La. Rev. Stat. § 49:327.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 327.1
Linked deposit program for low-interest agricultural production loans
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that many farmers throughout the state are experiencing economic crisis due to low commodity prices, rising production costs, dropping land values, and natural disasters. Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of this state to provide lower cost funds for low interest agricultural production loans through the linked deposit program.

B. As used in this Section:

(1) "Agricultural production loan" means any loan made by a lending institution to a farmer under the linked deposit program. An agricultural production loan may only be made and used for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) If necessary for the continuance of the operation of the farm through the crop or production year, repair of agricultural equipment or machinery, or purchase of used replacement equipment or machinery.

(b) Operating capital including, but not limited to, capital necessary for the rental of equipment or machinery and the purchase of seed, feed, fertilizer, chemical, crop insurance, livestock, and production-related energy, labor, or veterinarian fees.

(c) Refinancing all or a portion of a loan entered into before the effective date of this Section for a purpose set forth in Subparagraphs (a) or (b).

(2) "Farmer" means any person that:

(a) Is an owner and operator or an operator of a farm engaged in the production of agricultural goods, and if incorporated, has a majority of the stock owned by persons operating the farm for which the loan is sought.

(b) Is headquartered in this state.

(c) Conducts agricultural operations exclusively in this state.

(d) Employs less than ten employees.

(e) Is a resident of this state, or if a corporation or multi-member entity, the majority of the stockholders or members are residents of this state.

(f) Is organized for profit.

(g) Has gross income from the agricultural operation which is at least fifty percent of his total income.

(h) Has a positive net worth.

(i) Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 595, §2, eff. June 15, 1993.

(3) "Lending institution" means any state bank organized under the laws of this state and any national bank having its principal office in this state which is authorized to make agricultural production loans and agrees to participate in the linked deposit program.

(4) "Linked deposit" means a certificate of deposit placed by the state treasurer with a lending institution at three percent below existing market rates, as determined and calculated by the state treasurer, provided the institution agrees to lend the value of such deposit, according to the deposit agreement required by this Section, to farmers at three percent below the existing borrowing rate applicable to each specific farmer at the time of the deposit of state funds in the lending institution.

(5) "Treasurer" means the state treasurer.

C. The state treasurer may invest in linked deposits. However, the total amount so deposited at any one time shall not exceed, in the aggregate, ten million dollars.

D. Any lending institution that desires to receive a linked deposit shall accept and review applications for loans from farmers. The lending institution shall apply all usual lending standards to determine the creditworthiness of each farmer.

E.(1) Only one loan shall be made and be outstanding at any one time to any farmer.

(2) The maximum amount which may be loaned to any farmer at any one time shall be one hundred thousand dollars.

(3) No loan shall be made to any officer or director of the lending institution making the loan.

(4) A farmer shall certify on his loan application that the loan shall be used exclusively for one or more of the purposes set forth in this Section.

F. The lending institution shall forward to the treasurer a linked deposit loan package, in the form and manner prescribed by the treasurer. The package shall include such information as required by the treasurer, including the amount of each loan requested. The institution shall certify that each applicant is an eligible farmer and the amount to be loaned and the borrowing rate applicable to each farmer.

G. The treasurer may accept or reject a linked deposit loan package or any portion thereof.

H. Upon acceptance of the linked deposit loan package or any portion thereof, the treasurer may place certificates of deposit with the lending institution at three percent below the current market rates, as determined and calculated by the treasurer. When necessary, the treasurer may place certificates of deposit prior to acceptance of a linked deposit loan package.

I. The lending institution shall enter into a deposit agreement with the treasurer which shall include the requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section. The requirements shall reflect the agricultural conditions prevailing in the lending institution's lending area. The agreement may specify the period of time in which the lending institution is to loan funds upon the placement of a linked deposit, and shall include provisions for the certificates of deposit to mature within a period not to exceed one year. The treasurer may renew a certificate of deposit for additional periods of time, each of which shall not exceed one year. Interest shall be paid at the times determined by the treasurer.

J. The period of time for which each certificate of deposit is placed with a lending institution shall be neither longer nor shorter than the period of time for which the linked deposit shall be used to provide loans at reduced interest rates. The agreement shall further provide that the state shall receive market interest rates on any certificate of deposit or any portion thereof for any period of time for which there shall be no corresponding linked deposit loan outstanding to a farmer.

K. Lending institutions shall comply with the provisions of this Section and the rules and regulations adopted under this Section.

L. Upon placement of a linked deposit, a lending institution shall loan funds to each approved farmer listed in the linked deposit loan package and in accordance with the deposit agreement. Each loan shall be at a fixed rate of interest which shall be three percent below the current borrowing rate applicable to each farmer as determined pursuant to rules and regulations adopted under this Section. All records and documents pertaining to the linked deposit program shall be segregated by each lending institution for ease of identification and examination. A certification of compliance with this Section in the form and manner prescribed by the treasurer shall be completed by the lending institution and filed with the treasurer.

M. The treasurer and the commissioner of agriculture and forestry shall take any and all steps necessary to implement the linked deposit program and monitor compliance of lending institutions and farmers with the provisions of this Section and the rules and regulations adopted under this Section.

N. Annually, by February first, the treasurer shall report on the linked deposit program for the preceding calendar year to the governor, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of financial institutions, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development, and the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development. The report shall include each linked deposit made by the treasurer during the year and information regarding the nature, terms, and amounts of the loans upon which the linked deposits were based and the farmers to whom the loans were made. The report shall not include the assets, liabilities, or percent equity of any recipient farmer but shall include a statement by the treasurer that the lending institutions have certified that all recipient farmers meet the requirements of this Section.

O. Neither the state, the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, nor the treasurer shall be liable to any lending institution in any manner for payment of the principal or interest on any loan to a farmer under this Section. Any delay in payments or default on the part of a farmer shall not in any manner affect the deposit agreement between the lending institution and the state treasurer. The deposits made by the treasurer under this program shall not be considered pledged in any way to the lending institution in the event of a loan default.

P. The treasurer and the commissioner of agriculture and forestry may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the provision of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Q. Whoever intentionally violates any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each violation.

Acts 1986, No. 228, §1, eff. June 28, 1986; Acts 1993, No. 595, §§1 and 2, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 116, §3, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:198 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 198
Inapplicability to retirement systems
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part do not apply to retirement systems.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 277, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:219.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 219.3
Powers, duties, and functions; staffing; funding
Status: in_force

A. The board shall:

(1) Identify, examine, select or develop, recommend or implement, drug control policies and strategies to more effectively combat illegal drug, substance, and alcohol misuse.

(2) Stress a coordinated approach emphasizing application, or needed revisions, of enforcement capabilities targeting illegal drug misuse, sale, and supply.

(3) Identify, examine, select or develop, recommend or implement, demand reduction measures such as education, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, peer support, harm reduction, and public awareness.

(4) Receive reports of the allocations and expenditures of all federal substance misuse funds earmarked for education, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and law enforcement.

(5) Evaluate how state and federal funds are utilized in implementing substance use prevention and related programs at state and local agencies.

(6) Evaluate changes in the methods and priorities of the allocation of funds to state and local agencies.

(7) Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of state and local public awareness, prevention, and harm reduction programs addressing substance use in both the public and private sectors in order to develop a series of recommendations for improving the effectiveness of such programs.

(8) Evaluate specific challenges related to the enforcement of substance use laws and make recommendations to enhance effectiveness through legislative updates or executive action.

(9) Assess the roles and interaction of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and operations in combating substance misuse and trafficking, with recommendations for improving the effectiveness of multi-jurisdictional operations throughout this state.

(10) Provide an annual report to the governor regarding findings, activities, and recommendations by July first of each year and submit quarterly reports if deemed necessary by the governor or the board.

(11) Develop long and short range plans or strategies that prioritize areas of need or otherwise organize the use of resources.

(12) Seek assistance or support from any state agency or private sector entity which may be helpful in diminishing or eradicating substance and alcohol misuse.

(13) Adopt and promulgate rules necessary to implement provisions of this Part.

B. Staff support shall be provided by the executive office of the governor and may be provided by the agencies of the executive department of the government as directed by the governor.

C. The board shall be funded by appropriation of the legislature.

Acts 1990, No. 1029, §2, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 2025, No. 78, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 156
State emblem of military service; display over the state capitol
Status: in_force

A. The Honor and Remember flag shall be an official state emblem of military service. The flag was designed by George Lutz, who lost his son in Iraq in 2005. The flag shall serve as a visible reminder to all Americans of the lives lost in defense of our national freedoms. The red field on the flag represents the blood spilled by brave men and women in America's military throughout our history, who willingly gave their lives so that we all would remain free. The blue star represents active service in military conflict. The white border surrounding the gold star recognizes the purity of sacrifice. The gold star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who will not return home. Gold reflects the value of the life that was given. The folded flag signifies the final tribute to an individual life that a family sacrificed and gave to the nation. The flame is an eternal reminder of the spirit that has departed this life yet burns on in the memory of all who knew and loved the fallen hero. The use of the Honor and Remember flag on official documents of the state along with the insignia of the state is hereby authorized.

B. The Honor and Remember flag may be displayed over the state capitol on the following days:

(1) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.

(2) Veterans Day, November eleventh.

Acts 2011, No. 222, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1133
Litter control awareness
Status: in_force

The secretary may implement litter control awareness measures, including but not limited to the following:

(1) Develop and implement litter prevention, publicity, educational, and motivational campaigns and programs.

(2) Serve as the coordinating agency between various government and private organizations seeking to aid in litter control and reduction and recycling efforts.

(3) Assist local governments in the adoption and revision of ordinances aimed at litter control and reduction.

(4) Encourage, organize, and coordinate voluntary campaigns seeking to focus the attention of the public on programs to control and reduce litter and increase public awareness.

(5) Provide encouragement of and increased funds for litter cleanup and collection, litter prevention, and cleanup equipment.

(6) Promote litter abatement and control and encourage recycling.

(7) Promote public awareness and education.

(8) Assist local governments, industries, and other organizations which aid in anti-litter efforts.

(9) Assist local governments in the coordination of local anti-litter efforts.

(10) Encourage, organize, and coordinate voluntary local anti-litter campaigns seeking to focus the attention and participation of the public on the laws of this state enacted to control and remove litter and to provide for the recycling of trash materials.

(11) Investigate the availability of and apply for funds from any private or public source to be used for the purposes of this Chapter.

(12) Exchange litter enforcement information with judges, district and municipal attorneys, Louisiana state police, and local law enforcement officers on enforcement mechanics.

(13) Award grants and provide financial assistance on a local level in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this Chapter in order to achieve the purposes of this Chapter and award certificates of achievement for litter abatement.

(14) Investigate methods, and monitor effectiveness of this Chapter and of techniques in the control of litter and develop, encourage, and coordinate litter control within the state.

(15) Provide an annual report to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality giving details regarding the department's efforts to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

(16) Approve and disburse financial assistance to any local government or nonprofit organization which, in written application, seeks such assistance to implement a local litter prevention or abatement program.

(17) Support the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Program and network of affiliates in the activation of civilian volunteers and development of organized litter prevention programs.

Acts 2022, No. 16, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:320.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 320.2
Classification of revenues; escrow funds; reports of escrow funds and agency accounts
Status: in_force

A. The division of administration, office of statewide reporting and accounting policy, shall develop a policy manual for the classification of state revenues which shall define the revenues being classified, and the procedures necessary to provide uniformity in the classification of revenues as statutory dedications, fees and self-generated revenue, state general fund, interagency transfers, federal funds, or other appropriate categories. The manual shall be sent to the statewide elected officials for their comments prior to submission to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The manual shall provide a description of all monies that may be deposited into an escrow fund, including monies required to be deposited into a dedicated account, or monies whose ownership is in dispute or otherwise restricted from use. The manual shall also provide a description of all monies that should not be held in an escrow fund, including any state monies. The manual shall contain policies relative to the creation of an agency account for the deposit of fees and self-generated revenues. Prior to implementation of the manual, the office of statewide reporting and accounting policy shall submit the proposed manual to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for review and approval.

B. No state money shall be held in an escrow fund unless the state agency immediately notifies the Cash Management Review Board in writing of the state funds held in escrow and keeps detailed records accounting for such state funds, the restrictions requiring the funds to be held in the escrow account, and the estimated duration of the restrictions. No state money in an escrow fund shall be withdrawn from the state treasury by a state agency nor transferred from an escrow fund to a state agency's account unless:

(1) There is a specific appropriation in the current fiscal year authorizing the withdrawal or transfer of the monies.

(2) There is no specific appropriation authorizing the withdrawal or transfer of the monies and the commissioner of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approve a budget adjustment if the legislature is not in session.

(3) Any monies determined to have been paid by a nonstate individual or entity to the state in error or in cases in which a refund of the amount paid to the state is due, may be withdrawn from the escrow fund without a specific appropriation and returned to the nonstate individual or entity.

C.(1) No agency shall establish an escrow fund unless the Cash Management Review Board has authorized the establishment of the escrow fund in writing and notice of the establishment of the escrow fund is given in writing to the commissioner of administration and to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

(2) The state agency which requested the establishment of the escrow fund, and agencies which as of January 1, 2017, have established an escrow fund, shall submit a monthly report to the state treasurer who shall compile the agency reports into one report and submit it to the Cash Management Review Board and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget setting forth the date of the establishment of the fund, the beginning balance, any additional deposits to the fund including the date and the amount of the deposit to the fund, the date and the amount of any withdrawal from the fund, the balance in the fund as of the date of the report, and any other information requested by the Cash Management Review Board or the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The report shall also include any journal vouchers or other transfer requests of any classified monies back into the escrow fund.

(3) State agencies which as of January 1, 2017, have an agency account established in the state treasury, shall give a quarterly report to the state treasurer, regarding fees and self-generated revenues which have been deposited, transferred, or withdrawn from the account. The state treasurer shall compile the agency reports into one report and shall submit the quarterly report to the Cash Management Review Board and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The report shall set forth:

(a) The beginning balance of fees and self-generated revenues in the agency account.

(b) The date and amount of deposits of fees and self-generated revenues to the agency account during the reporting period.

(c) The date and amount of any transfer or withdrawal of fees and self-generated revenues from the agency account during the reporting period.

(d) The balance in the agency account as of the date of the report.

(e) Any other information requested by the Cash Management Review Board or the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Acts 2017, No. 361, §2, eff. July 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:76 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 76
Lobbyist expenditure reports
Status: in_force

A. Each lobbyist registered under the provisions of this Part shall file with the ethics board, in the manner prescribed by the ethics board by rule in accordance with the provisions of this Part, a report of all expenditures incurred for the purpose of lobbying.

B. A report shall be filed monthly. The report for each month shall be filed by the twenty-fifth day of the following month.

C.(1) The report shall be electronically filed using forms provided by the ethics board in a format suitable for use on the database required by R.S. 49:77(4). The electronic filing by a lobbyist of any report required under this Section shall constitute a certification that the information contained in the report is true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief; that no reportable expenditures have been made that are not included therein as required by law; and that no information required by this Part has been deliberately omitted.

(2) A lobbyist shall retain records that document all reports made pursuant to this Part for no less than three years.

D.(1) Each report shall include the following:

(a) A listing of each subject matter lobbied during each reporting period pursuant to R.S. 49:74(A)(4).

(b) The total of all expenditures made during each reporting period aggregated in the manner prescribed by the ethics board by rule.

(c) The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to an individual executive branch official during each reporting period, including the name of the executive branch official and his executive branch agency.

(d) The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to the spouse or minor child of a executive branch official during each reporting period. The name of the spouse or minor child shall not be included. The aggregate total of such expenditures shall be reported as follows:

"The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to the spouse of (insert name of executive branch official) was (insert aggregate total of expenditures).

The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to the minor child or children of (insert name of executive branch official) was (insert aggregate total of expenditures)."

(e) The aggregate total of expenditures for all reporting periods during the same calendar year, aggregated in the manner prescribed by the ethics board by rule.

