La. Rev. Stat. § 24:973 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 973
Powers and functions
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall:

(1) Develop and coordinate outreach programs in collaboration with member organizations, agencies, and schools to educate citizens on the importance of understanding the following:

(a) That representative democracy is a process dependent on reasoned debate, good faith negotiation, and compromise.

(b) That individual involvement is a critical factor in community success.

(c) That consideration and respect of others must be shown when deliberating, negotiating, and advocating positions on public concerns.

(2) Identify civic education projects in Louisiana and provide technical assistance as may be needed to such programs.

(3) Build a network of civic education professionals to share information and strengthen partnerships.

(4) Develop, in consultation with entities having representatives on the commission and others as determined by the commission, a clearinghouse which shall be available on the Internet and which shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) A database of civic education resources, lesson plans, and other programs of best practices in civic education.

(b) A bulletin board to promote discussion on and exchange of ideas relative to civic education.

(c) An events calendar.

(d) Links to civic education research.

(5) Value and support successful civic education programs in the state and encourage expansion of such efforts.

(6) Oversee the administrative needs and the implementation of the identified goals and objectives of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council.

(7) Prepare and provide an annual report of activities to the governor and to the legislature.

B. The commission may establish such committees as it deems necessary to carry out its functions.

Acts 2004, No. 596, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 107, §1, eff. June 21, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 118, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:35.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 35.3
Membership of the House of Representatives
Status: in_force

The House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana shall be composed of one hundred five members. The state shall be divided into the representative districts provided in this Section. One representative shall be elected from each district.

(1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 63, 66, 82, 85, 88, 105, 132, 133, 134, 136A, 136B, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 165, and 166 of Caddo Parish.

(2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 2-5A, 2-6, 2-8, 2-12A, 2-12B, 2-12C, 2-13, 2-23, and 4-8D of Bossier Parish; and Precincts 5B, 6, 7, 8, 15, 17, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 54, 64, 67, 71, 98, 99, and 111 of Caddo Parish.

(3) District 3 is composed of Precincts 3, 4, 23, 25, 34, 35, 36, 38, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 70, 78, 79, 80, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, and 103 of Caddo Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 5A, 43, 47, 55, 57, 61, 62, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 90, 100, 106, 114, 122, and 135 of Caddo Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-3B, 1-5, 4-7A, 4-7B, 4-8B, 4-8C, 4-8E, 4-8G, 4-9, and 4-10 of Bossier Parish; Precincts 77, 97, 107, 109, 110, 115, 126, 127, and 128 of Caddo Parish; and Red River Parish.

(6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 48, 49, 56, 68, 72, 75, 76, 101, 102, 104, 108, 112, 113, and 129 of Caddo Parish.

(7) District 7 is composed of Precincts 89, 123, and 125 of Caddo Parish; DeSoto Parish; and Precincts 3-4, 5-5, 5-8A, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4A, 6-4B, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-1, 8-1A, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2, and 9-3 of Sabine Parish.

(8) District 8 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-11A, 2-17A, 2-18B, 2-18C, 2-18E, 2-18F, 2-18G, 2-19, 2-21A, 2-21B, 2-21C, 2-21D, 2-22A, 2-22B, and 2-22C of Bossier Parish.

(9) District 9 is composed of Precincts 1-4, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17B, 2-20, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-3C, 4-3D, 4-4A, 4-4B, 4-5A, 4-6A, 4-6B, 4-8A, 4-11A, 4-11B, and 4-11C of Bossier Parish.

(10) District 10 is composed of Precincts 2-18D, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, and 4-1A of Bossier Parish; and Webster Parish.

(11) District 11 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-7 of Bienville Parish; Claiborne Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-3, 9-1, 9-2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-5, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, and 12-6 of Lincoln Parish.

(12) District 12 is composed of Precincts 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, and 10-3 of Lincoln Parish; and Union Parish.

(13) District 13 is composed of Precincts 1-3, 1-4, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, and 7-5 of Bienville Parish; Jackson Parish; Precincts 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-7A, 2-8, and 2-9 of Natchitoches Parish; and Winn Parish.

(14) District 14 is composed of Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 36, 42, 43, 50, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 75, 76, 77, and 78 of Ouachita Parish.

(15) District 15 is composed of Precincts 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 44A, 45, 49, 51, 51A, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56A, and 57 of Ouachita Parish.

(16) District 16 is composed of Precincts 1, 3-1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 31, 32, 35, 37, 39-1, and 39-2 of Morehouse Parish; and Precincts 3, 8, 9, 9A, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, and 79 of Ouachita Parish.

(17) District 17 is composed of Precincts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 27A, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 46, 47, and 48 of Ouachita Parish.

(18) District 18 is composed of Precincts 31 and 32 of Iberville Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts 1A, 4, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of West Baton Rouge Parish; and West Feliciana Parish.

(19) District 19 is composed of Precincts 4, 15, 17, and 18 of East Carroll Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 14 of Madison Parish; Precincts 23, 24, 26-1, 27, 29, 40, 42, 45, 47, 48, 50, 53, and 54 of Morehouse Parish; Richland Parish; and West Carroll Parish.

(20) District 20 is composed of Caldwell Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, and 9-4 of Catahoula Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 6, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 21, 22, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, and 33 of Franklin Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 4-2, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-1, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, and 10-1 of LaSalle Parish; and Precincts 25, 26, and 58 of Ouachita Parish.

(21) District 21 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 2-1, 6-5, 7-1, 7-3, 7-5, and 8-1 of Catahoula Parish; Concordia Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, and 19 of East Carroll Parish; Precincts 16, 18, 19, 20, and 24 of Franklin Parish; Precincts 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 of Madison Parish; and Tensas Parish.

(22) District 22 is composed of Grant Parish; Precincts 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-3, 7-2, 8-2, 8-3, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, and 9-5 of LaSalle Parish; and Precincts 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-6, 1-7, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, and 4-9 of Natchitoches Parish.

(23) District 23 is composed of Precincts 2-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-12, 7-15, 7-16, 7-21, 7-27B, 16-8, 16-9, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Orleans Parish.

(24) District 24 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17A, 19, 19C, 20, and 21 of Beauregard Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-4, 2-4A, 2-5, 2-6, 2-6A, 3-2, 3-6, 3-6A, 3-7, 3-7B, 3-7X, 4-1, 5-3, and 5-8 of Sabine Parish; and Precincts 1-7, 1-9, 2-1, 2-1A, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-4E, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-3, 4-3E, 4-3L, 4-3M, 4-3N, 5-1, 5-1A, 5-2, 5-2A, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-3, 7-4A, 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 of Vernon Parish.

(25) District 25 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-1A, 1-5, 1-5A, 1-8, 1-9, 1-9A, 1-10, 1-10A, 1-10B, 1-14, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, and 4-8 of Natchitoches Parish; and Precincts C22, C23, C30, C31, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37-A, C37-B, C41, C42, S1, S2, S4, S5, S6A, S6B, S8, S9, S11, S13, S14, and S15 of Rapides Parish.

(26) District 26 is composed of Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11-A, C11-B, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C32, C38-A, C38-B, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 of Rapides Parish.

(27) District 27 is composed of Precincts N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13-A, N13-B, N14-A, N14-B, N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, N20, N21, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, N27, N28, N29, and S16 of Rapides Parish.

(28) District 28 is composed of Avoyelles Parish; and Precincts 1 and 4 of St. Landry Parish.

(29) District 29 is composed of Precincts 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-58, 1-77, 1-85, 2-16, 2-23, 2-27, and 2-30 of East Baton Rouge Parish; and Precincts 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3, 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 8, 9, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12, 13A, 13B, 14, 15, 16, and 17 of West Baton Rouge Parish.

(30) District 30 is composed of Precincts 7, 15, 16, 16A, 16B, 17, 18, 18A, 25, 25A, 25B, 26, 27, 27A, 27B, 27D, 28, and 30 of Beauregard Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-1B, 1-2, 1-2A, 1-3, 1-3B, 1-3C, 1-3D, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-4B, 1-4C, 1-4D, 1-5, 1-5A, 1-6, 1-6A, 1-6B, 1-7A, 1-7B, 1-8, 1-8A, 1-8C, 1-8E, 1-8F, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3C, 4-3F, 4-3G, 4-3J, 4-3K, 7-1, 7-2, 7-2A, 7-4, 7-5, 7-5A, and 7-5C of Vernon Parish.

(31) District 31 is composed of Precincts 34, 35, 36, 67, 85, 86, 105, 106, 109, 117, and 125 of Lafayette Parish; and Precincts 24, 25, 25A, 26, 26A, 32B, 34, 34A, 35, 36A-1, 37, 39, 46A, 46B-2, 46B-3, and 46B-4 of Vermilion Parish.

(32) District 32 is composed of Allen Parish; Precincts 9, 10, 11, 14, 14A, and 22 of Beauregard Parish; Precincts 560, 561, 562, 600, 601, 602, 603, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, and 760 of Calcasieu Parish; and Precinct 17 of Jefferson Davis Parish.

(33) District 33 is composed of Precincts 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 460E, 460W, 461, 465, 466E, 466W, 467, 468, 469, 700, 701, 702, 703, 761, and 762 of Calcasieu Parish.

(34) District 34 is composed of Precincts 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309E, 309W, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 313W, 315E, 315W, 318, 319N, 319S, 320E, 320W, 321, 322, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, 361, and 364 of Calcasieu Parish.

(35) District 35 is composed of Precincts 12, 12A, 12B, 13, and 13A of Beauregard Parish and Precincts 160E, 160W, 161, 162E, 162W, 163, 164, 165, 166E, 166W, 167, 302, 306, 314, 316E, 317, 440, 441, 463, and 464 of Calcasieu Parish.

(36) District 36 is composed of Precincts 316W, 325, 326, 327, 331, 332N, 332S, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 362, 363, 366, 367, 368, 369, and 372 of Calcasieu Parish.

(37) District 37 is composed of Precincts 261, 262, 360, 800, 801, 860N, 860S, 861E, and 861W of Calcasieu Parish and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9A, 9B, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 23 of Jefferson Davis Parish.

(38) District 38 is composed of Precincts 1010, 1020, 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1050, 1060, 1080, 1081, 1090, 1091, 1100, 1101, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1170, 1171, 2010A, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3040, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3060, 3070, 3071, 4001, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4020, 4021, 4030, 4040, 5004, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5041, and 5050 of Evangeline Parish; and Precincts S7, S10, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28, and S29 of Rapides Parish.

(39) District 39 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 26, 29, 30, 31, 71, 113, 114, 119, 122, 123, and 124 of Lafayette Parish.

(40) District 40 is composed of Precincts 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, and 37 of St. Landry Parish.

(41) District 41 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-7, 4-1, 4-2, 4-6, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of Acadia Parish; Precincts 2010, 2020, 2030, and 2040 of Evangeline Parish; and Precincts 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52 of St. Landry Parish.

(42) District 42 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 2-2, 2-5, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-10, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, and 6-16 of Acadia Parish; and Precincts 27, 28, and 37 of Lafayette Parish.

(43) District 43 is composed of Precincts 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 104, 115, 120, 121, 126, 127, and 128 of Lafayette Parish.

(44) District 44 is composed of Precincts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 72, and 112 of Lafayette Parish.

(45) District 45 is composed of Precincts 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, and 90 of Lafayette Parish.

(46) District 46 is composed of Precincts 2, 3, 5, 7, 7A, 16, 17, 30, 31, 38, 39, and 40 of St. Landry Parish; and Precincts 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of St. Martin Parish.

(47) District 47 is composed of Precincts 260, 365, 370, 371N, and 371S of Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; and Precincts 1, 2, 5A, 6, 7A-1, 7B, 8B, 9, 10A, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19A, 19A-1, 19B, 20A-2, 20B-1, 21, 21A, 23, 28, 29, 38, 40, and 57B of Vermilion Parish.

(48) District 48 is composed of Precincts 1-3, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 6-3, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 8-2, 8-3, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5, and 14-1 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 100, 101, 102, and 110 of Lafayette Parish; and Precincts 3 and 4 of St. Martin Parish.

(49) District 49 is composed of Precincts 5-4, 10-3, 10-4, 10-7, 13-1, 13-3, and 14-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 103, 107, 108, 111, 116, and 118 of Lafayette Parish; and Precincts 41, 42A, 42B, 44, 45A, 46B-1, 49B-1, 49B-2, 50A, 51, 53, and 57A of Vermilion Parish.

(50) District 50 is composed of Precincts 1 and 2 of St. Martin Parish; and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, and 42 of St. Mary Parish.

(51) District 51 is composed of Precincts 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, and 4-3 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 11-3, and 11-5 of Lafourche Parish; Precincts 37, 40, 41, 43, 44, and 45 of St. Mary Parish; and Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 27, 64, 65, 67, and 76 of Terrebonne Parish.

(52) District 52 is composed of Precincts 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 51, 68, 69, 74, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, and 90 of Terrebonne Parish.

(53) District 53 is composed of Precincts 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 32, 34, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 71, 72, 73, 88, 89, 110, and 111 of Terrebonne Parish.

(54) District 54 is composed of Precinct 1-GI of Jefferson Parish; and Precincts 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 7-3, 8-1, 9-1, 9-2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16, 11-1, and 11-2 of Lafourche Parish.

(55) District 55 is composed of Precincts 1-3, 1-5, 2-1, 2-1A, 2-2, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 3-1, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 5-1, 5-1A, 5-1B, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, and 11-4 of Lafourche Parish.

(56) District 56 is composed of Precincts 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of St. Charles Parish; and Precinct 5-7 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(57) District 57 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, and 4-4 of St. Charles Parish; and Precincts 1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-13, 4-14, 5-1, 5-4, 5-8, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 7-2, 7-3, 7-5, and 7-7 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(58) District 58 is composed of Precincts 23, 28, 30, 36, 37, 39, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 65, and 73 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of St. James Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(59) District 59 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 20, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 72, 77, and 78 of Ascension Parish.

(60) District 60 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 8-1, and 9-1 of Assumption Parish; and Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13C, 14, 14A, 15, 15B, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Iberville Parish.

(61) District 61 is composed of Precincts 1-2, 1-7, 1-14, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-33, 1-36, 1-37, 1-40, 1-50, 1-54, 1-57, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-64, 1-78, 1-93, and 1-104 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(62) District 62 is composed of Precincts 1-11, 1-84, 2-3, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-25, 2-26, and 2-28 of East Baton Rouge Parish; and East Feliciana Parish.

(63) District 63 is composed of Precincts 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-94, 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-13, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-24, 2-29, 2-31, 2-32, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, and 2-37 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(64) District 64 is composed of Precincts 2-6 and 2-7 of East Baton Rouge Parish; and Precincts 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5B, 5C, 39A, 39B, 40, and 40A of Livingston Parish.

