La. Rev. Stat. § 25:805 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 805
Effect of transfer of functions
Status: in_force

A. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this Chapter, any pending or unfinished business of any of said agencies shall be taken over and be completed by the director with the same power and authority as the agencies from which the functions are transferred. The director shall be the successor in every way to the agencies from which such functions are transferred, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the director shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of the constitution and laws in effect on the effective date of this Chapter as if done by the agencies from which such functions are transferred.

B. Whenever any agency from which functions are transferred hereby is referred to or designated by the constitution or by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation hereafter shall be deemed to apply to the director, and the legislature hereby specifically states that the provisions of this Chapter are in no way and to no extent intended to nor shall they be construed in any manner which will impair the contractual obligations of any agency heretofore existing, or of the state of Louisiana.

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that all such obligations hereafter shall be deemed to be the obligations of the director to the same extent as if originally made by him.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

Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:914 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 914
Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries
Status: in_force

A. The division shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining a register of historic cemeteries located in Louisiana in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The register shall be known as the Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries. The register shall be established and maintained for the purpose of recognizing cemeteries as being among the most valuable historic resources of the state of Louisiana as cemeteries can reveal information about the historic events, religion, lifestyles, and genealogy of a local community.

B. The division shall establish an application process by which a cemetery may be nominated to the division for placement on the state register. A cemetery may be nominated by any person, agency, organization, or political subdivision of the state of Louisiana. The division shall make an application for nomination available to any person who requests such application.

C. No cemetery shall be considered for placement on the state register unless it is at least fifty years old, or contains the burial of a person of local, state, or national importance by reason of civic, public or military service, cultural achievement, or historical significance, or contains structures that are considered architecturally significant. Any person, agency, organization, or political subdivision nominating a cemetery to the division for inclusion on the state register shall submit photographs, maps, and any historical data regarding the significance of any such cemetery. The division shall promulgate such rules and regulations for the nomination, review, and approval of any application submitted pursuant to this Section in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 25:913(B).

D. The division may cooperate with all departments, commissions, boards, agencies, officers, and institutions of the state and all political subdivisions thereof in carrying out the purposes of this Section.

Acts 2008, No. 600, §1, eff. June 30, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.42
Governing board
Status: in_force

A. The board of directors of the museum, referred to in this Chapter as the "board", is hereby created as a body corporate within the department. The board shall have and exercise all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities authorized for it by law.

B. The board is comprised as follows:

(1) The lieutenant governor shall appoint one member.

(2) The LaSalle Cultural Corridor Commission shall appoint one member.

(3) The mayor of New Orleans shall appoint one member.

(4) The New Orleans city council shall appoint one member.

(5) The board of trustees of the Recording Academy shall appoint one member.

(6) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.

(7) The president of the Senate or his designee.

(8) The members of the board serving pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (7) of this Subsection shall appoint two additional members who represent cultural institutions or culture-sector industries in Louisiana.

C.(1) Appointed members of the board shall serve four-year terms except that members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(1) through (5) of this Section shall serve initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. Two members shall serve an initial term of one year, one shall serve an initial term of two years, one shall serve an initial term of three years, and one shall serve an initial term of four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(2) Members shall serve without compensation except per diem or expenses reimbursement to which they may be individually entitled as members of the constituent organizations.

(3) 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.

D. The board shall:

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

(2) Adopt bylaws, which shall include provisions for 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. The member appointed pursuant to Paragraph (A)(6) of this Section shall call the first meeting of the board of directors and serve as the chairman until the election of a chairman in accordance with this Subparagraph.

(b) The selection 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.

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

(4) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter.

E. The board may:

(1) Incur debt.

(2) Sue and be sued.

(3) Adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

(4) Adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

(5) Receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, property, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.

(6) Enter into contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual. Pursuant to such a contract, the department may offer technical assistance and operational support to the board.

(7) Elect officers and appoint agents and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.

(8) Acquire property by purchase, gift, grant, donation, or lease.

(9) Establish monetary, bank, and investment accounts.

(10) Perform or have performed any other function or activity necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2022, No. 519, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1284 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1284
Production of historical documents, display
Status: in_force

A. The division of state archives and records service within the office of the secretary of state shall, upon request, prepare and distribute to state offices, clerks of court and judges and the local governing authorities in the state of Louisiana, copies of the documents set forth in R.S. 25:1282 suitable for framing and display, upon receipt of funds to reimburse the secretary for the actual cost of the preparation and delivery of the documents.

B. Each state office, clerk of court, judge and local governing authority is authorized to post the documents for display provided by the secretary in a visible public location, along with other historical documents.

C. Nothing herein shall prohibit the state or local governing officers, judges or clerks of court from reprinting the documents in R.S. 25:1282 or accepting a donation of already printed documents for display in public buildings.

Acts 2006, No. 602, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.145
Donations and loans; disposition of property
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or any nonprofit corporation formed to support the museum and its activities, jointly or separately, may solicit and accept funds, governmental grants, donations, and contributions of lands, buildings, monies, artifacts, relics, audio and video recordings, motion picture films, works of art, or other property on behalf and as additions to the museum either in the form of loans or in the form of donations inter vivos or mortis causa, and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism may acquire them by purchase, lease, or otherwise, subject to the terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the instrument by which such property is acquired. However, the museum, through the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, or a nonprofit formed to support the programs and activities of the museum may enter into any and all contracts with any person, lender, or donor that it may deem fit, proper, and necessary to accept and receive such lands, buildings, monies, artifacts, relics, audio and video recordings, motion picture films, works of art, or other property on behalf of, as additions to, or for the benefit of the museum. The museum may serve as the beneficiary of any public or private trust or insurance policy heretofore or hereafter created for such purpose, pursuant to the provision of R.S. 9:2341 et seq.

B. The Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum is granted the authority of deaccession with respect to any collection of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, and for such purpose is exempted from laws relative to the sale or disposal of surplus property. The Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum shall establish policies and procedures necessary to carry out this authority in an orderly manner.

C.(1) Any property which has been deposited with the museum by loan or otherwise, and which has been held by the museum for more than ten years, and to which no person has made claim, shall be deemed to be abandoned and, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XII of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code, shall escheat to and become the property of the museum, provided that Paragraph (2) of this Subsection has been complied with.

(2)(a) At least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum shall cause to be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Winn a notice and listing of the property.

(b) The notice shall contain:

(i) The name and last known address, if any, of the last known owner or depositor of the property.

(ii) A description of the property.

(iii) A statement that if proof of claim is not presented by the claimant to the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum and if the claimant's right to receive such property is not established to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, the property will be deemed to be abandoned and shall become the property of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.

(3) If no valid claim has been made to the property within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, title to the property shall escheat to and vest in the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame free from all claims.

Acts 2007, No. 415, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 251, §8A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:350 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 350
Residential leases; New Orleans French Quarter; State Museum Board has title, custody, or possession
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, and in particular the provisions of R.S. 41:1212, the office of the state museum is authorized to lease for any residential purposes, or contract with a qualified property management company to lease residential space within the Lower Pontalba Building without advertising for and receiving public bids for such leases, provided that such leases are negotiated and executed according to the terms or conditions set forth and contained in this Section.

(2) Applications for residential leases in the Lower Pontalba Building shall be approved or rejected based on the financial qualifications or prior lease experience of the applicant.

(3) Approved applications shall be placed on file according to the date received and applicants shall be shown available residential lease space according to order of receipt.

B. Authorized use of such residential space also specifically includes use by a public agency for a public purpose that benefits the Louisiana State Museum.

C.(1) The office of the state museum shall provide reasonable public notice and an opportunity to submit applications to lease such residential space.

(2) The public notice shall be posted on the website of the department.

(3) The public notice shall provide a description and address of the available residential space and how the public may obtain additional information such as lease terms, application requirements, and evaluation criteria.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 581, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 2025, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1022
Louisiana Quincentenary Commission; creation; appointments of members; terms; officers; meetings; domicile
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Quincentenary Commission, hereafter referred to as the "commission", is hereby created and established in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

B. The commission shall consist of eighteen members appointed by the governor to serve at his pleasure.

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

D. The members of the commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and other officers as they deem necessary for the efficient operation of the business of the commission.

E. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for actual expenses, including travel expenses, to the extent that funds are made available for such purpose.

F. A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

G. The commission shall meet at least semi-annually on such a date and at such a time and place as it may designate. All meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or at the call of a quorum of members upon not less than seven days written notice, unless notice is waived. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business at any regular or special meeting.

H. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge but may hold public meetings elsewhere in the state.

Acts 1988, No. 4, §1; Acts 1990, No. 819, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:808 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 808
Transfer of employees
Status: in_force

All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties, in any agency, in the exercise of functions transferred by this Chapter to the state department of art, historical and cultural preservation to the full extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and shall, in so far as practicable, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to the state civil service law.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:212.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 212.1
Naming of branch library plaza by governing authority of Allen Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding R.S. 42:267 or any other law to the contrary, the governing authority of Allen Parish may name a plaza at a branch library in the parish in honor of a living person who was instrumental in establishing the parish library; served on the American Library Association Board; and served as a member of the parish library board of control.

Acts 2007, No. 117, §1, eff. June 25, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 296
Creation; purpose
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Calcasieu Parish Law Library Commission to establish, maintain, and operate a law library for the use and benefit of the judiciary, the members of the bar, and the general public of Calcasieu Parish.

Acts 1993, No. 730, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 652
Membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The council shall be composed of twenty-three members as follows:

(1) Two members appointed by the governor.

(2) One member appointed by the lieutenant governor.

(3) One member appointed by the council's Consortium of Louisiana Colleges and Universities.

(4) One member appointed by the Le Centre International de Lafayette.

(5) One member appointed by Louisiana Parents for French Immersion.

(6) The mayor of New Orleans or his designee.

(7) One member appointed by the French-American Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter.

(8) One member appointed by the Louisiana Educational Television Authority.

(9) One member appointed by La Fondation Louisiane.

(10) Four members appointed by the Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools. The appointment of the members shall be made as follows: two members shall reside east of the Atchafalaya River, and two members shall reside west of the Atchafalaya River.

(11) One member appointed by the American Association of Teachers of French, Louisiana Chapter.

(12) One member appointed by the United Houma Nation, one member of the Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe, and one member of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation, each serving on a two-year rotational basis. The Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe member shall serve from August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2026; the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation member shall serve from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2028; and the United Houma Nation member shall serve from August 1, 2028, through July 31, 2030. Thereafter, the two-year rotation shall continue in the order provided for in this Paragraph.

(13) One member appointed by the Association Louisiane-Acadie.

(14) One member appointed by the Louisiana State Bar Association, Francophone Section.

(15) One member appointed by the African-American Museum of St. Martinville.

(16) One member appointed by CREOLE, Inc.

(17) Two members appointed by the legislative Acadiana Delegation.

(18) One member appointed by the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, McNeese State University, or Nicholls State University. The appointment of the member pursuant to this Paragraph shall be made as follows: the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette shall appoint the member whose term begins in 2024, the president of McNeese State University shall appoint the member whose term begins in 2028, and the president of Nicholls State University shall appoint the member whose term begins in 2032. The university presidents shall rotate appointing a member in this manner for subsequent terms.

B. All members shall be confirmed by the Senate.

C. Members shall serve four-year terms, concurrent with that of the governor.

D. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of original appointment and each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.

E. Members of the council shall receive no salary for their services as members, but may be paid a per diem of fifty dollars for attending meetings of the council and may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses in accordance with travel regulations of the division of administration.

F. Any French-speaking elected official in Louisiana may serve on the council as a nonvoting member. Such nonvoting members may be subject to the same provisions regarding compensation in accordance with Subsection E of this Section as provided for members appointed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.

Acts 1968, No. 409, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1; Acts 2011, No. 194, §1; Acts 2014, No. 832, §9; Acts 2024, No. 574, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 9
Other functions, duties and powers of board
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners may send any of its members to aid in the organization of public general libraries or to assist in the improvement of those already established. It may also receive gifts of books, money, or other property, which may be used or held in trust for the purpose or purposes given; may purchase and operate traveling libraries, and circulate such libraries within the state among communities, libraries, schools, colleges, universities, library associations, study clubs, and charitable and penal institutions, under such conditions and rules as the board may deem necessary to protect the interest of the state and best increase the efficiency of the service it is expected to render the public. It may publish lists and circulars of information, and may cooperate with other library commissions and libraries in the publication of documents, in order to secure the most economical administration of the work for which it was formed. It may conduct courses or schools of library instruction and hold library institutes in various parts of the state, and cooperate with others in such schools or institutes. It may also conduct a clearing house for periodicals for free gift to local libraries and shall perform such other service in behalf of public libraries as it may consider for the best interest of the state.

