La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1254
Establishment of the office of tourism; purpose
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the office of tourism as an agency of the state in the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. The office shall be responsible for the design, plan, development, and implementation of the effective and accurate promotion of Louisiana's history, culture, art, folklife, recreational and leisure opportunities, natural and scenic resources, transportation, cuisine, site, attractions, accommodations, and events. The office shall encourage and assist local governmental and private sector development for the promotion of tourism.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:481 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 481
Applicability of Part
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Part shall apply to written contracts or oral agreements of definite or indefinite duration between any person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity engaged in the business of selling, distributing, or retailing farm, construction, forestry, heavy industrial material handling, utility and lawn and garden equipment, engines, implements, machinery, attachments, and repair parts for such equipment and any wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor of such equipment and repair parts, whereby the retailer agrees with the wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor to maintain a stock of such parts, or complete equipment or machines, or attachments. Any successor in interest of the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor shall include any purchaser of assets or stock, any surviving corporation or other business entity resulting from merger or liquidation, any receiver or assignee, or any trustee of the original equipment manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor.

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

(1) "Agent" means any manufacturer, wholesaler, or wholesale distributor; any purchaser of assets or stock of any surviving corporation or other business entity resulting from a merger or liquidation; any receiver or assignee; or any trustee of the original equipment manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor.

(2) "Burden of proof", in the context of an incentive agreement, means that, if a dealer objects to the market statistics provided by the agent in support of a bonus or penalty proposed by the agent pursuant to the agreement, the agent shall provide all of the following information:

(a) The name of the entity or individual that purchased the contested equipment upon which the amount of the incentive payment or penalty is based.

(b) Sufficient evidence of the first substantial use of the contested equipment within the dealer's area of responsibility. Sufficient evidence shall consist of either:

(i) Geospatial telematic data from the reported equipment's hardware.

(ii) All of the following:

(aa) Name of the entity or individual that purchased the equipment.

(bb) City and state to which the equipment was delivered, as indicated on the manufacturer's delivery receipt provided by the dealer to the retail purchaser.

(cc) PIN, VIN, or serial number of the equipment.

(dd) Product segment (large ag, mid ag, or small ag) of the equipment.

(ee) Model class of the equipment.

(ff) Size class (horsepower) of the equipment.

(3) "Dealer" means any farm dealer, heavy industrial equipment dealer, construction equipment dealer, forestry equipment dealer, material handling equipment dealer, utility equipment dealer, engines equipment dealer, lawn and garden equipment dealer, or retail equipment distributor dealer.

(4) "Dealer agreement" means a written or oral agreement between a dealer and an agent that provides for the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the sale or purchase of equipment or repair parts.

(5) "Farm equipment", "construction equipment", "forestry equipment", "heavy industrial equipment", "material handling equipment", "utility equipment", and "lawn and garden equipment" includes every vehicle designed or adapted and used exclusively for agricultural, construction, forestry, industrial material handling, utility, or lawn and garden operations, although incidentally operated or used upon the highways.

(6) "Incentive agreement" means any agreement between the agent and dealer involving the payment of a bonus or incentive payment by the agent to the dealer, or the imposition of a penalty by the agent on the dealer, based upon the dealer's sales within its area of responsibility.

(7) "Superseded parts" includes any part that will provide the same function as a previously available part and can be purchased from the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor on the date of cancellation.

Acts 1991, No. 627, §1; Acts 2015, No. 466, §1; Acts 2021, No. 359, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 734
Third-party disclosures and immunity
Status: in_force

A. If a qualified individual reasonably believes that financial exploitation of an eligible adult may have occurred, may have been attempted, or is being attempted, a qualified individual may notify any third party previously designated in writing by the eligible adult or any other person permitted under existing law, rules, regulations, or customer agreement.

B. Disclosure shall not be made to any designated third party who is suspected of financial exploitation or other abuse of the eligible adult.

C. A qualified individual who, in good faith and exercising reasonable care, complies with this Section shall be immune from any administrative or civil liability that might arise from such disclosure.

Acts 2016, No. 580, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:461 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 461
Unsolicited merchandise; obligation of recipient
Status: in_force

A. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall offer for sale in any manner any goods, wares or merchandise if the offer includes the voluntary and unsolicited sending of such goods, wares or merchandise not ordered or requested by the recipient, either orally or in writing. All such goods, wares or merchandise shall be deemed to be an unconditional gift to the recipient, and he may use or dispose of such goods, wares or merchandise in any manner he sees fit without any obligation to the sender.

B. If the sender of such goods, wares or merchandise continues to send bill statements or requests for payment therefor, the recipient may institute proceedings to enjoin such action. In addition, the sender may be liable for reasonable attorney fees and the costs of court.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 10, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3211 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3211
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Consumer" means any individual who uses, purchases, or leases goods or services.

(2) "Digitized identification card" means a data file available on any mobile device which has connectivity to the internet through a state-approved application that allows the mobile device to download the data file from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or an authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that contains all of the data elements visible on the face and back of a license or identification card and displays the current status of the license or identification card. For purposes of this Chapter, "current status" includes valid, expired, cancelled, suspended, disqualified, active, inactive, member, nonmember, eligible, or ineligible.

(3) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, public or private education institution, or other organization, including but not limited to a bar or restaurant that is engaged in trade or commerce within the geographic boundaries of this state.

(4) "Trade" or "commerce" means the advertising, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any services, including educational services, and any property, corporeal or incorporeal, immovable or movable, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value wherever situated, and includes any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of this state.

Acts 2020, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Dec. 22, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1409.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1409.1
Deceptive practices; telephone, electronic mail, or text messaging; elder persons and persons with disabilities; private actions
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Electronic mail" means an electronic message that is transmitted between two or more telecommunications devices, computers, or other electronic devices capable of sending and receiving electronic messages with a person identified by a unique electronic address.

(2) "Telephone" means a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire, radio, cellular, or electric signals.

(3) "Text messaging" means using a wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person by using a text-based communication referred to as a text message, instant message, or direct message.

B. In addition to any damages to which a person is entitled pursuant to R.S. 51:1409, the court may award damages not to exceed ten thousand dollars per violation if a person knowingly sends deceptive information to any elder person or person with a disability, as those terms are defined in R.S. 51:1402, who suffers damage or injury as a result of an offense or violation described in this Chapter through marketing by telephone, electronic mail, or text messaging.

C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to extend liability for violations of the provisions of this Section to telephone, electronic mail, internet, cable, or other telecommunications service providers.

Acts 2019, No. 14, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.28
Fees; disposition
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall impose and collect the following schedule of fees:

(1) Original manufacturer's license $ 250.00

(2) Manufacturer's renewal license $ 250.00

(3) Original retailer's license $ 150.00

(4) Retailer's renewal license $ 150.00

(5) Original salesman's license $ 50.00

(6) Salesman's renewal license $ 50.00

(7) Transfer of salesman's license $ 5.00

(8) Retailer's branch office license $ 75.00

(9) Developer's original or renewal license $ 150.00

(10) Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 221, §2.

B. All fees or fines collected under the provisions of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter shall be collected and received by the executive director of the commission and, upon receipt, shall be deposited by him into the state treasury and, after compliance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, shall be credited to the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission Fund which is hereby created as a special fund in the state treasury. Monies in the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission Fund shall be appropriated by the legislature for use solely for the purposes of the activities of the commission in implementing and enforcing the provisions of this Part and Part XIV-B of this Chapter.

C. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 661, §2.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 577, §1; Acts 1984, No. 731, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §16; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2003, No. 661, §§1 and 2; Acts 2017, No. 221, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3165
Consumer's right to cancel
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle service contract shall require every provider to permit the service contract holder to return the motor vehicle service contract within twenty days of the date the motor vehicle service contract was mailed to the service contract holder or within ten days of delivery if the motor vehicle service contract is delivered to the service contract holder at the time of sale or within a longer time period permitted under the motor vehicle service contract. Upon return of the motor vehicle service contract to the provider within the applicable time period, if no claim has been made under the motor vehicle service contract prior to its return to the provider, the motor vehicle service contract is void and the provider shall refund to the service contract holder, or credit the account of the service contract holder, with the full purchase price of the motor vehicle service contract. The right to void the motor vehicle service contract provided is not transferable and shall apply only to the original service contract holder and only if no claim has been made prior to its return to the provider. A ten percent penalty per month shall be added to a refund that is not paid or credited within forty-five days after return of the motor vehicle service contract to the provider.

Acts 2018, No. 592, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.29
Administration and enforcement; powers of commission
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, such rules and regulations as are necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Part.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 151
Discovery; costs
Status: in_force

The judge may order the taxation and payment of costs in the proceedings under authority of R.S. 51:143 against the person examined, or any person connected in any way with the examination. Costs shall be collected in the ordinary way, and an itemized statement of costs shall be filed with the clerk of the district court to whom all costs shall be paid.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3103
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner, in consultation with Louisiana Economic Development, shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the criteria for the designation of banking development districts under this Chapter. The rules and regulations shall require the commissioner to consider:

(1) The location, number, and proximity of sites where banking services are available in the proposed district.

(2) A report prepared by the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development which shall determine whether or not the proposed banking development district meets the following criteria:

(a) Consumer needs for banking services in the proposed district.

(b) The economic viability and local credit needs of the community in the proposed district.

(c) The existing commercial development in the proposed district.

(d) The impact additional banking services would have on potential economic development in the proposed district.

B. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations no later than January 1, 2008.

Acts 2007, No. 255, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1201
Promotion by parishes, municipalities, and port authorities
Status: in_force

A. The parishes, municipalities, and port authorities created in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana are hereby authorized to promote the development of industry, trade, and commerce within and for their respective jurisdictions and to associate with one or more parishes, municipalities, or port authorities for the purpose of promoting industry, trade, and commerce within the area of the several political subdivisions joined together or associated for this purpose. To this end, parishes, municipalities, and port authorities may advertise by various means including but not limited to news media, trade journals, magazines, and billboards and any other means which, in their judgment and discretion, they deem appropriate to promote, encourage, and develop industry, trade, and commerce. In addition, they may establish and become members in councils chartered by the state as nonprofit corporations for the purpose of industrial, trade, and commercial development.

B. Such councils shall be governed by boards comprised of members appointed by the governing authorities of the participating political subdivisions and shall make public their expenditures for advertising and promotion by means of annual reports audited by a certified public accountant.

C. Parishes, municipalities, and port authorities may appropriate and expend public funds in the furtherance of the promotion of industry, trade, and commerce, either directly or by membership in the aforesaid councils.

D. A port authority which has not experienced a deficit in the previous year may additionally appropriate out of current income from its operations a local promotion and development fund of not more than two percent of its gross income from operations in each calendar year for use in its respective jurisdictional boundaries.

Acts 1989, No. 828, §1; Acts 1995, No. 347, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1024 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1024
Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers
Status: in_force

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 Tri-State Delta Economic Alliance.

Acts 1997, No. 125, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 43, §1, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:391 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 391
Solicitations; misleading governmental appearance prohibited; misleading connections to the secretary of state prohibited; disclaimer; penalty
Status: in_force

A. A solicitation by a nongovernmental entity, for the purchase of or payment for a product or service, which is in the form of and reasonably could be interpreted or construed as a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, but constitutes, in fact, a solicitation for the order by the addressee of goods or services, or both, shall not contain any material which:

(1) Reasonably could be interpreted or construed as implying any Louisiana state government connection, approval, or endorsement through the use of a seal, insignia, or name of a state agency, department, commission, or program, or a citation to a state statute.

(2) Contains any reference to or a citation to a state statute that misrepresents either the identity of the mailer or the protection or status afforded such matter by the Louisiana state government.

(3) Reasonably could be construed by a business registered with the secretary of state as implying any connection with the secretary of state or requiring payment or additional action to remain in good standing as a business registered with the secretary of state.

B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, each solicitation shall bear on its face, at the beginning, in conspicuous and legible type which is not smaller than fourteen-point font and is in contrast by typography, layout, or color with any other printing on the solicitation, the following disclaimer:

"THIS IS A SOLICITATION FOR THE ORDER OF GOODS OR SERVICES, OR BOTH, AND NOT A BILL, INVOICE, OR STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT DUE. YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF THIS OFFER UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER. THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY ANY LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY, AND THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE BY AN AGENCY OF THE LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT."

C. Any solicitation in violation of this Section shall subject the violator to a civil fine of not more than one thousand dollars per violation. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover all fines due pursuant to this Section. The remedies and penalties provided in this Section shall be cumulative to all other remedies and penalties provided by law.

Acts 2012, No. 272, §1; Acts 2021, No. 269, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1703
Bond required; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No rental referral agency shall require a deposit without first posting and maintaining a surety bond to guarantee the return of said deposits to persons who do not obtain housing through the listings or services of the agency. The bond shall be in the amount of five thousand dollars, and shall be posted with the secretary of state.

Said bond shall be issued by a surety authorized to do business in this state.

B. The term of the bond shall be continuous, but it shall be subject to termination by the surety upon giving sixty days written notice to the principal and to the assistant secretary. The bond shall continue in effect during the sixty day period.

C. A copy of said bond shall be conspicuously posted on the premises of the agency near the location where deposits are received.

D. It shall be unlawful for any rental referral agency owner or employee to post an expired bond or a bond which does not meet the requirements of Section 1703.

E. It shall be unlawful for any rental referral agency owner or employee to collect or attempt to collect any deposit toward a fee where a valid bond as required by Subsections A and B is not posted as required by Subsection C.

F. Any person who is found guilty of any act prohibited by Subsections D and E of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined five hundred dollars or imprisoned for one to six months, or both.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 407, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:947 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 947
Executive branch agency participation in mentor-protégé program
Status: in_force

Any state agency may develop a plan for participation in the mentor-protégé program which plan shall be consistent with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to R.S. 51:946. Additionally, each plan shall specify the conditions for participation for that agency in accordance with the statutes governing public bid and procurement.

Acts 2006, No. 434, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1152
Legislative findings and intent
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and determines:

(1) That the existence, development and expansion of commerce and industry are essential to the economic growth of the state and to the full employment, welfare and prosperity of its citizens;

(2) That pollution of the environment can result from the existence, development and expansion of commerce, industry and other enterprises and endanger the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the state;

(3) That the proper and sanitary disposal of waste is important to the improvement of the quality of the environment;

(4) That the present and future health, safety, right to gainful employment, and the general welfare of the people of the state merit and require the assistance of the state, its agencies, and political subdivisions in the development within the state and its political subdivisions of industrial, agricultural, manufacturing, and research enterprises; in the control, reduction, abatement, elimination, and prevention by industrial, agricultural, manufacturing, and research enterprises and utilities, of air, water, noise, and other pollution and in the proper disposal by them of wastes; and in the attraction and retention of sound business and commercial enterprises which contribute to the economic growth and vitality of the state and its political subdivisions;

(5) That in order to reduce, control and prevent environmental pollution, it is imperative that action be taken at various levels of government to require acquisition, construction and installation of devices, equipment and facilities for the elimination, collection, reduction, treatment and disposal of such wastes and pollutants; that the cost of such acquisition, construction and installation, if required to be assumed and paid by private enterprises without public assistance, may be unduly burdensome and may jeopardize the continued operation of such enterprises in the state or discourage or prevent the location of new enterprises in the state;

(6) That the means and measures herein authorized by this chapter and the assistance provided in this chapter, especially with respect to financing, are in the public interest and serve a public purpose of the state in promoting the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the state, not only physically by reducing, controlling, abating and preventing environmental pollution, but also economically by the securing and retaining of private industrial, commercial and other enterprises and the resulting maintenance of a higher level of employment and economic activity and stability.

