. 33, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.30 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.30
Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

A. A grantee shall submit to the office an annual report for each funded project for the duration of a grant agreement. The report shall include a summary of the items contained in the grant agreement and shall also include all of the following:

(1) The number of residential and commercial locations that have broadband access as a result of the project.

(2) The percentage of end users in the project area who have access to broadband service and the percentage of end users with access who actually subscribe to the broadband service.

(3) The average number of subscriptions for residential and commercial broadband service in the project area.

(4) Any right-of-way fees, permit fees, or franchise fees paid to a local government, state government, railroad, private entity, or person during the fulfillment of the grant awarded pursuant to this Subpart.

(5) Any delays encountered when obtaining a right-of-way permission.

B. An entity receiving federal funds for broadband infrastructure development shall submit to the office a quarterly report for each funded project located in this state for the duration of the project. The report shall include, at a minimum, criteria including but not limited to miles constructed, broadband-serviceable locations with access to broadband service, and funds expended. If an entity does not submit quarterly reports for each funded project in this state for two consecutive quarters, the office may, at its discretion, consider locations within the awarded area unserved.

C. A grantee shall submit to the office a monthly report for each funded project for the duration of the grant agreement. The report shall include, at a minimum, criteria as defined in the grant agreement, including but not limited to miles constructed, broadband-serviceable locations with access to broadband service, and funds expended.

D. On or before September thirtieth of each calendar year, the office shall submit a report to the House Committee on Commerce, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity. The report shall contain all of the following:

(1) The number of grant applications and the number of executed grant agreements.

(2) A timeline for each grant agreement and the number of households, businesses, agriculture operations, and community anchor institutions expected to benefit from each grant project.

(3) The amount of matching funds committed to each grant project and the total amount of project costs.

(4) A summary of locations by parish that will have, or currently have, access to broadband service through the GUMBO 2.0 program, including the average GUMBO 2.0 grant award per location and advertised broadband speeds and price of services.

(5) Number of unserved and underserved locations that will have, or currently have, access to broadband service through the GUMBO 2.0 program, and the number of unserved and underserved locations that have not yet received grant funding.

(6) Any breaches of grant agreements, grant fund forfeitures, or subsequent reductions or refunds of grant funds.

(7) Any recommendations for the GUMBO 2.0 program, including better sources and methods for improving outcomes and accountability.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:657 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 657
Persons and uses excepted
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Part shall be construed as applying to the manufacture, storage, sale or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation or of illuminating devices for photographic use, nor as prohibiting the sale or use of blank cartridges for ceremonial, theatrical, or athletic events.

Acts 1958, No. 63, §9. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 456, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3206
Database
Status: in_force

The department shall create and maintain a database of certified veteran-owned businesses. The department shall make the database available for public access on its official webpage.

Acts 2019, No. 160, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2403
Small Business Innovation Fund; purpose; program administration
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the "Small Business Innovation Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "fund".

B. The monies in the fund shall be used to provide financial assistance to certain Louisiana businesses applying for Small Business Innovation Research, hereinafter referred to as "SBIR", or Small Business Technology Transfer, hereinafter referred to as "STTR", federal research grants.

C. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, all monies received for the purpose of the fund shall be deposited into the fund.

D. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

E. Subject to appropriation and the provisions of this Section, monies in the fund shall be used by Louisiana Economic Development for awarding grants to selected applicants. The Louisiana Economic Development Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "corporation", shall administer awards to selected applicants in the form of grants. The corporation shall establish criteria for grant eligibility, provide for an application process, and select eligible Louisiana business applicants to receive monies from the fund.

F. Up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be annually disbursed from the fund as follows:

(1) Up to sixty thousand dollars shall be disbursed to selected applicants in the form of grants for the purpose of assisting in the completion of Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant applications. Any grant received pursuant to this Paragraph shall not exceed five thousand dollars per applicant.

(2) Up to sixty thousand dollars shall be disbursed to selected applicants in the form of grants for the purpose of assisting in the completion of Phase II SBIR or STTR federal grant applications. Any grant received pursuant to this Paragraph shall not exceed ten thousand dollars per applicant.

(3) Up to thirty thousand dollars shall be appropriated to the corporation for the purpose of funding technical assistance, outreach programs, and program-related promotions.

Acts 2022, No. 508, §1, eff. June 15, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 590, §4, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2373 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2373
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The effectuation of the authorized purposes of the corporation shall and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Louisiana, for the alleviation of their economic and social distress, and for the improvement of their welfare; and since the corporation will, as a government instrumentality of the state, be performing essential governmental functions in effectuating such purposes, the funds, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the corporation, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof shall at all times be free from taxation within the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1988, No. 888, §1, eff. July 21, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2233 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2233
Establishment of commission; membership; terms; confirmation
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights in the office of the governor. The commission shall consist of nine members, one to be appointed from each congressional district and the remaining membership to be appointed from the state at large. The governor shall appoint all members, subject to Senate confirmation, and shall name one member as chairman. Of the nine members first appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of one year, three for two years, and three for three years. Thereafter all members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of three years and shall continue to serve until reappointed or replaced. In the event of death or resignation of a member, his successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term for which such member had been appointed.

Acts 1991, No. 332, §1, eff. Jan. 13, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2254
Unlawful financial practices
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for a financial institution or an individual employed by or acting on behalf of a financial institution:

(1) To discriminate against an individual because of the race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or age of the individual or the present or prospective owner, tenant, or occupant of the immovable property or of a member, stockholder, director, officer, employee, or representative of any of these, in the granting, withholding, extending, modifying, or renewing of rates, terms, conditions, privileges, or other provisions of financial assistance or in the extension of services in connection therewith.

(2) To use a form of application for financial assistance or to make or keep a record or inquiry in connection with applications for financial assistance which indicates directly or indirectly a limitation, specification, or discrimination, as to race, creed, color, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin, or an intent to make such a limitation, specification, or discrimination.

(3) To discriminate by refusing to give full recognition, because of sex, to the income of each spouse or the total income and expenses of both spouses where both spouses become or are prepared to become joint or several obligors in real estate transactions.

Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 731
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Law".

Acts 2016, No. 580, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1741.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1741.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature of the state of Louisiana finds that the citizens of this state are potential targets of a telephone scam known as "caller ID spoofing" or "caller ID fraud," which allows a caller to hide his or her true identity by modifying caller ID information with the intent to mislead, defraud, deceive, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. It is, therefore, the intent of this Chapter to protect Louisiana citizens from such scams which have led to financial loss, the loss of personal information, harassment, and potentially threatening telephone calls.

Acts 2009, No. 105, §1; Acts 2018, No. 652, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2102
Legislative intent; federal law
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Act is to provide a framework for permissive sharing of cybersecurity information under Louisiana law that is consistent with and does not conflict with the requirements of the federal Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, 6 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., except as specifically provided by the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2019, No. 187, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 422
Sales at less than cost unlawful
Status: in_force

A. Any advertising, offer to sell, or sale of any merchandise, either by retailers or wholesalers, at less than cost as defined by this Subpart plus any state, county or municipal sales tax that is then payable under any existing law or ordinance, with the intent or effect of inducing the purchase of other merchandise or of unfairly diverting trade from a competitor or impairing fair competition and thus injuring public welfare, is unfair competition and contrary to and violative of public policy as expressed in this Subpart, where the result of such advertising, offer or sale is to tend to deceive any purchaser or prospective purchaser, or to substantially lessen competition, or to unreasonably restrain trade, or to tend to create monopoly in any line of commerce.

B. Any sale, transfer or exchange between wholesale outlets or between retail outlets or between wholesale and retail outlets operating a separate business or under a separate name at a price less than the minimum herein prescribed, either through the allowance of a discount or by the payment of a commission or through any other device used to reduce the minimum price shall constitute a violation of this Subpart.

C. Any wholesaler or retailer who furnishes labor or services to a purchaser to aid or assist in the conduct of the purchaser's business shall be deemed to be in violation of this Subpart where the value of the services reduces the selling price of any given commodity below the minimum price as herein established, and this provision shall be effective irrespective of whether or not the person or persons performing such services be in the employ of the seller.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 181, §1; Acts 1956, No. 121, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.23
Foundations and piers
Status: in_force

The following guidelines shall be used when the installation of foundations and piers is not specified in the manufacturer's instructions or when the manufacturer's installation instructions are not available:

(1) Piers:

(a) Piers shall be centered under the I-beam and installed as provided by rules promulgated by the commission. The first pier shall be within two feet of either end of the home. The pier foundation shall be a minimum of three and one-half inches by sixteen inches by sixteen inches solid concrete pad precast or poured in place, or other pad meeting the 2,500 PSI rating, or other approved material.

(b) Piers may be constructed of regular eight inches by eight inches by sixteen inches concrete blocks, open cells, solid (minimum eight inches by ten inches top), centered on the footing or foundation. A one inch or two inch by eight inch by sixteen inch treated or hardwood plate, or other approved material shall completely cover the top of the pier with shims, one-fourth inch minimum and one and one-half inch maximum, centered and driven tight from both sides of the I-beam between the wood plate or cap and the main frame. Single-tiered block piers shall be installed perpendicular to the main I-beam. However, when a pier has been capped with at least a four inch (three and one-half inch) solid concrete block or other approved material, one- fourth inch of wood stock or wood shims shall be installed between the pier and steel I-beam.

(c) Center line piers shall be located at each end of center line and shall be located on each end of the opening within six inches of jamb studs or ridge beam posts where openings four feet wide or greater occur. Any openings four feet or larger in the exterior sidewall or marriage wall shall require blocking at each end of the opening with four inch by sixteen inch by sixteen inch pads. Piers shall also be installed on each side of any perimeter door or fireplace. Bay windows or any opening forty-eight inches or more shall require blocking at each end. Fourteen feet or wider units with an I-beam spread of less than eighty-two inches and twelve feet wide units with an I-beam spread of less than seventy-five and one-half inches shall have perimeter blocking installed at a minimum of eight foot on center. Piers shall not be required under the clear, open, spans between ridge beam posts.

(d) All piers over thirty-six inches and corners over twenty-four inches in height shall be double tiered with blocks interlocked and capped with two four inch by eight inch by sixteen inch solid concrete blocks side by side and perpendicular to the I-beam, or other approved material and cushioned with wood shims or treated plate. Pier height is measured from the top of the footer or foundation to the top of the cement block stack, including four inch cap blocks.

(e) All piers over fifty-two inches shall be designed by an architect or engineer.

(f) Metal or precast support piers shall be installed on a base or footer of a minimum size of four inch by eight inch by sixteen inch solid concrete or other approved material. (g) Metal or precast support piers shall be restricted to a maximum two inch locking mechanical height adjustment and shall be restricted to a maximum height of not more than twenty-four inches measured from the ground base or footer. This twenty-four inch maximum shall not include the two inch mechanical extension or adjustment. However, center line or perimeter supports are permitted to exceed the twenty-four inch maximum.

(h) The minimum distance between the finished grade under the manufactured home and the bottom of the I-beam shall be twelve inches.

(2) Foundations:

(a) Concrete, precast, sand and gravel pads or foundations shall be a minimum of two thousand five hundred pounds per square inch (PSI).

(b) Plastic pads or foundations shall be tested in the lower fifty percent of each soil class. (1,000-1,500 PSF soil type).

Acts 1997, No. 970, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2008, No. 217, §1; Acts 2023, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2302
Findings and declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

It is hereby found and declared that:

(1) There exists in some of the regions, parishes, and municipalities of the state a condition of substantial and persistent unemployment, underemployment, and other forms of economic distress.

