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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.92. Governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members

RS 25:380.92 - Governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members
A. The governing board of the Mansfield Female College Museum is hereby created in the Department of State.
B. The domicile of the board shall be in the parish of DeSoto.
C. The board shall be comprised of the following members who have a knowledge of and an interest in the history of women's education in northwest Louisiana and the DeSoto Parish area in particular and who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Five members shall be appointed by the secretary of state from a list of nominees provided by the Friends of the Mansfield Female College Museum.
(2) Six members shall be appointed by the secretary of state.
(3) The secretary of state or his designee shall serve as a member.
D. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.
E. Each appointed member shall be confirmed by the Senate and shall serve a term concurrent with the secretary of state.
F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.
Acts 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1; Acts 2006, No. 230, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to conditions for transfer of Women's College Museum to Dept. of State, termination of authority for transfer, and effectiveness of transfer.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 229, §3(A), relative to changing museum name and §3(B) relative to Acts 2004, No. 229, not affecting Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to potential nullity of and prohibited actions under Acts 2003, No. 592.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.93. Duties and powers of the board

RS 25:380.93 - Duties and powers of the board
A. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
B. The board shall:
(1) Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.
(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of the chairman and vice chairman of the board and other board members as the board may determine.
(b) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the board has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required.
(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the board chairman.
(d) The committee shall consider such matters as are referred to it by the board. It shall execute such orders and resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the board, and it shall also take such action as is necessary when an emergency requiring immediate action arises during the interim between board meetings. All acts of the committee shall be submitted to the board for ratification or rejection at its next meeting except in matters in which the board has delegated to the committee full power to act.
(3) Adopt bylaws, including but not limited to the following:
(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the board, including a chairman and vice chairman, who shall serve terms of two years.
(b) The selection, term, and responsibilities of advisors to the board. The board may appoint not more than five advisors who shall serve without compensation.
(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions.
(d) The preparation of a budget and plan for funding the museum at a level sufficient to maintain standards necessary to qualify for and maintain the accreditation of the American Association of Museums.
(4) Advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Mansfield Female College Museum.
(5) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.
(6) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and R.S. 36:744(F).
C. The board may individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Mansfield Female College Museum, seek and expend funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum.
Acts 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.94. Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature

RS 25:380.94 - Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
A. The Department of State shall include in its annual budget request, required by R.S. 39:32, a request for funds necessary for support of the Mansfield Female College Museum. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of operations of the museum.
B. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of State for operation of the Mansfield Female College Museum shall be used solely for that purpose and in accordance with the budget plan developed by the board to maintain accreditation standards. No administrative costs of any kind shall be charged by the Department of State for any services associated with placement of the museum within the jurisdiction of the department.
C.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Mansfield Female College Museum are not appropriated by the legislature, and funds from other local, public, or private sources are not available for this purpose, the Department of State is authorized to temporarily close the museum to the public until such time as sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the museum are appropriated by the legislature. The Department of State shall maintain the museum during any period of temporary closure.
(2) The Department of State may accept and use, in accordance with law, gifts, grants, bequests, donations, endowments, or funds from any public or private source to support the operations of the museum.
Acts 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to conditions for transfer of Women's College Museum to Dept. of State, termination of authority for transfer, and effectiveness of transfer.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 229, §3(A), relative to changing museum name and §3(B) relative to Acts 2004, No. 229, not affecting Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to potential nullity of and prohibited actions under Acts 2003, No. 592.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.96. Use of collections

RS 25:380.96 - Use of collections
Any collection of the Mansfield Female College Museum may, subject to approval of the board, be lent in part. The board shall ensure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept. The collections shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the board.
Acts 2003, No. 592, §1, eff. upon appropriation of funds; Acts 2004, No. 229, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to conditions for transfer of Women's College Museum to Dept. of State, termination of authority for transfer, and effectiveness of transfer.
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 229, §3(A), relative to changing museum name and §3(B) relative to Acts 2004, No. 229, not affecting Acts 2003, No. 592, §§3 and 4, relative to potential nullity of and prohibited actions under Acts 2003, No. 592.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.97. Secretary of state; rules and regulations

RS 25:380.97 - Secretary of state; rules and regulations
The secretary of state may adopt policies, rules, and regulations for the operation of the museum in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.141. Establishment and location: purpose and use

