La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1605 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1605
Bonds; procedure for issuance
Status: in_force

A. The secretary is hereby authorized to incur debt and issue bonds to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter in the manner herein provided.

B. Without reference to any other provisions of the laws of Louisiana and of the Louisiana Constitution to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and promote continued industrial development in the state, the secretary is authorized, acting through the State Bond Commission in accordance with R.S. 39:1403, to issue revenue bonds and notes, herein collectively called revenue bonds, as hereinafter provided, to finance or assist in the financing of the development, acquisition, or construction, extension, or improvement of support facilities operated or licensed to be operated under this Chapter. The revenue bonds shall be authorized, secured, and have the details and characteristics set out hereunder.

(1) Authorization of revenue bonds. The secretary of natural resources acting through the State Bond Commission, is hereby authorized in accordance with R.S. 39:1403 to issue negotiable revenue bonds in one or more series in such principal amount as shall be necessary to provide sufficient moneys for payment of project costs of one or more revenue bond projects. The secretary of natural resources shall have power, from time to time and subject to agreements with the holders of revenue bonds and with the approval of the State Bond Commission, to issue renewal notes; to issue revenue bonds to pay notes; and, whenever the secretary of natural resources deems it expedient, to refund any revenue bonds by the issuance of new revenue bonds, whether the revenue bonds to be refunded have or have not matured; and to issue revenue bonds partly to refund revenue bonds then outstanding and partly for any other purpose under this Chapter. Refunding revenue bonds may be exchanged for outstanding revenue bonds or sold and the proceeds applied to or deposited in escrow for the purchase, redemption, or payment of revenue bonds and interest and premiums thereon and for any other purpose specified in the resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing such bonds.

(2) Bond resolution; trust agreement; publication; peremption. The secretary of natural resources shall authorize revenue bonds by one or more resolutions executed by the secretary and approved by the State Bond Commission. Any revenue bonds issued pursuant to R.S. 51:1605(B) may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the secretary and one or more corporate trustees or fiscal agents, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state. Any resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds shall be published one time in the official journal of the state; however, it shall not be necessary to publish any exhibits to such resolution if the same are available for public inspection and such fact is stated in the publication. For thirty days after the date of publication, any person in interest may contest the legality of the resolution, any provision of the revenue bonds to be issued pursuant to it, the provisions therein made for the security and payment of the revenue bonds, and the validity of all other provisions and proceedings relating to the authorization and issuance of such bonds. After that time, no person may contest the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of the resolution, any provisions of the revenue bonds to be issued pursuant to it, the provisions for the security and payment of the revenue bonds, and the validity of all other provisions and proceedings relating to their authorization and issuance, for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that the revenue bonds are legal and that every legal requirement for the issuance of the revenue bonds has been complied with. No court shall have authority to inquire into any of these matters after the thirty days.

(3) Bond instrument; contents. The resolution or trust agreement shall authorize the development, acquisition, construction, extension, improvement, maintenance, or operation of the revenue bond project or projects to be financed and, in addition, may contain provisions which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of such issue of revenue bonds, as to:

(i) Pledging all or any part of revenues received or to be received and leases or agreements to secure the payment of such issue of revenue bonds.

(ii) Rates, fees, rentals, or other charges to be established, maintained, and collected, and the use and disposition of revenues, gifts, and funds received or to be received.

(iii) The setting aside of reserves or retirement funds and the regulation and disposition thereof.

(iv) The custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of any moneys held in trust or otherwise for the payment of revenue bonds or in any way to secure the payment of revenue bonds, including the establishment and maintenance of construction, revenue, reserve, or other funds as trust funds.

(v) Limitations or restrictions on the purposes to which the proceeds of sale of any revenue bonds then or thereafter to be issued may be applied.

(vi) Limitations or restrictions on the issuance of additional revenue bonds; the terms upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued and secured, or the refunding of outstanding or other revenue bonds.

(vii) Vesting in one or more trustees or fiscal agents such property, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the authority may determine.

(viii) The acquisition and disposition of property for revenue bond projects.

(ix) The rights and remedies available to the bondholders in the event of default.

(x) Provisions for insurance and for accounting reports and the inspection and audit thereof.

(xi) The replacement of mutilated, destroyed, stolen, or lost revenue bonds; and

(xii) Any other matters of like or different character which in any way affect the security or protection of the revenue bonds.

(4) Lien and certain details of revenue bonds. (a) All revenue bonds issued shall be equally and ratably secured by a prior and paramount pledge, charge, or lien upon the revenues pledged as security therefor, as provided in the resolution or trust agreement, without priority by reason of number or of dates of bonds, execution, or delivery, except that the secretary of natural resources may provide in the resolution or trust agreement that revenue bonds issued pursuant thereto shall, to the extent and in the manner prescribed in such resolution or trust agreement, be subordinate and junior in standing, with respect to the payment of principal and interest and the security thereof, to any other revenue bonds.

(b) Any pledge made by the secretary of natural resources pursuant to this Section shall be valid and binding from the time that the pledge is made. The revenues, securities, and other moneys so pledged and then held or thereafter received by the secretary of natural resources or any fiduciary shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the Department of Conservation and Energy whether or not such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the official minutes of the State Bond Commission. The revenue bonds shall be of such series, bear such date or dates, be serial or term bonds, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable on such date or dates, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or fully registered without coupons, carry such registration and exchangeability privilege, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, and be entitled to such priorities as the resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing such bonds may provide.

(5) Sale of revenue bonds. The revenue bonds shall be sold for and on behalf of the secretary of natural resources by the State Bond Commission in such manner and at such prices, at public or private sale, as the State Bond Commission may determine. If the State Bond Commission determines to sell the bonds at public sale, notice of such sale upon sealed proposals shall be published at least once not less than seven days prior to the date of such sale in a publication carrying municipal bond notices and devoted primarily to financial news or to the subject of state and municipal bonds, published in the city of New York, New York, and in a newspaper of general circulation published in either the city of New Orleans or the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

(6) Execution of revenue bonds. The revenue bonds and coupons attached thereto shall be executed in the name of the secretary by his manual or facsimile signature. If the secretary whose manual or facsimile signature appears on any revenue bond or coupon ceases to be secretary before the delivery of such bonds, such signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until such delivery. The resolution or trust agreement may provide for authentication of the bonds by a trustee or fiscal agent thereunder.

(7) Temporary revenue bonds. Pending the preparation of definitive revenue bonds, the secretary of natural resources may issue interim receipts or temporary revenue bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive revenue bonds when such bonds have been executed and are available for delivery.

(8) Nonliability of officers. Neither the secretary of natural resources nor any officer or member of the State Bond Commission or any person executing such revenue bonds shall be liable personally on such bonds.

(9) Negotiability of revenue bonds. All revenue bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto issued pursuant to this Subsection shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the law of Louisiana, subject only to the provisions of the revenue bonds for registration.

(10) Tax exemption and eligibility for investment. All revenue bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by this state or any political subdivision thereof, except estate or gift taxes and taxes on transfers. The revenue bonds shall be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, insurance companies, homestead and building and loan associations, trustees, and other fiduciaries and may be used for deposit with any officer, board, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, in any case where, by present or future laws, deposit or security is required.

(11) Remedies of bondholders. The holders of any revenue bonds issued hereunder shall have such rights and remedies as may be provided in the resolution or trust agreement authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds, including, but not by way of limitation, acceleration of payment, appointment of a trustee for bondholders, appointment of a receiver for the revenue bond project financed with the proceeds of the revenue bonds or the revenues from such project, and any other available civil action to compel compliance with the terms and provisions of the revenue bonds and the resolution or trust agreement.

(12) Limited liability of the state. The revenue bonds shall be limited obligations of the state. The principal of and interest on the revenue bonds shall not be payable by the secretary personally or from funds of the Department of Conservation and Energy nor shall they constitute a pledge, charge, lien, or encumbrance upon any revenues except the revenues, agreements, and funds pledged under the resolution or trust agreement authorizing the bonds. Neither the credit nor the taxing power of the state shall be pledged for the payment of the principal or interest, and no holder of revenue bonds shall have the right to compel the exercise of the taxing power by the state or the forfeiture of its property in connection with any default thereon. Every revenue bond shall recite in substance that the principal of and interest on the bond is payable solely from the revenues pledged to its payment and that the Department of Conservation and Energy is not obligated to pay the principal or interest except from the revenues. The face of each interest coupon shall bear a statement to the effect that the coupon is payable solely from certain revenues as set forth in the bond to which the coupon pertains. The revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Section shall not constitute a debt of this state or of the Department of Conservation and Energy, and the state shall not be liable thereon.

(13) Proceeds and revenues to be deposited in separate funds. Subject to agreements with the holders of revenue bonds, all proceeds of revenue bonds and all revenue pledged under a resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing the bonds shall be set aside as received and shall be deposited and held in trust by a trustee appointed by the secretary in a fund or funds separate and apart from all other funds of the Department of Conservation and Energy. Subject to the resolution or trust agreement, the trustee shall hold the same for the benefit of the holders of the bonds for the application and disposition thereof solely to the respective uses and purposes provided in the resolution or trust agreement.

(14) Agreement required prior to delivery of revenue bonds. Prior to the delivery of revenue bonds under this Section, the secretary may enter into an agreement or agreements with one or more licensees to lease, sublease, operate, construct, or otherwise utilize the support facilities which constitute the revenue project or enter into a loan or other financing agreement with one or more licensees providing that the licensee will construct, operate, and maintain the revenue bond project or projects. Any agreement shall set forth the rights, duties, and obligations of the parties thereto; provide for the completion of the revenue bond project or projects from bond proceeds or other sources; provide that neither the state nor the Department of Conservation and Energy shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage arising out of the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the project or projects; and also shall provide for the payment to the Department of Conservation and Energy of rentals, installment payments, or other moneys as will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds issued to finance the revenue bond project or projects and build up and maintain any reserves deemed advisable in connection therewith. This agreement shall be made upon other terms and conditions and for a time as may be determined by the secretary and may contain provisions authorizing the sale, resale, lease, sublease, operation, usage, or purchase of the entire revenue bond project, or any portion thereof, for the consideration and upon terms and conditions as the secretary may determine.

(15) Construction of Section. The powers and rights conferred by this Section shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Section does and shall be construed to provide a complete method for doing the things authorized thereby. Neither the making of contracts nor the issuance of revenue bonds or refunding revenue bonds or other obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Section need comply with the requirements of any other state law applicable to the making of contracts and the issuance of the revenue bonds or other obligations for the financing of any revenue bond project or projects undertaken pursuant to this Section, except herein provided. The secretary acting through the State Bond Commission and in accordance with R.S. 39:1403 is vested with and is hereby granted the right, power, and authority to do, perform, and exercise for the behalf of the Department of Conservation and Energy all acts and things required to be done and performed in connection with the authorization and issuance of revenue bonds under this Section. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the issuance of any revenue bonds or any instrument as security therefor, except as provided in this Section. The provisions of this Section shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purposes.

(16) Prohibition against pledge of full faith and credit of state. The state of Louisiana shall not expressly or impliedly or in any other manner pledge its full faith and credit to the payment of any obligations under the terms of any lease or other instrument of any nature entered into by it under this Section.

Acts 1979, No. 605, §1; Acts 1983, No. 705, §5, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 2023, No. 150, §21, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1354
Engineering services
Status: in_force

At the request of the authority, engineering services for such authority shall be performed by the Department of Public Works and all other state agencies shall upon request by the authority render assistance within their respective functions.

Acts 1968, No. 605, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 302
Certificates, etc., to be treated as payable to bearer on demand in money
Status: in_force

Any check, punchout, ticket, token, or other device, issued by any person under the provisions of R.S. 51:301 shall be payable to bearer, on demand, in current money of the United States, notwithstanding any contrary stipulation or provision.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:710 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 710
Commissioner of securities; powers of commissioner and employees; compensation and expenses; assistant commissioner
Status: in_force

A.(1) The administration of the provisions of this Part shall be vested in the commissioner of financial institutions, who is designated commissioner of securities. Whenever the governor issues a declaration of emergency, the commissioner shall have in addition to those powers enumerated in this Part any power necessary and appropriate to perform his duties under this Part as well as the power necessary and appropriate to prevent or terminate any condition which he may reasonably deem to create an emergency relative to the registration of issuers, dealers, salesmen, investment advisers, and securities, or any other matters regulated under this Part. The commissioner, from time to time, may make, amend, and rescind rules, forms, compliance agreements, and orders as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part, where such action is consistent with the public interest and with the purpose fairly intended by the policy and provisions of this Part.

(2) In addition to the above authority, the commissioner shall also have the following specifically enumerated powers:

(a) He may honor requests from interested parties for interpretative opinions and may issue written no-action determinations that he will not institute proceedings against certain specified persons for engaging in certain specified activities when the determination is consistent with the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of this Part. Oral or informal opinions provided by the commissioner's staff as to the applicability of any provision of this Part and oral or informal representations by the staff concerning the status of filings made with the commissioner's office are not considered binding upon the commissioner unless accurately and promptly confirmed in writing by the party requesting such oral or informal opinion or representation.

(b) In addition to the authority granted in R.S. 51:711(A)(3), he may cause to be published information regarding any orders or rules issued by him in the implementation of his duties, including, without limitation, information pertaining to specific orders denying registration or prohibiting the sale of securities and the persons offering to sell or selling such securities.

B. The commissioner shall have the authority to administer oaths in and to prescribe forms for all matters arising under this Part. The commissioner shall cooperate with the administrators of the securities laws of other states and of the United States with a view to assisting those administrators in the enforcement of their securities laws and to achieving maximum uniformity in the interpretation of like provisions of the laws administered by them and in the forms which are required to be filed under such laws.

C. The commissioner shall have authority to employ examiners, clerks and stenographers, and other employees as the administration of that portion of this Part vested in him may require. The commissioner shall also have authority to appoint and employ investigators whose salaries shall be fixed by the commissioner with the approval of the governor and who shall have, in any case that there is reason to believe a violation of this Part has occurred or is about to occur, the right and power to serve subpoenas and to swear out and execute search warrants and arrest warrants. The commissioner shall designate one of the investigators as chief state investigator and this person shall act at the will of the commissioner to perform any duty required by him as commissioner of financial institutions and commissioner of securities.

D. The commissioner shall have the power to make such rules and regulations from time to time as he may deem necessary and proper for the enforcement of this Part. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted, promulgated and contested as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act.

E. The commissioner or any persons employed by him shall be paid, in addition to their regular compensation, the transportation fare, board, lodging, and other traveling expenses necessarily and actually incurred by each of them in the performance of their duties under this Part.

F. The commissioner shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, a person as deputy commissioner and delegate such of his powers and duties under this Part to such deputy commissioner as he desires.

G. The commissioner shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, an attorney whose salary shall be fixed by the commissioner with the approval of the governor.

