La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1243 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1243
Powers and duties of the commission
Status: in_force

A. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.

B. The commission shall:

(1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the commission chairman.

(2) Adopt bylaws establishing policies and procedures for its governance, including but not limited to the following:

(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the commission, including a chairman and vice chairman.

(b) The employment, term, compensation, and responsibilities of a museum director. The director may also serve as the museum chief administrative officer.

(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the commission, including the appointment of noncommission members to such committees and their functions.

(d) The preparation of a budget and plan for sufficient funding.

(3) Advise the secretary of the state on all matters relating to the operations of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum.

(4) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.

C. The commission may:

(1) Individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Eddie G. Robinson Museum, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum.

(2) Authorize reports and recommendations which include the issuance, publication, or distribution of general information documents or pamphlets, which are published on a regular basis and are generally known as newsletters.

(3) Acquire by purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any such property acquired by it.

(4) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise construct, develop, maintain, and operate the museum. All public works contracted by the commission shall be subject to, and in accordance with, Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1014 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1014
Commission powers, duties, and responsibilities; approval of changes required
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall have the following powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities:

(1) To make recommendations relative to improvements, renovation, redecoration, or enhancement of the governor's mansion.

(2) To hold meetings as necessary, which shall be held at the governor's mansion.

(3) To promote a greater understanding and awareness of the importance and significance of the governor's mansion and enhance and maintain the appearance, furnishings, and surroundings thereof so that it may serve as a symbol and actual representation of the history and cultural heritage of the state.

(4) To assist in research for and promote the publication of appropriate materials concerning the governor's mansion and its contents and grounds and the history and significance thereof, and to coordinate and guide any such activity by other state and local agencies.

(5)(a) To enter into loan agreements, subject to the approval of the governor, for the loan of any item that is not owned by the state and that is to be housed in the governor's mansion or located on its grounds and for the loan of any item owned or controlled by another state agency which is to be housed in the governor's mansion or located on its grounds.

(b) Any item that is the subject of a loan agreement shall be included in the property inventory of the governor's mansion as required by R.S. 39:324.

(6) To create a program for annual audit, spot-check inventory, and post-audit functions for the protection of all items that are owned by the state or on loan to the state and that are housed in the governor's mansion or located on its grounds.

(7) To provide the office of risk management in the division of administration with a property inventory for the assessment of adequate insurance through the office of risk management to insure the repair or replacement of items housed in the governor's mansion or located on its grounds, including items that are not owned by the state.

(8) To provide a procedure for receiving inventory items at the end of a governor's term and for turning over the inventory items to the incoming governor's spouse or designee.

(9) To assist and advise in the orderly transition from one governor to his successor with respect to all matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(10) To monitor public areas and grounds of the governor's mansion to ensure proper maintenance and repair.

B.(1) Meetings of the commission shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

(2) Records of the commission shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.

Acts 2022, No. 187, §1; Acts 2024, No. 237, §1, eff. May 23, 2024 .
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:767 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 767
Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to or affect in any way any municipality or parish except the city of New Orleans and the parishes of Franklin, Tensas, LaSalle, Catahoula, Concordia, and Caldwell. None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to or affect in any way the Vieux Carre' Section or Vieux Carre' Commission of the city of New Orleans as defined by Article XIV, Section 22A of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1921, nor shall the limitation of one historic preservation district commission as set forth in R.S. 25:756(1) apply to the city of New Orleans.

B. None of the provisions of this Part shall apply to or affect any property, site, or area upon lots designated RS1, RS2, RD1, or RD2 under the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the city of New Orleans in that area of the city of New Orleans bounded by the river side of Carondelet Street, the uptown side of Josephine Street, the lake side of Magazine Street, and the uptown side of Louisiana Avenue, except that all properties having a lot line on St. Charles Avenue may be regulated under the terms of this Part and except also that all construction of new structures and demolitions of existing structures may be regulated under the terms of this Part.

