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LA Rev Stat § 51:1201 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1201. Promotion by parishes, municipalities, and port authorities

RS 1201 - Promotion by parishes, municipalities, and port authorities A. The parishes, municipalities, and port authorities created in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana are hereby authorized to promote the development of industry, trade, and commerce within and for their respective jurisdictions and to associate with one or more parishes, municipalities, or port authorities for the purpose of promoting industry, trade, and commerce within the area of the several political subdivisions joined together or associated for this purpose. To this end, parishes, municipalities, and port authorities may advertise by various means including but not limited to news media, trade journals, magazines, and billboards and any other means which, in their judgment and discretion, they deem appropriate to promote, encourage, and develop industry, trade, and commerce. In addition, they may establish and become members in councils chartered by the state as nonprofit corporations for the purpose of industrial, trade, and commercial development. B. Such councils shall be governed by boards comprised of members appointed by the governing authorities of the participating political subdivisions and shall make public their expenditures for advertising and promotion by means of annual reports audited by a certified public accountant. C. Parishes, municipalities, and port authorities may appropriate and expend public funds in the furtherance of the promotion of industry, trade, and commerce, either directly or by membership in the aforesaid councils. D. A port authority which has not experienced a deficit in the previous year may additionally appropriate out of current income from its operations a local promotion and development fund of not more than two percent of its gross income from operations in each calendar year for use in its respective jurisdictional boundaries. Acts 1989, No. 828, §1; Acts 1995, No. 347, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1202 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1202. Facilities to be furnished and maintained by industries located in industrial area

RS 1202 - Facilities to be furnished and maintained by industries located in industrial area A. Those industries located within the boundaries of any industrial area established pursuant to Subpart B-1 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall furnish and maintain individually or as a group the following services usually provided by parish or local governments: the construction and cleaning of streets, street lighting, sewers and sewerage works, water service, fire protection, and garbage and refuse collection and disposal. Any industrial area which furnishes and maintains all of the above enumerated services shall not be subject to annexation or incorporation. Any industrial area heretofore designated which complies with the provisions hereof shall be considered validly designated hereunder and any agreement or resolution with respect thereto shall be considered to include all services herein enumerated though not specifically included therein. Agreements between the industries located within the boundaries of an industrial area and the governing authority of the parish and/or any municipality or municipalities situated therein may be made for mutual fire protection in grave emergencies. B. All industrial areas established pursuant to Subpart B-1 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall include provision for access by public road to any and all entrances to the premises of each and every plant in such area which entrances are provided for use by employees of such company, or for use by employees of independent contractors working on such premises, or for delivery of materials or supplies, other than by rail or water transportation, to such premises. Acts 1995, No. 194, §1, eff. June 14, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1203 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1203. Inclusion of industrial area within newly created municipality prohibited

RS 1203 - Inclusion of industrial area within newly created municipality prohibited No portion of an industrial area that provides any of the services enumerated in R.S. 51:1202 shall be included within any newly created municipality. Acts 1995, No. 581, §4, eff. June 18, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1251. Short title

RS 1251 - Short title  This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Visitor Travel and Hospitality Act."  Acts 1983, No. 688, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1252 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1252. Declaration of purpose

RS 1252 - Declaration of purpose  A. The Legislature of Louisiana does hereby declare its findings regarding the state's role and responsibilities to foster the promotion of Louisiana as a place to visit and to encourage the development of the economy through expansion of the tourism industry.  B. The purpose of this Subpart is to enhance the state's economy by attracting tourists; to cooperate with the private sector tourism industry to generate business and trade; to provide expertise from the public sector, including colleges and universities; to design, plan, implement, and review the state's programs to entice the visitor; to utilize state funds set aside for these purposes to stimulate funding from local governmental and private sources for promotion of the historical, cultural, recreational, and scenic legacy of Louisiana; and to provide the visitor and citizen of this state with a greater awareness and understanding of Louisiana. Further, the purpose of this Part shall be to provide, with the cooperation of the tourism industry and local tourist promotion agencies, a service to the visitor that is satisfactory and of high quality.  C. Therefore, it shall be the policy of the state of Louisiana to promote the health, safety, education, and welfare of the people through the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, and particularly through its office of tourism and the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission, by promoting Louisiana as a place to visit and travel; by encouraging economic diversification and increasing employment opportunities; by stimulating governmental and private financing of tourist promotion; and by fostering a greater awareness and understanding of Louisiana, its history, its potential, and its people.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1253 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1253. Definition of terms

