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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1948.12. Board of commissioners

RS 56:1948.12 - Board of commissioners
A.(1) The commission shall be a board of nine members as follows:
(a) The lieutenant governor or his designee.
(b) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his designee.
(c) The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or his designee.
(d) The assistant secretary of the office of state parks or his designee.
(e) The assistant secretary of the office of tourism or his designee.
(f) The assistant secretary of the office of cultural development or his designee.
(g) The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works or his designee.
(h) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works or his designee.
(i) The Department of Transportation and Development highway construction/maintenance manager or his designee.
(2) The lieutenant governor or his designee shall serve as the chairman of the commission.
B. A majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
C. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern the scheduling and conduct of its meetings.
D. The commission may appoint a Louisiana Byways Program coordinator to oversee the operations of the commission as provided in R.S. 56:1948.13 and an additional program employee. The program coordinator and the additional program employee shall constitute the two positions for which provision is made in Article X, Section 2(B)(7) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 2003, No. 999, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1948.13. Powers of the commission

RS 56:1948.13 - Powers of the commission
A. The commission shall be an agency in the executive branch of state government in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
B. The commission shall have the following powers:
(1) To make recommendations for additions or deletions of highways or segmentation of highways in the Louisiana Byways Program.
(2) To make recommendations regarding priorities for byways grants.
(3) To develop promotional materials and campaigns of all types in support of the Louisiana Byways Program.
(4) To adopt and promulgate rules in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter. All rules prescribed by the commission relative to the Louisiana Byways Program shall be subject to oversight by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Acts 2003, No. 999, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1949. Old Perkins Road; designation

RS 56:1949 - Old Perkins Road; designation
The purpose of this Part is to designate a part of the Old Perkins Road in East Baton Rouge Parish and in Ascension Parish as a historic road. It is the intention of the legislature to commemorate this area, once sought after by early landowners for its rich soil; intersected by historic Bayou Manchac, known in its early days as Iberville Bayou; developed as dairy land by the Kleinpeter family who continue to this day to operate the Kleinpeter Dairy on the same location; and original home to the Old Santa Maria Dairy developed on this picturesque Old Perkins Road which began as a main artery to provide a transportation route for early settlers to connect Ascension Parish to the village of Baton Rouge, and which has, with its splendorous flora, retained the beauty reminiscent of an earlier era.
Acts 1997, No. 705, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950. Definitions

RS 56:1950 - Definitions
As used in this Part the "Old Perkins Road" means the road officially designated as Louisiana Highway 427 extending from its southern terminus with Highland Road at Interstate 10 in East Baton Rouge Parish, traveling southeast through East Baton Rouge Parish and crossing the historic Iberville Bayou, now known as Bayou Manchac, traveling southerly into Ascension Parish and ending at its terminus with Louisiana Highway 61, referred to as the Airline Highway, all of which is designated as a historic road.
Acts 1997, No. 705, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.1. Purpose

RS 56:1950.1 - Purpose
The purpose of this Part is to include the Louisiana Great River Road in the Louisiana Byways Program. Inclusion of the Louisiana Great River Road in this program will promote and preserve the Mississippi River corridor as a historic, cultural, scenic, and economic resource for the state of Louisiana. The addition to the current Louisiana byway route will incorporate the entire Great River Road from the northern-most point at the Louisiana/Arkansas state line to the southern-most roadway in Venice, Louisiana.
Acts 2003, No. 969, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.11. Old Metairie Road Business and Cultural District; designation