RS 25:380.141 - Establishment and location: purpose and use
A. The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, referred to in this Chapter as the "museum", is established as a facility in the town of Winnfield, parish of Winn, under the overall jurisdiction of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism as more specifically provided in this Chapter.
B. The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame shall be a historical, cultural, scientific, and technological, educational institution whose primary purpose shall be to research, collect, preserve, and present, as an educational resource, media, film, motion pictures, recordings, pictures, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the political, social, and cultural history of the politics of the state, including but not limited to such materials related to political campaigns and candidates, officeholders, and supporting personnel.
Acts 2007, No. 415, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.144. Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature

RS 25:380.144 - Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall include in its annual budget request, required by R.S. 39:32, a request for funds necessary for support of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of operations and maintenance of the museum and its exhibits.
Acts 2007, No. 415, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.146. Use of collections and property

RS 25:380.146 - Use of collections and property
Any collection or other property of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame may, subject to approval of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum, be lent in part. The Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum shall ensure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept. The collection or other property shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum.
Acts 2007, No. 415, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.151. Establishment and location; purpose and use

RS 25:380.151 - Establishment and location; purpose and use
A. The Germantown Colony Museum is established as a facility in the parish of Webster, under the overall jurisdiction of the Department of State as more specifically provided in this Chapter and in R.S. 36:744(F).
B. The Germantown Colony Museum shall be a historical, cultural, scientific, and technological educational institution whose primary purpose shall be to research, collect, preserve, and present, as an educational resource, the pictures and photographs, documents, artifacts, objects of art, and the like that reflect the social, cultural, and economic history and development of the Germantown Colony, the city of Minden, Webster Parish, and northwest Louisiana.
Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 847, §3, relative to effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.152. Governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members

RS 25:380.152 - Governing board; creation; domicile; appointment and compensation of members
A. The governing board of the Germantown Colony Museum is hereby created in the Department of State.
B. The domicile of the board shall be in the parish of Webster.
C. The board shall be comprised of the following members:
(1) Eleven members who have a knowledge of and an interest in the purposes of the museum shall be appointed by the secretary of state.
(2) The secretary of state or his designee shall serve as a member of the board.
D. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.
E. Each appointed member shall be confirmed by the Senate and shall serve a term concurrent with the secretary of state.
F. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.
Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 308, §1, eff. June 17, 2010; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 847, §3, relative to effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.153. Duties and powers of the board

RS 25:380.153 - Duties and powers of the board
A. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
B. The board shall:
(1) Meet at least three times a year at the call of the board chairman.
(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of the chairman and vice chairman of the board and such other board members as the board may determine.
(b) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the board has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required.
(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the board chairman.
(d) The committee shall consider such matters as are referred to it by the board. It shall execute such orders and resolutions as shall be assigned to it at any meeting of the board, and it shall also take such action as is necessary when an emergency requiring immediate action arises during the interim between board meetings. All acts of the committee shall be submitted to the board for ratification or rejection at its next meeting except in matters in which the board has delegated to the committee full power to act.
(3) Adopt bylaws, including but not limited to provisions for the following:
(a) The election and responsibilities of the officers of the board, including a chairman and vice chairman, who shall serve terms of two years.
(b) The selection and responsibilities of advisors to the board. The board may appoint not more than five advisors who shall serve without compensation.
(c) The appointment, duties, and functions of standing and special committees of the board, including the appointment of nonboard members to such committees and their functions.
(4) Advise the secretary of state on all matters relating to the operations of the Germantown Colony Museum.
(5) Establish and use an identifying seal pertaining to museum business.
(6) Perform such other functions as are otherwise provided by this Chapter and R.S. 36:744(F).
C. The board may individually, or in cooperation with any nonprofit corporation established to support the Germantown Colony Museum, seek funds from any source, public or private, to support programs of the museum and expend such funds for such purpose.
Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.154. Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature

