La. Rev. Stat. § 29:223a — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 223a
Article 123a. Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to this Code who, for the procurement of any article or thing of value, with the intent to defraud, or for the payment of any past due obligation, or for any other purpose, with the intent to deceive, makes, draws, utters, or delivers any check, draft, or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, knowing at the time that the maker or drawer has not or will not have sufficient funds in, or credit with, the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order in full upon its presentment, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. The making, drawing, uttering, or delivering by a maker or drawer of a check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of insufficient funds of the maker or drawer in the drawee's possession or control, is prima facie evidence of his intent to defraud or deceive and of his knowledge of insufficient funds in, or credit with, that bank or other depository, unless the maker or drawer pays the holder the amount due within five days after receiving notice, orally or in writing, that the check, draft, or order was not paid on presentment. In this Article, the word "credit" means an arrangement or understanding, express or implied, with the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:371 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 371
Intent of Part
Status: in_force

This Part shall be liberally construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes thereof and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the veterans administration.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 61
Name; creation
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Military Advisory Council is hereby established within Louisiana Economic Development.

Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 734
Violations; judicial relief; prima facie proof
Status: in_force

A. Upon a violation of R.S. 29:732, the attorney general, district attorney, or parish attorney may bring the appropriate judicial action for an order enjoining or restraining commission or continuance of the alleged unlawful acts. In the event, the district court of proper venue is not operational due to the declared state of emergency, the action shall be brought in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in the parish of East Baton Rouge or the operating judicial district court located closest in geographic distance thereto. In any such proceeding, the court may impose a civil penalty and, where appropriate, order restitution to aggrieved consumers.

B. In any proceeding instituted pursuant to this Section, the following shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation:

(1) Evidence that the amount charged represents a gross disparity between the price of the goods or services which were the subject of the transaction and their value, measured by the price at which such goods or services were sold or offered for sale by the merchant in the usual course of business immediately prior to the onset of the abnormal disruption of the market, and the amount charged by the merchant was not attributable to additional costs imposed by its suppliers.

(2) Evidence that the amount charged grossly exceeded the price at which the same or similar goods or services were readily obtainable by other consumers in the trade area and the amount charged by the merchant was not attributable to additional costs imposed by its suppliers.

C. In addition to the civil penalties provided herein, any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 29:732, which violation is deemed a violation also of R.S. 14:329.6, shall be subject to criminal penalties as provided in R.S. 14:329.7.

Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2006, No. 610, §1, eff. June 23, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:370 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 370
Inventory
Status: in_force

The court may, at its discretion, require the person seeking appointment to make a true and correct inventory and appraisement of the claim to be made. The fee of the notary taking the inventory is fixed at a sum not to exceed five dollars and the fee of the appraisers at a sum not to exceed four dollars for the two appraisers.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:731.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 731.2
Disaster assistance; identification
Status: in_force

A. Any person who applies for or who is receiving disaster assistance from a state or local agency and who seeks to or is occupying space in an emergency shelter or emergency temporary residence, shall, if requested by a sheriff acting within his jurisdiction, produce credible, current, personal identification information.

B. Any person who applies for disaster assistance, by the fact of such application, shall be deemed to have consented to a request to provide personal identification information.

C.(1) Any state or local agency providing any form of disaster assistance to any person including but not limited to financial assistance, housing or shelter assistance, or emergency health care assistance in field hospitals or other structures used to provide emergency health service to evacuees, shall provide the personal identification information of such persons, if available, to the sheriff acting within his jurisdiction, upon general request by the sheriff.

(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to any department or agency which is required, pursuant to a federal mandate and as a condition of receiving federal funding, to not release the identities to local law enforcement, but only to the extent of the federal mandate.

Acts 2006, No. 714, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:315 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 315
Tenant and resident agreements
Status: in_force

A. In an action for possession of residential premises of a tenant or manufactured home park resident who is on active duty as defined by this Part or of any member of the tenant's or resident's immediate family, if the tenant or resident entered into the rental agreement on or after June 29, 2005, the court may, on its own motion, and shall, upon motion made by or on behalf of the tenant or resident, do one of the following if the tenant's or resident's ability to pay the agreed rent is materially affected by their service on active duty:

(1) Stay the proceedings for a period of ninety days, unless, in the opinion of the court, justice and equity require a longer or shorter period of time.

(2) Adjust the obligation under the rental agreement to preserve the interest of all parties to it.

B. If a stay is granted under Subsection A of this Section, the court may grant the landlord or park operator such relief as equity may require.

C. This Section does not apply to landlords or park operators operating less than four residential premises.

Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:412 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 412
Contributions; payment during military service
Status: in_force

Any employee may, at his option, pay the required employee contributions to the retirement system, pension fund, or employee benefit plan applicable to his employment during his period of service in the uniformed services, provided the payment of contributions is permitted by the Internal Revenue Code if the plan is a qualified plan. The employee shall timely furnish his employer with sums equal to those that would have been deducted from his compensation for retirement system coverage, as required under the public retirement system or employee benefit plan. Upon such receipt, the employer shall remit the employee contributions to the applicable system or plan, including the employer contributions that would have been contributed on behalf of the employee. The employee shall notify his employer of his election to pay the required employee contributions to the applicable system or plan at the time he enters service in the uniformed services.

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2018, No. 225, §2, eff. May 15, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:292 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 292
Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services
Status: in_force

A. The Reserve Officers Training Corps units at Louisiana State University, including branches at Chambers and New Orleans, and of colleges under the control of the state board of education are authorized and directed to provide an honor guard for military funerals. The designated unit shall consist of a bugler and not less than seven nor more than ten men who are trained in the procedure of conducting military burial services. The honor guard shall be under the direction of the commander of the Reserve Officers Training Corps or a person or persons appointed by him to command such unit. The unit shall serve a radius of seventy-five miles of the institution where the unit is located during the academic year and the students shall receive drill credit for the military funerals they attend.

B. The following congressionally approved organizations are authorized to request the services of this special unit through their duly elected post commander: American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Veterans of World War II, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans and the Marine Corps League.

Acts 1960, No. 118, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:786 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 786
Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states
Status: in_force

A. While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner, registered with a registration system that complies with R.S. 29:785 and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner's registration is based, may practice in this state to the extent authorized by this Chapter as if the practitioner were licensed in this state.

B. A volunteer health practitioner qualified under Subsection A of this Section is not entitled to the protections of this Chapter and shall not be authorized to practice in this state if any license of the practitioner is suspended, revoked, or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges, or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.

C. Each health practitioner who provides health services in this state pursuant to authority of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact shall register with a registration system that complies with R.S. 29:785 as a volunteer health practitioner authorized to provide health services in this state pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:790 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 790
Regulatory authority
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Department of Health, and state licensing authorities may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement this Chapter. In doing so, the Louisiana Department of Health and state licensing authorities shall also consult with and consider rules promulgated by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity of application of this Chapter and make the emergency response systems in the various states reasonably compatible.

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:158A — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 158A
Article 58a. Sentences; reduction in enlisted grade upon approval
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided in regulations to be prescribed by the governor, a court-martial sentence of an enlisted member in a pay grade above E-1, as approved by the convening authority, that includes a dishonorable discharge or bad conduct discharge reduces that member to pay grade E-1, effective on the date of that approval.

B. If the sentence of a member who is reduced in pay grade under Subsection A of this Section is set aside or disapproved, or, as finally approved, does not include any punishment named in Subsection A of this Section, the rights and privileges of which he was deprived because of that reduction shall be restored to him and he shall be entitled to the pay and allowances to which he would have been entitled, for the period the reduction was in effect, had he not been so reduced.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Acts 1984, No. 502, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 34
Expropriation of property for military purposes
Status: in_force

The governor may institute expropriation proceedings in the name of the state for lands or other property which, in the opinion of the governor and the adjutant general, are necessary for military purposes. The proceedings shall be in the manner and form provided by law in ordinary cases of expropriation.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 217
Article 117. Provoking speeches or gestures
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards any other person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 153
Article 53. Findings and sentencing
Status: in_force

A. Announcement. A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined.

B. Sentencing generally.

(1) General and special court-martial

(a) Sentencing by military judge. Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, if the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial, the military judge shall sentence the accused.

(b) Sentencing by members. If the accused is convicted of an offense by general or special court-martial consisting of a military judge and members and the accused elects sentencing by members under Article 25 of this Code, the members shall sentence the accused.

(c) Sentence of the accused. The sentence determined pursuant to this Paragraph constitutes the sentence of the accused.

(2) Summary courts-martial. If the accused is convicted of an offense in a trial by summary court-martial, the court-martial shall sentence the accused.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 204
Article 104. Aiding the enemy
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or

(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:106 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 106
Article 6. Judge advocates and legal officers
Status: in_force

A. The adjutant general shall appoint an officer of the state military forces as state judge advocate. To be eligible for appointment, an officer must have been a member of the bar of the highest court of the state for at least five years.

B. The adjutant general shall appoint judge advocates and legal officers upon the recommendation of the state judge advocate. To be eligible for appointment, judge advocates and legal officers must be officers of the state military forces and members of the bar of a federal court or of the highest court of a state.

C. The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.

D. Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officers in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate.

E.(1) No person who, with respect to a case, serves in a capacity specified in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection may later serve as a judge advocate or legal officer to any reviewing or convening authority upon the same case.

(2) The capacities referred to in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection are, with respect to the case involved, any of the following:

(a) Preliminary hearing officer, court member, military judge, military magistrate, or appellate judge.

(b) Counsel who have acted in the same case or appeared in any proceeding before a military judge, military magistrate, preliminary hearing officer, or appellate court.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:312 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 312
Limits on creditor interest rates
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no creditor in connection with an obligation entered into on or after June 29, 2005, shall charge or collect from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty interest or finance charges exceeding six percent per annum during the period that the person is deployed on active duty.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, interest or finance charges in excess of six percent per annum that otherwise would be incurred but for the prohibition in Subsection A of this Section are forgiven.

C. The amount of any periodic payment due from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty under the terms of the obligation shall be reduced by the amount of the interest and finance charges forgiven under Subsection B of this Section that is allocable to the period for which the periodic payment is made.

D. In order for an obligation to be subject to the interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, the person, or spouse of the person on active duty, shall provide the creditor with written notice and a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders calling the person to active duty and of any orders further extending active duty, not later than one hundred eighty days after the date of the person's termination of or release from active duty.

E. Upon receipt of the written notice and a copy of the orders referred to in Subsection D of this Section, the creditor shall treat the obligation in accordance with Subsection A of this Section, effective as of the date on which the person is on active duty.

F. A court may grant a creditor relief from the interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, if, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the person, or spouse of the person, on active duty to pay interest or finance charges with respect to the obligation at a rate in excess of six percent per annum is not materially affected by reason of the person's service on active duty.

Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 20
Enlistment by minors
Status: in_force

A person under eighteen years of age may be enlisted only with the written consent of the applicant's parents or legal representative.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 24
Attorney general as legal advisor; defense of officers and members; costs of defense; payment of judgment
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general shall be the legal advisor of the governor, the adjutant general, and of the organized military forces of this state. All contracts and other legal documents to be prepared or executed in the course of the business of the military forces of this state may be referred to him. The attorney general, or an assistant attorney general designated by him, or the state judge advocate, or an assistant designated by him for the purpose, may issue any certificate of title required by the United States from the state of Louisiana, and the state shall hold harmless and indemnify such officers against liability as a result of issuing such certificate.

B. If the governor, adjutant general or other officer or member of the organized military forces of the state of Louisiana is prosecuted by civil or criminal action for any injury to any person or property performed or committed by him while in the active service of the state of Louisiana in the course of the business of the military forces of this state as required of him by this Part, the attorney general shall assume the responsibility for the defense of the governor, adjutant general or other officer or member of the organized military forces of this state, as the case may be, and shall conduct said defense personally or by one or more of his assistants.

