La. Rev. Stat. § 24:513 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 513
Powers and duties of legislative auditor; audit reports as public records; assistance and opinions of attorney general; frequency of audits; subpoena power
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) Subject to Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, the legislative auditor shall have authority to compile financial statements and to examine, audit, or review the books and accounts of the state treasurer, all public boards, commissions, agencies, departments, political subdivisions of the state, public officials and employees, public retirement systems enumerated in R.S. 11:173(A), municipalities, and all other public or quasi public agencies or bodies, hereinafter collectively referred to as the "auditee". The scope of the examinations may include financial accountability, legal compliance and evaluations of the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the auditee's programs or any combination of the foregoing. In addition to the authority granted above, the legislative auditor shall have access to and be permitted to examine all papers, books, accounts, records, files, instruments, documents, films, tapes, and any other forms of recordation of all auditees, including but not limited to computers and recording devices, and all software and hardware which hold data, is part of the technical processes leading up to the retention of data, or is part of the security system. This access shall not be prohibited by Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(b) For the sole purpose of this Subsection, a quasi public agency or body is defined as:

(i) An organization, either not-for-profit or for profit, created by the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision or agency thereof, any special district or authority, or unit of local government to perform a public purpose.

(ii) An organization, either not-for-profit or for profit, that is a component unit of a governmental reporting entity, as defined under generally accepted accounting principles.

(iii) An organization, either not-for-profit or for profit, created to perform a public purpose and having one or more of the following characteristics:

(aa) The governing body is elected by the general public.

(bb) A majority of the governing body is appointed by or authorized to be appointed by a governmental entity or individual governmental official as a part of his official duties.

(cc) The entity is the recipient of the proceeds of an ad valorem tax or general sales tax levied specifically for its operations.

(dd) The entity is able to directly issue debt, the interest on which is exempt from federal taxation.

(ee) The entity can be dissolved unilaterally by a governmental entity and its net assets assumed without compensation by that governmental entity.

(iv) Any not-for-profit organization that receives or expends any local or state assistance in any fiscal year. Assistance shall include grants, loans, transfers of property, awards, and direct appropriations of state or local public funds. Assistance shall not include guarantees, membership dues, vendor contracts for goods and services related to administrative support for a local or state assistance program, assistance to private or parochial schools except as provided in R.S. 17:4022, assistance to private colleges and universities, or benefits to individuals.

(v) Any organization, either not-for-profit or for profit, which is subject to the open meetings law and derives a portion of its income from payments received from any public agency or body.

(2) The financial statements of individual state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions that are included within the annual comprehensive financial report required pursuant to R.S. 39:80 shall be audited by the legislative auditor but may be audited by a licensed certified public accountant pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection.

(3) The financial statements of the offices of the independently elected public local officials, including judges, sheriffs, clerks of court, assessors, and district attorneys, all parish governing authorities, all political subdivisions created by parish governing authorities or by law, and all districts, boards, and commissions created by parish governing authorities either independently or in conjunction with other units of government, school boards, district public defender offices, municipalities, all political subdivisions created by municipal governing authorities, and all boards and commissions created by municipalities, either independently or in conjunction with other units of government, city courts, quasi-public agencies, housing authorities, mortgage authorities, or other political subdivisions of the state not included within the annual comprehensive financial reports required pursuant to R.S. 39:80, hereinafter collectively referred to as "local auditee", shall be audited or reviewed by licensed certified public accountants subject to Paragraphs (5) and (6) of this Subsection but may be audited by the legislative auditor pursuant to Paragraph (4) of this Subsection. The total compensation, reimbursements, and benefits of an agency head or political subdivision head or chief executive officer related to the position, including but not limited to travel, housing, unvouchered expenses, per diem, and registration fees, shall be reported as a supplemental report within the financial statement of the local auditee; however, nongovernmental entities or not-for-profit entities that receive public funds shall report only the use of public funds for the expenditures itemized in the supplemental report. Any person authorized to conduct an audit of a governmental entity pursuant to R.S. 37:77 shall be permitted to continue auditing that governmental entity subject to the approval of the legislative auditor provided for in Paragraphs (5) and (6) of this Subsection.

(4)(a) Notwithstanding Paragraph (3) of this Subsection and Subsection B of this Section, the legislative auditor may audit or investigate a local auditee only in those instances when:

(i) The local auditee has failed after thirty days written notice from the legislative auditor to comply with the provisions of this Section relating to timely audits.

(ii) The Legislative Audit Advisory Council and the legislative auditor have determined that the local auditee is unable to pay for an audit by a licensed certified public accountant.

(iii) The local auditee exhibits a record of egregious control deficiencies and failures to comply with laws and regulations.

(iv) The legislative auditor has received complaints of illegal or irregular acts with respect to the local auditee.

(v) The local auditee, after requesting proposals for audit services, receives less than three proposals from licensed certified public accountants or the local auditee receives three or more proposals and the local auditee rejects all proposals for cause, including but not limited to excessive cost.

(vi) In the opinion of the legislative auditor and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council the best interest of the state of Louisiana would be served by his audit of the local auditee.

(b) Any local auditee selected for audit under the provisions of Item (a)(iii) of this Paragraph shall have the right of appeal to the Legislative Audit Advisory Council. Furthermore, the legislative auditor shall ensure that under the provisions of Item (a)(iii) of this Paragraph audit services are not duplicated.

(5)(a)(i) In lieu of examinations of the records and accounts of any office subject to audit or review by the legislative auditor, the legislative auditor may, at his discretion, accept an audit or review report prepared by a licensed certified public accountant, provided that such audit or review is performed in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide, which is to be jointly published by the legislative auditor and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountant's Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee, and further provided that the legislative auditor has approved the engagement letter in accordance with this Section. The Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide is a standard for audits and reviews of auditees within Louisiana and shall be produced by the society and the legislative auditor, with input from the Louisiana Municipal Association, the Louisiana Police Jury Association, the Louisiana School Board Association, and any other interested parties. Such audits shall be completed within six months of the close of the entity's fiscal year. Reviews shall be conducted in accordance with the authoritative pronouncements issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and guidance provided in the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide. For the limited purpose of providing the audits and reviews as provided in this Subsection, the certified public accountant shall have the access and assistance privileges afforded the legislative auditor in Subsections E and I of this Section. However, the certified public accountant shall comply with any and all restrictions imposed by law on documents, data, or information deemed confidential by law and furnished to the certified public accountant during the course of the audit or review.

(ii) At any time after a disaster or emergency is declared under the provisions of R.S. 29:724(B)(1) which prevents an entity from completing its report within the period prescribed in Item (i) of this Subparagraph, the entity may ask the legislative auditor in writing for an extension of time to complete the report. The legislative auditor may approve the request at his discretion, subject to the approval of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council.

(b) It is the intent of the legislature that small audit firms and audit firms owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contracts awarded to fulfill the requirements of this Section.

(6) The legislative auditor shall have the authority to prescribe the terms and conditions of any such audit or review conducted by a licensed certified public accountant and shall be authorized to approve said terms and conditions prior to its commencement and to require the office subject to audit to present said terms and conditions to him for approval. It is the joint responsibility of the office subject to audit or review and the certified public accountant to submit the engagement agreement to the legislative auditor for approval prior to the commencement of the audit. The legislative auditor shall also have access to the working papers of the accountant during the examination and subsequent to its termination.

(7) In order to fulfill the requirements imposed upon any public or quasi-public agency or body or political subdivision of the state by the provisions of this Subsection, any such body shall have the authority to contract for such professional services, without public bid, as are reasonably necessary.

(8) The legislative auditor shall make available, including by posting on its website, a list of best practices in preparation for an audit of public funds. Best practices may include:

(a) Written policies and procedures in place addressing all financial and business functions, including but not limited to budgeting, purchasing, disbursements, receipts, payroll, personnel, contracting, travel and expense reimbursements, ethics, debt service, disaster recovery, and credit, debit, or fuel cards, as applicable.

(b) Balance sheet and budget-to-actual comparisons for general fund and enterprise fund operations prepared and presented by the executive branch of the auditee to the legislative branch or governing body of the auditee at each scheduled meeting of the governing body.

(c) Bank reconciliations completed for all bank accounts within one month of each bank statement being available.

(d) Subsidiary ledgers reconciled to the general ledger at least quarterly.

(e) Bank deposits reconciled to the underlying receipts or equivalent documentation prior to deposit.

(f) Each credit card purchase supported by original receipts and including a description of its public purpose. Prior to payment, credit card statements reconciled to the supporting original receipt, approved by the signature of the elected official or employee who does not have access to the related credit card, and dated.

(g) Travel and expense reimbursements made in accordance with officially adopted per diem rates, or supported by an original receipt and include a description of the public purpose.

(h) Contractual payments made in accordance with the terms of the related written contract, as applicable.

(i) Compliance with annual training requirements under the Code of Governmental Ethics, if applicable to the local auditee, documented and maintained.

(j) A physical inventory of all fixed and movable property items conducted annually and reconciled to the recorded detailed listings of fixed and movable property.

(9) The legislative auditor shall have the sole authority to compile financial statements and to examine, audit, or review the books and accounts of any nonstate entity, including any local government entity or quasi-public entity, that receives funding for the construction of a new project through the Capital Outlay Act pursuant to R.S. 39:112(E)(4). Failure of a nonstate entity, including any local government entity or quasi-public entity, to comply with the provisions of R.S. 39:112(E)(4) shall result in an audit finding of noncompliance pursuant to this Section and for the purposes of R.S. 39:72.1.

B.(1) The accounts and records of each sheriff, in his function as ex officio tax collector, shall be audited in accordance with the provisions of this Section not less than once every year. Upon request, the tax collector shall provide the legislative auditor with a sworn statement of the amounts of cash on hand and taxes collected for the current year, with an itemized statement of all taxes assessed and uncollected. The statement shall indicate the reason for his failure to collect. Parish governing authorities and the governing authorities of other tax recipient bodies shall notify the legislative auditor, in writing, whenever any sheriff is delinquent in his settlements. All clerks of court and other public officers shall furnish certified copies of any documents or papers in their possession to the legislative auditor whenever he shall request the same, and these certified copies shall be furnished without charge.

(2) Any other local auditee or vendor that collects and distributes ad valorem taxes on behalf of a taxing authority shall have its tax collection and distribution fund audited annually and distribute a copy of the audit report to the legislative auditor and each taxing authority for which it collects taxes. The audit report shall include a sworn statement of the gross amount of taxes to be collected, any deductions made from the tax rolls, the amount of taxes collected, and the taxes distributed to the taxing authorities. The statement shall detail any taxes on hand at the end of the reporting period, the amounts of such balance belonging to the taxing authorities, the amounts of collections related to current tax collections, the amounts relating to prior year taxes, the amounts of any interest and penalties collected and disbursed, the extent to which the prior year tax collections relate to collection and audit efforts, and the reason, if any, for failure to collect. The statement shall include other disclosures as may be determined necessary by the legislative auditor. For fiscal periods beginning after December 31, 2010, the audit report required by this Paragraph shall be completed within six months of the close of the local auditee's or vendor's fiscal year.

(3) Any other local auditee or vendor that collects and distributes taxes other than ad valorem taxes on behalf of other taxing authorities shall have its annual financial statement audited and shall distribute a copy of the audit report to the legislative auditor and each taxing authority for which it collects taxes. The audit report shall have a footnote disclosure including total collections and a schedule of distribution by taxing authority. The statement shall include other disclosures as may be determined necessary by the legislative auditor. For fiscal periods beginning after December 31, 2010, the audit report required by this Paragraph shall be completed within six months of the close of the local auditee's or vendor's fiscal year.

C.(1) The legislative auditor shall have authority to evaluate on a continuing basis all aspects of any state, municipal, or parochial retirement system, funded in whole or in part out of public funds, as to its actuarial soundness. The legislative auditor shall make periodic detailed reports, both to the legislature and the governor, specifically setting forth his findings as to the actuarial soundness of such retirement systems. At least every five years, the reports produced by the legislative auditor shall include comparative summaries of each system's reported actuarial assumptions and funded ratio and the findings of the legislative auditor as to the appropriateness of each system's assumptions. In conducting such evaluations or any audit pursuant to R.S. 11:2260(A)(9)(b), the legislative auditor shall have complete access to all books, records, documents, and accounts of said retirement system and any participating employer thereof.

(2) This provision shall in no way be deemed to preclude the authority of any retirement system funded in whole or in part out of public funds to hire an actuary. However, any actuary employed by the legislature or legislative auditor shall be prohibited from serving as, or employing or contracting with any other actuary who is serving as, an actuary for any public retirement system within the state of Louisiana, with respect to such public retirement system, unless such service, employment, or contract is approved by the Legislative Audit Advisory Council as being in the best interest of the state of Louisiana.

D. In addition, the legislative auditor shall perform the following duties and functions:

(1) He shall, not later than the first day of each regular session of the legislature, prepare and submit to the governor and to the legislature his report on the financial statements of the state of Louisiana, together with such comments on internal control structure and compliance with laws and regulations that are appropriate. Supplemental statements shall be submitted at such other times as may be necessary to show probable changes.

(2)(a) He shall provide actuarial notes on proposed legislation as required by R.S. 24:521, and to provide for such function and related functions, he shall employ such personnel as necessary, including a legislative actuary.

(b) He shall fix the salary and establish the duties and functions of the legislative actuary and other such personnel.

(3)(a) He shall employ personnel as may be necessary to perform the duties and functions imposed herein, and may employ professional and technical personnel as may be necessary in the unclassified service, subject to the other provisions of this Section.

(b) He may perform criminal history records checks of current and prospective employees, designated by the legislative auditor to audit the records of an agency listed in R.S. 15:587.5, who have access to federal tax information.

(4)(a) He shall conduct performance audits, program evaluations, and other studies as are needed to enable the legislature and its committees to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, and operation of state programs and activities.

(b) The legislative auditor shall review the cost recovery budget request forms completed for each budget unit in the executive branch of state government as provided in R.S. 39:32 at least once every four years to determine if the fees are adequate to cover the costs associated with the service. The legislative auditor shall report his findings to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, including R.S. 6:103(F), when the commissioner of financial institutions, or an authorized employee thereof, has informed the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 6:103(B)(6) of a failure by a financial institution to furnish adequate security for public funds deposited with it when such security is required by law, regulation, or by contract, the legislative auditor is authorized to notify a "state depositing authority," as defined in R.S. 49:319, or a "local depositing authority," as defined in R.S. 39:1211, of such failure. A copy of the notice shall be forwarded by the legislative auditor to the financial institution which is the subject of such notice.

(6) He shall establish and provide for an electronic mail notification system to notify subscribers of changes to the list of auditees not in compliance with this Part.

(7) He shall appoint a state child ombudsman to serve the functions provided in R.S. 24:525, subject to legislative appropriation, and employ personnel as may be necessary for the state child ombudsman to perform the duties and functions imposed upon him.

(8) He shall establish and maintain the Louisiana Transparency Portal in the manner provided by Part III of this Chapter as a centralized, searchable website, referred to as the "Louisiana Transparency Portal", that shall serve as an interactive portal for the public to access fiscal information, including data and reports of state expenditures, contracts, incentive expenditures, revenues, and other financial matters. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the datasets provided to the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 39:16.2 meet the information requirements for the portal for the state agencies that are included in the LaGov statewide enterprise resource planning system; however, the legislative auditor, with the approval of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council, may require the production of additional information.

E. In the performance of his duties as herein stated, the legislative auditor, or any member of his staff designated by him, shall have the power to inspect and to make copies of any books, records, instruments, documents, files, films, tapes, and other forms of recordation, including but not limited to computer and recording devices, of the auditee. He may call upon the auditee and any of its officials and staff for assistance and advice, and such assistance shall be given through the assignment of personnel or in such other manner as necessity requires.