RS 1253 - Definition of terms  For the purposes of this Subpart, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Act 455 funds" mean the public monies appropriated by the legislature in accordance with Acts 1970, No. 455 and granted by the commission under authority of R.S. 51:1271 et seq.  (2) "Assistant secretary" means the assistant secretary of the office of tourism of the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.  (3) "Commission" means the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission created by R.S. 51:1256 and transferred into the department by R.S. 36:209(A).  (4) "Department" means the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.  (5) "Economic impact" means the value derived by the state and its political subdivisions in return for expenditures made on tourism advertising by the office in terms of revenue generated, jobs created, income generated for individuals or business within the state, changes in the number of tourist dollars spent in Louisiana, and such other results as may be appropriate to consider in calculating the justification for the expenditures authorized for tourism promotion.  (6) "Office" means the office of tourism of the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.  (7) "Promotion" means generally the encouragement through advertising, education, informational means and public relations, both within the state and outside of it, of travel by persons away from their residences for recreation, pleasure, personal reasons, or other purposes.  (8) "Tourism" means activities involved in providing and marketing services and products, including accommodations, food, and beverages, for nonresidents and residents who travel to and in Louisiana.  (9) "Tourism industry" means the industry consisting of private and public organizations that directly or indirectly provide services and products to nonresidents and residents who travel as tourists to and in Louisiana. The term "tourism industry" includes both the travel industry and the hospitality industry, and their components.  (10)(a) "Tourist" means that definition adopted by the department in accordance with generally accepted definitions used by the department for reporting purposes. The term "traveler", "conventioneer", "vacationer", and "visitor" shall all mean tourist for the purposes of this Subpart.  (b) The department shall adopt a definition within sixty days of August 15, 2001. The department shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection and the House Committee on Commerce a comparative summary of the definition of tourists as defined by other southern states within sixty days of August 15, 2001.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4; Acts 2001, No. 1191, §1; Acts 2021, No. 20, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1254 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1254. Establishment of the office of tourism; purpose

RS 1254 - Establishment of the office of tourism; purpose  There is hereby established the office of tourism as an agency of the state in the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. The office shall be responsible for the design, plan, development, and implementation of the effective and accurate promotion of Louisiana's history, culture, art, folklife, recreational and leisure opportunities, natural and scenic resources, transportation, cuisine, site, attractions, accommodations, and events. The office shall encourage and assist local governmental and private sector development for the promotion of tourism.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1257 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1257. Commission duties and responsibilities; meetings

RS 1257 - Commission duties and responsibilities; meetings  A. The commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the assistant secretary and to the secretary of the department on matters related to the development and implementation of programs to promote tourism and the historical, cultural, recreational, and scenic legacy of the state.  B. The commission shall have the following responsibilities:  (1) The commission shall review and advise on the major types of promotion and advertising contracts, prior to their approval.  (2) The assistant secretary, secretary, and commission shall jointly formulate the strategic plan for tourism development and any modifications thereto.  C. In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the commission shall submit to the lieutenant governor a list of at least three, but not more than five qualified nominees from among eligible applicants to fill a vacancy for the position of assistant secretary.  D. The commission shall be authorized to do the following:  (1) Hold at least four regular meetings in a calendar year for the following purposes:  (a) To obtain opinions and information concerning tourism policies and programs of the state, the development of the tourist industry, and opportunities for expanding tourism in Louisiana.  (b) To conduct public hearings on the effectiveness of tourist promotion activities performed by the office.  (c) To provide adequate opportunities for parochial and municipal participation, federal agency participation, and private citizens' involvement in the decision-making process of tourism planning and policy formulation.  (d) To encourage all state, parochial, and municipal governmental and private agencies to do their best to assure the personal safety of residents and tourists both within and without tourist destination areas.  (2) Adopt procedures, rules, and regulations for the deliberations, transactions, and conduct of its business, all in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.  (3) Keep a record of its transactions, findings, determinations, recommendations, resolutions, reports, and studies.  E. The lieutenant governor shall designate one member of the commission to serve as chairman. The commission shall elect a vice chairman and such other officers as deemed necessary. The chairman is authorized to call meetings of the commission when necessary and shall call a meeting when requested to do so in writing by at least eight members of the commission. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the execution of the duties of the commission.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4. Acts 1984, No. 751, §2, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 464, §1; Acts 2004, No. 114, §1; Acts 2008, No. 804, §2; Acts 2020, No. 86, §2. NOTE: This Section is updated through the 2020 First Extraordinary Session, but is subject to final technical revisions by the Louisiana State Law Institute.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1260 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1260. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1260 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1261. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1261 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1262. Welcome center sites; authorization; sale of juried Louisiana native crafts; fees authorized for capital improvements

