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La. Rev. Stat. § 4:200 Fixed Odds Horse Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation
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§200. Fixed Odds Horse Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Fixed Odds Horse Wagering Supplement Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". B. Any appropriation by the legislatu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:201 Purpose
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§201. Purpose The purpose of this Part is to focus national attention on and enhance the horse breeding industry in the state by establishing a special day of racing to display Louisiana bred champions. Acts 1990, No. 884, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:202 Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding
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§202. Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding A. Beginning in 1991, and every year thereafter, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hereby authorized to hold a special day of racing devoted solely to Louisiana bred horses to be known as "Louisiana…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:203 Louisiana Champions Day Account; funding; use; audit
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§203. Louisiana Champions Day Account; funding; use; audit A. All fees from pari-mutuel wagering due pursuant to R.S. 4:161, 161.1, 161.2, 163.1, 166, 166.1, 166.2, 166.3, and 218 from races held on Kentucky Derby Day, Preakness Day, and Belmont Stakes Day shall be paid instead t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:211 Definitions
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§211. Definitions Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below: (1) "Audited net profits" means the total commissions retained by an association on pari-mutuel wagers placed at a specific offtrack wagering facility, les…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:212 Offtrack wagering; authorization
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§212. Offtrack wagering; authorization The Louisiana State Racing Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, is hereby authorized to license offtrack wagering in this state and shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the efficient administrati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:212.1 Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises
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§212.1. Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises The commission shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at each point of entry into areas where authorized gaming is conducted, authorized gaming devices are lo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:213 Offtrack wagering facilities; establishment; sports book lounge
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§213. Offtrack wagering facilities; establishment; sports book lounge A. In addition to the rights granted in R.S. 4:149.2, any association licensed by the commission may conduct pari-mutuel wagering and engage in all necessary activities to establish appropriate offtrack wagerin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:214 Offtrack wagering facilities; licensing; criteria; management; appeal of license
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§214. Offtrack wagering facilities; licensing; criteria; management; appeal of license suspension or revocation; limitation on facilities with historical horse racing A. Except for offtrack wagering conducted in a sports book lounge, license approval shall be subject to the crite…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:214.1 Minimum live racing dates; offtrack and other authorized wagering
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§214.1. Minimum live racing dates; offtrack and other authorized wagering A. An association shall not be licensed to conduct offtrack or other authorized wagering in the state unless it conducts live horse racing for not less than one hundred twenty-two racing days within each fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:215 Offtrack wagering facilities; ownership
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§215. Offtrack wagering facilities; ownership A. Only a primary licensee of a pari-mutuel facility may own and operate an offtrack wagering facility in a parish whose parish seat is located less than fifty-five miles from such facility. B. Offtrack wagering facilities to be locat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:216 Commissions on wagers
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§216. Commissions on wagers A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, commissions on wagers made at offtrack wagering facilities shall be as follows: (1) On win, place, and show bets, seventeen percent. (2) On exotic wagers involving the selection of two horses, twenty and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:217 Purse supplements; designation and distribution
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§217. Purse supplements; designation and distribution A. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 794, §2. B. The balance of the total monies derived from commissions and designated for purse supplements pursuant to R.S. 4:216 shall be distributed as follows: (1) To the host track, forty-five …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:218 Fees authorization
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§218. Fees authorization A. The commission may collect a license fee not to exceed one and one-half percent of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility. This fee shall be distributed as follows: (1) Fourteen percent to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Associ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:218.1 Historical horse racing fee authorization
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§218.1. Historical horse racing fee authorization The commission shall collect a license fee of one and one-half percent of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility on historical horse racing. The fee shall be allocated as follows: (1) Sixty-seven percent to th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:219 Uncashed pari-mutuel tickets; limitation of time for presentation; disposition of unclaimed monies
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§219. Uncashed pari-mutuel tickets; limitation of time for presentation; disposition of unclaimed monies A. All pari-mutuel tickets purchased at offtrack wagering facilities licensed pursuant to this Part evidencing the right to participate in pari-mutuel pools or the right to a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:220 Transmission of wagers
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§220. Transmission of wagers All wagers accepted by an offtrack wagering facility shall be transmitted to the host track conducting the race upon which the wager is made, for inclusion in that track's appropriate pari-mutuel pool. Inclusion in such pools is for the purpose of cal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:221 Employees; licensing
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§221. Employees; licensing A. All employees of offtrack wagering facilities who are directly involved in its pari-mutuel operation or supervision thereof shall be licensed pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. B. All licensees operating offtrack wag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:222 Audit by commission
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§222. Audit by commission A. The licensee shall deposit fees on a weekly basis in a designated state depository. B. The commission shall verify licenses, verify that all fees and monies provided for in this Part are deposited on a weekly basis, and supervise, check, and audit the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:223 Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty
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§223. Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty A. The commission may: (1) Compel the production of all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person licensed to operate an …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:224 Administrative procedure; review of commission rulings
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§224. Administrative procedure; review of commission rulings Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the commission's hearings, practice and procedure, and rule making procedure are as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act. However, in cases made the subject of judic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:225 Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions
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§225. Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions A. The commission may impose upon any licensee listed in R.S. 4:169 a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and may suspend a licensee indefinitely, or both. Any commission action …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:226 Grounds for denial or termination of license to operate an offtrack wagering facility
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§226. Grounds for denial or termination of license to operate an offtrack wagering facility A. The commission may refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses granted by it for just cause. B. Those things constituting just cause are: (1) Any action by a licensee contrary to the provisio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:227 License fees, commissions, and taxes of this Part in lieu of all other such taxes
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§227. License fees, commissions, and taxes of this Part in lieu of all other such taxes The license fees, commissions, and taxes imposed upon an offtrack wagering facility in this Part are in lieu of all other such licenses, sales, excise, and occupational taxes to the state or t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:228 Offtrack wagering facility locations; prohibited distances; prohibited structures