C. All of the expenses of the defense of such civil or criminal actions provided for herein, including witnesses' fees for the defense, defendant's court costs and all costs for transcripts of records and abstracts thereof on appeal shall be paid by the attorney general from funds appropriated therefor.

D. Any fine paid or judgment rendered in any such civil or criminal action against the governor, adjutant general, or other officer, or any member of the organized military forces of this state shall be payable only out of funds appropriated therefor by the Legislature of Louisiana.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1986, No. 850, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:120 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 120
Article 20. Summary courts-martial
Status: in_force

A. Subject to Article 17 of this Code, summary courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Chapter, except commissioned officers, warrant officers, and cadets, for any offense made punishable by this Chapter. No person may be brought to trial before summary court-martial if he objects thereto. If objection to trial by summary court-martial is made by an accused, trial may be ordered by special or general court-martial as may be appropriate.

B. In the National Guard not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, detached squadron, detached company or other detachment, may convene a summary court-martial consisting of one commissioned officer. The proceedings shall be informal.

C. A summary court-martial may sentence to:

(1) Confinement of not more than thirty days;

(2) Reduction of enlisted personnel to the lowest grade;

(3) A fine of not more than one hundred dollars;

(4) Forfeiture of up to one month pay and allowances;

(5) A reprimand; or

(6) Any combination of these punishments.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 166, §3; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2017, No. 75, §1, eff. June 8, 2017; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:174 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 174
Article 74. Remission and suspension
Status: in_force

A. The convening authority may remit or suspend any part or amount of the unexecuted part of any sentence, including all uncollected forfeitures.

B. The convening authority may, for good cause, substitute an administrative form of discharge for a discharge or dismissal executed in accordance with the sentence of a court-martial.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:196 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 196
Article 96. Releasing prisoner without proper authority
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 105
Article 5. Territorial applicability of the code
Status: in_force

This code applies in all places.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:760 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 760
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be cited as the "Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act".

Acts 2003, No. 1206, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 726.1
Nongovernmental participation in the state recovery from public emergencies and disasters; Louisiana Family Recovery Corps
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter detail state plans and responsibilities for the protection and assistance of Louisiana citizens with regard to potential and actual public disasters and emergencies. The legislature finds that the resources of nongovernmental nonprofit organizations can contribute greatly to the state's formalized framework for implementation of the requirements of this Chapter. Inclusion of the efforts of nongovernmental nonprofit organizations in the state's emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plans to the greatest extent practicable is encouraged.

B.(1) There exists in Louisiana a nongovernmental entity known as the "Louisiana Family Recovery Corps", hereinafter referred to as the "Recovery Corps", which was established in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to provide and coordinate the services needed by Louisiana citizens displaced and affected by those disasters. In furtherance of the public purpose to provide a complete and efficient state recovery from emergencies and disasters, the state may utilize the resources of the Recovery Corps for coordination and delivery of public and nonpublic services for purposes of human recovery from disasters.

(2) The Recovery Corps may specifically assist the state effort by:

(a) Coordinating collaboration in execution of service delivery.

(b) Communicating the availability of all services related to disaster recovery.

(c) Creation of a registry of nongovernmental nonprofit providers of recovery-related services, and provision of data relating to that registry to state and local recovery agencies as deemed necessary by such agencies. Nongovernmental nonprofit providers of recovery-related services owned or operated by an elected official shall not be included in the registry.

(d) Provision of household establishment resources for displaced residents.

(e) Services relating to the emotional well-being of displaced residents.

(f) Transitioning displaced residents from temporary to more permanent living arrangements.

(g) Assisting in reestablishing social and community service infrastructures within heavily damaged areas.

(h) Assisting in repatriation of displaced residents.

(3) The legislature finds that the utilization of the resources of the Recovery Corps may be particularly beneficial with respect to the delivery of services in:

(a) Geographic areas that have suffered significant impact to the extent that pre-disaster service providers or services are no longer available, or unavailable at the necessary levels.

(b) Geographic areas that suffered a rise in service demands due to relocation of displaced residents to a new area to the extent that service capacity has or is being mitigated.

(c) Geographic areas that need specialized services for displaced residents to address specific human services service deficiencies in a localized area.

(4) Any participation by the Recovery Corps in the state's homeland security and emergency operations shall be focused on human services or post-disaster recovery.

Acts 2007, No. 313, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 192
Article 92. Failure to obey orders or regulations
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the state military forces which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or

(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 145
Article 45. Pleas of the accused
Status: in_force

A. If an accused after arraignment makes an irregular pleading, or after a plea of guilty sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that he has entered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack of understanding of its meaning and effect, or if he fails or refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be entered in the record, and the court shall proceed as though he had pleaded not guilty.

B. With respect to any charge or specification to which a plea of guilty has been made by the accused and accepted by the military judge, a finding of guilty of the charge or specification may be entered immediately without vote. This finding shall constitute the finding of the court unless the plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to the announcement of the sentence, in which event the proceedings shall continue as though the accused had pleaded not guilty.

C. A variance from the requirements of this Article is harmless error if the variance does not materially prejudice the substantial rights of the accused.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 568, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 175
Article 75. Restoration
Status: in_force

A. Under such regulations as the adjutant general may prescribe, all rights, privileges, and property affected by an executed part of a court-martial sentence which has been set aside or disapproved, except an executed dismissal or discharge, shall be restored unless a new trial or rehearing is ordered and such executed part is included in a sentence imposed upon a new trial or rehearing.

B. If a previously executed sentence of dishonorable or bad conduct discharge is not imposed on a new trial, the convening authority shall substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issuance unless the accused is to serve out the remainder of his enlistment.

C. If a previously executed sentence of dismissal is not imposed on a new trial, the convening authority shall substitute therefor a form of discharge authorized for administrative issue, and the commissioned officer dismissed by that sentence may be reappointed by the convening authority alone to such commissioned grade and with such rank as in the opinion of the convening authority that former officer would have attained had he not been dismissed. The reappointment of such a former officer may be made only if a position vacancy is available under applicable tables of organization. All time between the dismissal and reappointment shall be considered as service for all purposes.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:18 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 18
Pay and allowances of officers of militia
Status: in_force

A. Officers of the militia shall be paid by the state only when ordered to duty by lawful authority, unless otherwise provided in this Part. The necessary mileage and expenses of the officers of the militia when traveling on duty and under orders, as well as the necessary office expenses, including printing, postage, expressage, and clerical services shall be allowed.

B. Each federally recognized officer and warrant officer of the militia when not on federal duty under call or order of the president shall receive annually the sum of fifty dollars for uniforms and equipment. This shall be paid by the adjutant general from funds appropriated for this purpose.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 15
Examination of candidates for commission
Status: in_force

A. Before receiving a commission in the active national guard pursuant to an original appointment or otherwise, an officer shall pass the prescribed examinations before a board appointed by federal authority in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and orders and regulations made pursuant thereto.

B. No person shall be appointed or promoted in the Louisiana State Guard as a commissioned officer unless he passes the same examinations before a board appointed by the adjutant general.

C. This Section does not apply to second lieutenants commissioned in accordance with R.S. 29:16.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:263 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 263
Transfer of documents required by the Veterans Administration
Status: in_force

Whenever a copy of any document is required by the Veterans Administration to determine the eligibility of a person to participate in veterans' benefits administered by the Veterans Administration, the state official charged with the custody of any such document shall provide a certified copy thereof to the Department of Veterans Affairs upon its request, without any charge or cost whatsoever.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 286, §1; Acts 1987, No. 768, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 10
Adjutant general
Status: in_force

A. The adjutant general shall have a rank not lower than a brigadier general, and he shall have been a citizen of the state for at least fifteen years prior to his appointment. He shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate from active federally recognized officers of the Louisiana National Guard who have had at least seven years of federally recognized commissioned service in the Louisiana National Guard and have attained the federally recognized rank of colonel. He shall hold office for a term of four years or until the appointment and qualification of his successor; and shall not be dismissed except for just cause. In the case of a vacancy in this office, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made for the unexpired term only.

B. The state shall pay to the adjutant general, monthly upon his own warrant, the base pay and allowances, as fixed by the tables of the armed forces of the United States of America for the grade of the highest federally recognized rank held. The necessary mileage, traveling, office expenses, clerical help, printing, stationery, postage, telephone, and expressage shall also be allowed.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 165
Article 65. Disposition of records after review by the convening authority
Status: in_force

A. When the governor is the convening authority, the adjutant general shall send the entire record, including the opinion or opinions of the state judge advocate, to the governor.

B. If the sentence of a special court-martial as approved by the convening authority includes a bad conduct discharge, whether or not suspended, the record shall be sent to the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction. If the sentence as approved by the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction includes a bad conduct discharge, whether or not suspended, the record shall be sent to the governor.

C. All other special and summary court-martial records shall be reviewed by the staff judge advocate or legal officer of the appropriate component of the state military forces, and shall be transmitted and disposed of under such regulations as the governor may prescribe.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 354
Tutor or curator
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided in this Part, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept appointment as tutor or curator of any ward if such proposed tutor or curator shall at that time be acting as tutor or curator for as many as five wards. In any case, upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans administration or other interested person, under this Section, alleging that a tutor or curator is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such tutor or curator and shall discharge such tutor or curator in the said case. The limitations of this Section shall not apply where the tutor or curator is a bank or trust company acting for the wards' estates only.

An individual may be tutor or curator of more than five wards if they are all members of the same family.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 359
Tutor must be fit and proper person; filing of bond
Status: in_force

Before making an appointment under the provisions of this Part, the court shall be satisfied that the tutor or curator whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the appointment being made, the court may, at its discretion, if the tutor or curator be other than a bank or trust company, require that the tutor or curator execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the sum then due and estimated to become payable during the ensuing year. The court shall have power from time to time to require the tutor or curator to file an additional bond. No bond shall be required if the tutor or curator be a bank or trust company.

When a bond is tendered by a tutor or curator with a personal surety, such surety shall file with the court a certificate under oath which shall describe the property owned, both real and personal, and that he is worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all his debts and liabilities and exclusive of property exempt from execution.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 484, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 254
Duties of the commission
Status: in_force

In addition to its other duties, the commission shall advise the secretary in problems concerning the welfare of veterans and advise regarding the functions necessary or desirable for him to perform in carrying out the purposes of this Part.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 127, §9; Acts 2019, No. 390, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 726.6
Fund and grant program for security measures; eligible applicants
Status: in_force

A. GOHSEP is authorized and directed to establish a grant program through which eligible schools and nonprofit organizations described in Subsection B of this Section can apply for and receive grants to defray the cost of security enhancements or measures including:

(1) Safety and security planning.

(2) Safety and security equipment.

(3) Security-related technology.

(4) Safety and security training.

(5) Safety and security exercises.

(6) Threat awareness and response training.

(7) Upgrades to existing structures that enhance safety and security.

(8) Vulnerability and threat assessments.

(9) Security personnel.

B.(1) Eligible nonprofit organizations include organizations that meet all of the following requirements:

(a) The organization is described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) The organization is determined by the program administrator to be at risk of a terrorist attack. Factors the program administrator may consider in making its determination include but are not limited to the following:

(i) Prior incidents that have occurred at any facility owned or used by the organization.

(ii) Prior threats made against the organization.

(iii) Current events or incidents impacting other organizations that have a similar mission, belief, or ideology.

(iv) Feedback or information on the current local threat environment from local law enforcement agencies, parish offices of homeland security and emergency preparedness, the Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange, field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other organizations, entities, or agencies.

(2) Eligible schools include public elementary or secondary schools in a city, parish, or other local public school district or other political subdivision and nonpublic schools approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to R.S. 17:11.

C.(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Louisiana School and Nonprofit Security Grant Program Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Subsection as the "fund". Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the close of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely for the purposes of the security grant program as provided by this Section.