H. The commissioner may designate filing depositories for all records required to be filed and maintained under this Part. Such records may be maintained in original form or by means of microfilm, microfiche, microphotographic reproduction, photographic reproduction, word processing, computerization, or other acceptable reproductive methods. The commissioner is further authorized to participate, in whole or in part, in a Central Registration Depository (CRD) or similar system, in cooperation with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, other states, and the United States, to the extent he deems participation to be in the public interest of this state.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1; Acts 2006, No. 361, §1, eff. June 13, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 7, §4, eff. May 19, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1158
Bonds of the corporation
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the corporation shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing or sale by the corporation of its projects or of any thereof as may be designated in the proceedings of the board of directors under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued. Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the corporation at any time and from time to time; may be in such form and denominations and of such tenor and maturities; may be in registered or bearer form either as to principal or interest or both; may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding forty years from the date thereof; may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state of Louisiana, may bear interest at such rate or rates, payable at such time or times and at such place or places and evidenced in such manner; may be executed by such officers of the corporation and in such manner, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent herewith, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the board of directors whereunder the bonds are authorized to be issued. If deemed advisable by the board of directors, there may be retained in the proceedings under which any bonds of the corporation are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such proceedings, at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and as may be briefly recited on the face of the bonds, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer on the corporation any right or option to redeem any bonds except as may be provided in the proceedings under which they shall be issued. Any bonds of the corporation may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the board of directors of the corporation to be most advantageous, and the corporation may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which its board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance thereof. Issuance by the corporation of one or more series of bonds for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same project or any other project, but the proceedings whereunder any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge or mortgage made for any prior issue of bonds. Any bonds of the corporation at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the corporation by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the board of directors may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds so to be refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith. Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby, or by the exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby with the consent of the holders of the bonds so to be refunded, and regardless of whether or not the bonds to be refunded were issued in connection with the same projects or separate projects, and regardless of whether or not the bonds proposed to be refunded shall be payable at the same date or different dates or shall be due serially or otherwise. All such bonds and the interest coupons applicable thereto are hereby made and shall be construed to be negotiable instruments.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1561 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1561
Waiver of provisions
Status: in_force

Any waiver of the buyer of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.27
Licensure of installers and transporters; adoption of rules; compliance with installation instructions; disposition of fees; continuing education; bond
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall, by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, provide for the licensure of installers and transporters of manufactured and modular homes and the implementation and collection of an annual license fee and an installation permit sticker fee. The installer's and transporter's license fee shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars per license, and the installation permit sticker fee shall be twenty dollars. Further, a licensed installer shall be allowed to perform the functions of a transporter without having to obtain that license.

(2) After January 1, 2004, prior to receiving an original license, installers shall attend a certification course offered by the commission or a commission-approved provider and pass an accompanying test. The fee for any course offered by the commission shall be set by rule and shall not exceed one hundred dollars.

(3) Installers shall be required to attend one continuing education course per year. The individual required to attend the continuing education course is the individual license holder. For corporations, an officer of the corporation shall attend the course. For partnerships, a partner shall attend the course. The commission shall set the educational requirements and approve educational course providers and the course materials for all continuing education classes. The commission shall have the authority to suspend these continuing education requirements, for one or more licenses, if the commission, in its discretion, determines such action is warranted due to extraordinary circumstances.

(4) All installers and transporters shall provide annually along with the license application a surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars or post a twenty-five thousand dollar irrevocable letter of credit with the commission.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the homeowner or a licensed installer, to perform an installation of a manufactured or modular home, whether or not such person receives compensation for such action. For the purposes of this Subsection, community owners or park operators of manufactured or modular homes shall not be considered homeowners if the home in question is or will be leased at any time.

C. Any installer or homeowner installing a manufactured or modular home in this state shall first obtain an installation permit sticker from the commission which shall be affixed to the side of the home at the point where electrical power is connected to the home. All installation permit stickers shall be affixed within ten days of delivery of the manufactured or modular home, unless extenuating circumstances are shown.

D. Any installation of a manufactured or modular home in this state shall be performed in strict compliance with this Part.

E. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section or fines collected pursuant to this Part shall be used exclusively for the maintenance and operation of the commission.

Acts 1997, No. 970, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 92, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2003, No. 661, §1; Acts 2007, No. 441, §1; Acts 2008, No. 217, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1; Acts 2021, No. 29, §2; Acts 2024, No. 480, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1904.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1904.1
Disclosures
Status: in_force

It is an unfair and deceptive act or practice for a professional solicitor, in connection with any charitable solicitation, to:

(1) Fail to provide all of the following information prior to an oral charitable solicitation or at the same time a written charitable solicitation is made:

(a) A clear and conspicuous statement that the solicitation is being performed by a for-profit fundraising firm.

(b) The identity of the for-profit fundraising firm.

(c) The specific charitable purpose for which the charitable solicitation is being conducted.

(2) Fail to provide any of the following information if requested by the consumer:

(a) The percentage of funds solicited which are designated for the charitable organization.

(b) The percentage of funds solicited which are designated for the for-profit fundraising firm.

(c) The percentage of funds to the charitable organization that are used for a charitable purpose.

Acts 1995, No. 1053, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:135 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 135
Interlocutory judgments; appeal; failure to appeal
Status: in_force

All interlocutory judgments in the cases affected by this Part, and not otherwise provided for, shall be appealable within five days and shall be heard and determined within twenty days after appeal is lodged, and any interlocutory judgments not appealed, except those rendered during the progress of the trial, shall be final, and shall not be reopened on final appeal. Such appeals shall be on the original papers, on the order of the district judge, if a transcript cannot be prepared in time.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1264 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1264
Submission of plan to generate state revenues; certification; appropriations to department
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism through the office of tourism is authorized to formulate a tourism development plan consisting of tourism promotion programs and cultural activities which is designed to and can be demonstrated to generate additional state revenues. The plan may be a part of the master plan provided in R.S. 51:1261 or may be a separate plan. The plan and an estimate of the amount of additional revenues to be generated in each fiscal year encompassed by the plan shall be submitted by the department to the Revenue Estimating Conference, and shall include for each fiscal year a detailed itemization of the expenditures required to implement the plan, an analysis of the impact of various components of the plan on estimated revenues, the assumptions used, an assessment of the impact of the plan on existing tourism and cultural activities, and the revenues generated by those activities, the sources of additional revenue anticipated, and such other information as may be required by the conference. The conference shall review the information submitted and may use whatever staff, information, and technical expertise which it may determine is required to evaluate the submitted plan and estimate. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall establish and certify an official estimate of the additional revenues to be generated by the proposed plan and shall include in its official estimate of state revenues for each fiscal year the amount of additional revenues estimated to be generated in that fiscal year under the tourism development plan.

B. The department may receive in each fiscal year an appropriation of up to one-half of the amount of additional revenues estimated by the Revenue Estimating Conference to be generated by the plan in that fiscal year. However, the amount so appropriated in any fiscal year shall not exceed five million dollars. Of the amount appropriated in each fiscal year at least twenty percent shall be designated for the support of cultural programs. Appropriations made pursuant to this Section shall in no way limit general fund appropriations to the department by the legislature in excess of the minimum amount herein established.

Acts 1990, No. 1089, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1762 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1762
Prohibitions; data collection; targeted advertising
Status: in_force

NOTE: Subsection (A) (introductory paragraph) eff. until July 1, 2026. See Acts 2025, No. 481, §4.

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

NOTE: Subsection (A) (introductory paragraph) as amended by Acts 2025, No. 481, §4, eff. July 1, 2026.

A. As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) "Account holder" means a person who has, or opens, an account or profile to use a social media company's platform and who is a resident of this state, including a minor account holder.

(2) "Application" means a software application or electronic service that may be run or directed by a user on a computer, a mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device.

(3) "Child", unless otherwise specified, means a consumer who is under sixteen years of age.

(4) "Minor" means an individual under circumstances where a social media platform has actual knowledge that the individual is under the age of eighteen and is not emancipated or married.

(5) "Minor account holder" means an account holder who is a minor.

(6) "Online service, product, or feature" does not mean any of the following:

(a) Internet access and broadband service.

(b) A telecommunications service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153.

(c) The delivery or use of a physical product.

(7) "Resident" means an individual who currently resides in this state.

(8) "Sensitive personal data" means data collected directly from an account holder online that provides any of the following:

(a) Information that reveals any of the following about the account holder:

(i) Racial or ethnic origin.

(ii) Religious beliefs.

(iii) Gender.

(iv) Citizenship or immigration status.

(b) Information regarding an individual's medical history, mental or physical health condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a healthcare professional.

(c) Genetic personal data or biometric data, if the processing is for the purpose of identifying a specific account holder.

(d) Specific geolocation data.

(9) "Social media platform" has the same meaning as provided for in R.S. 51:1751.

(10)(a) "Targeted advertising" means displaying an advertisement to an account holder where the advertisement is selected based on personal data obtained from the account holder's activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict the account holder's preferences or interests.

(b) "Targeted advertising" does not include any of the following:

(i) Advertising based on an account holder's activities within a controller's website or online application or any affiliated website or online application.

(ii) Advertising based on the context of an account holder's current search query or visit to a website or online application.

(iii) Advertising directed to an account holder in response to the account holder's request for information, products, services, or feedback.

(iv) Processing personal data solely to measure or report on advertising performance, advertising reach, or advertising frequency or the prevention of fraud and abuse.

B.(1) Any social media platform with more than one million account holders globally that is operating in this state is prohibited from displaying targeted advertising at a minor account holder.

(2) Any social media platform with more than one million account holders globally that is operating in this state is prohibited from selling sensitive personal data of a minor account holder.

C. Nothing in this Section prohibits a social media platform from doing any of the following:

(1) Allowing user-generated content to appear in a chronological manner for a minor account holder.

(2) Displaying user-generated content that has been selected or followed by a minor account holder.

(3) Providing search results to a minor account holder, if the search results are in response to a specific and immediately preceding query by the account holder.

D. If a social media platform makes reasonable efforts to determine whether an account holder is a resident, a social media platform will not be liable for data processing undertaken for that purpose or for an erroneous determination with respect to residency.

E. If a social media platform chooses to conduct age estimation to determine which users are under eighteen, the social media platform will not be liable for data processing undertaken during the period in which it is estimating age or for an erroneous estimation or for data processing in the absence of reasonable evidence that the account holder is a minor.

Acts 2024, No. 656, §2, eff. July 1, 2025; Acts 2025, No. 481, §4, eff. July 1, 2026.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:211 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 211
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. The term "trademark" as used herein means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others.

B. The term "service mark" as used herein means a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others.

C. The term "mark" as used herein includes any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under this Subpart whether registered or not, including the designation of a particular place of business.

D. The term "trade name" means a word, name, symbol, device or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others.

E. The term "person" as used herein means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, public or private educational institution, or other organization.

F. The term "applicant" as used herein embraces the person filing an application for registration of a trademark under this Subpart, his legal representatives, successors or assigns.

G. The term "registrant" as used herein embraces the person to whom the registration of a trademark under this Subpart is issued, his legal representatives, successors or assigns.

H. For the purposes of this Subpart, a trademark shall be deemed to be "used" in this state (1) on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or the displays associated therewith or on the tags or labels affixed thereto and such goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the state, and (2) on services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this state.

I. The term "educational institution" as used herein means any institution licensed, approved, or funded by the state to perform educational services.

J. For the purposes of this Subpart, any document required to be filed with the secretary of state shall be deemed filed when it is received either physically or electronically in any office designated by the secretary of state for the receipt of such documents.

Acts 1954, No. 235, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 475, §1; Acts 1979, No. 762, §1; Acts 1999, No. 342, §7; Acts 2001, No. 388, §1, eff. June 13, 2001; Acts 2019, No. 19, §3, eff. May 28, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3041 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3041
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Consumer Fuel Choice Act".

Acts 2022, No. 546, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:470.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 470.5
Exempt uses
Status: in_force

A. This Subpart does not affect rights and privileges recognized under other state or federal laws, including those privileges afforded under the "fair use" factors in the United States Copyright Act of 1976.

B. It shall not constitute a violation of this Subpart to use an individual's identity under any of the following circumstances:

(1) In connection with a news, public affairs, sports transmission or account, or political campaign.

(2) In a work of political, public interest, educational, or newsworthy value, including comment, criticism, or parody, or similar works, such as documentaries, docudramas, or historical or biographical works, or a representation of an individual as himself or herself, regardless of the degree of fictionalization.

(3) In a play, book, magazine, newspaper, literary work, musical composition, single and original work of art or photograph, or visual work.

(4) In a sound recording, audiovisual work, motion picture, or radio or television program, unless the use creates an unauthorized performance.

(5) Any act of restoration or preservation of a sound recording, audiovisual work, or radio or television program.

(6) In an advertisement, commercial announcement, or display of any of the works described in this Subpart.

(7) To accurately identify the individual as the author of a given work, or a performer of a given work or performance, under circumstances in which the work or performance is otherwise rightfully reproduced, exhibited, or broadcast.

(8) To lawfully make a work available for sale or licensing purposes insofar as the terms of the sale or license do not permit the user to violate this Subpart.

(9) Data collection or data reporting and supplying the data collected or reported.

(10) Data processing, data matching, data distribution, or data licensing.

(11) In connection with the publication of an expressive work created prior to August 1, 2022.

(12) If the use is merely incidental.

C. An otherwise exempt use of an individual's identity protected under Subsection B of this Section is not an exempt use if it is so directly connected with a product, article of merchandise, good, or service as to constitute an act of advertising, selling, or soliciting purchases of that product, article of merchandise, good, or service.

D. The carriage or transmission by a radio or television broadcast station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, cable or satellite television company, or other video service provider, streaming video provider, newspaper company, periodical company, billboard company, media platform, voice, data, or other communications, information services, or internet access provider of any content created by a third party which violates any provision of this Subpart shall not be considered a violation of this Subpart by any such entity which carried or transmitted the content.

E. Provisions of this Subpart do not create a liability for publishers or speakers of any information provided by another information content provider including the internet, an interactive computer service, an information content provider, or an access software provider.

F. The publication by a news entity or outlet, online news outlet, newspaper, news publication, or other media which violates any provision of this Subpart shall not be considered a violation of this Subpart by the news outlet, online news outlet, or other media.

Acts 2022, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.26
Local installation standards preempted
Status: in_force

The manufactured and modular home installation standards provided for in this Part shall preempt all local installation standards.

Acts 1997, No. 970, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1914 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1914
Required disclosure statement
Status: in_force

At least seven days prior to the time any person signs a contract for the services of a loan broker, or the time of the receipt of any consideration by the loan broker, whichever occurs first, the broker must provide to the party with whom he contracts a written document, the cover sheet of which is entitled in at least ten point bold face capital letters "DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY LOUISIANA LAW". Under this title shall appear the statement in at least ten point type that "The state of Louisiana has not reviewed and does not approve, or disapprove any loan brokerage contract. The information contained in this disclosure has not been verified by the state. If you have any questions see an attorney before you sign a contract agreement." Nothing except the title and required statement shall appear on the cover sheet. The disclosure document shall contain the following information:

(1) The name of the broker; whether the broker is doing business as an individual, partnership, or corporation; the names under which the broker has done, is doing, or intends to do business; and the name of any parent or affiliated companies.

(2) The names, addresses, and titles of the broker's officers, directors, trustees, general partners, general managers, principal executives, and any other persons charged with responsibility for the broker's business activities; and all the broker's employees located in Louisiana.

(3) The length of time the broker has conducted business as a loan broker.

(4) A full and detailed description of the actual services that the broker undertakes to perform for the prospective borrower.

(5) One of the following statements, whichever is appropriate:

(a) "As required by Louisiana law, this loan broker has secured a bond by ______________________________, a surety authorized to do business in this state. A certified copy of this bond is filed with the state treasurer. Before signing a contract with this loan broker, you should check with the surety company to determine the bond's current status," or

(b) "As required by Louisiana law, this loan broker has established a trust account (number of account) with (name/address of bank or savings institution). Before signing a contract with this loan broker you should check with the bank or savings institution to determine the current status of the trust account."

Added by Acts 1982, No. 811, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:941 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 941
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Department" means Louisiana Economic Development.

