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LA Rev Stat § 25:805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§805. Effect of transfer of functions

RS 805 - Effect of transfer of functions  A. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this Chapter, any pending or unfinished business of any of said agencies shall be taken over and be completed by the director with the same power and authority as the agencies from which the functions are transferred. The director shall be the successor in every way to the agencies from which such functions are transferred, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the director shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of the constitution and laws in effect on the effective date of this Chapter as if done by the agencies from which such functions are transferred.  B. Whenever any agency from which functions are transferred hereby is referred to or designated by the constitution or by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation hereafter shall be deemed to apply to the director, and the legislature hereby specifically states that the provisions of this Chapter are in no way and to no extent intended to nor shall they be construed in any manner which will impair the contractual obligations of any agency heretofore existing, or of the state of Louisiana.  It is hereby specifically provided that all such obligations hereafter shall be deemed to be the obligations of the director to the same extent as if originally made by him. In like manner, and in order to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any agency affected by this merger, consolidation and transfer, or diversion from the purposes for which such property was donated, deeded, devised or bequeathed or otherwise vested in any such agency, it is hereby specifically provided that each and every such instrument or disposition hereafter shall be deemed to have been vested in the director in the same manner and to the same extent as if originally so done. In addition, the provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by the state or any agency thereof with the requirements of any act of the Congress of the United States or any regulations made thereunder by any officer or agency of the federal government by which federal aid or other federal assistance from the United States has been or is hereafter made available to this state or any subdivision or agency thereof, anything contained in this Chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, and such compliance hereafter shall be accomplished by the director.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Rev Stat § 25:806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§806. Transfer of records, money and equipment

RS 806 - Transfer of records, money and equipment  All books, papers, records, money, choses in action and other property heretofore possessed, controlled or used by any board, commission, council, department or agency in the exercise of functions hereby transferred are hereby transferred to the State Department of Arts, Historical and Cultural Preservation.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Rev Stat § 25:807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§807. Department as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts

RS 807 - Department as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts  The department is designated as the sole agency for accepting and administering any and all federal funds awarded or allocated to the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any federal law concerning art, historical and cultural preservation of the state or any other matter covered by the provisions of this Chapter.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Rev Stat § 25:808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§808. Transfer of employees

RS 808 - Transfer of employees  All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties, in any agency, in the exercise of functions transferred by this Chapter to the state department of art, historical and cultural preservation to the full extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and shall, in so far as practicable, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to the state civil service law.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Rev Stat § 25:809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§809. Schedule of reports

RS 809 - Schedule of reports  A. Not later than September 30, 1972, the head of each of the boards, commissions, councils, departments and agencies being merged and consolidated by the provisions of this Act shall submit to the governor, the division of administration and to the director of the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation a complete report of all facilities, personnel, supplies and materials, monies, appropriations and current plan of operation of each such board, commission, council, department and agency.  B. Thereafter, but not later than November 30, 1972, the director of the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation shall submit to the governor and division of administration a detailed plan of operation to carry out the functions transferred to the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation by the provisions of this Chapter. Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Rev Stat § 25:810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§810. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations

RS 810 - Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations  The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this Chapter shall take effect and become operative on January 1, 1973, and it is hereby specifically provided that on said date any appropriations made at this 1972 regular session of the legislature, or any funds otherwise made available, to any other state agency, department, board, council, commission or official to carry out the functions herein transferred shall follow the functions and activities herein transferred and shall be transferred to the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation for use by it in carrying out the functions and activities herein transferred to said department.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Rev Stat § 25:811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§811. Intergovernmental cooperation

RS 811 - Intergovernmental cooperation  The State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency may exercise and perform any authorized power and function jointly or in cooperation with one or more historic preservation districts created pursuant to R.S. 25:732 or with the United States or its agencies.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 592, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 25:812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§812. State historical trusts

RS 812 - State historical trusts  A. The director of the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency shall have the power and authority of accepting public trusts created pursuant to R.S. 9:2341 through R.S. 9:2346 wherein the purpose of the trust is the preservation, maintenance, restoration, or operation of historic properties and the beneficiary thereof is the state or said agency.  B. The director of the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency may create and establish one or more private trusts for the preservation, maintenance, restoration, or operation of historic properties which may be acquired by said trust and which shall be subject generally to the provisions of R.S. 9:2271 through R.S. 9:2337 pertaining to charitable, benevolent, or eleemosynary trusts.  C. The director may establish programs for the encouragement of the establishment of the trusts referred to in this Section and may designate such trusts as state historical trusts. The director may appoint the trustees of such state historical trusts as one or more advisory councils pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 25:802(B)(2).  Added by Acts 1975, No. 592, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 25:821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§821. Louisiana Folklife Commission; purpose and functions

RS 821 - Louisiana Folklife Commission; purpose and functions  A. The purpose and function of the commission is to advise the office of cultural development on the formulation of an annual state plan to be prepared by the office of cultural development. The plan shall outline policy, objectives, and budgeting needs in the identification, preservation, and presentation of Louisiana folk cultural resources for each fiscal year. The commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the Division of the Arts and to the Louisiana State Arts Council with respect to the allocation of grant funds for arts projects and activities consistent with established review and allocation procedures established by the Division of the Arts and the Louisiana State Arts Council. The commission shall also advise the Division of the Arts and the Louisiana State Arts Council on policy or guidelines as they relate to or affect the folk arts and artists in the state.  B. The commission shall formulate long-range goals for folklife activity in the office of cultural development. In addition, it shall advise the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, other relevant state agencies, and the governor on public policies that will aid in the identification, preservation, and presentation of the folklife of ethnic, regional, occupational, and family groups in the state.  C. The commission is authorized to advise the assistant secretary of the office of cultural development as to the creation of a Division of Folklife, the establishment of a program, and the hiring of a professional staff and director for the division if funds become available.  Acts 1983, No. 687, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 25:823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§823. Folklife; definition

