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LA Rev Stat § 25:651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§651. Creation; domicile; purposes

RS 651 - Creation; domicile; purposes A.(1) The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, hereinafter referred to as the "council", is hereby created within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to preserve, promote, and develop Louisiana's French and Creole culture, heritage, and language. (2) The official working language of the council and its employees shall be French. B. The council shall be domiciled in Lafayette, Louisiana. C. The purposes of the council shall include the following: (1) To oversee the development and expansion of the state's economic development and tourism activities designed to promote our French culture, heritage, and language. (2) To promote, develop, and oversee cultural and educational relations and exchanges within the state and between the state of Louisiana and other countries, provinces, and states that share Louisiana's historical French heritage, culture, and language. (3) To promote, support, and enhance French language immersion educational programs and instruction at all levels of elementary and secondary education in the state by working cooperatively and collaboratively with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education. (4) To develop a model French immersion program which can be used by any school seeking to establish a French immersion program within its curriculum. (5) To increase the number of French immersion schools in the state, with the specific goal of establishing, not later than September 1, 2015, at least one French immersion school in East Baton Rouge Parish and in each of the following parishes which comprise the Acadiana Region: (a) Acadia (b) Ascension (c) Assumption (d) Avoyelles (e) Calcasieu (f) Cameron (g) Evangeline (h) Iberia (i) Iberville (j) Jefferson Davis (k) Lafayette (l) Lafourche (m) Pointe Coupee (n) St. Charles (o) St. James (p) St. Landry (q) St. Martin (r) St. Mary (s) St. John the Baptist (t) Terrebonne (u) Vermilion (v) West Baton Rouge (6) To develop a certification system whereby vendors, festivals, and restaurants may be designated "Francophone Friendly" and design and issue a marquee that may be displayed by each certified entity. (7) To provide and approve Louisiana French terms for the supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to be placed on bilingual and symbol-based signs to be installed by the Department of Transportation and Development on state and federal highways pursuant to the uniform highway marking system, R.S. 32:235 et seq. D. To reflect the council's educational, social, economic development, and diplomatic missions as provided in this Chapter, the council shall also be authorized to identify itself as "Office of Francophone Affairs" in English or "Agence des Affaires Francophones" in French. Acts 1968, No. 409, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1; Acts 2012, No. 202, §1; Acts 2014, No. 263, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§652. Membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation

RS 652 - Membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation A. The council shall be composed of twenty-three members as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the governor. (2) Three members appointed by the Louisiana section of the Assemblée des Parlementaires Francophones. (3) Two members appointed by the council's Consortium of Louisiana Colleges and Universities. (4) One member appointed by the Le Centre International de Lafayette. (5) One member appointed by the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation. (6) The mayor of New Orleans, or his designee. (7) One member appointed by the French-American Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter. (8) One member appointed by the Louisiana Educational Television Authority. (9) One member appointed by La Fondation Louisiane. (10) Four members appointed by the Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools. (11) One member appointed by the American Association of Teachers of French, Louisiana Chapter. (12) One member appointed by the United Houma Nation. (13) One member appointed by the Association Louisiane-Acadie. (14) One member appointed by the Louisiana State Bar Association, Francophone Section. (15) One member appointed by the African-American Museum of St. Martinville. (16) One member appointed by CREOLE, Inc. B. All members shall be confirmed by the Senate. C. Members shall serve four-year terms, concurrent with that of the governor. D. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of original appointment and each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office. E. Members of the council shall receive no salary for their services as members, but may be paid a per diem of fifty dollars for attending meetings of the council and may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses in accordance with travel regulations of the division of administration. F. Any French-speaking elected official in Louisiana may serve on the council as a nonvoting member. Such nonvoting members may be subject to the same provisions regarding compensation in accordance with Subsection E of this Section as provided for members appointed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. Acts 1968, No. 409, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1; Acts 2011, No. 194, §1; Acts 2014, No. 832, §9. NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
LA Rev Stat § 25:653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§653. Duties, powers, and functions

RS 653 - Duties, powers, and functions A. The council shall serve as the official state agency in all relations and exchanges between the state of Louisiana and other countries, provinces, and states enjoying membership or observer status in the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and similar organizations. B. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the council shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting. C. The council shall elect a chairman, who shall be fluent in the French language, and may elect such other officers as deemed necessary to effectively conduct the council's business. Officers shall serve two-year terms. D. The council shall: (1) Meet at least once a year, or at the call of the chairman, and at such other times deemed necessary by the chairman or the executive committee. (2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of seven members of the council, including the chairman of the council and six other council members as the council may determine. All members of the executive committee shall be fluent in the French language. (b) A majority of the members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the council has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required. (3)(a) Appoint an executive director, who shall be fluent in French, and who shall perform such duties and possess such qualifications as established by the council. (b) The executive director shall be in the unclassified service of the state and his compensation shall be determined by the council. (4) Adopt bylaws and establish policies to govern the operations of the council and the executive committee. E. The council may: (1) Cooperate with and advise other state agencies, including public institutions of education. (2) Establish such committees as it deems necessary to efficiently conduct the council's business. Acts 1968, No. 409, §3. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
LA Rev Stat § 25:654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§654. Donations and grants