(f) The aggregate total of all expenditures attributable to an individual executive branch official for all reporting periods during the same calendar year, including the name of the executive branch official and his executive branch agency.

(g) The aggregate total of all expenditures attributable to the spouse or minor child of an executive branch official for all reporting periods during the same calendar year. The name of the spouse or minor child shall not be included. The aggregate total of such expenditures shall be reported as follows:

"The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to the spouse of (insert name of executive branch official) for all reporting periods during the year was (insert aggregate total of expenditures).

The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to the minor child or children of (insert name of executive branch official) for all reporting periods during the year was (insert aggregate total of expenditures)."

(2) For the purposes of this Section, the aggregate amount or any per occasion amount attributable to an executive branch official or spouse or minor child of an executive branch official shall not include any expenditure which is otherwise required to be reported in Paragraph (E)(1) or (2) of this Section or which is exempt as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Section.

(3) For the purposes of this Section, the aggregate amount or any per-occasion amount attributable to an executive branch official or spouse or minor child of an executive branch official shall not include any expenditure made at an event that the executive branch official, spouse, or minor child did not attend.

E.(1) Each report shall include a statement of the expenditure for each reception, social gathering, or other function to which more than twenty-five executive branch officials are invited. Any report of such amount shall include the name of the group or groups invited and the date and location of the reception, social gathering, or other function.

(2)(a) Any expenditure, as defined in this Part, for any reception or social gathering sponsored in whole or in part by a lobbyist, individually or on behalf of a principal he represents, held in conjunction with a meeting of a national or regional organization of executive branch officials shall be reported by including the name of the national or regional organization, the date and location of the reception or social gathering, a general description of persons associated with the organization invited to attend the reception or social gathering, and the amount of the expenditure.

(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall include without limitation any expenditure for any of the following:

(i) A single activity, occasion, reception, meal, or meeting held during the same time period and in the same general locale as a meeting of such an organization and to which some persons associated with the organization are invited.

(ii) A single activity, occasion, reception, meal, or meeting that is part of the scheduled activities at a meeting of such an organization and that is open to persons attending the meeting.

(3) Any expenditure for any meal or refreshment consumed by or offered to an executive branch official which is incidental to the executive branch official giving a speech, being a member of a panel, or otherwise being involved in an informational presentation to a group shall be exempt from the provisions of this Part.

F.(1)(a) Any expenditures by a lobbyist's principal or employer made in the presence of the lobbyist shall be reported by the lobbyist as provided in this Part.

(b) Any lobbyist's principal or employer who makes direct expenditures required to be reported pursuant to this Part shall timely furnish its lobbyist information about such expenditures as necessary for compliance with this Part. Such information shall be furnished to the lobbyist no later than two business days after the close of each reporting period.

(c) Any lobbyist's principal or employer who makes direct expenditures required to be reported pursuant to this Part who fails to provide its lobbyist the information regarding such expenditures as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph shall be required to register as a lobbyist pursuant to this Part and shall be subject to penalties for violations of this Part.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, a lobbyist's principal or employer may opt to file reports required by this Section in the manner prescribed by the ethics board by rule on behalf of all of the lobbyists who represent such principal's or employer's interests. If a lobbyist's principal or employer opts to file such reports, the principal or employer shall notify the ethics board no later than January thirty-first of each year, and such option shall be effective for the reporting of all expenditures made during that calendar year. The notification shall include a listing of all persons on whose behalf the lobbyist's principal or employer is filing the reports required by this Section.

(b) Any lobbyist whose principal or employer opts pursuant to this Paragraph to file the reports required by this Section shall timely furnish its principal or employer all information about expenditures as necessary for compliance with this Part. Such information shall be furnished to the principal or employer no later than two business days after the close of each reporting period.

(c) Any lobbyist's principal or employer who opts pursuant to this Paragraph to file the reports required by this Section who fails to file or timely file such reports shall be liable for and subject to any applicable late fees or penalties, or both for violations of this Part.

G. Each person required to file reports pursuant to this Part who is also required to file reports pursuant to Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 may file a report which contains all of the information required by this Part and by Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2004, No. 116, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 709, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 534, §3, eff. July 16, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 416, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1304
Submission of other information
Status: in_force

A. Each board, commission, or like entity covered by this Chapter shall fully cooperate with the commissioner of administration in implementing and complying with the requirements of this Chapter.

B.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 49:1303, each board, commission, or like entity covered by this Chapter shall submit to the commissioner of administration all information required to be included on the website pursuant to R.S. 49:1302 by February first of each year. Except as provided in R.S. 49:1302(E)(2) and (G), the information shall be complete for the previous calendar year.

(2) The information required to be submitted pursuant to this Section shall be submitted by an appropriate officer of the board, commission, or like entity. The officer shall certify that the information submitted is true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief.

C. All submissions of information required by this Section shall be made in an electronic format designated by the commissioner of administration.

NOTE: §1304 as redesignated by Acts 2025, No. 374, eff. July 1, 2027.

§1304. Redesignated as R.S. 43:84 by Acts 2025, No. 374, §4(A).

Acts 2009, No. 12, §1, eff. March 1, 2010; Acts 2013, No. 184, §16; Acts 2014, No. 791, §18; Acts 2025, No. 374, §4(A), eff. July 1, 2027.

NOTE: See Acts 2009, No. 12, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 2
Sovereignty over waters within boundaries
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the right of the government of the United States to regulate foreign and interstate commerce under Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and to the power of the government of the United States over cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction under Section 2 of Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States, and the powers of the United States Coast Guard as provided by law to patrol and protect the navigable waters of the United States in the Gulf of America, the state of Louisiana has full sovereignty over all of the waters of the Gulf of America and of the arms of the Gulf of America within the boundaries of Louisiana, and over the beds and shores of the Gulf and all arms of the Gulf within the boundaries of Louisiana.

B. The state of Louisiana shall be entitled to all the lands, minerals and other natural resources underlying the Gulf of America, extending seaward from its coastline for a distance of three marine leagues.

Acts 2011, No. 336, §1; Acts 2025, No. 105, §3, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:220.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 220.22
Office of the state inspector general; creation; domicile; funding
Status: in_force

A. The office of the state inspector general, referred to in this Part as the "office", is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued.

B. The domicile of the office shall be in Baton Rouge.

C. The legislature shall make adequate appropriations to the office to enable it to implement this Part efficiently and effectively.

D. The office is authorized to employ its own legal counsel, and also may obtain such additional legal representation as the office deems necessary from the attorney general or his designee.

Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §3, eff. April 26, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 640, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.33
Coordinated coastal permitting process
Status: in_force

A. This Section is intended to expedite and streamline the processing of issuing coastal use permits and of obtaining all other concurrently required permits or approvals from other governmental bodies having separate regulatory jurisdiction or authority over uses of the coastal zone without impinging on the regulatory jurisdiction or authority of such other governmental bodies.

B. To implement this intent, within one year of the effective date of this Subpart, the secretary, local governments, and all other relevant governmental bodies having regulatory jurisdiction or authority over uses of the coastal zone shall, in cooperation with one another and under the direction of the governor, establish a coordinated coastal permitting process by means of binding interagency agreements wherein:

(1) One application form serves as the application form for all required permits or approvals from all governmental bodies taking part in the coordinated coastal permitting process.

(2) The application contains sufficient information so that all necessary reviews by all affected governmental bodies can be expeditiously carried out.

(3) A "one window" system for applications is established, with copies of the application being transmitted to all governmental bodies taking part in the coordinated coastal permitting process.

(4) Only one public hearing, if any, need be held on the application. Any public hearing held shall be deemed to serve for all governmental bodies taking part in the coordinated coastal permitting process.

(5) The shortest practicable period for review of applications by all governmental bodies taking part in the coordinated coastal permitting process insofar as the application pertains to the regulatory jurisdiction or authority of such governmental body, is provided for.

(6) The coordinated coastal permitting process shall not affect the powers, duties, or functions of any governmental body, particularly the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the office of conservation in the Department of Conservation and Energy.

(7) If practicable, a joint permitting process with federal agencies issuing permits shall be established incorporating the coordinated coastal permitting process. Nor shall any other permit review or approval that, in the discretion of the secretary, would be inappropriate for inclusion in a unified permit.

C. Provided that local zoning, subdivision, building, health, and other similar permits, reviewing, or approvals which are not part of an approved local program shall not be included within the unified permitting program; nor shall any other permit review or approval which, in the discretion of the secretary, would be inappropriate for inclusion in a unified permit.

D. Prior to the implementation of the unified coastal permitting program, the secretary is authorized to develop interim interagency agreements with the respective governmental bodies to coordinate permit handling, decision making, and appeal procedures.

E. After such process is established as provided in this Section, the secretary shall administer and implement and may modify such process in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1978, No. 361, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979. Acts 1983, No. 705, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 2023, No. 150, §20, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 24
Jurisdiction of certain international organizations
Status: in_force

The World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Louisiana. No rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy, or mandate of any kind of the World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall be enforced or implemented by the state of Louisiana or any agency, department, board, commission, political subdivision, governmental entity of the state, parish, municipality, or any other political entity.

Acts 2024, No. 395, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:170.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 170.10
Official state "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials"
Status: in_force

A. The official state "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials" shall be the "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials" held annually in the parish of Winn, city of Winnfield, Louisiana.

B. The fourth weekend in March of every year shall be "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials Weekend" in the state.

Acts 2003, No. 808, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 73
Persons to whom applicable; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Part relative to a principal or employer of a lobbyist, the provisions of this Part shall apply only to persons who are lobbyists as defined in R.S. 49:72. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to an elected or appointed public official or any designee of such an official, when such designee is a public employee and when such elected or appointed official or public employee is acting in the performance of his or her official public duties.

Acts 2004, No. 116, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 769, §2, eff. July 6, 2008.

NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 116, §§4 and 5, re implementation, administration, and effectiveness.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1135 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1135
Removal of litter; responsibility
Status: in_force

The duty to remove litter from receptacles placed at publicly owned parks, beaches, campgrounds, trailer parks, roadside parks, and other property shall remain with those state and local agencies performing litter removal within their respective jurisdictions. The duty to remove litter from litter receptacles placed on private property which is used by the public shall remain with the owner.

Acts 2022, No. 16, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1115 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1115
Commission duties and responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall:

(1) Administer the state's grant program in support of national service programs including selection, oversight, and evaluation of grant recipients.

(2) Ensure that its funding decisions meet all federal and state statutory requirements.

(3) Recommend innovative, creative, statewide service programs to increase civic participation and unite all citizens of this state in a common purpose; and stimulate increased community awareness of the beneficial impact of service programs in this state.

(4) Provide a statewide volunteer recognition program to provide public recognition and support of broad service efforts and successful or promising private sector initiatives and public/private partnerships which address community needs.

(5) Develop and implement a centralized organized system of obtaining information and technical support concerning community service, recruitment, service projects, training methods, materials, and activities throughout this state and share information and support upon request.

(6) Promote strong interagency collaboration, utilizing local, state, and federal resources to reinforce, expand, and initiate quality service programs as an avenue for maximizing resources and provide that model on the state level.

(7) Serve as the state's liaison and voice to appropriate national and state organizations which support its mission.

(8) Prepare a national three-year service plan for this state which follows state and federal guidelines.

(9) Assist in the preparation of the Louisiana Serve America grant applications to the Corporation for National and Community Service on behalf of the state.

(10) Assist in the preparation of the Louisiana Serve America grant application of the Louisiana Department of Education.

(11) Prepare the state's application for approval of service positions such as the National Service Educational Award.

(12) Make technical assistance available to enable applicants for assistance to plan and implement service programs and to apply for assistance under the federal service laws such as the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.

(13) Assist in the provision of health care and child care benefits to participants in national service programs that receive assistance.

(14) Coordinate its functions, including recruitment, public awareness, and training activities, with any division of the federal Corporation State Office or the Corporation for National and Community Service.

(15) Provide the governor, lieutenant governor, and the legislature with an annual report which describes its activities during the previous year. These reports shall be due by December thirty-first for the previous program year.

(16) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 219, §2.

B. The commission may adopt rules and regulations to provide for its operation and to implement this Chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act subject to the oversight of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.

Acts 1995, No. 742, §2, eff. June 27, 1995; Acts 2003, No. 219, §§1 and 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1221
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

A. The legislature recognizes that there has been a dramatic increase over the past five years in the number of first and second generation Latin Americans who have made a home in Louisiana; this change is reflected in the forty-five percent increase in the Hispanic population of Louisiana between 2000 and 2007 according to the Pew Hispanic Center's tabulations of United States census data.

B. The legislature further recognizes that residents who have recently arrived from Central and South America were and continue to be instrumental in the state's efforts to rebuild infrastructure and communities that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina and the other catastrophic hurricanes that have hit Louisiana.

C. The legislature further recognizes that there are particular challenges associated with delivering government services to these recent arrivals; challenges that stem from a lack of awareness of the availability of services, language barriers, and other real world complexities.

D. The legislature further recognizes that this nation and its individual states have been overcoming such challenges throughout our history; we have always been a nation comprised of people of many cultures.

E. The legislature concludes from these findings that, at this point in history, the state has an obligation to make a concerted effort to reach out to these newly arrived residents of our state, many of whom have been so crucial to our survival of recent tragedies, to make sure they have access to all of the guidance and assistance the legislature intends to be made available to all residents of the state.

Acts 2009, No. 141, §1, eff. June 25, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 599, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.28
Local coastal management programs
Status: in_force

A. Local governments may develop local coastal management programs in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

B. The secretary shall adopt, after notice and public hearing, rules and procedures for the development, approval, modification, and periodic review of local coastal management programs. Such rules and procedures may subsequently be amended by the secretary.

C. The rules and procedures adopted pursuant to this Section shall be consistent with the state guidelines and shall provide particularly, but not exclusively, that:

(1) Local governments, in developing local programs, shall afford full opportunity for municipalities, state and local government bodies, and the general public to participate in the development and implementation of the local program.

(2) A public hearing to receive comments on a proposed local program shall be held in the area to be subject to the program by the local government proposing the program or its duly appointed local committee.

(3) A local program developed under this Section shall be consistent with the state guidelines and with the policies and objectives of this Subpart and shall particularly, but not exclusively, consist of:

(a) A description of the natural resources and the natural resource users of the coastal zone area within the parish, the social and economic needs within particular areas of the coastal zone of the parish, and the general order or priority in which those needs which directly and significantly affect coastal waters should be met within the coastal zone of the parish.

(b) Procedures to be used by the local government to regulate uses of local concern.

(c) Special procedures and methods for considering uses within special areas, uses of greater than local benefit, and uses affecting the state and national interest.

(4) Each local government preparing a local program under this Section may appoint a coastal advisory committee, hereinafter called "local committee". The local committee shall be composed of a reasonable number of persons who represent users of coastal resources and shall include representation of users concerned with conservation and preservation of renewable coastal resources and users concerned with development of resources for commercial purposes. The local committee shall assist local government in the development and implementation of a local program and in the development of special management programs affecting special areas. The local committee may report progress or problems in the implementation of the state and local programs and may convey ideas and suggestions to the local governments and the secretary.

(5) Local programs shall be submitted to the secretary for review and may be submitted after promulgation of the state guidelines and the rules adopted pursuant to this Section.

D. In approving a local program, the secretary, acting jointly with the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designee, may make reasonable interpretations of the state guidelines insofar as they affect that particular local program, which are necessary because of local environmental conditions or user practices. The secretary may otherwise provide for the requirements for approval of local programs.

E. Within ninety days after receipt of a proposed local program, the secretary shall either approve the program or notify the local government of the specific changes which must be made in order for it to be approved. Before making his decision the secretary shall consider each proposed local program, the comments received from other agencies, interested persons and the public hearing, the state guidelines and the rules adopted pursuant to this Section. A local program may be resubmitted, or amended following the same procedures outlined herein.

F. A local government or any other persons adversely affected by a decision of the secretary pursuant to R.S. 49:214.28(E) may appeal the decision in accordance with R.S. 49:214.35.

G. No local coastal program shall become effective until it has been approved by the secretary. Once approved, a local program shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the local government and of the coastal management program.

