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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:10. Adjutant general

RS 29:10 - Adjutant general
A. The adjutant general shall have a rank not lower than a brigadier general, and he shall have been a citizen of the state for at least fifteen years prior to his appointment. He shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate from active federally recognized officers of the Louisiana National Guard who have had at least seven years of federally recognized commissioned service in the Louisiana National Guard and have attained the federally recognized rank of colonel. He shall hold office for a term of four years or until the appointment and qualification of his successor; and shall not be dismissed except for just cause. In the case of a vacancy in this office, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made for the unexpired term only.
B. The state shall pay to the adjutant general, monthly upon his own warrant, the base pay and allowances, as fixed by the tables of the armed forces of the United States of America for the grade of the highest federally recognized rank held. The necessary mileage, traveling, office expenses, clerical help, printing, stationery, postage, telephone, and expressage shall also be allowed.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:12. Assistant adjutants general

RS 29:12 - Assistant adjutants general
The adjutant general shall appoint an assistant adjutant general for the army national guard and an assistant adjutant general for the air national guard. Each assistant adjutant general shall hold the rank of brigadier general, shall have been a citizen of the state and a member of the respective national guard component to which he is appointed assistant adjutant general for at least three years immediately prior to his appointment, and shall have attained as a minimum the federally recognized rank of lieutenant colonel qualified for federal recognition as colonel. Officers nominated for promotion to brigadier general in the position of assistant adjutant general for army national guard or air national guard must qualify for that grade before a federal board as provided in R.S. 29:15(A). Officers failing to so qualify will vacate the position of assistant adjutant general. Nothing contained in this Title shall preclude the appointment of such additional generals or assistant adjutant generals with requisite qualifications to positions and ranks as authorized.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 274, §1. Acts 1983, No. 297, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2006, No. 603, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:13. Eligibility for commissions; form of commission

RS 29:13 - Eligibility for commissions; form of commission
A. All persons qualified according to the laws of Louisiana and of the United States of America and recommended by the proper military authorities may be commissioned by the governor as officers in the national guard.
B. All commissions in the military service of this state shall be in the name and by the authority of the state of Louisiana, sealed with the state seal, signed by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state and the adjutant general. They shall be recorded in rosters periodically prepared and printed by the military department.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:15. Examination of candidates for commission

RS 29:15 - Examination of candidates for commission
A. Before receiving a commission in the active national guard pursuant to an original appointment or otherwise, an officer shall pass the prescribed examinations before a board appointed by federal authority in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and orders and regulations made pursuant thereto.
B. No person shall be appointed or promoted in the Louisiana State Guard as a commissioned officer unless he passes the same examinations before a board appointed by the adjutant general.
C. This Section does not apply to second lieutenants commissioned in accordance with R.S. 29:16.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:16. Commissioning as second lieutenants enlisted men serving twenty-five years

RS 29:16 - Commissioning as second lieutenants enlisted men serving twenty-five years
The governor may appoint and commission as second lieutenants, without an examination, enlisted men who have served well and faithfully in the active national guard for a period of not less than twenty-five years. Immediately upon appointment and commission, the officer shall be placed on the retired list.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:18. Pay and allowances of officers of militia

RS 29:18 - Pay and allowances of officers of militia
A. Officers of the militia shall be paid by the state only when ordered to duty by lawful authority, unless otherwise provided in this Part. The necessary mileage and expenses of the officers of the militia when traveling on duty and under orders, as well as the necessary office expenses, including printing, postage, expressage, and clerical services shall be allowed.
B. Each federally recognized officer and warrant officer of the militia when not on federal duty under call or order of the president shall receive annually the sum of fifty dollars for uniforms and equipment. This shall be paid by the adjutant general from funds appropriated for this purpose.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:19. Terms of enlistments; qualifications

RS 29:19 - Terms of enlistments; qualifications
Enlistments in the active national guard shall be for the terms prescribed by the laws of the United States of America. Qualifications for enlistment shall be the same as prescribed for the active national guard by the laws and regulations of the armed forces of the United States. No enlisted man whose service has not been honest and faithful during his preceding term of enlistment shall be enlisted in the national guard.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:21. Oath and contract of enlistment; penalty

RS 29:21 - Oath and contract of enlistment; penalty
Every person who enlists or reenlists in the organized militia of this state shall take and sign the oath required by law and shall execute the contract of enlistment. The oath shall be taken and subscribed before an officer of the organized militia or before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:22. Closing certain business places when militia on active duty

