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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:235. Article 135. Courts of inquiry

RS 29:235 - Article 135. Courts of inquiry
A. Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter of concern to the state military forces may be convened by the governor whether or not the persons involved have requested such an inquiry.
B. A court of inquiry consists of three or more commissioned officers. For each court of inquiry the convening authority shall also appoint counsel for the court.
C. Any person subject to this code whose conduct is subject to inquiry shall be designated as a party. Any person subject to this code or employed by or for the state military forces, who has a direct interest in the subject of inquiry has the right to be designated as a party upon request to the court. Any person designated as a party shall be given due notice and has the right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses, and to introduce evidence.
D. Members of a court of inquiry may be challenged by a party, but only for cause stated to the court.
E. The members, counsel, the reporter, and interpreters of courts of inquiry shall take an oath to faithfully perform their duties.
F. Witnesses may be summoned to appear and testify and be examined before courts of inquiry, as provided for courts-martial.
G. Courts of inquiry shall make findings of fact but may not express opinions or make recommendations unless required to do so by the convening authority.
H. Each court of inquiry shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of the president and counsel for the court and forwarded to the convening authority. If the record cannot be authenticated by the president, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the president. If the record cannot be authenticated by the counsel for the court, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the counsel.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:236. Article 136. Authority to administer oaths

RS 29:236 - Article 136. Authority to administer oaths
A. The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration including military justice, and affidavits may be taken for those purposes before persons having the general powers of a notary public:
(1) The state judge advocate and all assistant state judge advocates.
(2) All summary courts-martial.
(3) All adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants.
(4) All commanding officers of the naval militia.
(5) All staff judge advocates and legal officers, and acting or assistant staff judge advocates and legal officers.
(6) The president, military judge, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for all general and special courts-martial.
(7) The president and the counsel for the court of any court of inquiry.
(8) All officers designated to take a deposition.
(9) All persons detailed to conduct an investigation; and
(10) All other persons designated by state law or by regulations of the governor.
B. The signature without seal of any such person, together with the title of his office, is prima facie evidence of his authority.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:237. Article 137. Articles to be explained

RS 29:237 - Article 137. Articles to be explained
R.S. 29:2, 29:3, 29:7-29:15, 29:25, 29:27, 29:31, 29:37, 29:38, 29:55, 29:77 through 29:134, and 29:137 through 29:140 shall be carefully explained to every enlisted member at the time of his enlistment or transfer or induction into, or at the time of his order to duty in or with any of the state military forces or within thirty days thereafter. They shall be explained again at the time when he reenlists. A complete text of this code and of the regulations prescribed thereunder shall be made available to any member of the state military forces, upon his request, for his personal examination.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:238. Article 138. Complaints of wrongs

RS 29:238 - Article 138. Complaints of wrongs
Any member of the state military forces who believes himself wronged by his commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall examine into the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of; and he shall, as soon as possible, send to the governor concerned a true statement of that complaint, with the proceedings had thereon.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:239. Article 139. Redress of injuries to property

RS 29:239 - Article 139. Redress of injuries to property
A. Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person or that his property has been wrongfully taken by members of the state military forces, he may, subject to such regulations as the governor may prescribe, convene a board to investigate the complaint. The board shall consist of from one to three commissioned officers and, for the purpose of that investigation, it has power to summon witnesses and examine them upon oath, to receive depositions or other documentary evidence, and to assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties. The assessment of damages made by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the amount approved by him shall be charged against the pay of the offenders. The order of the commanding officer directing charges herein authorized is conclusive, except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, on any disbursing officer for the payment by him to the injured parties of the damages so assessed and approved.
B. If the offenders cannot be ascertained, but the organization or detachment to which they belong is known, charges totaling the amount of damages assessed and approved may be made in such proportion as may be considered just upon the individual members thereof who are shown to have been present at the scene at the time the damages complained of were inflicted, as determined by the approved findings of the board.
C. Any person subject to this code who is accused of causing willful damage to property has the right to be represented by counsel, to summon witnesses in his behalf, and to cross-examine those appearing against him. He has the right of appeal to the next higher commander.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:240. Article 140. Immunity for action of military courts