(65) District 65 is composed of Precincts 1-97, 2-8, 2-33, 3-1, 3-2, 3-6, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-21, 3-25, 3-26, 3-30, 3-32, 3-37, 3-46, 3-54, 3-58, 3-61, and 3-72 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(66) District 66 is composed of Precincts 1-89, 1-98, 1-103, 3-10, 3-16, 3-19, 3-22, 3-34, 3-38, 3-43, 3-45, 3-47, 3-53, 3-56, 3-59, 3-63, 3-66, 3-67, 3-70, and 3-71 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(67) District 67 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-51, 1-67, 1-68, 1-102, 3-20, 3-44, 3-50, 3-57, and 3-69 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(68) District 68 is composed of Precincts 1-8, 1-35, 1-39, 1-41, 1-42, 1-44, 1-48, 1-56, 1-59, 1-65, 1-73, 1-79, 1-105, 3-17, 3-18, 3-35, 3-36, 3-49, 3-51, and 3-52 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(69) District 69 is composed of Precincts 1-34, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-72, 1-74, 1-80, 1-99, 3-3, 3-7, 3-11, 3-13, 3-15, 3-27, 3-29, 3-31, 3-39, 3-41, and 3-60 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(70) District 70 is composed of Precincts 1-12, 1-43, 1-47, 1-66, 1-69, 1-75, 1-76, 1-107, 3-4, 3-5, 3-23, 3-33, 3-40, 3-48, 3-55, 3-62, 3-64, 3-65, and 3-68 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(71) District 71 is composed of Precincts 7A, 23, 23A, 23B, 23C, 24, 24B, 24C, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 27, 28A, 28B, 35, 35A, 36, 39, and 41 of Livingston Parish.

(72) District 72 is composed of St. Helena Parish; and Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 101, 102, 104, 104A, 105, 106, 107, 109, 111A, 115B, 119, 123, 129, and 129A of Tangipahoa Parish.

(73) District 73 is composed of Precincts 70, 70A, 71, 72, 73, 74, 116, 120, 120B, 122, 122A, 122B, 124, 124A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137D, 143, 143A, 145, 147, 149, 149A, and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish.

(74) District 74 is composed of Precincts 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 302, 303, 304, 305, 308, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 609, A01, A02, A03, A04, C09, F01, and P01 of St. Tammany Parish.

(75) District 75 is composed of Washington Parish.

(76) District 76 is composed of Precincts 801, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 816, 817, 818, 909, 918, 922, S10, S11, S16, S17, S20, S21, S23, S24, and S25 of St. Tammany Parish.

(77) District 77 is composed of Precincts 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 301, 310, 314, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C10, and C11 of St. Tammany Parish.

(78) District 78 is composed of Precincts 9, 11, 21, 22, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, and 9-H of Jefferson Parish.

(79) District 79 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 12-K, 34-K, and 35-K of Jefferson Parish.

(80) District 80 is composed of Precincts 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, and 87 of Jefferson Parish.

(81) District 81 is composed of Precincts 14, 15, 27, 34, 35, 40, and 66 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 7B, 7D, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 21, 21A, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 43 of Livingston Parish; and Precincts 6, 8, 9, and 11 of St. James Parish.

(82) District 82 is composed of Precincts 38, 43, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 72, 80, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, and 138 of Jefferson Parish.

(83) District 83 is composed of Precincts 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 179B, 180, 187, 188, 191, 200, 201, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of Jefferson Parish.

(84) District 84 is composed of Precincts 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 184, 185A, 185B, 189, 190, 192, 193A, 193B, 194A, 194B, 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 246, 247, 248, and 1-L of Jefferson Parish.

(85) District 85 is composed of Precincts 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232A, 234, 235, 1-G, 2-G, 3-G, 4-G, 5-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G, 12-G, and 13-G of Jefferson Parish.

(86) District 86 is composed of Precincts 27, 28, 33, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 44, 45, 72A, 106A, 108, 110, 112, 114, 117, 118, 120A, 121, 121A, 127, 127A, 139, 141, and 141A of Tangipahoa Parish.

(87) District 87 is composed of Precincts 171, 172, 173, 179A, 181, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216C, and 217 of Jefferson Parish.

(88) District 88 is composed of Precincts 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 41, 43, 58, and 76 of Ascension Parish.

(89) District 89 is composed of Precincts 102, 103, 306, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 410, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 426, 427, 429, M01, M02, M03, M04, M05, M06, M07, M08, M11, M12, and MD1 of St. Tammany Parish.

(90) District 90 is composed of Precincts 802, 803, 815, 902, 903, 904, 906, 907, 910, 911, 912, 914, 916, 921, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S13, S15, S18, S19, and S22 of St. Tammany Parish.

(91) District 91 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-6, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 14-20, 14-21, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, and 14-26 of Orleans Parish.

(92) District 92 is composed of Precincts 7, 8, 10, 55, 104, 108, 115, 116, 11-K, 13-KA, 13-KB, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 25-K, 26-K, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, and 33-K of Jefferson Parish.

(93) District 93 is composed of Precincts 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 3-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-13, 7-14, 7-20, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-12, 9-10, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, and 9-26 of Orleans Parish.

(94) District 94 is composed of Precincts 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, and 46 of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 7-41, 7-42, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish.

(95) District 95 is composed of Precincts 5A, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 7C, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13A, 13B, 19, 19A, 20, 29, 30, 36A, and 38 of Livingston Parish; and Precincts 45A, 125, 133, and 133A of Tangipahoa Parish.

(96) District 96 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 2-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 6-1, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2, 11-2, 12-1, and 12-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 54, 56, and 59 of Lafayette Parish; and Precincts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, and 18 of St. Martin Parish.

(97) District 97 is composed of Precincts 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 8-28, 8-30, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, and 9-33 of Orleans Parish.

(98) District 98 is composed of Precincts 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, and 17-7 of Orleans Parish.

(99) District 99 is composed of Precincts 7-1, 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-28, 9-28C, 9-32, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43M, and 9-43N of Orleans Parish.

(100) District 100 is composed of Precincts 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-43G, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 9-45, and 9-45A of Orleans Parish.

(101) District 101 is composed of Precincts 1-9, 1-20, 1-55, 1-60, 1-70, 1-71, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-87, 1-88, 1-90, 2-1, 3-8, 3-24, and 3-28 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(102) District 102 is composed of Precincts 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B, and 15-19C of Orleans Parish.

(103) District 103 is composed of St. Bernard Parish.

(104) District 104 is composed of Precincts 307, 309, 312, 313, 406, 408, 409, 411, 412, 420, 422, 430, 605, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 901, 905, 913, 915, 917, M09, and M10 of St. Tammany Parish.

(105) District 105 is composed of Precincts 216B, 232B, 236, 237, 238A, and 238B of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 15-18D and 15-18E of Orleans Parish; and Plaquemines Parish.

Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1, See Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2022, 1 st E.S., No. 4, §5, eff. for March 9, 2022, for 2023 regular election purposes; eff. Jan. 8, 2024, for all other purposes.

NOTE: See Acts 2022, 1 st E.S., No. 4, §3, relative to referenced precincts and territorial limits of districts.

NOTE: See Acts 2022, 1 st E.S., No. 4, §4, relative to terms of office of persons selected upon House Districts.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:683 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 683
Employees; salaries
Status: in_force

The director of capitol security shall make recommendations of employment for all security officers and other necessary employees and shall recommend salaries to the Capitol Security Council for approval by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 653
Duties and functions
Status: in_force

A. The committee shall make such study and examination of the matters pertaining to the budgeting and fiscal affairs of the state and its political subdivisions, their funds, revenues, expenditures, and any other financial affairs of the state and of its political subdivisions as may be deemed desirable by the committee or the legislature. The committee may also study and examine all requests for professional, personal, social service, and consulting service contracts to determine the impact of privatizing state government programs, functions, or activities. The committee shall make such reports of its findings and recommendations with regard to such matters to the legislature upon its request or as is deemed advisable by the committee.

B. Prior to and during each regular session of the legislature, the joint committee may make such studies and hold such hearings with respect to budget requests or statements and with respect to the executive budget as it shall deem appropriate and are necessary to carry out its duties and functions.

C. Following the review, analysis, and study of the proposed executive budget, the committee shall submit its findings and recommendations thereon to the members of the legislature not later than two weeks prior to each regular session of the legislature.

D. The committee shall make such continuing study and examination of matters pertaining to the budgeting of the state revenues and their expenditures, and the fiscal affairs of the state and its agencies, and shall make quarterly reports and recommendations to the legislature and such other reports as the committee or the legislature deems advisable.

E. The committee shall interpret the legislative intent respecting all fiscal and budgetary matters of the state and conduct general oversight and review of the budget execution processes of the various budget units and other agencies of the state when necessary.

F. The committee shall study, review, and approve or disapprove all transfers of funds from one program specified in the allotments established in each agency's budget to another program. Except as provided in R.S. 39:73 and 87.4, no transfer of funds from one program specified in the allotments in an agency's budget to another shall be made without prior approval of the committee.

G. The committee shall have the full power and authority to adopt rules and regulations prescribing and governing its procedures, policies, meetings, and any and all other activities relating to its functions and duties, including the power and authority to issue binding directives to agencies concerning the proper and efficient execution of their respective budgets as same were approved by the legislature.

H.(1) The committee shall have a litigation subcommittee which shall monitor and study the amounts of state funds required to pay judgments and compromises arising out of lawsuits against the state, its departments, and, with respect to payment of state funds as insurance premiums, the insurers thereof. The committee, by its own rules, motions, or resolutions, shall provide for the size, membership, appointment, all administrative matters, and the delegated powers and duties of the litigation subcommittee.

(2) No attorney representing the state or any of its departments or agencies or any of its employees entitled to indemnification under R.S. 13:5108.1 shall sign any compromise or settlement which obligates the state to pay five hundred thousand dollars or more without prior consultation with the attorney general and the members of the litigation subcommittee. The consultation with the members of the litigation subcommittee shall occur in executive session.

(3)(a) At the request of the litigation subcommittee, any department, agency, board, commission, educational institution, or other state entity entitled to indemnification by the state or any employer of an employee entitled to indemnification under R.S. 13:5108.1 shall report on any corrective measures or actions taken to mitigate state risk exposure if the litigation subcommittee determines that such a report is necessary after consideration of a compromise or settlement of litigation.

(b) A meeting of the litigation subcommittee to receive a report from a state entity on corrective measures or actions pursuant to this Paragraph shall occur only after the subject litigation has been concluded. The litigation subcommittee may require that any indemnified state entity or employer of an indemnified employee appear at one or more meetings of the litigation subcommittee to discuss and report on corrective measures or actions.

(c) Any information provided by a state entity pursuant to this Paragraph may only be presented in executive session, and any documentation prepared or compiled by the state entity pursuant to this Paragraph shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Law set forth in R.S. 44:1 et seq.

I. The committee shall have the authority to nullify a penalty applied by the office of risk management relative to a state agency which has failed to receive certification after undergoing a loss prevention audit, as provided in R.S. 39:1536(B).

J. The committee may establish a subcommittee to execute its duties relative to oversight of performance-based budgeting under the Louisiana Government Performance and Accountability Act, as provided in Subpart D of Part II of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. When the subcommittee acts on behalf of the committee, the chairman of the subcommittee shall provide to each member of the committee a summary report of the subcommittee's action.

K.(1) In the conduct of its responsibility to discharge the constitutional fiscal and budgetary responsibilities of the Louisiana Legislature, the committee shall consider the operating budgets of public entities and salaries of particular public officials which by law require the approval of the committee in accordance with the following:

(a) The committee shall consider operating budgets in advance of the beginning of a subject entity's fiscal year. If the committee finds that the entity has failed to receive the required approval, either by failure to appear or by committee disapproval of its budget, the committee may adopt a resolution to direct the commissioner of administration and the state treasurer to deny any warrant or payment of money from the state treasury for any amount contained within that budget. The committee may also adopt a resolution to direct the commissioner of administration and state treasurer to recommence the acceptance of warrants. If the committee determines that an entity whose operating funds are administered outside of the state treasury has failed to receive the required approval of its budget, either by failure to appear or by committee disapproval of its budget, the committee may adopt a resolution to that effect, and any expenditure of public monies by such entity shall constitute a violation of the provisions of Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(b) The consideration of salaries of public officials that by law require the approval of the committee shall occur prior to the execution of any employment contract for that official. The state shall not be liable for any payment of such salary if the salary has not been approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The committee shall have the authority to adopt a resolution to direct the commissioner of administration and the state treasurer to deny any warrant or payment of money from the state treasury for any monies related to the payment of the salary at issue. The committee is also authorized to adopt a resolution to direct the commissioner of administration and state treasurer to recommence the acceptance of warrants.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on the provisions of any contract which is in effect prior to July 1, 2008.

(3) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may grant an entity, for good cause shown, an extension of time, not to exceed thirty days, to comply with the provisions of this Subsection, and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may grant an additional extension of time.

L.(1)(a) Upon receipt of the reports from the various departments within the executive branch of state government as provided by R.S. 36:8(A)(6) and the public postsecondary education management boards as provided by R.S. 17:3130(C) and 3351(F), the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall transmit the reports to the legislative fiscal office for review and analysis and may conduct hearings to review the reports.

(b) The legislative fiscal office shall review the reports and perform any additional analysis of the reports that is necessary to provide an accurate actual estimate as compared to the fiscal note as the bill was enacted.

(2) The reports required to be submitted under this Section shall be in a manner as prescribed by the chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and shall be accompanied by such other information as the chairman may require. At a minimum, the report shall present the differences between the original estimate as the bill was enacted and the actual current revenues or expenditures. Depending upon the scope of the original legislation, the comparisons between the fiscal note as the bill was enacted and the actual amounts shall include but not be limited to tax increases, decreases, fee increases and repeals, tax exemptions, suspensions, credits, rebates, exclusions, and deductions, among others.

(3) No later than February first of each year, the committee shall report its findings in a public meeting relative to any legislation that has been enacted that affects state revenues, public postsecondary education management boards and the related institutions or the various departments and the related entities and that legislation has a fiscal impact which has increased by the amount of one million dollars or more over the amount of the fiscal note as the bill was enacted. The review and analysis shall also examine the receipt, expenditure, allocation, dedication, or means of financing to determine specifically how the increases impact state revenue, the departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and like entities within the executive branch of state government, as well as among the public postsecondary education institutions of the state. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall transmit copies of the final report to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives, and distribute a copy to each member of the legislature.

M.(1) All economic and financial reports for projects submitted in conjunction with the request for approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget in excess of a total state commitment of ten million dollars for the term of the project shall provide the following information:

(a) Inclusion of all input information, data, and assumptions, including but not limited to data sources, economic growth assumptions, and an assessment/basis of the reasonableness of each.

(b) A description of the analytical model employed for the report and how each input was utilized with that model.

(c) Results in terms of value-added, household earnings, and employment, and a description of each concept.

(d) Results by industry sector, with an assessment of possible adverse effects on sectors that compete with the subsidized company for in-state customers.

(e) Explicit identification of the project's effect on direct expenditure requirements in the state budget or any reduction in taxes or state revenues, including but not limited to tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions, reductions, repeals, rebates, incentives, abatements, or credits.

(f) An additional assessment by the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development regarding the extent to which the project would not have occurred but for the proposed state financial support. The secretary's assessment shall reference other business factors which contributed to the project activity occurring and factors which will be required for ongoing sustainability, including but not limited to labor, transportation, energy, among others.

(g) Cost/benefit comparisons of the incentives in the package compared to the costs in the package shall be for the same period of time or the same term, both for the direct benefits to the state as well as the indirect benefits to the state.

(2)(a) The department shall submit the request for Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approval of the project with the analysis to the committee for its review at least seventeen business days, or as permitted by the chairman, prior to the meeting for which the department is seeking the committee's approval. In the event that the chairman specifies a request submission period that is less than seventeen business days, the chairman shall notify all members of the committee of the revised submission time period. Presentation of the information required shall be in a format developed by the department in consultation with the Legislative Fiscal Office and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

(b) Upon receipt of the request, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall transmit the report to the legislative fiscal office for evaluation of the department's assessment and the legislative fiscal office shall make such information available to the committee during its review.