(2) Small and new businesses play a vital role in the process of adjusting to the fundamental structural changes affecting the national and the state economy.

(3) Small and new businesses are better able to identify and fill the gaps created by sudden changes in market conditions than larger corporations and are more flexible in adapting to changing technologies.

(4) Louisiana's economy, recovering from the decline in petrochemicals and oil and gas extraction, can profit by achieving diversification and growth of small to medium sized businesses and by establishing a business climate which will foster entrepreneurship.

(5) Small business, as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is the most volatile sector of the economy and is much more likely to experience a very large percentage of change in its workforce.

(6) Small and new businesses experience special problems in securing adequate access to equity and debt capital, to information, and to management and technical assistance.

(7) The viability, retention, and expansion of Louisiana small businesses will be greatly aided by the establishment of viable local small business incubators, which shall provide shared business services, equipment, space, and access to on-premises business consultants for burgeoning small businesses.

(8) The likelihood that Louisiana businesses will grow and that the state can successfully recruit prospective businesses will be greatly increased if Louisiana has a workforce specifically trained to meet the needs of the particular businesses.

(9) Public policy, financial assistance, and management and technical assistance can reduce or eliminate many of the special barriers to the growth and development of small and new businesses in Louisiana.

(10) The authorization for the state, its political subdivisions, public corporations, and authorities to engage in cooperative financing ventures with federal agencies, political subdivisions, or with public or private associations, corporations, or individuals for the purpose of providing financial assistance to develop, expand, retain, or attract small business concerns in or to Louisiana is necessary, is a public purpose, and is in the public interest.

(11) The purpose of this Chapter and the authority conferred herein shall be to stimulate the flow of private capital and long-term loans and other financial assistance for the sound financing of the development, expansion, retention, and attraction of small business concerns in or to this state as a means of providing high levels of employment and income growth and expanded social and economic opportunities, especially to disadvantaged persons and within distressed areas.

(12) It is the intent of the state to contribute to this purpose through the provision of financial assistance to qualified small business concerns and to provide other resources to businesses, such as training funds, infrastructure grants, viable local small business incubators, or other resource allocations. The policy, therefore, shall be carried out in such a manner as to ensure maximum federal, public, and private leverage. It is also the intent of this policy to keep financial decision-making to the greatest extent possible in private hands and to keep state administrative costs as low as possible.

Acts 1988, No. 888, §1, eff. July 21, 1988; Acts 1992, No. 1092, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3261
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Consumer product" means any tangible personal property that is distributed in commerce and used for personal, family, or household purposes, including any property intended to be attached to or installed in any real property without regard to whether it is attached or installed.

(2) "High-volume third-party seller" means a participant on an online marketplace's platform who is a third-party seller and who has entered into two hundred or more discrete sales or transactions of new or unused consumer products in any twelve-month period during the previous twenty-four months, which result in an aggregate total of five thousand dollars or more in total gross revenue. For purposes of calculating the number of discrete sales or transactions or the aggregate gross revenues, an online marketplace shall be required only to count sales or transactions made through the online marketplace and for which payment was processed by the online marketplace, either directly or through its payment processor.

(3) "Online marketplace" means any person or entity that operates a consumer-directed electronically based or accessed platform that meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Has features that allow for, facilitate, or enable third-party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, storage, shipping, or delivery of a consumer product in this state.

(b) Is used by one or more third-party sellers for such purposes.

(c) Has a contractual or similar relationship with consumers governing their use of the platform to purchase consumer products.

(4) "Seller" means a person who sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product through an online marketplace platform.

(5) "Third-party seller" means any seller, independent of an online marketplace, who sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product in this state through an online marketplace. Third-party seller shall not include either of the following:

(a) A seller who operates the online marketplace's platform.

(b) A business entity that has made available to the general public the entity's name, business address, and working contact information; an ongoing contractual relationship with the online marketplace to provide the online marketplace with the manufacture, distribution, wholesaling, or fulfillment of shipments of consumer products; and provided to the online marketplace identifying information which has been verified in accordance with this Chapter.

(6) "Verify" means to confirm information provided to an online marketplace pursuant to this Chapter, which may include the use of one or more methods that enable the online marketplace to reliably determine that any information and documents provided are valid, corresponding to the seller or an individual acting on the seller's behalf, not misappropriated, and not falsified.

Acts 2022, No. 316, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.32
Administration and enforcement of Part; powers of commission; cease and desist orders; applicability of Administrative Procedure Act
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission is charged with the adoption, administration, and enforcement of manufactured housing construction and safety standards and any other rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Part which are not set forth pursuant to 24 CFR Part 3280 and CFR Part 3282, Subpart I.

(2) The commission may adopt, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce the standards promulgated under this Section and any other rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Part not inconsistent with the provisions of this Part.

(3) For the performance of duties required under the provisions of this Part including but not limited to the inspections necessary to administer and enforce the standards, rules, or regulations adopted under this Subsection, the commission may adopt fees of not more than fifty dollars per inspection and not more than twenty-five dollars per hour for services performed in conducting the inspections.

B. The commission may contract for professional services and may hire employees as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions required or authorized by the provisions of this Part, to the extent that funds are available therefor. To the extent practicable, and not inconsistent with civil service requirements, the commission may utilize for the administration and enforcement of this Part the services of its assistants, deputies, counsel, officers, and employees whose appointment, contract, or employment is authorized by other laws.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall apply to the administration and enforcement of this Part.

D. Any person who interferes with, obstructs, or hinders the commission or its authorized representative in the performance of the duties or exercise of powers as set forth in the provisions of this Part shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months.

E. The commission or its authorized representatives may enter any place, establishment, or location where manufactured or modular homes are manufactured, sold, offered for sale, transported, or installed for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of the Code and of this Part and Part XIV-B of this Chapter, and the rules and regulations of the commission, have been or are being complied with.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 575, §1, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2008, No. 825, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:215.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 215.1
Certificate of correction
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whenever the original certificate of registration filed with the secretary of state under any provision of this Chapter is an inaccurate record of the trade name action, trademark action, or service mark action therein referred to, or is defectively or erroneously executed or acknowledged, such instrument may be corrected by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of correction which shall be executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in accordance with this Section.

(2) The certificate of correction shall specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected and shall set forth that portion of the instrument in correct form.

(3) The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the certificate of correction.

B. The certificate of correction shall be executed as follows:

(1) In the name of the trade name, trademark, or service mark as a correction to its original or renewal registration and acknowledged by the applicant.

(2) The certification of correction shall be filed with the secretary of state. After all fees have been paid as required by law, the secretary of state shall record the certificate of correction in his office and endorse thereon the date of the filing. The certificate of correction shall be effective as of the date the original instrument was filed, except as to those persons who are substantially and adversely affected by the correction and as to those persons the corrected certificate shall be effective from the filing date.

Acts 1991, No. 746, §1; Acts 1999, No. 342, §7; Acts 2019, No. 19, §3, eff. May 28, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3281
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act".

Acts 2024, No. 585, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2764 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2764
Assistive device replacement or refund
Status: in_force

A. If the manufacturer, dealer, or lessor either refuses to accept a device which a consumer makes available for repairs or makes a reasonable attempt to repair, but the nonconformity is not actually repaired, the manufacturer shall be required to provide a refund or replacement of the device, whichever is requested by the consumer/agency, as follows:

(1) If the consumer/agency requests a refund for a device which was purchased, the manufacturer shall refund to the consumer and to any holder of a perfected security interest in the consumer's assistive device, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any finance charge or sales tax paid by the consumer at the point of sale and any collateral costs incurred by the consumer, less a reasonable allowance for use. When the manufacturer provides the refund, the consumer/agency shall return the assistive device having the nonconformity to the manufacturer, along with any endorsements necessary to transfer legal possession to the manufacturer.

(2) If the consumer/agency requests a refund for a device which was leased, the manufacturer shall refund to the assistive device lessor and to any holder of a perfected security interest in the assistive device, as their interest may appear, the current value of the written lease and refund to the consumer the amount that the consumer paid under the written lease plus any collateral costs, less a reasonable allowance for use. The manufacturer shall have a cause of action against the dealer or lessor for reimbursement of any amount that it pays to a consumer which exceeds the net price received by the manufacturer for the assistive device. When the manufacturer provides the refund, the assistive device lessor shall provide to the manufacturer any endorsements necessary to transfer legal possession to the manufacturer.

(3) If the consumer elects to receive a comparable new assistive device, the manufacturer shall provide the consumer/agency with the comparable new assistive device no later than thirty days after the consumer or lessor offers to transfer possession of the assistive device having the nonconformity to the manufacturer. Once the manufacturer provides the new assistive device, the consumer/agency or lessor shall return the nonconforming assistive device to the manufacturer, along with any endorsements necessary to transfer legal possession to the manufacturer.

B. Under the provisions of this Section, the current value of the written lease equals the total amount for which the consumer is obligated under the remainder of the lease, after its early termination, plus the assistive device dealer's early termination costs and the value of the assistive device at the lease expiration date, if it is set forth in the lease, less the assistive device lessor's early termination savings.

C. Under the provisions of this Section, a reasonable allowance for use may not exceed the amount obtained by multiplying the total amount for which the written lease obligates the consumer by a formulated fraction. The numerator of this fraction shall be the number of days that the consumer used the assistive device before first properly reporting the nonconformity to the manufacturer, assistive device lessor, or assistive dealer. The denominator of this fraction shall be one thousand eight hundred twenty-five.

D. No person may enforce the lease against the consumer after the consumer receives a refund.

Acts 1993, No. 907, §1, eff. June 23, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1048, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1437 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1437
Effect on other law
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws of this state pertaining to civil liability for misappropriation of a trade secret.

B. This Chapter does not affect:

(1) contractual or other civil liability or relief that is not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret, or

(2) criminal liability for misappropriation of a trade secret.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.1
Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature finds a need to promote commerce in Louisiana by providing clear, concise, and mandatory warranties for the purchasers and occupants of new manufactured and modular homes in Louisiana and by providing for the use of homeowners' insurance as additional protection for the public against defects in the construction of new manufactured and modular homes. This need can be met by providing a warranty for a new manufactured or modular home purchaser defining the responsibility of the builders to that purchaser and subsequent purchasers during the warranty periods provided herein. The warranty, which is mandatory in most cases, shall promote uniformity of defined building standards. Additionally, all provisions of this Part shall apply to any defect, although there is no building standard directly regulating the defective workmanship or materials.

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2336 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2336
Eligibility
Status: in_force

An applicant shall be eligible for customized workforce training if it is one of the following:

(1) An individual employer that seeks the customized training services to create, upgrade, or retain jobs in a labor demand occupation.

(2) An individual employer that seeks customized training services to upgrade or retain jobs in an occupation which is not a labor demand occupation, if the corporation determines that the services are necessary to prevent the likely loss of jobs.

(3) An employer, labor organization, or community-based organization seeking the customized training services to provide training for a labor demand occupation in a particular industry.

(4) A consortium made up of one or more educational institutions and one or more eligible individual employers, labor, or community-based organizations that seek customized training services to provide training in labor demand occupations.

(5) An individual employer that seeks customized training for employees at a facility which is being newly developed or which is being relocated from another state into Louisiana.

Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:129 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 129
Injunction at suit of private party
Status: in_force

Any person may sue for and have injunctive relief, in any court having jurisdiction over the parties, against threatened loss or damage by a violation of the provisions of this Part under the rules governing such proceedings.

