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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:782. District; establishment; jurisdiction

RS 25:782 - District; establishment; jurisdiction
A. There is hereby created the State Capitol Historic District, hereafter referred to as the district.
B. The district shall have jurisdiction, for purposes of preservation, as hereinafter provided, over:
(1) The old and new state capitol buildings;
(2) The old governor's mansion;
(3) The pentagon courts;
(4) The capitol annex;
(5) The old arsenal museum;
(6) All state-owned buildings within the city of Baton Rouge listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
(7) Those state properties within the city of Baton Rouge incorporated into the jurisdiction of the district through the recommendations of the State Review Committee for Historic Preservation. The district shall have jurisdiction over the grounds of each of these buildings.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 650, §1. Acts 1983, No. 544, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:783. Office of cultural development; division of historic preservation

RS 25:783 - Office of cultural development; division of historic preservation
The division of historic preservation, office of cultural development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, hereinafter referred to as the office, shall administer the provisions of this Part.
Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1997, No. 785, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:784. Historic preservation

RS 25:784 - Historic preservation
A. The office shall regulate the historic character of the buildings, furnishings, and grounds of the district.
B. No building, structure, or edifice, including fences, boundaries, walls, signs, light fixtures, steps, and paving, or other appurtenant fixtures shall be erected, altered, restored, moved, or demolished within the district until an application for a certificate of appropriateness has been submitted to and approved by, and the certificate issued by the office.
C. No furniture, objects of art or any other interior furnishings of any building within the district shall be removed, altered, stored, replaced, or demolished, or otherwise disposed of until a certificate of appropriateness has been submitted to and approved by the office. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to furniture, objects of art, and other furnishings which have historic significance. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to interfere with the normal operation of state agencies and boards housed in buildings within the district or the normal use and maintenance thereof.
D. There shall be no excavating or moving of earth, rock, or subsoil within the district until a certificate of appropriateness has been submitted to and approved by the office.
E. There shall be no rearrangement of the grounds of any building within the district until a certificate of appropriateness has been submitted to and been approved by the office. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to interfere with normal maintenance of any grounds within the district.
F. The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repairs which do not involve a change of design, material, or of the outward appearance thereof; nor to prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or demolition of any feature which is required for the public safety because of an unsafe or dangerous condition. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to work which was begun or for which a permit was issued prior to the effective date of this Part.
G. The office shall adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, and standards for the administration of this Part. No review, approval, disapproval, or recommendation shall be made by the office prior to the adoption and promulgation of such rules, regulations, and standards. It shall hold public hearings prior to adoption of any rule.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 650, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:785. Applications; certificates of appropriateness

RS 25:785 - Applications; certificates of appropriateness
A. All applications for certificates of appropriateness shall be in writing and shall be directed to the office.
B. The office shall issue certificates of appropriateness for all applications which the office determines do not require substantive changes and which comply with the standards adopted and promulgated by the office.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the office shall hold a public hearing on each application. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to each applicant and shall be published in the official journal of the state. The hearing shall be held not less than seven days after the notice has been published and transmitted to the applicant. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act governing rule making hearings.
D. The office shall render a decision on each application not later than fourteen days after the public hearing. Each applicant shall be given written notice of the decision and the notice shall set forth therein the reasons therefor. The office may approve an application by issuing a certificate of appropriateness, may deny an application, or may make such recommendations for changes and modification of the application as the office deems necessary to enable the applicant to comply with the standards adopted and promulgated by the office.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 650, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:797. Findings; declaration of necessity; and purpose

