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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2231. Statement of purpose; limitation on prohibitions against discrimination because of age

RS 51:2231 - Statement of purpose; limitation on prohibitions against discrimination because of age
A. It is the purpose and intent of the legislature by this enactment to provide for execution within Louisiana of the policies embodied in the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1968, and 1972 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; and to assure that Louisiana has appropriate legislation prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations sufficient to justify the deferral of cases by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, and the Department of Justice under those statutes; to safeguard all individuals within the state from discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin in connection with employment and in connection with public accommodations; to protect their interest in personal dignity and freedom from humiliation; to make available to the state their full productive capacities in employment; to secure the state against domestic strife and unrest which would menace its democratic institutions; to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare; and to further the interest, rights, and privileges within the state.
B. The prohibitions in this Chapter against discrimination because of age in connection with public accommodations shall be limited to individuals who are at least forty years of age.
C. The Louisiana Commission on Human Rights shall have enforcement powers including adjudication of claims of discrimination prohibited by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and pay discrimination prohibited by R.S. 23:664.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9; Acts 1997, No. 1409, §3, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 702, §2; Acts 2014, No. 756, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2233. Establishment of commission; membership; terms; confirmation

RS 51:2233 - Establishment of commission; membership; terms; confirmation
There is hereby created the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights in the office of the governor. The commission shall consist of nine members, one to be appointed from each congressional district and the remaining membership to be appointed from the state at large. The governor shall appoint all members, subject to Senate confirmation, and shall name one member as chairman. Of the nine members first appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of one year, three for two years, and three for three years. Thereafter all members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of three years and shall continue to serve until reappointed or replaced. In the event of death or resignation of a member, his successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term for which such member had been appointed.
Acts 1991, No. 332, §1, eff. Jan. 13, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2234. Members; qualifications; compensation

RS 51:2234 - Members; qualifications; compensation
A. The members of the commission on human rights established by R.S. 51:2233 shall be appointed on a bipartisan basis and shall be broadly representative of employers, proprietors, trade unions, religious groups, human rights groups, and the general public.
B. Each member is entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of his duties and when serving as a hearing examiner.
C. Each member shall receive sixty-five dollars per day for attending meetings of the commission in addition to the reimbursement of expenses authorized in Subsection B of this Section. Monies received from federal funds may be used for payment of such per diem and expenses. No state or local monies shall be used for payment of per diem or expenses under provisions of this Section.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1314, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2236. Parishes and municipalities may prohibit discrimination

RS 51:2236 - Parishes and municipalities may prohibit discrimination
A. Parishes and municipalities may adopt and enforce ordinances, orders, and resolutions prohibiting all forms of discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle, and to prescribe penalties for violations thereof, such penalties being in addition to the remedial orders and enforcement herein authorized.
B. Parishes and municipalities may adopt and enforce ordinances, orders, and resolutions prohibiting discrimination, but no ordinance, order, or resolution shall attempt to exempt more transactions from its coverage than are exempted by R.S. 51:2250.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9; Acts 1997, No. 1409, §3, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2022, No. 529, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2237. Local human rights commissions

RS 51:2237 - Local human rights commissions
Any parish or municipality, or one or more parishes and municipalities acting jointly, may create a human rights commission, hereinafter referred to as a "local commission":
(1) To provide for execution within its jurisdiction of the policies embodied in this Chapter, Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241).
(2) To safeguard all individuals within its jurisdiction from discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9; Acts 1997, No. 1409, §3, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 756, §1.
1See, inter alia, 42 U.S.C.A. §2000A et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2238. Powers of local commissions

RS 51:2238 - Powers of local commissions
A local commission may:
(1) Receive, initiate, investigate, hear, and determine charges of violations of ordinances, orders, or resolutions forbidding discrimination adopted by the parish or municipality.
(2) Compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence before it by subpoena issued by the district court of the parish wherein the local commission is authorized to act.
(3) Issue remedial orders, after notice and hearing, requiring cessation of violations.
(4) Issue such affirmative orders as in the judgment of the local commission will carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Affirmative action ordered may include but is not limited to the remedies enumerated in R.S. 51:2261(C).
(5) Employ an executive director, attorneys, hearing examiners, clerks, and other employees and agents.
(6) Accept grants, gifts, or bequests, public or private, to help finance its activities.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2239. Additional powers of local commissions