F.(1) The legislative auditor shall have authority to compile financial statements and to examine, audit, or review the books and accounts of all private water supply systems. The scope of the examinations may include financial accountability, legal compliance and evaluations of the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the private water supply systems or any combination of the foregoing. In addition to the authority granted above, the legislative auditor shall have access to and be permitted to examine all papers, books, accounts, records, files, instruments, documents, films, tapes, and any other forms of recordation of all private water supply systems, including but not limited to computers and recording devices, and all software and hardware which hold data, are part of the technical processes leading up to the retention of data, or are part of the security system.

(2) For the purpose of this Subsection, "private water supply system" means any private water system which receives local or state assistance in any fiscal year and does not have audited financial statements prepared by licensed certified public accountants. Assistance shall include grants, loans, transfers of property, awards, and direct appropriations of state or local public funds. Assistance shall not include guarantees, membership dues, vendor contracts for goods and services related to administrative support for a local or state assistance program, or benefits to individuals.

(3) The financial statements of a private water supply system shall be audited or reviewed by licensed certified public accountants subject to Paragraphs (A)(5) and (6) of this Section, but may be audited by the legislative auditor pursuant to Paragraph (A)(4) of this Section. Any person authorized to conduct an audit of a governmental entity pursuant to R.S. 37:77 shall be permitted to audit the private water supply system subject to the approval of the legislative auditor provided for in Paragraphs (A)(5) and (6) of this Section.

(4) State or local assistance and other funds and expenditures of private water supply systems shall be audited.

G.(1) The audit reports issued by the legislative auditor or accepted by the legislative auditor pursuant to this Section or R.S. 46:1064(B), shall be subject to the laws providing for inspection of public records and shall be available in the office of the legislative auditor three days after the date of issuance of the reports as provided by R.S. 44:6. However, this Subsection shall not apply to any documents, data, or information furnished the legislative auditor which are deemed confidential by law.

(2)(a) An application to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction barring the release of an audit report, as described in this Subsection, shall be assigned for hearing by the court not less than two nor more than ten days after service of the petition for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction. Any order granting or denying the relief prayed for shall be rendered by the court within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of the hearing.

(b) If an aggrieved party seeks an appeal, the appeal shall be filed in the appropriate appellate court not later than the seventh day after the judgment is rendered and shall be tried on the original records and by preference over all other cases. The appellate court shall render its decision within ten days after submission.

H.(1) All auditees and their officials and staff are hereby directed to assist the legislative auditor in his work and to furnish such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance as may be requested, all without any cost or charge. It shall be the duty of the attorney general and the local district attorney to give assistance to the legislative auditor. The attorney general shall render his opinion in writing on any subject requested by the legislative auditor.

(2)(a) Each auditee shall designate an individual who shall be responsible for filing annual financial reports with the legislative auditor and shall notify the legislative auditor of the name and address of the person so designated.

(b) A governmental entity that provides funding to a quasi public agency or body shall notify each such quasi public agency or body of the requirements of this Paragraph.

I. The authority granted to the legislative auditor in this Section to examine, audit, inspect or copy shall extend to all books, accounts, papers, documents, records, files, instruments, films, tapes, and any other forms of recordation, including but not limited to computers and recording devices, whether confidential or otherwise. However, the legislative auditor shall comply with any and all restrictions imposed by law on documents, data, or information deemed confidential by law and furnished to the legislative auditor.

J.(1) The audits enumerated in Subsection A of this Section shall be conducted frequently enough to control and safeguard the assets of the auditee as follows:

(a)(i) The financial statements of the state of Louisiana shall be audited annually. The financial statements of individual state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions shall be audited at least once every two years, to include the transactions of both years. However, the financial statements of individual state agencies, departments, boards, and commissions that compose a material part of the state's financial statements, as determined by the legislative auditor, shall be subjected to audit tests annually.

(ii) However, at the discretion of the legislative auditor, the audit provisions of Subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph as they pertain to audit frequency and level of assurance required, may apply to an individual state agency, department, board, or commission.

(b) The accounts and financial statements of parish tax collectors shall be audited annually.

(c) The financial statements of local auditees as defined in Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section shall be audited as follows:

(i)(aa) Any local auditee that receives seventy-five thousand dollars or less in revenues and other sources in any one fiscal year shall not be required to have an audit but must file a certification with the legislative auditor indicating that it received seventy-five thousand dollars or less in funds for the fiscal year. Monies received from urban or rural development grants shall not be used in fiscal year computation of revenue amounts requiring an audit. The auditee shall annually file with the legislative auditor sworn financial statements as required by R.S. 24:514. However, the legislative auditor, at his discretion, may require such local auditee to have an audit of its books and accounts.

(bb) However, any volunteer fire department that receives seventy-five thousand dollars or less in funds in any one fiscal year shall not be required to have an audit but shall file a certification with the legislative auditor signed by the president of the volunteer fire department indicating that the department received seventy-five thousand dollars or less for the fiscal year and shall annually file with the legislative auditor sworn financial statements as required by R.S. 24:514. The legislative auditor, at his discretion, may require any such volunteer fire department to have an audit of its books and accounts.

(cc) However, a justice of the peace or constable of a justice of the peace court shall not be required to have an audit, but must file a certification with the legislative auditor indicating the amount of funds related to his official duties that he received for the fiscal year. Also he shall annually file with the legislative auditor sworn financial statements. The legislative auditor, at his discretion, may require a justice of the peace or constable to have an audit of his books. If a justice of the peace or constable of a justice of the peace court receives from his official duties in excess of two hundred thousand dollars in revenues and other sources in any one fiscal year, the requirements of Item (ii) of this Subparagraph shall be applicable to such justice of the peace or constable.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 24:514, any local auditee that receives more than seventy-five thousand dollars in revenues and other sources in any one fiscal year, but less than two hundred thousand dollars, shall cause to be conducted an annual compilation of its financial statements, with or without footnotes, in accordance with the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide. However, the legislative auditor, at his discretion, may require such local auditee to have an audit of its books and accounts.

(iii) Any local auditee that receives two hundred thousand dollars or more in revenues and other sources in any one fiscal year, but less than five hundred thousand dollars, shall cause to be conducted an annual review of its financial statements to be accompanied by an attestation report in accordance with the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide. However, the legislative auditor, at his discretion, may require said local auditee to have an audit of its books and accounts.

(iv) Any local auditee that receives five hundred thousand dollars or more in revenues and other sources in any one fiscal year shall be audited annually.

(v) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 369, §4, eff. June 10, 2022.

(d) The provisions of Subparagraph (1)(c) of this Subsection shall apply to the state or local assistance received and/or expended by a quasi public agency or body when such funds are not commingled with other funds of the quasi public agency or body. However, if the state or local assistance received and/or expended by a quasi public agency or body is commingled with other funds of the quasi public agency or body then such state or local assistance and other funds of the quasi public agency or body shall be audited pursuant to Subparagraph (1)(c) of this Subsection.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall be deemed minimum audit requirements and nothing within this Section shall prohibit a political subdivision from providing for more frequent audits, subject to the approval of the engagement agreement by the legislative auditor.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (1)(d) of this Subsection, any auditee described in Item (A)(1)(b)(v) of this Section shall be audited in accordance with Subitem (1)(c)(i)(aa) of this Subsection when it has received seventy-five thousand or less in public funds in any one fiscal year. Any such auditee shall be audited in accordance with Item (1)(c)(ii) of this Subsection when it has received more than seventy-five thousand dollars in public funds in any one fiscal year. Any such auditee shall be audited in accordance with Item (1)(c)(iii) of this Subsection when it has received three hundred fifty thousand or more in public funds in any one fiscal year. Any such auditee shall be audited in accordance with Item (1)(c)(iv) of this Subsection when it has received three million five hundred thousand dollars or more in public funds.

(4)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, any entity which establishes scholastic rules which are the basis for the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's policy required by R.S. 17:176 to be adhered to by all high schools under the board's jurisdiction shall not be required to be audited by the legislative auditor but shall file an audit with the legislative auditor and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council which has been prepared by an auditing firm which has been approved by the legislative auditor. Such entity shall submit such audit to the legislative auditor and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council.

(b) The Legislative Audit Advisory Council may order an audit by the legislative auditor upon a finding of cause by the council.

K. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance and gross misconduct in office, and shall be subject to removal.

L. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of this Section or of any other provision of law to the contrary, a sheriff and ex-officio tax collector shall have the option of having the annual and biennial audits of his office as provided in Subparagraphs (J)(1)(b) and (c) of this Section conducted either by the legislative auditor or by a private certified public accountant pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

M.(1) In the performance of his duties the legislative auditor, or any member of his staff designated by him, may compel the production of public and private books, documents, records, papers, films, tapes, and electronic data processing media. For such purpose the legislative auditor and the chairman of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council may jointly issue a subpoena for the production of documentary evidence to compel the production of any books, documents, records, papers, films, tapes, and electronic data processing media regarding any transaction involving a governmental entity. The subpoena may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the addressee's business address, or by representatives appointed by the legislative auditor, or shall be directed for service to the sheriff of the parish where the addressee resides or is found.

(2) If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under any Section of this Part, a judicial district court, upon joint application by the legislative auditor and the chairman of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council, may issue to the person an order requiring him to appear before the court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for refusal to obey the subpoena. Failure to obey a subpoena may be punished as a contempt of court.

N. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative auditor may issue, receive or accept, and maintain audit reports electronically.

O. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the legislative auditor shall annually review, calculate, and certify, using the grand recapitulation of the assessment roll provided to the legislative auditor by the Louisiana Tax Commission, the amount due to each public retirement system as provided by law. The legislative auditor shall submit to each sheriff or other official responsible for tax collection a report setting forth the certified remittance due from each tax recipient body to each public retirement system.

P.(1) Upon request, either pursuant to a concurrent resolution adopted by the legislature or a written joint request from the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate, an auditee of state government shall provide the legislative auditor with electronic access to a synchronized copy of the data points as they exist in the auditee's system, including those regarding expenditures, revenues, contracts, and financial matters.

(2) The legislative auditor shall utilize this data to perform and fulfill his constitutional and statutory duties as a fiscal advisor to the legislature and to audit the fiscal records of the state and other entities. However, the legislative auditor shall comply with any and all restrictions imposed by law on any of the data received pursuant to this Subsection that is deemed confidential, privileged, or otherwise restricted, and any reports which use such data shall be released or published only in a manner that maintains any and all such restrictions.

(3) The legislative auditor shall develop a plan for the implementation of this Subsection. The plan shall be subject to the review and approval of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council.

(4) Any costs related to establishing the portals or connectivity necessary for auditees to comply with the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be subject to the approval of the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate.

(5) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the Department of Justice.

(6) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the Department of State.

(7) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to require an auditee to provide electronic access to a synchronized copy of data, records, or other information if such data, records, or other information is protected by an attorney-client privilege or if disclosure of such data, records, or other information is prohibited by federal law, rule, or regulation or contractual obligation.

(8) Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to limit the legislative auditor's access to documents and data in any form authorized by this Section or the requirements imposed upon auditees to produce documents and data requested by the legislative auditor in any form authorized by this Section.

Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 585, §1; Acts 1993, No. 183, §1; Acts 1995, No. 467, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1995, No. 686, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 877, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 646, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §5; Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1; Acts 2004, No. 508, §1; Acts 2004, No. 548, §1; Acts 2004, No. 635, §1; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 629, §1; Acts 2007, No. 51, §2, eff. June 18, 2007; Acts 2007, No. 307, §4; Acts 2008, No. 838, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 711, §1; Acts 2010, No. 1045, §1; Acts 2011, No. 290, §1; Acts 2012, No. 218, §2; Acts 2012, No. 811, §7, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 467, §2; Acts 2014, No. 706, §1; Acts 2014, No. 774, §1; Acts 2015, No. 375, §1; Acts 2015, No. 462, §1; Acts 2016, No. 460, §1; Acts 2016, No. 641, §1; Acts 2018, No. 363, §2, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 470, §1, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 530, §1, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 531, §1; Acts 2019, No. 440, §1, eff. June 22, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 274, §1; Acts 2022, No. 369, §§1, 4, eff. June 10, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 325, §1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2024, No. 323, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:603 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 603
Duties and functions
Status: in_force

Subject to the general direction and supervision of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the Legislative Fiscal Office shall have the following duties and functions:

(1) To develop and make available to the legislature and its committees such fiscal information as will assist the legislature or any legislative committee in its deliberations with the view of pointing out unnecessary programs, projects, and functions; calling attention to inefficient and uneconomical practices; monitoring, reviewing, and analyzing the performance of state agencies; making recommendations for improvement; and carrying out other similar functions.

(2) To continuously review existing and proposed programs and budgets of state agencies.

(3) To review and evaluate requests for appropriations, including proposed plans and policies related to such requests, and make presentations to the House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the legislature in relation thereto.

(4) To analyze the annual budget prepared by the executive branch and make recommendations to the legislature and committees with respect thereto.

(5) To conduct other studies and perform other duties which may be of assistance in directing the financial affairs of the state.

(6) To perform, at the direction of either house or any committee thereof, in-depth studies of programs or statewide policies including studies of a program's accomplishments, the manner in which a program's appropriation has been expended, and the future direction of a program.

(7) To analyze and make recommendations reflecting capital budget requests.

(8) To make continuous short and long range studies of projected revenues and expenditures.

(9) To answer the fiscal information requests of individual legislators to the extent practical.

(10) To evaluate legislative proposals for fiscal effect and provide fiscal notes.

(11) To provide to the extent possible information services for other legislative staff.

(12) To provide to the extent possible fiscal staff services to nonfinance legislative committees supplemental to other staff services.

(13) To participate in interagency staff activities.

(14) To make recommendations to the legislature with respect to procedures and policies to effectuate legislative performances of the functions of budget analysis and review, capital budget study, fiscal policy, fiscal research, departmental operation, efficiency within state government, and other problems and matters related thereto.

(15) To report to the legislature annually with respect to its activities and at such other times as the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or the legislative fiscal officer deems appropriate.

(16) To carry out all directives issued by either house or committees thereof.

(17) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall submit a report on or before May 1 of each year to the legislature on each professional, personal, and consulting service contract included in the recommendations of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(18) To develop and maintain a comprehensive information system on the receipt of revenues by local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions from local, state, and federal sources, as well as the expenditure of these revenues and to submit a summary of this information annually to the legislature.

(19) At the request of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, to review final judgments against the state after funds have been appropriated for payment, to attempt to determine in certain cases selected by the committee whether or not any remedial action has been or should be taken to prevent a like suit, including but not limited to repairs, use of different equipment or supplies, discipline of an employee or changes in agency policy, and to make recommendations to the committee for appropriate action.

(20) The Legislative Fiscal Office shall review the proposed executive budget for the ensuing fiscal year and report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget whether the budget recommends appropriations out of the state general fund and dedicated funds for health care as contained in Schedule 09, Louisiana Department of Health, and for higher education as contained in Schedule 19, Higher Education and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Health Care Services Division, in amounts less than the appropriations for either purpose as contained for the same schedules in the existing operating budget for the current fiscal year as of the day the executive budget is submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Within seven days of the governor's submission of the executive budget to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget pursuant to R.S. 39:37, the Legislative Fiscal Office shall prepare and submit such report to the governor and the legislature.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 414, §1; Acts 1981, No. 834, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 871, §2; Acts 1982, No. 372, §1; Acts 1984, No. 845, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1465, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2013, No. 424, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:522 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 522
Louisiana Performance Audit Program
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Performance Audit Program is hereby established. This program is created to identify and plan for the state's long-term needs in addition to finding solutions to present fiscal problems.

B. For purposes of this program, "state agency" means any state agency, office, department, board, commission, institution, division, committee, program, or legal entity, heretofore existing or hereafter created within the legislative or executive branch of state government, including an institution of higher education, but does not include any agency, governing body, or officer of any local government or political subdivision of the state.