RS 25:797 - Findings; declaration of necessity; and purpose
A. The legislature finds that:
(1) Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage to the cornerstone of the state's tourism industry, the French Quarter.
(2) Even though Louisiana's most historic district and iconic treasure was spared from extensive flooding and looting during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the French Quarter did not survive the storm unscathed. The French Quarter not only sustained wind and infrastructure damage, but its damage is continuing to occur due to a tourism drought.
(3) The prolonged loss of tourists and visitors has pushed the French Quarter's world renowned restaurants, antique stores, art galleries, museums, specialty shops, and hotels to the brink of closure. The loss of these businesses would create a void in Louisiana's hospitality industry and further tarnish the tourism appeal of New Orleans and of the state.
(4) It is in the best interest and common good of the people of the state, the city of New Orleans, and the French Quarter, for the French Quarter's tarnished world image to be repaired by improving the safety and quality of life of its visitors and residents, restoring its damaged or missing infrastructure, addressing its parking and mobility concerns, beautifying its appearance, and making it more appealing and inviting for its patrons.
(5) Although the city of New Orleans increased its funding of sanitation and public safety services in the French Quarter post-Katrina, the city's resources are limited and must be divided city-wide among its many neighborhoods destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Therefore, to protect and improve Louisiana's tourism industry and economy and to preserve public health, safety, and welfare, it is necessary and essential for the state to assist in revitalizing New Orleans' flagging tourism industry by creating and funding, subject to appropriations, an historic area management district to respond to post-Katrina dynamics that is composed of the state's most historic district, the French Quarter.
B. Purpose. The purpose of the district shall be to strengthen the district as a National Historic Landmark, a historic residential district, and a vital component of Louisiana's tourism industry by investing and reinvesting public funds in the district to aid in the preservation of the district's architecture, quaint charm, and tout ensemble, to beautify its appearance, to improve public safety, to foster quality experiences and quality of life within its boundaries, and to improve commercial and residential vitality; thereby vastly increasing the quantity of the district's local, national, and international visitors and full-time residents, as well as to protect and improve the tourism industry and to promote economic development throughout the state.
Acts 2007, No. 280, §1, eff. July 6, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 304, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:798. Definitions

RS 25:798 - Definitions
As used in this Part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
(1) "Board" means the board of commissioners of the French Quarter Management District.
(2) "City" means the city of New Orleans.
(3) "District" means the French Quarter Management District.
Acts 2007, No. 280, §1, eff. July 6, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 304, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:801. Merger and consolidation; creation of department and office of director; appointment, functions

RS 25:801 - Merger and consolidation; creation of department and office of director; appointment, functions
A. In order to merge and consolidate into one department, under authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, certain executive and administrative offices, boards, commissions, councils, departments and agencies of the state of Louisiana whose duties and functions are of a similar nature or character, there is hereby created and established the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation.
B. The governor shall appoint a director and an assistant director who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor at salaries to be fixed by the governor. The director and assistant director shall be the executive and administrative officers of the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation and shall discharge all operational, maintenance, administrative and executive functions of the department. The functions of the director and assistant director shall comprise the administrative functions of the state now or hereafter authorized by the constitution and laws to be exercised in relation to the administration, management and operation of the art, historical and cultural programs and facilities of the state as hereinafter more specifically enumerated and provided in this Chapter.
C. Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 396. §2.
Added Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 1976, No. 396, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:801.1. Redesignation of department as the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency

RS 25:801.1 - Redesignation of department as the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency
The State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation created and established by this Chapter is hereby redesignated as the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency. After the effective date of this Section, wherever reference is made in this Chapter to said department it shall be understood and interpreted to mean the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 592, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:803. Domicile

RS 25:803 - Domicile
The domicile of the department shall be in Baton Rouge, where it shall maintain its offices; in addition, an office shall be maintained in the Louisiana State Museum complex in New Orleans for the assistant director.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:804. Transfer of functions

RS 25:804 - Transfer of functions
By authority of Section 32 of Article III of the Constitution of 1921, the boards, commissions, councils, agencies, and offices enumerated in R.S. 25:802 are hereby transferred to the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation, and all of the functions, programs, and operations of every kind of said boards, commissions, councils, departments and agencies, sometimes hereinafter referred to as agencies, hereafter shall be exercised and be performed by the director.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:805. Effect of transfer of functions

RS 25:805 - Effect of transfer of functions
A. Under the transfer of functions provided for by this Chapter, any pending or unfinished business of any of said agencies shall be taken over and be completed by the director with the same power and authority as the agencies from which the functions are transferred. The director shall be the successor in every way to the agencies from which such functions are transferred, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the director shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of the constitution and laws in effect on the effective date of this Chapter as if done by the agencies from which such functions are transferred.
B. Whenever any agency from which functions are transferred hereby is referred to or designated by the constitution or by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation hereafter shall be deemed to apply to the director, and the legislature hereby specifically states that the provisions of this Chapter are in no way and to no extent intended to nor shall they be construed in any manner which will impair the contractual obligations of any agency heretofore existing, or of the state of Louisiana.
It is hereby specifically provided that all such obligations hereafter shall be deemed to be the obligations of the director to the same extent as if originally made by him. In like manner, and in order to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will, trust or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any agency affected by this merger, consolidation and transfer, or diversion from the purposes for which such property was donated, deeded, devised or bequeathed or otherwise vested in any such agency, it is hereby specifically provided that each and every such instrument or disposition hereafter shall be deemed to have been vested in the director in the same manner and to the same extent as if originally so done. In addition, the provisions of this Chapter shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by the state or any agency thereof with the requirements of any act of the Congress of the United States or any regulations made thereunder by any officer or agency of the federal government by which federal aid or other federal assistance from the United States has been or is hereafter made available to this state or any subdivision or agency thereof, anything contained in this Chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, and such compliance hereafter shall be accomplished by the director.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:806. Transfer of records, money and equipment