(3) For the purposes of this Section and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, "project" shall mean any public-private partnership, agreement with a nonpublic party, lease, cooperative endeavor agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other contractual agreement which would result in or is expected to result in the obligation of state resources or the expenditure of revenues from the operation, management, or control of a state resource for the purposes of engendering economic growth or development in the state through the utilization of certain incentives, including but not limited to tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions, reductions, repeals, rebates, incentives, abatements, or credits.

N.(1) The committee shall have a dedicated fund review subcommittee which shall review and make recommendations on special funds in the state treasury that dedicate state revenue.

(2) The committee, by its own rules, motions, or resolutions, shall provide for the size, membership, appointment, all administrative matters, and the delegated powers and duties of the dedicated fund review subcommittee. The committee shall provide that the membership of the subcommittee is bipartisan and diverse.

(3) No later than September 1, 2017, and every two years thereafter, the committee shall provide for the dedicated fund review subcommittee.

(4) The dedicated fund review subcommittee shall conduct the review of special funds and submit recommendations to the committee as required in R.S. 49:308.5.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 538, §3, eff. March 10, 1980. Acts 1984, No. 694, §1; Acts 1997, No. 738, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1465, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 11, §1; Acts 2001, No. 894, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 842, §1, eff. July 8, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10; Acts 2013, No. 96, §2, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 704, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 355, §1, eff. June 22, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 612, §8, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §16; Acts 2023, No. 291, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2019, No. 404, §§16 and 20 regarding the repeal of certain changes made to R.S. 24:653(N)(3) in Acts 2018, No. 612.

NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 612 and Acts 2019, No. 404 providing for the effects of the conversion of certain dedicated funds to special statutorily dedicated fund accounts.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:35.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 35.1
Membership of the Senate
Status: in_force

The Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana shall be composed of thirty-nine members. The state shall be divided into the following senatorial districts and one senator shall be chosen from each of the districts:

(1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 9-45 and 9-45A of Orleans Parish; Precincts 33, 41, 43, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 of St. Bernard Parish and Precincts 602, 603, 604, 606, 609, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 921, 922, P01, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S11, S13, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, and S25 of St. Tammany Parish.

(2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 28, 30, 36, 37, 39, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, and 65 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, and 7-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13C, 14A, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22 (Part) that portion east of State Highway 1, and 23 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-4, 2-1, 2-1A, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 5-1, 5-1A, and 5-1B of Lafourche Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of St. James Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 2-2, 3-2, 3-4, 4-1, 4-3, 4-14, 5-1, 5-8, 6-3, 6-4, 7-3, and 7-7 of St. John the Baptist Parish; and Precincts 1B, 1C, 6, 7B, 8, 9, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12, 13A, 13B, 14, 15, and 17 of West Baton Rouge Parish.

(3) District 3 is composed of Precincts 6-1, 6-2, 7-1, 7-4, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-40, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-28, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D (Part) that portion south of the eastbound lane of Leon C. Simon Drive between Peoples Avenue and the southbound lane of Press Drive; and, that portion west of the southbound lane of Press Drive until its intersection with Hayne Boulevard; and, that portion south of Hayne Boulevard until its intersection with Congress Drive; and, that portion west of Congress Drive until its intersection with Prentiss Avenue; and, that portion south of Prentiss Avenue until its intersection with France Road; and, that portion west of France Road until its intersection with the southernmost precinct boundary line, 9-32, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, and 9-44Q of Orleans Parish and Precincts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34, 40, 42, 42A, 44, 45, 46, and 50 of St. Bernard Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Precincts 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-19, 3-20, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 6-4, 6-8, 6-9, 7-2, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-12, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-21, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-37A, 7-41, 7-42, 8-9, 8-12, 8-28, 8-30, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28C, 9-31D (Part) that portion north of the eastbound lane of Leon C. Simon Drive between Peoples Avenue and the southbound lane of Press Drive; and, that portion east of the southbound lane of Press Drive until its intersection with Hayne Boulevard; and, that portion north of Hayne Boulevard until its intersection with Congress Drive; and, that portion east of Congress Drive until its intersection with Prentiss Avenue; and, that portion north of Prentiss Avenue until its intersection with France Road; and, that portion east of France Road until its intersection with the southernmost precinct boundary line, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44J, 9-44L, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Precincts 131, 133, 171, 173, 179B, 180, 181, 187, 188, 191, 200, and 201 of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 3-1, 3-8, 3-18, 4-3, 5-5, 5-7, 6-6, 6-7, 7-6, 7-10, 7-11, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-20, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-17, 14-20, 14-21, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Orleans Parish.

(6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 1-98, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-21, 2-26, 2-28, 2-33, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-6, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-21, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-37, 3-38, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-53, 3-58, 3-61, 3-66, 3-71, and 3-72 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 9, 10, 11A, 12, 13A, 13B, 14, 15, 31, 32, and 38 of Livingston Parish; and Precincts 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 6-1, and 6-2 of St. Helena Parish.

(7) District 7 is composed of Precincts 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 205, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226, 228, 231, 232A, 232B, 238A, 238B, 1-G, 2-G, 4-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, and 11-G of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B, and 15-19C of Orleans Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 7-1, and 7-2 of Plaquemines Parish.

(8) District 8 is composed of Precincts 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 182, 183, 184, 185A, 185B, 189, 190, 192, 193A, 193B, 194A, 194B, 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 210, 227, 229, 230, 234, 235, 236, 237, 246, 247, 248, 3-G, 5-G, 9-G, 10-G, 12-G, 13-G, 1-GI, 1-L, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 9-1, and 9-2 of Plaquemines Parish.

(9) District 9 is composed of Precincts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 136, and 138 of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-18A, 14-19, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, and 17-1 of Orleans Parish.

(10) District 10 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 108, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 26-K (Part) that portion north of Illinois Central Railroad, 34-K, and 35-K of Jefferson Parish.

(11) District 11 is composed of Precincts 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 301, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 422, 426, 427, 429, 430, 605, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10, C11, M02, M03, M04, M05, M07, M09, and M10 of St. Tammany Parish.

(12) District 12 is composed of Precincts 101, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 302, 303, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 601, A01, A02, A03, A04, and F01 of St. Tammany Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 101, 102, 104, 104A, 105, 106, 106A, 107, 108, 110, 112, 114, 115B, 116, 118, 119, 120, 120A, and 123 of Tangipahoa Parish; and Washington Parish.

(13) District 13 is composed of Precincts 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 8A, 8B, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 23A, 23B, 23C, 24, 24B, 24C, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 27, 28A, 28B, 29, 35, 35A, 36, 36A, 39, 39A, 39B, 40, 40A, and 41 of Livingston Parish.

(14) District 14 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-10, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-39, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50, 1-51, 1-57, 1-58, 1-59, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-64, 1-65, 1-67, 1-68, 1-73, 1-76, 1-85, 1-100, 1-102, 1-107, 3-5, 3-20, 3-23, 3-44, 3-50, 3-55, 3-56, 3-57, 3-63, 3-65, 3-69, and 3-70 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(15) District 15 is composed of Precincts 1-2, 1-9, 1-11, 1-20, 1-54, 1-55, 1-60, 1-70, 1-71, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-97, 1-101, 1-104, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-27, 2-30, 2-31, 2-34, 3-8, 3-24, and 3-54 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(16) District 16 is composed of Precincts 1-8, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-56, 1-66, 1-69, 1-72, 1-74, 1-75, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 3-4, 3-7, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-27, 3-29, 3-31, 3-35, 3-36, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51, 3-52, 3-59, 3-60, 3-62, 3-64, 3-67, and 3-68 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(17) District 17 is composed of Precincts 2-29, 2-32, 2-35, 2-36, and 2-37 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Precincts 4, 5, 14, 15B, 17, 18, 22 (Part) that portion west of State Highway 1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, and 32 of Iberville Parish; Precinct 122 of Lafayette Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precinct 1-1 of St. Helena Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7A, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, and 40 of St. Landry Parish; Precincts 26 and 29 of St. Martin Parish; Precincts 1A, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 7A, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of West Baton Rouge Parish; and Precincts 2 and 3 of West Feliciana Parish.

(18) District 18 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, and 78 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 16, 17, 18, 18A, 33, 34, and 43 of Livingston Parish; and Precincts 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of St. James Parish.

(19) District 19 is composed of Precincts 104, 115, 150, 13-KA, 13-KB, 14-K, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K (Part) that portion south of Illinois Central Railroad, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, and 33-K of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 2-2, 2-6, 2-8, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, and 8-1 of Lafourche Parish; St. Charles Parish; and Precincts 1-4, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 4-2, 4-13, 5-4, 5-7, 6-1, 7-2, and 7-5 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(20) District 20 is composed of Precincts 2-12 (Part) that portion east of Bowie Road, 2-13, 3-3, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 9-1, 9-2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, and 11-5 of Lafourche Parish and Precincts 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 110, and 111 of Terrebonne Parish.

(21) District 21 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 5-3, 7-2, 7-3, 8-1, and 9-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 8-3, 9-1, 9-4, 10-1, 10-4, 11-2, 12-1, and 12-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 2-12 (Part) that portion between Audubon Avenue and Bowie Road, 2-14, and 5-2 of Lafourche Parish; Precincts 1 and 2 of St. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish; and Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 51, 64, 65, 67, 76, 86, and 87 of Terrebonne Parish.

(22) District 22 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 2-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-1, 6-3, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 8-2, 9-2, 9-5, 10-2, 10-3, 10-7, 13-1, 13-3, 14-1, and 14-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 109, 126, and 127 of Lafayette Parish; and Precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, and 28 of St. Martin Parish.

(23) District 23 is composed of Precincts 8, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 97, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, and 128 of Lafayette Parish.

(24) District 24 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 112, 113, and 123 of Lafayette Parish; Precincts 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 50, and 51 of St. Landry Parish; and Precincts 17, 18, and 23 of St. Martin Parish.

(25) District 25 is composed of Precincts 4-1, 4-5, 5-1, 5-3, and 5-4 of Acadia Parish; Precincts 260, 261, 262, 324, 327, 328, 329, 330, 332N, 332S, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371N, 371S, 372, 800, 801, 860N, 860S, 861E, and 861W of Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; and Jefferson Davis Parish.

(26) District 26 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-7, 4-2, 4-4, 4-6, 5-2, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-10, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of Acadia Parish; Precincts 27, 28, 35, 36, and 37 of Lafayette Parish; and Vermilion Parish.

(27) District 27 is composed of Precincts 160E, 160W, 161, 162E, 162W, 163, 164, 165, 166E, 166W, 167, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309E, 309W, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 313W, 314, 315E, 315W, 316E, 316W, 317, 318, 319N, 319S, 320E, 320W, 321, 322, 323, 325, 326, 331, 360, 361, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 440, 441, 460E, 461, 463, 464, 466E, 466W, 467, 468, 469, and 664 of Calcasieu Parish.

(28) District 28 is composed of Allen Parish; Precincts 1-3, 2-1, 2-2B, 2-2C, 2-2F, 2-4, 2-4A, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 3-1, 3-1B, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-2A, 5-1, 5-1A, 6-1A, 6-2A, 7-1, 7-3, 7-3B, 8-1, 8-2A, 8-2B, 8-3, 8-3A, 9-1A, 9-2, 9-2A, 9-3, 9-4, 9-4B, 9-5B, 10-2A, 10-3A, 11-1, and 11-2A of Avoyelles Parish; Evangeline Parish; Precincts C23, C30, C31, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37-B, C41, C42, S13, S22, and S23 of Rapides Parish; and Precincts 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 52 of St. Landry Parish.

(29) District 29 is composed of Precincts 10-2 and 10-4 of Avoyelles Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-5, 2-6, 7-3, and 7-4 of Bienville Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3 of Grant Parish; Precincts 16, 17, 17A, 18, 19A, 19AI, 20, 20A, 25, 25A, and 25B of Jackson Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-3, 8-3, 8-4, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-5, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, and 12-6 of Lincoln Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-5, 1-5A, 1-8, 1-13, 1-14, 2-7, and 2-8 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11-A, C11-B, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C32, C38-A, C38-B, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N8, N9, N11, N21, S4, S6A, S6B, S14, S17, S18, S19, S20, and S21 of Rapides Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1A, 3-1C, 3-2A, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-1A, 7-1, 7-1A, and 7-2A of Winn Parish.

(30) District 30 is composed of Beauregard Parish; Precincts 460W, 465, 560, 561, 562, 600, 601, 602, 603, 660, 661, 662, 663, 700, 701, 702, 703, 760, 761, and 762 of Calcasieu Parish; Precincts S2, S7, S9, S10, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28, and S29 of Rapides Parish; and Vernon Parish.

(31) District 31 is composed of Precincts 1-4, 2-3, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, and 7-5 of Bienville Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-3B, 1-4, 1-5, 4-8A, 4-8B, 4-8E, 4-8G, and 4-10 of Bossier Parish; Precincts 72, 77, 101, 102, 104, 108, 109, 113, and 127 of Caddo Parish; Precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 26, 38, 42, 44, 48, 51, 53, 55, 56, 59, 60, and 63 of DeSoto Parish; Precincts 1-1A, 1-4A, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-9A, 1-10, 1-10A, 1-10B, 1-11, 1-12, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7A, 2-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, and 4-9 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts C37-A, S1, S5, S8, and S11 of Rapides Parish; Red River Parish; Sabine Parish; Precincts 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, and 40 of Webster Parish; and Precincts 3-1B, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-2A, 4-3, and 4-5 of Winn Parish.

(32) District 32 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-2D, 2-3A, 2-5E, and 6-2 of Avoyelles Parish; Caldwell Parish; Catahoula Parish; Precincts 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, and 5-6 of Concordia Parish; Franklin Parish; LaSalle Parish; Precincts 57 and 58 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts N10, N12, N13-A, N13-B, N14-B, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, N27, N28, N29, S15, and S16 of Rapides Parish; Precincts 3 and 4 of Richland Parish; and Precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of West Feliciana Parish.

(33) District 33 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 3-1, and 3-7 of Bienville Parish; Claiborne Parish; Precincts 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-2, and 6-2 of Lincoln Parish; Precincts 23, 26-1, 27, 29, 32, 35, 39-1, 40, 42, 45, 47, 48, and 50 of Morehouse Parish; Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 44A, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 53, and 76 of Ouachita Parish; Union Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 14 of Webster Parish; and West Carroll Parish.

(34) District 34 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, and 5-2B of Concordia Parish; East Carroll Parish; Madison Parish; Precincts 1, 3-1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 24, 31, 37, 39-2, 53, and 54 of Morehouse Parish; Precincts 3, 5, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, and 79 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 13, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of Richland Parish; and Tensas Parish.

(35) District 35 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, and 8-4 of Grant Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 13, 13A, 15, and 22 of Jackson Parish; Precincts 4-6, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, and 10-3 of Lincoln Parish; Precincts 27, 27A, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 52A, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 75, 77, and 78 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts N7, N14-A, N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, and N20 of Rapides Parish; and Precincts 5-5, 6-3, 6-6, 7-2, and 7-7 of Winn Parish.