A preliminary injunction may issue upon a showing that the danger of irreparable loss or damage is immediate and upon execution of proper bonds against damages for an injunction improvidently granted.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1775 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1775
Enforcement; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general may bring a civil action to enforce any violations of this Part.

B. A covered application store or developer that violates the provisions of this Part shall be subject to a civil fine of up to ten thousand dollars per violation set by the attorney general.

C.(1) At least forty-five days before the day on which the attorney general initiates an enforcement action against a person who is subject to the requirements of this Part, the attorney general shall provide the person with a written notice that identifies each alleged violation and an explanation of the basis for each allegation.

(2) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the attorney general shall not initiate an action if the person cures the notice violation within forty-five days after the date on which the person receives the notice by providing the attorney general with a written statement indicating that the violation is cured and no further violations will occur.

(3) The attorney general may initiate a civil action against a person who does either of the following:

(a) Fails to cure a violation after receiving the written notice described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(b) Commits another violation of the same provision after curing a violation and providing a written statement in accordance with Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(4) If a court of competent jurisdiction grants judgment or injunctive relief to the attorney general, the court shall award the attorney general reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and investigative costs.

(5) A person who violates an administrative order or court order issued for a violation of this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation set by the attorney general. A civil penalty in accordance with this Section may be imposed in any civil action brought by the attorney general.

(6) All monies received from the payment of a fine or civil penalty imposed and collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be used by the attorney general for consumer protection enforcement efforts or to promote consumer protection and education.

Acts 2025, No. 481, §2, eff. July 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1053 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1053
Finances
Status: in_force

The governor is authorized, on behalf of the state, to apply for and receive and accept from any federal agency, the state, or the political subdivisions of the state or from any source, public or private, grants, loans, or advances for or in the aid of the restoration and revitalization cooperative endeavor project or projects of MALTS.

Acts 2006, No. 817, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1021 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1021
Entry into alliance; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Tri-State Delta Economic Alliance is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Louisiana to be formed with Arkansas and Mississippi legally joining therein in accordance with its terms.

B. The alliance shall include but not be limited to ten parishes in Louisiana, ten counties in Mississippi, and ten counties in Arkansas, all of which are to be located in the Mississippi Delta area in those three contiguous states of the delta. Specifically, as authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 46 of the 1994 Regular Session, East Carroll Parish shall be included in the compact, and may join with Washington County, Mississippi, and Chicot County, Arkansas, to apply for an empowerment zone, enterprise community, and/or the Fund for Rural America projects, or for any other state or federal funds or benefits that may be available.

C. The purpose of the alliance is to promote, encourage, and participate in industrial development, to combat poverty and high unemployment through economic development, to stimulate the economy of the delta region through commerce, industry, and research and for the utilization and development of natural, physical, and human resources in the region by providing job opportunities and job skills training.

Acts 1997, No. 125, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 43, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

Commission merchant means every person who sells in this state on commission or buys as broker or agent for or on account of any person, farm products, fish, oysters, shrimp, crabs, game, or fur skins.

Farm products means all agricultural, horticultural, and floricultural products, live stock, meats, hides, poultry, eggs, butter, milk, nuts, honey, and seeds.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2111
Scope and purpose
Status: in_force

The purposes of this Chapter are:

(1) To create a registration for managed service providers and managed security service providers doing business in this state with a public body.

(2) To provide access for public bodies to obtain information on managed service providers and managed security service providers.

(3) To require managed service providers and managed security service providers to report cyber incidents and the payment of cyber ransom or ransomware.

Acts 2020, No. 117, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.6
Peremption
Status: in_force

Any action to enforce any warranty provided in this Part shall be subject to a peremptive period of thirty days after the expiration of the appropriate time period provided in R.S. 51:912.4.

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:223.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 223.1
Injury to business reputation; dilution
Status: in_force

Likelihood of injury to business reputation or of dilution of the distinctive quality of a mark or trade name shall be a ground for injunctive relief in cases of infringement of a mark registered or not registered or in cases of unfair competition notwithstanding the absence of competition between the parties or the absence of confusion as to the source of goods or services.

Acts 1984, No. 434, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1945 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1945
Transfer of title; time limitation
Status: in_force

At the time of receiving the comparable new motor vehicle or refund under R.S. 51:1944, the consumer, or lessor, where applicable, shall surrender the motor vehicle subject to the nonconformity to the manufacturer together with the certificate of title with all endorsements necessary to transfer title to the manufacturer. The manufacturer shall provide the consumer, or lessor, where applicable, with a comparable new motor vehicle or refund within thirty days after an offer to transfer title in compliance with this Section by the consumer, or lessor, where applicable, or within thirty days after a decision by the informal dispute settlement procedure established by the manufacturer to award a refund or replacement.

Acts 1984, No. 228, §1; Acts 1986, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2607 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2607
Discrimination in residential real estate related transactions
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

B. As used in this Section, the term "residential real estate related transaction" means any of the following:

(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:

(a) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling.

(b) Secured by residential real estate.

(2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.

C. Nothing in this Chapter prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, military status, or familial status.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 811, §28, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2022, No. 529, §3; Acts 2025, No. 100, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:243 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 243
Penalty; prima facie evidence
Status: in_force

Whoever violates the provisions of this Subpart shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for the first offense. For each subsequent offense the offender shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.

Possession of any bottles, syphon, fountain, tank, case or box with name, mark, or device, as aforesaid, or parts thereof, by any person engaged in the junk business or in the used or second hand bottle business, or by any person designated in R.S. 51:241, other than the one filing such name, mark or device, without the latter's written consent, shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this Subpart. Possession of any bottle, syphon, fountain, tank, case or box, with such name, mark or device or parts thereof by any person, resulting from the purchase of the lawful contents of the bottle, syphon, fountain, tank, case or box, in the usual course of business is not prima facie evidence of a violation of this Subpart.

Where a firm violates the provisions of this Subpart each member shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this Section and where a corporation violates the provisions of this Subpart each of its officers shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this Section.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3164 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3164
Required disclosures; service contracts
Status: in_force

A. Each motor vehicle service contract marketed, sold, offered for sale, issued, made, proposed to be made, or administered in this state shall be written, printed, or typed in clear, understandable language that is easy to read and shall disclose the requirements set forth in this Section, as applicable.

B. Every motor vehicle service contract shall contain all of the following information:

(1) The name and address of the provider and shall identify any administrator if different from the provider.

(2)(a) Motor vehicle service contracts insured under a reimbursement insurance policy shall contain a statement in substantially the following form: "Obligations of the provider under this service contract are insured under a service contract reimbursement insurance policy." The motor vehicle service contract shall also state the name and address of the insurer.

(b) This Paragraph shall not apply to a motor vehicle manufacturer's service contracts on the motor vehicle manufacturer's products.

(3) The name of the motor vehicle service contract seller and name of the service contract holder to the extent that the name of the service contract holder has been furnished to the service contract provider. The identities of parties are not required to be preprinted on the service contract and may be added to the service contract at the time of sale.

(4) The total purchase price and the terms under which the service contract is sold. The purchase price is not required to be preprinted on the service contract and may be negotiated at the time of sale with the service contract holder.

(5) The existence of any deductible amount, if applicable.

(6) The goods and services to be provided and any limitations, exceptions, or exclusions.

(7) Any restrictions governing the transferability of the service contract, if applicable.

(8) The terms, restrictions, or conditions governing cancellation of the service contract prior to the termination or expiration date of the service contract by either the provider or the service contract holder. The provider of the service contract shall mail a written notice to the contract holder at the last known address of the service contract holder contained in the records of the provider at least fifteen days prior to cancellation by the provider. Prior notice is not required if the reason for cancellation is nonpayment of the provider fee, a material misrepresentation by the service contract holder to the provider, or a substantial breach of duties by the service contract holder relating to the covered product or its use. The notice shall state the effective date of the cancellation and the reason for the cancellation.

(9) The obligations and duties of the service contract holder, including but not limited to the duty to protect against any further damage and any requirement to follow an owner's manual.

(10) A statement as to whether or not the service contract provides for or excludes consequential damages or preexisting conditions, if applicable. Service contracts may, but are not required to, cover damage resulting from rust, corrosion, or damage caused by a noncovered part or system.

(11) If prior approval of repair work is required, the procedure for obtaining prior approval and for making a claim, including a toll-free telephone number for claim service and a procedure for obtaining emergency repairs performed outside of normal business hours.

(12) A statement that contains all of the following provisions:

(a) The motor vehicle service contract is not insurance.

(b) The motor vehicle service contract is not regulated by the Department of Insurance.

(c) Any concerns or complaints regarding the motor vehicle service contract may be directed to the attorney general.

Acts 2018, No. 592, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.43
Maintenance of records; reports required
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the commission may reasonably require in order to be able to determine whether such licensee has acted or is acting in compliance with the Code and the manufactured or modular housing provisions of this Part, Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted by the commission. Upon request of the commission, each licensee shall permit the commission or its representative to inspect appropriate books, papers, records, and documents relevant to determining whether the licensee has acted or is acting in compliance with the provisions of this Part, Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule, as well as any regulation or order issued thereunder.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 589, §2. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1427 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1427
Unfair or deceptive trade practices or acts; stolen or misappropriated computer software; violations
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for a person to develop or manufacture a product, or to develop or supply a service using stolen or misappropriated property, including but not limited to computer software that does not have the necessary copyright licenses, where that product or service is sold or offered for sale in competition with those doing business in this state.

B. Any violation of this Section shall be an unfair method of competition and unfair practice or act and shall subject the violator to any and all actions and penalties provided for in this Chapter. For the purpose of this Section, a violation shall occur each time such a product or service is sold or offered for sale.

Acts 2010, No. 74, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:298 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 298
Certain trademarks, service marks and trade names reserved to Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Status: repealed

The terms "Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission" and "Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Foundation" and terms and marks which include any of the foregoing are hereby reserved to the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission as trade names, trademarks and service marks in all fields of commerce in the state of Louisiana; and said commission may from time to time issue licenses to persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, associations or other organizations to utilize the foregoing trade names, trademarks or service marks in connection with the manufacture, sale and/or distribution of goods or with the providing of services.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2399.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2399.6
False or fraudulent information in making application, claim for credit or other instrument; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person making an application, claim for a tax credit, or any report, return, statement, or other instrument or providing any other information pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter who willfully makes a false or fraudulent application, claim, report, return, statement, invoice, or other instrument or who willfully provides any false or fraudulent information, any person who willfully aids or abets another in making such false or fraudulent application, claim, report, return, statement, invoice, or other instrument, or any person who willfully aids or abets another in providing any false or fraudulent information, shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a felony and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than two years and not more than five years, or both.

B. Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be liable for the repayment of all credits which were granted to the employer. Interest shall be due on such credits at the rate of fifteen percent per annum.

Acts 2009, No. 447, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.27
Grant process
Status: in_force

A. The office shall have the authority and responsibility to promulgate rules that are consistent with requirements promulgated by or guidance of the assistant secretary pursuant to the IIJA, BEAD program guidelines, state law, and this Subpart. The office shall carry out the grant process including broadband availability challenges, grant applications, scoring, grant awards, and awards.

B.(1) The state shall use the NTIA BEAD Model Challenge process and shall complete the process before a future grant round is launched.