(2) "Program" means the Small and Emerging Business Development Program created within Louisiana Economic Development.

(3) "Small and emerging business" means a small business organized for profit and performing a commercially useful function, which is more than fifty percent owned and controlled by one or more small and emerging business persons and which has its principal place of business in the state. A nonprofit organization is not a small and emerging business for purposes of this Part.

(4) "Small and emerging business person" means a citizen of the United States who has resided in the state for at least one year and whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired historically due to diminished capital or credit opportunities as compared to others in the same or similar line of business, and whose diminished opportunities have historically precluded, or are likely to preclude, such individual from successfully competing in the open market.

Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 434, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3107
Deposit of public funds by local government
Status: in_force

A. A local government may deposit public funds with a financial institution designated as a banking district depository.

B. Subject to an agreement between the governing body and the banking district depository, public funds deposited in the banking district depository may earn a fixed interest rate that is at or below the financial institution's posted two year certificate of deposit rate. The terms of the agreement must be specified in the resolution adopted under R.S. 51:3106.

Acts 2007, No. 255, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1421
Deceptive trade practices; requesting certain personal information for cash sales
Status: in_force

A. No retail business shall require a consumer's name, address, telephone number, or other personal information when completing a consumer transaction for cash sale.

B.(1) Nothing in this Section shall apply to a transaction when a consumer makes payment either by credit card or by check.

(2) This Section shall not apply to a transaction for cash involving the sale of an automobile.

(3) The provisions of this Section shall not apply in instances where either state or federal law requires the retail business to obtain a consumer's personal information when completing a cash sale.

C. Any violation of this Section shall be a deceptive and unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to any and all actions and penalties provided for in this Chapter.

D. The Department of Justice, consumer protection section shall adopt policies and procedures necessary to provide sufficient notice to each retail business in the state of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2003, No. 534, §1; Acts 2004, No. 61, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 32
Exemptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part shall not apply to sheriffs, constables, or other public or court officers, or to persons acting under the license, direction, or authority of any court, state or federal, selling goods in the course of their official duties.

Acts 1986, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1924 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1924
Income tax credit or premium tax reduction
Status: in_force

A. A person, either natural or artificial, who invests in the certified capital of a certified Louisiana capital company may claim either a premium tax reduction pursuant to R.S. 22:832(E) or a credit against the person's Louisiana income tax in the person's taxable year in which the investment is made, as certified by the commissioner, pursuant to rules promulgated by the secretary, to the Department of Insurance or the Department of Revenue.

B.(1) The income tax credit shall be calculated by the commissioner as thirty-five percent of the person's cash investment in the certified capital of a certified Louisiana capital company.

(2) The total income tax credits granted in any calendar year shall not result in an additional reduction of total income tax revenues of greater than two million dollars.

(3) During any calendar year in which this Subsection will limit the amount of certified capital for which income tax credits are allowed, certified capital for which income tax credits are allowed will be allocated among certified Louisiana capital company groups. Requests for allocation shall be prepared for filing not later than December first on a form prescribed by the commissioner, which form shall include an affidavit by the person pursuant to which such person shall become legally bound and irrevocably committed to make an investment of certified capital in a certified Louisiana capital company subject only to receipt of an allocation pursuant to this Subsection. Any requests for allocation filed with the commissioner before December first of any calendar year shall be deemed to have been filed on December first of such year. Requests for allocation shall be allocated as follows:

(a) When aggregate requests for allocation by certified Louisiana capital company groups do not exceed five million seven hundred fourteen thousand two hundred eighty-five dollars, all requests for allocations shall be approved by the commissioner.

(b) When aggregate requests for allocation exceed five million seven hundred fourteen thousand two hundred eighty-five dollars, each certified Louisiana capital company group shall be entitled to receive an allocation to be calculated by dividing five million seven hundred fourteen thousand two hundred eighty-five dollars by the number of certified Louisiana capital company groups requesting allocations. In the event that this allocation results in one or more certified Louisiana capital groups receiving an allocation in excess of the amount which was requested, such excess shall be reallocated to the remaining certified Louisiana capital groups on an equal basis until the entirety of the allocation has been fully distributed.

(c) No certified Louisiana capital company certified after December first of any year shall be entitled to receive an allocation pursuant to Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph for the same calendar year in which it was certified.

(d) Annually within ten days of December first, the commissioner shall review all requests for allocation of income tax credits and notify the certified Louisiana capital companies of the amount of certified capital for which income tax credits are allowed to such persons that are investors in such companies. During this ten-day period, each certified Louisiana capital company group may allow for the substitution of one investor for another when the initial investor is unable or unwilling to complete the proposed investment.

(e) If a certified Louisiana capital company does not receive an investment of certified capital equaling the amount of the allocation made to it pursuant to Subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph within ten days of receipt of notice of such allocation, that portion of the allocation will be forfeited and reallocated to the remaining certified Louisiana capital company groups pursuant to the allocation procedure set forth in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, substituting the reallocated amount for the total amount to be allocated.

C. A capital company's initial capitalization, at the time of seeking certification, must be two hundred thousand dollars or more.

D.(1) The total insurance premium tax credits granted pursuant to R.S. 22:832(E) in any calendar year shall not result in an additional reduction of total premium tax revenues of greater than five million dollars per year.

(2) During any calendar year in which this Subsection will limit the amount of certified capital for which insurance premium tax credits are allowed, certified capital for which insurance premium tax credits are allowed will be allocated among certified Louisiana capital companies. Requests for allocation shall be prepared for filing not later than October first on a form prescribed by the commissioner, which form shall include an affidavit by the insurance company investor pursuant to which such investor shall become legally bound and irrevocably committed to make an investment of certified capital in a certified Louisiana capital company subject only to receipt of an allocation pursuant to this Subsection. Any requests for allocation filed with the commissioner before October first of any calendar year shall be deemed to have been filed on October first of such year. Requests for allocation shall be allocated as follows:

(a) When aggregate requests for allocation by certified Louisiana capital company groups do not exceed the maximum amount of capital for which insurance premium tax credits may be granted in such calendar year under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, all requests for allocation shall be approved by the commissioner.

(b) When aggregate requests for allocation exceed the maximum amount of capital for which insurance premium tax credits may be granted in such calendar year under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, each certified Louisiana capital company group shall be entitled to receive an allocation to be calculated by dividing the maximum amount of capital for which insurance premium tax credits may be granted in such calendar year under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection by the number of certified Louisiana capital company groups requesting allocations. If this allocation results in one or more certified Louisiana capital company groups receiving an allocation in excess of the amount which was requested, such excess shall be reallocated to the remaining certified Louisiana capital groups on an equal basis until the entirety of the allocation has been fully distributed.

(3) No certified Louisiana capital company certified after October first of any year shall be entitled to receive an allocation pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection for the same calendar year in which it was certified.

(4) Annually within ten days of October first, the commissioner shall review all requests for allocation of insurance premium tax credits and notify the certified Louisiana capital companies of the amount of certified capital for which insurance premium tax credits are allowed to the investors in such company.

(5) If a certified Louisiana capital company does not receive an investment of certified capital equaling the amount of the allocation made pursuant to Paragraph (4) of this Subsection within ten days of its receipt of notice of such allocation, that portion of the allocation will be forfeited and reallocated to the remaining certified Louisiana capital company groups pursuant to the allocation procedure set forth in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, substituting the reallocation amount for the total amount to be allocated.

(6) Each certified Louisiana capital company shall submit to the commissioner by the first day of September of each year a certified statement stating the amount of certified capital that such company possesses that has not yet been invested to meet the sixty percent investment requirement of R.S. 51:1928(B)(1), if applicable; the amount of certified capital that such company possesses that has not been invested to meet the one hundred percent investment requirements of R.S. 51:1928(B)(2) or (3), if applicable; and the amount of certified capital that such company possesses that has not been invested pursuant to other contractual agreements, if applicable. No certified Louisiana capital company group shall be eligible to submit a request on or before the first day of October of any calendar year for certified capital for which premium tax or income tax credits are allowed if on the first day of September of such year, such certified Louisiana capital company group had certified capital in excess of fifteen million dollars that has not yet met the aforementioned investment requirements of R.S. 51:1928(B)(1), (2), or (3), or other such contractual agreements.

E. The amount of the tax credit which exceeds the person's premium tax and income tax liability for the taxable year for which credits are allowed or the amount of premium and income tax credits that are not used by such person for the taxable year for which such credits are allowed may be carried forward to subsequent years until the credits are exhausted; however, the reduction in any taxable year shall not exceed such person's premium tax or income tax liability for such taxable year.

F. The department shall provide for the transfer or sale of premium and income tax credits under this Chapter. The transfer or sale of income or premium tax credits will be restricted to transfers or sales between affiliates and sophisticated investors, collectively referred to as acquirers. No acquirer shall be able to utilize any premium tax credit earned after July 1, 2002, until at least the second anniversary of the investment date of the investment pool from which the premium tax credits were earned. Furthermore, even though a transfer or sale of credits, known as an election under this Section, may involve several entities, only one election may be made during any calendar quarter. Therefore, an investor in a certified Louisiana capital company may only transfer or sell credits once during a calendar quarter and the entity that purchases the credit may not transfer credits obtained during the quarter in which the credits are transferred or purchased. In any subsequent calendar year, the purchaser of the credits may make one transfer election per calendar quarter.

G. The certified Louisiana capital company shall include in any offering involving the sale of shares to an investor, the following statement: "The state of Louisiana is not liable for damages to an investor in a certified Louisiana capital company. Use of the words 'certified' or 'Louisiana' in an offering does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of the investment by Louisiana Economic Development or the Office of Financial Institutions".

Added by Acts 1983, No. 642, §1. Acts 1984, No. 891, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 695, §1; Acts 1989, No. 496, §1; Acts 1996, No. 21, §§2, 3, eff. June 27, 1996; Acts 1998, No. 70, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 8, §17, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1122, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, No. 84, §2, eff. June 25, 2002; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3136
Membership of board
Status: in_force

A. The board shall consist of the following members:

(1) The secretary of the department or his designee.

(2) The commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry or his designee.

(3) Eight members appointed by the governor, one from within the geographic boundaries of each of the state's eight regional economic development organizations.

(4) Eight members appointed by the governor, of which one member shall represent international business, one member shall represent manufacturing business relating to international commerce, two members shall represent the state's ports, two members shall represent the state's airports, and two members shall represent the state's utility providers.

(5) The commissioner of the office of multimodal commerce in the Department of Transportation and Development or his designee.

B. The initial appointed members of the board shall be appointed no later than October 1, 2012.

C. Initial appointments to the board shall be for terms as follows:

(1) Four members representing regional economic development organizations in Louisiana, one member representing international business, one member representing manufacturing business relating to international commerce, two members representing international ports, and one member representing the state's airports shall be appointed for two years.

(2) Four members representing regional economic development organizations in Louisiana, one member representing international business, one member representing manufacturing business relating to international commerce, and three members representing international ports shall be appointed for one year.

(3) After the initial appointment provided for in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, all members shall serve for a five-year term. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed.

D. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the term.

E. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the members of the board present and voting, a quorum being present, shall be required for any official action of the board.

F. The board shall hold its first meeting at its domicile no later than December 1, 2012, and shall meet quarterly thereafter, on a date and at a time and place as the board may designate. The board may meet at such other times as deemed necessary by the chairman or by the majority of its members.

G. At the initial meeting of the board, the board shall elect from its membership a chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the board. All officers shall be members of the board. Such officers shall constitute an executive committee, which shall conduct certain business activities as authorized by the board during such times as the board is not in session.

H. Board members shall not receive any salary for their duties as members. The members may receive a mileage allowance for traveling to and from meetings and for other travel authorized by the board at a rate not to exceed the mileage rate for state employees.

Acts 2012, No. 687, §2, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2015, No. 31, §3, eff. Jan. 12, 2016; Acts 2025, No. 432, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.34
Suit by commission for violations; venue; relief obtainable
Status: in_force

A. Whenever it appears that a person is violating or is threatening to violate the Code or a provision of this Part, Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the commission shall bring suit to restrain that person from continuing the violation or from carrying out the threat.

B. Venue is permissible in the district court in the parish of the residence of any one of the defendants or in the parish where the violation is alleged to have occurred or is threatened or in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.

C. In the suit, the commission may obtain injunctions, prohibitory and mandatory, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, as the facts warrant, including, when appropriate, injunctions restraining a person from moving or disposing of a manufactured home that is subject to the requirements of this Part, Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, or to restrain a person from engaging in any business for which a license has been or should be issued under this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter. Any such manufactured home may, in the court's discretion, be ordered impounded or placed under the control of an agent appointed by the court.

D. All costs incurred by the commission, including reasonable attorney fees, may be borne by the person or licensee who has been enjoined, or found in violation of the provisions of the Code, or any provision of this Part or Part XIV-B of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2008, No. 825, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:738 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 738
Rulemaking
Status: in_force

The commissioner of securities shall have the power to make such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Title, including the use of a senior-specific certification or designation.

Acts 2016, No. 580, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1251
Short title
Status: in_force

This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Visitor Travel and Hospitality Act."

Acts 1983, No. 688, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1791 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1791
Certain parishes; rural enterprise zones
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any parish with a population of seventy-five thousand or less according to the latest federal decennial census shall be authorized to establish at least one rural enterprise zone and one economic development zone which do not otherwise qualify for an enterprise zone or an economic development zone under the criteria established pursuant to this Chapter subject to approval by the department and the Board of Commerce and Industry. Any enterprise zone or economic development zone established pursuant to this Section shall comply with all other requirements of law as established by this Chapter, including but not limited to the provisions of R.S. 51:1785, 1786, and 1787 insofar as those provisions are otherwise applicable to enterprise zones and economic development zones.

Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 647, §1; Acts 2013, No. 423, §1, eff. June 21, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:961 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 961
Local Economic Development Support; Louisiana Economic Development authority
Status: in_force

A. The activities of the various parish and regional economic development organizations in the state shall be supported through the Local Economic Development Support Program as developed by Louisiana Economic Development and only in the amounts appropriated each year by the legislature.

B.(1) Louisiana Economic Development, through its office of commerce and industry, shall provide by rules and regulations promulgated under the Administrative Procedure Act for a Local Economic Development Support Program.

(2) The rules and regulations shall incorporate a distribution formula that shall use as its basis the population, the number of business establishments, and the level of services associated with each recipient of funding. The funds shall be distributed pursuant to a contract between the recipient and the department that clearly specifies the services to be performed by the recipient and the territorial jurisdiction for which the recipient is responsible in rendering its services.

(3) The services to be rendered may include but are not limited to the following:

(a) Submission of community data summaries on all relevant communities in the jurisdiction.

(b) Submission of information on approved forms for all industrial parks and sites over five acres and industrial buildings over twenty thousand square feet in the jurisdiction.

(c) Submission of an annual report on visual inspection of properties in (b) herein.

(d) Submission of a quarterly update on availability of properties in (b) herein.

(e) Submission of an office space guide on an annual basis.

(f) Development of marketable properties.

(g) Cooperation in prospect activities, including but not limited to the development of adequate local sales teams, promotional literature, and participation in prospect trips.

(h) Development of local development corporations.

(i) Coordination of the Ready Cities Program.

(j) Identification of opportunities for joint federal and state project funding and appropriate grantsmanship.

(k) Joint federal and state procurement assistance.

(l) Loan packaging.

(m) Moderately complex financing assistance.

(n) SBIR application assistance.

(o) Identification of licensing or joint venture opportunities and managing such projects.

(p) Export assistance.