RS 1262 - Welcome center sites; authorization; sale of juried Louisiana native crafts; fees authorized for capital improvements A. The following welcome centers are hereby authorized: (1) In or near the new State Capitol building. (2) In New Orleans, in or near the Vieux Carre'. (3) At or near Vinton, along Interstate Highway 10, Eastbound. (4) At or near Greenwood, along Interstate Highway 20, Eastbound. (5) At or near Mound, along Interstate Highway 20, Westbound. (6) At or near Vidalia, along U.S. Highway 84. (7) At or near St. Francisville, along U.S. Highway 61. (8) At or near Kentwood, along Interstate Highway 55, Southbound. (9) At or near Pearl River, along Interstate 10, Westbound, and along Interstate 59, Southbound. (10) At or near Alexandria, along Interstate Highway 49. (11) Along Interstate Highway 10 in eastern New Orleans. (12) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1191, §2. (13) At or near Butte LaRose, along Interstate Highway 10, in the Atchafalaya Basin. B. The office is authorized to operate facilities as welcome centers jointly with a state, parochial, or municipal agency, a local tourist promotion agency, or private nonprofit organization on a cooperative and equitable basis of shared costs and responsibilities of personnel and maintenance. C. The office is authorized to act as an outlet, to display, and to offer for sale on a consignment basis at full retail value only juried Louisiana native crafts bearing the hallmark of the quality-control logo. This function may be executed by the Louisiana State Arts Council, the Louisiana Crafts Council, or a local crafts organization or arts council. D.(1) The office is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules to assess private businesses and attractions for the following: (a) Audio-visual, computerized, or static promotional opportunities advertising such businesses or attractions to the public at welcome centers. (b) The use of lighted picture displays to advertise or offer information on such businesses or attractions to the public at welcome centers. (2) Such rules shall not change the procedures established by the office of providing tourism-related businesses and attractions the opportunity to display their brochures or pamphlets free of charge. (3) The proceeds of any assessment made pursuant to this Subsection shall be used to fund capital improvements at welcome centers as further provided in R.S. 51:1262.1. Added by Acts 1983, No. 688, §4; Acts 1986, No. 588, §3; Acts 1993, No. 42, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1151, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1191, §§1 and 2. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 588, §4.}}
LA Rev Stat § 51:1262.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1262.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 1262.1 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1263. Requirement to evaluate effectiveness

RS 1263 - Requirement to evaluate effectiveness  A. The office shall develop criteria and implement an ongoing means of measurement pursuant to R.S. 51:1255(14), whereby it shall monitor, study, and evaluate its promotional programs and events to determine their effectiveness in a particular market or of a particular medium, an advertising or marketing lure, or any feature or aspect of promotion expended from monies appropriated to the office. The results of an effectiveness evaluation shall be made a part of the annual report, and the office shall adjust the direction of the master plan as may be necessary, as may be indicated or proven by its findings.  B. Such measurement means and criteria shall be based, in part, on specific program performance measures developed and refined by the department and the office, in cooperation with the Division of Administration.  C. The office shall have authority to contract with an independent, private firm, or a university business college or school to design the measurement means and criteria or monitor, study, and evaluate the performance of the programs and events.  Acts 1986, No. 585, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1264 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1264. Submission of plan to generate state revenues; certification; appropriations to department

RS 1264 - Submission of plan to generate state revenues; certification; appropriations to department  A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism through the office of tourism is authorized to formulate a tourism development plan consisting of tourism promotion programs and cultural activities which is designed to and can be demonstrated to generate additional state revenues. The plan may be a part of the master plan provided in R.S. 51:1261 or may be a separate plan. The plan and an estimate of the amount of additional revenues to be generated in each fiscal year encompassed by the plan shall be submitted by the department to the Revenue Estimating Conference, and shall include for each fiscal year a detailed itemization of the expenditures required to implement the plan, an analysis of the impact of various components of the plan on estimated revenues, the assumptions used, an assessment of the impact of the plan on existing tourism and cultural activities, and the revenues generated by those activities, the sources of additional revenue anticipated, and such other information as may be required by the conference. The conference shall review the information submitted and may use whatever staff, information, and technical expertise which it may determine is required to evaluate the submitted plan and estimate. The Revenue Estimating Conference shall establish and certify an official estimate of the additional revenues to be generated by the proposed plan and shall include in its official estimate of state revenues for each fiscal year the amount of additional revenues estimated to be generated in that fiscal year under the tourism development plan.  B. The department may receive in each fiscal year an appropriation of up to one-half of the amount of additional revenues estimated by the Revenue Estimating Conference to be generated by the plan in that fiscal year. However, the amount so appropriated in any fiscal year shall not exceed five million dollars. Of the amount appropriated in each fiscal year at least twenty percent shall be designated for the support of cultural programs. Appropriations made pursuant to this Section shall in no way limit general fund appropriations to the department by the legislature in excess of the minimum amount herein established.  Acts 1990, No. 1089, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.  {{NOTE: SEE SECTION 2 OF ACT NO. 1089 OF 1990 R.S.}}
LA Rev Stat § 51:1265 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1265. Logo for authentic Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine

RS 1265 - Logo for authentic Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine A. The office of tourism is hereby authorized to develop and adopt an official logo to indicate authentic Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine in this state as follows: (1) The office may register the logo as a trademark and may take appropriate steps to protect the logo from misuse or infringement. (2) The office may license the use of the logo and may adopt rules for determining which persons will be allowed to use the logo. (3) The office may establish, by rule, fees to be charged for the use of the logo. (4) The office may expend funds to promote the logo. B. The office may promulgate any other rules and regulations that it may deem necessary for the implementation and administration of this Section. C. Any restaurant located in Louisiana shall be eligible to utilize the Louisiana Cajun-Creole cuisine logo. Acts 1997, No. 1007, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1271. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1271 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1272. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1272 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1273. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1273 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1274. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1274 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1275. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1275 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1276 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1276. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.

RS 1276 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 114, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1281 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1281. Short title

RS 1281 - Short title  This Subpart shall be known and be cited as the "Louisiana Tourism Promotion District Act".  Acts 1990, No. 1038, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.