In connection with and under the supervision of each normal school in the state and the president of the state university the board may arrange for a course of lectures every year at each of the said normal schools and the state university on book selection, the use and care of books and the cataloging and administration of school libraries. It may cooperate with the state board of education in devising plans for the care of school libraries, in aiding teachers in school library administration, and in formulating rules and regulations governing the use of such libraries throughout the state. Such suggestions, rules, and regulations for school libraries are to be promulgated through the superintendent of public education.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:854 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 854
Operating funds
Status: in_force

The legislature may provide sufficient funds for the proper operation by the adjutant general of the museum facilities set forth above, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent professional, technical, and administrative staff.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 221
Gifts and contributions, acceptance by board of control
Status: in_force

The board of control of every public library created and maintained under the provisions of this Part may receive and accept unconditional gifts, donations and contributions from individuals and corporations, but no gifts or donations conditionally made shall be accepted without the approval of the governing authority of the parish or municipality creating the public library. All moneys, property, and other things of value given or contributed to a public library shall be turned over to the treasurer of the board of control and shall be expended or invested by the librarian with the approval of the board of control.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379.3
The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, administration; Department of State, powers and functions
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum shall cooperate with Louisiana schools and institutions of higher education in the teaching of social history, cultural history, natural history, art, science, technology, and the culture of Louisiana emphasizing the northwest region of Louisiana.

B. The board shall have custody of, and, together with the Department of State, shall administer, manage, operate, maintain, and preserve the buildings, collections, and exhibitions of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum located in the city of Shreveport including, but not limited to, the museum.

C. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, and in particular the provisions of R.S. 41:1212, the board may enter into contracts and agreements with any public agency or nonprofit corporation which has been established for the primary purpose of supporting the programs and activities of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, including the Friends of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, for the establishment of exhibits on the property of and in the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. Any public agency may enter into contracts and agreements with the board for the purposes mentioned in this Subsection.

Acts 1991, No. 9, §1, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:221.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 221.1
Library donations; spending restrictions
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Part or other law to the contrary, the West Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control shall not spend any portion of the principal of the Judge Paul B. Landry, Jr. Memorial Fund, but may spend only the investment earnings of the fund.

Acts 2007, No. 25, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1245 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1245
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

A. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of State for operation of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the commission.

B.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Eddie G. Robinson 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 1999, No. 1368, §1; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 12
Travelling expenses of members; how paid
Status: in_force

The necessary and actual travelling expenses incurred by the executive secretary or any members of the staff, acting under the authority and direction of the executive secretary, while on business for the State Library of Louisiana, and all actual and necessary travelling expenses of the several members of the board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, shall be paid by the state from the funds appropriated and made available for the use, maintenance, and operation of the State Library of Louisiana.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:526 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 526
Advice of civic groups; advisory councils
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to consider recommendations of interested civic groups in respect to the evaluation, classifications, and listing of any proposed site, object, thing, or place as a state historic or cultural resource; and is further authorized to create regional advisory councils composed of representatives of such groups, private or public as shall be determined and fixed by the commission. It is the intention of this Chapter that the commission not duplicate the functions of the State Archives and Records Commission, State Tourist Development Commission, the State Library of Louisiana or any other state agency, department, or local governmental subdivision, and its services and facilities. Such existing state agencies and subdivisions shall be fully utilized by the commission.

Acts 1968, No. 199, §6; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:734 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 734
Consideration of study committee report
Status: in_force

The governing body, by ordinance, resolution or similar act, may adopt or reject the recommendation of the historic preservation study committee or of the planning or zoning committee or agency or it may refer the matter back to said study committee or said commission or agency, as the case may be, for further study; or said governing body may make such amendments or revisions as it may deem advisable, including the authority to require reasonable financial and administrative conditions in consideration of the overall public good as prerequisites for the creation of any historic district commission. However, any final action taken by said governing body shall be published in the manner usually provided for the official publication of its acts but, in any event, publications shall be made at least once either in such official journal or any other newspaper having general circulation within the governmental unit.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §4. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 306
Scope of commission's work
Status: in_force

The work of the commission shall be to sustain and promote all forms of artistic activity in and of the state of Louisiana; to remind and inform the citizens of the state of the unique creative efforts of Louisiana artists, both those which have flourished in Louisiana in the past and those which adorn our civilization in the present day. It may do this by exhibiting the outstanding works of Louisiana artists and craftsmen and awarding, at its discretion, substantial money prizes and medals for excellence therein. It may bring fructifying agencies, such as lecturers and exhibitions, from outside the state for tours about the state. It may assist in the preservation, maintenance, and restoration and reconstruction of historic buildings and monuments, in Louisiana, by formal and informal recommendations and advice and conferences with legal owners of such buildings and monuments, and with other persons or groups having a legitimate interest in such buildings and monuments; when possible, rendering financial aid, by loan or grant, for the purpose of such preservation, to parishes, cities, towns, villages, police juries, corporations, or individuals.

It may publish, from time to time, bulletins, circulars, catalogs, and other educational and informative material which will stimulate interest in and appreciation of Louisiana art and architecture.

It may purchase items or collections of any of the types mentioned in R.S. 25:305 for its gallery.

It may also cooperate with and arrange for the circulation of exhibitions to schools, colleges, universities, libraries, communities, and art associations, colonies, leagues, clubs, institutes and galleries, and charitable and penal organizations, under such rules and conditions as the commission may deem necessary to protect the interests of the state and best increase the efficiency of the service it is expected to render the public.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:872 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 872
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 set forth above, 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. The office of the state museum shall present an annual report of the museum operations and management to the St. Mary Parish Council.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 99, §1; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1207 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1207
Board and staff standards
Status: in_force

A. The board and its professional staff shall be governed by the standards of museum ethics promulgated by the American Association of Museums, which are not in conflict with law or ordinance.

B. The board may adopt further standards of ethics for itself and its professional staff which it deems to be in the best interest of the museum which are not in conflict with law, ordinance, or the standards of the American Association of Museums.

Acts 1991, No. 120, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:741 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 741
Appeals
Status: in_force

A. Any person or persons aggrieved by any decision, act, or proceeding of an historic preservation district shall have a right to apply in writing to the governing body of the governmental unit for reversal or modification thereof and the chief executive official, or presiding officer of the governing body, shall have the right to stay all further action until the governing body may affirm a decision of the commission by majority vote of all its members. Any such appeal shall be taken in ten days from the date of decision and the governing body may consider said appeal at its next general or special meeting, but in any event, not more than forty-five days thereafter. The governing body shall have the right to reverse, change, or modify any decision of the commission only by a majority vote of all its members.

B. Any person or persons aggrieved by any decision of the governing body affecting said historic preservation district shall have the right to file a civil suit within thirty days from date of decision in a court of competent jurisdiction under the usual rules of procedure governing same, with the right to stay orders and injunctive relief provided the situation warrants it.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §11. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §11; Acts 1979, No. 223, §1, eff. July 8, 1979.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1203
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Association" means the West Baton Rouge Historical Association.

(2) "Board" means the West Baton Rouge Museum Board.

(3) "Director" means the museum director.

(4) "Governing authority" means the West Baton Rouge Parish Police Jury.

(5) "Museum" means any public museum and related facilities under the jurisdiction of the board.

(6) "Parish" means West Baton Rouge Parish.

Acts 1991, No. 120, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 121
Policy
Status: in_force

Freedom of access to public documents is a basic right of citizenship. Therefore, it is the policy of the state of Louisiana that state public documents shall be made available to the public. In order to obtain maximum efficient distribution and maximum availability of these documents, a depository system is hereby established.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1002 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1002
Duties
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall have authority to acquire, transport, berth, renovate, equip, operate, and maintain, and to exhibit the destroyer U.S.S. Kidd or, if acquisition thereof becomes impossible or impractical, then any other property acquired for use as a permanent public naval and marine corps, or both memorial, and to adopt rules and regulations for the use of such memorial and its properties.

B. The commission shall have control over the destroyer U.S.S. Kidd or other naval and marine corps, or both memorial, and over any improvements and exhibits located thereon and any additions constructed, created, leased, acquired, or erected in connection therewith.

C. The commission shall select a site for permanently docking the U.S.S. Kidd or other naval and marine corps, or both memorial within Louisiana and make all necessary arrangements for acquiring a location for its exhibition.

D. The commission shall be responsible for all distribution and collection of funds connected with this project. It is also authorized to contract for, receive, accept and expend any funds made available from public or private sources. No employees of the commission shall be deemed to be employees of the state or be entitled to join the state retirement system.

E. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 109, §2, eff. June 29, 1985.

F. The commission shall not authorize reports and recommendations which include the issue, publication, or distribution of general information documents or pamphlets, which are published on a regular basis and are generally known as newsletters.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 415, §1; Acts 1985, No. 109, §2, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 827, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1215.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1215.3
Museum board; membership
Status: in_force

A. The ordinance creating the museum board shall establish the membership thereof.

B. The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

Acts 2004, No. 424, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1270.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1270.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Department" shall mean the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

(2) "Distressed neighborhood business district" shall mean a defined geographic area which includes buildings and structures which have housed businesses or other commercial activities and also includes adjacent residential areas and which defined geographic area has pervasive poverty and unemployment, a high incidence of crime, narcotics use, homelessness, abandoned housing and deteriorated infrastructure, substantial population decline, or other similar indicators of general distress.

(3) "Eligible entity" shall mean a nonprofit organization designated by a municipality to receive grants pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and which has been designated as exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(4) "Program" shall mean the Neighborhood Enhancement Program as established in this Chapter.

Acts 2004, No. 908, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds by the legislature.

NOTE: Acts 2004, No. 908 (if it becomes effective) effective until June 30, 2010, and void thereafter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1271.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1271.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

(2) "Eligible entity" means a part of city government or a nonprofit organization designated by a municipality to receive grants pursuant to the provisions of the Chapter which has been designated as exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) "Established residential neighborhood" means a defined geographic area which has consisted of buildings and structures for housing individuals and families which has existed as a residential neighborhood since before 1971.

(4) "Program" means the Magnolia Street Residential Neighborhood Enhancement Program as established by this Chapter.

Acts 2008, No. 431, §1, eff. when funds are appropriated by the legislature.

NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 431, §3, regarding termination.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:124.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 124.1
Depositories
Status: in_force

A. The State Library of Louisiana and Louisiana State University Library at Baton Rouge are hereby designated complete public document depositories. Other Louisiana libraries may request complete public document depository status.

B. Libraries, including those in state agencies and other institutions, may contract with the state librarian to become depositories.

C. Each historical, complete, and selective depository shall agree to make public documents accessible to the public, and to render free service in their use. All depositories shall abide by the rules and regulations promulgated by the state librarian. Extended noncompliance with the contract provisions shall result in the loss of depository status.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 2001, No. 893, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:781 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 781
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby declares that it is the public policy of this state to provide for the historic preservation of the buildings and grounds within the State Capitol Historic District in order that these buildings and grounds may be preserved for the education, inspiration, pleasure, and enrichment of the citizens of this state.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 650, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:344 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 344
Operating funds
Status: in_force

The legislature shall provide sufficient funds for the proper professional operation of the properties of the Louisiana State Museum, according to accepted standards of museum operations and practices as established by the American Alliance of Museums, including a competent professional, technical, and administrative staff, all members of which shall be subject to the civil service laws.

Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1997, No. 318, §1, eff. June 18, 1997; Acts 2025, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.144 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.144
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall include in its annual budget request, required by R.S. 39:32, a request for funds necessary for support of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of operations and maintenance of the museum and its exhibits.

Acts 2007, No. 415, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 803
Domicile
Status: in_force

The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge, where it shall maintain its offices; in addition, an office shall be maintained in the Louisiana State Museum complex in New Orleans for the assistant director.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.41
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum, referred to in this Chapter as the "museum", is established as a facility in the parish of Orleans, within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, referred to in this Chapter as the "department", as more specifically provided in this Chapter.

B. The 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 music, recordings, pictures, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history of rock and roll music in the state of Louisiana and in the Orleans Parish area in particular.

Acts 2022, No. 519, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379.4
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

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

B.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Louisiana State Exhibit 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 1991, No. 9, §1, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 459, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:894 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 894
Division of the arts; functions
Status: in_force

A. The Division of the Arts shall perform and have responsibility for the powers, duties, and functions pursuant to Sections 951 et seq. of Title 20 of the United States Code, relative to the National Endowment for the Arts and the functions of the state relative to the arts as provided in this Chapter. The Division of the Arts shall perform and be responsible for the duties and functions of the state relating to the promotion of the arts, the cultural enrichment of the people of the state, the sustenance of artistic activity in and of the state of Louisiana, and providing technical assistance upon request to further the purposes of this Chapter.

B. The division shall perform and be responsible for the duties, powers, and functions of the Louisiana Arts Commission (R.S. 25:301 through R.S. 25:306) which is abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism as provided by Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 265, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:674 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 674
Recommendations; award of excellence
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall make recommendations for improving the provision of French language services to state departments, the governor, and the legislature.

B. The department may institute an annual "Sceau d'excellence" [Seal of excellence] designation for the state department, agency, or office that best accomplishes the program's purposes, giving consideration to public visibility and recognition for the program within the department, agency, or office and the proportion of employees who are participating.

