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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:418. License validity; renewals; suspension of fees

RS 29:418 - License validity; renewals; suspension of fees
The payment of any reinstatement or licensing fee or the application for renewal of any license imposed by the state or any public or governmental entity which the person who performs service in the uniformed services, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 101, or the National Guard, as provided in 10 U.S.C. 311, validly holds at the time he enters service in the uniformed services shall be suspended until one hundred eighty days after his release from service in the uniformed services or discharge from hospitalization incidental to his service in the uniformed services, provided that the person complies with all of the licensing requirements including the payment of fees before the expiration of one hundred eighty days after his release from service in the uniformed services or discharge from hospitalization incidental to his service in the uniformed services. Any license covered by this Section which the person validly held at the time he entered service in the uniformed services shall remain in force and effect until one hundred eighty days after his release from service in the uniformed services, provided that the licensing requirements are complied with, including the payment of any licensing and renewal fees owed.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2013, No. 5, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:418.1. Cellular phone and wireless service plan contracts; suspension or termination during service in the uniformed services

RS 29:418.1 - Cellular phone and wireless service plan contracts; suspension or termination during service in the uniformed services
A. Any person who is called to service in the uniformed services and has a cellular phone and wireless service plan contract and is assigned to temporary duty or deployment in a location that makes the cellular phone inoperable, may, upon giving written notice to the plan carrier and with the consent of the plan carrier, terminate the contract without imposition of any termination or cancellation fee or suspend the service plan contract until thirty days after discharge from active military service without imposition of any activation fee. If the person elects to suspend the service plan contract during his military service, he shall notify the plan carrier within thirty days of the date of his discharge from active military service.
B. The provisions of this Section shall have both prospective and retroactive application.
Acts 2005, No. 185, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:418.2. Service contracts; suspension or termination during service in the uniformed services

RS 29:418.2 - Service contracts; suspension or termination during service in the uniformed services
A. A person called to service in the uniformed services may suspend or terminate the following contracts as provided in this Section. The suspension or termination may be made by the person at any time after receiving military orders to relocate, for a period of service of at least ninety days, to a location that does not support the contracts.
B. The contracts that may be suspended or terminated are:
(1) Telecommunications services, excluding cellular phone and wireless service plan contracts subject to the provisions of R.S. 29:418.1.
(2) Internet services.
(3) Telephone services.
(4) Athletic club or gym memberships.
(5) Satellite radio services.
(6) Television services, including but not limited to cable television, direct satellite, and other television-like services.
(7) Utility services.
C.(1)(a) The contract may be suspended for a period not exceeding thirty days after discharge from active military service. The suspension shall be without imposition of any charge, and shall be effective on the day notice is given by the person to the service provider. The notice shall include a copy of the person's military orders.
(b) To reactivate service, the person shall notify the service provider within thirty days of the date of his discharge from active military service. No fee shall be charged for reactivation.
(2) A contract may be terminated by notice requesting termination of the contract. A copy of the person's military orders shall be included in the notice. No termination or cancellation fee or penalty shall be imposed, and termination shall become effective on the day notice is given to the service provider.
(3) Notice to the service provider shall be made in writing or by electronic communication.
(4) The provisions of this Section shall supersede and control to the extent of conflict with any other provision of law. A contract provision in conflict with the provisions of this Section, or that attempts to waive the provisions of this Section, shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
Acts 2018, No. 647, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:420. Academic penalties prohibited

RS 29:420 - Academic penalties prohibited
A.(1) No student member of any uniformed service of the United States shall have his postsecondary education, including but not limited to colleges and universities, unnecessarily disrupted because of his service in the uniformed services, 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 or 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.
(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).
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; 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 › §29:421. District courts; jurisdiction; venue; preference docket

