Louisiana Administrative Code

A. For purposes of this rule the following definitions shall apply. Advertisement―includes statements and representations contained on any label, tag, or sign attached to, printed on, or accompanying merchandise offered for sale or printed in a catalog or any other sales literatu…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to make a price comparison or claim a savings as to any merchandise offered for sale unless the seller clearly and conspicuously discloses the basis for or source of the price comparison or savings claim. However, a seller may mak…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to compare the seller's current price with the seller's former price for any merchandise unless: 1. the former price is a price at which a substantial number of sales were made by the seller during the three months immediately pre…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to make an introductory offer or to compare its current price for merchandise with the price at which the merchandise will be offered in the future, unless: 1. the future price takes effect within a reasonable time after the intro…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to state or imply that any merchandise is being offered for sale at a range of prices, or at a range of percentage or fractional discounts, unless the highest price or the lowest discount in the range is clearly and conspicuously …

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to make a price comparison or to claim a savings, expressed or implied, from a list price or term of similar meaning, unless: 1. the list price does not exceed the highest price at which substantial sales of the merchandise have b…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to compare the seller's price with a price currently being offered by another seller for merchandise unless the merchandise is comparable merchandise and the comparative price is at or below the price at which the comparable merch…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice to use the word free, or words of similar meaning, or to represent bargain offers, including "Buy One―Get One Free", merchandise to be given to a customer who purchases other merchandise, if the seller recovers, in whole or in part, the cost o…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to use terms such as "sale", "sale prices", "now only $ ____", or other words and phrases that imply a price savings unless the price of the merchandise is reduced by a reasonable amount from the former price of the merchandise. I…

A. It is a deceptive act or practice for a seller to use the term wholesale or words of similar meaning in connection with any merchandise offered for sale at retail. B. Wholesale means "to sell in quantity for resale." Thus, "wholesale prices" are the prices at which goods are s…

A. Within 21 days after receipt of a written request from the attorney general, persons making price comparisons shall submit a report in writing setting forth substantiating information upon which the price comparison was based. The attorney general, for cause shown, may grant a…

A. Whoever fails to comply with any Section of this rule violates Louisiana Revised Statute 51:1405(A), which prohibits inter alia, unfair and deceptive acts and practices in trade and commerce.

A. All rules and regulations or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

A. Each public body shall include an email address, for receiving requests for a disability based accommodation, within the notice and agenda for the meeting. B. Each public body shall email the notice and agenda including the public link and email address for requests for ADA re…

A. Written public comments may be submitted electronically either prior to the meeting or during any meeting via electronic means. B. Oral public comments may be made by members of the public during the meeting.

A. The public body shall post a link on its website where documents related to the meeting may be accessed by members of the public.

A. All members of the body shall be provided all reasonable accommodations necessary for him or her to participate in the meeting in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., or current law. 1. The ADA accommodation(s) granted to a member of a public body shall be valid for the duratio…

A. The public body shall count all members of the public body attending the meeting via teleconference or videoconference for purposes of achieving a quorum, if the member(s) in attendance is/are in compliance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., or current law. B. If any member of the publi…

A. If a member of a public body is participating via videoconference in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., or current law, he or she shall be visible to cast a vote. B. If a member of a public body cannot be visible at the time a vote is taken and is participating via videoconfe…

A. Each public body may develop and implement policies and procedures that are consistent with these regulations for members of a public body participating via teleconference or videoconference in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq., or current law.

A. Purpose. The SEBD Program will coordinate technical, managerial, and indirect financial assistance through internal and external resources to assist certified small and emerging businesses in becoming competitive in the market place. B. Developmental Steps 1. The certified SEB…

Agency―any one of the 20 major departments of state government or any subdivision thereof. Automated Clearing House (ACH)―the network, operated by the Federal Reserve Bank, which establishes procedures and guidelines regarding electronic transfer of funds. Compensation―any form o…

A. Beginning July 1, 2002, all employees paid through the ISIS Human Resource System are required to receive wage and compensation payments via direct deposit through the Automated Clearing House (ACH). Employees must complete an approved direct deposit enrollment authorization f…

A. Direct deposit of employee pay cannot be set up to go to a third party's account. This includes any account where the employee is not named on the account. Exceptions may be made by the employing agency for deposits to a dependent's account or to the account of a parent/guardi…

A. Direct deposit of pay must be considered a condition of employment, and agencies shall not submit job offers to prospective employees who are not willing to receive their wage and compensation payments via direct deposit.