RS 654 - Donations and grants The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana may accept donations and grants from any source, public and private, in order to accomplish the purposes of the council. Acts 2010, No. 679, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
LA Rev Stat § 25:655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§655. Annual report

RS 655 - Annual report The council shall submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, and the chairman of the House Committee on Education, not later than March first, regarding all actions taken and progress made toward achieving the purposes and duties set forth for the council in this Chapter. Acts 2010, No. 679, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
LA Rev Stat § 25:671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§671. Legislative findings

RS 671 - Legislative findings The legislature finds that: (1) The heritage of the French-speaking people of Louisiana is one of the greatest treasures of Louisiana's rich cultural patrimony and perhaps the most significant factor in making the state's culture unique. (2) Louisiana has a quarter of a million French-speaking citizens and a million residents of French-language heritage, and French-speaking visitors to Louisiana spend roughly one hundred million dollars annually in the state. (3) Commercial and industrial concerns based in France have made investments of one billion eight hundred million dollars in the state and further encouragement of such investment is in the interests of the state. (4) Providing state government services in the French language would encourage the preservation of the state's French cultural heritage for future generations, would provide important and sometimes life-sustaining services to French-speaking citizens and visitors, and would support and encourage French investment in Louisiana, and therefore, would serve not only the state's French-speaking citizens but the entire state. Acts 2011, No. 106, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:672 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§672. Louisiana French Language Services Program; purposes

RS 672 - Louisiana French Language Services Program; purposes The Louisiana French Language Services Program shall be established as provided in this Chapter for the following purposes: (1) To the extent practicable, to provide state government services to French-speaking citizens and visitors in the French language. (2) To assist Louisiana citizens who speak French in dealing with and receiving services from state government so as to support the long-term sustainability of Louisiana's historic French cultural heritage. (3) To assist French-speaking visitors to the state and thus to promote an increase in tourism and greater investment in the state from Francophone countries. Acts 2011, No. 106, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:673 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§673. Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; program responsibilities; cooperation of departments

RS 673 - Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; program responsibilities; cooperation of departments A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, referred to in this Chapter as the "department", in concert with and under the guidance of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, shall develop and provide for implementation of a program for provision of services of state government in the French language. B.(1)(a) In developing the program, the department shall work in cooperation with departments of state government, and such departments shall cooperate with the department. (b) The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall also participate in the program in the same manner as other departments. (2) The department shall request each state department to identify its employees who speak French with sufficient fluency to provide or assist others in providing services of the department to French-speaking persons and shall assist the departments in identifying such employees. The department shall request the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana to assist the departments of state government in identifying employees who speak French with necessary fluency. (3) The department shall develop guidelines for implementation of the program. Such guidelines shall address such issues as priorities in implementing the program in service areas with greater numbers of French-speaking citizens or visitors and for services dealing with such matters as health, safety, compliance with regulations, or complexity of processes. The implementation guidelines shall also address dealing with limited department resources. (4) The department shall provide for appropriate insignia, such as a badge with the word "Bienvenue" or "Bonjour" to identify employees who will assist French-speaking clients in accessing and using department services. The department shall provide procedures for recognition of the employees entitled to wear such insignia which may include recognition of the employee's language skills by the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. C.(1) The department shall provide for implementation of the program by state departments in accordance with the guidelines developed as provided in this Section and subject to the resources available to individual departments. (2) The department shall urge the convention and visitors bureaus throughout the state to implement a similar program. Acts 2011, No. 106, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:674 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§674. Recommendations; award of excellence

RS 674 - Recommendations; award of excellence A. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall make recommendations for improving the provision of French language services to state departments, the governor, and the legislature. B. The department may institute an annual "Sceau d'excellence" [Seal of excellence] designation for the state department, agency, or office that best accomplishes the program's purposes, giving consideration to public visibility and recognition for the program within the department, agency, or office and the proportion of employees who are participating. Acts 2011, No. 106, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:675 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§675. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 675 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:676 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§676. §§676 to 677. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, effective June 22, 1977

RS 676 - §§676 to 677. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, effective June 22, 1977
LA Rev Stat § 25:701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§701. Recognition of Historic Region