RS 29:22 - Closing certain business places when militia on active duty
Whenever any of the militia of this state is on active duty pursuant to the order of the governor, the commanding officer may order the closing of any place where arms, ammunition, dynamite, or other explosives or intoxicating liquors are sold, and he may forbid the sale, barter, loan, or giving away of any of these articles as long as any of the troops remain on duty in the vicinity.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:23. Civil and criminal liability of officers and members

RS 29:23 - Civil and criminal liability of officers and members
No officer or other member of the military forces of this state shall be indicted, prosecuted, or sued for any injury to any person or property performed or committed by him while in the active service of the state of Louisiana in the course of the business of the military forces of this state as required of him by this Part.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:23.2. Malpractice liability for attorneys serving with Louisiana National Guard; defense; payment of claim

RS 29:23.2 - Malpractice liability for attorneys serving with Louisiana National Guard; defense; payment of claim
A. The state shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify any attorney serving as a member of the Louisiana National Guard from any financial loss arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment in any court, by reason of any alleged malpractice of the attorney, if the attorney was acting in the discharge of his Louisiana National Guard duties at the time that the alleged malpractice was committed.
B. For the purposes of Subsection A, the attorney shall be considered an employee of the state and the procedures and provisions of R.S. 13:5108.2 shall govern to the extent applicable.
C. As used herein:
(1) "Financial loss" shall include all expenses of the claim, demand, or suit, including cost of investigation, court costs, witness fees, monetary damages, and interest.
(2) "Malpractice" means any unintentional tort, or any breach of contract, based upon professional legal services rendered or which should have been rendered by the attorney.
Acts 1987, No. 729, §1, eff. July 16, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:24. Attorney general as legal advisor; defense of officers and members; costs of defense; payment of judgment

RS 29:24 - Attorney general as legal advisor; defense of officers and members; costs of defense; payment of judgment
A. The attorney general shall be the legal advisor of the governor, the adjutant general, and of the organized military forces of this state. All contracts and other legal documents to be prepared or executed in the course of the business of the military forces of this state may be referred to him. The attorney general, or an assistant attorney general designated by him, or the state judge advocate, or an assistant designated by him for the purpose, may issue any certificate of title required by the United States from the state of Louisiana, and the state shall hold harmless and indemnify such officers against liability as a result of issuing such certificate.
B. If the governor, adjutant general or other officer or member of the organized military forces of the state of Louisiana is prosecuted by civil or criminal action for any injury to any person or property performed or committed by him while in the active service of the state of Louisiana in the course of the business of the military forces of this state as required of him by this Part, the attorney general shall assume the responsibility for the defense of the governor, adjutant general or other officer or member of the organized military forces of this state, as the case may be, and shall conduct said defense personally or by one or more of his assistants.
C. All of the expenses of the defense of such civil or criminal actions provided for herein, including witnesses' fees for the defense, defendant's court costs and all costs for transcripts of records and abstracts thereof on appeal shall be paid by the attorney general from funds appropriated therefor.
D. Any fine paid or judgment rendered in any such civil or criminal action against the governor, adjutant general, or other officer, or any member of the organized military forces of this state shall be payable only out of funds appropriated therefor by the Legislature of Louisiana.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1986, No. 850, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:25. Manner of calling for duty

RS 29:25 - Manner of calling for duty
A. Officers and enlisted men may be called for duty in any of the following ways:
(1) By stating the substance of the order or by reading it to him in person or over the telephone.
(2) By radio or television communication.
(3) By leaving a copy of the order with a person of suitable age and discretion at his last known place of residence or business.
(4) By sending a copy of the order or a notice containing the substance thereof by mail, telegraph, or facsimile transmission directed to him at his last known place of residence or business or to the post office nearest thereto.
B. The call may be given by an officer or noncommissioned officer.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:26. Pay and allowances for active service

RS 29:26 - Pay and allowances for active service
A. When the military forces of the state are called to active duty by lawful authority, the officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men shall be entitled to receive the equivalent pay and allowances established by law for the regular army of the United States of America. Therefore, the state shall pay to the adjutant general, monthly upon his own warrant, the amount required to provide members of the active National Guard serving on state active duty with pay, benefits, and allowances equivalent to the current pay, benefit, and allowance scales of active duty federal service members holding equivalent federal rank and grade.
B. Kitchens may be operated with funding not to exceed the allowance authorized by the National Guard Bureau for Inactive Duty Training.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2009, No. 169, §1, eff. June 26, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:27. Toll bridges and ferries; free passage