(2) The fund shall be comprised of all monies appropriated, donated, or otherwise made available to provide funding for the purposes of the security grant program as provided by this Section. All of such monies required to be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be deposited in the fund after first meeting the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

(3) The fund shall be administered by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

D. GOHSEP shall adopt any regulations or rules, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, necessary to implement the security grant program established by this Section and to administer the Louisiana School and Nonprofit Security Grant Program Fund.

Acts 2021, No. 263, §1; Acts 2022, No. 690, §1; Acts 2022, No. 706, §2, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 136
Article 36. Rules of procedure for courts-martial
Status: in_force

A. The procedure, in cases before military courts shall be the federal Rules for Courts-Martial, as published in the most recent version of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, except when such rules are contrary to or inconsistent with this code.

B. The modes of proof in cases before courts-martial under this code shall be the federal Military Rules of Evidence, as prescribed in the most recent version of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, except when such rules are contrary to or inconsistent with this code.

C. The governor or adjutant general may promulgate additional rules and regulations regarding courts-martial procedure. All rules and regulations made under this Section shall be uniform insofar as practicable.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2017, No. 75, §1, eff. June 8, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:129 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 129
Article 29. Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and military judges
Status: in_force

A. The military judge shall announce the assembly of a general or special court-martial with members. After such a court-martial is assembled, no member may be absent, unless the member is excused:

(1) As a result of a challenge.

(2) Under Subparagraph (B)(1)(b) of this Article.

(3) By order of the military judge or the convening authority for disability or other good cause.

B.(1) Under rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code, the military judge or a general or special court-martial with members shall:

(a) After determination of challenges, impanel the court-martial; and

(b) Excuse members who, having been assembled, are not impaneled.

(2) In a general court-martial, the military judge shall impanel eight members.

(3) In a special court-martial, the military judge shall impanel six members.

C. In addition to members under Subsection B of this Article, the military judge shall impanel alternate members, if the convening authority authorizes alternate members.

D. If, after members are impaneled , the membership of the court-martial is reduced to fewer than six members with respect to a general or special court-martial, the trial may not proceed unless the convening authority details new members and, from among the members so detailed, the military judge impanels new members sufficient to provide the membership specified in this Article.

E. If the military judge is unable to proceed with the trial because of disability or otherwise, a new military judge shall be detailed to the court-martial.

F.(1) In the case of new members under Subsection D of this Article, the trial may proceed with the new members present after the evidence previously introduced is read or, in the case of audiotape, videotape, or similar recording, is played, in the presence of the new members, the military judge, and counsel for both sides.

(2) In the case of a new military judge under Subsection E of this Article, the trial shall proceed as if no evidence had been introduced, unless the evidence previously introduced is read or, in the case of audiotape, videotape, or similar recording, is played, in the presence of the new military judge, the accused, and counsel for both sides.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 568, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:512 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 512
Adjutant general; administration, control, and responsibility
Status: in_force

The adjutant general of Louisiana shall administer, control, and be responsible for the care of the institution and its residents, in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:148 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 148
Article 48. Contempts
Status: in_force

A. A military judge of a special or general court-martial has the duty to require that court-martial proceedings shall be conducted with dignity and in an orderly and expeditious manner and to control the proceedings so that justice is done. A military judge may hold contempt hearings at any time during or after the completion of a court-martial. As such, the military judge of a special or general court-martial shall have the same powers as that of a judge for a state district court for punishments of contempt of court as provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure.

B. A court-martial, provost court, or military commission may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder.

C. The punishment may not exceed confinement for thirty days or a fine of one hundred dollars, or both.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2009, No. 169, §1, eff. June 26, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:657 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 657
Disaster emergency services; injuries sustained; benefits
Status: in_force

A. If a member of the civil air patrol is injured by accident or contracts a disease or illness while in the course of providing services or assistance during an official mission or emergency preparedness exercise and training pursuant to R.S. 29:721 through 736, the state shall provide or pay for the following:

(1) Necessary medical, surgical, and hospital services and medicines incurred as a result of the injury, disease, or illness.

(2) The repair or replacement of a prosthetic device which is damaged or destroyed in such an accident, including eyeglasses, artificial limbs, hearing aids, dentures, or any other prosthetic device.

(3) Actual travel expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in obtaining the services or devices described in Paragraph (1) or (2).

B. The state shall have no other liability to the member for damages or other costs resulting from the injury, disease, or illness.

Acts 1993, No. 861, §1; Acts 2004, No. 712, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:68 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 68
Coordination; state government
Status: in_force

All departments, commissions, boards, offices, entities, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate with the council in implementing the provisions of this Subpart.

Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 25
Manner of calling for duty
Status: in_force

A. Officers and enlisted men may be called for duty in any of the following ways:

(1) By stating the substance of the order or by reading it to him in person or over the telephone.

(2) By radio or television communication.

(3) By leaving a copy of the order with a person of suitable age and discretion at his last known place of residence or business.

(4) By sending a copy of the order or a notice containing the substance thereof by mail, telegraph, or facsimile transmission directed to him at his last known place of residence or business or to the post office nearest thereto.

B. The call may be given by an officer or noncommissioned officer.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 262
Service offices; suitable office space
Status: in_force

Police juries and municipal governing authorities shall provide and be responsible for suitable and professional office space for the operation of veterans' service offices established pursuant to R.S. 29:261. Each office space shall be located in a safe and accommodating environment, be free of necessary repairs, and have restroom facilities. However, the cost of providing such office space shall not be considered as any payment or contribution required of a police jury or municipal governing authority toward the expense of operation and maintenance of such service offices.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 531, §2; Acts 2024, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:37 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 37
Segregation and use of revenue
Status: in_force

All revenues derived from any property presently owned or subsequently acquired by the military department of the state of Louisiana shall be segregated and kept by the state treasurer in a special fund which shall be used by the military department for the repair and maintenance of properties of the military department of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:7.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 7.1
Military police; powers and authority
Status: in_force

A. Military police forces of the active Louisiana National Guard, unless otherwise restricted by regulation or order of their commander, shall have all of the powers and authority of peace officers necessary to perform law enforcement functions related to and in connection with their duties in the active Louisiana National Guard.

B. The Military Department may establish and maintain the Louisiana Military Police for the purpose of conducting law enforcement missions necessary to the mission of the Military Department. The Louisiana Military Police will be recognized as a law enforcement agency of the state. The adjutant general shall commission all officers of the Louisiana Military Police. The Louisiana Military Police may include investigators, force protection personnel, and a special reaction team (SRT). The Louisiana Military Police, unless otherwise restricted by regulation, proclamation, or order of the adjutant general, shall at all times have all of the powers and authority of peace officers as are necessary to perform law enforcement functions related to and in connection with their duties in the Military Department, or to perform law enforcement functions assigned by the governor. The adjutant general shall promulgate regulations which govern the membership, training, operations, and internal affairs of the Louisiana Military Police. The Louisiana Military Police may, from time to time, include members of the Louisiana Army National Guard, the Louisiana Air National Guard, and the Louisiana State Guard.

C. Military police forces of the active Louisiana National Guard, unless otherwise restricted by regulation or order of their commander, shall have all of the powers and authority of peace officers necessary to perform law enforcement functions related to and in connection with their duties in the active Louisiana National Guard. If the active military police or security police of the Louisiana National Guard are activated by the governor in support of civilian authorities, the adjutant general may commission such active members of the National Guard as law enforcement officers of the Louisiana Military Police.

Acts 1992, No. 208, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Oct. 16, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 40, §§6, 7, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 282
Registry of graves
Status: in_force

The adjutant general shall make and preserve a permanent registry, arranged by parishes, of the graves of all persons who serve or who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America in time of war and whose mortal remains rest in Louisiana.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 726.3
Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System
Status: in_force

A. To the extent that sufficient funds are appropriated to implement the provisions of this Section, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall develop, operate, and maintain a statewide critical incident planning and mapping system for all public buildings, nonpublic schools, proprietary schools, and nonpublic colleges and universities in this state to assist first responders when responding to a disaster or emergency.

B. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall create, develop, or acquire a computer system and software that has the capability to do the following:

(1) Store critical information as provided in Subsection C of this Section.

(2) Provide access to the critical information contained in the system to all first responders.

C.(1) To the extent that sufficient funds are available to implement the provisions of this Section, the office of facility planning and control, division of administration, the governing authority of each local governmental subdivision, and the superintendent of each local school district, and the Recovery School District, shall provide available information for public buildings located in this state to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for inclusion in the system. The available information should include the following critical information for public buildings located in this state:

(a) Building floor plans.

(b) Evacuation plans and other fire protection information relative to each state building.

(c) Any known hazards associated with the building.

(2) To the extent that sufficient funds are available to implement the provisions of this Section, each nonpublic school, proprietary school, and nonpublic college or university shall provide available information for their buildings located in this state to their local parish office of emergency preparedness, which shall be uploaded to the Virtual Louisiana System for inclusion in the system by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The available information shall include the following critical information for public buildings located in this state:

(a) Building floor plans.

(b) Evacuation plans and other fire protection information relative to each state building.

(c) Any known hazards associated with the building. For purposes of this Subsection, "known hazards" shall include any hazard that might compromise the physical structure of the building or its occupants, creating an emergency situation requiring a response from first responder organizations such as local fire, emergency medical services, or law enforcement. These hazards shall be made known to first responders in incidents, including but not limited to active shooter incidents, fires, mass casualty events, hazardous material events, or weather events such as flash flooding and tornados.

(3) The information required by the provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection shall be available to first responders to assist in the determination of the best approach when responding to an emergency or disaster, including but not limited to the determination of evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation, alarms, and other signals or means of notification, plans for sheltering in place, and training and strategies for the prevention of attacks involving violence.

D. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall provide for the following:

(1) The manner by which the critical information required by the provisions of Subsection C of this Section shall be transferred to the system from the office of facility planning and control, division of administration, the governing authority of local governmental subdivisions, school superintendents, nonpublic schools, proprietary schools, and nonpublic colleges and universities.

(2) The format by which those entities shall transfer critical information for inclusion in the system.

(3) The standards and conditions for the use of the system by first responders.

(4) The guidelines for the accessibility and confidentiality of information contained within the system.

(5) A list of the priorities for the distribution of any funds which may be available to the entities eligible to participate in the system.

(6) The guidelines for the training of persons on how to utilize the system.

E. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to secure private, state, federal, or other public funds for the development, operation, and maintenance of the statewide critical incident mapping and planning system. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness may accept gifts, grants, and other contributions for the development, operation, and maintenance of the system.

F. Beginning on the first day of October 2011, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall provide to the legislature an annual report setting forth the progress of developing, operating, and maintaining the system.

G. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Nonpublic college or university" means any private, postsecondary, academic degree-granting institution offering instruction and domiciled in this state and approved by the Board of Regents.

(2) "Nonpublic school" means any private elementary and secondary school in this state that meets a sustained curriculum or specialized course of study or quality comparable to that provided in public schools and operates a minimum session of not less than one hundred eighty days and is approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. For purposes of this Section, "nonpublic school" shall exclude any home study program.

(3) "Political subdivision" means any parish, city, town, village, special district, or school district.

(4) "Proprietary school" means any business enterprise operated for a profit that is approved by the Board of Regents and maintains a physical building in this state where a course or courses of instruction or study are offered in a classroom.

(5) "Public building" means any building used or owned by the state or any political subdivision of the state and shall include any building used by any public elementary and secondary school, college, or university.

Acts 2011, No. 345, §1, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 136, §1, eff. June 7, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 725.4
Office of interoperability; creation and authority
Status: in_force

A. The office of interoperability is established within the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The office shall have the authority to oversee, direct, and manage interoperability programs and efforts identified in the statewide communications interoperability plan in coordination with local, state, and federal officials. The office shall address critical interoperability issues relating to public safety and emergency response, including communications, spectrum, networks, equipment, training, and other areas as needs are identified, except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section.