RS 56:1950.11 - Old Metairie Road Business and Cultural District; designation
A. The legislature finds that Metairie Road is a historic route situated on a ridge of well-drained land along an abandoned distributary of the Mississippi River which historically provided a dry land route into New Orleans from the West; that the name goes back some two centuries and is related to farming in the area, being derived from the French
moitie,
or one-half, or
moitoire,
a farming village based on a kind of medieval sharecropping; and that today the Metairie Road area is a rich cultural community comprised of shops, coffee houses, restaurants, professional buildings, and other establishments of interest to residents and visitors. It is the intention of the legislature to designate the area along a portion of Metairie Road as a business and cultural district in order to commemorate its historical and cultural significance and to assure ready access to the district by providing directions to residents and visitors.
B. The legislature does hereby designate that portion of Metairie Road in Jefferson Parish defined in R.S. 56:1950.12 as a business and cultural district.
Acts 2006, No. 245, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.12. Definitions

RS 56:1950.12 - Definitions
As used in this Part the "Old Metairie Road Business and Cultural District" means that corridor or area along Metairie Road, also designated as Louisiana Highway 3119, beginning at the Jefferson Parish-Orleans Parish line at the Seventeenth Street Canal and extending to the west along Metairie Road to its intersection with Severn Avenue near Airline Drive and including the properties on both sides of such portion of Metairie Road.
Acts 2006, No. 245, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.13. Signage

RS 56:1950.13 - Signage
A. The Department of Transportation and Development shall provide and erect appropriate signs identifying the district, including signs at the east and west boundaries of the district and at locations along Metairie Road within the district.
B. The Department of Transportation and Development and the governing authority of Jefferson Parish shall provide and erect appropriate signs providing directions to the district at appropriate locations on the respective local and state highways including but not limited to the following:
(1) Airline Drive at Severn Avenue and Shrewsbury Road.
(2) Airline Drive at Labarre Road.
(3) Airline Drive at Ridgewood Drive.
(4) Airline Drive at Cecil Street (Louisiana Highway 6118).
(5) Bonnabel Boulevard at Metairie Road.
(6) I-10 at all Bonnabel Boulevard exits.
Acts 2006, No. 245, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.21. Purpose

RS 56:1950.21 - Purpose
The purpose of the Louisiana Music Trail is to commemorate and to promote awareness and encourage enjoyment of the stories, biographies, and points of interest in blues, rock and roll, country, zydeco, cajun, jazz, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, swamp pop, gospel, and other music types throughout Louisiana.
Acts 2023, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.22. Louisiana Music Trail

RS 56:1950.22 - Louisiana Music Trail
The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism may establish a process and criteria for adding routes to the Louisiana Music Trail. Any political subdivision may request that a specified segment of a state or U.S. highway be included in the trail.
Acts 2023, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.23. Louisiana Music Trail Commission; creation; membership

RS 56:1950.23 - Louisiana Music Trail Commission; creation; membership
A. There is hereby created the Louisiana Music Trail Commission within the office of cultural development.
B. The commission shall be composed of seven members as follows:
(1) The assistant secretary of the office of cultural development or his designee.
(2) The assistant secretary of the office of tourism or his designee.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall appoint five members who shall serve at the pleasure of the lieutenant governor. The members shall be residents of five different parishes through which the Louisiana Music Trail passes. Two shall have a bachelor's degree or professional experience in the field of music, and three shall have a bachelor's degree or professional experience in art, history, or tourism.
(4) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation for their service but may receive expense reimbursement.
C.(1) The office of cultural development and the office of tourism shall provide a meeting space and staffing for the commission.
(2) The Louisiana Music Trail Commission shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties under this Part but not less than quarterly.
(3) The assistant secretary of the office of cultural development or his designee shall call the first meeting of the commission, and the commission shall elect a chairman at its first meeting.
(4) The commission shall adopt bylaws for the governance of its affairs.
(5) Four members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Acts 2023, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.24. Duties of the commission; Louisiana Music Trail programs

