Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The purpose of these guidelines is to effectuate an equitable distribution of state funds to the 41 judicial district indigent defender boards based on articulated, quantifiable, and verifiable criteria and improve the delivery of defense services to the poor within the author…

A. For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions shall apply. Appellate Case―a criminal proceeding in which a review as of right is exercised by or on behalf of an individual seeking judicial redress of a final judgment in accordance with Const. Art. I, Sec. 19 (1974),…

A. The purpose of the Louisiana Sentencing Guidelines, hereinafter referred to as guidelines, is to recommend a uniform sanctioning policy which is consistent, proportional, and fair for use by the Louisiana judiciary in felony cases in which the sentencing court must determine t…

A. Sentences should be based primarily on the offense of conviction and the offender's prior criminal history. Therefore, those two factors determine the designated sentence range established under the guidelines. B. The determination of the seriousness of the offense of convicti…

A. Goal. It is the goal of LED to procure goods and services in a manner that is open, fair, encourages competition, and affords vendors equal opportunities to compete. B. Purpose. The purpose of this LED Procurement Code is to establish parameters of a procurement program design…

A. Applicability. This LED Procurement Code applies to the acquisition by the LED of all goods and services paid with public funds, and shall be used in place of the Louisiana Procurement Code, R.S. 39:1551-1755 and the procurement authority of the chief information officer and O…

Chief Procurement Officer—the secretary of LED, or their designee, will designate and may change from time to time, one LED staff person to act as LED’s Chief Procurement Officer. Commissioner—the Commissioner of Administration (COA), the head executive of the Division of Adminis…

A. Qualified products listings and the evaluation of materials for these lists are administered by the traffic services section and the materials section within the Department of Transportation and Development. B. Qualified products listings are basically developed for those mate…

Agricultural Operation—the commercial production, storage, or processing of any agronomic, floricultural, horticultural, vitacultural, silvicultural, or aquacultural crop or product. Agricultural Crossing—a private road, street, lane, or path by which vehicles or equipment used i…

A. The commissioner may order a railroad corporation to keep a private crossing open or to immediately restore and keep in good repair a private crossing closed by the railroad corporation upon written request by a person eligible to make such a request if the commissioner determ…

A. No person may make a request for an order to keep a private crossing open or to reopen a private crossing unless the person owns, leases, or otherwise has legal use or possession of land that is split by a railway or has no other practical access to that person’s private rural…

A. The written request shall be made to the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, 5825 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 and shall be signed by the person submitting the request. The request shall include the following information: 1. the name, physical address, mailin…

A. Upon receipt of a written request for an order to stop the closure of a private crossing or to reopen the crossing, the commissioner shall provide the appropriate railroad corporation with a copy of the request. B. The railroad corporation shall have 30 calendar days from the …

A. The commissioner’s order granting or denying the request shall be in writing and shall be provided to the person making the request and the railroad corporation by certified U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, or by a commercial courier that provides a delivery receipt. B. An…

A. The Refugee Medical Assistance Program (RMA) provides medical assistance to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements and conditions set forth in 45 CFR part 400 subpart G. B. Refugee medical assistance is available to all individuals with the immigration status of ref…

A. Individuals may qualify for the RMA program if they meet the following requirements: 1. has an immigration status recognized by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) through policy or federal notice that qualifies for resettlement assistance; 2. has income and resources tha…

A. Recipients of RMA are eligible to receive the full range of Medicaid covered services.

A. The RMA eligibility period shall be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 400.211.

A. RMA benefits shall terminate upon the earliest of the following: 1. the individual’s eligibility period expires; 2. the individual enrolls in Medicaid or SCHIP; 3. termination of ORR eligible immigration status; or 4. relocation from the state of Louisiana.

A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in Part XXVII of the sanitary code and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows. Ashes―include the solid residue resulting from the com…

A. No owner or lessee of any public or private property or premises nor agent of such owner or lessee shall permit garbage to accumulate upon the property or premises except in tightly covered containers constructed of such material and in such a manner as to be strong, watertigh…

A. No garbage, either cooked or raw, shall be disposed of by feeding said garbage to swine.

A. Animal offal and the carcasses of animals shall be buried or cremated or shall be cooked (rendered) at minimum temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit, which temperature shall be maintained for at least 30 minutes. The apparatus and method or methods used in rendering shall be a…

A. Every owner, lessee, manager (or other agent of an owner or lessee) of any stable, barn, stall, or any other establishment in the built-up part of any community, in which horses, cattle, dogs, fowl, or any other animals are quartered or in which stable refuse may accumulate sh…

A. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works revised the rules, regulations and standards for water well registration, construction, plugging and abandonment, installation of control devises on free flowing wells and licensing of water wel…

A. The purpose of the rules, regulations and procedures for registering water wells and holes, stated herein, is to ensure that water wells and holes are properly constructed; to collect, catalog and store water well construction and drilling data; and to gather data on water res…