H. Once a local program is approved by the secretary:

(1) Uses of local concern within the parish's coastal zone must be consistent with the local program and shall be subject to the issuance of coastal use permits by the local government.

(2) The local program may be altered or modified only with approval of the secretary pursuant to the procedures provided for approval of local program.

(3) The local program, its procedures and implementation shall be subject to periodic review by the secretary to ensure continued consistency with the state program, guidelines, and with the policies and purpose of this Subpart. The secretary shall require the modification of the local program or its procedures when necessary to ensure such consistency pursuant to the procedures provided for approval of a local program.

I. The secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with local governments to provide financial assistance on a matching fund basis to aid the development and implementation of approved local programs under this Subpart. The secretary shall develop rules and procedures after notice and public hearing, under which local governments may qualify for such assistance.

Acts 1978, No. 361, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 613, §1, eff. July 18, 1979. Acts 1983, No. 705, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 408, §1, eff. July 6, 1984.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1989, 2D EX. SESS., NO. 6, §7.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 301
Commission and oath
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall be commissioned by the governor and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the constitution, which shall be indorsed on his commission. His commission shall not be issued by the governor until the bond and surety shall have been given.

Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:163.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 163.1
State mineral
Status: in_force

There shall be an official state mineral. The official state mineral shall be the agate, as found in Louisiana gravel. Its use on official documents of the state and with the insignia of the state is hereby authorized.

Acts 2011, No. 232, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 152
United States flag to be displayed
Status: in_force

The flag of the United States shall wave from sunrise to sunset every day, over the State Capitol and the public departments and institutions of the state and over the court houses in the several parishes during the sessions of the courts.

Public officers shall enforce and execute the provisions of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 154
State flower
Status: in_force

The magnolia shall be the state flower of the State of Louisiana.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:149.35 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 149.35
J. Burton Angelle Building
Status: in_force

The state building situated in the community of Grand Chenier, having the municipal address of 5476 Grand Chenier Highway, and generally known as Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge main office building, is hereby named and shall hereafter be known as the J. Burton Angelle Building.

Acts 2022, No. 418, §1, eff. June 15, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.6.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.6.8
Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium; establishment; purposes
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created the Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium, hereinafter referred to as the "consortium", which shall include members from those levee districts, flood protection authorities, or parishes situated entirely or partially within the coastal area as defined in R.S. 49:214.2(4) and as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

(2) The consortium shall be an advisory commission of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. It shall be a public body and subject to public records and open meeting laws.

(3) The purpose of the consortium shall be to facilitate communication and coordination of efforts of the levee districts, flood protection authorities, and parishes specified in Subsection B of this Section; to protect coastal Louisiana, its people, property, and resources; to increase awareness and understanding of integrated coastal protection, including but not limited to conditions, issues, strategies, and policies of flood control, coastal levee systems, hurricane risk reduction systems, and mitigation projects; and to provide one unified voice that is representative of the coastal levee community in communicating information necessary for decision-making to policymakers at the state and federal levels and to the board and the authority set forth in R.S. 49:214.1 et seq.

B.(1) The members of the consortium shall consist of the director, general manager, or president, or their designee, of each board of commissioners of a coastal levee district or flood protection authority, including the following:

(a) Atchafalaya Basin Levee District.

(b) Grand Isle Independent Levee District.

(c) Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District.

(d) North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District.

(e) Pontchartrain Levee District.

(f) South Lafourche Levee District.

(g) Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District.

(h) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East.

(i) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West.

(j) Lafitte Area Independent Levee District.

(k) St. Mary Levee District.

(l) Iberia Parish Levee, Hurricane and Conservation District.

(m) Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority.

(n) Amite River Basin Commission.

(o) Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority.

(p) The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans.

(q) Any other levee district or flood protection authority that may be created and made operational for a coastal parish after January 1, 2014, including but not limited to levee districts or flood protection authorities for Acadia, Lafayette, Jefferson Davis, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. However, until such time as a levee district or flood protection authority is created and made operational for the parish, the parish president or police jury president, or their designee, of each of the above parishes shall be a member of the consortium.

(r) Plaquemines Parish president.

(s) Livingston Parish president.

(2) A designee of a member shall meet at least one of the following requirements:

(a) He shall be serving as a current member of his respective levee board, flood protection authority, or parish governing authority.

(b) He shall have expertise in engineering or public works functions related to flood and drainage control, water resources, soil conservation, or related functions.

C. The consortium shall:

(1) Advise the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board concerning integrated coastal protection, including but not limited to conditions, issues, strategies, and policies of flood control, coastal levee systems, hurricane risk reduction systems, and mitigation projects.

(2) Coordinate the exchange of information among consortium members and advise consortium members and others in assessing and addressing the issues in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) Evaluate the potential of various strategies, develop regional awareness of effective strategies, and develop a regional plan for the improvement of regional levee systems and integrated coastal protection.

(4) Seek the input of other local officials in assessing, addressing, or developing any regional strategy or plan.

(5) Seek the expertise of and work in conjunction with any other interested federal, state or local entities, including but not limited to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and nongovernmental organizations.

(6) Provide an annual report on the status of levees and integrated coastal protection within the member levee districts, flood protection authorities, and parishes no later than January first of each year to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

D.(1) The chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board shall call the first meeting of the consortium. Thereafter, the meetings shall be called by the consortium chairman.

(2) At the first meeting, the members shall elect a consortium chairman, vice chairman, and such other officers as the members may deem advisable.

(3) The officers shall be selected from among the members of the consortium. The consortium chairman shall be a member who is already serving as a current member of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

(4) Every four years thereafter or at a special call by majority vote of the consortium, an election shall be held for officers, subject to the eligibility requirements set forth in this Section.

E. Members of the consortium shall receive no pay or allowances for their attendance at meetings of the consortium, but may be compensated for expenses incurred in attending meetings by their respective governing authorities according to the authority's regulations. Participation in the consortium shall be considered as a function of the office held by the member in their governing authority.

F. A meeting of the consortium shall be convened at least twice a year in the capital of the state or at a location in the coastal area of the state, as determined by the consortium members.

Acts 2014, No. 387, §1, eff. May 30, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 393, §1; Acts 2024, No. 177, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1112
Commission established; purposes; membership; officers
Status: in_force

A. The Volunteer Louisiana Commission, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as "commission", is hereby established in the executive branch of state government in the office of the lieutenant governor. The commission is hereby declared to be a body corporate and public, exercising public and essential governmental functions. The domicile of the commission shall be in the city of Baton Rouge. The purpose of the commission shall be to:

(1) Encourage community service as a means of community and state problem solving.

(2) Promote and support citizen involvement in government and private programs throughout this state.

(3) Develop a long term, comprehensive vision and plan for action for community service initiatives in this state.

(4) Act as the state's policymaking body for the Corporation for National and Community Service.

(5) Serve as the state's liaison to other national and state organizations which support its mission.

B.(1) The commission shall consist of no fewer than fifteen and no more than twenty-five voting members. Not more than fifty percent of the commission membership plus one shall be from the same political party. To the maximum extent practicable, it shall be balanced according to race, ethnicity, age, disability, and gender characteristics.

(2)(a) Subject to confirmation by the Senate, the members serving on June 27, 1995, on the Volunteer Louisiana Commission created by Executive Order EWE 93-48 shall complete the terms designated thereunder.

(b) Successor members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor, in collaboration with the lieutenant governor, on a bipartisan basis for three-year terms, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(c) Members may serve no more than two consecutive terms.

(3) The commission shall include:

(a) An individual with expertise in the educational, training, and developmental needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth.

(b) An individual with expertise in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism.

(c) A representative of community-based agencies or of community-based organizations within this state.

(d) The superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Education, or his designee.

(e) A representative of local governments in this state.

(f) A representative of local labor organizations in this state.

(g) A representative of business.

(h) An individual between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five who is a participant or supervisor in a service program.

(i) A representative of a national service program.

(j) A representative of the Corporation for National and Community Service as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(k) The lieutenant governor as an ex officio nonvoting member. The lieutenant governor may designate a person to serve as a member of the commission in his absence. Such designee shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

(l) The governor as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(4) The commission may include the following:

(a) Members selected from among local educators.

(b) Members selected from among experts in the delivery of human, educational, environmental, or public safety services to communities and persons.

(c) Representatives of Native American tribes.

(d) Members selected from among out-of-school youth or other at-risk youth.

(e) Representatives of entities that receive assistance under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

(f) As ex officio nonvoting members, representatives selected from among officers and employees of state agencies operating community service, youth service, education, social service, senior service, and job training programs.

C. Not more than twenty-five percent of the commission members may be employees of state government, though additional state agency representatives may sit on the commission as nonvoting, ex officio members pursuant to Subparagraph (B)(4)(f) of this Section.

D. A vacancy among the members shall be filled by the governor, in collaboration with the lieutenant governor, to serve the remainder of the term, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

E. The officers of the commission shall be chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer. All officers shall be elected by the voting members of the commission from among the voting membership. Officers shall serve for a term of one year. Any vacancy in an office shall be filled with an election by the voting members of the commission for the remainder of the unexpired term.

F.(1) The chair of the commission shall:

(a) Preside at commission meetings.

(b) Appoint committee chairs.

(c) Assist chairs in the planning of committee activities.

(d) Supervise chairs as to the management of committee plans.

(e) Authorize and execute the wishes of the commission.

(f) Call special meetings of the commission.

(g) Be an ex officio member of each committee.

(2) The vice chair shall:

(a) Assist the chair.

(b) In the absence of the chair, perform the duties of the chair.

(c) Accept special assignments from the chair.

(d) Perform other duties as delegated by the commission.

(3) The secretary shall:

(a) Be responsible for the minutes of the meetings of the commission and the executive committee.

(b) Keep an updated list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all commission and standing committee members.

(c) Keep a record of attendance at meetings.

(4) The treasurer shall:

(a) Oversee the preparation of funding applications.

(b) Report on the finances to the commission at each meeting.

G. No per diem allowance shall be paid to members of the commission.

H. Commission members and staff may receive necessary travel and subsistence expenses as permitted state employees.

Acts 1995, No. 742, §2, eff. June 27, 1995; Acts 2012, No. 553, §3; Acts 2020, No. 257, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1113 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1113
Commission committees
Status: in_force

A. The commission may establish and provide for committees to advise and assist the commission in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.

B. Committee chairs shall be appointed by the commission chair from among commission voting members.

C. The commission chair, in consultation with the respective committee chairs, shall name the committee members. Committee membership may include persons other than commission members.

Acts 1995, No. 742, §2, eff. June 27, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 172
Selection
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities shall appoint a selection committee consisting of two published poets from Louisiana, two professors of literature from a Louisiana college or university, two representatives of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and a representative from the Louisiana State University Press.

B.(1) The selection committee shall submit a list of three nominees to the governor for appointment to the position of Louisiana State Poet Laureate subject to Senate confirmation.

(2) No member of the selection committee may be nominated.

(3) No member of the selection committee shall have a personal or professional conflict of interest.

C. The selection committee shall select individuals whose poetry has been published in books, anthologies, literary journals, or magazines. The nominees shall be Louisiana born or domiciled in Louisiana at the time of the nomination. In selecting the nominees the panel shall solicit input from the general public and the literary community. The selection committee shall select nominees who reflect the diverse cultures and heritage of Louisiana. Nominations for the poet laureate to the committee shall be accompanied by a curriculum vitae of the nominee.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 55, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 55, §3, relative to continued service of poet laureate in office.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:664 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 664
Reports of action by federal agency; records
Status: in_force

Each state agency or political subdivision shall report any information concerning final action on applications taken by any federal agency rejections, amendments, deferments, or withdrawals to the division within seven working days of receipt of notification of any given action, including awards, and that reporting will be accomplished on a form prescribed by the division.

Acts 1988, No. 625, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 311
Access to books of other state offices
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall have free access to the books of all offices of the state, for the inspection of all books, accounts and papers which may concern the duties of his office.

Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.3.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.3.1
Governor's Executive Assistant for Coastal Activities
Status: in_force

A. The executive assistant

(1) The executive assistant shall be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and shall serve at the governor's pleasure. He shall report directly to the governor.

(2) The governor, through the executive assistant, consistent with the legislative intent as expressed in R.S. 49:214.1, shall coordinate the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of any state agency relative to integrated coastal protection.

(3) The executive assistant shall employ necessary staff to carry out the duties and functions provided in this Part or as otherwise provided by law and may seek and utilize the assistance of personnel of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or any state department or agency to carry out his duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in this Part or otherwise provided by law. He shall manage his personnel as provided by law and shall manage his budget, office, and related functions as provided by law.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 604, §5, eff. June 7, 2012.

B. Functions and responsibilities

(1) The governor, through the executive assistant, shall:

(a) Coordinate all state departmental budget requests for programs and projects pertaining to integrated coastal protection as well as all requests for funds to be appropriated from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.

(b) Coordinate and focus the functions of all state agencies as they relate to integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection and wetlands conservation and restoration, and mitigation projects related to wetlands in the coastal area.

(c) Review and reconcile state agency comments on federally sponsored integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection, water resource development projects or permitted conservation and restoration activities to establish and present the official state position which shall be consistent with the policies of the authority.

(d) Represent the policy and consensus viewpoint of the state at the federal, regional, state, and local levels with respect to integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection and wetlands conservation and restoration, and mitigation projects related to wetlands in the coastal area.

(e) Appraise the adequacy of statutory and administrative mechanisms for coordinating the state's policies and programs at both the intrastate and interstate levels with respect to integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection and wetlands conservation and restoration, and mitigation projects related to wetlands in the coastal area.

(f) Appraise the adequacy of federal, regional, state, and local programs to achieve the policies and meet the goals of the state with respect to integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection and wetlands conservation and restoration.

(g) Oversee and coordinate federal and state-funded research related to integrated coastal protection, including coastal land loss and subsidence, and the effects of storm surge.

(h) Coordinate and focus federal involvement in Louisiana with respect to integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection and coastal wetlands conservation and restoration.

(i) Provide the official state recommendations to the legislature and congress with respect to policies, programs, and coordinating mechanisms relative to integrated coastal protection, including infrastructure, hurricane protection and wetlands conservation and restoration, or wetlands loss and storm surge research.

(j) Monitor and seek available federal and private funds consistent with the purposes of this Part.

(k) Take such other actions not inconsistent with law as are necessary to perform the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the executive assistant.

(2) The governor, through the executive assistant, may, in an effort to advance the plan or purposes of this Part, within any department, agency, board, or commission:

(a) Review and modify policies, procedures, or programs not established or approved by the legislature or pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that may affect the design, construction, operation, management, and monitoring and more particularly to require expeditious permitting of integrated coastal protection projects or expenditures from the fund.

(b) Review and request modifications of state departmental policies, procedures, programs, rules, and regulations that are established by law or pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that may affect the design, construction, operation, management, and monitoring of integrated coastal protection projects or expenditures from the fund. Such rule changes shall be initiated by the appropriate department.

(c) Appoint advisory panels.

(d) Review and modify proposed coastal use permits prior to issuance to the extent that such permits would authorize activities which significantly affect integrated coastal protection projects or which significantly diminish the benefits of projects intended to protect, conserve or enhance coastal areas and to require the issuance of permits for public or private integrated coastal protection projects or plans.

Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 604, §§3, 5, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1021 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1021
Random drug tests; commissioner of administration
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature does hereby declare that a state of emergency exists in Louisiana as a result of the spiraling increases of abuse of illegal substances by its citizens. The legislature further declares that such illegal drug abuse presents a clear and present danger to the health, welfare, and security of the state, its citizens, and government. The legislature acknowledges that the terrible cost of drug abuse is ultimately paid by all of the state's citizens in the form of public monies expended to eradicate, interdict, and destroy such illegal substances, keep those substances away from our homes, families, schools, and children, operate a costly and massive criminal justice system for violators and continue to attempt to rehabilitate those who have lost the struggle to be free of illegal drugs. The legislature further acknowledges that all its citizens eventually pay the high price of illegal substance abuse by way of decreased productivity in the work place, and higher costs for goods and services throughout the state's economic apparatus. The elderly, in particular, are especially affected by crimes of violence perpetrated by drug abusers who murder and rob to support their drug habit. Children, especially from lower income families, suffer unnecessarily from drug abuse when they go unfed, ill clothed, and without proper medical treatment because drug abusing adults in the household spend badly needed money for illegal substances. Many times the drug abusers deny themselves proper medical treatment to obtain illegal drugs, often becoming not only ill, but indigent as well. The legislature therefore believes that government has a compelling interest to insure, protect, and safeguard its citizens from the scourge of illegal drug abuse, whether in the classroom or the halls of government.

(2) Those persons entering into contracts with the state to provide goods and services, including such items as food services, construction of roads, and other public improvements, and goods and services provided could place in jeopardy the lives or livelihood of persons operating motor vehicles, eating at public state facilities or receiving other goods and services from such vendors. This would certainly involve a safety sensitive issue. Those persons receiving loans apply for the privilege of such award of taxpayer funds based upon claiming a special need for such assistance. It is in the state's best interest and a duty of the state to protect the taxpayers from waste, fraud, and corruption by determining if such persons receiving such funding are using the funds as stated in their applications. Additionally, children, the elderly, and others dependent on persons receiving such funds are in increased danger when drugs are present because of the violent nature of the drug environment. The state, therefore, has a higher duty to be sure its funds are not used to further the addiction of someone who has the responsibility over children, elderly, or others dependent on their care.

B. The commissioner of administration shall establish and administer a program for random drug testing for all persons who receive anything of economic value or receive funding from the state or an entity thereof, including but not limited to all persons awarded state contracts to provide goods or services or loans from the state or an entity thereof.

C. The commissioner of administration shall promulgate rules and regulations for conducting a random drug testing program. The commissioner shall accomplish the actual operation of the drug testing program with the help, assistance, and support of all the agencies and departments of the state. When an agency, department, or other government entity has an operational drug testing program, that agency, department, or government entity shall randomly test all of those persons seeking contracts or loans.

D. The cost of testing persons subject to the provisions of this Section for the presence of illegal drugs shall be borne by the agency, department, or government entity that contracts with or grants a loan to the person being tested.

E. If the sample of a person tested subject to the provisions of this Section should indicate the presence of an illegal substance and it is the first such indication of such an illegal substance, that person shall be subject to compliance with the terms of a rehabilitative treatment program approved by the commissioner of administration as a prerequisite to continuation of the contract or loan from the state or an entity thereof. The costs of such a rehabilitative treatment program will be paid by the person's health care insurer if that person has such coverage through said health care insurer. Otherwise, the costs of the treatment shall be borne by the person at his own expense. If the person is indigent, the program costs shall be borne by the agency requiring the drug testing and rehabilitative treatment.

F. If a person subject to the provisions of this Section refuses to comply with a test request or if the sample of a person tested subject to the provisions of this Section indicates the presence of an illegal substance and it is the second or subsequent indication of such an illegal presence or occurs during the rehabilitative treatment program, that person shall be subject to termination, removal, or loss of the contract or loan.

G. Any person subject to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical test or tests for the purpose of determining the presence in their body of any illegal substance as determined by the board. The commissioner of administration shall set the standards and rules and regulations governing all aspects of the testing and rehabilitative process.

H. The commissioner of administration shall prepare a written statistical report on the program and submit the report to the legislature on or before January 1, 1999 and annually thereafter.

Acts 1997, No. 1459, §1.

NOTE: ACTS 1997, NO. 1459, §4, PROVIDES FOR EFFECTIVENESS UPON ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:149.61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 149.61
Rev. Avery C. Alexander Plaza
Status: in_force

A. The Rev. Avery C. Alexander Plaza shall be established on public lands bounded by Gravier Street, Lake Ponchartrain Expressway, Claiborne Avenue, and Simon Bolivar/Loyola Avenue.

B. A bust or likeness of Rev. Avery C. Alexander shall be erected within the boundaries of the designated location for the plaza.

C. There is hereby created the Rev. Avery C. Alexander Memorial Commission, hereinafter called "the commission". The commission shall consist of the following members:

(1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs or the chairman's designee who shall be a member of the Louisiana Senate.

(2) The chairman of the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs or the chairman's designee who shall be a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

(3) The Louisiana state senator who represents the district where the plaza will be located.

(4) The Louisiana state representative who represents the district where the plaza will be located.

(5) A member of the Louisiana Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.

(6) A member of the Louisiana House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(7) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) shall recommend and appoint from among its membership one member.

(8) The mayor of New Orleans may appoint two members.

(9) The city councilman who represents the district where the plaza is located or his designee.

(10) The governor may appoint two members.

(11) The Grassroots Organizations for Women (GROW) shall recommend and appoint from among its membership one member.

(12) The Board of Commissioners of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District shall appoint from among its membership one member.

D.(1) The commission shall determine the amount needed to fund the creation of the bust or likeness to be erected, the exact location where the bust or likeness shall be erected, the dedication of the bust, and all other decisions relative to the provisions of this Section.

(2) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs shall serve as chair and shall call the first meeting of the commission during the month of August 1999. The Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs shall aid and assist the commission in all staffing duties, including notifying all members of meeting information, recording minutes, etc. At the first meeting of the commission, the members shall elect a vice chairman, secretary, and any other officers needed.

(3) No member of the commission, with the exception of legislative members, shall receive compensation for services rendered in his capacity as a member of the commission.

(4) Legislative members of the commission shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance for attending meetings of the commission or any meeting thereof as is normally provided for members of the legislature.

(5) The commission may directly or indirectly receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Section.

(6) The commission shall choose a financial institution in which to establish a trust fund for the receiving of all monies and the disbursement of funds.

(7) The commission shall expire December 31, 2014.

Acts 1999, No. 1234, §1; Acts 2006, No. 553, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 745, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:170.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 170.9
State meat pie
Status: in_force

There shall be an official state meat pie. The official state meat pie shall be the Natchitoches Meat Pie. Its use on official documents of the state and with the insignia of the state is hereby authorized.

Acts 2003, No. 607, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:320.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 320.1
Notification upon opening banking accounts
Status: in_force

Any state depositing authority which deposits state funds in a bank designated as a fiscal agent bank by the Interim Emergency Board shall provide written notice to the state treasurer and the cash management review board upon opening any type of account at the fiscal agent bank. The state treasurer shall annually provide a listing to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of all accounts reported under these provisions. The information the state treasurer reports herein shall be in addition to the report required pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:372(D).

Acts 1990, No. 664, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 2016, No. 587, §2, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:965 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 965
Filing; taking effect of rules
Status: in_force

A. No rule adopted is valid unless adopted in substantial compliance with this Chapter. Each rulemaking agency shall file a certified copy of its rules with the office of the state register. No rule shall be effective, nor may it be enforced, unless it has been properly filed with the office of the state register. No rule adopted shall be effective, nor may it be enforced, unless prior to its adoption a report relative to the proposed rule change is submitted to the appropriate standing committee of the legislature or to the presiding officers of the respective houses as provided in R.S. 49:966. No rule shall be effective, nor may it be enforced, unless the approved economic and fiscal impact statements, as provided in R.S. 49:961, have been filed with the office of the state register and published in the Louisiana Register. The inadvertent failure to mail notice and statements to persons making request for such mail notice, as provided in R.S. 49:961, shall not invalidate any rule adopted hereunder. A proceeding under R.S. 49:968 to contest any rule on the grounds of noncompliance with the procedures for adoption, as given in this Chapter, must be commenced within two years from the date upon which the rule became effective.

B.(1) Each rule hereafter adopted shall be effective upon its publication in the Louisiana Register, said publication to be subsequent to the act of adoption, except that if a later date is required by statute or specified in the rule, the later day is the effective date.

(2) An emergency rule shall be considered effective pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 49:962.

Acts 1966, No. 382, §4, eff. July 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 474, §1; Acts 1974, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 730, §1; Acts 1978, No. 252, §1; Acts 1980, No. 392, §1; Acts 1990, No. 248, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1085, §1, eff. July 31, 1990; Acts 2013, No. 220, §23, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §18; Acts 2021, No. 211, §11; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:954.

NOTE: Former R.S. 49:965 redesignated as R.S. 49:979 by Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:251.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 251.4
Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general of the state of Louisiana, within one year from the date any justice of the peace takes office and once a year thereafter, shall conduct courses of training and education on arrest warrants for persons elected to full terms to the offices of justice of the peace. Such courses of training shall be known as the Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace, which may be conducted in various sections of the state at places designated by the attorney general.

B. By December 31, 2010, all justices of the peace shall have attended a special criminal arrest warrants course at any of the annual training conferences presented by the office of the attorney general and receive a certificate of completion before they are authorized to sign arrest warrants.

C. The attorney general shall continue to work with other organizations to provide quality training and will issue this training in conjunction with the Justices of the Peace Court Association.

D. Justices of the peace shall be notified of the courses by mail and the information about the courses shall be posted on the website of the attorney general.

E. The Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace shall be sponsored by the office of the attorney general, and shall be a course of training included in the Justice of the Peace Training Course.

F. The courses shall be taught by assistant attorneys general and other qualified professionals experienced in the preparation and issuance of arrest warrants. Training materials on the subject matter shall be disseminated to the attendees.

G. The office of the attorney general shall purchase the latest editions of the Louisiana Law Enforcement Handbook from the Louisiana District Attorneys Association and be utilized for the training sessions. A copy of the Louisiana Law Enforcement Handbook shall be given to each justice of the peace attending the training course.

H. Each justice of the peace that attends and completes the course shall receive a certificate of completion signed by the attorney general.

I. The office of the attorney general shall keep a record of each justice of the peace who completes the Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace.

J. The Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace shall be provided every year along with the Justice of the Peace Training Course. Each justice of the peace shall have to attend this course every other year and receive a certificate of completion to have the authority to sign and issue criminal arrest warrants after December 31, 2010, as otherwise authorized by law.

K. Each justice of the peace, justice of the peace pro tempore, justice of the peace ad hoc special appointments, and each newly elected justice of the peace shall have to attend the Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace and receive a certificate of completion to have the authority to sign and issue criminal arrest warrants after December 31, 2010, as otherwise authorized by law.

L. The attorney general shall begin implementation of the Attorney General's Arrest Warrants Course for Justices of the Peace by January 31, 2010.

Acts 2009, No. 222, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:158.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 158.2
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Status: in_force

A. The legislature does hereby recognize and acknowledge that:

(1) Childhood cancer remains the number one cause of death by disease for children in the United States of America.

(2) It is the policy of this state to acknowledge the challenges faced by children with cancer and their families, to support their continued efforts in their courageous fight against the disease, and to assist them in spreading awareness of the impact of childhood cancer while seeking to find a cure.

(3) The month of September has been recognized by childhood cancer organizations around the world as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the color gold has been designated as the official color signifying awareness of childhood cancer in honor and in memory of children with cancer.

B. The legislature hereby designates the month of September each year as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Louisiana and that the official color signifying that awareness is gold.

Acts 2020, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.6.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.6.7
Barrier islands, shoreline stabilization, and preservation
Status: in_force

A. The executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall establish a barrier islands and shorelines stabilization and preservation program. As part of the barrier islands and shorelines program, the authority shall require that all projects subject to public bid include appropriate dredges for use to stabilize and preserve barrier islands and shorelines. In addition, the authority shall require that all barrier island stabilization and preservation projects mandate a minimum dune height of eight feet with vegetation where appropriate.

B. By September first each year, the governing authority of each parish which has barrier islands and shorelines shall submit to the authority and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board a list of barrier islands and shorelines stabilization and preservation projects requested for that parish. The authority shall review the projects submitted and by December first of each year shall issue a list which prioritizes those requests.

C. The priority list shall be promulgated and shall be subject to legislative oversight by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources under the Administrative Procedure Act. Such oversight shall occur prior to March first each year.

D. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, effective July 1, 2020.

E. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, effective July 1, 2020.

F. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall annually submit a barrier island status report to the legislature. The report shall indicate the condition of all barrier islands, provide the status of all barrier island stabilization and preservation projects under construction, and shall outline future plans for restoration and maintenance of the barrier islands and coastal passes. The annual report shall be submitted to each member of the legislature during the regular session of the legislature.

Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 604, §3, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:325 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 325
State treasurer may invest in certain federal bonds
Status: in_force

A. The state treasurer may invest from time to time in United States Series "E" and Series "H" Savings Bonds such monies as are available for investment out of the free school investment fund, the state police retirement fund, and the interest and bond redemption account of the Transportation Trust Fund. The interest earned on bonds purchased for these funds shall be credited by the state treasurer to the respective fund for which the bonds were acquired.

B. The state treasurer may also at any time that he may deem advisable, cash and liquidate any or all of the bonds purchased for either fund, and the proceeds of the liquidation shall be credited to the fund from which the bonds were originally purchased.

Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976; Acts 1999, No. 897, §3, eff. July 2, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:962 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 962
Emergency rulemaking
Status: in_force

A.(1) In extraordinary circumstances, an agency may adopt an emergency rule as an alternative to the rulemaking provisions provided for in R.S. 49:961. An emergency rule may be adopted by an agency without prior notice or a public hearing for any of the following reasons:

(a) To prevent imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(b) To avoid sanctions or penalties from the United States.

(c) To avoid a budget deficit in the case of the medical assistance program.

(d) To secure new or enhanced federal funding.

(e) To effectively administer provisions of law related to the imposition, collection, or administration of taxes when required due to time constraints related to congressional, legislative, or judicial action.

(2) It shall not be considered an emergency if the agency is acting in the normal course and scope of fulfilling its mission, failed to take necessary steps in the administration of the agency to avoid an emergency, is promulgating rules to implement an Act of the legislature unless the Act specifically directed the agency to proceed with emergency rulemaking, or is continually republishing existing emergency rules.

(3) Subject to applicable constitutional or statutory provisions, an emergency rule shall become effective on the date of its adoption, or on a date specified by the agency to be not more than sixty days from the date of its adoption, provided written notice is given as required by Subsection B of this Section.

(4) An emergency rule shall not remain in effect beyond the publication date of the Louisiana Register published in the month following the month in which the emergency rule is adopted, unless the emergency rule and the reasons for adoption are published in that issue. An emergency rule shall not be effective for a period longer than one hundred eighty days.

(5) No emergency rule shall be adopted by an agency more than two consecutive times unless the agency is operating under a state or federal declaration of disaster, a state or federal public health emergency, or an ongoing emergency as authorized by the legislature, governor, or other provision of law. However, the agency may concurrently proceed with the adoption of an identical rule pursuant to the procedure provided for in R.S. 49:961(A).

B.(1) No later than five days after the adoption of an emergency rule, the agency shall provide notice in writing of its emergency action along with a copy of the emergency rule. The notice shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:

(a) A preamble which states the specific provision or provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section the agency is citing as cause for emergency rulemaking and the specific facts and detailed reasoning for emergency rulemaking in order to satisfy the criteria for an emergency rule.

(b) The name of the person within the agency who has the responsibility for responding to inquiries about the action.

(c) A statement that the intended action complies with the statutory law administered by the agency, including a citation of the enabling legislation.

(2)(a) The notice required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be transmitted to the governor of the state of Louisiana, the attorney general, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, and the office of the state register in accordance with each entity's transmittal policy.

(b) No later than five days after the adoption of the emergency rule, the agency shall transmit a copy of the notice required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to all persons who have made timely request of the agency for notice of rule changes.

(3) The office of the state register may omit from the Louisiana Register any emergency rule which would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient to print, if the emergency rule in printed or processed form is made available on application to the adopting agency, and if the Louisiana Register contains a notice stating the general subject matter of the omitted emergency rule, the reasons for the finding of the emergency submitted by the agency, and how a copy may be obtained.

