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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1241. Legislative intent; scope

RS 25:1241 - Legislative intent; scope
A. The legislature hereby recognizes that it is appropriate to establish a museum at Grambling State University to honor the legendary football coach, Eddie G. Robinson.
B. The purpose of such museum shall be to collect, preserve, and exhibit, as an educational resource, objects of art, documents, archives, and other artifacts that reflect the history of the life and coaching domain of Eddie G. Robinson.
Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1242. Creation; domicile; membership

RS 25:1242 - Creation; domicile; membership
A. The Eddie G. Robinson Museum Commission, hereinafter referred to as "commission", is hereby created in the Department of State.
B. The domicile of the commission shall be at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana.
C. The commission shall include the following members:
(1) Seven members shall be appointed by the secretary of state, subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate, to serve four-year terms concurrent with the governor.
(2) The following shall also be members of the commission:
(a) The president of Grambling State University or his designee.
(b) The mayor of the city of Grambling.
(c) The president of the Grambling Chamber of Commerce.
(d) The president of the Grambling State University National Alumni Association or his designee.
(e) The athletic director at Grambling State University.
(f) The head football coach at Grambling State University.
(g) The president of the Grambling State University Athletic Foundation.
(h) The secretary of state or his designee.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 794, §2.
D. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1; Acts 2006, No. 451, §1; Acts 2008, No. 794, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1243. Powers and duties of the commission

RS 25:1243 - Powers and duties of the commission
A. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
B. The commission shall:
(1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the commission chairman.
(2) Adopt bylaws establishing policies and procedures for its governance, including but not limited to the following:
(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the commission, including a chairman and vice chairman.
(b) The employment, term, compensation, and responsibilities of a museum director. The director may also serve as the museum chief administrative officer.
(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the commission, including the appointment of noncommission members to such committees and their functions.
(d) The preparation of a budget and plan for sufficient funding.
(3) Advise the secretary of the state on all matters relating to the operations of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum.
(4) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.
C. The commission may:
(1) Individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Eddie G. Robinson Museum, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum.
(2) Authorize reports and recommendations which include the issuance, publication, or distribution of general information documents or pamphlets, which are published on a regular basis and are generally known as newsletters.
(3) Acquire by purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any such property acquired by it.
(4) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise construct, develop, maintain, and operate the museum. All public works contracted by the commission shall be subject to, and in accordance with, Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1244. Donations and grants

RS 25:1244 - Donations and grants
The secretary of the state and the commission, jointly or separately, may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of any private or public funds in the form of donations of money, grants, property, or personal services from individuals, corporations, and governments to achieve the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1245. Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature

RS 25:1245 - Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
A. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of State for operation of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the commission.
B.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum are not appropriated by the legislature, and funds from other local, public, or private sources are not available for this purpose, the Department of State is authorized to temporarily close the museum to the public until such time as sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the museum are appropriated by the legislature. The Department of State shall maintain the museum during any period of temporary closure.
(2) The Department of State may accept and use, in accordance with law, gifts, grants, bequests, donations, endowments, or funds from any public or private source to support the operations of the museum.
Acts 1999, No. 1368, §1; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1270.1. Short title

RS 25:1270.1 - Short title
This Chapter shall be known as the Neighborhood Enhancement Program Act.
Acts 2004, No. 908, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds by the legislature.
NOTE: Acts 2004, No. 908 (if it becomes effective) effective until June 30, 2010, and void thereafter.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1270.2. Definitions

RS 25:1270.2 - Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Department" shall mean the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
(2) "Distressed neighborhood business district" shall mean a defined geographic area which includes buildings and structures which have housed businesses or other commercial activities and also includes adjacent residential areas and which defined geographic area has pervasive poverty and unemployment, a high incidence of crime, narcotics use, homelessness, abandoned housing and deteriorated infrastructure, substantial population decline, or other similar indicators of general distress.
(3) "Eligible entity" shall mean a nonprofit organization designated by a municipality to receive grants pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and which has been designated as exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) "Program" shall mean the Neighborhood Enhancement Program as established in this Chapter.
Acts 2004, No. 908, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds by the legislature.
NOTE: Acts 2004, No. 908 (if it becomes effective) effective until June 30, 2010, and void thereafter.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1270.4. Limitations