B. The office shall not have the authority to oversee, direct, or manage the fifty megahertz of spectrum in the 4940 to 4990 megahertz band, commonly referred to as the 4.9 GHz band.

Acts 2008, No. 797, §1; Acts 2018, No. 713, §1; Acts 2021, No. 237, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:143 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 143
Article 43. Statute of limitations
Status: in_force

A. A person charged with desertion, missing movement, absence without leave in time of war, or with aiding the enemy or with mutiny may be tried and punished at any time without limitation.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a person charged with desertion in time of peace or with the offense punishable under Article 131 or 132 of this Code is not liable to be tried by court-martial if the offense was committed more than five years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a person charged with any offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial or punished under Article 15 of this Code if the offense was committed more than two years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command or before the imposition of punishment under Article 15 of this Code.

D.(1) Periods in which the accused is absent without authority or fleeing from justice shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this Article.

(2) Periods in which the accused was absent from Louisiana or in the hands of the enemy shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this Article.

E.(1) If charges or specifications are dismissed as defective or insufficient for any cause and the period prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations has expired or will expire within one hundred eighty days after date of dismissal of the charges and specifications, trial and punishment under new charges and specifications are not banned by the statute of limitations if the conditions in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection are met.

(2) In order to move forward with new charges and specifications after dismissal as described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the new charges and specifications must:

(a) Be received by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the offenses within one hundred eighty days after dismissal of the charges and specifications; and

(b) Allege the same acts or omissions that were alleged in the dismissed charges or specifications, or alleged acts or omissions that were included in the dismissed charges or specifications.

F. A person charged with fraudulent enlistment or fraudulent appointment under Article 83 of this Code may be tried by court-martial if the sworn charges and specifications are received by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction with respect to that person as follows:

(1) In the case of an enlisted member, during the period of the enlistment or five years, whichever provides a longer period.

(2) In the case of an officer, during the period of the appointment or five years, whichever provides a longer period.

G. If DNA testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one year, no statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution of the offense shall preclude such prosecution until a period of time following the implication of the person by DNA testing has elapsed that is equal to the otherwise applicable limitation period.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:787 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 787
No effect on credentialing and privileging
Status: in_force

A. In this Section the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility.

(2) "Privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate authority of a health practitioner to provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility subject to limits based on factors that include license, education, training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized skill.

B. This Chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency declaration is in effect.

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 124
Article 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial
Status: in_force

A. Summary courts-martial may be convened by any person who may convene a general or special court-martial, and the commanding officer of a detached company or other detachment.

B. When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment he shall be the summary courts-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases brought before him. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority when considered desirable by him.

C. The governor may by regulations restrict the authority to convene summary courts-martial to designated commands and attach units thereto for the administration of military justice.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:217a — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 217a
Article 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images
Status: in_force

A. Prohibition. Any person subject to this Code:

(1) who knowingly and wrongfully broadcasts or distributes an intimate visual image of another person or a visual image of sexually explicit conduct involving a person who:

(a) is at least eighteen years of age at the time the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct was created;

(b) is identifiable from the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct itself, or from information displayed in connection with the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct; and

(c) does not explicitly consent to the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct;

(2) who knows or reasonably should have known that the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct was made under circumstances in which the person depicted in the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct retained a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct;

(3) who knows or reasonably should have known that the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct is likely:

(a) to cause harm, harassment, intimidation, emotional distress, or financial loss for the person depicted in the intimate visual image or visual image of sexually explicit conduct; or

(b) to harm substantially the depicted person with respect to that person's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships; and

(4) whose conduct, under the circumstances, had a reasonably direct and palpable connection to a military mission or military environment, is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images or visual images of sexually explicit conduct and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Definitions. In this Article:

(1) Broadcast. The term "broadcast" means to electronically transmit a visual image with the intent that it be viewed by a person or persons.

(2) Distribute. The term "distribute" means to deliver to the actual or constructive possession of another person, including transmission by mail or electronic means.

(3) Intimate visual image. The term "intimate visual image" means a visual image that depicts a private area of a person.

(4) Private area. The term "private area" means the naked or underwear-clad genitalia, anus, buttocks, or female areola or nipple.

(5) Reasonable expectation of privacy. The term "reasonable expectation of privacy" means circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that a private area of the person, or sexually explicit conduct involving the person, would not be visible to the public.

(6) Sexually explicit conduct. The term "sexually explicit conduct" means actual or simulated genital-genital contact, oral-genital contact, anal-genital contact, or oral-anal contact, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, bestiality, masturbation, or sadistic or masochistic abuse.

(7) Visual image. The term "visual image" means all of the following:

(a) Any developed or undeveloped photograph, picture, film, or video.

(b) Any digital or computer image, picture, film, or video made by any means, including those transmitted by any means, including streaming media, even if not stored in a permanent format.

(c) Any digital or electronic data capable of conversion into a visual image.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:414 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 414
Public retirement systems; payment of contributions; interest
Status: in_force

A. Any employee, who did not elect to make employee contributions pursuant to R.S. 29:412 to the public retirement system applicable to his employment during his period of service in the uniformed services, shall be entitled to receive credit for his service in the uniformed services toward establishing retirement eligibility and for computation of benefits, upon payment into the system an amount equal to the employee contributions that would have been paid had the employee continued in employment and not been called to service in the uniformed services, and, to the extent permitted by federal law, interest thereon at the valuation interest rate of the system or plan in effect at the time payment is made. The contributions shall be based on the salary, including any increases in compensation that the employee would have received had he remained in employment during the period of service in the uniformed services.

B. Upon payment by the employee of the employee contributions and interest, if any, as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the employer shall pay to the retirement system an amount equal to the employer contributions that the employer would have paid to the retirement system had the employee remained in service, together with interest thereon, at the valuation interest rate in effect at the time payment is made. The contributions shall be based on the salary the employee would have received during the period of service in the uniformed services, including any increases in compensation that the employee would have received had he remained in employment during the period of service in the uniformed services. The employer contributions and interest due to the system shall be paid within thirty days after the employee has paid all of the contributions due to the system or fund.

C. All employee contributions and interest due thereon made in payment for credit for service in the uniformed services in accordance with Subsection A of this Section must be received by the system within the time period provided in Subsection E of this Section.

D. Should the employee fail to make the required contributions within the time period authorized by Subsection E of this Section, service in the uniformed services shall be used only for determining eligibility for retirement benefits. Any unpaid actuarial cost to the retirement system shall be borne by the employers through reflection in the employer contribution rate established pursuant to R.S. 11:102 or 103, or as provided by the actuarial funding requirements and any other laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the public retirement system in which the employee receives credit under the provisions of this Subpart.

E. The employee shall make the required contributions within the time period allowable under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) (38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.).

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2010, No. 1010, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2018, No. 225, §2, eff. May 15, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 214
Article 114. Endangerment offenses
Status: in_force

A. Reckless endangerment. Any person subject to this Code who engages in conduct that is wrongful and reckless or is wanton, and is likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Dueling. Any person subject to this Code who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel, or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the facts promptly to the proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

C. Firearm discharge, endangering human life. Any person subject to this Code who, willfully and wrongly, discharges a firearm under circumstances such as to endanger human life shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

D. Carrying concealed weapon. Any person subject to this Code who unlawfully carries a dangerous weapon concealed on or about his person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 65
Duties and powers
Status: in_force

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

(1) Provide a public forum for issues concerning the installations and units of the armed forces located in Louisiana and the military and retired military personnel and their families who reside in Louisiana.

(2) Formulate goals and objectives to enhance cooperation, coordination, communication, and understanding among the military, United States Department of Defense, the Louisiana congressional delegation, the communities in the state interfacing with the military, and state and local government agencies.

(3) Study and determine the means to increase and strengthen the state's support to the armed forces of the United States located within the state.

(4) Review and disseminate information about proposed legislation related to and directly impacting the military communities within the state.

(5) Propose and sponsor activities, legislation, initiatives, programs, or projects which support and enhance the military's activities within the state or which enhance or improve the quality of life for the military communities.

(6) Collect information about and become familiar with the concerns and activities of local communities in enhancing and supporting their respective military bases.

(7) Conduct an analysis of the strengths of each military base and share the evaluation with the affected community.

(8) In partnership with Louisiana Economic Development and local communities, conduct ongoing analyses of current and proposed changes to the mission and military force structure and alignment of the United States Department of Defense.

(9) Identify the most effective methods and practices used by local communities to address the issue of military base support and enhancement and disseminate such best practices among affected communities.

(10) Ensure that affected communities and stakeholders are informed of and invited to assist and support state-level efforts to affect statewide coordination of information gathering, strategy development, and the sharing of best practices.

(11) Educate the legislature on the importance of supporting legislation relating to the state's military bases.

(12) Ensure that the council is strategically positioned to interface with decision makers in the executive branch of the federal government, national and state homeland security agencies, intelligence agencies, and the United States Congress, concerning the state's military installations and major units.

(13) Research and identify best practices and strategies throughout the country with respect to other military communities in order to leverage the state's competitive advantage.

(14) Increase public awareness of the presence and value of United States military installations and their missions in Louisiana and public investment in supporting the state's military bases.

B. The council shall submit an annual report on the first day of January to the governor to provide the status of and progress achieved on the issues addressed in Subsection A of this Section.

C. The council shall make, or cause to be made, all such studies, reviews, or analysis which it finds necessary to effect the duties and objectives expressed above, including but not limited to a quadrennial statewide and regional military economic impact analysis.

D. For purposes of this Section, "military" shall mean the Active National Guard, Reserve, and retired military personnel from any branch of the military.

Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2; Acts 2018, No. 197, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:197 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 197
Article 97. Unlawful detention of another
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 17
Governor's personal staff
Status: in_force

The governor may have a personal military and naval staff, the members of which are not in the national guard.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 652
Records
Status: in_force

A. All papers, documents, contracts, legal agreements, correspondence, minutes of meetings and any other record whatsoever of the civil air patrol are hereby declared to be matters of public record, and shall be open to inspection by state officials and employees, members of the legislature and legislative staff personnel and the general public.

B. The officers, agents and employees of the civil air patrol are hereby authorized and directed to grant access to any record of the organization upon request.

C. The procedure for access to records under the authority of this section shall be in keeping with the general provisions for access to public records contained in Chapter 1 of Title 44.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:317 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 317
Natural gas consumer agreements
Status: in_force

A. No provider of natural gas shall stop gas from entering the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment for gas supplied to the premises.

B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, the provider shall offer the residential consumer a period equal to at least the period of service on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of service. The provider shall inform the residential consumer that, if the period the company offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages. If the provider is a public utility as defined in R.S. 45:1161, the consumer may request the assistance of the Public Service Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during the period of active duty or the repayment period.

C. If a provider that is a public utility determines that amounts owed by a residential consumer who is on active duty are uncollectible, the provider may file an application with the Public Service Commission for approval of authority to recover the amounts. The recovery shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the provider or through other means as may be approved by the commission, provided that any amount approved to be recovered through a rider or other means shall not be considered by the commission in any subsequent rate determination.

Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:106a — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 106a
Article 6a. Investigation and disposition of matters pertaining to the fitness of military judges
Status: in_force

Procedures for the investigation and disposition of charges, allegations, or information pertaining to the fitness of a military judge or military magistrate to perform the duties of the position involved shall be determined in accordance with procedures or regulations prescribed in Article 36 of this Code.

Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 405
Compensation
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, any private or public employer in this state is hereby authorized to pay compensation to any employee who leaves employment to perform service in the uniformed services. If the employer elects to pay the compensation, it shall be paid on a uniform basis to all such employees of that employer.

