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LA Rev Stat § 51:928 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§928. Compensation of board members

RS 928 - Compensation of board members Appointed members of the board shall serve without compensation. Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 2012, No. 32, §1, eff. May 4, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 51:929 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§929. Domicile of the department and the board; branch offices

RS 929 - Domicile of the department and the board; branch offices The Department of Economic Development and the Board of Commerce and Industry shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge. Branch offices may be established at such other locations as the board may deem advisable. Acts 1964, No. 403, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:930 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§930. Expenses of the department and the board

RS 930 - Expenses of the department and the board The legislature shall provide funds for suitable offices for the Department of Economic Development and the Board of Commerce and Industry and shall provide adequate funds annually for the operation of the activities of the department and the board. The department shall administer all such funds and any other funds made available to the department or the board by the federal government or any other outside agency, organization, or individual in accordance with state law. Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 1989, No. 324, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:931 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§931. Certification of small entrepreneurships

RS 931 - Certification of small entrepreneurships The secretary of the Department of Economic Development shall certify businesses as small entrepreneurships for purposes of the Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships (the Hudson Initiative) as provided in R.S. 39:2006. Acts 2005, No. 440, §2, eff. July 11, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:932 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§932. Assistance and advice; use of facilities

RS 932 - Assistance and advice; use of facilities  The department may call upon any other state department or agency for assistance and advice. The facilities of the State Library of Louisiana and of Louisiana State University shall be made available for use by the department or members of its staff. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to give assistance to the department and to render his opinion in writing on any subject requested by the secretary of the department.  Acts 1991, No. 938, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 51:933 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§933. Cooperative endeavor agreement requirements

RS 933 - Cooperative endeavor agreement requirements A. A cooperative endeavor agreement with the department shall include but not be limited to the following terms and requirements: (1) An agreement with a nongovernmental entity for economic development purposes shall contain the specific goals sought to be achieved by the nongovernmental entity and methods for reimbursement to the state if those goals are not met. Further, a nongovernmental entity, other than one participating in a business incubator program, Quality Jobs Program, or Enterprise Zone Program, which defaults on the agreement, breaches the terms of the agreement, ceases to do business, or ceases to do business in Louisiana, shall be required to repay the state, and the agreement shall set out the terms of the repayment. (2) An agreement based on a legislative appropriation to a public or quasi-public agency or entity which is not a state budget unit shall include a comprehensive budget, provided to the agency and the legislative auditor, showing all anticipated uses of the appropriation, an estimate of the duration of the project, and a plan showing specific goals and objectives, including measures of performance. (3) The department shall notify all businesses entering into cooperative endeavor agreements of the specific goals within the Louisiana Hudson Initiative and the Veterans Initiative as set forth by the division of administration. (4) All agreements shall contain a plan to monitor compliance with the terms of the agreement, assigning a particular person within the Department of Economic Development to be responsible for monitoring the agreement. Written reports shall be provided to the Department of Economic Development at least every six months concerning the use of funds and the specific goals and objectives for the use of the funds. B. The requirements set contained in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any existing economic development programs established by the Louisiana Constitution, the Revised Statutes of 1950, or by administrative rule, prior to August 15, 2010. Acts 2010, No. 1031, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:934 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§934. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 321, §1.

RS 934 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 321, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:935 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§935. Information clearinghouse

RS 935 - Information clearinghouse The department shall serve as the information clearinghouse in Louisiana for all data related to economic development, economic modeling, and strategic economic development planning. Acts 1995, No. 482, §1; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 51:936 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§936. Cooperation between department and state agencies

RS 936 - Cooperation between department and state agencies A. The Department of Economic Development is authorized to call upon all state agencies for full and complete cooperation and assistance in planning and coordinating its programs, and all state agencies are hereby directed to cooperate and assist the department to the fullest possible extent. B. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005. C. The Department of Economic Development may obtain directly from all state agencies any information that state agencies may have regarding any company that has applied to or contracted with the Department of Economic Development for assistance, including but not limited to tax incentives, economic development programs, financial assistance, cooperative endeavor agreements, or technical assistance. The Department of Economic Development is further authorized to obtain information outlined above for the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. The Department of Economic Development will minimize the financial impact this Section may have on another agency, by obtaining the information from said agency in the least intrusive and most efficient manner. D. Any information obtained by the Department of Economic Development from another state agency in this manner shall remain confidential and privileged in the same manner as the agency providing that information would maintain confidentiality and privilege. Any information obtained by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation from the Department of Economic Development pursuant to this Section shall remain confidential and privileged in the same manner as the Department of Economic Development would maintain confidentiality and privilege. Acts 1983, No. 724, §2; Acts 1997, No. 588, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2; Acts 2004, No. 699, §3; Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 51:936.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§936.1. One-stop licensing program, creation; Department of Economic Development