RS 29:421 - District courts; jurisdiction; venue; preference docket
A. In the case of an action against the state, the district court in which the state or any of its political subdivisions exercises authority or conducts its business shall have jurisdiction to hear actions to enforce the provisions of this Part. In the case of a private employer, the appropriate district court is the district court for any district in which the person in the uniformed services is employed.
B. The district courts of the state shall have jurisdiction, upon the filing of a complaint, motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading by or on behalf of the person claiming a right or benefit under this Part:
(1) To require the employer to comply with the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) To require the employer to compensate the person for any loss of wages or benefits suffered by reason of such employer's failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter.
(3) To require the employer to pay the person an amount equal to the amount of lost wages or benefits as liquidated damages, if the court determines that the employer's failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter was willful.
(4) Any compensation under Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be in addition to and shall not diminish any of the other rights and benefits provided for in this Chapter.
C. All district and appellate courts shall give preference in scheduling such actions, upon the motion of any person in the uniformed services, or his attorney, who presents certification that the person has performed service in the uniformed services or is in service in the uniformed services.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:422. Enforcement of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; notice requirements

RS 29:422 - Enforcement of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; notice requirements
A.(1) The provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) (SCRA) and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) (USERRA) are adopted and made a part of this Part, and all of the benefits, protections, and rights provided in SCRA and USERRA shall be applicable to all persons called to service in the uniformed services as defined in R.S. 29:403 and shall be enforceable pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
(2) The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall make available the following notice that every employer shall post in a conspicuous place in each employment establishment:
"If you are in the national guard, military reserves, or active in the military, you have certain protected employment and reemployment rights, freedom from discrimination rights, and civil relief rights under federal law 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (USERRA) and 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq. (SCRA) and state law R.S. 29:401 et seq. (MSRA). If you feel that you have been discriminated against or denied such rights on account of your service in the uniformed services, contact the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee at 1-800-336-4590."
B. The district courts of this state shall have jurisdiction over proceedings involving the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which shall be governed by the rules applicable to ordinary proceedings.
C. The district and appellate courts shall give preference in scheduling such proceedings, upon the motion of any person in the uniformed services, or the person's attorney, who presents certification that the person has performed service in the uniformed services or is in service in the uniformed services.
D. Suits to enforce the provisions of this Part may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction and appropriate venue by the attorney general of Louisiana.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 57, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2006, No. 603, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2018, No. 647, §1.
NOTE: Section 2 of Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 57, provides that the Act shall have both retroactive and prospective application and shall also specifically be applicable to all persons called to service in the uniformed services as of September 11, 2001, and as now defined in R.S. 29:403.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:423. Award of attorney fees

RS 29:423 - Award of attorney fees
In any proceeding employed to enforce any of the provisions of the Military Service Relief Act, the court may award reasonable litigation expenses, including but not limited to the payment of reasonable attorney fees.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:424. Power of attorney

RS 29:424 - Power of attorney
If any person who performed service in the uniformed services, as principal, executes a power of attorney designating an agent to act on his behalf, in conformity with the provisions of Civil Code Articles 2985 through 3034 or the Louisiana Military Powers of Attorney Act, R.S. 9:3861 et seq., such power of attorney is deemed legally sufficient and enforceable as to the powers granted the agent therein, and shall be honored by any person, corporation, or institution to whom the power of attorney is presented.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:425. Vacancies in elected office

RS 29:425 - Vacancies in elected office
No vacancy in the office of an elected official shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of his absence when the official is called to service in the uniformed services as defined by R.S. 29:403(6). No change in the residence of an elected official is deemed to have occurred by reason of his service in the uniformed services.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:426. Administrative law judges; continuance

RS 29:426 - Administrative law judges; continuance
An administrative law judge within the division of adminstrative law shall have the authority to continue an adjudication in any case when a party or subpoenaed necessary witness has been called to service in the uniformed services, including but not limited to a proceeding pursuant to R.S. 32:667.
Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. Oct. 16, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:431. License tax, exemption from payment