RS 25:806 - Transfer of records, money and equipment
All books, papers, records, money, choses in action and other property heretofore possessed, controlled or used by any board, commission, council, department or agency in the exercise of functions hereby transferred are hereby transferred to the State Department of Arts, Historical and Cultural Preservation.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:807. Department as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts

RS 25:807 - Department as agency for expending federal funds and carrying out purposes of federal acts
The department is designated as the sole agency for accepting and administering any and all federal funds awarded or allocated to the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any federal law concerning art, historical and cultural preservation of the state or any other matter covered by the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:808. Transfer of employees

RS 25:808 - Transfer of employees
All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties, in any agency, in the exercise of functions transferred by this Chapter to the state department of art, historical and cultural preservation to the full extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and shall, in so far as practicable, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed, subject to the state civil service law.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:809. Schedule of reports

RS 25:809 - Schedule of reports
A. Not later than September 30, 1972, the head of each of the boards, commissions, councils, departments and agencies being merged and consolidated by the provisions of this Act shall submit to the governor, the division of administration and to the director of the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation a complete report of all facilities, personnel, supplies and materials, monies, appropriations and current plan of operation of each such board, commission, council, department and agency.
B. Thereafter, but not later than November 30, 1972, the director of the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation shall submit to the governor and division of administration a detailed plan of operation to carry out the functions transferred to the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation by the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:810. Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations

RS 25:810 - Effective date of merger, consolidation and transfer of functions; appropriations
The merger, consolidation and transfer of functions provided for by this Chapter shall take effect and become operative on January 1, 1973, and it is hereby specifically provided that on said date any appropriations made at this 1972 regular session of the legislature, or any funds otherwise made available, to any other state agency, department, board, council, commission or official to carry out the functions herein transferred shall follow the functions and activities herein transferred and shall be transferred to the State Department of Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation for use by it in carrying out the functions and activities herein transferred to said department.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 425, §1, operative Jan. 1, 1973.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:811. Intergovernmental cooperation

RS 25:811 - Intergovernmental cooperation
The State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency may exercise and perform any authorized power and function jointly or in cooperation with one or more historic preservation districts created pursuant to R.S. 25:732 or with the United States or its agencies.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 592, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:812. State historical trusts

RS 25:812 - State historical trusts
A. The director of the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency shall have the power and authority of accepting public trusts created pursuant to R.S. 9:2341 through R.S. 9:2346 wherein the purpose of the trust is the preservation, maintenance, restoration, or operation of historic properties and the beneficiary thereof is the state or said agency.
B. The director of the State Art, Historical, and Cultural Preservation Agency may create and establish one or more private trusts for the preservation, maintenance, restoration, or operation of historic properties which may be acquired by said trust and which shall be subject generally to the provisions of R.S. 9:2271 through R.S. 9:2337 pertaining to charitable, benevolent, or eleemosynary trusts.
C. The director may establish programs for the encouragement of the establishment of the trusts referred to in this Section and may designate such trusts as state historical trusts. The director may appoint the trustees of such state historical trusts as one or more advisory councils pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 25:802(B)(2).
Added by Acts 1975, No. 592, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:821. Louisiana Folklife Commission; purpose and functions