Acts 2011, No. 106, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1101
Sale and deaccession of university museum collection items
Status: in_force

A. All state university museums shall protect and improve the quality of their collections through the sale, exchange, transfer, or disposal of artifacts. Deaccessioning is the process of permanently removing accessioned artifacts from the museum collections.

B. Artifacts in the museum's collections shall be sold or deaccessioned only if they have lost their physical integrity, usefulness, authenticity, or relationship to the museum's purposes, or if their sale would distinctly improve the quality of the museum's collection.

C. Museum artifacts are state property and shall be disposed of in compliance with this Chapter and other appropriate state and federal regulations and established museum collections policy.

D. No object may be sold or deaccessioned less than two years after its acquisition by the museum.

E.(1) Proposals to sell or deaccession collection materials shall be made by the museum professional staff to the museum director who shall make a recommendation to the university's board of supervisors.

(2) The university's board of supervisors shall accept or reject the recommendation of the museum director. Acceptance of the recommendation to sell or deaccession shall require a majority vote of those board members voting.

F. Deaccessioned objects shall be disposed of by one or more of the following methods:

(1) Exchanging, exclusively with nonprofit institutions, for objects of equal or greater monetary or historical value.

(2) Transfer to a nonprofit institution or state agency.

(3) The sale of objects only through competitive means when the museum's identity may or may not remain anonymous.

(4) Destruction of deaccessioned objects which are of a hazardous nature or in a state of deterioration beyond redemption.

(5) Transfer of the object to the museum's educational collection.

G.(1) Persons, including state university employees, volunteers, members of a museum board, members of a museum support organization or other affiliated associations, or their families or representatives, may acquire deaccessioned objects only by participating in an approved public sale which complies with established museum collections policy and current museum ethics as published by the American Association of Museums.

(2) However, no person or member of his immediate family who has the authority to place such object for sale may participate in such a sale or otherwise acquire such an object.

Acts 1999, No. 666, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:892 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 892
Louisiana State Arts Council; functions
Status: in_force

The Louisiana State Arts Council shall:

(1) Receive applications for matching federal funds available from the National Endowment for the Arts and such other funds made available to the council and make recommendations thereon.

(2) Review and approve or reject, by majority vote of a quorum, said grant applications from other governmental units, community arts councils, and other private, nonprofit, and tax-exempt groups, and report its decision to the director of the Division of the Arts, the assistant secretary of the office of cultural development, and the secretary.

(3) Advise departmental officers on the design and execution of an annual state plan consistent with the goals and policies of the department as provided by federal and state law, rules, and regulations, and submit such plan to the National Endowment for the Arts.

(4) Administer the juried Louisiana native crafts program, insofar as provided by R.S. 25:897 through 900.

Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1986, No. 588, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 25:375 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 375
Old State Capitol, administration; secretary of state, powers and functions
Status: in_force

A. The Old State Capitol shall cooperate with Louisiana schools and institutions of higher learning in the teaching of Louisiana history and culture.

B. The secretary shall establish policies, rules, and regulations for the Old State Capitol in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

C. The secretary shall have custody of and shall administer, manage, operate, maintain, and preserve the building, collections, and exhibitions of the Old State Capitol located in the city of Baton Rouge.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and in particular the provisions of R.S. 41:1212, the secretary may enter into contracts and agreements with any public agency or nonprofit corporation which has been established for the primary purpose of supporting the programs and activities of the Old State Capitol, including the Old State Capitol Associates, for the establishment of offices, stores, or exhibits on the property of and in the Old State Capitol. The secretary may also enter into contracts and agreements for joint construction, equipment, maintenance, and financing thereof, and may enter into contracts and agreements for the joint financing, supervision, and conduct of cooperative enterprises and undertakings. Any public agency may enter into contracts and agreements with the secretary for the purposes mentioned in this Subsection.

E. The secretary shall perform and exercise all powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Old State Capitol Memorial Commission, which commission was abolished and its functions transferred to the secretary of the Department of State by the Executive Reorganization Act.

Acts 1990, No. 726, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.13
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

Any funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, office of the state museum, for operation of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site shall be used solely for that purpose and to meet accreditation standards. No administrative costs of any kind shall be charged by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for any services associated with placement of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site within the jurisdiction of that office.

Acts 1993, No. 507, §2, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 1111, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 303
Duties of executive board
Status: in_force

The executive board shall hold regular meetings, prescribe rules for the governing of the commission, elect such officers and employees as may be needed, establish and use a seal, and make biennial reports to the governor. These reports shall show art conditions and progress in Louisiana, and shall contain an itemized statement of the expenses of the commission. This report shall be presented to the legislature in printed form.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1283
Context of public display
Status: in_force

Public displays set forth in R.S. 25:1282(B), (C), (D), and (E) shall be accompanied by a document entitled "Context for Acknowledging America's Religious History" which shall read as follows:

(1) Some documents stand out as pivotal in the religious history of America and Louisiana's legal system, among which are the Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of Independence as a legal foundation for the United States Constitution, the Ten Commandments as one of the foundations of our legal system, and the Northwest Ordinance, which was a primary document affirming faith and the first congressional act legally prohibiting slavery. It is hoped that their study and relation to each other and the history of our state and nation will foster an appreciation for the role that religion has played in the legal history of America and the state of Louisiana and prompt further public study.

(2) American law, constitutionalism, and political theory have deep roots in religion. American ideals about liberty, freedom, equality, legal responsibility and codes of law, to mention a few, have roots and underpinnings in religion and biblical literacy. The Ten Commandments, which are found in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament of the Bible, was one of the earliest written expressions of law to be incorporated in American legal systems. The Ten Commandments, or the law of nature, also impacted the Declaration of Independence which refers to the "laws of nature and of Nature's God."

Acts 2006, No. 602, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 302
Executive officers and advisory board
Status: in_force

The commission shall consist of an executive board as follows: The state superintendent of education, the president of the Louisiana State University, and the president of the Baton Rouge Art League. The executive board shall supervise the relations between the activities of the art commission and other instrumentalities of the state government, and prevent duplication of already existing functions. The executive board shall be directly responsible for the policies, functions, and activities of the commission.

There shall also be an advisory board composed of the president or a representative from Northwestern State College, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Southeastern Louisiana College, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, the Art Association of New Orleans, and Louisiana State University, and the president of the Board of Curators of the Louisiana State Museum or his representative. The advisory board shall hold meetings for the purpose of discussing the policies and activities of the commission, and advising the executive board of the results of such discussions and deliberations.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 127, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:95 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 95
Appropriations
Status: in_force

All appropriations made by the legislature to the Law Library of Louisiana, whether general or special, shall be drawn on the warrant of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or any person designated by him.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:605 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 605
Fees
Status: in_force

The commission shall be empowered to set an admission fee to any or all buildings and exhibits and special events if desirable. Any funds generated by the commission's activities such as admissions, vending machines, concessions, publications, special exhibits or other activities, shall be retained by the commission for its use. The commission may accept lands, buildings, equipment, funds, or other property, either in form of loans or donations for the purposes of the commission.

Acts 1966, No. 120, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.25
Donations and loans; disposition of property
Status: in_force

A. The Department of State and the board, jointly or separately, may solicit and accept funds, governmental grants, donations, and contributions of lands, buildings, monies, relics, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum either in the form of loans or in the form of donations inter vivos or mortis causa, and the Department of State may acquire them by purchase, lease, or otherwise, subject to the terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the instrument by which such property is acquired. However, the board may enter into any and all contracts with any person, lender, or donor that it may deem fit, proper, and necessary to accept and receive such lands, buildings, monies, relics, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum. The museum may serve as the beneficiary of any public trust heretofore or hereafter created for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:2341 et seq.

B. The board is granted the authority of deaccession with respect to any collection of the Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum and, for such purpose, is exempted from laws relative to the sale or disposal of surplus property. The board shall establish policies and procedures necessary to carry out this authority in an orderly manner.

C.(1) Any property which has been deposited with the Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum, by loan or otherwise, and which has been held by the museum for more than ten years, and to which no person has made claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XII of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code, shall become the property of the museum, provided that Paragraph (2) of this Subsection has been complied with.

(2)(a) At least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the board shall cause to be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Caddo a notice and listing of the property.

(b) The notice shall contain:

(i) The name and last known address, if any, of the last known owner or depositor of the property.

(ii) A description of the property.

(iii) A statement that if proof of claim is not presented by the claimant to the board and if the claimant's right to receive such property is not established to the satisfaction of the board within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, the property will be deemed to be abandoned and shall become the property of the Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum.

(3) If no valid claim has been made to the property within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, title to the property shall vest in the Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum free from all claims.

Acts 1997, No. 1091, §1; Acts 2001, No. 130, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:822 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 822
Louisiana Folklife Commission; creation; membership; confirmation and reconfirmation; terms; officers; vacancies; compensations; meetings; quorum; domicile
Status: in_force

A. Creation; membership. The Louisiana Folklife Commission is hereby created within the office of cultural development of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. The commission shall be composed of twenty-one voting members, eighteen of whom shall be appointed by the governor and three of whom shall be ex officio members. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The commission shall be composed as follows:

(1) One member shall be appointed from the office of the state museum.

(2) One member shall be appointed from the office of state parks.

(3) One member shall be appointed from the Division of the Arts.

(4) One member shall be appointed from the Division of Archaeology.

(5) One member shall be appointed from the Division of Historic Preservation.

(6) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the membership of the Louisiana Folklore Society.

(7) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the membership of the Louisiana Folklife Society.

(8) Four members shall be appointed from the faculties of state, public, and private colleges or universities from a list of twelve prospective members submitted by the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, all of whom shall have recognized professional expertise in folklife, anthropology, cultural geography, ethnomusicology, linguistics, museology, documentary media, or history.

(9) Four members shall be appointed from a list of twelve names submitted by the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, all of whom shall have a demonstrated interest in the folk cultural traditions of the state; these members shall be chosen with regard to representation of major ethnic groups or regions of the state.

(10) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the board of directors of the Louisiana Preservation Alliance, Inc.

(11) One member shall be the executive director of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or his designee.

(12) One member shall be the director of the Louisiana Intertribal Council or a designee recommended by the council.

(13) One member shall be the state librarian or his designee.

(14) One member shall be appointed from the office of tourism.

(15) One member shall be appointed from the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

(16) In addition, the following shall serve on the commission as nonvoting ex officio members: the director of the Smithsonian Institution, Folklife Program; the director of the American Folklife Center; the executive director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts; and a member of the Louisiana State Arts Council.

B. Confirmation. All members appointed by the governor shall be subject to Senate confirmation at the first regular session of the legislature after appointment and again at the first regular session of the legislature following the commencement of the next succeeding gubernatorial term.

C. Terms. Each appointed member shall serve a term concurrent with that of the governor making the appointment.

D. Officers. The members shall elect a chairman and may elect other officers as they deem necessary for the efficient operation of the business of the commission.

E. Vacancies. A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

F. Compensation. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for actual expenses, including travel expenses, to the extent that funds are made available for such purpose.

G. Meetings. The commission shall meet at least twice each calendar year on the call of the chairman. Meetings shall also be held on the request of at least three members of the commission. The chairman shall give seven days notice to the members of the commission of the time and place within the state of Louisiana where such meetings will be held. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business at any regular or special meeting.

H. Domicile. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge, but may hold public meetings elsewhere in the state.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 850, §1; Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1991, No. 127, §1; Acts 2020, No. 86, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1024 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1024
Funding; donations and grants
Status: in_force

The commission 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 for such purposes. However, the commission shall first adopt rules and regulations under which it may accept such donations or grants of money, property, or personal services, including the procedure for determining the value of the donation.

Acts 1988, No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.51
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Delta Music Museum is established as a facility in the town of Ferriday, parish of Concordia, 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 Louisiana Delta Music 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 music, recordings, pictures, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history of the music of the Louisiana Delta and the Concordia Parish area in particular.

Acts 2001, No. 850, §1; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:382 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 382
Duties
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commission to mark with suitable plaques those buildings which are landmarks and sites of historical importance in the parish of Orleans. The commission shall select the buildings and sites to be marked and determine the type of plaque to be used and purchase those deemed appropriate, determine where to place said plaques and the data to be placed on each plaque, and to publicize these activities. The commission shall be empowered to have research done on the historical and architectural background of areas worthy of preservation.

Acts 1956, No. 85, §2. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 529, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 124
Public documents of state agencies
Status: in_force

A. Each state agency shall furnish to the recorder of documents, upon release, copies of public documents to meet the needs of the depository system.

B. The head of each state agency shall designate a liaison officer and shall notify the recorder of documents of the appointment.

C. The liaison officer shall submit semiannually to the recorder of documents a complete list of his agency's public documents.

D. The liaison officer shall insure the delivery of these documents as issued.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1; Acts 2001, No. 893, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The facility known prior to June 6, 1991, as the Louisiana State Museum-Shreveport is hereby renamed the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is established as a facility in the city of Shreveport 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 Louisiana State Exhibit Museum shall be a pre-historical, 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, and the like that reflect the social history, cultural history, natural history, and culture of Louisiana emphasizing the northwest region of Louisiana.

