La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1537 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1537
Annual report
Status: in_force

The commissioner of administration shall submit to the governor, the attorney general, and the legislature annually a formal report on the state's risk management program which shall include:

(1) Current data on premiums and incurred losses for each line of commercially insured and self-insured coverage.

(2) A current financial statement detailing the assets and liabilities for each separate account held in the state self-insurance fund.

(3) Data on all administrative costs associated with the state's risk management program by type and line of coverage.

(4) Data on loss experience to include type, severity, and frequency of losses in the aggregate and for each state department.

(5) A record of all claims paid under self-insurance programs.

(6)(a) Data comparison of self-insurance programs in other states, including data as to loss experience, payment of claims, and operating expenses for these programs.

(b) Differences in program structure of the self-insurance programs in other states with recommendations as may be necessary to become more efficient and cost effective.

(c) Any additional information or comparisons which will assist in determining the efficiency and potential for savings of a self-insurance program as compared to commercial insurance or other alternatives for providing liability coverage. Data comparisons with similarly structured state self-insurance programs, including data such as losses and expenses, and any resulting recommendations for the state self-insured program.

(7) Data on all settlements, compromises, judgments, and post-judgment settlements which shall include the amounts claimed and the amounts paid with cumulative totals for each type of damage claim.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 520, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1992, No. 385, §1; Acts 1993, No. 588, §1; Acts 2004, No. 160, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1682 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1682
Exempted departments
Status: in_force

The secretary who is vested with authority to promulgate regulations by R.S. 39:1581 shall have, within his department, the same authority and responsibilities to review and determine appeals of decisions of the chief procurement officer of his department as are vested in the commissioner of administration by this Subpart.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 73
Allotments to govern expenditures; transfers of allotments
Status: in_force

A. The head of each budget unit shall not make any expenditures in excess of the monthly allotment. In no case shall obligations be incurred or expenditures be made in excess of the total amount allotted.

B. The expenditures of the budget units for which appropriations are made in the General Appropriation Act or other appropriation acts and the incurring of obligations to spend money shall be revised in accordance with the provisions of Subsection C of this Section for the budget of each program.

C.(1) The commissioner of administration may approve the transfer of funds between programs within a budget unit which in the aggregate do not exceed one percent of the total appropriation of the budget unit when sufficient evidence is presented to the commissioner of administration indicating that the operations of the budget unit or programs are being or will be impaired without such transfers. Such transfer shall include adjustment of any performance standards which are impacted by the transfer of funds.

(2) The commissioner of administration, with the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, may approve the transfer of funds between programs within a budget unit, which in the aggregate do not exceed twenty-five percent of the total appropriation of the budget unit when sufficient evidence is presented to the commissioner of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget indicating that the operation of the budget unit or programs are being or will be impaired without such transfers. Such transfer shall include adjustment of any performance standards which are impacted by the transfer of funds.

(3) The transfers authorized by Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not exceed twenty-five percent in the aggregate of the total appropriation of the budget unit for a fiscal year.

(4) A copy of the request for a transfer between programs shall be submitted by the budget unit to the Legislative Fiscal Office at the time of the initial request. The commissioner of administration shall supply a description of each transfer approved by the commissioner of administration pursuant to the provisions of this Section to the Legislative Fiscal Office within one week of the approval of the transfer.

D. If the Revenue Estimating Conference incorporates an amount of the Budget Stabilization Fund into the official forecast because of a federally declared disaster pursuant to R.S. 39:94(C)(3), the increase in revenues shall be available for allotment and expenditure by an agency on approval of an increase in the appropriation to the agency by the commissioner of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. The amount available to the agency shall be equal to the amount specified in the resolution or ballot used for the required consent of the elected members of each house pursuant to R.S. 39:94(C)(3) and shall not exceed the amount of costs incurred by the agency associated with the disaster.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1465, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2018, No. 544, §1, see Act; Acts 2020, No. 182, §1, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1962 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1962
Construction of public works; two hundred thousand dollars or more
Status: in_force

A. When a contract for the construction of public works in an amount of two hundred thousand dollars or more is to be awarded by the facility planning and control section of the division of administration on the basis of competitive bidding under Chapter 10 of Title 38 or Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the award shall be made to a minority-owned business certified under the provisions of this Chapter when the price bid by such business is within five percent of the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids. However, the provisions of this Subsection shall apply only when the certified minority-owned business is the prime contractor.

B. If there is no certified minority-owned business whose bid is within the range established under Subsection A of this Section, the award shall go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids without regard to minority status.

C. In the event that the minority-owned business is awarded the contract by bidding within five percent of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section, the minority-owned business shall adjust its bid to correspond to the bid of the otherwise lowest responsive or responsible bidder that would have been awarded the contract, but in no case shall the adjustment be by more than five percent.

D. The contracts awarded to minority-owned businesses pursuant to this Section shall not exceed ten percent of the total dollar amount of the contracts awarded by the facility planning and control section of the division of administration, and shall not exceed ten percent of the total dollar amount of the contracts awarded by the Department of Transportation and Development.

Acts 1984, No. 653, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 394, §1; Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:705 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 705
Issuance of bonds and levy of acreage tax
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing authority of any subdivision is authorized by an election or by law to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds based upon an acreage tax, the governing authority shall issue bonds to the amount authorized by the election or by law and shall impose an acreage tax annually as shall be authorized by the election or by law to an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on the bonds and the principal as it matures.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:462.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 462.5
General power to issue and incur debt; guarantees of the debt of other entities
Status: in_force

A. The commission, on behalf of the state, may issue, incur, and deliver debt evidenced by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, payable from or secured by sums deposited in, credited to, or to be received by the commission in order to provide monies for deposit into the fund. The commission may undertake and issue and deliver evidences of its guarantee of the debt of other entities and may enter into and execute pledges of the sums deposited in, credited to, or to be received by the commission, including payments pursuant to letters of credit, to secure the debt or performance of obligations of a local government for a project. Bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, guarantees, and pledges issued and delivered pursuant to this authority shall constitute special and limited obligations of the commission and shall not be secured by the full faith and credit of the state or any source of revenue of the state other than those sums on deposit in or credited to the revolving loan fund, or to be received by the commission, including payments to be made pursuant to letters of credit. Debt issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. In no event shall any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness or guarantee, pledge, or other obligation of any type whatsoever entered into by the commission constitute net state tax supported debt within the meaning of Article VII, Section 6(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

C. Any withdrawal of monies from the revolving loan fund to pay debt service on any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness; obligation of guarantee of any debt; pledge to secure any debt; or fees and associated costs to administer a loan shall not constitute and shall not be subject to appropriation by the legislature as provided by Article III, Section 16 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2023, No. 424, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:784 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 784
Ordinance levying tax
Status: in_force

If a majority in number and amount of assessed value of the property taxpayers of the parish, ward or municipality entitled to vote under the provisions of the constitution of 1921 and the laws of this state, vote in favor of each levy of the special tax, the governing authority on behalf of the parish, or ward therein, or the municipal authorities for and on behalf of the municipality, shall immediately pass the ordinance levying the tax for such time as may have been specified in the ordinance ordering the election, and shall designate the years in which the taxes shall be levied and collected.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1540 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1540
Competition
Status: in_force

A. Every contract entered into by the state for the purchase of insurance or for obtaining services relating to the operation of the insurance program shall be awarded by either competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation. Competitive negotiation shall be initiated by the issuance of a request for proposals containing a description of the coverage required and the factors to be used in evaluating the proposals. Where there is more than one offeror, written or oral discussions shall be conducted with at least the three, or two if there are only two, highest qualified offerors who submit proposals determined in writing to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. The contract shall be awarded with reasonable promptness by written notice to the responsible offeror whose proposal meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the request for proposals and whose proposal is most beneficial to the state, considering the price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposal. Public notice of the request for proposals shall be provided in the same manner as established in R.S. 39:1551, et seq.

B.(1) The office of risk management, under the direction of the commissioner of administration, is authorized to contract for consulting services with one or more licensed insurance producers upon a finding by the commissioner that the contract is in the best interest of the state. The contract authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection may authorize one or more producers to advise the office of risk management regarding the office's insurance programs and to directly procure insurance.

(2) No contract executed for consulting services under the provisions of this Subsection shall be effective until it has been approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

(3) The division of administration shall provide a financial analysis and shall report annually on contracts and lines of insurance coverage secured under this Subsection to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Additionally, the commissioner of administration shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget any contract award and all associated proposals received for consulting services under these provisions in response to each request for proposals.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 520, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 715, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1781 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1781
Construction of Chapter; supplemental and additional nature
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.

Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:802 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 802
Special taxes; limitations
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing municipal services and for the maintenance and operation of municipal service departments, including the acquisition of necessary equipment, for which the levy of a special tax is not herein presently authorized, the municipal authorities of any municipality in this state may levy taxes in excess of the limitations otherwise fixed in the Constitution of Louisiana, not to exceed in any one year ten mills on the dollar of assessed valuation within the municipality, provided such special tax shall not run longer than ten years and the rate, purpose and duration of the tax shall have been first submitted to the voters qualified to vote in the municipality in which the tax is to be levied and, a majority of those voting shall have voted in favor thereof, as provided by existing laws.

Acts 1970, No. 434, §2. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:87 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 87
Ballot proposition polling the legislature
Status: in_force

Whenever it is determined that there is a need for a vote of the legislature under the provisions of this Chapter, and the legislature is not in session, the written consent of the elected members of each house of the legislature shall be obtained in the following manner:

(1) The governor shall request the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate to prepare and transmit a ballot to each member of the legislature by certified mail with return receipt requested.

(2) The ballot shall be uniform and shall state as an affirmative proposition the specified questions to be posed to the legislature as requested by the governor. The ballot shall state the factual basis for such proposition and such other pertinent information as the governor may determine.

(3) Each ballot also shall contain the name of the member to whom it is to be mailed and the member shall sign the ballot after casting his vote. Any unsigned ballot shall be invalid.

(4) The ballots mailed to all members shall be postmarked on the same day and shall be returned to the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate no later than five p.m. fifteen days after the postmarked date.

(5) A ballot received by the clerk or the secretary after such deadline shall have the date and time received marked on each ballot and shall not be valid or counted. Such a ballot shall be marked "Invalid". At any time prior to the deadline, a member may withdraw his ballot or change his vote upon his written request.

(6) For the purposes of this Section, an electronically transmitted facsimile of a ballot transmitted through connection with a telephone network may be accepted as a ballot. A ballot so transmitted shall be sealed immediately upon receipt and the date and time received marked on the sealed envelope. Its contents shall not be disclosed until the day when all ballots are opened and tabulated.

(7) The clerk and the secretary shall hold such ballots unopened and shall not disclose the contents to any person until the day when such ballots are opened and tabulated. No ballot shall be deemed invalid if inadvertently opened in processing or if received and sealed pursuant to Paragraph (6) of this Section.

(8) On the sixteenth day after the date on which the ballots were mailed, the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate shall open and tabulate the vote in roll call order for each house of the legislature. The tabulation shall indicate by name those members who voted in favor of the proposition, those who voted against the proposition, those who did not vote on the proposition, those who did not return the ballot by the deadline, and those whose ballot was invalid because of not being signed by the member.

(9) The clerk and the secretary shall sign the tabulation sheet or sheets and transmit a statement of the vote and the proposition to which it relates to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the governor, and any other entity required by this Chapter to be so informed.

Acts 1997, No. 1149, §1, eff. June 1, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:525 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 525
Limited revenue bonds secured by a parcel fee or service charge
Status: in_force

A. Any governmental entity that is authorized to levy a parcel fee or service charge may anticipate the revenues to be realized from such parcel fee or service charge voted pursuant to provisions of the constitution and laws of Louisiana by borrowing money to be used only for the purpose for which such parcel fee or service charge was voted; however, a governmental entity may not anticipate such revenues for a period that exceeds the remaining number of years for which the parcel fee or service charge, as the case may be, is authorized to be levied. Such a borrowing shall be evidenced by limited revenue bonds of the governmental entity, which limited revenue bonds shall be payable solely from and secured by an irrevocable pledge and dedication of the revenues of such parcel fee or service charge, as the case may be.

B. The principal and interest due in any fiscal year of the governmental entity on such limited revenue bonds shall not exceed eighty percent of the revenues estimated to be realized from the levy of such parcel fee or service charge, as the case may be, for the fiscal year in which such limited revenue bonds are issued. In applying the aforesaid test, all revenues estimated to be realized from the levy of the parcel fee or service charge for the fiscal year in which the bonds are issued, regardless of the date on which the revenues are anticipated to be received, will be included in the estimated revenues for such fiscal year.

C. The principal of the limited revenue bonds shall be made due and payable annually not later than June first of each future year in which principal falls due; provided that such limited revenue bonds shall mature not later than June first in the year following the last year in which the parcel fee or service charge, as the case may be, securing the borrowing is authorized to be levied.

D. Limited revenue bonds issued under this Section are not revenue bonds within the meaning of Article VI, Section 37 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2018, No. 569, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:347 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 347
Reference of decisions to legislature
Status: in_force

At the request of any interested person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the commissioner of administration on any claim, account, or credit exhibited to him to be audited, adjusted, and settled, the commissioner shall refer his decision, with his reasons therefor, to the legislature without delay.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 649, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:88.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 88.4
State agencies; compliance
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall comply with the provisions of the collection policy and procedure manual and is authorized to establish and maintain internal controls not inconsistent with the provisions included in the manual.

Acts 2001, No. 904, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 500, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 29
Budget guidelines
Status: in_force

A.(1) On or before the twentieth day of September of each year, the budget office shall furnish to each budget unit a set of specific guidelines under which the budget unit shall provide information to allow the budget office to prepare a nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget and a continuation budget.

(2) The nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget and the continuation budget shall each be prepared by the budget office and submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget at the first meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget after January first of each year.

(3) These guidelines shall reflect the most recent economic statistics available in regard to inflation, employment, population, and other socioeconomic factors.

B.(1) A budget unit shall submit its nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget estimate for the ensuing year in accordance with annual instructions to be provided by the division of administration. The format of the instructions shall be prepared by the division of administration working in conjunction with Senate fiscal staff, House of Representatives fiscal staff, and a representative from the legislative fiscal office. The annual instructions shall contain the nondiscretionary functions in the existing operating budget for each budget unit as of December first of the current fiscal year. The division of administration shall send the instructions for the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget estimates at the same time as the instructions are sent to the agencies for the annual budget request submission.

(2) Each agency is directed to include in the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget estimate all nondiscretionary requirements.

(3) The commissioner of administration shall establish a date for submission of the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget estimates, which date shall afford the commissioner of administration sufficient time to prepare the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget for inclusion in the continuation budget document. The nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget estimates shall be on the forms and in the manner prescribed in this Section and shall be accompanied by such other data as may be required, together with such additional information as the governor may request.

