Louisiana Administrative Code

A. It shall be the policy of DSS to maintain a drug-free workplace and a workforce free of substance abuse. Employees are prohibited from reporting for work, performing work, or otherwise being on any duty status for DSS with the presence in their bodies of alcohol, illegal drugs…

A. DSS shall require alcohol/drug testing under the following conditions. 1. Reasonable Suspicion. Any employee shall be required to submit to an alcohol/drug test if there is a reasonable suspicion (as defined in this policy) that the employee is using illegal drugs or is under …

A. Alcohol/drug testing pursuant to this policy shall be conducted for the presence of any illegal drugs including, but not limited to, cannabinoids (marijuana metabolites), cocaine metabolites, opiate metabolites, phencyclidine, and amphetamines in accordance with the provisions…

A. All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and/or test results received by DSS through its alcohol/drug testing program are confidential communications, pursuant to R.S. 49:1012, and may not be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed…

A. The Secretary of DSS is responsible for the overall compliance with this policy and shall submit to the Office of the Governor, through the Commissioner of Administration, a report on this policy and drug testing program; describing the process, the number of employees affecte…

A. Positive Test Result. All initial screening tests with positive results must be confirmed by a second more accurate test with the results reviewed by a medical review officer. Any breath test resulting in 0.08 alcohol concentration will be considered an initial positive result…

A. A candidate for one of the following positions will be required to pass a drug test before being placed in such a position, whether through appointment or promotion and employees who occupy these positions will be subject to random alcohol/drug testing. Louisiana Rehabilitatio…

A. On a yearly basis a percentage of all DSS employees in safety-sensitive or security-sensitive positions will be randomly drug-tested. One-twelfth of that number will be scheduled each month. 1. A computerized system will randomly select a designated number of employees. 2. Eac…

A. The Department of Economic Development is totally committed to deterring substance abuse or use which imperils the health and well-being of our employees and the citizens of this state. To accomplish this, DED hereby adopts these Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace rules w…

A. These rules apply to all employees and appointees of this department, as well as potential employees, potential appointees (excluding appointed members of boards and commissions and individuals providing service to this department through a contract with a third party employer…

A. To maintain a safe and productive work environment, all DED employees are required to: 1. report for duty in the physical and emotional condition which maximizes his/her ability to perform assigned tasks in a competent and safe manner; 2. promptly and cooperatively submit to d…

A. All employees may be required to submit to drug and/or alcohol testing as a condition of employment, as a condition of continued employment, or as a condition of promotion, demotion, reassignment or detail to a safety-sensitive position. Whether announced or unannounced, tests…

A. Drug testing pursuant to these rules shall be for the presence of marijuana, opiates, cocaine, amphetamine/ methamphetamine and phencyclidine (PCP) in accordance with R.S. 49:1001 et seq. Testing shall be performed by a contractor chosen by the Office of State Purchasing, Divi…

A. Evidential Breath Testing Devices (EBT) approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be used by certified Breath Alcohol Technicians to determine the presence of alcohol in the employee's system. B. The employee will be advised of the results of the brea…

A. The use of illegal drugs, unauthorized alcohol and other controlled or unauthorized substances will not be tolerated. Substance abuse endangers the health and well-being of our employees, prevents quality service to the public and is inconsistent with this department's mission…

A. All drug and alcohol testing results and records (including all information, interviews, reports and statements) are considered confidential communications, pursuant to R.S. 49:1012, and may not be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed in any public…

A. Early recognition and treatment of drug abuse or dependency are essential to successful rehabilitation. Employees experiencing a substance abuse problem are encouraged to seek assistance from the department's EAP coordinator within the human resources division. Any such involv…

A. DED reserves the right to have a licensed physician, of its own choosing and at its own expense, determine if use of prescription medication produces effects which impair the employee's performance or increase the risk of injury to the employee or others. In such case, DED wil…

No safety sensitive positions at this time.

A. The following constitutes a full and complete description of the organization and the general course and method of operation of the commission, the organizational chart of which is attached hereto as §107, Exhibit A, and is made a part hereof. B. By law, the commission shall h…

A. The following constitutes all of the existing rules, as defined in the Act, including all rules in existence on January 1, 1975, and all other written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted, or used by the commission in the discharge of its functions, incl…

A. The staff of the commission is hereby further authorized and directed to file in the office of the Division of Administration and to make available to the Division of Administration for publication all necessary information and data, including that contained in this Resolution…

*Commission Members are as follows: State Treasurer (Chairman), Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committe…

A. Budgetary (R.S. 39:745-747). Current expenses only as set up in budget. May anticipate regular revenues. Cannot borrow more than estimated income. The maximum interest rate for securities is 8 percent (R.S. 39:1424). Maturity no later than March 1 of the year following that in…

A. Article VI, Section 33, and R.S. 39:551 provides for incurring debt and issuing bonds by political subdivisions of the state. R.S. 39:552 states parish purposes for which debt may be incurred and bonds issued. Bonds are limited to 40 years duration (R.S. 39:562). All bond issu…