Acts 1991, No. 9, §1, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1023 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1023
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) Plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate the quincentenary of the voyages of Columbus, including a limited number of projects to be undertaken by the state, seeking to harmonize and balance the important goals of ceremony and celebration with the equally important goals of scholarship and education.

(2) Encourage private organizations and local governments to organize and participate in quincentennial activities commemorating and examining the historic events associated with those voyages.

(3) Serve as a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information about quincentennial events and plans in the state.

(4) Cooperate and coordinate with the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission in preparing a comprehensive plan of commemoration to suit the national celebration.

(5) Encourage state agencies to develop quincentenary programs such as the creation of commemorative automobile license plates and public programs in state and local parks, museums, and libraries.

(6) Seek cooperation, advice, and assistance from both private and governmental agencies and organizations, including local governments, learned societies, academic institutions, and historical, patriotic, philanthropic, civic, and professional groups and associations.

(7) Adopt rules and regulations regarding the use of any logos, symbols, or marks originated under authority and certified by the commission for use in connection with the state commemoration of the quincentennial, or any facsimile thereof.

Acts 1988, No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.3
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

A. The Department of State shall include in its annual budget request submission as required by R.S. 39:32 a request for funds necessary for support of the Louisiana State Cotton 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 State Cotton Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the board to maintain accreditation standards. 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 that office.

C.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Louisiana Cotton 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 1992, No. 152, §2, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 222
State board of library examiners; creation; members, appointment, and terms of office; duties; examinations of applicants; fee for examination and certificate
Status: in_force

A. There is created a State Board of Library Examiners to be composed of three members, all of whom must be experienced and trained librarians, appointed and chosen by the Board of Commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana for a term of four years who shall serve without pay. The members of the board shall meet and organize and elect one chairman and a secretary. The board of library examiners shall have authority to establish rules and regulations for its government and prescribe examinations, qualifications, conditions, and requirements for those seeking certificates or permits to practice the profession of librarian. The board shall hold at least one examination a year for the purposes of examining applicants for certificates as librarians at the office of the state library in Baton Rouge and may hold other examinations at other places in the state as may suit the convenience of the board and the applicants.

B. All applicants for the certificates as librarian shall be required to deposit and pay to the State Library of Louisiana a fee of five dollars; if the applicants are successful in the examination, they will be given a certificate by the board of examiners. All fees collected by the board shall be turned over by it to the State Library of Louisiana to defray the incidental expenses for certificates, traveling expenses, stationery, postage, and the like.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 602
Board of commissioners; advisory committee
Status: in_force

There is created a board of commissioners of the New Orleans Planetarium--Science Center, to be composed of nine members to be appointed by the mayor of New Orleans to serve terms concurrent with the term of the mayor appointing them and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Four of said members shall be the superintendents of public education of the parishes of Orleans, St. Charles, Jefferson and St. Bernard. Members of the commission shall serve without salary, pay or per diem and without reimbursement for traveling expenses. The said board of commissioners is hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, with the power to acquire, construct, maintain, extend, repair and improve a modern planetarium and related scientific and museum facilities. The mayor shall have the power and authority to appoint an advisory committee, not to exceed twenty-five members. The advisory committee shall hold meetings for the purpose of discussing the policies and activities of the commission and advising the commission of the results of such deliberations.

Acts 1966, No. 120, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1201
Museum board authorized
Status: in_force

The governing authority of West Baton Rouge Parish may create, by ordinance, a museum board to establish, maintain, operate, and support public museums and related facilities within the parish.

Acts 1991, No. 120, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.4
Donations and loans; disposition of property
Status: in_force

A. The Department of State and the board, jointly or separately, may solicit and accept funds, governmental grants, donations, and contributions of lands, buildings, monies, relics, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Louisiana State Cotton Museum either in the form of loans or in the form of donations inter vivos or mortis causa, and the Department of State may acquire them by purchase, lease, or otherwise, subject to the terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the instrument by which such property is acquired. However, the board may enter into any and all contracts with any person, lender, or donor that it may deem fit, proper, and necessary to accept and receive such lands, buildings, monies, relics, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Louisiana State Cotton Museum. The museum may serve as the beneficiary of any public trust heretofore or hereafter created for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:2341 et seq.

B. The board is granted the authority of deaccession with respect to any collection of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum and, for such purpose, is exempted from laws relative to the sale or disposal of surplus property. The board shall establish policies and procedures necessary to carry out this authority in an orderly manner.

C.(1) Any property which has been deposited with the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, by loan or otherwise, and which has been held by the museum for more than ten years, and to which no person has made claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XII of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code, shall become the property of the museum, provided that Paragraph (2) of this Subsection has been complied with.

(2)(a) At least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the board shall cause to be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of East Carroll, a notice and listing of the property.

(b) The notice shall contain:

(i) The name and last known address, if any, of the last known owner or depositor of the property.

(ii) A description of the property.

(iii) A statement that if proof of claim is not presented by the claimant to the board and if the claimant's right to receive such property is not established to the satisfaction of the board within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, the property will be deemed to be abandoned and shall become the property of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum.

(3) If no valid claim has been made to the property within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, title to the property shall vest in the Louisiana State Cotton Museum free from all claims.

Acts 1992, No. 152, §2, eff. June 5, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:523 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 523
Preservation and restoration of landmarks
Status: in_force

A. When the sale, demolition, damage or decay of state landmarks or historic objects, documents, books, records, maps, fossils or objects of art is imminent the commission shall undertake to encourage the preservation and/or restoration of the property by its owner or by the appropriate state agency.

B. All state and local agencies, departments, subdivisions, libraries, museums, archives and records departments and local governmental agencies shall cooperate with the commission in carrying out the intention and purposes of this Chapter; in the furnishing of data, historical facts and documents which will authenticate, preserve and publicize the state's historic and cultural resources; and in the preservation of such data, historical facts and documents. The commission shall cooperate with and assist nonprofit, private patriotic, education research and museum groups in carrying out the purposes for which the commission is created; provided that nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing the commission to exercise jurisdiction which shall be in conflict with or amount to supervision over any state or local agencies, departments or subdivision.

Acts 1960, No. 586, §3. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 199, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 732
Authorization for historic district commissions
Status: in_force

Any municipality, incorporated town, lake commission, parish, parish council or similar governmental unit, which shall be designated as a governmental unit hereinafter, may establish within its borders an historic preservation district commission to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public and to take such action by vote of its governing body, that is, the mayor and city council, commissioners, mayor and board of aldermen, city-parish council, or police jury, as the case may be. Said governing body may make such appropriations as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §2. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:742 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 742
Applicability of historic district commission powers
Status: in_force

It is the intent and purpose of this Chapter that the regulatory powers conferred by it on an historic preservation district commission, created under its authority, shall apply to all private property, in the area controlled by it, including all buildings, structures, areas, sites, and their adjuncts and appurtenances, insofar as they constitute part of the entirety or tout ensemble of the historic section. Any governmental agency of the state or local government, other than the governing body, having a responsibility for any building, structure, area, site, public way and their adjuncts and appurtenances within the historic preservation site shall seek the advice of the historic district commission prior to the initiation of any substantive change, modification, renovation, restoration or construction.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §12. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:315 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 315
Louisiana Music Commission; creation; membership
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Music Commission, referred to in this Chapter as the "commission", is established in the office of cultural development within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, referred to in this Chapter as the "department", and shall be domiciled in the greater Baton Rouge area. The commission shall be composed of fifteen persons.

(2) Thirteen members of the commission shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor, at least one of whom shall be a member of a minority, for a term concurrent with that of the lieutenant governor making the appointment. Each appointment by the lieutenant governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

(3) Two members of the commission shall be appointed by the secretary of state, at least one of whom shall be a member of a minority, for a term concurrent with that of the secretary of state making the appointment. Each appointment by the secretary of state shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

(4) The lieutenant governor shall designate one of the members to serve as chairman. The members shall elect other officers as they deem necessary for the efficient operation of the business of the commission. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the commission.

B. A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled by an appointment made by either the lieutenant governor or the secretary of state, whichever made the original appointment that is now vacant.

C. Members shall receive no compensation for their services.

D. Meetings shall be held upon call of the chairman at such time and place within the state of Louisiana as the chairman designates in the notice, which the chairman shall give to the full membership. The commission shall hold not less than two meetings nor more than fourteen meetings during each calendar year and other special meetings as necessary. Meetings shall be called by the chairman when requested by three members of the commission.

E. With the consent of the secretary of the department, the commission may appoint a director to administer the functions of the commission. The director is subject to the direct supervision of the secretary of the department.

Acts 2024, No. 630, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.154
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

A.(1) 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 Germantown Colony Museum. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of operations of the museum.

(2) The board, with the approval of the secretary of state, shall employ, appoint, remove, and fix the term, compensation, and responsibilities of a museum chief administrative officer and a museum director. The museum director may also serve as the museum chief administrative officer.

B. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of State for operation of the Germantown Colony Museum shall be used solely for that purpose. 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 Germantown Colony 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 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.

NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 847, §3, relative to effectiveness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:755 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 755
Termination of study committee
Status: in_force

The historic preservation study committee shall cease to exist following the completion, presentation or filing of its report and recommendations with the governing body of the governmental unit or filing of its report and recommendations with the planning or zoning agency or commission if one exists or after having considered and acted finally on any suggested changes or amendments.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:841 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 841
Establishment and location
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum is hereby established as the official state civil rights museum. The museum shall be domiciled in New Orleans, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in accordance with this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:958 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 958
Conflicts with existing laws
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to supplant the primary criminal jurisdiction of district attorneys under R.S. 14:101, R.S. 8:655, R.S. 8:659, R.S. 8:678, R.S. 17:2280, R.S. 17:2354.4, R.S. 17:2354.5, or R.S. 25:937.

B. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to restrict or limit, and are explicitly superseded by, the law relative to anatomical gifts and donations authorized under R.S. 17:2271 et seq. or R.S. 17:2351 et seq.

C. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to restrict or limit, and are explicitly superseded by, the rights of descendants and family members to control human remains under R.S. 8:651 et seq.

D. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to restrict or limit, and are explicitly superseded by, the licensed or otherwise authorized practice of funeral directing, cremation, and cemetery operation as authorized in Titles 8 and 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

E. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to restrict or limit, and are explicitly superseded by, the authority of coroners as authorized by Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

F. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to restrict or limit, and are explicitly superceded by, the Louisiana Unmarked Human Burial Sites Preservation Act, pursuant to R.S. 8:671 et seq., the Louisiana Historical Cemetery Preservation Act, pursuant to R.S. 25:931 et seq., and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:955 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 955
Penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) A first offense violation of this Chapter shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year, or both.

(2) Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, each violation shall be punishable by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

(3) Each item of human remains in possession or trade shall constitute a separate offense.

B. The attorney general may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations of this Chapter.

C. The attorney general may institute civil proceedings seeking civil damages from any person who knowingly violates any provision of this Chapter. Civil damages shall include any or all of the following:

(1) Forfeiture of any and all equipment used in obtaining the human remains.

(2) Any and all costs incurred in cleaning, restoring, analyzing, accessioning, and curating the recovered human remains.

(3) Any and all costs associated with the reinterment of the human remains.

(4) Any and all costs associated with determining and collecting civil damages, including but not limited to filing fees, attorney fees, court costs, fees associated with discovery and the testimony of expert witnesses, and collection costs.

D. The attorney general may bring actions for injunctive relief or civil damages in either the district court for the parish of East Baton Rouge or in the district court where the burial site, the human skeletal remains, or other body parts, or the burial artifacts are located.

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 126
Publications to be furnished the Senate secretary and House clerk; quantity
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall deliver to the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives ten copies each of the following public documents as soon as practicable after they are printed from time to time: (1) the roster of officials, (2) the constitution, (3) supplements to the constitution, (4) proposed constitutional amendments, and (5) compilations of laws.

Added by Acts 1962, No. 238, §1; Acts 1987, No. 224, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:951 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 951
Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as the "Louisiana Human Remains Protection and Control Act".

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 6
Executive secretary; term of office; removal
Status: in_force

The term of office of the executive secretary is five years, subject to removal for cause by the unanimous vote of the board of commissioners.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:766 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 766
Landmarks capability of historic district commissions
Status: in_force

A historic preservation district commission may be empowered by the local governing body to name or designate any site, location, structure, or monument within the area served by the governmental unit as worthy of preservation whether within or outside of the confines of its historic district and to exercise all other powers and functions of a landmarks commission as specifically enumerated above, except that no historic district commission shall be empowered to act in a landmarks capacity where its jurisdiction overlaps the authority of an existing landmarks commission created pursuant to this Part.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1271.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1271.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as the Magnolia Street Program.

Acts 2008, No. 431, §1, eff. when funds are appropriated by the legislature.

NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 431, §3, regarding termination.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:896 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 896
Department to establish fair and equitable distribution of funding
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, through the division, shall establish rules and regulations for a fair and equitable distribution of funding or technical assistance to all areas of the arts having substantive artistic or cultural relevance to Louisiana or the United States, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 265, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1003
Authority to acquire, construct, and finance certain facilities and improvements
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission, in addition to those duties specified in R.S. 25:1002, shall have the authority to acquire, construct, and finance a landing facility for commercial excursion boats, an observation area, a platform for tourist related recreational projects, and other related improvements to the U.S.S. Kidd and its related maritime museum and memorial center, as needed public facilities and improvements, and as a means of enhancing the revenue-producing potential of such facilities. In the exercise of this authority, the commission is further authorized and empowered to enter into and execute an agreement or agreements with the city of Baton Rouge, the parish of East Baton Rouge, or both, hereinafter referred to as "the city and the parish", and such entities are likewise authorized to enter into such agreement for participation by the city and the parish in the acquisition, construction, and financing of such facilities and improvements.

B.(1) Subject to the approval of their respective governing authorities and the State Bond Commission, the city and the parish are further authorized to issue certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing, acquiring, and improving any public facility or improvement authorized in this Section. These certificates of indebtedness shall be authorized by resolution of the respective governing authority and shall be payable from the income and revenues to be derived from admittance charges to such facilities together with any other income and revenues pledged by the commission to be derived from the operation of the landing facility, observation area, platform, and other improvements after payment of the reasonable cost of operation and maintenance thereof. Certificates issued hereunder shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the state of Louisiana nor of the city or parish within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation on indebtedness. Such certificates of indebtedness shall mature over a period not exceeding twenty years, shall be in such form, and shall be callable under such terms at such premiums as may be set out in the resolution of the respective governing authority. These certificates of indebtedness shall be sold and bear interest at such rate or rates as may be determined by the respective governing authority and approved by the State Bond Commission. Such certificates of indebtedness and the income therefrom shall further be exempt from all taxation in the state of Louisiana. These certificates of indebtedness when issued shall be negotiable paper under the law merchant, shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings providing for their issuance, and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers thereof for value. No court shall have authority or jurisdiction to inquire into the legality thereof if the validity of such certificates is not raised within thirty days from the date of publication of the ordinance providing for their issuance.

(2) In addition to the authority set forth in Paragraph (1) above, the city and the parish may issue certificates of indebtedness under the authority of R.S. 33:2921 to R.S. 33:2925, after satisfying the legal requirements set forth therein, but for terms not to exceed twenty years.

C. Subject to the approval of their respective governing authorities and the State Bond Commission, the city and the parish may issue revenue bonds under the terms and provisions of Part XIII of Chapter 4, Chapter 13, and Chapter 13-A, all of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, for the purpose of financing all or any portion of the costs of the public improvements or facilities authorized in this Section. Such revenue bonds shall not be general obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the city, the parish, or the state of Louisiana. The principal, interest, and redemption premiums on the revenue bonds, if any, shall be payable solely from the income and revenue derived from the facility or improvement so financed, all as more fully set forth in said Part XIII. The commission is further authorized to contract with respect to such projects or facilities as herein provided and more fully set forth in said Part XIII.

D. Under such agreement, the commission is further authorized to recognize an undivided interest of the city and the parish in the property acquired, constructed, or improved with the proceeds of the certificates or bonds in the proportion that the actual contribution of each to principal and interest requirements bears to the total principal and interest on the certificates or bonds to maturity, the proportion of ownership interest to be vested in each of the participating entities to be finally fixed and determined upon payment of the certificates or bonds. The revenues to be derived from the operation thereof shall be attributed to the city, the parish, and the commission in the manner provided in the aforesaid agreement.

E. Under such agreement, the commission, the city, and the parish may conjointly provide for the operation of the facilities and improvements so financed. The commission, the city, and the parish are further jointly authorized to lease commercial space within or on such properties in accordance with the provisions of Part I of Chapter 10 of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including requirements for advertising for and receiving public bids for such leases, except that such leases shall be awarded and executed according to the following terms and conditions:

(1) The following determinations shall be made in awarding each lease:

(a) The financial qualifications of the applicants for the proposed lease.

(b) The compatibility of the proposed lease with the integrity, structure, and safety of the property.

(c) The impact of the proposed lease on the character of the area in which the properties are located.

(d) The fair market rental price based upon other comparable properties.

(2) Such leases shall provide for a fair and equitable return of revenue to the lessor based upon the fair market rental price.

(3) Additional procedural requirements for such leases may be adopted by the governing authority of the city and the parish.

F. The commission, the city, and the parish may apply for and receive Urban Development Action Grant monies and any other federal funds available through grant or loan programs for the purposes of this Section.

Acts 1985, No. 248, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.15
Use of collections
Status: in_force

Any collection of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site may be lent in part, subject to and in accordance with the collections management policies approved by the board. The board shall ensure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept. The collections shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the board.

Acts 1993, No. 507, §2, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2025, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1326 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1326
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish policies, rules, and regulations for the operation of the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:801.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 801.1
Redesignation of department as the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency
Status: in_force

The State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation created and established by this Chapter is hereby redesignated as the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency. After the effective date of this Section, wherever reference is made in this Chapter to said department it shall be understood and interpreted to mean the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 592, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:871 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 871
Establishment and location
Status: in_force

The Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana is hereby established as the official state aviation museum. The museum shall be domiciled at the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport in Patterson, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Acts 1988, No. 606, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 711
Relations with other states
Status: in_force

All entities of the state are authorized to undertake joint projects with entities of the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, portions of which were formerly part of the Republic of West Florida, in order to preserve, commemorate, and develop the history and culture of the region.

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.146 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.146
Use of collections and property
Status: in_force

Any collection or other property of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame may, subject to approval of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum, be lent in part. The Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum shall ensure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept. The collection or other property shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum.

Acts 2007, No. 415, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:343 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 343
Museum director; appointment; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The museum director shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor from a list of three candidates nominated by a search committee appointed by the board. The lieutenant governor shall make the appointment no later than sixty days after receiving the list of candidates from the search committee. The board shall establish criteria for the position of director that include but are not limited to possession of a master's degree in Museum Science, or a related field, or experience in a related field, and shall provide clear evidence of successful performance as a skilled professional.

B. The director shall serve as the assistant secretary of the office of the state museum.

C. The salary of the director shall be commensurate with the other assistant secretary positions. The salary may be additionally supplemented beyond the normal amount by the board or Louisiana museum foundations as provided for in the Code of Governmental Ethics.

Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1997, No. 318, §1, eff. June 18, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 908, §1; Acts 2015, No. 263, §1, eff. Jan. 12, 2016; Acts 2025, No. 485, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.23
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 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 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 Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum.

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

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

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

Acts 1997, No. 1091, §1; Acts 2001, No. 130, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:522 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 522
Objectives; listing of resources; coordination
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall have as its objective the conservation, preservation and restoration of the historic and cultural resources of Louisiana.

B. The commission shall prepare an authentic cataloged index of the State's historic and cultural resources, which shall include significant landmarks, areas and sites, structures, buildings, cemeteries, artifacts, documents, books, records, manuscripts, maps, fossils and objects of art. A plan shall be developed setting forth the criteria and methods for the preservation and restoration thereof. The plan shall be continuously revised and improved and shall include (1). recommendations to appropriate state departments and commissions, the governor, the legislature and the Tourist Commission, to insure maximum intelligent use of our cultural resources; (2). suggest legislation, including laws to encourage conservation by planning governmental assistance to include, but not to be limited to, receipt of private or public grants, low interest loans and tax exemptions; (3). a land use plan and recommendations for acquisition of historic landmarks or objects, documents, books, records, maps, fossils and objects of art, to prevent their loss or destruction.

C. The commission shall coordinate its activities and plan with those of the Louisiana Recreational Advisory Council authorized by R.S. 56:1801-56:1809.

Acts 1960, No. 586, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 199, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1215.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1215.4
Powers of the board
Status: in_force

The board shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes including but not limited to the following:

(1) To incur debt.

(2) To sue and to be sued.

(3) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.

(4) To adopt bylaws and rules and regulations.

(5) To receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise any sum of money, property, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.

(6) To enter into contracts, agreements, or cooperative endeavors with the state and its political subdivisions or political corporations and with any public or private association, corporation, business entity, or individual.

(7) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.

(8) To acquire by purchase, gift, grant, donation, lease, or otherwise such property as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the objectives and purposes of the board.

(9) To contract with consulting experts in the fields of museum administration and conservation of paintings, books and papers, and other decorative arts, and with appraisers, buying agents, designers, engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, and such other persons as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the board.

(10) To establish such funds or accounts as are necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the district*.

(11) To exercise the powers, duties, and functions with respect to accessions, deaccessions, loans, and conservation of museum properties and collections in accordance with law, ordinance, and professional museum practices as established by the American Association of Museums.

Acts 2004, No. 424, §1.

*As appears in enrolled bill.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:851 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 851
Establishment and location
Status: in_force

The Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum is hereby established in the Military Department and shall be domiciled at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana, under the management and supervision of the adjutant general, state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 280, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:796 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 796
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be referred to as the "French Quarter Management District."

Acts 2007, No. 280, §1, eff. July 6, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 304, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.43
Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Status: in_force

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

Acts 2022, No. 519, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 3
Selection of members of board
Status: in_force

The members of the board of commissioners shall be selected without political consideration from the entire state, and at all times at least two members of the board shall be women.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:752 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 752
Authorization for historic district and landmarks commissions
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city of New Orleans and the parishes of Franklin, Tensas, LaSalle, Catahoula, Concordia, and Caldwell, which city and parishes shall be designated as "governmental unit" hereinafter in this Part, may establish within the borders of the city or parish a historic preservation district commission or a landmarks commission or a combination of the two to promote the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the public. The governing body may make such appropriations as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §2; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.14
Donations and loans; disposition of property
Status: in_force

A. The office of the state museum may solicit and accept funds, governmental grants, donations, and contributions of lands, buildings, monies, relics, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Edward Douglass White Historic Site either in the form of loans or in the form of donations inter vivos or mortis causa, and may acquire them by purchase, lease, or otherwise, subject to the terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the instrument by which such property is acquired. However, the office of the state museum may enter into any and all contracts with any person, lender, or donor that it may deem fit, proper, and necessary to accept and receive such lands, buildings, monies, relics, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Edward Douglass White Historic Site. The Edward Douglass White Historic Site may serve as the beneficiary of any public trust heretofore or hereafter created for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:2341 et seq.

B. The office of the state museum is granted the authority of deaccession with respect to any collection of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site and, for such purpose, is exempted from laws relative to the sale or disposal of surplus property. The board shall establish policies and procedures necessary to carry out this authority in an orderly manner.

C.(1) Any property which has been deposited with the Edward Douglass White Historic Site, by loan or otherwise, and which has been held by the Edward Douglass White Historic Site for more than ten years, and to which no person has made claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XII of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code, shall become the property of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site, except that property which has been donated to, on loan to, or purchased by the office of state parks, provided that Paragraph (2) of this Subsection has been complied with.

(2)(a) At least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the board shall cause to be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Lafourche, a notice and listing of the property.

(b) The notice shall contain:

(i) The name and last known address, if any, of the last known owner or depositor of the property.

(ii) A description of the property.

(iii) A statement that if proof of claim is not presented by the claimant to the board and if the claimant's right to receive such property is not established to the satisfaction of the office of the state museum within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, the property will be deemed to be abandoned and shall become the property of the Edward Douglass White Historic Site.

(3) If no valid claim has been made to the property within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, title to the property shall vest in the Edward Douglass White Historic Site free from all claims.

Acts 1993, No. 507, §2, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 1111, §1; Acts 2025, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:765 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 765
Additional commission powers
Status: in_force

Any historic district and/or landmarks commission that may be created or established under the provisions of this Part may be empowered by the governing body to perform the following:

Make periodic reports to the governing body; provide information to property owners and others involving the preservation of the district; suggest pertinent legislation; initiate planning and zoning proposals; cooperate with other regulatory agencies and civic organizations and groups interested in historic preservation; review all applications for zoning variances and conditional uses where they affect the historic districts; render advice with reference to sidewalk construction and repair, tree planting; street improvements, and also the renovation, restoration or construction of public buildings; furnish information and assistance in connection with any capital improvement program involving the historic area; consult with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other expert groups; administer such financial mechanisms as the local governing body may establish for the welfare of the governmental unit within an historic district or which may apply to designated landmark property.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379.7
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. § 25:898 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 898
Establishment under Louisiana State Arts Council; crafts panel; logo; use
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Arts Council shall be responsible for administration of the juried Louisiana native crafts program and shall advise the governor, the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the assistant secretary of the office of cultural development relative to the program. To assist in administration of the program, the council shall utilize the division of the arts, as further provided in R.S. 25:900, and shall appoint a crafts panel.