(4) Upon receipt of the budget unit's nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget estimates, the division of administration shall review the estimates for reasonableness and shall combine the agency estimates with the mandatory statewide standard adjustments provided for in the continuation budget, and any means of financing substitutions that do not result in a net increase or decrease in the budget unit's total budget and are necessary to finance a budget unit's current-year existing operating budget as of December first in the ensuing fiscal year prior to the application of any other adjustments, which shall constitute the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget for the ensuing fiscal year.

C. The nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget shall be derived and based upon the assumption that the current law and current administrative procedures will remain in effect for the forecast period.

D. The nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget and the continuation budget shall be contained in one document and shall be in a format which compares the budgets by budget unit, on the same page. For purposes of this Section, there shall be no less than four columns in this document:

(1) The first column shall represent the budget unit's current-year existing operating budget as of December first.

(2) The second column shall represent the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget which shall be the budget unit's current-year existing operating budget as of December first, including the cost to provide the mandatory expenditures in the ensuing fiscal year, any means of financing substitutions that do not result in a net increase or decrease in the budget unit's total budget and are necessary to finance a budget unit's current-year existing operating budget as of December first in the ensuing fiscal year prior to the application of any other adjustments, and the growth in the mandatory statewide adjustments.

(3) The third column shall be the continuation budget as provided for in this Section.

(4) The fourth column shall represent the difference between the nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget and the continuation budget. The nondiscretionary adjusted standstill budget shall be presented at the same meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget as the continuation budget as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. Nov. 18, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 860, §1; Acts 2017, No. 402, §1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 664, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1632 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1632
Splitting of commissions prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for an agent to split, pass on, or share with any person, group, organization, or other agent, except the state of Louisiana, all or any portion of the commission derived from the sale of insurance to the state; except that on policies involving properties or exposure in more than one geographic area of the state, said commission may be split, shared, or passed on if authorized in writing by the commissioner of administration. In any such instance where the sharing of a commission on state insurance is authorized, it shall be only with a bona fide insurance agent. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned for not more than two years.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1651 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1651
Duties of the commissioner of administration
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promulgate regulations governing the preparation, maintenance, and content of specifications for supplies, services, and major repairs required by the state.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:99.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 99.9
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers and authorities granted by this Subpart shall be in all respects for the benefit of the citizens of the state of Louisiana and for the promotion of their welfare, convenience and prosperity. Property of the corporation, whether immovable, personal, tangible or intangible, and the income, earnings and operations of the corporation, shall be exempt from all taxation, fees or assessments, or any other similar charges.

Acts 2001, No. 1145, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:172 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 172
Revenues
Status: in_force

A. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall determine the revenues to be used in the base-line projection by establishing the following:

(1) The official forecast for the current year.

(2) The official forecast for the ensuing fiscal year.

(3) A projection of money available for appropriation in each fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year.

B. The revenues to be used in the base-line projection shall be determined by the Revenue Estimating Conference through a process to be decided by the conference except that any final action establishing these revenues shall be taken only pursuant to a unanimous decision by all of the conference principals.

C. The Economic Estimating Conference shall prepare and revise, as necessary, the projections of money available for appropriation in each fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year. This estimate shall be submitted to the Revenue Estimating Conference each time it meets to establish or revise an official forecast for the current or ensuing fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall consider this forecast in determining the base-line projection as provided by this Section.

D. The official forecasts for the current and ensuing fiscal years and the most recently adopted projections of money available for appropriation in each fiscal year for the three-year period following the ensuing fiscal year shall be the revenue figures used in the base-line projection.

Acts 1992, No. 827, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:16.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 16.12
Duties of the commissioner relative to the performance database
Status: in_force

NOTE: Subsection (A) eff. until July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of administration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2023, No. 446.

A. The commissioner shall ensure the website includes a performance database that is electronically searchable by the public.

NOTE: Subsection (A) as amended by Acts 2023, No. 446, eff. July 1, 2026, or the day after the commissioner of administration and the legislative auditor report to the legislature that the transition is complete, whichever is earlier.

A. The commissioner shall establish a performance database.

B. The executive branch shall be required to provide information pursuant to this Subpart.

C. The performance database shall include the Louisiana Performance Accountability System, the electronic performance database that tracks performance standards, interim quarterly performance targets, and actual performance information for executive branch departments and agencies required under the Louisiana Government Performance and Accountability Act, R.S. 39:87.1 et seq.

Acts 2018, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2023, No. 446, §3, see Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1233 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1233
Bank officer who is member of depositing board not to vote for his bank
Status: in_force

An officer of any bank who is a member of any board having authority to let public funds shall not cast any vote in favor of any bank of which he is an officer.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:246 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 246
Fiscal Year 1988-1989 budget surplus; first use payment; unfunded accrued liability
Status: in_force

A. Any provision of this Title or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, up to twenty-two million dollars of any state general fund operating surplus as certified by the Revenue Estimating Conference, for the Fiscal Year 1988-1989 not appropriated shall be used first to reduce the unfunded accrued liability payment due from parish and city school boards to the Teachers' Retirement System for Fiscal Year 1989-1990. Immediately upon determining the amount of such surplus, the treasurer shall pay to the Teachers' Retirement System from such surplus the amount available and necessary to so reduce the unfunded accrued liability payment due that system by the parish and city school boards for Fiscal Year 1989-1990. Such payment shall be made and applied after application of the credit from the overpayment of 1988-1989 as authorized in Act 4 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1989.

B. No monies shall be paid under the provisions of this Section until the local school board has rolled forward to the maximum millage allowed by law to provide the maximum funding allowed.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not take effect until and unless all merit increases for state civil service employees have been totally funded or compromised and paid for Fiscal Year 1988-1989.

Acts 1989, No. 809, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1961 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1961
Criteria for requests for proposals; consulting services
Status: in_force

A. When the award of a contract for consulting services as provided in Chapter 17 of Subtitle III of this Title of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 has been set aside for minority-owned business participation, a state agency or educational institution shall evaluate each qualified proposal received, except that each proposal submitted by a minority-owned business shall be credited with such additional points as would amount to ten percent of the maximum number of points which would be awarded to any single proposal under the criteria as set forth in the requests for proposals.

B. The maximum additional points shall be awarded only when the certified minority-owned business is the prime contractor. For the purposes of this Section, a prime contractor shall retain and perform at least fifty-one percent of the dollar value of the work contracted. For otherwise qualified proposals when a certified minority-owned business participates to an extent less than fifty-one percent of the total dollar value of the work, the number of additional points to be credited shall be calculated by multiplying the maximum additional points as defined in Subsection A of this Section by the dollar value percent participation of the minority-owned business.

C. The state agency or educational institution actually making the award may reject all proposals if it is determined, based upon reasons provided in writing, that such action is clearly in the best interest of the state.

Acts 1984, No. 653, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 394, §1; Acts 1988, No. 543, §1; Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 864, §§4 and 5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1411 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1411
No state assistance for discriminatory programs
Status: in_force

No person in the State of Louisiana shall, on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving state financial assistance.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 540, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1528 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1528
Creation of the office of risk management
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the office of risk management within the division of administration headed by the commissioner of administration.

B. The office of risk management, as the administrator of the risk management program of the state, is a plan of the state and is subject to the provisions of this Chapter and Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. In managing all insurance covering property and liability exposure of the state, the office of risk management, the Self-Insurance Fund administered by the office, and commercial coverage transactions by the office on behalf of the state shall not be subject to the provisions of the Louisiana Insurance Code set forth in Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 520, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1992, No. 385, §1; Acts 2016, No. 374, §2, eff. July 1, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1120 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1120
Sale
Status: in_force

All bonds issued hereunder shall be advertised for sale on sealed bids, which advertisement shall be published at least once a week for three weeks, the first publication to be made at last fifteen days preceding the date fixed for the reception of bids. Publication shall be made in the official journal of the parish or of the municipal corporation.

The governing authority may reject any and all bids. If the bonds are not sold pursuant to the advertisement, they may be sold by the governing authority by private sale within sixty days after the date advertised for the reception of sealed bids at a price not less than the highest bid received at the public offering. If not so sold, the bonds shall be re-advertised in the manner herein prescribed.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 68, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1565 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1565
Duties of the attorney general
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall be the chief legal adviser to the state chief procurement officer.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:249 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 249
Prohibition of pornography on state computers
Status: in_force

A.(1) The division of administration shall adopt policies regarding the acceptable use by state employees who use state-owned or state-leased computers to access the internet and online sites that contain harmful material which is reasonably believed to be sexually explicit, pornographic, or sexually harassing and, therefore, reasonably believed to create a hostile work environment as prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.

(2) The provisions of this Section shall apply to the state-owned or state-leased computers which are in the care, custody, or control of the division of administration or in the care, custody, or control of any other state agency which is subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:15.3.

B. In conjunction with any policy adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the division of administration, through the office of technology services, shall implement and utilize computer-related technology or internet service provider technology designed to block access or exposure to any harmful materials as specified in Subsection A of this Section.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit an authorized employee from having unfiltered or unrestricted access to the internet or an online service for legitimate scientific purposes, educational purposes, or law enforcement purposes as determined and approved by the employee’s agency and in compliance with the policies adopted pursuant to this Section.

D. The provisions of this Section are not intended to prohibit any state employee from having unfiltered or unrestricted access to the internet or any online service on a computer or device that is not owned or leased by the state, so long as the employee does not use the computer or device to access any harmful material, as specified in Subsection A of this Section, while the employee is in the course and scope of his state employment.

Acts 2018, No. 669, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:87.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 87.3
Performance progress reports
Status: in_force

A. Each agency receiving an appropriation in the General Appropriation Act or the Ancillary Appropriation Act shall produce a series of performance progress reports. The reports shall provide the legislature with information on the agency's actual progress toward achievement of that year's performance standards for performance indicators contained within the executive budget or the executive budget supporting document. The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or a subcommittee thereof, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "committee", shall prescribe the format and the method of transmission of the reports. The reports shall be submitted to the committee, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, and the commissioner of administration, and shall contain data as provided in Paragraphs (1) through (4) of this Subsection, as well as any other data required by the committee relative to agency performance and accountability. The reporting schedule and specific components of each report are as follows:

(1) The First Quarter Performance Progress Report shall be submitted to the committee, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, and the commissioner of administration on or before November eighth of each year. It shall contain data for the period of July through September of the current fiscal year and shall include for each key performance indicator a comparison of the actual performance with the annual performance standard therefor, including a brief explanation of any variance from the standard which exceeds five percent.

(2) The Mid-year Performance Progress Report shall be submitted to the committee, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, and the commissioner of administration on or before February eighth of each year, and it shall contain data for the period of July through December of the current fiscal year. It shall include:

(a) For each performance indicator included in the executive budget or executive budget supporting document, a comparison of the actual performance with the annual performance standard therefor contained in the executive budget supporting document, including a brief explanation of any variance from the standard which exceeds five percent.

(b) The prior year actual data for the indicators required by Subparagraph (a).

(3) The Third Quarter Performance Progress Report shall be submitted to the committee, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, and the commissioner of administration on or before May eighth of each year, and it shall contain data for the period of July through March of the current fiscal year. It shall include, for each key performance indicator designated as such and contained in the executive budget or the executive budget supporting document, a comparison of the actual performance with the annual performance standard therefor, including a brief explanation of any variance from the standard which exceeds five percent.

(4) The Year-end Performance Progress Report shall be submitted to the committee, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, and the commissioner of administration on or before September eighth of each year. It shall contain data from the immediately preceding fiscal year, and it shall cover the period of July through June of that fiscal year, to include:

(a) For each performance indicator included in the executive budget or executive budget supporting document, a comparison of the actual performance with the annual performance standard therefor contained in the executive budget supporting document, including a brief explanation of any variance from the standard which exceeds five percent.

(b) The prior year actual data for the indicators required by Subparagraph (a).

(5) Performance progress reports which are not submitted within ten days after their respective deadlines shall be delinquent.

B. The performance progress reports shall be used by the committee in the assessment of each agency's progress in achieving the performance standards contained in the executive budget or executive budget supporting document. Each agency's performance progress reports, particularly the Year-end Performance Progress Report, shall be reviewed and considered by the committee in the development of any recommendation for or the granting of any reward or imposition of any penalty authorized under R.S. 39:87.4.

C. Within thirty days from the date of receipt of the performance progress reports, the legislative fiscal officer shall provide the committee with a summary of the data contained in each agency's performance progress report for the purpose of noting variances in actual performance levels compared to performance standards. The legislative fiscal officer shall identify variances which are greater than five percent or are of a magnitude which he determines to be relevant. Such summary report, or a synopsis thereof, shall also be made available to all of the members of the legislature and each state agency.

D. The legislative auditor shall, upon the request of the committee, audit and verify the data reported by agencies within specific performance progress reports.

E. The secretary or head of each agency, in consultation with the legislative auditor and the division of administration, shall develop a plan for the monitoring and evaluation of the agency's progress in ensuring that performance data are maintained and supported by agency records. By September first of each fiscal year, the legislative auditor shall provide the committee with a summary assessment of those agencies which are deficient in their capacity to execute the requirements of this Section relative to production of performance progress reports.

F. In order to ensure accuracy and consistency in the reporting of variances between performance standards and actual performance, the commissioner of administration, in consultation with the committee, shall establish guidelines relative to the calculation of variances between performance standards and actual performance.

G. In the event an agency fails to comply with the requirements of this Section and its report is delinquent, the legislative fiscal officer shall notify the committee of the deficiency. Upon receipt of such notification, the committee may require that the agency appear before the committee and explain its failure to submit the report and provide an expected completion date for the delinquent report. The committee may also notify the governor of the agency's noncompliance and may recommend to the governor that he issue an executive order in the form of a freeze order prohibiting the expenditure of monies for the agency until it has achieved compliance with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 1465, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1169, §1; Acts 2001, No. 894, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 797, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:98.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 98.2
Investment of Millennium Trust
Status: in_force

A. The treasurer is authorized and directed to invest monies in the Millennium Trust which are available for investment in the investments permitted for the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, also known as the Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, as set forth in R.S. 17:3803(B), (D), and (E).

B. Investments made under authority of this Section shall mature on such date determined by the treasurer as will generate a favorable return to the state and will allow the monies to be available for use at the time needed.

C. Banks issuing time certificates of deposit under authority of this Section shall pay interest at a rate not less than the rate determined by the United States Treasury to have been the average interest rate plus one percent per annum on the last previous sale of treasury bills with the same length of maturity; provided that if at any time the interest rate so determined is in excess of the maximum rate banks are permitted to pay on time certificates of deposit for the same period of time by regulations of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the interest rate shall be the maximum established by those regulations.