RS 29:431 - License tax, exemption from payment
Any honorably discharged Confederate veteran, or his wife or widow, may engage in business other than dealing in liquor, tobacco, deadly weapons, and gambling devices, without paying a license tax.
This Section applies only if the business is operated exclusively for the support of the veteran or his family and if the veteran, or his wife or widow, does not own taxable property in his own name in excess of two thousand dollars.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:433. Board of commissioners

RS 29:433 - Board of commissioners
The governor shall appoint a board of commissioners consisting of five citizens of the state. They shall clear and fence the grounds, put the graves in order, place suitable markers thereon, and generally care for and keep the cemetery in order. Additionally the said board is authorized to accept on behalf of the state of Louisiana, any and all property, and lands by a donation or otherwise and clothed with administrative powers to administer all of the affairs of the said Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery, inclusive of the right and authority to erect the museum on the said grounds, or adjacent thereto, provided adequate funds are appropriated or made available to the said board for the said purpose, and adequate lands or property may be acquired by a donation or otherwise for said purpose.
The said board shall serve without compensation and shall hold office for a term of four years. They shall make bi-annual reports to the legislature.
Amended by Acts 1964, No. 295, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:435. Presence in cemetery prohibited after seven P.M.; penalties

RS 29:435 - Presence in cemetery prohibited after seven P.M.; penalties
Any person intentionally present in the Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery between the hours of seven o'clock in the evening and five o'clock in the morning, shall by reason of such presence be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for thirty days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 338, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:461. §§461 to 468 Redesignated as R.S. 11:1391 to 1397 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §1.

RS 29:461 - §§461 to 468 Redesignated as R.S. 11:1391 to 1397 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:513. Powers of adjutant general

RS 29:513 - Powers of adjutant general
The adjutant general may make rules and regulations to govern the institution. He may enter into contracts for the rent, construction, and repair of buildings used by or belonging to the institution and for the purchase of land upon which to construct them.
He may appoint the superintendent, the matrons, the physicians, and the other officers and employees that he deems proper for good management. He may fix their compensation and may remove them at his discretion.
He may solicit contributions and may accept donations inter vivos or mortis causa for the institution. He may sue and be sued and otherwise appear in all actions pertaining to the institution.
In the event they should be no longer needed for the purposes set out in this Part, the adjutant general, with the approval of the governor, may use the facilities for any military purposes he determines in the administration of his office as adjutant general. However, they shall not be used as a hospital, home, or institution for persons with contagious diseases.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:514. Qualifications for admission

RS 29:514 - Qualifications for admission
Applicants for admission shall establish that they were in the armed forces of the Confederate States of America and enlisted from one of those states, that they have resided in Louisiana for five years prior to applying for admission, and that they are not provided for by the state.
They shall prove by proper vouchers that they served in the armed forces of the Confederate States of America until honorably discharged and were disabled in service or have become infirm by reason of sickness or old age. Whenever an applicant applies for admission without these vouchers, the superintendent shall receive him temporarily and until his application for permanent admission can be passed upon.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:515. Wives and widows

RS 29:515 - Wives and widows
The wives of the residents of the home and the widows of Confederate veterans who would have been qualified for admission shall be received into the home. Suitable quarters shall be provided for them either by setting aside part of the existing buildings or by erecting additional buildings.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:650. Quasi agency of the state; official search and rescue agency

RS 29:650 - Quasi agency of the state; official search and rescue agency
The private organization known as the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is hereby declared to be a quasi agency of the state of Louisiana and is hereby officially designated as the official search and rescue organization thereof. The civil air patrol and its members may also provide services and assistance in response to disasters or emergencies pursuant to the Louisiana Disaster Act of 1974, R.S. 29:701 through 716*, in accordance with the authority set forth therein.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 333, §1; Acts 1993, No. 861, §1.
*NOTE: REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993. SEE NOW R.S. 29:721 THROUGH 736.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:651. Appropriations; fund; expenditures

