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LA Rev Stat § 51:1788 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1788. Contracts with businesses located in former enterprise zones

RS 1788 - Contracts with businesses located in former enterprise zones A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, until January 1, 1996, the board may enter into a contract for the benefits of this Chapter, pursuant to R.S. 51:1787, with a business which was located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone prior to May 19, 1994, but which is not currently located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone, as follows: (1) If the business was within the boundaries of a former urban enterprise zone, it shall meet all requirements of R.S. 51:1787(B), except Paragraph (3) of that Subsection. However, for purposes of meeting the requirements of R.S. 51:1787(B)(4)(a), the boundaries of the former urban enterprise zone may be used. (2) If the business was within the boundaries of a former rural enterprise zone, it shall meet all requirements of R.S. 51:1787(D), except Paragraph (3) of that Subsection. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, as of January 1, 1996, the board may enter into additional contracts for the benefits of this Chapter, pursuant to R.S. 51:1787, with a business located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone prior to May 19, 1994, but not currently located within the boundaries of an enterprise zone if that business held such a contract with the board prior to January 1, 1996, and complies with the provisions of Paragraph (1) or (2) of Subsection A of this Section. Added by Acts 1981, No. 901, §1; Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1789 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1789. Industrial development bonds

RS 1789 - Industrial development bonds Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a city or parish governing body, which is also the governing authority of an enterprise zone or an economic development zone and which has authority to issue revenue bonds, may sell such bonds and use the proceeds for loans to any new or expanding business or industry in that enterprise zone or economic development zone. Added by Acts 1981, No. 901, §1; Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1790 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1790. Management

RS 1790 - Management The governing authority of an enterprise zone or economic development zone may contract with a community organization or a volunteer or non-profit charitable organization to provide management services for the zone. Added by Acts 1982, No. 120, §1. Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1791. Certain parishes; rural enterprise zones

RS 1791 - Certain parishes; rural enterprise zones Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any parish with a population of seventy-five thousand or less according to the latest federal decennial census shall be authorized to establish at least one rural enterprise zone and one economic development zone which do not otherwise qualify for an enterprise zone or an economic development zone under the criteria established pursuant to this Chapter subject to approval by the department and the Board of Commerce and Industry. Any enterprise zone or economic development zone established pursuant to this Section shall comply with all other requirements of law as established by this Chapter, including but not limited to the provisions of R.S. 51:1785, 1786, and 1787 insofar as those provisions are otherwise applicable to enterprise zones and economic development zones. Acts 1995, No. 581, §2, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 647, §1; Acts 2013, No. 423, §1, eff. June 21, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1801. Short title

RS 1801 - Short title This Chapter may be cited as the Urban Revitalization Tax Incentive Program. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1802. Declaration of purpose

RS 1802 - Declaration of purpose The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state are dependent upon the continued encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of the private sector within the state and that there are certain depressed areas in the state that need the particular attention of government to help attract private sector investment into these areas. Therefore, it is declared to be the purpose of this Chapter to stimulate business and industrial growth in the depressed areas of the state by providing assistance to businesses and industries and by providing tax incentives in these areas. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1803. Definitions

RS 1803 - Definitions For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Commerce and Industry or its successor. (2) "Department" means the Department of Economic Development. (3) "Governing authority" means the governing body of a parish or municipality within which a qualified United States Census Department Division lies. (4) "Qualified census tract" or "part of a qualified census tract" means a census tract that is in need of revitalization and has been designated by the department and governing authority of the respective parish as being so in need. (5) "Revitalization zone" means either: (a) A historically underutilized business zone (HUB Zone) as defined in the HUB Zone Act of 1997 (15 USC 637(d)). (b) A qualified census tract or a part of a qualified census tract which is adjacent to a HUB Zone. (6) "Urban revitalization zone" means a revitalization zone that is located in a parish having a population in excess of seventy-five thousand persons. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1804. Criteria