D. The treasurer may enter into direct security repurchase agreements, reverse security repurchase agreements, and securities lending contracts in order to generate passive income. For the purposes of this Subsection:

(1) "Direct security repurchase agreement" means an agreement and transaction in which securities are purchased by the state from a registered securities broker or dealer for a rate and a guarantee to buy them back from the state, the state holds the securities for a specified time, and then the state sells those securities back to the broker or dealer at an agreed upon price.

(2) "Reverse security repurchase agreements" means an agreement and transaction in which securities are sold by the state to a registered securities broker or dealer for a rate and a guarantee to sell them back to the state, the broker or dealer holds the securities for a specified time, and then the state buys back the securities from the broker or dealer at an agreed upon price.

(3) "Securities lending contracts" means an agreement and transaction in which securities are supplied to a registered securities broker or dealer for a rate and secured by a pledge of collateral with a value equal to or greater than the securities supplied.

E. On or before December first of each year, the treasurer shall prepare and submit a report on the performance of the Millennium Trust to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the commissioner of administration for their review. With respect to the Education Excellence Fund, the report shall also be provided to the state superintendent of education.

Acts 1999, No. 1295, §1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2006, No. 289, §2; Acts 2015, No. 463, §3; Acts 2020 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:366.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 366.21
Reporting on the status and progress of litigation settlements
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) As the chief legal officer of the state, the attorney general shall as frequently as necessary and not less often than quarterly report to the members of the litigation subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, established pursuant to R.S. 24:653(H) the status of any claims made against the state which may result in a litigation settlement the cost of which is reasonably expected by the attorney general to exceed a total of one million dollars, issues related to such claim, and recommendations being made or steps being taken regarding such claim.

(b) On a quarterly basis, each state agency shall report to the attorney general the status of any pending litigation and any pending claim made against the state which may result in a litigation settlement the cost of which is reasonably expected to exceed one million dollars, and any steps being taken or recommended with regard to any such litigation or claim.

(2)(a) This information shall be presented in any format and in any manner mutually agreed upon by the chairperson of the litigation subcommittee and the attorney general.

(b) Should the agreed on format be a meeting of the subcommittee, the subcommittee may meet in executive session pursuant to the procedures and requirements of R.S. 42:16.

B.(1) Each member of the litigation subcommittee and all staff persons authorized by the subcommittee to have access to such information shall be advised of any information being reported which is deemed by the attorney general to be confidential information. Each member and all staff persons authorized by the subcommittee to have access to such information shall maintain the confidential nature of such information.

(2)(a) Any member who determines that he has an economic interest which is of greater benefit to the member or any member of his immediate family than to a general class or group of persons, except the interest that the member has arising solely from his public office or the interest the member has as a member of the general public, with regard to any particular claim shall notify the chairperson of the subcommittee and the attorney general and shall be excluded from all disclosure of information related to such claim.

(b) Any member who is determined by the attorney general to have an economic interest which is of greater benefit to the member or any member of his immediate family than to a general class or group of persons, except the interest that the member has arising solely from his public office or the interest the member has as a member of the general public, with regard to any particular claim shall be excluded from all disclosure of information related to such claim upon notification by the attorney general to the chairperson of the subcommittee of such determination.

Acts 2005, No. 329, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1568 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1568
Mandatory information requirement for contracts let without competition under the authority of an executive order related to Hurricane Katrina or Rita
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Section shall apply to any contract for state procurement of goods or services which is subject to the provisions of this Chapter, hereinafter referred to as "state procurement law", which contract is let without competition pursuant to an executive order issued by authority granted under the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, which order grants exceptions to the requirements of state procurement law. Such provisions shall apply to contracts which have been or will be let without competition pursuant to executive orders related to Hurricane Katrina or Rita which granted exceptions to the requirements of state procurement law.

B.(1) For any contract subject to the provisions of this Section, the information cited in Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this Paragraph shall be submitted by the primary contractor to the office of state procurement. The following information shall be submitted, in a format to be determined by such agencies, no later than forty-five days after the effective date of the contract, or forty-five days after June 29, 2006, whichever is later:

(a) The name of the primary contractor.

(b) The amount of the contract.

(c) The name of each subcontractor.

(d) The amount of each subcontract.

(2) Any change in subcontractors, or in the amount of a subcontract which exceeds twenty-five percent in the aggregate of the original subcontracted amount, shall necessitate the submission of updated information as required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

(3) The primary contractor for each contract subject to the provisions of this Section shall be notified of the requirements of this Section by the contracting state agency. Such notification shall be made no later than ten days after June 29, 2006 for contracts which are currently in effect. Otherwise, the notification shall be made prior to execution of the contract.

C. The office of state procurement shall maintain a listing or registry of all information reported to it pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

D. Failure to submit all of the information required as provided in Subsection B of this Section shall be grounds for debarment. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally fail to submit such information, which failure is hereby deemed to be a violation of the duty to provide the mandatory information. Whomever violates such provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one-half of the contract amount and imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not be subject to suspension pursuant to the authority granted to the governor by R.S. 29:721 et seq., the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act.

Acts 2006, No. 726, §2, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 732, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 255, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.251
Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

B. Any money transferred, donated, or appropriated to the fund by the legislature shall be deposited into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

D. The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:

(1) In the event that Senate Bill No. 431 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law, the state treasurer shall deposit the first one hundred million dollars of monies received into the fund into the Criminal Justice Priority Fund for the purposes provided in Act No. 587 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(2) The remaining monies in the fund shall be used solely for initiatives associated with criminal justice, first responders, and law enforcement.

Acts 2024, No. 723, §3, eff. June 19, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1732
Definitions of terms used in this Part
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, except as otherwise may be provided or unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

(1) "Affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation" means a business which is at least twenty percent owned by a business dominant in that field of operation, or by partners, officers, directors, majority shareholders, or their equivalent of a business dominant in that field of operation.

(2) "Dominant in its field of operation" means exercising a controlling or major influence in a business activity in which a number of businesses are engaged. In determining if a business is dominant, the following criteria, among others, shall be considered: number of employees; volume of business; financial resources; competitive status or position; ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements, and facilities; sales territory; and nature of business activity.

(3) "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports which are merely incidental to the required performance. This term shall include those services covered by this Chapter and services performed by an architect, engineer, or landscape architect as provided by Part VII of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. This term shall not include collective bargaining agreements.

(4) "Small business" means a small business as defined by the Small Business Administration of the United States Government which for purposes of size eligibility or other factors meets the applicable criteria set forth in 13 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 121, as amended, and which has its principal place of business in Louisiana.

(5) "Socially or economically disadvantaged person" means a person who has been deprived of the opportunity to develop and maintain a competitive position in the economy because of social or economic disadvantage. This disadvantage may arise from cultural, social or economic circumstances or background or physical location.

(6) "Women owned business" means a business that is at least fifty-one percent owned by a woman or women who also control and operate it. "Control" in this context means exercising the power to make policy decisions. "Operate" in this context means being actively involved in the day-to-day management. In determining whether a business is fifty-one percent owned by a woman or women, the percent ownership of the woman or women shall not be diminished because she is part of a community property regime.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 691, §2; Acts 1982, No. 503, §1; Acts 1985, No. 948, §1; Acts 1991, No. 845, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 804, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1587 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1587
Procurement advisory council; other advisory groups
Status: in_force

A. Procurement advisory council. The commissioner may establish a Procurement Advisory Council. If created, such council, upon adequate public notice, shall meet at least once a year for the discussion of problems and recommendations for improvement in the procurement process. When requested by the commissioner, the procurement advisory council may conduct studies, research, and analyses and make such reports and recommendations with respect to such subjects or matters within the jurisdiction of the commissioner. The procurement advisory council shall consist of such qualified persons as the commissioner may deem desirable.

B. Other advisory groups. The state chief procurement officer may appoint advisory groups to assist with respect to specifications and procurement in specific areas and with respect to any other matters within the authority of the state chief procurement officer.

C. Drug procurement advisory council. The commissioner shall establish a Drug Procurement Advisory Council which shall be composed of persons from the division of administration and from using agencies of drugs procured by the division and persons qualified in the fields of medicine and pharmacy. The council shall advise the commissioner with respect to the procurement of drugs for any using agency by generic contract, as further provided in R.S. 39:1601.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1983, No. 689, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 100, §1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1215 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1215
Depositing authorities located in parishes or municipalities of over one hundred thousand; private contract with banks
Status: in_force

A. If any local depositing authority, located in whole or in part in any parish or municipality with a population of over one hundred thousand, is unable to arrive at a satisfactory fiscal agency contract with a bank located in this state, it may consummate a private contract for deposits or loans or both, either within or without this state, subject to the following provisions:

(1) If any bank located within this state has signified in advance its intention to participate in the private contract and has further specified in advance the amount and extent to which participation is desired, the bank shall have the right to participate in the amount and to the extent so specified in advance, upon the same terms and conditions as all banks within or without the state participating in the private contract.

(2) No private contract shall be entered into by any depositing authority, located in whole or in part in any parish or municipality having a population of over one hundred thousand, with any bank, located either within or without the state at a greater rate of interest on loans than is provided for in this Chapter.

(3) For all funds deposited under any private contract entered into under the provisions of this Chapter, the depositing authority shall require from the depository bank security of the same class and in the same amount as provided for deposits of all other public funds under the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) All the provisions of this Chapter, relating to the method of realizing upon the security in the event of failure or suspension of any depository bank, except as these provisions may be in conflict with the laws of any state other than this state, shall be complied with and shall be acknowledged to be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the private contract with any bank within or without this state.

(5) The depositing authority may adjust the deposits under its control to the bank within or without the state which participate in the private contract in such proportionate amount as to compensate the bank for its participation therein.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1789 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1789
Bonds and certificates; payment; no liability of state or political subdivision
Status: in_force

Neither bonds nor certificates shall be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state of Louisiana or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state of Louisiana or of any such political subdivision.

Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1967 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1967
Conflict with federal law
Status: in_force

If any part of this Chapter is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this Chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the state agencies or educational institutions directly affected, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this Chapter in its application to the state agencies or educational institutions concerned. Rules shall be adopted pursuant to this Section when necessary to meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

Acts 1984, No. 653, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1992, No. 797, §2, eff. July 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1595.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1595.1
Validity of professional, personal, consulting, and social service contracts
Status: in_force

A. No contract shall be valid, nor shall the state be bound by the contract, until it has first been executed by the head of the using agency, or his designee, which is a party to the contract and the contractor, and has been approved in writing by the state chief procurement officer.

B. In cases where the head of the using agency wants to delegate authority to one or more of his subordinates to sign contracts on behalf of the agency, this delegation shall be made in accordance with regulations of the office of state procurement and shall be subject to the approval of the office of state procurement.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 1981, No. 451, §1; Amended by Acts 1982, No. 307, §1; Acts 1985, No. 357, §1 by Acts 1982, No. 307, §1; Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1798.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1798.13
Excess earnings
Status: in_force

Any net earnings of the corporation beyond that necessary for retirement of any bonds issued by the corporation or to implement the purposes of this Chapter shall inure to the benefit only of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1989, No. 805, §1, eff. July 8, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1482 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1482
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) "Grant" means an award from the Louisiana Competes Economic Development Program to a regional economic development organization.

(2) "Louisiana Competes Program" means the Louisiana Competes Regional Economic Development Program.

(3) "Qualified expenditure" shall having the meaning set forth in R.S. 39:1484.

(4) "Regional economic development organization" means any of the following: the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, or its successor; the Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor; Greater New Orleans, Inc., or its successor; the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance, or its successor; the North Louisiana Economic Partnership, or its successor; One Acadiana, or its successor; the South Louisiana Economic Council, or its successor; or the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, or its successor.

(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development.

Acts 2022, No. 556, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 742, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1780 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1780
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent:

(1) "Act" means this Correctional Facilities Corporation Act.

(2) "Annual appropriation dependency clause" shall mean a clause which shall be included in any lease-purchase financing document or custody agreement which provides that after a diligent and good faith effort by the state to appropriate funds for the payment of sums due under a lease-purchase financing agreement or custody agreement, such funds are not appropriated, such lease-purchase agreement or custody agreement shall terminate and the state shall not be liable for the payment of further sums due on such agreements past the then current budget year.

(3) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or any other evidences of indebtedness issued by the corporation.

(4) "Certificates" means certificates of participation executed and delivered by a trustee evidencing ownership interests in any lease entered into by the state, as lessee, and the corporation, as lessor.

(5) "Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation authorized to be formed by this Chapter, or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation by this Chapter shall be given by law.

(6) "Correctional facilities" mean prisons, penitentiaries, jails, reformatories, community rehabilitation centers, drug addiction and treatment centers, diagnostic and treatment centers, penal farms, prison camps, juvenile detention homes, reception centers, diagnostic and training institutions and schools, work-release facilities, correctional centers, and detention centers.

(7) "Division of Administration" means the Division of Administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

(8) "Lease-purchase financing" is the financing and acquisition of property by a person pursuant to an arrangement under which such person acquires title to property and enters into a lease-purchase agreement with the state providing for the leasing of the property by such person to the state and the acquisition by the state at the end of the lease period of title to the property. For the purposes of this Chapter, the term lease-purchase financing shall also mean any service agreement between a person and the state providing for the acquisition, lease, custody of prisoners, or other form of operation of newly constructed correctional facilities as may be provided in such agreement, provided that all policy and criteria matters for management shall be determined by the state.

(9) "Project" means the financing of a correctional facility by the state, to be financed with funds provided in whole or in part pursuant to this Chapter.

(10) "State" means the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:462.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 462.1
Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; purposes
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) State government has assisted in funding many local capital outlay projects that are necessary to provide local facilities, but the choice involved with this state funding is to either reduce the amount of funding available for state programs and services or ignore the need for assistance to local governments.

(2) Even with established state and federal government programs to assist local governments with needed and necessary funding for infrastructure projects, including those for clean water and sewerage projects, local governments encounter financial challenges in meeting local contributions required by the existing state capital outlay program and other infrastructure programs.

(3) The most effective way of accomplishing the goal of providing for local infrastructure project financing and for preservation of the state fisc over the long term is to establish a low-interest-rate revolving loan fund to be available for local infrastructure projects to provide an alternative means to fund appropriate local infrastructure projects that would otherwise compete with scarce state funding for state projects.

B. To continue to provide required funding for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance connected with needed infrastructure projects, it is the purpose of this Chapter to provide for the establishment and administration of a program to make loans from a revolving loan fund to assist eligible local governments in funding eligible infrastructure projects and enter into cooperative endeavor agreements and interstate compacts as may be necessary and proper to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 2023, No. 424, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:801 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 801
Purpose; millage authorization
Status: in_force

For the purpose of acquiring sites for, or for constructing or improving public buildings, including housing for public health units, roads, bridges, levees, sewage or drainage works, incinerators or other works of permanent public improvement, title to which shall be in the public, or for the maintenance or operating expense thereof, or for the maintenance and operation of public health units, any political subdivision may levy taxes without limitation as to amount, provided that the rate, purpose and duration of any such special tax shall have been submitted to the voters qualified to vote in the political subdivision in which the tax is to be levied, and a majority of those voting shall have voted in favor thereof.