C. In accordance with this program and the powers and duties otherwise provided by law, including approval of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council, the legislative auditor shall provide the legislature with evaluation and audit of the functions and activities of the agencies of state government. Such evaluations and audits shall be based on standards appropriate for each evaluation or audit. To accomplish this, the legislative auditor may:

(1) Evaluate the basic assumptions underlying any and all state agencies and the programs and services provided by the state to assist the legislature in identifying those that are vital to the best interests of the people of the state of Louisiana and those that no longer meet that goal.

(2) Evaluate the programs, policies, services, and activities administered by the agencies of state government and identify overlapping functions, outmoded programs or methodologies, areas needing improvement, and/or programs amenable to privatization.

(3) Evaluate the impact, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of all state agencies and of their programs, services, and activities.

(4) Evaluate the efficiency with which state agencies operate the programs under their jurisdictions and fulfill their duties.

(5) Evaluate methods agencies use to maximize the amount of federal and private funds received by the state for its programs in order to ensure that the people of Louisiana receive a fair share of the taxes which they pay to the United States government and to provide for the effective efficient use of private resources.

(6) Evaluate the management of state debt.

(7) Evaluate the assessment, collection, and application of user fees.

(8) Make recommendations each year relative to the programs and services the various state agencies provide as well as recommendations for elimination of or reduction in funding for agencies, programs, or services based on the results of performance audits. Such recommendations shall be submitted in a report to each member of the legislature no later than February fifteenth each year.

(9) Make annual recommendations to the appropriate oversight committees of the legislature and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council as to amendments to statutory and constitutional provisions that will improve the efficiency of state government, including, if appropriate, recommendations concerning the reorganization or consolidation of state agencies.

(10) Evaluate the methods used by each agency in the estimation, calculation, and reporting of its performance, and evaluate the actual outcomes of each agency's performance with regard to its performance indicators as defined in R.S. 39:2 and provide agencies with information relative to the methods used to evaluate such performance.

D.(1) All state agencies and their officials and staff shall assist the legislative auditor in his work and furnish such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance as he may request, all without any cost or charge of any nature to the legislative auditor.

(2) All state agencies shall develop specific goals and objectives for each of their programs to include measures of performance. They shall report on program goals and objectives in developing annual budgets and shall submit such information to the legislature as a part of the appropriations process.

E. The legislative auditor may request assistance, including the use of personnel from the state treasurer, the commissioner of administration, and administrators of the various state agencies which may be necessary to enable him to accomplish the purposes of this Section.

F. The legislative auditor shall complete such audits which have statewide and/or program implications and include them as part of the legislative auditor's audit of the state of Louisiana's 1996 financial statements.

G. The annual audits of the legislative branch of state government shall include performance audit issues consistent with the legislative auditor's audits of the executive branch of state government.

H. State employee involvement shall be encouraged by the reward and recognition policy approved by the State Civil Service Commission.

I. Repealed by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1.

J. All provisions relating to judicial strategic planning, performance budgeting, the judicial appropriation bill, and judicial performance reporting and auditing shall be strictly governed by the provisions of Part I-A of Chapter 2 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 13:81 et seq.

K. The legislative auditor shall establish a schedule for execution of performance audits which shall ensure the completion and publishing of the audits of no less than two different agencies from at least two different executive departments in each year, with such audits published no later than thirty days prior to commencement of the regular session of the legislature. Such schedule shall be constructed to ensure that within the seven-year period beginning with the 1997-98 Fiscal Year at least one performance audit shall be completed and published for each of the twenty departments of the executive branch of state government.

Acts 1995, No. 1100, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1465, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1162, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1169, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1176, §2, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 44, §§1, 2.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 1100, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:31.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 31.1
Salary for members; expense allowance; mileage allowance
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the per diem and all other allowances provided by law for members of the Legislature of Louisiana, each member of the legislature, except the president and the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker and the speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives, shall be paid a salary in the full sum of sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars per annum.

B.(1) The salary provided for in this Section for the individual members shall be withdrawn from the treasury on the warrant of the presiding officer of each house on the state treasurer. The warrants shall be paid out of the general fund and the treasurer is hereby required to pay the warrants by preference over other warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers, which shall be concurrent with the warrants provided for in this Section.

(2) The funds so drawn shall be deposited in the name of the House of Representatives, or the Senate, as the case may be, in an approved bank located in this state, selected by the presiding officer of each house. Payment of the salary to the persons entitled thereto shall be made by individual check, signed, in the case of the House of Representatives, by the presiding officer of the House and, in the case of the Senate, signed by the president of the Senate. Facsimile signatures may be used.

C.(1) In addition to the per diem and salary and all other allowances provided by law for members of the Legislature of Louisiana, each member shall be paid a mileage allowance for trips to and from the capitol during sessions of the legislature, regardless of the method of transportation, equal to the rate established as the standard mileage rate for business travel for purposes of Section 162(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code. Such mileage allowance shall be paid for a number of trips not to exceed the number of calendar weeks, or fraction thereof, of the session.

(2) During the interim between sessions each member shall also be paid, for actual attendance at meetings of legislative committees of which he is a member, a mileage allowance at the rate provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection for actual travel to and from the site of such meetings. Mileage allowance for legislative committee meetings shall be paid only upon the filing by the member with the respective presiding officer of a voucher for each such meeting. The legislature or either house may, by appropriate resolution, provide that no mileage allowance shall be paid in the case of particular committees or particular meetings.

D. In lieu of the mileage allowance provided in Subsection C of this Section, both during sessions and during the interim between sessions, any legislator may be reimbursed the actual cost paid by the legislator for a commercial coach fare airline ticket, either one way or round trip, for any trip for which the mileage allowance is otherwise authorized pursuant to Subsection C of this Section if the distance of travel one way by the most direct route by land is in excess of one hundred miles. Such reimbursement shall be paid only upon the filing by the legislator with the respective presiding officer of a voucher for each such trip, whether during session or during the interim.

E. In addition to the salary, compensation, and all other allowances provided by law for members of the legislature, each member of the legislature shall be paid a monthly expense allowance, as referred to in R.S. 11:403(10), in the amount of five hundred dollars per month for expenses in connection with the holding or conduct of their office. Warrants for the payment of such allowance shall be in accordance with, and subject to, Subsection B of this Section.

Added by Acts 1952, No. 11, §§1 to 3. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 349, §1; Acts 1969, No. 11, §7; Acts 1975, No. 14, §1, eff. July 18, 1975; Acts 1976, No. 4, §1, eff. June 16, 1976; Acts 1976, No. 356, §1; Acts 1980, No. 42, §1, eff. June 5, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 684, §1; Acts 1984, No. 192, §1, eff. June 27, 1984; Acts 1992, No. 520, §1, eff. June 26, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 248, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1316, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §8, eff. June 11, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:694 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 694
Capitol security; joint rule
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the legislature may, by joint rule, provide for the structure, authority, powers, functions, and duties of the council, the director of capitol security, capitol security officers, capitol security personnel, and officers of the legislature relative to capitol security.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:517.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 517.1
Reimbursement for local audits
Status: in_force

A. The legislative auditor, except for services provided under R.S. 24:513(A)(4)(a)(iv), shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with any local government audit, audit of any public retirement system enumerated in R.S. 42:698.2(A), or audit of any municipality, public or quasi-public agency performed under the provisions of R.S. 24:513(A)(4). The Legislative Audit Advisory Council may authorize lower rates based on economic hardships to particular local auditees.

B.(1) The reimbursement provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be payable to the legislative auditor by the local government, including municipalities, public and quasi-public agencies, or public retirement system auditees based upon billing procedures established by the legislative auditor. If the auditee has failed to remit payment in full for the audit services rendered within a period of ninety days from the initial billing date, the legislative auditor shall submit written notice to the auditee that payment in full will be withheld from monies accruing to the auditee within thirty days of the notice.

(2) Upon its request, the auditee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Legislative Audit Advisory Council concerning the reimbursement and withholding of said monies. If such hearing is requested and the committee determines that the legislative auditor shall be reimbursed by the auditee, or if no such hearing is requested, and the legislative auditor certifies in writing to the Department of Treasury or any other state agency who is holding monies accruing to the auditee that:

(a) The legislative auditor has provided local services consistent with this Section, and

(b) The auditee has failed to remit payment in full for the audit services rendered within a period of ninety days from the initial billing date, the treasurer or state agency shall, from the monies accruing to the local entity, forward to the legislative auditor all or that portion of those monies necessary to reimburse the legislative auditor for the total amount of audit costs billed.

C through E. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 610, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 1991.

F.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a district public defender office which receives annual funds of less than fifty thousand dollars and is audited by the legislative auditor in accordance with this Chapter shall not be required to reimburse the legislative auditor for expenses incurred in connection with the audit, nor shall the legislative auditor charge a fee in connection with said audit.

(2) A district public defender office exempted by this Subsection from reimbursing the legislative auditor for audit costs shall be exempted from paying the costs of any such audit conducted after January 1, 1990.

Acts 1983, No. 482, §1; Acts 1984, No. 919, §1; Acts 1986, No. 240, §1; Acts 1987, No. 432, §1; Acts 1988, No. 483, §1; Acts 1990, No. 297, §§1 and 2, eff. July 5, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 610, §§1 and 2, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 2007, No. 307, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 661
Committee created; membership and composition
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, hereinafter referred to as the committee, is hereby created and established as the representative of the Legislature of Louisiana on capital outlay to assist that body in the analysis of the capital outlay needs of the state and its political subdivisions and the preparation and analysis of the capital outlay and omnibus bond bills as presented to the legislature.

(2) The committee shall provide the legislature with information relative to such responsibilities from a source created by and responsible solely to the members of the legislature. The committee shall report from time to time to the legislature its recommendations, thereby providing to the legislature comprehensive budgetary and fiscal information.

(3)(a) The committee shall be composed of:

(i) The members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee, or their successors.

(ii) The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee or a member of that committee designated by the chairman thereof.

(iii) The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee or a member of that committee designated by the chairman thereof.

(iv) The speaker of the House of Representatives and four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker.

(v) The president of the Senate and four members of the Senate appointed by the president.

(vi) The chairman of the Joint Highway Priority Construction Committee who, if a member of the House of Representatives, shall be one of the four members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; however, if the chairman is a senator he shall be one of the four members appointed by the president of the Senate.

(b) If any member of the House Ways and Means Committee or the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee no longer wishes or is unable to serve, the presiding officer of the respective body shall appoint another member to serve in the place of that member on the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay.

(4) No action shall be taken by the committee or by a joint subcommittee thereof except by the favorable vote of a majority of the members. A quorum of the committee or a joint subcommittee shall consist of a majority of the total membership thereof.

B. The committee may establish an executive committee thereof to be composed of not more than seventeen members, such committee to perform any administrative functions or exercise any administrative powers of the committee which are assigned or granted to the committee by law, rule, or resolution or to which it succeeds under the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The committee shall select a chairman, a vice chairman, and such other officers as it deems necessary.

D. The members of the committee shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance in the performance of their duties as is provided for standing committees of the legislature.

Acts 1984, No. 491, §1; Acts 1990, No. 208, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:523.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 523.1
Notices to be posted
Status: in_force

A. Every auditee shall post and keep posted in conspicuous places upon its premises a notice, prepared by the legislative auditor and located on his website, setting forth information concerning the reporting of the misappropriation, fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds.

B. Every auditee shall also post such notices on the website of the auditee.

Acts 2014, No. 693, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:35.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 35.2
Membership of the House of Representatives
Status: in_force

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

(1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 2-18A, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, and 4-1A of Bossier Parish and Precincts 105, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, and 159 of Caddo Parish.

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

(3) District 3 is composed of Precincts 3, 4, 23, 25, 34, 35, 36, 38, 50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 78, 80, 86, and 87 of Caddo Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 5, 42, 43, 45, 47, 55, 57, 73, 74, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 100, 106, 122, 130, and 135 of Caddo Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Precincts 56, 62, 63, 65, 69, 72, 77, 79, 89, 90, 92, 94, 97, 101, 102, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110, and 128 of Caddo Parish.

(6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-5, and 4-8C of Bossier Parish and Precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 48, 49, 68, 75, 76, and 129 of Caddo Parish.

(7) District 7 is composed of Precincts 66, 88, 91, 93, 95, 103, 123, 125, 126, 127, and 132 of Caddo Parish; Precincts 3, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, and 58 of De Soto Parish; and Precincts 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 9-1, and 9-2 of Sabine Parish.

(8) District 8 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-11A, 2-12A, 2-12B, 2-12C, 2-14, 2-16A, 2-17A, 2-17B, 2-18B, 2-18C, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21A, 2-21B, 2-21C, 2-21D, 2-22A, and 2-22B of Bossier Parish.

(9) District 9 is composed of Precincts 1-3A, 2-3, 2-15, 2-16, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-3C, 4-4A, 4-4B, 4-5A, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8A, 4-8B, 4-10, 4-11A, 4-11B, and 4-11C of Bossier Parish.

(10) District 10 is composed of Precinct 4-9 of Bossier Parish and Webster Parish.

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

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

(13) District 13 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of Bienville Parish; Jackson Parish; Precinct 55 of Ouachita Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-1C, 3-2, 3-2A, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-2A, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-1A, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-1, 7-1A, 7-2, 7-2A, 7-5, 7-7, and 7-7A of Winn Parish.

(14) District 14 is composed of Precincts 23, 27, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 45 of Morehouse Parish and Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 36, 42, 50, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 75, 76, 77, and 78 of Ouachita Parish.

(15) District 15 is composed of Precincts 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 44A, 45, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, and 58 of Ouachita Parish.

(16) District 16 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, and 38 of Morehouse Parish and Precincts 3, 8, 9, 9A, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, and 79 of Ouachita Parish.

(17) District 17 is composed of Precincts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 46, and 47 of Ouachita Parish.

(18) District 18 is composed of Precincts 31 and 32 of Iberville Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts 1-1, 2-2, 6-1, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of West Baton Rouge Parish; and Precinct 4-1 of West Feliciana Parish.

(19) District 19 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 4, 4A, 5A, 5B, 15, 17, and 18 of East Carroll Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 14 of Madison Parish; Precincts 26, 28, 29, 30, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 of Morehouse Parish; Precinct 25 of Ouachita Parish; Richland Parish; and West Carroll Parish.

(20) District 20 is composed of Caldwell Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-5, 7-3, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, and 9-4 of Catahoula Parish; Franklin Parish; Precincts 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 9-1, and 10-1 of La Salle Parish; and Precinct 2 of Tensas Parish.

(21) District 21 is composed of Precincts 7-1, 7-5, 8-1, and 8-2 of Catahoula Parish; Concordia Parish; Precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 14A, 16, and 19 of East Carroll Parish; Precincts 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Madison Parish; and Precincts 1, 2A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 17 of Tensas Parish.

(22) District 22 is composed of Grant Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 7-1, 7-2, 8-2, 8-3, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, and 9-5 of La Salle Parish; Precincts 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, and 2-9 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3 of Red River Parish; and Precinct 1-5 of Winn Parish.

(23) District 23 is composed of Precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 20, 27, 31, 32, 34, 38, 41, 42, 44, 52, 56, 59, 60, 61, and 63 of De Soto Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-1A, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-4B, 1-5, 1-5A, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-9A, 1-10, 1-10A, 1-10B, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 2-7, 2-7A, 2-8, 3-2, 3-4, 3-7, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, and 4-9 of Natchitoches Parish; and Precincts 4-3, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, and 6-2 of Red River Parish.

(24) District 24 is composed of Precincts 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-6, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, and 4-8 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-4, 2-4A, 2-5, 2-6, 2-6A, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-6A, 3-7, 4-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-8, 5-8A, 6-2, 6-2A, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4A, 6-4B, 8-1, 8-2, and 9-3 of Sabine Parish; and Precincts 1-9, 2-1, 2-1A, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-4E, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-3E, 5-1, 5-1A, 5-2, 5-2A, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-2A, 7-3, 7-4A, 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 of Vernon Parish.