RS 51:2239 - Additional powers of local commissions
A local commission established pursuant to this Chapter may:
(1) Enter into cooperative working agreements with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, created by Section 705 of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241) in order to achieve the purposes of that Act, and with any federal or state agency in order to achieve the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) In its discretion, or upon request of the commission, refer a matter under its jurisdiction to the commission for initial action or review.
(3) Refer to the commission for resolution a dispute with another local commission over jurisdiction or any other matter.
(4) Provide a copy of its annual report to the commission.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2240. Enforcement of local commission orders

RS 51:2240 - Enforcement of local commission orders
A. The proceeding for enforcement of a local commission order shall be initiated by filing a complaint in the district court. Copies of the complaint shall be served upon all parties of record. Within thirty days after the filing of the complaint by the local commission, or within such further time as the court may allow, the local commission shall transmit to the court the original or a certified copy of the entire record upon which the order is based, including a transcript of testimony, which need not be printed. By stipulation of all parties to the proceeding, the record may be shortened.
B. The findings of fact of the local commission shall be conclusive unless clearly erroneous in view of the probative and substantial evidence on the whole record. The court may grant such temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and may enter an order enforcing, modifying, and enforcing as modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the local commission, or remanding the case to the local commission for further proceedings.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2241. Cooperation between state and local commissions

RS 51:2241 - Cooperation between state and local commissions
The commission may enter into cooperative working agreements with local commissions which have enforceable ordinances, orders, or resolutions and professional staff under the provisions of R.S. 51:2238.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2246. Plans to eliminate imbalance among employees permitted

RS 51:2246 - Plans to eliminate imbalance among employees permitted
It shall not be a discriminatory practice for a person subject to this Chapter to adopt and carry out a plan to fill vacancies or hire new employees so as to eliminate or reduce imbalance with respect to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin if the plan has been filed with the commission and the commission has not disapproved the plan.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9; Acts 1997, No. 1409, §3, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2247. Public accommodations, resorts, amusements; discriminatory practices prohibited

RS 51:2247 - Public accommodations, resorts, amusements; discriminatory practices prohibited
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement, as defined in this Chapter, on the grounds of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2248. Advertisement of accommodations, goods, services

RS 51:2248 - Advertisement of accommodations, goods, services
It shall be an unlawful practice for a person, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, mail, or cause to be published, circulated, issued, displayed, or mailed, a written, printed, oral, or visual communication, notice, or advertisement which indicates that the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement shall be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual on account of his race, color, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin, or that the patronage of or presence at a place of public accommodations, resort, or amusement of an individual on account of his race, color, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2254. Unlawful financial practices

RS 51:2254 - Unlawful financial practices
It shall be an unlawful practice for a financial institution or an individual employed by or acting on behalf of a financial institution:
(1) To discriminate against an individual because of the race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or age of the individual or the present or prospective owner, tenant, or occupant of the immovable property or of a member, stockholder, director, officer, employee, or representative of any of these, in the granting, withholding, extending, modifying, or renewing of rates, terms, conditions, privileges, or other provisions of financial assistance or in the extension of services in connection therewith.
(2) To use a form of application for financial assistance or to make or keep a record or inquiry in connection with applications for financial assistance which indicates directly or indirectly a limitation, specification, or discrimination, as to race, creed, color, religion, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or national origin, or an intent to make such a limitation, specification, or discrimination.
(3) To discriminate by refusing to give full recognition, because of sex, to the income of each spouse or the total income and expenses of both spouses where both spouses become or are prepared to become joint or several obligors in real estate transactions.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2255. Unlawful practices in connection with credit transactions; exceptions