RS 29:651 - Appropriations; fund; expenditures
A. An annual appropriation shall be made to the division of administration which shall be kept in a fund to be used solely for purposes of financing the search and rescue operations of the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol and the maintenance of the equipment necessary therefor.
B. Only such amounts shall be expended from the fund as are necessary for the following purposes:
(1) The repair and overhaul of air craft and vehicles which are used by the civil air patrol in carrying out their search and rescue missions and the training therefor;
(2) The purchase of tires, fuel and lubricants for the air craft and vehicles;
(3) The execution of search and rescue missions and the necessary training therefor;
(4) Expenses of communication and the purchase and repair of radio and power equipment;
(5) Necessary office expenses, including office supplies, equipment and postage;
(6) Salaries of state civil service employees who are now or may be assigned to the civil air patrol for administrative purposes; provided, that no other salaries shall be payable from the fund.
C. No expenditures shall be made from the fund for uniforms or personal equipment of the members of the civil air patrol.
D. All expenditures made from the fund shall be made only on vouchers signed by the wing commander of the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol or the wing finance officer of the air patrol.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 333, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:652. Records

RS 29:652 - Records
A. All papers, documents, contracts, legal agreements, correspondence, minutes of meetings and any other record whatsoever of the civil air patrol are hereby declared to be matters of public record, and shall be open to inspection by state officials and employees, members of the legislature and legislative staff personnel and the general public.
B. The officers, agents and employees of the civil air patrol are hereby authorized and directed to grant access to any record of the organization upon request.
C. The procedure for access to records under the authority of this section shall be in keeping with the general provisions for access to public records contained in Chapter 1 of Title 44.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 333, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:653. Code of Governmental Ethics; applicability

RS 29:653 - Code of Governmental Ethics; applicability
All officers, directors and employees of the civil air patrol who are also elected officials of the state of Louisiana shall be subject to the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics with reference to actions taken in their capacities as such officers, directors, or employees of the civil air patrol. All other officers, directors, and employees of the air patrol shall be subject to the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics to the same extent as any state employees.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 333, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:655. Financial security for surviving spouses and children of civil air patrol personnel

RS 29:655 - Financial security for surviving spouses and children of civil air patrol personnel
A. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state, under its police power, to provide for the financial security of surviving spouses and dependent children of civil air patrol personnel who suffer death as a result of injury sustained in the performance of official duties.
B. For the purposes of this Section, all civil air patrol personnel shall be deemed law enforcement officials of this state pursuant to Section 29 of Article X of the Constitution of 1974 and as such, entitled to any and all benefits thereby provided.
C. In any case in which a member of the civil air patrol suffers death as a result of injury sustained in the performance of his official duties, the legislature shall appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars, which shall be paid to the surviving spouse of such member of the civil air patrol, and in addition thereto, should such member of the civil air patrol be survived by minor children, the legislature shall appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars for each of said children, which sum shall be paid to the duly appointed and qualified tutor or other legal representative of said child.
D. No such payment shall be made until a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction has become final and such judgment has decreed that the member of the civil air patrol did suffer death as a result of injury sustained in the performance of his official duties and that the person killed was not covered by workers' compensation provided by the United States Air Force.
E. Suit shall be instituted by the attorney general against the legislative auditor in the district court of the parish in which the state capitol is situated in any case where it appears that such a member of the civil air patrol has suffered death in the circumstances provided by this Section and jurisdiction over such suit is hereby conferred on said court. Any judgment rendered by such court shall be subject to appeal as in other civil matters.
F. Such suit may be instituted under the laws applicable to declaratory judgments and any such suit shall be regarded as presenting a justiciable controversy between the attorney general and the legislative auditor.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 638, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 2004, No. 712, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:656. Disaster emergency services; limitation of liability

RS 29:656 - Disaster emergency services; limitation of liability
A. When providing disaster emergency services or assistance pursuant to R.S. 29:701 through 716*, no member of the civil air patrol who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care, first aid, or rescue at the scene of an emergency, or moves a person receiving such care, first aid, or rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care shall be liable for any damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering the care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved in the emergency. This Section shall not exempt a member from liability for damages caused by intentional or grossly negligent acts or omissions.
B. This limitation of liability is personal to the member rendering such care or service or furnishing such transportation and shall not inure to the benefit of any employer or other person legally responsible for the acts or omissions of such individual, nor shall it inure to the benefit of any insurer.
Acts 1993, No. 861, §1.
*NOTE: REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 800, §3, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993. SEE NOW R.S. 29:721 THROUGH 736.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:657. Disaster emergency services; injuries sustained; benefits