RS 25:1270.4 - Limitations
A. No more than twenty percent of funds appropriated or allocated to the program in any fiscal year may be granted to municipalities or eligible entities in any one parish.
B. In no case shall the aggregate amount of grants to the same recipient in any fiscal year exceed eleven thousand five hundred dollars in years one through three and five thousand seven hundred fifty dollars in years four and five. The provision of grants under this Chapter shall in no way constitute an entitlement derived from the state of Louisiana or a claim on any other funds of the state.
C. All grants awarded through the program shall be awarded in conformity with rules and regulations promulgated by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. No grant shall be awarded until after such time as such rules and regulations become effective.
D. All grants awarded through the program shall be from funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for the program.
E. No grant may be awarded through the program unless and until the legislature has appropriated to the department sufficient funds designated for the operation of the program.
Acts 2004, No. 908, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds by the legislature.
NOTE: Acts 2004, No. 908 (if it becomes effective) effective until June 30, 2010, and void thereafter.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1271.1. Short title

RS 25:1271.1 - Short title
This Chapter shall be known as the Magnolia Street Program.
Acts 2008, No. 431, §1, eff. when funds are appropriated by the legislature.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 431, §3, regarding termination.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1271.2. Definitions

RS 25:1271.2 - Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
(2) "Eligible entity" means a part of city government or a nonprofit organization designated by a municipality to receive grants pursuant to the provisions of the Chapter which has been designated as exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) "Established residential neighborhood" means a defined geographic area which has consisted of buildings and structures for housing individuals and families which has existed as a residential neighborhood since before 1971.
(4) "Program" means the Magnolia Street Residential Neighborhood Enhancement Program as established by this Chapter.
Acts 2008, No. 431, §1, eff. when funds are appropriated by the legislature.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 431, §3, regarding termination.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1271.4. Limitations

RS 25:1271.4 - Limitations
A. No more than twenty percent of funds appropriated or allocated to the program in any fiscal year may be granted to municipalities or eligible entities within any one parish.
B. In no case shall the aggregate amount of grants in any fiscal year exceed the amount of the appropriation to the department for the program in that fiscal year or the amount allocated to the program by the department in the event that funding for the program is included in an appropriation to the department containing funding for other programs. The provision of grants under this Chapter shall in no way constitute an entitlement derived from the state of Louisiana or a claim on any other funds of the state.
C. All grants awarded through the program shall be awarded in conformity with rules and regulations promulgated by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. No grant shall be awarded until after such time as such rules and regulations become effective.
D. All grants awarded through the program shall be from funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for the program.
E. No grant may be awarded through the program unless and until the legislature has appropriated to the department sufficient funds designated for the operation of the program.
Acts 2008, No. 431, §1, eff. when funds are appropriated by the legislature.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 431, §3, regarding termination.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1281. Legislative finding

RS 25:1281 - Legislative finding
The Legislature of Louisiana finds that:
(1) There is a need to educate and inform the public as to the history and background of American and Louisiana law.
(2) America and Louisiana's religious history plays an important role in the background of our American and Louisiana law.
(3) The role of religion in the constitutional history of both America and Louisiana is acknowledged by historians.
(4) The basic knowledge of American legal history is important to the formation of civic virtue in our society.
(5) The courts have provided vital direction to the Legislature of Louisiana on how to approach the display of historical documents.
(6) The Legislature of Louisiana now endorses the prolongation of a uniform, sound, distinct, and appropriate presentation of the story of the role of religion in the constitutional history of America and Louisiana, which may be publicly displayed in court houses and other state and local buildings throughout the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2006, No. 602, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1283. Context of public display