C. The validity of an emergency rule may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment in the district court of the parish in which the agency is located. The agency shall be made a party to the action. An action for a declaratory judgment under this Section may be brought only by a person to whom such emergency rule is applicable or who would be adversely affected by such emergency rule and only on the grounds that the emergency rule does not meet the criteria for adoption of an emergency rule as provided in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section. The court shall declare the emergency rule invalid if it finds that there is not sufficient evidence that such emergency rule must be adopted on an emergency basis for one or more of the reasons for adoption of an emergency rule as provided in Subsection A of this Section. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the emergency rule shall remain in effect until such declaratory judgment is rendered. The provisions of R.S. 49:968 shall not apply to any action brought pursuant to this Section. The provisions of this Section are in addition to R.S. 49:968 and shall not limit any action pursuant to R.S. 49:968.

D.(1) Within sixty days after receipt of the emergency rule and agency notice required in Subsection B of this Section by the presiding officer of either the House of Representatives or the Senate, an oversight subcommittee of either house may individually or jointly conduct a hearing to review the emergency rule and make a determination of whether the emergency rule meets the criteria for an emergency rule set forth in Subsection A of this Section. The oversight subcommittee shall also make the following determinations:

(a) Whether the emergency rule is in conformity with the intent and scope of the enabling legislation purporting to authorize the emergency rule.

(b) Whether the emergency rule is in conformity with and not contrary to all applicable provisions of law and of the constitution.

(c) The advisability or relative merit of the emergency rule.

(d) Whether the emergency rule is acceptable or unacceptable to the oversight subcommittee.

(2)(a) If within sixty days after receipt of the emergency rule and agency notice required in Subsection B of this Section either the House or Senate oversight committee determines that an emergency rule is unacceptable, the respective subcommittee shall provide a written report which contains the following:

(i) A copy of the emergency rule.

(ii) A summary of the determinations made by the oversight committee.

(b) The written report shall be delivered to the governor, the agency proposing the rule change, and the Louisiana Register no later than four days after the oversight committee makes its determination.

(3) If an emergency rule is determined to be unacceptable by an oversight committee, the agency shall not propose a rule change or emergency rule that is the same as or substantially similar to the disapproved emergency rule within four months after issuance of a written report by the subcommittee issued pursuant to this Subsection, nor more than once during the interim between regular sessions of the legislature.

E. Within sixty days after adoption of an emergency rule, the governor may review such emergency rule and make the determinations as provided in Subsection D of this Section. If within this time period the governor finds an emergency rule unacceptable, he shall prepare a written report as provided in Paragraph (D)(2) of this Section and transmit copies to the agency proposing the emergency rule and the Louisiana Register no later than four days after the governor makes his determination.

F. Upon receipt by the agency of a report issued by the oversight subcommittee or the governor finding an emergency rule unacceptable, the emergency rule shall be nullified and shall be without effect. The governor shall have no authority to disapprove the action taken on an emergency rule by the oversight subcommittee.

G. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may employ the timetables and provisions of this Section in promulgating rules and regulations relative to hunting seasons, trapping seasons, alligator seasons, shrimp seasons, oyster seasons, and finfish seasons and size limits, and all rules and regulations pursuant thereto. Rules adopted annually pursuant to this Subsection which open and close the offshore and fall shrimp seasons, the oyster seasons, the marine finfish seasons, the webless migratory game bird hunting season, and the trapping season shall be effective for the duration of the respective season. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D of this Section, any legislative oversight hearing held on a rule proposed under the provisions of this Subsection shall be held no earlier than five days and no later than thirty days following the date of adoption of the rule.

Acts 2021, No. 211, §11; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:953.1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 49:962 redesignated as R.S. 49:977.4 by Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:978.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 978.1
Judicial review of adjudication
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 15:1171 through 1177, a party who is aggrieved by a final decision or order in an adjudication proceeding is entitled to judicial review under this Chapter whether or not he has applied to the agency for rehearing, without limiting, however, utilization of or the scope of judicial review available under other means of review, redress, relief, or trial de novo provided by law. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate agency action or ruling is immediately reviewable if review of the final agency decision would not provide an adequate remedy and would inflict irreparable injury.

(2) However, if the agency conducting the adjudication proceeding issues the final decision or order, the agency conducting the adjudication proceeding shall not be entitled to seek judicial review under this Chapter.

B. Proceedings for review may be instituted by filing a petition in the district court of the parish in which the agency is located within thirty days after the transmittal of notice of the final decision by the agency or, if a rehearing is requested, within thirty days after the decision thereon. Copies of the petition shall be served upon the agency and all parties of record.

C. The filing of the petition does not itself stay enforcement of the agency decision. The agency may grant, or the reviewing court may order, a stay ex parte upon appropriate terms, except as otherwise provided by Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, relative to professions and occupations. The court may require that the stay be granted in accordance with the local rules of the reviewing court pertaining to injunctive relief and the issuance of temporary restraining orders.

D. Within thirty days after the service of the petition, or within further time allowed by the court, the agency shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review. By stipulation of all parties to the review proceedings, the record may be shortened. A party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record.

E. If, before the date set for hearing, application is made to the court for leave to present additional evidence, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the agency, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the agency upon conditions determined by the court. The agency may modify its findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file that evidence and any modifications, new findings, or decisions with the reviewing court.

F. The review shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the record. In cases of alleged irregularities in procedure before the agency, not shown in the record, proof thereon may be taken in the court. The court, upon request, shall hear oral argument and receive written briefs.

G. The court may affirm the decision of the agency or remand the case for further proceedings. The court may reverse or modify the decision if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:

(1) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;

(2) In excess of the statutory authority of the agency;

(3) Made upon unlawful procedure;

(4) Affected by other error of law;

(5) Arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion; or

(6) Not supported and sustainable by a preponderance of evidence as determined by the reviewing court. In the application of this rule, the court shall make its own determination and conclusions of fact by a preponderance of evidence based upon its own evaluation of the record reviewed in its entirety upon judicial review. In the application of the rule, where the agency has the opportunity to judge the credibility of witnesses by first-hand observation of demeanor on the witness stand and the reviewing court does not, due regard shall be given to the agency's determination of credibility issues.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §3, eff. April 18, 2002.

H. In interpreting a state statute or rule, a court, administrative judge, or hearing officer presiding over a contested case, hearing, or appeal shall not defer to the agency's interpretation of the statute or rule. The court, administrative judge, or hearing officer shall interpret the meaning of the statute or rule de novo.

Acts 1966, No. 382, §14, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1995, No. 1105, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 128, §1, eff. June 12, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1216, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1224, §1; H.C.R. No. 89, 1997 R.S., eff. June 2, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1332, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §3, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2012, No. 289, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 90, §1, eff. May 10, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:964; Acts 2025, No. 139, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.

NOTE: R.S. 15:1171-1179 were included in the Unconstitutional Statutes Biennial Report to the Legislature, date March 14, 2016.

NOTE: Former R.S. 49:978.1 redesignated as R.S. 49:974.1 by Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:329 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 329
Nominee name for the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, also known as the Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund
Status: in_force

A. The state treasurer may invest available funds and hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any of the securities of the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, also known as the Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, in its nominee name, "LEQTF & Co.".

B. The treasurer shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report on all investments made under this Section. The report shall be due on the fifteenth day after the end of each quarter and shall cover all investment activity for the previous quarter. The information in the report shall include:

(1) The method by which the fees paid to these persons or companies is calculated.

(2) The total amount of funds invested under this Section for the month.

(3) The rate of investment earnings shown as a percentage of the amount of the investment.

(4) The comparable rate of investment earnings for:

(a) U.S. Treasury two-year notes.

(b) U.S. Treasury thirty-day bills.

Acts 1990, No. 802, §1; Acts 2013, No. 56, §4, eff. May 29, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.42
Coastal Mitigation Account
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all funds received which are to be used for "compensatory mitigation" which is defined as the replacement, substitution, enhancement, or protection of ecological values to offset anticipated losses of ecological values caused by a permitted activity shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

B. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall, prior to placing such remaining funds in the state general fund, pay into a special account, which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the Coastal Mitigation Account in the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, an amount equal to the total amount of funds paid into the treasury in lieu of compensatory mitigation. The monies in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.

C.(1) The monies in the Coastal Mitigation Account may be used to develop and implement projects in which permittees may pool funds, resources, and activities sufficient for the compensatory mitigation required of each participating permittee.

(2) The secretary may, when appropriate, use the monies in the Coastal Mitigation Account to fund, in whole or in part, wetland restoration projects developed or implemented by the department of a parish with an approved local coastal program.

D. The department may accept payment to the Coastal Mitigation Account in lieu of compensatory mitigation only when a permittee is unable to provide mitigation through an appropriate individual project or through an appropriate mitigation bank or area located within the Louisiana Coastal Zone or Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan area. The determination of appropriate individual mitigation projects and mitigation banks or areas shall be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to R.S. 49:214.41. The secretary shall ensure that any fees collected in lieu of compensatory mitigation are adequate to fully offset the cost of restoring the habitat value lost.

E. An amount equal to funds collected by the department from the payments made in lieu of compensatory mitigation shall be paid into the Coastal Mitigation Account. The department may further accept funds from public or private sources as authorized by law, including grants and donations, to carry out the provisions of this Section. An amount equal to all funds accepted under this provision of this Section shall be paid into the Coastal Mitigation Account.

F. The Office of Coastal Restoration and Management shall keep a set of books showing from whom every dollar is received and for what purpose, and to whom every dollar is paid and for what purpose.

G. Any surplus funds in the Coastal Mitigation Account on July first of each year shall remain to the credit of the account and no part thereof shall revert to the state general fund.

Acts 1999, No. 962, §1; Acts 2004, No. 277, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:153.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 153.1
POW/MIA flag; display over state capitol
Status: in_force

The POW/MIA flag shall be displayed beneath the Louisiana state flag, and shall wave from sunrise to sunset each day over the state capitol.

Acts 1995, No. 1256, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:149.32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 149.32
Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr. Sports and Entertainment Plaza
Status: in_force

The area encompassing state buildings and grounds in the city of Lafayette bounded by West Congress Street to the north, Bertrand Drive to the west, Reinhardt Drive and Souvenir Gate to the south, and the coulee feeding into Coulee Mine to the east, and containing facilities generally known as the Ragin' Cajun Athletics Complex, the Cajundome, and the Cajundome Convention Center, is hereby named and shall hereafter be known as the Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr. Sports and Entertainment Plaza.

Acts 2016, No. 492, §1, eff. June 13, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 133
Duties of board
Status: in_force

The duties of the board shall be to examine, and approve or disapprove, plans for public buildings to be erected by and for the use of the state in the city of Baton Rouge, and more particularly:

(1) To select locations for public buildings to be erected and used by the state on the basis of the function to be performed by the building.

(2) To direct the spacing and arrangement of buildings that is best suited to the purpose to be served by the buildings and that will present the most pleasing appearance in relation to existing and future buildings.

(3) To select a type of architecture for buildings so that a pleasing external appearance in relation to other buildings will result.

(4) To insure adequate clearance with relation to existing streets or streets yet to be improved.

(5) To insure adequate and appropriately arranged parking areas so that streets in and around public buildings will not be unnecessarily congested.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:309 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 309
Endorsement of warrants
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall endorse on each warrant its payment and the date of payment.

Acts 1976, No. 428, §1, eff. July 31, 1976.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:977.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 977.1
Rehearings
Status: in_force

A. A decision or order in a case of adjudication shall be subject to rehearing, reopening, or reconsideration by the agency, within ten days from the date of its entry. The grounds for action shall be one of the following:

(1) The decision or order is clearly contrary to the law and the evidence.

(2) The party has discovered since the hearing evidence important to the issues which he could not have with due diligence obtained before or during the hearing.

(3) There is a showing that issues not previously considered ought to be examined in order to properly dispose of the matter.

(4) There is other good ground for further consideration of the issues and the evidence in the public interest.

B. The petition of a party for rehearing, reconsideration, or review, and the order of the agency granting it, shall set forth the grounds which justify such action. Nothing in this Section shall prevent rehearing, reopening or reconsideration of a matter by any agency in accordance with other statutory provisions applicable to such agency, or, at any time, on the ground of fraud practiced by the prevailing party or of procurement of the order by perjured testimony or fictitious evidence. On reconsideration, reopening, or rehearing, the matter may be heard by the agency, or it may be referred to a subordinate deciding officer. The hearing shall be confined to those grounds upon which the reconsideration, reopening, or rehearing was ordered. If an application for rehearing shall be timely filed, the period within which judicial review, under the applicable statute, must be sought, shall run from the final disposition of such application.

Acts 1966, No. 382, §9, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:959.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 901
Statement of policy
Status: in_force

Because of the growing number of occupations, professions and trades which are regulated by various agencies, boards and commissions of the state of Louisiana, and because said agencies, boards and commissions use the police power of the state in their regulatory, licensing and fee-collecting activities, and because there is at present no central depository of information with respect to the activities of said agencies, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Louisiana that the governor be authorized to require the various agencies, boards and commissions engaged in regulatory and licensing activities to submit information and reports in such manner as he may direct with respect to the activities and financial condition of said agencies.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 452, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:170.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 170.15
Gateway to Louisiana and America; Plaquemines Parish
Status: in_force

The parish of Plaquemines is hereby designated as the "Gateway to Louisiana and America".

Acts 2008, No. 781, §1, eff. July 7, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 126
Promotional stickers on public vehicles
Status: in_force

A. Promotional stickers for the America's WETLAND: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana may be placed on any watercraft, aircraft, automobile, truck, or other vehicle belonging to the state, or any agency, board, commission, district, or political subdivision of the state.

B. Every automobile, truck, or other vehicle belonging to the state or any political subdivision of the state, or to any department, board, commission, or agency of any political subdivision of the state shall be required to prominently display the official state anti-litter message issued by the office of environmental services within the Department of Environmental Quality.

Acts 2003, No. 466, §1, eff. June 20, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:965.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 965.8
Redesignated as R.S. 49:978.7 pursuant to Acts 2019, No. 204, §2(A), eff. Feb. 1, 2020.
Status: in_force

Acts 2008, No. 820, §1; Acts 2019, No. 204, §2(A), eff. Feb. 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:148 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 148
Construction and design of state-owned buildings; persons with disabilities
Status: in_force

The standards and specifications set forth in this Section shall apply to all state-owned buildings, educational institutions, and office buildings which are constructed, renovated or remodeled in whole or in part by the use of state funds, or the funds of any board, commission, agency, or department of the state; provided, however, that the provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to buildings constructed by parish or city school boards. All such buildings and facilities constructed, renovated, or remodeled in this state after July 27, 1966, shall conform to each of the standards and specifications prescribed herein for the purpose of making such buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by persons with physical disabilities, or standards and specifications reasonably similar thereto.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 204, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §27, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:159 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 159
State bird
Status: in_force

After July 27, 1966, the official bird for the state of Louisiana shall be the Brown Pelican as it presently appears on the seal of the state of Louisiana, and its use on the seal of the state, other insignia of the state and on all official documents is hereby authorized and directed.

Acts 1958, No. 486, §1, Amended by Acts 1966, No. 457, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:993 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 993
Definitions; rules
Status: in_force

A. The definitions for terms as provided by R.S. 49:951 shall apply to such terms used in this Chapter.

B. The division may promulgate rules according to the Administrative Procedure Act to insure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1995, No. 739, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2003, No. 956, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 947, §8 and No. 739, §§3, 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:197 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 197
Legislature may legislate otherwise
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prohibit the legislature from terminating an entity covered by these provisions at a date earlier than that provided herein, nor to prohibit the legislature from considering any other legislation relative to such an entity.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 277, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 136
Plaques and memorials
Status: in_force

The state, or any of its political subdivisions which constructs, repairs, or renovates a structure, wholly or partially, with state monies may place a plaque, sign, or other similar memorial on such structure. Each such plaque, sign, or memorial shall display the name of the governor and the district legislators in whose legislative district such structure is located, and in whose term of office the monies for such public structure were allocated. In addition, each such plaque, sign, or memorial shall display the percentage of state monies and their source used to fund the construction, repair, or renovation of such structure.