RS 1804 - Criteria A. The department shall establish criteria for qualifications of urban revitalization zones, giving consideration to the following: (1) Unemployment. (2) Youth unemployment. (3) Per capita income. (4) Migration. (5) Number of residents receiving public assistance. B. These criteria shall be established so that approximately twenty-five percent of the United States Census Department Divisions in the state qualify as urban revitalization zones. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1805. Designation

RS 1805 - Designation The department shall designate urban revitalization zones only after receiving notice from the appropriate governing authority that the governing authority agrees to: (1) Devise and implement a program to improve police protection within the zone. (2) Give priority to the use in the zone of any applicable funds received from the federal government. (3) Assist the department in certifying employers to be eligible for the benefits of this Chapter. (4) Authorize the department to supersede certain specified local regulations and ordinances which may serve to discourage economic development within the revitalization zone. (5) Assist the department in evaluating progress made in any revitalization zone within its jurisdiction. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1806. Duties of the department

RS 1806 - Duties of the department The department shall administer the provisions of this Chapter and shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those mentioned elsewhere in this Chapter and in other laws of this state: (1) To monitor the implementation and operation of this Chapter and conduct a continuing evaluation of the progress made in the urban revitalization zones. (2) To assist the governing authority of an urban revitalization zone in obtaining assistance from the federal government, including the suspension of federal regulations within the zone. (3) To assist the governing authority of an urban revitalization zone in obtaining assistance from any other department of state government, including assistance in providing training, technical assistance, and wage subsidies to new businesses and small businesses within an urban revitalization zone. (4) To assist any employer or prospective employer within an urban revitalization zone in obtaining the benefits of any incentive or inducement program authorized by Louisiana law. (5) To submit an annual written report evaluating the effectiveness of the program and any suggestions for legislation to the governor and the legislature no later than the first day of March of each year. (6) To promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this Chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (7) To notify each legislator whose district includes any portion of the urban revitalization zone when the department designates such a zone. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1808. Industrial development bonds

RS 1808 - Industrial development bonds Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a city or parish governing body, which is also the governing authority of a revitalization zone and has authority to issue revenue bonds, may sell such bonds and use the proceeds for loans to any new or expanding business or industry in the revitalization zone. Acts 2005, No. 466, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1821. Definitions

RS 1821 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise:  (1) "Business opportunity" means the sale or lease for an initial required consideration exceeding three hundred dollars of any goods or services which are transferred to a purchaser for the purpose of enabling the purchaser to start a business, and in which the seller or agent:  (a) Represents that the seller or an entity to which it will refer the purchaser, will provide or assist the purchaser in finding business locations on premises neither owned nor leased by the purchaser or seller for the use or operation of vending machines, racks, display cases, currency-operated amusement machines, or other similar devices; or  (b) Represents that the seller, or any entity to which it will refer the purchaser, will purchase any or all products to be sold, made, produced, fabricated, assembled, grown, bred, or modified by the purchaser using in whole or in part the supplies, services, or goods sold to the purchaser by the seller; or  (c) Guarantees that the purchaser is to derive income from the business opportunity which exceeds the price paid for the business opportunity, or that the seller is to refund all or part of the price paid for the business opportunity, or repurchase any of the products, equipment, supplies, or goods supplied by the seller, if the purchaser is unsatisfied with the business opportunity; or  (d) Represents that for a fee exceeding three hundred dollars the seller will provide a sales plan or marketing program which will enable the purchaser to derive income from the business opportunity which exceeds the price paid for the business opportunity. This provision shall not apply to the sale or lease of a sales plan or marketing program made in conjunction with the licensing of a registered trademark or service mark.  "Business opportunity" does not include the sale of an ongoing business when the owner of that business sells and intends to sell only that one business, and does not include the sale, not for profit, of sales demonstration equipment, materials, or samples for a total price of five hundred dollars or less.  (2) "Initial required consideration" includes consideration required by express condition or practical necessity, or for which the buyer or lessee becomes obligated before the commencement of the business, or during the following one hundred eighty days.  (3) "Seller" means a person or entity which sells or leases, or offers to sell or to lease a business opportunity.  (4) "Agent" means a person who solicits prospective purchasers or negotiates on behalf of a seller.  (5) "Department" means the Department of Justice.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 814, §1; Acts 1988, No. 625, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1822 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1822. Surety bond