RS 25:1283 - Context of public display
Public displays set forth in R.S. 25:1282(B), (C), (D), and (E) shall be accompanied by a document entitled "Context for Acknowledging America's Religious History" which shall read as follows:
(1) Some documents stand out as pivotal in the religious history of America and Louisiana's legal system, among which are the Mayflower Compact, The Declaration of Independence as a legal foundation for the United States Constitution, the Ten Commandments as one of the foundations of our legal system, and the Northwest Ordinance, which was a primary document affirming faith and the first congressional act legally prohibiting slavery. It is hoped that their study and relation to each other and the history of our state and nation will foster an appreciation for the role that religion has played in the legal history of America and the state of Louisiana and prompt further public study.
(2) American law, constitutionalism, and political theory have deep roots in religion. American ideals about liberty, freedom, equality, legal responsibility and codes of law, to mention a few, have roots and underpinnings in religion and biblical literacy. The Ten Commandments, which are found in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament of the Bible, was one of the earliest written expressions of law to be incorporated in American legal systems. The Ten Commandments, or the law of nature, also impacted the Declaration of Independence which refers to the "laws of nature and of Nature's God."
Acts 2006, No. 602, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1284. Production of historical documents, display

RS 25:1284 - Production of historical documents, display
A. The division of state archives and records service within the office of the secretary of state shall, upon request, prepare and distribute to state offices, clerks of court and judges and the local governing authorities in the state of Louisiana, copies of the documents set forth in R.S. 25:1282 suitable for framing and display, upon receipt of funds to reimburse the secretary for the actual cost of the preparation and delivery of the documents.
B. Each state office, clerk of court, judge and local governing authority is authorized to post the documents for display provided by the secretary in a visible public location, along with other historical documents.
C. Nothing herein shall prohibit the state or local governing officers, judges or clerks of court from reprinting the documents in R.S. 25:1282 or accepting a donation of already printed documents for display in public buildings.
Acts 2006, No. 602, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1301. Short title

RS 25:1301 - Short title
This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Delta Bike Trail Commission", which shall be created to be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state with all of the powers of a political subdivision and with such further powers and functions as are set forth in this Chapter.
Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1302. Delta Bike Trail Commission; purpose; domicile

RS 25:1302 - Delta Bike Trail Commission; purpose; domicile
A. The commission shall be domiciled in the municipalities of Concordia, Tensas, Madison, and East Carroll parishes, with its headquarters in Vidalia, Louisiana.
B.(1) The commission is created for the purpose of overseeing the development and upkeep of the Delta Bike Trail, a bike and walking trail along and on the Mississippi River in Northeast Louisiana through the parishes of Concordia, Tensas, Madison, and East Carroll, referred to in this Chapter as the "trail".
(2) The commission has the authority to do the following:
(a) Receive funding from the Department of Transportation and Development, the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, or any federal state funds or grants for the development of the Delta Bike Trail.
(b) Promote marathons, nature-based, recreational, scenic, cultural, historic, and other forms of tourism.
(c) Improve transportation and communication facilities and access within the trail area.
(d) Further develop family-oriented recreational facilities along the trail area.
(e) Promote and market the region through a variety of communications media including maps, guides, tapes, videos, advertisement, signage, and electronic media.
Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1303. Delta Bike Trail Commission; membership; officers

RS 25:1303 - Delta Bike Trail Commission; membership; officers
A. The commission members shall serve four-year terms.
B. The commission shall consist of seven members designated and appointed by each of the following:
(1) The lieutenant governor.
(2) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
(3) The state representative for District 21.
(4) The president of the Concordia Parish Police Jury.
(5) The president of the East Caroll Parish Police Jury.
(6) The president of the Tensas Parish Police Jury.
(7) The president of the Madison Parish Police Jury.
C. The members of the commission shall not receive any salary for the performance of their duties. The commissioners may be reimbursed for mileage expenses incurred for attendance at meetings of the commission, subject to the availability of funds. The mileage allowance shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed the mileage allowance authorized under state travel regulations at rates and standards as promulgated by the division of administration.
D. The members of the commission shall elect from among themselves a chair and other officers as they deem necessary.
E. The commission shall meet not less than quarterly. The commission may hold such other meetings as it deems necessary. Meetings may be called by the chairman or by a majority of the members.
F. The commission shall adopt bylaws to govern its affairs and activities.
G. The commission created pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:1101 et seq.
H. The commission may perform, procure from the Department of Transportation and Development with the consent of its secretary, or procure from outside service providers any service or portion of services necessary to fulfill the duties and obligations of the commission.
Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1304. Public records; public meetings; right of public agencies to records