RS 29:27 - Toll bridges and ferries; free passage
A. Any person belonging to the organized militia of the state who is in uniform or presents an order for duty shall be allowed free passage for himself, his conveyance, and the military property of the state in his charge, over toll bridges and ferries while going to, engaged in, or returning from any parade, drill, or meeting which he is required to attend, or upon being called to, engaging in, or returning from any active state duty ordered by the governor.
B. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any private vehicle operated by a disabled American veteran who provides proper identification shall be allowed free passage or free parking for himself, his conveyance, and his passengers:
(1) On toll bridges of the state or its political subdivisions except for the Crescent City Connection.
(2) On toll ferries of the state or its political subdivisions except for ferries operated by the Crescent City Connection.
(3) In any parking facility owned or operated by the state or its political subdivisions.
C. This Section shall remain in full force and effect unless expressly repealed.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1356, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 110, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:27.1. Airport parking exemption for certain disabled veterans

RS 29:27.1 - Airport parking exemption for certain disabled veterans
A. All air carrier airports shall provide free airport parking for a disabled veteran, his conveyance, and his passengers if the disabled veteran provides proof of his service-connected disability of fifty percent or more in the form of a military honor license plate as provided for in R.S. 47:490.4 and 490.31 or a completed certificate from the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs certifying that the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability of fifty percent or more, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
B. A disabled veteran authorized to park for free at an airport pursuant to this Section shall be prohibited from parking for a period exceeding ten days. An air carrier airport may charge a disabled veteran the customary parking fee for each day he is parked at the airport that exceeds ten days.
C. Each individual air carrier airport may determine its own procedures for validating parking vouchers or reimbursing a parking fee as provided in this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 213, §1; Acts 2018, No. 705, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:27.2. Port of New Orleans cruise terminal parking fee exemption for disabled veterans

RS 29:27.2 - Port of New Orleans cruise terminal parking fee exemption for disabled veterans
A. The Port of New Orleans shall provide free cruise terminal parking, which shall be located in the closest available cruise terminal parking lot, for a disabled veteran, his conveyance, and his passengers if the disabled veteran provides proof of his service-connected disability of fifty percent or more in the form of a military honor license plate as provided for in R.S. 47:490.4 and 490.31, or a completed certificate from the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs certifying that the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability of fifty percent or more, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
B. A disabled veteran shall park in a designated Port of New Orleans cruise terminal parking lot to receive the parking fee exemption. The parking fee exemption shall not apply if the disabled veteran parks outside of a designated Port of New Orleans parking lot.
C. A disabled veteran authorized to park for free at the designated Port of New Orleans cruise terminals pursuant to this Section shall be prohibited from parking for a period exceeding seven days. The Port of New Orleans may charge a disabled veteran the customary parking fee for each additional day the disabled veteran is parked at the cruise terminal that exceeds seven days.
D. Notice of the disabled veterans parking fee exemption shall be printed in the Port of New Orleans brochures and displayed on the Port of New Orleans website. The Port of New Orleans may use other methods of informing the public of the fee exemption for disabled veterans to include but not be limited to advertisements and signage.
E. The Port of New Orleans may determine its own procedures for validating parking vouchers or reimbursing a parking fee as provided in this Section.
Acts 2020, No. 263, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:28. Right of way in streets and highways

RS 29:28 - Right of way in streets and highways
The commanding officer of any portion of the active organized militia of this state drilling or performing any military duty in a street or highway may require persons in the streets or highways to yield the right of way to the organized militia. The United States mail, the legitimate functions of the police, and the progress and operation of hospital ambulances, fire engines, and fire departments shall not be interfered with.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:28.1. Military reservations; regulations