(25) District 25 is composed of Precincts C13, C22, C23, C30, C31, C34, C35, C36, C37, C38, C41, C42, S1, S2, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S15, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28, and S29 of Rapides Parish.

(26) District 26 is composed of Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C32, C33, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, and N4 of Rapides Parish.

(27) District 27 is composed of Precincts N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N16, N17, N18, N19, N20, N21, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, N27, N28, N29, S16, S17, and S18 of Rapides Parish.

(28) District 28 is composed of Avoyelles Parish.

(29) District 29 is composed of Precincts 1-17, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-58, 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 2-11, 2-16, 2-23, 2-27, and 2-30 of East Baton Rouge Parish and Precincts 2-1A, 2-1B, 2-3, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, and 6-2 of West Baton Rouge Parish.

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

(31) District 31 is composed of Precincts 28A, 28B, 34, 35, 36, 37, 67, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 105, 106, and 109 of Lafayette Parish and Precincts 24 and 25 of Vermilion Parish.

(32) District 32 is composed of Allen Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 15, 15A, 16, 16A, 16B, 16C, 17A, 19, 19A, 19C, 20, 21, 22, 22A, 27A, and 27D of Beauregard Parish; and Precincts 600, 601, 602, 603, and 660 of Calcasieu Parish.

(33) District 33 is composed of Precincts 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 460E, 460W, 461, 465, 466E, 466W, 467, 468, 469, 560, 561, 562, 661, 663, 700, 701, 702, 703, and 762 of Calcasieu Parish.

(34) District 34 is composed of Precincts 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309E, 309W, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 313W, 314, 315E, 315W, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, 360, 361, 364, and 371N of Calcasieu Parish.

(35) District 35 is composed of Precincts 10, 11, 12, 12A, 12B, 13, 13A, 14, and 14A of Beauregard Parish and Precincts 160E, 160W, 161, 162E, 162W, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 306, 317, 318, 440, 441, 462, 463, 464, 662, and 664 of Calcasieu Parish.

(36) District 36 is composed of Precincts 316E, 316W, 325, 326, 327, 331, 332N, 332S, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 362, 363, 365, 366, 367N, 367S, 368, 369, and 371S of Calcasieu Parish.

(37) District 37 is composed of Precincts 260, 261, 262, 800, 801, 860N, 860S, 861E, and 861W of Calcasieu Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish.

(38) District 38 is composed of Precincts 1010, 1011, 1020, 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1050, 1060, 1080, 1081, 1090, 1091, 1100, 1101, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1131, 1140, 1141, 1150, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1170, 1171, 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3040, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3060, 3070, 3071, 4001, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4020, 4021, 4030, 4040, 5004, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5041, and 5050 of Evangeline Parish and Precincts 1-6, 1-26, 1-26A, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-12, 4-12A, 4-13, 5-2, and 5-4 of St. Landry Parish.

(39) District 39 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 25, 26, and 29 of Lafayette Parish and Precincts 1-17, 1-28, 1-28A, 2-3, 2-7, 2-8, 3-2, and 3-4 of St. Landry Parish.

(40) District 40 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-2A, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-5, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-15A, 1-16, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-29, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-9, 4-10, 5-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-6, 5-8, 6-3, 6-11, and 6-11A of St. Landry Parish.

(41) District 41 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3A, 3-3B, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 6-16, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of Acadia Parish; Precincts 2010, 2020, 2030, and 2040 of Evangeline Parish; and Precincts 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16, and 6-16A of St. Landry Parish.

(42) District 42 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2A, 1-2B, 1-3A, 1-3B, 1-4A, 1-4B, 1-5A, 1-5B, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1A, 5-1B, 5-2A, 5-2B, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3A, 6-3B, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-11, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, and 6-15 of Acadia Parish and Precincts 27 and 71 of Lafayette Parish.

(43) District 43 is composed of Precincts 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97A, 97B, 98, 104, 107, 108, and 111 of Lafayette Parish.

(44) District 44 is composed of Precincts 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, and 72 of Lafayette Parish.

(45) District 45 is composed of Precincts 30A, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, and 90 of Lafayette Parish.

(46) District 46 is composed of Precincts 9-1, 9-2, and 11-4 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, and 3-6 of St. Landry Parish; and Precincts 1-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-1, 4-1A, 4-2, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3A, 6-3B, 6-4, 7-1A, 7-2A, 7-4, 7-4A, 8-1, 8-3, 8-4, 8-4A, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, and 9-5 of St. Martin Parish.

(47) District 47 is composed of Precincts 370, 760, and 761 of Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6, 7A, 7B, 8, 9, 10A, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19A, 19B, 20A-1, 20A-2, 20B-1, 21, 27A-2, 28, 29, 32B, 34, 35, 36A-1, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 46A of Vermilion Parish.

(48) District 48 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-5, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 10-2, 14-1, and 14-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 101, 102, 103, and 110 of Lafayette Parish; and Precinct 2-2 of St. Martin Parish.

(49) District 49 is composed of Precincts 5-5, 6-3, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, and 14-4 of Iberia Parish and Precincts 16, 23, 26, 42A, 42B, 44, 45A, 46B-1, 46B-2, 46B-3, 49B-1, 49B-3, 50A, 50B, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57A, and 57B of Vermilion Parish.

(50) District 50 is composed of Precincts 1-2 and 1-5 of St. Martin Parish and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 44, and 46 of St. Mary Parish.

(51) District 51 is composed of Precincts 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, and 4-1 of Assumption Parish; Precinct 1-1 of Lafourche Parish; Precincts 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, and 47 of St. Mary Parish; and Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 52, 53, 54, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73, 76, and 81 of Terrebonne Parish.

(52) District 52 is composed of Precinct 11-2 of Lafourche Parish and Precincts 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 27, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 68, 69, 71, 74, 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, and 90 of Terrebonne Parish.

(53) District 53 is composed of Precinct 11-1 of Lafourche Parish and Precincts 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 86, 87, 88, and 89 of Terrebonne Parish.

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

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

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

(57) District 57 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 4-4, and 7-4 of St. Charles Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-8, 4-9, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, and 7-7 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(58) District 58 is composed of Precincts 36, 37, 39, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, and 60 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 11, and 12 of Iberville Parish; and Precincts 2, 7, 7-A, 8, 8-A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15B, 16, 17, 17-A, and 18 of St. James Parish.

(59) District 59 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 61 of Ascension Parish.

(60) District 60 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, and 9-1 of Assumption Parish and Precincts 4, 5, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 10, 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 14, 14A, 14B, 15, 15A, 15B, 16, 17, 17A, 18, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25A, 25B, 26, 26A, 27, 28, 29, and 30 of Iberville Parish.

(61) District 61 is composed of Precincts 1-2, 1-7, 1-14, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-32, 1-33, 1-36, 1-37, 1-40, 1-50, 1-54, 1-57, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-64, and 1-104 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(62) District 62 is composed of Precincts 2-21, 2-26, 2-28, 2-29, and 2-32 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2A, 1-2B, 1-3, 2-1A, 2-1B, 2-1C, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-1C, 3-2A, 3-2B, 4-1A, 4-1B, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, and 6-1 of East Feliciana Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, and 7-4 of West Feliciana Parish.

(63) District 63 is composed of Precincts 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-94, 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-12, 2-13, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-24, 2-25, and 2-31 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(64) District 64 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-14, 2-15, 3-2, and 3-37 of East Baton Rouge Parish and Precincts 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, and 4A of Livingston Parish.

(65) District 65 is composed of Precincts 1-89, 1-97, 1-98, 3-1, 3-6, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-21, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-32, 3-46, and 3-54 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(66) District 66 is composed of Precincts 1-90, 1-103, 3-10, 3-16, 3-19, 3-20, 3-22, 3-33, 3-34, 3-38, 3-43, 3-45, 3-47, 3-48, and 3-53 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(67) District 67 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-51, 1-67, 1-68, 1-102, and 3-50 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(68) District 68 is composed of Precincts 1-8, 1-35, 1-39, 1-41, 1-42, 1-44, 1-48, 1-59, 1-65, 1-73, 1-105, 3-13, 3-17, 3-18, 3-29, 3-35, 3-51, and 3-52 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(69) District 69 is composed of Precincts 1-9, 1-34, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-60, 1-72, 1-74, 1-80, 1-99, 3-3, 3-7, 3-11, 3-15, 3-27, 3-31, 3-39, and 3-41 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(70) District 70 is composed of Precincts 1-12, 1-43, 1-47, 1-56, 1-66, 1-69, 1-75, 1-107, 3-4, 3-5, 3-23, 3-36, 3-40, 3-44, 3-49, and 3-55 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(71) District 71 is composed of Precincts 7A, 23, 24, 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 27, 28A, 28B, 35, 35A, 36, 39, 39A, 40, 40A, and 41 of Livingston Parish.

(72) District 72 is composed of Precincts 7-1, 8-1A, and 8-1B of East Feliciana Parish; St. Helena Parish; and Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27A, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 101, 103, 105, 107, 109, 109A, 111, 111A, 115B, 119, 123, 129, and 129A of Tangipahoa Parish.

(73) District 73 is composed of Precincts 45A, 70, 70A, 71, 72, 73, 74, 122, 122A, 124, 125, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137D, 143, 145, 149, 149A, and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish.

(74) District 74 is composed of Precincts 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 302, 311, 502, 503, 504, 505, 601, 602, 604, 606, A01, A02, A03, and A04 of St. Tammany Parish; Precincts 102, 104, 104A, 106, 106A, 108, and 110 of Tangipahoa Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, and 9-1 of Washington Parish.

(75) District 75 is composed of Precinct 501 of St. Tammany Parish and Precincts 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-3A, 3-3B, 3-3C, 4-1, 4-1A, 4-2A, 4-3, 4-3B, 4-4, 4-5, 4-5B, 4-6, 4-7, 4-7B, 4-8, 4-9, 4-9A, 4-10, 4-10A, 4-11, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-1A, 7-2, 7-3, 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 of Washington Parish.

(76) District 76 is composed of Precincts 801, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 816, 817, 909, 918, S10, S11, S12, S16, S17, S21, S22, S23, S24, and S25 of St. Tammany Parish.

(77) District 77 is composed of Precincts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 202, 207, 301, 303, 304, 306, 310, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10, C11, F01, and MD1 of St. Tammany Parish.

(78) District 78 is composed of Precincts 9, 11, 21, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, and 9-H of Jefferson Parish.

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

(80) District 80 is composed of Precincts 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, and 87 of Jefferson Parish.

(81) District 81 is composed of Precincts 35 and 40 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 13A, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, and 43 of Livingston Parish; Precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of St. James Parish; and Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, and 3-1 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(82) District 82 is composed of Precincts 38, 43, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, and 138 of Jefferson Parish.

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

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

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

(86) District 86 is composed of Precincts 27, 28, 28A, 33, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 44, 45, 72A, 106B, 112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 120A, 120B, 121, 121A, 121B, 127, 127A, 139, 141, and 141A of Tangipahoa Parish.

(87) District 87 is composed of Precincts 171, 172, 173, 174, 179A, 181, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 197C, 205, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, and 216A of Jefferson Parish.

(88) District 88 is composed of Precincts 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 43, and 58 of Ascension Parish.

(89) District 89 is composed of Precincts 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 408, 410, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 423, 424, 426, 427, M01, M02, M03, M04, M05, M06, M07, M08, M09, and M10 of St. Tammany Parish.

(90) District 90 is composed of Precincts 802, 803, 815, 902, 903, 904, 906, 907, 908, 910, 911, 912, 914, 916, 921, P01, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S13, S15, S18, and S19 of St. Tammany Parish.

(91) District 91 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-6A, 2-7, 3-18, 10-3, 10-6, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 14-19, 14-21, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Orleans Parish.

(92) District 92 is composed of Precincts 7, 8, 10, 104, 108, 115, 11-K, 13-KA, 13-KB, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 25-K, 26-K, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, and 33-K of Jefferson Parish and Precinct 5-5 of St. Charles Parish.

(93) District 93 is composed of Precincts 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-8, 3-9, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-20, 7-21, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, and 11-9 of Orleans Parish.

(94) District 94 is composed of Precincts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34, 39, 42, 44, 45, and 46 of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 3-19, 3-20, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 7-41, 7-42, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish.

(95) District 95 is composed of Precincts 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13B, 20, 23A, 23B, 29, 30, and 36A of Livingston Parish.

(96) District 96 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, and 6-2 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 54, 55, 56, 99, and 100 of Lafayette Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-7, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4A, 3-6, 3-9, 4-3, 4-4A, 4-6, 6-2A, 6-3, 7-1, and 7-3 of St. Martin Parish.

(97) District 97 is composed of Precincts 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 6-8, 6-9, 7-12, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-34, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 8-28, 8-30, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, and 9-31D of Orleans Parish.

(98) District 98 is composed of Precincts 12-4, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-20, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, and 17-7 of Orleans Parish.

(99) District 99 is composed of Precincts 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-12, 9-1, 9-3, 9-3A, 9-4, 9-5, 9-5A, 9-6B, 9-6C, 9-6D, 9-6E, 9-6F, 9-7, 9-8, 9-8A, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-28C, 9-28E, 9-29, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43F, and 9-43I of Orleans Parish.

(100) District 100 is composed of Precincts 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41D, 9-43E, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, and 9-44Q of Orleans Parish.

(101) District 101 is composed of Precincts 1-31, 1-55, 1-70, 1-71, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-87, 1-88, 1-93, 2-1, 3-8, 3-24, and 3-42 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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

(103) District 103 is composed of Precincts 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-45, and 9-45A of Orleans Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, and 1-4 of Plaquemines Parish; and St. Bernard Parish.

(104) District 104 is composed of Precincts 305, 307, 308, 309, 312, 313, 406, 409, 411, 412, 420, 422, 603, 605, 607, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 901, 905, 913, 915, and 917 of St. Tammany Parish.

(105) District 105 is composed of Precincts 216B, 217, 236, 237, and 238 of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 15-18D, 15-18E, and 15-18F of Orleans Parish; and Precincts 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-3, 8-1, 9-1, and 9-3 of Plaquemines Parish.

NOTE: §35.2 as repealed by Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.

§35.2. Repealed by Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §2, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.

Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. 10 a.m., Jan. 9, 2012 (eff. for election purposes only upon signature of governor, April 14, 2011); Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 4, §2, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 4
Contempt of the legislature; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the legislature or either house of the legislature, or whenever any committee of either house or any joint committee of both houses or any sub-committee of any such committee, which committee, joint committee or sub-committee has been specifically and expressly granted the subpoena power, has summoned any person as a witness to give testimony or to produce papers or other evidence upon any matter under inquiry before such house, committee, joint committee or sub-committee, such person shall be guilty of contempt of the legislature if he or she

(1) willfully defaults by failing to appear or to produce papers or other evidence, as ordered, or

(2) having appeared, refuses to take the oath or affirmation of a witness, or

(3) having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry.

B. Whoever is found guilty of contempt of the legislature under the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

C. The provisions of R.S. 24:4 through R.S. 24:6 are hereby declared to be supplemental to the powers of the legislature and of the senate and of the house of representatives to punish for contempt, and the legislature hereby reserves to itself and to the senate and to the house of representatives all inherent and all constitutional powers to punish for contempt.

Added by Acts 1963, No. 51, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:971 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 971
Louisiana Commission on Civic Education; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, hereinafter referred to as "commission", is hereby established.

B. The purposes of the commission shall include the following:

(1) To educate citizens in the community as well as students in schools on the importance of citizen involvement in a representative democracy.

(2) To promote communication and collaboration among organizations in the state that conduct civic education programs.