C. Any historic preservation district commission created pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 25:731 to 25:745 shall not be affected hereby nor shall any other similar entity heretofore created by the legislature be affected hereby particularly, but without limitation, those created pursuant to R.S. 25:305 through 25:455, nor shall such entity affect any commission established pursuant to this Part nor shall the provisions of this Part impair, affect or repeal the authority of municipalities or parishes, to establish historic preservation districts pursuant to R.S. 25:731 to 25:745.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §§17, 18. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 789, §1; Acts 1984, No. 440, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1073, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.54 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.54
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

A. The Department of State shall include in its annual budget request, required by R.S. 39:32, a request for funds necessary for support of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of operations of the museum.

B. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of State for operation of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the board. No administrative costs of any kind shall be charged by the Department of State for any services associated with placement of the museum within the jurisdiction of the department.

C.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum are not appropriated by the legislature, and funds from other local, public, or private sources are not available for this purpose, the Department of State is authorized to temporarily close the museum to the public until such time as sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the museum are appropriated by the legislature. The Department of State shall maintain the museum during any period of temporary closure.

(2) The Department of State may accept and use, in accordance with law, gifts, grants, bequests, donations, endowments, or funds from any public or private source to support the operations of the museum.

Acts 2001, No. 850, §1; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:218 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 218
Costs of parish library, how borne; exclusion of municipalities within parish
Status: in_force

The costs of establishing and maintaining a parish public library shall be borne by the entire parish including the incorporated towns therein and all taxes levied and assessed, whether general or special, for the establishment, support and maintenance of such parish public library shall be borne proportionately by all of the property of the parish including that within incorporated municipalities, unless in the ordinance creating the parish public library the municipality is expressly excluded because of its exemption from parochial taxation or because such municipality owns, maintains and operates its own public library, and in such cases will not be entitled to library service, except upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon as provided in R.S. 25:211. Nor shall the residents or taxpayers of such excluded municipality be counted in making up the number of petitioners required in R.S. 25:211 and 25:217.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1304
Public records; public meetings; right of public agencies to records
Status: in_force

The board created by this Chapter shall be subject to and fully comply with the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq., and the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq., of the state. The proceedings and documents of the board shall be public records. All reports, maps, or other technical documents produced in whole or in part by the board may be utilized by the board or any other public agency in any manner that it deems necessary and advisable in the conduct of its duties.

Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.57 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.57
Secretary of state; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may adopt policies, rules, and regulations for the operation of the museum in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:316 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 316
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

A. The department shall include in its annual budget request required by R.S. 39:32 a request for funds necessary for support of the commission. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of the operations of the commission.

B. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the department for the operation of the commission shall be used solely for that purpose. No administrative costs of any kind shall be charged by the department for any services associated with placement of the commission within the jurisdiction of the department.

Acts 2024, No. 630, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1321
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby recognizes that it is appropriate to establish a commission to preserve the culture of and promote tourism for the Leeville Fishing Village in Lafourche Parish.

Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:655 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 655
Annual report
Status: in_force

The council shall submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, and the chairman of the House Committee on Education, not later than March first, regarding all actions taken and progress made toward achieving the purposes and duties set forth for the council in this Chapter.

Acts 2010, No. 679, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:807 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 807
Department as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts
Status: in_force

The department is designated as the sole agency for accepting and administering any and all federal funds awarded or allocated to the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any federal law concerning art, historical and cultural preservation of the state or any other matter covered by the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1215.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1215.1
Museum board authorized
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the parish of Jackson is hereby authorized to create, by ordinance, a museum board, referred to in this Chapter as the "board". The authority of the board shall extend throughout all of the territory of the parish of Jackson. The board shall be a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana created to establish, maintain, operate, and support public museums and related facilities within the parish.

Acts 2004, No. 424, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:797 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 797
Findings; declaration of necessity; and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage to the cornerstone of the state's tourism industry, the French Quarter.

(2) Even though Louisiana's most historic district and iconic treasure was spared from extensive flooding and looting during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the French Quarter did not survive the storm unscathed. The French Quarter not only sustained wind and infrastructure damage, but its damage is continuing to occur due to a tourism drought.

(3) The prolonged loss of tourists and visitors has pushed the French Quarter's world renowned restaurants, antique stores, art galleries, museums, specialty shops, and hotels to the brink of closure. The loss of these businesses would create a void in Louisiana's hospitality industry and further tarnish the tourism appeal of New Orleans and of the state.