B. It is the intent of the legislature by the passage of this Chapter to authorize the incorporation in the several municipalities or in the parishes in this state of public corporations to acquire, own, lease, rent, repair, renovate, improve, finance, sell, and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to promote industry and develop trade by inducing manufacturing, industrial, commercial, and other enterprises to locate in this state and further the use of its agricultural products and natural resources; to acquire, own, lease, rent, repair, renovate, improve, finance, sell, and dispose of properties for the abatement, elimination, control, and prevention of air, water, noise, or other pollution or to control or eliminate or dispose of liquid and solid wastes; and to acquire, own, lease, rent, repair, renovate, improve, finance, sell, and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to attract and retain business and commercial enterprises in the municipality or parish to maintain and expand employment and the economy in the area. It is further the intent of the legislature to vest such corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish the aforementioned purposes, and more particularly to undertake and complete anti-pollution and development projects. It is not intended hereby that any such corporation shall itself be authorized to operate any manufacturing, industrial, or commercial enterprise. This Chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the intentions herein expressed.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §2. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1; Acts 1972, No. 103, §2, emerg. eff. June 25, 1972, at 6:15 P.M.; Acts 1979, No. 371, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1439 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1439
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1057 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1057
Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council and implementation plan
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council to assist and empower struggling families throughout Louisiana. The council is hereby established within the Department of Children and Family Services which shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in the manner provided for agencies transferred in accordance with the provisions of applicable state law.

B. The council shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, or designee.

(2) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, or designee.

(3) The secretary of Louisiana Works, or designee.

(4) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, or designee.

(5) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, or designee.

(6) The secretary of the Department of Revenue, or designee.

(7) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, or designee.

(8) The superintendent of the Department of Education, or designee.

(9) The executive director of the Louisiana Housing Corporation, or designee.

(10) The executive director of the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, or designee.

(11) The chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, or designee.

(12) The chair of the House Committee on Health and Welfare, or designee.

(13) The president/CEO of the Louisiana Association of United Ways, or designee.

(14) The president of the Urban League of Louisiana, or designee.

(15) The president of the Louisiana AFL/CIO, or designee.

(16) One member of the Louisiana State University faculty with expertise in the area of poverty, appointed by the chancellor of the LSU system.

(17) One member of the Southern University system faculty with expertise in the area of poverty, appointed by the president of Southern University.

(18) One member of the University of Louisiana system faculty with expertise in the area of poverty, appointed by the president of the system.

(19) One member of a Louisiana-based philanthropic organization, appointed by the governor.

(20) The executive director of Invest in Louisiana, or designee.

(21) The president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, or designee.

(22) The executive director of the Louisiana Interchurch Conference, or designee.

(23) The executive director of the Children's Cabinet, or designee.

(24) One at-large member appointed by the governor.

(25) One member representing Ellevate Louisiana.

C.(1) The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, or designee, and the chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, or designee, shall serve as cochairs of the council.

(2) The council shall have as its purpose the goal of pursuing programs and policies which reduce deprivation and hardship, while promoting the well-being and health of all Louisianians. The council shall seek private sector funding to be used with public funds to support evidence-based, innovative solutions to poverty.

(3) The council may solicit guidance from in-state and national experts on the subject.

(4) The council shall seek funding for grant programs targeted at local government entities, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and other qualified community-based organizations directly serving people in Louisiana.

(5) The council may work to develop mechanisms to coordinate assistance and services offered by state departments to best address the needs of families throughout the state.

D.(1) The council shall adopt such rules and procedures as it shall find necessary for the conduct of the activities and meetings of the council.

(2) No action shall be taken by the council except by a favorable vote of a majority of members present.

(3) The council shall elect such officers as it finds necessary.

(4) The council shall meet at least once each quarter.

(5) The council may establish subcommittees composed of a subset of council members, as needed.

E. Members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses, other than what may be afforded by their appointing authority. Legislative members of the council shall receive the same per diem and reimbursement of travel expenses as is provided for legislative committee meetings under the rules of the respective house in which they serve.

F. The council shall make, or cause to be made, all such studies, reviews, or analyses which it finds necessary for its purpose.

G. The council may receive and expend funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the legislature or from any other source, including donations or gifts of money or services from public or private organizations or from any other sources, to be utilized for the purposes of the council.

H. The council shall submit an implementation plan to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare, meeting jointly, for approval by June 30, 2026. The plan shall include administrative and legislative policy recommendations.

I. Thereafter, the council shall present an annual report on the development of an implementation plan to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare, meeting jointly. This report shall include a section from each state department that is a member of the council, outlining administrative policy changes that can further the mission of the council. The report shall also include legislative recommendations. The report shall be submitted for approval to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health and Welfare, meeting jointly, no later than January thirty-first of each year.

Acts 2018, No. 581, §1, eff. May 31, 2018; Acts 2025, No. 108, §§1, 2, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:664 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 664
Finance company or agent; subsidies or discrimination by manufacturer or wholesaler prohibited
Status: in_force

No manufacturer or wholesale distributor shall pay or give a subsidy to any finance company or finance agency, or discriminate against or in favor of any finance company or finance agency. No finance company or finance agency shall accept any subsidy or the benefit of any discrimination.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1284 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1284
Administration of district; governing authority
Status: in_force

A. The district shall be administered and governed by a board of directors of five persons appointed by the lieutenant governor, composed of:

(1) One member appointed from a list of three names supplied by the Louisiana Hotel-Motel Association.

(2) One member appointed from a list of three names supplied by the Louisiana Restaurant Association.

(3) One member appointed from a list of three names supplied by the Louisiana Retailers Association.

(4) One member appointed from a list of three names supplied by the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association.

(5) One member from a list of three names supplied by other tourist related organizations.

B. All appointed directors shall serve at the pleasure of the lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor shall designate as chairman one of the directors appointed by him. The board shall elect one of their members as vice chairman and another as treasurer. The board shall appoint a secretary and such other officers, employees, and agents as are deemed necessary, who need not be directors of the district. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of the directors constituting the quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the district. No vacancy on the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the district. The board shall adopt bylaws and prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place or places at which meetings shall be held.

C. The domicile of the district shall be Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem allowance but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties under this Subpart, such expenses not to exceed the rate of expense reimbursement allowed to state employees; provided, however, that such members are not, at the time such expenses are incurred, public employees otherwise entitled to such reimbursement.

Acts 1990, No. 1038, §1, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 2008, No. 804, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.26
Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission is hereby created. The commission shall be composed of seven members, with at least one member appointed from each Public Service Commission district and two at-large members, all appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate as provided in this Section.

(2) Three members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of six individuals submitted by the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Association or its successor. Each nominee shall have a minimum of five years of industry experience as a manufacturer, retailer, or installer as provided in this Part or Part XIV-B 1 of this Chapter.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 221, §2.

B.(1) The term of office of each commissioner shall be coterminous with that of the governor making his appointment, and each commissioner shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. However, the term of office of any member appointed from within a specific Public Service Commission district as provided in this Paragraph shall automatically expire if that member moves out of the Public Service Commission district. If a commissioner misses more than three meetings in a twelve-month period, the commissioner's term shall be declared vacant. In the event of any vacancy, whether by death, resignation, removal, expiration of term, or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner in which the original appointment was made.

(2) The commission shall meet at Baton Rouge and complete its organization immediately after the entire membership has been appointed. The commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman at its organizational meeting and as needed thereafter as determined by a majority of the commission.

(3) The chairman and each member of the commission shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required of public officers.

(4) When dealing with commission matters, a commissioner may recuse himself in the event of a real or perceived conflict of interest.

C. The chairman and members of the commission shall receive seventy-five dollars for each and every day actually and necessarily spent in attending meetings of the commission, including any commission committee meetings, and shall be reimbursed for subsistence and traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided by the travel regulations issued by the commissioner of administration. Such meeting payments shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars per annum to any one person within a calendar year.

D.(1) The commission may hire a qualified person to serve as executive director who shall have had sufficient management and organizational experience to direct the day-to-day operations of the commission. The commission shall fix the salary and shall define and prescribe the duties of the executive director.

(2) The executive director shall be in charge of the commission's office and shall devote such time as directed by the commission to fulfill the duties thereof.

(3) The commission may employ such clerical, technical, legal, and other help and incur such expenses as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties as provided in this Part and Part XIV-B of this Chapter.

(4) The commission shall maintain its office and transact its business in Baton Rouge and is authorized to adopt and use a seal.

E. The commission is hereby vested with the powers and duties necessary and proper to enable it to fully and effectively carry out and enforce the provisions and objectives of this Chapter, and is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations and to adopt and prescribe all forms necessary to accomplish said purpose. The enumeration of any power or authority herein shall not be construed to deny, impair, disparage, or limit any others necessary to the attainment thereof. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Oversight review shall be conducted by the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs.

F. The powers and duties of the commission shall include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Licensing of manufacturers, retailers, developers, salesmen, transporters, and installers as provided in this Part and Part XIV-B of this Chapter.

(2) Inspecting a reasonable sample of installations of manufactured and modular homes within this state to ensure compliance with state and federal standards.

(3) Working with consumers, manufacturers, retailers, developers, salesmen, transporters, and installers to hear complaints and make determinations relating to construction defects, warranty issues, service complaints, and other matters which are not set forth pursuant to 24 CFR Part 3280 and 24 CFR Part 3282.

(4) Establishing an alternative dispute resolution process for manufactured and modular home consumers in Louisiana. The commission may charge a reasonable fee to defray the cost of establishing the alternative dispute resolution process.

(5) Requiring all licensees to maintain their records for a period of three years and to keep their records open to inspection by any authorized employee of the commission during reasonable hours.

(6) Holding and conducting hearings on any violation of the provisions of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter and on the imposition of a civil penalty, fine, suspension, or revocation for any such violation.

(7) The ability to issue cease and desist orders, and to subpoena individuals and records as it deems necessary.

(8) The ability to take action against any licensee that hires an individual that has been found to be in violation of the law and has a license that is either suspended or revoked.

(9) Review and approve continuing education course work, required under this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter, offered in other states, if the other state allows for reciprocity of Louisiana continuing education course work.

(10) The authority to establish a mandatory uniform written transportation and installation contract that is required to be used by all transporters and installers when moving or installing a manufactured or modular home in this state. Transporters and installers shall be required to give their customers a copy of the contract, itemizing all services being provided and the cost associated with those services, prior to beginning work or moving a home. These records shall be maintained for at least three years and shall be made available to the commission for inspection. Transporters who are only passing through the state or are delivering a home from a manufacturer to a licensee of the commission are not required to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph. The commission has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to implement the provisions of this Paragraph.

(11) The authority to adopt rules governing the repairs or renovations of manufactured homes.

(12) Conducting meetings by remote access.

G. All expenses incurred by the commission in carrying out the provisions of this Part including but not limited to per diem, wages, salaries, rent, postage, supplies, bond premiums, travel and subsistence for the commissioners and the executive director, printing, and utilities shall be proper charges against the fund.

H. The commission shall, in addition to the powers herein conferred, be constituted a body politic or political corporation, invested with the powers inherent in corporations. It may sue and be sued under the style of the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission, and all process against the corporation shall be served on the chairman or executive director, and all suits on behalf of the commission shall be brought by the chairman or his designee. The domicile for the purpose of being sued shall be in East Baton Rouge Parish. Service of process shall be made upon the chairman or upon the executive director of the commission in person. No member of the board shall be held liable as an individual in any suit against the board.

I. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 441, §2.

J. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 221, §2.

Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8; Acts 2003, No. 661, §1; Acts 2004, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 441, §2; Acts 2008, No. 825, §1; Acts 2008, No. 831, §4, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 1018, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §§1, 2; Acts 2023, No. 349, §1.

1 In par. (A)(2), Part XIV-B, "Minimum Standards for Installation of Manufactured Homes," see R.S. 51:912.21 et seq.

2 In subsec. E, Administrative Procedure Act, see R.S. 49:950 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:708 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 708
Exempt securities
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 51:705 shall not apply to any of the following securities:

(1) Any security, including a revenue obligation or certificate of participation, issued or guaranteed by the United States, any state, any political subdivision of a state, or any agency, authority, public corporation, or other instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing, including any underlying or separate security which secures any of the foregoing securities. Pursuant to the authority granted in Section 106(b) and Section 106(c) of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, R.S. 51:708(1) shall not be deemed to apply to securities issued by any person, trust, corporation, partnership, association, business trust, or business entity created pursuant to or existing under the laws of the United States or any state which is offering securities pursuant to Section 106(a)(1) or (2) of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984.

(2) Any security issued or guaranteed by Canada, any Canadian province, any political subdivision of any such province, any agency or corporate or other instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing, or any other foreign government with which the United States currently maintains diplomatic relations, if the security is recognized as a valid obligation by the issuer or guarantor.

(3) Any security issued by or guaranteed by any bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any bank, or savings institution, organized and supervised under the laws of Louisiana, or any bank holding company organized under the laws of Louisiana that controls one or more banks whose principal place of business is in Louisiana and that is under the supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including any interest or participation in any common trust fund or similar fund maintained by any such bank exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of assets contributed thereto by such bank in its capacity as a trustee, executor, administrator, or guardian.

(4) Any security issued by and representing an interest in or a debt of, or guaranteed by, any federal savings and loan association or any building and loan or similar association organized under the laws of Louisiana and authorized to do business in this state.

(5) Any security issued by a bona fide agricultural cooperative.

(6) Any security issued or guaranteed by any federal credit union or any credit union, industrial loan association, or similar association organized and supervised under the laws of Louisiana.

(7) Any security issued or guaranteed by any railroad, other common carrier, public utility, or holding company which is:

(a) Subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

(b) A registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as now or hereafter amended, or a subsidiary of such a company within the meaning of that act.

(c) Regulated in respect of its rates and charges by a governmental authority of the United States or any state.

(d) Regulated in respect of the issuance or guarantee of the security by a governmental authority of the United States, any state, Canada, or any Canadian province.

(8) Securities listed or approved for listing upon notice of issuance on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or a security designated or approved for designation as a national market system security by the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC or any other stock exchange or market system approved by the commissioner as provided in this Paragraph, and all securities senior or equal in rank to any securities so listed, designated, or approved, any security represented by subscription rights which have been so listed, designated, or approved, or any warrant or right to purchase or subscribe to any of the foregoing, provided:

(a) That the commissioner, if he finds that the public interest would be served thereby, may by rule or regulation disqualify some or all securities listed, designated, or approved on such stock exchange or market system from the exemption provided by this Paragraph.

(b) That the commissioner may, by written order, approve any stock exchange or market system in addition to those specified in this Paragraph if he finds that it would be in the public interest for securities listed or designated on such stock exchange or market system to be exempt under this Paragraph.

(c) That the commissioner shall have the power at any time, by written order, to withdraw the approval theretofore so granted.

(9) Promissory notes maturing in not more than nine months from date of issuance, provided that said securities are not offered for sale by means of advertisements publicly disseminated in the news media or through the mails.

(10) Notes issued in connection with the acquisition of real or personal property or renewals thereof, if such notes are issued to the sellers of and are secured by all or part of the real or personal property so acquired.

(11) Any security which meets all of the following conditions:

(a) If the issuer is not organized under the laws of the United States or a state, it has appointed a duly authorized agent in the United States for service of process and has set forth the name and address of such agent in any prospectus offering such securities for sale.

(b) The issuer has a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which has been so registered for the three years immediately preceding the offering date.

(c) Neither the issuer nor a significant subsidiary has had a material default during the last seven years, or during the issuer's existence if less than seven years, in the payment of:

(i) Principal, interest, dividend, or sinking fund installment on preferred stock or indebtedness for borrowed money; or

(ii) Rentals under leases with terms of three years or more.