(q) Identification of opportunities for establishing of businesses.

Acts 1984, No. 634, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 42
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:

(1) "Going-out-of-business sale" means any sale advertised, represented, or held forth as a sale to dispose of all goods as a means of ceasing to do business or changing business location. The term shall include a sale held under the designation of "going-out-of-business", "selling out", "liquidation", "lost our lease", "forced to vacate", "moving to a new location", "closing out sale", "store closing sale", or any other designation of like meaning. However, the term shall not include an end-of-the-season sale or a going-out-of-business sale limited to sale of a particular brand or line of goods.

(2) "Goods" means goods, wares, or merchandise.

(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, voluntary association, or corporation.

(4) "Promoter" means a person who performs or offers to perform any service to facilitate or assist in a going-out-of-business sale, including but not limited to advertising and sales.

Acts 1995, No. 669, §1; Acts 2018, No. 374, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3074 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3074
Protection of personal information; disclosure upon breach in the security of personal information; notification requirements; exemption
Status: in_force

A. Any person that conducts business in the state or that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, or any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to protect the personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

B. Any person that conducts business in the state or that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, or any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall take all reasonable steps to destroy or arrange for the destruction of the records within its custody or control containing personal information that is no longer to be retained by the person or business by shredding, erasing, or otherwise modifying the personal information in the records to make it unreadable or undecipherable through any means.

C. Any person that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, or any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, shall, following discovery of a breach in the security of the system containing such data, notify any resident of the state whose personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person.

D. Any agency or person that maintains computerized data that includes personal information that the agency or person does not own shall notify the owner or licensee of the information if the personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person through a breach of security of the system containing such data, following discovery by the agency or person of a breach of security of the system.

E. The notification required pursuant to Subsections C and D of this Section shall be made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay but not later than sixty days from the discovery of the breach, consistent with the legitimate needs of law enforcement, as provided in Subsection F of this Section, or any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach, prevent further disclosures, and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system. When notification required pursuant to Subsections C and D of this Section is delayed pursuant to Subsection F of this Section or due to a determination by the person or agency that measures are necessary to determine the scope of the breach, prevent further disclosures, and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system, the person or agency shall provide the attorney general the reasons for the delay in writing within the sixty day notification period provided in this Subsection. Upon receipt of the written reasons, the attorney general shall allow a reasonable extension of time to provide the notification required in Subsections C and D of this Section.

F. If a law enforcement agency determines that the notification required under this Section would impede a criminal investigation, such notification may be delayed until such law enforcement agency determines that the notification will no longer compromise such investigation.

G. Notification may be provided by one of the following methods:

(1) Written notification.

(2) Electronic notification, if the notification provided is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth in 15 U.S.C. 7001.

(3) Substitute notification, if an agency or person demonstrates that the cost of providing notification would exceed one hundred thousand dollars, or that the affected class of persons to be notified exceeds one hundred thousand, or the agency or person does not have sufficient contact information. Substitute notification shall consist of all of the following:

(a) E-mail notification when the agency or person has an e-mail address for the subject persons.

(b) Conspicuous posting of the notification on the Internet site of the agency or person, if an Internet site is maintained.

(c) Notification to major statewide media.

H. Notwithstanding Subsection G of this Section, an agency or person that maintains a notification procedure as part of its information security policy for the treatment of personal information which is otherwise consistent with the timing requirements of this Section shall be considered to be in compliance with the notification requirements of this Section if the agency or person notifies subject persons in accordance with the policy and procedure in the event of a breach of security of the system.

I. Notification as provided in this Section shall not be required if after a reasonable investigation, the person or business determines that there is no reasonable likelihood of harm to the residents of this state. The person or business shall retain a copy of the written determination and supporting documentation for five years from the date of discovery of the breach of the security system. If requested in writing, the person or business shall send a copy of the written determination and supporting documentation to the attorney general no later than thirty days from the date of receipt of the request. The provisions of R.S. 51:1404(A)(1)(c) shall apply to a written determination and supporting documentation sent to the attorney general pursuant to this Subsection.

J. A violation of a provision of this Chapter shall constitute an unfair act or practice pursuant to R.S. 51:1405(A).

Acts 2005, No. 499, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2018, No. 382, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1757 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1757
Annual report
Status: in_force

A. The division shall compile an annual report that contains all of the following information:

(1) An evaluation of the liability and enforcement provisions of this Chapter, including but not limited to the effectiveness of the division's efforts to enforce this Chapter and any recommendations for revisions to this Chapter, including proposals for legislation.

(2) A summary of the consumer interactions, protected and not protected by this Chapter, including a list of alleged violations the division has received.

(3) An accounting of all of the following:

(a) All administrative fines and civil penalties assessed during the year.

(b) All administrative fines and civil penalties collected during the year.

(c) The use of funds from all administrative fines and civil penalties collected during the year.

B. The division may update or correct the report as new information becomes available.

C. The division shall maintain the report, which shall be published on its website.

Acts 2023, No. 456, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 656, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.

NOTE: Acts 2023, No. 456 became effective July 1, 2024. Acts 2024, No. 656 changes the effective date of Acts 2023, No. 456 to July 1, 2025. However, Acts 2024, No. 656 is not effective until July 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.23
Establishment of Uniform Standards Code
Status: in_force

All new manufactured or modular homes, as defined in R.S. 51:911.22, which are sold or offered for sale in this state shall be in compliance with the Code and the requirements of this Part.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 654, §1; Acts 1997, No. 162, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2; Acts 2010, No. 1018, §1; Acts 2012, No. 112, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1735 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1735
Exemptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to acts done by the owner, agent, or employee of a radio or television station when the owner, agent, or employee did not have actual knowledge of the false, misleading, or deceptive characters of the advertisement, did not prepare the advertisement, and did not have any direct financial interest in the sale or distribution of the advertised product or service.

Acts 1992, No. 176, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1963 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1963
Requirements for enforceability
Status: in_force

Any person who acquires computer software or a copy thereof shall be conclusively deemed to have accepted and agreed to all the terms of the license agreement for such software or copy thereof, including any applicable provisions contained in R.S. 51:1964, if:

(1) A written legend or notice is affixed to or packaged with the software or copy thereof in such a manner that the legend or notice is clearly and conspicuously visible upon cursory examination of the software and related packaging; and

(2) The legend or notice is prominently displayed in all capital letters and in language which is readily understandable to a person of average literacy; and

(3) The legend or notice states clearly that:

(a) Any use of the software or copy thereof will constitute acceptance of the terms of the accompanying license agreements; or,

(b) Any opening of a sealed package, envelope, or container in which the software or copy thereof is contained will constitute acceptance of the terms of the accompanying license agreement; and

(4) The legend or notice states clearly that anyone who receives the software or a copy thereof and does not accept and agree to the terms of the accompanying license agreement may, within a reasonable time, return the unused, unopened software or copy thereof to the party from whom it was acquired, or to some other identified party, for a full refund of any consideration paid; and

(5) The person acquiring the software or copy thereof takes such action as is stated in the legend or notice to constitute acceptance of and agreement to the terms of the accompanying license agreement.

Acts 1984, No. 744, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2387 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2387
Declaration of purpose
Status: in_force

The purposes of this Chapter are to:

(1) Promote economic development by encouraging the formation of business and industrial development companies, a new type of private institution, to help grow the financial services industry in Louisiana, create high-paying job opportunities in this sector and meet the financing assistance and management assistance needs of business firms in this state and elsewhere.

(2) Provide for a system of licensing, regulation, and enforcement that will enable business and industrial development companies to satisfy eligibility requirements to participate, if they so choose, in the program of the Small Business Administration pursuant to Part 7(a) of the Small Business Act, Public Law 85-536, 15 U.S.C. 636(a), and other programs for which they may be eligible.

(3) Provide for a system of licensing, regulation, and enforcement designed to prevent fraud, conflict of interest, and mismanagement, and to promote competent management, accurate recordkeeping, and appropriate communication with shareholders or members, in order to provide the following:

(a) Comfort to prospective shareholders or members so as to facilitate equity investments in business and industrial development companies.

(b) Comfort to prospective debt sources so as to facilitate the borrowing of money by business and industrial development companies.

(4) Safeguard the general reputation of business and industrial development companies as a type of nondepository financial institution in order to increase the confidence of prospective equity investors in and prospective debt sources for those institutions.

Acts 1991, No. 506, §1; Acts 2004, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1904 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1904
Fire fighting solicitations
Status: in_force

Any person soliciting donations, contributions or payments for goods or services to organizations which expressly or impliedly hold themselves out to be fire fighting organizations, publications of fire fighting organizations, or promoters of activities to benefit fire fighting organizations or fire fighting officers must disclose the following at the outset of the solicitation:

(1) The actual name of the caller and the city, town, or parish and state from which he is calling.

(2) The exact name and principal business address of the soliciting organization or publication.

(3) The total number of active or retired fire fighting personnel who are members of each beneficiary organization or subscribers, in the case of a publication, and the percentage of these who are Louisiana residents.

(4) In the case of a publication, the total number of copies of the most recently published issue individually addressed and mailed to fire fighting officers.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 849, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1702 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1702
Unfair advertising
Status: in_force

A. No rental referral agency or agency employee shall make any representation that any listing or group of listings is available for rent unless the listing or group of listings has been verified as available by the owner or his agent within forty-eight hours prior to the representation. The availability of property described in media advertisements shall be verified within forty-eight hours prior to the appearance of the advertising.

B. Notations of the time and date of verification and the verifier's identity shall be recorded by the agency and made available for the inspection of the attorney general or any person from whom the agency has received a deposit or fee.

C. Failure to verify, document verification, or provide materials for inspection as required by this Section shall constitute an unfair trade practice under R.S. 51:1405(A).

Added by Acts 1979, No. 407, §1. Amended by Acts 1988, No. 625, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1824 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1824
Unfair practice
Status: in_force

A violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute an unfair practice under the provisions of R.S. 51:1401 through R.S. 51:1418.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 814, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1929.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1929.1
Guidance by commissioner; advisory opinions
Status: in_force

A. Advisory opinions and interpretations of the commissioner shall not be considered rules requiring compliance with the rulemaking process under the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act.

B. This Section shall only have prospective application.

Acts 1997, No. 58, §4; Acts 2001, No. 1122, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:336 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 336
Violation by corporation; suit to oust corporation from all business in state
Status: in_force

Where a corporation has been convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Subpart, and continues or attempts to do business thereafter in this state, the Attorney General shall oust such corporation from all business of every kind and character in Louisiana.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3077 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3077
Rulemaking
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not take effect until rules are promulgated by the attorney general's office.

Acts 2005, No. 499, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:300 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 300
Registration of confusingly similar trademarks, service marks and trade names prohibited
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall not register any trademark or service mark or trade name, (including corporate names), which so resembles any one of the trademarks, service marks or trade names reserved by this Subpart to the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial Commission except for said commission or with the written approval of said commission that is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 31
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) A "fire", "bankruptcy", or "fiduciary" sale includes an insurance, mortgage, insolvent, assignee's, executor's, administrator's, receiver's, trustee's, removal or closing out sale, or a sale of damaged goods.

(2) "Goods" includes goods, wares, and merchandise.

Acts 1986, No. 806, §1; Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 5
Accounts of sales; contents; penalty
Status: in_force

Any factor, broker, commission merchant, middleman, or other person acting as a commission merchant who undertakes the sale for another of any goods, wares, merchandise, sugar, cotton, rice, or other agricultural produce, shall embody in all accounts of sales the address, dates and name of the person to whom sold, and shall render a correct account of sales within fifteen days of the date of sale of the whole or any portion of the goods.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars nor less than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than twelve months nor less than six months, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:667 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 667
Penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever violates this Part shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1281
Short title
Status: in_force

This Subpart shall be known and be cited as the "Louisiana Tourism Promotion District Act".

Acts 1990, No. 1038, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:148 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 148
Discovery; adjournment of examination
Status: in_force

The officer designated under the authority of R.S. 51:144 may adjourn the examination from time to time, and witnesses shall attend accordingly.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1157.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1157.2
Preference in awarding contracts; labor
Status: in_force

A. The State Bond Commission shall not grant preliminary approval of bonds for industrial development unless the project beneficiaries certify to the State Bond Commission and to the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development that Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers will be given an opportunity to bid on the project and that preference and priority will be given to Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and labor. Prior to final approval by the State Bond Commission, project beneficiaries shall provide a certified list of names and business domiciles of the manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers for the project. In addition, the project beneficiaries shall submit to the State Bond Commission and the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development a statement as to whether or not Louisiana labor will be used on the project. If Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, or labor will not be used on the project, the project beneficiaries shall provide a written explanation to the State Bond Commission and the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development detailing the reasons therefor for consideration by the commission prior to final approval.

B. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall verify the information provided by the project beneficiaries and shall certify to the State Bond Commission whether or not the manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and labor are indeed Louisiana manufacturers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and labor. If not, the secretary shall notify the State Bond Commission of such fact. Upon notification of such fact, the State Bond Commission may hold a public hearing, at which time the project beneficiary may provide explanations for why the project is not in compliance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

C. If the project beneficiary is found to be not in compliance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the State Bond Commission may levy a fine not to exceed an amount equal to the difference between the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money centers or commercial banks published in the Wall Street Journal as the prime rate on the date of the issuance of the bonds and the actual interest rate at which the bonds were sold times the total amount of the issue.

Acts 1986, No. 788, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1747 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1747
Violations; penalties; civil remedies
Status: in_force

A. Whoever violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

B. A recipient may bring a civil action against any person in violation of the provisions of this Chapter to enjoin further violation and to recover actual damages or two hundred dollars, whichever is greater, plus costs and reasonable attorney fees, but in no case shall the damage award exceed five hundred dollars, exclusive of costs and attorney fees.

C. The attorney general may bring an action against any person in violation of the provisions of this Chapter to seek injunctive relief and to impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars.

D. Each transmission shall be considered a separate violation.

Acts 1991, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 33
License required
Status: in_force

Every person who advertises, represents, or holds out that any sale of goods is a fire, bankruptcy, or fiduciary sale shall first obtain a license to conduct the sale from the mayor of the municipality in which he proposes to conduct the sale. For sales conducted in unincorporated areas, the person shall obtain a license from the governing authority of the parish of location.

Acts 1986, No. 806, §1; Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 141
Immunity of person reporting offense
Status: in_force

Any person guilty of the offense defined in R.S. 51:140 who reports the facts under oath within six months after committing the offense to any prosecuting attorney, shall be granted full immunity from prosecution under R.S. 51:140 in respect to the particular offense reported.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 136
Reasonable attorneys fees taxed as costs
Status: in_force

The district attorneys and the attorney general prosecuting any case to favorable judgment for the state under this Part shall be paid a reasonable attorneys fee, as the court may fix, out of the property of the defendant and this fee shall be taxed as costs of court.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 783, §1, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1433 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1433
Damages
Status: in_force

In addition to or in lieu of injunctive relief, a complainant may recover damages for the actual loss caused by misappropriation. A complainant also may recover for the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing damages for actual loss.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1576 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1576
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

A. "Physical fitness services" means facilities or services for the development of physical fitness through exercise or weight control. This term includes the facilities, services, and classes of health or exercise centers, clubs, studios, health spas, weight control centers, clinics, figure salons, tanning centers, and athletic or sport clubs. It shall not include a business limited solely to the practice of physical therapy, as defined in R.S. 37:2401, by a therapist licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; nor shall it apply to medically related services performed by a physician licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in a private office, clinic, or hospital.