(36) District 36 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-5A, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-11A, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17A, 2-17B, 2-18B, 2-18C, 2-18D, 2-18E, 2-18F, 2-18G, 2-19, 2-21A, 2-21B, 2-21C, 2-21D, 2-22A, 2-22B, 2-22C, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1A, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-3C, 4-3D, 4-4A, 4-4B, 4-5A, 4-6A, 4-6B, 4-7A, 4-7B, 4-8C, 4-9, 4-11A, 4-11B, and 4-11C of Bossier Parish and Precincts 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 18, 22, 24, 25, 25A, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 41, 42, and 43 of Webster Parish.

(37) District 37 is composed of Precincts 11 and 30 of Livingston Parish; Precincts 102, 401, 402, 421, M01, M06, M08, M11, M12, and MD1 of St. Tammany Parish; and Precincts 26, 27, 28, 33, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 45, 45A, 46, 47, 48, 49, 70, 70A, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 109, 111A, 117, 120B, 121, 121A, 122, 122A, 122B, 124, 124A, 125, 127, 127A, 129, 129A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137D, 139, 141, 141A, 143, 143A, 145, 147, 149, 149A, and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish.

(38) District 38 is composed of Precincts 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24, 26, 48, 49, 56, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 75, 76, 78, 79, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 100, 103, 105, 107, 110, 112, 114, 115, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129, 132, 133, 134, 136A, 136B, 162, 163, and 165 of Caddo Parish and Precincts 10, 11, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 46, and 49 of DeSoto Parish.

(39) District 39 is composed of Precincts 2-12A, 2-12B, 2-12C, 2-13, 2-14, 2-20, 2-23, and 4-8D of Bossier Parish and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 8, 15, 17, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 98, 99, 106, 111, 122, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, and 166 of Caddo Parish.

Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, See Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2022, 1 st E.S., No. 1, §5, eff. March 9, 2022, for 2023 Regular election purposes; eff. Jan. 8, 2024, for all purposes.

NOTE: See Acts 2022, 1 st E.S., No. 1, §3, relative to referenced precincts and territorial limits of districts.

NOTE: See Acts 2022, 1 st E.S., No. 1, §4, relative to terms of office of persons selected based upon Senate Districts.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:555 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 555
Contempt of council; authority to conduct proceedings
Status: in_force

Failure to comply with any order of the council issued in accordance with or under the authority of this Chapter, refusal to testify, or any act of disrespect or of disorderly or contemptuous behavior before the council shall constitute contempt of the council; and the council shall have the power and authority to initiate and conduct proceedings for contempt, and to prescribe punishment in the event there is a finding of contempt. In addition, false swearing or perjury before the council shall, in like manner, be punished in accordance with the laws of the state.

Acts 1978, No. 357, §2. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 511, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 107
Finances
Status: in_force

A. The commission may apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for purposes of this Part any appropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source.

B. The books and records of the commission shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10; Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, July 13, 2020.

NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 105
Staff support
Status: in_force

The staffs of the Senate, House of Representatives, legislative fiscal office, legislative auditor, office of the governor, and division of administration shall, upon request, provide staff support and otherwise assist the commission as requested by the commission. The commission may submit a written request to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, or the commissioner of administration, for specific support and assistance to be provided by the staffs of their respective agencies.

Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. July 13, 2020.

NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 51
Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this Part:

(1) "Board" means the ethics body which has jurisdiction over elected officials under Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) "Expenditure" means the gift or payment of money or any thing of value for the purchase of food, drink, or refreshment for a legislator, for the spouse or minor child of a legislator, or for a public servant, other than a legislator, in the legislative branch of state government and any gift or payment as permitted by R.S. 42:1123(13) and (16) for the purpose of lobbying when the lobbyist or principal accounts, or would be expected to account, for the expenditure as an ordinary and necessary expense directly related to the active conduct of the lobbyist's, his employer's, or the principal's trade or business.

(3)(a) "Foreign adversary" means an individual, corporation, or government identified as a foreign adversary in 15 CFR Part 791.4, as revised, and identified in the database maintained by the United States Department of the Treasury, office of foreign assets control.

(b) "Foreign adversary" shall not include any entity that is the subject of, or covered by, a qualified divestiture pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

(c) "Foreign adversary" shall not include any entity where that entity, or any corporate parent or affiliate of that entity, holds an active registration on the United States General Services Administration's (GSA) SAM.gov federal procurement system.

(4) "Legislation" means bills, resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint resolutions, amendments, nominations, and other matters pending or proposed in either house of the legislature and includes any other matter which may be the subject of action by either house.

(5) "Lobbying" or "to lobby" means any of the following:

(a) Any direct act or communication with a legislator, the purpose of which is to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of any legislation.

(b) Any preparation or research specifically intended, at the time it is performed, for use in or in support of any ongoing or planned direct act or communication with a legislator, the purpose of which is to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of any legislation.

(c) Conducting or attending a meeting the purpose of which is to discuss direct communication with a legislator to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of any legislation.

(6)(a) "Lobbyist" means either of the following:

(i) Any person who is employed or engaged for compensation to act in a representative capacity for the purpose of lobbying if lobbying constitutes one of the principal duties of such employment or engagement.

(ii) Any person who acts in a representative capacity and makes an expenditure.

(b) However, "lobbyist" shall not mean any person who does not make any direct act or have any direct communication with a legislator for the purpose of influencing the passage or defeat of any legislation.

(7) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, and any other organization or group of persons.

(8) "Public servant" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 42:1102.

(9) "Principal duty" means any duty which is expected to account for twenty percent or more of a person's time in fulfilling the terms of his engagement or any duty which is expected to account for twenty percent or more of a person's time in any given year in performing the responsibilities of his employment.

Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, §1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2004, No. 579, §1; Acts 2006, No. 368, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 19, §1, eff. March 10, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 164, §1, eff. June 12, 2008, and §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 769, §1, eff. July 6, 2008; Acts 2025, No 394, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:582 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 582
Dedicated funds database
Status: in_force

A. The auditor shall ensure that the website includes a dedicated funds database that is electronically searchable by the public.

B. All state agencies shall provide information pursuant to this Section that contains the electronic database of reports supported by appropriations from dedicated funds required by R.S. 49:308.5(B).

C. The dedicated funds database shall include access to the report on special funds prepared by the state treasurer as required by R.S. 49:308.3(E).

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:939 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 939
Finances
Status: in_force

A. No nonlegislative member of the council shall receive any compensation for duties performed as a member of the council.

B. The council may apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for its purposes any appropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source.

C. To assist financially with the exercise of functions and duties of the council, state appropriations are hereby authorized in such amounts as may be necessary.

D. The funds for the operations of the council over and above such funds as are now or may hereafter be made available by law or otherwise may be appropriated by the legislature from the state general fund from year to year.

E. The financial records of the council shall be audited pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:513.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 513.3
Audit reports; gaming regulator audits; review of gaming facilities
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby recognizes that the legislative auditor is required by generally accepted auditing standards to determine whether gaming industry regulators are effectively performing their oversight function in the regulation of gaming operators in the state of Louisiana.

B.(1) In order to fulfill the duties imposed upon him by generally accepted auditing standards, the legislative auditor is authorized to accompany and/or observe any gaming industry regulators in the performance of their official duties in any gaming facility located within the state of Louisiana. However, the legislative auditor shall strive to use the least intrusive method of observation which will allow him to perform his duties hereunder. The legislative auditor may have access to the gaming facility to observe the gaming operations pursuant to this Subsection without the accompaniment of a gaming regulator only with the express written consent of the gaming operator unless such written consent is subsequently rescinded in writing by the gaming operator.

(2) "Gaming industry regulators", as used herein, shall mean the Department of Revenue, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Riverboat Gaming Commission 1 , the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation, any successor boards, commissions or departments which are formed to regulate the gaming industry in Louisiana and their representatives.

C. In addition and in furtherance of the legislative auditor's responsibility shown in Subsections A and B of this Section, provided the legislative auditor previously has obtained the written consent of the gaming operator and unless such written consent is subsequently rescinded in writing by the gaming operator, the legislative auditor may examine, audit, inspect, copy and/or review the books and records relating to revenues, including but not limited to accounts, papers, documents, files, instruments, films, tapes, all software and hardware which hold data, is part of the technical processes leading up to the retention of data, or is part of the security system, and any other forms of recordation relating to revenues, whether confidential or otherwise, of a gaming operator of a facility.

D. All files, records, reports, and other information pertaining to gaming matters in the possession of any gaming industry regulator shall be made available to the legislative auditor as necessary for the performance of his duties hereunder.

E. The legislative auditor may enter into restricted use and information sharing agreements with gaming industry regulators and law enforcement agencies. Information received pursuant to such agreements shall not be disclosed without the permission of the providing agency.

F.(1) The legislative auditor shall adopt a code of ethics for himself and his employees.

(2) Ethics codes adopted by the legislative auditor shall include but not be limited to the Code of Governmental Ethics and shall contain the following:

(a) The legislative auditor and his employees shall not be permitted to engage in gaming activities in an establishment licensed by a gaming industry regulator, except in the course of the person's duties.

(b) The legislative auditor and his employees shall not solicit or accept employment from an establishment licensed by a gaming industry regulator for a period of two years after termination of employment with the office of the legislative auditor.

(c) The legislative auditor and his employees shall not have a direct or indirect interest in an establishment licensed by a gaming industry regulator, or a holding, intermediary, or subsidiary company of such establishment during the employment of the legislative auditor and his employees.

(3) The legislative auditor, his employees, and any spouse or minor child of the legislative auditor and his employees shall not pay, lend, or contribute anything of value to a political candidate, political organization, political party, or political action committee.

(4) The legislative auditor and his employees shall not acquire a direct or indirect interest in or be employed by an establishment licensed by a gaming industry regulator for a period of two years after termination of employment with the office of the legislative auditor.

G. In performing the functions of this Section, the legislative auditor shall comply with any and all restrictions imposed by law and by any rule, regulation, or contractual agreement on documents, data, or information deemed confidential by law and by any rule, regulation, or contractual agreement.

Acts 1995, No. 1315, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §5.

1 Abolished May 1, 1996. See R.S. 27:31(A)(2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:576 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 576
Contracts database
Status: in_force

A.(1) The auditor shall ensure that the website includes a contract database that is electronically searchable by the public.

(2) All state agencies shall provide information to the auditor as required by this Section in the time and manner required by the auditor.

B. The auditor shall ensure that the contract database shall have the following functionality and ability to:

(1) Search and aggregate records by agency.

(2) Search and aggregate contracts by contractor.

(3) Download information yielded by a search of the database.

(4) Provide access or integration into the website information from the reports on contracts required by law including:

(a) Information required to be published on the division of administration's website by R.S. 39:1567(B)(3).

(b) Copies of the monthly reports submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget under R.S. 39:1567(E).

(c) The annual report on the progress of the Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships (the Hudson Initiative) required to be made available on the internet by R.S. 39:2007(E).

(d) The annual report on the progress of the Louisiana Initiative for Veteran and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Entrepreneurships (the Veteran Initiative) required to be made available on the internet by R.S. 39:2177(E).

C. The contract database shall include the following content:

(1) Contract amount.

(2) A brief description of the purpose of the contract.

(3) The beginning and ending dates of the contract.

(4) The name of the contracting agency.

(5) The name of the contractor.

(6) The city and state of the contractor's domicile.

(7) If available, supporting documentation for payment requests including invoices, timesheets, and reports from automatic verification software capable of automatically verifying the legitimacy of hours billed for computer generated work performed.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:171 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 171
Repeal of law; effect on penalty, forfeiture or liability
Status: in_force

The repeal of any law shall not have the effect of releasing or extinguishing any penalty, forfeiture or liability, civil or criminal, incurred under such law unless the repealing act expressly so provides, and such law shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture or liability.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 15
Transmission of documents
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives is required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the House of Representatives by mail, either by law or pursuant to the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives, and the clerk determines that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the clerk may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.

B. Whenever the secretary of the Senate is required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the Senate by mail, either by law or pursuant to the rules of procedure of the Senate, and the secretary determines that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the secretary may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.

C. Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate are required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the legislature by mail, either by law or pursuant to the joint rules of procedure of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the clerk and the secretary jointly determine that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the clerk and the secretary may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.

D. When necessary to determine any deadline based upon a postmark, the transmission date through the system shall serve as the postmark.

E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to any requirement on either or both clerical officers to mail any ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of his house of the legislature or to each member of the legislature, including without limitation any such mail requirement in R.S. 18:135.1 and 401.3, R.S. 24:10, 11, 504, and 507, R.S. 27:224, R.S. 39:87, 99.12, and 99.36, R.S. 49:220.23, and R.S.51:1052.

Acts 2016, No. 674, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:66 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 66
Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors
Status: in_force

Prior to an attack, if a legislator fails to designate a panel containing the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within thirty days following July 31, 1968 or, after such period, if for any reason the number of emergency interim successors on said panel for any legislator falls below the required minimum and remains below such minimum for a period of thirty days, the governor shall promptly designate as many emergency interim successors as are required to achieve such minimum number. Each emergency interim successor designated by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, but the legislator for whom the emergency interim successor is designated or any subsequent incumbent of his office may replace at his pleasure any emergency interim successor so designated by the governor.

Acts 1963, No. 113, §6. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 112
Work Out Now: WON Louisiana Legislative Commission; established; membership; duties
Status: in_force

A. The Work Out Now: WON Louisiana Legislative Commission is hereby established to work directly with local elected officials to bring the battle against obesity to the local level.

B. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare shall serve as the chairman of the commission, which shall be comprised of the following members:

(1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.

(2) One member who serves on the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs, to be selected by the chairman.

(3) One member who serves on the Senate Committee on Education, to be selected by the chairman.

(4) One member who serves on the House Committee on Health and Welfare, to be selected by the chairman.

(5) One member who serves on the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs, to be selected by the chairman.

(6) One member who serves on the House Committee on Education, to be selected by the chairman.

C. The duties of the commission shall be to engage an effort at the local level to:

(1) Address key gaps in current obesity prevention by understanding what works in multi-system approaches to obesity, and how these approaches can be implemented through community-led change strategies.

(2) Align obesity prevention activities at the local level based on a local agenda.

(3) Engage community partners to disseminate and implement evidence-based obesity prevention strategies.

(4) Facilitate communication that unites Louisiana local elected officials with their local schools, businesses, organizations, and community members to demonstrate their collective commitment to fighting obesity.

(5) Bring awareness to resources that are already available to communities but underutilized, such as joint use agreements provided for in R.S. 9:2800.22.

(6) Facilitate information sharing and access to enable local elected officials to engage existing programs that promote physical activity.

(7) Foster a healthy competition with similar-size communities throughout Louisiana.

(8) Partner with private entities who support, promote, or administer obesity prevention programs that focus on physical activity and seek funds or donated prizes from those entities to reward community health effort winners.

(9) Dedicate the second Monday of the legislative session during any regular session of the Louisiana Legislature as "WON Louisiana Day" at the state capitol.

(10) Recognize local elected officials and their cities who are the most involved in getting their communities to be more physically active at an award ceremony at the Louisiana state capitol.

D. The commission may hold public hearings as part of carrying out its duties. The chairman may call a hearing at a time and location deemed appropriate to best engage with the local elected officials. Notice shall be issued to all legislators representing an area of the state in which the commission shall meet if the chairman calls a hearing in a location outside of the state capitol. No legislator shall receive per diem or mileage reimbursement for attending any commission meeting held when the legislature is not in session or for attending any commission meeting held at a location other than the state capitol.