A. The contractor who drills or constructs a well or hole on or after November 1, 1985 shall be responsible for registering that well or hole by submitting to the department a completed water well registration Form within 30 calendar days after completing such well or hole. Regis…

A. Because many water wells have already been inventoried by the department, the procedures for registering wells completed prior to November 1, 1985 are dependent on whether or not the wells have been inventoried and their records are available to the department. B. Registration…

A. Information obtained from registration forms will be available to all persons upon request. The well data will be coded and entered into the department's computerized data file and will be integrated with water well data systems operated by other governmental agencies and rese…

A. Provisions addressing enforcement of this Chapter appear in R.S. 38:3096, as follows. 1. Whoever knowingly and willingly violates a provision of this Chapter, or a rule, regulation or order of the director or a board hereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more t…

A. Glossary of Terms. Letter in parentheses is the number of the reference found in §115 which is the source of the definition. Abandoned Well―a well is considered to be abandoned if: a. its use has been permanently discontinued; b. its pumping equipment has been permanently remo…

A. Campbell, M. D. and Lehr, H., Jr., 1973, Water Well Technology. McGraw-Hill, New, N. Y. B. Gary, M.; McAfee, R., Jr. and Wolf, C. L., editors, 1972 Glossary of Geology, American Geological Institute, Washington, D.C. C. Gibson, U. P. and Singer, R. D., 1971, Water Well Manual.…

A. The Water Well Registration Long Form (DNR-GW-1) and detailed instructions for properly completing and distributing the form are available by contacting department staff at (225) 342-8244 or by accessing the department’s website at www.dnr.louisiana.gov/gwater. A copy is to be…

A. The Water Well Registration Short Form (DNR-GW-1S) and detailed instructions for properly completing and distributing the form are available by contacting department staff at (225) 342-8244 or by accessing the department’s website at www.dnr.louisiana.gov/gwater. A copy is to …

A. The Department of State operates a statewide voter registration computer system for the registration of voters throughout the state, the Elections and Registration Information Network, commonly referred to as "ERIN". B. The Secretary of State shall provide all registrars of vo…

A. A proceeding for the removal of a registrar shall be commenced by the state board of election supervisors upon the receipt of a resolution from a parish governing authority which includes the following information: 1. accusations of willful misconduct relating to the registrar…

A. The Department of State generates voter registration lists through ERIN and establishes guidelines that shall be provided to the registrars of voters for the sale of voter registration lists to the general public. B. Voter registration lists can either be requested through the…

A. The secretary of state hereby designates the director of registration in the Department of State to conduct the annual evaluation of each parish registrar of voters by reviewing the completed evaluation and data submitted by each registrar of voters. The evaluation will consid…

A. The parish registrar of voters shall perform the annual evaluation of the chief deputy and confidential assistant. B. Annually, the criteria and procedure for the merit evaluation shall be determined by the Registrar of Voters Association. The association shall prepare written…

A. The Commissioner of Elections shall submit a formal notification to the Professional Review Committee of the Louisiana Registrar of Voters Association of any registrar of voters who does not perform a mandated duty as defined by the annual performance evaluation form. B. If th…

A. Annually, the Secretary of State shall provide each parish registrar of voters with an expenditure summary report for all expenses paid by the state on behalf of each registrar of voters. The report shall be mailed out by the department no later than January 31. This informati…

A. LAC 31:II.101 promulgated by the Department of Elections and Registration in October of 1998 relating to ERIN (Elections and Registration Information Network) is hereby repealed in its entirety.

A. Definitions Duty Status—a registrar of voters shall be available and ready to perform the tasks and responsibilities necessary to fulfill the mandated duties and functions of his/her office, and shall be on-call at all times. B. The registrar of voters of each parish shall not…

A. The purpose of this regulation is to set forth rules and procedural requirements which the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of Act 294 of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session to be comprised of R.S. 22:691.1-691.27 of the Insurance Code. The information…

A. If any provision of this regulation, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such determination shall not affect other provisions or applications of this regulation which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and t…

A. For purposes of this Rule, the definitions detailed below shall apply. Executive Officer⎯chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary, controller, and any other individual performing functions corresponding to those performed …

A. The authority to invest in subsidiaries under R.S. 22:691.3(B) is in addition to any authority to invest in subsidiaries which may be contained in any other provision of the Insurance Code.

A. A person required to file a statement pursuant to R.S. 22:691.4 shall furnish the required information on form A, hereby made a part of this regulation. Such person shall also furnish the required information on form E, hereby made a part of this regulation and described in §1…

A. The applicant shall promptly advise the commissioner of any changes in the information so furnished on Form A arising subsequent to the date upon which such information was furnished but prior to the commissioner’s disposition of the application. If change(s) to the Form A sho…

A. If the person being acquired is deemed to be a domestic insurer solely because of the provisions of R.S. 22:691.4(A)(4), the name of the domestic insurer on the cover page should be indicated as follows: 1. "ABC Insurance Company, a subsidiary of XYZ Holding Company". B. Where…