Acts 2004, No. 596, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 107, §1, eff. June 21, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:253 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 253
Incorporation of current legislation; procedure
Status: in_force

In preparing the printer's copy provided for in R.S. 24:252, the Louisiana State Law Institute shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any act of the legislature, but it may:

(1) Renumber and rearrange sections or parts of sections;

(2) Transfer sections or divide sections so as to give to distinct subject matters a separate section number, but without changing the meaning;

(3) Insert or change the wording of headnotes;

(4) Change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters or sections;

(5) Substitute the proper section or chapter number for the terms "this act", "the preceding section" and the like;

(6) Strike out figures where they are merely a repetition of written words and vice-versa;

(7) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;

(8) Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors, and

(9) Make any other purely formal or clerical changes in keeping with the purpose of the revision.

The Institute shall omit all titles of acts, all enacting, resolving, and repealing clauses, all appropriation measures, all temporary statutes, all declarations of emergency, and all validity, declaration of policy, and construction clauses, except when the retention thereof is necessary to preserve the full meaning and intent of the law. Whenever any validity, declaration of policy, or construction clause is omitted, proper notation of the omission shall be made.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:608 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 608
Responsibility to legislature; operating funds
Status: in_force

A. The legislative fiscal office is a service agency of the legislature and in every aspect of its functions, duties and operations shall be responsible solely to the legislature and to no other branch of the state government or any board, commission, department or agency or official of any other branch of the state government.

B. The funds for the operations of the legislative fiscal office, over and above such funds as are now or may hereafter be made available by law or otherwise, shall be appropriated by the legislature from the state general fund from year to year and shall be included in and constitute a separate item in the act appropriating funds for the expenses of the legislature and its committees. In addition, the presiding officers of each of the houses of the legislature shall have authority to expend, or to pay over to the legislative fiscal office for expenditure, out of any funds available to either or both of them such amounts as are necessary to provide supplementary funds for the purpose of fully carrying out any one or more of the functions of the legislative fiscal office for the benefit of the legislature, its members and committees.

C. The books and records of the legislative fiscal office shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 803
Functions and duties
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the following functions and duties:

(1) To serve as an advisory agency of the legislature and be responsible solely to the legislature in every aspect of its functions, duties, and operations.

(2) To serve as a forum for the discussion and resolution of intergovernmental problems.

(3) To engage in such activities and conduct such studies as are necessary or desirable in the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in R.S. 24:801.

(4) To consider, on its own initiative, ways and means of fostering better relations among local governments and between local governments and the state government.

(5) To draft and disseminate model local ordinances necessary to implement recommendations of the commission.

(6) To encourage, and, where appropriate, coordinate studies relating to intergovernmental relations conducted by universities, state, local, and federal agencies, and research and consulting organizations.

(7) To review the recommendations of national commissions studying federal, state, and local government relationships and problems and assess their possible application to Louisiana.

(8) To analyze the structure, functions, revenue requirements, and fiscal policies of Louisiana and its political subdivisions; conduct studies of economic, administrative tax, and revenue matters for all levels of state government; and make recommendations for improvement.

(9) To examine proposed and existing federal and state programs, assess their impact upon Louisiana and its political subdivisions, and provide such assessment and recommendations, when appropriate, to the legislature.

(10) To issue annual reports of its findings and recommendations to be transmitted to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature not less than thirty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature. Such reports shall set forth the reasons and supporting data for each recommendation and shall include draft legislation to implement such recommendations. Recommendations regarding economic and taxation issues shall be accompanied by supporting analyses of economic data. The commission may issue special or interim reports on specific subjects as it may deem appropriate.

Acts 1986, No. 1024, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 1024, §3.}}

{{NOTE: ACTS 1989, NO. 672, §1 REPEALED ACTS 1986, NO. 1024, §3 WHICH WOULD HAVE PROVIDED FOR TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 1, 1990.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:606 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 606
Assistance and cooperation of other agencies; boards; use of facilities
Status: in_force

All of the agencies, boards, commissions and departments of the state and of any of its political subdivisions are hereby directed to assist the office in its work and to furnish such information, reports, aid, services and assistance as may be requested, all without any cost or charge of any nature to the office. The facilities of the state library and of Louisiana State University shall be made available for use by the office. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to give assistance to the office and to render his opinion in writing on any subject requested by the legislative fiscal officer.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 169, §1, eff. July 1, 1974.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:666 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 666
Expenses; staff assistance
Status: in_force

A. The committee shall have the authority to incur such expenses as are necessary for carrying out its duties and responsibilities in accordance with procedures established by the rules of the respective houses for the incurring of such expenses by standing committees. Such expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated for the purpose or from funds appropriated for the expenses of the legislature and its committees.

B. The books and records of the committee shall be audited annually by the legislative auditor.

C. In the conduct of its studies and proceedings, the committee shall utilize the personnel and services of the staffs of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Legislative Fiscal Office shall assist the committee in the performance of its duties and functions.

Acts 1984, No. 491, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:685 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 685
Responsibility to legislature; lead investigative officer; supplemental operating funds
Status: in_force

A. The director of capitol security shall, in every aspect of his functions, duties, and operations, be responsible solely to the legislature and to no other branch of state government and no board, commission, department, or agency or official of any other branch of state government.

B. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the director shall be the lead investigative officer for any security breach or occurrence in the state capitol building and other areas within the state capitol complex, as defined in R.S. 40:1379.5, that are occupied and utilized by the members, officers, and staff of the legislative branch of state government.

C. The designation of the director of capitol security as the chief capitol security officer for the legislature shall not otherwise affect the duties of the sergeant at arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives as provided in the Rules of Order of the Senate or the Rules of Order of the House of Representatives.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:574 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 574
Expenditure database
Status: in_force

A.(1) The auditor shall ensure that the website includes an expenditure database that is electronically searchable by the public and contains reporting of expenditures by each budget unit in the executive budget.

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

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

(1) Search and aggregate expenditures by individual and multiple budget units and programs.

(2) Search and aggregate payments to individual vendors and governmental entities, including the total amount of state payments issued to individual vendors and governmental entities.

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

(4) Search and aggregate expenditures by category.

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

C. The expenditure database shall include the following content:

(1) Expenditures by category including:

(a) Details of expenses charged to credit, debit, or other purchase cards and related fees to the extent available from the card issuer.

(b) Mandated interagency payments, such as fees to the legislative auditor, annual payments to the office of risk management, and contributions to retirement systems and benefits plans.

(c) Revenue sharing and aid to other levels of government, including minimum foundation program transfers.

(2) Where available, for each expenditure, the database shall include the following information:

(a) The name of the entity making the expenditure.

(b) The name of the person or entity receiving the payment.

(c) The date and the amount of the expenditure.

(d) A standardized descriptive title of the type and purpose of each expenditure.

(e) The manner of payment, including check, warrant, credit, debit, or other purchase card.

(f) The funding source, including the categorical code and the state fund or account from which the expenditure is accounted.

(g) Where applicable, a link to additional information on the contract available through the contracts database.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:684 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 684
Domicile
Status: in_force

The offices of the director of capitol security shall be domiciled in the state capitol complex in Baton Rouge.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:58.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 58.1
Additional remedies; contract defeat or voidability
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 24:56(G) shall have engaged in a misrepresentation sufficient to defeat or void the contract such person entered into to act in a representative capacity for the purpose of lobbying. Any effort to register or to file a supplemental registration after any remedy or relief relative to such a violation is sought pursuant to any provision of law shall not be sufficient to reverse the misrepresentation.

B. The board shall afford any person accused of violating R.S. 24:56(G) a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. If the board finds that a person violated the provisions of R.S. 24:56(G), the board shall order that the contract entered into for the purpose of lobbying by such person is void and the provisions thereof unenforceable.

C. The provisions of this Section shall be in addition to any other applicable penalties or any other remedy or relief provided by law.

Acts 2006, No. 368, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.

NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 368, §2, relative to application of Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 3
Compensation of witnesses
Status: in_force

Witnesses summoned to testify before the senate or the house of representatives, or before any of the several committees thereof, shall receive two dollars per day while in attendance, and ten cents per mile travelled in going to and returning from the place of appearance.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:991 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 991
Statewide redistricting public hearings
Status: in_force

A. Following the release of the tabulation of population by the United States Bureau of the Census pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 94-171 following each federal decennial census, the legislature shall conduct a series of public hearings at different locations throughout the state to solicit public comment concerning the development of redistricting plans subject to enactment by the legislature.

B. The legislature shall provide that each public hearing is broadcast live via the internet. If a technical difficulty occurs during a public hearing that impairs the broadcast of the hearing, the hearing shall be temporarily paused to address the issue with the broadcast; however, the failure to resolve the issue shall not require the hearing to be terminated and shall not be construed to be a violation of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2023, No. 240, §2, eff. June 9, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:53 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 53
Registration of lobbyists with the board; compilation of information
Status: in_force

A. Each lobbyist shall register with the board as soon as possible after employment as a lobbyist or after the first action requiring his registration as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first, and in any event not later than five days after employment as a lobbyist or not later than five days after the first action requiring his registration as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first. He shall electronically file with the board, using forms provided by it, the following information:

(1) His name and business address.

(2) The name and address of each person by whom he is employed and, if different, whose interests he represents, including the business in which that person is engaged.

(3)(a) The name of each person by whom he is paid or is to be paid, the amount he is paid or is to be paid for the purpose of lobbying, and a characterization of such payment as paid, earned but not received, or prospective.

(b) Amounts required to be disclosed pursuant to this Paragraph shall be reported by category of value. The categories shall be:

(i) Category I, $24,999 or less.

(ii) Category II, $25,000-$49,999.

(iii) Category III, $50,000-$99,999.

(iv) Category IV, $100,000-$249,999.

(v) Category V, $250,000 or more.

(4)(a) An indication of potential subject matters about which he anticipates lobbying.

(b) Indication of potential subject matters shall be made by choosing from the following potential subject matter categories:

(i) Aerospace and space technology.

(ii) Agriculture: horticulture; livestock; poultry.

(iii) Agriculture: forestry; timber.

(iv) Alcohol and other beverages.

(v) Arts and entertainment.

(vi) Aquaculture and fisheries.

(vii) Business and private and commercial enterprises.

(viii) Banking, financial, and accounting.

(ix) Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach.

(x) Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property.

(xi) Construction, contracting, and real estate.

(xii) Educational services: colleges; technical schools; trade schools.

(xiii) Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation.

(xiv) Gaming.

(xv) Government: local; municipal; parish; state; federal.

(xvi) Health care: hospitals; nursing homes; elderly care; hospice.

(xvii) Health care: physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses.

(xviii) Health care: pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales.

(xix) Homeland security.

(xx) Hotels, restaurants, and tourism.

(xxi) Insurance.

(xxii) International trade.

(xxiii) Law and lawyers.

(xxiv) Manufacturing: oil and gas; mining; refining; production; chemical industry.

(xxv) Manufacturing: wholesale.

(xxvi) Military and veterans affairs.

(xxvii) Public safety, police, and fire.

(xxviii) Telecommunications.

(xxix) Tobacco industry.

(xxx) Transportation.

(xxxi) Unions, labor issues, and special advocacy groups.

(xxxii) Utilities: electric; gas; water; nuclear.

(xxxiii) Appropriations.

(c) The unintentional omission of a potential subject matter as provided in this Paragraph shall not be a violation of this Part.

(5) The identity of each legislator or spouse of a legislator with whom he or his employer has, or has had in the preceding twelve months, a business relationship. For purposes of this Paragraph, "business relationship" means any transaction, contract, or activity that is conducted or undertaken for profit and which arises from a joint ownership interest, partnership, or common legal entity between a lobbyist or his employer and a legislator or spouse of a legislator when the legislator or spouse owns ten percent or more of such interest, partnership, or legal entity.

(6) If the registrant was a registered lobbyist during the previous calendar year, whether the registrant completed the annual training required pursuant to R.S. 42:1170 for the previous calendar year.

(7) One copy of a two inch by two inch recent photograph of the registrant made within the prior six months shall be filed with the initial registration form for a legislative term.

(8) If a lobbyist is compensated for lobbying and nonlobbying services, he shall reasonably allocate his compensation and report only the amount received for lobbying in the manner provided in this Part.

B. At the time of the initial registration of a lobbyist the board shall assign the lobbyist a registration number, which number shall be inscribed on the registration form. This number shall be inscribed on each supplemental registration form, renewal form, and expenditure report filed by the lobbyist.

C. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1311, §2.

D. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §9, eff. July 1, 1996.

E. A registration shall expire on December thirty-first of each year unless the lobbyist submits a renewal on forms provided by the board along with the appropriate fee. The registrant may file his renewal any time from December first until January thirty-first. Failure to file the renewal form by January thirty-first each year shall cause the registration to expire retroactively as of December thirty-first of the preceding year.

F.(1)(a) Within ten days of termination of a registrant's employment or representation of any person, the registrant shall file a supplemental registration acknowledging the termination of his employment or representation with the board.

(b) The registrant shall not be required to file a supplemental registration pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph if the termination of employment or representation occurs after December thirty-first and the lobbyist timely files his renewal form during the period provided in Subsection E of this Section and the renewal form accurately and completely lists the lobbyist's employment and representation as of the time the lobbyist files the renewal form.

(2) Each registrant who ceases activities requiring him to register shall file a supplemental registration acknowledging the termination of his lobbying activities with the board.

(3) Each registrant who has terminated his registration must file disclosure reports for each reporting period during which he was registered.

G. The forms shall be published electronically by the board. Registrations which have been filed shall be maintained by the board and made available to the public via the Internet. The filing by a lobbyist of any information required under this Section shall constitute a certification that the information is true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief and that no information required by this Part has been deliberately omitted.

H.(1) Whenever any information contained in his registration changes, or the lobbyist begins representing an additional person, a supplemental electronic registration shall be filed with the board as soon as possible after such change occurs and in any event not later than five days after such change, using forms provided by the board.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 543, §3, eff. June 17, 2022.

I. Each lobbyist shall pay a fee of one hundred ten dollars with each registration and each renewal of registration form filed. No additional fee shall be paid for filing supplemental registration forms.

J. Each lobbyist at the time of registration or filing a renewal of registration may file a registration or renewal of registration form that indicates that he is registering or renewing registration pursuant to this Part and Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, relative to lobbying of the executive branch. A lobbyist who indicates that he is registering pursuant to this Part and Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall pay the fee required by this Section and the fee required by R.S. 49:74.

K. Any person who registers pursuant to this Part and who engages in lobbying on behalf of a foreign adversary, as defined in R.S. 24:51 shall also register as provided in R.S. 24:53.1.

Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §§3, 9, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1311, §1, 2; Acts 1999, No. 31, §1; Acts 1999, No. 37, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1041, §1; Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 709, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 418, §1; Acts 2022, No. 543, §§1, 3, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 394, §1, eff. Dec. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:575 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 575
Budget database
Status: in_force

A. The auditor, in coordination with the fiscal staff of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Legislative Fiscal Office, shall ensure that the website includes a budget database.

B. The auditor shall ensure that the budget database includes the following for each branch of state government:

(1) Budgets for current and past fiscal years.

(2) Budgets proposed by the legislature, including the general appropriations, ancillary appropriations, legislative budget, judicial budget, and capital outlay bills.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:935 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 935
Council responsibilities
Status: in_force

The council shall:

(1) Determine if a state-administered sex offender treatment program is necessary, identify needed services for the treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders, report to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives about the nature of the services and the funding necessary for the service.

(2) Evaluate in-state and out-of-state programs for sex offender treatment and recommend to the head of current programs methods of improving the programs.

(3) Collect and disseminate information to judicial officers, probation or parole workers, and the general public about available sex offender treatment programs.

(4) Distribute money appropriated by the legislature to the council or otherwise made available to the council for the development, operation, or evaluation of sex offender treatment programs.

(5) Advise and assist agencies in coordinating procedures to provide treatment services that may include community-based programs.

(6) Advise the office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health on the establishment and maintenance of a registry of individuals and programs providing mental health and medical services for sex offenders in accordance with R.S. 24:936.

(7) Plan effective coordination of resources to prevent sex offenses and treatment of the sex offenders.