Acts 2017, No. 187, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.

NOTE: Effective until July 1, 2020; see R.S. 24:114.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:58 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 58
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The board shall be responsible for the enforcement of provisions of this Part. The provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to enforcement of this Part.

B. No action to enforce any provision of this Part shall be commenced after expiration of two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation.

C. The board shall have the authority to impose and collect penalties in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for a violation of this Part. In addition, for violations of this Part, the board may recommend to the legislature that the legislature censure any person found guilty of such violation by the board and prohibit such person from lobbying for not less than thirty days and not more than one year.

D. In addition to any other applicable penalties:

(1)(a) Any person required to register and who fails to timely register and any person who fails to timely file any report required by this Part shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.

(b) However, any person who fails to timely file a lobbyist expenditure report filed pursuant to R.S. 24:55(G) or R.S. 49:76(G) which contains all of the information required by this Part and Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be assessed, pursuant to R.S. 42:1157, a late fee of fifty dollars per day.

(2) Any person whose registration or report is filed eleven or more days after the day on which it was due may be assessed, in addition to any late fees pursuant to this Section, after a hearing by the board, a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.

(3) If the board determines that a person has filed a registration or report required by this Part that is inaccurate or incomplete, the board shall mail by certified mail a notice of delinquency informing the person that the inaccuracy must be corrected or the missing information must be provided no later than fourteen business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency. The notice of delinquency shall include the deadline for correcting the inaccuracy or providing the missing information. If the person corrects the inaccuracy or provides the missing information prior to the deadline contained in the notice of delinquency, no penalties shall be assessed against the person.

(4) Whoever fails to correct the inaccuracy or provide the missing information by the deadline included in the notice of delinquency shall be subject to penalties as provided by law.

(5)(a) Any person who with knowledge of its falsity files a registration or report as required in this Part that contains a false statement or false representation of a material fact shall be subject to the assessment of the civil penalties provided in Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the findings of the board relative to such filing shall be referred by the board to the appropriate district attorney for prosecution pursuant to R.S. 14:133.

(b) The board shall notify the chief clerical officer of each house of the legislature of any violation of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, including the name of any person determined to be in violation.

(6) The computation of days provided for in this Subsection shall not include Saturdays, Sundays, or other legal holidays.

Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 66, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 857, §1; Acts 2024, No. 540, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 6
Contempt prosecution; venue
Status: in_force

Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any offense defined by the provisions of R.S. 24:4(A) shall be deemed to have been committed (1) in the parish where the subpoena issued, (2) in the parish where the offender was served with the subpoena or (3) in the parish where the subpoena ordered the offender to give testimony or to produce papers or other evidence, and the trial of the offender for such offense may take place in any of such parishes.

Added by Acts 1963, No. 51, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 604
Powers
Status: in_force

The legislative fiscal officer and members of the staff of the legislative fiscal office shall have the power to inspect and make copies of any books, records or files of all departments, institutions and subdivisions of the state, and any and all instruments and documents pertaining to the function of the legislative fiscal office. In addition, the legislative fiscal officer and members of the staff shall have the power and authority to inspect all records which are classified as confidential by any of the laws of the state, but shall be required to maintain confidentiality of such records except for the purpose of developing general statistics and program evaluations of the operations of the state agencies.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 414, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:38 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 38
Legislative Budgetary Control Council; budgetary controls; legislature; legislative agencies; legislative committees; budget unit statements; fiscal notes
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created the Legislative Budgetary Control Council. The members shall be:

(a) The president of the Senate.

(b) The president pro tempore of the Senate.

(c) The speaker of the House of Representatives.

(d) The speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives.

(e) The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

(f) The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

(g) The chairman of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee.

(h) The chairman of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee.

(i) One member of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee appointed by the chairman thereof.

(j) One member of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee appointed by the chairman thereof.

(k) Ex officio, the clerk of the House and the secretary of the Senate, both of whom shall not have the right to vote.

(2) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve as co-chairmen of the council.

(3) The council shall meet as necessary in the performance of its duties hereinafter enumerated. A meeting may be called by the president of the Senate, or the speaker of the House of Representatives, individually, or by any three voting members of the council collectively.

(4) The voting members of the council shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance as is provided for members of the legislature during session, for attendance at meetings of the council. The per diem and travel allowance herein authorized shall be paid out of funds available to the presiding officers of the respective houses for the expenses of the legislature and committees.

B.(1) The Legislative Budgetary Control Council, upon formal approval by a majority vote of the members of both houses, shall establish rules and regulations to govern the expenditure of all funds appropriated to or otherwise allocated or made available to the House of Representatives and the Senate and the presiding officers thereof; to each legislative committee, whether created by rule, statute or otherwise; to the legislative auditor; to the Legislative Fiscal Office; and to any and all legislative employees, officers and service agencies.

(2) Such rules and regulations shall provide procedures for expenditures and disbursements of funds by any such bodies, agencies, committees or persons and for the administration, supervision and approval thereof and may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, rules and regulations with respect to any of the following:

(a) Preparation and submission of budgetary requests.

(b) Review of budgetary requests.

(c) Approval of budgetary requests.

(d) Preparation and submission of financial statements and reports and requirements as to the contents thereof.

(e) Uniform accounting systems and procedures.

(f) Authorization and approval for expenditures.

(g) Procedures for withdrawal of funds for expenditures.

(h) Procedures for interpretation of items in appropriation laws.

(i) Authorization for transfer of funds.

(j) Deposit of funds.

(k) Purchasing procedures, including advertisement and letting of bids.

(l) Approval of contracts.

(m) Travel expenses.

(n) Use of facsimile signatures.

(o) Payment of compensation for overtime work.

(3) Upon approval by a majority vote of the members of both houses of such rules and regulations by the council each of the bodies, agencies, committees or persons designated in this Subsection shall be subject to and shall comply with such rules and regulations in expending or otherwise disbursing all funds available to them. After the approval of the rules and regulations by a majority vote of the members of both houses, the council may from time to time amend, repeal, add or otherwise alter such rules and regulations as may be subject to amendment, repeal or alteration and may add such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary provided that such additional rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with any rule or regulation which is not subject to amendment, repeal or alteration. In addition, the council shall have the authority to implement and carry out such rules and regulations after approval thereof.

C. The Legislative Budgetary Control Council may direct any budget unit of the state, including the Insurance Guaranty Association as established by R.S. 22:2056 et seq., to submit information relative to the financial requirements and receipts of said budget unit or the expenditures, services, equipment, personnel, or any other matter relating to the operations thereof to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or to the Legislative Fiscal Office, or both, as specifically provided in R.S. 39:32 and 33.

D. The Legislative Budgetary Control Council is authorized to utilize the personnel and services of the legislative auditor and the legislative fiscal officer to provide for the preparation of fiscal notes for legislative instruments.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 203, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 556, §1; Acts 1980, No. 296, §1; Acts 1988, No. 58, §1; Acts 1993, No. 397, §3, eff. June 8, 1993; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 113, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 175, §1; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:177 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 177
Legislative intent; text, history, and other indices of intent
Status: in_force

A. When the meaning of a law cannot be ascertained by the application of the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Preliminary Title of the Louisiana Civil Code and Chapter 1 of Title 1 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the court shall consider the intent of the legislature.

B.(1) The text of a law is the best evidence of legislative intent.

(2)(a) The occasion and necessity for the law, the circumstances under which it was enacted, concepts of reasonableness, and contemporaneous legislative history may also be considered in determining legislative intent.

(b) The legislature may express the intended meaning of a law in a duly adopted concurrent resolution, by the same vote and, except for gubernatorial veto and time limitations for introduction, according to the same procedures and formalities required for enactment of that law.

C. The legislature is presumed to have enacted an article or statute in light of the preceding law involving the same subject matter and court decisions construing those articles or statutes, and where the new article or statute is worded differently from the preceding law, the legislature is presumed to have intended to change the law.

D. A bill introduced but which does not become law is not competent evidence of legislative intent. Any action by the legislature other than enactment of law or adoption of a resolution as provided in Subparagraph (B)(2)(b) of this Section shall not constitute a confession as to the meaning of the law extant.

E.(1) The keyword, one-liner, summary and adjoining information, abstract, digest, and other words and phrases contained outside the sections of a bill following the enacting clause are solely to provide the members of the legislature with general indicia of the content of the bill and are not subject to amendment by the legislature or any committee of the legislature and shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.

(2) Fiscal and actuarial notes provide the legislature with an analysis of the potential fiscal impact of a bill based on presumptions made by the legislative fiscal officer, actuary, economist, or analyst preparing the note and shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.

(3) Committee minutes are summary reports of committee proceedings and shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.

(4) Words and phrases not constituting the substance of an amendment or the recommendations of a conference committee report, and any other legislative staff documents which are not subject to amendment by the legislature or any committee of the legislature, shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.

Acts 2006, No. 826, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:53.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 53.2
Designated foreign corporations; disclosure
Status: in_force

A. Any person who lobbies on behalf of a foreign corporation or any entity whose headquarters or principal place of business is located in a nation or country identified in 15 CFR Part 791.4, as revised from time to time, shall disclose at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The name of the foreign corporation represented by the person.

(2) The nation under whose laws the corporation is incorporated or organized.

(3) Where the corporation has its principal place of business.

(4) Where the corporation is primarily located if not in the United States which shall include the permanent mailing office address of the foreign corporation.

(5) A description of the business activity of the foreign corporation represented by the person.

(6) An identification of the matters on which the person expects to conduct lobbying business on behalf of the foreign corporation.

B. The Board of Ethics shall post on its website on the internet a list of all persons who have failed to file or failed to timely file a disclosure pursuant to this Section.

C. The board shall provide information about disclosures filed pursuant to this Section through a web portal maintained on the board's website. The portal shall contain the information about the registrant and the registrant's activities within the state. The board shall publish each disclosure filed pursuant to this Section on the board's website.

D. The board may send to and receive data from government officials in other states in order to increase the transparency and registration compliance of lobbyists of foreign corporations that operate in multiple states.

E. The board may promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.

F. Any change in information previously submitted in a disclosure pursuant to this Section shall be reported to the board through a supplemental disclosure within ten days following the change.

Acts 2025, No. 394, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:513.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 513.1
Audit of accounts of Department of Revenue; confidentiality of information; unauthorized disclosure; criminal history information
Status: in_force

A. The legislative auditor, or any member of his staff designated by him, shall have authority to examine and audit the books and accounts of the Department of Revenue, and shall have access to all papers, books, records, files, instruments, documents, including tax returns and tax return information, films, tapes, and any other forms of recordation, including but not limited to computers and recording devices, and all software and hardware which hold data, is part of the technical processes leading up to the retention of data, or is part of the security system, which the legislative auditor, in his discretion, deems necessary for the purpose of making the audit, if such disclosure of information is not in contravention of any provision of federal law prohibiting the dissemination thereof.

B. The scope of the examination may include financial accountability, legal compliance, or evaluations of the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Department of Revenue, or any combination of the foregoing.

C. In the performance of the audit and examination of the Department of Revenue, the legislative auditor, or any member of his staff designated by him, may inspect and make copies of any papers, books, records, files, instruments, documents, including tax returns and tax return information, films, tapes, and any other forms of recordation, including but not limited to computers and recording devices of the department. He may call upon the department for assistance and advice, and such assistance and advice shall be given through the assignment of personnel or in such other manner as necessity requires.

D. Any tax information, or copies thereof, furnished by the Department of Revenue to the legislative auditor, or any member of his staff designated by him, shall be considered confidential and privileged by the legislative auditor and members of his staff. Any person divulging such information contrary to the provisions of R.S. 47:1508 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

E. The legislative auditor shall perform criminal history records checks of current and prospective employees, designated by the legislative auditor to audit the records of the Department of Revenue, in accordance with the procedures provided in R.S. 15:587.5. Pursuant to this authorization and to implement the requirements of R.S. 15:587.5, the legislative auditor shall establish policies with regard to this matter.

Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §5; Acts 2018, No. 363, §2, eff. May 20, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:513.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 513.4
Not-for-profit disaster relief or recovery organizations; audit authority
Status: in_force

The legislative auditor shall have authority to compile financial statements and to examine, audit, or review the books and accounts of any not-for-profit organization which is created by a public official in the state of Louisiana, any political subdivision or agency thereof, any special district or authority, or unit of local government or by any other person for the purpose of accepting donations, charitable contributions, or other funds for disaster relief or recovery and which existence is promoted in any manner by one or more public officials or public entities in the state of Louisiana. The scope of the examinations may include financial accountability, legal compliance and evaluations of the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the auditee's programs or any combination of the foregoing. In addition to the authority granted above, the legislative auditor shall have access to and be permitted to examine all papers, books, accounts, records, files, instruments, documents, films, tapes, and any other forms of recordation of such an organization, including but not limited to computers and recording devices, and all software and hardware which hold data, are part of the technical processes leading up to the retention of data, or are part of the security system. For the purposes of this Chapter, any not-for-profit organization which is created by a public official of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision or agency thereof, any special district or authority, or unit of local government or by any other person for the purpose of accepting donations, charitable contributions, or other funds for disaster relief or recovery and which existence is promoted in any manner by one or more public officials or public entities in the state of Louisiana shall be considered to be a "local auditee".

Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 36
Additional benefits payable to legislators; certain legislative personnel; governor; lieutenant governor; political subdivision service credit; credit for service previously rendered; additional contributions; computation of benefits payable; membership
Status: in_force

A. All persons who are or have been members of the Louisiana Legislature, or who are or have been the clerk or sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, or the secretary or sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, or who are or have been the governor, or who are or have been the lieutenant governor, and who are members of any actuarially funded retirement system maintained by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof, shall receive an additional benefit equal to one percent times the number of years of service in the Louisiana state legislature, except as provided by R.S. 11:164, or as clerk or sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives or as secretary or sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, or as an employee of the legislature, or as governor or lieutenant governor, times the average salary as defined in the law covering the particular system of which each is a member. Years of service as clerk or sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, as secretary or sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, or as an employee of the legislature, or as governor or lieutenant governor shall be computed in the same manner as years of service is computed for membership in the legislature.

B. Any member of the legislature who is a member of an actuarially funded retirement system or who becomes a member within sixty days after June 29, 1959, shall be given full credit for all service as a state employee prior to July 1, 1959, provided he pays five percent of all salary earned as a state employee between January 1, 1948 and June 29, 1959; and provided such payment is made within six (6) months after June 29, 1959.

C.(1)(a) Any member of any actuarially funded retirement system maintained by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof who has a total of at least sixteen years of creditable service as a member of the state legislature or as governor or as lieutenant governor or as state treasurer shall be entitled to retire under the provisions of the actuarially funded retirement system of which he is a member, without regard to the age he has attained at the time he makes application for retirement.

(b) In addition, any such person who has a total of twenty years of creditable service, at least twelve years of which is as a member of the state legislature, or a clerk of the House of Representatives or sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, or as president or secretary of the Senate or sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer shall be entitled to retire under the provisions of the actuarially funded retirement system of which he is a member, if he has attained the age of fifty years or complies with the age limit provisions for retirement of the system from which he retires. Further, any such person who has a total of at least twelve years of creditable service as a member of the state legislature, or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, at the time he withdraws from state service shall be entitled to retire under the provisions of the actuarially funded retirement system of which he is a member when he attains the age of fifty-five years, if such person has not previously received a refund of his accumulated contributions.