RS 51:2255 - Unlawful practices in connection with credit transactions; exceptions
A. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person, whether acting for himself or another, in connection with any credit transaction because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or sex:
(1) To deny credit to any person.
(2) To increase the charges or fees for or collateral required to secure any credit extended to any person.
(3) To restrict the amount or use of credit extended or impose different terms or conditions with respect to the credit extended to any person or any item or service related thereto.
(4) To attempt to do any of the unlawful practices defined in this Section.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit any party to a credit transaction from considering the credit history of any individual applicant.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit any party to a credit transaction from considering the application of Louisiana law on matrimonial regimes and successions to the particular case or from taking reasonable action thereon.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2256. Conspiracy to violate human rights and discrimination laws

RS 51:2256 - Conspiracy to violate human rights and discrimination laws
It shall be an unlawful practice for an employer as defined in R.S. 23:302 to conspire:
(1) To retaliate or discriminate in any manner against a person because he has opposed a practice declared unlawful by this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or because he has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(2) To aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce a person to engage in any of the acts or practices declared unlawful by this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(3) To obstruct or prevent a person from complying with the provisions of this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or any order issued thereunder.
(4) To resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with the commission, or any of its members or representatives, in the lawful performance of duty under this Chapter or by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1; Acts 2014, No. 756, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2258. Conciliation agreements; violation unlawful

RS 51:2258 - Conciliation agreements; violation unlawful
It is an unlawful practice for a party to a conciliation agreement made pursuant to R.S. 51:2257(D) to violate the terms of the agreement.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2260. Documentary evidence; effect

RS 51:2260 - Documentary evidence; effect
The production of a written, printed, or visual communication, advertisement, or other form of publication, or a written inquiry, record, or other document purporting to have been made by an individual shall be prima facie evidence in a proceeding under this Chapter that it was authorized by the individual.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2262. Investigations; powers; confidential nature of records

RS 51:2262 - Investigations; powers; confidential nature of records
A. In connection with an investigation of a complaint filed under this Chapter, the commission or its designated representative at any reasonable time may request access to premises, records, and documents relevant to the complaint and the right to examine, photograph, and copy evidence.
B. Every person subject to this Chapter shall:
(1) Make and keep records relevant to the determination of whether unlawful practices have been or are being committed.
(2) Preserve such records for relevant periods.
(3) Make such reports therefrom as the commission shall prescribe by regulation or order, after public hearing, as reasonable, necessary, or appropriate for the enforcement of this Chapter or the regulations or orders thereunder.
C. The commission, by regulation, shall require each person subject to this Chapter which controls an apprenticeship or other training program to keep all records reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of the Chapter, including, but not limited to, a list of applicants who wish to participate in such program, including the chronological order in which applications were received, and to furnish to the commission upon request a detailed description of the manner in which persons are selected to participate in the apprenticeship or other training programs.
D. A person who believes that the application to it of a regulation or order issued under this Section would result in undue hardship may apply to the commission for an exemption from the application of the regulation or order. If the commission finds that the application of the regulation or order to the person in question would impose an undue hardship, the commission may grant appropriate relief.
E. To avoid undue burdens on persons subject to this Chapter, records and reports required by the commission under this Section shall conform as near as may be to similar records and reports required by federal law and the laws of other states and to customary recordkeeping practice.
F. It is unlawful for a commissioner or employee of the commission to make public with respect to a particular person, without his consent, information obtained by the commission pursuant to its authority under this Section except as reasonably necessary to the conduct of a proceeding under this Chapter.
G. If a person fails to permit access, examination, photographing, or copying or fails to make, keep, or preserve records or make reports in accordance with this Section, the district court for the parish in which such person is found, resides, or has his principal place of business, upon application of the commission, may issue an order requiring compliance.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2263. Subpoenas; issuance; enforcement

