Louisiana Administrative Code

Alternate Payee—the participant’s spouse (or former spouse, child, or other dependent) who is entitled to receive some or all of the fund’s benefit payments with respect to the participant under the terms of the QDRO. The same QDRO may identify more than one alternate payee, and …

A. Whenever any words are used in these regulations in the masculine gender, they shall also be construed to include the feminine gender in all situations where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used in the singular, they shall also be construed to include the plura…

A. As used in this Subchapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings. Act―the Louisiana Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Control Act. Administrative Decision―the final action, decision, order, or disposition by (the supervisor) or chairman of …

A. Commission rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. B. Any rule or regulation proposed by the division shall be submitted to the commission for approval. The commission shall reject any rule or regulation which it finds unacceptable, or w…

A. Nothing contained in these regulations shall be so construed as to conflict with any provision of the Act or any other applicable statute. If any provision of any rule or regulation is held invalid by any state or federal court in Louisiana, such provision shall be deemed seve…

A. The terms defined in the Act have the same meaning in these rules as they have in the Act, unless the context otherwise requires. Captions appearing at the beginning of the rule are descriptive only, are for convenient reference to the rule and in no way define, limit or descr…

A. The commission hereby delegates to the chairman the authority to issue rulings on meeting scheduling, procedural and evidentiary matters and other matters as provided in these rules that may be presented to the commission during the course of conducting a meeting or hearing or…

A. The chairman may, at his discretion, appoint advisory panels to study and report to the commission on any matter appropriate to the commission's administration of the Act and these rules.

A. The decision of the commission concerning its review of an administrative decision may be appealed as other decisions by the commission are appealed.

A. The commission shall make an annual report to the president of the Senate, speaker of the House, the chairmen of the committees having legislative oversight and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget concerning riverboat gaming operations and activities and shall includ…

A. All memoranda setting forth fiscal policy and procedures issued by the Commissioner of the Division of Administration shall be compiled in manual form, with copies provided to each state agency. Copies shall be maintained by the agency head and by the chief fiscal officer for …

A. All fees collected shall be deposited in the fund or disbursed from the fund as provided in R.S. 48:105.1 and in the following rules. B. All monies deposited in the fund in compliance with the statute shall be used to defray the expenses associated with workforce development a…

A. Governmental attendees shall be charged the actual cost of the program attended. B. Non-governmental attendees may be charged the actual cost of the program plus up to a 66 percent surcharge.

A. Purpose: 1. to establish an effective and efficient mechanism for fulfilling the provisions of R.S. 39:1533(A), 40:1665, 40:1665.3, 40:1665.2(B), and 40:1665.1; 2. to govern the submission, evaluation and determination of claims submitted pursuant to R.S. 40:1665.3, 40:1665.2,…

Board—the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen’s Survivor Benefit Review Board. Child—as defined in R.S. 40:1665.3(C)(2). Fireman—as defined in R.S. 40:1665(B). Law Enforcement Officer—as defined in R.S. 40:1665.2(B). Line of Duty—shall include: 1. for law enforcement, any activi…

A. The board’s official domicile will be located in Baton Rouge. All claims hearings, presentations, etc. will be held in the board’s official domicile. Claimant expenses related to claim preparation and presentation are not allowable for reimbursement. Board members serve on a g…

A. All claims shall be submitted to the chairman of Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen’s Survivor Benefit Review Board through the Department of Justice, Attorney General. B. All claim requests must include the following documentation: 1. notarized affidavit for decedent’s date…

A. Upon receipt of a claim, the chairman will schedule the claim for board hearing within 60 days after all required documentation is received. Each claim shall be assigned a sequential number claim code which shall be utilized for official references. B. The chairman shall notif…

A. Claimant may appeal within 60 days of being advised of the board’s decision. B. This appeal shall be filed in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.

A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Part of the sanitary code and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows. Abate―to remove, isolate, cover with permanently affixe…

A. Lead contamination shall be considered a health hazard to children or other persons, if said lead contamination exists in or about a dwelling, dwelling unit, household, or other premises which, in the judgment of the state health officer, children or other persons visit with s…

A. All day care facilities or institutions in which children or other persons commonly reside or are cared for shall be maintained free of lead contamination.

A. When the state health officer is informed of a case of lead poisoning, he shall cause to have inspected the dwelling in which the person with lead poisoning resides, or has recently resided, if the occupants of such dwelling consent, after reasonable notice, to such inspection…

A. When lead contamination is found in a dwelling, the following actions shall be taken. 1. [formerly paragraph 4:006-1] The inspection findings shall be reported in writing immediately to the parent or guardian, owner and/or operator of the building, all affected tenants, the pe…

A. Lead contamination identified as a result of the aforementioned inspection shall not be considered abated until verified by a reinspection authorized by the state health officer.

A. Executive Order MJF 97-19, dated January 1, 1997, authorizes the name of the program to be the Louisiana Federal Property Assistance Program, a unit of the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency, a section of the Division of Administration in the Executive Branch of the Office o…

A. The ancillary budget identifies the revolving fund of the program which is used as the means of financing for the program's operations.