(2) Notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the contrary, the payment of state supplemental pay or extra compensation paid by the state to any peace officer as defined in R.S. 40:2402(1) and provided for in R.S. 40:1667.1 and 1667.7 and R.S. 40:1457 and 2405 and to any firefighter as provided for in R.S. 40:1666.1 shall be continued to be paid to each employee and shall not be suspended or terminated during the period of time that the peace officer or firefighter is on active duty service in the uniformed services of the United States pursuant to a declaration of war, congressional authorization or presidential proclamation under the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), national emergency, or call of the governor as provided by law.

(3) After military leave with pay provided for in R.S. 42:394 has been exhausted, any state employee called to active duty service in the uniformed services of the United States pursuant to a declaration of war, congressional authorization, or presidential proclamation pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), or national emergency whose military base pay is less than his state base pay shall be paid the difference between his military base pay and his state base pay in his regular position. The payment shall be made in the same frequency and manner as the employee's regular state pay. Any employee receiving the pay differential shall provide to his employer all such documentation appropriate to ensure that the amount of the payment is accurately calculated. Any employee who elected to use his annual leave during active service shall not be eligible for receipt of the pay differential, unless the leave was used between September 11, 2001, and June 13, 2003, in which case any employee who chooses to use the pay differential option shall have his leave balance recredited with a leave amount equal to the value of the pay differential the employee would have received had this Paragraph been in effect on September 11, 2001.

B. The payment of compensation subsequent to the employee's release from service in the uniformed services and upon reemployment with his former employer shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 29:410.

C. The payment of compensation and benefits to elected officials shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of La. Const. Art. VI, §12 and La. Const. Art. X, §23.

Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1; Acts 2003, No. 327, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.

NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 327, §2 relative to applicability.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 117
Article 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general
Status: in_force

Each component of the state military forces has court-martial jurisdiction over all persons subject to this code. The exercise of jurisdiction by one component over personnel of another component of the same state's military forces shall be in accordance with applicable regulations.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:119 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 119
Article 19. Special courts-martial
Status: in_force

A. Subject to Article 17 of this Code, special courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this Code for any offense made punishable by this Code. A special courts-martial may not try a commissioned officer.

B. In the National Guard not in federal service, the commanding officer of a garrison, fort, post, camp, air base, auxiliary air base, or other place where troops are on duty, or of a brigade, regiment, wing, group, detached battalion, separate squadron, or other detached command, may convene special courts-martial. Special courts-martial may also be convened by superior authority.

C. A special court-martial may sentence to:

(1) A fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

(2) Forfeiture of pay and allowances.

(3) A reprimand.

(4) Bad-conduct discharge or dishonorable discharge.

(5) Reduction of a noncommissioned officer to the ranks.

(6) Confinement of not more than twelve months.

(7) Any combination of these punishments.

D. If the charges and specifications are referred to a special court-martial consisting of a military judge alone under Article 16(A)(2)(b) of this Code:

(1) The military judge may not sentence an accused to a bad-conduct discharge, nor confinement of more than six months, nor forfeiture of pay for more than six months.

(2) With the consent of the parties, the military judge may appoint a military magistrate to preside over the special court-martial.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 717, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 41
Exposure to depleted uranium
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Depleted uranium" means uranium containing less uranium-235 than the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.

(2) "Eligible member" means a member who served in the Persian Gulf War, as defined in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by the president of the United States during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

(3) "Member of the armed forces" or "member" means a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the Louisiana National Guard, who is a resident of this state.

(4) "Veteran" means a member who served as an eligible member.

B. On and after October 1, 2005, any eligible member or veteran who returns or has returned to this state after service in an area designated as a combat zone by the president of the United States and who has been assigned a risk level I or II for depleted uranium exposure by his branch or service, or any other member or veteran who has reason to believe that he was exposed to depleted uranium during such service, shall have the right to a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium using a bioassay procedure involving sensitive methods capable of detecting depleted uranium at low levels and the use of equipment with the capacity to discriminate between different radioisotopes in naturally occurring levels of uranium and the characteristic ratio and marker for depleted uranium.

C. On or before October 1, 2005, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard shall submit a report to the House Judiciary Committee and Senate Judiciary B Committee on the scope and adequacy of training received by members of the armed forces on detecting whether their service as eligible members is likely to entail, or to have entailed, exposure to depleted uranium. The report shall include an assessment of the feasibility and cost of adding predeployment training concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic chemical substances and the precautions recommended under combat and noncombat conditions while in a combat zone.

D. The expenditure or appropriation of state funds for the purposes of providing testing pursuant to this Section is prohibited.

Acts 2005, No. 69, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 732
Price gouging; prohibited
Status: in_force

A. During a state of emergency as declared by the governor or as declared by the parish president, the prices charged or value received for goods and services sold within the designated emergency area may not exceed the prices ordinarily charged for comparable goods and services in the same market area at or immediately before the time of the state of emergency, unless the price by the seller is attributable to fluctuations in applicable commodity markets, fluctuations in applicable regional or national market trends, or to reasonable expenses and charges and attendant business risk incurred in procuring or selling the goods or services during the state of emergency. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it shall not be deemed a violation of this Section if the prices charged for goods and services sold within the designated emergency area by an individual in the same market area, at or immediately before the time of the emergency, have not changed except as allowed herein during a state of emergency declared in accordance with this Section.

B. The prohibition as provided for in Subsection A of this Section is effective for an initial period not to exceed thirty days pursuant to the initial declared state of emergency as referenced in R.S. 29:724, and shall be renewed only by specific reference in any subsequent proclamations renewing the declared state of emergency by the governor.

C. Each sale or offer for sale in violation of this Section constitutes a separate offense.

D. The penalties provided in R.S. 29:734 are in addition to civil remedies provided by law, including attorney fees.

E. Local governing authorities may adopt appropriate ordinances to implement the provisions of this Section.

F.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, this Section shall apply to gasoline or diesel fuel of any grade or formula sold or offered for sale within the designated emergency area for ultimate use in the operation of motor vehicles, generators, power tools, or small engines.

(2) For purposes of this Subsection, the term "sale" shall include any transaction involving the transfer of gasoline or diesel fuel at the terminal until purchase by the ultimate consumer at a service station, convenience store or other fixed retail facility.

(3) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to the sale, or offer for sale, of gasoline or diesel fuel to the ultimate consumer from any facility other than a service station, convenience store, or other similar fixed facility, including sales in which such gasoline or diesel fuel is sold by any person from any container irrespective of type, form, or volume.

G. Nothing in this Section shall be construed so as to create a private cause of action in favor of any person damaged by a violation of this Section.

Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2005, No. 149, §1; Acts 2008, No. 756, §1; Acts 2009, No. 494, §2; Acts 2009, No. 512, §1; Acts 2010, No. 163, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 172
Article 72. Vacation of suspension
Status: in_force

A. Before the vacation of the suspension of a special court-martial sentence which as approved includes a bad conduct discharge, or of any general court-martial sentence, the officer having special court-martial jurisdiction over the probationer shall hold a hearing on the alleged violation of probation. The probationer shall be represented at the hearing by counsel if he so desires.

B. The record of the hearing and the recommendation of the officer having special court-martial jurisdiction shall be sent for action to the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the probationer. If he vacates the suspension, any unexecuted part of the sentence shall be executed, subject to applicable restrictions in R.S. 29:171(A).

C. The suspension of any other sentence may be vacated by any authority competent to convene, for the command in which the accused is serving or assigned, a court of the kind that imposed the sentence.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 9
Drawing of military stores from the United States government
Status: in_force

The governor may draw from the government of the United States of America all military stores to which the state is entitled for the use of the national guard and may give the necessary bonds.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:728 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 728
Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency
Status: in_force

A. Each parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness thus created shall have a director who shall be appointed by the parish president of the parish establishing such organization and each director shall be commissioned by the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The parish director thus appointed and commissioned shall serve at the pleasure of the parish president.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent the parish president from serving as the director.

C. The director of the parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of such local organization for homeland security and emergency preparedness subject to the direction and control of the parish president under the general direction and control of the governor and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

D. The director of the parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness shall take and subscribe to the following oath:

"I _____________________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Louisiana, and the territory, institutions, and facilities thereof, both public and private, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties on which I am about to enter and I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or organization that advocates, the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the ___________________________ (parish) office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence."

E. The director may appoint an assistant director to administer the provisions of this Chapter. The assistant director shall have and may exercise such powers and duties of the director related thereto as the director shall delegate to him.

F. The parish president may authorize the director to employ such professional, technical, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel and he shall fix their compensation and may make expenditures from available funds appropriated or authorized by the state for purposes of homeland security and emergency preparedness as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. The director and the assistant director, if an assistant director is appointed, shall be provided with necessary and appropriate office space, furniture, equipment, supplies, stationery, and printing. The necessary mileage, office expenses, salaries of personnel, postage, telephone, and expressage shall be chargeable to any funds available for homeland security and emergency preparedness.

G. The parish president shall designate any parish, municipal, or special district employees the parish president deems necessary to be dedicated, on a full-time basis, to emergency preparedness and disaster or emergency response in the parish. The director shall ensure the employees designated pursuant to this Section and any local officials deemed necessary by the parish president have received the annual emergency management training provided for in R.S. 29:726(F)(2).

Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2006, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. March 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 442, §3, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2022, No. 526, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:215 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 215
Article 115. Communicating threats
Status: in_force

A. Communicating threats generally. Any person subject to this Code who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of another shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Communicating threat to use explosive, etc. Any person subject to this Code who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person or property of another by use of an explosive; a weapon of mass destruction; a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon; or a hazardous material shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

C.(1) Communicating false threat concerning use of explosive, etc. Any person subject to this Code who maliciously communicates a false threat concerning injury to the person or property of another by use of an explosive; a weapon of mass destruction; a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon; or a hazardous material shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(2) As used in this Article, the term "false threat" means a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 29:215 redesignated as R.S. 29:183 by Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:153a — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 153a
Article 53a. Plea agreements
Status: in_force

A.(1) At any time before the announcement of findings under Article 53 of this Code, the convening authority and the accused may enter into a plea agreement with respect to such matters as:

(a) The manner in which the convening authority will depose of one or more charges and specifications; and

(b) Limitations on the sentence that may be adjudged for one or more charges and specifications.

(2) The military judge of a general or special court-martial may not participate in discussions between the parties concerning prospective terms and conditions of a plea agreement.

B. The military judge of a general or special court-martial shall reject a plea agreement that:

(1) Contains a provision that has not been accepted by both parties;

(2) Contains a provision that is not understood by the accused;

(3) Is prohibited by law; or

(4) Is contrary to, or is inconsistent with, rules promulgated by Article 36 of this Code with respect to terms, conditions, or other aspects of plea agreements.

C. Upon acceptance by the military judge of a general or special court-martial, a plea agreement shall bind the parties and the court-martial.

Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:789 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 789
Relation to other laws
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter do not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this Chapter. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, the provisions of this Chapter do not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

B. The governor or the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, may incorporate into the emergency forces of this state volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a municipality or other local government within this state.

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:513 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 513
Powers of adjutant general
Status: in_force

The adjutant general may make rules and regulations to govern the institution. He may enter into contracts for the rent, construction, and repair of buildings used by or belonging to the institution and for the purchase of land upon which to construct them.

He may appoint the superintendent, the matrons, the physicians, and the other officers and employees that he deems proper for good management. He may fix their compensation and may remove them at his discretion.

He may solicit contributions and may accept donations inter vivos or mortis causa for the institution. He may sue and be sued and otherwise appear in all actions pertaining to the institution.

In the event they should be no longer needed for the purposes set out in this Part, the adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, may use the facilities for any military purposes he determines in the administration of his office as adjutant general. However, they shall not be used as a hospital, home, or institution for persons with contagious diseases.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 154
Article 54. Record of trial
Status: in_force

A. Each general or special court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case brought before it. The record shall be certified by a court reporter, except that in the case of death, disability, or absence of the court reporter, the record shall be certified by an official selected under rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code.

B. Each summary court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case, and the record shall contain the matter and shall be certified in the manner required by rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code.

C.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the record shall contain such matters as required by rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code.