B. "Customer" or "member" means a person who contracts for the use of physical fitness services.

C. "Center" means any person or organization which, for profit, offers physical fitness services, whether at multiple outlets or a single outlet. Any subsidiary of a center offering such services shall be deemed a part of said center.

D. "Outlet" means a separate location of a center which is not physically connected with another center but which may use the same name or may be operated by the same person or organization.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 808, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1575 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1575
Short Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the Physical Fitness Services Act.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 808, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:710.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 710.2
Public records; confidentiality
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 6:103 and except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, records obtained by the commissioner or filed under this Part, including a record contained in or filed with a registration statement, application, notice filing, report, the Central Registration Depository or the Investment Adviser Registration Depository, are public records and are available for public inspection.

B. The following records are not public records and are not available for public inspection under Subsection A of this Section:

(1) A report of examination prepared by the commissioner.

(2) A record obtained by the commissioner in connection with an examination or an investigation under this Part.

(3) A part of a record filed in connection with a registration statement or a record that contains trade secrets or confidential information if the person filing the registration statement or report has asserted a claim of confidentiality or privilege that is authorized by law, upon concurrence by the commissioner.

(4) A record that is not required to be provided to the commissioner or filed under this Part and is provided to the commissioner only on the condition that the record will not be subject to public inspection or disclosure on the written request of the party supplying the record, upon concurrence by the commissioner.

(5) A nonpublic record received from a federal securities regulatory agency, a self regulatory organization, or a state or foreign securities regulatory agency.

(6) Any date of birth, social security number, residential address unless used as a business address, and residential telephone number unless used as a business telephone number, contained in a record that is filed.

C. If disclosure is for the purpose of a civil, administrative, or criminal investigation, action, or proceeding or to a person specified as a state, federal or foreign securities administrator, the commissioner may disclose a record obtained in connection with an examination or investigation under this Part.

Acts 2006, No. 464, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2105
Evidence standard
Status: in_force

Sharing a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure information shall not constitute a waiver of any applicable privilege or protection provided pursuant to the Louisiana Code of Evidence.

Acts 2019, No. 187, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 216
Duration and renewal
Status: in_force

A.(1) Registration of a mark hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration, and upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. A renewal fee as provided in R.S. 49:222 payable to the secretary of state shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration.

(2) Registration of a trade name hereunder shall be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be renewed for a like term. The renewal fee shall accompany the application for renewal.

B. A mark or trade name registration may be renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner.

C. The secretary of state shall notify registrants of marks and trade names hereunder of the necessity of renewal within the year next preceding the expiration of the ten years from the date of registration, by writing to the last known address of the registrants.

D. Any registration in force on July 31, 1968 shall expire ten years from the date of the registration or of the last renewal thereof or one year after July 31, 1968, whichever is later, and may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form furnished by him and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the expiration of the registration.

E. All applications for renewals under this Subpart, whether of registrations made under this Subpart or of registrations affected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark is still in use in this state.

F.(1) After expiration of the mark or trade name, the person who previously registered the mark or trade name may renew at any time.

(2) Any other person seeking to register the expired mark or trade name shall give sixty days notice, by certified mail, to the previous person's last known address that registered the mark or trade name, prior to registering the expired mark or trade name.

Acts 1983, No. 235, §5, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 2004, No. 536, §1; Acts 2008, No. 913, §5; Acts 2015, No. 398, §3, eff. Oct. 5, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 301
Redemption in money to be made on demand
Status: in_force

Any person issuing checks, punchouts, tickets, tokens, or other devices, redeemable either wholly or partially in goods or merchandise at their, or any other place of business, shall, on demand of any legal holder thereof, on the next pay day of the issuer following the date of issuance, be liable for the full face value in current money of the United States.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2156
Relief
Status: in_force

A. An artist aggrieved under this Chapter shall have a cause of action for legal and injunctive relief.

B. No action may be maintained to enforce any right under this Chapter unless brought within three years of the act complained of or one year after the actual or constructive discovery of such act, whichever is later.

Acts 1986, No. 599, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:655 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 655
Public displays; proximate displays; Class C public displays; licenses; permits; fees; adoption of rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. A person or firm shall not make a public display, as defined by this Part, without obtaining a pyrotechnic operator's license properly issued by the office of state fire marshal. The pyrotechnic operator is responsible for safely storing, setting up, and removing pyrotechnic materials and devices after a display and in accordance with manufacturer standards.

B. A person or firm shall not make a proximate display, as defined by this Part, without obtaining a pyrotechnic special effects operator's license properly issued by the office of state fire marshal.

C.(1) Applicants for a pyrotechnic operator's license or pyrotechnic special effects operator's license shall make application to the office of state fire marshal, take a written examination, and obtain a passing grade of at least seventy percent. Persons holding a valid blaster's license, as described in R.S. 40:1472.1 et seq., on or before September 30, 2003, may forego the written examination by the demonstration through practical tests or documentation deemed necessary by the state fire marshal to determine the applicant's knowledge and ability. The content, type, frequency, and location of the examinations shall be set by the state fire marshal.

(2) Applicants who fail may reapply and take a reexamination.

(3) A licensee whose license has been expired for two years or more and who makes application for a new license shall retake and pass the written examination to receive a renewed license.

(4) A license shall not be issued to any person if any of the following apply:

(a) The applicant is a convicted felon.

(b) The applicant fails to meet the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(c)(i) The pyrotechnic operator applicant has not assisted in conducting at least five permitted public displays and has not served as lead operator on at least one permitted public display in this state, under the direct supervision of and verified in writing by a pyrotechnic operator licensed in Louisiana.

(ii) The pyrotechnic special effects operator applicant has not assisted in conducting at least five permitted proximate displays and has not served as lead operator on at least one permitted proximate display in this state, under the direct supervision of and verified in writing by a pyrotechnic special effects operator licensed in Louisiana.

(d) The applicant is under the age of twenty-one years.

(5) A conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere does not constitute an automatic disqualification, as otherwise provided in Paragraph (4) of this Subsection, if more than ten years have elapsed between the date of application and the successful completion or service of any sentence, deferred adjudication, or period of probation or parole, or Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893, or equivalent judicial dismissal process granted.

(6) The pocket license document issued along with the regular license document is for identification purposes only and shall be carried by the licensee when engaged in the business.

(7) The license is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue.

(8) The cost of the license is fifty dollars for a new license and twenty-five dollars for renewals.

D. A person or firm shall not make a Class C public display, as defined by this Part, without obtaining a Class C pyrotechnic operator's license properly issued by the office of state fire marshal.

(1) Applicants for a Class C pyrotechnic operator license shall receive training and certification from the office of state fire marshal.

(2) A licensee whose license has been expired for three years or more and who makes application for a new license shall receive training and recertification by the office of state fire marshal.

(3) A license shall not be issued to any person if any of the following apply:

(a) The applicant fails to meet the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(b) The applicant is under the age of twenty-one years.

(4) The pocket license document issued along with the regular license document is for identification purposes only and shall be carried by the licensee when engaged in the business.

(5) The license is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue.

(6) The cost of the license is twenty-five dollars for a new license and fifteen dollars for renewals.

E.(1) A person or firm shall not make or perform a public display, proximate display, or Class C public display, as defined in this Part, without first obtaining a permit from the office of state fire marshal.

(2) A person or firm desiring a permit for a public display or proximate display may either apply to the office of state fire marshal or to a certified local authority certified under the provisions of R.S. 40:1563, which application shall be received by either the state fire marshal or the certified local authority at least five days prior to the event. The application shall contain all of the following information:

(a) The date, time, and place of the public display or proximate display including the length of time of the display.

(b) All fire prevention plans and provisions that will be in force and all fire prevention personnel and equipment available to ensure the safety of the public attending the display.

(c) A copy of the permit issued by the office of state fire marshal to the distributor who will be supplying or conducting the public display or proximate display to assure the state fire marshal or his certified local authority that the fireworks and the actual presentation and conduct of the public display or proximate display will not endanger the public safety.

(3) A public entity desiring a permit for a Class C public display may apply to the office of state fire marshal, which application shall be received by the state fire marshal at least five days prior to the event. The application shall contain the following information:

(a) The date, time, and place of the Class C public display including the length of time of the display.

(b) All plans and provisions that will be in force to ensure the safety of the public attending the public display.

(c) A copy of the training certification issued by the office of state fire marshal to the person or firm who will be conducting the Class C public display to assure the state fire marshal that the fireworks and the actual presentation and conduct of the Class C public display will not endanger the public safety.

(4) The fee for application for a permit for a public display or proximate display is one hundred dollars and shall be used to offset the cost of processing the permit request and cover the expense of onsite inspections. The fee for the application for a permit for a Class C public display is twenty-five dollars and shall be used to offset the cost of processing the permit request and any necessary onsite inspections.

F. A person or firm supplying fireworks for public display or proximate display shall not ship, sell, possess, or use fireworks designed for public display or proximate display unless the supplier has obtained a distributor's permit as provided in R.S. 51:656. No person or firm holding a permit for a public display or proximate display may obtain fireworks for use in any public display or proximate display from any person or firm that has not obtained a distributor's permit as provided in R.S. 51:656.

G. The state fire marshal may promulgate and adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to ensure that the supplier of the fireworks and the holder of a public display, proximate display, or Class C public display permit will adequately protect the public safety.

H.(1) Fireworks that are to be used for public display or proximate display only shall at all times be kept in the possession of those responsible and be stored in an appropriate storage in accordance with the regulations of NFPA 1124 as published by the National Fire Protection Association, or any subsequent amended editions thereof that are adopted by the state fire marshal. Fireworks that are to be used for public display shall be confined to that use only.

(2) Purchase, storage, and transportation of fireworks used for public display or proximate display are governed by R.S. 40:1472.1 et seq. Fireworks that are to be used for public display or proximate display shall, from the time of issuance of a permit by the state fire marshal and upon placement at the site of display, be appropriately stored in accordance with NFPA 1124 as published by the National Fire Protection Association, or any subsequent amended editions thereof that are adopted by the state fire marshal.

Acts 1958, No. 63, §6. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 928, §1. Acts 1984, No. 918, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 2001, No. 667, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 398, §2; Acts 2018, No. 211, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 362
Promoting pyramid promotional scheme unlawful
Status: in_force

No person shall promote a pyramid promotional scheme in Louisiana or cause a pyramid promotional scheme to be promoted in Louisiana.

Acts 1997, No. 379, §1; Acts 2001, No. 837, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:281.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 281.1
Assumed names; English; prohibitions
Status: in_force

A name assumed to transact business, as provided in this Subpart, may be in any language; however, the name shall be expressed in English letters or characters for filing purposes. The assumed name shall not imply that the business is an administrative agency of any parish, of this state, or of the United States. No assumed name shall contain any words which deceptively or falsely suggest that the business is a corporate entity or shall contain any words required by law to be included in a corporate name.

Acts 1992, No. 108, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2766 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2766
Manufacturer's duty to provide reimbursement for temporary replacement of assistive devices; penalties
Status: in_force

A. When the consumer tenders or exchanges a nonconforming assistive device that is covered by an express warranty to the dealer from whom it was purchased for the repair of any nonconformity to which the warranty is applicable and at least one of the following conditions exists, the manufacturer shall provide rental assistive device reimbursement of up to twenty dollars per day, to be paid directly to the consumer for the duration of the repair period. The applicable conditions are as follows:

(1) The repair period exceeds ten working days, including the day on which the device is tendered to the manufacturer or a dealer designated by the manufacturer for repairs and no comparable replacement device is provided. If the dealer does not tender the device to the manufacturer in a timely enough manner for the manufacturer to make the repairs within ten days, then the manufacturer shall have a cause of action against the dealer for reimbursement of any penalties that it must pay.

(2) The nonconformity is the same for which the assistive device has been tendered to the dealer for repair on at least two previous occasions.

B. The provisions of this Section regarding a manufacturer's duty shall apply for the period of the manufacturer's express warranty.

Acts 1993, No. 907, §1, eff. June 23, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1048, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1951 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1951
Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Personal Online Account Privacy Protection Act".

Acts 2014, No. 165, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2370.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2370.28
Administrative and judicial review
Status: in_force

A. If the protest of a grant award is not resolved by mutual agreement, the director or his designee shall, within fourteen business days, issue a decision in writing. The decision shall do all of the following:

(1) State the reasons for the action taken.

(2) Inform all parties to the protest of their right to administrative and judicial review as provided in this Subpart.

B. A copy of the decision required by Subsection A of this Section shall be furnished immediately to all parties to the protest.

C. A decision required by Subsection A of this Section shall be final and conclusive unless one of the following applies:

(1) The decision is fraudulent.

(2) A party to the protest has timely appealed to the commissioner of administration in accordance with Subsection D of this Section.

D. If a party to the protest files an appeal with the commissioner of administration, it shall be filed within fourteen business days of receipt of a decision issued pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. The commissioner of administration may review and determine any appeal by a party to the protest from a determination by the director or his designee.

E. On any appeal filed pursuant to Subsection D of this Section, the commissioner of administration shall decide within fourteen business days whether the decision concerning a grant application was in accordance with this state's constitution, statutes, and regulations; the terms and conditions of the application; and any requirements of federal laws or regulations. Any prior determinations by the director or his designee shall not be final or conclusive.

F. A copy of the decision issued pursuant to Subsection E of this Section shall be mailed or otherwise furnished immediately to all parties to the protest.

G. A decision issued pursuant to Subsection E of this Section shall be final and conclusive unless one of the following applies:

(1) The decision is fraudulent.

(2) A party to the protest has appealed to the court as provided for in Subsection H of this Section.

H. A party to the protest may file an appeal in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court within seven business days of receipt of a decision issued pursuant to Subsection E of this Section. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall have exclusive venue over an action between the state and a party to the protest to determine whether an award of a grant is in accordance with this state's constitution, statutes, and regulations. These actions shall extend to all kinds of actions, whether for monetary damages or for declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief.

I. A party to the protest by a final judgment or interlocutory order or ruling of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court may appeal or seek review thereof, as the case may be, to the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit or the Supreme Court of Louisiana, as otherwise permitted in civil cases by law and the constitution of this state. If a court has found in a final judgment that an applicant or a party to the protest has incorrectly designated a location as served or unserved, the office may assess a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars per incorrectly designated location identified in the GUMBO 2.0 award process and disputed in litigation.

Acts 2023, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2393 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2393
Misrepresenting the meaning or effect of license; prohibited
Status: in_force

A.(1) A Louisiana corporation or limited liability company that is licensed under another law of this state or under any law of the United States may apply for and be issued a license under this Chapter unless the transaction of business by the corporation or company as a licensee under another law of this state or a law of the United States violates this Chapter or is contrary to the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) A Louisiana corporation or Louisiana limited liability company that is licensed under this Chapter may apply for and be issued a license under another law of this state or of another state or a law of the United States unless the transaction of business by that corporation or company as a licensee under another law of this state or another state or a law of the United States would violate this Chapter or would be contrary to the purposes of this Chapter.

B.(1) Upon approval of a two-thirds vote of its board of directors, managers, or members and after complying with Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a licensee may apply to the commissioner to have the commissioner accept the surrender of the licensee's license. If the commissioner determines that the requirements of this Section have been satisfied, the commissioner shall approve the application.