A. In accordance with R.S. 49:953(C)(1), any interested person may petition an agency to adopt a new rule, or to amend or repeal an existing rule. B. To petition an agency within the Division of Administration for changes to the agency’s current rules, or for the adoption of new …

A. Upon receipt, a rulemaking petition shall be forwarded to the promulgating agency for review. B. Within 90 days of receipt of the rulemaking petition, the agency shall either: 1. initiate rulemaking procedures to adopt a new rule, or to amend or repeal an existing rule; or 2. …

A. Section 3101(A) of Louisiana Act 444 of 1972, as amended by Act 358 of 1974 (hereinafter called the "Act"), states that one of its objects and purposes is to "license, regulate, (and) supervise offshore terminal facilities within the jurisdiction" of the authority in order to …

A. These rules and regulations shall be applicable to offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the jurisdiction of the authority. B. The rules and regulations adopted by the authority on September 30, 1975 as amended by the authority on the third day of August, 19…

A. As used in these rules: Act―Act 444 of 1972, as amended by Act 358 of 1974 (R.S. 34:3101 et seq.), which established the Offshore Terminal Authority, and any amendments thereto. Administrative Costs― a. the wages and salaries of the authority's staff and employees; b. the engi…

A. General. No person shall construct or operate, or cause to be constructed or operated, offshore terminal facilities within the jurisdiction of the authority without first filing an application and obtaining a license from the authority pursuant to the provisions of these rules…

A. General Procedure 1. Thirty copies of an application shall be filed with the executive director of the authority. 2. After the filing of an application, the executive director shall determine as promptly as reasonably possible, whether or not such application contains all of t…

A. Issuance of a License 1. No license shall issue authorizing unconditionally the construction or operation of offshore terminal facilities within the authority's jurisdiction unless the applicant has obtained the environmental approvals required by the Environmental Protection …

A. Any person who files an application with the authority shall reimburse the authority, in accordance with these rules and regulations, for all costs incurred by or on behalf of the authority in processing any such application. B. Any person who files an application with the aut…

A. The authority shall periodically make a determination of the amount of all costs incurred by or on behalf of the authority in processing the application. B. The authority shall assess, as application processing fees, all such costs against the person or persons whose applicati…

A. The authority may impose on a licensee reasonable compensation fees for the use of any offshore terminal facilities and directly related land based facilities subject to the authority's jurisdiction as compensation for the administrative and environmental costs of the authorit…

A. Compensation Fees for Administrative Costs 1. Prior to the commencement of each fiscal year, the authority shall determine, to the fullest extent practicable, the total amount of administrative costs to be incurred by the authority during such fiscal year which it intends to r…

A. The authority shall coordinate, consult and cooperate with any federal or state agencies, or political subdivisions of the state, having an interest in the construction and operation of offshore terminal facilities for dry bulk cargoes within the authority's jurisdiction.

A. Whenever enforcement of any provision of these rules and regulations is warranted, the authority may initiate and pursue appropriate administrative procedures and may issue such orders and decrees as may be necessary and authorized by the authority's general rules and regulati…

A. The Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) wishes to stimulate the flow of private capital, medium to long-term loans, lines of credit loans, loan guaranties, loan participations and other financial assistance for the sound financing of the development, expansion, a…

Board⎯Board of Directors of Louisiana Economic Development Corporation. Borrower⎯also referred to herein as the applicant/borrower or customer/borrower; the business person or entity borrowing and accepting the loaned funds from the lender. Corporation⎯Louisiana Economic Developm…

A. Any applicant/borrower(s) applying for either a loan guarantee, line of credit guarantee, or loan participation will be required first to contact a financial lending institution (a bank or other commercial lending entity) that is willing to entertain, originate, process and se…

A. In connection with the business purpose for the requested loan: for loans up to and not to exceed $100,000, applicant/borrower shall create in this state at least one or shall retain in this state at least one permanent full-time job; and for loans in excess of $100,000, appli…

A. The Louisiana Economic Development Corporation will be guided by the following general principles in approving loan guaranties, line of credit guaranties, or loan participations. 1. The corporation shall confirm that the financial institution lender has sufficient commercial l…

A. Guaranty Agreement 1. The lending institution shall conduct all of the customer/borrower interaction, and shall be responsible for the proper administration and monitoring of the loan or line of credit, including monthly invoicing, collections, and loan workouts, and the prope…

A. Confidential information in the files of the corporation and its accounts acquired in the course of its duty is to be used solely for the corporation. The corporation is not obliged to give out any credit rating or confidential information regarding the applicant/borrower (see…

A. No member of the corporation, employee thereof, or employee of the Department of Economic Development, or members of their immediate families shall either directly or indirectly be a party to or be in any manner interested in any contract or agreement with the corporation for …

A. The Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), or the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, also known as Louisiana Economic Development (LED), as the administrator of this program for LEDC, may make, create, or issue from time to time Guidelines interpreting, …