RS 56:1950.24 - Duties of the commission; Louisiana Music Trail programs
A. The Louisiana Music Trail Commission shall establish and administer the following Louisiana Music Trail programs:
(1) A tourism program that focuses on highlighting music stories and related dynamics on the designated music highways.
(2) A signage program that captures the stories, biographies, and points of interest in blues, rock and roll, country, zydeco, cajun, jazz, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, swamp pop, gospel, and other music types.
B. The office of cultural development and the office of tourism shall provide assistance to the commission in establishing and administering the programs.
C. The commission shall maintain information about federal and state grant opportunities to encourage the development of exhibits related to the musical heritage of the region.
D. The office of cultural development shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the Louisiana Music Trail programs created under this Section.
E. The commission may accept, receive, and use grants, monies, equipment, material, services, and immovable and movable property donated, bequeathed, or devised for any purpose relating to the activities of the commission and not expressly designated for any other agency.
Acts 2023, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.25. Biennial report

§1950.25 Biennial report
A. The Louisiana Music Trail Commission shall submit a report by December thirty-first of each even-numbered year to the governor and the legislature.
B. The report required by this Section shall include the following:
(1) The commission's goals for increasing the number of music routes and signage over the next biennium.
(2) The tourism marketing and promotion the commission will focus on over the next biennium.
(3) The qualified routes approved by the commission and added to the Louisiana Music Trail during the biennium for which the report is being made, including the following:
(a) The name of the political subdivision that applied for approval of the route.
(b) A description of the music history and significance of the route.
(c) The location of the route including the start and end points.
Acts 2023, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1950.26. Signage; official state map designation; official logo

RS 56:1950.26 - Signage; official state map designation; official logo
A. The Department of Transportation and Development or its contractors shall erect appropriate signage, in accordance with the manual on uniform traffic control devices, reflecting those highways or sections of highways designated pursuant to this Part as the Louisiana Music Trail if funds are received by the department equal to the department's actual costs for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of each sign.
B. The Department of Transportation and Development may identify all highways designated as the Louisiana Music Trail on any official state highway maps prepared and distributed by the department.
C. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism shall develop the official logo of the Louisiana Music Trail, and the logo shall be used as the logo to identify the routes designated as the Louisiana Music Trail. The logo shall be used on appropriate signage and official state highway maps to indicate those routes designated as the Louisiana Music Trail.
Acts 2023, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1951. Purpose

RS 56:1951 - Purpose
The purpose of this Chapter is to create the Louisiana Colonial Trails, which consists of those routes identified as the major routes used by settlers, travelers and European colonial powers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for travel to and across Louisiana and to designate those scenic highways which compose a modern tourist route paralleling the length of the Louisiana Colonial Trails.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 57, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1952. Definitions

RS 56:1952 - Definitions
Unless otherwise indicated herein, the terms used in this Chapter shall mean the following:
(1) "Louisiana Colonial Trails" means a system of trails or roads identified as the migration route of the Camino Real in the western part of the state from Natchitoches to the Texas border and the Harrisonburg Road from Natchitoches through east central Louisiana to the Mississippi River.
(2) "Scenic highway" means those designated modern day roads which parallel the colonial trail and is a route with significant scenic, historical, and recreational features by which tourists can travel across central Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 57, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1953. Louisiana Colonial Trails; requirements; designations

RS 56:1953 - Louisiana Colonial Trails; requirements; designations
A. The Louisiana Colonial Trails is hereby created and shall be composed of the following roads:
(1) El Camino Real
(2) The Texas Road (also called the San Antonio Road)
(3) Nolan's Trace
(4) Red River Stage Road
(5) Harrisonburg Road
(6) Thompson Ferry Road
(7) White Sulphur Springs Road
(8) Walker Ferry Road
(9) Hebrard Ferry Road
(10) Catahoula Lake Road
(11) The Doty Road
(12) Old Texas Road
B. In order to include a road or trail in the Louisiana Colonial Trails system, the road or trail shall be more than ten miles in length, documented by acceptable historical data, and identified on historical maps or by other means, as a route used by a substantial number of travelers during the years from 1803 until approximately 1850 to settle in Louisiana, Texas, and the West, branching from the Natchez Trace at Vidalia, Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 57, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1954. Scenic highways; purpose