Acts 1984, No. 721, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 165
State dog
Status: in_force

There shall be an official state dog. The official state dog shall be the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard dog, as registered by the National Association of Louisiana Catahoulas. Its use on official documents of the state and with the insignia of the state is hereby authorized.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 239, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1016 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1016
Employment discrimination; physician recommended marijuana
Status: in_force

A. No state employer shall subject an employee or prospective employee to negative employment consequences based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana, marijuana components, including tetrahydrocannabinols, or marijuana metabolites if the employee or prospective employee has been clinically diagnosed as suffering from a debilitating medical condition and a licensed physician has recommended marijuana for therapeutic use by the employee in accordance with R.S. 40:1046.

B. Subsection A of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit the imposition of negative employment consequences on an employee who uses or is impaired by marijuana on the premises of the employer or during work hours or an employee whose principal responsibility is to operate a state vehicle, maintain a state vehicle, or supervise any employee who drives or maintains a state vehicle.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to emergency medical services, law enforcement, public safety officials, any state employee of the horse racing commission, and firefighter services.

Acts 2022, No. 651, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1141
Boaters' and fishermen's pledge
Status: in_force

In order to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities under this Chapter, the secretary may promote and encourage a program known as "boaters' and fishermen's pledge" whereby the program may be conducted asking sportsmen to sign a commitment to bring trash and debris generated in their vehicle or boat back home or to proper disposal receptacles.

Acts 2022, No. 16, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:149.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 149.31
Senator Chris Ullo Building
Status: in_force

The state building situated in the city of Harvey, having the municipal address of 2150 Westbank Expressway Trail, and generally known as the office of motor vehicles of Harvey, is hereby named and shall hereafter be known as the Senator Chris Ullo Building.

Acts 2015, No. 148, §1, eff. June 23, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.41
Mitigation of coastal wetlands losses
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below:

(1) "Compensatory mitigation" means replacement, substitution, enhancement, or protection of ecological values to offset anticipated losses of those values caused by a permitted activity. Compensatory mitigation may also include construction or implementation of an integrated coastal protection project consistent with the state's master plan for coastal protection and restoration within the same watershed as the permitted activity.

(2) "Ecological value" means the ability of an area to support vegetation and fish and wildlife populations.

(3) "Mitigation" means all actions taken by a permittee to avoid, minimize, restore, and compensate for ecological values lost due to a permitted activity.

(4) "Overriding public interest" means that the public interest benefits of a given activity clearly outweigh the public interest benefits of compensating for wetland values lost as a result of the activity, as in the case of certain mineral extraction, production and transportation activities or construction of flood protection facilities critical for protection of existing infrastructure.

(5) "Permit" means a coastal use permit.

(6) "Permitted activity" means any activity authorized by a coastal use permit or any activity for which the secretary may require a consistency determination pursuant to R.S. 49:214.32.

(7) "Wetlands" means the same as defined in R.S. 49:214.2.

B. The secretary shall adopt regulations to require mitigation. The regulations adopted pursuant to the authority of this Section shall require consideration of all relevant factors in determining the extent of mitigation, including societal and economic value of the proposed activity, ecological values impacted by the proposed activity, and availability of methods for avoiding or minimizing the impacts associated with the proposed activity and for restoring the site impacted by the proposed activity. The regulations adopted pursuant to this Subsection shall require that the secretary consult with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in the determination of the ecological values impacted by an activity proposed in the coastal area that is contained in the state's master plan for integrated coastal restoration and the methods for avoiding or minimizing adverse impacts associated with the proposed coastal master plan activity.

C. Compensatory mitigation, including construction or implementation of an integrated coastal protection project consistent with the state's master plan for coastal protection and restoration within the same watershed as the permitted activity, at a level sufficient to replace or to substitute for the ecological value of the wetlands lost as a result of each permitted activity, shall be required, unless the permittee has satisfactorily demonstrated to the secretary that the required mitigation would render impracticable an activity proposed to be permitted and that such activity has a clearly overriding public interest. In such an instance, provided that the secretary has decided to issue the permit, the secretary shall grant a variance to this compensatory mitigation requirement after giving due public notice. The secretary shall also provide a statement of finding as to the reasons for granting such variance.

D. The secretary shall adopt regulations for evaluating ecological values and for establishing and administering a mitigation credit banking system for compensating the loss of those values, as provided for by this Section. The regulations shall, at a minimum, provide for:

(1) Criteria under which mitigation credits may be earned.

(2) Geographical limitations for the application of mitigation bank credits.

(3) Criteria for the use, banking, or sale of banked credits.

(4) The approval by the secretary for the earning, using, banking, or selling of mitigation bank credits.

(5) Requirements for the maintenance and submission by the secretary of records concerning ecological value losses, and credit and debit accounts for each mitigation bank.

E. The owner of the land on which a permitted activity is to occur shall have the option of requiring on-site or off-site compensatory mitigation on his property located in any jurisdictional area of the coastal zone or any area included in the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan, notwithstanding any geographical limitation otherwise required by the regulations adopted by the secretary, provided that the secretary determines that the proposed mitigation is acceptable and sufficient.

F. The secretary may adopt regulations establishing procedures for defining and delineating proposed "special significance areas" which may include areas of particular ecological uniqueness or vulnerability, or areas which have special ecological values or productivity. The procedures established by the secretary shall provide as follows:

(1) Upon determining that the unique or special resources in such area are susceptible to loss as a result of future activities in such area, the secretary may, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 49:961(A), designate a special significance area, which area shall in no event exceed two thousand acres. The designation of the area as one of special significance shall expire on the first day of July of the year following the designation and the area, or any part thereof, shall not be subject to redesignation as such except by the legislature as set forth below.

(2) The secretary may propose to the legislature and thereafter the legislature may, by concurrent resolution, delineate special significance areas upon finding that an area is of particular ecological uniqueness or vulnerability or has special ecological values or productivity, which areas shall in no event exceed two thousand acres each.

(3) Upon designation of a special significance area, the regulations adopted by the secretary shall require that a permittee, in order to receive a permit to conduct an activity having a direct and significant adverse impact on unique or special resources of such area, must demonstrate that the public interest benefits of the proposed activity clearly outweigh the public interest benefits of preserving the unique or special ecological values of the area and must, at a minimum, provide full compensatory mitigation for ecological value losses associated with the permitted activity.

G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, in no event shall any regulation adopted by the secretary require compensatory mitigation for any use or activity which the secretary determines is primarily designed, over the life of the project, to provide a net gain in ecological values by replacing, substituting, enhancing, or protecting wetlands, including privately funded marsh management projects or plans.

Acts 1990, No. 1040, §1; Acts 2004, No. 459, §1, eff. June 24, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 548, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2018, No. 47, §1; Acts 2018, No. 286, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:963 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 963
Department of Environmental Quality; procedure for adoption of rules
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, if the Department of Environmental Quality proposes a rule that is not identical to a federal law or regulation or is not required for compliance with a federal law or regulation, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Adopt and promulgate the proposed rule separately from any proposed rule or set of proposed rules that is identical to a federal law or regulation or required for compliance with a federal law or regulation, unless the only difference between the proposed rule or set of proposed rules and the corresponding federal law or regulation is a proposed fee. For purposes of this Subsection, the term "identical" shall mean that the proposed rule has the same content and meaning as the corresponding federal law or regulation.

(b)(i) Provide a brief summary which explains the basis and rationale for the proposed rule; identifies the data and evidence, if any, upon which the rule is based; and identifies any portions of the proposed rule that differ from federal law or regulation if there is a federal law or regulation which is not identical but which corresponds substantially to the proposed rule.

(ii) The summary shall be provided along with the notice of intent and shall be published in the Louisiana Register or made available along with the proposed rule as provided in R.S. 49:961(A)(4). The department may also provide the summary when proposing a rule identical to a corresponding federal law or regulation or proposing a rule which is required for compliance with federal law or regulation to explain the basis and rationale for the proposed rule.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, when the department proposes a rule that is identical to a federal law or regulation applicable in Louisiana, except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, it may use the following procedure for the adoption of the rule:

(a) The department shall publish a notice of the proposed rule at least sixty days prior to taking action on the rule as provided below. The notice, which may include an explanation of the basis and rationale for the proposed rule, shall include all of the following:

(i) A statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved.

(ii) A statement that no fiscal or economic impact will result from the proposed rule.

(iii) The name of the person within the department who has responsibility for responding to inquiries about the intended action.

(iv) The time, place, and manner in which interested persons may present their views including the notice for a public hearing required by R.S. 30:2011(D)(1).

(v) A statement that the intended action complies with the law administered by the department, including a citation of the specific provisions of law which authorize the proposed rule.

(b) Notice of the proposed rule shall be published at least once in the Louisiana Register and shall be submitted with a full text of the proposed rule to the Louisiana Register at least seventy days prior to the date the department proposes to formally adopt the rule. The office of the state register may omit from the Louisiana Register any proposed rule, the publication of which would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient, if the Louisiana Register contains a notice stating the general subject matter of the omitted proposed rule, the process being employed by the department for adoption of the proposed rule, and how a copy of the proposed rule may be obtained.

(c) Notice of the intent of the department to adopt the rule shall be transmitted to all persons who have made timely request for notice at the earliest possible date, and in no case later than ten days after the date when the proposed rule is submitted to the Louisiana Register.

(d) For the purposes of this Paragraph, the date of notice is the date of publication of the issue of the Louisiana Register in which the notice appears as stated on the outside cover or the first page of the issue.

(e) The department shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views, comments, or arguments related to the proposed rule, in writing, during a period of no less than thirty days. The department shall consider fully all written comments and submissions respecting the proposed rule.

(f) The department shall make available to all interested persons copies of the proposed rule from the time the notice of its adoption is published in the Louisiana Register.

(g) The department shall issue a response to comments and submissions describing the principal reasons for and against adoption of any amendments or changes suggested in the written comments and submissions and specifically addressing any assertion that the proposed rule is not identical to the federal law or regulation upon which it is based. The department shall issue the response to comments and submissions to any person who presented comments or submissions on the rule and to any requesting person no later than fifteen days prior to the time of publication of the final rule.

(h) No later than fifteen days prior to the time of publication of the final rule in the Louisiana Register, the secretary or any authorized assistant secretary of the department shall do each of the following:

(i) Certify under oath, to the governor of the state of Louisiana, the attorney general of Louisiana, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, and the office of the state register that the proposed rule is identical to a specified federal law or regulation applicable in Louisiana.

(ii) Furnish the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality and the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment the response to comments and submissions required under Subparagraph (g) of this Paragraph, together with a copy of the notice required under Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(i) Unless specifically requested, in writing, by the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment or the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality within ten days of the certification provided under Subparagraph (h) of this Paragraph, there shall be no legislative oversight of the proposed rule. If, however, legislative oversight is properly requested, R.S. 49:961(B)(2) and (3) and 966 shall thereafter apply with respect to the proposed rule.

(j) In the absence of legislative oversight, the proposed rule may be adopted by the department no earlier than sixty days, nor later than twelve months, after the official notice of the proposed rule was published in the Louisiana Register. The proposed rule shall be effective upon its publication in the Louisiana Register subsequent to the act of adoption.

(3) The procedures set forth in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection for the adoption by the department of rules identical to federal laws or regulations applicable in Louisiana shall not be available for the adoption of any rules creating or increasing fees.

B.(1) Prior to or concurrent with publishing notice of any proposed policy, standard, or regulation pursuant to Subsection A of this Section and prior to promulgating any policy, standard, or final regulation whether pursuant to R.S. 49:965 or otherwise under the authority of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, R.S. 30:2001 et seq., the department shall publish a report, or a summary of the report, in the Louisiana Register which includes:

(a) A statement identifying the specific risks being addressed by the policy, standard, or regulation and any published, peer-reviewed scientific literature used by the department to characterize the risks.

(b) A comparative analysis of the risks addressed by the policy, standard, or regulation relative to other risks of a similar or analogous nature to which the public is routinely exposed.

(c) An analysis based upon published, readily available peer-reviewed scientific literature, describing how the proposed and final policy, standard, or regulation will advance the purpose of protecting human health or the environment against the specified identified risks.

(d) An analysis and statement that, based on the best readily available data, the proposed or final policy, standard, or regulation presents the most cost-effective method practically achievable to produce the benefits intended regarding the risks identified in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(2) No regulation shall become effective until the secretary complies with the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) This provision shall not apply in those cases where the policy, standard, or regulation meets one or more of the following criteria:

(a) Is required for compliance with a federal law or regulation.

(b) Is identical to a federal law or regulation applicable in Louisiana.

(c) Will cost the state and affected persons less than one million dollars, in the aggregate, to implement.

(d) Is an emergency rule under R.S. 49:962.

(4) For purposes of this Subsection, the term "identical" shall mean that the proposed rule has the same content and meaning as the corresponding federal law or regulation.

(5) In complying with this Section, the department shall consider any scientific and economic studies or data timely provided by interested parties which are relevant to the issues addressed and the proposed policy, standard, or regulation being considered.

Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.

NOTE: Former R.S. 49:963 redesignated as R.S. 49:968 by Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:149.65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 149.65
Oscar James Dunn Memorial
Status: in_force

A. There shall be placed within Memorial Hall a bust or other appropriate memorial of the first African-American lieutenant governor, Oscar James Dunn, who served Louisiana from 1865 until 1871, subject to the available funds for its planning, construction, and maintenance.

B.(1) The chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate, in consultation with the members of the family of Oscar James Dunn, shall determine the design and related content of the memorial of Oscar James Dunn. The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate shall determine the placement of the memorial within Memorial Hall.

(2) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Oscar Dunn Memorial Fund, referred to in this Section as the "fund". Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Monies in the fund shall be administered by the presiding officers of the legislature and used solely to provide funding for the Oscar Dunn Memorial pursuant to this Section. The funds shall be used for funding the design, content, construction, and maintenance of the Oscar James Dunn memorial in Memorial Hall.

Acts 2022, No. 392, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.

NOTE: Acts 202, No. 392, §2, regarding transfer of $75,000 into Oscare Dunn Memorial Fund.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:149.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 149.22
William J. "Bill" Dodd Building, Baton Rouge
Status: in_force

The state building situated in the city of Baton Rouge, having the municipal address of 626 North Fourth Street, and generally known as the education building is hereby named, and shall hereafter be known as, the William J. "Bill" Dodd Building.

Acts 1993, No. 153, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:974.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 974.2
Intent; legislative findings
Status: in_force

A. It is the legislative intent and purpose of the Small Business Protection Act to improve state rulemaking by creating procedures to analyze the availability of more flexible regulatory approaches for small businesses.

B. The legislature finds that:

(1) A vibrant and growing small business sector is critical to creating jobs in a dynamic economy. Increased hiring in Louisiana's small businesses creates higher wages and better outcomes for Louisiana's citizens and families.

(2) Small businesses bear a disproportionate share of regulatory costs and burdens. Increased regulatory costs decrease the amount of capital that small businesses have to create new jobs.

(3) Fundamental changes that are needed in the regulatory and enforcement culture of state agencies to make them more responsive to small business can be made without compromising the statutory missions of the agencies.

(4) When adopting rules to protect the health, safety, and economic welfare of Louisiana, state agencies should seek to achieve statutory goals as effectively and efficiently as possible without imposing unnecessary burdens on small employers.

(5) Uniform regulatory and reporting requirements can impose unnecessary and disproportionately burdensome demands, including legal, accounting, and consulting costs upon small businesses with limited resources.

(6) The failure to recognize differences in the scale and resources of regulated businesses can adversely affect competition in the marketplace, discourage innovation, and restrict improvements in productivity.

(7) Unnecessary regulations create entry barriers in many industries and discourage potential entrepreneurs from introducing beneficial products and processes.

(8) The practice of treating all regulated businesses as equivalent may lead to inefficient use of regulatory agency resources, enforcement problems, and, in some cases, to actions inconsistent with the legislative intent of health, safety, environmental, and economic welfare legislation.