(4) It is in the best interest and common good of the people of the state, the city of New Orleans, and the French Quarter, for the French Quarter's tarnished world image to be repaired by improving the safety and quality of life of its visitors and residents, restoring its damaged or missing infrastructure, addressing its parking and mobility concerns, beautifying its appearance, and making it more appealing and inviting for its patrons.

(5) Although the city of New Orleans increased its funding of sanitation and public safety services in the French Quarter post-Katrina, the city's resources are limited and must be divided city-wide among its many neighborhoods destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Therefore, to protect and improve Louisiana's tourism industry and economy and to preserve public health, safety, and welfare, it is necessary and essential for the state to assist in revitalizing New Orleans' flagging tourism industry by creating and funding, subject to appropriations, an historic area management district to respond to post-Katrina dynamics that is composed of the state's most historic district, the French Quarter.

B. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to strengthen the district as a National Historic Landmark, a historic residential district, and a vital component of Louisiana's tourism industry by investing and reinvesting public funds in the district to aid in the preservation of the district's architecture, quaint charm, and tout ensemble, to beautify its appearance, to improve public safety, to foster quality experiences and quality of life within its boundaries, and to improve commercial and residential vitality; thereby vastly increasing the quantity of the district's local, national, and international visitors and full-time residents, as well as to protect and improve the tourism industry and to promote economic development throughout the state.

Acts 2007, No. 280, §1, eff. July 6, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 304, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 216
Reports to State Library of Louisiana, persons required to make
Status: in_force

The president of the board of control and the librarian of every public library established and maintained under this Part shall make annual reports to the State Library of Louisiana giving such statistics and other information as may be required by it, such reports to be made at such time and on such blanks or forms as the State Library of Louisiana may require and provide. The governing authority of the parish or municipality establishing the public library and creating the board of control may also require reports annually or quarterly or both of the board or its president.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.151
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The Germantown Colony Museum is established as a facility in the parish of Webster, under the overall jurisdiction of the Department of State as more specifically provided in this Chapter and in R.S. 36:744(F).

B. The Germantown Colony Museum shall be a historical, cultural, scientific, and technological educational institution whose primary purpose shall be to research, collect, preserve, and present, as an educational resource, the pictures and photographs, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history and development of the Germantown Colony, the city of Minden, Webster Parish, and northwest Louisiana.

Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.

NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 847, §3, relative to effectiveness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:633 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 633
State Library of Louisiana
Status: in_force

As used in the compact, "state library agency", with reference to this state, means the State Library of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 216, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.1
Governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members
Status: in_force

A. The governing board of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum is hereby created in the Department of State.

B. The domicile of the board shall be in the parish of East Carroll.

C.(1) The board shall be composed of members who all have a knowledge of and an interest in cotton and cotton production.

(2) The board shall be composed of the following members:

(a) Five members shall be appointed by the secretary of state from a list of ten names submitted and nominated by the legislative delegation from the parishes of East Carroll, West Carroll, Madison, Franklin, Richland, Morehouse, Ouachita, Tensas, Caldwell, and Concordia from an area composed of the following parishes: East Carroll, West Carroll, Madison, Franklin, Richland, Morehouse, Ouachita, Tensas, Caldwell, and Concordia.

(b) Six members shall be appointed by the secretary of state from a list of ten names submitted and nominated by the Friends of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum.

(c) The secretary of state or his designee shall serve as a member.

(d) The museum chief administrative officer and the museum director, if any, shall each be an ex officio member of the board.

D. Each appointed member shall be confirmed by the Senate and shall serve a term concurrent with the secretary of state. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.

E. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

Acts 1992, No. 152, §2, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 52, §1; Acts 2003, No. 662, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 451, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:214.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 214.6
Allen Parish Library Board of Control; per diem
Status: in_force

A. The members of the Allen Parish Library Board of Control may receive a per diem paid from funds of the Allen Parish Library for their attendance at regular or special meetings of the board.

B. Members of the board may receive a per diem in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars, and the president of the board may receive a per diem in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars.