(d) The issuer has had consolidated net income, before extraordinary items and the cumulative effect of accounting changes, of at least one million dollars in four of its last five fiscal years including its last fiscal year and, if the offering is of interest-bearing securities, has had for its last fiscal year such net income, but before deduction for income taxes and depreciation, of at least one and one-half times the issuer's annual interest expense, giving effect to the proposed offering and the intended use of the proceeds. "Last fiscal year" means the most recent year for which audited financial statements are available, provided that such statements cover a fiscal period ended not more than fifteen months from the commencement of the offering.

(e) If the offering is of stock or shares, other than preferred stock or shares, such securities have voting rights.

(f) If the offering is of stock or shares, other than preferred stock or shares, such securities are owned beneficially or of record, on any date within six months prior to the commencement of the offering, by at least one thousand two hundred persons, and on such date there are at least seven hundred fifty thousand such shares outstanding with an aggregate market value, based on the average bid price for that day, of at least three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. In connection with the determination of the number of persons who are beneficial owners of the stock or shares of an issuer, the issuer or broker-dealer may rely in good faith for the purposes of this Section upon written information furnished by the record owners.

(12) Any security issued by any person organized and operated not for private profit but exclusively for religious, educational, benevolent, charitable, fraternal, social, athletic, or reformatory purposes, or as a chamber of commerce or trade or professional association, other than:

(a) A debt security, or

(b) A hybrid security whose terms include significant features common to debt securities and that is found by the commissioner by written order after notice and an opportunity to the issuer or proposed issuer for hearing to be the functional equivalent of a debt security.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1; Acts 1988, No. 142, §1; Acts 1989, No. 30, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 2006, No. 544, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 7, §4, eff. May 19, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 52, §1, eff. May 11, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2101
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act".

Acts 2019, No. 187, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3291 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3291
Restaurant reservation anti-piracy
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Food service establishment" means a restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, food stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility operated as an enterprise engaged in the business of selling food to the public.

(2) "Third-party restaurant reservation platform" means any website, mobile application, or other internet service that meets both of the following:

(a) Offers or arranges for reserving on-premises service for a customer at a food service establishment.

(b) Is owned and operated by a person other than the person who owns the food service establishment.

B. A third-party restaurant reservation platform shall not list, advertise, promote, or sell reservations for a food service establishment through the website, mobile application, or other internet service of such third-party restaurant reservation platform if the platform has no contractual relationship or agreement with the food service establishment, or its contractual designee, to offer or arrange for reservations for on-premises service at such food service establishment.

C.(1) The attorney general may impose a civil penalty on a third-party restaurant reservation platform in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation of this Section. Violations of this Section accrue on a daily basis for each day and for each food service establishment in which there has been a violation of this Section.

(2) All monies received from the payment of a civil penalty imposed and collected pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be used by the attorney general to promote consumer protection and education.

(3) The attorney general may seek restitution to a person who paid for a reservation from a third-party restaurant reservation platform that does not have a contractual relationship or agreement with the food service establishment. The restitution shall not exceed the amount actually paid by the person to the third-party restaurant reservation platform.

Acts 2025, No. 135, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3135 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3135
Louisiana Board of International Commerce
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Board of International Commerce is hereby created as an advisory board to Louisiana Economic Development. The board shall be domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish.

B. The board shall exercise, subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the following duties:

(1) Conduct meetings, studies, and investigations as the secretary may direct and shall report its findings and recommendations to the secretary. The recommendations may be incorporated into the department's master strategic plan, which shall position Louisiana as a leader in international commerce and trade and shall include a comprehensive strategy addressing all matters of international commerce and trade for the state of Louisiana.

(2) Develop and execute a strategy to coordinate planning, marketing, and resources between all private or nongovernmental organizations, private business interests, international ports, the department, and other departments of federal and state government.

(3) Monitor implementation of a state strategy to attract foreign direct investment and to attract international business to this state.

Acts 2012, No. 687, §2, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2025, No. 432, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1202
Facilities to be furnished and maintained by industries located in industrial area
Status: in_force

A. Those industries located within the boundaries of any industrial area established pursuant to Subpart B-1 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall furnish and maintain individually or as a group the following services usually provided by parish or local governments: the construction and cleaning of streets, street lighting, sewers and sewerage works, water service, fire protection, and garbage and refuse collection and disposal. Any industrial area which furnishes and maintains all of the above enumerated services shall not be subject to annexation or incorporation. Any industrial area heretofore designated which complies with the provisions hereof shall be considered validly designated hereunder and any agreement or resolution with respect thereto shall be considered to include all services herein enumerated though not specifically included therein. Industries located within the boundaries of an industrial area may enter into one or more cooperative endeavor agreements with the parish or municipality in which the industrial area is situated, any other political subdivision of the state that is not a parish or municipality, a political corporation of the state, or any private entity to provide one or more of the services or facilities required in this Section. However, in the event an industrial area is not situated within a municipality, or the municipality in which the industrial area is situated determines it is not able or willing to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement to provide the requested services or facilities, the industries within the industrial area may enter into one or more cooperative endeavor agreements with another municipality for the services or facilities.

B. Any cooperative endeavor agreement entered into for the purpose of providing any of the services or facilities required in this Section shall include a provision ensuring that the obligations required under the agreement shall not impair the prior existing obligations of the parish, municipality, or political subdivision to provide the contracted services or facilities to its existing residents.

C. All industrial areas established pursuant to Subpart B-1 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall include provision for access by public road to any and all entrances to the premises of each and every plant in such area which entrances are provided for use by employees of such company, or for use by employees of independent contractors working on such premises, or for delivery of materials or supplies, other than by rail or water transportation, to such premises.

Acts 1995, No. 194, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 2025, No. 36, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2457 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2457
Filing claim to receive Quality jobs rebate; determination; repayment
Status: in_force

A. Payroll rebate.

(1) After the end of the fiscal year of an employer for which an employer has qualified to receive a payroll rebate, the employer shall file an application for the annual rebate as required in R.S. 51:2456 with Louisiana Economic Development.

(2) The application shall contain a sworn statement by a duly authorized officer of the employer concerning with respect to the employer's fiscal year:

(a) That the employer remained a qualified employer under the provisions of R.S. 51:2453(2)(b) and (c), and shall state the nature of the employer's qualification.

(b) The total number of and the gross payroll of:

(i) New direct jobs created which were paid a total of at least eighteen dollars per hour.

(ii) New direct jobs created which were paid a total of at least twenty-one dollars and sixty-six cents per hour.

(c) The number of full-time employees working an average of thirty or more hours per week in new direct jobs.

(d) That the employer had or maintained a net overall increase in employment statewide for each new direct job and the number of such net overall increase, in the case where an employer has contracts covering multiple locations.

(e) That employees holding the new direct jobs:

(i) Were paid wages in cash, which met the other requirements of R.S. 51:2453(5).

(ii) Were domiciled in the state of Louisiana, if required.

(iii) Were not previously on the employer's payroll.

(iv) Were not previously on the payroll of the employer's parent entity, subsidiary, or affiliate, or previously on the payroll of the business whose physical plant and employees were substantially the same as those of the employer.

(v) Did not exist as of the date that the employer filed the application for a contract with Louisiana Economic Development pursuant to R.S. 51:2455.

(vi) Were not jobs created as a result of job shifts due to the gain or loss of an in-state contract to supply goods and services.

(vii) Were not jobs retained following the acquisition of all or part of an in-state business by the employer.

(f) That the employer has offered the basic health benefits plan or the health insurance coverage as defined in R.S. 51:2453(2)(a) to the individuals it employs in new direct jobs including coverage for basic hospital care and for physician care, as well as offered the health insurance coverage as follows:

(i) That the employer has offered a basic health benefits plan that is in compliance with federally mandated healthcare requirements or, if no federally mandated healthcare requirements exist, is determined to have a value of not less than one dollar and twenty-five cents per hour for full-time employees.

(ii) That the employer has offered health insurance coverage for the dependents of full-time employees.

(g) That the employer:

(i) Did not default on or otherwise not repay any loan or other obligation involving public funds.

(ii) Has not declared bankruptcy under which an obligation of the employer to pay or repay public funds or monies was discharged as part of such bankruptcy.

(iii) Is not in default on any filing or payment with or to the state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions in which such assessment or judgment is final and nonappealable and remains outstanding.

(h) That the employer meets the requirements of R.S. 51:2453(2)(b) and is not excluded by R.S. 51:2453(2)(c).

(3) The department may request such additional information from the employer as may be necessary to determine whether the application is correct and whether the employer is eligible for the annual rebate for that year, or may request that the employer revise its application.

(4) Upon approval of the application for the annual rebate, the application shall be forwarded to the Department of Revenue for payment. The Department of Revenue shall make payment of the rebate after offset, if applicable, under R.S. 47:1622. The rebate shall be considered a refundable overpayment for the purpose of such offset.

(5) If the actual verified gross payroll for the employer's fiscal year for which the employer is applying for his third annual rebate does not show a minimum of fifteen new direct jobs and is not of an amount which equals or exceeds a total of six hundred seventy-five thousand dollars of new direct jobs payroll, or, where applicable according to R.S. 51:2455(E)(1), does not show a minimum of five new direct jobs and is not of an amount which equals or exceeds two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars of new direct jobs payroll, the tax liability for the tax period in which the failure to show such minimum occurs shall be increased by the amount of rebates previously allowed. If at any other time during the ten-year period when the employer applies for a rebate at the end of the employer's fiscal year, the actual verified gross payroll for such fiscal year does not show the minimum required new direct jobs or the minimum required new direct jobs payroll in accordance with R.S. 51:2455(E)(1) the rebates shall be suspended and shall not be resumed until such time as the minimum required new direct jobs and the minimum required new direct jobs payroll in accordance with R.S. 51:2455(E)(1) are verified. No rebate shall accrue or be paid to the employer during a period of suspension.

(6) An employer that has qualified pursuant to R.S. 51:2455 is eligible to receive rebates under this Chapter only in accordance with the provisions under which it initially applied and was approved. If an employer that is receiving rebates expands, it may apply for additional rebates based on the gross payroll anticipated from the expansion only, pursuant to R.S. 51:2455.

B. Issuance of state sales and use tax rebate.

(1) Qualifying purchases of material used in the construction, addition, or improvement of a building made on or after the effective date of the contract shall be eligible for the rebate and shall be included in the application for payment of the rebate of sales and use taxes.

(2) Application for the final payment of the rebate of state sales and use taxes granted pursuant to this Section shall be filed no later than six months after Louisiana Economic Development signs a project completion report and it is received by the Department of Revenue, the political subdivision, and the business, or no later than thirty days after the end of the calendar year in the case of customer-owned tooling used in a compression-molding process. The project completion report shall not be signed until the project is complete and the contract has been approved by the board and the governor.

(3) Requests for rebates of state sales and use taxes pursuant to this Section shall be processed by the Department of Revenue as follows:

(a) A properly completed rebate request shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue on forms provided by the Department of Revenue. A properly completed rebate request shall mean a rebate request that is signed and includes the general information required on the face of the request, a copy of the executed incentive contract, a copy of each invoice over fifteen thousand dollars, and all required schedules. The request shall be submitted electronically unless the secretary of the Department of Revenue authorizes submission of the request in an alternate form.

(b) Within sixty days of receipt of a properly completed rebate request, the Department of Revenue shall rebate eighty percent of the total amount claimed for rebate in the rebate request. Within six months of the date of filing the rebate request, the Department of Revenue shall audit the rebate request. During the six-month period, the Department of Revenue shall disallow items determined to be ineligible for rebate. Within ten business days following the expiration of the six-month period, the Department of Revenue shall rebate the remaining twenty percent of the amount claimed on the rebate request less any amounts properly disallowed during the six-month audit period. The Department of Revenue shall make the rebates from the current collections of the taxes collected pursuant to Chapter 2, Chapter 2-A, or Chapter 2-B of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Any sales and use tax rebate issued pursuant to this Section shall be subject to subsequent audit by the Department of Revenue, and any rebate amount determined to be in excess of the amount that should have been allowed shall be subject to collection by the Department of Revenue.

(c) Failure of the Department of Revenue to timely pay rebates as provided in this Paragraph shall entitle the taxpayer to interest, which shall begin to accrue six months after the completed rebate request is received at the rate established pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:4202. Payments of interest authorized according to the provisions of this Section shall be made from the current collections of taxes collected pursuant to Chapter 2, Chapter 2-A, or Chapter 2-B of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.

C. Issuance of project facility expense rebate.

(1) Application for the payment of the project facility expense rebate granted pursuant to this Section shall be filed no later than six months after Louisiana Economic Development signs a project completion report and it is received by the Department of Revenue, the political subdivision, and the business. The project completion report shall not be signed until the project is complete and the contract has been approved by the board and the governor.

(2) Requests for the project facility expense rebate pursuant to this Section shall be processed by the Department of Revenue as follows:

(a) A properly completed project facility expense rebate request shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue on forms provided by the Department of Revenue. A properly completed project facility expense rebate request shall mean a rebate request that is signed and includes the general information required on the face of the request, a copy of the executed incentive contract, and a copy of all required schedules. The request shall be submitted electronically unless the secretary of the Department of Revenue authorizes submission of the request in an alternate form.

(b) The Department of Revenue shall make the rebate payment from the current collections of the taxes collected pursuant to Chapter 2, Chapter 2-A, or Chapter 2-B of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.

D. Extensions of application filing deadlines.

For purposes of filing the application provided for in Subsections B and C of this Section, upon request, the business filing the application shall be granted a thirty-day extension of time in which to file its application, provided the request for extension is received by the Department of Revenue prior to the expiration of the filing period. In addition to the thirty-day extension, the Department of Revenue is authorized to grant the business an additional extension of time, not to exceed sixty days, in which to file its application, provided that the business provides reasonable cause for the granting of the additional extension.

E. Issuance Local Sales and Use Tax Rebate.

(1) Within ninety days from the date that a properly completed rebate request submitted by a taxpayer is received by the appropriate local taxing authority, the taxing authority shall review the rebate request and issue a rebate to the taxpayer for allowed items and shall notify the taxpayer of any disallowed items. For purposes of this Subsection, a properly completed rebate request shall mean a rebate request that is signed and includes the general information required on the face of the request, a copy of each invoice, and all required schedules.

(2) A taxpayer requesting reconsideration of any disallowed item shall do so within sixty days from receipt of the notification of the disallowed items by resubmitting a properly completed rebate request for the disallowed items to the taxing authority for reconsideration. The time periods for reconsideration of disallowed items in a rebate request shall be the same as the time periods for consideration of the initial rebate request.

(3) Rebate requests may be submitted electronically with the approval of the local taxing authority.

(4) Failure by a local taxing authority to timely process and pay a local sales and use tax rebate in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection shall entitle the taxpayer to interest on the amount of the allowed items contained in the properly completed rebate request. Interest shall begin to accrue on the date the properly completed rebate request or reconsideration of disallowed items in a properly completed rebate request is received by the taxing authority at the rate established pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:4202.

(5) Sales and use taxes imposed by a political subdivision that are dedicated to the repayment of bonded indebtedness or dedicated to schools shall not be eligible for rebate. All other state and local sales and use taxes shall be eligible for rebate.

(6) No governing authority of a political subdivision or sheriff's office shall charge any fee or require any employment practice that conflicts with state or federal law as a precondition to authorizing tax benefits under this Chapter. The governing authority of each political subdivision or sheriff's office shall, after all requirements of this Chapter have been met, promptly rebate any sales and use taxes to the entity entitled to such rebate.