(2) In accordance with rules prescribed under Article 36 of this Code, a complete record or proceedings and testimony shall be prepared in any case of a sentence of dismissal, discharge, confinement for more than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months.

D. A copy of the record of the proceedings of each general and special court-martial shall be given to the accused as soon as it is certified.

E. In the case of a general or special court-martial, upon request, a copy of all prepared records of the proceedings of the court-martial shall be given to the victim of the offense if the victim testified during the proceedings. The records of the proceedings shall be provided without charge and as soon as the records are certified. The victim shall be notified of the opportunity to receive the records of the proceedings.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 726.4
Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force; authority and responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. The Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force is hereby established to assess response and recovery needs related to cemeteries during any emergency declaration by the state or any parish thereof.

B. The task force shall be composed as follows:

(1) One representative from the Louisiana State University's Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) Laboratory.

(2) One representative from the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) One representative from the Department of Justice.

(4) One representative from the Louisiana Cemetery Board.

(5) One representative from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

(6) One representative appointed by the Louisiana State Coroner's Association.

C. The task force shall appoint a chairperson from among its members. Each member may appoint a designee who shall have all of the rights and privileges as a member of the task force when acting in such capacity.

D. The task force shall be activated at the request of the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness when the state or a parish has issued an emergency declaration and there is evidence that damage has occurred to a cemetery.

E. Upon activation, the task force shall complete and submit within seventy-two hours a preliminary assessment of the known impacts to cemeteries as a result of the emergency event to the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

F. The Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Determine whether response and recovery efforts related to cemeteries is necessary.

(2) When a response is necessary, make recommendations for the nature of the response.

(3) Provide subject matter expertise as requested during the response.

(4) May direct available parish and local resources for the response.

(5) Coordinate with any relevant federal agencies on cemetery impacts response and recovery.

(6) Coordinate with any impacted parish or local governments on the cemetery impacts response and recovery.

(7) Coordinate with any non-governmental organizations, funeral directors, monument and vault companies, churches, cemetery authorities, associations, and vendors involved in the cemetery impacts response and recovery.

(8) Advise the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness of any public health or other concerns related to disinterred remains for which the person responsible for disposition cannot be located.

G. Members of the task force shall be entitled to be reimbursed for actual expenses for travel consistent with allowances for state classified employees and approved by the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, if funding is available.

H. The task force, acting pursuant to its authority provided in this Section, may not supplant the authority of an individual cemetery authority that seeks to manage its own disaster response and communicates that desire in writing to the task force.

Acts 2018, No. 713, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 423
Award of attorney fees
Status: in_force

In any proceeding employed to enforce any of the provisions of the Military Service Relief Act, the court may award reasonable litigation expenses, including but not limited to the payment of reasonable attorney fees.

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:116 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 116
Article 16. Courts-martial classified
Status: in_force

A. The three kinds of courts-martial in the state military forces are:

(1) General courts-martial, consisting of:

(a) A military judge and not less than eight members, subject to Article 29 of this Code; or

(b) Only a military judge, if before the court is assembled the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge, and after consultation with defense counsel, requests, orally on the record or in writing a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves the request.

(2)(a) Special courts-martial, consisting of a military judge and not less than six members, subject to Articles 25(E)(3) and 29 of this Code; or

(b) Only a military judge, under either of the following methods:

(i) If the case is so referred by the convening authority, subject to Article 19(D) of this Code and such limitations as may be set forth in rules or regulations prescribed under Article 36 of this Code.

(ii) If the case is referred under Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph and, before the court is assembled the accused, knowing the identity of the military judge, and after consultation with defense counsel, requests, orally on the record or in writing, a court composed only of a military judge and the military judge approves the request.

(3) Summary courts-martial, consisting of one commissioned officer.

B. A waiver of the right to a trial by members may be waived by the accused, but such waiver shall be exercised no later than forty-five days prior to commencement of trial on the merits in the court-martial. A waiver, once exercised, may not be revoked by the accused.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 568, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2017, No. 75, §1, eff. June 8, 2017; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 403
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the definitions ascribed in this Section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Appointed official" means a person holding an appointive position or office with any department, board, commission, or agency of the state, or of any political subdivision or municipal corporation, when the office or position is established by the constitution or laws of this state.

(2) "Benefit, benefit of employment, rights and benefits" means any advantage, profit, privilege, gain, status, account, or interest other than wages or salary for work performed that accrues by reason of an employment contract or agreement or an employer policy, plan, or practice and includes rights and benefits under a pension plan, a health plan, an employee stock ownership plan, insurance coverage and awards, bonuses, severance pay, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacations, and the opportunity to select work hours or location of employment.

(3) "Compensation" means normal or regular base pay, but does not include overtime, per diem, differential pay, or any other allowance for other expense. "Compensation" for peace officers as defined in R.S. 40:2402(1) and firefighters shall also include state supplemental pay or extra compensation paid by the state as authorized and provided by law.

(4) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment, which substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, or a record of such impairment. Major life activities include caring for one's self, walking, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, performing manual tasks, and working.

(5) "Elected official" means a person holding an office in a governmental entity of the state or any of its political subdivisions which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate.

(6) "Employee" means any person employed by any private or public employer. Employee shall also include an elected or appointed official.

(7) "Employment" means a position as an employee with any private or public employer. For purposes of this Part, employment shall include commencement of employment, by any actions in furtherance of employment, once an offer has been extended by an employer and accepted by an employee. For purposes of this Part, service in the military service, greater than thirty days shall not be considered secondary employment.

(8) "Essential functions" means the fundamental job duties of the employment position the person with a disability held or desires.

(9) "Public retirement system" means any public retirement or pension system, fund, or plan maintained primarily for officers and employees of the state of Louisiana or of any political subdivision thereof, or any district, board, commission, or other agency of either, or of any other such public entity.

(10) "Reasonable efforts", in the case of actions required of an employer under this Part, means actions, including training provided by an employer, that do not place an undue hardship on the employer.

(11) "Service in the uniformed services" means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty. "Service in the uniformed services" also means service in the armed forces of the United States pursuant to authorization by the United States Congress or presidential proclamation pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. "Service in the uniformed services" also means state active duty by members of the military forces of this state, including the national guard and the Louisiana State Guard who are activated pursuant to a call of the governor of this state or of any other state as provided for by law.

(12) "Undue hardship", in the case of actions taken by an employer, means actions requiring significant difficulty or expense, when considered in light of the nature and cost of the actions needed under this Part; the overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of the action; the number of persons employed at such facility; the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of such action upon the operation of the facility; the overall financial resources of the employer; the overall size of the business of an employer with respect to the number of its employees; the number, type, and location of its facilities; and the type of operation or operations of the employer, including the composition, structure, and functions of the work force of such employer; the geographic separateness, administrative, or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities in question to the employer.

(13) "Uniformed services" means the following:

(a) The armed forces of the United States as defined by 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(4), including reserved components of the armed forces, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and any other category of persons designated by the president in time of war or emergency.

(b) The members of the military forces of the state of Louisiana, including the Louisiana National Guard and the Louisiana State Guard.

(c) The members of the National Guard of other states and territories.

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 872, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 45, §1, eff. May 24, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 227, §2; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. Oct. 16, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 57, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2014, No. 811, §15, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2025, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:656 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 656
Disaster emergency services; limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A. When providing disaster emergency services or assistance pursuant to R.S. 29:701 through 716*, no member of the civil air patrol who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care, first aid, or rescue at the scene of an emergency, or moves a person receiving such care, first aid, or rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care shall be liable for any damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering the care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved in the emergency. This Section shall not exempt a member from liability for damages caused by intentional or grossly negligent acts or omissions.

B. This limitation of liability is personal to the member rendering such care or service or furnishing such transportation and shall not inure to the benefit of any employer or other person legally responsible for the acts or omissions of such individual, nor shall it inure to the benefit of any insurer.

Acts 1993, No. 861, §1.

*NOTE: REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993. SEE NOW R.S. 29:721 THROUGH 736.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 725.5
Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.

C. Monies in the fund shall be used to provide funding for the Louisiana Wireless Information Network.

Acts 2008, No. 797, §1; Acts 2018, No. 713, §1; Acts 2022, No. 526, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:109 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 109
Article 9. Imposition of restraint
Status: in_force

A. Arrest is the restraint of a person by an order, not imposed as a punishment for an offense, directing him to remain within certain specified limits. Confinement is the physical restraint of a person.

B. An enlisted member may be ordered into arrest or confinement by any commissioned officer by an order, oral or written, delivered in person or through other persons subject to this code or through any person authorized by this code to apprehend persons. A commanding officer may authorize warrant officers, petty officers, or noncommissioned officers to order enlisted members of his command or subject to his authority into arrest or confinement.

C. A commissioned officer or a warrant officer may be ordered into arrest or confinement only by a commanding officer to whose authority he is subject, by an order, oral or written, delivered in person, or by another commissioned officer. The authority to order such persons into arrest or confinement may not be delegated.

D. No person may be ordered into arrest or confinement except for probable cause.

E. This Section does not limit the authority of persons authorized to apprehend offenders to secure the custody of an alleged offender until proper authority may be notified.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 166, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 311
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order of the president of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or the provisions of R.S. 29:7.

(2) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, car, minivan, passenger van, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, or other self-propelled vehicle not operated or driven on fixed rails or track.

(3) "Obligation" means any retail installment sales contract, other contract for the purchase of goods or services, or bond, bill, note, or other instrument of writing for the payment of money arising out of the contract or other transaction for the purchase of goods or services.

Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:768 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 768
Termination of declaration of public health emergency
Status: in_force

A. The state of public health emergency shall continue until the governor finds that the threat of danger has passed or the disaster or emergency has been dealt with to the extent that the emergency conditions no longer exist and terminates the state of public health or emergency by executive order or proclamation, but no state of public health emergency may continue for longer than thirty days unless renewed by the governor.

B. Either the House of Representatives or the Senate, by a petition signed by a majority of the surviving members of that house, may terminate the entire state of public health emergency or any part or subpart of the executive order or proclamation at any time. This petition terminating the public health emergency or any part or subpart of the executive order or proclamation may establish a period during which no other declaration of public health emergency may be issued. The petition terminating the state of public health emergency or any part or subpart of the executive order or proclamation, duly signed by a majority of the surviving members of the House of Representatives or the Senate, shall be transmitted to the clerk of the House of Representatives or the secretary of the Senate, as applicable, who shall transmit the petition to the governor. The termination shall be effective upon the transmission of the petition to the governor.

Acts 2003, No. 1206, §1; Acts 2024, No. 519, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 725.2
Confidentiality of certain records
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, records in the custody of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness containing certain security sensitive information which shall be the same type of information as described in R.S. 44:3.1 and 3.2 shall be deemed confidential.

(2) Such nondisclosure shall not apply to necessary use by duly authorized officers or employees of state, federal, or local government in carrying out their responsibilities as provided by applicable state law or applicable federal law.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not prevent any person from examining and copying any books, records, papers, accounts, or other documents of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, except as provided in Subsection A of this Section. Such records shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 44:5.

C. If a public record is applied for during an imminent threat of a disaster or emergency or during a disaster or emergency, the office shall immediately notify the requestor as to the reasons why such record shall not be immediately available.

Acts 2006, No. 442, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:791 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 791
Limitations on civil liability for volunteer health practitioners; vicarious liability
Status: in_force

A. Subject to Subsection C of this Section, a volunteer health practitioner who provides health services pursuant to this Chapter shall not be liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services.

B. No person shall be vicariously liable for damages for an act or omission of a volunteer health practitioner if the practitioner is not liable for the damages under Subsection A of this Section.

C. This Section shall not limit the liability of a volunteer health practitioner for any of the following:

(1) Willful misconduct or wanton, grossly negligent, reckless, or criminal conduct.

(2) An intentional tort.

(3) A breach of contract.

