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LA Rev Stat § 29:285 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§285. Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

RS 285 - Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944  Any minor eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,1 and any amendments thereto, is freed of the disability of minority and is authorized and empowered to make valid and binding contracts, to sign and execute deeds, to make and give promissory notes, mortgages, or other evidences of debt, or written obligations of any kind that are necessary in connection with any loan guaranteed in part or in full by the United States of America, or any instrumentality thereof, or for which there is a commitment or guaranty, or for which a conditional guaranty has been made under the law, or the amendments thereto, as fully as if the minor had attained the age of majority or had been fully emancipated. 138 U.S.C.A. §1801.
LA Rev Stat § 29:286 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§286. Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions

RS 286 - Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions  The procurement or the acceptance of any loan guaranty in whole or in part by the United States of America, or any instrumentality thereof, under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,1 and any amendments thereto, on the security of any property purchased or acquired by such a minor shall be deemed a ratification of the purchase or acquisition and shall be valid and binding on the minor as fully and to the same extent as if he had fully ratified the contract after attaining the age of majority or after being emancipated in accordance with law. 138 U.S.C.A. §1801 et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 29:287 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§287. Limited construction

RS 287 - Limited construction  R.S. 29:285 and 29:286 shall be construed solely as an enabling law for the purpose of permitting a minor eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 19441 to obtain these benefits and the effect of these Sections is specifically restricted to that purpose. 138 U.S.C.A. §1801 et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 29:288 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§288. Educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of veterans

RS 288 - Educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of veterans Children, not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-five years of age, spouses, and surviving spouses, within ten years from the date of eligibility, of members of the armed forces of the United States of America who were killed in action or died in active service from other causes or who are missing in action or who are prisoners of war or who died as a result of a service-connected disability incurred during a wartime period defined in R.S. 29:251.2 and who for a period of not less than twelve months immediately preceding their entrance into service were residents of this state and children not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-five years of age of veterans rated ninety to one hundred percent service-connected disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs by evaluation of the Rating Schedule and children not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-five years of age of veterans who have been determined by the department to be unemployable as a result of a service-connected disability may attend any state college or university, including institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, without having to pay tuition, matriculation, registration, laboratory, athletic, medical, and other school-imposed fees, including but not limited to nonresidency and other special fees if the veteran has been a resident of this state for a period of not less than twenty-four months immediately preceding the dependent's admission into a program of education. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 562, §1; Acts 1970, No. 666, §1; Acts 1972, No. 131, §1; Acts 1973, No. 170, §1; Acts 1977, No. 636, §1; Acts 1990, No. 350, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1195, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1031, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:289 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§289. Limitations on educational benefits

RS 289 - Limitations on educational benefits  The department of veterans affairs may expend from any funds available for that purpose whatever sums are necessary for the subsistence, maintenance, or other necessary expenses of beneficiaries under R.S. 29:288 during the period of their college or university training. The expenditures shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year for each beneficiary nor shall they be available to him for any period of more than four years to be completed in not more than five years. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 562, §1; Acts 1956, No. 197, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:290 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§290. Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits

RS 290 - Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits  The department of veterans affairs shall provide rules and regulations governing the standards of eligibility of applicants for benefits under R.S. 29:288. These standards shall conform to the entrance requirements of the several colleges and universities of this state.
LA Rev Stat § 29:291 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§291. Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members

RS 291 - Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members   A. The clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall maintain a special book to be provided by the parish in which they shall record and alphabetically index, upon request, the birth certificate of a child born outside the continental United States to any member of the armed services of the United States of America whose parents were residents of Louisiana at the time the child was born. It shall not be necessary to retain the original certificate tendered for registration in the archives of the office. The clerks of court shall remit birth certificates filed pursuant to this Section to the Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics.  B. A certified copy of the original birth record issued by proper registration authority in the city or country of birth, containing the name of the parents, name of child, race, place and date of birth and sex, shall be accepted in order to effect registry.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 136, §1. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 106, §1; Acts 2020, No. 239, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:292 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§292. Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services

RS 292 - Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services  A. The Reserve Officers Training Corps units at Louisiana State University, including branches at Chambers and New Orleans, and of colleges under the control of the state board of education are authorized and directed to provide an honor guard for military funerals. The designated unit shall consist of a bugler and not less than seven nor more than ten men who are trained in the procedure of conducting military burial services. The honor guard shall be under the direction of the commander of the Reserve Officers Training Corps or a person or persons appointed by him to command such unit. The unit shall serve a radius of seventy-five miles of the institution where the unit is located during the academic year and the students shall receive drill credit for the military funerals they attend.  B. The following congressionally approved organizations are authorized to request the services of this special unit through their duly elected post commander: American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Veterans of World War II, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans and the Marine Corps League.  Acts 1960, No. 118, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:295 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§295. Louisiana veterans cemeteries