RS 25:821 - Louisiana Folklife Commission; purpose and functions
A. The purpose and function of the commission is to advise the office of cultural development on the formulation of an annual state plan to be prepared by the office of cultural development. The plan shall outline policy, objectives, and budgeting needs in the identification, preservation, and presentation of Louisiana folk cultural resources for each fiscal year. The commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the Division of the Arts and to the Louisiana State Arts Council with respect to the allocation of grant funds for arts projects and activities consistent with established review and allocation procedures established by the Division of the Arts and the Louisiana State Arts Council. The commission shall also advise the Division of the Arts and the Louisiana State Arts Council on policy or guidelines as they relate to or affect the folk arts and artists in the state.
B. The commission shall formulate long-range goals for folklife activity in the office of cultural development. In addition, it shall advise the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, other relevant state agencies, and the governor on public policies that will aid in the identification, preservation, and presentation of the folklife of ethnic, regional, occupational, and family groups in the state.
C. The commission is authorized to advise the assistant secretary of the office of cultural development as to the creation of a Division of Folklife, the establishment of a program, and the hiring of a professional staff and director for the division if funds become available.
Acts 1983, No. 687, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:823. Folklife; definition

RS 25:823 - Folklife; definition
"Folklife" for purposes of this Chapter means the sum total of traditional cultural materials of a community learned outside formal institutions and handed down over time. The cultural materials include language, traditional styles of architecture and land use, folk music and dance, folk medicine and beliefs, rituals, festivals, foodways, arts and crafts, oral history, tales, and myths.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:824. Funds; department to administer

RS 25:824 - Funds; department to administer
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is hereby designated as the sole applicant, administrative body, and recipient for accepting and administering any and all state, federal, and private funds awarded to and allocated by the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any state and federal laws concerning folklife.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:825. Department to establish fair and equitable procedures for support and assistance

RS 25:825 - Department to establish fair and equitable procedures for support and assistance
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, through the division, shall establish procedures for providing fair and equitable support and assistance to all areas of folk culture having substantive cultural relevance to Louisiana or the United States, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and Section 502 of Amendment 5496 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 893, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:831. Establishment and location

RS 25:831 - Establishment and location
The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum is hereby established as the official state cypress sawmill museum. The museum shall be domiciled in Patterson, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:832. Operating funds

RS 25:832 - Operating funds
The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose.
Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:833. Scope of the Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum

RS 25:833 - Scope of the Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum
The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum shall be a cypress sawmill and historical museum responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other artifacts relative to the history of the cypress sawmill industry in Louisiana. All properties and the management thereof will be under the jurisdiction of the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:834. Donations and grants

RS 25:834 - Donations and grants
The Louisiana Cypress Sawmill Museum may directly, or indirectly through the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum or the Louisiana Museum Foundation, receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1997, No. 722, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:841. Establishment and location

RS 25:841 - Establishment and location
The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum is hereby established as the official state civil rights museum. The museum shall be domiciled in New Orleans, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in accordance with this Chapter.
Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:842. Operating funds; annual report

RS 25:842 - Operating funds; annual report
The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative and professional staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose in accordance with the budget plan developed with the advice of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board. The office of the state museum shall present an annual report of the museum operations and management to the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board.
Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:843. Scope of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum

RS 25:843 - Scope of the Louisiana Civil Rights Museum
The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum shall be a civil rights historical museum responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other artifacts relative to the evolution, development, and history of civil rights in Louisiana. All properties and the management thereof will be under the jurisdiction of the office of the state museum of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Acts 1999, No. 385, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:844. Donations and grants

RS 25:844 - Donations and grants
The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum may directly, or indirectly through the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum or the Louisiana Museum Foundation, receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1999, No. 385, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:845. Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board; creation; membership

RS 25:845 - Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board; creation; membership
A. The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as "advisory board", is hereby created in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
B. The advisory board shall be initially composed of the following twenty-one members:
(1) The state senator representing the district where the museum is located, or her designee.
(2) The state representative representing the district where the museum is located, or her designee.
(3) One member shall be appointed by the city of New Orleans councilperson representing the district where the museum is located.
(4) One member shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans.
(5) Two members shall be appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate. Such members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(6) The lieutenant governor or his designee.
(7) Seven members, one from each of the state's congressional districts and the remaining member or members from the state at large, shall also be appointed by the lieutenant governor, subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate.
(8) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Efforts of Grace, Inc.
(9) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Oretha C. Haley Blvd. Merchants, Associates.
(10) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Central City Partnership.
(11) One member shall be appointed by the chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans.
(12) One member shall be appointed by the chancellor of Southern University at Baton Rouge.
(13) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Amistead Research Center.
(14) One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights.
C. The advisory board shall elect, by majority vote of its membership, all officers it deems necessary.
D. All subsequent members shall be appointed by the advisory board. The advisory board may, by majority vote, appoint a total of twenty-three members to the board. The board, by majority vote, may appoint two additional members to the initial appointment of twenty-one members as it deems necessary.
E. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.
F.(1) Legislative members of the board shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance for attending meetings of the board or any meeting thereof as they receive for attendance at legislative committee meetings during the interim between sessions and from the same source.
(2) Nonlegislative members of the board shall receive no compensation for services rendered in their capacity as a member of the board.
Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 794, §1; Acts 2012, No. 803, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:846. Powers and duties of the advisory board