RS 25:380.154 - Operating funds; appropriations by the legislature
A.(1) The Department of State shall include in its annual budget request, required by R.S. 39:32, a request for funds necessary for support of the Germantown Colony Museum. The governor shall include in the executive budget submitted to the legislature sufficient funding for the support of operations of the museum.
(2) The board, with the approval of the secretary of state, shall employ, appoint, remove, and fix the term, compensation, and responsibilities of a museum chief administrative officer and a museum director. The museum director may also serve as the museum chief administrative officer.
B. Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Department of State for operation of the Germantown Colony Museum shall be used solely for that purpose. No administrative costs of any kind shall be charged by the Department of State for any services associated with placement of the museum within the jurisdiction of the department.
C.(1) If sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the Germantown Colony Museum are not appropriated by the legislature, and funds from other local, public, or private sources are not available for this purpose, the Department of State is authorized to temporarily close the museum to the public until such time as sufficient funds necessary for the operation of the museum are appropriated by the legislature. The Department of State shall maintain the museum during any period of temporary closure.
(2) The Department of State may accept and use, in accordance with law, gifts, grants, bequests, donations, endowments, or funds from any public or private source to support the operations of the museum.
Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 765, §1, eff. June 12, 2012.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 847, §3, relative to effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.156. Use of collections

RS 25:380.156 - Use of collections
Any collection of the Germantown Colony Museum may, subject to approval of the board, be lent in part. The board shall ensure proper safeguards for its maintenance and return and shall ensure that proper records are kept. The collections shall be available for use in educational projects, subject to the approval of the board.
Acts 2008, No. 847, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
NOTE: See Acts 2008, No. 847, §3, relative to effectiveness.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:380.157. Secretary of state; rules and regulations

RS 25:380.157 - Secretary of state; rules and regulations
The secretary of state may adopt policies, rules, and regulations for the operation of the museum in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2020, No. 212, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:381. Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission

RS 25:381 - Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission
The Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission is hereby created to be composed of seven members to be appointed by the governor for terms of four years. All members of the commission shall be residents of the parish of Orleans one of whom shall be a member of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, Inc.
Acts 1956, No. 85, §1. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 496, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:382. Duties

RS 25:382 - Duties
It shall be the duty of the commission to mark with suitable plaques those buildings which are landmarks and sites of historical importance in the parish of Orleans. The commission shall select the buildings and sites to be marked and determine the type of plaque to be used and purchase those deemed appropriate, determine where to place said plaques and the data to be placed on each plaque, and to publicize these activities. The commission shall be empowered to have research done on the historical and architectural background of areas worthy of preservation.
Acts 1956, No. 85, §2. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 529, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:451. Catalog established

RS 25:451 - Catalog established
There shall be established a Union Catalog of Louisiana Items (exclusive of state documents and state archives) to be found in all public libraries (state, parish and municipal) in the libraries of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, in the libraries of the higher institutions of learning subject to the direct supervision of the state board of education, and in all other libraries which may be willing to participate.
Acts 1956, No. 361, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:452. Staff

RS 25:452 - Staff
The staff shall consist of an editor of the Union Catalog, who shall preferably be a graduate librarian with considerable cataloging experience, and necessary clerical assistants, to be appointed by the board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana.
Acts 1956, No. 361, §2; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:453. Boards to cooperate with libraries

RS 25:453 - Boards to cooperate with libraries
The State Library of Louisiana shall establish and set up the Union Catalog of Louisiana Items. It shall cooperate with parish libraries and other public libraries, with all other libraries which may be willing to participate, and with the Louisiana Library Association and its Union Catalog of Louisiana Items Committee, in this project.
Acts 1956, No. 361, §3; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:454. Domicile; maintenance and service

RS 25:454 - Domicile; maintenance and service
The established Union Catalog of Louisiana Items shall be housed in the State Library of Louisiana at Baton Rouge and shall be maintained and serviced by the board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana.
Acts 1956, No. 361, §4; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:455. Main entry cards

RS 25:455 - Main entry cards
The State Library of Louisiana, all public libraries (state, parish, and municipal), and all other libraries which may be willing to participate shall send to the Union Catalog of Louisiana Items, at the State Library of Louisiana at Baton Rouge, one main entry card for each Louisiana item added subsequently to each of their respective libraries after the establishment of the Union Catalog.
Acts 1956, No. 361, §5; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:521. Board; appointment; terms; meetings