A. Employees may request a waiver of the requirement for direct deposit by completing and submitting to the employee administration office of the employing agency a request for direct deposit waiver on an approved waiver form. The approved form can be obtained from the employee a…

A. Wage and compensation payments will be placed in a holding account until such time that employee completes an approved direct deposit enrollment authorization form and forwards said form to the employee administration office of the employing agency.

A. Departments/Agencies are responsible for incorporating within the hiring process notification of direct deposit as a condition of employment, enforcing compliance with this rule, reviewing and approving/denying employee requests for waivers, forwarding approved waivers to the …

A. The following acts shall be considered as violations under the Seed Law or this Part: 1. selling, distributing, or offering or handling for sale any agricultural or vegetable seed without registering with the commissioner as a seed dealer or maintaining a seed dealer’s license…

A. The name of this board is the "Louisiana Engineers Selection Board," hereinafter referred to as "board," and its domicile shall be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

B. Any member desiring to resign from the board shall submit his/her resignation, in writing by registered mail, to the American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana (formerly Consulting Engineers Council of Louisiana, Inc.) and the Louisiana Engineering Society, with a …

A. The objective of this board is to provide a system for the selection of professional services rendered by engineers, licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana, that is impartial, equitable, and in the best public interest of the citizens of Louisiana.

A. The board shall be composed of six members, appointed or elected, serving terms in accordance with the provisions of the authority set forth in

A. The officers of this board shall be a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed in §303 and by these rules. B. The chairperson shall: 1. be the presiding officer at meetings of the board; 2. have the authority to order a special mee…

A. The office of secretary shall be furnished to the board by the Office of Facility Planning and Control, subject to approval by the board. B. The secretary shall: 1. be under the general supervision of the board; 2. give notice of all meetings of the board and its committees to…

A. A regular meeting of the board shall be held on the second Wednesday in the months of January, April, July, and October of each year unless such meeting is waived by the chairperson as unnecessary. B. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or shall be called upon th…

A. Committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the chairperson of the board, as he/she shall deem necessary to carry on the work of the board.

A. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the board in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these rules of organization and any special rules of order that the board may adopt…

A. Only the votes of members present at the meeting shall be counted in the board's official actions. Proxy votes on behalf of elected members are not allowed.

A. These rules of organization may be amended at any regular or special called meeting of the board by an affirmative vote of a simple majority of the attending board, provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted, in writing, at the previous regular or special meeting,…

A. Upon being advised by the Office of Facility Planning and Control, that an agency intends to contract for professional services, the chairperson shall request the official advertisement to be published by the Office of Facility Planning and Control. There shall be a minimum se…

A. No member of the board shall communicate in any manner concerning a project application with any representative of an applicant firm or anyone communicating on behalf of an applicant firm. This restriction shall apply from the time advertisement of a project begins until the o…

A. Any applicant (proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or joint venture of any of these) meeting the requirements of R.S. 38:2310 et seq., may submit an application for selection consideration for a particular project upon which official advertisement has been published. The…

A. After the deadline for applications, the Office of Facility Planning and Control shall forward copies of the applications, together with any available description of the job, to the board members. B. The selection procedure shall be as follows. 1. The user agency shall present…

A. The interview procedures of the board are as follows: 1. The user agency notifies the Office of Facility Planning and Control, or the Office of Facility Planning and Control may determine on its own that the proposed project is of a special nature and should be considered unde…

A. The emergency procedures of the board are as follows: 1. The Office of Facility Planning and Control receives the notification of emergency from the user agency. 2. The Office of Facility Planning and Control may, after a review of the user agency’s notification of emergency, …

A. Any person may obtain information concerning the board, its rules, regulations, and procedures from the board's secretary at the Office of Facility Planning and Control, P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. Requests for information shall be made in writing. There may be a no…

A. If any provision or item of these rules or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items, or applications of these rules that can be given effect without the invalidated provision, item, or application, and to this end, the i…

A. The Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program is hereby established. B. The Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program provides loans, grants, or a combination thereof to agricultural producers or agribusinesses for the purpose of aiding in the recovery from the 200…

A. An agricultural producer experiencing a 2008 storm related loss shall be eligible to receive money from the Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program upon meeting the following requirements: 1. the farm upon which a loss occurred must be located in Louisiana; 2. active a…