RS 56:1954 - Scenic highways; purpose
The route composing the scenic highways which parallel the Louisiana Colonial Trail and which is to be used as a route for the enjoyment of tourists of the Louisiana Colonial Trails, extending from Mississippi to Texas shall consist of the following:
(1) Enter Louisiana on State Highway 6.
(2) Intersection of State Highway 6 with US 71/84, turn south on US 71.
(3) Intersection of US 71 with local paved road known as the Old Harrisonburg Road. Turn east.
(4) Intersection of Old Harrisonburg Road with State Highway 34. Turn northeast on State Highway 34.
(5) Intersection of State Highway with local, paved road. Turn southeast on paved road.
(6) Intersection with Old Harrisonburg Road a local road paved in parts running east-west. Turn east on Old Harrisonburg Road.
(7) Intersection of Old Harrisonburg Road with paved State Highway 1228, turn north.
(8) Intersection of State Highway 1228 with paved, local road, turn east.
(9) Cross the intersection with US 167 and continue on road which becomes paved State Highway 500 at this intersection. Continue east on State Highway 500.
(10) Intersection of State Highway 500 with State Highway 472, a two lane road extending north to State Highway 1230, turn north.
(11) Intersection of State Highway 472 with State Highway 1230. Turn east on State Highway 1230.
(12) When State Highway 1230 turns sharply to the south, continue east on road which becomes State Highway 3098. Continue east on 3098.
(13) Intersection of State Highway 3098 with State Highway 165. Turn south on State Highway 165.
(14) Intersection of State Highway 165 with State Highway 500. Turn east on State Highway 500.
(15) Merger of State Highway 500 with US 84. Continue east on US 84.
(16) Intersection with State Highway 8. Turn northeast and continue on State Highway 8.
(17) Intersection of State Highway 8 with State Highway 124, turn south.
(18) Intersection of State Highway 124 with US 84, turn east.
(19) Veer south on US 84/65, which becomes a divided, four lane highway between Ferriday and Vidalia.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 57, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2012. Violations and penalties; injunctive relief

RS 56:2012 - Violations and penalties; injunctive relief
A. Violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, or rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to this Chapter, shall constitute a class three violation with penalties as provided in R.S. 56:33, except that failure to possess a Class C license shall constitute a class one violation with penalties as provided in R.S. 56:31.
B.(1) In addition to the penalties provided in Subsection A of this Section, the commission may assess either or both of the following:
(a) A civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to this Chapter. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.
(b) Damages in an amount not to exceed the estimated fair market value of the fill sand or fill material dredged in violation of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission adopted pursuant to this Chapter.
(2) Penalties and damages may be assessed only by a resolution of the commission after notice to the licensee.
(3) Decisions of the commission may be appealed through an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
C. The secretary may institute civil proceedings enforcing the rulings of the commission or seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of the provisions of this Chapter, or of the rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to this Chapter, in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.
Acts 1986, No. 845, §1; Acts 2007, No. 454, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2013. Revocation of licenses

RS 56:2013 - Revocation of licenses
A. The department may revoke or suspend any license issued under the provisions of this Chapter upon a determination by the department that the holder of the license has violated the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission; however, the licensee shall be entitled to an appeal from his revocation or suspension through an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
B. The department shall notify each person whose license has been revoked or suspended, by certified mail, return receipt requested.
C. Each person whose license has been revoked or suspended shall return the license to the commission within fifteen days of the date on which the notice of revocation or suspension was received.
Acts 1986, No. 845, §1; Acts 2007, No. 454, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2014. Emergency cease and desist orders

RS 56:2014 - Emergency cease and desist orders
Upon a determination that any person, firm, or corporation is dredging fill sand or fill material without a valid license from the department, the secretary may issue an emergency cease and desist order. The issuance of such an emergency cease and desist order shall not be subject to the limitations and formalities relating to notice and hearings imposed with regard to adjudications under R.S. 49:950 et seq., but shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of law. The emergency cease and desist order shall remain in force until a hearing can be held concerning the situation which prompted the emergency order, but in no event shall such an emergency order remain in force longer than fifteen days.
Acts 1986, No. 845, §1; Acts 2007, No. 454, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2015. Mandamus to compel issuance of license