Acts 2024, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:853 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 853
Historic buildings; facilities for outdoor display; management and control
Status: in_force

The adjutant general shall select and renovate necessary historic buildings at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, with funds provided by the legislature and/or from federal sources, to house museum facilities. The adjutant general may improve existing grounds by the construction of concrete slabs and fencing for suitable outdoor display of large items or heavy equipment such as artillery, armored vehicles, and any other suitable equipment. The adjutant general shall have custody, supervision, and general administration over the buildings and grounds of the museum. The title to such property shall remain with the state.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:223 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 223
Reports by board of examiners to state library
Status: in_force

The board of library examiners shall report annually to the State Library of Louisiana furnishing such statistical information as may be required by it.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.2
Duties and powers of the board
Status: in_force

A. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.

B. The board shall:

(1) Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.

(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of the chairman and vice chairman of the board and other board members as the board may determine.

(b) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the board has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required.

(c) The committee shall meet at least quarterly, except in those months in which the board meets, or at the call of the chairman.

(d) The committee shall consider such matters as are referred to it by the board. It shall execute such orders and resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the board, and it shall also take such action as is necessary when an emergency requiring immediate action arises during the interim between board meetings. All acts of the committee shall be submitted to the board for ratification or rejection at its next meeting except in matters in which the board has delegated to the committee full power to act.

(3) Adopt bylaws, including but not limited to the following:

(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the board, including a chairman and vice chairman to serve terms of two years.

(b) The selection and responsibilities of advisors to the board.

(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions.

(d) The preparation of a budget and plan for funding sufficient to maintain standards necessary to qualify for and maintain the accreditation of the American Association of Museums.

(4) Advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum and shall have such other functions as are otherwise provided in this Chapter and R.S. 36:744(F).

(5) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.

C. The board may:

(1) Individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum.

(2) Hold meetings in any of the parishes named in R.S. 25:380.1(C)(2)(a) as directed by the executive committee.

Acts 1992, No. 152, §2, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:936 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 936
Revocation or suspension of permits
Status: in_force

A. The department may revoke or suspend any permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter upon a determination by the division that the holder of the permit has violated the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter, or has failed to meet the professional or occupational standards determined by the division, or has failed to ensure that the personnel employed by the holder of the permit meet the professional or occupational standards determined by the division.

B. Permits may be revoked or suspended only by a ruling of the department based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

C. The department shall notify each person whose permit has been revoked or suspended, by certified mail, return receipt requested.

D. Each person whose permit has been revoked or suspended shall return the permit to the department within fifteen days of the date on which the notice of the revocation or suspension was received.

Acts 2010, No. 707, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.52
Governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members
Status: in_force

A. The governing board of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum is hereby created in the Department of State.

B. The domicile of the board shall be in the parish of Concordia.

C. The board shall be comprised of the following members:

(1) Eleven members shall be appointed by the secretary of state having a knowledge of and an interest in music of the Louisiana Delta. They shall be appointed by the secretary of state from an area composed of the following parishes: Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, and West Carroll.

(2) The secretary of state or his designee shall serve as a member.

(3) The museum chief administrative officer and the museum director, if any, shall each be ex officio members of the board.

D. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.

E. Each appointed member shall be confirmed by the Senate and shall serve a term concurrent with the secretary of state.

F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

Acts 2001, No. 850, §1; Acts 2003, No. 338, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 23, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 451, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:305 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 305
Gallery as depository for works of art
Status: in_force

The gallery of the Louisiana Art Commission shall be an official state depository to receive items or collections of painting, sculpture, reproductions, architecture, photography, popular arts and crafts (basketry, weaving, quilting, pottery, bookbinding, metalwork, woodwork, and other handicrafts), children's art, graphic arts, home furnishings (past and present), prints, essays and books on arts, crafts, and architecture, and all other things of an educational, literary, artistic, and historical nature which are worthy of preservation. The governor and all departments, units and subdivisions of the state are authorized to loan or deposit in this gallery any historical, literary, or artistic documents, relics or works of art that belong to such governmental divisions.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:874 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 874
Donations and grants
Status: in_force

The Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana may directly, or indirectly, through the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum or the Louisiana Museum Foundation, receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 99, §1; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1005.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1005.1
Commission
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, office of tourism, the Kenner Naval Museum Commission. The commission shall be composed of eleven members, one of whom shall be the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, or his designee, one of whom shall be the director of veterans affairs and nine of whom shall be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation. At least six of the members shall be residents of Kenner recommended by members of the legislature representing the city of Kenner and the remaining appointive members shall be appointed from recommendations by members of the legislature representing Jefferson Parish in such a manner as to provide general parishwide representation on the commission.