RS 25:1304 - Public records; public meetings; right of public agencies to records
The board created by this Chapter shall be subject to and fully comply with the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq., and the Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq., of the state. The proceedings and documents of the board shall be public records. All reports, maps, or other technical documents produced in whole or in part by the board may be utilized by the board or any other public agency in any manner that it deems necessary and advisable in the conduct of its duties.
Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1305. Advice

RS 25:1305 - Advice
The parish planning and zoning departments of Concordia, Tensas, Madison, and East Carroll parishes, and all its subcommittees, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the commission, relative to the trail or any projects contemplated by or to be undertaken by the commission.
Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1306. Duties and authority

RS 25:1306 - Duties and authority
The commission may exercise powers necessary, appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the carrying out of its purposes, including but not limited to the following rights and powers:
(1) To adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission, for the governance of its affairs, and for the conduct of its business.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will an official seal.
(3) To plan, construct, reconstruct, maintain, improve, operate, own, or lease projects within the trail area in the manner determined by the commission and to pay any project costs in connection therewith.
(4) To sue and be sued in its own name.
(5) To impose and revise fees and charges in connection with its projects sufficient to pay all project costs, maintenance, operation, debt service, and reserve or replacement costs, and other necessary or usual charges.
(6) To receive grants, donations, funds, or other resources from any source, including proceeds from the sale of services.
(7) To acquire property, including rights-of-way; and hold and use any franchise or property, immovable, movable, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of the commission.
(8) To contract with any person, partnership, association, or corporation desiring the use of any part of the trail or trail area, including the right-of-way adjoining the paved portion, for placing thereon any of the following: a telephone, fiber optic, telegraph, electric light, or power lines, gas stations, garages, and restaurants, or for any other purpose, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents, and rates of charges limited to no more than the direct and actual cost of the commission in administering the permitting process.
(9) To enter into contracts including those for purchase, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the planning and development of the trail.
(10) To sell or lease property owned by it when such property is no longer needed for public purposes.
(11) To appoint agents or employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.
(12) To provide matching grants for the restoration or improvement of private properties located within the trail or trail area, when such restoration or improvement is determined by the commission to be consistent with the master plan for the development of the trail.
(13) To do all acts and perform things necessary or convenient to execute the powers granted to the commission by law.
Acts 2022, No. 336, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1322. Creation; domicile; membership

RS 25:1322 - Creation; domicile; membership
A. The Leeville Fishing Village and Cultural Preservation Commission, referred to in this Chapter as the "commission", is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. The domicile of the commission shall be located in Lafourche Parish.
C. The purpose of the commission shall be to promote preservation of the culture of and tourism in Lafourche Parish, including the Leeville Fishing Village.
D. The commission shall include the following members:
(1) One member appointed by the councilman elected to represent the ninth council district of the Lafourche Parish Council.
(2) One member appointed by the Lafourche Parish president.
(3) One member appointed by the senator elected to represent Senate District No. 20.
(4) One member appointed by the representative elected to represent House District No. 54.
(5) One member appointed by the lieutenant governor.
E. Each member of the commission shall be a resident of or own property within Lafourche Parish.
F. Each member of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the person appointing the member.
G. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1323. Powers and duties of the commission

RS 25:1323 - Powers and duties of the commission
A. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
B. The commission shall:
(1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the commission chairman.
(2) Adopt bylaws establishing policies and procedures for its governance, including but not limited to the following:
(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the commission, including a chairman and vice chairman.
(b) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the commission, including the appointment of noncommission members to such committees and their functions.
(c) The preparation of a budget and plan for sufficient funding.
(3) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to commission business.
C. The commission may:
(1) Individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the commission, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the commission.
(2) Authorize reports and recommendations which include the issuance, publication, or distribution of general information documents or pamphlets, which are published on a regular basis and are generally known as newsletters.
(3) Acquire by purchase, lease as lessee, and hold and use any property, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter and sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any such property acquired by it.
D. All public works contracted by the commission shall be subject to, and in accordance with, Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1324. Donations and grants

RS 25:1324 - Donations and grants
The parish governing authority of Lafourche Parish and the commission, jointly or separately, may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of any private or public funds in the form of donations of money, grants, property, or personal services from individuals, corporations, and governments to achieve the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:1325. Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature

RS 25:1325 - Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
Funds appropriated by the legislature for operation of the Leeville Fishing Village and Cultural Preservation Commission shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the commission.
Acts 2013, No. 128, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:3. Exempt products

RS 26:3 - Exempt products
A. The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the sale of:
(1) Patent, antiseptic, and toilet preparations.
(2) Flavoring extracts, syrups, and food products.
(3) Scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial products.
(4) Alcohol for industrial use or purposes only and which is so denatured as to be unfit for human consumption.
B. No person shall knowingly sell any of these products for beverage purposes or sell any of them under circumstances from which he may reasonably deduce the intention of the purchaser to use them for beverage purposes.
Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:71.2. Class C Permit; definitions

RS 26:71.2 - Class C Permit; definitions
A. For purposes of this Section, "Class C-Package Store" shall be defined as an establishment that meets all of the following:
(1) Operates as a place of business where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold for off-premise consumption.
(2) Does not offer to sell, sell, or otherwise distribute motor fuel at the licensed establishment.
(3) Sells alcoholic beverages, including frozen specialty beverages, in closed containers prepared for transportation and consumption off the premises only.
(4) Has a public habitable floor area of no less than one thousand square feet.
(5) Does not allow any person under the age of eighteen to enter, visit, or loiter in or about the licensed establishment.
(6) Does not employ any person under the age of eighteen.
(7) Operates a package store whereby the primary sales of alcoholic beverages at the location are sales of factory-sealed containers for off-premise consumption. However, the retailer may sell alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption not to exceed twenty percent of the business's annual revenue of alcoholic beverage sales. Such sales shall be subject to audits.
(8) Does not permit the mixing of alcoholic beverages or the sale and/or service of mixed alcoholic beverages on the premises of the licensed establishment; however, the mixing of frozen specialty beverages may be permitted according to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.
B. The commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act related to the requirements, qualifications, and conduct of Class C-Package Store licensees.
Acts 2006, No. 803, §1; Acts 2021, No. 314, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:71.3. Microdistillery; retail sales for consumption on or off premises

RS 26:71.3 - Microdistillery; retail sales for consumption on or off premises
A. Any person who has properly obtained a microdistiller's permit as provided for in R.S. 26:71, shall be authorized to engage in the distilling, making, blending, rectifying, or processing of any alcoholic beverage in Louisiana in a quantity not to exceed twelve thousand gallons during the licensed year. The holder of such permit shall also be authorized to sell the manufactured beverages at retail for consumption on or off the licensed premises, if the holder also has been issued a Retailer Class A permit.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not authorize the holder of a microdistiller's permit to sell the manufactured beverages at wholesale or to any wholesale dealer.
C. The microdistiller shall not sell any alcoholic beverages for transportation off the premises to any other licensed alcoholic beverage retail dealer.
D. Beverages produced by a microdistiller shall be taxed in the same manner and at the same rate as beverages produced by other manufacturers, as provided by law.
E. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 26:149, microdistillers may reuse alcoholic beverage containers in connection with distilling and bottling operations.
F. Prior to commencing distilling operations, microdistillers shall obtain approval from the state fire marshal.
Acts 2015, No. 382, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:71.4. Microwinery; retail sales for consumption on or off premises

RS 26:71.4 - Microwinery; retail sales for consumption on or off premises
A. Any person who has properly obtained a microwinery permit as provided by R.S. 26:71 shall be authorized to import the juices of grapes, fruits, berries, honey, or vegetables for the purpose of fermenting such juices to produce and bottle wine in Louisiana in a quantity not to exceed twelve thousand gallons per licensed year. The holder of such permit shall also be authorized to sell the wine at retail sale only at that location where the wine vinification takes place for consumption on or off the licensed premises if the holder also has been issued a Retailer Class A permit.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not authorize the holder of a microwinery permit to sell the wine at wholesale or to any wholesale dealer.
C. The microwinery shall not sell any wine for transportation off the premises to any other licensed alcoholic beverage retail dealer.
D. Wine produced by a microwinery shall be taxed in the same manner and at the same rate as beverages produced by other manufacturers, as provided by law.
Acts 2021, No. 380, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:72. Permit for wine and malt beverages