F. Violation of terms of the contract.

If a collecting agency receives notice that the rebate, or any part thereof, has ceased by reason of a violation of the terms of the contract under which the rebate was granted, then the amount of the rebate for the year in which the violation occurred and for each year thereafter in which the violation is not remedied shall be considered a tax due as of December thirty-first of the year in which the violation occurred, and for each year thereafter in which a rebate is received and the violation is not remedied, and it shall be collected by the collecting agencies in the same manner and subject to the same provisions for the collection of other tax debts.

Acts 1995, No. 1238, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 39, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 153, §1, eff. May 1, 2002; Acts 2007, No. 387, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 353, §1, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2016, No. 663, §1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 386, §3, eff. June 23, 2017; Acts 2018, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1, eff. June 12, 2018.

NOTE: See Acts 2011, No. 353, §2, relative to applicability.

NOTE: See Acts 2018 2 nd E.S., No. 11, §§2 and 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1055 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1055
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be named and may be cited as the "Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Act".

Acts 2018, No. 581, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2183 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2183
Advertisements; requirements
Status: in_force

A. The department shall establish by regulation standards to prevent any advertisement offering continuing care agreements which is untrue, deceptive, misleading, or which contains misrepresentations or omissions of material facts. The regulation shall include provisions for enforcement of advertising standards including, but not limited to, cease and desist orders, injunctions, administrative fines, and revocation of registration pursuant to other provisions of this Chapter.

B. A provider shall not publish any advertisement offering continuing care agreements subject to the registration requirement of this Chapter unless a true copy of the advertisement is filed with the department contemporaneously with the first publication of the advertisement.

C. Any report, circular, public announcement, certificate, financial statement, or other printed matter or advertising material which is designed or used to solicit or induce persons to enter into any agreement providing for the transfer of property, conditioned upon an agreement to furnish continuing care for life or for a term of years, and which lists or refers to the name of any individual or organization as being interested in, or connected with, the person, association, or corporation that is to perform the contract, shall clearly state the extent of financial responsibility assumed by that individual or organization for the person, association, or corporation and the fulfillment of its agreements.

D. This Subsection does not impose liability, civil or criminal, upon a person or publisher who is regularly engaged in the business of publishing a bona fide newspaper or operating a radio or television station and who, acting solely in his official capacity, publishes an advertisement in good faith and without knowledge that the advertisement or publication constitutes a violation of this Chapter.

Acts 1987, No. 483, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2606 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2606
Discrimination in sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices
Status: in_force

A. As made applicable by R.S. 51:2604, and except as exempted by R.S. 51:2604(B) and 2605, it is unlawful:

(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

(3) To make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.

(4) To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available.

(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, military status, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.

(6)(a) To discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of:

(i) That buyer or renter;

(ii) A person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or

(iii) Any person associated with that buyer or renter.

(b) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with such dwelling, because of a disability of:

(i) That person;

(ii) A person residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available; or

(iii) Any person associated with that person.

(c) For purposes of this Paragraph, discrimination includes:

(i) A refusal to permit, at the expense of the person with a disability, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by such person if such modifications may be necessary to afford such person full enjoyment of the premises except that, in the case of a rental, the landlord may, where it is reasonable to do so, condition permission for a modification on the renter agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted;

(ii) A refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or

(iii) In connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, a failure to design and construct those dwellings in such a manner that:

(aa) The public use and common use portions of such dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.

(bb) All doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons who use wheelchairs.

(cc) All premises within such dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:

(I) An accessible route into and through the dwelling;

(II) Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;

(III) Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and

(IV) Usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.

(d) Compliance with the appropriate requirements of the American National Standard for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for persons with disabilities (commonly cited as "ANSI A117.1") suffices to satisfy the requirements of R.S. 51:2606(A)(6)(c)(iii)(cc).

(e) For purposes of Paragraph (6), the term "covered multifamily dwellings" means buildings consisting of four or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators, and ground floor units in other buildings consisting of four or more units.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to invalidate or limit any law of this state or a political subdivision of this state that requires dwellings to be designed and constructed in a manner that affords persons with disabilities greater access than is required by this Section.

C. Nothing in this Section requires that a dwelling be made available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 569, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §28, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2022, No. 529, §3; Acts 2025, No. 100, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:462 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 462
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart:

(1) "Direct molding process" means any direct molding process in which the original manufactured vessel hull or component part of a vessel hull is itself used as a plug for the making of the mold, which is then used to manufacture a duplicate item.

(2) "Plug" means a device or model used to make a mold for the purpose of duplication.

(3) "Mold" means a matrix or form in which a substance or material is shaped.

Acts 1985, No. 932, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 123
Monopolizing trade or commerce prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine, or conspire with any other person to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce within this state.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, not more than three years, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1445 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1445
Duties of private child support collection agencies
Status: in_force

A. A private child support collection agency shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Enter into a written contract with the obligee, as provided in R.S. 51:1444, before providing support enforcement services.

(2) Have an affirmative duty to act as a trustee and fiduciary for the benefit of the obligee.

(3) Advise an obligee before entering into a contract that he is not obligated to hire a collection agency to collect child support.

(4) Provide the obligee and the department, when the department is providing support enforcement services, with an accounting of any money collected and forwarded to the obligee every thirty days until the collection agency ceases all collection activity. The statement shall be sent by first class mail. The statement shall contain all of the following information:

(a) The name of the obligor and any other identifying information.

(b) The amount of support collected.

(c) The date each amount was received.

(d) The date each amount received was forwarded to the obligee.

(e) The amount of each payment forwarded to the obligee.

(f) The source of payment and the actions taken by the collection agency which resulted in the payment.

(g) The amount and percentage of each payment retained by the collection agency as its fee.

(h) A copy of all correspondence, both paper and electronic, sent or received by the collection agency during the preceding thirty days, excluding correspondence required by law to be kept confidential.

(5) Forward that portion of the collections due to the obligee within two days of receipt.

(6) Maintain records of all child support collections made on behalf of an obligee for the duration of the contract plus a period of two years after the termination of the contract. In addition to a copy of the contract, the collection agency shall maintain all of the following:

(a) A copy of the order establishing the child support obligation under which a collection was made by the collection agency.

(b) Records of all correspondence between the collection agency and the obligee or obligor in a case.

(c) Any other pertinent information relating to the child support obligation, including any case, cause, or docket number of the court having jurisdiction over the matter and official government payment records obtained by the collection agency on behalf of and at the request of the obligee.

(7) Safeguard case records in a manner reasonably expected to prevent the disclosure of information pertaining to the obligee or obligor, including protections for records maintained in an automated system.

(8) Ensure that every person who contracts with a collection agency has the right to obtain copies of all files and documents, both paper and electronic, in the possession of the collection agency as provided in this Paragraph. The obligee shall be provided reasonable access during regular business hours to originals and copies of the files and records of the collection agency regarding all monies received, collection attempts made, fees retained or paid to the collection agency, and monies disbursed to the obligee. The collection agency may not charge a fee for access to the files and records but may require the obligee to pay up to three cents per page for the copies prior to their release. This fee shall not apply to documents sent with a statement pursuant to Paragraph (4) of this Subsection.

(9) Convey any offer of settlement or compromise made by the obligor to the obligee in writing.

(10) Maintain a separate bank account for child support funds collected on behalf of obligees and keep such funds in the bank account until disbursed to the appropriate obligee.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, including provisions establishing a right of cancellation and requiring notice thereof, any attorney contracting with an obligee to provide child support collection services for compensation shall comply with all provisions governing attorney conduct.

Acts 2010, No. 872, §2, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2398 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2398
General provisions
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.

B. A proceeding to promulgate rules or regulations regarding civil penalties under R.S. 51:2396(I) shall be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the provisions of a licensee's incorporating statute apply to the licensee. If a provision of the licensee's incorporating statute conflicts with any provision of this Chapter, this Chapter controls.

Acts 1991, No. 506, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:462.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 462.1
Duplication and sale of items manufactured by direct molding process prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No person shall use the direct molding process to duplicate for the purpose of sale any manufactured vessel hull or component part of a vessel hull made by another without the written permission of that other person.

B. No person shall knowingly sell a vessel hull or component part of a vessel hull duplicated in violation of Subsection A of this Section.

C. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to vessel hulls or component parts of vessel hulls duplicated using a mold made on or after the effective date of this Subpart.

Acts 1985, No. 932, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:49 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 49
Restrictions and prohibitions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall, in contemplation of conducting a going-out-of-business sale, order any goods for the purpose of selling or disposing of such goods at such sale. Any unusual purchases or additions to the stock of goods within sixty days prior to the filing of an application for a license to conduct a going-out-of-business sale shall be presumptive evidence that such purchases or additions to stock were made in contemplation of such sale.

B.(1) No goods other than those listed in the inventory specified in a license application for a going-out-of-business sale shall be included in a going-out-of-business sale.

(2) No going-out-of-business sale shall continue beyond the expiration date of the license to conduct such sale. However, the consumer protection section may authorize a licensee to extend a sale past the expiration date of the license upon proper showing of need. In order to qualify for such an extension, a licensee shall, at a minimum, submit a revised inventory to the consumer protection section. Such inventory shall list only those goods which were included in the inventory specified in the license application for that going-out-of-business sale and which remain unsold. Such listing shall not include any goods not so included.

C. No person shall, upon conclusion of a going-out-of-business sale, continue that business which has been represented as terminal under the same or a different name at the same location.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1754 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1754
Parental access to social media account settings; parental supervision
Status: in_force

A social media company shall provide a parent or guardian who has given parental consent for a Louisiana minor account holder as provided in this Chapter with a means for the minor account holder or the parent or guardian to initiate account supervision. The supervision shall include the ability for the parent to view privacy settings of the minor's account, set daily time limits for the service, schedule breaks, and offer the minor the option to set up parental notifications when the minor reports a person or issue.

Acts 2023, No. 456, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 656, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.

NOTE: Acts 2023, No. 456 became effective July 1, 2024. Acts 2024, No. 656 changes the effective date of Acts 2023, No. 456 to July 1, 2025. However, Acts 2024, No. 656 is not effective until July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2181 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2181
Quarterly meetings between residents and the facility governing body
Status: in_force

The board of directors or other governing body of a continuing care facility or their designated representative shall hold annual meetings with the residents of the continuing care facility for free discussions of subjects including, but not limited to, income, expenditures, and financial trends and problems as they apply to the facility and discussions of proposed changes in policies, programs, and services. Residents shall be entitled to at least seven days advance notice of each meeting. An agenda and any materials that will be distributed by the governing body at the meetings shall remain available upon request to residents. For the remaining three quarters of any year, the facility administrator or the manager shall schedule and participate in quarterly meetings, on behalf of the board of directors or other governing body, in conformity with the requirements of this Section.

Acts 1987, No. 483, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.2
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "New Manufactured and Modular Home Warranty Act".

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1566 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1566
Exclusions from R.S. 51:1551 through R.S. 51:1565
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 51:1551 through R.S. 51:1565 do not apply to any dance studio which does not enter written contracts for, or require advance payments, by cash or negotiable instrument for either dance lessons or other services to be rendered by the studio in the future in an amount greater than five hundred dollars.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1376
Public use task force; establishment; chair; membership; consideration; reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

A. Prior to January 1, 2022, the office shall establish, facilitate, and maintain a task force to study the public use of the 4.9 GHz band use in this state. The executive director of broadband development and connectivity shall serve as chair of the task force, and the remainder of the task force is to be composed of the following members:

(1) A representative of the Louisiana State Firemen's Association.

(2) A representative of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.

(3) A representative of the Louisiana State Police.

(4) A representative of the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance.

(5) A representative of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials.

(6) An appointee of the chair of the House Committee on Commerce.

(7) An appointee of the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs.

B. The task force shall hold the first meeting no later than January 31, 2022, and shall continue to meet as often as necessary until January 1, 2025. The task force shall meet at least twice per calendar year.

C. The task force shall consider how to ensure that the commercial utilization of the 4.9 GHz band does not interfere with public safety.

D. Beginning in January of 2023, the task force shall submit an annual report to the legislature, with the final report being submitted in January of 2025. The report shall contain the findings of the task force and may contain recommendations from the task force.

E. The Division of Administration shall provide staff support as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1741.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1741.4
Unlawful acts; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for a caller to knowingly insert false information into a caller identification system with the intent to mislead, defraud, deceive, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.

B. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Any blocking of caller identification information.

(2) Any municipal, parish, state, or federal law enforcement agency pursuant to an active criminal investigation.

(3) Any federal intelligence or security agency.

(4) Any private investigator licensed by the state of Louisiana or any duly authorized process server that is used in connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding, including the service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, the execution or enforcement of judgments, or compliance with the orders of any court.

(5) Caller identification manipulation specifically authorized by court order.

Acts 2009, No. 105, §1; Acts 2018, No. 652, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1363.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1363.1
Mapping areas for broadband service
Status: in_force

A.(1) The office of broadband development and connectivity shall secure information from any entity, public or private, providing internet service to at least one location in the state to assist the office in compiling a statewide parish-by-parish broadband map identifying the locations and capability of broadband service in the state. At the request of the office, any such entity shall submit to the office, on or before fifteen days following the expiration of the date required for submission to the federal government, broadband deployment information containing the same information and in the same format the information is submitted to the Federal Communications Commission, in a manner specified by the office. In no instance shall an entity be required to provide any data beyond that which it is required to provide to the Federal Communications Commission.

(2) Any entity, public or private, providing internet service to at least one location in the state, that does not comply with the requirements of this Section or submits inaccurate information, may be ineligible to participate in, or receive any funding from, any state-administered grant program designated for broadband infrastructure deployment in the state in the calendar year of noncompliance and the following calendar year.

(3) Any location in the state purportedly served by any entity, public or private, providing internet service to at least one location in the state that does not comply with the requirements of this Section may be considered to have internet access service of less than twenty-five megabits per second for download and three megabits per second for upload.

(4) Any broadband availability data provided in accordance with this Section shall strictly be used for the purpose of identifying served, underserved, and unserved areas to aid in the administration of the "Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities" program, and for no other purpose whatsoever.

(5) Any entity submitting broadband data to the office of broadband development and connectivity as required by this Section may review the proposed draft of the state broadband map and submit any necessary corrective data to the office prior to the publication or utilization of the state broadband map for any state-administered grant program designated for broadband infrastructure deployment in the state.

(6) Any entity submitting broadband data to the office of broadband development and connectivity as required by this Section may challenge any area ultimately deemed eligible for any state-administered grant program designated for broadband infrastructure deployment in the state that overlaps with an entity's verified service territory.

B.(1) The office may contract with a private entity or third-party consultant to develop and maintain the state broadband map. Any contract entered into by the office and a private entity or third-party consultant for the purpose of developing and maintaining the state broadband map shall include a confidentiality agreement prohibiting the disclosure of any broadband data provided in accordance with this Section.

(2) Information compiled pursuant to the provisions of this Section is exempt from the Public Records Law and is considered confidential, proprietary, and a trade secret of the entity providing the information. The office, including any private entity or third-party consultant retained or employed pursuant to this Section, shall keep strictly confidential and shall not disclose, or cause or permit to be disclosed, to any third person, private entity, or public body as defined by R.S. 44:1, any broadband availability data provided in accordance with this Section. The office, including any private entity or third-party consultant retained or employed pursuant to this Section, shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure that the broadband availability data remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to or seen, used, or obtained by any third person, private entity, or public body as defined by R.S. 44:1.

C. The requirements of this Section shall terminate under any one of the following conditions, whichever occurs first:

(1) Upon a determination by the office of broadband development and connectivity that it is no longer necessary to compile a statewide parish-by-parish broadband map identifying the locations and capability of broadband service in the state.