B.(1) The crafts panel shall be composed of eight persons who shall be appointed by the council and serve at its pleasure. Four members shall be persons with demonstrated knowledge and interest in crafts as an artistic endeavor or designees of private or public entities for promotion of fine arts and shall include at least one professional craftsman and a designee of the Louisiana Black Culture Commission. The other four members shall be persons knowledgeable of the marketing of quality crafts or designees of such associations as the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, the Louisiana Home Furnishing Association, and the Louisiana Crafts Council.

(2) The panel shall act as a quality control entity by advising the council as to which crafts are of such merit and proven consistency to bear the hallmark of the logo of juried Louisiana native crafts. Recommendations of the panel shall be based upon a process of selectively jurying crafts established by rules of the council. Additionally, the panel may accept on an annual basis any craft juried by the Louisiana Crafts Council and designated as a mastercraft provided that such craft has the potential to be marketed and distributed on a commercial basis.

C. The council shall be the sole authority to approve the use, and to disallow the continued use, of the logo assuring the quality of a Louisiana craftsperson's craft. Subsequent to such approval, the council shall, by contractual agreement, authorize the craftsperson to affix on each craft item a hallmark which shall be the approved logo signifying quality.

Acts 1986, No. 588, §1.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 25:856 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 856
Scope of the Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum
Status: in_force

The Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum shall be a military and historical museum charged with the responsibility for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, records, documents, maps, charts, military equipment, uniforms, and flags. It shall be a depository for collections of all weapons, especially weapons seized by the state, and/or any other materials deemed relevant to national, state, or local history by the adjutant general. All properties and management thereof heretofore vested under the control of the state weapons museum are hereby transferred to and will henceforth be under the jurisdiction of the Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum in the manner provided for by this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:783 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 783
Office of cultural development; division of historic preservation
Status: in_force

The division of historic preservation, office of cultural development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, hereinafter referred to as the office, shall administer the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1997, No. 785, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 653
Duties, powers, and functions
Status: in_force

A. The council shall serve as the official state agency in all relations and exchanges between the state of Louisiana and other countries, provinces, and states enjoying membership or observer status in the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and similar organizations.

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

C. The council shall elect a chairman, who shall be fluent in the French language, and may elect such other officers as deemed necessary to effectively conduct the council's business. Officers shall serve two-year terms.

D. The council shall:

(1) Meet at least once a year, or at the call of the chairman, and at such other times deemed necessary by the chairman or the executive committee.

(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of seven members of the council, including the chairman of the council and six other council members as the council may determine. All members of the executive committee shall be fluent in the French language.

(b) A majority of the members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the council 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.

(3)(a) Appoint an executive director, who shall be fluent in French, and who shall perform such duties and possess such qualifications as established by the council.

(b) The executive director shall be in the unclassified service of the state and his compensation shall be determined by the council.

(4) Adopt bylaws and establish policies to govern the operations of the council and the executive committee.

E. The council may:

(1) Cooperate with and advise other state agencies, including public institutions of education.

(2) Establish such committees as it deems necessary to efficiently conduct the council's business.

Acts 1968, No. 409, §3. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 731
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of buildings, sites, monuments, structures and areas of historic interest or importance through their protection, maintenance and development as historic landmarks and their recognition as such in the history and traditions of the state and nation; to establish and improve property values, and to foster the economic development of the areas affected.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:710 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 710
Report to the legislature
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall annually report to the legislature on activities within the region and on progress made in developing the region as a historic and cultural tourist attraction.

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:636 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 636
Withdrawal from compact
Status: in_force

In the event of withdrawal from the compact the state librarian shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI(b) of the compact.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:744 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 744
Authority of historic district commissions
Status: in_force

An historic preservation district commission may be empowered by the local governing body to name or designate any site, location, structure or monument within the area served by the governmental unit as worthy of preservation whether within or outside the confines of an historic district and to exercise all other powers and functions of a landmarks commission, except that no historic district commission shall be empowered to act in a landmark capacity where its jurisdiction overlaps the authority of an existing landmarks commission pursuant to this Act.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §14. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §14.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 703
Florida Parishes as "Birthplace of Freedom in Spanish America"
Status: in_force

The Florida Parishes are designated the "Birthplace of Freedom in Spanish America", because the rebellion against Spain in the Spanish Colony of West Florida in 1810 was the first successful attempt to overthrow Spanish control of any territory in the New World. This rebellion resulted in the establishment of the Republic of West Florida, the first democracy established in any portion of Spanish territory in the Western Hemisphere.

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:220 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 220
Payment of maintenance costs and other expenses
Status: in_force

The expenses or costs of maintenance of a public library established under this Part, including the salaries of librarian, assistants, and other employees as well as all other incidental expenses, shall be paid monthly by the governing authority establishing the library, upon the approval of such expenses and maintenance costs by the board of control of such library, out of the funds specially budgeted from the general fund for library purposes and, in default thereof, out of the special taxes voted, levied and collected by the governing authority for the library's support and maintenance. The board of control may delegate to the president or one of its members the duty of approving such monthly expenses and maintenance costs.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.91 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.91
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The Mansfield Female College Museum is established as a facility in the town of Mansfield, parish of DeSoto, 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 Mansfield Female College 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 books and papers, pictures and photographs, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history of women's education in northwest Louisiana and the DeSoto Parish area in particular.

Acts 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 376
Operating funds
Status: in_force

A. The legislature shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation of the Old State Capitol.

B.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Old State Capitol 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 Old State Capitol to the public until such time as sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Old State Capitol are appropriated by the legislature. The Department of State shall maintain the Old State Capitol 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 Old State Capitol.

Acts 1990, No. 726, §1; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:634 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 634
Interstate library district; state and federal aid
Status: in_force

An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions to the same extent and in the same amount as such functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state. Subject to any applicable laws of this state, such a district also may apply for and be entitled to receive and expend any federal aid for which it may be eligible.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1208
Museum director
Status: in_force

A. The board shall appoint a professional director who shall have three to five years of experience in the museum field. The director shall serve as executive officer of the board and shall discharge all operational, maintenance, administrative, and executive functions of the board, subject to the control, jurisdiction, and supervision of the board.

B. The board may remove the director by an affirmative vote of a majority of the total appointed membership at a meeting called for that purpose and then only after hearing by the board, if so requested by the director.

Acts 1991, No. 120, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:855 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 855
Donations, grants, and loans
Status: in_force

The adjutant general may accept lands, buildings, money, relics, weapons, or other property on behalf of or as additions to the museum either in the form of loans, or grants, or donations inter vivos or mortis causa, or may acquire land by purchase, lease, or otherwise. The adjutant general may enter into contracts with any person he deems necessary and proper in order to accept or receive such lands, buildings, money, relics, weapons, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the museum, whether in the form of loans, grants, donations, purchase, lease, or otherwise.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 2
Board of commissioners; appointment, terms, and qualification of members; removal of members
Status: in_force

A. There is created a board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana, to be composed of seven members appointed by the lieutenant governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commissioned with overlapping terms. Members of the board shall be appointed as herein provided for five-year terms, each member to serve until his successor is commissioned and qualified.

B. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall not be removed except for cause shown during their terms of office.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1128, §1; Acts 2008, No. 804, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 804, §§3 and 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:709 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 709
Calendar of events
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall compile and periodically distribute a calendar of events for historic and cultural activities within the region. When the department compiles and distributes calendars of events for the entire state, it shall separate those within the region from the others and list those under the heading, "Republic of West Florida Historic Region".

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 304
Acceptance of loans or donations
Status: in_force

The executive board shall accept loans or donations of works of art, land, buildings, money, relics, and other things, as additions to and for the improvement of the gallery. These donations may be made in trust subject to conditions specified.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:708 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 708
Historic markers
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall erect markers at all sites of historic significance within the region in order to indicate the important events of the colonial period and during the existence of the Republic of West Florida.

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:739 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 739
Hardship variances
Status: in_force

Where, by reason of topographical conditions, irregularly shaped lots, or because of unusual circumstances applicable solely to the particular applicant, strict enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter would result in serious undue hardship particularly affecting said applicant, then the commission, in passing upon his application shall have the power to vary or modify adherence to this Chapter; provided always that its requirements insure harmony with the general purposes hereof, and will not adversely affect an historic preservation district as a whole or any designated landmark.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §9. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:214.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 214.1
Certain parish library boards of control; per diem and reimbursement of expenses
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of each parish to which this Section applies may compensate members of the parish library board of control for attendance at board meetings and may reimburse members for travel to and from board meetings and for out-of-parish travel required in carrying out their duties as board members.

(2) In each parish to which this Section applies, the members of the library board of control may:

(a) Receive a per diem established by the parish governing authority in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars for each regular or special meeting attended for not more than fifteen meetings in one calendar year.

(b) Be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for expenses incurred in attending meetings or otherwise performing services for the board.

(3) The per diem and reimbursements shall be paid by the parish governing authority out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for those purposes.

B. This Section applies to Assumption Parish and Cameron Parish.

Acts 1985, No. 366, §1; Acts 1985, No. 1001, §1; Acts 2023, No. 111, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:762 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 762
Commission enforcement powers
Status: in_force

A. A landmarks commission and an historic preservation district commission shall have the power to institute suit in any court of competent jurisdiction, to prevent any unlawful action in violation of the provisions of this Part or of any of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission in conformity with it.

B. Any owner, agent, lessee or other person acting for or in conjunction with him, who shall violate the ordinance or law or rules, regulations or decisions of a commission, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each violation. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §12.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:935 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 935
Powers and duties of the department
Status: in_force

The department shall have the following powers and duties with respect to the program:

(1) To implement and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) To adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

(3) To consult with all interested parties on occasions of planned or inadvertent destruction, damage, or modification of grave spaces within historic cemeteries or of isolated graves and to determine a proper course of action.

(4) To institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive or other relief to restrain and to prevent violations of this Chapter or the laws or administrative rules administered or enforced pursuant to this Chapter.

(5) To institute civil proceedings seeking restitution, payment of costs, or other monetary relief necessary to prevent, restore, or repair damage to grave spaces within historic cemeteries or to isolated graves.

(6) To issue permits for the disinterment and scientific study of human skeletal remains and artifacts found in or near historic cemeteries or isolated graves. The department may adopt rules and regulations to provide for the issuance of emergency permits by the state archaeologist. Provisional permits may be used by the department until such time as the program is staffed, and the department has adopted rules and regulations governing permitting.

(7) To charge an amount not in excess of the amount authorized in R.S. 8:676(A)(7) for each such permit. The monies collected from the issuance of permits, subject to applicable provisions of law, shall be used as provided for funds from civil damages as authorized by R.S. 25:938. However, the department shall not be required to charge a fee for any permit issued pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2010, No. 707, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:235 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 235
Funds for construction; acquisition; maintenance; support
Status: in_force

A. The board may, on its own initiative, and shall, when requested by petition of not less than twenty-five percent of the duly qualified property taxpayers resident, submit to the property taxpayers a proposition for a special tax, as provided by the constitution and laws of this state, for the purposes of this Part. This tax, if approved, shall be levied and assessed annually as authorized by the voters and collected and used exclusively for the purposes of this Part.

B. St. Landry Parish and each municipality within the district shall contribute its pro rata or equitable share of the cost and expenses.

C. St. Landry Parish and each municipality within the district may use general funds or special funds voted, levied, and collected for the purpose of this Part to fund the district.

Acts 1990, No. 405, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379.1
Regional museum governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members
Status: in_force

A. The Regional Museum Governing Board of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is hereby created in the Department of State.

B. The domicile of the board shall be the city of Shreveport.

C. The board shall be composed of the following members, all of whom shall have a knowledge of, and an interest in, art, history, including political history, and cultural restoration:

(1) Eleven members shall be appointed by the secretary of state.

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

(3) The state archivist shall serve as a member.

D. Each appointed member shall be confirmed by the Senate and shall serve a term concurrent with that of 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 1991, No. 9, §1, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 459, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2003, No. 525, §1, eff. June 22, 2003; Acts 2018, No. 439, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:953 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 953
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Human remains" means the body or parts thereof of a deceased person and includes the body or parts thereof in any stage of decomposition, as well as cremated remains.

(2) "Possession" means the exercise of control over human remains.

(3) "Trade" means to distribute, to offer for sale, to offer for acquisition, to buy, to sell, to barter, to exchange, to give, to receive, to donate, or to bequest, whether by physical delivery or by subterfuge.

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.56 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.56
Use of collections
Status: in_force

Any collection of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum may, subject to approval of the board, be lent in part. The board shall ensure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept. The collections shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the board.

Acts 2001, No. 850, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:374 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 374
Domicile; powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

A.(1) The board shall meet at least three times a year, unless additional meetings are called by the secretary of state.

(2) The board shall adopt bylaws establishing policies and procedures for its governance.

(3) The board, in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Old State Capitol, may seek private funding to support programs for the Old State Capitol.

(4) The domicile of the board shall be the city of Baton Rouge.