RS 56:2015 - Mandamus to compel issuance of license
Any person who is denied a license by the department may institute legal proceedings against the department in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. If the court finds that the license should have been issued, the court may issue a writ of mandamus to compel the department to issue the license.
Acts 1986, No. 845, §1; Acts 1993, No. 159, §1; Acts 2007, No. 454, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2023. Establishment of standards

RS 56:2023 - Establishment of standards
Artificial reefs and waters covered under this Chapter shall be sited, constructed, and subsequently maintained, monitored, and managed based upon the best scientific information available, and in a manner which shall:
(1) Enhance and conserve fishery and resources to the maximum extent practicable.
(2) Facilitate access and utilization by recreational and commercial user groups.
(3) Minimize conflicts among competing users of waters covered under this Chapter of the resources in such waters.
(4) Minimize environmental risk and risk to personal and public health and property.
(5) Be consistent with generally accepted principles of fishing law, the Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act, and not create any unreasonable obstructions to navigation.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2024. Terrebonne Parish Artificial Reef Development Commission

RS 56:2024 - Terrebonne Parish Artificial Reef Development Commission
A. The Terrebonne Parish Artificial Reef Development District, hereinafter called the "District", is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges and immunities granted to political subdivisions including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided. The district created pursuant hereto shall be established for the primary purpose of promoting, developing, maintaining, monitoring and enhancing the artificial reef potential in the waters covered under this Chapter.
B. Through its governing commission, it shall administer and enforce the program provided for in this Chapter and such commission may, on its own initiative, establish artificial reef sites after holding public hearings on any proposed reefs, and also to receive permit applications from any other person or agency for the purpose of establishing an artificial reef. The commission shall oversee maintenance and placement requirements of any artificial reefs established in the waters of Terrebonne Parish and develop all additional information needed to carry out the program. Prior to the establishment of any artificial reefs, on its own initiative as a result of a permit application to the commission, a public hearing shall be held.
C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Terrebonne Parish.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2025. Composition of commission

RS 56:2025 - Composition of commission
A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "commission", consisting of seven members selected as set out herein. Each member during his term of office shall be a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter residing within the limits of the district, and must be nominated by an association, club or non-profit corporation whose primary function relates to recreational fishing. The specific nominating entity shall be designated by a resolution of the Terrebonne Parish Council at the time that any nominations are required to be made for appointment.
B.(1) Six members shall be appointed by the Terrebonne Parish Council.
(2) One member shall be appointed by the Terrebonne Parish President.
C. Initial appointments shall be made for staggered terms as specified herein and at the termination of these initial terms of office, each term of office shall be for three years. The initial terms shall be as follows:
(1) Three members shall be appointed for one-year terms.
(2) Three members shall be appointed for two-year terms.
(3) One member, which shall be the member appointed by the Terrebonne Parish President, shall be appointed for a three-year term.
D. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission, occurring by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. In the event that the entity responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill a vacancy within thirty days of such vacancy, the commission shall appoint an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the appointing entity.
E. Any member of the commission may be removed by the entity that originally appointed him for cause.
F. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation. The commission may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties.
G. Elected officials are prohibited from serving on the commission.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2026. Commission; officers; meetings; reports

RS 56:2026 - Commission; officers; meetings; reports
A. The commission shall elect from its own members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the commission, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.
B. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
C. Meetings of the commission shall take place in a suitable location in the parish of Terrebonne.
D. The commission shall render annually to the governing authority of the parish of Terrebonne, within ninety days following the end of each calendar year, a report in triplicate of its activities, together with a financial report disclosing all receipts and disbursements of the commission.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2027. Powers of the commission