(8) Serve as an advisory agency to the legislature, the governor, and resources involved in the prevention of sex offenses and the treatment of the sex offenders, or both.

(9) Identify and promote the full range of resources and funding available to prevent sex offenses and treat the sex offenders.

(10) Recommend procedures for reduction of overlapping efforts, activities, or actions by different resources.

Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 848, §1; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 73
Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors
Status: in_force

When a final emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator, shall be accorded the privileges and immunities of a legislator while traveling to and from a place of session and shall be compensated for his travel in the same manner and amount as a legislator. This Section shall not in any way affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, allowances or other perquisites of office of an incumbent legislator.

Acts 1963, No. 113, §13. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:672 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 672
Duties and functions
Status: in_force

A. The committee may study and examine matters pertaining to information technology of the state and its political subdivisions as deemed appropriate by the committee or the legislature.

B. The committee may review the needs and performance of the office of technology services and make periodic recommendations to the legislature and the governor regarding the office and the state master information technology plan.

C.(1) The committee shall assess all cybersecurity risks facing public entities in Louisiana, including the potential likelihood, frequency, and severity of cyberattacks and data breaches. The committee shall work with law enforcement and the office of technology services and develop recommendations and strategies to mitigate the damage to the public relative to those cybersecurity risks.

(2) The committee shall review cybersecurity investments and expenditures and make recommendations, where appropriate.

D. The committee may make such continuing study and examination of matters pertaining to the information technology of the state and its agencies, and make reports and recommendations to the legislature as the committee or legislature deems advisable. The committee may make such studies and hold such hearings with respect to information technology as it deems necessary and appropriate to carry out its duties and functions.

E. Any information received by the committee containing confidential, proprietary, or security sensitive information shall be held confidential and the committee may discuss such information in executive session with appropriate notice in accordance with the Open Meetings Law.

F. The committee may adopt rules and regulations prescribing and governing its procedures, policies, meetings, and any and all other activities relating to its functions and duties.

Acts 2020, No. 301, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:82 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 82
Duties of commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) Examine the subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the various states is desirable.

(2) Confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed by other states and territories for the same purpose.

(3) Consider and draft uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption by the several states.

(4) Generally devise and recommend such other or further course of action as shall accomplish uniformity of legislation.

Acts 1991, No. 29, §1; Acts 2001, No. 327, §1, eff. June 6, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:502 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 502
Speaker of the House of Representatives; salary; expenses
Status: in_force

A. The salary of the speaker of the House of Representatives shall be thirty-two thousand dollars per annum, such salary to be payable monthly on his own warrant and drawn on the general fund of the state. This salary shall be compensation to the speaker for service to the House of Representatives, including that rendered during regular and extraordinary sessions of the legislature and during the interim between sessions.

B. In addition to the days for which he is authorized a per diem as provided in R.S. 24:31 or for attendance at meetings of legislative and other committees or commissions during the interim between sessions, the speaker shall be paid the per diem authorized in R.S. 24:31 for each day spent in the state capitol in the conduct of the business of his office, upon filing of a voucher for each such day with the clerk of the House.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 325, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 42, §1, eff. June 5, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 192, §1, eff. June 27, 1984; Acts 1992, No. 520, §1, June 26, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 248, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:31.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 31.6
Legislative district offices; furnishing and equipment allowance
Status: in_force

A. Each member of the legislature shall be entitled to an allowance for the purpose of purchasing office furniture and equipment to be utilized in the conduct of his office. Each legislator shall be entitled to a maximum allowance of two thousand dollars while serving his first term in the legislature, this allowance not to be renewable upon election for a subsequent term of office. However, the presiding officer may authorize the expenditure of monies in excess of a member's allowance for the purchase of a standard suite of office furniture, as that standard is defined by resolution of the Legislative Budgetary Control Council, as well as for replacing or making major repairs to any piece of equipment or furniture purchased under the provision of this Section.

B. Each legislator who has served one or more terms in the legislature, upon taking office for each subsequent and consecutive term, shall receive an additional allowance of five hundred dollars in the aggregate for the purpose of purchasing any additional equipment or furniture to be utilized in the conduct of his office.

C. Title to all furniture and equipment purchased under provisions of this Section shall vest in the purchasing house of the legislature, and the same shall be purchased by the presiding officers in accordance with purchasing policies of the Legislative Budgetary Control Council upon presentation of itemized statements from members of the legislature setting forth in detail the furniture and equipment desired to be purchased.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part XI of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, upon termination of office, each legislator having possession of equipment or furniture purchased with the dollar allotments provided in this Section or with the legislator's individual supplemental expense account provided by his house, or having possession of the standard computer equipment allocated to the legislator for use outside of the capitol building, may purchase such property with nonpublic funds at a cost of the standard depreciated value of the property. This authority to purchase furniture shall not encompass the standard suite of furniture purchased with additional monies approved by the presiding officer of either house. The legislator shall relinquish any such furniture or equipment which he does not purchase to the presiding officer or agents of his house.

E. Whenever a legislator returns any property or equipment purchased under the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section, he shall receive credit to his furnishing allowance for such property at a value to be determined by the presiding officer of his house.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 44, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 554, §1; Acts 1984, No. 330, §1; Acts 1992, No. 520, §1, eff. June 26, 1992; Acts 2007, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:577 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 577
Payroll database
Status: in_force

A.(1) The auditor shall ensure that the website includes an employment and payroll database that is electronically searchable by the public.

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

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

(1) Search and aggregate records by agency.

(2) Search and aggregate salaries by job title.

(3) Search and aggregate records by civil service classification.

(4) Search and aggregate records of employees by their enrolled retirement system.

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

C. The employment and payroll database shall include the following content:

(1) The name of the employing agency.

(2) The name of the employee.

(3) The job title or position.

(4) The salary or hourly wage of the employee.

(5) The total compensation paid to the employee in previous calendar years including overtime, stipends, allowances, benefit payments, and nontaxable reimbursements.

(6) Employer's payroll benefit cost for the employee.

D. The website shall contain information regarding the number of authorized positions and the number of vacant positions for each institution of higher education and each budget unit contained in the General Appropriation Act and the Ancillary Appropriation Act.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:937 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 937
Staff
Status: in_force

The council may use the existing staff of the legislature, including but not limited to the legislative fiscal office.

Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:604.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 604.1
Budget requests; executive budget; submission to fiscal office
Status: in_force

The budget requests or statements of various budget units submitted to the governor and any budget statement prepared by the commissioner of administration as provided in R.S. 39:33 shall be submitted for informational purposes each year to the Legislative Fiscal Office on the same day that such statements are submitted to the governor as prepared by the commissioner of administration.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 296, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §1, eff. July 1, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:506 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 506
President of the Senate; salary; expenses
Status: in_force

A. The salary of the president of the Senate shall be thirty-two thousand dollars per annum, such salary to be payable monthly on his own warrant and drawn on the general fund of the state. This salary shall be compensation to the president for service to the Senate, including that rendered during regular and extraordinary sessions of the legislature and during the interim between sessions.

B. In addition to the days for which he is authorized a per diem as provided in R.S. 24:31 or for attendance at meetings of legislative and other committees or commissions during the interim between sessions, the president shall be paid the per diem authorized in R.S. 24:31 for each day spent in the state capitol in the conduct of the business of his office, upon filing of a voucher for each such day with the secretary of the Senate.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 605, §1, eff. May 10, 1976. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 42, §1, eff. June 5, 1980; Acts 1984, No. 192, §1, eff. June 27, 1984; Acts 1992, No. 520, §1, eff. June 26, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 248, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 202
Council; membership; terms; vacancies; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of the Louisiana State Law Institute shall be a council composed of ex officio members and elected members. The ex officio members shall be:

(1) One justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana selected by the justices thereof.

(2) One judge of the intermediate Louisiana courts of appeal selected by the judges thereof.

(3) Two judges of the Louisiana district courts selected by the District Judges Association.

(4) One federal judge residing in Louisiana selected by the federal judges residing in Louisiana.

(5) The attorney general of the state of Louisiana.

(6) The executive counsel to the governor.

(7) The chairman of each judiciary committee of the Senate, the chairman of the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee, the chairman of the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee, and the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, or an attorney appointed by any of the above named chairmen who is a member of any of the foregoing committees, one additional member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker, and one additional member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.

(8) The president of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

(9) The chairman of the Young Lawyers Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

(10) The dean of the Louisiana State University Law School.

(11) The dean of the Loyola University School of Law.

(12) The dean of the Southern University Law School.

(13) The dean of the Tulane University School of Law.

(14) The officers of the Louisiana State Law Institute.

(15) Any Louisiana members on the Council of the American Law Institute.

(16) Any Louisiana members of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association.

(17) Any Louisiana members of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association.

(18) Any Louisiana members of the Board of Governors of the National Bar Association.

(19) A Louisiana member of the National Bar Association to be appointed by the president of the organization.

(20) Two Louisiana members of the National Bar Association to be appointed by the president of the Louisiana Judicial Council of the National Bar Association.

(21) The president of the state chapter of the Louis A. Martinet Society or his designee.

(22) The state public defender or his designee.

(23) Two judges who are members of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges appointed by the president of the Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges or their designees. One of the judges shall be a judge of a court having exclusive family or family and juvenile jurisdiction, and the other shall be a judge of a court having exclusive juvenile or family and juvenile jurisdiction.

(24) The executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.

(25) The president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association or a district attorney designated by the president.

(26) One judge who is a member of the Louisiana City Court Judges Association appointed by the president of the Louisiana City Court Judges Association or his designee.

B. The elected membership shall consist of thirty-one members, as follows: three shall be elected from the members of the faculty of the Louisiana State University Law School; three from the members of the faculty of the Loyola University School of Law; three from the members of the faculty of the Southern University Law School; three from the members of the faculty of the Tulane University School of Law; and nineteen from among the practicing attorneys of the state of Louisiana.

C. The terms of office of the members of the judiciary who are ex-officio members of the Council shall be four years. The other ex-officio members shall hold their positions during their respective terms of office.

D. The terms of office of the elected members of the Council shall be four years. The terms of office of the first elected members having been fixed and determined under Acts 166 of 1938 and 195 of 1942, their successors shall continue to be elected for terms of four years under such rules as the Council may adopt. The elected members of the Council shall be eligible for re-election.

E. Vacancies in the elected membership created by death, resignation or otherwise than by the expiration of the terms of office shall be filled by the Council under such rules as it may adopt. Vacancies occurring through the expiration of the terms of office shall be filled by election by the Council under such rules as it may adopt.

F.(1) All meetings of the Council shall be held at a meeting space located in a public building and open to the public for the purposes of the meeting. The institute shall select meeting space that is available without charge or at a reduced cost. At least half of the Council meetings held each year shall be in Baton Rouge.

(2) Public entities are authorized and encouraged to make meeting space available to the institute without charge or at a reduced cost.

(3) For meetings held in Baton Rouge, preference shall be given to meeting at Louisiana State University unless, after reasonable inquiry by the institute, another meeting space at a public building elsewhere in Baton Rouge is available at a lower cost.

G.(1) Meetings of the institute shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law and the Public Records Law.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or provisions of the Open Meetings Law to the contrary, committees and subcommittees of the institute may conduct periodic meetings via electronic means provided that all of the following requirements are met:

(i) No later than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting, the institute shall provide the notice and agenda for the meeting, which shall include information regarding how members of the public may participate in the meeting and submit comments regarding matters on the agenda. The notice and agenda shall be posted on the website of the institute and emailed to any member of the public or the news media who requests notice of the committee or subcommittee's meetings.

(ii) The institute shall provide a mechanism to receive public comment electronically both prior to and during the meeting. The institute shall properly identify and acknowledge all public comments during the meeting and shall maintain those comments in its record of the meeting.

(iii) The institute shall ensure that each person participating in the meeting is properly identified and that all parts of the meeting, excluding any matter discussed in executive session, are clear and audible to all participants in the meeting, including the public.

(iv) A committee or subcommittee shall not conduct successive meetings via electronic means.

(b) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not limit the conduct of meetings via electronic means during a gubernatorially proclaimed or declared disaster or emergency in the manner provided by R.S. 42:17.1.

(c) The institute may adopt rules, regulations, and procedures to allow the public to participate in a meeting via electronic means.

(d) For purposes of this Paragraph, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(i) "Meeting via electronic means" shall mean a meeting occurring via teleconference or video conference.

(ii) "Teleconference" shall mean a method of communication that enables persons in different locations to participate in a meeting and to hear and otherwise communicate with each other.

(iii) "Video conference" shall mean a method of communication that enables persons in different locations to participate in a meeting and to see, hear, and otherwise communicate with each other.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 126, §1; Acts 1954, No. 53, §1; Acts 1971, No. 161, §1; Acts 1976, No. 673, §1; Acts 1999, No. 238, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1318, §1; Acts 2010, No. 620, §1; Acts 2012, No. 188, §1; Acts 2016, No. 428, §1; Acts 2016, No. 536, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 220, §1, eff. May 15, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 613, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:580 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 580
State debt database
Status: in_force

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

(2) All agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the state shall furnish information, reports, aid, services, and assistance to the extent allowed by state and federal law and regulations as may be requested by the auditor in the performance of the auditor's responsibilities as set forth in this Subsection.

B. The auditor shall ensure that the state debt database allows the public to:

(1) Search and aggregate debt by agency.

(2) Search and aggregate debt from multiple fiscal years.

C. The state debt database shall include the following content:

(1) Amounts and categories of state debt, such as pensions, postemployment benefit obligations, and capital construction.

(2) Annual costs of debt service by category and budget unit.

(3) Sources of funding for state debt obligations.

(4) The per capita costs of state debt.

(5) Information used to determine the state's net state tax supported debt.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:522.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 522.1
Performance audit progress reports
Status: in_force

A. No later than July thirty-first of the second fiscal year following a performance audit report on an auditee, the auditee shall report to the legislative auditor its progress in implementing recommendations contained in the performance audit report. The auditee shall include in its progress report all necessary documentation to support each assertion of implementation of a recommendation. If an auditee has not fully implemented a recommendation contained in the performance audit report, the auditee shall include in its progress report a plan and a timetable for implementation or an explanation why implementation is not necessary or possible.

B. After review of a progress report, the legislative auditor:

(1) May request additional information or progress reports from the auditee and may conduct follow-up performance audits, program evaluations, and any other studies the legislative auditor deems necessary.

(2) Shall notify each member of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council and the auditee of any issue that in his opinion warrants public discussion at a meeting of the council.

C. The legislative auditor shall compile the information received pursuant to this Section into a report, together with any recommendations for legislation related thereto, and shall submit the report to the legislature no later than February fifteenth of each year.

D. The legislative auditor shall make progress reports available to the public in the same manner as performance audits.

Acts 2023, No. 343, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:982 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 982
Funding
Status: in_force

To achieve the purposes of this Chapter, the Institute for Public Health and Justice may seek, accept, and expend monies from any source, including donations, state appropriations, and federal grants and may seek, accept, and use services from individuals, corporations, and governmental entities.

Acts 2013, No. 3, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:35 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 35
Membership of the Senate
Status: in_force

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

(1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 9-45 and 9-45A of Orleans Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 of Plaquemines Parish; Precincts 22, 24, 25, 33, 34, 41, 43, 45, 46, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58 of St. Bernard Parish and Precincts 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 705, 706, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 921, P01, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S21, S22, S23, S24 and S25 of St. Tammany Parish.

(2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 30, 36, 37, 39, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 60 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2 and 7-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13B, 13C, 14A, and 22 (Part) that portion east of State Highway 1 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 2-1A, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-4A, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 5-1, 5-1A and 5-1B of Lafourche Parish; Precincts 1-1 of St. Charles Parish; Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7-A, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15B, 16, 17, 17-A and 18 of St. James Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-3 and 4-9 of St. John the Baptist Parish and Precincts 1-1, 2-1A, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-4, 4-5 and 5-1 of West Baton Rouge Parish.