RS 29:657 - Disaster emergency services; injuries sustained; benefits
A. If a member of the civil air patrol is injured by accident or contracts a disease or illness while in the course of providing services or assistance during an official mission or emergency preparedness exercise and training pursuant to R.S. 29:721 through 736, the state shall provide or pay for the following:
(1) Necessary medical, surgical, and hospital services and medicines incurred as a result of the injury, disease, or illness.
(2) The repair or replacement of a prosthetic device which is damaged or destroyed in such an accident, including eyeglasses, artificial limbs, hearing aids, dentures, or any other prosthetic device.
(3) Actual travel expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in obtaining the services or devices described in Paragraph (1) or (2).
B. The state shall have no other liability to the member for damages or other costs resulting from the injury, disease, or illness.
Acts 1993, No. 861, §1; Acts 2004, No. 712, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:721. Short title

RS 29:721 - Short title
This Chapter shall be cited as the "Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act".
Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:725.1. Legal representative of office; state attorney general

RS 29:725.1 - Legal representative of office; state attorney general
The attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall counsel and advise the office and shall represent it in any and all matters when called upon to do so.
Acts 2006, No. 442, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:725.2. Confidentiality of certain records

RS 29:725.2 - Confidentiality of certain records
A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, records in the custody of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness containing certain security sensitive information which shall be the same type of information as described in R.S. 44:3.1 and 3.2 shall be deemed confidential.
(2) Such nondisclosure shall not apply to necessary use by duly authorized officers or employees of state, federal, or local government in carrying out their responsibilities as provided by applicable state law or applicable federal law.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not prevent any person from examining and copying any books, records, papers, accounts, or other documents of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, except as provided in Subsection A of this Section. Such records shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 44:5.
C. If a public record is applied for during an imminent threat of a disaster or emergency or during a disaster or emergency, the office shall immediately notify the requestor as to the reasons why such record shall not be immediately available.
Acts 2006, No. 442, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:725.3. Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent

RS 29:725.3 - Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent
A combination of law enforcement, public safety leaders, health and emergency medical staff interests, technology and communication managers and technicians, vendors of communication systems, public officials, and state and federal agencies are all needed to address the complexities of communications interoperability in this state. The creation of the office of interoperability is not to identify a single solution, but to identify and implement interoperability solutions that are always available and can be accessed statewide. Solutions are needed for a secure and interoperable communications system accessible to public safety agencies and personnel, first responders, decision makers, and the public, allowing for clear and efficient exchange of voice, data, image, and video information during day-to-day operations, natural disasters, emergency response situations, and terrorist attacks.
Acts 2008, No. 797, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:725.4. Office of interoperability; creation and authority

RS 29:725.4 - Office of interoperability; creation and authority
A. The office of interoperability is established within the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The office shall have the authority to oversee, direct, and manage interoperability programs and efforts identified in the statewide communications interoperability plan in coordination with local, state, and federal officials. The office shall address critical interoperability issues relating to public safety and emergency response, including communications, spectrum, networks, equipment, training, and other areas as needs are identified, except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section.
B. The office shall not have the authority to oversee, direct, or manage the fifty megahertz of spectrum in the 4940 to 4990 megahertz band, commonly referred to as the 4.9 GHz band.
Acts 2008, No. 797, §1; Acts 2018, No. 713, §1; Acts 2021, No. 237, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:725.5. Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund

RS 29:725.5 - Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall be used to provide funding for the Louisiana Wireless Information Network.
Acts 2008, No. 797, §1; Acts 2018, No. 713, §1; Acts 2022, No. 526, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:726.2. Public evacuation shelters

