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LA Rev Stat § 51:2320.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2320.3. Penalty for false statements

RS 2320.3 - Penalty for false statements Whoever knowingly files a false statement concerning an application for any program administered by the corporation shall be guilty of the offense of filing false public records and shall be subject to the penalty provided for in R.S. 14:133. Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2321. Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program; creation; purpose

RS 2321 - Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program; creation; purpose A. The Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program is hereby established in and shall be administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. B. The program shall have the express purpose of providing financial resources for qualified local entities, both private nonprofit and public, to establish, operate, or expand a small business incubator. Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2322 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2322. Definitions

RS 2322 - Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section: (1) "Applicant" means a private nonprofit or public entity located in this state. (2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. (3) "Program" means the Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program. (4) "Small business incubator" means a multi-tenanted facility which is characterized by shared business services, equipment, space, and access to on-premises business consultants for tenants and which is operated by a private nonprofit or public entity. (5) "Tenant" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability partnership or company which operates within a small business incubator. Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2323 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2323. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.

RS 2323 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2324 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2324. Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants

RS 2324 - Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants A.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to loan or to guarantee to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator. (2) Any loans or guarantees made under the program shall be secured by the applicant's granting the state of Louisiana a security interest in that portion of the fixed asset for which the loan is granted or guaranteed. Nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit the security interest of the state from being primed by or subordinated to another security interest based on public or private capital invested in the real property of the applicant prior to the granting of the loan or guarantee. (3) The interest charged on any direct loan made under the program shall not be less than the interest rate paid by the state for bonds issued by the corporation and shall not exceed that rate by more than two points. B.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to grant to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed fifty percent of the eligible project cost, but in any case not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator. (2) A grant under the program shall be available only to an applicant who is able to satisfactorily document to the corporation that he has funding available from other sources for the eligible project in an amount which matches, on a fifty-fifty basis, the amount of the grant for which he has applied. Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2325 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2325. Qualifications for applicants

RS 2325 - Qualifications for applicants Each applicant for funding shall, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements established by rule, provide the corporation with documentation of each of the following: (1) Its ability to secure title to a facility or lease a facility with the intent to secure title and to transform the facility into a small business incubator at a specified cost. (2) Its ability to provide access to business development services for tenants of the small business incubator, including but not limited to financial assistance, management and marketing services, and physical services. (3) Its ability to manage and operate the small business incubator and to accept and terminate tenants in accordance with the guidelines established by the corporation. (4) Its ability to project sustained use for the small business incubator. Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2326 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2326. Creation; purpose

RS 2326 - Creation; purpose A. The Monroe and Northeast Louisiana Technology and Business Incubation Center is hereby established and shall be administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. B. The program shall have the express purpose of providing financial resources for qualified local entities, both private nonprofit and public, to establish, operate, or expand a small business incubator to be located in Northeast Louisiana and which will house qualified technology based start-up companies. Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2327 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2327. Definitions

RS 2327 - Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section: (1) "Applicant" means a private nonprofit or public entity located in this state. (2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. (3) "Program" means the Monroe and Northeast Louisiana Technology and Business Incubation Center. (4) "Small business incubator" means a multi-tenanted facility which is characterized by shared business services, equipment, space, and access to on-premises business consultants for tenants and which is operated by a private nonprofit or public entity. (5) "Tenant" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability partnership or company which operates within a small business incubator and is primarily a technology based start-up company as determined by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2328 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2328. Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants

RS 2328 - Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants A.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to loan or to guarantee to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator located in northeast Louisiana. (2) Any loans or guarantees made under the program shall be secured by the applicant's granting the state of Louisiana a security interest in that portion of the fixed asset for which the loan is granted or guaranteed. Nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit the security interest of the state from being primed by or subordinated to another security interest based on public or private capital invested in the real property of the applicant prior to the granting of the loan or guarantee. (3) The interest charged on any direct loan made under the program shall not be less than the interest rate paid by the state for bonds issued by the corporation and shall not exceed that rate by more than two points. B.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to grant to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed fifty percent of the eligible project cost, but in any case not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator located in northeast Louisiana. (2) A grant under the program shall be available only to an applicant who is able to satisfactorily document to the corporation that he has funding available from other sources for the eligible project in an amount which matches, on a fifty-fifty basis, the amount of the grant for which he has applied. Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2329 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2329. Qualifications for applicants