(c) A legislator or a governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer shall be entitled to obtain and to include all or a portion of any service rendered by him as an elected public official as listed in R.S. 18:551(B)(1)(c), (d), and (e) as creditable service as a member of the legislature, or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, for the purpose of acquiring the required years of creditable service as a member of the legislature or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer.

(d) If such credit has not been credited previously to the legislator, or to a governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer in the system of which he is a member, that system shall allow such credit, upon application therefor, by the legislator, governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, and upon his paying that system shall allow such credit, upon application therefor, by the legislator, governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, and upon his paying into the system any employee and employer contributions computed by the system pursuant to R.S. 11:158.

(e) If no compensation was received for the service for which credit thus is sought, the legislator, governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer shall pay into the system as employee and employer contributions an amount which shall be computed on the basis of the amount of his per diem as a legislator for a number of days equal to the number of days for which he seeks credit, or on the basis of his salary as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer.

(2)(a) Credit obtained for service rendered as an elected public official of this state shall count as creditable service as a member of the legislature or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer for the purpose of acquiring the required years of creditable service as a member of the legislature, or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, provided at the time of retirement the member of the legislature, or governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer has credit for at least seven years of actual service as a member of the legislature or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer.

(b) If a member of the legislature, or a governor, lieutenant governor, or a state treasurer does not obtain credit for at least seven years of actual service as a legislator, or governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, any credit obtained for service as an elected public official as listed in R.S. 18:551(B)(1)(c), (d), and (e) by any such person shall only count as other creditable service.

(c) If a member of the legislature, or a governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer does obtain credit for at least seven years of actual service as a legislator, or as governor, lieutenant governor, or state treasurer, then nothing herein shall limit the number of years that shall be counted as regular service for computing retirement benefits.

(3) Any person retiring under the provisions of this Subsection shall receive a full retirement benefit, without reduction of any percentage which may be provided in the laws pertaining to the retirement system for retirement before the normal retirement age. For purposes of computing retirement benefits for those persons provided for in Subsection A of this Section, "average compensation" shall be the average annual earned compensation of the member for any three years of service during which said earned compensation was the highest, including salary, per diem, and also the expense allowances provided by R.S. 24:31.1 and 31.2 and any other expense allowances provided for the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate. The retirement benefits provided herein for any person covered by this provision shall not exceed the limitation provided in R.S. 11:444(B). Beginning with August 1, 1962, the benefits provided herein shall extend to members covered hereby who were employed in the state service on or after May 1, 1960, and to their survivors.

D. On and after May 1, 1960, any member as defined in Subsection A of this Section, shall have the right to transfer his total accredited years of service from the retirement system from which he leaves, due to change of employment, to any retirement system maintained by the state of Louisiana or any subdivision thereof. Transfer shall be effective upon the certification of total service credit by the retirement system transferring the member to the retirement system to which the member is transferred and shall be conditioned upon payment to the receiving system of such an amount which, on an actuarial basis, totally offsets the increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the transaction. The amount payable shall be based upon the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use by the system at the time the person’s application is received by the system. The retirement system transferring the member shall transfer the employee and employers contribution accounts in full to the retirement system to which the member is transferred.

E. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 94, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.

F. Any person who has served in the legislature for at least seven years who was elected to such office prior to attaining the age of fifty-five and who on January 6, 1969 is over the age of fifty-five, and who has never been a member of any actuarially funded retirement system maintained by the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be eligible to become a member of the State Employees' Retirement System and to obtain credit for state service previously rendered as a member of the legislature and also as an employee of the State Board of Registration, provided that application for membership and for such credit is made on or before May 1, 1969. In order to obtain such credit, the applicant shall pay into the system contributions on the compensation earned for the period for which such credit is sought, computed at the current rate, together with two per cent compound interest thereon. These contributions may be paid in one lump sum or in such installments as may be agreed upon between the member and the board of trustees, provided that all such payments shall be made within four years of the date of application.

G. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person heretofore or hereafter elected to the legislature for three or more terms, and who is elected or who serves during any one of the terms for at least two sessions of the legislature but less than a full four years shall receive credit in any retirement system of which he is a member for the full four years. However, in order to receive such credit the member shall make application therefor to the board of trustees of the retirement system of which he is a member and shall submit evidence of the period for which he seeks credit and the reason or reasons therefor. In addition, the member shall pay into the system an amount on an actuarial basis calculated in accordance with R.S. 11:158. Such payments shall be made in one lump sum prior to the date of filing an application for retirement.

H. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and particularly R.S. 11:142, any person who within three years after serving in their respective capacities as set forth in Subsection A of this Section is or has been employed by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof shall have the right to transfer his total years of accredited service in the retirement system of which he was a member while serving in their respective capacities, aforesaid, to the retirement system maintained for employees of the public body which subsequently employs him, provided he has not received a refund of his accumulated contributions. Any such person shall be eligible for membership in the retirement system to which the accredited service is transferred, regardless of any age requirement for membership eligibility in such system. The retirement system transferring the accredited service shall transfer the employee and employer contribution accounts in full to the retirement system to which the transfer is being made. Any such person shall have the right to service credit in the system to which he transfers membership from the date of employment to the date he becomes a member of the system, provided he makes application therefor and pays into the system an amount which, on an actuarial basis, totally offsets the increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the transaction. The amount payable shall be based upon the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use by the system at the time the person's application is received by the system. The amount required to be paid shall be paid in one lump sum or in such installments as are agreed upon by the board of trustees of the system, but the total amount shall be paid within six months after becoming a member of the system.

I. Any person who has served in the legislature for at least twelve years who was elected to such office after attaining the age of sixty-five and who on June 30, 1990, is over the age of eighty, and who has never been a member of any actuarially funded retirement system maintained by the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be eligible to become a member of the State Employees' Retirement System and to obtain credit for state service previously rendered as a member of the legislature, provided that application for membership and for such credit is made on or before September 1, 1990. In order to obtain such credit, there shall be paid into the system an amount which on an actuarial basis, totally offsets the increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the receipt of the credit. The amount payable shall be calculated by use of the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use by the system at the time of application for the credit. These contributions may be paid in one lump sum or in such installments as may be agreed upon between the member and the board of trustees, provided that all such payments shall be made within one year of the date of application.

J.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person covered by this Section may purchase credit for any prior service in which he was employed by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any nonprofit quasi governmental entity whose funding is derived in whole or in part from federal, state, or local sources or any prior service as an elected public official in this state.

(2) Any person who purchases service credit under the provisions of this Subsection shall be entitled to pay such a sum to the system as will allow the person to receive the additional benefit provided for in Subsection A of this Section with respect to all such newly purchased service credit.

(3) Any person covered by this Section, who has been employed by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof or who served as an elected public official in this state and who transferred to this retirement system any amount of his accredited service in the retirement system of which he was a member while serving in that capacity, shall be entitled to pay such a sum of money to this retirement system as will grant him the additional benefit provided in Subsection A of this Section with respect to the total amount of service credited to his account and without regard to whether such service was obtained by transfer or otherwise.

(4) Any service credit, benefit, or additional benefits that any person may purchase in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection shall be conditioned upon payment to the retirement system of such an amount which, on an actuarial basis, totally offsets the increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the transaction. The amount payable shall be based upon the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use by the system at the time the person's application is received by the system.

K.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person covered under the provisions of this Section shall be eligible to pay such a sum to the retirement system of which he is a member to make the highest benefit accrual rate available to such person applicable to all service credited to his account.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to any prior service credit without regard to the date that such service was purchased or credited to the member's account.

(3) All sums paid under this Subsection shall, on an actuarial basis, totally offset any increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the transaction. The amount payable under this Subsection shall be calculated by use of the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use at the time of the purchase of the service credit.

L. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person covered by this Section shall be eligible to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan of the system for which he is a member for a period of three years.

M. Beginning January 1, 2011, the provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to any person whose first employment making him eligible for membership in any public retirement system, plan, or fund, began on or after such date.

Acts 1959, No. 97, §§1 to 3; Acts 1960, No. 345, §§2, 3; Acts 1962, No. 141, §1; Acts 1963, No. 2, §§1, 3; Acts 1963, No. 6, §1; Acts 1963, No. 8, §3; Acts 1964, No. 386, §1; Acts 1968, No. 28, §1; Acts 1968, No. 37, §1; Acts 1968, Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1970, No. 40, §1; Acts 1974, No. 116, §1; Acts 1974, No. 204, §1; Acts 1974, No. 243, §1; Acts 1976, No. 222, §1, eff. July 29, 1976; Acts 1977, No. 481, §1, eff. July 13, 1977; Acts 1983, No. 674, §2; Acts 1985, No. 774, §1; Acts 1987, No. 537, §1; Acts 1988, No. 657, §1, eff. July 15, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 688, §1, eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 861, §1; Acts 1992, No. 518, §6, eff. June 26, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 667, §2; Acts 1995, No. 961, §2, eff. June 30, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 999, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1112, §2; Acts 2010, No. 94, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 992, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 377, §2, eff. June 30, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 811, §7, eff. July 1, 2012.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 657, §2.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1991, NO. 861, §2.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1992, NO. 518, §§7 AND 8.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 999, §2.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 1112, §3.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 961, §5, RELATIVE TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACT (SEE ALSO ACTS 1995, NO. 1110, §4).
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:692 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 692
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The council shall have such powers and duties as are conferred upon it by this Chapter and such other duties as are provided by law or otherwise assigned by the legislature and shall meet from time to time as it deems necessary.

B. The council shall be responsible for adopting a comprehensive security plan for the areas within the state capitol complex, as defined in R.S. 40:1379.5, that are occupied and utilized by the legislative branch of state government as it deems necessary or appropriate.

C. The council shall be responsible for reviewing and approving, with whatever changes it deems necessary or appropriate, each annual budget for the operations of the office of the director of capitol security prior to submission of the budget to the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives.

D. In carrying out the powers and duties conferred upon it by this Chapter, and limited to the description of the powers, duties, and jurisdiction of the council as provided in this Chapter, the council shall have the power and authority of the legislature inherent in that body and conferred by law to hold hearings, administer oaths, take testimony at public or private hearings, and pursue punishment for contempt of the council as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:932 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 932
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter:

(1) "Council" means the Interagency Council on Prevention of Sex Offenses.

(2) "Rehabilitation service" means a mental health treatment or medical intervention program designed to treat or remedy a sex offender's mental or medical problem that may relate or contribute to the sex offender's criminal or paraphiliac problem.

(3) "Sex offender" means a person who:

(a) Admits to committing or has been convicted of one or more of the following sexual offenses as defined in R.S. 14:42, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3, 43.4, 45, 78, 81, 81.1, 81.2, 89.1, or 403; or any provision of Subpart C of Part II, Subpart B of Part IV, or Subpart A(1) or A(4) of Part V, of Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(b) Experiences or evidences a paraphiliac disorder as defined by the Revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III.

(4) "Treatment provider" means a person who is licensed in this state to provide mental health or medical services for rehabilitation of sex offenders, including a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed professional counselor, therapist, or clinical social worker.

Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1269, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 486, §3, eff. June 21, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 571
Definitions
Status: in_force

(1) "Auditor" means the legislative auditor.

(2) "Contract" means an agreement to which a state agency is a party, regardless of what the agreement may be called, and shall include an order, grant, or document purporting to represent a grant for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, major repairs, or any other item; an award or notice of award of a contract of a fixed-price, cost, cost-plus-a-fixed-fee, or incentive type; a contract providing for the issuance of job or task orders; lease; letter contract; a purchase order; a memorandum of understanding between a state agency and a nonstate entity; a cooperative endeavor agreement between a state agency and a nonstate entity; incentive expenditure documentation; and a personal, professional, consulting, or social services contract.

(3) "Incentive expenditure" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in R.S. 39:2.

(4) "State agency" solely for the purposes of this Part means any state office, department, board, commission, institution, division, officer or other person, or functional group, heretofore existing or hereafter created, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions of the government of the state in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch, including higher education agencies and state retirement systems.

(5) "Website" means the Louisiana Transparency Portal.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 172
Proposed constitutional amendments; printing and publication
Status: in_force

Whenever constitutional amendments proposed by the legislature have been submitted to and voted upon by the people, those which have been ratified and adopted in the election shall be printed and published as laws of the State of Louisiana in the next volume of the acts of the legislature printed thereafter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:515.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 515.2
Uniform audit reporting for court costs, fines, and fees
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby recognizes that the reporting of court costs, fines, and fees is fragmented and does not provide a comprehensive picture of certain judicial finances and the costs of operating the judicial system. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature in the interest of the public to require the legislative auditor, by generally accepted auditing standards, to develop a uniform format for audit reports for all local and state auditees that assess, collect, or receive revenue from pre- or post-adjudication costs, fines, and fees, and which requires the reporting of certain information that helps to provide a more complete and accurate understanding of the types of costs, fines, and fees that are assessed, the amounts of the assessments, how the assessed amounts are collected and disbursed, and the cost of collecting the assessed amounts.

B. In order to fulfill the purposes of this Section, the legislative auditor and the Louisiana Supreme Court shall require that such uniform audit reports for the auditees described in Subsection A of this Section include, at a minimum, the amounts of all pre- and post-adjudication court costs, fines, and fees assessed or imposed; the amounts collected; the amounts outstanding; the amounts retained; the amounts disbursed; and the amounts received from disbursements.

C. The legislative auditor, jointly with the Louisiana Supreme Court, shall develop, supervise, and require the use of uniform, standardized, and consistent terminology for use in reporting on pre- and post-adjudication court costs, fines, and fees in order to provide for clarity.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, local and state auditees described in Subsection A of this Section shall commence to use the uniform audit reports developed by the legislative auditor pursuant to the provisions of this Section by the end of Calendar Year 2020 for such local and state auditees on a calendar year schedule, or Fiscal Year 2020-2021 for such local and state auditees on a fiscal year schedule. The legislative auditor, jointly with the Louisiana Supreme Court, shall develop reporting schedules to assist such local and state auditees with standardized and uniform reporting requirements as provided for in this Section. Such reporting schedules shall be deposited with the legislative auditor.

E. The legislative auditor shall review the reporting schedules on an annual basis and shall revise the reporting schedules, jointly with the Louisiana Supreme Court, as circumstances deem necessary.

Acts 2020, No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:681 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 681
Capitol security director; qualifications; compensation
Status: in_force

A. There shall be a director of capitol security who shall be the chief security officer for the legislature. The director of capitol security shall be elected by the favorable vote of a majority of the elected members of each house of the legislature, after having been interviewed by the Capitol Security Council and recommended for employment by the council by a majority vote, and shall serve at the pleasure of the legislature. He may be removed by a majority vote of the elected members of each house of the legislature. Any vacancy occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise, which occurs while the legislature is not in session, shall be filled on a temporary basis by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, until such time as the vacancy shall be filled by the legislature as provided in this Subsection.

B. The director shall have a minimum of ten years of full-time law enforcement experience. He shall be POST-certified and possess qualifications necessary to be commissioned as a special officer. He shall not be a member of the legislature.

C. The salary of the director of capitol security shall be recommended by the Capitol Security Council, and together with all other expenses and salaries of his office necessary to carry out the duties required pursuant to R.S. 24:682, shall be submitted to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives for approval.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 11
Extraordinary session; petition of legislature; call; limitations
Status: in_force

A. The legislature shall be convened in extraordinary session by the presiding officers of both houses upon written petition of a majority of the elected members of each house.