B. The board shall advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Old State Capitol and shall have such other functions as are otherwise provided in this Chapter and R.S. 36:919.

Acts 1990, No. 726, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:753 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 753
Historic preservation study committee
Status: in_force

Prior to the establishment of an historic preservation district or of a landmarks commission, the following steps shall be taken:

(1) The governing body or authority of such governmental unit, be it municipality, incorporated town, parish, parish council, or similar governmental unit, which shall hereinafter be called the "governing body", may appoint an historic preservation study committee for the purpose of making an investigation of any proposed historic preservation district and/or a landmarks commission. Said study committee shall consist of from three to seven members appointed by the chief executive official of said governmental unit, by and with the advice and consent of the majority of the governing body as a whole. The members of said study committee shall be electors of the said governmental unit, of the full age of majority, and they shall be chosen, as far as possible, from any existing historical societies, archaeological associations, preservation groups, architectural associations, cultural organizations and educational groups as may exist therein.

(2) The historic preservation study committee shall, after investigation, render to the planning or zoning agency or commission serving the governmental unit, if there be such an agency or commission, a report on the historic significance of the buildings, structures, sites, monuments, areas and landmarks to be governed by the proposed historic preservation district and/or landmarks commission and shall designate the buildings, structures, sites, monuments, areas and landmarks to be regulated by said commission, including suggestions for a proposed ordinance or law designed to implement and carry out the recommendations of said committee. In the absence of such a planning or zoning agency or commission serving the governmental unit said report shall be made to the governing body.

(3) A copy of said report and accompanying documents shall be filed with the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency.

(4)(a) In the event that any museum exists within the unit a copy of the report and recommendation of the historic preservation study committee shall be filed with it for its consideration and to obtain its advice.

(b) In the event that a chapter or unit of the American Institute of Architects or similar responsible organization of architects exists within the governmental unit, a copy shall be furnished to it for its consideration and to obtain its advice.

(c) In the event that a landmarks society or commission exists within the governmental unit, then a copy shall be furnished to it for its consideration and to obtain its advice.

(d) In the event any individual, agency, or organization demonstrates an interest to participate in the review of the committee's report then copies of said report shall be made available to said parties for its consideration and in order to obtain its advice.

(5) A public hearing shall be held by the planning or zoning agency or commission, if one exists serving the governmental unit, at which hearing the report and recommendations of this historic preservation study committee shall be presented and an opportunity afforded the public to consider them. In the absence of said agency or commission the public hearing shall be held by the historic preservation study committee. Written notice of the purpose, time and place of such public hearing shall be published in the official journal, if any exists, or in any newspaper of general circulation in the area served by the governmental unit at least once and at least a minimum of seven days before said hearing; and such written notice may be affixed to the bulletin board, front door or other prominent place at or near the main entrance of the building, hall or room where meetings of the governing body are usually held.

(6) The planning or zoning agency or commission if one exists in the governmental unit, shall submit a final written report to the governing body within sixty days after the public hearing and said report and recommendation shall contain (a) a complete description of the area; (b) a map or sketch showing the boundaries of the area to be included within any proposed historic preservation district; (c) an indication of the type of buildings, structures, sites, monuments, areas and landmarks appropriate for landmark designation, and (d) suggestions for a proposed ordinance or law designed to implement and carry out the recommendation of said agency or commission and the provisions of the Part. If no planning or zoning agency exists within the governmental unit, the historic preservation study committee shall submit said written report to the governing body within sixty days after the public hearings.

(7) The report and recommendations of the historic preservation district study committee or the planning or zoning commission or agency, as the case may be, shall be reviewed in full at an open meeting of the governing body of the governmental unit involved, within a reasonable time after the rendition of said report, but in any event, not more than ninety days thereafter.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §3. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 592, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 214
Board of control; members; appointment and terms of office
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the municipality shall, in the ordinance creating a public library, name and appoint five citizens of the municipality as a board of control for such public library to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, the successors of whom shall each be appointed for a term of five years. The mayor of the municipality shall be ex officio, a member of the board of control of such public library, provided however that he shall have the right to designate another member of the governing authority of the municipality to serve in his place and stead on the board of control of such public library.

B. The governing authority of the parish shall, in the ordinance creating a public library, name and appoint, at its option, not less than five citizens nor more than seven citizens of the parish as a board of control for such parish library to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, the successors of whom shall each be appointed for a term of five years. The president of the police jury shall be ex officio, a member of the board of control for such public library, provided however that the president of the police jury shall have the right to designate another member of the governing authority of the parish to serve in his place and stead on the board of control of such public library.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the parish of Orleans.

D. The provisions of R.S. 33:1415(A) shall apply to the appointment of all members of the boards of control created pursuant to Subsections A and B of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 208, §1; Acts 1978, No. 368, §1; Acts 2024, No. 647, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:632 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 632
Applicability
Status: in_force

No parish, municipality or other political subdivision of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c) 7 of the compact, or pledge its credit in support of such a library, or contribute to the capital financing thereof, except after compliance with any laws applicable to such parishes, municipalities or other political subdivisions relating to or governing capital outlays and the pledging of credit.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379.6
Use of collections
Status: in_force

Any collection of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum may be lent in part, subject to approval of the board. The board shall insure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall insure that proper records are kept. The collections shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the board.

Acts 1991, No. 9, §1, eff. June 6, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 296.3
Commission as body politic; powers
Status: in_force

The Calcasieu Parish Law Library Commission is created a body politic with the right to sue and be sued, to acquire any and all property necessary for maintenance and operation of a law library by all lawful means, to incur debt in anticipation of its revenues, to accept gifts and donations, to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs, to employ a librarian, and to require bond for the handling of its funds in an amount to be determined by it. However, the commission shall operate entirely within the framework of the revenues to be derived as provided for herein and the library shall not become a charge on the public funds of the parish of Calcasieu, city of Lake Charles, city of Sulphur, or state of Louisiana.

Acts 1993, No. 730, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:271 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 271
Orleans Parish Law Library; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Orleans Parish Law Library for the use and benefit of the judiciary, the members of the bar, and the general public of Orleans Parish.

Acts 1964, No. 284, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.94 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.94
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 Mansfield Female College 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 Mansfield Female College Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the board to maintain accreditation standards. 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 Mansfield Female College 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 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.

NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to conditions for transfer of Women's College Museum to Dept. of State, termination of authority for transfer, and effectiveness of transfer.

NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 229, §3(A), relative to changing museum name and §3(B) relative to Acts 2004, No. 229, not affecting Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to potential nullity of and prohibited actions under Acts 2003, No. 592.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1209
Funding
Status: in_force

A. The board shall be funded through an ad valorem tax levied and administered by the governing authority.

B. In addition to Subsection A, the governing authority may levy a special ad valorem tax, as provided by constitution and law, for the maintenance and support of museums if authorized by the electorate voting thereon at an election called and held for that purpose in the manner provided by law.

C. Funds received by the board, including private donations or grants, shall be used according to the approved budget for the proper operation of the museums according to law, ordinance, and accepted standards of museum operations, following American Association of Museums guidelines, including the provision of a competent, professional, technical and administrative staff.

Acts 1991, No. 120, §1, eff. June 30, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:217.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 217.1
Use of funds; DeSoto Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no funds from any tax levied or assessment or charge imposed pursuant to this Chapter on behalf of the DeSoto Parish library shall be diverted for use by any other entity or for any other purposes than those of such parish library.

Acts 2003, No. 263, §1, eff. June 10, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:705 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 705
Bonnie Blue Flag adopted
Status: in_force

The flag of the Republic of West Florida shall be the official flag of the Republic of West Florida Historic Region. The flag is blue with a single, white, five-pointed star. It shall be known as the "Bonnie Blue". The Bonnie Blue shall fly at all Louisiana Tourism Commission facilities, parish courthouses, and state parks in the region and is authorized to fly at all other state and local public buildings where appropriate and practical.

Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 7
Executive secretary; qualifications
Status: in_force

The executive secretary shall possess the following qualifications: he or she shall be of good moral character and shall be a trained and experienced librarian holding a degree from some standard college or university. In addition, he must have completed the required course in a recognized or accredited school of library science and have had at least five years' experience as an administrative librarian or director of some state or public library serving a populated area of not less than fifty thousand inhabitants.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1013 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1013
Membership; appointment; terms; officers; compensation
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall be composed as follows:

(1)(a) If the governor is married, the governor's spouse or the spouse's designee.

(b) If the governor is unmarried, the governor or his designee.

(2) A person appointed by the person serving on the commission pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) The chief of staff of the governor's spouse or, if the governor has no spouse, the person employed at the governor's mansion in the position known as the executive residence director.

(4) A member of a former governor's family appointed by the governor.

(5) Three members appointed by the governor.

B. The members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (A)(2), (4), and (5) of this Section shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

C.(1) The person serving on the commission pursuant to Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section shall serve as the chairman of the commission, and the members of the commission may provide for other officers of the commission as deemed necessary.

(2) The commission may create an executive committee from among its membership to ensure the prompt and efficient conduct of the powers, duties, and functions of the commission.

(3) The commission may establish and provide for advisory committees to advise and assist the commission in the performance of its duties.

D. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive reimbursement for expenses directly related to service on the commission in accordance with law.

Acts 2022, No. 187, §1; Acts 2024, No. 237, §1, eff. May 23, 2024 .
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 15
Authority to do acts required by federal laws
Status: in_force

The State Library of Louisiana is authorized to file any and all applications and make any and all reports and keep and render any and all accounts required or specified by federal law or regulation with reference to securing, administering, and using all such funds and monies for said purposes in the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:121.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 121.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Public document" means informational matter, for public distribution regardless of format, method of reproduction, source, or copyright, originating in or produced with the imprint of, by the authority of, or at the total or partial expense of, any state agency. Correspondence and inter-office or intra-office memoranda and records of an archival nature are excluded.

(2) "State agency" means an office, department, board, bureau, commission, council, institution, college or university, division, officer, or other person or group within the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government that is authorized to exercise or that exercises any of the functions of the government of the state of Louisiana.

(3) "Depository" means an institution which contracts with the state librarian to participate in the public document depository system.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 906, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1271.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1271.4
Limitations
Status: in_force

A. No more than twenty percent of funds appropriated or allocated to the program in any fiscal year may be granted to municipalities or eligible entities within any one parish.

B. In no case shall the aggregate amount of grants in any fiscal year exceed the amount of the appropriation to the department for the program in that fiscal year or the amount allocated to the program by the department in the event that funding for the program is included in an appropriation to the department containing funding for other programs. The provision of grants under this Chapter shall in no way constitute an entitlement derived from the state of Louisiana or a claim on any other funds of the state.

C. All grants awarded through the program shall be awarded in conformity with rules and regulations promulgated by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. No grant shall be awarded until after such time as such rules and regulations become effective.

D. All grants awarded through the program shall be from funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for the program.

E. No grant may be awarded through the program unless and until the legislature has appropriated to the department sufficient funds designated for the operation of the program.

Acts 2008, No. 431, §1, eff. when funds are appropriated by the legislature.

NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 431, §3, regarding termination.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.55
Donations and loans; disposition of property
Status: in_force

A. The Department of State and the board, jointly or separately, may solicit and accept funds, governmental grants, donations, and contributions of lands, buildings, monies, artifacts, relics, audio and video recordings, motion picture films, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Louisiana Delta Music Museum either in the form of loans or in the form of donations inter vivos or mortis causa, and the Department of State may acquire them by purchase, lease, or otherwise, subject to the terms, conditions, or limitations contained in the instrument by which such property is acquired. However, the board may enter into any and all contracts with any person, lender, or donor that it may deem fit, proper, and necessary to accept and receive such lands, buildings, monies, artifacts, relics, audio and video recordings, motion picture films, works of art, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the Louisiana Delta Music Museum. The museum may serve as the beneficiary of any public trust heretofore or hereafter created for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:2341 et seq.

B. The board is granted the authority of deaccession with respect to any collection of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum and, for such purpose, is exempted from laws relative to the sale or disposal of surplus property. The board shall establish policies and procedures necessary to carry out this authority in an orderly manner.

C.(1) Any property which has been deposited with the Louisiana Delta Music Museum, by loan or otherwise, and which has been held by the museum for more than ten years, and to which no person has made claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XII of Book III of the Louisiana Civil Code, shall become the property of the museum, provided that Paragraph (2) of this Subsection has been complied with.

(2)(a) At least once each week for two consecutive weeks, the board shall cause to be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the parish of Concordia a notice and listing of the property.

(b) The notice shall contain:

(i) The name and last known address, if any, of the last known owner or depositor of the property.

(ii) A description of the property.

(iii) A statement that if proof of claim is not presented by the claimant to the board and if the claimant's right to receive such property is not established to the satisfaction of the board within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, the property will be deemed to be abandoned and shall become the property of the Louisiana Delta Music Museum.

(3) If no valid claim has been made to the property within sixty-five days from the date of the second published notice, title to the property shall vest in the Louisiana Delta Music Museum free from all claims.