RS 2329 - Qualifications for applicants Each applicant for funding shall, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements established by rule, provide the corporation with documentation of each of the following: (1) Its ability to secure title to a facility or lease a facility, to be located in northeast Louisiana, with the intent to secure title and to transform the facility into a small business incubator at a specified cost. (2) Its ability to provide access to business development services for tenants of the small business incubator, including but not limited to financial assistance, management and marketing services, and physical services. (3) Its ability to manage and operate the small business incubator and to accept and terminate tenants in accordance with the guidelines established by the corporation. (4) Its ability to project sustained use for the small business incubator. Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2330 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2330. Qualifications for tenants

RS 2330 - Qualifications for tenants A. The tenants of a small business incubator created by this Part shall be limited to technology based start-up companies. B. The corporation shall define by rule a qualified technology based start-up company and establish eligibility qualifications for inclusion in a small business incubator. C. In addition to the rules established by the corporation, the applicant may also establish additional qualifications for inclusion in a small business incubator which are not inconsistent with this Part. Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2331 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2331. Short title

RS 2331 - Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Workforce Development and Training Law". Acts 1995, No. 483, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2332 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2332. Definitions

RS 2332 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following definitions: (1) Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 313, §2, June 17, 1997. (2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. (3) "Fund" means the Louisiana Economic Development Fund. (4) "Labor demand occupation" means an occupation for which there is or is likely to be a greater demand than supply of adequately trained workers. (5) "Program" means the Workforce Development and Training Program. (6) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001. Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §2, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §§9 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2333 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2333. Workforce development and training program; purpose

RS 2333 - Workforce development and training program; purpose The Workforce Development and Training Program is hereby established in and administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. The purpose of the program is to develop and provide customized workforce training programs to existing and prospective Louisiana businesses. Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2334 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2334. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.

RS 2334 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2335 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2335. Customized workforce training

RS 2335 - Customized workforce training A. The Workforce Development and Training Program shall develop and coordinate programs for customized workforce training. B. Customized training may be provided to the present employees of a business which the corporation deems to be in need of training to prevent job loss caused by obsolete skills, technological change, or national or global competition. Customized training may also be provided to employees at a facility which is being newly developed or which is being relocated from another state into Louisiana. Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2336 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2336. Eligibility

RS 2336 - Eligibility An applicant shall be eligible for customized workforce training if it is one of the following: (1) An individual employer that seeks the customized training services to create, upgrade, or retain jobs in a labor demand occupation. (2) An individual employer that seeks customized training services to upgrade or retain jobs in an occupation which is not a labor demand occupation, if the corporation determines that the services are necessary to prevent the likely loss of jobs. (3) An employer, labor organization, or community-based organization seeking the customized training services to provide training for a labor demand occupation in a particular industry. (4) A consortium made up of one or more educational institutions and one or more eligible individual employers, labor, or community-based organizations that seek customized training services to provide training in labor demand occupations. (5) An individual employer that seeks customized training for employees at a facility which is being newly developed or which is being relocated from another state into Louisiana. Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2337 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2337. Application for funding; procedures

RS 2337 - Application for funding; procedures A. To qualify for funding for customized training services, an application shall be made to the corporation and shall be accompanied by an application describing the need for the services as well as a detailed explanation of the proposal and projected benefits and any other information the corporation deems appropriate. B. The corporation shall develop a formal workforce training award program that includes an application, review, evaluation, and award process and the corporation shall adopt rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with law. C. Each application shall be reviewed by the corporation's board to determine if such applicant is qualified to receive funding and whether he shall receive such funding. D. All approved applications shall be presented to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the House Committee on Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs in the corporation's quarterly report in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 51:2319. Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2341 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2341. Economic Development Award Program