RS 26:72 - Permit for wine and malt beverages
A. Before the operator of any alcoholic beverage outlet where wine or malt beverages are sold for consumption on the premises or sold in factory-sealed containers for transportation and consumption off the premises, shall engage in the business of handling such wine or malt beverages, he shall obtain annually from the commissioner, before commencing such business, a permit to conduct such retail business, and shall pay for each permit the sum of thirty dollars.
B. Nothing in this Section is to be construed to take the place of any license or permit now or to be hereafter issued by any municipality or parish governing authority nor any fee or fees collected therefor.
C. As used in this Section, "wine" means any effervescent or non-effervescent alcoholic beverage derived from the juice of any fruit or synthesis thereof, of an alcoholic content more than six percent by volume. Wine is exclusive of all "liquors", whether they be defined as intoxicating or spirituous liquors, which are produced by distillation.
D. As used in this Section, "malt beverages" means beverages obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or by a brewing process or concoction of barley or other grain, malt, sugars, and hops in water, including among other things, ale, beer, stout, porter and the like and containing more than six percent alcohol by volume. Malt beverages are exclusive of all "liquors", whether they be defined as intoxicating or spirituous liquors, which are produced by distillation.
Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 2014, No. 245, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 245, §2, relative to construction with R.S. 26:81(A).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:73.1. Limitations on issuance of permits

RS 26:73.1 - Limitations on issuance of permits
The commission shall not issue a permit of any class to any donut shop for the sale of alcoholic beverages. For purposes of this Section, "donut shop" shall be defined as an establishment:
(1) Which sells donuts, pastries, or other confections;
(2) Does not operate a fully equipped kitchen used for the preparation of uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other confections, for service and consumption of such foods on the premises; and
(3) Does not prepare and serve uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other confections, at least five days a week.
Acts 1995, No. 1081, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 1188, §1, eff. June 29, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:74. Local license and permit fees

RS 26:74 - Local license and permit fees
A. Parishes and municipalities may require annual permits and fees from dealers holding state permits under this Chapter. No parish or municipality shall require a permit or fee except for establishments located within their territorial limits. No parish or municipality shall require a permit or fee for any commercial airline which is issued a permit as a liquor retail distribution center.
B. Parishes and municipalities requiring permits and fees may furnish the commissioner with a certified copy of the ordinance levying them and may require him to collect the permit fees under rules and regulations. The commissioner shall remit the amount of such fees collected by him quarterly to the parishes and municipalities for which collected, after deducting two per cent for collection costs.
C. The fees charged shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year.
D. Those jurisdictions requiring a person to obtain a license in order to sell or handle beverage alcohol shall not require such person to obtain a new permit due to his change of employment until the original permit has expired. This provision shall not apply to those persons employed as bartenders.
E. When a person obtains the required local wholesaler's permit to engage in business as a wholesaler of beverages of high alcoholic content, he may do business in other municipalities or parishes and these municipalities and parishes shall not impose a tax or license of any nature on him to do business within their territorial limits unless he maintains a regular branch of his wholesale business within their respective limits.
Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1990, No. 168, §1; Acts 2003, No. 6, §1; Acts 2009, No. 355, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:75. Operation without permit prohibited

RS 26:75 - Operation without permit prohibited
A. No person shall do any act for which a permit is required by this Chapter or by local authorities acting hereunder unless he holds the proper state and local permit. Each day's conduct of business by dealer without such a valid, unsuspended permit constitutes a separate violation of this Chapter.
B. A permit is required of any person who does any act as a dealer.
C.(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beer, wine, or other spirit sampling for the purpose of allowing a consumer to try the taste of a product may be conducted on the premises of a Class A, Class B, Class C, or a Special Event permit holder.
(2) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conducting of beverage alcohol sampling, which shall allow manufacturers and wholesalers to provide and display a limited amount of point of sales materials.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 463, §2; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1081, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2014, No. 835, §1, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 637, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:77. Notice of application for retail dealer's permit