RS 29:240 - Article 140. Immunity for action of military courts
No accused may bring an action or proceeding against the convening authority or a member of a military court or board convened under this code or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings because of the approval, imposition, or execution of any sentence or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of any process or mandate of a military court or board convened under this code.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:242. Article 142. Uniformity of interpretation

RS 29:242 - Article 142. Uniformity of interpretation
This code shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make it uniform insofar as it does not expressly conflict with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Chapter 47 of Title 10, United States Code.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:251.2. War periods; eligibility for certain veterans' benefits

RS 29:251.2 - War periods; eligibility for certain veterans' benefits
A. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, this state and its political subdivisions shall consider the following dates as wartime periods in which the United States of America was engaged in war activities, regardless of whether or not a formal declaration of war for any such period has been made by the United States Congress:
(1) April 6, 1917 through November 11, 1918, World War I.
(2) September 16, 1940 through July 25, 1947, World War II.
(3) June 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955, the Korean Conflict.
(4) July 1, 1958 through May 7, 1975, the Vietnam Era; however the period of July 1, 1958 through August 4, 1964, is considered a wartime period only for those who served within the area known as the Vietnam Theater.
(5) August 2, 1990 through the end of the Persian Gulf War as prescribed by the presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of congress.
(6) Any period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the congress or on the date of any future authorization for the use of military force by presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of congress under the War Powers Resolution and ending on a date prescribed by presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of congress.
B. Any person who was honorably discharged, or who was discharged under honorable conditions, from the armed forces of the United States, and who served during any of the wartime periods as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be eligible for any award, benefit, credit, or emolument of any nature whatsoever, including, the purchase of credit for military service in accordance with the laws governing the involved state or local retirement system, if any other person who served during any of the wartime periods is lawfully granted eligibility to participate in any such award, benefit, credit, or emolument.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 606, §1, eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1990, No. 20, §1; Acts 1992, No. 597, §1, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1051, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2005, No. 501, §2, eff. July 12, 2005.
NOTE: Acts 2005, No. 501, §3, provides that the provisions of Paragraph (A)(6) as amended by the Act have retroactive application to September 11, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:251.3. War periods; eligibility for certain veterans' benefits

RS 29:251.3 - War periods; eligibility for certain veterans' benefits
In accordance with Article X, Section 10(A)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the state and city civil service departments shall accord a five-point preference in original appointment to each person who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States during the following dates of war periods and armed conflicts:
(1) June 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955, the Korean Conflict.
(2) July 1, 1958 through May 7, 1975, the Vietnam Era; however, the period of July 1, 1958 through August 4, 1964, is considered a wartime period only for those who served within the area known as the Vietnam Theater.
(3) August 2, 1990 through the end of the Persian Gulf War as prescribed by the presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of congress; however, this period applies only to those persons in the armed forces who received the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
Acts 1995, No. 1051, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:252. Department of Veterans Affairs

RS 29:252 - Department of Veterans Affairs
A. There is established in the state government a Department of Veterans Affairs, the administrative head of which is the state secretary of the department.
B. In the department there is established a veterans' affairs commission.
C. The legislature shall provide adequate appropriations to enable the department to carry out effectively the purposes of this Part.
D. The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge, where suitable offices shall be provided.
Acts 2019, No. 390, §1
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:254. Duties of the commission

RS 29:254 - Duties of the commission
In addition to its other duties, the commission shall advise the secretary in problems concerning the welfare of veterans and advise regarding the functions necessary or desirable for him to perform in carrying out the purposes of this Part.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 127, §9; Acts 2019, No. 390, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:256. Duties of the secretary

RS 29:256 - Duties of the secretary
The secretary shall be the executive and administrative head of the department and shall direct and supervise all of its administrative and technical activities with advice from the commission. In addition to his other duties as provided in R.S. 36:783 and 784, the secretary shall:
(1) Attend all meetings of the commission and keep minutes of its proceedings.
(2) Investigate from time to time the operation and effect of this Part and of the rules, and report his findings and recommendations to the commission.
Acts 2019, No. 390, §1
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:259. Secretary; powers to qualify for federal aid