RS 1822 - Surety bond A. A business opportunity seller shall maintain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state in the amount of fifty thousand dollars. The bond shall be in favor of the state for the use, benefit, and indemnity of any person who suffers any damage or loss as a result of the seller's dishonesty, unfair or deceptive practice, breach of the contract for the business opportunity sale or any duty arising therefrom, or violation of law.    B. A business opportunity agent, whether an independent contractor, a broker, or an employee of the seller, shall maintain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. The bond shall be in favor of the state for the use, benefit, and indemnity of any person who suffers any damage or loss as a result of the agent's dishonesty, unfair or deceptive practice, breach of a duty, or violation of law. C. The department may at any time require a seller or agent to file a new or additional bond in the amount of the original bond whenever he deems the security of a bond required by this Section to be unsatisfactory or finds that a bond has become insufficient to satisfy all claims accrued or contingent against the principal. D. The state or any person claiming against the bond may maintain an action for damages or other relief against the principal or the surety, or both. The liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond provided herein shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond. E. The seller and agent shall file the bonds required of them with the department before doing any business in this state, including advertising or soliciting. New or additional bonds shall be filed before continuing business in this state. F. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsections A, B, or E of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars and by imprisonment for not more than six months. G. The bonding requirements of this Section shall apply only to business opportunities as defined in R.S. 51:1821(1)(a), (b), or (c). H. The term of a bond required by this Section shall be continuous. The surety on said bond may terminate the bond upon giving a sixty-day written notice to the assistant secretary and the principal; however, the liability of the surety for the acts of the principal shall continue during the sixty-day period. The notice shall not release the surety from liability which accrues before the termination becomes final, but which is discovered after that date.  Acts 1988, No. 625, §6; Acts 2001, No. 819, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1823. Prohibited acts

RS 1823 - Prohibited acts  No business opportunity seller or agent shall:  (1) Represent that a business opportunity provides income or earning potential of any kind unless the seller has documented data to substantiate the claims of income or earning potential and discloses this data to the prospective purchaser at the time such representations are made.  (2) Advertise or make any written reference to a specific range or level of income or earning potential without setting forth the following disclosure, with blanks completed in print as large or larger than that referring to income or earning potential:  "No assurance of earnings or ranges of earnings can be made. The number of purchasers who have earned more through this business than they invested is at least _________. This is ________ percent of the total number of purchasers. This information is current as of (date). (3) Use the trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol of any business which does not either control the ownership interest in the seller or expressly permit the seller to use its trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol.  (4) Make or authorize the making of any reference to its compliance with this Chapter in any advertisement or contract with prospective purchasers.  (5) Use advertising which does not include the actual business name of the seller, and, if it differs, the name under which the business opportunity is operated, and the street address of the principal place of business of the seller.  (6) Fail to embody the sale or lease in a written agreement, or to include in that agreement all material statements, representations, or promises made orally prior to execution of the written agreement by the seller or agent, or both.  (7) Include in any agreement a waiver of the purchaser's rights established by law.  (8) Offer, sell, or lease a business opportunity in Louisiana without appointing the secretary of state as its agent in Louisiana authorized to receive service of process.  (9) Fail to provide, upon request of a district attorney, the attorney general, or the assistant secretary, documented data to substantiate claims of income or earning potential.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 814, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1824 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1824. Unfair practice

RS 1824 - Unfair practice  A violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute an unfair practice under the provisions of R.S. 51:1401 through R.S. 51:1418.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 814, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1901. Definitions