RS 936.1 - One-stop licensing program, creation; Department of Economic Development A. There shall hereby be created in the Department of Economic Development a one-stop licensing program. The program to assist businesses in obtaining permits shall be within the department. For the purposes of this Section, "permit" means any license, certificate, registration, permit, or any other form of authorization required by a state agency to engage in a particular commercial activity or act. B. The program shall provide centralized services to assist businesses in identifying and securing appropriate permits needed to operate a business. The major objective of the program is to reduce the time and paperwork involved in obtaining permits. The program shall enable the business person to obtain this information from a single source. The program shall have centralized licensing services and centralized information services. C. The department shall render the following assistance: (1) Assist the business person by providing information on permitting, generally and specifically, and furnish permit forms pertaining to their specific business. (2) Compile a comprehensive listing of all state permits and categorize the required permits into a comprehensive handbook that is readily available to persons interested in establishing a business enterprise. (3) Facilitate contacts for an applicant with the proper state agency responsible for processing and reviewing the respective permit application. (4) Arrange conferences to clarify the interest and requirements of any such state agency with respect to a permit application. (5) Consider with state agencies the feasibility of consolidating hearings and data required of the applicant. (6) Assist the applicant in the resolution of outstanding issues identified by the state agency, including delays experienced in permit review. (7) Coordinate federal, state, and local permit review actions to the extent practicable. D. The department may accept completed permits from a business owner and shall promptly forward them to the appropriate agency. E. The department shall not have any authority to approve or issue permits. Acts 1986, No. 571, §2; Acts 1991, No. 490, §3, eff. July 15, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 51:936.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§936.2. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 361, §4, eff. July 1, 2015.

RS 936.2 - Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 361, §4, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 51:936.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§936.3. Priority funding plan; renewal communities, economic development zones, and small and disadvantaged businesses

RS 936.3 - Priority funding plan; renewal communities, economic development zones, and small and disadvantaged businesses The Department of Economic Development and the Louisiana Workforce Commission shall develop priorities to be utilized by the various economic development programs of the state to fund businesses in economic development zones and in renewal communities as well as priorities for funding and other assistance for small and disadvantaged businesses. Acts 2003, No. 509, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 51:937 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§937. Federal-state and interstate agreements by governor

RS 937 - Federal-state and interstate agreements by governor The Governor, on behalf of the state, and after recommendation by the Board of Commerce and Industry, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government or any of its agencies or with other states or state agencies which will facilitate federal-state and interstate cooperation in promoting the purposes of this Chapter. Acts 1964, No. 403, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:938 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§938. Advisory committees; functions

RS 938 - Advisory committees; functions The secretary may appoint advisory committees composed of representatives of the businesses and industries and labor of the state and fix the number of members of each. These committees shall conduct such studies and investigations as the secretary may direct and shall report their findings and recommendations thereon to the secretary. Acts 1964, No. 403, §1; Acts 1989, No. 316, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:940 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§940. Filing tax exemption certificates

RS 940 - Filing tax exemption certificates Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, contracts for tax exemptions entered into by the State Board of Commerce and Industry shall be filed with the Department of Economic Development, which shall maintain a file of such contracts. Added by Acts 1978, No. 548, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:940.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§940.1. Motion picture investor; prohibition on certification for pornographic materials

RS 940.1 - Motion picture investor; prohibition on certification for pornographic materials  A. Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to provide heightened standards and procedures for the Department of Economic Development or the office of entertainment industry development.  B. In addition to all other program requirements, prior to final certification of production expenditures for a state-certified production, the motion picture production company shall submit to the Department of Economic Development, office of entertainment industry development, a statement declaring that it is not required to maintain records for the certified production pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2257. The Department of Economic Development shall not issue final certification of production expenditures to any state-certified production required to maintain records pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2257.  Acts 2012, No. 560, §1; Acts 2018, No. 504, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.  NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 504 regarding applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 51:941 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§941. Definitions

RS 941 - Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Department" means the Department of Economic Development. (2) "Program" means the Small and Emerging Business Development Program created within the Department of Economic Development. (3) "Small and emerging business" means a small business organized for profit and performing a commercially useful function, which is more than fifty percent owned and controlled by one or more small and emerging business persons and which has its principal place of business in the state. A nonprofit organization is not a small and emerging business for purposes of this Part. (4) "Small and emerging business person" means a citizen of the United States who has resided in the state for at least one year and whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired historically due to diminished capital or credit opportunities as compared to others in the same or similar line of business, and whose diminished opportunities have historically precluded, or are likely to preclude, such individual from successfully competing in the open market. Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 434, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:943 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§943. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §7.