RS 25:846 - Powers and duties of the advisory board
A. A majority of the members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the advisory board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
B. The advisory board shall:
(1) Meet at least once each quarter at the call of the advisory board's 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 advisory board, including a chairman and vice chairman.
(b) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the advisory board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions.
(c) The preparation of a budget.
(3) Advise the office of state museum on all matters relating to the operations of the civil rights museum.
(4) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.
(5) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and R.S. 36:919.7.
C. The advisory board may:
(1) In accordance with R.S. 25:345, cooperate with the office of the state museum, the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum, or with any nonprofit corporation established to support the museum, seek funds from any source, public or private, to support programs and general purposes of the civil rights 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.
Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:851. Establishment and location

RS 25:851 - Establishment and location
The Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum is hereby established in the Military Department and shall be domiciled at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana, under the management and supervision of the adjutant general, state of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 280, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:852. Staffing

RS 25:852 - Staffing
The adjutant general shall appoint such employees as are needed, including a director who shall reside in New Orleans, a curator of exhibits who shall be experienced in museum work, establish and use any identifying seal pertaining to museum business, and make an annual report which shall be included as a part of his report to the governor. The museum shall be open to the public as may be prescribed by the adjutant general.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:853. Historic buildings; facilities for outdoor display; management and control

RS 25:853 - Historic buildings; facilities for outdoor display; management and control
The adjutant general shall select and renovate necessary historic buildings at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, with funds provided by the legislature and/or from federal sources, to house museum facilities. The adjutant general may improve existing grounds by the construction of concrete slabs and fencing for suitable outdoor display of large items or heavy equipment such as artillery, armored vehicles, and any other suitable equipment. The adjutant general shall have custody, supervision, and general administration over the buildings and grounds of the museum. The title to such property shall remain with the state.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:854. Operating funds

RS 25:854 - Operating funds
The legislature may provide sufficient funds for the proper operation by the adjutant general of the museum facilities set forth above, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent professional, technical, and administrative staff.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:855. Donations, grants, and loans

RS 25:855 - Donations, grants, and loans
The adjutant general may accept lands, buildings, money, relics, weapons, or other property on behalf of or as additions to the museum either in the form of loans, or grants, or donations inter vivos or mortis causa, or may acquire land by purchase, lease, or otherwise. The adjutant general may enter into contracts with any person he deems necessary and proper in order to accept or receive such lands, buildings, money, relics, weapons, or other property on behalf of and as additions to the museum, whether in the form of loans, grants, donations, purchase, lease, or otherwise.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:856. Scope of the Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum

RS 25:856 - Scope of the Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum
The Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum shall be a military and historical museum charged with the responsibility for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, records, documents, maps, charts, military equipment, uniforms, and flags. It shall be a depository for collections of all weapons, especially weapons seized by the state, and/or any other materials deemed relevant to national, state, or local history by the adjutant general. All properties and management thereof heretofore vested under the control of the state weapons museum are hereby transferred to and will henceforth be under the jurisdiction of the Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum in the manner provided for by this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 688, §1; Acts 1997, No. 467, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:871. Establishment and location

RS 25:871 - Establishment and location
The Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana is hereby established as the official state aviation museum. The museum shall be domiciled at the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport in Patterson, Louisiana, and shall be operated, managed, and funded by the office of the state museum in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Acts 1988, No. 606, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:872. Operating funds; annual report

RS 25:872 - Operating funds; annual report
The office of the state museum shall provide sufficient funds for the proper operation and management of the museum facilities set forth above, according to the accepted standards of museum operations, including a competent administrative staff; however, no state funds shall be utilized unless specifically appropriated for this purpose. The office of the state museum shall present an annual report of the museum operations and management to the St. Mary Parish Council.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 99, §1; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:873. Scope of the Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana

RS 25:873 - Scope of the Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana
The Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana shall be an aviation and historical museum responsible for the collection, preservation, and exhibition of archives, books, charts, documents, maps, records, and other equipment commemorating the memory of aviation pioneers and events in Louisiana. All properties and the management thereof will be under the jurisdiction of the office of the state museum in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 99, §1; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:874. Donations and grants

RS 25:874 - Donations and grants
The Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum of Louisiana may directly, or indirectly, through the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum or the Louisiana Museum Foundation, receive donations and grants from individuals, corporations, private foundations, and local, state, and federal governmental agencies, entities, or subdivisions in order to further the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 99, §1; Acts 1995, No. 291, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:892. Louisiana State Arts Council; functions

RS 25:892 - Louisiana State Arts Council; functions
The Louisiana State Arts Council shall:
(1) Receive applications for matching federal funds available from the National Endowment for the Arts and such other funds made available to the council and make recommendations thereon.
(2) Review and approve or reject, by majority vote of a quorum, said grant applications from other governmental units, community arts councils, and other private, nonprofit, and tax-exempt groups, and report its decision to the director of the Division of the Arts, the assistant secretary of the office of cultural development, and the secretary.
(3) Advise departmental officers on the design and execution of an annual state plan consistent with the goals and policies of the department as provided by federal and state law, rules, and regulations, and submit such plan to the National Endowment for the Arts.
(4) Administer the juried Louisiana native crafts program, insofar as provided by R.S. 25:897 through 900.
Acts 1983, No. 687, §4; Acts 1986, No. 588, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 588, §4, REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:893. Division of the arts; creation

RS 25:893 - Division of the arts; creation
The division of the arts is hereby created and established in the office of cultural development of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. A professional director of the division of the arts, who shall have at least three years of arts or related administrative experience, shall be appointed by the secretary upon the recommendation of the Louisiana State Arts Council. Staff necessary to effectuate this Chapter properly, insofar as funds are appropriated, shall be employed by the assistant secretary under the direction and control of the secretary and undersecretary and in accordance with policies of the department.
Acts 1983, No. 687, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:894. Division of the arts; functions

RS 25:894 - Division of the arts; functions
A. The Division of the Arts shall perform and have responsibility for the powers, duties, and functions pursuant to Sections 951 et seq. of Title 20 of the United States Code, relative to the National Endowment for the Arts and the functions of the state relative to the arts as provided in this Chapter. The Division of the Arts shall perform and be responsible for the duties and functions of the state relating to the promotion of the arts, the cultural enrichment of the people of the state, the sustenance of artistic activity in and of the state of Louisiana, and providing technical assistance upon request to further the purposes of this Chapter.
B. The division shall perform and be responsible for the duties, powers, and functions of the Louisiana Arts Commission (R.S. 25:301 through R.S. 25:306) which is abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism as provided by Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 265, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:895. Funds; department to administer

RS 25:895 - Funds; department to administer
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is hereby designated as the sole applicant, administrative body, and recipient for accepting and administering any and all state and federal funds awarded to and allocated to the state of Louisiana for any purpose covered by any provision of this Chapter and for carrying out the purposes of any state and federal laws concerning the arts.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 265, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:896. Department to establish fair and equitable distribution of funding

RS 25:896 - Department to establish fair and equitable distribution of funding
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, through the division, shall establish rules and regulations for a fair and equitable distribution of funding or technical assistance to all areas of the arts having substantive artistic or cultural relevance to Louisiana or the United States, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 265, §1, eff. July 7, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:897. Juried Louisiana native crafts program; purpose

RS 25:897 - Juried Louisiana native crafts program; purpose
A. There is hereby created and established the juried Louisiana native crafts program within the division of the arts, office of cultural development, in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
B. The purpose of the crafts program shall be to assist Louisiana native craftspersons to produce, promote, and market handcrafts of such high quality and such quantity with the competitive aesthetic and commercial factors to become viable economic products; to designate a hallmark of a controlled logo which will universally advertise and promote these crafts as high caliber; to integrate the crafts program into the state's tourism promotions program; and to expand the state's economic base by stimulating and sustaining the crafts cottage industry.
C. "Craft" shall mean any object of metal, fibre, wood, glass, clay, or other natural material which is produced by hand and which demonstrates originality and other artistic qualities as further determined by rules of the Louisiana State Arts Council.
Acts 1986, No. 588, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 588, §4, REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS.}}