RS 29:28.1 - Military reservations; regulations
A. The governor, in the exercise of his authority as the official in charge of the state military reservations, shall supervise and regulate all traffic on highways within state military reservations by the issuance of regulations concerning the use of such highways, the installation of traffic signals and controls on such highways, the fixing and posting of speed limits on such highways, the designation of parking areas on such reservations, and all other traffic matters which may be necessary to accomplish the military mission of such reservations. In addition, the governor or the adjutant general may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary for the general safety and welfare of the personnel residing, employed, or discharging military duties upon such reservations and the accomplishment of the military mission on such reservations. The adjutant general may promulgate regulations for the administration, supervision, and management of military lands, reservations, posts, armories, and training areas and the housing facilities thereon.
B.(1) The adjutant general shall be the designee of the commissioner of administration for purposes of all provisions of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, in his capacity as the administrator of all state lands which are designated as military lands, reservations, camps, posts, armories, or training areas and are under the administration of the Military Department. The adjutant general shall perform the functions of the state which relate to the administration and supervision of state lands designated as military lands, reservations, posts, armories, or training areas. The Register of the State Land Office shall maintain a list of all such lands designated as military lands, reservations, posts, armories, or training areas.
(2) The adjutant general's responsibility to respond to emergencies as a first responder at all times requires that certain key and essential military personnel and other first responders reside at certain posts, camps, or reservations because of the mission of the Military Department. As such, the adjutant general shall designate those persons who are required to live on such posts, camps, or reservations due to the nature of the mission of the Military Department.
(3) The Military Department may maintain or host morale, welfare, and recreation facilities, including service members' clubs on military lands. The Military Department may operate or contract for the operation of post exchanges or base exchanges on military lands. In doing so, the Military Department may operate morale, welfare, and recreation facilities and exchanges in the same manner and operation as provided in the United States Army Regulations, including the creation and operation of the Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 717, §2; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2009, No. 169, §1, eff. June 26, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:29. Trespass on military property; molesting, insulting, or abusing member of organized militia; penalty

RS 29:29 - Trespass on military property; molesting, insulting, or abusing member of organized militia; penalty
Any person who is found guilty of trespassing upon any military reservation, camp, or armory, or who unlawfully molests, insults, or abuses any member of the organized militia while in the performance of his duty or while in uniform during the time he is in the service of the state or of the United States of America, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1985, No. 61, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:30. Bond of officers and enlisted men

RS 29:30 - Bond of officers and enlisted men
When required by the governor, any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man of the organized militia of this state shall give bond with security approved by the adjutant general for the faithful discharge of his duties. It shall be made payable to the governor and his successors in office. Judicial proceedings relating to the bond shall be brought in the name of the state by the attorney general or by the district attorney of the parish of the domicile of the principal.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:31. Unauthorized military companies or organizations; parades; penalty

RS 29:31 - Unauthorized military companies or organizations; parades; penalty
A. No body of men, other than the organized militia of this state and the armed forces of the United States of America, students in military science courses at educational institutions, and persons honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States of America shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:32. Unlawful wearing of uniform; penalty

RS 29:32 - Unlawful wearing of uniform; penalty
A. No person shall wear the uniform of the organized militia of this state unless he is an officer or enlisted man thereof or a patient of a veterans' or soldiers' home, or a person honorably discharged or retired from the organized militia of this state.
B. Any person who violates this Section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both.
C. This Section shall not be construed to prevent actors from wearing uniforms while engaged in their profession or to prevent the uniformed members of civilian societies from parading or traveling in a body or from assembling in a lodge room.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:33. Donations for military purpose

RS 29:33 - Donations for military purpose
A. The governor may accept on behalf of the state any land or building, or an interest therein, donated for military purposes. He may enter into reasonable stipulations for the use, occupation, and return of the property. The action of the governor may be rescinded by the legislature. A reference to this Section in a donation is notice to all persons of the limitations of the power of the governor.
B. The governing authorities of municipalities and parishes may donate property to the state of Louisiana and to the United States of America for military purposes.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:33.2. Esler Industrial Development District; transfer of property