RS 26:77 - Notice of application for retail dealer's permit
A. Prior to making application for a retail dealer's permit, each applicant shall insert an appropriate signed notice similar to the following in a newspaper published in the municipality in which he desires to operate his business or in the newspaper published nearest to his place of business, if it is not located in a municipality in which a newspaper is published:
"I am applying for a permit to sell alcoholic beverages at retail at the following address: _________________ in the Parish of _____________."
B. The publication of this notice is not required of permittees seeking the renewal of their permits.
C. In addition to publishing the notice required by Subsections A and B of this Section, each new applicant shall pay a notice of intent fee in the amount of fifty dollars to the office of alcohol and tobacco control. The office will furnish a "Notice of Intent" poster to each person who pays a notice of intent fee. Except in East Baton Rouge Parish, no other local or state notice of intent fee shall be required or assessed.
D. The notice of intent poster shall display, at a minimum, the following information: "NOTICE -- I am applying to the office of alcohol and tobacco control of the state of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of alcoholic content at retail at this location. Interested persons should contact the office of alcohol and tobacco control." The notice of intent poster shall also display the current address and telephone number of the office of alcohol and tobacco control.
E. Each notice of intent poster shall be posted conspicuously outside the premises for which application is to be made for no less than fifteen consecutive days prior to the filing of an application for a retailer's permit for the premises. Such display of a notice of intent poster furnished by the office of alcohol and tobacco control shall serve as the only state official public notice required. However, if the application is for premises for which a permit was in effect within the previous six months, the notice of intent poster shall be posted upon the filing of the application and remain posted for at least fifteen days thereafter.
F. The surviving spouse of a deceased licensee may, at the time of death, apply for a retail permit for the premises within one year from the date of death without complying with the requirements of this Section.
Acts 1986, No. 314, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1993, No. 131, §1; Acts 1993, No. 169, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 719, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:78. Content of application for permit; commissioner power as ex officio notary

RS 26:78 - Content of application for permit; commissioner power as ex officio notary
A. Applications for state and local permits to engage in any business or operation regulated by this Chapter shall be in writing and sworn to, and shall contain the full name of the applicant, his social security number, his federal employer identification number, if applicable, his Louisiana Department of Revenue business account number, if applicable, his correct home address, and an accurate description and correct street address of the premises wherein the business or operation is to be conducted, which address shall be considered the proper address for all notices to the applicant or permittee required by this Chapter, and shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant showing that he meets the qualifications and conditions set out in R.S. 26:80.
B. Unless he is seeking a renewal of his permit, an applicant for a retail dealer's permit shall attach to his application, as a part thereof, a sworn affidavit stating that he has complied with the provisions of R.S. 26:77.
C.(1) The commissioner and his agents shall be ex officio notaries public within their respective territorial jurisdiction to exercise the functions of a notary public only to administer oaths or affirmations and to notarize applications for permits required of the office of alcohol and tobacco control to engage in the business of dealing in alcoholic beverages as provided for by the provisions in this Title.
(2) All acts performed by such an ex officio notary public authorized by this Subsection shall be performed without charge or other compensation and without the necessity of giving bond.
(3) The commissioner may suspend or terminate the authority of an agent to act as an ex officio notary at any time, and separation from the employ of the office of alcohol and tobacco control shall automatically terminate the powers of such an ex officio notary public.
Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1992, No. 976, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1016, §1; Acts 1997, No. 766, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 34, §1; Acts 2015, No. 382, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages › §26:79. Submission of applications; delay

RS 26:79 - Submission of applications; delay
All applications for state permits shall be mailed or delivered to the commissioner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and all applications for local permits shall be mailed or delivered to the respective local authorities. An applicant shall mail or deliver both his applications for state and local permits within twenty-four hours of each other. If he fails to do so, his state application may be withheld and the permits denied. Upon receipt of an application, the commissioner or the local authorities, as the case may be, shall stamp the day, month, and year received, and the commissioner shall verify that the applicant does not owe the state or the political subdivision in which the business is located any delinquent sales taxes, penalties, or interest, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to the applicable statutes. The commissioner and officers or employees specifically so authorized by the commissioner and local authorities may issue the permits immediately after proper investigation but, for a period of thirty-five days after issuance, such permits shall operate on a probationary basis subject to final action on, opposition to, or withholding of, the permits as hereinafter provided.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 362, §1; Acts 1962, No. 463, §4; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 2011, No. 259, §1; Acts 2012, No. 34, §1; Acts 2015, No. 382, §1; Acts 2015, No. 460, §1, eff. Jan 1, 2016; Acts 2018, No. 449, §1.