B. The initial appointive members of the commission shall be appointed by September 15, 1992, and in making his appointments, the governor shall designate three members to serve initial terms of two years, three to serve initial terms of four years, and three to serve initial terms of six years. Thereafter, the members shall be appointed for terms of six years each. A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled by the governor by appointment for the unexpired term. A member of the commission may be removed by the governor for cause.

C. The commission shall be domiciled in Kenner. The commission shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and such other officers as it shall determine. The commission shall hold at least three regular meetings each year and may hold other meetings upon call of the chairman or a majority of the members. Six members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

D. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in attendance at meetings and otherwise in the performance of the duties of the commission at the direction of the commission. Any such expenses shall be payable only out of self-generated funds of the commission. No state generated funds shall be used for the upkeep and operation of the commission.

Acts 1992, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 33
Administration of program; specific purposes
Status: in_force

A. The executive secretary of the state library shall adopt and promulgate rules for the administration of the program established in this Subpart with the advice of the Board of Commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana. Such rules may establish procedures for submission of proposals, eligibility criteria, and guidelines and standards for the awarding of funds. All such rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart.

B. Monies appropriated or otherwise made available to implement this Subpart shall be used for the improvement of the collections of the State Library of Louisiana and local public library resources, including the following purposes:

(1) To strengthen the central collections of the State Library of Louisiana.

(2) To strengthen the collections of individual public libraries.

(3) To encourage and enable the sharing of resources between libraries.

(4) To develop library collections to meet the needs of specific groups of underserved citizens or citizens without service, such as persons with disabilities, persons who are elderly, or persons with limited language skills.

(5) To provide training of staff to maximize collection use.

(6) To provide training programs for public use of library resources.

(7) To acquire equipment and technology for data location and access.

(8) To encourage adequate financing of libraries from local sources; therefore, monies distributed to local public libraries shall supplement but shall not supplant local funds.

Acts 1992, No. 210, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §13, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:706 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 706
Historic map of region
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall provide for the creation and periodic distribution of an historic map of the region, which shall indicate the important events which occurred in the region during the colonial period and during the existence of the Republic of West Florida.

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 901
Louisiana National Register Review Committee; creation; functions; purposes; duties
Status: in_force

The Louisiana National Register Review Committee, which shall be referred to as the committee for the purposes of this Chapter, is hereby created and established in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism as an agency of the state. The committee is established pursuant to requirements of the U.S. Heritage Conservation Recreation Service in implementing the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665, as amended) 1 that each state establish such a state review committee. The purpose of the committee is to promote the goals and objectives of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and to act in an advisory capacity to that department and to the state historic preservation officer in their administration of this Chapter, and in matters relating to the conservation, preservation and restoration of the historic resources of Louisiana, with operating procedures established by the state historic preservation officer. The committee will recommend to the state historic preservation officer nominations to both the National Register of Historic Places and to the State Historic Preservation Plan Report before such plan is submitted to the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Furthermore, the committee may be requested to advise the state historic preservation officer on any other matters pertaining to historic preservation.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 661, §1, eff. July 18, 1979.

1 16 U.S.C.A. §470 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.10
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The Edward Douglass White Historic Site is established as a facility in the parish of Lafourche under the overall jurisdiction of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, office of the state museum, as more specifically provided in R.S. 25:342.

B. The Edward Douglass White Historic Site shall be a prehistorical, historical, cultural, scientific, and technological educational institution whose primary purpose shall be to research, collect, preserve, and present, as an educational resource, documents, artifacts, objects of art, buildings, and landscape and the like that reflect the social, political, and legal history, cultural history, natural history, and culture of Louisiana emphasizing the southern region of Louisiana.

Acts 1993, No. 507, §2, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 1111, §1; Acts 2025, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:91 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 91
Control and supervision
Status: in_force

The Law Library of Louisiana domiciled in the Parish of Orleans and located in the Civil Courts Building in the City of New Orleans shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Supreme Court of Louisiana which is authorized, under such rules as it may adopt, to prescribe the necessary regulations concerning the maintenance, upkeep, and operation thereof, as well as necessary regulations and restrictions relative to the services to be rendered thereby.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.93 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.93
Duties and powers of the board
Status: in_force

A. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.