RS 29:259 - Secretary; powers to qualify for federal aid
The secretary may make the regulations necessary to receive the benefits of all acts of the congress of the United States of America pertaining to veterans' affairs, particularly the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, and on behalf of the state, may make contracts with the United States of America for the purpose of receiving the benefits of the federal laws pertaining to aid and benefits for veterans.
Acts 2019, No. 390, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:260. Maintenance of service offices by parochial and municipal authorities

RS 29:260 - Maintenance of service offices by parochial and municipal authorities
Police juries and municipal governing authorities may make appropriations out of funds not otherwise specifically allocated by law for the purpose of providing or assisting in providing for the maintenance and operation of service offices established by the commission, including those consolidated to serve more than one parish or municipality.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:261. Establishment of service offices; rules; contributions by department

RS 29:261 - Establishment of service offices; rules; contributions by department
A. The secretary shall establish service offices in the several parishes or consolidate service offices to serve more than one parish and municipality when the parishes and municipalities affected contribute to the maintenance of these offices in accordance with the authority contained in R.S. 29:260
B. The appointment of service officers and the operation of the offices shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the commission.
C. The department shall contribute not more than seventy-five percent of the expense of operation and maintenance of the service offices; provided, however, that no additional funds other than funds appropriated to such department by House Bill No. 160 of the 1979 Regular Session shall be appropriated or made available to the department by the legislature during the 1979-1980 fiscal year for the purposes of this Subsection.
Amended by Acts 1979, No. 531, §1; Acts 2019, No. 390, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:262. Service offices; suitable office space

RS 29:262 - Service offices; suitable office space
Police juries and municipal governing authorities shall provide office space, for the operation of veterans' service offices established pursuant to R.S. 29:261. However, the cost of providing such office space shall not be considered as any payment or contribution required of a police jury or municipal governing authority toward the expense of operation and maintenance of such service offices.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 531, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:263. Transfer of documents required by the Veterans Administration

RS 29:263 - Transfer of documents required by the Veterans Administration
Whenever a copy of any document is required by the Veterans Administration to determine the eligibility of a person to participate in veterans' benefits administered by the Veterans Administration, the state official charged with the custody of any such document shall provide a certified copy thereof to the Department of Veterans Affairs upon its request, without any charge or cost whatsoever.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 286, §1; Acts 1987, No. 768, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:281. Firing squads

RS 29:281 - Firing squads
The adjutant general shall pay the expenses of firing squads rendering final military honors at funeral rites held in this state for any person who served with honor in the armed forces of the United States of America in time of war. Firing squads may be composed of active members of the national guard or of any recognized organization of veterans of any war of the United States of America.
He shall promulgate rules and regulations for rendering these honors and defraying the expenses.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:283. Lists of those killed or dying in service

RS 29:283 - Lists of those killed or dying in service
The adjutant general shall make and preserve a permanent registry of the names of all citizens of the state who were killed or who died in the service of the various military commands organized in this state, engaged in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War, whether in the service of the state, the United States of America, or the Confederate States of America. In addition, he shall preserve any incidental data that can be obtained.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:285. Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

RS 29:285 - Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Any minor eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,1 and any amendments thereto, is freed of the disability of minority and is authorized and empowered to make valid and binding contracts, to sign and execute deeds, to make and give promissory notes, mortgages, or other evidences of debt, or written obligations of any kind that are necessary in connection with any loan guaranteed in part or in full by the United States of America, or any instrumentality thereof, or for which there is a commitment or guaranty, or for which a conditional guaranty has been made under the law, or the amendments thereto, as fully as if the minor had attained the age of majority or had been fully emancipated.
138 U.S.C.A. §1801.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:286. Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions

RS 29:286 - Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions
The procurement or the acceptance of any loan guaranty in whole or in part by the United States of America, or any instrumentality thereof, under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,1 and any amendments thereto, on the security of any property purchased or acquired by such a minor shall be deemed a ratification of the purchase or acquisition and shall be valid and binding on the minor as fully and to the same extent as if he had fully ratified the contract after attaining the age of majority or after being emancipated in accordance with law.
138 U.S.C.A. §1801 et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:287. Limited construction

RS 29:287 - Limited construction
R.S. 29:285 and 29:286 shall be construed solely as an enabling law for the purpose of permitting a minor eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 19441 to obtain these benefits and the effect of these Sections is specifically restricted to that purpose.
138 U.S.C.A. §1801 et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:289. Limitations on educational benefits

RS 29:289 - Limitations on educational benefits
The department of veterans affairs may expend from any funds available for that purpose whatever sums are necessary for the subsistence, maintenance, or other necessary expenses of beneficiaries under R.S. 29:288 during the period of their college or university training. The expenditures shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year for each beneficiary nor shall they be available to him for any period of more than four years to be completed in not more than five years.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 562, §1; Acts 1956, No. 197, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:290. Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits

RS 29:290 - Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits
The department of veterans affairs shall provide rules and regulations governing the standards of eligibility of applicants for benefits under R.S. 29:288. These standards shall conform to the entrance requirements of the several colleges and universities of this state.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:291. Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members

RS 29:291 - Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members
A. The clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall maintain a special book to be provided by the parish in which they shall record and alphabetically index, upon request, the birth certificate of a child born outside the continental United States to any member of the armed services of the United States of America whose parents were residents of Louisiana at the time the child was born. It shall not be necessary to retain the original certificate tendered for registration in the archives of the office. The clerks of court shall remit birth certificates filed pursuant to this Section to the Louisiana Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics.
B. A certified copy of the original birth record issued by proper registration authority in the city or country of birth, containing the name of the parents, name of child, race, place and date of birth and sex, shall be accepted in order to effect registry.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 136, §1. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 106, §1; Acts 2020, No. 239, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:292. Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services

RS 29:292 - Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services
A. The Reserve Officers Training Corps units at Louisiana State University, including branches at Chambers and New Orleans, and of colleges under the control of the state board of education are authorized and directed to provide an honor guard for military funerals. The designated unit shall consist of a bugler and not less than seven nor more than ten men who are trained in the procedure of conducting military burial services. The honor guard shall be under the direction of the commander of the Reserve Officers Training Corps or a person or persons appointed by him to command such unit. The unit shall serve a radius of seventy-five miles of the institution where the unit is located during the academic year and the students shall receive drill credit for the military funerals they attend.
B. The following congressionally approved organizations are authorized to request the services of this special unit through their duly elected post commander: American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Veterans of World War II, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans and the Marine Corps League.
Acts 1960, No. 118, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:295. Louisiana veterans cemeteries

RS 29:295 - Louisiana veterans cemeteries
A. The Department of Veterans Affairs may construct and operate veterans cemeteries in Louisiana and may employ such personnel as are necessary for the proper management of the cemeteries. The department may acquire, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, lands necessary for the purposes of the cemeteries. Title to the properties shall be taken in the name of the state.
B. Any person who is eligible for burial in a national veterans cemetery as provided in 38 U.S.C. 2402 and 38 C.F.R. Section 1.620 is eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery.
C. The department may charge a fee of seven hundred forty-five dollars for burials in a cemetery operated pursuant to this Section and may promulgate rules for the department to waive the fee, or any portion thereof, for financial hardship as defined and set forth in the rules promulgated by the department. The department may use the funds generated from the collection of burial fees to pay for costs associated with the operation of the cemeteries.
D. The department may accept for the state all gifts, grants, and bequests for the purposes of construction, maintenance, restoration, preservation, and rehabilitation of the veterans cemeteries constructed under this Section.
E. The department may adopt administrative rules regarding burial eligibility of individuals described in 38 U.S.C. 2408(i)(2).
Acts 1999, No. 380, §1; Acts 2016, No. 154, §1; Acts 2023, No. 69, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:301. Purpose

RS 29:301 - Purpose
The legislature finds a need for a program to compile information for the assessment of the effects of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants or herbicides used in the Vietnam conflict and to provide assistance to persons who may be affected thereby.
Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:302. Definitions