Acts 1970, No. 434, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 639, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:461.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 461.9
Changing capital outlay project descriptions
Status: in_force

A. Beginning with the comprehensive capital budget which the state adopts for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, whenever at the written request of the appropriate legislators and agency set forth in Subsection C of this Section the interim emergency board determines that an adjustment to a project description originally set forth in such capital budget adopted by the legislature for a current fiscal year is necessary to correct a mistake in a project description, clarify a description, change the scope of a description, or make any other adjustment the board deems necessary to implement the purpose of the project, such adjustment shall only become effective upon the approval by majority vote of the elected members of each house of the legislature in the manner provided for in this Chapter.

B. Notwithstanding Subsection A of this Section, the board shall not have authority pursuant to the provisions of this Section to do any of the following:

(1) Change the amount of funding allocated to any project.

(2) Change the source of funds for any project.

(3) Change the local match required of any project.

(4) Change the entity for which the project funding has been appropriated, except to correct the legal name of such entity or unless the entity provides to the commission its written consent for such change.

(5) Change the parish and/or other political subdivision in which the description requires the project to be located.

C. The board shall not consider or authorize an adjustment to any project description unless it receives a written request for such adjustment from the legislators in whose district or districts the project is located and from the entity for which the project funding has been appropriated.

Acts 2001, No. 766, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1691 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1691
Venue of actions by or against the state in connection with contracts
Status: in_force

A. Solicitation and award of contracts. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall have exclusive venue over an action between the state and a person, bidder, proposer, offerer, or contractor, prospective or actual, to determine whether a solicitation or award of a contract is in accordance with the constitution, statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Such actions shall invoke the appellate jurisdiction of the court.

B. Debarment or suspension. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall have exclusive venue over an action between the state and a person who is subject to a suspension or debarment proceeding, to determine whether the debarment or suspension is in accordance with the constitution, statutes, and regulations. Such actions shall extend to actions for declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief.

C. Actions under contracts or for breach of contract. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall have exclusive venue and only appellate jurisdiction over an action between the state and a contractor who contracts with the state, for any cause of action which arises under or by virtue of the contract, whether the action is on the contract or for a breach of the contract.

D. Limited finality for administrative determinations. In any judicial action under this Section, factual or legal determination by employees, agents, or other persons appointed by the state shall have no finality and shall not be conclusive, notwithstanding any contract provision, regulation, or rule of law to the contrary, except to the extent provided in: R.S. 39:1630, 1671(E), 1672(F), 1672.3, 1673(E), 1683(E), 1684(E), and 1685(E).

E. Writs or appeals; district court decisions. Any party aggrieved 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 Court of Appeal, First Circuit or the Supreme Court of Louisiana, as otherwise permitted in civil cases by law and the constitution.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2008, No. 789, §1, eff. July 7, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.44.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.44.2
Port Relief; Small Business and Nonprofit Assistance
Status: in_force

A.(1) The division of administration, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "division", shall administer the Port Relief Program. The program shall provide funding to Louisiana port authorities for revenue loss and reimbursement of expenses related to COVID-19 and port security measures. The amount of total funding from the program for security measures shall not exceed five million dollars. Expenses submitted to but not reimbursed by the Coronavirus Local Recovery Allocation Program shall be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this program. In no event shall the total amount of an award made pursuant to the provisions of this program, when combined with all monies received by the port authority pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES), the Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA), the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), and the Coronavirus Local Recovery Allocation Program, exceed the actual revenue loss, COVID-19 expenses, and maritime port security expenses incurred by the port authority, as determined in Paragraph (3)(b) of this Subsection.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "port authority" means the governing authority of any port area or port, harbor, and terminal district. The term "port authority" shall also include an entity that provides short line rail service for a port, harbor, or terminal district and has pledged its revenues to the indebtedness of the port, harbor, or terminal district.

(3) Any port authority receiving funding pursuant to this Section shall meet the following criteria:

(a) Had a physical and active operation in Louisiana as of March 1, 2020.

(b) Experienced a revenue loss of gross revenue for the period of March 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, as compared to the gross revenue that the port authority would have received during the same period pursuant to its financial plans.

(4) The port authority seeking funding pursuant to this Section shall submit verification of revenue loss, COVID-19 expenses, and expenses related to maritime port security measures to the division of administration.

(5) The division of administration is hereby authorized to promulgate emergency rules to provide for administration of this program and to establish an application period for awards pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection.

(6) No funding shall be awarded pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection until after the application period has closed. Thereafter, available funds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis to each port authority that qualifies for an award pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection. If a port authority does not qualify for its full pro rata allocation, the remaining funds shall be aggregated for further pro rata distribution to remaining qualifying port authorities once all initial awards have been made. Any remaining balance after the second distribution shall be transferred to the Louisiana Rescue Plan Fund.

(7) The division of administration may utilize an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars collectively from the Louisiana Port Relief Fund and the Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund for administrative expenses associated with the Louisiana Port Relief Program and the Louisiana Tourism Revival Program.

B.(1) The Department of Revenue shall administer the Louisiana Small Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program. The department may utilize up to five percent of the monies in the Louisiana Small Business and Nonprofit Assistance Fund for administration of the program. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may enter into consulting services, professional services, and information and technology services contracts for the purpose of the procurement of any goods or services necessary to implement and expedite the distribution of funds as emergency procurements exempt from the provisions of the Louisiana Procurement Code and corresponding rules and regulations. The cost of such contracts shall be considered administrative expenses.

(2) The program shall provide grants to small businesses to provide workforce development activities and eligible nonprofit organizations, including public charities and faith-based organizations that provide social services to the broader community, to administer aid to individuals impacted by COVID-19. Any grant received pursuant to this Subsection shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per small business or nonprofit organization.

(3) Any small business or eligible nonprofit organization receiving funding pursuant to this Section shall meet the following criteria:

(a)(i) For a small business, is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship.

(ii) For a nonprofit organization, is a nonprofit corporation wholly owned by a nonprofit corporation.

(b) Is currently open and actively operating as of the effective date of this Section.

(c) Is in good standing with the secretary of state, if applicable.

(d) Filed Louisiana tax returns for tax years 2019 and 2020, if applicable.

(e) Does not exist for the purpose of advancing partisan political activity and does not directly lobby federal or state officials.

(f) Is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and has filed the Form 990 for tax years 2019 and 2020, if applicable.

(4) For nonprofit organizations, priority shall be given to organizations that provide food, employment, and education assistance programs.

(5) For purposes of this Subsection, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Small business" shall mean a business with fifty or fewer full-time equivalent employees.

(b) "Workforce development activity" shall mean any program, service, or activity that involves workforce preparation or vocational skills training. It shall also include any program, service, or activity that tends to improve an individual's employment opportunities such as basic education, academic education, vocational, technical, or occupational education, job readiness training, and job search training.

(6) Each small business or nonprofit organization that receives funds pursuant to this Section shall enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Department of Revenue to ensure the funds are properly expended. The secretary of the Department of Revenue may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to establish the policies and criteria regarding program eligibility and any other matter necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Section.

(7) No grants shall be awarded pursuant to this Section after June 30, 2022.

Acts 2021, No. 410, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1126
Contesting; time limited
Status: in_force

For a period of sixty days from the date of the promulgation of the resolution issuing the bonds and pledging and dedicating the tax therefor, any person in interest may contest the legality of the bond issue provided for or the tax pledged and dedicated, for any cause; after which time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the legality, formality or regularity of the proceedings, tax provision or bond authorization, for any cause whatsoever. If the validity of any proceedings, tax provision or bond authorization, provided for under the provisions of this Chapter, are not raised within the sixty days, the authority to issue the bonds, the regularity thereof, and the taxes pledged and dedicated to provide for the payment of the principal and interest, shall be conclusively presumed and no court may inquire into such matters. If any resolution is adopted or proceedings had more than thirty days after the promulgation of the ordinance issuing the bonds and pledging and dedicating the tax, no contest, action or proceeding to question the validity or legality of the resolution or proceeding so adopted, shall be begun in any court by any person for any cause whatsoever after the expiration of thirty days from the date wherein the resolution was adopted or proceedings had.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.254
Modernization and Security Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Modernization and Security Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

B. After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit into the fund any monies transferred or appropriated by the legislature. The treasurer shall also deposit into the fund any grants, donations, gifts, or other monies which may become available.

C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

D. The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:

(1) Providing for payments of major repairs on state infrastructure.

(2) Providing for payments on acquisitions for state agencies.

(3) Providing for financial investment into information technology initiatives within state agencies.

(4) Providing for investment into security initiatives at state agencies.

(5) Any remaining monies in the fund shall be used solely for various initiatives focused on ensuring technological adequacy and security of the state.

Acts 2025, No. 365, §3, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1220.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1220.1
Local depositing authorities; activity charges
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all fiscal agent or depository banks shall pay at par and receive on deposit at par all checks and drafts drawn by or deposited for the account of the local depositing authority on whatsoever points the checks may be drawn, except as otherwise agreed upon by the parties. The local depositing authority may elect to pay for services rendered by the bank either through compensating balances or through the assessment of service or activity charges, or any combination thereof, as may be agreed upon by the local depositing authority and the fiscal agent or depositing bank.

Acts 1991, No. 1008, §2; Acts 1992, No. 587, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1624 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1624
Approval of contract; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Before approving a proposed contract for professional, personal, consulting, or social services, the state chief procurement officer or an assistant shall have determined that:

(1) All provisions of R.S. 39:1623 have been complied with.

(2) The using agency has statutory authority to enter into the proposed contract.

(3) The contract will not establish an employer/employee relationship between the state or the using agency and any prospective contractor.

(4) No current state employee will engage in the performance of the proposed contract except as provided for in R.S. 39:1626.

(5) No using agency has previously performed or contracted for the performance of tasks which would be substantially duplicated under the proposed contract without appropriate written justification.

(6) There has been appropriated or otherwise lawfully made available and ready for expenditure sufficient monies for payment of the services called for in the contract, at least for the applicable fiscal year.

(7) The contracting using agency has specified the purpose, duration, specific goals and objectives, measures of performance, and a plan for monitoring the services to be provided under the contract.

(8) The using agency has a written plan for the monitoring of the contract and such monitoring plan has been submitted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the office of state procurement.

(9) The provisions of R.S. 12:25(E) have been complied with, if the contract is with a business corporation, the provisions of R.S. 12:205(E) have been complied with, if the contract is with a nonprofit corporation, or the provisions of R.S. 12:304(A)(11) have been complied with, if the contract is with a foreign corporation.

(10) The prospective contractor is current in the filing of all applicable tax returns and reports, and in payment of all taxes, interest, penalties, and fees owed to the state and collected by the Department of Revenue in accordance with R.S. 47:1678.

B. Any corporation that fails to make complete disclosure of ownership, directors, and officers as required by law shall be required, as a penalty, to refund any funds received by that corporation from the state for the contract.

Acts 1991, No. 944, §1; Acts 1997, No. 739, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 211, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1446
Manner of issuance of refunding bonds
Status: in_force

A. The refunding bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution or an ordinance adopted by the governing body of the issuer, which resolution or ordinance shall fix all details of the refunding bonds, including their form, terms, repayment schedule, and redemption features. The refunding bonds may be issued as part of a multi-purpose issue.

B. The governing body of the issuer shall have authority to adopt all proceedings necessary for the authorization, sale, and delivery of the bonds, including the right to enter into all contractual arrangements as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose for which the refunding bonds are being issued upon terms determined by the governing body of the issuer to be advantageous and beneficial to the issuer.

Acts 1984, No. 352, §1, eff. July 2, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 12
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner of administration may adopt rules and regulations to:

(1) Require that all state property in the name of any state agency be placed in the name of the state of Louisiana.

(2) Require that documents and records pertaining to transactions involving immovable property in which the state has an interest be filed with the commissioner.

(3) Require the consolidation of procedures for the administration of state property into the division of administration.

B. The commissioner of administration may:

(1) Develop policies and procedures for surplus state immovable property, including tax adjudicated property, regarding their use, lease, and disposition and make recommendations for legislative action regarding the disposition of the proceeds of the sale of surplus property.

(2) Develop a statewide plan for housing state agencies.

(3) Develop and implement a preventative maintenance program for state facilities.

Acts 1989, No. 282, §3, eff. June 27, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:37 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 37
Executive budget to be printed and distributed
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall cause the executive budget to be printed in such number of copies as the governor may specify. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the governor shall submit his executive budget to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than forty-five days prior to each regular session of the legislature. The executive budget submitted during the first year of each term shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget no later than thirty days prior to the regular session of the legislature. A printed copy shall be made available for each member of the legislature on the first day of each regular session, and a reasonable supply shall be provided for public distribution.

B. At the same time as the governor submits his executive budget, the supporting document, as provided in R.S. 39:36(B), shall be submitted through electronic media to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and made available through electronic media for public distribution.

C.(1) For a period of fifteen days following such submission, technical corrections including but not limited to typographical and mathematical corrections may be made to the supporting document to correct errors, discrepancies, or omissions only as necessary to conform the supporting document to the financial and programmatic plan as contained in the executive budget. During the first year of each term such period shall be limited to seven days.

(2) After the specified period, technical corrections may be made to the supporting document only with the approval of the commissioner of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

D. No later than fifteen days after submission of the executive budget, a written copy of the supporting document shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. During the first year of each term such written copy must be provided no later than seven days after submission of the executive budget. A copy of the supporting document shall be made available to each member of the legislature upon request.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 538, §1, eff. June 21, 2001; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 3, §2, eff. Nov. 18, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:77 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 77
Expenditure of monies in excess of funds appropriated; removal from office
Status: in_force

The expenditure of any monies in excess of the funds appropriated or otherwise allocated for expenditure by any board, commission, department, or agency of the state during any fiscal year shall constitute reasonable cause for removal from office of the officer or officers, whether elected or appointed, responsible therefor in accordance with the provisions of Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana, unless the officer first has obtained approval therefor of the interim emergency board and of the legislature by a two-thirds vote of the members thereof taken by ballot conducted by the clerk of the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate as provided in R.S. 39:461.1; provided, however, that the provisions of the Section shall not apply to the Department of Military Affairs or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections when a state of emergency has been declared by the governor so long as the department heads shall certify to the governor that the expenditure of funds is necessary as a direct result of said state of emergency.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2016, No. 280, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1035 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1035
Manner of issuing bonds
Status: in_force

All bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution which shall fix the details of the bonds, including their form, terms, security, manner of execution, repayment schedule, and redemption features. The Board of Liquidation shall adopt all resolutions issuing general obligation bonds and special or limited ad valorem tax supported bonds and any other resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds required by law to be adopted by it by affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members. Unless otherwise specifically provided by the law authorizing their issuance, the council shall adopt all other resolutions providing for the issuance of other bonds in the name of the City by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members.