(4) A claim asserted by a host entity or by an entity located in this or another state which employs or uses the services of the practitioner.

(5) An act or omission relating to the operation of a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle.

D. No person that, pursuant to this Chapter, operates, uses, or relies upon information provided by a volunteer health practitioner registration system shall be liable for damages for an act or omission relating to that operation, use, or reliance unless the act or omission is an intentional tort or is willful misconduct or wanton, grossly negligent, reckless, or criminal conduct.

E. In addition to the protections provided in Subsection A of this Section, a volunteer health practitioner who provides health services pursuant to this Chapter is entitled to all the rights, privileges, or immunities provided by other laws of this state.

F. The limitations on liability provided in this Section shall only be effective during the time period set forth in the initial declaration and shall be retroactive to the precipitating event requiring the declaration of disaster or public emergency and for a period of thirty days following the end of the initial declared state of emergency. However, if prior to the expiration of thirty days following the end of the initial declared state of emergency, the governor specifically declares that a public health emergency continues to exist as defined in R.S. 29:762, the limitations on liability shall continue to remain in effect during the time period established by the governor in a declaration issued pursuant to R.S. 29:766.

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 252
Department of Veterans Affairs
Status: in_force

A. There is established in the state government a Department of Veterans Affairs, the administrative head of which is the state secretary of the department.

B. In the department there is established a veterans' affairs commission.

C. The legislature shall provide adequate appropriations to enable the department to carry out effectively the purposes of this Part.

D. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge, where suitable offices shall be provided.

Acts 2019, No. 390, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:360 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 360
Annual accounting by tutor or curator
Status: in_force

Every tutor or curator, who shall receive on account of his ward any moneys from the veterans administration, shall send annually in triplicate to the office of the veterans administration having jurisdiction over the area in which such court is located, on the anniversary date of the appointment, in addition to such other accounts as may be required by the court, a full, true and accurate account under oath of all moneys so received by him, of all disbursements thereof, and showing the balance thereof in his hands at the date of such account and how invested. If disapproved by the veterans administration, the said copy of each of such accounts shall be filed with the court by the tutor or curator. The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing on such account not less than fifteen days or more than thirty days from the date of filing same and notice thereof shall be given by the court to the aforementioned veterans administration office not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. Notice of such hearing shall in like manner be given to the tutor or curator.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:195 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 195
Article 95. Resistance, breach of arrest, and escape
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who resists apprehension or breaks arrest or who escapes from physical restraint lawfully imposed shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 31
Unauthorized military companies or organizations; parades; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No body of men, other than the organized militia of this state and the armed forces of the United States of America, students in military science courses at educational institutions, and persons honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States of America shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:64 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 64
Compensation
Status: in_force

A. Council members and military liaisons shall not receive additional compensation or a per diem from the office of the governor for serving on the board.

B. Council members who are employees or elected public officials of the state of Louisiana or a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana may seek reimbursement of travel expenses from their employing department, agency, office, or elected office, in accordance with office of state procurement travel guide PPM 49.

C. Any member of the council who is also a member of the Louisiana Legislature may seek per diem from the Senate or House of Representatives, as appropriate, for their attendance at board meetings or services rendered on behalf of the board.

Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2; Acts 2014, No. 864, §§4 and 5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 27
Toll bridges and ferries; free passage
Status: in_force

A. Any person belonging to the organized militia of the state who is in uniform or presents an order for duty shall be allowed free passage for himself, his conveyance, and the military property of the state in his charge, over toll bridges and ferries while going to, engaged in, or returning from any parade, drill, or meeting which he is required to attend, or upon being called to, engaging in, or returning from any active state duty ordered by the governor.

B. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any private vehicle operated by a disabled American veteran who provides proper identification shall be allowed free passage or free parking for himself, his conveyance, and his passengers:

(1) On toll bridges of the state or its political subdivisions except for the Crescent City Connection.

(2) On toll ferries of the state or its political subdivisions except for ferries operated by the Crescent City Connection.

(3) In any parking facility owned or operated by the state or its political subdivisions.

C. This Section shall remain in full force and effect unless expressly repealed.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1356, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 110, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:418 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 418
License validity; renewals; suspension of fees
Status: in_force

The payment of any reinstatement or licensing fee or the application for renewal of any license imposed by the state or any public or governmental entity which the person who performs service in the uniformed services, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 101, or the National Guard, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 311, validly holds at the time he enters service in the uniformed services shall be suspended until one hundred eighty days after his release from service in the uniformed services or discharge from hospitalization incidental to his service in the uniformed services, provided that the person complies with all of the licensing requirements including the payment of fees before the expiration of one hundred eighty days after his release from service in the uniformed services or discharge from hospitalization incidental to his service in the uniformed services. Any license covered by this Section which the person validly held at the time he entered service in the uniformed services shall remain in force and effect until one hundred eighty days after his release from service in the uniformed services, provided that the licensing requirements are complied with, including the payment of any licensing and renewal fees owed.

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2013, No. 5, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:231a — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 231a
Article 131a. Subornation of perjury
Status: in_force

A. In general. Any person subject to this Code who induces and procures another person to take an oath and to falsely testify, depose, or state upon such oath shall, if the conditions specified in Subsection B of this Article are satisfied, be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Conditions. For the purposes of this Article, the conditions shall include all of the following:

(1) The oath is administered with respect to a matter for which such oath is required or authorized by law.

(2) The oath is administered by a person having authority to do so.

(3) Upon the oath, the other person willfully makes or subscribes a statement.

(4) The statement is material.

(5) The statement is false.

(6) When the statement is made or subscribed, the person subject to this Code and the other person do not believe that the statement is true.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 362
Compensation
Status: in_force

Compensation payable to tutors or curators shall be based upon services rendered and they shall receive a minimum compensation of thirty-five dollars from the amount of monies received during the period covered by the account; provided however that if such monies received are more than three hundred and fifty dollars but less than five hundred dollars, the compensation of tutors and curators shall be ten per cent of the monies received in any one year; and provided also that if such monies are more than five hundred dollars, then the compensation shall be five per cent of the monies received in any one year, but not less than fifty dollars. In the event of extraordinary service rendered by such tutor or curator, the court may, upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize additional compensation therefor payable from the estate of the ward. Notice of such petition and hearing shall be given the proper office of the veterans administration in the manner provided in the case of hearing on a fiduciary's account or other pleading. No commission or compensation shall be allowed on the monies or other assets received from a prior tutor or curator, nor upon the amount received from liquidation of loans, or other investments.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 508, §1; Acts 1960, No. 519, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:240 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 240
Article 140. Immunity for action of military courts
Status: in_force

No accused may bring an action or proceeding against the convening authority or a member of a military court or board convened under this code or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings because of the approval, imposition, or execution of any sentence or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of any process or mandate of a military court or board convened under this code.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 422
Enforcement of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; notice requirements
Status: in_force

A.(1) The provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) (SCRA) and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) (USERRA) are adopted and made a part of this Part, and all of the benefits, protections, and rights provided in SCRA and USERRA shall be applicable to all persons called to service in the uniformed services as defined in R.S. 29:403 and shall be enforceable pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

(2) Louisiana Works shall make available the following notice that every employer shall post in a conspicuous place in each employment establishment:

"If you are in the national guard, military reserves, or active in the military, you have certain protected employment and reemployment rights, freedom from discrimination rights, and civil relief rights under federal law 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (USERRA) and 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq. (SCRA) and state law R.S. 29:401 et seq. (MSRA). If you feel that you have been discriminated against or denied such rights on account of your service in the uniformed services, contact the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee at 1-800-336-4590."

B. The district courts of this state shall have jurisdiction over proceedings involving the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which shall be governed by the rules applicable to ordinary proceedings.

C. The district and appellate courts shall give preference in scheduling such proceedings, upon the motion of any person in the uniformed services, or the person's attorney, who presents certification that the person has performed service in the uniformed services or is in service in the uniformed services.

D. Suits to enforce the provisions of this Part may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction and appropriate venue by the attorney general of Louisiana.

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 57, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2006, No. 603, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2018, No. 647, §1.

NOTE: Section 2 of Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 57, provides that the Act shall have both retroactive and prospective application and shall also specifically be applicable to all persons called to service in the uniformed services as of September 11, 2001, and as now defined in R.S. 29:403.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 331
Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; creation; duties and powers
Status: in_force

For the purposes of outreach, education, and advocacy for Louisiana service members and veterans who have been exposed to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards during their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, the Gulf War 1990-1991, or other conflicts or theaters which may subsequently be identified, the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall:

(1) Monitor the most current published epidemiological studies and recommendations arising as a requirement of 38 U.S.C. §527, as well as any developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits.

(2) Create a database of self-identifying service members and veterans who have been exposed to burn pits, that shall include the name, address, electronic address, phone number, location and period of service, and any other information as deemed necessary by the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) Establish and maintain a public information program in order to educate and inform service members, veterans, and their families regarding:

(a) The most recent scientific developments on the health effects of exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards.

(b) Availability of possible treatments for their conditions.

(c) Applying for service-connected disability compensation for any possible illnesses or conditions related to exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards, including the current status on related presumptive conditions or diseases as designated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(d) Appealing an existing disability rating decision or requesting an upgrade in disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Acts 2014, No. 312, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 312, §2, which provides that the Act shall be known as the "Staff Sergeant William Austin Daniel Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2014".
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 12
Assistant adjutants general
Status: in_force

The adjutant general shall appoint an assistant adjutant general for the army national guard and an assistant adjutant general for the air national guard. Each assistant adjutant general shall hold the rank of brigadier general, shall have been a citizen of the state and a member of the respective national guard component to which he is appointed assistant adjutant general for at least three years immediately prior to his appointment, and shall have attained as a minimum the federally recognized rank of lieutenant colonel qualified for federal recognition as colonel. Officers nominated for promotion to brigadier general in the position of assistant adjutant general for army national guard or air national guard must qualify for that grade before a federal board as provided in R.S. 29:15(A). Officers failing to so qualify will vacate the position of assistant adjutant general. Nothing contained in this Title shall preclude the appointment of such additional generals or assistant adjutant generals with requisite qualifications to positions and ranks as authorized.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 274, §1. Acts 1983, No. 297, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2006, No. 603, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:231c — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 231c
Article 131c. Misprision of serious offense
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this Code who knows that another person has committed a serious offense and wrongfully conceals the commission of the offense and fails to make the commission of the offense known to civilian or military authorities as soon as possible shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 725.1
Legal representative of office; state attorney general
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall counsel and advise the office and shall represent it in any and all matters when called upon to do so.

Acts 2006, No. 442, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:170 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 170
Article 70. Appellate counsel
Status: in_force

The accused shall have the right to appointed military defense counsel as appellate counsel. The state shall be represented by the trial counsel or his designee.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 16
Commissioning as second lieutenants enlisted men serving twenty-five years
Status: in_force

The governor may appoint and commission as second lieutenants, without an examination, enlisted men who have served well and faithfully in the active national guard for a period of not less than twenty-five years. Immediately upon appointment and commission, the officer shall be placed on the retired list.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:365 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 365
Purchase of property for home
Status: in_force

Any curator or tutor appointed under this Part may purchase for his ward a home with the funds of the ward whenever the said purchase meets with the approval of the interested parties, the court of appointment, and the veterans administration, provided that sufficient time be given the veterans administration to investigate the property to be purchased.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 138
Article 38. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel
Status: in_force

A. The trial counsel of a general or special court-martial shall prosecute in the name of the state, and shall, under the direction of the court, prepare the record of the proceedings.

B.(1) The accused has the right to be represented in his defense before a general or special court-martial or at a preliminary hearing under Article 32 of this Code as provided in this Subsection.

(2) The accused may be represented by civilian counsel if provided by him.

(3) The accused may be represented:

(a) By military counsel detailed under Article 27 of this Code; or

(b) By military counsel of his own selection if that counsel is reasonably available, as determined under regulations and rules of procedure prescribed under Article 36 of this Code.