RS 29:302 - Definitions
For the purposes of this Part, the following shall apply:
(1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed of tri-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and di-chlorophenoxyacetic acid.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(3) "Director" means the director of veterans' affairs.
(4) "Directory" means the Agent Orange Directory.
(5) "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of the state of Louisiana at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or is a resident of this state who served in the armed forces during the years 1958-1972 and who served in, or participated in military activities related to, the Vietnam conflict where exposure to Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants and herbicides may have occurred.
Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:303. Agent Orange Directory; creation

RS 29:303 - Agent Orange Directory; creation
The Agent Orange Directory is hereby created within the Department of Veterans Affairs as more specifically provided in R.S. 29:304.
Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:304. Powers and duties of the department

RS 29:304 - Powers and duties of the department
For the purposes of informing veterans and family members of persons who were exposed to Agent Orange and other chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents used in the Vietnam conflict, and compiling data on the health effects of this exposure, the department shall:
(1) Establish, promote, and maintain a public information program on chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents used in the Vietnam conflict in cooperation with the Veterans' Affairs Commission, and the state military department and in conjunction with the efforts through public media of those entities to contact family members of veterans who were exposed to herbicides containing dioxin. In implementing this public information component, the department shall utilize existing departmental staff and resources, including but not limited to the informational films prepared by the Veterans' Administration, whenever possible.
(2) Maintain a central repository containing information on the health effects of exposure to chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents, including Agent Orange used in the Vietnam conflict, and a catalog of existing scientific and medical literature on the health effects of such exposure.
Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:305. Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings

RS 29:305 - Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings
The department shall make available upon request to Vietnam veterans and family members of Vietnam veterans the current research findings concerning exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange used in the Vietnam conflict.
Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:311. Definitions

RS 29:311 - Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order of the president of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or the provisions of R.S. 29:7.
(2) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, car, minivan, passenger van, sport utility vehicle, pickup truck, or other self-propelled vehicle not operated or driven on fixed rails or track.
(3) "Obligation" means any retail installment sales contract, other contract for the purchase of goods or services, or bond, bill, note, or other instrument of writing for the payment of money arising out of the contract or other transaction for the purchase of goods or services.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:312. Limits on creditor interest rates

RS 29:312 - Limits on creditor interest rates
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no creditor in connection with an obligation entered into on or after June 29, 2005, shall charge or collect from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty interest or finance charges exceeding six percent per annum during the period that the person is deployed on active duty.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, interest or finance charges in excess of six percent per annum that otherwise would be incurred but for the prohibition in Subsection A of this Section are forgiven.
C. The amount of any periodic payment due from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty under the terms of the obligation shall be reduced by the amount of the interest and finance charges forgiven under Subsection B of this Section that is allocable to the period for which the periodic payment is made.
D. In order for an obligation to be subject to the interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, the person, or spouse of the person on active duty, shall provide the creditor with written notice and a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders calling the person to active duty and of any orders further extending active duty, not later than one hundred eighty days after the date of the person's termination of or release from active duty.
E. Upon receipt of the written notice and a copy of the orders referred to in Subsection D of this Section, the creditor shall treat the obligation in accordance with Subsection A of this Section, effective as of the date on which the person is on active duty.
F. A court may grant a creditor relief from the interest and finance charges limitation of this Section, if, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the person, or spouse of the person, on active duty to pay interest or finance charges with respect to the obligation at a rate in excess of six percent per annum is not materially affected by reason of the person's service on active duty.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:313. Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements

RS 29:313 - Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements
A. Any person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty as defined by this Part may terminate any motor vehicle lease if it is executed by or on behalf of the person who is on active duty.
B. Termination of the motor vehicle lease shall not be effective until:
(1) The person who is on active duty or the person's spouse gives the lessor by certified mail, return receipt requested, a notice of the intention to terminate the lease together with a copy of the military or gubernatorial orders calling the person to active duty; and
(2) The motor vehicle subject to the lease is returned to the custody or control of the lessor not later than fifteen days after the delivery of the written notice.
C. Lease amounts unpaid for the period preceding the effective date of the lease's termination shall be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an early termination charge, but any taxes, costs of summons, and title or registration fees and any other obligation and liability of the lessee under the terms of the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee for excess wear, use, and mileage, that are due and unpaid at the time of the lease's termination shall be paid by the lessee.
D. The lessor shall refund to the lessee lease amounts paid in advance for a period after the effective date of the lease's termination within thirty days of the effective date of the lease's termination.
E. Upon application by the lessor to a court before the effective date of the lease's termination, relief granted by this Section may be modified as justice and equity require.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:314. Termination of cellular phone contracts

RS 29:314 - Termination of cellular phone contracts
A. Any person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty as defined by this Part may terminate, without penalty, a cellular phone contract if it is executed by or on behalf of the person who is on active duty.
B. Termination of the cellular phone contract shall not be effective until:
(1) Thirty days after the person who is on active duty or the person's spouse gives notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the intention to terminate the cellular phone contract; and
(2) Unless the person who is on active duty owns the cellular phone, the cellular phone is returned to the custody or control of the cellular telephone company, or the person who is on active duty or the person's spouse agrees in writing to return the cellular phone as soon as practicable after the service is completed.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:315. Tenant and resident agreements

RS 29:315 - Tenant and resident agreements
A. In an action for possession of residential premises of a tenant or manufactured home park resident who is on active duty as defined by this Part or of any member of the tenant's or resident's immediate family, if the tenant or resident entered into the rental agreement on or after June 29, 2005, the court may, on its own motion, and shall, upon motion made by or on behalf of the tenant or resident, do one of the following if the tenant's or resident's ability to pay the agreed rent is materially affected by their service on active duty:
(1) Stay the proceedings for a period of ninety days, unless, in the opinion of the court, justice and equity require a longer or shorter period of time.
(2) Adjust the obligation under the rental agreement to preserve the interest of all parties to it.
B. If a stay is granted under Subsection A of this Section, the court may grant the landlord or park operator such relief as equity may require.
C. This Section does not apply to landlords or park operators operating less than four residential premises.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:316. Life insurance agreements

RS 29:316 - Life insurance agreements
A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, this Section shall apply to any individual life insurance policy insuring the life of an individual who is on active duty as defined by this Part, if the life insurance policy has been brought within and conforms to the provisions of the "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act", 117 Stat. 2835 (2003), 50 U.S.C. App. 541, et seq.
(2) This Section does not apply to any policy that was cancelled or that had lapsed for the nonpayment of premiums prior to the commencement of the insured's period of active duty service.
B. An individual life insurance policy described in Subsection A of this Section shall not lapse or be forfeited for the nonpayment of premiums or late fees or penalties assessed during the insured's period of active duty service or during the two-year period subsequent to the end of the insured's period of active duty.
C. This Section does not limit a life insurance company's enforcement of provisions in the insured's policy relating to naval or active duty service in time of war.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:317. Natural gas consumer agreements

RS 29:317 - Natural gas consumer agreements
A. No provider of natural gas shall stop gas from entering the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment for gas supplied to the premises.
B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, the provider shall offer the residential consumer a period equal to at least the period of service on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of service. The provider shall inform the residential consumer that, if the period the company offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages. If the provider is a public utility as defined in R.S. 45:1161, the consumer may request the assistance of the Public Service Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during the period of active duty or the repayment period.
C. If a provider that is a public utility determines that amounts owed by a residential consumer who is on active duty are uncollectible, the provider may file an application with the Public Service Commission for approval of authority to recover the amounts. The recovery shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the provider or through other means as may be approved by the commission, provided that any amount approved to be recovered through a rider or other means shall not be considered by the commission in any subsequent rate determination.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:318. Electric power consumer agreements