(2) The office shall permit challenges for planned, privately funded broadband projects where a broadband service provider provides convincing evidence that it is currently building out broadband to locations without government subsidy or is building out broadband offering performance beyond the program requirements.

(3) To minimize duplication of funding, the office may not treat as unserved or underserved any location that is already subject to an enforceable commitment as of the date that the challenge process commences.

(4) The NTIA shall be the final arbiter of availability challenges.

(5) The office shall keep challenge details confidential for evaluation to the extent required consistent with state law and federal requirements and pursuant to this Subpart.

C.(1) A grant round administered by the office shall be open for a period of at least thirty days but not longer than sixty days.

(2) The office shall identify eligible locations for grant funding based on the most recent broadband data map, updated according to the outcomes of the challenge process and as approved by the assistant secretary. Any broadband-serviceable locations within the applicant-defined project area that are not included on the version of the broadband data map used for identifying eligible locations prior to the opening of the grant round added to the broadband data map after the submission of an application but before the completion of the project shall also be served by the grant award winner subject to the requirements of Subsection F of this Section.

(3) The office shall release eligible locations at least thirty days prior to the start of a grant round.

(4) Application information used for scoring purposes shall be made publicly available, subject to the confidentiality protections provided in this Subpart, by posting on the website of the office or the website of the division of administration for a period of at least seven days prior to the grant award.

(5) A grant applicant may define proposed project areas in the application for grant funding, which shall include eligible locations identified by the office. However, the office shall award grants to eligible grant recipients according to the priorities established in federal law, including any additional regulations promulgated by or guidance of the assistant secretary, as provided for in R.S. 51:2370.21(A).

(6)(a) A local governing authority of an eligible parish may submit in writing to the office, up to seven days after the grant applications are made public, an objection to a grant application to deploy broadband services in the local governing authority's parish if the broadband service provider has received a letter grade rating of "D" or "F" from the Better Business Bureau.

(b) At the request of the local governing authority of an eligible parish that submits an objection in accordance with this Paragraph, a broadband service provider shall be ineligible to be awarded grant funds to deploy broadband services in that eligible parish.

(7)(a) If, after soliciting applications, the office has received no applications to serve one or more eligible locations, the office may engage with eligible grant recipients to serve eligible locations. The office may offer inducements as set forth in Section III.B of the BEAD NOFO or benefits during the grant selection process, such as points or credits. The office shall ensure that its approach is as transparent as possible.

(b) The outreach authorized by this Paragraph is permitted only after the office has solicited proposals and failed to obtain one or more applications to serve the location or locations at issue.

D. The office shall have the authority and responsibility to promulgate application minimum requirements, scoring rules, and grant awards that are consistent with requirements promulgated by the assistant secretary pursuant to the IIJA, including any additional requirements or guidance provided for after enactment of this Act, BEAD program guidelines, state law, and this Subpart.

E. For subsequently identified broadband-serviceable locations in a grantee's funded project area, the timeline and additional funding to deploy shall be determined in a supplemental grant agreement between the office and the grantee.

F.(1) Upon a grant award announcement, any eligible grant recipient or local governing body may protest a grant award during a fourteen-business-day protest period on a basis that would result in an award change, other than a served versus unserved basis, such as a scoring error. Any eligible grant recipient or local governing body submitting a protest shall attest that the information in the protest is accurate and that the protest is submitted in good faith. The office may deny any protest that contains inaccurate information.

(2) The director or his designee may, prior to the commencement of an action in court concerning a protest arising pursuant to this Subpart, settle and resolve the protest.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2399.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2399.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words or terms as used in this Chapter shall have the following meaning, unless a different meaning appears from the context:

(1) "Department" means Louisiana Economic Development.

(2)(a) "Employer" means a legal person who is engaged in a lawful enterprise not excluded by this Chapter that executes a contract with the department pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and meets the following elements or elements substantially equivalent thereto:

(b) To qualify for a contract pursuant to this Chapter, employers must be a manufacturer, as defined by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 113310, 211, 213111, 541360, 311-339, 511-512, and 54171, as the employer's primary function.

(c) The following employers or persons engaged in the following professions or service industries shall not be eligible for any credit under this Chapter:

(i) Retail employers as identified by the North American Industry Classification System code sections 44 and 45.

(ii) Business associations and professional organizations as defined in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 8139.

(iii) State and local government enterprises.

(iv) Real estate agents, operators, and lessors.

(v) Automotive rental and leasing.

(vi) Local solid waste disposal, local sewage systems, and local water systems businesses.

(vii) Nonprofit organizations.

(viii) Employers engaged in the gaming industry as identified by the North American Industrial Classification System code sections 713210 and 721120.

(ix) Attorneys.

(d) The department may promulgate rules annually listing other employers, professions, or service industries which are eligible and not eligible for any credit pursuant to this Chapter, and such rules shall not take effect unless presented to the Louisiana Economic Development Council and approved by both the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs in a public meeting held for such purpose.

(3) "Modernization" means capitalized investment by an employer in technology, machinery, building and/or equipment that meets one of the following provisions:

(a) An increase in the increase of maximum capacity or efficiency of the facility of greater than ten percent. The modernization must result in the facility adopting "best practices" technology for its industry and the company shall establish that without the investment that the facility would be a high risk for closure in the foreseeable future. Modernization does not include the replacing of existing technology with the same or similar technology.

(b) An approved investment from a company with multi-state operations with an established competitive capital project program.

(4) "Project" includes the design, development, installation and construction of a technology, machinery, building and equipment that results in a modernization of an employer's product line, unit, or entire operations that requires at least five million dollars of investment.

(5) "Qualified expenditures" means amounts classified as capital expenditures for federal income tax purposes plus exclusions from capitalization provided for in Internal Revenue Code Section 263(a)(1)(A) through (L), minus the capitalized cost of land, capitalized leases of land, capitalized interest, and the capitalized cost for the purchase of an existing building. When an employer purchases an existing building and capital expenditures are used to rehabilitate the building, only the costs of the rehabilitation shall be considered qualified expenditures. Additionally, an employer shall be allowed to increase his qualified expenditures to the extent an employer's capitalized basis is properly reduced by claiming a federal credit.

Acts 2009, No. 447, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:936.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 936.3
Priority funding plan; renewal communities, economic development zones, and small and disadvantaged businesses
Status: in_force

Louisiana Economic Development and Louisiana Works shall develop priorities to be utilized by the various economic development programs of the state to fund businesses in economic development zones and in renewal communities as well as priorities for funding and other assistance for small and disadvantaged businesses.

Acts 2003, No. 509, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 524
Penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever wilfully violates this Part shall be fined not less than ten dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2362
Accountability requirements; legal agreements; Rapid Response Fund projects
Status: in_force

A. All legal agreements for Rapid Response Fund projects shall include all of the following:

(1) A minimum number of direct, full-time created or retained jobs.

(2) A specified time frame by which these job targets are to be achieved.

(3) Minimum payroll requirements.

(4) The total capital investment to be made by the receiving entity, if applicable.

(5) A specified process by which all targets will be validated.

(6) Required recoupment procedures for nonperformance.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to economic development projects in response to a disaster or emergency declared by the governor, or to project agreements with state, local, or federal governmental entities, including the military services.

Acts 2010, No. 383, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.23
Administration fee
Status: in_force

The office may use up to one percent of the appropriated funds to administer the GUMBO 2.0 program. The office may use an additional one percent of the appropriated funds to hire third-party contractors as determined necessary for the further administration of the GUMBO 2.0 program. The additional one percent shall not be used as compensation for any new or existing positions within the office.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 611
Mammal to be known as marsh hare; name musk rat prohibited
Status: in_force

The common name of the flesh of the mammal ondatra zibethica rivalicia shall be marsh hare.

The use of the name or appellation of musk rat in referring to the flesh of ondatra zibethica rivalicia is prohibited.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:140 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 140
Conspiracy in restraint of trade, agricultural products; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall conspire in restraint of trade or commerce by agreeing, combining, or conspiring with any other person to fix a definite price for dealing in, buying, or selling products of the soil such as fruits, nuts, or vegetables, for the purpose of controlling the market or to present legitimate competition.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than three years, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3166 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3166
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A. A provider shall not use in its name the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", "mutual", or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or a name deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation, or to the name of any other provider. The word "guaranty" or similar word may be used by a provider. A provider shall include in its motor vehicle service contracts a statement in substantially the following form: "This agreement is not an insurance contract".

B. A provider or its representative shall not in its motor vehicle service contracts or literature make, permit, or cause to be made any false or misleading statement, or deliberately omit any material statement that would be considered misleading if omitted.

Acts 2018, No. 592, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.51
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Louisiana state plan" means the document which outlines the process by which the state administrative agent shall ensure the effective handling of consumer complaints and other information that relates to noncompliance, defects, or imminent safety hazards, involving manufactured housing, together with any responsibility delegated to the state administrative agent.

(2) "State administrative agency" means the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety.

(3) "State administrative agent" or "agent" means the state fire marshal.

Acts 2007, No. 441, §1; Acts 2009, No. 438, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:470.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 470.6
Construction and applicability
Status: in_force

A. The rights granted by this Subpart are cumulative and shall be in addition to any others provided by law.

B. The property rights granted by this Subpart vest with an individual or the individual's authorized representative on August 1, 2022.

Acts 2022, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:296 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 296
Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that the terms Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Foundation are particularly, exclusively and uniquely descriptive in the state of Louisiana of the American Revolution Bicentennial. It is therefore within the public interest that these terms be reserved to the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission in order to prevent unauthorized commercial exploitation thereof, it being the intent hereof that said terms be used commercially in the state of Louisiana only when authorized by the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1700 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1700
Definition
Status: in_force

A "rental referral agency" is a person or business which advertises, offers, or attempts to offer for a prepaid fee, listings of residential rental property.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 407, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 452
Contract paid with insurance policy proceeds; notice required
Status: in_force

A contract to provide goods or services that is reasonably expected to be paid wholly or partly with the proceeds from a claim under a property insurance policy and has a contract price of one thousand dollars or more shall contain the following notice in at least twelve-point boldfaced type: "Louisiana law requires a person insured under a property insurance policy to pay any deductible applicable to a claim made under the policy. It is a violation of Louisiana law for a seller of goods or services who reasonably expects to be paid wholly or partly from the proceeds of a property insurance claim to knowingly allow the insured person to fail to pay, or assist in the insured person's failure to pay, the applicable insurance deductible."

Acts 2022, No. 734, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2602
Policy
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds and declares that persons in this state who seek a place to live should be able to find such housing whenever it is available. Further, in many localities there may be housing shortages. All persons should therefore be able to compete for available housing on an open, fair, and equitable basis, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

B. It is therefore declared to be the policy of Louisiana that there is a legitimate governmental interest in protecting the welfare of the people of Louisiana by enacting equal housing opportunity legislation to discourage discriminatory housing practices.

C. It is the policy of the state of Louisiana to provide, within state and federal constitutional limitations, for fair and equal housing opportunity throughout the state.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1141, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2014, No. 811, §28, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2022, No. 529, §3; Acts 2025, No. 100, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1948 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1948
Manufacturer's duty to provide reimbursement for temporary replacement vehicle; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a motor vehicle which is covered by a manufacturer's express warranty is tendered by a consumer to the dealer from whom it was purchased or exchanged for the repair of any defect, malfunction, or nonconformity to which the warranty is applicable and at least one of the following conditions exists, the manufacturer shall provide directly to the consumer for the duration of the repair period a rental vehicle reimbursement of up to twenty dollars per day:

(1) The repair period exceeds ten work days, including the day on which the motor vehicle is tendered to the dealer for repair.