Acts 1985, No. 674, §5, eff. July 16, 1985.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1410.51 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1410.51
Notes as legal investment and eligible collateral
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute to the contrary, notes shall be legal investments for any political subdivision or public body of the state and shall be eligible for use as collateral for deposits of public funds.

Acts 1991, No. 827, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1244 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1244
Responsibility of depositing authorities for funds deposited; for collateral
Status: in_force

Neither the commissioners of public finance, nor the finance officers of cities located in this state having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand, nor any department, board, commission, or institution thereof, nor any other depositing authority named in this Part which has complied with the provisions contained herein, shall be responsible for any funds deposited in depositories selected by the commission councils or governing bodies of the cities; but all depositing authorities shall be responsible for the safe keeping and returning of the collateral deposited with them by fiscal agent banks as security for the deposits by them made with the depositories.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.112
Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special trust fund, the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".

B. After allocation of money to the Bond Redemption and Security Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund the revenues as provided for in Subsections C and D of this Section.

C. The treasurer shall deposit into the fund the amount of mineral revenues as provided in R.S. 39:100.116.

D. The treasurer shall deposit into the fund the amount of revenues in excess of six hundred million dollars received each fiscal year from corporate franchise and income taxes as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference.

E.(1) Except as provided for in Subsection F of this Section, monies deposited into the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund shall be permanently credited to the trust fund and shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as investments of the Millennium Trust, as provided in R.S. 39:98.2.

(2) The treasurer shall deposit all interest or other income from investment on the fund into the state general fund.

F.(1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, no appropriations shall be made from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund.

(2)(a) In any fiscal year in which the balance of the fund at the beginning of the year is in excess of five billion dollars, hereinafter referred to as the minimum fund balance, the legislature may appropriate an amount not to exceed ten percent of the fund balance, hereinafter referred to as the allowable percentage, for the following:

(i) Capital outlay projects in the comprehensive state capital budget.

(ii) Transportation infrastructure.

(b) The minimum fund balance or the allowable percentage may be changed by a law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Paragraph to the contrary, for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the minimum fund balance shall equal two billion two hundred million dollars and the allowable percentage shall equal thirty-three percent.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Paragraph to the contrary, for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, the minimum fund balance shall equal two billion seven hundred million dollars and the allowable percentage shall equal forty-five percent.

(3) In order to ensure the money in the fund is available for appropriation in an emergency, the legislature may authorize an appropriation from the fund at any time for any purpose pursuant to a concurrent resolution adopted by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature. If the legislature is not in session, the two-thirds consent requirement shall be obtained as provided in R.S. 39:87.

Acts 2016, No. 639, §1, special eff. date; Acts 2024, No. 723, §3, eff. June 19, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 365, §3, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:2165.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 2165.6
Qui tam action; civil action filed by private person
Status: in_force

A. A private person may institute a civil action to seek recovery on behalf of oil spill relief programs and himself, except for the civil monetary penalty provided in R.S. 39:2165.5(C), for a violation of this Chapter. The institutor shall be known as a "qui tam plaintiff" and the civil action shall be known as a "qui tam action".

B.(1) A qui tam plaintiff shall be an original source of the information which serves as the basis for the alleged violation. More than one person may serve as a qui tam plaintiff in a qui tam action arising out of the same information and allegations provided each person qualifies as an original source.

(2) For purposes of this Section, the term "original source" means a person who has direct and independent knowledge of the alleged violation and who has voluntarily provided the information to the attorney general before filing a qui tam action with the court.

C. No qui tam action shall be instituted later than one year after the date a qui tam complaint is received by the attorney general.

D.(1) No court shall have jurisdiction over a qui tam action based upon a disclosure of allegations or transactions in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing or as the result of disclosure of a governmental audit report, investigation, or hearing unless the person bringing the action is an original source of the information.

(2) No court shall have jurisdiction over a qui tam action based upon a disclosure through the media unless the person bringing the action is an original source of the information and that fact is confirmed by a person with knowledge of who provided the information.

E.(1) A person who is or was a public employee or public official or a person who is or was acting on behalf of the state shall not bring a qui tam action if the person has or had a duty or obligation to report, investigate, or pursue allegations of wrongdoing or misconduct by persons receiving funds pursuant to an oil spill relief program.

(2) A person who is or was a public employee or public official or a person who is or was acting on behalf of the state shall not bring a qui tam action if the person has or had access to records of the state through the normal course and scope of his employment or other relationship with the state.

F. No employer of a qui tam plaintiff shall discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or discriminate against a qui tam plaintiff at any time arising out of the fact that the qui tam plaintiff brought an action pursuant to this Chapter unless the court finds that the qui tam plaintiff has instituted or proceeded with an action that is frivolous, vexatious, or harassing.

G. The court shall allow the attorney general to intervene and proceed with the qui tam action in the district court at any time during the qui tam action proceedings.

H. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a qui tam complaint and information filed with the attorney general shall not be subject to discovery or become public record until judicial service of the qui tam action is made on any of the defendants, except that the information contained therein may be given to other governmental entities or their authorized agents for review and investigation. Such entities and their authorized agents shall maintain the confidentiality of the information provided to them under this Subsection.

Acts 2010, No. 658, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:98.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 98.6
Security to be furnished for appeal and other purposes; Master Settlement Agreement
Status: in_force

In order to secure and protect the monies to be received as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement, in civil litigation under any legal theory involving a signatory, or successor of a signatory, or an affiliate of a signatory, to the Master Settlement Agreement created on November 23, 1998, as set forth in R.S. 39:98.1, except for litigation related to the Master Settlement Agreement, or any litigation where the state is a party, the security to be furnished for any purpose, including for an appeal of any judgment in civil litigation that is required to stay the execution thereon during the course of all appeals, shall be determined in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the total amount of security required of all defendants collectively shall not exceed fifty million dollars. However, if it is proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the appellant for whom the bond has been limited pursuant to this Section is intentionally dissipating or diverting assets outside of the ordinary course of its business for the purpose of avoiding payment of the judgment, the court shall enter such orders as are necessary to prevent dissipation or diversion of assets including but not limited to requiring that bond be posted equal to the full amount of security required pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 2124.

Acts 2001, No. 669, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1136, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1643 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1643
Advertisement and award of lease bids
Status: in_force

A. Every lease for the use of ten thousand square feet or more of space in a privately owned building entered into by a state agency as lessee shall be awarded pursuant to R.S. 39:1594 in accordance with the conditions for use set forth in that Section and only after evaluation of the bids in accordance with the specific criteria contained in the invitation for bids as authorized by R.S. 39:1594(F)(2). No such lease shall extend beyond a period of ten years.

B. The ten-year limitation shall not be applicable to the management boards created under Article VIII, Sections 6 and 7 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1985, No. 416, §2; Acts 1988, No. 919, §1; Acts 1995, No. 635, §1; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.121
Capital Outlay Savings Fund
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Capital Outlay Savings Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". The fund shall be comprised of both recurring and nonrecurring state general fund revenues.

(2)(a) The state treasurer is authorized and directed to transfer and deposit into the fund an amount equal to one hundred five million nine hundred thirty-seven thousand seven hundred twenty dollars of nonrecurring revenues from the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 surplus as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference.

(b) In the event that a project included in the comprehensive capital outlay budget that has a state general fund direct appropriation, regardless of whether the appropriation is from recurring or nonrecurring revenue, is deemed null by the division of administration or is vetoed by the governor, the state treasurer is authorized and directed to deposit into the fund an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation for the project that is deemed null or vetoed from the recurring or nonrecurring revenues, whichever is applicable, in the state general fund.

B. Monies in the fund shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1) Providing funding for capital outlay projects; however, no withdrawals shall be made from the fund pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph except by a specific appropriation made in a bill enacted by the legislature.

(2) Providing for allocation or appropriation for deposit into the Budget Stabilization Fund established in Article VII, Section 10.3 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

C. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund, and any interest earned on the monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

Acts 2020 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2023, No. 82, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 723, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:87.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 87.2
Performance data; rewards and penalties; modifications to data
Status: in_force

A. The legislature may annually specify any reward or penalty as provided in R.S. 39:87.4 for any executive branch agency which receives an appropriation. Such reward or penalty provisions as have been recommended to the legislature by committee resolution adopted by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or a subcommittee thereof, hereinafter the "committee", may be included in an appropriation bill, or any legislative instrument specially introduced for such purpose; or such reward or penalty may be effectuated by adoption of a committee resolution as authorized by R.S. 24:655(B).

B. Key objectives, key performance indicators, and the performance standards for such key performance indicators may be contained in the executive budget. However, in each fiscal year any key objectives and key performance indicators recommended and contained in the executive budget supporting document for an agency which are not contained in the executive budget, and which are not designated as key performance objectives and key performance indicators by the commissioner of administration, shall be designated as supporting objectives and supporting performance indicators for that fiscal year. The availability of funds appropriated shall be conditioned upon each agency's compliance with the provisions of R.S. 39:87.3, relative to reporting of performance.

C.(1) In order to ensure adoption of the most accurate expectations of agency performance within the state budget, performance data contained in the executive budget or the executive budget supporting document may be adjusted at the beginning of the fiscal year.

(2)(a) No later than August fifteenth, an agency may submit to the division of administration and the committee requested adjustments to its objectives, performance indicators, and performance standards. Such requested adjustments shall be subject to review and approval by both the division of administration and the committee. Each requested adjustment must be accompanied by a full written justification and shall be limited to the following:

(i) Adjustment of key and supporting objectives, performance indicators, and performance standards only as required to adjust for changes made in the appropriation bill containing the appropriation for the agency after introduction of the bill.

(ii) Adjustment of supporting objectives, performance indicators, and performance standards as contained in the executive budget supporting document only to correct technical errors.

(iii) Adjustment of key or supporting objectives, performance indicators, and performance standards to incorporate the impact of legislation enacted during the most recent regular session or an extraordinary session occurring after the regular session, or to incorporate the impact of any change in federal rule, regulation, or law which became effective no earlier than one month prior to submission of the executive budget.

(b) No later than September first, the division of administration may submit recommendations to the committee requesting adjustments to the objectives, performance indicators, and performance standards of any executive branch agency. Such requested adjustments shall be subject to review and approval by the committee.

(c) The committee may consider and approve any other adjustments to the objectives, performance indicators, and performance standards of any executive branch agency as it deems appropriate taking into consideration the agency's enacted budget and current law.

(3) The division of administration shall maintain the official record of adjustments to the performance standards as part of the agency's approved operating budget.

Acts 1997, No. 1465, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 894, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1057, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2014, No. 797, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:644 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 644
Expenditure of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
Status: in_force

Moneys received by the governing authority of any parish from the proceeds of the sale of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness authorized hereunder shall be used by the governing authority solely for the hard surfacing of parish roads. Expenditures shall be on the basis of projects for which the governing authority shall have caused plans and specifications to be prepared. A copy of the plans and specifications for each project for which expenditures of proceeds of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness issued hereunder are to be made, shall be filed with the State Bond and Tax Board and the filing shall be a condition precedent for approval of the issuance of the bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness by the board.

Acts 1970, No. 101, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1800.31 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1800.31
Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

The corporation may provide for the issuance of its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds or any series of bonds then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption and purchase or maturity of such bonds. All such refunding bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2010, No. 556, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:99.20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 99.20
Construction and effect
Status: in_force

This Subpart and all powers granted hereby shall be liberally construed to effectuate its and their purposes, without implied limitations thereon. This Subpart shall constitute full and complete authority for all things herein contemplated to be done. All rights and powers herein granted shall be cumulative with those derived from other sources and shall not, except as expressly stated herein, be construed in limitation thereof. Insofar as the provisions of this Subpart are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general or special, the provisions of this Subpart shall be controlling. If a provision of this Subpart or its application is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of this Subpart which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application.

Acts 2001, No. 1145, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1672.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1672.2
Authority of the commissioner of administration
Status: in_force

Prior to the institution of any action in a court concerning any contract, claim or controversy, the commissioner of administration with the concurrence of the attorney general is authorized to compromise, pay, or otherwise adjust the claim by or against or a controversy with a contractor relating to a professional, personal, consulting, or social service contract entered into with the state under their respective authority, including a claim or controversy based on breach of contract, mistake, misrepresentation, or other cause for contract modification or rescission. Nothing herein shall limit the authority of the commissioner of administration, pursuant to rules and regulations to issue, negotiate, or accept changes in the terms and conditions of a contract. When authorized, such compromise, payments, or adjustments shall be promptly paid; however, subject to any limitations or conditions imposed by rule or regulation, the commissioner of administration shall charge back all or any portion of such payments to the department or departments for whose benefit the contract was let.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 2014, No. 684, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1117
Recital of regularity
Status: in_force

Before bonds of any subdivision are issued, the governing authority shall investigate and determine the regularity of the proceedings. The resolution authorizing the bonds may direct that they contain the following recital:

"It is certified that this bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the constitution and statutes of this state."

The recital shall be deemed to be an authorized declaration of the governing authority of the subdivision and to import that there is constitutional and statutory authority for issuing the bonds; that all the proceedings therefor are regular, that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of the bonds have existed, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law; that the amount of the bonds, together with all other indebtedness, does not exceed any limit or limits prescribed by the constitution and statutes of this state; that the required notice has been duly and regularly given by publication or posting in the manner required by law; and that the sworn itemized statements of revenues and all statutory and ordinary charges and other obligations have been duly and regularly made. If any bonds are issued containing the above recital, construed according to the import hereby declared, it shall be conclusively presumed that the recital is true and neither the subdivision nor any taxpayer thereof shall be permitted to question the validity or regularity of the obligation in any court or in action or proceeding.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.122 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.122
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Repayment Fund; purpose
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the "Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Repayment Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "fund".

B. Between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, and after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, the treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deposit thirty-eight percent of any increase of state general fund revenue recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 above the official state general fund forecast adopted on May 18, 2021, into the fund.

C. Between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, and after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, state taxes levied on the sale at retail, use, lease, rental, consumption, distribution, and storage for use or consumption of each item or article of tangible personal property pursuant to R.S. 47:302(A) and (B), 321(A) and (B), 321.1(A) and (B), and 331(A) and (B), including remote sales, that are collected in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles shall be deposited into the fund.

D. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state 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. The total amount of monies deposited into the fund pursuant to Subsections B and C of this Section shall not exceed four hundred million dollars.

F. Monies in the fund shall be used exclusively to make payments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers for costs associated with the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System or to make debt service payments in the event the state issues general obligation bonds to fund the payments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers.