RS 56:2027 - Powers of the commission
A. The district, acting by and through its commission, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes, including but not limited to rights and powers set out in this Chapter:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3) To acquire by donation, grant, purchase, lease or otherwise, all property, including servitudes or rights of use; to hold and use any franchise or property, immovable or movable, corporeal or incorporeal, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district.
(4) To receive by grant, donation, or otherwise, any sum of money, or property, aid, or assistance from the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm, or corporation.
(5) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.
(6) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected ad valorem taxes as provided in this Chapter and as may be provided by general law.
(7) To require and issue licenses with respect to its properties and facilities.
(8) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and for services rendered by it.
(9) To mortgage properties constructed or acquired and to borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents or other advantages as security for such loans.
(10) To sell immovable property owned by the district after legal notice as provided by law for the judicial sale of immovable property.
(11) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.
(12) To contract, upon such terms as it may agree upon for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient in the conduct of its affairs.
(13) To utilize the services of the executive departments of the state upon mutually agreeable terms and conditions.
(14) To do any and all things necessary or proper for the government, regulation, development, and control of the business of the district.
(15) The district may receive funds from the owner or owners of any structure to be utilized as reef material in consideration of the district utilizing the structure.
B. The legislature may confer additional powers upon the district not inconsistent with the provisions hereof; provided that no such provisions shall impair any contract lawfully entered into by the district.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2029. Tax

RS 56:2029 - Tax
A. The commission may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property, provided that the amount, term and purpose of said tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting in a special election held for that purpose and the tax levy is approved by the Terrebonne Parish Council.
B. All funds derived under this Section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the district.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2031. Securities

RS 56:2031 - Securities
Bonds, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Chapter are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also be issued as short-term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2032. Exemption from taxation

RS 56:2032 - Exemption from taxation
The district and all properties at any time owned by the district and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Chapter and the interest or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of Louisiana.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2033. General compliances; enhancement

RS 56:2033 - General compliances; enhancement
A. No provision of this Chapter shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual officeholding and employment, public bidding for the purchase of supplies and materials and construction of public works, coastal use permits, the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Right to Property in Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Election Code.
B. The district shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts to, and establishing set-aside goals and preference procedures for the benefit of, businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons in accordance with any of the provisions of R.S. 38:2233 and of Chapter 19 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, entitled "Louisiana Minority Business Enterprise Act".
C. The district shall annually prepare a financial report which shall be presented to the legislative auditor pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The auditor shall thereafter publish his findings in the district's official journal. All expenses associated with this Section shall be borne by the district.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2034. Permitting of artificial reefs

RS 56:2034 - Permitting of artificial reefs
The commission is empowered to serve as permittee for artificial reefs and waters covered under this Chapter, provided such reefs are consistent with and established within the guidelines of this Chapter, state law, including, but not limited to, the Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act, and the National Fishing Enhancement Act.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2035. Liability

RS 56:2035 - Liability
The district, the commission, the parish of Terrebonne, and its agencies, and any insurer of these groups shall not:
(1) Be liable for damages caused by activities required to be undertaken under the terms and conditions of any state and/or federal laws or permits required for reef development.
(2) Any person or company who has transferred title of artificial reef construction materials to the district shall not be liable for damages arising from the use of such materials in an artificial reef, if such materials meet applicable requirements of the National Artificial Reef Plan published under Section 204 of the National Fishing Enhancement Act, and United States Department of Interior Regulations.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2036. Unplugged wells

RS 56:2036 - Unplugged wells
The district is prohibited from accepting any structures, rigs, platforms or any other construction over any wells not properly plugged and abandoned according to all rules and regulations of the state and federal government.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2037. Rules and regulations

RS 56:2037 - Rules and regulations
The commission will develop rules and regulations to promote and facilitate the purposes of this Chapter including lighting of any artificial reef, minimizing environmental risks and risks to personal public health and property and any other rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this Chapter and which are consistent with and subject to the Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act, R.S. 56:639.1 et seq.
Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3001. Recreational fishing licenses; fees