(2) The defect, malfunction, or nonconformity is the same for which the motor vehicle has been tendered to the dealer for repair on two previous occasions.

B. The provisions of this Section regarding a manufacturer's duty shall extend only for the period of the length of the manufacturer's express warranty or for two years, whichever period of time occurs first.

C. For violations of the provisions of Subsection A, the consumer shall be entitled to recover from the manufacturer for damages incurred and reasonable attorney fees actually incurred; however, in no event shall the amount of damages awarded be less than two hundred dollars. The provisions of this Section will become effective as to cars sold after January 1, 1987, and will not be in effect in case of war, work stoppages, and natural disasters beyond the control of the manufacturer that would prevent the timely repair or parts delivery to a dealer.

D. This Section shall not apply to personal watercraft or all-terrain vehicles tendered to a manufacturer for repair.

E. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 220, §3.

Acts 1986, No. 1058, §1; Acts 1999, No. 933, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1048, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2021, No. 220, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 653
Storing and displaying of fireworks
Status: in_force

A. The placing, storing, locating or displaying of fireworks in any place where the sun may shine through glass, which is not tinted, onto the fireworks is prohibited. The presence of lighted cigars, cigarettes, or pipes within ten feet of where the fireworks are offered for sale is prohibited. At all places where fireworks are stored or sold there shall be signs posted with the words "Fireworks ...... No Smoking" in letters not less than four inches high.

B. The physical facility such as a fireworks stand, retail fast food outlet, or any other similar facility where fireworks are sold, offered for sale, or stored shall be located not less than fifty feet from any facility or mechanism where inflammable liquids are dispensed or stored above ground or where paint, oil, varnish, resin, turpentine, or other inflammable substances which may generate inflammable vapors are used, stored, or sold. No fireworks shall be exploded within seventy-five feet of any facility or mechanism where inflammable liquids are dispensed or stored above ground or within seventy-five feet of any location where fireworks are stored, sold, or offered for sale.

C. No open flame heating devices shall be permitted in any location where fireworks are sold at retail.

D. No sleeping shall be permitted in a facility where fireworks are sold, offered for sale, or stored.

E. There shall be a minimum of one unobstructed exit in any place where fireworks are sold at retail or offered for sale at retail or stored.

F. In any retail outlet except those that sell only fireworks, no fireworks shall be stored, displayed, or offered for sale within ten feet of any required exit unless the fireworks are stored or contained within a container which will resist fire from any outside source.

G. A facility for the sale at retail or storage of fireworks shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from a public roadway and shall not in any case be located on any public right of way.

H. The wiring in any facility for the sale at retail or storage of fireworks shall be in compliance with the National Electrical Code.

I. Any facility for the sale at retail or storage of fireworks shall have available one serviceable fire extinguisher in accordance with the regulation of the National Fire Protection Association and Louisiana Administrative Code 17-4:21.

Acts 1958, No. 63, §4. Acts 1984, No. 918, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 2001, No. 667, §1, eff. June 25, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.21
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as "Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured and Modular Housing".

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 565, §1, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 1982, No. 211, §1; Acts 1984, No. 576, §3; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2394 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2394
Corporate or company matters
Status: in_force

A. The corporate or limited liability company name of each licensee shall include the word "BIDCO". A licensee shall not transact business under a name other than its corporate name or limited liability company name.

B.(1) The board of directors of each licensee shall consist of not less than five directors. If the licensee is a limited liability company, it shall have at least five managers who are natural persons.

(2) The board of directors or managers of each licensee shall hold a meeting not less than once each month.

C. Within thirty days after the death, resignation, or removal of a director, manager, or officer, the election of a director, or the appointment of an officer, the licensee shall notify the commissioner in writing of the event and shall provide any additional information which the commissioner may require.

Acts 1991, No. 506, §1; Acts 2004, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2113
Requirements for doing business
Status: in_force

A. A provider shall not provide managed security services to a public body in this state unless the provider has registered with the secretary of state and remains in good standing.

B. Beginning February 1, 2021, each provider that manages a public body's information technology structure, security, or end-user systems in this state shall file an application for initial registration with the secretary of state consisting of the provider's name, address, telephone number, contact person, designation of a person in this state for service of process, and provide a listing of all officers, all directors, and all owners of ten percent or more of the provider. Additionally, the provider shall file a copy of its basic organizational documents, including but not limited to articles of incorporation, articles of organization, articles of association, or partnership agreement.

C. A registration shall be effective for two years, unless the registration is denied or revoked. Ninety days prior to the expiration of a registration, a provider shall submit a renewal application on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.

D. Each registrant shall notify the secretary of state of any material change in the registration information no later than sixty days after the effective date of such change. The notice shall be accompanied by supporting documentation.

E. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the secretary of state shall not disclose the registration information of any provider that manages a public body's information technology structure, security, or end-user systems in this state, except for a request for disclosure submitted by a public body as defined in R.S. 51:2112.

Acts 2020, No. 117, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 231, §2, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1420 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1420
Deceptive trade practices; telephone directories and databases; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall misrepresent the geographical location of a business or a supplier of a service or product by listing a fictitious business name or an assumed business name in the classified advertising section of a telephone directory or other directory database.

(2) A person is considered to have misrepresented the geographical location of a business or supplier of a service or product if any one of the following exists:

(a) The business or supplier is not located within the geographical area covered by the directory and the listing fails to identify the true physical address, including the municipality and state, of the geographical location of the business or supplier.

(b) Calls to a number listed in a directory or database are routinely forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business location that is outside the calling area covered by the directory or database in which the number is listed, and the person has not identified the true physical address of the geographical location of the business or supplier.

(c) The location of the business or supplier is in an area that is not contiguous to an area covered by the directory or database in which the number is listed.

(3) Nothing in this Section shall apply to local telecommunication carrier customers using permissible services, including but not limited to remote call forwarding or foreign exchange.

B. A business or supplier of a service or product may place a directory listing for a business the name of which indicates that it is located in a geographical area that is different from the geographical area in which the business is located if a conspicuous notice in the listing states the municipality and state in which the business is located.

C. No telephone company or other provider of a telephone directory or directory assistance service, or its officers or agents, shall be liable for publishing the listing of a fictitious business name or assumed business name of a business or supplier in its directory or directory assistance database unless the telephone company or other provider of a telephone or directory assistance service is the same person as the business or supplier of services or products who has committed the deceptive act.

D. Any violation of this Section shall be a deceptive and unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to any and all penalties provided for in this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 859, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:723 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 723
Violations; penalties; institution of criminal proceedings
Status: in_force

A. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this Part shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment at hard labor for not more than five years, or by both fine and imprisonment. In addition to these penalties, the court may order the person convicted of the violation to pay restitution to any victim of the violation. Each violation of this Part shall constitute a separate offense.

B. Any person who willfully violates any rule or order of the commissioner, authorized under this Part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, but no person may be imprisoned for violation of any rule or order of which that person did not have actual knowledge. In addition to these penalties, the court may order the person convicted of the violation to pay restitution to any victim of the violation. Each violation of this Part shall constitute a separate offense.

C. No dealer or salesman shall make any statement or representation not authorized by the issuer, or any statement or representation at variance with or not reasonably predicated upon the statements and documents filed by the issuer in the office of the commissioner.

D. No person shall sign any statement, list, inventory, balance sheet, or other paper or document required by any provision of this Part to be verified or sworn to, knowing any representation therein contained to be false, misleading, or untrue, and the depositing of any such statement or document in the office of the commissioner shall be deemed prima facie evidence of knowledge of the falsity thereof or of any representation therein contained and of the willful signing of such statement or document.

E. The commissioner may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of this Part or of any rule or order hereunder to the appropriate prosecuting attorney, who may, with or without such a reference, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this Part.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1; Acts 2008, No. 149, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1009 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1009
Severability and construction
Status: in_force

NOTE: ACTS 1979, NO. 576, §1, EFF. UPON APPROVAL BY NINE PARTY STATES AND CONGRESS:

The provisions of this compact and of any supplementary agreement entered into hereunder shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact or such supplementary agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact or such supplementary agreement and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact or any supplementary agreement entered into hereunder shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein, the compact or such supplementary agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. The provisions of this compact and of any supplementary agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.

Acts 1979, No. 576, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3042 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3042
Energy type; defined
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, "energy type" includes aviation fuel, biofuel, compressed natural gas, diesel, electricity to be utilized for the charging of electric vehicles, gasoline, gas distillates, hydrogen, liquified petroleum gas, and renewable diesel.

Acts 2022, No. 546, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2605 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2605
Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin.

B. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public, which as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides lodgings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.

C. Nothing in this Chapter limits the applicability of any reasonable local, state, or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling, nor does any provision in this Chapter regarding familial status apply with respect to dwellings provided under any state or federal program specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined in the state or federal program, or to housing for older persons. As used in this Subsection, "housing for older persons" means housing communities consisting of dwellings either:

(1)(a) Intended for, and at least eighty percent occupied by, at least one person who is fifty-five years of age or older per unit and providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of such persons; and

(b) The publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five years or older; or

(2) Intended for and occupied solely by persons sixty-two years of age or older.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 569, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1373 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1373
Auctioning of the 4.9 GHz band; authority; policy requirements
Status: in_force

A. The office is hereby designated as the lessor of the 4.9 GHz band, in accordance with Federal Communications Commission rules. The office shall oversee, manage, and direct the leasing of the 4.9 GHz band in accordance with all rules and regulations provided in FCC-20-137.

B. The office shall develop a policy for leasing the 4.9 GHz band. The office shall ensure that the policy complies with the federal regulations provided for in Subsection A of this Section and meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Utilizes a blind auction method in which any natural or juridical person interested in leasing the 4.9 GHz band may submit bids to the office, and shall not be provided any information regarding other bids.

(2) Auctions the 4.9 GHz band as follows:

(a) Three portions of the band, each consisting of ten megahertz for Priority Access License.

(b) Reserve ten megahertz of the band for General Authorized Access.

(3) Reserves ten megahertz of the 4.9 GHz band for public safety usage.

(4)(a) Implements a tiered spectrum-sharing architecture, using an approved Spectrum Access System, that provides incumbent and license holder protection.

(b) The Spectrum Access System is required to monitor spectrum utilization, provide interference mitigation control, and provide a reporting mechanism.

(c) In addition to the requirements of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, the Spectrum Access System is required to include all of the following capabilities:

(i) Radio registration transmission.

(ii) Interference analysis.

(iii) Incumbent protection.

(iv) License validation.

(v) Radio channel assignment.

(vi) Radio power limits control.

(vii) License protection.

(5) Implements a tiered spectrum-sharing licensing model, that provides a "use it or share it" licensing scheme to allow the general public and enterprise to have access to General Authorized Access licenses at no cost, when the Priority Access License holder is not using the spectrum in a defined area.

(6) In accordance with FCC-20-137, does not auction or lease any spectrum currently in use by any incumbent, but shall allow an incumbent to consolidate spectrum into one continuous band upon request.

(7) Limits the length of the auction for portions of the 4.9 GHz band to three years, and allows an auction winner who utilizes the band to apply for two additional years of usage of the portions won at auction.

(8) Requires an auction winner to utilize his portion of the 4.9 GHz band or submit to the office plans to utilize his portion of the band within three years from the date of possession. If an auction winner has not utilized his portion of the band or submitted plans for utilization, within the three-year period, the office shall regain possession of his portion of the band and shall auction the portion during the following calendar year.