Acts 2021, No. 448, §1, eff. June 30, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1115 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1115
Registration as to principal only
Status: in_force

Bonds issued may be either registered or coupon bonds. Coupon bonds may be registered as to principal in the holder's name on the books of the financial officer of the subdivision after the registration has been noted upon the bonds by the financial officer, no transfer shall be valid unless made on the financial officer's books by the registered holder, and similarly noted on the books. Bonds registered as to principal may be discharged from registration by being transferred to the bearer, after which they shall be transferable by delivery, but may be again registered as to principal as before. The registration of the bonds as to principal shall not restrain the negotiability of the coupons by delivery.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1794 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1794
Excess earnings
Status: in_force

Any net earnings of the corporation beyond that necessary for retirement of any bonds issued by the corporation or to implement the purposes of this Chapter shall inure to the benefit only of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1985, No. 893, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1229 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1229
Failure of depository; sale of security
Status: in_force

If any depository bank fails or suspends, or fails on due demand without just cause, to pay any funds deposited with it, the fiscal officer with whom the collateral has been deposited as security, by direction of the authority which let the deposit in the bank, shall, after ten days advertisement in any newspaper published at the domicile of the authority, sell the security for a sufficient amount to cover the deposit and accrued interest, to the highest bidder. The fiscal officer with whom the collateral was deposited as security may, with the approval of the depository bank, or receiver, or liquidator, or judge of court who has jurisdiction over the receiver or liquidator, sell at private sale the security or a sufficient amount thereof to cover the deposit.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1798.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1798.1
Construction of Chapter; supplemental and additional nature
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.

Acts 1989, No. 805, §1, eff. July 8, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1800.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1800.26
Applicable laws to corporation
Status: in_force

A. The corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, the Bond Validation Procedures Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. The corporation shall follow all provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq., when utilized by the system as a financing vehicle for the construction, renovation, or expansion of public facilities. With the approval of the commissioner of administration, projects shall either be included in the annual capital outlay act or obtain legislative approval as provided in R.S. 39:112(G). Projects shall be administered by the office of facility planning and control in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:121 through 128.

B. In any action for damages for an offense or quasi offense against the corporation, its officers, or employees, the corporation, its officers, or employees shall be entitled to assert any defense or limitation available to the state or an agency thereof, including but not limited to the provisions of Part XV of Chapter 32 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

C. In any claim or lawsuit against the corporation or its officers or employees for damages arising out of personal injury or death of an official or employee of the state, its agencies, boards or commissions, the exclusive, compulsory and obligatory relief shall be limited to the remedies and relief afforded under Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including but not limited to R.S. 23:1034.

Acts 2010, No. 556, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:2155 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 2155
Civil actions authorized
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general may institute a civil action in the courts of this state to seek recovery from persons who violate the provisions of this Chapter.

B. An action to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees shall be ancillary to, and shall be brought and heard in the same court as, the civil action brought under the provision of Subsection A of this Section.

C.(1) A prevailing defendant may only seek recovery for costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees if the court finds, following a contradictory hearing, that either of the following apply:

(a) The action was instituted by the attorney general pursuant to Subsection A of this Section after it should have been determined by the attorney general to be frivolous, vexatious, or brought primarily for the purpose of harassment.

(b) The attorney general proceeded with the action instituted pursuant to Subsection A of this Section after it should have been determined by the attorney general that proceeding would be frivolous, vexatious, or for the purpose of harassment.

(2) Recovery awarded to a prevailing defendant shall be awarded only for those reasonable, necessary, and proper costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees actually incurred by the prevailing defendant.

D. An action to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of judgment by the district court, unless the district court decision is appealed. If the district court decision is appealed, such action may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of the final opinion on appeal by the court of appeal or, if applicable, by the supreme court.

Acts 2006, No. 479, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1037 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1037
Sales of bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds may be sold at either public or private sale and may be sold at such price or prices as may be determined to be in the best interest of the issuer by the issuing body, which price may be at a discount from par. Bonds may be sold at private sale only if such sale is authorized by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the issuing body voting on the matter. For the purpose of this Section, the Board of Liquidation shall be considered to be the issuing body for only general obligation, limited or special ad valorem supported tax bonds, and sales tax bonds, and for no other bonds. Unless otherwise provided by law, the issuing body for all other types of bonds shall be the governing body of the entity in whose name the bonds are issued. If bonds are to be sold at public sale, a notice of the sale shall be published in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:1426 and shall be awarded to the best bidder therefor by the issuing body but the issuing body may reject any and all bids received. In the case of bonds sold by the Board of Liquidation on behalf of the City, the council through its clerk shall be notified of the results of any sale.

Acts 1985, No. 674, §7, eff. July 16, 1985.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 39:2101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 2101
Food service facilities; use of certified meat, poultry, and seafood products
Status: in_force

A.(1) All state agencies, state institutions, or local school districts operating food service facilities for students, or for patients or inmates in their custody, shall utilize only those meat, poultry, and seafood products that have met all Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry requirements for grading and certification service.

(2) All state agencies, state institutions, or local school districts operating food service facilities for students, or for patients or inmates in their custody, shall only utilize domestic shrimp or domestic crawfish as defined in R.S. 40:5.5.2.

B.(1) No contract shall be entered into by any state agency, state institution, or local school district for the operation of any facility that includes a food service facility, unless the contract contains provisions requiring that any meat, poultry, or seafood utilized in such facility has met all Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry requirements for grading and certification service.

(2) No contract shall be entered into by any state agency, state institution, or local school district for the operation of any facility that includes a food service facility, unless the contract contains provisions requiring that any seafood shall only utilize domestic shrimp or domestic crawfish as defined in R.S. 40:5.5.2.

Acts 1997, No. 749, §1; Acts 2024, No. 148, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:332 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 332
Regulations and orders by commissioner
Status: in_force

In addition to specific authorizations contained in this Part, the commissioner shall have power and authority to make necessary and reasonable regulations and orders to carry out the provisions of this Part, and such regulations and orders shall have the effect of law.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:461.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 461.7
Limitation on indebtedness
Status: in_force

The total amount of indebtedness outstanding at any one time and the amount appropriated from the state general fund for the current fiscal year by the interim emergency board as authorized by Article VII, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution shall not exceed one-tenth of one percent of total state revenue receipts for the previous fiscal year.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 502, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:15.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 15.14
Purposes and powers of the commission
Status: in_force

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

(1) Identify, prioritize, and mitigate Louisiana's cyber risk.

(2) Develop a cybersecurity strategy for the state and identify sources of support for strategy implementation.

(3) Promote cybersecurity awareness and recommend best practices for the security of all of Louisiana's cyber ecosystem.

(4) Promote actions, including legislative, administrative, and regulatory, where appropriate, to enhance cybersecurity in Louisiana.

(5) Grow Louisiana's cybersecurity workforce and educate the public and private sectors about cybersecurity.

(6) Enhance Louisiana cyber emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

(7) Monitor, understand, and share cyber threat information.

(8) Build comprehensive digital forensics and cyber investigative capability.

(9) Identify, prioritize, acquire, and establish funding mechanisms to enhance Louisiana's cybersecurity efforts.

(10) Facilitate economic development by promoting a cyber-safe Louisiana for businesses and consumers.

(11) Serve as an advisory body to the governor relating to all issues relating to cybersecurity and protecting critical infrastructure.

B. In furtherance of its powers and duties, the commission may create standing or special committees and rules necessary and proper to ensure efficient accomplishment of its mission.

Acts 2023, No. 245, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:238 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 238
No exception to provisions of this Chapter to be implied
Status: in_force

A. No provision of law authorizing or requiring any agency to keep accounts or to exercise fiscal management and control over or with respect to any institution, activity, fund, or functions of the state, shall be so construed as to exclude the department, office, or institution from the requirements of this Chapter relating to deposits of money in the treasury, or other matters herein provided, except as the exclusion is provided by the constitution and is clearly stated therein in such form as to require exception to any requirement herein prescribed or is necessary to prevent the impairment of this state or any agency thereof, of contract rights or the revocation or termination of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust, or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any agency affected by this Chapter, or the diversion from the purpose for which the property was donated, deeded, devised, or bequeathed to, or otherwise vested in, any such agency. If and when the constitution is amended to remove any such exclusion as is necessitated by the constitution, the exception in relation thereto shall no longer prevail.

B. The provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by this state or any subdivision or agency thereof with the requirements of any act of the Congress of the United States, or any regulations made thereunder by any officer or agency of the federal government, by which federal assistance or other financial aid from the United States, has been made available to this state or any subdivision or agency thereof, anything contained in this Chapter to the contrary notwithstanding.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.49 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.49
2021 Market Adjustments Reduction Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created and established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the 2021 Market Adjustments Reduction Fund, hereinafter the "fund". After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund any monies reported by the commissioner of administration as being achieved as a result of the reductions to agency budgets for market adjustments for classified employees and pay raises for unclassified employees made by the commissioner of administration.

B. The monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.

C. Monies in the fund may be utilized to restore market adjustments for classified employees and pay raises for unclassified employees proposed and subsequently eliminated during the 2020 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, in the event economic conditions warrant such action and are approved either by the legislature, if in session on or before October 15, 2020, or the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, if the legislature is not in session on or before October 15, 2020.

Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 10, §7, eff. July 1, 2020.

NOTE: Provisions in HB 1 of the 2020 1 st Ex. Sess. that would have generated monies for this fund were vetoed by the governor.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1404
Duties of state treasurer
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall advise the State Bond Commission, the governor, the legislature and other public officials with respect to the issuance of bonds and all other related matters; and shall provide information to rating services, financial institutions and other prospective bond buyers, other interested persons and the general public on all matters relating to the issuance and sale of bonds, the debt structure and the management of the debt of the State of Louisiana and all of its boards, departments, commissions, authorities and agencies. The state treasurer shall organize and administer, within the office of the state treasurer a State Debt Management Section and shall select such assistants as are considered necessary by him to carry out the responsibilities imposed on him hereby.

Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 26, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1798.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1798.12
Bonds and certificates; freedom from taxation
Status: in_force

Any bonds and certificates, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state of Louisiana and by all political subdivisions in the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1989, No. 805, §1, eff. July 8, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 33
Agency budget request; time of submission; standing committees
Status: in_force

A.(1) The head of each budget unit or the Board of Regents as provided by law, on a date specified by the commissioner of administration which date shall not be later than the fifteenth day of November in each year, shall submit its budget request to the governor on the forms and in the manner prescribed and accompanied by such other data as may be required, together with such additional information as the governor may request.

NOTE: Paragraph (2) eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or if a const. amend. is adopted authorizing the creation of an additional dept. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§4 and 9(B).

(2) Except as limited, restricted, or otherwise prohibited by the Constitution of Louisiana, simultaneously with budget units submitting their budget requests to the governor, Louisiana Economic Development, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana Works, the Louisiana Department of Health, the Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and in the office of the governor, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Offices of Lifelong Learning, Workforce Development, Elderly Affairs, and Women's Services shall submit a copy of their workforce budget requests to the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, as created in R.S. 23:2042, for the department's review, modification, and approval of funding to be incorporated into the executive budget.

NOTE: Paragraph (2) as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §§4, 9(B), effective if one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or if a const. amend. is adopted authorizing the creation of an additional dept.

(2) Except as limited, restricted, or otherwise prohibited by the Constitution of Louisiana, simultaneously with budget units submitting their budget requests to the governor, Louisiana Economic Development, the Department of Elderly Affairs, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana Works, the Louisiana Department of Health, the Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and in the office of the governor, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Offices of Lifelong Learning, Workforce Development, and Women's Services shall submit a copy of their workforce budget requests to the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, as created in R.S. 23:2042, for the department's review, modification, and approval of funding to be incorporated into the executive budget.

(3) If any entity specified in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection refuses to submit its budget request to the department based on a constitutional limitation, restriction, or prohibition, notice of that exception shall be submitted to the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, together with an explanation of the specific constitutional provision.

(4) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, if any entity specified in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection fails to submit its budget request to the department, it shall be considered delinquent as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

B. If any budget unit fails to submit its budget request as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the commissioner of administration shall prepare a budget statement for the delinquent budget unit and in no instance shall the budget recommended in such a budget statement prepared by the commissioner of administration and included in the executive budget exceed the amount of the appropriation of that budget unit for the current year.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 533, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 1, §4, eff. April 30, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1403, §2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 49, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 1102, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 3, §1, eff. Nov. 18, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 384, §§4, 9(B), eff. if one of the 20 depts. is abolished or an additional dept. is authorized by the electorate.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1364.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1364.1
Issuance of bonds secured by the full faith and credit of state by certain political subdivisions prohibited in certain situations
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no port commission and no port, harbor, or terminal district shall issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, hereinafter referred to as "bonds", which are secured by the full faith and credit of the state; provided, however, that any port commission or port, harbor, or terminal district may, if authorized by other law, issue bonds secured by the full faith and credit of the state to refund bonds previously issued which are secured by the full faith and credit of the state.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 697, §1, eff. July 25, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:199.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 199.1
Alternative procedures
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an agency shall not be required to follow the procedures provided in this Part or the Louisiana Procurement Code for procurement of software and the hardware used to support the software if the alternative procedures to be used by the agency are approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity and the specific procurement is approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Acts 2020, No. 273, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:244 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 244
Use of facsimile signatures and seals authorized; penalty for fraudulent use
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section:

(1) "Public security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or by any of its political subdivisions.

(2) "Instrument of payment" means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds.

(3) "Authorized officer" means any official of this state or any of its boards, commissions, departments, or agencies or of any of its political subdivisions whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted.

(4) "Facsimile signature" means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of an authorized officer.

B.(1) Any authorized officer, after filing with the secretary of state his manual signature certified by him under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature:

(a) Any public security.

(b) Any instrument of payment.

(2) Upon compliance with this Section by the authorized officer, his facsimile signature has the same legal effect as his manual signature.

C. When the seal of the state of Louisiana or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed in facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.

D. Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer, or any facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of the state of Louisiana or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 507, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1672.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1672.4
Jurisdiction; actions in certain cases
Status: in_force

A. The Nineteenth Judicial District Court, subject to appeal or review by the First Circuit Court of Appeal or by the supreme court, as otherwise permitted in civil cases by law and the state constitution, shall have only appellate jurisdiction over any claims arising out of a request for proposal or award of a contract, any controversies involving the state, or any other matters in connection with a petition for review of a decision made pursuant to this Chapter, following the exhaustion of administrative remedies as provided by law or regulation. If the evidence, as reasonably interpreted, supports the commissioner's decision, then the commissioner of administration's decision is given great weight and shall not be reversed or modified in the absence of a clear showing that the decision was arbitrary or capricious.