RS 295 - Louisiana veterans cemeteries  A. The Department of Veterans Affairs may construct and operate veterans cemeteries in Louisiana and may employ such personnel as are necessary for the proper management of the cemeteries. The department may acquire, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, lands necessary for the purposes of the cemeteries. Title to the properties shall be taken in the name of the state.  B. Any person who is eligible for burial in a national veterans cemetery as provided in 38 U.S.C. 2402 and 38 C.F.R. Section 1.620 is eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery.  C. The department may charge a fee of seven hundred forty-five dollars for burials in a cemetery operated pursuant to this Section and may promulgate rules for the department to waive the fee, or any portion thereof, for financial hardship as defined and set forth in the rules promulgated by the department. The department may use the funds generated from the collection of burial fees to pay for costs associated with the operation of the cemeteries.  D. The department may accept for the state all gifts, grants, and bequests for the purposes of construction, maintenance, restoration, preservation, and rehabilitation of the veterans cemeteries constructed under this Section.  Acts 1999, No. 380, §1; Acts 2016, No. 154, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:301 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§301. Purpose

RS 301 - Purpose  The legislature finds a need for a program to compile information for the assessment of the effects of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants or herbicides used in the Vietnam conflict and to provide assistance to persons who may be affected thereby. Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§302. Definitions

RS 302 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Part, the following shall apply:  (1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed of tri-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and di-chlorophenoxyacetic acid. (2) "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.  (3) "Director" means the director of veterans' affairs.  (4) "Directory" means the Agent Orange Directory. (5) "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of the state of Louisiana at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or is a resident of this state who served in the armed forces during the years 1958-1972 and who served in, or participated in military activities related to, the Vietnam conflict where exposure to Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants and herbicides may have occurred. Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§303. Agent Orange Directory; creation

RS 303 - Agent Orange Directory; creation The Agent Orange Directory is hereby created within the Department of Veterans Affairs as more specifically provided in R.S. 29:304. Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§304. Powers and duties of the department

RS 304 - Powers and duties of the department  For the purposes of informing veterans and family members of persons who were exposed to Agent Orange and other chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents used in the Vietnam conflict, and compiling data on the health effects of this exposure, the department shall: (1) Establish, promote, and maintain a public information program on chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents used in the Vietnam conflict in cooperation with the Veterans' Affairs Commission, and the state military department and in conjunction with the efforts through public media of those entities to contact family members of veterans who were exposed to herbicides containing dioxin. In implementing this public information component, the department shall utilize existing departmental staff and resources, including but not limited to the informational films prepared by the Veterans' Administration, whenever possible.  (2) Maintain a central repository containing information on the health effects of exposure to chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents, including Agent Orange used in the Vietnam conflict, and a catalog of existing scientific and medical literature on the health effects of such exposure.  Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:305 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§305. Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings

RS 305 - Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings The department shall make available upon request to Vietnam veterans and family members of Vietnam veterans the current research findings concerning exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange used in the Vietnam conflict. Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 29:311 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§311. Definitions

RS 311 - Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order of the president of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or the provisions of R.S. 29:7. (2) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, car, minivan, passenger van, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, or other self-propelled vehicle not operated or driven on fixed rails or track. (3) "Obligation" means any retail installment sales contract, other contract for the purchase of goods or services, or bond, bill, note, or other instrument of writing for the payment of money arising out of the contract or other transaction for the purchase of goods or services.  Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 29:312 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§312. Limits on creditor interest rates

RS 312 - Limits on creditor interest rates A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no creditor in connection with an obligation entered into on or after June 29, 2005, shall charge or collect from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty interest or finance charges exceeding six percent per annum during the period that the person is deployed on active duty. B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, interest or finance charges in excess of six percent per annum that otherwise would be incurred but for the prohibition in Subsection A of this Section are forgiven. C. The amount of any periodic payment due from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty under the terms of the obligation shall be reduced by the amount of the interest and finance charges forgiven under Subsection B of this Section that is allocable to the period for which the periodic payment is made. D. In order for an obligation to be subject to the interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, the person, or spouse of the person on active duty, shall provide the creditor with written notice and a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders calling the person to active duty and of any orders further extending active duty, not later than one hundred eighty days after the date of the person's termination of or release from active duty. E. Upon receipt of the written notice and a copy of the orders referred to in Subsection D of this Section, the creditor shall treat the obligation in accordance with Subsection A of this Section, effective as of the date on which the person is on active duty. F. A court may grant a creditor relief from the interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, if, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the person, or spouse of the person, on active duty to pay interest or finance charges with respect to the obligation at a rate in excess of six percent per annum is not materially affected by reason of the person's service on active duty. Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 29:313 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§313. Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements

RS 313 - Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements A. Any person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty as defined by this Part may terminate any motor vehicle lease if it is executed by or on behalf of the person who is on active duty. B. Termination of the motor vehicle lease shall not be effective until: (1) The person who is on active duty or the person's spouse gives the lessor by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice of the intention to terminate the lease together with a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders calling the person to active duty; and (2) The motor vehicle subject to the lease is returned to the custody or control of the lessor not later than fifteen days after the delivery of the written notice. C. Lease amounts unpaid for the period preceding the effective date of the lease's termination shall be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an early termination charge, but any taxes, costs of summons, and title or registration fees and any other obligation and liability of the lessee under the terms of the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee for excess wear, use, and mileage, that are due and unpaid at the time of the lease's termination shall be paid by the lessee. D. The lessor shall refund to the lessee lease amounts paid in advance for a period after the effective date of the lease's termination within thirty days of the effective date of the lease's termination. E. Upon application by the lessor to a court before the effective date of the lease's termination, relief granted by this Section may be modified as justice and equity require. Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 29:314 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§314. Termination of cellular phone contracts

RS 314 - Termination of cellular phone contracts A. Any person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty as defined by this Part may terminate, without penalty, a cellular phone contract if it is executed by or on behalf of the person who is on active duty. B. Termination of the cellular phone contract shall not be effective until: (1) Thirty days after the person who is on active duty or the person's spouse gives notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the intention to terminate the cellular phone contract; and (2) Unless the person who is on active duty owns the cellular phone, the cellular phone is returned to the custody or control of the cellular telephone company, or the person who is on active duty or the person's spouse agrees in writing to return the cellular phone as soon as practicable after the service is completed. Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 29:315 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§315. Tenant and resident agreements

RS 315 - Tenant and resident agreements A. In an action for possession of residential premises of a tenant or manufactured home park resident who is on active duty as defined by this Part or of any member of the tenant's or resident's immediate family, if the tenant or resident entered into the rental agreement on or after June 29, 2005, the court may, on its own motion, and shall, upon motion made by or on behalf of the tenant or resident, do one of the following if the tenant's or resident's ability to pay the agreed rent is materially affected by their service on active duty: (1) Stay the proceedings for a period of ninety days, unless, in the opinion of the court, justice and equity require a longer or shorter period of time. (2) Adjust the obligation under the rental agreement to preserve the interest of all parties to it. B. If a stay is granted under Subsection A of this Section, the court may grant the landlord or park operator such relief as equity may require. C. This Section does not apply to landlords or park operators operating less than four residential premises. Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 29:316 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§316. Life insurance agreements

RS 316 - Life insurance agreements A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, this Section shall apply to any individual life insurance policy insuring the life of an individual who is on active duty as defined by this Part, if the life insurance policy has been brought within and conforms to the provisions of the "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act", 117 Stat. 2835 (2003), 50 U.S.C. App. 541, et seq. (2) This Section does not apply to any policy that was cancelled or that had lapsed for the nonpayment of premiums prior to the commencement of the insured's period of active duty service. B. An individual life insurance policy described in Subsection A of this Section shall not lapse or be forfeited for the nonpayment of premiums or late fees or penalties assessed during the insured's period of active duty service or during the two-year period subsequent to the end of the insured's period of active duty. C. This Section does not limit a life insurance company's enforcement of provisions in the insured's policy relating to naval or active duty service in time of war. Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 29:317 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs|§317. Natural gas consumer agreements

RS 317 - Natural gas consumer agreements A. No provider of natural gas shall stop gas from entering the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment for gas supplied to the premises. B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, the provider shall offer the residential consumer a period equal to at least the period of service on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of service. The provider shall inform the residential consumer that, if the period the company offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages. If the provider is a public utility as defined in R.S. 45:1161, the consumer may request the assistance of the Public Service Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during the period of active duty or the repayment period. C. If a provider that is a public utility determines that amounts owed by a residential consumer who is on active duty are uncollectible, the provider may file an application with the Public Service Commission for approval of authority to recover the amounts. The recovery shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the provider or through other means as may be approved by the commission, provided that any amount approved to be recovered through a rider or other means shall not be considered by the commission in any subsequent rate determination. Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.