(9) In the event that there are no winning bids for an auctioned portion of the 4.9 GHz band, requires the office to attempt to auction that portion again within one calendar year.

(10) Requires the initial auction to take place on or before June 10, 2022.

(11) Allocates the proceeds from the auction as follows:

(a) Fifty percent to the office.

(b) Fifty percent to the parish from which the spectrum originated, to be used for public safety equipment.

(12)(a) Prohibits the office from auctioning any portion of the 4.9 GHz band in the following parishes to any natural or juridical person during the 2022 calendar year:

(i) Ascension.

(ii) Bossier.

(iii) Caddo.

(iv) Calcasieu.

(v) DeSoto.

(vi) East Baton Rouge.

(vii) Iberia.

(viii) Jefferson.

(ix) Lafayette.

(x) Lafourche.

(xi) Lincoln.

(xii) Plaquemines.

(xiii) Rapides.

(xiv) St. Bernard.

(xv) St. Charles.

(xvi) St. James.

(xvii) St. John the Baptist.

(xviii) St. Tammany.

(xix) Terrebonne.

(xx) West Baton Rouge.

(b) Prohibits the office from auctioning any portion of the 4.9 GHz band in Ouachita Parish to any natural or juridical person.

Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:663 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 663
Threats; prima facie evidence of violation
Status: in_force

If any manufacturer or wholesale distributor on authority of any such manufacturer threatens to discontinue to sell, or terminate a contract to sell motor vehicles to the dealer unless the dealer finances the purchase or sale of motor vehicles only through a designated finance company or finance agency, that threat shall be prima facie evidence that the manufacturer or wholesale distributor has sold, or intends to sell motor vehicles, on the condition or with the agreement prohibited in R.S. 51:662.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:63 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 63
Location of zone; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board may select and describe the location of the zone for which application is made, and make such rules and regulations concerning the operation, maintenance, and policing of the zone as may be necessary to comply with the Act of Congress creating foreign trade zones, or as may be necessary to comply with the rules and regulations, made in accordance with the Acts of Congress, 1 relating to foreign-trade zones.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1.

1 19 U.S.C.A. §81a et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:691 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 691
Sale prohibited; exemptions
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this Part, no goods, wares, or merchandise manufactured, in whole or in part, out of leather, iron, textiles, lumber, or vegetable fiber, by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation, in Louisiana or in any state or district of the United States, shall be sold, or offered for sale in this state, by any person or by any state or political subdivision thereof. Nothing in this Part forbids the sale, exchange, or distribution of such goods to any institution supported in whole or in part by funds derived from public taxation and operated under the supervision of the United States, Louisiana, or any other state of the Union, or any political subdivision thereof.

Acts 1999, No. 741, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1156
Board of directors
Status: in_force

A.(1) The corporation shall have a board of directors in which all powers of the corporation shall be vested and which shall consist of any number of directors, not less than three, all of whom shall be duly qualified electors of the municipality or parish with respect to which the corporation was formed. The directors shall serve as such without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder. No director shall be an officer or employee of the municipality or parish.

(2) The directors shall be elected by the governing body of the municipality or parish, and they shall be so elected that they shall hold office for overlapping terms. At the time of the election of the first board of directors the governing body of the municipality or the parish shall divide the directors into three groups containing as near equal whole numbers as possible. The first term of the directors included in the first group shall be two years, the first term of the directors included in the second group shall be four years, the first term of the directors included in the third group shall be six years, and thereafter the terms of all directors shall be six years; provided that if at the expiration of any term of office of any director a successor thereto has not been elected, then the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until his successor shall be so elected.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the parish of St. Charles may appoint officers or employees of the parish as directors of the industrial development board of the parish of St. Charles.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the audit of the industrial development board of the parish of St. Charles may be included in the audit of the parish of St. Charles, and additional costs of the parish audit occasioned by the audit of the industrial development board may be charged to the industrial development board.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, the board of directors of the Industrial Development Board of the Town of Vinton, Inc. may consist of members who are qualified electors of Ward Seven of the parish of Calcasieu.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §6. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1; Acts 1972, No. 103, §5, emerg. eff. June 25, 1972, at 6:15 P.M.; Acts 1992, No. 117, §1, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 2006, No. 155, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:613 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 613
Foreign meats; selling; signs; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person, firm, or corporation who sells or offers for sale in the State of Louisiana through any outlet, any meat, either fresh or frozen, which is a product of a foreign country or imported from without the boundaries of the United States without first indicating this fact by the display of a conspicuous sign in their place of business, such a sign to use letters at least four inches high and be of contrasting colors and stating that the meat so offered is from a foreign country, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or be imprisoned in the parish jail not more than thirty days for the first offense. Any supplier of any retail outlet who handles any foreign meats either fresh or frozen shall notify the retail outlet in writing that it is imported meat at the time of its delivery. Outlets serving cooked food at retail, displaying a conspicuous sign of contrasting colors, using letters at least four inches high, shall be deemed as having satisfied the requirements of this Section.

B. For each second or successive conviction of such offense against this Section, the fine shall be not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than ninety days imprisonment in the parish jail, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Acts 1964, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1553 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1553
Limitation on amount and payment period; prohibition against life contract; permissible service period; single contract
Status: in_force

A. No contract or series of contracts for dance studio lessons and other services shall require payment by the person receiving the lessons and other services or the use of the facilities of a total amount in excess of one hundred private hours or five thousand dollars, whichever is less.

B. No contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall require payments or financing by the buyer over a period in excess of two years from the date the contract is entered into, nor shall the term of any such contract be measured by the life of the buyer. However, the lessons and other services to be rendered to the buyer under the contract may extend over a period not to exceed seven years from the date the contract is entered into.

C. All contracts for dance studio lessons and other services which may be in effect between the same seller and the same buyer, the terms of which overlap for any period, shall be considered as one contract for the purposes of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3104
Designation of banking development districts; application
Status: in_force

A. A local government, in conjunction with a financial institution, may submit an application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, to the commissioner for the designation of a banking development district within a specified geographic area.

B. A financial institution may apply to open a branch in the banking development district at the time the local government submits an application for the designation of such a district.

Acts 2007, No. 255, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:924 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 924
Method of appointment of board members; term of office; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall appoint the appointed members of the board. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The members, other than the governor , lieutenant governor, and the legislative members, shall serve for terms of four years which shall be concurrent with the term of the governor making the appointments. The governor and lieutenant governor shall serve during the term of office of each. The legislative members serve in their capacity as chair of their respective committees. Each member shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.

B. A vacancy occurring for any reason shall be filled in the manner provided in Subsection A hereof.

Acts 1964, No. 403, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 147, §1; Acts 1980, No. 732, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 2003, No. 774, §14; Acts 2012, No. 32, §1, eff. May 4, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1105
Approval by Board of Commerce and Industry
Status: in_force

Before the certificate of incorporation of any corporation organized pursuant to this Chapter shall become effective and before the charter for said corporation may be issued by the secretary of state, the said certificate or articles of incorporation for said corporation shall be approved by a majority vote of the board of commerce and industry of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1962, No. 434, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1786 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1786
Duties of the department
Status: in_force

The department shall administer the provisions of this Chapter and shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those mentioned elsewhere in this Chapter and in other laws of this state:

(1) To monitor the implementation and operation of this Chapter and conduct a continuing evaluation of the progress made in enterprise zones and economic development zones.

(2) To assist the governing authority of an enterprise zone or economic development zone in obtaining assistance from any other department of state government, including assistance in providing training, technical assistance, and wage subsidies to new businesses and small businesses within an enterprise zone or economic development zone.

(3) To assist any employer or prospective employer within an enterprise zone or economic development zone in obtaining the benefits of any incentive or inducement program authorized by Louisiana law.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.

(5) To promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this Chapter, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(6) To notify each legislator whose district includes any portion of an enterprise zone or economic development zone when the department designates such a zone.

(7) To notify the requesting governing authority and the appropriate substate planning and development district of any alternative designation of an enterprise zone pursuant to R.S. 51:1785(B). Such notifications shall be made in writing and received no later than thirty days after approval of such designation by the board.

(8) To compile, by substate planning and development district, a report listing all existing contracts of exemption entered into by the board with businesses pursuant to this Chapter. Such report shall be transmitted to the appropriate substate planning and development district at least once every six months.

(9) To maintain maps of the location of all enterprise zones and economic development zones within a substate planning and development district and to transmit copies of such maps to the appropriate district at least once every six months.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 901, §1; Acts 1986, No. 825, §1; Acts 1991, No. 928, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1024, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; H.C.R. No. 71, 1993 R.S.; Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 152
Discovery; appeal
Status: in_force

An appeal from an order granted under authority of R.S. 51:143 shall be within five days, and shall be heard and determined within forty days from the time the appeal is lodged, or if the court is in vacation, within forty days after it convenes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2363
Accountability requirements; reports; Rapid Response Fund
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall develop a uniform accountability report for economic development created by the Rapid Response Fund. The secretary shall also develop a formula for measuring the return on investment for each Rapid Response Fund project.

B. Louisiana Economic Development shall compile and make available a list of the cooperative endeavor agreements, the name of the entity receiving funds, and the amount of the incentive received for all Rapid Response Fund projects in both written and electronic form.

Acts 2010, No. 420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:442 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 442
Contract
Status: in_force

If there is a written contract between a principal and a sales representative under which the sales representative solicits wholesale orders within this state, it shall set forth the method by which the sales representative's commission shall be computed and paid. The principal shall provide the sales representative with a copy of the contract.

Acts 1988, No. 774, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1946 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1946
Other remedies
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law.

Acts 1984, No. 228, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 363
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever promotes a pyramid promotional scheme in Louisiana or causes a pyramid promotional scheme to be promoted in Louisiana shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both.

Acts 1997, No. 379, §1; Acts 2001, No. 837, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1965 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1965
Display of terms of license agreement
Status: in_force

In order to be deemed accepted pursuant to R.S. 51:1963, the terms of the accompanying license agreement must be clearly and conspicuously stated in the license agreement in language readily understandable to the person of average literacy, and the license agreement must be attached to or packaged with the copy of the computer software in such a manner that the terms are susceptible to being readily examined before the act which is deemed to constitute acceptance occurs.

Acts 1984, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2008 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2008
Computer spyware prohibitions
Status: in_force

A person or entity that is not an authorized user shall not knowingly or willfully cause computer software to be copied or procure the copying onto the computer of an authorized user in this state and use the software to do any of the following acts:

(1) Modify through deceptive means any of the settings related to the computer's access to or use of the Internet including the following:

(a) The page that appears when an authorized user launches an Internet browser or similar software program used to access and navigate the Internet.

(b) The default provider or Internet web site proxy that the authorized user uses to access or search the Internet.

(c) The authorized user's list of bookmarks used to access Internet web site pages.

(2) Collect through deceptive means personally identifiable information that meets any of the following criteria:

(a) It is collected through the use of a keystroke-logging function that records all keystrokes made by an authorized user who uses the computer and transfers that information from the computer to another person.

(b) It includes all or substantially all of the Internet web sites visited by an authorized user, other than Internet web sites of the provider of the software, if the computer software was installed in a manner designed to conceal from all authorized users of the computer the fact that the software is being installed.