(2) At midnight on December 31, 2026.

D. The office may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

E.(1) The office may create a grant program and promulgate rules to prevent damage to existing utilities and ensure proper documentation of utilities associated with the grant program. After review by the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall review and approve the rules and regulations before implementation.

(2) Data collected or provided in accordance with this Subsection on infrastructure owned, operated, leased, or otherwise used by an internet service provider or telecommunications provider, or its affiliates or subsidiaries, shall be confidential and exempt from the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:4.1 et seq., and exempt from disclosure under any other provision of law.

(3) No GUMBO 2.0 applicant or grantee shall be liable for damages or required to pay any penalty to any person or governmental entity for an act or omission of a local government, utility system, or the office related to or arising from the collection of data pursuant to this Subsection.

(4) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to relieve any person or operator of a public or private underground facility or utility of its obligations under the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law, R.S. 40:1749.11 et seq.

F. The office shall not hire more than one additional full-time employee to carry out the provisions of the Section.

Acts 2022, No. 760, §1, eff. June 18, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 632, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2395.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2395.1
Legal investments
Status: in_force

Any parish, municipality, school board, special district, or political subdivision may legally invest any monies or funds belonging to them or within their control in a BIDCO established pursuant to this Chapter. Nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any person or persons of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

Acts 2007, No. 159, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.22
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, unless the context requires a different definition:

(1)(a) "Code" for manufactured housing means the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended, and federal regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, along with any construction or installation-related standards adopted by the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission.

(b) "Code" for modular housing means the International Residential Code as adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.

(2) "Commission" means the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission.

(3) "Criminal history record information" means conviction information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals.

(4)(a) "Developer" means any person, group of persons, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, or legal entity that sells, leases, or offers for sale or lease to the public a lot together with the sale of a manufactured home permanently installed and fixed on a foundation on the lot and designed as a single family residence. For purposes of this Part, "developer" includes "contractors" and "residential contractors" as defined in R.S. 37:2150.1.

(b) "Developer" shall not include any of the following:

(i) An individual selling his personal residence.

(ii) A real estate broker or real estate salesman retained by a person to sell a manufactured home together with a lot on which the manufactured home has been installed and fixed on a foundation.

(iii) A federally insured financial institution, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.

(5) "Distributor" means any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust, resident or nonresident, who in whole or in part sells or supplies manufactured housing to dealers or who maintains distributor sales representatives.

(6) "Distributor sales representative" means any officer, agent, or employee employed for the purpose of promoting the sale of manufactured housing or for supervising or contacting their dealers or prospective dealers.

(7) "Extraordinary circumstances" means a federally declared disaster, a gubernatorially declared disaster or emergency, a pandemic, or an illness or emergency medical condition.

(8) "Manufactured home" and "manufactured housing" mean a factory-built, residential dwelling unit constructed to standards and codes, as promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended. Further, the terms "manufactured home" and "manufactured housing" may be used interchangeably and apply to structures bearing the permanently affixed seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(9) "Manufactured home broker" means an individual agent who acts as an intermediary or negotiator between a buyer and a seller.

(10) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures manufactured or modular housing.

(11) "Mobile home" means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit built to voluntary standards prior to the passage of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. This term includes and is interchangeable with the term "house trailer", but does not include the term "manufactured home", as only manufactured homes are built to federal construction standards.

(12) "Modular home" and "modular housing" mean a factory-built, residential dwelling unit built to the International Residential Code as adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.

(13) "Person" means a natural person, association, or group of natural persons, partnership, company, corporation, institution, or legal entity.

(14) "Retailer" means any person who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of buying, selling, distributing, brokering, or exchanging an interest in a manufactured or modular home with the intent to make a profit, monetary gain, or any thing of economic value. Any person who buys, sells, distributes, brokers, or exchanges an interest in more than one such manufactured or modular home in any twelve-month period shall be presumed to be a retailer. "Retailer" shall not include any of the following:

(a) Public officers while performing their official duties.

(b) Receivers, trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, or other persons appointed by or acting under the judgment or order of any court.

(c) Banks, finance companies, or other loan agencies whose principal place of business is in Louisiana that acquire manufactured housing as an incident to their regular business.

(d) A developer, or a contractor licensed as a developer under the provisions of R.S. 51:911.24, or a real estate broker or real estate salesman retained by a person to sell a manufactured home together with immovable property on which the manufactured home is located.

(e) A manufactured housing community or park owner that sells less than three manufactured homes in a twelve-month period, provided the community or park owner has owned and leased the manufactured home being sold for more than one year.

(15) "Salesman" means any person employed by a retailer or developer for purposes of selling manufactured or modular housing to the public.

(16) "Seal" or "label" means the permanently affixed device or insignia issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or other authority having jurisdiction that is displayed on the exterior of a factory-built manufactured or modular home, certifying that the home is in compliance with the applicable Code.

(17) "Transporter" means an individual who transports a manufactured or modular home to a site of installation but does not perform any blocking or anchoring of the home, except a transporter is allowed to put blocks under the hitch on the tongue of the frame.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1; Acts 1979, No. 589, §1; Acts 1981, No. 895, §1; Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1982, No. 565, §1, eff. July 22, 1982. Acts 1984, No. 576, §1 and §2; Acts 1984, No. 577, §1; Acts 1985, No. 275, §1; Acts 1987, No. 425, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 82, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 661, §1; Acts 2004, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 441, §1; Acts 2008, No. 825, §1; Acts 2010, No. 1018, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1; Acts 2021, No. 29, §2; Acts 2023, No. 349, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1984, No. 576, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3181 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3181
Short title; purpose; legislative intent
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter may be cited as the "Louisiana Human Genomic Security Act of 2025".

B.(1) The purpose of this Chapter is to ensure that blacklisted adversary military companies do not gain access to American human genetic information.

(2) It is declared the policy of this state to oppose the collection and analysis of human genetic information for use by the military and surveillance state of the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries. It is furthermore declared the policy of this state to support sanctions imposed by the United States Department of Commerce and the United States Department of Defense upon companies engaged in the collection and analysis of human genetic information for use by the military and surveillance state of the People's Republic of China and other foreign adversaries.

Acts 2025, No. 244, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2112
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:

(1) "Cyber incident" means the compromise of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of computerized data due to the exfiltration, modification, or deletion that results in the unauthorized acquisition of and access to information maintained by a public body.

(2) "Cyber ransom or ransomware" means a type of malware that encrypts or locks valuable digital files and demands a ransom to release the files.

(3) "Louisiana Fusion Center" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange.

(4) "Managed security service" means a network and system security service that has been outsourced to a third-party service provider pursuant to a written agreement specifying the service and in which the service provider has assumed operational control of the monitoring and management of the public body's cybersecurity. The term shall not include a cybersecurity consulting service or customer-managed service purchased from the provider.

(5) "Managed security service provider" means an individual, partnership, corporation, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, reciprocal, syndicated, or any similar entity or combination of entities that provides a managed security service for a public body.

(6) "Managed service provider" means an individual, partnership, corporation, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, reciprocal, syndicated, or any similar entity or combination of entities that manages a public body's information technology infrastructure or end-user systems. The term shall not include any entity providing communications services subject to regulation or oversight by the Louisiana Public Service Commission or the Federal Communications Commission.

(7) "Provider" means a managed service provider or managed security service provider that requires remote management or operational control of a public body's network or end user systems.

(8) "Public body" means any branch, department, office, agency, board, commission, district, governing authority, political subdivision, or any other instrumentality of the state, parish, or municipal government, including a public or quasi-public nonprofit corporation designated as an entity to perform a governmental or proprietary function.

Acts 2020, No. 117, §2, eff. Feb. 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1772 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1772
Application stores
Status: in_force

A. A covered application store provider shall:

(1) At the time an individual who is located in the state creates an account with a covered application store provider do both of the following:

(a) Request age information from the individual.

(b)(i) Verify the individual's age category using commercially available methods that are reasonably designed to ensure accuracy, including but not limited to a means of verification provided through the use of a real-time age verification system authorized by the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.

(ii) For individuals under eighteen years of age, a method is commercially available if it includes affirmative age attestation by someone who is reasonably believed to be the parent or legal guardian, along with other information collected in the ordinary course of account creation or use.

(2) If the age verification methods or process described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection determines the individual to be a minor, the covered application store provider shall do both of the following:

(a) Require the account to be affiliated with parent account.

(b) Obtain verifiable parental consent from the holder of the affiliated parent account before allowing the minor to download an application, purchase an application, or make an in-application purchase.

(3) After receiving notice of a significant change from a developer, notify the user of the significant change and for a minor account, notify the holder of the affiliated parent account and obtain renewed verifiable parental consent.

(4) Provide to a developer, in response to a request authorized pursuant to R.S. 51:1773:

(a) The age category for a user located in this state.

(b) The status of verified parental consent for a minor located in this state.

(5) Notify a developer when a parent revokes parental consent.

(6) Protect personal age verification data by doing all of the following:

(a) Limiting collection and processing to data necessary for:

(i) Verifying a user's age.

(ii) Obtaining parental consent.

(iii) Maintaining compliance records.

(b) Transmitting personal age verification data using industry-standard encryption protocols that ensure data integrity and data confidentiality.

B. A covered application store provider shall not do any of the following:

(1) Enforce a contract or terms of service against a minor unless a covered application store provider has obtained verifiable parental consent.

(2) Knowingly misrepresent the information in the parental consent disclosure.

(3) Share age verification data except between a covered application store provider and a developer as required by this Part or as required by law.

Acts 2025, No. 481, §2, eff. July 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:194 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 194
Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 1, §2, eff. Dec. 1, 1986.
Status: repealed

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 1, §3, REGARDING EFFECTIVE DATES OF MAY 22, 1987 OR DEC. 1, 1986.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:147 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 147
Discovery; disclosure prohibited; use of testimony
Status: in_force

No testimony taken under authority of R.S. 51:143 shall be made public, unless by order of the governor, for the use in proper judicial proceedings.

Any person giving unlawful publicity to the testimony shall be in contempt of the court issuing the original order, and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than five days nor more than six months, or both. Any and all testimony taken under authority of R.S. 51:143 shall be heard only in the presence of the interested parties and their attorneys, but may be introduced in evidence in subsequent proceedings by the state against the person investigated, unless, in the discretion of the trial court, the defense would be unfairly affected.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:939 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 939
Louisiana Council on New Industry Taxation and Louisiana Nuclear and Space Authority abolished; transfer of functions to State Board of Commerce and Industry; placement of Atomic Energy Development Agency in Louisiana Economic Development
Status: in_force

A.(1) In order to merge and consolidate into one department, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, the executive and administrative offices of the state of Louisiana whose duties and functions are of a similar nature or character, the Louisiana Council on New Industry Taxation and the Louisiana Nuclear and Space Authority created and provided for by the laws of Louisiana are hereby abolished, and the functions, powers, and duties of each of the agencies are transferred to the State Board of Commerce and Industry and Louisiana Economic Development. Hereafter the administrative functions of the state now or hereafter authorized to be exercised by the constitution and laws in relation to the administration, management, and operation of the functions, programs, and facilities of the merged boards and agencies shall be exercised by the executive director of Louisiana Economic Development under the supervision and direction of the State Board of Commerce and Industry.

(2) The provisions of this Section or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Atomic Energy Development Agency created by the provisions of R.S. 51:1054 shall be placed in and become a part of Louisiana Economic Development, effective January 1, 1973. The coordinator of the agency, the method of his appointment, and the functions, powers, and duties authorized by the provisions of R.S. 51:1054, 1065, and 1068 shall continue as provided by such provisions.

B. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this section, any pending or unfinished business of the agencies enumerated in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A shall be taken over and be completed by the executive director with the same power and authority as was exercised by each of said agencies. The state board shall be the successor in every way to these agencies, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the state board and/or the executive director shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of the constitution and laws in effect on the effective date of this section as if done by the agencies from which such functions are transferred.

C. Whenever any of the agencies hereby transferred is referred to or designated by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation hereafter shall be deemed to and shall apply to the State Board of Commerce and Industry and the legislature hereby specifically states that the provisions of this section are in no way and to no extent intended to nor shall they be construed in any manner which will impair the contractual obligations of any of the agencies heretofore existing, or of the State of Louisiana.

It is hereby specifically provided that all such obligations hereafter shall be deemed to be the obligations of the state board to the same extent as if originally made by it. In like manner, and in order to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any agency affected by this merger, consolidation and transfer, or diversion from the purposes for which such property was donated, deeded, devised or bequeathed or otherwise vested in any such agency, it is hereby specifically provided that each and every such instrument or disposition hereafter shall be deemed to have been vested in the state board in the same manner and to the same extent as if originally so done. In addition, the provisions of this section shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by the state or any agency thereof with the requirements of any act of the Congress of the United States or any regulation made thereunder by any officer or agency of the federal government by which federal aid or other federal assistance from the United States has been or is hereafter made available to this state or any of these agencies, anything contained in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, and such compliance hereafter shall be accomplished by the state board.

D. All books, papers, records, money, choses in action and other property heretofore possessed, controlled or used by the agencies in the exercise of functions hereby transferred are hereby transferred to the state board.

E. All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties in the agencies hereby transferred, in the exercise of functions transferred by the section to the state board shall be transferred with functions to the state board to the extent practicable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this section and they shall, so far as practicable and necessary, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to the provisions of the state civil service law.

F. The transfer of functions herein provided shall be effective on and after January 1, 1973; provided, however, that to effect an orderly transfer of the functions of such agencies the following procedure shall be effected, to wit:

(1) Not later than September 15, 1972, the agencies whose functions are hereby transferred shall transmit to the governor, the commissioner of administration and the State Board of Commerce and Industry such information as may be necessary to effect plans for such transfer and as may be prescribed by the commissioner of administration, including but not limited to (a) a complete list of all personnel, their salaries and job descriptions; (b) a complete inventory of all furniture, fixtures and equipment of every kind and description whatsoever; (c) all financial and bookkeeping records of each of the agencies and (d) a summary of all floor space in state office buildings or elsewhere then being utilized.

(2) The State Board of Commerce and Industry thereafter shall prepare and transmit to the governor and the Division of Administration a transition plan for consolidation not later than November 1, 1972. This plan shall include a detailed procedure for the transfer and operation of the functions transferred to it, including the transfer and utilization of jobs, personnel, funds, office space and equipment, and such other information as the governor may require.

G. All monies appropriated to, dedicated to or otherwise realized through any source whatsoever by each of the agencies whose functions are hereby transferred, upon the effective date hereof shall be transferred to the State Board of Commerce and Industry, and thereafter the disbursement of and accountability for said funds shall be the responsibility of the State Board of Commerce and Industry.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 689, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.19
Unobligated funds
Status: in_force

A. The office may use any unobligated funds from GUMBO 1.0 as of June 3, 2024, for eligible nonbroadband infrastructure project uses defined in the United States Department of the Treasury document titled "Guidance for the Coronavirus Capital Project Fund for States, Territories and Freely Associated States".

B. The office may promulgate necessary rules and scoring criteria for the use of these funds.

Acts 2024, No. 437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:544 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 544
Retailers; records of purchases
Status: in_force

All persons conducting a retail business in green cow hides shall make and keep a complete record of the date of purchase, name of vendor, and of the iron brand on each hide purchased.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2462 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2462
Applicability to existing contracts
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter, as amended by Act No. 387 of the 2007 Regular Session, shall apply to every contract executed on or after June 30, 2007, except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section.