(9) Alternative regulatory approaches which do not conflict with the stated objective of applicable statutes may be available to minimize the significant economic impact of rules on small businesses.

(10) Prior to the adoption of regulations, the process by which state regulations are developed and adopted should be reformed to require agencies to solicit the ideas and comments of small businesses, to examine the impact of proposed and existing rules on such businesses, and to review the continued need for existing rules.

(11) Regulations affect small businesses differently than their larger counterparts. According to the United States Small Business Administration, evidence indicates that regulatory requirements at the federal and state level tend to create disproportionately heavier burdens for small businesses, putting them at a disadvantage relative to their larger competitors. Reasons that small businesses are at a disadvantage include the following:

(a) The cost of regulations is higher relative to available resources. The cost of regulations per employee is higher for businesses with fewer employees.

(b) The cost per employee for the smallest businesses is typically one or more times greater than the equivalent cost for the largest businesses.

(12) Making small businesses aware of proposed state regulations prior to implementation is key to creating an effective partnership between state agencies and small businesses.

C. Nothing in the Small Business Protection Act shall be interpreted or construed to limit the ability of an agency to propose rules.

Acts 2008, No. 820, §1; Acts 2019, No. 204, §§1, 2, eff. Feb. 1, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:978.2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1137
Adopt-a-beach program
Status: in_force

In order to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities under this Chapter, the secretary may develop a program to be known as "adopt-a-beach", whereby an industry or a private civic organization may adopt one mile of Louisiana beach for the sole purpose of controlling litter along that section of beach. Included in the responsibilities of any industry or private civic organization which chooses to participate in the program shall be the following:

(1) Development of a functional plan to influence and encourage the public to improve the appearance of the adopted section of beach.

(2) A general cleanup of the area at least twice per year.

(3) Assistance to the secretary in securing media coverage for the program.

Acts 2022, No. 16, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:997 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 997
Program of judicial evaluation
Status: in_force

A. The director shall develop and implement a program of judicial evaluation to aid in the performance of his duties.

B. The judicial evaluation shall focus on three areas of judicial performance including competence, productivity, and demeanor. It shall include consideration of the following:

(1) Industry and promptness in adhering to schedules.

(2) Tolerance, courtesy, patience, attentiveness, and self-control in dealing with litigants, witnesses, and counsel and in presiding over adjudications.

(3) Legal skills and knowledge of the law and new legal developments.

(4) Analytical talents and writing abilities.

(5) Settlement skills.

(6) Quantity, nature, and quality of caseload disposition.

(7) Impartiality and conscientiousness.

C. The director shall develop standards and procedures for the judicial evaluation which shall include taking comments from randomly selected litigants and lawyers who have appeared before the administrative law judge under evaluation.

D. The judicial evaluation shall include a review of the methods used by the administrative law judge. The judicial evaluation shall not include a review of any result as determined by an administrative law judge in any adjudication.

E. Before implementing any action based on the findings of the judicial evaluation, the director shall discuss the findings and the proposed action with the affected judge.

F. The judicial evaluation and supporting documents shall be confidential and shall not be subject to open records provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.

Acts 1995, No. 739, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2003, No. 956, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 947, §8 and No. 739, §§3, 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1501
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Blockchain Basics Act".

Acts 2024, No. 700, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:654 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 654
Access to criminal history records
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Revenue for the state of Louisiana and agents of the office of charitable gaming are authorized to have direct access by means of computer interfacing to criminal history records maintained by the office of state police, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, for the purpose of issuing, denying, suspending, revoking, or conditioning a charitable gaming license or for any other action necessary with respect to a charitable gaming license.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §2, eff. June 30, 1999.

NOTE: See Acts 1999, No. 568, §§1, 2, and 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.70 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.70
Grant as additional authority
Status: in_force

The right to take possession and title as provided in this Part is in addition to any right or authority conferred by the laws of this state under which expropriation proceedings may be conducted and shall not be construed as abrogating, eliminating, or modifying any such right or authority.

Acts 2004, No. 633, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 254
Records
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall keep two sets of books or journals, which shall constitute the records of that office; one set shall contain a transcript of all the legal opinions given by him, and the other a statement of all the suits brought by him on behalf of the state; each set shall have an index.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:902 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 902
Definitions
Status: in_force

Agency, as used in this Chapter, means any agency, board, commission or other instrumentality of the State of Louisiana which is engaged in the regulation and/or licensing of any occupation, profession or trade, except those which may be directly related to the legislative or judicial branches of the state government.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 452, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.62 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.62
Vesting of mineral rights
Status: in_force

A. The filing of a petition by the department pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall constitute the agreement of the secretary, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 41:1702(D)(2) et seq., to establish in the owner of the property the perpetual, transferable ownership of all subsurface mineral rights to the then-existing coast or shoreline of the property and the secretary's further agreement to transfer to the owner of the property subsurface mineral rights owned by the state relating to the emergent lands, as defined by R.S. 41:1702(D)(2)(e), resulting from the project for which the property is acquired, all in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

B. Upon the filing of a petition of expropriation pursuant to the provisions of this Part, the perpetual, transferable ownership of all subsurface mineral rights to the then-existing coast or shoreline of the property together with all rights of use of such property, subject to applicable federal, state or local law and regulation, for the purpose of locating, accessing, extracting, and transporting subsurface minerals shall be established and any judgment vesting the ownership of the property in the state shall further identify the existing coast or shoreline of the property and establish in the owner thereof the perpetual, transferable ownership of all subsurface mineral rights therein. The mineral rights established in the owner of the property shall not thereafter be subject to the prescription of nonuse nor shall the ownership of the subsurface mineral rights be disturbed by future changes in the coast or shoreline of the property, whether such changes are affected by natural or artificial causes.

C. Upon the filing of a petition of expropriation pursuant to the provisions of this Part, there shall also be established in favor of the owner of the property the ownership of an undivided fifty percent of the subsurface mineral rights in and to emergent lands lying within the project area, as reasonably determined and depicted by the department on plats attached to its petition of expropriation, together with rights to use such emergent lands for the purpose of locating, accessing, extracting and transporting subsurface minerals. For the purposes of this Section, "emergent lands" shall not include lands emerging after the department determination of the project as substantially complete. Any judgment entered herein vesting the ownership of the property in the state shall further identify the project area. The mineral rights established in the owner of the property to emergent lands shall not thereafter be subject to the prescription of nonuse.

D. Upon the filing of a petition of expropriation pursuant to the provisions of this Part, the perpetual, transferable ownership of all subsurface mineral rights as to the then-existing coast or shoreline of the property, shall be deemed just and adequate compensation for the taking of the property and no further compensation or damages shall be owed by the state.

E. The ownership of subsurface mineral rights as set forth in this Section shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 41:1702(E) and R.S. 9:1151.

F. In the event subsequent erosion should cause any emergent lands to become part of the seabed, ownership of all mineral rights and mineral production therefrom shall be vested in the state.

Acts 2004, No. 633, §1, eff. July 5, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:170.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 170.3
Cajun and creole heritage
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared that hoop nets, castnets, and shrimp trawls are part of the cajun and creole heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help maintain the cajun and creole culture.

Acts 1992, No. 44, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:463 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 463
Amenability of ministerial officers
Status: in_force

In every case in which process issues from any court against the State Auditor or any other ministerial officer of the state, service shall also be made on the officer, and he shall be amenable, to all process of court, and subject to punishment for any violation of any order, writ or judgment, and further punishment as the court may deem necessary to maintain its jurisdiction and enforce its mandates.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.5.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.5.8
Certain activities on dunes prohibited; penalties; speed limits on beaches
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, unless operating under a permit issued by a state or federal agency, no person shall engage in any of the following activities on any dune located on public or private land in the coastal area:

(1) Willful or malicious cutting, altering, breaking, or destroying a dune in any manner or attempting to cut, alter, break, or destroy a dune in any manner.

(2) Riding, driving, operating, or hauling any motorized or mechanical vehicle except on public roads.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, private owners of land located in the coastal area, their employees, or independent contractors hired by the landowner may traverse dunes located on land owned by that landowner using motorized and mechanical vehicles during the course and scope of inspection, repair, construction, or other improvements to the land.

C. "Dune" shall be defined as a natural or man-made mound or bluff of sand, located landward of the beach, that has sufficient vegetation, height, continuity, and configuration to be of protective value.

D. Violation of this Section shall be punishable as follows:

(1) For the first offense, the fine shall be one hundred dollars.

(2) For the second offense, the fine shall be five hundred dollars.

(3) For the third and all subsequent offenses, the fine shall be one thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than thirty days, nor more than sixty days.

E. The governing authority of Cameron Parish may enact speed limits on beaches.

Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 123
Penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any provision of this Part shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each such violation.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 292, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.6.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.6.10
Hold harmless and cooperative landowner immunity
Status: in_force

A. In accordance with Article XII, Section 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state of Louisiana, its political subdivisions, and its agents or employees and, in addition, the United States and its agents and employees, shall be held free and harmless from any claims for loss or damages to rights arising under any contract or agreement, lease, permit, or license granted to any individual or other entity for any purpose on state lands or water bottoms from diversions of freshwater or sediment, depositing of dredged or other materials, integrated coastal protection project, or any other actions, taken for the purpose of management, preservation, enhancement, creation, protection, or restoration of coastal wetlands, water bottoms, or related public or renewable resources.

B. All departments, agencies, boards, or commissions of the state of Louisiana and its political subdivisions shall include language which shall hold the state and its political subdivisions harmless for the purposes set out in this Section in all leases, permits, or licenses granted to any individual or other entity after July 1, 1995.

C. Landowners or persons holding an interest in property who, without cost to the state or its political subdivisions, provide the land, property, access rights, servitudes, easements, or other property interests necessary for a project conducted pursuant to the authority of R.S. 49:214.5.2(A)(7), shall be immune from premise liability, loss, damage, or injury to any third party resulting from or caused by the construction, operation, or maintenance of that integrated coastal protection project.

Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 734, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 209
Appropriation for governor-elect; accounting
Status: in_force

The legislature, at its last regular session preceding the inauguration of the governor, shall appropriate the sum of sixty-five thousand dollars for the use of the governor-elect, to be available on his warrant, to cover necessary office expenses, including the rental of office space, the employment of clerical and other assistance, and the payment of stationery, postage, telephone service, and other similar charges. The funds so appropriated shall be available for the use of the governor-elect at any time following the promulgation of the returns of the general election declaring him to be the governor-elect. Within thirty days after his inauguration, the governor shall make an accounting to the legislative auditor of the amounts so expended and shall refund to the state any unexpended balance remaining from the appropriation herein authorized.

Added by Acts 1956, No. 95, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1139 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1139
Beach sweep program
Status: in_force

In order to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities under this Chapter, the secretary may propose and encourage beach sweep programs whereby coordinated cleanups may be conducted on the state's beaches. The beach sweep program may consist of removing debris and trash while conducting data collection on marine debris.

Acts 2022, No. 16, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:226 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 226
Overpayment of fees
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall not be required to make refunds of overpayments of fees, except upon request, when such overpayments are for an amount less than two dollars.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 189, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 508, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:214.4.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 214.4.1
Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation
Status: in_force

A. Statement of purpose

(1) Louisiana and its citizens have suffered catastrophic losses and human, economic, and social harm. For the benefit and protection of the state as a whole, its citizens, and its localities, hurricane protection is vital to survival. Hurricane protection and coastal restoration efforts must be integrated to achieve a long-term solution of integrated coastal protection. The state must act to develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive integrated coastal protection plan. The state must act to ensure that the plan integrates hurricane protection, storm damage reduction, flood control, and coastal restoration efforts in order to achieve long-term and comprehensive integrated coastal protection.

(2) An important aspect of the need for integrated coastal protection is that Louisiana is annually losing between twenty-five and thirty-five square miles of coastal area to the Gulf of America. In 2005, and again in 2008, the coastal area suffered a devastating loss of hundreds of square miles resulting from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike. The loss of the state's coastal lands threatens natural, cultural, and economic resources which are of vital importance to our state and nation. The numerous benefits provided by our coastal area include the presence of an abundance of habitat for waterfowl, fur-bearing species, and fisheries that support recreational and commercial interests. In addition, our coastal area acts as the first line of defense for coastal communities, including New Orleans, in the face of hurricanes and tropical storm surges. They also provide protection for the pipelines through which much of our nation's energy supply flows. And, our coastal area is home to unique and diverse cultures that have called the wetlands home for many generations.

(3) The state of Louisiana recognizes the need to develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive integrated coastal protection plan. As a component of the plan, the state of Louisiana recognizes the necessity of establishing a sustainable integrated coastal ecosystem. The task of developing a comprehensive integrated coastal protection plan and restoring and developing a sustainable coastline will require implementation of an holistic, comprehensive engineering plan which encompasses the entirety of southern Louisiana. It will require the cooperation and participation of numerous state, federal, and local agencies. In addition, the task of plan development and restoring and conserving this ecosystem will require the participation and support of the numerous and diverse interests that live, work, and recreate in those wetlands and others who depend upon our coast's continued health and existence. In order to provide a venue for input from the broad range of persons and groups who must participate in and assist the efforts to protect, preserve, restore, and enhance the coast of Louisiana, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest that the Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation be created in the office of the governor.

B. Membership

(1) The Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation is hereby created and shall be composed as follows:

(a) Two members to be appointed by the governor from the academic community.

(b) Two members to be appointed by the governor from the business and industrial community.

(c) Two members to be appointed by the governor from the nonprofit corporation community.

(d) Two members to be appointed by the governor from the conservation community.

(e) Two members to be appointed by the governor from the agricultural community.

(f) Two members to be appointed by the governor from governing bodies of political subdivisions of the state.

(g) Two members to be appointed by the governor from the energy production and distribution sector.

(h) Two members to be appointed by the governor to represent the fishing community, one of whom shall be from the commercial fishing industry and one of whom shall be from the recreational fishing community.

(i) One member to be appointed by the governor from the oyster industry.

(j) Two members to be appointed by the governor to represent coastal landowners.

(k) Two members to be appointed by the governor to represent ports and related industries.

(l) Six members to be appointed at large by the governor.

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

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

(o) The chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment or his designee.

(p) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources or his designee.

(q) Two members appointed by the Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana from the members of levee boards having districts located in whole or in part within the Louisiana coastal area. The members so appointed shall serve terms concurrent with that of the governor.

(r) One member appointed by the governor representing the maritime industry.

(s) The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works or his designee.

(t) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works or his designee.

(2) In addition, the governor or the commission may request employees of federal agencies involved with coastal restoration activities to participate as nonvoting members of the commission.

C. Terms of appointment

(1) Each appointment shall be for a term of four years except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) The initial term for each appointee shall be as follows:

(a) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(a) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of six years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of four years.

(b) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(b) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of five years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of three years.

(c) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(c) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of six years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of four years.

(d) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(d) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of five years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of three years.

(e) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(e) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of six years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of four years.

(f) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(f) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of five years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of three years.

(g) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(g) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of six years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of four years.

(h) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(h) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of five years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of three years.

(i) The appointment provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(i) of this Section shall be appointed for an initial term of four years.

(j) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(j) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of five years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of three years.

(k) For the two appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(k) of this Section, one shall be appointed for an initial term of six years, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of four years.

(l) For the six appointments provided for in Subparagraph (B)(1)(l) of this Section, two shall be appointed for an initial term of six years, two shall be appointed for an initial term of three years, and the remaining two shall be appointed for an initial term of one year.

D. The governor shall appoint a chairman and a vice chairman.

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

(1) To advise the governor and the executive assistant for integrated coastal activities relative to the overall status and direction of the state's coastal protection program.

(2) To provide a forum for coordinating integrated coastal protection activities and the exchange of information on the status of various state, federal, and local programs affecting integrated coastal protection.

(3) To foster cooperation on integrated coastal protection issues among federal, state, and local governmental agencies, conservation organizations, and the private sector.

(4) To develop advice with respect to the identification and resolution of conflicts among agencies and stakeholders related to integrated coastal protection efforts and to assist in the identification of any other activity which might conflict with the integrated coastal protection efforts.