(2) Not less than sixty days before filing an application with the commissioner under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a licensee shall notify all of its shareholders or members and all of its creditors of its intention to file the application. Each creditor shall be notified of the right to comment to the commissioner. Each shareholder or member shall be notified of the right to file with the licensee an objection to the proposed surrender of the license within the sixty-day period and shall be advised that, if the shareholder files an objection, the shareholder or member should send a copy of the objection to the commissioner. If shareholders or members representing twenty percent of the outstanding voting securities of the licensee file an objection, the licensee shall not proceed with the application under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection unless the application is approved by a vote of shareholders or members representing two-thirds of the outstanding voting securities of the licensee.

Acts 1991, No. 506, §1; Acts 2004, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:913.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 913.3
Penalty
Status: in_force

A violation of any provision of this Part, including failure to make such records required under the provisions of this Part available for inspection by any law enforcement officer, shall be punishable upon first violation by a fine of up to five hundred dollars. Any subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 549, §1; Acts 2005, No. 423, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:470.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 470.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Allen Toussaint Legacy Act".

Acts 2022, No. 425, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1448 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1448
Civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. When a private child support collection agency is found by a court to have violated the provisions of R.S. 51:1443, the court shall award to the state a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars.

B. A collection agency found by a court to have violated any of the provisions of R.S. 51:1444 through 1447 shall be ordered to pay to the plaintiff a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation and reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs.

C. The civil penalties provided in this Section shall be cumulative to each other and any other provision of law.

Acts 2010, No. 872, §2, eff. July 2, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.41
Supremacy of the Part
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the codes and standards referenced in R.S. 51:911.21 et seq. and 912.21 et seq. and those adopted by the commission shall be the only construction and installation standards used for manufactured or modular housing in Louisiana, and these standards shall preempt all local standards as they relate to the construction and installation of manufactured or modular homes in Louisiana.

Acts 1974, No. 281, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 211, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 2004, No. 419, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1565 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1565
Cash deposit in lieu of bond
Status: in_force

In lieu of furnishing the bond required by R.S. 51:1563 the dance studio may deposit with the office of the state treasurer a cash deposit in a like amount. This cash deposit may be satisfied by any of the following:

(1) Certificates of deposit payable to the office of the state treasurer issued by banks doing business in this state and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(2) Investment certificates or share accounts assigned to the office of the state treasurer and issued by a savings and loan association doing business in this state and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(3) Bearer bonds issued by the United States government or by this state.

(4) Cash deposited with the office of the state treasurer.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:281 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 281
Registration; condition precedent to licensing
Status: in_force

No person shall transact any business under an assumed name or under any designation, name or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name of the individual conducting the business, unless such person files in the office of the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court, as the case may be, of the parish or parishes in which the person conducts or intends to conduct the business, a certificate setting forth the name under which the business is to be conducted and the real full name of the person owning, conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address of such person. This certificate shall be executed and duly acknowledged before a notary public by the person conducting or intending to conduct the business. No sheriff and ex-officio tax collector or other person designated by law to collect and receipt for licenses shall issue any receipt to any person referred to in this Subpart, without having had presented to such collector a certificate from the register of conveyances in the city of New Orleans, or the clerk of court showing that such person has complied with the provisions of this Subpart.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2763 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2763
Express warranties; time limit to conform; duty to repair
Status: in_force

A. A manufacturer who sells an assistive device to a consumer, either directly or through an assistive device dealer, shall furnish the consumer with an express warranty for the assistive device. The express warranty shall be in effect for no less than one year from the date the assistive device is first delivered to the consumer. If a manufacturer fails to furnish an express warranty as required by this Section, the assistive device shall be covered by an express warranty as if the manufacturer had furnished an express warranty to the consumer as required by this Section.

B. If an assistive device covered by an applicable express warranty exhibits a nonconformity, the consumer/agency shall do both of the following:

(1) Report the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the assistive device lessor, or any of the manufacturer's authorized device dealers.

(2) Make the assistive device available for repair within an applicable express warranty period.

C. Once a nonconformity is reported and the assistive device is made available for repair, the manufacturer, the assistive device lessor, or any of the manufacturer's authorized assistive device dealers shall make an attempt to repair the nonconformity.

Acts 1993, No. 907, §1, eff. June 23, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1048, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3184 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3184
Requirements for the storage of genetic information
Status: in_force

A. A medical facility, human genomic research facility, or company shall restrict the storage of human genetic sequencing data to geographic locations outside of a foreign adversary country. Remote access to data storage, other than open data, from a foreign adversary country is prohibited.

B. A medical facility, human genomic research facility, or company storing human genetic sequencing data, including through contracts with third-party data storage companies, shall ensure the security of human genetic sequencing data by using reasonable encryption methods, restrictions on access, and other cybersecurity best practices.

Acts 2025, No. 244, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 222
Infringement
Status: in_force

Any person who shall:

(1) Use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this Subpart in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods or services; or

(2) Reproduce, counterfeit, copy or colorably imitate any such mark and apply such reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or other distribution in this state of such goods or services;

shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of such registered mark for any or all of the remedies provided in this Subpart, except that under Subsection B hereof the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 235, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 475, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1905 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1905
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person owning, managing, directing, representing, or acting as agent for any charitable organization, an organization soliciting contributions for any charitable organization, or an organization claiming to sell merchandise, products, goods, or services for charitable purposes to engage in unfair methods of competition, unfair or deceptive practices, or misrepresentation.

B. Prohibited acts include, but are not limited to:

(1) False claims that an organization is charitable, nonprofit, or tax exempt.

(2) False claims that an organization is composed of other named or unnamed charitable organizations.

(3) Unauthorized use of the names and implied endorsements of bona fide charitable organizations in the absence of written, notarized authorizations dated less than six months prior to the date the solicitation or sale is made.

(4) False claims concerning the number or membership characteristics of members within the charitable organization.

(5) False claims of the contributions made to other bona fide charitable organizations.

(6) False claims made concerning the date, location, number of participants or attendees, or nature of staged charitable events.

(7) False claims concerning the number of employees or solicitors paid by an organization, the salaries and expenses paid to its staff, management or directors, or the percentage of administrative costs involved in any fund raising activity.

(8) Use of false or fictitious names or addresses for a charitable organization or use of false, fictitious names or aliases by any solicitor, employee, representative, agent, or management official.

(9) False claims that merchandise, products, goods, or services are made by, provided by, or sold on behalf of a charitable organization.

(10) False claims that the profits from sales of merchandise, products, goods, or services are predesignated as contributions to a charitable organization.

Acts 1987, No. 700, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:293.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 293.1
Transfer of right to designate and use a name for stadium facility; conditions
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District is authorized to sell or transfer the right to designate and use an alternative name to refer to the Louisiana Superdome, including the rights to those trademarks, service marks, and trade names associated with the Louisiana Superdome as provided in R.S. 51:293.

B. Any agreement which transfers the right to designate and use a name to refer to the stadium facility designated as the Louisiana Superdome constructed by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District shall provide that all royalty and other payments in consideration for such right be paid to the entity which holds a National Football League franchise and leases the stadium facility. In the event the entity which holds a National Football League franchise provides notice to the league, or to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District of its intent to relocate the franchise, or enters into any agreement with any other entity to relocate the franchise from the city of New Orleans, or terminates its lease of the stadium facility, all subsequent monies payable from royalties and other payments under such agreement shall revert to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District. Any such agreement shall provide that it shall be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget before it becomes effective.

Acts 2001, No. 1215, §1, eff. July 2, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2375 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2375
Louisiana Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council; creation; board of directors
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created a body politic to be known as the Louisiana Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "council". The council is hereby constituted a public authority and the exercise by the council of the powers conferred by this Chapter shall be deemed to be performance of an essential public function. The board of directors of the council shall be composed of sixteen members. The board shall consist of the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or a designee and fifteen members who are appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, none of whom shall be a public official except for the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or a designee and the secretary of state or a designee.

(2) The Louisiana Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council will identify issues pertinent to the operations of small businesses and advise the department and the governor on issues affecting the competitiveness of small businesses in Louisiana. The council will advise the department on strategies to cultivate small business competitiveness and strengthen entrepreneurship throughout the state. The council in conjunction with the department will ensure coordination of small business support between federal, state, and local agencies so as to decrease duplicative regulations, rules, and requirements. The council will advise the department and the governor on policies and programs that make small businesses more competitive.

(3) The members of the board of directors shall consist of all of the following:

(a) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or a designee.

(b) The Louisiana secretary of state or a designee.

(c) One representative submitted by the Louisiana Alliance for Economic Inclusion or its successor organization.

(d) One representative submitted by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center.

(e) One representative submitted by the Louisiana Business Incubation Association.

(f) One representative submitted by the Louisiana Bankers Association.

(g) One member representing the Louisiana venture capital industry or the Louisiana angel investor community.

(h) One member who is appointed from a list of three private sector individuals submitted by the National Federation of Independent Business.

(i) One member who is appointed from a list of three private sector individuals submitted by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

(j) One minority small business owner who is appointed by the governor from a list of three private sector individuals submitted by Louisiana-based organizations representing minority business interests.

(k) One female small business owner who is appointed by the governor from a list of three private sector individuals submitted by Louisiana-based organizations representing women's business interests.

(l) Five at-large members representing small business interests appointed by the governor.

B. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or a designee shall serve a term coterminous with his term in office. The remaining members shall serve four-year terms, except that of the initial appointments, three shall be for two-year terms, three shall be for three-year terms, and two shall be for four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of original appointment.

C. The domicile of the council is Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

D. The council is governed and its powers exercised by the members of the council. The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall serve as president of the council, and the secretary or his designee shall be a member of the board of directors.

E. A majority of the appointed members of the board, including the secretary, shall constitute a quorum.

F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but each member is entitled to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties in accordance with state travel regulations.

G. The board shall annually elect a chairman and such other officers as may be deemed necessary.

Acts 2018, No. 327, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:925 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 925
Qualifications of board members
Status: in_force

Each appointed member of the board shall be a qualified elector of the state of Louisiana. Except as provided in R.S. 51:923(B), no appointed member shall hold public office or be otherwise employed by the state or any agency thereof.

Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 1989, No. 323, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1921 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1921
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the Louisiana Capital Companies Tax Credit Program.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 642, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3138
Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to affect the Port Construction and Development Priority Program, R.S. 34:3451 et seq.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to affect the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program, R.S. 2:801 et seq.

Acts 2012, No. 687, §2, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2213 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2213
Revised Statutes 2213
Status: repealed

§§2213. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §23, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:482 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 482
Terminations or cancellations
Status: in_force

A.(1) No agent, directly through an officer or an employee, may terminate, cancel, fail to renew, or substantially change the competitive circumstances of a dealership agreement or contract without good cause, or if he failed to act in good faith.

(2) An agent shall bear the burden of proof that he has acted in good faith and that there was good cause for the termination or cancellation of any dealership agreement or contract.

(3) "Good cause" shall mean failure by a dealer to substantially comply with essential and reasonable requirements imposed upon the dealer by the dealership contract or agreement, if such requirements are not different from those imposed on other dealers similarly situated, either by its terms or the manner of enforcements.

B. Good cause exists whenever:

(1) An individual proprietor, partner, or major shareholder who owns more than twenty-five percent of the control of the dealership has withdrawn from the dealership, and a replacement individual proprietor, partner, or major shareholder, who meets the qualifying criteria typically applied by the agent in approving new dealers and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the manufacturer's standard dealer agreement, has not previously been identified or is not identified within a reasonable time frame.

(2) There has been a substantial reduction in interest of a substantial partner or major stockholder, and such interest is not being transferred to one or more replacement partners or major shareholders, each of whom meets the qualifying criteria typically applied by the agent in approving new dealers.

(3) The dealer has filed or had filed against it a petition in bankruptcy that has not been discharged within sixty days after the filing, has sold a substantial part of the dealer's assets related to the equipment business outside of the ordinary course of business, or has commenced dissolution or liquidation.

(4) The dealer has changed its principal place of business without prior approval of the agent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(5) Except as due to force majeure, the equipment dealer has failed to operate in the normal course of business for fourteen days.

(6) The dealer has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of a felony substantially affecting the relationship between the dealer and the agent.

(7) The dealer has engaged in conduct which is substantially injurious or detrimental to the dealer's customers or to the public.

(8) The equipment dealer has substantially defaulted under chattel mortgage or other security agreement between the dealer and the agent, or there has been a revocation or discontinuance of a guarantee of a present or future obligation to the agent.

(9)(a) After receiving at least twelve months' notice from the agent of its specific and achievable requirements for reasonable market penetration based on the performance standards that are applied uniformly to similarly situated dealers, the dealer has consistently failed to use commercially reasonable efforts to meet the agent's reasonable market penetration requirements, and the agent can demonstrate that the dealer's failure is a result of the dealer's sole efforts or lack of efforts in its markets and not a result of the agent's efforts or lack of efforts in the market.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, good cause shall not exist if in the dealer's market share penetration meets or exceeds eighty percent of the agent's North American average in the twenty-four months immediately preceding the agent's attempt to terminate, cancel, fail to renew, or substantially change the competitive circumstances of a dealership agreement or contract.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, an agent shall provide a dealer with at least ninety days' written notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of the dealership agreement. The notice shall state all reasons constituting good cause for the action and shall provide that the dealer has sixty days in which to cure any claimed deficiency, specifying the action that must be taken in order to cure the deficiency. If the deficiency is rectified within sixty days, the notice is void. Except as otherwise provided by law, the notice and the right to cure provisions under this Subsection are not required if the reason for termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal is a violation under the provisions of Paragraphs (B)(1) through (7) of this Section.

Acts 1991, No. 627, §1; Acts 1992, No. 372, §1; Acts 2015, No. 466, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1104
Corporate powers
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the purposes of corporations formed under the provisions of this Chapter, the powers conferred on business corporations by the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall apply to any corporation organized hereunder except to the extent that any of such provisions are in conflict with the express provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1962, No. 434, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1007 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1007
Other laws
Status: in_force

NOTE: ACTS 1979, NO. 576, §1, EFF. UPON APPROVAL BY NINE PARTY STATES AND CONGRESS:

Nothing in this compact is intended or shall be construed to:

1. Permit or require any person or other entity to avoid or refuse compliance with any law, rule, regulation, order, or ordinance of a party state or subdivision thereof now or hereafter made, enacted, or in force.

2. Limit, diminish, or otherwise impair jurisdiction exercised by the United States Department of Energy, any agency successor thereto, or any other federal department, agency, or officer pursuant to and in conformity with any valid and operative act of Congress.

3. Alter the relations between any respective internal responsibilities of the government of a party state and its subdivisions.

4. Permit or authorize the board to exercise any regulatory authority or to own or operate any nuclear reactor for the generation of electric energy; nor shall the board own or operate any facility or installation for industrial or commercial purposes.

Acts 1979, No. 576, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2392 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2392
Licensing
Status: in_force

A. A Louisiana corporation or Louisiana limited liability company may apply to the commissioner for licensure as a BIDCO. A person other than a Louisiana corporation or Louisiana limited liability company shall not apply for a license.

B.(1) After a review of information regarding the directors, officers, managers, and controlling persons of the applicant, a review of the applicant's business plan, including at least three years of detailed financial projections and other relevant information, and a review of additional information considered relevant by the commissioner, the commissioner may approve an application for a license if, and only if, the commissioner determines all of the following:

(a) The applicant has a net worth, or firm financing commitments from private sources which demonstrate that the applicant will have a net worth when the applicant begins transacting business as a BIDCO, in liquid form available to provide financing assistance, that is adequate for the applicant to transact business as a BIDCO as determined under Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(b) Each director, officer, manager, and controlling person of the applicant is of good character and sound financial standing, each director or manager of the applicant is competent to perform his or her functions with respect to the applicant, and the directors, managers, and officers of the applicant are collectively adequate to manage the business of the applicant as a BIDCO.