RS 943 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 51:944 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§944. Deceptive certification of a small and emerging business; penalties

RS 944 - Deceptive certification of a small and emerging business; penalties A. The crime of deceptive certification of a small and emerging business is the act of any applicant who does any one or all of the following: (1) Fraudulently obtains or retains certification as a small and emerging business under R.S. 51:942 or any similar program conducted or funded by the state or a political subdivision thereof. (2) Willfully makes a false statement, whether by affidavit, report, or other representation, to an official or employee of the department with the intent to influence the certification or denial of certification of any business entity as a small and emerging business under R.S. 51:942 or any similar program conducted or funded by the state or a political subdivision thereof. (3) Fraudulently obtains money reserved for, allocated to, or available to a small and emerging business pursuant to R.S. 51:942 or any similar program conducted or funded by the state or a political subdivision thereof. B. Any employee of the department or any other public servant who, with the intent to defraud, knowingly commits any of the acts provided for in Subsection A of this Section or knowingly assists an applicant in committing any such acts shall be guilty of the crime of deceptive certification of a small and emerging business and shall be subject to any penalties or other court orders provided for in this Section. C. Whoever commits the crime of deceptive certification of a small and emerging business shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both. D. In addition to any fine imposed under this Section the court, as a condition of any suspension of an order of imprisonment, shall require that the offender make restitution to the entity from which such money was obtained, in an amount equal to all or part of the amount of money that was obtained in violation of this Section. Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:945 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§945. References to the division

RS 945 - References to the division Any references to the division of small and emerging business development, or any of its previous titles, throughout the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall mean the department. Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:947 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§947. Executive branch agency participation in mentor-protégé program

RS 947 - Executive branch agency participation in mentor-protégé program Any state agency may develop a plan for participation in the mentor-protégé program which plan shall be consistent with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to R.S. 51:946. Additionally, each plan shall specify the conditions for participation for that agency in accordance with the statutes governing public bid and procurement. Acts 2006, No. 434, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:951 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§951. Purpose

RS 951 - Purpose The purpose of this Part is to improve the dissemination of information regarding access to electric generation produced in Louisiana by generation facilities that use or consume groundwater of the state and to assure that Louisiana-based wholesale power buyers are notified of the generator's intent to sell power in furtherance of the policy set forth in R.S. 51:921. Acts 2001, No. 1040, §1, eff. June 27, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:952 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§952. New and expanded electric generation facilities using Louisiana groundwater for production of electricity; requirement of notice of operation date and contact information for electric power sales; reports

RS 952 - New and expanded electric generation facilities using Louisiana groundwater for production of electricity; requirement of notice of operation date and contact information for electric power sales; reports A.(1) The provisions of this Section shall apply to all entities that own, lease, and/or operate new or expanded electric generation facilities that commence operation in the state on or after January 1, 2003, if the new or expanded electric generation facilities use or consume groundwater of the state in the process of producing electricity for sale into the wholesale electricity market. (2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to municipally owned or operated electric generation facilities, electric generation facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities as defined in the Public Utilities Regulatory Act of 1978 (PURPA), or electric generation facilities that produce electricity exclusively for use at the site of generation and/or for sale to a Louisiana electric public facility. B.(1)(a) All new or expanded electric generation facilities provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall, at least one hundred eighty days prior to the start of commercial operation of such facilities, provide notice to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, the executive secretary of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and the Groundwater Management Commission of the expected date for commencing such operation and contact information for electric power sales from the generation facilities. Such notice shall be designed to inform Louisiana-based wholesale power buyers of the generator's intent to sell power. (b) The Louisiana Department of Economic Development and the Louisiana Public Service Commission shall post such information on each agency's official website and/or publish such information in each agency's official publication. (2) After the initial operation of such facility, its management shall provide semiannual notification to such department and commissions, if less than twenty-five percent of the power sales in megawatt hours from the facility during the previous six months were made to in-state purchasers. Acts 2001, No. 1040, §1, eff. June 27, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 51:955 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§955. §§955 to 959 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 364, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.

RS 955 - §§955 to 959 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 364, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 51:955.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§955.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.

RS 955.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 51:955.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§955.2. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.

RS 955.2 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 51:955.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§955.3. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.

RS 955.3 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 51:955.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§955.4. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.

RS 955.4 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 51:955.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§955.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 955.5 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.