RS 51:2263 - Subpoenas; issuance; enforcement
A. Upon written application to the commission, a party to a proceeding is entitled as of right to the issuance of subpoenas in the name of the commission by an individual designated pursuant to its rules requiring attendance and the giving of testimony and the production of documents. A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena was issued. On petition of the individual to whom the subpoena is directed and notice to the requesting party, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules may vacate or modify the subpoena.
B. Depositions of witnesses may be taken as prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure.
C. If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the district court for the parish in which the person is found, resides, or has his principal place of business, upon application of the commission or the party requesting the subpoena, may issue an order requiring compliance. In any proceeding brought under this Section, the court may modify or set aside the subpoena.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2264. Civil remedies for injunction and damages

RS 51:2264 - Civil remedies for injunction and damages
Any person deeming himself injured by any alleged violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall have a civil cause of action in district court to enjoin further violations and to recover the actual damages sustained by him, together with the costs of court and a reasonable fee for his attorney of record, all of which shall be in addition to any other remedies contained in this Chapter.
Acts 1988, No. 886, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2306. Reports; tax incentives administered by the Department of Economic Development

RS 51:2306 - Reports; tax incentives administered by the Department of Economic Development
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the secretary of the Department of Economic Development shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget information concerning the granting and denial of tax credits and rebates, hereinafter referred to as "tax incentives", administered by the department authorized under this Title. On January thirtieth of each year, the secretary shall transmit to the members of the committee a list of the recipients of each tax incentive, as well as a list of applicants denied tax incentives, over the most recently concluded calendar year. The report shall contain the name and primary place of business of each applicant.
Acts 2011, No. 407, §2, eff. July 5, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 415, §2, eff. July 11, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 416, §2, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2313. Examination by commissioner of financial institutions and audits by independent certified public accountants and by the legislative auditor

RS 51:2313 - Examination by commissioner of financial institutions and audits by independent certified public accountants and by the legislative auditor
All programs of the corporation shall be subject to examination by the commissioner of financial institutions and audit by the legislative auditor, but the corporation shall not be deemed to be a banking organization nor be required to pay a fee for any such supervision or examination. The books and records of the corporation shall be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant firm.
Acts 1989, No. 33, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2314. Qualified state development company

RS 51:2314 - Qualified state development company
A. The corporation may establish a nonprofit corporation to qualify as a state development company to engage in cooperative endeavors with the federal government for the purposes of participating in loan programs authorized in 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.
B. The nonprofit corporation established pursuant to this Section may engage in cooperative endeavors with the federal government for the purposes of participating in any other federal loan program for which it may become eligible.
C. The members of the board of directors for the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation may also serve as board members for the nonprofit corporation established pursuant to this Section.
Acts 1990, No. 210, §1, eff. July 2, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2315. Louisiana Economic Development Fund

RS 51:2315 - Louisiana Economic Development Fund
A. There is hereby established within the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Louisiana Economic Development Fund". All monies received by the corporation shall be deposited to the account of the Louisiana Economic Development Fund. Monies received by the corporation pursuant to R.S. 47:318(A) shall be used solely for Louisiana Economic Development - Debt Service and State Commitments.
B. All monies received or appropriated to such fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be returned to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.
C.(1) The monies in the Louisiana Economic Development Fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.
(2) All interest earned on monies from the fund so invested by the state treasurer shall be deposited in the Louisiana Economic Development Fund.
Acts 1991, No. 34, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 1107, §1, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 612, §17, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §§1, 12, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2317. Application fees and origination fees

RS 51:2317 - Application fees and origination fees
The corporation, through the secretary, may charge application fees and other fees as necessary to cover costs associated with administering its programs in a manner consistent with the financial and economic benefits and risks of the programs to the state. Adoption of such charges shall be published in the Louisiana Register in conformance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 827, §1; Acts 2015, No. 361, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2318. Laws applicable to the corporation

RS 51:2318 - Laws applicable to the corporation
The corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, except when proprietary information is involved, the Open Meetings Law, the Bond Validation Procedures Law, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.
Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2320. Appropriations; warrants; records