RS 1901 - Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply to the terms used herein: (1) "Charitable Organization" means a person who is or holds himself out to be a benevolent, civic, recreational, educational, voluntary, health, law enforcement, social service, philanthropic, fraternal, humane, patriotic, religious, or eleemosynary organization. (2) "Contribution" means the promise or grant of any money, property, or services of any kind or value. (3) "Person" means any individual, organization, trust, foundation, group, association, partnership, corporation, society, other entity, or any combination of them. (4) "Authority" means the state of Louisiana or any agency thereof, or any parish, municipality, political subdivision, or entity established by law for the purpose of operating a public transportation facility. (5) "Facility" means any public transportation facility, including, but not limited to, railroad stations, bus stations, ship ports, ferry terminals, roadside welcome stations, highway service plazas, airports served by scheduled passenger service, or highway rest areas. (6) "Professional solicitor" means any person who, for financial consideration, solicits contributions for or on behalf of a charitable organization, whether such solicitation is performed personally or through his agents, servants, or employees or through agents engaged in the solicitation of contributions under the direction of such person. A salaried officer or salaried employee of a charitable organization maintaining a permanent establishment within the state shall not be deemed to be a professional solicitor. However, any salaried officer or salaried employee of a charitable organization who engages in the solicitation of contributions in any manner for more than one charitable organization, if a fee is charged for services to the organization other than the one that he is employed by, shall be deemed a professional solicitor. This definition shall not apply to a person who solicits contributions on behalf of a charitable organization on a voluntary basis. Persons making interstate solicitations from Louisiana or making interstate solicitations into Louisiana for charitable organizations are deemed to be professional solicitors. (7) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Justice. (8) "Commercial co-venturer" means any person who for profit regularly and primarily is engaged in trade or commerce other than in soliciting for charitable organizations or charitable purposes and who conducts a charitable sales promotion or advertises that a portion of revenue will be donated to a nonprofit entity. Added by Acts 1981, No. 849, §1; Acts 1986, No. 906, §1; Acts 1987, No. 274, §1; Acts 1987, No. 784, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1053, §1; Acts 1997, No. 228, §1; Acts 1997, No. 943, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:1901.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§1901.1. Registration of professional solicitors; fees; bonds

RS 1901.1 - Registration of professional solicitors; fees; bonds A. Not less than ten days prior to doing business in this state, a professional solicitor shall register with the department by filing an application, application fee, and bond with the department as provided in this Section. B. An application for registration or renewal of registration shall be in writing, shall be signed and sworn to by the principal officer of the professional solicitor, and shall be in the form prescribed by the department. C. An application for registration or renewal of registration shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred fifty dollars. A professional solicitor which is a partnership or corporation may register for and pay a single fee on behalf of all its partners, officers, directors, and employees. D. At the time of making application for registration and renewal of registration, any professional solicitor with custody or control of contributions made to a charitable organization shall file a department-approved bond with the state treasurer. The applicant shall be the principal obligor and shall maintain the bond in effect as long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall be for twenty-five thousand dollars or greater, as prescribed by the department, with one or more corporate sureties licensed to do business in this state whose liability in the aggregate at least equals the amount of the bond. The bond shall run to the state for the use of the department and to any person who may have a cause of action against the obligor of the bond for any losses resulting from malfeasance, nonfeasance, or misfeasance in the conduct of solicitation activities. A professional solicitor which is a partnership or corporation may file one twenty-five thousand dollar bond, or an amount specified by the department, on behalf of all its partners, officers, directors, and employees. A professional solicitor who qualifies as a telephonic seller and is required to file a bond pursuant to R.S. 45:829 shall be exempt from the bonding requirements of this Subsection. E. Each registration as a professional solicitor shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods as provided in this Section. No person shall act as a professional solicitor after the expiration, suspension, or revocation of registration or renewal of registration. Acts 1995, No. 1053, §1.