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§228. Offtrack wagering facility locations; prohibited distances; prohibited structures A. No license shall be granted to any offtrack wagering facility located, at the time application is made for a license to operate offtrack wagering facilities, within one mile from any proper…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:249 Dog racing prohibited
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§249. Dog racing prohibited The business of conducting dog races is prohibited in this state. Acts 1962, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:251 Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program; legislative findings; authority
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§251. Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program; legislative findings; authority A. The legislature hereby finds that: (1) Workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits for workers participating in the horse racing industry has become of limited availabil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:251.1 Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program; legislative findings; authority
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§251.1. Horsemen's Self-Help Pension Program; legislative findings; authority A. The legislature hereby finds that: (1) Trainers and owners of racehorses are horsemen and are essential to the business of horse racing. (2) The number of trainers of racehorses domiciled in Louisian…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:252 Implementation of the insurance program; certificate of coverage
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§252. Implementation of the insurance program; certificate of coverage A. The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is encouraged to immediately and diligently seek to secure and provide workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits from an insurance co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:275 Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Horse Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering; Louisiana's participation
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§275. Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Horse Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering; Louisiana's participation The Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Horse Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering, the full text of which is set forth and confirmed by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:276 Louisiana compact committee official
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§276. Louisiana compact committee official The governor shall appoint one official to represent Louisiana on the compact committee for a term of four years. No official may serve more than three consecutive terms. A vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:277 Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers of the state
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§277. Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers of the state All departments, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana and its political subdivisions are authorized to cooperate with the compact committee in furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:278 Louisiana State Racing Commission powers preserved
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§278. Louisiana State Racing Commission powers preserved Nothing in this Part shall be construed to diminish or limit the powers and responsibilities of the commission established by this Chapter or to invalidate any action of the commission previously taken, including but not li…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:281 Purpose
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§281. Purpose The Louisiana Legislature recognizes the importance of the equine industry in Louisiana. Racing, breeding, farming, and more all extend the equine industry's significance from Louisiana to the rest of the country. The economic impact of the equine industry is substa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:282 Construction of Part; supplemental and additional nature
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§282. Construction of Part; supplemental and additional nature This Part shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for performing functions authorized in this Chapter and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:283 Definitions
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§283. Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "corporation" means the nonprofit corporation, organized under and pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, au…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:284 Functions of corporation
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§284. Functions of corporation There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a public nonprofit corporation to be known as the "Louisiana Equestrian Corporation". The corporation shall have its principal place of business in an appropriate municipality or parish. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:285 Membership of board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses; executive
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§285. Membership of board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses; executive committee A. The corporation shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of eleven members. The following individuals shall serve on the board of directors: (1) Four designees of the Hors…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:286 Powers
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§286. Powers In addition to the powers granted it by the Nonprofit Corporation Law, as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the corporation shall have the following powers and authorities: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To adopt bylaws and rul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:287 Liability of board members
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§287. Liability of board members No member of the board of directors of the corporation shall be liable personally for any indebtedness issued by the corporation or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:288 Debt or liability
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§288. Debt or liability No evidence of debt issued by the corporation shall be deemed to constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state, a state agency, or any political subdivision thereof. Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:289 Applicability of other laws
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§289. Applicability of other laws Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. Until thirty days prior to the date the board of directors is scheduled to consu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:290 Dissolution of corporation
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§290. Dissolution of corporation Upon dissolution of the corporation, all of the funds, property, both movable and immovable, and both tangible or intangible, assets, interests, rights, and all other property whatsoever, shall become owned by and shall inure to the benefit of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:3 Playing or singing of the national anthem at certain athletic contests
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§3. Playing or singing of the national anthem at certain athletic contests No competitive athletic event may be held in a venue, the construction, operation, or maintenance of which is financed wholly or partially by the state or a political subdivision of the state, unless the e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:361 Municipalities and department of police of New Orleans may place matrons or policewomen in dance halls; duties
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§361. Municipalities and department of police of New Orleans may place matrons or policewomen in dance halls; duties All municipalities, the city of New Orleans excepted, and in the city of New Orleans the department of police, may place one or more matrons or policewomen in danc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:362 Ordinance or resolution
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§362. Ordinance or resolution Whenever a municipality or the department of police desires to avail itself of this privilege it shall pass an ordinance or resolution fixing the compensation to be paid to the policewomen or matrons who shall be assigned to the dance halls, cabarets…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:363 Free ingress and egress; payment of charge as compensation
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§363. Free ingress and egress; payment of charge as compensation Whenever a municipality or the department of police avails itself of this Chapter and passes an ordinance or resolution in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the dance hall proprietors shall permit free…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:364 Refusal to comply; punishment
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§364. Refusal to comply; punishment Whenever the owner of a dance hall refuses to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned for not less than thirty days, for each violation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:41 Amusement tax for relief of public and quasi-public charitable institutions and human service programs
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§41. Amusement tax for relief of public and quasi-public charitable institutions and human service programs Any parish or municipality of more than three hundred thousand inhabitants may levy a tax for the purpose of providing funds for public and quasi-public charitable institut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:42 Amount of tax; collection from patron on admission
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§42. Amount of tax; collection from patron on admission The local governing authorities shall not impose any amusement tax that will exceed five percent of the admission on the individual admission ticket, except that where the tax on the individual ticket amounts to any part of …