B. In any action by a contractor based upon any express or implied contract or breach thereof, no action shall be maintained based upon any contract or any act of any state officer which the officer is not authorized to make or do by the laws of this state, unless the contractor, acting in good faith and without actual or constructive knowledge of the lack of authorization, has commenced performance under the apparent contract. In that event, the court may (1) cancel the contract and reimburse the contractor only for the actual expenses incurred in performing the work already performed or (2) where the best interests of the state require, allow the performance of the contract to continue.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 2008, No. 878, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 917, §1, eff. July 11, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 684, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:97 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 97
Mineral Revenue Audit and Settlement Fund
Status: in_force

A.(1) There shall be established in the state treasury the "Mineral Revenue Audit and Settlement Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "fund". Of revenues received in each fiscal year by the state through settlements or judgments which equal, in both principal and interest, five million dollars or more for each such settlement or judgment, resulting from underpayment to the state of severance taxes, royalty payments, bonus payments, or rentals, the treasurer shall make the following allocations as required:

(a) To the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(b) To the political subdivisions of the state as provided in Article VII, Sections 4(D) and (E) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(c) As provided by the requirements of Article VII, Sections 10-A, 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

(2) For purposes of this Section, a settlement or judgment concerning royalty payments shall be defined as including those issues and amounts raised by the state in audit exception billings to payors of royalties or lessees, resulting from audits on particular properties and production. Issues and amounts included in said audit exception and billings may not, for purposes of this Section, be arbitrarily separated or divided into two or more settlements or judgments.

B. After making the allocations provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the treasurer shall then deposit in and credit to the Mineral Revenue Audit and Settlement Fund any such remaining revenues. Any revenues deposited in and credited to the fund shall be considered mineral revenues from severance taxes, royalty payments, bonus payments, or rentals for purposes of determining deposits and credits to be made in and to the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 10.2 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Any revenues deposited in and credited to the fund shall not be considered mineral revenues for purposes of the Budget Stabilization Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 10.3 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Money in the fund shall be invested as provided by law. The earnings realized in each fiscal year on the investment of monies in the Mineral Revenue Audit and Settlement Fund shall be deposited in and credited to the Mineral Revenue Audit and Settlement Fund.

C. After making the allocations provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the treasurer shall credit thirty-five million dollars to the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, and thereafter any monies credited to the fund in any fiscal year may be annually appropriated by the legislature only for the purposes of retirement in advance of maturity through redemption, purchase, or repayment of debt of the state, pursuant to a plan proposed by the State Bond Commission to maximize the savings to the state; for payments against the annual amortization of the unfunded accrued liability of the public retirement systems, required by Article X, Section 29 of the Constitution of Louisiana; and for deposit in the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund.

Acts 1993, No. 350, §1, eff. June 3, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 1149, §2, eff. June 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 560, §2, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 1195, §1, eff. July 1, 2004, and §4, eff. July 3, 2003; Acts 2015, No. 465, §1, special eff. date.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1616 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1616
Installment-purchase contract
Status: in_force

The central purchasing agency may, on behalf of any governmental body, enter into contracts for the installment purchase of supplies or equipment, including but not limited to data processing equipment and telecommunications equipment, procured under this Chapter and any other applicable laws on the procurement of supplies or equipment, in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) All installment-purchase contracts shall be entered into utilizing the requisite procedures applicable to the particular supply or equipment being procured.

(2) The term of such contract shall not exceed the economic life to the item or items being procured, which shall be established by the central purchasing agency and shall be set forth in the invitation to bid or request for proposal, but in no case shall the term of the contract exceed five years.

(3) Each contract shall contain an annual appropriation dependency clause which shall provide that the continuation of the contract is contingent upon the continuation of an appropriation of funds by the legislature to fulfill the requirements of the contract. If the legislature fails to appropriate sufficient monies to provide for the continuation of the contract or if a veto or reduction of appropriation of funds necessitates the discontinuance of the contract, the contract shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal year for which funds were appropriated, in accordance with R.S. 39:1615(C).

(4) Such contracts shall also conform to any other requirements which may be established by the central purchasing agency through rules and regulations, promulgated in accordance with law.

Acts 1985, No. 995, §2, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 955, §3, EFF. JULY 23, 1985.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.54 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.54
Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Louisiana Tourism Revival Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". The treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer seventy-seven million five-hundred thousand dollars from the Louisiana Rescue Plan Fund into the fund.

B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.

C. Monies in the fund shall be utilized to support the efforts of state, local, and regional tourism entities to revive tourism in Louisiana by investing in programs focused on marketing and promoting Louisiana as a destination for in-state and out-of-state travel activity.

D. Monies in the fund shall be distributed as follows: sixty million dollars shall be used for the Louisiana Tourism Revival Program as provided for in R.S. 39:100.55, and seventeen million five-hundred thousand dollars shall be appropriated to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for the Marketing Program.

Acts 2021, No. 410, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 123
Construction progress report
Status: in_force

The commissioner of administration shall provide quarterly to the legislature by the fifteenth day following the beginning of the first month in each quarter, a construction progress report listing all uncompleted capital construction, highway, road, and public works projects with remaining funds of any type that have been funded by the legislature, whether such funding was by appropriation or by bond authorization or was authorized by the governor out of the discretionary construction funds, containing the following information for each such project:

(1) The total project amount funded, indicating the year, the act or acts, and whether through the issuance and sale of bonds or through cash appropriations, for each portion of the total amount.

(2) The amount contracted for the project as of the first day of the preceding month, also listing the date let, the last date paid, contingency amounts, net payments, retainage balance, and the total amount expended.

(3) The date of completion of the project design.

(4) The contract award date.

(5) The estimated completion date.

(6) An estimate of percent of project completion to date.

(7) The date each phase of the project is completed.

(8) In the case of highway, road, or public works projects, the percentage of completion of purchase or rights of way where required.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1306
Completion and submission of the proposed budget
Status: in_force

A. The proposed budget for political subdivisions with a governing authority including municipalities, parishes, school boards, and special districts shall be completed and submitted to the governing authority of that political subdivision and made available for public inspection as provided for in R.S. 39:1308 no later than fifteen days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year except that:

(1) The proposed budget for a school board shall be completed and submitted to the school board and made available for such public inspection no later than fifteen days prior to the date for budget adoption by school boards as required in R.S. 17:88(A).

(2) The proposed budget for a parish shall be completed and submitted to the parish governing authority and made available for such public inspection prior to the fifteenth day of the fiscal year for which the budget is to be applicable.

B. The proposed budget for a registrar of voters and independently elected parish offices including the office of assessor, clerk of district court, coroner, district attorney, and sheriff shall be completed and made available for public inspection as provided for in R.S. 39:1308 no later than fifteen days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 504, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980, Amended by Acts 1981, No. 643, §1; Acts 1984, No. 186, §2; Acts 1993, No. 236, §1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 775, §2, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 810, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 965, §1, eff. June 27, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:513 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 513
Application of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. The proceeds of bonds issued under this Part shall be used exclusively for the purpose or purposes for which the bonds are authorized to be issued, including but not limited to the payment of costs of issuance, the cost of funding any required debt service reserves, the cost of credit enhancement or the cost of a financial products agreement. The purchaser of the bonds shall not be obliged to see to the application thereof. In the event that the governing authority of the governmental entity that issued bonds determines that all or part of the proceeds of the sale of such bonds are no longer needed or required for the purpose for which the bonds were originally issued, the governing authority may rededicate such unexpended proceeds for a different purpose, provided that such different purpose is one for which the bonds could have been originally issued, or it may utilize the unexpended proceeds to prepay or redeem such bonds.

B. Any premium received by a governmental entity in connection with the sale of bonds shall be expended for:

(1) Any purpose for which the bonds are being issued and deposited in the same account into which the bond proceeds are deposited for such purpose.

(2) The payment of the principal or the interest on the bonds and shall be deposited in a sinking fund or debt service fund established for such purpose.

C. Any accrued interest received by a governmental entity in connection with the sale of bonds shall be applied to the payment of principal or interest on such bonds, and deposited in a sinking fund or debt service fund established for such purpose.

Acts 2018, No. 569, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1355
Violations
Status: in_force

In addition to other violations of this Chapter, it shall be a violation of this Chapter for any officer, official, or employee of a political subdivision or public water system:

(1) To neglect, fail, or refuse to furnish the fiscal administrator or limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator with such papers, accounts, books, documents, films, tapes, and other forms of recordation, including but not limited to computer and recording devices, whether confidential, privileged, or otherwise, that the fiscal administrator or limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator has the right to inspect and examine.

(2) To deny the fiscal administrator, receiver, or limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator access to the office, or to papers, accounts, books, documents, films, tapes, and other forms of recordation, including but not limited to computer and recording devices, whether confidential, privileged, or otherwise, that the fiscal administrator, receiver, or judicial administrator has the right to inspect or examine.

(3) To refuse, fail, or neglect to transmit to the fiscal administrator, receiver, or limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator reports, statements of accounts, or other documents upon request as provided by law.

(4) To obstruct or impede the fiscal administrator, receiver, or limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator, in any manner, in making the examination authorized by law.

Acts 2013, No. 336, §1; Acts 2025, No. 96, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1338 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1338
Adjustments to submitted budget
Status: in_force

A. The committee shall be provided prior written notification, including detailed justification, of any planned transfer of funds from one category of expenditure as specified in the submitted budget to another category if the transfer of funds will constitute, individually or as an aggregate when considered together with all prior transfers from or to such category in the same fiscal year, ten percent of the total dollars in the category from which the transfer is to be made or a ten percent increase in the total dollars in the category to which the transfer is made.

B. The committee shall be provided with prior written notification, including detailed justification, of any planned increase or decrease in the submitted budget if the change will constitute, individually or as an aggregate when considered together with all prior increases or decreases in the same fiscal year, five percent of the total dollars in the budget as submitted.

C. The committee shall be authorized to conduct hearings on any proposed transfer, increase or decrease in the submitted budget not later than forty days after receiving notification of the proposed change.

Acts 1989, No. 751, §2, eff. July 8, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1752 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1752
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:

(1) "Agency" as used in this Part and in Part V of Chapter 1 of this Title shall have the same meaning ascribed to it as provided in R.S. 36:3(1).

(2) "Competitive sealed bidding" means a method of procurement which strictly follows the requirements set forth in this Chapter except for such variations as are specifically established in this Part.

(3) "Local area network" means a limited distance data processing/communications network or system used to link computers and peripheral devices.

(4) "Multi-year contracts" are contracts for a term of more than one year, not to exceed ten years.

(5) "Procurement" means the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining telecommunications systems, telecommunications services, or their related software as well as all activities engaged in, resulting in, or expected to result in the selling, buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining telecommunications systems, telecommunications services, or their related software by the state or its agencies.

(6) "Software" means computer programs and documentation essential to and necessary for a telecommunications system or telecommunications service to perform productive operations.

(7) "Telecommunications service contract" means a contract for the procurement of telecommunications services to include but not be limited to long distance, pay telephone, radio paging, and utility-type services such as local dial tone.

(8) "Telecommunications systems", which shall include telecommunications equipment and related services, and "telecommunications services" are limited to the equipment and services and means to provide:

(a) Telecommunications transmission facilities and services.

(b) Voice telecommunications systems and services.

(c) Local area network systems and services.

(d) Wide area network systems and services.

(e) Video systems and services, except those video systems and services specifically reserved to the Louisiana Educational Television Authority pursuant to R.S. 17:2501.

(f) Wireless systems and services to include, but not be limited to, cellular and personal communications systems.

(g) Radio systems, to include but not be limited to two-way radio systems; however, the operational abilities and priorities of two-way communications of the departments in the executive branch shall not be impeded.

(h) Intercom and electro-mechanical paging systems.

(i) Any and all systems and services based on emerging and future telecommunications technologies relating to Subparagraphs (a) through (h) of this Paragraph.

(9) "Telecommunications systems contract" means a contract for the procurement of telecommunications systems including equipment and related services to include but not be limited to installation and maintenance.

(10) "Telecommunications systems lease contract" means a contract between a supplier of telecommunications systems and the division of administration, office of telecommunications management, or the procuring agency, through which telecommunications systems may be procured for a term which shall not exceed ten years. The contract may be either an operating lease, installment purchase, or a financed lease without a balloon payment.

(11) "Telecommunications transmission facility" means any transmission medium, switch, instrument, wiring system, or other facility which is used, in whole or in part, to provide any transmission.

(12) "Utility" means any telecommunications service provided by the office of telecommunications management and used in the essential operations of a state agency, such as local dial tone, wide area network, and local area network.

(13) "Wide area network" means a data processing/communications network or system generally utilizing common carrier facilities to link geographically dispersed local area networks to other local area networks or computer systems.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 152, §1, eff. July 12, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 778, §1; Acts 1989, No. 745, §1; Acts 1990, No. 876, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1098, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 772, §3, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1358 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1358
Appointment of a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislative auditor, the attorney general, and the state treasurer, or his designee, shall meet to review the necessity for the appointment of a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator for political subdivisions of the state to address emergencies affecting the fiscal stability and public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of a political subdivision or the state.

(2) As used in this Chapter, a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator shall be a fiscal administrator whose oversight is limited to a specific department or functions of a political subdivision necessary to address the emergency affecting the fiscal stability and public health, safety, and welfare of citizens of a political subdivision of the state.

(3) Grounds for appointment of a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator pursuant to this Chapter shall include but not be limited to the inability of the political subdivision pursuant to R.S. 39:72.1 to receive state and local funds or federal funds due to noncompliance with the audit law, R.S. 24:513 et seq.

(4) If it is determined by unanimous decision of the legislative auditor, attorney general, and state treasurer at a public meeting to consider matters that the appointment of a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator is required in order to address an emergency, the attorney general shall file a rule to appoint a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator as provided in this Chapter.

B. Upon making the decision authorized in Subsection A of this Section, the attorney general shall, upon motion in the district court of the domicile of the political subdivision, file a rule to show cause why a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator should not be appointed for the political subdivision as provided in this Chapter. The hearing on the rule to show cause may be tried out of term and in chambers, shall always be tried by preference, and shall be held not less than ten, nor more than twenty days from the date the motion was filed. If the political subdivision consents to the appointment of a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator, then the parties shall file a joint motion and a consent judgment for the appointment of a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator for the political subdivision within forty-five days. The court shall appoint a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator according to the terms of the consent judgment within twenty days from the date that the joint motion and consent judgment were filed.

C.(1) The trial court, in the absence of a joint motion and consent judgment, shall appoint a limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator in the following instances:

(a) If after a hearing, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence from the facts and evidence that the political subdivision is reasonably certain to be unable to address an emergency affecting the fiscal stability and public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of a political subdivision or the state.

(b) If a political subdivision is prohibited from receiving state or local assistance or federal funds necessary to address an emergency affecting public health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of a political subdivision or the state pursuant to R.S. 39:72.1.

(2) The limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator shall be recommended by the legislative auditor and attorney general and approved by the court as having sufficient education, experience, and qualifications to perform the duties of limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator as provided in this Chapter.