B. The petition of members of the legislature to the presiding officers to call the legislature into extraordinary session shall specify the object or objects of the session, the date and time at which the session shall convene, and the number of days for which the session shall be convened; provided such number of days shall not exceed thirty calendar days. The petition shall also provide a designated place for the signature of any member who is in favor of the calling of said extraordinary session and it may specify the particular time the session shall adjourn. Such petition shall be in the following form:

PETITION

STATE CAPITOL

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

(DATE)

We, the undersigned members of the Legislature constituting a majority of the elected members of the House of Representatives and the Senate thereof, in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article III, Section 2(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, do hereby petition the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate to call the Legislature into extraordinary session at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, commencing at ________ o'clock ___.m. on __________________, in the year of our Lord _______, for a period not to exceed ____ days, after transmittal to you of copies of this petition as signed by at least a majority of the elected members of each house of the Legislature.

Said session shall be convened to consider the following enumerated object(s):

1.

(Signed) _______________________________

C. The petition may be circulated, and transmitted to the presiding officers by the members themselves, or, alternatively, the petition may be circulated and transmitted to the presiding officers as provided in Subsection D.

D. When at least thirteen senators and thirty-five members of the house of representatives determine the necessity for an extraordinary session of the legislature they may prepare a petition to call the legislature into extraordinary session and submit it to the chief clerical officers of both houses who shall make adequate public announcement of its receipt. Such petition shall be in the form specified in Subsection B of this section.

Within forty-eight hours of the receipt by the presiding officers of such a petition duly signed by at least thirteen senators and thirty-five members of the house of representatives, the clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate shall prepare duplicate copies of the petition and shall transmit such a copy by certified or registered mail to each member of their respective houses for the purpose of obtaining the requisite number of signatures required to call the legislature into extraordinary session. The copies of the petition mailed to all members of the legislature shall be postmarked on the same day. Each duplicate copy of the petition shall contain the name of the legislator to whom it is mailed.

Each member who is in favor of the call for said extraordinary session shall sign the copy of the petition mailed to him and shall return it to the respective clerical officer no later than twenty days after the date on which the petition was mailed to the members or, if the date of the session as stated in the petition is earlier than twenty-seven days after the date that copies were mailed, no later than seven days before the date of such session as stated therein. No petition received by a clerical officer after five o'clock p.m. on the twentieth day after the copies were mailed or on the seventh day before the date of the session, whichever is the earlier, shall be counted and the clerical officer shall return it to the member. Any member who has signed and timely returned a copy of a petition may remove his signature from a petition or reclaim the copy he has signed by written notice to the respective clerical officer at any time prior to receipt by the chief clerical officers of signed copies from a majority of the elected members of each house. No signature so removed or copies of a petition so reclaimed shall be counted.

On the day after the final date for return of signed copies of the petition or as soon as a majority of the elected members of each house have timely returned signed copies, if earlier, each of the clerical officers shall separately list the names of the members who have returned signed copies of the petition to him and shall also list the names of those members whose copies of the petition were invalid because they were not signed by the member or because they were not timely received. Each clerical officer shall sign the list of members he has so prepared and shall cause a copy of the petition and a copy of the list to be transmitted to the presiding officers and to each member of the legislature. All costs in connection with preparation, transmittal, handling and tabulation of petitions and lists of members returning same shall be paid from funds appropriated for the expenses of the two houses.

If a majority of the elected members of each house sign and timely return the petition the extraordinary session shall be held. If a majority of the elected members of each house do not sign and timely return the petition, the chief clerical officers shall return the signed copies of the petition to the members who signed and returned them.

E. At least five days prior to the date for the convening of an extraordinary session as contained in a petition for such a session duly signed by a majority of the elected members of each house and transmitted to the presiding officers thereof, the presiding officers shall issue a proclamation calling the extraordinary session, which proclamation shall state the objects of the session, the date and time at which the session shall convene, the number of days for which it is convened, all as provided in the petition signed by the requisite number of members, and the time the session shall adjourn if included in the petition. The power to legislate shall be limited, under penalty of nullity, to the objects specifically enumerated in the proclamation.

F. The petition for an extraordinary session called upon petition of a majority of the elected members of each house and a list of members signing said petition or copies thereof shall be entered in the journal of said session.

G. When either the governor or the legislature has called an extraordinary session of the legislature, neither the governor nor the legislature shall call another extraordinary session to overlap or run concurrently with the first extraordinary session.

Added by Acts 1975, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 50, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 204
General purpose; duties
Status: in_force

A. The general purposes for which the Louisiana State Law Institute is formed are to promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law of Louisiana and its better adaptation to present social needs, to secure the better administration of justice, and to carry on scholarly legal research and scientific legal work. To that end it shall be the duty of the Louisiana State Law Institute:

(1) To consider needed improvements in both substantive and adjective law and to make recommendations concerning the same to the legislature.

(2) To examine and study the civil law of Louisiana and the Louisiana jurisprudence and statutes of the state with a view of discovering defects and inequities and of recommending needed reforms.

(3) To cooperate with the American Law Institute, the Uniform Law Commission, bar associations, and other learned societies and bodies by receiving, considering, and making reports on proposed changes in the law recommended by any such body.

(4) To receive and consider suggestions from judges, justices, public officials, lawyers, and the public generally as to defects and anachronisms in the law.

(5) To recommend from time to time such changes in the law as it deems necessary to modify or eliminate antiquated and inequitable rules of law, and to bring the law of the state, both civil and criminal, into harmony with modern conditions.

(6) To render biennial reports to the legislature, and if it deems advisable to accompany its reports with proposed bills to carry out any of its recommendations.

(7) To make available translations of civil law materials and commentaries and to provide by studies and other doctrinal writings, materials for the better understanding of the civil law of Louisiana and the philosophy upon which it is based.

(8) To recommend the repeal of obsolete articles in the Civil Code and Code of Civil Procedure and to suggest needed amendments, additions, and repeals.

(9) To organize and conduct an annual meeting within the state for scholarly discussions of current problems in Louisiana law, bringing together representatives of the legislature, practicing attorneys, members of the bench and bar, and representatives of the law teaching profession.

(10) To make recommendations to the legislature on a biennial basis for the repeal, removal or revision of provisions of law that have been declared unconstitutional by final and definitive court judgment.

B. Legislation submitted on recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute shall have affixed to it a digest of the legislation. The digest shall be prepared by the Louisiana State Law Institute. The form and contents of the digest shall be as prescribed by the rules or practice of the legislature for digests of legislative instruments, but shall include a summary of each minority report authored by a member of the law institute. The digest shall not constitute a part of the legislation.

C. Any member of the Louisiana State Law Institute may author a minority report regarding any legislation submitted on recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute. The minority report shall include comments which accurately reflect a dissenting position or adverse position expressed by such member. Any other member may join and sign such minority report; however, no member may sign more than one minority report. The author of the minority report shall submit a copy of such report to each member of each standing committee of each house of the legislature to which such recommended legislation has been or is expected to be referred. All costs associated with furnishing such copies shall be paid by the Louisiana State Law Institute. Additionally, any member signing a minority report may present such report at any legislative hearing held on such recommended legislation.

Acts 1988, No. 206, §1; Acts 1999, No. 305, §1; Acts 2014, No. 598, §1, eff. June 12, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:174 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 174
Distribution of R.S.1950 to members of legislature
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State is authorized to furnish to each member of the legislature for the term 1952-1956, except members who were reelected to succeed themselves and have been furnished the Revised Statutes, one set of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including indices and all supplements.

Acts 1952, No. 311, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:7.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 7.1
Participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies
Status: in_force

A. During a gubernatorially declared state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:724 et seq., or a gubernatorially declared state of public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:766 et seq., and as necessary to provide for the continuity of government and legislative operations during such an emergency, a member shall be counted for quorum purposes for the Senate or the House of Representatives to transact business and for quorum purposes for a committee to transact business if the member participates remotely by telephone, teleconference, or other electronic means.

B.(1) During a gubernatorially declared state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:724 et seq., or a gubernatorially declared state of public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:766 et seq., and as necessary to provide for the continuity of government and legislative operations during such an emergency, a member shall be permitted to participate in the debate and vote if the member participates remotely by telephone, teleconference, or other electronic means. The member shall certify each vote in writing and file the certification with the secretary of the Senate or the clerk of the House of Representatives.

(2) Any amendment, to be considered during legislative operations taking place remotely by telephone, teleconference, or other electronic means, shall be submitted at least twenty-four hours in advance of consideration of the amendment to the legislative body.

C. The authority provided in this Section during a gubernatorially declared emergency or public health emergency shall be invoked only at the discretion of the presiding officer and shall automatically expire upon the termination of the declared state of emergency.

Acts 2020, No. 302, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:77.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 77.4
Temporary successors; prohibition on seeking legislative office
Status: in_force

No person who is serving as a temporary successor at the time of the opening of qualifying for the election for the legislative office to which he was designated to serve as a temporary successor shall be eligible to qualify as a candidate for that legislative office in that election.

Acts 2008, No. 702, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:514 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 514
Sworn annual financial statements; actuarial valuations; examinations
Status: in_force

A. The auditees and local auditees referred to in R.S. 24:513 shall furnish to the legislative auditor, annually, sworn annual financial statements.

B.(1) The annual sworn financial statements required under this Section shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and include such disclosures required by state and federal regulations, except as provided by Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection B of this Section. The statements required by this Section shall include a recital that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the auditee; that the entity has maintained a system of internal control structure sufficient to safeguard assets and comply with laws and regulations; and that the entity has complied with all laws and regulations, or shall acknowledge exceptions thereto.

(2) Any local auditee which, under Louisiana law, can not issue bonds may issue annual financial statements on the cash basis of accounting, provided that such statements describe all outstanding obligations and fixed assets of the local auditee, amounts due the local entities and such disclosures required by state and federal regulations.

(3) The annual financial statements of the state of Louisiana shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The financial statements of individual state agencies, exclusive of the judiciary, shall be prepared in accordance with procedures and formats prescribed by the division of administration. The financial statements of the judiciary shall be prepared in accordance with procedures and formats prescribed by the Judiciary Budgetary Control Council, provided such procedures and formats provide for the compilation of the state's annual financial statements.

C. No officer shall destroy any voucher or other paper belonging to his office before it has been examined by the legislative auditor or certified public accountant authorized to perform an audit in lieu of the legislative auditor.

D. In addition to furnishing the annual sworn statements under Subsection A of this Section, all state, municipal, and parochial retirement systems funded in whole or part out of public funds shall furnish to the legislative auditor, annually, actuarial valuations. Such actuarial valuations shall be submitted to the legislative auditor between the first and one hundred and twentieth day following the close of the fiscal year of the retirement system.

E.(1) The annual sworn financial statements required under Subsection A of this Section shall be furnished to the legislative auditor between the first and ninetieth day following the close of the accounting year, provided that individual state agencies shall file annual financial statements within the time frame prescribed by the commissioner of administration.

(2) At any time after a disaster or emergency is declared under the provisions of R.S. 29:724(B)(1) which prevents a local auditee or quasi-public agency from furnishing sworn annual financial statements to the legislative auditor within the period prescribed in R.S. 24:514(E)(1), the local auditee or quasi-public agency may ask the legislative auditor in writing for an extension of time to complete the financial statements. The legislative auditor may approve the request at his discretion, subject to the approval of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council.

F.(1) The annual sworn financial statements required under the provisions of this Section shall not be filed by the reporting agency if the agency has filed an approved engagement agreement with the legislative auditor within sixty days of the close of the fiscal year to conduct an audit of its funds by a certified public accountant, the legislative auditor has approved the terms and conditions of the engagement agreement as authorized by R.S. 24:513, and the engagement agreement includes the period of the required report; provided however, when such agreement is for multiple fiscal years, financial statements must be submitted for the interim fiscal year.

(2) At any time after a disaster or emergency is declared under the provisions of R.S. 29:724(B)(1) which prevents a local auditee or quasi-public agency from filing an approved engagement agreement with the legislative auditor within the period prescribed in R.S. 24:514(F)(1), the local auditee or quasi-public agency may ask the legislative auditor in writing for an extension of time to file the engagement agreement. The legislative auditor may approve the request at his discretion, subject to the approval of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council.

G. The legislative auditor shall use the annual sworn statements and actuarial valuations provided for herein in connection with the audits, reviews, and valuations which he is authorized to conduct as provided by R.S. 24:513 and 513.1. If he finds that any irregularities exist, he shall call them to the attention of those responsible therefor. In case of any irregularities or defalcations or failure of any officer or employee to comply with the provisions of this Section, the legislative auditor shall notify the Legislative Audit Advisory Council.

H. Whenever any person required to make the sworn statement or actuarial valuation fails to do so or renders an inaccurate, incomplete, or otherwise improper statement or valuation, the legislative auditor shall have the power to petition directly or through his authorized representative to the courts for writs of mandamus to compel the filing of the sworn financial statements or actuarial valuations containing complete and accurate information. Any failure to obey a writ of mandamus issued by the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.

I.(1) The annual financial statements of city, parish, and other local public school boards shall be accompanied by such schedules of performance and statistical data as may be developed by the legislative auditor and legislative staff, with assistance from the state Department of Education, and approved by the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education. Such performance and statistical data shall be the subject of assurances provided as part of the financial statement audits of local school boards to ensure that the information is complete and accurate. The assurances provided on such performance and statistical data shall be used for reporting to the legislature by the Department of Education. As an integral part of the legislative auditor's annual audit of the financial statements of the state of Louisiana, he shall review the Department of Education's compilation of the performance and statistical data, as reported by the local school boards, within the annual financial and statistical report of the department.

(2) The annual financial statements of eligible charter schools receiving loans as provided in R.S. 17:4001 shall be accompanied by a supplemental schedule developed by the legislative auditor, which shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) Details on the approved loan, including total amounts of the loan, payments made, and outstanding balances.

(b) The amount expended on tangible items such as equipment, technology, and instructional materials.

(c) The amount expended on land acquisition and facility predevelopment and development costs, including construction hard and soft costs.

(d) The amount expended on facility acquisition, upgrade, repairs, and other eligible renovations.

(e) The amount expended for any other purposes approved by the division of administration that are related to the start-up, operation, expansion, or renovation of the eligible charter school.

Acts 1975, No. 744, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 169, §2; Acts 1980, No. 801, §1; Acts 1981, No. 197, §1; Acts 1981, No. 470, §1; Acts 1982, No. 131, §1; Acts 1985, No. 978, §1; Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 1999, No. 472, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §5; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2006; Acts 2025, No. 413, §2, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 14
Senate confirmations
Status: in_force

A. Whenever an appointment to public office, whether to a board, commission, committee, or district, or to an executive or other office in the executive branch of state government or in a local governmental entity, and whether to fill an initial or succeeding full term of office or the unexpired portion of a term of office, is made by the governor, the governor shall submit the appointment to the Senate for confirmation.

B. Whenever an appointment to public office, whether to a board, commission, committee, or district, or to an executive or other office, and whether to fill an initial or succeeding full term of office or the unexpired portion of a term of office is made by a public official other than the governor, the public official making the appointment shall submit the name of the appointee to the Senate for confirmation if the constitution or statute providing for the appointment requires that the appointment be made with advice and consent of the Senate, with consent of the Senate, subject to confirmation by the Senate, or in any other language requiring confirmation by the Senate.