RS 25:521 - Board; appointment; terms; meetings
A. The Louisiana Commission on Cultural Resources shall hereafter be designated as the Louisiana Historical Preservation and Cultural Commission. It shall be composed of fourteen members selected from the following sources: one member each to be designated by the respective presidents thereof from Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Tulane University, Southern University and University of Southwestern Louisiana; one member each designated by the Louisiana Architects Association, Louisiana Landmarks Society, Louisiana Historical Association, Foundation for Historical Louisiana and the Louisiana Geneological and Historical Society; and one member each, serving ex officio, from State Archives and Records Commission, State Parks and Recreation Commission, Louisiana State Museum, and State Tourist Development Commission.
B. Insofar as possible the selection of members by the university presidents shall be from among persons on their faculties who have professional knowledge or a vital interest in historic and cultural preservation.
C. The commission shall hold its first and organization meeting in Baton Rouge within thirty days of July 31, 1968 at a time, and place fixed by the Director of the State Archives and Records Commission who shall serve as temporary chairman until officers are elected as hereinafter provided. The commission, domiciled in Baton Rouge but authorized to meet elsewhere in the state, shall elect annually officers consisting of a chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer and secretary. The last may, but need not be a member of the commission. The commission shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business at its first meeting. After the election of officers, members (other than ex officio members) shall draw lots for their terms of office so that three shall have terms of office of one year; three for two years; and two for three years. After the initial terms of office have expired, successors shall have terms of three years, appointed from the same sources. Vacancies shall be filled from the same sources. A majority shall constitute a quorum.
D. Meetings shall be held upon call by the chairman at such time and place as designated after notice to the full membership. Members shall serve without pay.
E. The commission shall hold not less than two meetings during each calendar year and such other special meetings as may be necessary. Meetings shall be called by the chairman when requested in writing by four members of the commission. The commission may employ a research director for such compensation as may be determined by it.
Acts 1960, No. 586, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 199, §1; Acts 1972, No. 206, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:522. Objectives; listing of resources; coordination

RS 25:522 - Objectives; listing of resources; coordination
A. The commission shall have as its objective the conservation, preservation and restoration of the historic and cultural resources of Louisiana.
B. The commission shall prepare an authentic cataloged index of the State's historic and cultural resources, which shall include significant landmarks, areas and sites, structures, buildings, cemeteries, artifacts, documents, books, records, manuscripts, maps, fossils and objects of art. A plan shall be developed setting forth the criteria and methods for the preservation and restoration thereof. The plan shall be continuously revised and improved and shall include (1). recommendations to appropriate state departments and commissions, the governor, the legislature and the Tourist Commission, to insure maximum intelligent use of our cultural resources; (2). suggest legislation, including laws to encourage conservation by planning governmental assistance to include, but not to be limited to, receipt of private or public grants, low interest loans and tax exemptions; (3). a land use plan and recommendations for acquisition of historic landmarks or objects, documents, books, records, maps, fossils and objects of art, to prevent their loss or destruction.
C. The commission shall coordinate its activities and plan with those of the Louisiana Recreational Advisory Council authorized by R.S. 56:1801-56:1809.
Acts 1960, No. 586, §2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 199, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:523. Preservation and restoration of landmarks

RS 25:523 - Preservation and restoration of landmarks
A. When the sale, demolition, damage or decay of state landmarks or historic objects, documents, books, records, maps, fossils or objects of art is imminent the commission shall undertake to encourage the preservation and/or restoration of the property by its owner or by the appropriate state agency.
B. All state and local agencies, departments, subdivisions, libraries, museums, archives and records departments and local governmental agencies shall cooperate with the commission in carrying out the intention and purposes of this Chapter; in the furnishing of data, historical facts and documents which will authenticate, preserve and publicize the state's historic and cultural resources; and in the preservation of such data, historical facts and documents. The commission shall cooperate with and assist nonprofit, private patriotic, education research and museum groups in carrying out the purposes for which the commission is created; provided that nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing the commission to exercise jurisdiction which shall be in conflict with or amount to supervision over any state or local agencies, departments or subdivision.
Acts 1960, No. 586, §3. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 199, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:524. Receipt of grants; acquisition and transfer of property; selection of depositories