B. The board shall:

(1) Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.

(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of the chairman and vice chairman of the board and other board members as the board may determine.

(b) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the board has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required.

(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the board chairman.

(d) The committee shall consider such matters as are referred to it by the board. It shall execute such orders and resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the board, and it shall also take such action as is necessary when an emergency requiring immediate action arises during the interim between board meetings. All acts of the committee shall be submitted to the board for ratification or rejection at its next meeting except in matters in which the board has delegated to the committee full power to act.

(3) Adopt bylaws, including but not limited to the following:

(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the board, including a chairman and vice chairman, who shall serve terms of two years.

(b) The selection, term, and responsibilities of advisors to the board. The board may appoint not more than five advisors who shall serve without compensation.

(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions.

(d) The preparation of a budget and plan for funding the museum at a level sufficient to maintain standards necessary to qualify for and maintain the accreditation of the American Association of Museums.

(4) Advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Mansfield Female College Museum.

(5) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.

(6) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and R.S. 36:744(F).

C. The board may individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Mansfield Female College Museum, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum.

Acts 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1026 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1026
Cooperation by other state entities
Status: in_force

All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, officers, and institutions of the state and all subdivisions thereof shall cooperate with the commission in carrying out the powers and purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1988, No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:934 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 934
Louisiana Historic Cemetery Preservation Program
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Historic Cemetery Preservation Program is hereby established within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. The program shall be established and maintained in the office of cultural development, division of archaeology. All budgeting, purchasing, and management functions shall be administered by the department.

B. The department may employ and remove personnel as may be necessary for the efficient administration of the program in accordance with applicable civil service law, rules, and regulations, and department policies.

Acts 2010, No. 707, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:672 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 672
Louisiana French Language Services Program; purposes
Status: in_force

The Louisiana French Language Services Program shall be established as provided in this Chapter for the following purposes:

(1) To the extent practicable, to provide state government services to French-speaking citizens and visitors in the French language.

(2) To assist Louisiana citizens who speak French in dealing with and receiving services from state government so as to support the long-term sustainability of Louisiana's historic French cultural heritage.

(3) To assist French-speaking visitors to the state and thus to promote an increase in tourism and greater investment in the state from Francophone countries.

Acts 2011, No. 106, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:842 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 842
Operating funds; annual report
Status: in_force

The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative and professional staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose in accordance with the budget plan developed with the advice of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board. The office of the state museum shall present an annual report of the museum operations and management to the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board.

Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:832 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 832
Operating funds
Status: in_force

The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose.

Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:455 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 455
Main entry cards
Status: in_force

The State Library of Louisiana, all public libraries (state, parish, and municipal), and all other libraries which may be willing to participate shall send to the Union Catalog of Louisiana Items, at the State Library of Louisiana at Baton Rouge, one main entry card for each Louisiana item added subsequently to each of their respective libraries after the establishment of the Union Catalog.

Acts 1956, No. 361, §5; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1244 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1244
Donations and grants
Status: in_force

The secretary of the state and the commission, jointly or separately, may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of any private or public funds in the form of donations of money, grants, property, or personal services from individuals, corporations, and governments to achieve the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:823 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 823
Folklife; definition
Status: in_force

"Folklife" for purposes of this Chapter means the sum total of traditional cultural materials of a community learned outside formal institutions and handed down over time. The cultural materials include language, traditional styles of architecture and land use, folk music and dance, folk medicine and beliefs, rituals, festivals, foodways, arts and crafts, oral history, tales, and myths.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:758 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 758
Powers of landmarks commissions
Status: in_force

A landmarks commission shall not consider interior arrangement or use of a designated building, structure, site, monument, area, or other landmark. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repairs which do not involve a change of design, material, or of the outward appearance thereof; nor to prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any such feature which is required by the public safety because of an unsafe or dangerous condition. The requirements of this Part shall not apply to work for which a permit has been issued prior to designation of a landmark property; provided, however, that the commission shall have the authority to prohibit issuance of building or demolition permits affecting the property under consideration for landmark designation, said prohibition to remain in effect for the length of time required by the commission for final action on the proposed designation. No review, approval, disapproval or recommendation shall be made by a landmarks commission until said commission has adopted rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards following a public hearing. A landmarks commission created under authority of this Part may exercise the following powers:

