Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Company or its named affiliates listed on Schedule I shall file an annual project property report (APPR) with LED on or before March 31 of each calendar year (or before October 31 for assets located in Orleans Parish) following Board approval of the project application and sha…

A. Application for renewal of the exemption must be filed with LED through its online Fastlane portal within the final year of the initial contract term but prior to expiration of the initial contract. A renewal fee shall be filed with the renewal application, in accordance with …

A. The board reserves the right, on its own initiative or upon written complaint of an alleged violation of terms of tax exemption rules or documents, to conduct an inspection. During the inspection, LED may cause to be made a full investigation on behalf of the board and shall h…

A. LED shall be notified in writing on or before December 31 of any proposed amendments to company’s ITEP contract. 1. ITEP Contract amendments that do not require Board approval include: a. A physical change of the manufacturing location occurring in the same Parish. i. A physic…

A. In the event a named contract holder should sell or otherwise dispose of all property covered by a contract of exemption, to an unrelated third party, the purchaser of the said plant or property may, within three months of the date of such act of sale, apply to the board for a…

A. The applicant shall file annually with the appropriate taxing authority of the parish in which the manufacturing establishment is located, a complete taxpayer’s report on forms approved by the Tax Commission, in order that the exempted property may be separately listed on the …

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

B. Any member desiring to resign from the board shall submit his/her resignation, in writing by registered mail, to The Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Inc., with a copy addressed to the chairperson of the board. The effective date of resignatio…

A. The objective of this board is to provide a system for the selection of professional services rendered by landscape architects, 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 stated in

A. The officers of this board shall be a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed in §503 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 last Wednesday of January and July 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 the written request of a minimum of…

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 adop…

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 the proposed amendment has been submitted, in writing, at the previous regular or special meeting, and i…

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 sev…

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. Standards established in Official United States Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Quality Service (CFR, Title 7, Chapter XXVIII, Pt. 2853, Sec. 2853.102-2853.107) shall apply to all Louisiana grades of beef. B. Standards esta…

A. The examination, acceptance and certification of meat, prepared meat, meat food products, and edible meat by-products shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat Grading Requirements. B. Packaging, packing, closure, sealing, and marking requirements for Lou…

A. All beef products shall be certified in accordance with the standards established in Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications for Fresh Beef, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock Division. B. All lamb and mutton products shall be certifie…

A. Products prepared for delivery under a purchase order shall not be offered to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Meat Grading and Certification Program, for examination, acceptance and certification more than 72 hours before shipment.

A. Waivers and amendments to specification requirements may be made only with concurrence of purchaser and contractor. B. A written statement of the precise nature of the changes in the specifications must be provided to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture meat grader prior t…

A. Final acceptance of the product will be the responsibility of the purchaser (consignee). B. Products may be rejected for the following reasons: 1. no certification affixed; 2. obvious deviations from specification requirements, without appropriate written notice of changes in …

A. Contractors furnishing products under these regulations must furnish such assistance as may be necessary to expedite the grading, examination, and acceptance of products. B. Contractors desiring grading/certification services must notify the Department of Agriculture and Fores…

A. The intent of the Mentor-Protégé Tax Credit Program Act of 2007 (Act 356 of 2007; R.S. 47:6026 the provisions of which shall hereinafter be referred to as "Act 356") is to facilitate the growth and stability of Louisiana's economy by fostering the overall enhancement and devel…

A. The Mentor/Protégé Program will be open to participation by any business entity, large or small, which meets the criteria for participation as outlined below. 1. Mentor Firms: a. committed and able to provide professional guidance and support to its protégés to facilitate thei…

A. The mentor-protégé agreement is a written agreement between the mentor and protégé, and approved by the Department of Economic Development. B. The mentor/protégé agreement, signed by the respective firms, shall be submitted to the Department of Economic Development for approva…

A. The Secretary of the Department of Economic Development, or his designee, will designate and may change from time to time, one or more persons on his staff to act as the department's project representative or as the "mentor-protégé agreement monitor" for each mentor-protégé ag…

A. The following mentor-protégé tax credit rules shall be applicable to mentors who enter into a mentor-protégé agreement. 1. The mentor may earn and apply for and, if qualified, be granted a refundable credit on any income or corporation franchise tax liability owed to the state…

A. Termination for Cause. The state may terminate the mentor-protégé agreement for cause based upon the failure of the mentor or protégé to comply with the terms and/or conditions of the agreement, provided that the state shall give the mentor or protégé written notice specifying…

A. This rule is enacted pursuant to the Louisiana Savings Bank Act of 1990. Except as the commissioner may otherwise determine, the provisions of this rule shall exclusively govern the reorganization of Louisiana state-chartered mutual savings banks into mutual holding companies …

A. For purposes of this rule, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in §303 of the Savings Bank Conversions Rule: 1. acting in concert; 2. affiliate; associate; 3. commissioner; 4. control; 5. person; 6. proxy; 7. stock; 8. tax-qualified employee stock benefit pla…

A. Approvals Required. Prior to reorganizing into a mutual holding company, a savings bank shall do all of the following: 1. obtain approval of a reorganization plan by a majority of the board of directors of the reorganizing savings bank and any acquires savings bank; 2. file th…

A. Basic Standards. The commissioner may disapprove an application for a mutual holding company reorganization on one or more of the following grounds. 1. Disapproval is necessary to prevent unsafe or unsound practices, or to otherwise maintain a sound financial system. 2. The re…

A. Depositors of Involved Savings Banks. The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a mutual holding company must: 1. confer upon existing and future depositors of the resulting savings bank the same membership rights in the mutual holding company as were conferred upon depositor…

A. Each reorganization plan shall contain a complete description of all significant terms of the proposed reorganization, and shall include or provide all of the following: 1. any stock issuance plan proposed in connection with the reorganization plan; 2. an opinion of counsel or…

A. Approval Required 1. No savings bank subsidiary of a mutual holding company, including a resulting or acquires savings bank, may issue stock to persons other than its mutual holding company parent without the prior written approval of the commissioner. 2. The commissioner may …

A. The stock issuance plan, proxy and/or offering materials must contain thorough disclosures of all material facts, and particularly as to all benefits which may be obtained by any person in the transaction at issue. Benefits to officers, directors, their associates, employees a…

A. Permitted Activities. A mutual holding company may, with the approval of its board of directors and/or members or shareholders as required by its articles and bylaws, and by state law: 1. invest in or acquire control of a stock savings bank, a savings association or their hold…

A. Reports of Mutual Holding Companies. Each mutual holding company shall furnish, in the manner and form prescribed by the commissioner, an annual report of its operations for the fiscal year in which it becomes a mutual holding company, and for each fiscal year during which it …

A. Conversion. A mutual holding company may convert from mutual to stock form in accordance with a plan of conversion approved by the commissioner pursuant to the procedures for conversion of a mutual savings bank under the conversion rule. B. Voluntary Liquidation. The provision…

A. The commissioner may adopt internal policies relative to the procedural requirements for filing an application for reorganization pursuant to this rule.