B. The provisions of this Chapter and rules adopted, as they existed prior to the enactment of amendments contained in Act No. 387 of the 2007 Regular Session may apply to contracts or advance notification that were executed or filed prior to June 30, 2008, however the employer has the option of amending its existing contract or at the time of the execution of the original contract or renewal of such contract adopting the terms of the Chapter as amended.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 153, §1, eff. May 1, 2002; Acts 2007, No. 387, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1036 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1036
Criteria
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the provisions of this Chapter, the secretaries of Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Department of Health shall give consideration to the following areas:

(1) Creation and expansion of enterprise zones as provided for in R.S. 51:1781 et seq.

(2) Inclusion or expansion of state or federal anti-poverty plans.

(3) Education and training; scholarships; access.

(4) Housing initiatives, including the creation of a weatherization and energy assistance fund.

(5) Health; rural and urban access.

(6) Transportation; completion of economic corridors.

(7) Small business assistance.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 162, §3, eff. April 26, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1412 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1412
Investigative depositions
Status: in_force

A. When the attorney general has evidence that a person has engaged in or is engaged in any method, act, or practice declared to be unlawful by this Chapter, and when they believe it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person in fact has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice declared to be unlawful by this Chapter in connection with such investigation, the attorney general may issue an investigative subpoena for deposition testimony to be served by the sheriff or a post-certified commissioned law enforcement officer employed by the attorney general or through long-arm to a foreign corporation upon any person who is believed to have information, documentary material, or physical evidence relevant to the alleged or suspected violation, for the purpose of revealing, identifying, or explaining documentary material or other physical evidence sought under R.S. 51:1411. Such investigative subpoena shall contain a description of the unlawful method, act, or practice under investigation, and a notice informing the prospective deponent of his right to counsel at the deposition with opportunity for cross-examination, and such deposition shall be conducted at the principal place of business of the deponent, at his place of residence, at his domicile, or, if agreeable to the deponent, at some other place convenient to the attorney general or the director and the lawful and designated attorney representative of the deponent. Such deposition shall be held at a reasonable time, as may be stated in the investigative subpoena.

B. At any time before the return date specified in the investigative subpoena, or within twenty days after the subpoena has been served, whichever is shorter, a petition stating good cause for a protective order to extend the return date, or to modify or set aside the subpoena, may be filed in the district court having civil jurisdiction in the parish where the person served with the subpoena resides or has his principal place of business.

C. If no protective order from the court is secured and the investigative subpoena is not complied with by the return date thereof, the attorney general may apply to the court for an order compelling compliance with the subpoena under R.S. 51:1413.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 759, §1; Acts 2006, No. 218, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3232
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Commercial recording or audiovisual work" means a recording or audiovisual work whose owner, assignee, authorized agent, or licensee has disseminated or intends to disseminate for sale, rental, performance, or exhibition to the public, including under license, but does not include an excerpt consisting of less than substantially all of a recording or audiovisual work. A recording or audiovisual work may be commercial regardless of whether a person who electronically disseminates it seeks commercial advantage or private financial gain from the dissemination.

(2) "Electronic dissemination" means initiating a transmission of, making available, or otherwise offering a commercial recording or audiovisual work for distribution, display, or performance through the internet or other digital network, regardless of whether another person has previously electronically disseminated the same commercial recording or audiovisual work.

(3) "Website" means a set of related webpages served from a single web domain. The term does not include a home page or channel page for the user account of a person who is not the owner or operator of the website upon which such user home page or channel page appears.

Acts 2022, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3075 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3075
Recovery of damages
Status: in_force

A civil action may be instituted to recover actual damages resulting from the failure to disclose in a timely manner to a person that there has been a breach of the security system resulting in the disclosure of a person's personal information.

Acts 2005, No. 499, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2458 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2458
Employers receiving rebates not eligible to receive certain other tax credits and exemptions
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in R.S. 51:2456(B), a qualified employer who receives a rebate pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall not be eligible to receive the other credits or exemptions provided for in the following provisions of law in connection with the activity for which the rebate was received:

(1) R.S. 47:34 (tax credit for generation of new jobs in Louisiana).

(2) Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 469, §2, eff. July 9, 2009.

(3) R.S. 47:4301 through 4306 (contracts for tax exemption for manufacturing establishments by Board of Commerce and Industry).

(4) R.S. 47:6004 (employer credit for employment of previously unemployed person).

(5) R.S. 47:6009 (Louisiana basic skills training tax credit -- income tax credit).

(6) R.S. 47:6010 (employer income tax credit for employee alcohol and substance abuse treatment programs).

(7) R.S. 51:1787 (incentives tax exemption from sales and use tax materials to be used in the construction of a building and for machinery and income tax credit for each employee in enterprise zone).

(8) R.S. 47:287.748 (re-entrant jobs credit for formerly incarcerated employees -- corporate income tax).

(9) R.S. 47:287.749 (corporate income tax credit for new jobs).

(10) R.S. 47:287.753 (neighborhood assistance income tax credit).

(11) An employer shall not receive any other nondiscretionary statutory incentive administered by Louisiana Economic Development for any payroll expenditures for which the employer has received a credit pursuant to this Section.

Acts 1995, No. 1238, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 39, §1, eff. May 7, 1996; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 153, §1, eff. May 1, 2002; Acts 2009, No. 469, §2, eff. July 9, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 386, §3, eff. June 23, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1161 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1161
Municipality or parish not liable
Status: in_force

The municipality or the parish shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the corporation, formed thereby or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the corporation, and none of the bonds of the corporation or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the municipality or parish within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provisions whatsoever.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §11. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1721 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1721
Promotional contests; prerequisites for lawful promotion
Status: in_force

A.(1) Unless written disclosure is made as provided in Subsection B of this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer in writing a prize or gift to a consumer as part of any advertising or sales promotion plan, if, in order to claim the prize or gift, the consumer is given, invited, required, or requested to submit to a sales presentation or promotional program.

(2) Unless verbal disclosure is made as provided in Subsection B of this Section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer verbally a prize or gift to a consumer as part of any advertising or sales promotion plan, if, in order to claim the prize or gift, the consumer is given, invited, required, or requested to submit to a sales presentation or promotional program.

B. Such disclosure must be provided to the consumer at the time he is notified of the prize or gift. The disclosure must contain all of the following:

(1) A full description of the exact prize or gift tendered to the consumer, including its cash value.

(2) All terms and conditions attached to the prize or gift.

(3) A statement that the consumer is given, invited, required, or requested to submit to a sales presentation or promotional program.

(4) A full description of the product, real estate, investment, services, membership, or any other item to be offered for sale, including the price of the least expensive and the most expensive item or parcel.

C. Any prize, gift, or other item offered pursuant to a prize and gift promotional offer must be delivered to the prospective purchaser whether or not he or she purchases the product offered for sale. If the prize, gift, or other item is valued at two hundred dollars or less, or is a vacation certificate, it must be delivered on the day the recipient appears to claim it. If the prize, gift, or other item is valued in excess of two hundred dollars or if ordered supplies of the item have been exhausted, a gift voucher describing the item must be offered. Such vouchers shall state that the company giving the item will provide the described item within fourteen days following issuance of the voucher or will pay to the offeree the manufacturer's suggested price or, if there is no such price, the verifiable retail value.

D. If the prize or gift is a "free vacation", there can be no hidden promotional fees, voucher fees, processing fees, or other such fees, and all airline fares, hotel expenses, and other items must have previously been paid. If a "free vacation" is provided by a person, firm, or corporation located outside Louisiana, that person, firm, or corporation must comply with all applicable laws for conducting business in Louisiana. If any shipping, handling, processing, or other fees or charges are to be borne by the recipient, the gift cannot be advertised as free to the consumer.

E.(1) Any contract in excess of five hundred dollars resulting from a transaction in which a consumer is given, invited, required, or requested to submit to a sales presentation or promotional program as a condition of receiving a prize or gift shall afford the consumer a right to cancel at any time prior to midnight of the third business day following the day on which the contract is signed. Such contract shall contain the following disclosure in ten point, bold face type on the face of the contract:

"CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL

You may cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the third business day following the day on which this contract is signed. Cancellation takes place when you mail, by certified mail, a notice of your cancellation to the following address."

(2) The notice of cancellation privilege shall not apply:

(a) If a cancellation privilege of more than three days is created in other statutes and notice is given as required by such statutes, or

(b) To contracts subject to 16 Code of Federal Regulations 429.

F. The provisions of this Section shall not apply when:

(1) Participants are only asked to complete and mail, or deposit at a local retail commercial establishment, an entry blank obtainable locally or by mail.

(2) Participants are not asked to, required to, requested to, or invited to submit to or listen to a sales presentation or promotional program.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 527, §1. Acts 1986, No. 797, §1; Acts 1987, No. 488, §1; Acts 1993, No. 333, §1.

{{NOTE: SECTION 2 OF ACTS 1983, NO. 527, §2, PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "THIS CHAPTER SHALL NOT APPLY TO TIMESHARE OR INTERVAL OWNERSHIP PLANS IF HOUSE BILL NO. 1169 OF THE 1983 REGULAR SESSION BECOMES LAW." H.B. NO. 1169 WAS ENACTED AS ACTS 1983, NO. 552.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1106
Failure to commence to do business
Status: in_force

If a corporation organized pursuant to this Chapter fails to commence to do business within three years from the effective date of the approval of its articles of incorporation or the granting of its charter by the secretary of state, whichever occurs earlier, then the said charter shall become null and void.

Acts 1962, No. 434, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1909.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1909.1
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 943, §2.

B. The attorney general may send notice to any person not in compliance with the registration provisions of this Chapter. Failure to register within thirty days after receipt of this notice will, after a hearing in a court of competent jurisdiction, result in a fine of not more than five hundred dollars per day for each day the professional solicitor fails to register.

C. Violation of any provision of this Chapter shall constitute an unfair trade practice under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. 1

D. Whoever violates any provision of this Chapter shall, after a hearing in a court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not more than five thousand dollars for the first offense and not more than ten thousand dollars for any subsequent offense and shall also be subject to the civil penalties, including injunctive relief, contained in the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 849, §1; Acts 1987, No. 274, §1; Acts 1987, No. 700, §1; Acts 1987, No. 784, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1053, §1; Acts 1997, No. 228, §1; Acts 1997, No. 943, §§1, 2.

1 R.S. 51:1401 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:287 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 287
Use of name or mark; business of laundered items
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the business of supplying clean laundered garments, towels, table linens or other articles which are the property of the supplier, in a regular service, periodically exchanging clean articles for soiled for a fixed compensation, may adopt and use a name or other mark or device woven, impressed or produced thereon as an indication of ownership, and may register the name, mark or device by filing and publishing it as provided in this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 354, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.22
Installation standards for manufactured and modular homes
Status: in_force

All manufactured and modular homes shall be installed to meet the following standards, unless otherwise specified in this Part:

(1) Installation standards for the setup of new manufactured homes shall be in compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Installation for the setup of new or used modular homes shall be in compliance with the International Residential Code enforced by the local authority having jurisdiction.

(2) Installation standards for the setup of used manufactured homes shall be in compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, if available. In the absence of the manufacturer's installation instructions, used manufactured homes shall comply with the provisions of this Part.

(3) All anchors, piers, and tie-down components used in the installation of manufactured homes shall be tested and meet the minimum industry standards. Installation of such anchors and components shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

(4) As to site preparation, the under-home grade, or ground, shall be cleaned of all vegetation and organic material, such as stumps, roots, etc., except grass not exceeding three inches in height. The area beneath and around the home shall be crowned, sloped or properly drained so that water will not flow or accumulate under the home. All grass and organic material shall be removed and the pier foundation placed on stable soil or compacted fill. When the soil compaction or soil-bearing capacity is not known, the local building authority in the locale may be consulted or a reading by the use of a pocket penetrometer may be obtained. The bottom of the footer or footers shall be placed on stable soil. The pier foundation shall be a minimum of three and one-half inches by sixteen inches by sixteen inches solid concrete pad or equivalent, precast or poured in place, or approved material by the regulatory agency. The regulatory agency, or its duly authorized representatives, shall cause products to be analyzed or tested to require that the pier foundation products have a deflection of not more than three-eighths inch under design load. Such testing may be conducted by an independent third party qualified and approved by the agency. Previous testing data submitted in other jurisdictions may be considered by the agency. Where the manufacturer's specifications have additional requirements other than the above, the more stringent shall apply. The landowner shall be responsible for proper site preparation in accordance with this Paragraph.

(5) All manufactured homes shall be anchored with an approved anchor system. All auger systems shall be installed to a minimum depth of thirty inches, or two and one-half feet, in undisturbed or compacted soil. Piers are to be installed off center of the anchors so as not to interfere with the proper alignment of the strapping. Anchors may be installed in predrilled holes, provided the anchor penetrates a minimum of two feet into undisturbed soil beyond the predrilled hole. When the anchor manufacturer's installation instructions permit, the hole is then backfilled with soil compacted in layers not exceeding six inches. For manufactured homes produced after July 13, 1994, the installer shall refer to the manufacturer's setup manual for the ultimate load requirements for anchors at the different tie points on the manufactured home. For used manufactured homes when the manufacturer's setup manual is not available, all anchor points at side walls, shear walls, end walls, centerline, and other points as identified by the manufacturer, shall be certified for an ultimate load of four thousand seven hundred twenty-five pounds. Anchors are required one at each end of shear walls; one on each end of each I-beam; one frame tie at each vertical tie point; one in each end of each marriage wall, centerline; and on each ridge beam support post.

(6) Frame tie ground anchors shall have approved stabilizing devices installed on the inside, in the direction of pull, with the top of the stabilizing plate driven flush with the soil unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer's guidelines.

(7) Piers or load-bearing supports or devices shall be installed and constructed to evenly distribute the loads. Steel piers with mechanical adjustments shall be securely attached to the frame of all manufactured homes. Manufactured load-bearing supports or devices shall be listed and approved for the use intended, or piers shall be constructed as outlined in this Part. Concrete products shall comply with the minimum dimensional and structural requirements for load-bearing. Solid and cell concrete blocks shall be to the standard specification for load-bearing concrete masonry units, ASTM C-90, 1993 Edition. Poured concrete shall be a minimum of FCL = 2500 PSI. All plastic products shall be conditioned at ASTM D 618-61, reapproved 1990, standard practice for conditioning plastics and electrical insulating materials for testing. Plastics shall be tested to the ASTM D 790-92 standard test methods for flexural properties or unreinforced and reinforced plastics and electrical insulating materials, ASTM D 732-85 standard test method for shear strength or plastics by punch tool, and ASTM G 53-88 standard practice for operating light and water exposure apparatus for exposure of nonmetallic materials.

(8)(a) In flood-prone areas, the foundation shall comply with the requirements set forth in the manual, Manufactured Home Installation In Flood Hazard Areas, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prohibit state or local jurisdictions from adopting more stringent elevation or freeboard requirements than those contained in the FEMA manual, consistent with Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph.

(b) For all manufactured and modular home installations in this state, the state and political subdivisions may adopt laws, rules, ordinances, building codes, or other measures to regulate installations that include additional freeboard requirements beyond the minimum standards adopted by the National Flood Insurance Program, 42 U.S.C. 4011 et seq. in order to incentivize going above the minimum floodplain management standards. Freeboard requirements shall be uniformly applied based on the Base Flood Elevation established in the currently adopted Flood Insurance Rate Map for the jurisdiction and shall not vary based on alternative or superseded mapping sources.

(c) All applications submitted to and permits issued by a jurisdiction's permit office shall include the Base Flood Elevation at the permitted site and the required finished floor elevation, including any applicable freeboard.

(9) The marriage line on all multisectional homes shall be sealed with industry-approved materials at the ceiling line, the floor line, and the end walls to restrict any air infiltration into the home.