(1) To name, or designate any site, building, structure, monument, area, or other landmark located within the area served by the governmental unit as historic and worthy of preservation;

(2) To recommend appropriate legislation for the preservation of any building, structure, site, monument, area or other landmark which it has so named or designated;

(3) To make application with the approval of the local governing body for federal funds when appropriate and available;

(4) To review applications for building permits proposing erection, alteration, restoration or moving of any building, structure, site, monument, area or other landmark which it has so named and designated, and to issue or deny certificates of appropriateness accordingly;

(5) To review all applications for demolition permits proposing demolition of all or part of any building, structure, monument, or other landmark which it has so named and designated, and to issue certificates of appropriateness or to deny them for one year;

(6) To work with the owner of landmark property throughout the year following a refusal to issue a certificate of appropriateness pursuant to an application for a demolition permit, and to seek alternative economic uses for the landmark property;

(7) To renew its denial of a certificate of appropriateness for demolition of landmark property for additional one year periods indefinitely thereafter, following a public hearing each time at which the owner of the affected property shall be afforded an opportunity to appear with counsel and to present testimony;

(8) To appoint a landmark area advisory board of three to seven members, all of whom shall reside within a designated landmark area, to act as a neighborhood advisory group to the commission.

A landmarks commission shall not exercise any regulatory powers over designated landmark property located within an historic preservation district.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:371 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 371
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter the following terms shall have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly provides otherwise:

(1) "Board" shall mean the Advisory Board of the Old State Capitol.

(2) "Department" shall mean the Department of State.

(3) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of state.

Acts 1990, No. 726, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:833 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 833
Scope of the Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum shall be a cypress sawmill and historical museum responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other artifacts relative to the history of the cypress sawmill industry in Louisiana. All properties and the management thereof will be under the jurisdiction of the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.6
Secretary of state; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may adopt policies, rules, and regulations for the operation of the museum in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:913 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 913
Organization and functions
Status: in_force

A. The division shall be supervised by a director which position is hereby created. The director may provide for any deputy directors and such subdivision supervisory units as may be needed. Qualifications for the director shall be established as provided by applicable civil service law and rules.

B. The division shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., to carry out the authority granted to the division by this Chapter.

C. The state historic preservation officer shall exercise full signatory authority for all official documents relating to the provisions of federal and state law referenced in this Chapter and shall specify the signatory authority of any deputy historic preservation officers who may be appointed.

D. Under authority of the state historic preservation officer, the division may enter into contracts and agreements with the United States or any appropriate agency thereof, the state of Louisiana or any appropriate agency thereof, any parish or municipal governing authority, or any private group or individual to further the goals of the state's historic preservation programs.

E. Under the authority of the state historic preservation officer, the division may accept facade easements and servitudes and may enter into protective memoranda of agreement with public and private owners of real property.

F. The division may accept gifts, grants, devices, and bequests.

Acts 1997, No. 785, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1021 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1021
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Legislature of Louisiana hereby recognizes that October 12, 1992, marks the five hundredth anniversary of the voyages of discovery of Christopher Columbus and that all persons in this state should look with pride on the achievements and contributions of this courageous man.

(2) The legislature further recognizes that as the United States approaches the quincentenary of the voyages of discovery of Christopher Columbus, it is appropriate to celebrate and commemorate this anniversary through local and statewide observances and activities planned, encouraged, coordinated, and conducted by a commission representative of appropriate persons and public and private authorities and organizations.

B. The legislature declares, therefore, that it is the purpose of this Chapter to create the Louisiana Quincentenary Commission to promote and coordinate activities to commemorate the quincentennial of the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

Acts 1988, No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1324 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1324
Donations and grants
Status: in_force

The parish governing authority of Lafourche Parish and the commission, jointly or separately, may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of any private or public funds in the form of donations of money, grants, property, or personal services from individuals, corporations, and governments to achieve the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.