RS 823 - Folklife; definition  "Folklife" for purposes of this Chapter means the sum total of traditional cultural materials of a community learned outside formal institutions and handed down over time. The cultural materials include language, traditional styles of architecture and land use, folk music and dance, folk medicine and beliefs, rituals, festivals, foodways, arts and crafts, oral history, tales, and myths.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:824 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§824. Funds; department to administer

RS 824 - Funds; department to administer  The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is hereby designated as the sole applicant, administrative body, and recipient for accepting and administering any and all state, federal, and private funds awarded to and allocated by the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any state and federal laws concerning folklife.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:825 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§825. Department to establish fair and equitable procedures for support and assistance

RS 825 - Department to establish fair and equitable procedures for support and assistance  The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, through the division, shall establish procedures for providing fair and equitable support and assistance to all areas of folk culture having substantive cultural relevance to Louisiana or the United States, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and Section 502 of Amendment 5496 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:831 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§831. Establishment and location

RS 831 - Establishment and location The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum is hereby established as the official state cypress sawmill museum. The museum shall be domiciled in Patterson, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:832 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§832. Operating funds

RS 832 - Operating funds The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose. Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:833 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§833. Scope of the Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum

RS 833 - Scope of the Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum shall be a cypress sawmill and historical museum responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other artifacts relative to the history of the cypress sawmill industry in Louisiana. All properties and the management thereof will be under the jurisdiction of the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:834 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§834. Donations and grants

RS 834 - Donations and grants The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum may directly, or indirectly through the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum or the Louisiana Museum Foundation, receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:835 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§835. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 835 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 25:836 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§836. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 836 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 25:837 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§837. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 837 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 25:841 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§841. Establishment and location

RS 841 - Establishment and location The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum is hereby established as the official state civil rights museum. The museum shall be domiciled in New Orleans, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in accordance with this Chapter. Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 25:842 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§842. Operating funds; annual report

RS 842 - Operating funds; annual report The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative and professional staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose in accordance with the budget plan developed with the advice of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board. The office of the state museum shall present an annual report of the museum operations and management to the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board. Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 25:843 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§843. Scope of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum

RS 843 - Scope of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum shall be a civil rights historical museum responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other artifacts relative to the evolution, development, and history of civil rights in Louisiana. All properties and the management thereof will be under the jurisdiction of the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. Acts 1999, No. 385, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:844 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§844. Donations and grants

RS 844 - Donations and grants The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum may directly, or indirectly through the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum or the Louisiana Museum Foundation, receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 25:845 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§845. Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board; creation; membership

RS 845 - Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board; creation; membership A. The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as "advisory board", is hereby created in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. B. The advisory board shall be initially composed of the following twenty-one members: (1) The state senator representing the district where the museum is located, or her designee. (2) The state representative representing the district where the museum is located, or her designee. (3) One member shall be appointed by the city of New Orleans councilperson representing the district where the museum is located. (4) One member shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans. (5) Two members shall be appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate. Such members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. (6) The lieutenant governor or his designee. (7) Seven members, one from each of the state's congressional districts and the remaining member or members from the state at large, shall also be appointed by the lieutenant governor, subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate. (8) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Efforts of Grace, Inc. (9) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Oretha C. Haley Blvd. Merchants, Associates. (10) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Central City Partnership. (11) One member shall be appointed by the chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans. (12) One member shall be appointed by the chancellor of Southern University at Baton Rouge. (13) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Amistead Research Center. (14) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights. C. The advisory board shall elect, by majority vote of its membership, all officers it deems necessary. D. All subsequent members shall be appointed by the advisory board. The advisory board may, by majority vote, appoint a total of twenty-three members to the board. The board, by majority vote, may appoint two additional members to the initial appointment of twenty-one members as it deems necessary. E. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office. F.(1) Legislative members of the board shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance for attending meetings of the board or any meeting thereof as they receive for attendance at legislative committee meetings during the interim between sessions and from the same source. (2) Nonlegislative members of the board shall receive no compensation for services rendered in their capacity as a member of the board. Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 794, §1; Acts 2012, No. 803, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 25:846 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§846. Powers and duties of the advisory board

RS 846 - Powers and duties of the advisory board A. A majority of the members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the advisory board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting. B. The advisory board shall: (1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the advisory board's chairman. (2) Adopt bylaws establishing policies and procedures for its governance, including but not limited to the following: (a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the advisory board, including a chairman and vice chairman. (b) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the advisory board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions. (c) The preparation of a budget. (3) Advise the office of state museum on all matters relating to the operations of the civil rights museum. (4) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business. (5) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and R.S. 36:919.7. C. The advisory board may: (1) In accordance with R.S. 25:345, cooperate with the office of the state museum, the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum, or with any nonprofit corporation established to support the museum, seek funds from any source, public or private, to support programs and general purposes of the civil rights museum. (2) Authorize reports and recommendations which include the issuance, publication, or distribution of general information documents or pamphlets, which are published on a regular basis and are generally known as newsletters. Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 25:851 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§851. Establishment and location

RS 851 - Establishment and location The Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum is hereby established in the Military Department and shall be domiciled at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana, under the management and supervision of the adjutant general, state of Louisiana. Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 280, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.