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LA Rev Stat § 49:853 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§853. Definitions

RS 853 - Definitions Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this Chapter: (1) "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office, including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy and his duly authorized deputy, are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office. (2) "Emergency interim successor" means a person designated pursuant to this chapter, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the constitution and statutes, or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office. (3) "Office" includes all state offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the constitution and statutes, except the office of governor, and except those in the legislature and the judiciary. (4) "Attack" means any act of terrorism, attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means, or other weapons or processes. Acts 1963, No. 111, §3; Acts 2003, No. 40, §5, eff. May 23, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 49:854 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§854. Emergency interim successors for state officers

RS 854 - Emergency interim successors for state officers  All state officers, subject to such regulations as may be issued by the governor or other official authorized under the constitution or other authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor, shall, in addition to any deputy authorized pursuant to law to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, designate by title emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this chapter to insure their current status. The officer will designate a sufficient number of such emergency interim successors so that there will be not less than three nor more than seven such deputies or emergency interim successors or any combination thereof, at any time. In the event that any state officer is unavailable following an attack, and in the event his deputy, if any, is also unavailable, the said powers of his office shall be exercised and said duties of his office shall be discharged by his designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. Such emergency interim successors shall exercise said powers and discharge said duties only until such time as the governor under the constitution or laws or other official authorized under the constitution or laws to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor may, where a vacancy exists, appoint a successor to fill the vacancy or until a successor is otherwise appointed, or elected and qualified as provided by law, or an officer or his deputy or a preceding named emergency interim successor becomes available to exercise or resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of his office.  Acts 1963, No. 111, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 49:855 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§855. Formalities of taking office

RS 855 - Formalities of taking office  At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office.  Acts 1963, No. 111, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 49:856 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§856. Period in which authority may be exercised

RS 856 - Period in which authority may be exercised  Officials authorized to act, pursuant to this chapter, as emergency interim successors are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as herein authorized only after an attack upon the United States, as defined herein, has occurred. The legislature by concurrent resolution, may at any time terminate the authority of said emergency interim successors to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office as herein provided.  Acts 1963, No. 111, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 49:857 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§857. Removal of designees

RS 857 - Removal of designees  Until such time as the persons designated as emergency interim successors are authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office in accordance with this chapter, including R.S. 49:856, said persons shall serve in their designated capacities at the pleasure of the designating authority and may be removed or replaced by said designating authority at any time, with or without cause.  Acts 1963, No. 111, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 49:858 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§858. Disputes

RS 858 - Disputes  Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this Chapter with respect to an office in the executive branch of the state government, except a dispute of fact relative to the office of governor shall be adjudicated by the governor, or other official authorized under the constitution or laws to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of governor and his decision shall be final.  Acts 1963, No. 111, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 49:901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§901. Statement of policy

RS 901 - Statement of policy  Because of the growing number of occupations, professions and trades which are regulated by various agencies, boards and commissions of the state of Louisiana, and because said agencies, boards and commissions use the police power of the state in their regulatory, licensing and fee-collecting activities, and because there is at present no central depository of information with respect to the activities of said agencies, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Louisiana that the governor be authorized to require the various agencies, boards and commissions engaged in regulatory and licensing activities to submit information and reports in such manner as he may direct with respect to the activities and financial condition of said agencies.  Added by Acts 1966, No. 452, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§902. Definitions

RS 902 - Definitions  Agency, as used in this Chapter, means any agency, board, commission or other instrumentality of the State of Louisiana which is engaged in the regulation and/or licensing of any occupation, profession or trade, except those which may be directly related to the legislative or judicial branches of the state government.  Added by Acts 1966, No. 452, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:903 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§903. Authority of the governor to require information; annual review

RS 903 - Authority of the governor to require information; annual review   A. The governor of the State of Louisiana is hereby authorized to request and receive, in such manner and at such time as he may direct, information relating to the activities of any agency to which this Chapter applies. The request for information may include, but not necessarily be limited to the following: All rules, regulations and procedures employed by the agency; all examination requirements, standards, criteria and qualifications as conditions precedent for admission to the appropriate trade, occupation or profession; annual reports on the number of applications and the names of those admitted to practice; an accounting and report on the amount of examination, admissions and annual fees exacted for the privilege of maintaining the individual's status as one in official good standing in his trade, occupation or profession; any provisions for disciplinary actions, fines and forfeiture; and, generally, any and all written information and reports that may be of legitimate interest to the executive branch of the state government in determining whether the authority vested in such agencies by law is being exercised with proper judgment, discretion and restraint.  B. Pursuant to the authority in this Chapter, the governor shall review on an annual basis not less than twenty percent of the agencies engaged in regulatory and licensing activities. Within five years, the governor shall have reviewed all such agencies. Pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the information obtained from the annual reviews shall be made available to the public in a timely manner.  Added by Acts 1966, No. 452, §1; Acts 2018, No. 693, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:950 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§950. Title and form of citation