RS 25:524 - Receipt of grants; acquisition and transfer of property; selection of depositories
A. The commission may contract with and receive grants from the federal government in carrying out the purposes for which the commission is created, including but not limited to the Act of Congress of October 15, 1966 (Public Law 89-665; Title 16 U.S.C.A. Sec. 470 et seq.).
B. The commission may acquire by lease, purchase or donation real or personal property classified by it as landmarks or historic objects, to include documents, manuscripts, records, maps and books, which properties shall be conveyed by the commission to appropriate state or local governmental agencies which shall operate, maintain and preserve such properties for public use, provided, however, that if such transfer to other state or local government agencies cannot be made, the commission shall have the power to operate, maintain, improve and regulate such state historic landmarks or objects in order to insure their conservation, preservation, use and enjoyment by the citizens of the State of Louisiana.
C. The commission shall select depositories for items, artifacts, and documents acquired by the commission and may enter into depository contracts with private, local, state or federal instrumentalities providing for the preservation and custody of these objects.
Acts 1968, No. 199, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:525. Records and reports

RS 25:525 - Records and reports
The commission shall publish an annual report and list therein new acquisitions, new markers, monuments or memorials provided or recommended, and an up-to-date and continuing "Catalog of Historic and Cultural Resources" and the classification thereof herein authorized to be made. The commission shall be empowered, authorized and directed to publish such documents, booklets and brochures as it deems necessary to promote and publicize the need for historic preservation, to arouse and maintain public interest in the purposes for which the commission is created, and in the protection of particular state historic and cultural resources that may from time to time be in danger of loss or destruction.
Acts 1968, No. 199, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:526. Advice of civic groups; advisory councils

RS 25:526 - Advice of civic groups; advisory councils
The commission is authorized to consider recommendations of interested civic groups in respect to the evaluation, classifications, and listing of any proposed site, object, thing, or place as a state historic or cultural resource; and is further authorized to create regional advisory councils composed of representatives of such groups, private or public as shall be determined and fixed by the commission. It is the intention of this Chapter that the commission not duplicate the functions of the State Archives and Records Commission, State Tourist Development Commission, the State Library of Louisiana or any other state agency, department, or local governmental subdivision, and its services and facilities. Such existing state agencies and subdivisions shall be fully utilized by the commission.
Acts 1968, No. 199, §6; Acts 1991, No. 938, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:527. Authorization and erection of historical markers and monuments

RS 25:527 - Authorization and erection of historical markers and monuments
A. The commission, upon its own initiative or upon petition of any subdivision of the state of Louisiana, state agency, historical society or other private non-profit scientific, educational, civic or cultural group may mark by proper monuments, tablets, or markers of proper design state landmarks and objects; except where in a specific locality or case, such a function has been given to another agency; and it may similarly mark state sites, monuments and objects important to Louisiana history or culture outside of Louisiana where consent of the appropriate governmental body having jurisdiction is given. Except as otherwise provided by law, no historical monument or marker shall be created or placed by any public or private corporation, association, society, organization or person on public property in Louisiana without the approval of the commission; and further, no official sign or marker shall be erected or renewed along any state highway unless the inscription to be placed on such sign or marker has been approved by the commission, which shall maintain a record of markers and inscriptions approved by it.
B. Nothing in R.S. 25:521-25:527 shall be interpreted as infringing upon or affecting the laws relative to the Vieux Carre Commission of New Orleans and the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission established by Acts 85 of 1956.
Acts 1968, No. 199, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:601. Creation; domicile; purpose

RS 25:601 - Creation; domicile; purpose
The New Orleans Planetarium--Science Center is hereby created to be domiciled in the city of New Orleans for the purpose of acquiring or constructing a planetarium and science center for the use, benefit, education and enjoyment of the people of the state of Louisiana and as a cultural and scientific resource of the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1966, No. 120, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:602. Board of commissioners; advisory committee

RS 25:602 - Board of commissioners; advisory committee
There is created a board of commissioners of the New Orleans Planetarium--Science Center, to be composed of nine members to be appointed by the mayor of New Orleans to serve terms concurrent with the term of the mayor appointing them and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Four of said members shall be the superintendents of public education of the parishes of Orleans, St. Charles, Jefferson and St. Bernard. Members of the commission shall serve without salary, pay or per diem and without reimbursement for traveling expenses. The said board of commissioners is hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, with the power to acquire, construct, maintain, extend, repair and improve a modern planetarium and related scientific and museum facilities. The mayor shall have the power and authority to appoint an advisory committee, not to exceed twenty-five members. The advisory committee shall hold meetings for the purpose of discussing the policies and activities of the commission and advising the commission of the results of such deliberations.
Acts 1966, No. 120, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:603. Donations and grants; officers; meetings; vacancies