RS 56:3001 - Recreational fishing licenses; fees
A. Resident licenses:
(1) Hook and line license $5.00/year
(allows using a pole, hook and line, without a reel and without using artificial bait, dip nets, landing nets, minnow traps, crab nets, or crab lines)
(2) Basic fishing license $17.00/year
(includes all legal recreational freshwater gear)
(3) Saltwater fishing license $15.00/year
(includes all legal recreational saltwater gear)
(4) Charter three-day saltwater fishing license $20.00
(5) Charter three-day freshwater fishing license $10.00
B. Nonresident licenses:
(1) Basic fishing license $68.00/year
(includes all legal recreational freshwater gear)
(2) Saltwater fishing license $60.00/year
(includes all legal recreational saltwater gear)
(3) Five-day basic fishing $30.00
(includes all legal freshwater recreational gear)
(4) Five-day saltwater fishing $30.00
(includes all legal saltwater recreational gear)
(5) Charter boat three-day saltwater fishing license $20.00
(6) Charter boat three-day freshwater fishing license $10.00
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 229, §1, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3002. Recreational hunting licenses; fees

RS 56:3002 - Recreational hunting licenses; fees
A. Resident licenses:
(1) Basic hunting license $20.00/year
(2) Deer hunting license $15.00/year
(includes deer tags, archery and primitive privileges)
(3) Waterfowl license $12.00/year
(4) Turkey license (includes tags) $12.00/year
(5) Youth hunting license $5.00/year
(required for hunting deer, turkey, trapping, and youth lottery hunts)
B. Nonresident licenses:
(1) Basic hunting license $200.00/year
(2) Deer hunting license $100.00/year
(includes deer tags, archery and primitive privileges)
(3) Waterfowl hunting license $50.00/year
(4) Turkey hunting license (includes tags) $50.00/year
(5) Five-day basic hunting license $65.00
(6) Five-day deer hunting license $35.00
(7) Five-day waterfowl hunting license $35.00
(8) Five-day turkey hunting license $35.00
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 229, §1, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3003. Resident and nonresident WMA permits; fees

RS 56:3003 - Resident and nonresident WMA permits; fees
A. Basic WMA access permit $20.00/year
B. Five-day WMA access permit $5.00
C. WMA camping permit $7.00/day
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3004. Combination licenses (includes all hunting, fishing, and WMA access privileges); fees

RS 56:3004 - Combination licenses (includes all hunting, fishing, and WMA access privileges); fees
A. Resident licenses:
(1) Sportsman's Paradise$100.00/year
(2) Senior/Retired Military$20.00/year
(3) Disabled/Special Needs $4.00/year
B. Nonresident licenses:
(1) Sportsman's Paradise$400.00/year
(2) Five-Day Blast and Cast$120.00
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 229, §1, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3005. Lifetime licenses

RS 56:3005 - Lifetime licenses
A. Louisiana resident$500.00
B. Nonresident$4,000.00
C. Youth resident (any resident under the age of eighteen)$500.00
D. Senior (any resident sixty five years or older)$100.00
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3006. Violations

RS 56:3006 - Violations
Except as otherwise provided in this Title, hunting, fishing, or accessing WMAs without the license required by this Part shall constitute a Class II violation punishable under the provisions of R.S. 56:32.
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3007. Dedication of license revenue