(4) If the accused is represented by civilian counsel, the military counsel detailed or selected under Paragraph (3) of this Subsection shall act as associate counsel unless excused at the request of the accused.

(5) Except as provided under Paragraph (6) of this Subsection, if the accused is represented by military counsel of his own selection under Subparagraph (3)(b) of this Subsection, any military counsel detailed under Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection shall be excused.

(6) The accused is not entitled to be represented by more than one military counsel. However, the person authorized under regulations prescribed under Article 27 of this Code to detail counsel, in his sole discretion:

(a) May detail additional military counsel as assistant defense counsel; and

(b) If the accused is represented by military counsel of his own selection under Subparagraph (3)(b) of this Subsection, may approve a request from the accused that military counsel detailed under Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection act as associate defense counsel.

C. In any court-martial proceeding resulting in a conviction, the defense counsel may:

(1) Forward for attachment to the record of proceedings a brief of such matters he determines should be considered in behalf of the accused on review, including any objection to the contents of the record which he considers appropriate.

(2) Take other action authorized by this Code.

D. An assistant trial counsel of a general court-martial may, under the direction of the trial counsel or when he is qualified to be a trial counsel as required by Article 27 of this Code, perform any duty imposed by law, regulation, or the custom of the service upon the trial counsel of the court. An assistant trial counsel of a special court-martial may perform any duty of the trial counsel.

E. An assistant defense counsel of a general or special court-martial may perform any duty imposed by law, regulation, or the custom of the service upon counsel for the accused.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 401
Title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Military Service Relief Act".

Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 107
Article 7. Apprehension
Status: in_force

A. Apprehension is the taking of a person into custody.

B. Any person authorized by this code or by Chapter 47 of Title 10, United States Code, or by regulations issued under either, to apprehend persons subject to this code, any marshal of a court-martial appointed pursuant to the provisions of this code, and any civil officer or peace officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a state, may do so upon reasonable belief that an offense has been committed and that the person apprehended committed it.

C. Commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers and noncommissioned officers have authority to quell quarrels, frays, and disorders among persons subject to this code and to apprehend persons subject to this code who take part therein.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:241 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 241
Article 141. Delegation by the governor
Status: in_force

The governor may delegate any authority vested in him under this code, and may provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:171 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 171
Article 71. Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence
Status: in_force

All court-martial sentences, unless suspended or deferred, may be ordered executed by the convening authority when approved by him. The military judge, summary court officer, or the convening authority may suspend the execution of any sentence.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Acts 1984, No. 503, §1; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:212A — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 212A
Article 112a. Wrongful use, possession, manufacture, or distribution of controlled dangerous substances
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to this code who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs territory of the United States, exports from the United States, or introduces into an installation, vessel, vehicle, or aircraft used by or under the control of the armed forces of the United States or of the state military forces a substance listed in Subsection B of this Section shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. The substances referred to in Subsection A of this Section are the following:

(1) Opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine, penecyclidine, barbituric acid, and marijuana, and any compound or derivative of any such substance.

(2) Any substance not specified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection that is classified as a controlled dangerous substance in Part X of Chapter 4 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law.

Acts 1999, No. 284, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 735
Immunity of personnel
Status: in_force

A.(1) Neither the state nor any political subdivision thereof, nor other state agencies, nor, except in case of willful misconduct, the employees or representatives of any of them engaged in any homeland security and emergency preparedness and recovery activities, while complying with or attempting to comply with this Chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be liable for the death of or any injury to persons or damage to property as a result of such activity.

(2) Additionally, no prisoner in the custody of the sheriff or law enforcement agency who was evacuated to another prison or jail during and immediately after Hurricane Katrina or Rita, and who was not released within the time required by the Code of Criminal Procedure or Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall have a cause of action for damages against the sheriff or law enforcement agency for the failure to timely release the prisoner, if the failure was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina or Rita and the lack of access to prison records and information specifying when the prisoner is to be released; however, the sheriff or law enforcement agency shall be liable for damages if within a reasonable length of time following Hurricane Katrina or Rita, the sheriff or law enforcement agency makes no attempt to ascertain when the prisoner is to be released and fails to release the prisoner from custody.

(3) The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and each parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency shall be immune from any claim based upon the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, any discretionary function or duty, on the part of the office or any employee thereof in carrying out its mission as defined in R.S. 29:726 and 728.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not affect the right of any person to receive benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled under this Chapter, or under the worker's compensation law, or under any pension law, nor the right of any such person to receive any benefits or compensation under any act of congress.

Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 46, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2018, No. 713, §1; Acts 2020, No. 362, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.

NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 362, §2, relative to retroactive application to March 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:260 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 260
Maintenance of service offices by parochial and municipal authorities
Status: in_force

Police juries and municipal governing authorities may make appropriations out of funds not otherwise specifically allocated by law for the purpose of providing or assisting in providing for the maintenance and operation of service offices established by the commission, including those consolidated to serve more than one parish or municipality.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:114A — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 114A
Article 14a. Bail
Status: in_force

A. Any person in confinement charged with or convicted of an offense under this code is entitled to bail pending finality of the sentence. The amount of such bail shall be fixed by the convening authority who ordered the confinement and shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars by a summary court-martial convening authority, one thousand dollars by a special court-martial convening authority, and two thousand dollars by a general court-martial convening authority. Any person in confinement may invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of a military judge on the claim that the convening authority has improperly refused bail or a reduction of bail.

B. Factors in determining amount of bail. The amount of bail shall be such as in the judgment of the convening authority will insure the presence of the accused before the proper court martial, having regard to:

(1) The seriousness of the offense charged;

(2) The weight of the evidence against the defendant;

(3) The previous criminal record of the defendant;

(4) The ability of the defendant to give bail; and

(5) Any other circumstances affecting the probability of the defendant's appearance.

C. An order fixing the amount of bail shall be in writing, specify the amount of the bail, and designate the officer or officers authorized to accept the bail, and must be signed by the convening authority.

D. The qualifications of sureties, the bail undertaking the various types of bail authorized, the rights of surety, the surrender or arrest of the accused, and the exoneration of the surety, shall be governed by the applicable Louisiana law.

E. Proceedings relating to the forfeiture of bail and the collection thereof shall be conducted by the appropriate district attorney under the applicable Louisiana law, before the district court of the district in which the court-martial proceeding was held.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 577, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:182 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 182
Article 82. Solicitation
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of R.S. 29:185 or mutiny in violation of R.S. 29:194 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, he shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Any person subject to this code who solicits or advises another or others to commit an act of misbehavior before the enemy in violation of R.S. 29:199 or sedition in violation of R.S. 29:194 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not committed, he shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 208
Article 108. Military property--loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority:

(1) sells or otherwise disposes of;

(2) willfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses; or

(3) willfully or through neglect suffers to be damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of; any military property of the United States or of the state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 113
Article 13. Punishment prohibited before trial
Status: in_force

No person being held in pretrial confinement may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his presence at trial, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:231d — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 231d
Article 131d. Wrongful refusal to testify
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this Code who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, preliminary hearing, or an officer taking a deposition, of or for the United States or for the state of Louisiana, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:230 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 230
Article 130. Stalking
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to this Code who commits all of the following acts is guilty of stalking and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct:

(1) Who wrongfully engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear death or bodily harm, including sexual assault, to the person or a member of the person's immediate family.

(2) Who has knowledge, or should have knowledge, that the specific person will be placed in reasonable fear of death or bodily harm, including sexual assault, to the person or a member of the person's immediate family.

(3) Whose acts induce reasonable fear in the specific person of death or bodily harm, including sexual assault, to the person or to a member of the person's immediate family.

B. In this Code, for purposes of this Article unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed herein:

(1) "Course of conduct" means either of the following:

(a) A repeated maintenance of visual or physical proximity to a specific person.

(b) A repeated conveyance of verbal threat, written threats, or threats implied by conduct, or a combination of such threats, directed at or towards a specific person.

(2) "Immediate family", in the case of a specific person, means a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person, or any other family member, relative, or intimate partner of the person who regularly resides in the household of the person or who within the six months preceding the commencement of the course of conduct regularly resided in the household of the person.

(3) "Repeated", with respect to conduct, means two or more occasions of such conduct.

Acts 2013, No. 303, §1; Acts 2022, No. 672, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 29:220a.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 1
Military Department
Status: in_force

A. The Military Department of this state shall be known as "The Military Department, State of Louisiana".

B. The Military Department shall be composed of the National Guard, Louisiana State Guard, Louisiana Military Police, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and such other offices that may be created or established according to law.

Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2006, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. March 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 442, §3, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 810, §3A & B; Acts 2025, No. 262, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:180 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 180
Article 80. Attempts
Status: in_force

A. An act, done with specific intent to commit an offense under this code, amounting to more than mere preparation and tending, even though failing to effect its commission, is an attempt to commit that offense.

B. Any person subject to this code who attempts to commit any offense punishable by this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, unless otherwise specifically prescribed.

C. Any person subject to this code may be convicted of an attempt to commit an offense although it appears on the trial that the offense was consummated.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:511 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 511
Establishment and location
Status: in_force

There is established in New Orleans a home for the care of soldiers, called the "Soldiers' Home of the State of Louisiana (Camp Nicholls)."
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:233 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 233
Article 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
Status: in_force

Any commissioned officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:730 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 730
Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency
Status: in_force

A. The governing authorities of any two or more parishes may enter into agreements, under which they shall be authorized to establish regional organizations for homeland security and emergency preparedness. Such agreements shall include plans, programs, administration, personnel, unified operation, allotment of available equipment, and distribution of costs and funds.

B. Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies shall prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials, in written form, a clear and complete statement of the homeland security and emergency responsibilities of all local agencies and officials and of the disaster chain of command.

C. Political subdivisions not participating in interjurisdictional arrangements pursuant to this Chapter nevertheless shall be encouraged and assisted by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to conclude suitable arrangements for furnishing mutual aid in coping with disasters. The arrangements shall include provisions of aid by persons and units in public employ.

D. No personal services may be compensated by the state or any subdivision or an agency thereof, except pursuant to statute or local ordinance.

E. Compensation for property shall be paid only if the property was commandeered or otherwise used in coping with a disaster emergency and its use, damage, or destruction was ordered by the governor or a member of the disaster emergency forces of this state.

F. Any person claiming compensation for the use, damages, loss, or destruction of property under this Chapter shall file a claim therefor with the authority which ordered the use or caused the loss or destruction of the property.

G. Unless the amount of compensation on account of property damaged, lost, or destroyed is agreed between the claimant and the authority which ordered the use or caused the damage, the amount of compensation shall be calculated in the same manner as compensation due for a taking of property pursuant to the condemnation laws of this state.

H. Nothing in this Section applies to or authorizes compensation for the destruction or damaging of standing timber or other property in order to provide a fire break, or to the release of waters or the breach of impoundments in order to reduce pressure or other danger from actual or threatened flood.

Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2006, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. March 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 442, §3, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 353
Application
Status: in_force

Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States of America or regulation of the veterans administration, the administrator requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a tutor or curator be appointed for a ward, such appointment shall be made in the manner hereinafter provided in this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 29 / Section 725.3
Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent
Status: in_force

A combination of law enforcement, public safety leaders, health and emergency medical staff interests, technology and communication managers and technicians, vendors of communication systems, public officials, and state and federal agencies are all needed to address the complexities of communications interoperability in this state. The creation of the office of interoperability is not to identify a single solution, but to identify and implement interoperability solutions that are always available and can be accessed statewide. Solutions are needed for a secure and interoperable communications system accessible to public safety agencies and personnel, first responders, decision makers, and the public, allowing for clear and efficient exchange of voice, data, image, and video information during day-to-day operations, natural disasters, emergency response situations, and terrorist attacks.

Acts 2008, No. 797, §1.