RS 29:318 - Electric power consumer agreements
A. No provider of electricity shall cease to provide electricity to the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment of electricity provided to the premises.
B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, the provider shall offer the consumer a period equal to at least the period of service on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of service. The provider shall inform the consumer that, if the period the provider offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages. If the provider is a public utility as defined in R.S. 45:1161, the consumer may request the assistance of the Public Service Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during the period of service or the repayment period.
C. If a provider that is a public utility determines that amounts owed by a residential consumer who is on active duty are uncollectible, the provider may file an application with the Public Service Commission for approval of authority to recover the amounts. The recovery shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the provider or through other means as may be approved by the commission, provided that any amount approved to be recovered through a rider or other means shall not be considered by the commission in any subsequent rate determination.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:319. Water supply and sewerage systems agreements

RS 29:319 - Water supply and sewerage systems agreements
A. No provider of water or sewerage services shall stop such services to residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty as defined by this Part for nonpayment for water and/or sewerage services as supplied to the premises.
B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, the provider shall offer the residential consumer a period equal to at least the period of service on active duty to pay any arrearages incurred during the period of that service. The provider shall inform the residential consumer that, if the period the company offers presents a hardship to the consumer, the consumer may request a longer period to pay the arrearages. If the provider is a water supplier or sewerage system as defined by R.S. 40:1141, the consumer may request the assistance of the Public Service Commission to obtain a longer period. No late payment fees or interest shall be charged to the residential consumer during the period of active duty or the repayment period.
C. If a provider that is a water supplier or sewerage system as defined by R.S. 40:1141 determines that amounts owed by a residential consumer who is on active duty are uncollectible, the provider may file an application with the Public Service Commission for approval of authority to recover the amounts. The recovery shall be through a rider on the base rates of customers of the provider or through other means as may be approved by the commission, provided that any amount approved to be recovered through a rider or other means shall not be considered by the commission in any subsequent rate determination.
Acts 2005, No. 296, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:331. Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; creation; duties and powers

RS 29:331 - Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; creation; duties and powers
For the purposes of outreach, education, and advocacy for Louisiana service members and veterans who have been exposed to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards during their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, the Gulf War 1990-1991, or other conflicts or theaters which may subsequently be identified, the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall:
(1) Monitor the most current published epidemiological studies and recommendations arising as a requirement of 38 U.S.C. §527, as well as any developments in the study and treatment of conditions associated with exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits.
(2) Create a database of self-identifying service members and veterans who have been exposed to burn pits, that shall include the name, address, electronic address, phone number, location and period of service, and any other information as deemed necessary by the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) Establish and maintain a public information program in order to educate and inform service members, veterans, and their families regarding:
(a) The most recent scientific developments on the health effects of exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards.
(b) Availability of possible treatments for their conditions.
(c) Applying for service-connected disability compensation for any possible illnesses or conditions related to exposure to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards, including the current status on related presumptive conditions or diseases as designated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) Appealing an existing disability rating decision or requesting an upgrade in disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Acts 2014, No. 312, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 312, §2, which provides that the Act shall be known as the "Staff Sergeant William Austin Daniel Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2014".
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:351. Definitions

RS 29:351 - Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or an association.
(2) "Veterans administration" means the veterans administration, its predecessors, or successors.
(3) "Income" means moneys received from the veterans administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith.
(4) "Estate" means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with income.
(5) "Benefits" means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration.
(6) "Administrator" means the administrator of veterans' affairs of the United States or his successor.
(7) "Ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans administration.
(8) "Tutor" means any person acting as a fiduciary for a minor ward.
(9) "Curator" means any person acting as a fiduciary for an incompetent ward.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:352. Administrator as party in interest

RS 29:352 - Administrator as party in interest
The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a fiduciary or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the fiduciary or the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits heretofore or hereafter paid by the veterans administration. Not less than fifteen days prior to hearing in such matter, notice in writing of the time and place thereof shall be given by mail, unless waived in writing, to the office of the veterans administration having jurisdiction over the area in which any such suit or any such proceeding is pending.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:353. Application

RS 29:353 - Application
Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States of America or regulation of the veterans administration, the administrator requires, prior to payment of benefits, that a tutor or curator be appointed for a ward, such appointment shall be made in the manner hereinafter provided in this Part.