(3) District 3 is composed of Precincts 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 182, 187, 188, 189, 200, 201, 210, 211, 212A (Part) that portion east of State Highway 3017 and north of Lapalco Blvd., 1-G and 2-G of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 6-1, 7-25A, 7-35, 7-37, 7-40, 8-1, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 9-1, 9-3, 9-3A, 9-4, 9-5, 9-5A, 9-6B, 9-6C, 9-6D, 9-6E, 9-6F, 9-7, 9-8, 9-8A, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-28C, 9-28E, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-32, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-43M, 9-44, 9-44I, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 15-1 and 15-5 of Orleans Parish and Precincts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 30, 31, 32, 40, 42, 44, 50 and 51 of St. Bernard Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Precincts 3-14, 3-19, 3-20, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-12, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-34, 7-37A, 7-41, 7-42, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-28, 8-30, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-31D, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43N, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44J, 9-44O, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19 and 17-20 of Orleans Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Precincts 107, 131 and 133 of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-6A, 2-7, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-15, 3-18, 4-3, 4-4, 5-5, 5-7, 6-6, 7-6, 7-10, 7-11, 7-13, 7-14, 7-20, 7-21, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15 and 17-16 of Orleans Parish.

(6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 1-98, 2-6, 2-8, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-9, 3-12, 3-15, 3-16, 3-21, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-37, 3-38, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47 and 3-53 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precinct 9 of Livingston Parish; Precincts 4-1, 4-2 and 5-1 of St. Helena Parish and Precincts 40, 40A, 42, 42A, 45, 45A, 46, 47, 48, 49, 70, 70A, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 117, 121, 121A, 125, 127, 127A, 133, 133A, 137B, 139, 141, 149A and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish.

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

(8) District 8 is composed of Precincts 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 176, 177, 178, 183, 184, 185A, 185B, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194A, 194B, 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 212A (Part) that portion west of State Highway 3017 and north of Lapalco Blvd., and that portion south of Lapalco Blvd., 212B, 215, 216A, 216B, 217, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 246, 247, 248, 12-G, 13-G, 1-GI, 1-L, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W and 7-W of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-3, 8-1, 9-1 and 9-3 of Plaquemines Parish.

(9) District 9 is composed of Precincts 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 60, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 136 and 138 of Jefferson Parish and Precincts 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 16-1, 16-1A and 17-1 of Orleans Parish.

(10) District 10 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 105, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-K, 7-K, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 26-K (Part) that portion northeast of Illinois Central Railroad, 27-K, 28-K, 34-K and 35-K of Jefferson Parish.

(11) District 11 is composed of Precincts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 427, 605, 607, 701, 702, 703, 704, A01, A02, A03, A04, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10, C11, M01, M02, M03, M04, M05, M06, M07, M08, M09, M10 and MD1 of St. Tammany Parish and Precincts 120, 120B, 122, 122A, 124, 141A, 143 and 145 of Tangipahoa Parish.

(12) District 12 is composed of Precincts 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 301, 302, 303, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505 and F01 of St. Tammany Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 27A, 28, 28A, 33, 41, 43, 44, 101, 102, 103, 104, 104A, 105, 106, 106A, 106B, 107, 108, 109, 109A, 110, 111, 111A, 112, 114, 115B, 116, 118, 119, 120A, 121B, 123, 129 and 129A of Tangipahoa Parish and Washington Parish.

(13) District 13 is composed of Precincts 3-6 and 3-14 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 7A, 8A, 8B, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13A, 13B, 19, 20, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 27, 28A, 28B, 29, 30, 35, 35A, 36, 36A, 39, 39A, 40, 40A and 41 of Livingston Parish and Precincts 137, 137A, 137C, 137D and 149 of Tangipahoa Parish.

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

(15) District 15 is composed of Precincts 1-2, 1-54, 1-55, 1-60, 1-70, 1-71, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-97, 1-101, 1-104, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-27, 2-28, 2-30, 2-31, 3-8, 3-24, 3-42 and 3-54 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(16) District 16 is composed of Precincts 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-56, 1-66, 1-69, 1-72, 1-74, 1-75, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 3-4, 3-7, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-27, 3-29, 3-31, 3-35, 3-36, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51 and 3-52 of East Baton Rouge Parish.

(17) District 17 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 5-3, 5-4, 7-2, 8-1 and 9-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 2-7, 2-21, 2-26, 2-29 and 2-32 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 13A, 14, 14B, 15, 15A, 15B, 16, 17, 17A, 18, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 22 (Part) that portion west of State Highway 1, 23, 24, 25, 25A, 25B, 26, 26A, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 of Iberville Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 5-2, 6-1 and 6-2 of St. Helena Parish; Precincts 1-2 and 1-5 of St. Martin Parish and Precincts 2-1B, 2-2, 2-3, 4-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4 of West Baton Rouge Parish and Precincts 2-2 and 7-2 of West Feliciana Parish.

(18) District 18 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 58 and 61 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 7B, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38 and 43 of Livingston Parish and Precincts 8, 8-A, 9, 10 and 11 of St. James Parish.

(19) District 19 is composed of Precincts 104, 108, 115, 13-KB, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K (Part) that portion southwest of Illinois Central Railroad, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K and 33-K of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4 of Lafourche Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4 of St. Charles Parish and Precincts 1-1, 4-2, 4-4, 4-8, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5 and 7-7 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(20) District 20 is composed of Precincts 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 8-1, 9-1, 9-2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 and 11-4 of Lafourche Parish and Precincts 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 78, 80, 82, 83, 88 and 89 of Terrebonne Parish.

(21) District 21 is composed of Precincts 6-3, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 12-1, 12-2 and 12-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 1-1, 2-2, 2-6, 2-8, 2-11, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4 of Lafourche Parish; St. Mary Parish and Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 51, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 74, 76, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87 and 90 of Terrebonne Parish.

(22) District 22 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-5, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 12-4, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 14-1, 14-3 and 14-4 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 99 and 100 of Lafayette Parish; Precincts 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 4-5, 4-7, 4-12 and 4-13 of St. Landry Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-7, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-4A, 3-5, 3-6, 3-9, 4-1, 4-1A, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-4A, 4-5, 4-6, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3A, 6-3B, 6-4, 7-1A, 7-2A, 7-4, 7-4A, 8-1, 8-3, 8-4, 8-4A, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 and 9-5 of St. Martin Parish.

(23) District 23 is composed of Precincts 30A, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 60, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97A, 97B, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 and 111 of Lafayette Parish.

(24) District 24 is composed of Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 68 of Lafayette Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-2A, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-15A, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-25, 1-26, 1-26A, 1-28, 1-28A, 1-29, 2-1, 2-4, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-6, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12A, 5-3, 5-6 (Part) except that portion north of State Highway 103 and west of Interstate Highway 49, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 6-10, 6-11A, 6-15 and 6-16 of St. Landry Parish and Precincts 6-2A, 7-1 and 7-3 of St. Martin Parish.

(25) District 25 is composed of Precincts 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 5-1A, 5-1B, 5-2A, 5-2B, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3A, 6-3B, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-11, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, and 6-16 of Acadia Parish; Precincts 260, 261, 262, 333, 336, 337, 338, 339, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367N, 367S, 368, 369, 370, 371N, 371S, 800, 801, 860N, 860S, 861E and 861W of Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish and Jefferson Davis Parish.

(26) District 26 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2A, 1-2B, 1-3A, 1-3B, 1-4A, 1-4B, 1-5A, 1-5B, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1, 3-1, 3-3A, 3-3B, 3-4, 3-6 and 3-7 of Acadia Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 8, 26, 27, 28A, 28B, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37 and 71 of Lafayette Parish; Precincts 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8 and 2-9 of St. Landry Parish and Vermilion Parish.

(27) District 27 is composed of Precincts 162E, 162W, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309E, 309W, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 313W, 314, 315E, 315W, 316E, 316W, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332N, 332S, 334, 335, 360, 361, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 440, 441, 461, 462, 463, 464, 466E, 466W, 467, and 468 of Calcasieu Parish.

(28) District 28 is composed of Precincts 3-2, 3-5, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of Acadia Parish; Allen Parish; Precincts 2-1A, 2-2B, 2-2C, 2-4A, 2-4B, 2-4D, 2-5A, 2-5B, 2-5C, 2-7, 2-8, 3-1A, 3-1B, 3-1C, 3-3A, 3-3D, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1A, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-3A, 8-1, 8-2A, 8-2B, 8-3A, 9-1A, 9-1C, 9-2, 9-3A, 9-4A, 9-5C, 9-6A, 9-6B, 10-2B, 10-2C, 10-3A, 10-3D, 10-4, 10-5C, 11-1 and 11-2A of Avoyelles Parish; Evangeline Parish; Precincts 1-5, 1-19, 1-24, 5-1, 5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6 (Part) that portion north of State Highway 103 and west of Interstate Highway 49, 5-8, 6-2, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-11, 6-13, 6-14 and 6-16A of St. Landry Parish.

(29) District 29 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4 of Bienville Parish; Precincts 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-2 and 8-1 of Grant Parish; Precincts 16, 17, 17A, 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 20A and 25 of Jackson Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 9-1, 10-1, 10-3, 10-5, 11-1, 11-3 and 12-1 of Lincoln Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-4B, 1-5, 1-5A, 1-8 and 1-13 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C24, C25, C28, C38, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N8, N9, N11, N15, N19, N20, N21, S4, S14, S20 and S21 of Rapides Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-3, 3-1B, 5-1, 5-3, 6-1, 7-1, 7-1A, 7-2A and 7-5 of Winn Parish.

(30) District 30 is composed of Beauregard Parish; Precincts 160E, 160W, 161, 460E, 460W, 465, 469, 560, 561, 562, 600, 601, 602, 603, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 700, 701, 702, 703, 760, 761 and 762 of Calcasieu Parish and Vernon Parish.

(31) District 31 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and 2-1 of Grant Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-1A, 1-3A, 1-4A, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-9A, 1-10, 1-10A, 1-10B, 1-11, 1-12, 1-14, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-7A, 2-8, 2-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8 and 4-9 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts C23, C26, C27, C30, C31, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37, C41, C42, S1, S2, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13, S15, S17, S18, S19, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28 and S29 of Rapides Parish; Red River Parish; Sabine Parish and Precincts 1-3, 2-2, 3-1, 3-1A, 3-1C, 3-2, 3-2A, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-2A, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 and 6-1A of Winn Parish.

(32) District 32 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-2A, 2-3A and 6-2A of Avoyelles Parish; Caldwell Parish; Catahoula Parish; Precincts 1-3 (Part) that portion northwest of US Highway 65; 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-6, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6 and 5-7 of Concordia Parish; Franklin Parish; La Salle Parish; Precincts 25, 26, 57 and 58 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts N10, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, N27, N28, N29 and S16 of Rapides Parish; Precinct 1 of Richland Parish and Precincts 1-1, 2-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1 and 7-4 of West Feliciana Parish.

(33) District 33 is composed of Precincts 1, 8, 10, 11, 21, 22, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 81, 84, 85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 96 of Claiborne Parish; Precincts 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5 and 5-2 of Lincoln Parish; Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53 and 54 of Morehouse Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 44A, 49, 50 and 76 of Ouachita Parish; Union Parish and West Carroll Parish.

(34) District 34 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 (Part) that portion southeast of US Highway 65, 1-4, 2-1, 2-4 and 5-1 of Concordia Parish; East Carroll Parish; Madison Parish; Precincts 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 33, 36, 37, 38, 52 and 55 of Morehouse Parish; Precincts 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 60, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74 and 79 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 of Richland Parish and Tensas Parish.

(35) District 35 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-2 and 8-3 of Grant Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14A, 15, 22, 24 and 26A of Jackson Parish; Precincts 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 9-2, 9-3, 10-2, 10-4, 11-2 and 12-2 of Lincoln Parish; Precincts 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 71, 75, 77 and 78 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts N7, N12, N13, N14, N16, N17 and N18 of Rapides Parish and Precincts 5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-2, 7-7 and 7-7A of Winn Parish.

(36) District 36 is composed of Precincts 2-3, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 and 6-4 of Bienville Parish; Precincts 2-1, 2-17A, 2-18A, 2-18B, 2-18C, 2-21A, 2-21B, 2-21C, 2-21D, 2-22A, 2-22B, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1A, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-3C, 4-4A, 4-4B, 4-5A, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9, 4-11A, 4-11B and 4-11C of Bossier Parish; Precincts 3, 5, 7, 41, 42 and 51 of Claiborne Parish and Webster Parish.

(37) District 37 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-5, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-11A, 2-12A, 2-12B, 2-12C, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-16A, 2-17B, 2-19, 2-20, 2-23, 4-8A, 4-8B, 4-8C, 4-8D and 4-10 of Bossier Parish and Precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 48, 49, 64, 76, 77, 99, 102, 104, 109 and 129 of Caddo Parish.

(38) District 38 is composed of Precincts 4, 56, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 72, 75, 78, 79, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 100, 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, 110, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 132, 133, 134 and 159 of Caddo Parish and De Soto Parish.

(39) District 39 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 98, 106, 130, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157 and 158 of Caddo Parish.

B. The precincts referenced in this Section are those precincts identified as Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the State of Louisiana.

C. When a precinct referenced in this Section has been subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:532.1, the enumeration in this Section of the general precinct designation shall include all nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be designated. The territorial limits of the districts as provided in this Section shall continue in effect without change regardless of any changes made to the precincts by the parish governing authority.

NOTE: §35 as repealed by Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 1, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.

§35. Repealed by Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.

Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. 10 a.m., Jan. 9, 2012 (eff. for election purposes only upon signature of governor, April 14, 2011); Acts 2022, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Jan. 8, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:693 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 693
Contempt of council; authority to conduct proceedings
Status: in_force

Failure to comply with any order of the council issued in accordance with or under the authority of this Chapter, refusal to testify, or any act of disrespect or of disorderly or contemptuous behavior before the council shall constitute contempt of the council. The council shall have the power to initiate and pursue proceedings for contempt as provided by law. False swearing or perjury before the council shall be punished in accordance with the laws of the state.

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:972 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 972
Membership; meetings; compensation; staff
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall consist of the following members:

(1) The governor, or his designee.

(2) The lieutenant governor, or his designee.

(3) The state attorney general, or his designee.

(4) The secretary of state, or his designee.

(5) The president of the Senate, or his designee.

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

(7) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, or his designee.

(8) The chairman of the House Committee on Education, or his designee.

(9) The state superintendent of education, or his designee.

(10) The president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or his designee.

(11) One state coordinator of the Louisiana Legislators Back to School Program, to represent the Senate program, appointed by the president of the Senate.

(12) One state coordinator of the Louisiana Legislators Back to School Program, to represent the House of Representatives program, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(13) The state coordinator of Project Citizen.

(14) The executive director of the Public Affairs Research Council.

(15) The executive director of the Council for a Better Louisiana.

(16) One member to represent Louisiana Public Broadcasting, appointed by the executive director of the Louisiana Public Broadcasting Corporation.

(17) One member to represent the League of Women Voters, appointed by the League of Women Voters of Louisiana.

(18) One member to represent the Louisiana Press Association and one member to represent the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, appointed by the president of each association.

(19) One member to represent the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education, appointed by the president of its board of directors.

(20) One member to represent the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations, appointed by the chairman of the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations.

(21) One member to represent the Louisiana Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appointed by the president of the Louisiana Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

(22) The chairman of the Volunteer Louisiana Commission, or his designee.

(23) Any additional member who has expertise in civic education or civic involvement, as may be designated by three-fourths of the commission members present and voting. Such member shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

(24) One member to represent the Louisiana District Judges Association, appointed by the president of its board of directors.

(25) The chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court or his designee.

B. The members of the commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and such other officers as it shall determine.

C. A member of the commission shall serve without compensation for his services, but may receive a per diem and be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred on business of the commission provided such reimbursement is authorized and paid by the representative agency or organization.