RS 56:3007 - Dedication of license revenue
A. Except as otherwise provided, funds received from the sale of licenses issued under the provisions of this Part shall be deposited into the Conservation Fund.
B. All funds received from the sale of lifetime licenses shall be deposited as provided in R.S. 56:10.3.
C. An amount equal to seven dollars and fifty cents for each Charter Boat fishing license sold shall be deposited pursuant to R.S. 56:10(B)(1)(f).
D. An amount equal to seven dollars and fifty cents for each saltwater fishing license sold shall be deposited each year to the Saltwater Fish Research and Conservation Fund.
E. An amount equal to ten dollars from the sale of each waterfowl hunting license shall be deposited to the Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, and Print Fund.
F. An amount equal to the fees collected for each WMA access permit and daily camping permit shall be deposited into the Wildlife Habitat and Natural Heritage Trust as provided for in R.S. 56:1923 and shall be expended solely for land acquisition and for management and operations of wildlife refuges, management areas, and public hunting grounds.
G. An amount equal to seven dollars and fifty cents from the sale of each turkey hunting license shall be deposited to the Wild Turkey Fund.
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 100. Short title; citation of Code

LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S CODE
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Art. 100. Short title; citation of Code
This Code shall be known as the "Louisiana Children's Code" and may be officially cited: Ch.C.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 101. Preamble

Art. 101. Preamble
The people of Louisiana recognize the family as the most fundamental unit of human society; that preserving families is essential to a free society; that the relationship between parent and child is preeminent in establishing and maintaining the well-being of the child; that parents have the responsibility for providing the basic necessities of life as well as love and affection to their children; that parents have the paramount right to raise their children in accordance with their own values and traditions; that parents should make the decisions regarding where and with whom the child shall reside, the educational, moral, ethical, and religious training of the child, the medical, psychiatric, surgical, and preventive health care of the child, and the discipline of the child; that children owe to their parents respect, obedience, and affection; that the role of the state in the family is limited and should only be asserted when there is a serious threat to the family, the parents, or the child; and that extraordinary procedures established by law are meant to be used only when required by necessity, and then with due respect for the rights of the parents, the children, and the institution of the family, and only to the extent that such procedures are not prohibited by the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2015, No. 124, §1, eff. June 19, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 102. Purpose and construction

Art. 102. Purpose and construction
The provisions of this Code shall be liberally construed to the end that each child and parent coming within the jurisdiction of the court shall be accorded due process and that each child shall receive, preferably in his own home, the care, guidance, and control that will be conducive to his welfare. In those instances when he is removed from the control of his parents, the court shall secure for him care as nearly as possible equivalent to that which the parents should have given him. These Code provisions shall be construed to promote the stability of the family and to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in adjudication and administration, and the elimination of unjustifiable delay.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 103. General applicability

Art. 103. General applicability
Except as otherwise specified in any Title of this Code, the provisions of the Children's Code shall be applicable in all juvenile court proceedings, and only to such proceedings.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 103.1. Applicability of Indian Child Welfare Act

Art. 103.1. Applicability of Indian Child Welfare Act
A. The provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder supersede the Children's Code whenever the outcome of an involuntary or voluntary proceeding may result in the removal of an Indian child from a parent under circumstances in which the parent cannot have the child returned upon demand.
B. Child custody proceedings to which the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder apply include the following:
(1) A child in need of care proceeding.
(2) A certification for adoption proceeding.
(3) A family in need of services proceeding.
(4) A transfer of custody, a surrender for adoption, and any other voluntary proceeding.
Acts 2018, No. 296, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 104. Applicability of Code of Criminal Procedure; Code of Civil Procedure

Art. 104. Applicability of Code of Criminal Procedure; Code of Civil Procedure
Where procedures are not provided in this Code, or otherwise by law, the court shall proceed in accordance with:
(1) The Code of Criminal Procedure in a delinquency proceeding and in a criminal trial of an adult.
(2) The Code of Civil Procedure in all other matters.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Children's Code › Art. 105. Applicability of Code of Evidence

Art. 105. Applicability of Code of Evidence
Except as otherwise specially provided by this Code, the rules of evidence applicable to juvenile adjudication hearings in nondelinquency proceedings are those provisions of the Louisiana Code of Evidence applicable to civil cases. The rules of evidence applicable to delinquency proceedings and criminal trials of adults are those provisions of the Louisiana Code of Evidence applicable to criminal cases.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992.