RS 51:2320 - Appropriations; warrants; records
Funds made available to the corporation by the legislature shall be used solely for the programs and purposes otherwise provided for in this Chapter. The corporation shall keep books showing from whom any money is received and for what purpose, and to whom any money is paid and for what purpose. It shall keep in its file vouchers or receipts for all money paid out.
Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2320.1. Conflict of interest prohibited; recusal; exceptions

RS 51:2320.1 - Conflict of interest prohibited; recusal; exceptions
A. No member of the corporation, employee thereof, or employee of the Department of Economic Development who is provided as staff to the corporation shall either directly or indirectly be a party to or be in any manner interested in any contract or agreement with the corporation for any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever by reason whereof any liability or indebtedness shall in any way be created against such corporation. If any contract or agreement shall be made in violation of the provisions of this Section the same shall be null and void and no action shall be maintained thereon against the corporation.
B.(1) The prohibition described in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to a member of the corporation or an employee thereof if the respective member recuses himself from voting on the otherwise prohibited contract or agreement.
(2) Any member of the corporation who recuses himself from voting pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall also be prohibited from participating in any discussion or debate with respect to the otherwise prohibited contract or agreement.
Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2018, No. 308, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2320.2. Exemption from taxation

RS 51:2320.2 - Exemption from taxation
The effectuation of the authorized purposes of the corporation shall and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of Louisiana, for the alleviation of their economic and social distress, and for the improvement of their welfare; and since the corporation will, as a government instrumentality of the state, be performing essential governmental functions in effectuating such purposes, the funds, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the corporation, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2320.3. Penalty for false statements

RS 51:2320.3 - Penalty for false statements
Whoever knowingly files a false statement concerning an application for any program administered by the corporation shall be guilty of the offense of filing false public records and shall be subject to the penalty provided for in R.S. 14:133.
Acts 1992, No. 1136, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2321. Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program; creation; purpose

RS 51:2321 - Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program; creation; purpose
A. The Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program is hereby established in and shall be administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.
B. The program shall have the express purpose of providing financial resources for qualified local entities, both private nonprofit and public, to establish, operate, or expand a small business incubator.
Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2322. Definitions

RS 51:2322 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:
(1) "Applicant" means a private nonprofit or public entity located in this state.
(2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.
(3) "Program" means the Louisiana Small Business Incubator Program.
(4) "Small business incubator" means a multi-tenanted facility which is characterized by shared business services, equipment, space, and access to on-premises business consultants for tenants and which is operated by a private nonprofit or public entity.
(5) "Tenant" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability partnership or company which operates within a small business incubator.
Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2323. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.

RS 51:2323 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2324. Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants

RS 51:2324 - Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants
A.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to loan or to guarantee to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator.
(2) Any loans or guarantees made under the program shall be secured by the applicant's granting the state of Louisiana a security interest in that portion of the fixed asset for which the loan is granted or guaranteed. Nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit the security interest of the state from being primed by or subordinated to another security interest based on public or private capital invested in the real property of the applicant prior to the granting of the loan or guarantee.
(3) The interest charged on any direct loan made under the program shall not be less than the interest rate paid by the state for bonds issued by the corporation and shall not exceed that rate by more than two points.
B.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to grant to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed fifty percent of the eligible project cost, but in any case not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator.
(2) A grant under the program shall be available only to an applicant who is able to satisfactorily document to the corporation that he has funding available from other sources for the eligible project in an amount which matches, on a fifty-fifty basis, the amount of the grant for which he has applied.
Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2325. Qualifications for applicants

RS 51:2325 - Qualifications for applicants
Each applicant for funding shall, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements established by rule, provide the corporation with documentation of each of the following:
(1) Its ability to secure title to a facility or lease a facility with the intent to secure title and to transform the facility into a small business incubator at a specified cost.
(2) Its ability to provide access to business development services for tenants of the small business incubator, including but not limited to financial assistance, management and marketing services, and physical services.
(3) Its ability to manage and operate the small business incubator and to accept and terminate tenants in accordance with the guidelines established by the corporation.
(4) Its ability to project sustained use for the small business incubator.
Acts 1995, No. 180, §1; Acts 1995, No. 276, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2326. Creation; purpose