(3) The limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator appointed pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to indemnification as a covered individual as defined in R.S. 13:5108.1.

(4) All costs and expenses associated with the independent limited jurisdiction fiscal administration of a political subdivision, including but not limited to all costs and expenses incurred by the limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator, legislative auditor, attorney general, state treasurer, and any other person involved with the independent limited jurisdiction fiscal administration of a political subdivision shall be assessed to the political subdivision subject to independent limited jurisdiction fiscal administration.

D. A limited jurisdiction fiscal administrator may be removed by the court only by request of the fiscal administrator, or as provided in R.S. 39:1354, or for fraud, negligence, or misconduct.

Acts 2025, No. 96, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1304
Uniform chart of accounts
Status: in_force

A. The legislative auditor shall develop a uniform chart of accounts for use by political subdivisions in recording of all financial transactions. The legislative auditor shall submit the proposed chart of accounts to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for its approval. Any change to the approved chart of accounts shall be made in accordance with procedures contained in this Subsection.

B. The legislative auditor is authorized to create political subdivision categories for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Section. He may propose a different chart account for each political subdivision category. Any political subdivision category created pursuant to this Subsection shall be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 504, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980. Acts 1984, No. 186, §2; Acts 1988, No. 542, §1; Acts 1993, No. 236, §1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 775, §2, eff. July 2, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1692 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1692
Commencement of actions
Status: in_force

A. Protested solicitations and awards. Any action under R.S. 39:1691(A) shall be commenced within fourteen days after receipt of the decision of the commissioner under R.S. 39:1683(C).

B. Debarments and suspension for cause. Any action under R.S. 39:1691(B) shall be commenced within sixty days after receipt of the decision of the commissioner under R.S. 39:1684(C).

C. Actions under contracts or for breach of contract controversies. Any action under R.S. 39:1691(C) shall be commenced within sixty days after receipt of the decision of the commissioner under R.S. 39:1685(C) or 1672.3.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1983, No. 653, §1; Acts 1986, No. 883, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1987, No. 608, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.253 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.253
Higher Education Campus Revitalization Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Higher Education Campus Revitalization Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

B. Any money transferred, donated, or appropriated to the fund by the legislature shall be deposited into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

C. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

D. The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:

(1) In the event that House Bill No. 940 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law, the state treasurer shall deposit the first seventy-five million dollars of monies received into the fund into the College and University Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Fund for the purposes provided in Act No. 751 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(2) Any remaining monies in the fund shall be used solely for various improvements throughout Louisiana public institutions of higher education.

(3) For Fiscal Year 2025-2026, the state treasurer shall deposit the first twenty-five million dollars of monies received into the fund into the College and University Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Fund for the purposes provided in R.S. 17:3369.1 through 3369.4.

Acts 2024, No. 723, §3, eff. June 19, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 365, §3, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:132 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 132
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "State agency" means all state offices, departments, divisions, boards, commissions, councils, committees, state colleges or universities, or other entities of the executive branch, offices and entities of the judicial branch, and offices and entities of the legislative branch of state government.

(2) "Federal funds" means any financial assistance made to a state agency by the United States government, whether a loan, grant, subsidy, augmentation, reimbursement, or in any other form except for federal pass through funds to local governments and organizations which do not require additional state matching funds and except for grants for research, instruction, training programs, or other scholarly activities to colleges and universities.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1630 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1630
Finality of determinations
Status: in_force

The determinations required by R.S. 39:1568.1, 1597, 1598(C), 1605, 1606, 1608(C), 1612(A), 1614, and 1671(F) are final and conclusive unless they are clearly erroneous, arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:52 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 52
Revenue bills
Status: in_force

The governor may cause revenue raising bills to be introduced in accordance with the proposals submitted under authority of R.S. 39:38.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:510 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 510
Notice of default
Status: in_force

Any governmental entity that has issued bonds under this Part shall notify the State Bond Commission in writing when:

(1) Any required deposit to any debt service sinking fund in connection with such bonds has not been made within five business days of when due.

(2) The principal, interest, premium, or any other payment due on such bonds has not been made within five business days of when due.

Acts 2018, No. 569, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:95 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 95
Annual determination of Budget Stabilization Fund balance
Status: in_force

A. The state treasurer shall report the balance of the Budget Stabilization Fund as of July first of each fiscal year to the Revenue Estimating Conference at its meeting held in accordance with R.S. 39:26(A)(4).

B. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall certify the Budget Stabilization Fund balance and the determination of one-third of this balance.

C. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall cause the certified fund balance and the determination of one-third of this balance to be published in the Louisiana Register in September of each year.

Acts 1991, No. 439, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1149, §1, eff. June 1, 1997.

NOTE: SEE CONST. ART. VII, SEC. 10(C).
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 363
Pooling of state owned vehicles; determination of need; exclusions
Status: in_force

NOTE: R.S. 39:363 WAS AMENDED BY ACTS 1986, NO. 103, §1 AND WAS REPEALED BY ACTS 1986, NO. 532, §2.

A. The Division of Administration shall determine how many vehicles based upon the break-even points, determined as provided in R.S. 39:361, would be surplus because employees who presently have them would not be eligible for them. The Division of Administration shall assume title to all of those vehicles and initiate a motor pool in various areas of the state where there are significant numbers of state employees who could benefit from such a pool. The Division of Administration shall assess the needs for the pools in those areas and determine the total number of vehicles in each pool to meet the daily requirements of such agencies. The division shall prepare recommendations for exclusions from the requirements to use the motor vehicle pools and shall prepare suggestions for establishment of motor vehicle pools on a decentralized basis if necessary.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not require any policy or management board of public higher education or any institution under their jurisdiction to submit to the Division of Administration any information on intradepartmental motor pools and the number of passenger vehicles turned over to the Division of Administration.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 142, §1; Acts 1986, No. 103, §1; Acts 1986, No. 532, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1677 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1677
Remedies prior to an award
Status: in_force

If it is determined prior to award that a solicitation or proposed award of a contract is in violation of law, then the solicitation or proposed award shall be cancelled.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:330.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 330.3
Sale of damaged property held by the office of risk management
Status: in_force

Any property which has been damaged, is insured by the office of risk management in the division of administration, and is being held by the office of risk management under the terms of the insurance coverage shall be disposed of under the provisions of this Part only after approval by the office of risk management. Funds received by the sale of any such property shall be remitted to the office of risk management to the extent of payment by the office of risk management for the insured loss. Any funds received in excess of the insured loss shall be credited to the state general fund.

Added by Acts 1988, No. 52, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 5
Commissioner of administration; bond
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner of administration shall, under supervision of the governor, direct the activities of the division of administration and such other subdivisions thereof as are created by the governor. The commissioner shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall fix the salary of the commissioner.

B. The commissioner of administration shall furnish bond payable to the governor of the state of Louisiana, in form approved by the attorney general, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties.

C. The governor shall create such other positions as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 58, §5; Acts 1956, No. 42, §1; Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1410.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1410.33
Notification to legislators
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a certificate of impossibility and impracticality is filed with the Bond Commission and a hearing on that certificate is scheduled, the Bond Commission shall notify each member of the legislature within whose district the project is located in writing of the filing at least five business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

B. Whenever a request for a line of credit is received by the Bond Commission for a project included in the Capital Outlay Budget Act and a hearing of that request is scheduled, the Bond Commission shall notify each member of the legislature within whose district the project is located in writing of the request at least five business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

C. Whenever a resolution for the issuance of state general obligation bonds is to be heard by the Bond Commission, a list of the allocation of the proceeds of the sale shall be sent to each member of the legislature at least five business days prior to the approval of the resolution.

D. Upon the approval of the state treasurer and a member of the legislature, the Bond Commission may notify the member and submit the list, pursuant to the requirements of this Section, to the member by electronic means.

Acts 1986, No. 444, §1; Acts 1993, No. 697, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §13.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:349 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 349
Cancellation of interest warrants and coupons
Status: in_force

Whenever the commissioner of administration grants a warrant or certificate of indebtedness in settlement of any interest warrant or coupon due by the state, he shall cause the interest warrant or coupon to be canceled or defaced, pasted in the register of canceled or defaced coupons, and kept as vouchers in his office.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 649, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.59.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.59.1
Southwest Louisiana Hurricane Recovery Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Southwest Louisiana Hurricane Recovery Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". Monies in the fund shall be used to assist in repairing structural damages caused by the 2020 hurricane season in Southwest Louisiana.

B. The treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer thirty million dollars from the Louisiana Rescue Plan Fund into the fund in accordance with the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, authorizing the use of the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the provision of government services to the extent of a reduction in state revenues. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.

Acts 2021, No. 410, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:52.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 52.1
Change in expenditure limit
Status: in_force

A change to the expenditure limit shall be made pursuant to a concurrent resolution adopted by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house directing the commissioner of administration to change the expenditure limit to a designated amount for a specified fiscal year.

Acts 1997, No. 1149, §1, eff. June 1, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1273 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1273
Federal bonds and debentures as security for public funds
Status: in_force

Federal farm loan bonds issued by federal land banks, debentures issued by federal intermediate credit banks, and debentures issued by banks for cooperatives are hereby designated as security for all character of public funds, especially for securing deposits in designated depositories for the funds of the various parishes, municipalities, levee boards, and other public bodies.

Amended by Acts 1958, No. 202, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 28
Forms for the budget request
Status: in_force

A. The budget office shall prescribe the budget request forms to be used by each budget unit. The budget office shall consult with the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on Finance on the format and content of the forms and shall consider any suggestions relative thereto.

B. On or before the twentieth day of September of each year, the budget office shall transmit to each budget unit a complete set of forms to be used by the budget unit to present its budget. The budget office shall include instructions on the proper method of completing the forms and shall provide consultation as requested by any budget unit on the establishment of measurements used to determine standards of performance and effectiveness of functions for each agency activity.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, for each postsecondary education system, institution, or budget unit which is funded or which is proposed by the Board of Regents to be funded through the funding formula for the ensuing fiscal year, the forms to be used for budget requests shall be as provided in R.S. 39:32.1.

Acts 1989, No. 836, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 49, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2010, No. 899, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:1621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 1621
Consulting service contracts
Status: in_force

A. Contracts for consulting services which have a total maximum amount of compensation less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars for a twelve-month period may be awarded without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation.

B. Contracts for consulting services which have a total maximum amount of compensation of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more for a twelve-month period shall be awarded through a request for proposal, reverse auction process, invitation to negotiate, or cooperative purchasing under rules and regulations issued by the office of state procurement. Service requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to exempt contracts from the request for proposal process.

C.(1) All contracts for consulting services may be entered into with the assistance of a procurement support team as provided herein, and in accordance with guidelines promulgated and published by the office of state procurement.

(2) For each such consulting contract the office of state procurement may establish a procurement support team which shall include one or more representatives from each of the following:

(a) The office of state procurement.

(b) The using agency initiating the contract.

(c) The office of the attorney general.

(d) The legislative fiscal office.

(3) Participation of the procurement support team may include, at a minimum, assistance in development or review of the request for proposals, evaluation of responses received to the request for proposals, and formulation of recommendations to be submitted to the state chief procurement officer concerning the final contract.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1; Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 1987, No. 603, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1424, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2020, No. 273, §2, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 102, §2; Acts 2025, No. 5, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:816 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 816
School District Number 3 of Jefferson Davis Parish; imposition of parcel fee, submission to voters; amount; collection; use of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of School District Number 3 of Jefferson Davis Parish may levy and collect a parcel fee within the boundaries of the district which shall not exceed two hundred dollars per parcel per year. The parcel fee shall be imposed by resolution of the governing authority of the district only after the question of the imposition of the parcel fee and the purpose, rate, and duration of the parcel fee has been approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held therein. The proceeds of such parcel fee shall be expended for the purposes of operating, maintaining, and improving the public school system in the district, and for all purposes incidental thereto. Any parcel fee imposed pursuant to this Section shall be levied and collected and be due and owing annually. The fee may be carried on the tax rolls for Jefferson Davis Parish and collected at the same time as parish ad valorem taxes.

B.(1) If any parcel fee is not paid when due, the district shall proceed against the parcel for the collection of the amount of the fee unpaid and delinquent, any collection costs incurred by the district, plus interest at a rate not exceeding twelve percent on the unpaid amount of the parcel fee, and, in the event legal proceedings are necessary to effect collection, court costs and reasonable attorney fees. However, attorney fees shall be payable by the parcel owner only if demand by the governing authority of the district has been made on the parcel owner by registered or certified mail, and such parcel owner has failed to pay the amount due within ten days after such demand.

(2) A judgment obtained for nonpayment of a parcel fee, upon being recorded in the mortgage records of Jefferson Davis Parish, shall prime all other liens except those for taxes and prior recorded local or special assessments. If there are one or more property mortgages on such parcel and the mortgage holder or holders have notified the tax collector in Jefferson Davis Parish of such recorded mortgage or mortgages in accordance with the requirements of R.S. 47:2180.1, the district, prior to proceeding against such parcel for failure to pay a parcel fee, shall give notice to each mortgagee of the amount of the parcel fee due and owing on such parcel and that such parcel fee must be paid within twenty days after the mailing of the notice or proceedings will be commenced against the parcel. The notice shall be sent to each such mortgage holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, or be made by personal or domiciliary service on such mortgage holder. In the event such notice is given, the district shall not commence such proceedings until at least twenty days after the mailing of such notice.

(3) Alternatively, the lien authorized by this Section may be enforced by assessing the amount of the lien against the parcel as a tax against the property. The lien may be collected in the manner fixed for collection of taxes and shall be subject to the same civil penalties for delinquencies. After the governing authority of the district has incurred such costs and expenses as together with any amount of the parcel fee which remains unpaid and delinquent constitute the lien on the property, including any costs of court, attorney fees, and interest, the governing authority may send an attested bill of such unpaid amount, costs, and expenses to the assessor of Jefferson Davis Parish who shall add the amount of such bill to the next tax bill of the property owner. The lien shall prime all other liens or privileges against the property, except other tax liens, filed after the statement specified in this Section is filed with the recorder of mortgages, regardless of the date on which the lien is perfected.

Acts 1998, No. 17, §1, eff. June 22, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 39:100.123 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 39 / Section 100.123
Construction Subfund Preservation Account
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established in the state treasury as an account within the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund the Construction Subfund Preservation Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "Preservation Account". Monies appropriated or transferred to the Preservation Account shall be deposited by the state treasurer after compliance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

B. Monies in the Preservation Account shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as state general fund monies. Interest earned on monies in the Preservation Account shall be credited to the Preservation Account. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the Preservation Account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Preservation Account to which they are credited.

C. Monies in the Preservation Account shall be used by the Department of Transportation and Development solely for the direct costs associated with actual project delivery, construction, and maintenance of highway and bridge preservation projects approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Acts 2022, No. 167, §4, eff. May 30, 2022.