Acts 1997, No. 970, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1; Acts 2001, No. 500, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2004, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 217, §1; Acts 2010, No. 1018, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1; Acts 2025, No. 265, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 421
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart:

A. "Retailer" means any person engaged in the business of making sales at retail within this state, or if any person is engaged in the business of making sales both at retail and at wholesale, "retailer" shall apply only to the retail portion of the business.

B. "Wholesaler" means any person engaged in the business of making sales at wholesale within this state, or if any person is engaged in the business of making sales both at wholesale and at retail, "wholesaler" shall apply only to the wholesale portion of the business.

C. "Replacement cost" means the cost per unit at which the merchandise sold or offered for sale could have been bought by the seller at any time within thirty days prior to the date of sale or the date upon which it is offered for sale by the seller if bought in the same quantity as the seller's last purchase of the merchandise.

D. "Sell at retail," "sales at retail," and "retail sale" mean any transfer for a valuable consideration, made in the ordinary course of trade or in the usual prosecution of the seller's business, of title to tangible movable property to the purchaser for consumption or use other than resale, further processing or manufacturing.

E. "Sell at wholesale," "sales at wholesale," and "wholesale sales" mean any transfer for a valuable consideration, made in the ordinary course of trade or the usual conduct of the seller's business, of title to tangible movable property to the purchaser for purposes of resale, further processing or manufacturing.

F. "Cost to the retailer" means the invoice cost, or the replacement cost, of the merchandise to the retailer, whichever is lower;

(1) Less all trade discounts except customary discounts for cash;

(2) Plus; in the following order:

(a) Freight charges not otherwise included in the invoice cost or the replacement cost of the merchandise;

(b) Cartage to the retail outlet if done or paid by the retailer, which cartage cost, in the absence of proof of a lesser cost, shall be three-fourths of one per cent of the cost to the retailer after adding freight charges but before adding cartage and markup; and,

(c) A markup to cover a proportionate part of the cost of doing business, which markup, in the absence of proof of a lesser cost, shall be six per cent of the cost to the retailer after adding freight charges and cartage.

G. "Cost to the wholesaler" means the invoice cost, or the replacement cost, of the merchandise to the wholesaler, whichever is lower;

(1) Less all trade discounts except customary discounts for cash and discounts from the state or any governmental agency allowed for the payment of collection of any taxes;

(2) Plus; in the following order:

(a) Freight charges, not otherwise included in the invoice cost or the replacement cost of the merchandise;

(b) Cartage cost which shall be three-fourths of one per cent of the cost to the wholesaler after adding freight charges but before adding cartage, any existing tobacco stamp excise tax and markup, and any motor fuels excise tax;

(c) Any existing tobacco stamp excise tax; and,

(d) A markup to cover a proportionate part of the cost of doing business which markup, in the absence of proof of a lesser cost, shall be two percent of the cost to the wholesaler after adding freight charges, cartage, any existing tobacco stamp excise tax, and any motor fuels excise tax; and,

(e) Any motor fuels excise tax.

H. In determining "cost to the retailer" in those cases where the retailer buys at wholesale and receives the wholesalers' profits and discounts on merchandise to be sold at retail, both the wholesale markup of two per cent and the retail markup of six percent, in the absence of proof of a lesser cost, shall be added to cover a proportionate part of the cost of doing business.

I. When one or more items are advertised, offered for sale, or sold with one or more other items at a combined price, or are advertised, offered as a gift, or given with the sale of one or more items, each and all of the items shall for the purposes of this Subpart be considered, advertised, offered for sale, or sold, and the price of each item shall be governed by the provisions of Subsections F, G, and H of this Section.

J. "Cost to the retailer" and "cost to the wholesaler" as defined by Subsections F, G, and H of this Section means bona fide costs. Purchases made by retailers and wholesalers at prices which cannot be justified by prevailing market conditions within this state shall not be used in determining "cost to the retailer" and "cost to the wholesaler."

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 121, §1; Acts 1999, No. 430, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3263 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3263
Data; limitation; security
Status: in_force

A. Any data that is collected to comply with any requirement of this Chapter may not be used for any other purpose except as required by law.

B. An online marketplace shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, appropriate to the nature of the data and the purposes for which the data will be used, to protect the data collected to comply with the requirements of this Chapter from unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modification.

Acts 2022, No. 316, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:660 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 660
Local governing authorities; regulation or prohibition of sale, use, and possession of pyrotechnics or fireworks
Status: in_force

The governing authority of a parish or municipality is hereby authorized to regulate or prohibit the sale, use, and possession of pyrotechnics commonly known as fireworks in conformity with the provisions of this Part.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 98, §3, eff. July 1, 1981. Acts 1984, No. 918, §1, eff. July 20, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1955 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1955
No duty to monitor; liability
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall not create a duty for an employer or educational institution to search or monitor the activity of an individual's personal online account.

B. An employer or educational institution shall not be liable under this Chapter for failure to request or require an employee, a student, an applicant for employment, or a prospective student to disclose information that allows access to the employee's, student's, applicant's, or prospective student's personal online account.

Acts 2014, No. 165, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2325 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2325
Qualifications for applicants
Status: in_force

Each applicant for funding shall, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements established by rule, provide the corporation with documentation of each of the following:

(1) Its ability to secure title to a facility or lease a facility with the intent to secure title and to transform the facility into a small business incubator at a specified cost.

(2) Its ability to provide access to business development services for tenants of the small business incubator, including but not limited to financial assistance, management and marketing services, and physical services.

(3) Its ability to manage and operate the small business incubator and to accept and terminate tenants in accordance with the guidelines established by the corporation.

(4) Its ability to project sustained use for the small business incubator.

Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1925 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1925
Certification of a capital company
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall provide by rule or regulation in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act for the procedures for making an application for certification of a capital company.

B. The commissioner shall review the articles of incorporation or the articles of partnership or articles of organization of each applicant for certification and the business history of the applicant, determine that the capitalization is at least two hundred thousand dollars, and determine that the officers, board of directors, partners, managers, or members are thoroughly acquainted with the requirements of the capital company's tax credit program and the certification and decertification procedures.

C. Within sixty days of application, the commissioner shall issue the certification and notify the Department of Revenue and the commissioner of insurance of said certification or shall refuse the certification and communicate in detail to the applicant the grounds for the refusal, including suggestions for the removal of those grounds.

D. The commissioner shall furnish a list of persons or businesses who may claim the tax credit to the Department of Revenue and the commissioner of insurance on a calendar year quarterly basis following receipt of such quarterly information as provided for under R.S. 51:1926(F).

Acts 1983, No. 642, §1; Acts 1987, No. 703, §1; Acts 1989, No. 496, §1; Acts 1993, No. 279, §2, eff. June 2, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 1122, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2611
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. An aggrieved person claiming to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice, or who believes that he will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur, may file a complaint with the attorney general. The civil rights section may also file a complaint on behalf of any person. On receipt of the complaint, the attorney general shall:

(1) Give the aggrieved person notice that the complaint has been filed and advise the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of forums under this Chapter.

(2) Not later than ten days after the filing of the complaint, serve the respondent a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising the respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of a respondent under this Chapter, together with a copy of the original complaint.

B. A complaint pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be filed not later than one year after the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurs. A complaint shall be in writing and shall state the facts on which the allegations of a discriminatory housing practice are based. The complaint shall contain any other information and be in the form that the attorney general requires. The complaint may be reasonably and fairly amended at any time. A respondent may file an answer to the complaint against him not later than the tenth day after receipt of the notice and copy pursuant to Paragraph A(2) and, with the consent of the attorney general, which shall be granted if it would be reasonable and fair to do so, may amend his answer at any time. The attorney general may require both complaints and answers to be verified.

C.(1) Within ten days after the receipt of the respondent's answer or, if no answer is filed within the time prescribed in Subsection B, within five days after the expiration of such time, the attorney general, or a certified agency, if the complaint has been referred pursuant to this Subsection, must refer the complaint to a mediation panel under this Subsection. If the parties agree to a settlement through mediation, and the mediated settlement is in writing and signed by both parties, the attorney general shall dismiss the complaint, if the attorney general approves the agreement and finds it to be in the public interest.

(2) If the complaint has not been resolved through mediation within thirty days after referral to the mediation panel, it must be returned to the attorney general or certified agency for investigation, which shall commence immediately. If the complaint is returned to the attorney general, he shall investigate the complaint and may proceed to try to eliminate or correct the alleged discriminatory housing practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and mediation. If the attorney general determines after investigation that there is not reasonable cause to believe that the complaint is true, he shall enter an order dismissing the complaint and shall notify the complainant and the respondent of his action. If the attorney general determines after investigation that there is reasonable cause to believe that the complaint is true, he shall enter an order containing his findings of fact and shall endeavor to eliminate the alleged unlawful housing practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion.

(3) Nothing said or done in the course of these informal endeavors may be made public, provided that if a civil action resulting from a complaint is commenced in any federal or state court, evidence collected by or submitted to the attorney general during investigation of the complaint and the source of the evidence are discoverable by the parties to the civil action in accordance with applicable rules of evidence, procedure, and discovery.

D.(1) If a complaint alleges a discriminatory housing practice within the jurisdiction of a local public agency which has been certified by the attorney general under this Subsection, and the local public agency has entered into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to R.S. 51:2610(D)(4), the attorney general may refer the complaint to that certified agency before taking any action with respect to the complaint. The attorney general shall take no further action with respect to the complaint unless the certified agency has not acted in a timely fashion after the date the complaint was received or unless the attorney general determines that the certified agency no longer qualifies for certification under this Subsection under the circumstance of a particular case, or the rights of the parties or interest of justice requires this action.

(2) In order to determine that the substantive rights protected by the agency, the procedures followed by the agency, the remedies available to the agency, and the availability of judicial review of the agency's action are substantially equivalent to those established by this Chapter and qualify the agency for this certification, the attorney general shall take into account the current practices and past performance, if any, of the agency.

E. All conciliation agreements shall provide that the complainant waives, releases, and covenants not to sue the respondent or claim against the respondent in any forum with respect to the matters which were alleged as complaints filed with the attorney general, subject to performance by the respondent of the promises and representations contained in the conciliation agreement. All conciliation agreements shall be in writing and agreed to by the complainant, the respondent, and the attorney general or his designee.

F. The attorney general shall complete the investigation of an alleged discriminatory housing practice within one hundred days after the filing of the complaint or, when the attorney general takes further action pursuant to Subsection D, within one hundred days after the commencement of such further action, unless it is impracticable to do so.

G. If the attorney general is unable to complete the investigation within the time period set forth in Subsection F, the attorney general shall notify the parties in writing of the reasons for not doing so.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 569, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1256
Creation of the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission; domicile; composition; membership; confirmation; terms; vacancy
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Tourism Development Commission is hereby created, as an agency of the state in the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. The commission shall be a body politic and corporate entity. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.

B. The commission shall be composed of twenty members.

(1) Ex officio members shall be as follows:

(a) The lieutenant governor or his designee.

(b) The secretary of state or his designee.

(2) The following organizations shall each submit a list of four names to the lieutenant governor, from which the lieutenant governor shall appoint one individual from each organization for membership on the commission:

(a) The Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals.

(b) The Louisiana Campground Owners Association.

(c) The Louisiana Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus.

(d) The Louisiana Preservation Alliance, Inc.

(e) The Louisiana Association of Museums.

(f) The Louisiana Bed and Breakfast Association.

(g) The Louisiana Travel Association.

(h) The Louisiana Attractions Association.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 86, §3.

(3) The following organizations shall each submit a list of eight names to the lieutenant governor, from which the lieutenant governor shall appoint two individuals from each organization for membership on the commission:

(a) Louisiana Restaurant Association.

(b) Louisiana Hotel and Lodging Association.

(4) Six at-large members shall be appointed directly by the lieutenant governor.

C. All appointed members shall be knowledgeable, interested, and active in tourism promotional activities, in enhancing the state's image, and in diversifying the state's economy by encouraging and assisting employment opportunities in the travel and hospitality industries.

D. Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 751, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.

E. The lieutenant governor shall appoint at least one member from each of the state's congressional districts from among those nominated by the nominator groups. The lieutenant governor shall appoint the members no later than sixty days from the date he takes office.

F. Each appointment by the lieutenant governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

G. Each appointed member shall serve at the pleasure of the lieutenant governor and shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed.

H. An ex officio member may be represented by his first assistant as his designee at any meeting. A designee shall have full voting privileges. In the event that an ex officio member is unable to attend a meeting, he shall notify the commission in writing at least three calendar days prior to the meeting of his intent to send his designee.

I. The ex officio members shall have the right to participate in and vote on all matters of the commission.

J. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services as members of the commission, but shall be entitled to their actual expenses for necessary travel and for other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission payable out of the funds of the commission.

K. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment within sixty days, except that the nominating group shall submit a list of three names for the person to be selected if the vacancy occurs from among the membership named by a group. The qualifications of each member of the commission shall continue to apply throughout his tenure on the commission, and, in the event a member after appointment should fail to meet the qualifications or classification that he possessed at the time of his appointment, the member shall resign or be removed and shall be replaced with a member possessing the proper qualifications and classification.

Acts 1983, No. 688, §4; Acts 1984, No. 751, §2, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1990, No. 396, §1, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 188, §1, eff. Jan. 13, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 367, §§1 and 2; Acts 1997, No. 762, §1; Acts 2008, No. 804, §2; Acts 2020, No. 86, §§2, 3.

NOTE: This Section is updated through the 2020 First Extraordinary Session, but is subject to final technical revisions by the Louisiana State Law Institute.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:441 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 441
Definitions
Status: in_force

(1) "Commission" means compensation paid a sales representative by a principal in an amount based on a percentage of the dollar amount of certain orders for or sales of the principal's product.

(2) "Principal" means a person who:

(a) Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 487, §2.

(b) Manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a product for sale to customers who purchase the product for resale;

(c) Uses a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and

(d) Compensates the sales representative in whole or in part by commission.

(3) "Sales representative" means a person who solicits, on behalf of a principal, orders for the purchase at wholesale of the principal's product.

(4) "Termination" means the end of services performed by a sales representative for a principal whether by discharge, resignation, or expiration of a contract.

Acts 1988, No. 774, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 487, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1374 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1374
Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

A. The office shall require auction winners, incumbents, and entities using the 4.9 GHz band for public safety to submit reports to the office on or before January 1, 2023. The report shall include the following:

(1) The amount of the 4.9 GHz band being used by the reporting person.

(2) The specific bands of the 4.9 GHz band that are being used by the reporting person.

(3) The purpose for which the reporting person is using the 4.9 GHz band.

(4) Any other information the office requires.

B. The office shall submit a report regarding the status of the 4.9 GHz band to the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs prior to March 1, 2023. The report shall include the following:

(1) All users of the 4.9 GHz band including auction winners, incumbents, and entities using the band for public safety.

(2) The funds raised due to the auction of the 4.9 GHz band.

(3) Approximately how many people have been connected through use of the 4.9 GHz band.

Acts 2021, No. 237, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:392 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 392
Warranty solicitations
Status: in_force

A. No individual or other entity shall offer, or attempt to offer, any solicitation to a resident of this state for the purchase of a warranty, by use of the United States Postal Service, an expedited shipping service, or any electronic means using terms or phrases, such as: "final notice", "immediate response requested", or "official notification", unless the individual or entity has an existing business relationship with the resident.

B. Any violation of this Section shall constitute an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice as provided for in R.S. 51:1405 and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law of Chapter 13 of this Title, R.S. 51:1401 et seq.

Acts 2021, No. 269, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1734
Violations
Status: in_force

A. Any sponsor that violates any provision of this Chapter shall be assessed a civil penalty of five thousand dollars for the first violation and ten thousand dollars for a second or subsequent violation.