Acts 2001, No. 850, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:220.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 220.1
Library board of control; budget
Status: in_force

The parish governing authority of any parish may exercise budgetary and fiscal control over any public library created by the respective parish governing authority. Budgetary and fiscal control shall include the authority of the parish governing authority to approve, disapprove, or amend a budget adopted by the respective library board of control and shall also include those powers specifically granted to the parish governing authority pursuant to R.S. 33:1415(B). The parish governing authority shall comply with the provisions of the Local Government Budget Act, R.S. 39:1301 et seq., in exercising the powers of budgetary and fiscal control authorized in this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 736, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 261
Establishment and maintenance by parishes
Status: in_force

The various parishes may respectively equip and maintain a law library for the use and benefit of the parish judges and officials.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:603 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 603
Donations and grants; officers; meetings; vacancies
Status: in_force

The commission is hereby authorized to accept, administer, and make use of donations and grants of property, real and personal, for the construction, use and maintenance of the center from private donors or other bodies corporate and politic; and to receive funds, public or private, to be expended for the purpose of the center, its scientific and cultural activities and exhibits and other properties and structures and additions and accretions thereto. The commission shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chairman, one to serve as vice-chairman, and one to serve as secretary-treasurer. At least one regular meeting shall be held in each quarter of each year. Special meetings may be held from time to time. All meetings shall be open to the public. The majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the mayor for the unexpired term.

Acts 1966, No. 120, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:379.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 379.2
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 monthly, 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 Exhibit 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 Exhibit 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. 25:379.1(C)(2)(a) as directed by the executive committee.

(3) Contract with consulting experts for the conservation of paintings, books and papers, and other decorative arts for the accession and deaccession of artifacts, and for the accreditation of the museum.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 212, §5, eff. June 11, 2020.

Acts 1991, No. 9, §1, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 2020, No. 212, §§1, 5, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 16
Rendition of library services to blind persons
Status: in_force

The State Library of Louisiana may, with the approval of the federal government, enter into contractual agreements with surrounding states for library services to blind persons. Such agreements shall provide for the payment to the State Library of Louisiana of their proportionate share of the total cost of the service by the states receiving the service under the agreement. The State Library of Louisiana shall receive and retain all funds received, to be used to help defray the cost of the service in the foreign state.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 70, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:959 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 959
Enforcement
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall administer the provisions of this Chapter and shall be charged with the investigation and enforcement of this Chapter. The prosecution of the civil provisions of this Chapter shall be concurrently within the prosecutorial discretion of the attorney general and the district attorney for the parish in which the violations occur. The prosecution of the criminal provisions of this Chapter shall be within the discretion of the district attorney for the parish in which the violations occur, subject to the district attorney's recusal to the attorney general within the appropriate district attorney's discretion.

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:824 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 824
Funds; department to administer
Status: in_force

The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is hereby designated as the sole applicant, administrative body, and recipient for accepting and administering any and all state, federal, and private funds awarded to and allocated by the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any state and federal laws concerning folklife.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.24
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 State Oil and Gas 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 State Oil and Gas Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the board to maintain accreditation standards. 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.

Acts 1997, No. 1091, §1; Acts 2001, No. 130, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:737 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 737
Powers of historic district commissions
Status: in_force

A. No private building, structure, or edifice, including fences, boundary walls, signs, light fixtures, steps and paving or other appurtenant fixtures shall be erected, altered, restored, moved or demolished within an historic preservation district until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness as to exterior architectural features has been submitted to and approved by an historic preservation district commission, except as otherwise provided by the governing body in the ordinance establishing such commission or as provided by rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards adopted by said commission. Similarly, if earthworks of historical or archaeological importance exists in the historic district there shall be no excavating or moving of earth, rock or subsoil without a certificate of appropriateness. For the purposes of this Chapter "exterior architectural features" shall include but need not be limited to the color, architectural style, general design and general arrangement of the exterior of a structure, including the kind and texture of the building material, the type and style of all roofs, windows, doors, light fixtures, signs and other appurtenant fixtures. The style, scale, material, size and location of outdoor advertising signs and bill posters within an historic preservation district shall also be under the control of such commission.

B. An historic preservation district commission shall not consider interior arrangement or use but shall consider the relationship of the exterior of the buildings concerned with all others in the historic preservation district as to avoid incongruity and promote harmony therewith.

C. An historic preservation district commission shall adhere to and seek compatibility of structures in the historic district in terms of size, texture, scale and site plan and said commission shall set forth and define guidelines prior to any exercise of its authority.

D. Nothing in this Chapter 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 Chapter shall not apply to work which has begun or for which a permit has been issued prior to the establishment of the historic preservation district.

E. No review, approval, disapproval or recommendation shall be made by an historic preservation district commission until said commission has adopted rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards following a public hearing.

Acts 1970, No. 147, §7. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1223 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1223
Membership; officers
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall be comprised of fifteen members. The governing authority of each parish identified in R.S. 25:1222(A) as having territory within the heritage area shall appoint one member.

(2) Upon request by certified letter from the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, each governing authority shall make its appointment and submit the name and address of its appointee to the secretary by certified letter.

(3) In addition to the membership provided for in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, upon designation by the federal government of the Atchafalaya area as a national heritage area, the secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior may appoint a representative of the National Park Service to serve as a nonvoting member of the commission.

B. Members of the commission shall receive no pay for their service on the commission. However, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the commission other than meetings of the commission, members of the commission may receive reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with rules promulgated by the division of administration.

C. Terms of commissioners shall be three years and they may be reappointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Any member of the commission may serve after the expiration of his term until his successor is appointed and qualified. Any appointing authority may remove its appointed member who misses more than three consecutive meetings.

D. The members of the commission shall elect from among themselves a chair and other officers as they deem necessary.

E. The commission shall meet not less than quarterly. The commission may hold such other meetings as it deems necessary. Meetings may be called by the chairman or by a majority of the members.

F. The commission shall adopt bylaws to govern its affairs and activities.

Acts 1997, No. 1440, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 367, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 112, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 439, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 713, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2025, No. 475, §1.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1997, NO. 1440, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.153
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 such 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 provisions for 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 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.

(4) Advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Germantown Colony 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 Germantown Colony Museum, seek funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum and expend such funds for such purpose.

Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:524 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 524
Receipt of grants; acquisition and transfer of property; selection of depositories
Status: in_force

A. The commission may contract with and receive grants from the federal government in carrying out the purposes for which the commission is created, including but not limited to the Act of Congress of October 15, 1966 (Public Law 89-665; Title 16 U.S.C.A. Sec. 470 et seq.).

B. The commission may acquire by lease, purchase or donation real or personal property classified by it as landmarks or historic objects, to include documents, manuscripts, records, maps and books, which properties shall be conveyed by the commission to appropriate state or local governmental agencies which shall operate, maintain and preserve such properties for public use, provided, however, that if such transfer to other state or local government agencies cannot be made, the commission shall have the power to operate, maintain, improve and regulate such state historic landmarks or objects in order to insure their conservation, preservation, use and enjoyment by the citizens of the State of Louisiana.

C. The commission shall select depositories for items, artifacts, and documents acquired by the commission and may enter into depository contracts with private, local, state or federal instrumentalities providing for the preservation and custody of these objects.

Acts 1968, No. 199, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:952 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 952
Legislative findings and declaration of intent
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds that Louisiana law has never permitted, recognized, or sanctioned ownership rights in human remains and that such materials are explicitly exempted from property concepts under both common and civil law. The legislature further finds that the trade in or commodification of human remains fosters the looting and desecration of cemeteries and other sacred sites. The legislature further finds that existing state laws do not adequately protect against the illicit trade in human remains and that such trade needs to be stemmed in order to minimize looting and desecration of cemeteries. The legislature also finds and declares that there is a need for a central state entity to manage the enforcement of human remains laws and that, because the attorney general is already the statutory counsel to the Louisiana Cemetery Board, as well as being charged with civil enforcement of the Louisiana Unmarked Human Burial Sites Preservation Act and the Louisiana Historic Cemetery Preservation Act, the attorney general is uniquely qualified to enforce and police all illicit transactions in and commodification of human remains contemplated by this Chapter.

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:654 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 654
Donations and grants
Status: in_force

The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana may accept donations and grants from any source, public and private, in order to accomplish the purposes of the council.

Acts 2010, No. 679, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:380.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 380.21
Establishment and location; purpose and use
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum is established as a facility in the parish of Caddo 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 Louisiana State Oil and Gas 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, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history of the oil industry in Louisiana and the Caddo Parish area in particular.

Acts 1997, No. 1091, §1; Acts 2001, No. 130, §1; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1025 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1025
Annual report
Status: in_force

The commission shall submit a report annually to the governor, the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, and no later than thirty days prior to the beginning of each regular session of the legislature until the commission terminates. The first annual report shall include specific recommendations for commemorating and coordinating the quincentenary and related activities.

Acts 1988, No. 4, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:762.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 762.1
Commission enforcement powers; city of New Orleans
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of New Orleans, any owner, agent, lessee, or other person acting for or in conjunction with him who demolishes a structure or edifice located in the city of New Orleans without having received an appropriate certificate of appropriateness may be fined a single fine of not more than the greater of twenty-five thousand dollars or fifteen percent of the assessed value of the structure or edifice in accordance with the assessed value immediately preceding the demolition as provided for in the tax rolls of the city.

Acts 2022, No. 611, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:846 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 846
Powers and duties of the advisory board
Status: in_force

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

B. The advisory board shall:

(1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the advisory board's 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 advisory board, including a chairman and vice chairman.

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

(c) The preparation of a budget.

(3) Advise the office of state museum on all matters relating to the operations of the civil rights museum.

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

(5) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and R.S. 36:919.7.

C. The advisory board may:

(1) In accordance with R.S. 25:345, cooperate with the office of the state museum, the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum, or with any nonprofit corporation established to support the museum, seek funds from any source, public or private, to support programs and general purposes of the civil rights 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.

Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:757 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 757
Powers of historic district commissions
Status: in_force

A. No private building, structure, or edifice, including fences, boundary walls, signs, light fixtures, steps and paving or other appurtenant fixtures shall be erected, altered, restored, moved or demolished within an historic preservation district until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness as to exterior architectural features has been submitted to and approved by an historic preservation district commission, except as otherwise provided by the governing body in the ordinance establishing such commission or as provided by rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards adopted by said commission. Similarly, if earthworks of historical or archaeological importance exists in the historic district there shall be no excavating or moving of earth, rock or subsoil without a certificate of appropriateness. For the purposes of this Part "exterior architectural features" shall include but need not be limited to the color, architectural style, general design and general arrangement of the exterior of a structure, including the kind and texture of the building material, the type and style of all roofs, windows, doors, light fixtures, signs and other appurtenant fixtures. The style, scale, material, size and location of outdoor advertising signs and bill posters within an historic preservation district shall also be under the control of such commission.

B. An historic preservation district commission shall not consider interior arrangement or use but shall consider the relationship of the exterior of the buildings concerned with all others in the historic preservation district as to avoid incongruity and promote harmony therewith.

C. An historic preservation district commission shall adhere to and seek compatibility of structures in the historic district in terms of size, texture, scale and site plan and said commission shall set forth and define guidelines prior to any exercise of its authority.

D. 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 which has begun or for which a permit has been issued prior to the establishment of the historic preservation district.

E. No review, approval, disapproval or recommendation shall be made by an historic preservation district commission until said commission has adopted rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards following a public hearing.

Acts 1974, No. 273, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 283
Revenues
Status: in_force

The revenues of the commission shall be provided by the clerk of the district court of Lafayette Parish by adding to the initial cost of docketing all civil suits, including the docketing of succession and tutorship proceedings, but excluding all suits now docketed on the clerk's records, the sum of seven dollars, which sum shall be remitted by the clerk of court, on the first day of each month, to the Lafayette Parish Law Library Commission. These added charges shall form no part of the judicial expense account fund of the district court.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 416, §1; Acts 1988, No. 416, §1; Acts 1990, No. 447, §1; Acts 2011, No. 273, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:346 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 346
Use of museum's collections
Status: in_force

The collections of the Louisiana State Museum may be lent in part subject to and in accordance with the collections management policy approved by the board. The office of the state museum shall ensure proper safeguards for their maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept.

Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 2025, No. 450, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:1301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 1301
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Delta Bike Trail Commission", which shall be created to be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state with all of the powers of a political subdivision and with such further powers and functions as are set forth in this Chapter.

Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:296.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 296.1
Membership; tenure
Status: in_force

The members of the commission shall consist of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. The commission shall request that the Southwest Bar Association's executive committee appoint an advisory committee of seven active members of the association who shall make recommendations to the commission concerning the operation of the law library.

Acts 1993, No. 730, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 25:94 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 25 / Section 94
Ownership of books
Status: in_force

The books, periodicals, manuscripts or other papers in the possession of the Law Library of Louisiana or which may be subsequently acquired by it shall be the property of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 409, §1.