D. The commission shall hold at least two meetings each year and may hold other meetings upon the call of the chairman or majority of the members. The initial meeting of the commission shall be called by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, acting jointly.

E. Staff and facilities needed by the commission to accomplish its purposes shall be provided by the legislature from its existing resources.

Acts 2004, No. 596, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 107, §1, eff. June 21, 2005; Acts 2012, No. 553, §1; Acts 2013, No. 38, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:511 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 511
Qualification; term; oath; bond; vacancies; authority to administer oaths and take testimony
Status: in_force

A. The legislative auditor shall be a duly qualified elector and a licensed certified public accountant, and shall serve at the pleasure of the legislature.

B. The legislative auditor shall take an oath of office and give bond with good and solvent surety in the sum of fifty thousand dollars in favor of the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, jointly, and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office. This bond shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state within thirty days after the issuance of his commission by the governor.

C. Any vacancy in the office of legislative auditor shall be filled on a temporary basis with the concurrence of the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman and vice chairman of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council, or any three of them, until such time as the vacancy is filled by the legislature.

D. The legislative auditor is authorized to administer oaths and take the testimony of those sworn.

E. There shall be a first assistant legislative auditor who shall be appointed by the legislative auditor, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the legislative auditor at a salary fixed by the legislative auditor. The duties of the first assistant legislative auditor shall be determined and assigned by the legislative auditor. The first assistant legislative auditor shall serve as acting legislative auditor in the absence of the legislative auditor or if a vacancy occurs in the office of legislative auditor until a temporary legislative auditor is appointed or until a new legislative auditor is elected by the legislature.

Acts 1975, No. 744, §1; Acts 1991, No. 610, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1991; Acts 1999, No. 245, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 360, §1; Acts 2004, No. 614, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 121
Dairy Stabilization Study Commission; creation; purpose; membership; duties; reporting; termination
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature finds that the decline of the dairy industry in Louisiana has reached a tragic level, which is a matter of great importance to the state's health and welfare.

(2) The legislature further finds that the dairy industry is an essential agricultural activity in Louisiana and dairy farmers, processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers are an integral component of the state's economy.

(3) The legislature further finds that consumers should be protected against inadequate supplies of milk and dairy products and against excessive prices for milk and dairy products.

(4) The legislature further finds that it is in the best interest of the state's dairy industry and the dairy consumers in the state to create a commission to study and review the Dairy Stabilization Law as provided in R.S. 3:4101 et seq.

B. There is hereby created the Dairy Stabilization Study Commission, referred to in this Part as the "commission", for the purposes of studying and reviewing milk pricing in Louisiana, recommending best practices and strategies to best assist the dairy industry, and recommending any necessary statutory and regulatory changes to the legislature and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry related to the study.

C. The membership of the commission shall be comprised of twenty-one members as follows:

(1) The commissioner of agriculture or his designee.

(2) Three dairy farmers appointed by the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.

(3) A dairy processor appointed by the Louisiana Dairy Products Association.

(4) A dairy distributor appointed by the Louisiana Retailers Association.

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

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

(7) The chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development or his designee.

(8) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development or his designee.

(9) Two economists from a public postsecondary four-year institution appointed by the commissioner of higher education.

(10) An agriculture economist appointed by the chancellor of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.

(11) An agriculture economist appointed by the chancellor of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center.

(12) A consumer advocate appointed by the president of the Senate.

(13) A consumer advocate appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(14) One member appointed by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.

(15) One member appointed by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

(16) One member appointed by the Louisiana chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business.

(17) An independent dairy processor appointed by the commissioner of agriculture.

(18) The United States Department of Agriculture Milk Market Administrator representing the Southeast Marketing Area Federal Order No. 7 or his designee.

D. Legislative members of the commission shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance for attending meetings of the commission as is normally provided for meetings of legislative committees. Other members of the commission shall serve without compensation.

E. The legislature shall provide the facilities needed by the commission to accomplish its tasks and shall designate staff from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development and the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development to assist the commission in performing its duties and responsibilities.

F. The 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 shall serve as cochairmen of the commission and shall convene the commission for its first meeting by September 1, 2018. The commission shall meet upon the call of the cochairmen as often as deemed necessary to carry out its duties. The cochairmen shall establish a meeting schedule with a minimum of three meetings and time line for completion of the commission's duties.

G. The commission may hold public hearings as part of its evaluation process, and may appoint advisory groups to conduct studies, research, or analyses, and make reports and recommendations with respect to a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission. At least one member of the commission shall serve on each advisory group.

H. The names of the persons who are to serve on the commission shall be submitted to the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives on or before August 15, 2018.

I. At a minimum, the commission shall study and make recommendations on the following:

(1) The retail price of milk and milk products in Louisiana, including an analysis of how cost markups of milk and milk products at the retail level affect the prices paid to milk processors, milk distributors, and dairy farmers.

(2) A comparison of other state programs which set minimum prices paid to milk processors, milk distributors, and dairy farmers.

(3) A comparison of other state programs which regulate or establish wholesale or retail prices of milk and milk products.

(4) An analysis on the effectiveness of the disruptive trade practices provisions of the Dairy Stabilization Law as provided in R.S. 3:4108 and rules adopted pursuant thereto.

(5) An analysis of whether supply and demand forces influenced by federal and state dairy programs determine the price dairy farmers receive for raw milk.

J. Except as provided in R.S. 3:4110, the commission shall be authorized to request and receive such records, data, and information produced by any public entity and such entity shall respond to the request in a timely manner.

K. The commission shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the president of the Senate; the speaker of the House of Representatives; the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development; and the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development not later than sixty days prior to the convening of the 2019 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana. The report also shall include recommendations for any changes to laws, rules, regulations, or guidelines that the commission deems necessary in order to strengthen the dairy industry in Louisiana and protect consumers against excessive prices for milk and dairy products.

L. The commission shall terminate on June 30, 2019.

Acts 2018, No. 611, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:936 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 936
Registry
Status: in_force

A.(1) The office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health, with the advice of the council, shall, through contract, establish and maintain a registry of individuals who provide mental health or medical services for rehabilitation of sex offenders.

(2) The office, upon recommendation and advice of the council, by rule, shall develop procedures and eligibility requirements for registration.

(3) The office, upon recommendation and advice of the council, may establish a reasonable fee for registration to cover the costs of administering the registry.

(4) The office shall be responsible to have prepared annually a list of the treatment providers registered under this Section. The council, by rule, shall establish procedures for developing and distributing the list. The office, on request, shall be responsible for making the list available for a reasonable fee to cover the costs of printing and distribution.

B.(1) In furtherance of the purpose of this Chapter, the Department of Children and Family Services shall maintain a central registry in accordance with Children's Code Art. 616.

(2) In furtherance of the purpose of this Chapter, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, bureau of criminal identification and information shall maintain a registry of all cases of convictions of criminal sex offenses against children. Such sex offenses are those specified in R.S. 24:932(3)(a). The records of these convictions shall not be subject to expungement. The purpose of such registry is to fulfill the requirements of the Louisiana Child Protection Act as provided in R.S. 15:587.1.

Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 56, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 625, §2, eff. June 19, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1251, §1; Acts 1999, No. 848, §1; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1995, NO. 625, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:50 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 50
Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that the operation of open and responsible government requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on legislative action. To preserve and maintain the integrity of the legislative process, the legislature also declares it is necessary that the identity of persons who attempt to influence legislative actions and certain expenditures by those persons be publicly disclosed.

Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993.

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{{NOTE: PART III (R.S. 24:51-55) AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO ACTS 1991, NO. 755 WAS REPEALED BY ACT NO. 755. ACT NO. 755 WAS FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE DISTRICT COURT IN JANUARY, 1992.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 206
Distribution of constitutional studies and notes
Status: in_force

A. The following distribution is authorized of printed sets of materials containing the explanatory statements and notes accompanying the "Project of a Constitution for the State of Louisiana", prepared by the Louisiana State Law Institute pursuant to and in accordance with its mandate in Act No. 52 of 1946:

(1) To the governor and lieutenant governor of the state of Louisiana, one set each;

(2) To the office of the secretary of state, twenty-five sets to be retained by it at all times as a permanent public document;

(3) To each member of the legislature for the year in which the sets become available for distribution, one set each;

(4) To the justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the judges of the Louisiana Courts of Appeal, one set each;

(5) To the clerk of the Louisiana Supreme Court, to the clerks of the Louisiana Courts of Appeal, and to the clerks of the District Courts of the state of Louisiana, three sets each for the use of their respective offices;

(6) To the recorder of mortgages for the parish of Orleans, one set for the use of his office;

(7) To the members of the next constitutional convention, one set each;

(8) To the members of the Council of the Louisiana State Law Institute, one set each;

(9) To the Hill Memorial Library of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, three sets for the use thereof;

(10) To the State Library of Louisiana, the Huey P. Long Memorial Library, and to the Law Library of Louisiana at New Orleans, and to the Law Libraries of Southern University of Louisiana, Tulane University of Louisiana, and Loyola University of the South, three sets each for the use of those libraries;

(11) To the Law Library of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, fifty sets for the use of the library and for exchange purposes with state libraries of other states, agencies, or other institutions, and with law libraries of other educational institutions in other states.

B. Printed sets of the materials described in Subsection A of this Section may also be distributed to foreign governments or foreign institutions, as well as to other institutions, agencies or organizations within the United States as a means of acknowledging and promoting assistance and full cooperation in the interchange of information regarding current social and legal developments.

Acts 1954, No. 50, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 55
Lobbyist expenditure reports
Status: in_force

A. Each lobbyist registered under the provisions of this Part shall file with the board, in the manner provided in this Section, 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 with the board in a format suitable for use on the database required by R.S. 24:57(3). The filing of any report under this Section by a lobbyist 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. 24:53(A)(4).

(b) The total of all expenditures made during each reporting period.

(c) The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to an individual legislator or public servant, other than a legislator, in the legislative branch of state government during each reporting period, including the name of the legislator or other public servant.

(d) The aggregate total of expenditures attributable to the spouse or minor child of a legislator 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 legislator) was (insert aggregate total of expenditures).

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

(e) The aggregate total of expenditures for all reporting periods during the same calendar year.

(f) The aggregate total of all expenditures attributable to an individual legislator or public servant, other than a legislator, in the legislative branch of state government for all reporting periods during the same calendar year, including the name of the legislator or other public servant.

(g) The aggregate total of all expenditures attributable to the spouse or minor child of a legislator 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 legislator) 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 legislator) 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 a legislator or the spouse or minor child of a legislator or public servant, other than a legislator, in the legislative branch of state government shall not include any expenditure which is required to be reported in Paragraph (E)(1) or (2) of this Section or which is exempt under Paragraph (E)(3) of this Section.

(3) For the purposes of this Section, the aggregate amount or any per-occasion amount attributable to a legislator or the spouse or minor child of a legislator or public servant, other than a legislator, in the legislative branch of state government shall not include any expenditure made at an event that the legislator, spouse, minor child, or public servant did not attend.

E.(1) Each report shall include a statement of the expenditure for each reception, social gathering, or other function to which the entire legislature, either house, any standing committee, select committee, statutory committee, committee created by resolution of either house, subcommittee of any committee, recognized caucus, or any delegation thereof, is invited which amount is attributable to such invitation. 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 legislators or legislative staff 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 of 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 a legislator in connection with the legislator giving a speech, being a member of a panel, or otherwise being involved in an informational presentation to a group shall not be reportable. However, any expenditure for any meal or refreshment consumed by a legislator in connection with any out-of-state event permitted by R.S. 42:1123(16) shall be reported in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

F.(1) 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.

(2) 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.

(3) 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 Paragraph (2) of this Subsection shall be required to register as a lobbyist pursuant to this Part and shall be subject to penalties 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 IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 may file a report which contains all of the information required by this Part and by Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, §1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 31, §1; Acts 2004, No. 116, §3, eff. June 2, 2004; Acts 2008, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 164, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 709, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 534, §1, eff. July 16, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10; Acts 2016, No. 416, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:208 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 208
Disposition of remaining sets
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may sell to the general public all sets in excess of the distribution provided in R.S. 24:206 at a reasonable price not to exceed twenty percent advance on the original cost.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 50, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:675 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 675
Powers
Status: in_force

The committee shall have the power and authority to hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, require the production of books and records, and do all other things necessary to discharge its duties and responsibilities, including the power to punish for contempt and to initiate the prosecution, in accordance with the laws of this state, of any individual who refuses to testify or is charged with false swearing or perjury before the committee.

Acts 2020, No. 301, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:558 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 558
Technical and clerical personnel; legislative auditor
Status: in_force

To the extent possible, the legislative auditor shall furnish to the council such technical and clerical personnel as may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1978, No. 357, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:517.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 517.3
Reimbursement for state audits
Status: in_force

A. The legislative auditor shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with any financial and compliance audit or financial and compliance related examination he performs of a state entity's federal programs or of a state entity whose revenues consist primarily of self-generated fees and revenues. The legislative auditor shall contract with a licensed certified public accountant for each state audit he does not possess the resources to audit, the cost of said audit to be paid by the legislative auditor to the extent that funds are appropriated by the legislature. Should funds not be made available for the audit, the legislative auditor shall bill the audited state agency and pay the contract auditor.

B to D. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 610, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 1991.

Acts 1987, No. 431, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 610, §§1 and 2, eff. Dec. 31, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:673 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 673
Budget requests and expenditure requests; technology funds, fees, and donations; review
Status: in_force

A. The committee may review any budget request, expenditure request, or procurement request related to technology or cybersecurity. The committee shall review and approve a budget request, expenditure request, or procurement request if required by law or requested by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The committee shall perform its review and submit its comments and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget in a timely manner.

B. Each agency shall submit any request by the agency to deviate from normal or standard technology procurement processes to the committee for review.

C. The committee may review any technology fees and expenditures related to information technology and cybersecurity from any means of finance and shall report its findings and recommendations as it deems appropriate.

Acts 2020, No. 301, §1; Acts 2024, No. 734, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:584 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 584
Audit requirements
Status: in_force

A. All state agencies shall submit to the auditor comprehensive data sufficient to comply with the provisions of this Part. This data shall be of the type, extent, format, frequency, and timing specified by the auditor.

B. Internal auditors of state agencies required to have an internal audit function shall report to the auditor any findings of state agencies, contractors, grantees, vendors, or recipients of state funding that are not in compliance with the requirements of this Part.

C.(1) The auditor shall report agency noncompliance with this Part to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council on at least a quarterly basis.

(2) The auditor shall notify each member of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council and the agency of any significant issue with noncompliance that in his opinion warrants public discussion at the next meeting of the council.

D.(1) The legislative auditor shall perform periodic and unscheduled reviews of state agencies, contractors, grantees, vendors, or recipients of state funds to ensure compliance with this Part. The auditor shall report to the Legislative Audit Advisory Council and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget any finding of noncompliance with the requirements of this Part.

(2) All audits performed as authorized or required by a state agency contract, expenditure, or incentive expenditure shall be available on the website.

E. Any state agency whose internal audit or legislative audit contains findings indicating a violation of the constitution or laws of this state or findings of fraud, waste, and abuse shall be subject to periodic and unscheduled investigative audits by the internal auditor or the legislative auditor for a probationary period of not less than three years.

Acts 2023, No. 446, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 24:938 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 24 / Section 938
Agency cooperation
Status: in_force

A. Each council member representing the executive or judicial branch of state government and each association represented on the council by a member shall designate a person within or from the entity as the council coordinator for that agency or association to work with the staff of the council to provide such information as the council may require regarding the activities of the agency or association in the prevention of sex offenses, treatment of the sex offenders, or both.

B. To the extent permitted by and in accordance with R.S. 44:1 et seq., each officer, board, commission, council, department, and agency of the state and each political subdivision shall make available all facts, records, information, and data required by the council and in all ways cooperate with the council in carrying out the functions and duties imposed by this Chapter.

Acts 1993, No. 484, §2, eff. June 10, 1993.