RS 25:603 - Donations and grants; officers; meetings; vacancies
The commission is hereby authorized to accept, administer, and make use of donations and grants of property, real and personal, for the construction, use and maintenance of the center from private donors or other bodies corporate and politic; and to receive funds, public or private, to be expended for the purpose of the center, its scientific and cultural activities and exhibits and other properties and structures and additions and accretions thereto. The commission shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chairman, one to serve as vice-chairman, and one to serve as secretary-treasurer. At least one regular meeting shall be held in each quarter of each year. Special meetings may be held from time to time. All meetings shall be open to the public. The majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the mayor for the unexpired term.
Acts 1966, No. 120, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:604. Directors or managers; rules and regulations

RS 25:604 - Directors or managers; rules and regulations
The commission is authorized to select one or more persons to serve as directors or managers or in other capacities which are necessary or appropriate to carry out the objectives of the center and to fix reasonable salaries for such positions to be paid out of any funds available to the commission. The commission is authorized to make and amend and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
Acts 1966, No. 120, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:605. Fees

RS 25:605 - Fees
The commission shall be empowered to set an admission fee to any or all buildings and exhibits and special events if desirable. Any funds generated by the commission's activities such as admissions, vending machines, concessions, publications, special exhibits or other activities, shall be retained by the commission for its use. The commission may accept lands, buildings, equipment, funds, or other property, either in form of loans or donations for the purposes of the commission.
Acts 1966, No. 120, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:632. Applicability

RS 25:632 - Applicability
No parish, municipality or other political subdivision of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of library pursuant to Article III, subdivision (c) 7 of the compact, or pledge its credit in support of such a library, or contribute to the capital financing thereof, except after compliance with any laws applicable to such parishes, municipalities or other political subdivisions relating to or governing capital outlays and the pledging of credit.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 216, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:634. Interstate library district; state and federal aid

RS 25:634 - Interstate library district; state and federal aid
An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions to the same extent and in the same amount as such functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state. Subject to any applicable laws of this state, such a district also may apply for and be entitled to receive and expend any federal aid for which it may be eligible.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 216, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:651. Creation; domicile; purposes

RS 25:651 - Creation; domicile; purposes
A.(1) The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, hereinafter referred to as the "council", is hereby created within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to preserve, promote, and develop Louisiana's French and Creole culture, heritage, and language.
(2) The official working language of the council and its employees shall be French.
B. The council shall be domiciled in Lafayette, Louisiana.
C. The purposes of the council shall include the following:
(1) To oversee the development and expansion of the state's economic development and tourism activities designed to promote our French culture, heritage, and language.
(2) To promote, develop, and oversee cultural and educational relations and exchanges within the state and between the state of Louisiana and other countries, provinces, and states that share Louisiana's historical French heritage, culture, and language.
(3) To promote, support, and enhance French language immersion educational programs and instruction at all levels of elementary and secondary education in the state by working cooperatively and collaboratively with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education.
(4) To develop a model French immersion program which can be used by any school seeking to establish a French immersion program within its curriculum.
(5) To increase the number of French immersion schools in the state, with the specific goal of establishing, not later than September 1, 2015, at least one French immersion school in East Baton Rouge Parish and in each of the following parishes which comprise the Acadiana Region:
(a) Acadia
(b) Ascension
(c) Assumption
(d) Avoyelles
(e) Calcasieu
(f) Cameron
(g) Evangeline
(h) Iberia
(i) Iberville
(j) Jefferson Davis
(k) Lafayette
(l) Lafourche
(m) Pointe Coupee
(n) St. Charles
(o) St. James
(p) St. Landry
(q) St. Martin
(r) St. Mary
(s) St. John the Baptist
(t) Terrebonne
(u) Vermilion
(v) West Baton Rouge
(6) To develop a certification system whereby vendors, festivals, and restaurants may be designated "Francophone Friendly" and design and issue a marquee that may be displayed by each certified entity.
(7) To provide and approve Louisiana French terms for the supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to be placed on bilingual and symbol-based signs to be installed by the Department of Transportation and Development on state and federal highways pursuant to the uniform highway marking system, R.S. 32:235 et seq.
D. To reflect the council's educational, social, economic development, and diplomatic missions as provided in this Chapter, the council shall also be authorized to identify itself as "Office of Francophone Affairs" in English or "Agence des Affaires Francophones" in French.
Acts 1968, No. 409, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1; Acts 2012, No. 202, §1; Acts 2014, No. 263, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:652. Membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation

RS 25:652 - Membership; appointment; terms; vacancies; compensation
A. The council shall be composed of twenty-three members as follows:
(1) Two members appointed by the governor.
(2) Three members appointed by the Louisiana section of the Assemblée des Parlementaires Francophones.
(3) Two members appointed by the council's Consortium of Louisiana Colleges and Universities.
(4) One member appointed by the Le Centre International de Lafayette.
(5) One member appointed by the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation.
(6) The mayor of New Orleans, or his designee.
(7) One member appointed by the French-American Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter.
(8) One member appointed by the Louisiana Educational Television Authority.
(9) One member appointed by La Fondation Louisiane.
(10) Four members appointed by the Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools.
(11) One member appointed by the American Association of Teachers of French, Louisiana Chapter.
(12) One member appointed by the United Houma Nation.
(13) One member appointed by the Association Louisiane-Acadie.
(14) One member appointed by the Louisiana State Bar Association, Francophone Section.
(15) One member appointed by the African-American Museum of St. Martinville.
(16) One member appointed by CREOLE, Inc.
B. All members shall be confirmed by the Senate.
C. Members shall serve four-year terms, concurrent with that of the governor.
D. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of original appointment and each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.
E. Members of the council shall receive no salary for their services as members, but may be paid a per diem of fifty dollars for attending meetings of the council and may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses in accordance with travel regulations of the division of administration.
F. Any French-speaking elected official in Louisiana may serve on the council as a nonvoting member. Such nonvoting members may be subject to the same provisions regarding compensation in accordance with Subsection E of this Section as provided for members appointed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 1968, No. 409, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1; Acts 2011, No. 194, §1; Acts 2014, No. 832, §9.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:653. Duties, powers, and functions

RS 25:653 - Duties, powers, and functions
A. The council shall serve as the official state agency in all relations and exchanges between the state of Louisiana and other countries, provinces, and states enjoying membership or observer status in the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and similar organizations.
B. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the council shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
C. The council shall elect a chairman, who shall be fluent in the French language, and may elect such other officers as deemed necessary to effectively conduct the council's business. Officers shall serve two-year terms.
D. The council shall:
(1) Meet at least once a year, or at the call of the chairman, and at such other times deemed necessary by the chairman or the executive committee.
(2)(a) Create an executive committee consisting of seven members of the council, including the chairman of the council and six other council members as the council may determine. All members of the executive committee shall be fluent in the French language.
(b) A majority of the members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the council has delegated to the committee full power to act with respect to a matter, affirmative action by a majority of the entire committee membership shall be required.
(3)(a) Appoint an executive director, who shall be fluent in French, and who shall perform such duties and possess such qualifications as established by the council.
(b) The executive director shall be in the unclassified service of the state and his compensation shall be determined by the council.
(4) Adopt bylaws and establish policies to govern the operations of the council and the executive committee.
E. The council may:
(1) Cooperate with and advise other state agencies, including public institutions of education.
(2) Establish such committees as it deems necessary to efficiently conduct the council's business.
Acts 1968, No. 409, §3. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 2010, No. 679, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:654. Donations and grants

RS 25:654 - Donations and grants
The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana may accept donations and grants from any source, public and private, in order to accomplish the purposes of the council.
Acts 2010, No. 679, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 25 - Libraries, Museums, and Other Scientific › §25:655. Annual report

RS 25:655 - Annual report
The council shall submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, and the chairman of the House Committee on Education, not later than March first, regarding all actions taken and progress made toward achieving the purposes and duties set forth for the council in this Chapter.
Acts 2010, No. 679, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2010, No. 679, §5, regarding creation of an advisory committee.