(c) It is a data element described in R.S. 51:2007(11)(b), (c), (d), or (e)(i) or (ii) that is extracted from the authorized user's computer hard drive for a purpose wholly unrelated to any of the purposes of the software or service described to an authorized user.

(3) Prevent, without the authorization of an authorized user, through deceptive means an authorized user's reasonable efforts to block the installation of or to disable software by causing software that the authorized user has properly removed or disabled to automatically reinstall or reactivate on the computer without the authorization of an authorized user.

(4) Misrepresent that software will be uninstalled or disabled by an authorized user's action with knowledge that the software will not be so uninstalled or disabled.

(5) Through deceptive means, remove, disable, or render inoperative security, anti-spyware, or anti-virus software installed on the computer.

Acts 2006, No. 392, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1557 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1557
Relief from payment upon death or disability
Status: in_force

A. Every contract for dance studio lessons and other services shall contain a clause providing that if, by reason of death or disability, the person agreeing to receive lessons and other services is unable to receive all lessons and other services for which he has contracted, he and his estate shall be relieved from the obligation of making payment for lessons and other services other than those received prior to death or the onset of disability, and that if he has prepaid any sum for lessons and other services so much of such sum as is allocable to lessons and other services he has not taken shall be promptly refunded to him or his representative.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of any contract to the contrary, whenever the contract price is payable in installments and the buyer is relieved from making further payments or entitled to a refund under this Section, the buyer shall be entitled to receive a refund or refund credit of so much of the cash price as is allocable to the lessons or other services not actually received by the buyer. The refund of the finance charge shall be computed according to the "sum of the balances method," also known as the "Rule of 78".

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2132 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2132
Child performer contract; scope
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any contract in which a minor is employed or agrees to render artistic or creative services for compensation of five hundred dollars or more in this state which is not otherwise prohibited under Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, directly or through a third-party individual or personal services corporation, a loan-out company, or through an agency or service that provides artistic or creative services including, but not limited to, a casting agency or other similar entity.

B. As used in this Chapter, "artistic or creative services" includes, but is not limited to, services as an actor, actress, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, stunt-person, voice-over artist or other performer or entertainer in any motion picture, television, radio, theatrical or sports production or commercial production.

Acts 2005, No. 147, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2188 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2188
Regulations
Status: in_force

A. The department is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter except that licensing standards and regulations as developed by the department for board and care homes and nursing homes shall also be applied to the facilities and homes governed by this Chapter.

B. Nothing herein shall be construed to apply to health care facilities, or distinct parts thereof, which are licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as and operate as nursing homes; provided, however, any nursing home or other health care facility which converts, in part or in full, to a continuing care facility, as defined herein, shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1989, No. 445, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2151
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as the "Artists' Authorship Rights Act."

Acts 1986, No. 599, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1922 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1922
Policy statement
Status: in_force

The primary purpose of the Louisiana Capital Companies Tax Credit Program is to provide assistance in the formation and expansion of new businesses which create jobs in the state by providing for the availability of venture capital financing to entrepreneurs, managers, inventors, and other individuals for the development and operation of qualified Louisiana businesses.

Acts 1983, No. 642, §1; Acts 1989, No. 496, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1726 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1726
Sweepstakes promotions
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the winner of any sweepstakes promotion shall be revealed in only one of the following manners:

(1) Through posting on a printed list.

(2) Through the use of scratch-off tickets or cards.

(3) Through the use of pull-tab tickets or cards.

(4) By contacting the winner in writing or through telephone communication.

B. For the purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Contest" means any activity that involves competition between one or more persons.

(2) "Game" means any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest, whether or not such contest involves an element or degree of chance.

(3) "Pull-tab ticket" or "pull-tab card" means any pre-designated ticket or card that has its face covered to conceal whether a person has won a prize.

(4) "Scratch-off ticket" or "scratch-off card" means any preprinted ticket or card that, after a latex or other covering is removed, indicates immediately whether a person has won a prize.

(5) "Sweepstakes promotion" means any game, contest, or other offering where entry into the game, contest, or other offering, whether allowed gratuitously or through a bargained-for exchange, is offered in connection with the promoting or advertising of any one of the following:

(a) A business or an extension thereof.

(b) A product.

(c) An investment opportunity.

(d) A charitable contribution.

(e) A service.

C. The Department of Justice, office of attorney general, shall regulate sweepstakes promotions provided for in this Section and the electronic display of sweepstakes winners as provided for in R.S. 51:1727.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to entities holding sweepstakes or contests to which only the entities' employees may enter.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons or entities licensed or permitted pursuant to the provisions of Titles 4 and 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any sweepstake, contest, or similar activity authorized and regulated by Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2012, No. 653, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1426 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1426
Unfair acts or practices
Status: in_force

A. If a provider of Internet service knows or has reason to know that a subscriber currently resides in Louisiana, the provider shall make available to the subscriber a product or service which enables the subscriber to control a child's use of the Internet.

B. The product or service provided for in Subsection A of this Section must enable the subscriber to do all of the following:

(1) Block access to specific websites or domains deemed inappropriate by the subscriber in Subsection A of this Section.

(2) Restrict access exclusively to specific websites or domains deemed inappropriate by the subscriber in Subsection A of this Section.

(3) Allow the subscriber to monitor a child's use of the Internet service by providing a report to the subscriber of the specific websites or domains that the child has visited or has attempted to visit but could not access the websites or domains because the websites or domains were blocked or restricted by the subscriber.

C. For the purposes of this Section, a provider of Internet service shall be deemed to know that a subscriber in Subsection A is a Louisiana resident if the subscriber identifies this state as the subscriber's place of residence at the time of the subscription.

D. If a product or service described in this Section is reasonably and commercially available for the technology utilized by the subscriber to access the Internet service, the provider of Internet service shall do all of the following:

(1) Provide to the subscriber in Subsection A, at the time of subscription, notice of the availability of the product or service which enables the subscriber to control a child's use of the Internet.

(2) Make the product or service described in Subsection A of this Section available to the subscriber, either directly or through a third party vendor. The provider may charge for the product or service.

E. Any violation of this Section shall be an unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to any and all actions and penalties provided for in this Chapter.

Acts 2008, No. 672, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:300.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 300.31
Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans "Crescent Cover Logo" is a circular emblem or mark, with the image of a crescent moon having lines radiating therefrom and numerous stars, the words "WATER METER" extending horizontally through the center of the image, the words "SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD CRESCENT BOX" extending circumferentially along the upper half of the image, the words "NEW ORLEANS, LA. FORD METER BOX CO WABASH, IND.," extending circumferentially along the lower half of the image, the words and two concentric circles forming the outer boundary of the image.

Acts 2007, No. 470, §1, eff. July 11, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2361 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2361
Rapid Response Fund
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Rapid Response Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created as a special fund within the state treasury.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2005, the state treasurer is directed to deposit into the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year ten million dollars. The legislature may appropriate additional monies to the fund notwithstanding the balance in the fund.

B.(1) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as those in the state general fund, and any interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) Monies in the fund shall be available for appropriation to Louisiana Economic Development, hereinafter referred to as the "department". Such appropriations shall be used by the secretary of the department for immediate funding of all or a portion of economic development projects which may be necessary in order to successfully secure the creation or retention of jobs by a business entity under such circumstances as may be determined by the secretary and the governor.

(3) The secretary shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget twice yearly, on the first day of October and the first day of April, with respect to all actual expenditures of monies appropriated from the fund. The reports shall be available electronically, and the secretary shall include in these reports any other information which the committee may require with respect to use of monies appropriated from the fund, including but not limited to the following information on each economic development project which receives funding:

(a) Performance targets.

(b) Outcomes.

(c) Numbers of jobs created and retained.

(d) Overall payroll generated.

(4) The department shall make available upon request the economic impact analysis on an economic development project which receives monies from the fund.

C. At the same time as the secretary submits to the official journal for the state a notice containing general information regarding active negotiations for an economic development project which is eligible for funding from the fund, which active negotiations the secretary desires to keep confidential as provided in R.S. 44:22, upon request by a member of the legislature in whose legislative district a project is located, the secretary may provide information regarding the project if the member submits his signature under oath that all information shall remain confidential and privileged.

Acts 2005, No. 398, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2010, No. 368, §1; Acts 2010, No. 633, §3, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 121, §5, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:48 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 48
Issuance of license; term
Status: in_force

A. Upon application and payment of the deposit and license fee specified in R.S. 51:47, the consumer protection section shall issue a going-out-of-business sale license to an applicant. Such license shall authorize the licensee to advertise and conduct the going-out-of-business sale specified in the application. Such license shall expire ninety days from its date of issuance or on the termination date specified in the application for such license, whichever date occurs first.

B. The licensee shall make all documentation concerning the goods to be included in such going-out-of-business sale available for inspection by representatives of the consumer protection section. Such documentation shall include but not be limited to purchase orders and delivery statements.

C. Each licensee shall include the number of its license to conduct a going-out-of-business sale and the expiration date of that license in any advertisement for such sale. Each licensee shall also post such license in a conspicuous location at each point of sale.

D. Each licensee shall file a monthly report with the consumer protection section, commencing one month from the opening date of the sale, on a form required by such section. Such report shall enumerate all goods sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by the licensee or his agents, servants, or employees during that month pursuant to the going-out-of-business sale.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 304
Rebate certificates unlawful if issued to control business
Status: in_force

No person shall issue certificates to be known as rebate certificates or any evidence of indebtedness, if the contract upon which the certificates are based, is to control the business of the party thereto.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1733 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1733
Other prohibitions
Status: in_force

No sponsor shall:

(1) Use advertisements or provide any pay-per-call services which are false, misleading, or deceptive in any manner or violate the provisions of this Chapter or any federal law or regulation.

(2) Solicit calls which are interactive that contain unnecessary repetition of information or employ gimmicks or any other means to prolong the length of a call.

(3) Provide untimely or out-of-date information.

(4) Fail to immediately disconnect any call when a subscriber hangs up.

(5) Cause a subscriber to be misled, deceived, or confused by the advertising for a 900, 976, or any other pay-per-call service or pay-per-call service itself.

(6) Provide any 900, 976, or any other telecommunication service which is incomplete, garbled, or of such quality as to render it inaudible or unintelligible.

(7) Provide any 900, 976, or any other pay-per-call service which is of such speed as to cause the subscriber to be unable to understand the information given and which encourages a second call to the 900 or 976 number.

(8) Attempt to collect for any 900 or 976 call or any other call made to a pay-per-call service when the subscriber no longer wishes to make a charitable or political contribution which was pledged or solicited through the use of such a call service.

(9) Report any subscriber's failure to pay to any credit reporting agency or consumer reporting agency for a 900 or 976 telephone call, or any other call made to a pay-per-call service when such call was solicited in violation of this Chapter.

(10) Advertise on television, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight, the availability of messages or conversations which explicitly or implicitly offer or are intended to offer sexual stimulation or arousal.

Acts 1991, No. 808, §1; Acts 1992, No. 176, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3205
Insignia; creation; use
Status: in_force

The department shall create an insignia for use by certified veteran-owned businesses to indicate to the public that the business is part of The Veterans First Business Initiative. After certification, a veteran-owned business shall have the right and privilege of displaying the insignia on its storefront and on any promotional or marketing materials. The display of the insignia serves to distinguish the business as being veteran-owned.

Acts 2019, No. 160, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1005 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1005
Powers
Status: in_force

NOTE: ACTS 1979, NO. 576, §1, EFF. UPON APPROVAL BY NINE PARTY STATES AND CONGRESS:

The board shall have power to:

A. Ascertain and analyze on a continuing basis the position of the South with respect to energy, energy related industries, and environmental concerns.