(c) It is reasonable to believe that the applicant, if licensed, will comply with the provisions of this Chapter.

(d) The applicant has reasonable promise of being a viable, ongoing BIDCO and of satisfying the basic objectives of its business plan.

(e) The applicant's headquarters are in Louisiana and the applicant agrees to maintain its headquarters in Louisiana and conduct substantially all of its accounting, payment, underwriting, and other back-office operations in one or more offices located in this state if the licensee intends to provide financing assistance outside of this state.

(2) In determining if the applicant has net worth or firm financing commitments adequate to transact business as a BIDCO, the commissioner shall consider the types and variety of financing assistance that the applicant plans to provide, the experience that the directors, officers, managers, and controlling persons of the applicant have in providing financing and managerial assistance to business firms, the financial projections and other relevant information from the applicant's business plan, and whether the applicant intends to operate as a profit or nonprofit corporation or a limited liability company. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the commissioner shall require a minimum net worth of not less than one million dollars in cash or cash equivalents. The commissioner may allow less than one million dollars in minimum net worth, but in no case less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, if in the context of the applicant's business plan, the initial capitalization amount is adequate for the applicant to transact business as a BIDCO because of special circumstances including but not limited to funded overhead, low overhead, or specialized opportunities.

(3) For the purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the commissioner may disapprove an application upon the finding of any of the following:

(a) That a director, officer, manager, or controlling person of an applicant is not of good character if the director, officer, manager, or controlling person, or a director, manager, or officer of a controlling person, has been convicted of or has pleaded nolo contendere to a crime involving fraud or dishonesty.

(b) That it is not reasonable to believe that an applicant, if licensed, will comply with the provisions of this Chapter, if the applicant has been convicted of or has pleaded nolo contendere to a crime involving fraud or dishonesty.

(4) For purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, Paragraph (3) of this Subsection shall not be considered to be the only grounds upon which the commissioner may find that a director, manager, officer, or controlling person of an applicant is not of good character or that it is not reasonable to believe that an applicant, if licensed, will comply with the provisions of this Chapter.

C.(1) A person may apply to the commissioner for preliminary approval of an application for a license. Notwithstanding that commitments to invest in the equity of the applicant have not been obtained and that all directors, managers, and officers of the applicant have not been identified, the commissioner may grant preliminary approval. In issuing an order granting preliminary approval, the commissioner shall indicate that, for the commissioner to determine that the requirements of Subsection B of this Section are satisfied, final approval is conditioned on review by the commissioner of the completion of the roster of directors, managers, and officers and satisfaction of the minimum net worth requirements. If an application for preliminary approval has been granted, before granting final approval of the application for a license, the commissioner may request an updated balance sheet and such other information considered relevant by the commissioner.

(2) If a person files an application under this Subsection, the fee required by R.S. 51:2389(E)(1)(a) is payable at the time the application is filed with the commissioner.

D. If the commissioner denies an application under Subsections A through C of this Section, the commissioner shall provide the applicant with a written statement explaining the basis for the denial.

E. If an application for license is approved and all conditions precedent to the issuance of that license are fulfilled, the commissioner shall issue a license to the applicant. A licensee shall post the license in a conspicuous place in the licensee's principal office. A license is not transferable or assignable.

F.(1) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a person transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, shall not use a name or title which indicates that the person is a business and industrial development company including but not limited to use of the term "BIDCO", and shall not otherwise represent that the person is a business and industrial development company or a licensee.

(2) Before being issued a license under this Chapter, a Louisiana corporation or Louisiana limited liability company that proposes to apply for a license or that applies for a license may perform, under a name that indicates that the corporation or company is a business and industrial development company, the acts necessary to apply for and obtain a license and to otherwise prepare to commence transacting business as a licensee. Such a corporation or company shall not represent that it is a licensee until after the license has been obtained.

Acts 1991, No. 506, §1; Acts 2004, No. 806, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1901
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply to the terms used herein:

(1) "Charitable Organization" means a person who is or holds himself out to be a benevolent, civic, recreational, educational, voluntary, health, law enforcement, social service, philanthropic, fraternal, humane, patriotic, religious, or eleemosynary organization.

(2) "Contribution" means the promise or grant of any money, property, or services of any kind or value.

(3) "Person" means any individual, organization, trust, foundation, group, association, partnership, corporation, society, other entity, or any combination of them.

(4) "Authority" means the state of Louisiana or any agency thereof, or any parish, municipality, political subdivision, or entity established by law for the purpose of operating a public transportation facility.

(5) "Facility" means any public transportation facility, including, but not limited to, railroad stations, bus stations, ship ports, ferry terminals, roadside welcome stations, highway service plazas, airports served by scheduled passenger service, or highway rest areas.

(6) "Professional solicitor" means any person who, for financial consideration, solicits contributions for or on behalf of a charitable organization, whether such solicitation is performed personally or through his agents, servants, or employees or through agents engaged in the solicitation of contributions under the direction of such person. A salaried officer or salaried employee of a charitable organization maintaining a permanent establishment within the state shall not be deemed to be a professional solicitor. However, any salaried officer or salaried employee of a charitable organization who engages in the solicitation of contributions in any manner for more than one charitable organization, if a fee is charged for services to the organization other than the one that he is employed by, shall be deemed a professional solicitor. This definition shall not apply to a person who solicits contributions on behalf of a charitable organization on a voluntary basis. Persons making interstate solicitations from Louisiana or making interstate solicitations into Louisiana for charitable organizations are deemed to be professional solicitors.

(7) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Justice.

(8) "Commercial co-venturer" means any person who for profit regularly and primarily is engaged in trade or commerce other than in soliciting for charitable organizations or charitable purposes and who conducts a charitable sales promotion or advertises that a portion of revenue will be donated to a nonprofit entity.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 849, §1; Acts 1986, No. 906, §1; Acts 1987, No. 274, §1; Acts 1987, No. 784, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1053, §1; Acts 1997, No. 228, §1; Acts 1997, No. 943, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1556 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1556
Prohibition against assignment of contract cutting off buyer's right of action or defense against seller; conditions
Status: in_force

No right of action or defense arising out of a contract for dance studio lessons and other services which the buyer has against the seller, and which would be cut off by assignment, shall be cut off by assignment of the contract to any third party whether or not he acquires the contract in good faith and for value unless the assignee gives notice of the assignment to the buyer as provided in this Section and, within thirty days of the mailing of notice, receives no written notice of the facts giving rise to the claim or defense of the buyer. A notice of assignment shall be in writing addressed to the buyer at the address shown on the contract and shall identify the contract and inform the buyer that he shall, within thirty days of the date of mailing of the notice, notify the assignee in writing of any facts giving rise to a claim or defense which he may have. The notice of assignment shall state the name of the seller and buyer, a description of the lessons and other services, the contract balance, and the number and amount of the installments.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 4
Fraud; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall misstate the condition of farm products or other products enumerated in R.S. 51:1, or the condition of the market, or any sale made, with intent to defraud, and no commission merchant shall take to his own account, or sell to himself or to any firm, partnership, corporation or association, of which he is a part or is agent, or is in any way interested, any part of any consignment, if such taking to account or sale is made to deceive or defraud the consignor, or to reduce the grade, value, or market price of the consignment or any part of it, or for the purpose of holding the consignment or any part of it off the market temporarily in order to sell to his own advantage or that of such firm, partnership, corporation, or association.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:724 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 724
Fees and expenses
Status: in_force

All fees and charges payable under the provisions of this Part and rules promulgated thereunder, shall be collected by the commissioner, shall be nonrefundable and shall be immediately transmitted by him to the state treasurer.

Acts 1985, No. 722, §1; Acts 1986, No. 465, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 2006, No. 544, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2401
Small Business Innovation Retention Fund; purpose; program administration
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the "Small Business Innovation Retention Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "fund".

B. The monies in the fund shall be used to provide financial assistance to certain Louisiana businesses that have received certain Small Business Innovation Research, hereinafter referred to as "SBIR", or Small Business Technology Transfer, hereinafter referred to as "STTR", federal grants.

C. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, all monies received for the purpose of the fund shall be deposited into the fund.

D. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

E. Subject to appropriation and the provisions of this Section, monies in the fund shall be used by Louisiana Economic Development, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "department", for awarding grants to selected applicants. The department shall establish criteria for grant eligibility, provide for an application process, and select eligible Louisiana business applicants to receive monies from the fund.

F. Up to one million one hundred five thousand dollars shall be annually disbursed from the fund as follows:

(1) Up to five hundred thousand dollars shall be allocated for Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant recipients. Each selected applicant shall receive an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the Phase I SBIR or STTR federal grant the applicant has received, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per applicant.

(2) Up to five hundred thousand dollars shall be allocated for Phase II SBIR or STTR federal recipients. Each selected applicant shall receive an amount equal to twenty percent of the Phase II SBIR or STTR federal grant the applicant has received, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars per applicant.

(3) Up to one hundred five thousand dollars per year shall be allocated for the department for as long as the department administers grants from the fund.

(4) Each grant awarded pursuant to this Section shall be divided into two equal amounts and shall be disbursed to the selected applicant over a period of two consecutive years.

Acts 2022, No. 476, §1, eff. June 15, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 138
Suits to be instituted by Attorney General or district attorney; prosecutions
Status: in_force

All suits for the enforcement of this Part shall be instituted in the district courts by the Attorney General, on his own motion or by direction of the governor, or by the district attorney, acting under instruction of the governor or Attorney General; but when the penalty of imprisonment is demanded, the prosecution shall be in accordance with the provisions regulating criminal procedure.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:937 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 937
Federal-state and interstate agreements by governor
Status: in_force

The Governor, on behalf of the state, and after recommendation by the Board of Commerce and Industry, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government or any of its agencies or with other states or state agencies which will facilitate federal-state and interstate cooperation in promoting the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1964, No. 403, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 501
Warranty claims submitted to a supplier by a dealer
Status: in_force

A. Warranty claims submitted to a supplier by a dealer for payment under a warranty agreement shall either be approved or disapproved within thirty days of receipt by the supplier. All claims for payment shall be paid within thirty days of their approval. When any such claim is disapproved, the supplier shall notify the dealer within thirty days stating the specific grounds upon which the disapproval is based. If a claim is not specifically disapproved within thirty days of receipt, it shall be deemed approved and payment by the supplier shall be made within thirty days.

B. If after termination of a contract, the dealer submits a claim to the supplier for warranty work performed prior to the effective date of the termination, the supplier shall accept or reject the claim within thirty days of receipt.

C. Warranty work performed by the dealer shall be compensated in accordance with the reasonable and customary amount of time required to complete the work, expressed in hours and fractions thereof, multiplied by the dealer's established customer hourly retail labor rate, which shall have previously been made known to the supplier.

D. Expenses expressly excluded under the supplier's warranty to the customer shall not be included nor required to be paid on requests for compensation from the dealer for warranty work performed.

E. All parts used by the dealer in performing warranty work shall be paid to the dealer in the amount equal to the dealer's net price for parts used, plus a minimum of fifteen percent. The percentage additive shall reimburse the dealer for reasonable costs of doing business in performing warranty service on the supplier's behalf, including but not limited to freight and handling costs incurred.

F. The supplier shall have the right to adjust for errors discovered during audit and, if necessary, to adjust claims paid in error.

G. The dealer shall have the right to accept the manufacturer's reimbursement terms and conditions in lieu of the provisions of this Section.

H. For the purposes of this Section, "dealer" shall mean any farm equipment dealer, heavy industrial equipment dealer, construction equipment dealer, material handling equipment dealer, utility equipment dealer, engines equipment dealer, lawn and garden equipment dealer, or retail equipment distributor dealer.

Acts 2011, No. 221, §1, eff. June 27, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:300.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 300.11
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Subpart, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:

(1) "Domain name" means any alphanumeric designation which is registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar, domain name registry, or other domain name registration authority as part of an electronic address on the Internet.

(2) "Internet" means the international computer network of both federal and non-federal interoperable packet switched data networks.

Acts 2001, No. 388, §1, eff. June 13, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1203
Inclusion of industrial area within newly created municipality prohibited
Status: in_force

No portion of an industrial area that provides any of the services enumerated in R.S. 51:1202 shall be included within any newly created municipality.

Acts 1995, No. 581, §4, eff. June 18, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1155 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1155
Amendment to articles
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation may at any time and from time to time be amended to make any changes therein and add any provisions thereto which might have been included in the certificate of incorporation in the first instance, provided that the members of the board of directors of the corporation first shall file with the governing body of the municipality or parish an application in writing seeking permission to amend the articles of incorporation, specifying in such application the amendment proposed to be made. The governing body thereof shall consider such application and, if by appropriate resolution it finds and determines that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the proposed amendment be made, authorizes the same to be made, and approves the form of the proposed amendment, then the persons making such application shall proceed to amend the articles in accordance with the provisions of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1962, No. 436, §5. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 433, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:411 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 411
Advertisements, untrue or misleading, prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person, with intent to sell or in any way dispose of merchandise, securities, service, or anything directly or indirectly, to the public for sale or distribution, or with intent to increase the consumption, or to induce the public in any manner to enter into any obligation relating thereto, or to acquire title, or an interest therein, shall make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in this state, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form of a book, notice, hand-bill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet, or letter, or radio broadcasts, telecasts, wire, wireless, motion picture, or in any other way, an advertisement of any sort regarding merchandise, securities, service, or anything offered to the public, which advertisement contains any assertion, representation, or statement of fact which is untrue, deceptive, or misleading.

B. No person shall falsely advertise, represent, or hold out that any sale of goods, wares, or merchandise is an insurance, salvage, removal, closing out, going out of business, liquidation or smoke, fire, or water damage sale. Such a sale may be conducted for a maximum of six months. No person contemplating such a sale may order any goods for the purpose of selling them at such a sale, and any purchases or additions to the stock during the term of the sale or within sixty days prior to the sale shall constitute a violation of this Section.

C. No person shall advertise, represent, or hold out that he is selling or will sell any goods, wares, or merchandise at wholesale prices, unless he is a wholesaler, as defined herein, and unless the sales will be wholesale sales, as defined herein. A wholesaler, for purposes of this Section, is a person whose sales are wholesale sales as hereinafter defined. A wholesale sale is a sale for the purpose of resale in the ordinary course of business or a sale for purposes other than resale but at the price at which retailers currently purchase the same or similar goods or commodities at current wholesale prices offered by a bona fide wholesale house in its trade area; however, nothing herein shall apply to wholesalers selling in bulk or in quantities in excess of those which consumers usually purchase from bona fide retail outlets. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a person from being both a wholesaler and a retailer, providing that under this operation the firm has both a retail and a wholesale occupational license.

D. The carriage by a radio or television broadcast station or by a cable television station or newspaper of advertising which is found to be in violation of this Section shall not be considered a violation by the broadcast or television station or newspaper of this Section.

E. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both for each offense.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 293, §1; Acts 1964, No. 246, §1; Acts 2004, No. 364, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2265
Judicial review
Status: in_force

Judicial review of action by the commission may be sought in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2399.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2399.1
Intent
Status: in_force

A. It is the intent of the Legislature of Louisiana that the modernization benefits provided for in this Chapter should be used primarily as an inducement for businesses to remain in the state and not relocate outside the state and to modernize their existing operations in Louisiana.

B. Nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a guarantee or assumption by the state of any debt of any individual, company, corporation, or association or to authorize the credit of the state to be given, pledged, or loaned to any individual, company, corporation, or association.

C. No agency shall incur monetary or personnel costs paid with federal funds for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter when such use of the funds is prohibited by federal law.