RS 51:2326 - Creation; purpose
A. The Monroe and Northeast Louisiana Technology and Business Incubation Center is hereby established and shall be administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.
B. The program shall have the express purpose of providing financial resources for qualified local entities, both private nonprofit and public, to establish, operate, or expand a small business incubator to be located in Northeast Louisiana and which will house qualified technology based start-up companies.
Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2327. Definitions

RS 51:2327 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section:
(1) "Applicant" means a private nonprofit or public entity located in this state.
(2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.
(3) "Program" means the Monroe and Northeast Louisiana Technology and Business Incubation Center.
(4) "Small business incubator" means a multi-tenanted facility which is characterized by shared business services, equipment, space, and access to on-premises business consultants for tenants and which is operated by a private nonprofit or public entity.
(5) "Tenant" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability partnership or company which operates within a small business incubator and is primarily a technology based start-up company as determined by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.
Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2328. Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants

RS 51:2328 - Loan guarantees; direct loans; grants
A.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to loan or to guarantee to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator located in northeast Louisiana.
(2) Any loans or guarantees made under the program shall be secured by the applicant's granting the state of Louisiana a security interest in that portion of the fixed asset for which the loan is granted or guaranteed. Nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit the security interest of the state from being primed by or subordinated to another security interest based on public or private capital invested in the real property of the applicant prior to the granting of the loan or guarantee.
(3) The interest charged on any direct loan made under the program shall not be less than the interest rate paid by the state for bonds issued by the corporation and shall not exceed that rate by more than two points.
B.(1) The corporation is authorized and empowered to grant to any eligible applicant, as determined by rules and regulations of the corporation, a sum not to exceed fifty percent of the eligible project cost, but in any case not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or expanding a small business incubator located in northeast Louisiana.
(2) A grant under the program shall be available only to an applicant who is able to satisfactorily document to the corporation that he has funding available from other sources for the eligible project in an amount which matches, on a fifty-fifty basis, the amount of the grant for which he has applied.
Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2329. Qualifications for applicants

RS 51:2329 - Qualifications for applicants
Each applicant for funding shall, in addition to meeting eligibility requirements established by rule, provide the corporation with documentation of each of the following:
(1) Its ability to secure title to a facility or lease a facility, to be located in northeast Louisiana, with the intent to secure title and to transform the facility into a small business incubator at a specified cost.
(2) Its ability to provide access to business development services for tenants of the small business incubator, including but not limited to financial assistance, management and marketing services, and physical services.
(3) Its ability to manage and operate the small business incubator and to accept and terminate tenants in accordance with the guidelines established by the corporation.
(4) Its ability to project sustained use for the small business incubator.
Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2330. Qualifications for tenants

RS 51:2330 - Qualifications for tenants
A. The tenants of a small business incubator created by this Part shall be limited to technology based start-up companies.
B. The corporation shall define by rule a qualified technology based start-up company and establish eligibility qualifications for inclusion in a small business incubator.
C. In addition to the rules established by the corporation, the applicant may also establish additional qualifications for inclusion in a small business incubator which are not inconsistent with this Part.
Acts 2003, No. 1170, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2332. Definitions

RS 51:2332 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
(1) Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 313, §2, June 17, 1997.
(2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation.
(3) "Fund" means the Louisiana Economic Development Fund.
(4) "Labor demand occupation" means an occupation for which there is or is likely to be a greater demand than supply of adequately trained workers.
(5) "Program" means the Workforce Development and Training Program.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §2, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §§9 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2333. Workforce development and training program; purpose

RS 51:2333 - Workforce development and training program; purpose
The Workforce Development and Training Program is hereby established in and administered by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. The purpose of the program is to develop and provide customized workforce training programs to existing and prospective Louisiana businesses.
Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2335. Customized workforce training