A. General Ad Valorem Tax. A municipality may levy annually an ad valorem tax for general purposes not to exceed seven mills on the dollar of assessed valuation. However, if a municipality, by its charter or by law, is exempt from payment of parish taxes or, under legislative or …

A. Budgetary (R.S. 39:745-747). Provides for anticipation of General Fund or budgetary revenues for current operations. May anticipate regular revenues. Cannot borrow more than estimated income. The maximum interest rate for securities is 8 percent (R.S. 39:1424). Maturity―no lat…

A. Article VI, Section 33, and R.S. 39:551, provides for incurring debt and issuing bonds by political subdivisions of the state. R.S. 39:553 states municipal purposes for which debt may be incurred and bonds issued. Bonds are limited to 40 years duration (R.S. 39:562). All bond …

A. Taxes Levied under Authority of Article VI, Section 32. Purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating any work of public improvement. Refers to the construction of capital improvements. Does not include such things as personnel salaries, office suppl…

A. Budgetary (R.S. 17:88-89). After the budget has been prepared and adopted, school boards may anticipate revenue for current operation of schools. They may borrow up to one half of expected revenues for the fiscal year. Parishes of Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orlean…

A. Article VI, Section 33, R.S. 39:551 provides for incurring debt and issuing (G.O.) bonds by political subdivisions of the state. R.S. 39:552 states parish purposes for which debt may be incurred and bonds issued. Bonds are limited to 40 years duration (R.S. 39:562). School boa…

A. Industrial Inducement Revenue Bonds Issued by Parishes, Municipalities, and Industrial Districts (R.S. 39:991-1001). Parishes, municipalities, and industrial development districts may issue revenue bonds in order to encourage the location of or addition to industrial enterpris…

A. General. Subject to and not inconsistent with the Constitution of 1974, the Legislature by general law or by local or special law may create or authorize the creation of special districts, boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of every type, define their powers, and g…

A. Article VII, Section 8―Bond Commission B. Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 39, Sections 1361-1427, General Laws on State Debt C. Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 39, Section 871, State Control of Local Indebtedness D. Article VI, Section 22―Procedure for Certain Special Elec…

1The resolution of the governing body must be certified by the appropriate official or officials as having been adopted, and must apply for authority to hold a special election. Either the resolution or certificate should show or state that a quorum of the governing body was pres…

A. The Louisiana Forestry Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission adopt these regulations under the authority of R.S. 3:4274 and R.S. 47:1837 for the purpose of implementing the provisions of R.S. 47:633, which requires the Louisiana Forestry Commission determine the current …

A. The current average stumpage market value of timber and pulpwood, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be based exclusively on sales of timber and pulpwood in the first two quarters of the year in which the commissions are to meet and in the last two quarters of the precedi…

A. The Office of Forestry shall annually publish in the November issue of the Louisiana Register a notice of the date, time and place of the meeting of the Louisiana Forestry Commission required by law to be held in December together with the recommendations of the Office of Fore…

A. At the annual meeting held by the commission to determine the current average stumpage market value of timber and pulpwood the commission may determine the stumpage market value based on the sales of timber as reported to the Louisiana Department of Revenue and as published in…

A. The following categories and subgroups are to be used in determining the timber stumpage values based on current average stumpage market values to be used for severance tax computation: 1. Pine Trees and Timber; 2. Hardwood Trees and Timber; 3. Pine Chip and Saw; 4. Pine Pulpw…

A. This Part shall apply to all ferries owned and operated by the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) within the state of Louisiana, including but not limited to, ferries operating in the metropolitan New Orleans area. The metropolitan New Orleans area ferries cur…

A. Tolls will be collected from only one side of the ferry landings. B. Except as provided in Subsection D of this Section, the following toll charges shall apply to all ferries operated by DOTD. Ferry Toll Classification Rate Schedule Toll Each Pedestrian $ 0.50 Each Vehicle $ 1…

A. Unless otherwise indicated, the following exemptions from payments of tolls shall be applicable to ferry passengers using DOTD ferries, including ferries operating in the metropolitan New Orleans area. 1. Students. Students attending a school, including universities, colleges,…

A. All students in a school bus shall have the right of free passage to and from school, during certain hours, over all toll bridges and toll roads leased out or controlled by the state, parish, or municipality. This free passage shall exclude the Greater New Orleans Expressway. …

A. The following entities which own vehicles shall have free and unhampered passage on LA 1 when the entity-owned vehicle is being utilized. 1. Law Enforcement a. Free passage shall be granted to all law enforcement personnel who are employed on a full-time basis and operate law …

A. All coverages which are self-insured by the Office of Risk Management are mandatory for all Louisiana state departments, agencies, boards, and commissions. B. If any department, agency, board, or commission requires or wishes to procure any insurance coverages which are not wr…

A. Purpose. The purpose of this Part is to promulgate rules to implement the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), in accordance with the following objectives: 1. to ensure that owners of real proper…