RS 950 - Title and form of citation  This Chapter shall be known as the Administrative Procedure Act and may be cited as the Administrative Procedure Act.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 129, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 49:952 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§952. Public information; adoption of rules; availability of rules and orders

RS 952 - Public information; adoption of rules; availability of rules and orders Each agency which engages in rulemaking shall: (1) File with the Office of the State Register a description of its organization, stating the general course and method of its operations and the methods whereby the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests. (2) Adopt rules of practice setting forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available. (3) Make available for public inspection all rules, preambles, responses to comments, and submissions and all other written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted, or used by the agency in the discharge of its functions and publish an index of such rules, preambles, responses to comments, submissions, statements, and interpretations on a regular basis. (4) Make available for public inspection all final orders, decisions, and opinions. Acts 1966, No. 382, §2, eff. July 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 252, §1; Acts 1979, No. 578, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 1990, No. 1085, §1, eff. July 31, 1990; Acts 1993, No. 386, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §23, eff. June 11, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 49:954 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§954. Filing; taking effect of rules

RS 954 - Filing; taking effect of rules  A. No rule adopted on or after January 1, 1975, is valid unless adopted in substantial compliance with this Chapter. Each rulemaking agency shall file a certified copy of its rules with the Office of the State Register. No rule, whether adopted before, on, or after January 1, 1975, shall be effective, nor may it be enforced, unless it has been properly filed with the Office of the State Register. No rule adopted on or after November 1, 1978, shall be effective, nor may it be enforced, unless prior to its adoption a report relative to the proposed rule change is submitted to the appropriate standing committee of the legislature or to the presiding officers of the respective houses as provided in R.S. 49:968. No rule adopted on or after September 12, 1980, shall be effective, nor may it be enforced, unless the approved economic and fiscal impact statements, as provided in R.S. 49:953(A), have been filed with the Office of the State Register and published in the Louisiana Register. The inadvertent failure to mail notice and statements to persons making request for such mail notice, as provided in R.S. 49:953, shall not invalidate any rule adopted hereunder. A proceeding under R.S. 49:963 to contest any rule on the grounds of noncompliance with the procedures for adoption, as given in this Chapter, must be commenced within two years from the date upon which the rule became effective.  B.(1) Each rule hereafter adopted shall be effective upon its publication in the Louisiana Register, said publication to be subsequent to the act of adoption, except that if a later date is required by statute or specified in the rule, the later day is the effective date.  (2) An emergency rule shall be considered effective pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 49:953.1.  Acts 1966, No. 382, §4, eff. July 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 474, §1; Acts 1974, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 730, §1; Acts 1978, No. 252, §1; Acts 1980, No. 392, §1; Acts 1990, No. 248, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1085, §1, eff. July 31, 1990; Acts 2013, No. 220, §23, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §18; Acts 2021, No. 211, §11.
LA Rev Stat § 49:954.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§954.2. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 220, §1.

RS 954.2 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 220, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 220, §2, relative to validity and effectiveness of certain rules, permits, and licenses.
LA Rev Stat § 49:954.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§954.3. Environmental Regulatory Code

RS 954.3 - Environmental Regulatory Code  The Department of Environmental Quality shall codify its rules and regulations in effect on March 1, 1992, in the Environmental Regulatory Code, and thereafter, shall update such codification of its rules and regulations on a quarterly basis. The secretary shall complete and offer for sale at cost the initial codification within one hundred and eighty days from March 1, 1992.  Acts 1991, No. 735, §2, eff. July 18, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 49:955 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§955. Adjudication; notice; hearing; records

RS 955 - Adjudication; notice; hearing; records  A. In an adjudication, all parties who do not waive their rights shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice. B. The notice shall include:  (1) A statement of the time, place, and nature of the hearing;  (2) A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;  (3) A reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules involved;  (4) A short and plain statement of the matters asserted.  If the agency or other party is unable to state the matters in detail at the time the notice is served, the initial notice may be limited to a statement of the issues involved. Thereafter, upon application, a more definite and detailed statement shall be furnished.  C. Opportunity shall be afforded all parties to respond and present evidence on all issues of fact involved and argument on all issues of law and policy involved and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts.  D. Unless precluded by law, informal disposition may be made of any case of adjudication by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default.  E. The record in a case of adjudication shall include:  (1) All pleadings, motions, intermediate rulings;  (2) Evidence received or considered or a resume thereof if not transcribed;  (3) A statement of matters officially noticed except matters so obvious that statement of them would serve no useful purpose;  (4) Offers of proof, objections, and rulings thereon;  (5) Proposed findings and exceptions;  (6) Any decision, opinion, or report by the officer presiding at the hearing.  F. The agency shall make a full transcript of all proceedings before it when the statute governing it requires it, and, in the absence of such requirement, shall, at the request of any party or person, have prepared and furnish him with a copy of the transcript or any part thereof upon payment of the cost thereof unless the governing statute or constitution provides that it shall be furnished without cost.  G. Findings of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence and on matters officially noticed.  Acts 1966, No. 382, §5, eff. July 1, 1967.
LA Rev Stat § 49:956.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§956.1. Administrative proceedings; member of the legislature or personnel as witness