RS 29:726.2 - Public evacuation shelters
A. It is the intent of the legislature that this state not have a deficit of safe public evacuation shelter space in any region of the state by the year 2014 and thereafter.
B. The director of the parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness may request the use of public facilities, including schools, postsecondary education facilities, and other facilities owned or leased by the state or local governments, but excluding hospitals or nursing homes, which are suitable for use as public evacuation shelters and which are not subject to an existing and contrary agreement for use during an emergency response. The director of the parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness shall coordinate with the appropriate school board, university, community college, technical school, or local governing board when requesting the use of such facilities as public evacuation shelters.
C. Any public facility that is the recipient of retrofitting or hardening construction that is funded from monies appropriated by the state or federal government for purposes of being used as a shelter, shall make the facility available for use as a public evacuation shelter at the request of the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Public facilities shall include all schools, postsecondary education facilities, and other facilities owned or leased by the state or local governments, excluding hospitals or nursing homes, that meet the minimum standards for use as an emergency shelter.
D. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall select from an inventory list of those facilities recommended by the directors of the parish offices of homeland security and emergency preparedness for retrofitting those public facilities that, with reasonable hardening or retrofitting modifications, would accelerate the state and local efforts to reduce the deficit in shelter space.
E. As used in this Section:
(1) "Public facilities" means those facilities which have been or will be constructed with any funds appropriated by the state and applied towards the construction costs of the facility.
(2) "Suitable for use as an emergency shelter" means that a public facility intended to be utilized as a public evacuation shelter should meet minimum criteria for structural survivability and sufficiency of operational space using the structural requirements of American Red Cross Standard ARC 4496, "Guidelines for Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Selection," and based on guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
F. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing herein shall restrict or impair the rights and responsibilities of a parish or police jury president to respond to an emergency.
Acts 2009, No. 353, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:726.5.1. Louisiana Center for Safe Schools; creation; duties

RS 29:726.5.1 - Louisiana Center for Safe Schools; creation; duties
A. The Louisiana Center for Safe Schools, referred to in this Section as the "center", shall be established within GOHSEP.
B. The center shall:
(1) Identify and prioritize resources available to improve the safety of Louisiana's schools.
(2) Facilitate the collection and dissemination of information on school safety, school safety vulnerabilities, school safety needs, training standards, best practices, and available funding programs.
(3) Develop, in consultation with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, a statewide comprehensive school safety framework that includes a statewide behavioral threat assessment model and trauma-informed student support.
(4) Assist schools in developing and revising their school crisis and management response plans required pursuant to R.S. 17:416.16.
(5) Coordinate with the state Department of Education to ensure that schools are aware of the resources of the center and that school safety rules are incorporating best practices.
(6) Provide training and technical assistance to schools and school governing authorities on school safety issues such as emergency operations planning, emergency drills, behavioral threat assessment, facility security, information technology, digital privacy, vulnerability assessments, and hazard mitigation.
(7) Facilitate consistent and comprehensive information sharing between schools, communities, and governmental agencies to promote safety and resiliency.
(8) Identify and offer training for school resource officers pursuant to R.S. 17:416.19.
C. The center shall provide an annual report to the governor, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education regarding the status of school safety in Louisiana, the work of the center, and resources identified to increase school safety.
D.(1) No later than December 1, 2023, the center shall provide a statewide:
(a) Panic emergency notification system.
(b) Anonymous reporting system.
(i) The anonymous reporting system shall include a memorandum of understanding that provides for the proper usage of the information reported.
(ii) The system shall allow for the reporting of threats of violence toward any student or other person or any school or facility through a phone application and an internet website.
(iii) Aggregate data without personally identifiable information shall be provided to the center relative to anonymous reports received through the system.
(2) No later than April 1, 2024, each city, state, or other local school board shall implement the use of the panic emergency notification system and the anonymous reporting system or other systems of equal or exceeding capability. No later than May 1, 2024, each local school board shall report the systems implemented to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the center.
Acts 2023, No. 334, §2, eff. June 13, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:730. Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency

RS 29:730 - Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency
A. The governing authorities of any two or more parishes may enter into agreements, under which they shall be authorized to establish regional organizations for homeland security and emergency preparedness. Such agreements shall include plans, programs, administration, personnel, unified operation, allotment of available equipment, and distribution of costs and funds.
B. Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies shall prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials, in written form, a clear and complete statement of the homeland security and emergency responsibilities of all local agencies and officials and of the disaster chain of command.
C. Political subdivisions not participating in interjurisdictional arrangements pursuant to this Chapter nevertheless shall be encouraged and assisted by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to conclude suitable arrangements for furnishing mutual aid in coping with disasters. The arrangements shall include provisions of aid by persons and units in public employ.
D. No personal services may be compensated by the state or any subdivision or an agency thereof, except pursuant to statute or local ordinance.
E. Compensation for property shall be paid only if the property was commandeered or otherwise used in coping with a disaster emergency and its use, damage, or destruction was ordered by the governor or a member of the disaster emergency forces of this state.
F. Any person claiming compensation for the use, damages, loss, or destruction of property under this Chapter shall file a claim therefor with the authority which ordered the use or caused the loss or destruction of the property.
G. Unless the amount of compensation on account of property damaged, lost, or destroyed is agreed between the claimant and the authority which ordered the use or caused the damage, the amount of compensation shall be calculated in the same manner as compensation due for a taking of property pursuant to the condemnation laws of this state.
H. Nothing in this Section applies to or authorizes compensation for the destruction or damaging of standing timber or other property in order to provide a fire break, or to the release of waters or the breach of impoundments in order to reduce pressure or other danger from actual or threatened flood.
Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. March 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 442, §3, eff. June 15, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:730.1. Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency; providing assistance within another parish

RS 29:730.1 - Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency; providing assistance within another parish
A. In the event of an emergency or a disaster and upon the request of a parish president, a parish governing authority, or a parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency, a parish president, a parish governing authority, or a parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency may enter the jurisdiction of the requesting parish in order to furnish manpower, materials, equipment, or services. During the emergency or disaster, the personnel of the responding parish shall have the same power and authority as the equivalent personnel in the requesting parish. Manpower, materials, and equipment may be recalled at the discretion of the responding parish president, parish governing authority, or homeland security and parish emergency/disaster agency at any time.
B. The providing of assistance by one parish to another as authorized in this Section shall not give rise to liability by the responding or requesting parish to the other nor make any parish responsible for failure to respond to a request for assistance.
Acts 1999, No. 68, §1; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:730.2. Municipality providing assistance within parish

RS 29:730.2 - Municipality providing assistance within parish
In the event of an emergency or a disaster within the parish, each municipality in the parish shall provide available resources, including manpower, materials, equipment, and services, as determined reasonably necessary by the parish president to cope with the emergency or disaster.
Acts 2001, No. 1148, §1, eff. June 29, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:731.2. Disaster assistance; identification

RS 29:731.2 - Disaster assistance; identification
A. Any person who applies for or who is receiving disaster assistance from a state or local agency and who seeks to or is occupying space in an emergency shelter or emergency temporary residence, shall, if requested by a sheriff acting within his jurisdiction, produce credible, current, personal identification information.
B. Any person who applies for disaster assistance, by the fact of such application, shall be deemed to have consented to a request to provide personal identification information.
C.(1) Any state or local agency providing any form of disaster assistance to any person including but not limited to financial assistance, housing or shelter assistance, or emergency health care assistance in field hospitals or other structures used to provide emergency health service to evacuees, shall provide the personal identification information of such persons, if available, to the sheriff acting within his jurisdiction, upon general request by the sheriff.
(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to any department or agency which is required, pursuant to a federal mandate and as a condition of receiving federal funding, to not release the identities to local law enforcement, but only to the extent of the federal mandate.
Acts 2006, No. 714, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.