RS 29:33.2 - Esler Industrial Development District; transfer of property
A. All rights, title, and interest in the property as described in Subsection B of this Section, including buildings and facilities and any other immovable property owned by the Esler Industrial Development District are hereby transferred to and vested in the Military Department, State of Louisiana, as a cooperative endeavor between the district and the department. All rights, title, and interest in the movable property owned by the district are also hereby transferred to and vested in the Military Department, State of Louisiana, as a cooperative endeavor between the district and the department. The Military Department, State of Louisiana, shall assume all liabilities of the district incurred on and after April 1, 2001. All of the property transferred pursuant to this Section shall be under the jurisdiction of the Military Department, State of Louisiana, to be used for the programs, operations, and services of the Louisiana National Guard.
B. The presiding officer of the Rapides Parish Police Jury or his duly authorized designee, notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the Rapides Parish Police Jury to enter into a cooperative endeavor and to execute all acts and documents necessary to effectuate the transfer to the Military Department, State of Louisiana, of the parcel of land situated in Rapides Parish, as known and described below:
A tract of land situated in the parish of Rapides, being part of Section 21, 22, and 24, and part of Fractional Sections 23 and 38, Township 5 North, Range 2 East of the Louisiana Meridian, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Fractional Section 23, thence north along to the west line of said Fractional Section 23 and the west line of said Section 22 to the west quarter corner thereof; thence east along the east and west quarter line of said Section 22 and the east and west quarter line of said Section 21 to the east quarter corner of said Section 21; thence south along the east line of said Section 21 and the east line of said Section 24 to the southeast corner thereof; thence west along the south line of said Section 24 and the south line of said Fractional Section 23 to its intersection with the east line of said Fractional Section 38; thence in a southeasterly direction along the east line of said Fractional Section 38 to a point on the north bank of Bayou Flagon; thence in a general westerly direction along said north bank of Bayou Flagon to its intersection with the west line of said Fractional Section 38; thence in a northwesterly direction along said west line of Fractional Section 38 to a point on the aforesaid south line of Fractional Section 23; thence west along the south line of said Fractional Section 23 to the point of beginning, containing 1,991.43 acres, more or less.
Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. April 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:34. Expropriation of property for military purposes

RS 29:34 - Expropriation of property for military purposes
The governor may institute expropriation proceedings in the name of the state for lands or other property which, in the opinion of the governor and the adjutant general, are necessary for military purposes. The proceedings shall be in the manner and form provided by law in ordinary cases of expropriation.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:35. Appropriations by parish and municipal authorities; armories

RS 29:35 - Appropriations by parish and municipal authorities; armories
The governing authorities of parishes and municipalities may appropriate and pay annually to any unit of the national guard there organized and maintained, funds to assist in defraying expenses, and they may provide free of cost a suitable and adequate armory for the national guard units organized and permanently stationed in the parish, city or town.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 434, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:35.1. National guard equipment and personnel; removal and demolition of condemned property

RS 29:35.1 - National guard equipment and personnel; removal and demolition of condemned property
A. At the request of the governing authority of a municipality or parish and subject to the approval of the governor, the adjutant general may assign national guard personnel and equipment to assist a municipality or parish with the demolition and removal of condemned buildings, structures, and public nuisances. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable when the budget for the demolition and removal of condemned structures has been expended by the governing authority of a municipality or parish. The request must be in writing and must be accompanied by documentation that all procedural protections and substantive restraints, relative to the removal and demolition of dangerous buildings, structures, or public nuisances, have been adhered to by the municipality or parish.
B. In the event all procedural protections and substantive restraints have been adhered to by the governing authority, the municipality or parish and their personnel and the national guard and their personnel shall not be liable to the owner of the building, structure, or public nuisances for any damages sustained resulting from the demolition of the building, structure, or public nuisances.
Acts 1992, No. 236, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:37. Segregation and use of revenue

RS 29:37 - Segregation and use of revenue
All revenues derived from any property presently owned or subsequently acquired by the military department of the state of Louisiana shall be segregated and kept by the state treasurer in a special fund which shall be used by the military department for the repair and maintenance of properties of the military department of the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:38.1. Prohibition against discrimination in employment of members of Armed Forces Reserve or National Guard

RS 29:38.1 - Prohibition against discrimination in employment of members of Armed Forces Reserve or National Guard
A. No person who is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or who is a member of the Louisiana National Guard shall be denied employment, retention in employment or any promotion or other advantage of employment because of any obligation as a member of such reserve component or the Louisiana National Guard.
B. In the event any employer or his successor fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this Section, mandamus proceedings may be instituted in the district court of the parish in which the employer or his successor maintains a place of business, specifically to require such employer or his successor to comply with such provisions and to compensate such person for any loss of wages or benefits suffered by reason of such employer's actions. Upon application to the district attorney of the parish in which the employer or his successor maintains a place of business, by any person claiming to be entitled to the benefits of such provisions, the district attorney, if reasonably satisfied that the person so applying is entitled to such benefits, shall appear and act as attorney for such person in the amicable adjustment of the claim or in the filing of an appropriate pleading and the prosecution thereof specifically to require the employer or his successor to comply with the provisions. No fees or court costs shall be taxed against any person who may apply for such benefits. The employer or his successor shall be deemed the only necessary party defendant to any such action.
Acts 1987, No. 918, §1, eff. July 20, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:38.2. Prohibition against academic penalties against student members of the uniformed services of the United States