B. Encourage the development, conservation, and responsible use of energy and energy related facilities, installations, and products as part of a balanced economy and healthy environment.

C. Collect, correlate, and disseminate information relating to civilian uses of energy and energy related materials and products.

D. Conduct, or cooperate in conducting, programs of training for state and local personnel engaged in any aspect of:

(1) Energy, environment, and application of energy, environmental and related concerns to industry, medicine, or education or the promotion or regulation thereof.

(2) The formulation or administration of measures designed to promote safety in any matter related to the development, use or disposal of energy and energy related materials, products, installations, or wastes.

E. Organize and conduct, or assist and cooperate in organizing and conducting, demonstrations on energy product, material, or equipment use and disposal and of proper techniques or processes for the application of energy resources to the civilian economy or general welfare.

F. Undertake such nonregulatory functions with respect to sources of radiation as may promote the economic development and general welfare of the region.

G. Study industrial, health, safety, and other standards, laws, codes, rules, regulations, and administrative practices in or related to energy and environmental fields.

H. Recommend such changes in, or amendments or additions to the laws, codes, rules, regulations, administrative procedures and practices or ordinances of the party states in any of the fields of its interest and competence as in its judgment may be appropriate. Any such recommendation shall be made through the appropriate state agency with due consideration of the desirability of uniformity but shall also give appropriate weight to any special circumstances which may justify variations to meet local conditions.

I. Prepare, publish and distribute, with or without charge, such reports, bulletins, newsletters or other material as it deems appropriate.

J. Cooperate with the United States Department of Energy or any agency successor thereto, any other officer or agency of the United States, and any other governmental unit or agency or officer thereof, and with any private persons or agencies in any of the fields of its interests.

K. Act as licensee of the United States Government or any party state with respect to the conduct of any research activity requiring such license and operate such research facility or undertake any program pursuant thereto.

L. Ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances, and conditions as may bring about the prevention and control of energy and environmental incidents in the area comprising the party states, to coordinate the nuclear, environmental and other energy related incident prevention and control plans and the work relating thereto of the appropriate agencies of the party states and to facilitate the rendering of aid by the party states to each other in coping with energy and environmental incidents. The board may formulate and, in accordance with need from time to time, revise a regional plan or regional plans for coping with energy and environmental incidents within the territory of the party states as a whole or within any subregion or subregions of the geographic area covered by this compact.

Acts 1979, No. 576, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2326 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2326
Creation; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Monroe and Northeast Louisiana Technology and Business Incubation Center is hereby established and shall be administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.

B. The program shall have the express purpose of providing financial resources for qualified local entities, both private nonprofit and public, to establish, operate, or expand a small business incubator to be located in Northeast Louisiana and which will house qualified technology based start-up companies.

Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1045.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1045.3
Solutions to poverty initiative; implementation
Status: in_force

A. The departments, offices and commissions listed in R.S. 51:1045.2 shall plan to implement through feasibility studies, in those parishes listed in R.S. 51:1035(A), the solutions recommended by the Governor's Summit on Solutions to Poverty as provided in this Section. The implementation plan and feasibility studies shall be coordinated through the Department of Children and Family Services.

B.(1) The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission and the office of student financial assistance shall conduct a feasibility study on the following:

(a) A plan to allow the exchange of community service for college tuition.

(b) A plan for income-based student loan repayment.

(2) The commission shall report the results of its study and any proposed legislation required to implement proposals to the Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education, separately or meeting jointly, not later than February 1, 2006.

C. Louisiana Works and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council shall conduct a feasibility study on expanding the application of Incumbent Worker Training Funds. The department and commission shall report the results of its study and any proposed legislation required to implement proposals to the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, separately or meeting jointly, not later than February 1, 2006.

D. The Department of Revenue shall conduct a feasibility study on requiring businesses that receive state corporate tax credits and benefits to provide health insurance and other employee benefits. The department shall report the results of its study and any proposed legislation required to implement proposals to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on Ways and Means, separately or meeting jointly, not later than February 1, 2006.

E. The Department of Insurance shall conduct a feasibility study on prohibiting new forms of insurance red-lining. The department shall report the results of its study and any proposed legislation required to implement proposals to the Senate Committee on Insurance and the House Committee on Insurance, separately or meeting jointly, not later than February 1, 2006.

Acts 2005, No. 404, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1423
Deceptive trade practices; gift certificates; expiration date
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section, the term "gift certificate" shall mean a writing identified as a gift certificate or gift card purchased by a buyer for use by a person not redeemable in cash and usable in its face amount in lieu of cash in exchange for goods or services supplied by the seller. A gift certificate or gift card shall include an electronic card with a banked dollar value, a merchandise credit, a certificate where the issuer has received payment for the full face value of the future purchase or delivery of goods or services and any other medium that evidences the giving of consideration in exchange for the right to redeem the certificate, electronic card or other medium for goods, food, services, credit or money of at least an equal value.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to sell a gift certificate to a purchaser that contains any of the following:

(1) An expiration date that is less than five years from the date of issuance. Such expiration date shall appear in capital letters in at least ten-point font on the gift certificate.

(2) A service fee, including but not limited to a service fee for dormancy fee. However, nothing shall prevent the issuer from charging a one-time handling fee, which shall not exceed one dollar per gift certificate.

C. A gift certificate sold without an expiration date shall be valid until redeemed or replaced.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any of the following gift certificates:

(1) Gift certificates that are distributed by the issuer to a consumer pursuant to an awards loyalty or promotional program without any money or other thing of value being given in exchange for the gift certificate by the consumer.

(2) Gift certificates that are sold below face value or donated to nonprofit and charitable organizations for fundraising purposes.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 174, §2.

E. Any violation of this Section shall be a deceptive and unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to any and all actions and penalties provided for in this Chapter.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to general use prepaid cards as defined in Title IV of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009, 15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq., which are issued by federally insured depository institutions.

Acts 2004, No. 69, §1; Acts 2010, No. 174, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.10
Failure to perform
Status: in_force

A. A grant recipient shall forfeit the amount of the grant received if it fails to perform, in material respect, the obligations established in the agreement. Grant recipients that fail to provide the minimum advertised connection speed and cost at the advertised rate shall forfeit any matching funds, up to the entire amount received through the GUMBO program. The office shall use its discretion to determine the amount forfeited. A grant recipient that forfeits amounts disbursed under this Subpart is liable for up to the amount disbursed plus interest. The number of subscribers that subscribe to broadband services offered by the provider in the project area shall not be a measure of performance under the agreement for the purposes of this Subsection.

B. A grant recipient shall not be required to forfeit the amount of the grant received if it fails to perform due to a natural disaster, an act of God, force majeure, a catastrophe, pandemic, the failure to obtain access to private or public property or any government permits under reasonable terms, or such other occurrence over which the grant recipient has no control.

C. Except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section, if a grant recipient fails to perform and fails to return the full forfeited amount required pursuant to this Section, the ownership and use of the broadband infrastructure funded by the GUMBO program shall revert to the division of administration.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section to the contrary, if a grant recipient fails to complete a project in a material respect, the grant recipient, at the discretion of the office, may be required to reimburse the state the actual cost to finish the project. The actual cost to finish the project shall be determined by the office in consultation with the grant recipient. The office shall not require a grant recipient that it deems has made a good faith effort to complete a project to reimburse the state an amount greater than the remaining GUMBO cost per prospective broadband recipient as set forth in the grant recipient's application.

Acts 2021, No. 477, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 288, §2; Acts 2023, No. 383, §3A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2004 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2004
Civil actions
Status: in_force

A. Any person whose property or person is injured by reason of a violation of any provision of this Chapter may recover for any damages sustained and the costs of suit. For the purposes of this Section, the term "damages" shall include but not be limited to loss of profits.

B. If the injury arises from the transmission of unsolicited or commercial electronic mail messages, the injured person, other than an electronic mail service provider, may also recover attorney fees and costs and may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the lesser of ten dollars for each and every unsolicited commercial electronic mail message transmitted in violation of this Chapter, or twenty-five thousand dollars per day. The injured person shall not have a cause of action against the electronic mail service provider, which merely transmits the unsolicited commercial electronic mail message over its computer network.

C. If the injury arises from the transmission of unsolicited or commercial electronic mail messages, an injured electronic mail service provider may also recover attorney fees and costs and may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the lesser of ten dollars for each and every unsolicited commercial electronic mail message transmitted in violation of this Chapter, or twenty-five thousand dollars per day.

D. At the request of any party to an action brought pursuant to this Section, the court may, in its discretion, conduct all legal proceedings in such a way as to protect the secrecy and security of the computer, computer network, computer data, computer program, and computer software involved in order to prevent possible recurrence of the same or a similar act by another person and to protect any trade secrets of any party.

E. An electronic mail service provider shall not be deemed in violation of this Chapter and the injured party shall not have a cause of action against an electronic mail service provider due to the fact that the electronic mail service provider:

(1) Is an intermediary between the sender and recipient in the transmission of an electronic mail that violates this Chapter.

(2) Provides transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages over the provider's computer network or facilities or shall be liable for any action it voluntarily takes in good faith to block the receipt or transmission through its service of any electronic mail advertisements that it believes is or will be sent in violation of this Chapter.

Acts 2003, No. 1275, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1745 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1745
Definitions
Status: in_force

(1) "Person" means an individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other legal or business entity which contacts or attempts to contact a recipient by using a telephone line.

(2) "Recipient" means an individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other legal or business entity which is provided telephone service from a telephone company regulated by the state of Louisiana.

(3) "Telefacsimile" means every process in which electronic signals are transmitted by telephone lines for conversion into written text.

(4) "Telefacsimile message" means the transmission of a telefacsimile communication promoting goods or services for purchase by the recipient of such message.

Acts 1991, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:300.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 300.32
Infringement and remedies
Status: in_force

A. No person shall use, without the consent of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark characterized as the "Crescent Cover Logo" described in R.S. 51:300.31 in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services.

B. No person shall reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or colorably imitate the "Crescent Cover Logo" of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans or incorporate or apply such reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, clothing, jewelry, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or other items or advertisements.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be liable in a civil action by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans for any and all remedies provided in this Section including attorney fees and costs. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section may be subject to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars.

D. The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans may proceed by suit to enjoin the unauthorized manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or imitations of the "Crescent Cover Logo" of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant injunctions to restrain such manufacture, use, display, or sale as may be by such court deemed just and reasonable, and may require the defendants to pay the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans all profits derived from and all damages suffered by reason of such wrongful manufacture, use, display, or sale. Such court may also order that any such counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of any defendant in such case be delivered to an officer of the court, or the complainant, to be destroyed.

E. The enumeration of any right or remedy herein shall not affect the right of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans to sue, prosecute, or seek prosecution under any other law of this state.

Acts 2007, No. 470, §1, eff. July 11, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2033 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2033
Unlawful requests by misrepresentation
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, by means of a web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise through use of the Internet, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing itself to be a business without the authority or approval of the business.

Acts 2006, No. 201, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2423
Identification
Status: in_force

Any aftermarket crash part supplied by a nonoriginal equipment manufacturer for use in this state after the effective date of this Chapter shall have affixed thereto or inscribed thereon the logo or name of its manufacturer. Such manufacturer's logo or name shall be visible after installation whenever practicable.

Acts 1990, No. 765, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.