B. Any violation of this Chapter by a sponsor shall constitute an unfair practice under R.S. 51:1405(A).

Acts 1991, No. 808, §1; Acts 1992, No. 176, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2610 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2610
Administration
Status: in_force

A. The authority and responsibility for administering this Chapter are with the Louisiana Department of Justice, office of the attorney general.

B.(1) The attorney general may delegate to the employees of his office, or, with the approval of the governor, to employees of the office of the governor or to boards or agencies under the authority of the governor, the functions, duties, and powers with respect to mediating, investigating, conciliating, hearing, determining, ordering, certifying, reporting, or otherwise acting as to any work, business, or matter under this Chapter. In developing mediation procedures to resolve complaints filed pursuant to this Chapter, the attorney general may request the assistance of members of the real estate and housing industry and other interested persons.

(2) For purposes of mediation, under this Chapter, the attorney general shall appoint a panel, consisting of three members who are government employees, who shall serve at his pleasure. The members of the panel shall be employees of the attorney general's office.

C. All state, parish, and local departments and agencies shall administer their programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner to further the purposes of this Chapter and shall cooperate with the attorney general to further these purposes.

D. The attorney general may:

(1) Make studies with respect to the nature and extent of discriminatory housing practices in representative communities, urban, suburban, and rural, throughout the state.

(2) Publish and disseminate reports, recommendations, and information derived from such studies.

(3) Cooperate with and render technical assistance to federal, state, local, and other public or private agencies, organizations, and institutions which are formulating or carrying on programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.

(4) Cooperate with and enter into agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and other United States agencies and enter into intergovernmental agreements with state and local agencies interested in practices governed by this Chapter, accept monies from these agencies and carry out and perform the covenants and conditions of any written agreement with such agencies not inconsistent with or beyond the provisions of this Chapter.

(5) Administer the programs and activities relating to housing in a manner affirmatively to further the policies of this Chapter.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 569, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3043
Consumer access; prohibitions
Status: in_force

A. No local governing authority shall adopt an ordinance, rule, or law that limits consumer access to an energy type or that results in the prohibition of a wholesaler, retailer, energy producer, or the related infrastructure necessary to provide consumer access to a specific energy type within the jurisdiction of the local governing authority.

B. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to restrict, impair, or diminish the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, a municipally owned electric system, the Louisiana Public Service Commission in accordance with Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, or any governing authority of a political subdivision that regulates a public utility in accordance with Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2022, No. 546, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1261
Events Incentive Fund
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Events Incentive Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

(2) The source of monies deposited into the fund shall be any monies appropriated by the legislature, including federal funds, any public or private donations, gifts, or grants from individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, or other business entities which may be made to the fund, and any other monies which may be provided by law.

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

(4) Monies in the fund shall be used solely for attracting, planning, marketing, and conducting events pursuant to the Events Incentive Program as provided in this Section.

B. There is hereby created the Events Incentive Program, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "program", to be administered by Louisiana Economic Development in accordance with rules and regulations. The program shall provide grant funding to municipalities, parishes, official tourism commissions, convention and visitors bureaus, official destination marketing organizations, and nonprofit corporations hosting an event for costs associated with planning, marketing, and conducting events held in Louisiana.

C. An entity shall be eligible to receive funding through the program only if all of the following apply:

(1) The event is not a "qualified major event" as defined in R.S. 51:1260.

(2) The event is not held more than one time per year in Louisiana or any other state. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to events occurring twice in one year due to a natural disaster, an act of God, force majeure, a catastrophe, pandemic, or such other occurrence which causes the event to move or be rescheduled.

(3) The applicant submits the application and required documentation no later than one hundred eighty days prior to the event. The documentation shall include:

(a) The total anticipated cost of the event.

(b) The amount and anticipated sources of funding for the event.

(c) An economic impact analysis conducted by an economist selected by Louisiana Economic Development indicating the event has an anticipated impact of three hundred fifty thousand dollars or greater to the state.

(d) A proposal for the utilization of the grant funding.

D. A municipality, parish, or nonprofit corporation hosting the event shall be eligible to receive up to twenty-five percent of the total anticipated cost incurred by the entity for the event, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per grant.

E. Any grants received pursuant to this Section shall be used for either of the following:

(1) To pay or reimburse the costs of applying or bidding for selection as the site of the event.

(2) To pay or reimburse the costs of planning, marketing, or conducting the event.

F. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall select grant recipients and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with an event producer or host, a local organizing committee, endorsing parish, endorsing municipality, official tourism commission, convention and visitors bureau, or official destination marketing organization to provide grant funding in accordance with the provisions of Subsection E of this Section.

G. No later than September first of each year, the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall submit an annual report on the program to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The report shall include the entities that received grant funding for events in the previous fiscal year pursuant to this Section and the economic impact of the events to the state, to the extent possible.

H. Louisiana Economic Development shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2025, No. 446, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:47 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 47
Application for going-out-of-business sale license; deposit; fee
Status: in_force

A. Each person desiring to conduct a going-out-of-business sale shall make application to the consumer protection section at least five days prior to the opening date of such sale. Application for such licensure shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the consumer protection section, and shall contain all information pertaining to the reasons and character of the sale, including the following:

(1) The opening and termination dates of the sale.

(2) A complete inventory of the goods actually on hand in the place where such sale is to be conducted, including all details necessary to locate exactly and identify fully the goods to be sold.

(3) The names and residences of owners or partners in whose interest the sale is to be conducted.

B. Any applicant who uses the services of a promoter for a going-out-of-business sale shall include a signed and dated copy of his agreement with the promoter as part of his application.

C. The consumer protection section may request that an applicant submit such other information as deemed necessary by that section.

D. Each application shall be accompanied by a deposit of either five hundred dollars or a dollar amount equal to one percent of the wholesale cost of the inventory specified in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this Section, whichever amount is greater. However, no such deposit shall exceed five thousand dollars.

E. Each application shall be accompanied by a license fee of one hundred dollars.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2609 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2609
Interference, coercion, or intimidation
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this Chapter.

Acts 1991, No. 527, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1727 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1727
Electronic display of sweepstakes winners
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a computer or computer system that is used as part of a sweepstakes promotion shall be used only to allow a person to enter their name and contact information for the purpose of entering into the sweepstakes promotion and to display the following information:

(1) Rules that govern the sweepstakes promotion.

(2) Identity and contact information of the persons providing, conducting, and offering the sweepstakes promotion.

(3) Any prize that may be won during the sweepstakes promotion and the monetary value of such prize.

(4) Odds of winning a prize in the sweepstakes promotion.

(5) Laws that govern the operation of sweepstakes promotions.

(6) Any jurisdiction that does not allow the sweepstakes promotion.

(7) The name or names of the sweepstakes promotion winner, after such winner has been revealed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 51:1726.

(8) The prize that was won by the winner and the monetary value of such prize.

B. At no time shall a person be required to or offered an opportunity to enter into any monetary transaction through a computer, computer system, or any other electronic system, for the purposes of entering into or winning a sweepstakes promotion.

C. At no time shall the revealing of a sweepstakes promotion winner, the revealing of a sweepstakes prize, or the revealing of a sweepstakes prize value be linked to or associated with the play or simulation of play of an electronic game or similar contest on a computer, computer system, or any other electronic system.

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

(1) "Computer" means any electronic, magnetic, optical, or other high-speed data processing device or system performing logical, arithmetic, and storage functions, and includes any property, data storage facility, or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device or system. "Computer" shall not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a machine designed solely for word processing, portable hand-held calculator, nor any other device which may contain components similar to those in computers but in which the components have the sole function of controlling the device for the single purpose for which the device is intended.

(2) "Computer system" means any set of functionally related, connected or unconnected, computer equipment, devices, or computer software.

(3) "Electronic game" means a form of interactive multimedia used primarily for entertainment, which includes but is not limited to any interactive multimedia that consists of movable images displayed on a computer screen that may be controlled, manipulated, or set into motion by some action or activity of the person playing the game.

(4) "Monetary transaction" means a transaction where a person provides cash or credit to another person in exchange for something of value or the opportunity to receive something of value.

(5) "Multimedia" means any application or process that can combine text, graphics, video, or sound into an integrated package.

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

F. 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.

G. 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. § 51:774 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 774
Political subdivisions; prohibition
Status: in_force

No parish or political subdivision of this state shall establish or continue any prohibition on or relating to cosmetic animal testing, as defined in this Part, that is not identical to the prohibitions set forth in this Part.

Acts 2022, No. 712, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:215 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 215
Certificate of registration
Status: in_force

A.(1) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this Subpart, if the secretary of state finds that the trade name is distinguishable from or not the same as a trade name, limited liability company name, partnership name, or corporate name already in use in this state, or that the trademark or service mark is distinguishable from or not the same as a trademark or service mark already in use in this state which is registered in the same class, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant.

(2) The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the secretary of state and the seal of his office, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, of the person claiming ownership of the trade name or mark, the date claimed for the first use of the trade name or mark in this state, and, if a trade mark or service mark, the class of goods or services and a written description of the goods or services on which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the registration.

B. Any certificate of registration issued by the secretary of state under the provisions hereof or a copy thereof duly certified by the secretary of state shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such trade name or mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state.

Acts 1954, No. 235, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 475, §1; Acts 1983, No. 90, §1; Acts 1989, No. 654, §2, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 847, §4, eff. June 27, 1995; Acts 2017, No. 367, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:463 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 463
Sports trading card games
Status: in_force

A. No individual or other entity shall offer or require, or attempt to offer or require, any person to pay any consideration or venture any money, including but not limited to the payment of a handling fee or charge, or postage and handling fee or charge, in order to participate in an activity whereby such person sends, gives, or redeems a sports trading card to such individual or entity with the understanding that the person shall receive or have a chance to win a designated prize or prizes.

B.(1) "Sports trading card" means any card produced for use in commerce that contains a company name or logo, or both, and an image, representation, or facsimile of one or more players of a sport or other sport team member or members in any pose.

(2) The cost of mailing the sports trading card shall not be considered a venture of money.

C. Any violation of this Section shall constitute an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice as provided for in R.S. 51:1405 and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law of Chapter 13 of this Title, R.S. 51:1401 et seq.

Acts 1999, No. 683, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1751 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1751
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) "Account holder" means a person who has or opens an account or profile to use a social media company's platform.

(2) "Director" means the director of the division of public protection of the Department of Justice.

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

(4) "Educational entity" means a Louisiana public school, a charter school, the Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired, a private school, a community college, a state college, a state university, or a nonprofit private postsecondary educational institution.

(5) "Interactive computer service" means an information service, information system, or information access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server and provides access to the internet. An interactive computer service includes a web service, a web system, a website, a web application, or a web portal.

(6) "Louisiana account holder" means a person who is a resident of this state and an account holder, including a Louisiana minor account holder.

(7) "Louisiana minor account holder" means a Louisiana account holder who is a minor.

(8) "Louisiana resident" means an individual who currently resides in this state.

(9) "Minor" means an individual under circumstances where a social media company reasonably believes or has actual knowledge that the individual is under the age of sixteen and is not emancipated or married. A social media company shall treat an individual as a minor if the social media company verifies that the individual is under the age of sixteen, as provided in this Chapter.

(10) "Post" means content that an account holder makes available on a social media platform for other account holders or users to view.

(11) "Social media company" means a person or entity that provides a social media platform that has at least five million account holders worldwide and is an interactive computer service.

(12)(a) "Social media platform" means a public or semipublic internet-based service or application that has users in Louisiana and that meets all of the following:

(i) The service or application connects users in order to allow users to interact socially with each other within the service or application. A service or application that provides email or direct messaging services, enterprise cloud storage services, enterprise cybersecurity services, educational devices, or enterprise collaboration tools for K-12 schools shall not be considered to meet this criterion on the basis of that function alone.

(ii) The service or application allows users to do all of the following:

(aa) Construct a public or semipublic profile for purposes of signing into and using the service or application.

(bb) Populate a list of other users with whom an individual shares a social or virtual connection within the system, including subscribing to content related to another user.

(cc) Create or post content viewable by other users, including but not limited to on message boards, in chat rooms, on video channels, or through a landing page or main feed that presents the user with content generated by other users.

(b) "Social media platform" shall not include an online service, website, or application where the predominant or exclusive function is any of the following:

(i) Electronic mail.

(ii) A service that, pursuant to its terms of use, does not permit minors to use the platform and utilizes commercially reasonable age assurance mechanisms to attempt to prohibit minors from becoming an account holder or user.

(iii) A streaming service that provides only licensed media in a continuous flow from the service, website, or application to the end user and does not obtain a license to the media from a user or account holder by agreement to its terms of service.

(iv) News, sports, entertainment, or other content that is preselected by the provider and not user generated, and any chat, comment, or interactive functionality that is provided incidental to, directly related to, or dependent upon provisions of the content.

(v) Online shopping or electronic commerce, if the interaction with other users or account holders is generally limited to the ability to upload a post and comment on reviews, the ability to display lists or collections of goods for sale or wish lists, and any other function that is focused on online shopping or electronic commerce rather than interaction between users or account holders.

(vi) Interactive gaming, virtual gaming, or an online service that allows the creation and uploading of content and the communication related to that content for the purpose of interactive gaming, educational entertainment, or associated entertainment.

(vii) Photograph editing that has an associated photograph hosting service if the interaction with other users or account holders is generally limited to liking or commenting.

(viii) Single purpose community groups for public safety if the interaction with other users or account holders is limited to that single purpose and the community group has guidelines or policies against illegal content.

(ix) Career development opportunities, including professional networking, job skills, learning certifications, and job posting and application services.

(x) Business-to-business software.

(xi) A teleconferencing or videoconferencing service that allows reception and transmission of audio and video signals for real-time communication.

(xii) Cloud storage.

(xiii) Shared document collaboration.

(xiv) Cloud computing services, which may include cloud storage and shared document collaboration.

(xv) Providing access to or interacting with data visualization platforms, libraries, or hubs.

(xvi) Permitting comments on a digital news website if the news content is posted by only the provider of the digital news website.

(xvii) Providing or obtaining technical support for a platform, product, or service.

(xviii) Academic, scholarly, or genealogical research.

(xix) Internet access and broadband service.

(xx) A classified advertising service in which the provider of the online service, website, or application is limited to all of the following:

(aa) Permitting only the sale of goods.

(bb) Prohibiting the solicitation of personal service.

(cc) Posting or creating a substantial amount of the content.

(dd) Providing the ability to chat, comment, or interact with other users only if it is directly related to the provider's content.

(xxi) An online service, website, or application that is used by or under the direction of an educational entity, including a learning management system, a student engagement program, or a subject or skill-specific program, where the majority of the content is created or posted by the provider of the online service, website, or application and the ability to chat, comment, or interact with other users is directly related to the provider's content.

(13) "User" means a person who has access to view all or some of the posts on a social media platform but is not an account holder.

Acts 2023, No. 456, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 656, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.

NOTE: Acts 2023, No. 456 became effective July 1, 2024. Acts 2024, No. 656 changes the effective date of Acts 2023, No. 456 to July 1, 2025. However, Acts 2024, No. 656 is not effective until July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1758 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1758
Waiver prohibited
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any contract or choice of law provision in a contract, a waiver or limitation, or purported waiver or limitation, of any of the following shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy, and a court or arbitrator shall not enforce or give effect to the waiver:

(1) A protection or requirement pursuant to this Chapter.

(2) The right to cooperate with the division or to file a complaint with the division.

Acts 2023, No. 456, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 656, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.

NOTE: Acts 2023, No. 456 became effective July 1, 2024. Acts 2024, No. 656 changes the effective date of Acts 2023, No. 456 to July 1, 2025. However, Acts 2024, No. 656 is not effective until July 1, 2025.