RS 29:38.2 - Prohibition against academic penalties against student members of the uniformed services of the United States
A.(1) No student member of the uniformed services of the United States shall have his postsecondary education, including but not limited to colleges and universities, unnecessarily disrupted because of his military service, in accordance with the Board of Regents' "Policy on Reservist and National Guard Mobilization/Activation for Louisiana Public Postsecondary Education Institutions", (Section II, 8.2). No student member of the uniformed services of the United States shall have his postsecondary education, including but not limited to postsecondary proprietary schools, vocational, technical, or trade schools, or nonpublic colleges and universities licensed to do business within the state of Louisiana as provided by law, unnecessarily disrupted because of his service in the uniformed services.
(2)(a) Policies shall be developed jointly by the Board of Regents and the management boards of public postsecondary education to address academic matters of members of the uniformed services resulting from mobilization or activation to ensure that the pursuit of education is disrupted to the minimum extent possible and that no undue penalties are assessed due to a military call to service. The policies shall address the awarding of academic credits, grades, time frames for resumption of academic work, academic status upon reenrollment, scholarships, student grants and loans, student fees, assessments and tuition, and related matters relative to the disruption of academic pursuits due to the mobilization or activation of student members of the uniformed services of the United States.
(b) Proprietary schools and nonpublic colleges and universities licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana by the Board of Regents shall also adopt policies consistent to the maximum extent possible with the policies set forth in Subsection A of this Section.
B. The enforcement of this Section shall be reserved for the proper authority and the appropriate jurisdiction of the Board of Regents and the management boards of public postsecondary education or the successor of such boards, and the boards of trustees of the private colleges and universities in this state which award a baccalaureate or higher degree and which maintain and operate educational programs for which credits are given.
C. As used in this Section, "uniformed services of the United States" shall have the same meaning as defined in R.S. 29:403(11).
Added by Acts 1988, No. 187, §1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 113, §1, eff. June 30, 1991; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1, eff. Oct. 16, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:38.3. Award of attorney's fees

RS 29:38.3 - Award of attorney's fees
In those proceedings employed to redress prohibited practices under R.S. 29:38, 29:38.1 and 29:38.2, the court may award reasonable litigation expenses, including, but not limited, to attorney's fees upon good cause being shown, which cause may include the failure, refusal, or inability, of the district attorney to act as the service member's attorney pursuant to this statute.
Added by Acts 1988, No. 187, §1, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:38.4. Military police; extra compensation

RS 29:38.4 - Military police; extra compensation
Any person employed as a military policeman by the Military Department, State of Louisiana, who is certified pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:2405, after completion of one year of service, shall be paid by the state additional salary at the same rate provided for police officers and deputy sheriffs, provided funds are available.
Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Oct. 16, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:39. Organization, discipline and government

RS 29:39 - Organization, discipline and government
All matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of the militia not otherwise provided for by laws of this state or of the United States, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be decided by the customs, regulations, and usage of the army and air force of the United States.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:40. Leasing for military purposes

RS 29:40 - Leasing for military purposes
The public advertising and bidding procedures governing the leasing of airport space, military facilities, or reservations shall not apply to the Military Department of the state of Louisiana when leasing of such airport space, military facilities, or reservations is for military purposes.
Acts 1984, No. 340, §2, eff. July 2, 1984; Acts 2017, No. 75, §1, eff. June 8, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:41. Exposure to depleted uranium