Acts 2009, No. 447, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.24.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.24.1
Manufactured home retailer manufacturer relationship; warranty work; requirements upon termination; penalty; indemnity
Status: in_force

A.(1) In the event that a retailer ceases to do business with a manufacturer due to any of the following: the manufacturer refuses to honor an agreed upon sales territory; the manufacturer refuses to pay warranty claims within sixty days or perform major warranty work beyond the scope expected of a retailer within sixty days; or the manufacturer can no longer deliver the product requested by the retailer in a reasonable and timely manner, then after notice thereof to the manufacturer by registered or certified mail return receipt requested within thirty days thereafter, the manufacturer, at a minimum, shall repurchase all new and unused manufactured homes of the current or immediately prior model year and parts on hand that have not been damaged or substantially altered to the prejudice of the manufacturer while in the possession of the retailer and all required demonstrators.

(2) The manufacturer shall make the required repurchase after the retailer terminates his franchise, sales, or other contractual agreement and within sixty days of the submission by the retailer to the manufacturer, by registered or certified mail return receipt requested, of a final inventory of manufactured homes and parts on hand.

(3) Failure to make said repurchase without just cause shall subject the manufacturer to a penalty of one and one-half percent per month or fraction thereof of the inventory value of returnable manufactured homes and parts, payable to the retailer, as long as said repurchase is not made.

B. Any warranty work performed by a manufactured home retailer pursuant to a manufacturer's warranty shall be reimbursed by the manufacturer within sixty days of invoicing for such services at a labor rate equal to but not in excess of the labor rate in effect at that retail dealership at the time that the warranty work is performed. The reimbursement amount shall also include reasonable costs for parts and mileage related to the performance of such warranty work.

C. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, sales, or other contractual agreement, each manufacturer shall indemnify and hold harmless its retailers against any judgment for damages, including but not limited to court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the retailer, arising out of complaints, claims, or lawsuits including but not limited to strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, express or implied warranty, or rescission of sale to the extent that the judgment arises out of alleged defective or negligent manufacture, assembly, or design of manufactured homes, parts, or accessories or other functions of the manufacturer, which are beyond the control of the retailer.

D. Prior to making a change in the area of responsibility described in the franchise, sales, or other contractual agreement or sales and service agreement of a retailer, the franchisor or manufacturer shall give said retailer no less than sixty days prior written notice by certified or registered mail.

Acts 1997, No. 907, §1; Acts 2001, No. 718, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.52
Louisiana state administrative agent
Status: in_force

A. The agent is hereby vested with the powers and authority necessary and proper to enable the agent to fully and effectively carry out and enforce the provisions and objectives of the Louisiana state plan administered on behalf of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereafter referred to as "HUD". The agent is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate all reasonable rules and regulations to accomplish the objectives of the Louisiana state plan. The enumeration of any power or authority herein shall not be construed to deny, impair, disparage, or limit any others necessary to the attainment thereof. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Oversight review shall be conducted by the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs.

B. The power and authority of the agent shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Working with manufactured home consumers, manufacturers, retailers, developers, salesmen, and installers to hear consumer complaints and other information that relates to noncompliance, defects, or imminent safety hazards as set forth in 24 CFR Part 3282, Subpart I. The agent may make final determinations regarding consumer complaints.

(2) The right to enter at a reasonable time and inspect all factories, warehouses, or establishments in the state in which manufactured homes are manufactured.

(3) Imposing civil and criminal penalties payable to the state through the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission as provided for in 42 U.S.C. 5410.

(4) Establishing necessary notification and corrective procedures under 24 CFR Part 3282, Subpart I.

(5) Providing oversight as prescribed by law of remedial actions carried out by manufacturers and a manufacturer's handling of consumer complaints.

(6) Establishing a monitoring inspection fee in accordance with the guidelines established by the secretary of HUD and providing for participation in the federal fee distribution system.

Acts 2007, No. 441, §1; Acts 2009, No. 438, §12; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1564 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1564
Bonds; persons protected
Status: in_force

The bond required by R.S. 51:1563 shall be in favor of the state of Louisiana for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for dance studio lessons and other services with the dance studio, is damaged by fraud or dishonesty or failure to provide the services of the studio in performance of the contract. Any person claiming against the bond may maintain an action at law against the dance studio and the surety.

The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons for all breaches of the conditions of the bonds provided herein shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1711
Work-at-home solicitations; requirements
Status: in_force

It shall be an unfair and deceptive trade practice for any person or entity to advertise, represent, or imply that another can gain income while engaged in work at home, unless the person or entity making the advertisement or representation disclosed in writing, before accepting any payment or obligation to pay:

(1) An exact description of the work to be performed.

(2) The amount of any wage, salary, set fee, or commission to be paid for the performance of the represented tasks, or the lack thereof.

(3) The amount of any payment, deposit, or donation for memberships, kits, programs, materials, information, or other items or services which may be solicited from respondents to the advertisement or representation.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 830, §1; Acts 1997, No. 977, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1102
Authorization to incorporate; number of incorporations
Status: in_force

Fifteen or more persons, a majority of whom are residents of or domiciled in the state of Louisiana, who desire to create a business development corporation or corporations under the provisions of this Chapter for the purpose of promoting, developing and advancing the prosperity and economic welfare of the state of Louisiana and, to that end, to exercise powers and privileges hereinafter provided, may be incorporated upon compliance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and upon compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1962, No. 434, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:612 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 612
Labeling meat or meat products
Status: in_force

All packers, distributors, processors and other persons handling or dealing in the meat or meat products of ondatra zibethica rivalicia, and all persons advertising, or in any way promoting its use and consumption shall label and refer to such meat or meat products as marsh hare.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1265
Logo for authentic Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine
Status: in_force

A. The office of tourism is hereby authorized to develop and adopt an official logo to indicate authentic Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine in this state as follows:

(1) The office may register the logo as a trademark and may take appropriate steps to protect the logo from misuse or infringement.

(2) The office may license the use of the logo and may adopt rules for determining which persons will be allowed to use the logo.

(3) The office may establish, by rule, fees to be charged for the use of the logo.

(4) The office may expend funds to promote the logo.

B. The office may promulgate any other rules and regulations that it may deem necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section.

C. Any restaurant located in Louisiana shall be eligible to utilize the Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine logo.

Acts 1997, No. 1007, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:292 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 292
Applicability of law regarding trademarks, service marks and trade names in general
Status: in_force

Except insofar as the provisions of this Subpart are in conflict therewith, the provisions of Subpart A, of Part VI of Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, relative to trademarks, service marks and trade names in general, shall be applicable to this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1973, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:142 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 142
Exemptions
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Part shall apply to agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser, or affect any combination of laborers for the purpose of procuring an increase of their wages or redress of grievances.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2321
Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program is hereby established in and shall be administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.

B. The program shall have the express purpose of providing financial resources for qualified local entities, both private nonprofit and public, to establish, operate, or expand a small business incubator.

Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:912.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 912.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Part, the following words, phrases, and terms are defined and construed as follows:

(1) "Builder" means the dealer who sold the home, the manufacturer who constructed the home or any section of the home if it is a multi-section home, the installer who installed the home, any person or entity that designed, manufactured, or constructed the home, whether or not the consumer purchased the underlying real estate with the home or the builder initially occupied the home as his residence, or any person or entity licensed by the commission.

(2)(a) "Building standards" for manufactured housing means the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended, and federal regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, along with any construction or installation-related standards adopted by the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission, together with any additional performance standards, if any, which the builder may undertake to be in compliance.

(b) "Building standards" for modular housing means the International Residential Code as adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.

(3) "Commission" means the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission.

(4) "Home" means a manufactured home or modular home as defined in this Section.

(5) "Initial purchaser" means any person for whom a home is built or the first person to whom a home is sold upon completion of construction.

(6) "Major structural defect" means any actual physical damage to the following designated load-bearing portions of a home caused by failure of the load-bearing portions which affects their load-bearing functions to the extent the home becomes unsafe, unsanitary, or is otherwise unlivable:

(a) Foundation systems and footings.

(b) Beams.

(c) Girders.

(d) Lintels.

(e) Columns.

(f) Walls and partitions.

(g) Floor systems.

(h) Roof framing systems.

(7) "Manufactured home" or "manufactured housing" means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit constructed to standards and codes, as promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended. Further, the terms "manufactured home" and "manufactured housing" may be used interchangeably and apply to structures bearing the permanently affixed seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(8) "Modular home" means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit built to the International Residential Code as adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.

(9) "Owner" means the initial purchaser of a home and any of his successors in title, heirs, invitees, or assigns to a home during the time the warranties provided under this Part are in effect.

(10) "Warranty commencement date" means the date that legal title to a home is conveyed to its initial purchaser or the date the home is first occupied, whichever occurs first.

Acts 2012, No. 112, §1; Acts 2017, No. 221, §1; Acts 2021, No. 29, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2318 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2318
Laws applicable to the corporation
Status: in_force

The corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, except when proprietary information is involved, the Open Meetings Law, the Bond Validation Procedures Law, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.

Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1317 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1317
Legislative findings and determinations
Status: in_force

A. Because the legislature recognizes the existence of an emerging industry with the fifty year old and above demographic, it finds that the state has a role and responsibility in developing Louisiana as a desirable place of residence for this age cohort. The legislature also recognizes that residents and tourists fifty years old and above spend a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on goods and services, which in turn creates new jobs. In addition, tax dollars generated from these incomes provide a boost to state and local economies. The legislature also finds that major aspects of this emerging industry are related directly to both tourism and economic development and that there should be a concerted effort by the state to focus on or serve the growing fifty year old and above market.

B. Because the fifty year old and above demographic is a potential source of economic growth for Louisiana, the legislature determines it is necessary and essential to create the Encore Louisiana Commission to engage in developing, promoting, and marketing Louisiana as a destination for residents and tourists fifty years old and above.

Acts 1999, No. 1099, §2; Acts 2009, No. 342, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3236 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3236
No financial liability for certain providers
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not impose financial liability on providers of an interactive computer service, communications service, commercial mobile service, or information service, including an internet access service provider, an advertising network or exchange, a domain name registration provider, or a hosting service provider, to the extent that the providers provide the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or provide another related telecommunications service, a commercial mobile radio service, or an information service for use by another person that violates this Chapter.

Acts 2022, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3275.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3275.4
Information gathering
Status: in_force

An energy utility shall report to the commission annually, by January fifteenth, whether it does or does not offer property owners with multiple meters the option to request an annual consumption report.

Act 2025, No. 311, §1, eff. June 24, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3204
Application; form; submission; confirmation; notification; appeal
Status: in_force

A.(1) The department shall develop an application process including an application form prescribed by the department, for the submission and processing of applications for certification of a business as a veteran-owned business.

(2) As part of its procedure for certification, the department may require applicants to provide information in addition to that requested on the application forms.

(3) No business may be decertified as a result of any changes of application form.

B. Upon receipt of an application, the department shall, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, confirm that the applicant is a veteran and that the business is a veteran-owned business as defined in R.S. 51:3203.

C. The department shall notify the applicant of its decision to grant or deny certification promptly after the decision has been made. If the department denies the application, the decision shall set forth the basis for denial and provide the applicant the opportunity to appeal the decision.

Acts 2019, No. 160, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:542 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 542
Carriers; right to refuse shipment; exemptions
Status: in_force

If after demand made upon the shipper by the common carrier, for a full description of all marks and brands on hides as provided for in R.S. 51:541, the shipper refuses or is unable to furnish such description and verification, the common carrier may refuse to receive the hides until a description is furnished and verified as provided in R.S. 51:541. Hides purchased from or taken off for butchers by recognized licensed abattoirs and slaughter houses are exempted from this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:911.47 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 911.47
Use of model manufactured and modular homes
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 40:1730.21 et seq. and 1730.51 et seq. to the contrary, a licensed dealer or developer shall be allowed to use a manufactured and modular home model to conduct only manufactured and modular home sales-related activity at the location of sales of manufactured and modular homes. Manufactured and modular home sales-related activity includes but is not limited to executing contracts, making copies or phone calls, showing manufactured and modular home models, or engaging in any other sales-related activity.

B. The licensed dealer or developer shall also adhere to the following requirements:

(1) There shall be no overnight sleeping in the manufactured or modular home.

(2) The manufactured or modular home shall be properly installed in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, and codes.

Acts 2023, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1902 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1902
Substantiation of charitable purpose
Status: in_force

A. Any charitable organization, solicitor therefor, or person controlling or possessing such information shall provide, upon request, to any district attorney, the attorney general, or donor the following information:

(1) Information relevant to or as substantiation for:

(a) Any express or implied claims that an organization is a benevolent, civic, recreational, educational, voluntary, health, law enforcement, social service, philanthropic, fraternal, humane, patriotic, or religious organization; or that said organization delivers certain goods or services.

(b) Disclosure statements required by R.S. 51:1903 and 1904.

(2) The names and residential addresses of all incorporators, shareholders, directors, officers, sales persons, and employees of the organization.

(3) Any information or documentation required under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

B. Failure to provide the information requested in Paragraph A(3) of this Section shall constitute an unfair and deceptive trade practice under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

Added by Acts 1981 No. 849, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1053, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:2248 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 2248
Advertisement of accommodations, goods, services
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for a person, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, mail, or cause to be published, circulated, issued, displayed, or mailed, a written, printed, oral, or visual communication, notice, or advertisement which indicates that the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement shall be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual on account of his race, color, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin, or that the patronage of or presence at a place of public accommodations, resort, or amusement of an individual on account of his race, color, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable.

Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 1145
Limitations
Status: in_force

A. The Venture Capital Network shall not serve any fiduciary, advisory, or evaluative function in making referrals.

B. The remedies and causes of action provided under the securities laws of the United States and under the provisions of Part X of Chapter 2 of Title 51 shall apply to any conduct or activity of the Venture Capital Network.

Acts 1987, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 3151
DNA testing kits; notice to user
Status: in_force

A. Any company selling kits for DNA testing for any purpose shall provide the user of such kit with notice in a concise and easy-to-read manner informing the user of all of the following to the extent they apply to the DNA testing kit being provided by the company:

(1) Whether the user's DNA may be used for scientific research or analysis unrelated to the service that was purchased, and whether express consent is required for such research or analysis.

(2) Information on the nature of the scientific research and analysis unrelated to the service that was purchased that may be conducted with the user's DNA.

(3) Whether the user has the option to withhold consent to the use of his DNA for scientific research or analysis unrelated to the service that was purchased.

(4)(a) Whether the user's DNA may be shared with a third party for a purpose unrelated to the service that was purchased.

(b) Whether the user's DNA may be sold to a third party for any purpose.

(5) Whether the user has the ability to have his DNA destroyed by the company upon his request.

(6) A statement as to whether the user relinquishes ownership of his DNA by submitting his DNA for testing.

B. The company shall provide to the user the notices required in Subsection A of this Section through either of the following methods:

(1) A website or mobile application, if the user is required to access the website or mobile application in order to obtain the DNA testing service that was purchased.

(2) Through a written notice included in the box in which the testing kit is provided.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a company that utilizes the DNA only for the testing service purchased, and does not provide the DNA or the test results to a third person for another use or purpose.

Acts 2018, No. 571, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 51:775 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 51 / Section 775
Penalties
Status: in_force

A manufacturer that sells or offers for sale a cosmetic in violation of this Part commits a civil violation punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for the first day of each violation and an additional fine of five hundred dollars for each day that each violation continues.

Acts 2022, No. 712, §1.