RS 51:2335 - Customized workforce training
A. The Workforce Development and Training Program shall develop and coordinate programs for customized workforce training.
B. Customized training may be provided to the present employees of a business which the corporation deems to be in need of training to prevent job loss caused by obsolete skills, technological change, or national or global competition. Customized training may also be provided to employees at a facility which is being newly developed or which is being relocated from another state into Louisiana.
Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2336. Eligibility

RS 51:2336 - Eligibility
An applicant shall be eligible for customized workforce training if it is one of the following:
(1) An individual employer that seeks the customized training services to create, upgrade, or retain jobs in a labor demand occupation.
(2) An individual employer that seeks customized training services to upgrade or retain jobs in an occupation which is not a labor demand occupation, if the corporation determines that the services are necessary to prevent the likely loss of jobs.
(3) An employer, labor organization, or community-based organization seeking the customized training services to provide training for a labor demand occupation in a particular industry.
(4) A consortium made up of one or more educational institutions and one or more eligible individual employers, labor, or community-based organizations that seek customized training services to provide training in labor demand occupations.
(5) An individual employer that seeks customized training for employees at a facility which is being newly developed or which is being relocated from another state into Louisiana.
Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2337. Application for funding; procedures

RS 51:2337 - Application for funding; procedures
A. To qualify for funding for customized training services, an application shall be made to the corporation and shall be accompanied by an application describing the need for the services as well as a detailed explanation of the proposal and projected benefits and any other information the corporation deems appropriate.
B. The corporation shall develop a formal workforce training award program that includes an application, review, evaluation, and award process and the corporation shall adopt rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with law.
C. Each application shall be reviewed by the corporation's board to determine if such applicant is qualified to receive funding and whether he shall receive such funding.
D. All approved applications shall be presented to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the House Committee on Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs in the corporation's quarterly report in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 51:2319.
Acts 1995, No. 483, §1; Acts 1997, No. 313, §1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §9, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2341. Economic Development Award Program

RS 51:2341 - Economic Development Award Program
A. There is hereby created an Economic Development Award Program, hereinafter referred to as "EDAP", and placed within the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. EDAP shall serve as a mechanism through which the Department of Economic Development evaluates, financially assists, awards appropriations, grants, or loans, engages in joint ventures, or provides incentives or inducements to industrial and business development projects as provided in this Section, and in which a state appropriation is required or for which a state guarantee is contracted. EDAP shall be separate and distinguished from any tax exemption or incentive programs administered by the Board of Commerce and Industry, all of which shall remain unaffected by this Section.
B. The corporation shall develop a formal award program that includes an application, review, evaluation, and award process. The corporation shall develop rules and regulations in accordance with law which shall include but not be limited to the maximum amount of awards and local matching monies.
C. Any private, quasi public, or public entity, or political subdivision of the state seeking financial assistance from the state, through the Department of Economic Development, in the form of an appropriation, loan, guarantee, state-backed financial inducement or incentive, or participation in a joint venture where state funds are appropriated, loaned, committed, or guaranteed shall make application for such assistance to the corporation. The corporation shall evaluate each project according to established criteria. Any project funded by the sale of general obligation or revenue bonds and which is subject to the capital outlay review process shall be exempt from the requirements of this Section.
D.(1) Each application shall be reviewed by the corporation's board to determine if such applicant has met the established criteria to receive funding and whether he shall receive such funding.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.
E. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001.
F. The legislature shall make an annual appropriation to EDAP for deposit in the Louisiana Economic Development Fund under the terms and conditions as provided for in R.S. 51:2315. Project awards shall be disbursed by the corporation's board.
G. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to programs, funds, or projects administered by any department other than the Department of Economic Development. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the federally funded Community Development Block Grant program administered by the division of administration.
Acts 1997, No. 726, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 9, §§9 and 10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 183, §8; Acts 2010, No. 1034, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2345. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1092, §2, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

RS 51:2345 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 1092, §2, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 51 - Trade and Commerce › §51:2347. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 797, §3, eff. July 1, 1992, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

RS 51:2347 - Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 797, §3, eff. July 1, 1992, and Acts 1992, No. 1136, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.