C. If the legislature is in regular session, any public official making an appointment subject to Senate confirmation shall submit the name of the appointee to the Senate for confirmation within forty-eight hours after the appointment is made. Failure of the Senate to confirm the appointment prior to the end of the session shall constitute rejection.

D. If the legislature is not in regular session, the public official making an appointment subject to Senate confirmation may make interim appointments which shall expire at the end of the next regular session unless submitted to and confirmed by the Senate during that session.

E. When a statute requires confirmation by the Senate of all or a part of a board or commission before the board or commission can begin any official business, and when the appointing public official has submitted the names of the appointees to the Senate for confirmation, the president of the Senate shall call the Senate into a special confirmation meeting not to exceed three days to consider confirmation of only those appointees. Each appointee confirmed during this special meeting may serve as an interim appointee until the end of the next regular session unless again submitted to and confirmed by the Senate during that session. The appointment of any appointee not confirmed by the Senate at the special meeting shall expire at the end of the special confirmation meeting and that person shall not be appointed to the same office during any recess of the legislature.

F. In order for an appointee to be confirmed, the name of the appointee shall be submitted by the appointing public official to the Senate during the next regular session following the appointment and a majority of the elected members of the Senate must vote in favor of confirming the appointee in open session during that regular session. The Senate can refuse to confirm an appointee by either taking no action at all or by voting not to confirm an appointee in open session.

G. The appointment of any appointee who is not confirmed by the Senate or who is not submitted to the Senate for confirmation, or who is not reconfirmed pursuant to Subsection K of this Section, notwithstanding the provision of R.S. 42:2, during the regular session shall expire at the end of the regular session and a vacancy shall be immediately created for that position. The appointee shall not be appointed to the same office during any recess of the legislature.

H.(1)(a) In the event a person is not submitted to or is not confirmed by the Senate, or is submitted to the Senate for reconfirmation but not reconfirmed by the Senate pursuant to Subsection K of this Section, and the person attempts to remain in office after being advised by the Senate, through its president, by certified mail, return receipt requested, of his lack of confirmation or reconfirmation, and acts in his official capacity, any action taken by a public body in which such person participates shall be null and void. The Senate, through its president, shall notify any person not submitted to the Senate for confirmation or not confirmed by the Senate and any person submitted to the Senate for reconfirmation but not reconfirmed by the Senate no later than thirty days after the Senate considers confirmations.

(b) The Senate, through its president, may bring an action to remove the person from office. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the venue for any such action shall be East Baton Rouge Parish.

(2)(a) In the event a person is not submitted to the Senate for reconfirmation pursuant to Subsection K of this Section and the person attempts to remain in office after being advised by his appointing official by certified mail, return receipt requested, of his failure to be submitted and to be reconfirmed and acts in his official capacity, any action taken by a public body in which such person participates shall be a relative nullity and shall be subject to challenge in district court. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the venue for any such action shall be East Baton Rouge Parish.

(b) The appointing official shall notify any person whom he failed to submit to the Senate for reconfirmation or who was not reconfirmed and the office, board, commission, committee, or district to which the person was appointed, no later than thirty days after the Senate considers confirmations.

I. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to appointments made pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Sections 3, 27, and 43 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

J.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no appointee to public office required by law to file a state tax return and who failed to file such return during any year of the five years immediately preceding his appointment to office, shall be confirmed.

(2) The Department of Revenue shall investigate every person appointed to public office subject to Senate confirmation who has failed to file a state income tax return in any year of the five years immediately preceding the appointment and determine the reason the appointee failed to file. If an appointee is required by law to file a return in any year and failed to do so, the secretary of the Department of Revenue shall actively pursue the collection of all taxes due from the appointee including implementing procedures set forth in Part III of Chapter 18 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

K. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons who are appointed to a position on a board, commission, committee, or district, which requires Senate confirmation, including persons appointed to a partial term shall be subject to reconfirmation as follows:

(1)(a) The service of each appointee appointed to a term concurrent with the appointing official or at the pleasure of the appointing official shall expire at the end of the appointing official's term as provided for in Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of Louisiana or as otherwise provided for by law.

(b) The appointee may continue to serve until the end of the second regular session of the Legislature following the beginning of the legislative term at which time the position shall become vacant unless the appointee is reappointed to the position and has been confirmed by the Senate prior to the end of the second legislative session.

(2)(a) The service of each appointee appointed to a fixed term shall expire at the end of the term to which the appointee was appointed.

(b) The appointee may continue to serve until the end of the second regular session of the Legislature following the expiration of the term.

Acts 1993, No. 1021, §1; Acts 1995, No. 93, §1; Acts 2008, No. 528, §1; Acts 2014, No. 760, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 33
Secretary of Senate and clerk of House; holding over until successors qualified
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives or the officers performing their duties, shall hold over and continue in office from one term of the legislature to another, until their successors are elected and qualified.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:579 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 579
Boards and commission database
Status: in_force

A.(1) The auditor shall ensure that the website includes a boards and commissions database that is electronically searchable by the public.

(2) All boards and commissions shall provide information to the auditor required by this Section in the time and manner required by the auditor.

B. The auditor shall ensure that the boards and commissions database has the following functionality and ability to:

(1) Search and aggregate records by agency.

(2) Search and aggregate expenditures and payments from multiple fiscal years.

(3) Search and aggregate expenditures by category.

(4) Search and aggregate expenditures by individual and multiple agencies.

(5) Download information yielded by a search of the database.

C. The boards and commissions database shall include the following content:

(1) Membership information, employee information, and financial and budget information required by R.S. 43:82 and R.S. 24:513.2.

(2) Provide a link to or incorporate the annual reports submitted to the legislature by the auditor on boards, commissions, and like entities under R.S. 24:513.2(E).

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:255 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 255
Amendment of sections prepared by the Institute
Status: in_force

Any section in any subsequent edition or supplement of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, prepared by the Institute may be amended or repealed by reference to the section number, without reference to the legislative act from which the section was taken.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:71 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 71
Convening of legislature in event of attack
Status: in_force

In the event of an attack, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within ninety days following the inception of the attack. If the governor fails to issue such call, the legislature shall, on the ninetieth day from the date of inception of the attack, automatically convene at the place where the governor then has his office. Each legislator and each emergency interim successor, if the legislator for whom he was designated is unavailable, shall proceed to the place of session as expeditiously as practicable. When the legislature is convened as provided in this Section, the secretary of state shall deliver the panel designating emergency interim successors for each legislator who is unavailable due to attack to the house of representatives or the senate, as the case may be, and from said panel a final emergency interim successor to perform the duties of such unavailable legislator shall be chosen by lot from said panel under a procedure prescribed and conducted by the officers of the respective houses. The final emergency interim successor thus chosen shall then subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the constitution and proceed to perform the duties of the legislator who is unavailable due to attack. At such session or at any session in operation at the inception of the attack, and at any subsequent sessions, limitations on the length of sessions and on the subjects which may be acted upon shall be suspended.

Acts 1963, No. 113, §11. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 10
Vetoed bills; return by the governor; veto session
Status: in_force

A. A bill, except a joint resolution, shall become law if the governor signs it or if he fails to sign or veto it within ten days after delivery to him if the legislature is in session, or within twenty days if the legislature is adjourned.

B. If the governor does not approve a bill, he may veto it. When he vetoes a bill, he shall return it to the legislature, with his veto message stating his reasons for the veto, within twelve days after delivery to him if the legislature is in session.

C. Not later than twelve o'clock midnight of the twenty-third calendar day after the sine die adjournment of each session of the legislature, the governor shall transmit to the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House a statement of all vetoed bills, which have not previously been returned to the legislature in session and shall at the same time return each such vetoed bill to the chief clerical officer of the house of origin. Such statement shall contain the bill number and title of each such vetoed bill and the veto message for each stating the reasons for the veto of the particular bill. No later than midnight of the second day after receipt of such statement the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house shall transmit by certified or registered mail, or by any other receipted written means, to each member of their respective houses a copy of the governor's statement and a form for declaration by the member that a veto session for reconsideration of the listed vetoed bills is not necessary. The form for such declaration shall contain a statement that the undersigned member finds that a veto session to reconsider the bills listed in the governor's statement is not necessary and shall also provide a designated place for the signature of the member responding.

D. Upon receipt of the copy of the governor's statement and the declaration form, each legislator who finds that a veto session to reconsider the bills listed in the governor's statement is not necessary shall sign the form for such declaration and shall immediately return such signed form to the presiding officer of the house of which he is a member. Each presiding officer shall note the date and hour of receipt of each signed form he receives and shall tabulate the number of members who have by return of such signed form declared that a veto session is not necessary. Any other written declaration by a member that such a session is not necessary which is received by one of the presiding officers, shall be treated in the same manner as those received on the form provided and shall be included in such tabulation. No declaration received after twelve o'clock midnight of the thirty-fifth calendar day after sine die adjournment of the legislature shall be counted and declarations received after that time shall be null and void.

E. The presiding officers shall jointly transmit to each member of the legislature the results of the tabulation of the declarations returned by the members of the respective houses together with an announcement that the veto session is or is not to be held and the date and time such session shall convene if it is to be held. No veto session shall be held if a majority of the elected members of either house have declared in writing that a veto session is unnecessary.

F. Unless a majority of the elected members of either house has declared in writing that a veto session is unnecessary, the legislature shall meet in veto session in the state capital at noon on the fortieth day following final adjournment of the most recent session, to consider all bills vetoed by the governor. If the fortieth day falls on Sunday, the session shall convene at noon on the succeeding Monday. No veto session shall exceed five calendar days, and any veto session may be finally adjourned prior to the end of the fifth day upon the vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house.

G. A law enacted with the approval of a vetoed bill by two-thirds of the elected members of each house during a veto session shall take effect on the sixtieth day after final adjournment of the session in which it was originally finally passed by both houses, unless such Act contains a different effective date. If the Act contains a different effective date, it shall become effective on said date, unless the date is prior to the time of approval by both houses during a veto session by the required vote, in which case it shall become effective upon such approval.

Added by Acts 1975, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 23, §1, eff. Jan. 28, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:674 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 674
State agencies, political subdivisions; assistance to committee
Status: in_force

A. All agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the state and of any of its political subdivisions, shall assist the committee in its work and furnish such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance as may be requested by the committee.

B. In order to assist the committee in its study and examination of information technology required by this Chapter, each public entity shall provide to the committee, upon request, any information the committee requests regarding the entity's information technology.

Acts 2020, No. 301, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 521
Actuarial notes
Status: in_force

A. Every bill, joint resolution, and simple or concurrent resolution introduced in the legislature proposing any change in the law relative to any state, municipal or parochial retirement system, funded in whole or in part out of public funds shall have attached to it at the time of its consideration by any committee of either house of the legislature a brief explanatory statement or note which shall include a reliable estimate of the fiscal and actuarial effect of the proposed change in any such retirement system. The statement or note shall be known as an actuarial note. Such note shall be attached to the original of each proposed bill or resolution which is reported favorably by any committee of either house of the legislature, but shall be separate therefrom, shall be clearly designated as an actuarial note, and shall not constitute a part of the law or other provisions or expression of legislative intent proposed by the bill or resolution.

B.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Subsection, for each bill or resolution for which an actuarial note is required as provided in Subsection A of this Section, a request for an actuarial note shall be presented to the legislative auditor who shall have the duty to prepare the note as promptly as possible. The actuarial note for any bill prefiled at least forty-five days prior to a regular session of the legislature shall be completed and filed at least five days prior to the convening of that session. Actuarial notes shall be prepared in the order of receipt of request for such notes.

(2) Within seven days after the transmittal to the author of the bill or resolution along with a memorandum indicating the bill or resolution may require an actuarial note, the author may instruct, in writing addressed to the chief clerical officer of the house in which the member serves, that an actuarial note be obtained or that no actuarial note be obtained. If the author instructs that no actuarial note be obtained, no request for an actuarial note will be made prior to the prefiling or introduction of the bill or resolution, except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection. Each written instruction received shall be recorded and preserved in the file maintained for the bill or resolution.

(3) If no written instruction is received within the time period set in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the chief clerical officer of the house in which the author is a member may request an actuarial note for the bill or resolution at any time prior to prefiling or introduction. In determining whether an actuarial note should be requested, due consideration shall be given to the recommendation of the staff of the house in which the author is a member.

(4) In addition, at prefiling or introduction, the chief clerical officer may request an actuarial note, and the chairman of the committee to which such bill or resolution is referred may request an actuarial note immediately upon referral of the bill or resolution.

C. The note shall be factual in nature, as brief and concise as may be, and shall, if possible, provide a reliable estimate in dollars. In addition, it shall include both the immediate effect and, if determinable or reasonably foreseeable, the long range fiscal and actuarial effect of the measure. The fiscal and actuarial effect of the measure shall include any impact on the costs to or the revenues of the retirement system and the estimated fiscal impact on governmental entities, including the effect on federal, state, and local funds. If, after careful investigation, it is determined that no dollar estimate is possible, the note shall set forth the reasons why no dollar estimate can be given. No comment or opinion shall be included in the actuarial note with regard to the merit, or lack thereof, of the measure for which the note is prepared. However, technical or mechanical defects may be noted.

D. At any time any committee of either house reports any legislative instrument, to which an actuarial note was attached at the time of committee consideration, with any amendment of such nature as would substantially affect the costs to or the revenues of any retirement system or the estimated fiscal impact on governmental entities, including the effect on federal, state, and local funds as stated in the actuarial note attached to the measure at the time of such consideration, it shall be the responsibility of the chairman of the committee reporting such instrument to obtain from the legislative auditor an actuarial note of the fiscal and actuarial effect of the change proposed by the amendment reported. The actuarial note shall be attached to the report of the committee on the measure as a supplement thereto, but shall not be printed in the journal. At any time a floor amendment is offered in either house to any bill or resolution to which an actuarial note was attached at the time of committee consideration or committee report, which amendment would substantially affect the cost to or the revenues of any retirement system or the estimated fiscal impact on governmental entities, including the effect on federal, state, and local funds as stated in the most recent actuarial note, and the member proposing such amendment does not present to the house an actuarial note prepared by the legislative auditor as to the fiscal and actuarial effect of his proposed amendment, any member may offer a motion that the proposed amendment be withdrawn. If the motion is adopted by the favorable vote of a majority of the quorum present the amendment shall be deemed to be withdrawn, though the amendment may be proposed again at any time it would otherwise be in order, provided that the required actuarial note is presented at that time.

E. Prior to the prefiling or introduction, the subject matter of bills or resolutions submitted to the legislative auditor for preparation of the required information for said actuarial notes shall be kept in strict confidence, and no information relating thereto or relating to the fiscal or actuarial effect of any such bill or resolution shall be divulged by the legislative auditor or any of his employees, except to the author or authors of the bill or resolution, the chief clerical officer and the staff of the house in which the author serves, and the legislative fiscal officer and his staff. After prefiling or introduction, copies of the actuarial note on any bill or resolution shall be furnished to the author, the chief clerical officer of the house in which the author is a member, and the committee to which the bill or resolution is referred.

Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §5; Acts 2016, No. 176, §1; Acts 2016, No. 353, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:559 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 559
Professional personnel
Status: in_force

The council shall have the authority to employ professional personnel to provide review functions and follow-up services on audit reports conducted by the legislative auditor. Follow-up services shall be performed every twelve months.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 830, §1.