(5) To review programs, conditions, trends, and scientific and engineering findings which affect integrated coastal protection in order to make recommendations for improvements to the state's integrated coastal protection efforts.

(6) To assist in the identification of potential sources of funding for integrated coastal protection programs and to develop advice with respect to developing recommendations for expenditures which are in the best interest of the state.

(7) To report by March first each year to the governor and the legislature relative to the progress, challenges, and recommendations concerning policy and possible legislation for the integrated coastal protection program.

F. The executive assistant shall provide staff services for the commission.

G. The commission shall meet as necessary at the call of the chairman. Members shall not receive a per diem for attendance at meetings but may be reimbursed for travel expenses and meals at the rate paid by the state for state employees.

H. The commission may appoint subcommittees to study and analyze issues affecting integrated coastal protection. The subcommittees may be composed of commission members and may include other members who are not appointed members of the commission. Any member of a subcommittee who is not a member of the commission shall be appointed to the subcommittee by the commission in an open meeting, and they may be reimbursed for travel expenses and meals, at the rate paid by the state for state employees, but only if and to the extent approved by the commission.

Acts 2009, No. 523, §3, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2025, No. 105, §3, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:201.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 201.2
Prohibition of salary increases
Status: in_force

A. No unclassified employee in the executive branch of state government shall receive any pay increases for a period commencing on the regularly scheduled gubernatorial primary election day and concluding on inauguration day without the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

B.(1) If the governor or other public official believes that the pay of a person to whom Subsection A of this Section is applicable should be increased during the time period specified in Subsection A of this Section, the governor or other public official shall submit documentation to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget identifying the position, the name of the person, the qualifications of the person, and the reasons the governor or other public official believes the pay of the person should be increased.

(2) If the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget receives such documentation during the time period specified in Subsection A of this Section, the committee shall have a meeting to consider the approval of any such pay increase.

C. The State Civil Service Commission may establish the same or substantially similar provisions as provided in this Section for each position in the classified service within the civil service system.

D. The provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section shall not apply to any position in a postsecondary or higher education system or institution.

Acts 2016, No. 588, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:968 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 968
Judicial review of validity or applicability of rules
Status: in_force

A.(1) The validity or applicability of a rule may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment in the district court of the parish in which the agency is located.

(2) The agency shall be made a party to the action.

B.(1) If, before the date set for hearing, application is made to the court for leave to present additional evidence, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the agency, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the agency upon conditions determined by the court.

(2) The agency may modify its findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file that evidence and any modifications, new findings, or decisions with the reviewing court.

C. The court shall declare the rule invalid or inapplicable if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions or exceeds the statutory authority of the agency or was adopted without substantial compliance with required rulemaking procedures.

D. An action for a declaratory judgment under this Section may be brought only after the plaintiff has requested the agency to pass upon the validity or applicability of the rule in question and only upon a showing that review of the validity and applicability of the rule in conjunction with review of a final agency decision in a contested adjudicated case would not provide an adequate remedy and would inflict irreparable injury.

E. Upon a determination by the court that any statement, guide, requirement, circular, directive, explanation, interpretation, guideline, or similar measure constitutes a rule as defined by R.S. 49:951 and that the measure has not been properly adopted and promulgated pursuant to this Chapter, the court shall declare the measure invalid and inapplicable. It shall not be necessary that all administrative remedies be exhausted.

F. With respect to the challenge of an occupational regulation, the plaintiff shall prevail if the court finds by a preponderance of evidence that the challenged occupational regulation on its face or in its effect burdens entry into a profession, trade, or occupation, and that an agency has failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that the challenged occupational regulation is demonstrated to be necessary and narrowly tailored to fulfill legitimate fiduciary, public health, safety, or welfare objectives. Upon a finding for the plaintiff, the court shall enjoin further enforcement of the challenged occupational regulation and shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the plaintiff, except in the case of a challenged occupational regulation promulgated by an occupational licensing board that participates in the Department of Justice Occupational Licensing Review Program pursuant to R.S. 49:260.

G. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to administrative rules promulgated pursuant to the Human Life Protection Act, R.S. 40:1061 et seq.

Acts 1966, No. 382, §13, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1991, No. 639, §1, eff. July 17, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1043, §1, eff. July 11, 1997; Acts 2022, No. 583, §2; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:963; Acts 2023, No. 98, §1, eff. June 6, 2023.

NOTE: Former R.S. 49:968 redesignated as R.S. 49:966 by Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 204
Secretary to the governor
Status: in_force

A. The governor may appoint a secretary, who shall be designated as "Secretary to the Governor", and employ two stenographers and one messenger.

The governor may designate the secretary to act as his proxy, with full authority to act in his stead, on any board, commission, or public corporation of which the governor is a member. The secretary may administer oaths and certify to documents of public record of the executive department and may affix the seal of the executive department to such oaths and documents.

B. The seal to be used by the secretary shall bear on it the words: "Executive Department State of Louisiana" around the emblem of the pelican feeding her young, an exact duplicate of that emblem which is used on the state seal.

C. No fee shall be charged by the secretary to the governor for any service performed under the provisions of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 284, §1, eff. July 7, 1958.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:150.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 150.1
State capitol complex; allocation of space; maintenance; law enforcement officer and firefighter memorial; Gold Star Families monument; African-American military service members monument
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and particularly any contrary provision of R.S. 49:146, the allocation and use of space within the state capitol, pentagon courts buildings, and the Old Arsenal Museum shall be as provided in this Subpart. The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to the subbasement, basement, and all floors of the state capitol, all buildings in the pentagon courts, and the Old Arsenal Museum.

B. The fourth floor and three floors of the state capitol building shall be allocated to and be used by the governor for his office, the offices of the members of his personal staff, and the offices of such other personnel of agencies within the office of the governor as the governor shall determine.

C. In addition to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, four floors of the state capitol building shall be designated for use by the attorney general and one floor of the state capitol building shall be designated for use by the treasurer and the secretary of state. That space leased to members of the press on July 1, 1979, by the division of administration shall constitute the press area of the capitol and shall be under the control of the governor; provided however, if renovations require temporary or permanent reassignment of the press to another area of the capitol such reassignment shall be determined and made jointly by the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate.

D. The designation of the eight floors as set forth in Subsections B and C of this Section, not including the fourth floor, shall be jointly determined by the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate.

E.(1) All areas of the state capitol, pentagon courts buildings, and Old Arsenal Museum not allocated under the provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section shall be for the sole use of the legislature, its agencies and officers, and the employees of the legislature and its agencies. In addition, the former nurses' dormitory at the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, located on Capitol Lake, shall be for the sole use of the legislature, its agencies and officers, and the employees of the legislature and its agencies until such time as it shall be renovated in accordance with the Capitol Complex Master Plan and it shall then revert to the control of the division of administration.

(2) The time at which such renovation shall begin shall be determined jointly by the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the commissioner of administration. The allocation of these areas shall be made by the legislature by joint rule or through the Legislative Budgetary Control Council.

F. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the director of the office of state buildings shall have charge of the management, operation, and maintenance of the state capitol building, pentagon courts buildings, the Old Arsenal Museum, and the capitol complex grounds. In the performance of the duties specified in this Subsection, the director shall be under the authority and direction of the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate.

G. In accordance with R.S. 25:781 through 785 and subject to the joint approval and oversight of the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives, the director of the office of state buildings shall:

(1) Set aside and maintain an area on the grounds of the state capitol east of the Old Arsenal Museum for a memorial honoring law enforcement officers and firefighters who are killed in the line of duty;

(2) Plan, implement, and maintain the memorial itself; and

(3) Establish and maintain a fund to consist of private donations, grants, and other similar, but non-state, monies which he shall use with respect to the establishment, and maintenance of the memorial.

H.(1) Subject to the joint approval and oversight of the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives, the director of the office of state buildings shall do all of the following:

(a) Set aside and maintain an appropriate area accessible to the public on the east side of the state capitol on the grounds surrounding the Old Arsenal Museum known as the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, for a monument honoring the sacrifices of Louisiana Gold Star Families.

(b) Plan, implement, and maintain the monument.

(2) The funding source for the initial construction of the monument shall consist solely of private donations, grants, and other nonpublic monies; however, public funds may be used to maintain the monument.

I.(1) Subject to the joint approval and oversight of the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives, the director of the office of state buildings shall do all of the following:

(a) Set aside and maintain an appropriate area accessible to the public on the east side of the state capitol on the grounds surrounding the Old Arsenal Museum, known as the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, for a monument honoring the service and sacrifices of African-American military service members and their families throughout the history of the United States of America, including their service and sacrifices in the longest siege in American history at Port Hudson during the American Civil War, and their service and sacrifices in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, among other conflicts.

(b) Plan, implement, and maintain the monument.

(2) The funding source for the initial construction of the monument shall consist solely of private donations, grants, and other nonpublic monies; however, public funds may be used to maintain the monument.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 204, §1; Acts 1984, No. 882, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1987, No. 260, §1; Acts 1989, No. 710, §1; Acts 2018, No. 1, §1, eff. April 19, 2018; Acts 2021, No. 432, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1401
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Benefit Integrity Law".

Acts 2022, No. 542, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:1512 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 1512
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to ensure accountability and transparency in the provision of state services and benefits and to ascertain the extent to which state services and benefits are provided to aliens within the following categories: "illegal aliens" and "unaccompanied alien children". Executive Order Number JML 24-05 concerns identifying, quantifying, and mitigating the adverse effects of illegal immigration on Louisiana. Executive Order JML 24-05 provides numerous reasons for why it is important for the state of Louisiana to identify individuals receiving state services and benefits who are illegal aliens or unaccompanied alien children, and to be able to quantify and calculate the cost to the state of providing such services and benefits. The reasons provided in Executive Order Number JML 24-05 are adopted by reference herein as the legislature's declaration of purpose in enacting this Chapter.

B. It is the intent of this Chapter that the Louisiana Department of Health, state Department of Education, office of motor vehicles, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Revenue, and Louisiana higher education institutions determine the legal status of individuals receiving state services and benefits and to calculate and report the total dollar value of services and benefits provided to individuals identified as "illegal aliens" or "unaccompanied alien children" as defined by federal law.

Acts 2025, No. 419, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:170.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 170.17
State boat
Status: in_force

There shall be an official state boat, which shall be the pirogue. The use of its likeness or image on official documents of the state and with the insignia of the state is hereby authorized.

Acts 2012, No. 134, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 141
Division of State Buildings; superintendent; duties
Status: in_force

A. There is created the Division of State Buildings in the office of the governor which shall be administered by a superintendent of state buildings appointed by the governor. The superintendent of state buildings shall have charge of the management, operation, and maintenance of general public buildings of the state, including both the old and new governor's mansions.

B. The Division of State Buildings shall have custody and supervision of maintenance of the Old Governor's Mansion. Title to said property shall remain in the state of Louisiana, along with all buildings and other improvements constructed thereon. The buildings and grounds shall be maintained by the superintendent of state buildings out of regular appropriations made for such purposes.

C. For purposes of administration and supervision of the Old Governor's Mansion, the commissioner of administration shall have full authority over its grounds and all other buildings and improvements constructed thereon, and shall control any use made thereof and the space therein. He shall have further authority to transfer custody, supervision, and general administrative control for purposes of historic preservation, heritage education, maintenance, protection, and promotion of the building, historical collections, and artifacts and the historical integrity of the site to any public agency or nonprofit corporation with sufficient resources necessary to operate the said facility consistent therewith as its custodian in order to administer and to insure the future of the mansion and the value of its collections; and to honor the relationships and trusts established in the early years with the governors and their families who donated personal items for such purposes, as the said commissioner of administration may deem appropriate, according to the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, including R.S. 39:11 et seq.

Acts 1997, No. 183, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:220.44 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 220.44
State agency resilience officers
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each department head in the executive branch of state government shall designate at least one person to serve as the department's resilience officer, shall transmit the name and contact information of each designee to the chief resilience officer, and shall notify the chief resilience officer of any change in the name or contact information of a designee within ten days.

(2) Each presiding officer of the legislature shall designate at least one person to serve as the legislature's resilience officer, shall transmit the name and contact information of each designee to the chief resilience officer, and shall notify the chief resilience officer of any change in the name or contact information of a designee within ten days.

(3) The chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court shall designate at least one person to serve as the judiciary's resilience officer, shall transmit the name and contact information of each designee to the chief resilience officer, and shall notify the chief resilience officer of any change in the name or contact information of a designee within ten days.

B. The agency resilience officers shall coordinate activities with the chief resilience officer as necessary and shall serve on the Interagency Resilience Coordination Team as provided in R.S. 49:220.45.

Acts 2023, No. 315, §1, eff. June 13, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:308.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 308.1
Comprehensive Capital Outlay Budget Acts Interest Earnings Account
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created an account in the state treasury to be known as the Comprehensive Capital Outlay Budget Acts Interest Earnings Account, hereafter referred to as the "Account".

(2) As of April 1, 1987, the balance of the account in excess of two million dollars shall be credited to the state general fund.

(3) After July 1, 1983, interest earned from the investment of general fund monies appropriated in any capital outlay act, and from the investment of general obligation bond or note proceeds appropriated in any capital outlay act, and from the investment of monies in the account shall be credited to the state general fund; however, from April 1, 1987, to July 1, 1987, should the balance in the account fall below two million dollars due to allocations for cost over-runs, all interest earned shall be credited to the account until a balance of two million dollars is restored. After July 1, 1987, should the balance in the account fall below five million dollars due to allocations for cost over-runs, all interest earned shall be credited to the account until a balance of five million dollars is restored.

B. If it is determined by the agency, political subdivision, board, or director of the facility planning and control section of the office of the governor that the funds appropriated in any capital outlay budget act are not sufficient to complete the projects contained therein through unavoidable deficiencies in appropriation, including administrative and legal requirements, the commissioner of administration, subject to approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, may direct the use of monies in the fund, not to exceed an aggregate of fifteen million dollars in any one fiscal year, for the purpose of completing the projects contained in any capital outlay budget act and such money shall be deemed appropriated in specific amounts necessary for such purpose; provided that such appropriations for administrative purposes shall be processed using existing procedures.

C. All appropriations made pursuant to this Section are made as additions to funds for previously authorized projects, and for accounting purposes shall be included in the account of the previously authorized project.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 307, §1; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 23, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, 1ST EX. SESS., NO. 23, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:974.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 974.4
Small business economic impact statements; potpourri notices
Status: in_force

A.(1) Prior to the adoption of any proposed rule that may have an adverse impact on small businesses, each agency shall prepare a small business economic impact statement, that includes the following:

(a) An identification and estimate of the number of the small businesses subject to the proposed rule.

(b) The projected reporting, record keeping, and other administrative costs required for compliance with the proposed rule, including the type of professional skills necessary for preparation of the report or record.

(c) A statement of the probable effect on impacted small businesses.

(d) A description of any less intrusive or less costly alternative methods of achieving the purpose of the proposed rule.

(2) The small business economic impact statement shall be submitted to the office of the state register pursuant to R.S. 49:961.

B. If an agency determines, in its own judgment, that the input of small businesses and the public would be helpful in drafting a new proposed rule, the agency may issue a potpourri notice. If the agency issues a potpourri notice, it shall be submitted with the office of the state register.

Acts 2008, No. 820, §1; Acts 2019, No. 204, §§1, 2, eff. Feb. 1, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:978.4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 49:974.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 49 / Section 974.7
Notification
Status: in_force

Upon receiving the electronic transfer of information from the office of the state register, as provided in R.S. 49:961, the commercial division of the Department of State shall perform all of the following items:

(1) By the fifteenth day of the month, the commercial division shall post information on the internet page of the commercial division under the heading of "Proposed State Rules and Regulations that May Affect Your Business".

(2) No later than the sixteenth day of the month, the division shall electronically transfer the information to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the Louisiana Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, and to each person who has made a timely request of the department for this information.

Acts 2008, No. 820, §1; Acts 2019, No. 204, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 49:978.7.