RS 701 - Recognition of Historic Region  That portion of Louisiana east of the Mississippi River and north of the Isle of Orleans, which was part of the British Colony of West Florida until 1779, the Spanish Colony of West Florida until 1810, and finally the Republic of West Florida in late 1810, is an official region of the state of Louisiana. This unique region, which has national and international significance, shall be known as the Republic of West Florida Historic Region, or the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. The region shall include the parishes of East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, and West Feliciana.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§702. Baton Rouge as "Birthplace of Louisiana Democracy"

RS 702 - Baton Rouge as "Birthplace of Louisiana Democracy"  The city of Baton Rouge is designated as the "Birthplace of Louisiana Democracy", because it is the site of the first democratically-elected government in Louisiana, the Assembly of the British Colony of West Florida.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§703. Florida Parishes as "Birthplace of Freedom in Spanish America"

RS 703 - Florida Parishes as "Birthplace of Freedom in Spanish America"  The Florida Parishes are designated the "Birthplace of Freedom in Spanish America", because the rebellion against Spain in the Spanish Colony of West Florida in 1810 was the first successful attempt to overthrow Spanish control of any territory in the New World. This rebellion resulted in the establishment of the Republic of West Florida, the first democracy established in any portion of Spanish territory in the Western Hemisphere.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§704. St. Francisville as "Capital of West Florida Republic"

RS 704 - St. Francisville as "Capital of West Florida Republic"  The town of St. Francisville is designated as the "Capital of West Florida Republic" because it served as the capital of the Republic of West Florida in 1810.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:705 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§705. Bonnie Blue Flag adopted

RS 705 - Bonnie Blue Flag adopted  The flag of the Republic of West Florida shall be the official flag of the Republic of West Florida Historic Region. The flag is blue with a single, white, five-pointed star. It shall be known as the "Bonnie Blue". The Bonnie Blue shall fly at all Louisiana Tourism Commission facilities, parish courthouses, and state parks in the region and is authorized to fly at all other state and local public buildings where appropriate and practical.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:706 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§706. Historic map of region

RS 706 - Historic map of region  The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall provide for the creation and periodic distribution of an historic map of the region, which shall indicate the important events which occurred in the region during the colonial period and during the existence of the Republic of West Florida.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:707 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§707. Designation of region on maps of the state

RS 707 - Designation of region on maps of the state  All official maps of the state of Louisiana printed or authorized by the state shall indicate the boundaries of the region and, when appropriate, shall show the region in a different color from that of the remainder of the state or other regions of the state.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:708 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§708. Historic markers

RS 708 - Historic markers  The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall erect markers at all sites of historic significance within the region in order to indicate the important events of the colonial period and during the existence of the Republic of West Florida.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:709 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§709. Calendar of events

RS 709 - Calendar of events  The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall compile and periodically distribute a calendar of events for historic and cultural activities within the region. When the department compiles and distributes calendars of events for the entire state, it shall separate those within the region from the others and list those under the heading, "Republic of West Florida Historic Region".  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:710 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§710. Report to the legislature

RS 710 - Report to the legislature  The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall annually report to the legislature on activities within the region and on progress made in developing the region as a historic and cultural tourist attraction.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§711. Relations with other states

RS 711 - Relations with other states  All entities of the state are authorized to undertake joint projects with entities of the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, portions of which were formerly part of the Republic of West Florida, in order to preserve, commemorate, and develop the history and culture of the region.  Acts 1990, No. 1021, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:731 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§731. Purpose

RS 731 - Purpose  The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of buildings, sites, monuments, structures and areas of historic interest or importance through their protection, maintenance and development as historic landmarks and their recognition as such in the history and traditions of the state and nation; to establish and improve property values, and to foster the economic development of the areas affected.  Acts 1970, No. 147, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 25:732 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§732. Authorization for historic district commissions

RS 732 - Authorization for historic district commissions  Any municipality, incorporated town, lake commission, parish, parish council or similar governmental unit, which shall be designated as a governmental unit hereinafter, may establish within its borders an historic preservation district commission to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public and to take such action by vote of its governing body, that is, the mayor and city council, commissioners, mayor and board of aldermen, city-parish council, or police jury, as the case may be. Said governing body may make such appropriations as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.  Acts 1970, No. 147, §2. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 25:734 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific|§734. Consideration of study committee report

RS 734 - Consideration of study committee report  The governing body, by ordinance, resolution or similar act, may adopt or reject the recommendation of the historic preservation study committee or of the planning or zoning committee or agency or it may refer the matter back to said study committee or said commission or agency, as the case may be, for further study; or said governing body may make such amendments or revisions as it may deem advisable, including the authority to require reasonable financial and administrative conditions in consideration of the overall public good as prerequisites for the creation of any historic district commission. However, any final action taken by said governing body shall be published in the manner usually provided for the official publication of its acts but, in any event, publications shall be made at least once either in such official journal or any other newspaper having general circulation within the governmental unit.  Acts 1970, No. 147, §4. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §4.