RS 956.1 - Administrative proceedings; member of the legislature or personnel as witness An application for an order compelling discovery to a member or former member of the legislature in his capacity as a state lawmaker, or a legislative employee in his official capacity, when the legislature or either body thereof is not a party to the proceeding may be made to the agency in which the action is pending, but no order compelling discovery shall issue except in strict conformity with the provisions of R.S. 13:3667.3(D). For the purposes of this Section "legislative employee" shall mean the clerk of the House of Representatives, the secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the House of Representatives, the Senate, or the Legislative Bureau. Acts 2006, No. 690, §4, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 374, §4, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 519, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 49:957 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§957. Examination of evidence by agency

RS 957 - Examination of evidence by agency  When in an adjudication proceeding a majority of the officials of the agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the case or read the record, or the proposed order is not prepared by a member of the agency, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the agency itself, shall not be made final until a proposed order is served upon the parties, and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present briefs and oral argument to the officials who are to render the decision. The proposed order shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons therefor and of the disposition of each issue of fact or law necessary to the proposed order, prepared by the person who conducted the hearing or by one who has read the record. No sanction shall be imposed or order be issued except upon consideration of the whole record and as supported by and in accordance with the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence. The parties by written stipulation may waive, and the agency in the event there is no contest may eliminate, compliance with this Section.  Acts 1966, No. 382, §7, eff. July 1, 1967.
LA Rev Stat § 49:958 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§958. Decisions and orders

RS 958 - Decisions and orders A final decision or order adverse to a party in an adjudication proceeding shall be in writing or stated in the record. A final decision shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. If, in accordance with agency rules, a party submitted proposed findings of fact, the decision shall include a ruling upon each proposed finding. Parties shall be notified personally, by mail, or by electronic means of any decision or order. Upon request, a copy of the decision or order shall be delivered or mailed forthwith to each party and to his attorney of record. The parties by written stipulation may waive, and the agency in the event there is no contest may eliminate, compliance with this Section. Acts 1966, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 2012, No. 289, §1, eff. May 25, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 49:959 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§959. Rehearings

RS 959 - Rehearings  A. A decision or order in a case of adjudication shall be subject to rehearing, reopening, or reconsideration by the agency, within ten days from the date of its entry. The grounds for such action shall be either that:  (1) The decision or order is clearly contrary to the law and the evidence;  (2) The party has discovered since the hearing evidence important to the issues which he could not have with due diligence obtained before or during the hearing;  (3) There is a showing that issues not previously considered ought to be examined in order properly to dispose of the matter; or  (4) There is other good ground for further consideration of the issues and the evidence in the public interest.  B. The petition of a party for rehearing, reconsideration, or review, and the order of the agency granting it, shall set forth the grounds which justify such action. Nothing in this Section shall prevent rehearing, reopening or reconsideration of a matter by any agency in accordance with other statutory provisions applicable to such agency, or, at any time, on the ground of fraud practiced by the prevailing party or of procurement of the order by perjured testimony or fictitious evidence. On reconsideration, reopening, or rehearing, the matter may be heard by the agency, or it may be referred to a subordinate deciding officer. The hearing shall be confined to those grounds upon which the reconsideration, reopening, or rehearing was ordered. If an application for rehearing shall be timely filed, the period within which judicial review, under the applicable statute, must be sought, shall run from the final disposition of such application.  Acts 1966, No. 382, §9, eff. July 1, 1967.
LA Rev Stat § 49:960 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 49 - State Administration|§960. Ex parte consultations and recusations

RS 960 - Ex parte consultations and recusations  A. Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members or employees of an agency assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a case of adjudication noticed and docketed for hearing shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact or law, with any party or his representative, or with any officer, employee, or agent engaged in the performance of investigative, prosecuting, or advocating functions, except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.  B. A subordinate deciding officer or agency member shall withdraw from any adjudicative proceeding in which he cannot accord a fair and impartial hearing or consideration. Any party may request the disqualification of a subordinate deciding officer or agency member, on the ground of his inability to give a fair and impartial hearing, by filing an affidavit, promptly upon discovery of the alleged disqualification, stating with particularity the grounds upon which it is claimed that a fair and impartial hearing cannot be accorded. The issue shall be determined promptly by the agency, or, if it affects a member or members of the agency, by the remaining members thereof, if a quorum. Upon the entry of an order of disqualification affecting a subordinate deciding officer, the agency shall assign another in his stead or shall conduct the hearing itself. Upon the disqualification of a member of an agency, the governor immediately shall appoint a member pro tem to sit in place of the disqualified member in that proceeding. In further action, after the disqualification of a member of an agency, the provisions of R.S. 49:957 shall apply.  Acts 1966, No. 382, §10, eff. July 1, 1967.