RS 29:41 - Exposure to depleted uranium
A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Depleted uranium" means uranium containing less uranium-235 than the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.
(2) "Eligible member" means a member who served in the Persian Gulf War, as defined in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by the president of the United States during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(3) "Member of the armed forces" or "member" means a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the Louisiana National Guard, who is a resident of this state.
(4) "Veteran" means a member who served as an eligible member.
B. On and after October 1, 2005, any eligible member or veteran who returns or has returned to this state after service in an area designated as a combat zone by the president of the United States and who has been assigned a risk level I or II for depleted uranium exposure by his branch or service, or any other member or veteran who has reason to believe that he was exposed to depleted uranium during such service, shall have the right to a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium using a bioassay procedure involving sensitive methods capable of detecting depleted uranium at low levels and the use of equipment with the capacity to discriminate between different radioisotopes in naturally occurring levels of uranium and the characteristic ratio and marker for depleted uranium.
C. On or before October 1, 2005, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard shall submit a report to the House Judiciary Committee and Senate Judiciary B Committee on the scope and adequacy of training received by members of the armed forces on detecting whether their service as eligible members is likely to entail, or to have entailed, exposure to depleted uranium. The report shall include an assessment of the feasibility and cost of adding predeployment training concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic chemical substances and the precautions recommended under combat and noncombat conditions while in a combat zone.
D. The expenditure or appropriation of state funds for the purposes of providing testing pursuant to this Section is prohibited.
Acts 2005, No. 69, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:63. Meetings; quorum

RS 29:63 - Meetings; quorum
A. The council shall meet biannually and at any other time that the chair may deem necessary to call a meeting of the council.
B. A quorum for the transaction of any business shall consist of eight members present and voting.
Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2; Acts 2018, No. 197, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:64. Compensation

RS 29:64 - Compensation
A. Council members and military liaisons shall not receive additional compensation or a per diem from the office of the governor for serving on the board.
B. Council members who are employees or elected public officials of the state of Louisiana or a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana may seek reimbursement of travel expenses from their employing department, agency, office, or elected office, in accordance with office of state procurement travel guide PPM 49.
C. Any member of the council who is also a member of the Louisiana Legislature may seek per diem from the Senate or House of Representatives, as appropriate, for their attendance at board meetings or services rendered on behalf of the board.
Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2; Acts 2014, No. 864, §§4 and 5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:66. Funding and expenses

RS 29:66 - Funding and expenses
The council may receive and expend funds made available from any source, including donations or gifts of money or services from public or private organizations, to be utilized for the purposes of the council.
Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:67. Working groups

RS 29:67 - Working groups
The council may create working groups composed of council members, stakeholders, and non-council members which meet in accordance with the open meetings laws as provided for in R.S. 42:11 et seq.
Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2; Acts 2018, No. 197, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:68. Coordination; state government

RS 29:68 - Coordination; state government
All departments, commissions, boards, offices, entities, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate with the council in implementing the provisions of this Subpart.
Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:101. Article 1. Definitions

RS 29:101 - Article 1. Definitions
A. In this Code, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Accuser" means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.
(2) "Adjutant general" means the officer who is appointed by the governor under R.S. 29:10.
(3) "Classified information" means:
(a) Any information or material that has been determined by an official of the United States pursuant to law, an Executive Order, or regulation to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security; and
(b) Any restricted data, as defined in section 11(y) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2014(y).
(4) "Commanding officer" includes only commissioned officers.
(5) "Duty status" means duty in the state military forces under an order issued by authority of law, and includes travel to and from such duty.
(6) "Enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade.
(7) "Grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
(8) "Military court" means a court-martial or a court of inquiry.
(9) "Military judge" means a judge advocate designated under R.S. 29:126(C) who is detailed under R.S. 29:126a or 130a.
(10) "National security" means the national defense and foreign relations of the United States.
(11) "Oath" includes affirmation.
(12) "Rank" means the order of precedence among members of the state military forces.
(13) "Record", when used in connection with the proceedings of a court-martial, means:
(a) An official written transcript, written summary, or other writing related to the proceedings; or
(b) An official audiotape, videotape, or similar material from which sound, or sound and visual images, depicting the proceedings may be reproduced.
(14) "State" means the state of Louisiana.
(15) "State judge advocate" means the commissioned officer responsible for supervising the administration of military justice in the state military forces.
(16) "State military forces" means the national guard of the state, as defined in Section 101(3), (4) and (6) of Title 32, United States Code, and any other military forces organized under the laws of the state, when not in a status subjecting them to jurisdiction under Chapter 47 of Title 10, United States Code.
(17) "Superior commissioned officer" means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.
B. Other terms not specifically defined herein shall be defined by military rules or regulations and customs and usage of the national guard and armed forces of the United States.
C. If a term is not defined either in Subsection A or as provided in Subsection B, it shall receive the construction and usage customarily accorded by reference to dictionaries of the English language.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.