RS 2341 - Economic Development Award Program A. There is hereby created an Economic Development Award Program, hereinafter referred to as "EDAP", and placed within the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. EDAP shall serve as a mechanism through which the Department of Economic Development evaluates, financially assists, awards appropriations, grants, or loans, engages in joint ventures, or provides incentives or inducements to industrial and business development projects as provided in this Section, and in which a state appropriation is required or for which a state guarantee is contracted. EDAP shall be separate and distinguished from any tax exemption or incentive programs administered by the Board of Commerce and Industry, all of which shall remain unaffected by this Section. B. The corporation shall develop a formal award program that includes an application, review, evaluation, and award process. The corporation shall develop rules and regulations in accordance with law which shall include but not be limited to the maximum amount of awards and local matching monies. C. Any private, quasi public, or public entity, or political subdivision of the state seeking financial assistance from the state, through the Department of Economic Development, in the form of an appropriation, loan, guarantee, state-backed financial inducement or incentive, or participation in a joint venture where state funds are appropriated, loaned, committed, or guaranteed shall make application for such assistance to the corporation. The corporation shall evaluate each project according to established criteria. Any project funded by the sale of general obligation or revenue bonds and which is subject to the capital outlay review process shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section. D.(1) Each application shall be reviewed by the corporation's board to determine if such applicant has met the established criteria to receive funding and whether he shall receive such funding. (2) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3. E. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001. F. The legislature shall make an annual appropriation to EDAP for deposit in the Louisiana Economic Development Fund under the terms and conditions as provided for in R.S. 51:2315. Project awards shall be disbursed by the corporation's board. G. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to programs, funds, or projects administered by any department other than the Department of Economic Development. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the federally funded Community Development Block Grant program administered by the division of administration. Acts 1997, No. 726, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §§9 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2342 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2342. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.

RS 2342 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2343 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2343. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

RS 2343 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2344 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2344. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

RS 2344 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2345 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2345. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1092, §2, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

RS 2345 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1092, §2, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2346 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2346. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 33, §2.

RS 2346 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 33, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2347 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2347. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 797, §3, eff. July 1, 1992, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

RS 2347 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 797, §3, eff. July 1, 1992, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2351. Legislative findings and purposes

RS 2351 - Legislative findings and purposes A. The legislature finds that: (1) The state is making investments in university research, but has no strategy for commercializing the resulting technologies. (2) University professors often take their research and leave the state to create new companies and new jobs elsewhere, robbing the university of a creative and valued faculty member and the state of the ability to benefit from homegrown economic development potential. B. This Part is intended to achieve the following purposes: (1) To induce companies purchasing the rights to commercialize technology produced at a Louisiana university to locate and grow their businesses in Louisiana. (2) To expand the economy of the state by enlarging its base of technology and research-based businesses. (3) To enlarge the number of quality jobs available to an educated workforce to retain the presence of young people educated in Louisiana colleges and universities. (4) To attract and retain the finest research faculty to Louisiana universities. Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2007, No. 401, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 416, §2, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2352. Definitions

RS 2352 - Definitions In this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings provided in this Section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Commercialization costs" means investment in machinery and equipment, all expenditures associated with obtaining the rights to use or the use of technology, including fees related to patents, copyrights, and licenses, payments to Louisiana universities for research agreements, and payments to third-party Louisiana research or clinical trial companies. (2) "Machinery and equipment" means machinery or equipment that is a capital asset used in a trade or business subject to depreciation under federal tax law that is placed in service and used in Louisiana. (3) "Taxpayer" means a natural person, business, corporation, or other business entity that seeks to or has become qualified to claim a credit on any income or corporation franchise tax liability against taxes owed to Louisiana. (4) "Technology" means the product or intellectual property owned or research sponsored at a regionally accredited college, technical school, or university located in Louisiana or any product or intellectual property to which significant development or enhancement occurred in Louisiana. Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2007, No. 401, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 416, §2, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2355. Applicant receiving tax credits not eligible to receive other tax incentives

RS 2355 - Applicant receiving tax credits not eligible to receive other tax incentives Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a taxpayer shall not receive any other tax incentive administered by the Department of Economic Development for any expenditures for which the taxpayer has received a credit under this Part. Acts 2007, No. 401, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 416, §2, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 51:2356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§2356. Expiration date of credit

RS 2356 - Expiration date of credit  There shall be no tax credits granted or earned under this Part after July 1, 2017.  Acts 2007, No. 401, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 416, §2, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2017, No. 323, §2, eff. June 22, 2017.