Title 29, Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs
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La. Rev. Stat. § 29:260 Maintenance of service offices by parochial and municipal authorities
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§260. Maintenance of service offices by parochial and municipal authorities Police juries and municipal governing authorities may make appropriations out of funds not otherwise specifically allocated by law for the purpose of providing or assisting in providing for the maintenanc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:261 Establishment of service offices; rules; contributions by department
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§261. Establishment of service offices; rules; contributions by department A. The secretary shall establish service offices in the several parishes or consolidate service offices to serve more than one parish and municipality when the parishes and municipalities affected contribu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:262 Service offices; suitable office space
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§262. Service offices; suitable office space Police juries and municipal governing authorities shall provide and be responsible for suitable and professional office space for the operation of veterans' service offices established pursuant to R.S. 29:261. Each office space shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:263 Transfer of documents required by the Veterans Administration
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§263. Transfer of documents required by the Veterans Administration Whenever a copy of any document is required by the Veterans Administration to determine the eligibility of a person to participate in veterans' benefits administered by the Veterans Administration, the state offi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:27 Toll bridges and ferries; free passage
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§27. Toll bridges and ferries; free passage A. Any person belonging to the organized militia of the state who is in uniform or presents an order for duty shall be allowed free passage for himself, his conveyance, and the military property of the state in his charge, over toll bri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:27.1 Airport parking exemption for certain disabled veterans
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§27.1. Airport parking exemption for certain disabled veterans A. All air carrier airports shall provide free airport parking for a disabled veteran, his conveyance, and his passengers if the disabled veteran provides proof of his service-connected disability of fifty percent or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:27.2 Port of New Orleans cruise terminal parking fee exemption for Louisiana disabled
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§27.2. Port of New Orleans cruise terminal parking fee exemption for Louisiana disabled veterans A.(1) The Port of New Orleans shall provide free cruise terminal parking, subject to availability, at a Port of New Orleans-owned cruise terminal parking facility which shall be locat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:28 Right of way in streets and highways
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§28. Right of way in streets and highways The commanding officer of any portion of the active organized militia of this state drilling or performing any military duty in a street or highway may require persons in the streets or highways to yield the right of way to the organized …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:28.1 Military reservations; regulations
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§28.1. Military reservations; regulations A. The governor, in the exercise of his authority as the official in charge of the state military reservations, shall supervise and regulate all traffic on highways within state military reservations by the issuance of regulations concern…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:281 Firing squads
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§281. Firing squads The adjutant general shall pay the expenses of firing squads rendering final military honors at funeral rites held in this state for any person who served with honor in the armed forces of the United States of America in time of war. Firing squads may be compo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:282 Registry of graves
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§282. Registry of graves The adjutant general shall make and preserve a permanent registry, arranged by parishes, of the graves of all persons who serve or who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America in time of war and whose mortal remains rest in Louisian…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:283 Lists of those killed or dying in service
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§283. Lists of those killed or dying in service The adjutant general shall make and preserve a permanent registry of the names of all citizens of the state who were killed or who died in the service of the various military commands organized in this state, engaged in the War of 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:284 Repealed by Acts 2003, No
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§284. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 316, §2, eff. June 13, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:285 Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
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§285. Emancipation of minor veterans for benefits under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 Any minor eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,1 and any amendments thereto, is freed of the disability of minority and is authorized and empowered to ma…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:286 Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions
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§286. Acceptance of benefits ratifies actions The procurement or the acceptance of any loan guaranty in whole or in part by the United States of America, or any instrumentality thereof, under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944,1 and any amendments thereto…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:287 Limited construction
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§287. Limited construction R.S. 29:285 and 29:286 shall be construed solely as an enabling law for the purpose of permitting a minor eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 19441 to obtain these benefits and the effect of these Sections is specifically re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:288 Educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of veterans
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§288. Educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of veterans A.(1) For the purpose of this Subsection, "qualified veteran" shall mean a member of the armed forces of the United States of America who: (a) Was either killed in action, died in active service f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:289 Limitations on educational benefits
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§289. Limitations on educational benefits The Department of Veterans Affairs may expend from any funds available for that purpose whatever sums are necessary for the subsistence, maintenance, or other necessary expenses of beneficiaries under R.S. 29:288 during the period of thei…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:29 Trespass on military property; molesting, insulting, or abusing member of organized militia; penalty
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§29. Trespass on military property; molesting, insulting, or abusing member of organized militia; penalty Any person who is found guilty of trespassing upon any military reservation, camp, or armory, or who unlawfully molests, insults, or abuses any member of the organized militi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:29.1 Repealed by Acts 1985, No
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§29.1. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 61, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:290 Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits
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§290. Rules governing eligibility for educational benefits The department of veterans affairs shall provide rules and regulations governing the standards of eligibility of applicants for benefits under R.S. 29:288. These standards shall conform to the entrance requirements of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:291 Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members
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§291. Recordation of birth certificates of children born to armed forces members A. The clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall maintain a special book to be provided by the parish in which they shall record and alpha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:292 Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services
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§292. Honor guard for military funerals; organizations authorized to request services A. The Reserve Officers Training Corps units at Louisiana State University, including branches at Chambers and New Orleans, and of colleges under the control of the state board of education are …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:293 Vietnam bonuses
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§293. Vietnam bonuses A. Bonuses shall be paid out of the avails of the tax on beer levied by the Legislature of Louisiana by Act No. 8 of the Regular Session held in the year 1948 to servicemen and ex-servicemen and servicewomen and ex-servicewomen who served on active duty in t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:294 World War II Merchant Marine bonuses
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§294. World War II Merchant Marine bonuses A. Bonuses shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the legislature for this purpose to servicemen and ex-servicemen and servicewomen and ex-servicewomen who served on active duty in the Merchant Marine at any time during the period be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:295 Louisiana veterans cemeteries
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§295. Louisiana veterans cemeteries A. The Department of Veterans Affairs may construct and operate veterans cemeteries in Louisiana and may employ such personnel as are necessary for the proper management of the cemeteries. The department may acquire, by gift, purchase, or conde…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:296 Preserving lawful utilization of services for veterans
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§296. Preserving lawful utilization of services for veterans A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Compensation" means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or received by, any person in return for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:3 Militia
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§3. Militia A. All able-bodied persons between the ages of seventeen and sixty-four residing in this state and who are not exempt by the laws of the United States of America or of this state constitute the militia of Louisiana and are subject to military duty. B. The militia is d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:30 Bond of officers and enlisted men
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§30. Bond of officers and enlisted men When required by the governor, any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man of the organized militia of this state shall give bond with security approved by the adjutant general for the faithful discharge of his duties. It shall be made pay…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:301 Purpose
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§301. Purpose The legislature finds a need for a program to compile information for the assessment of the effects of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants or herbicides used in the Vietnam conflict and to provide assistance to persons who may be affected thereby. Acts 1985, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:302 Definitions
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§302. Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the following shall apply: (1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed of tri-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and di-chlorophenoxyacetic acid. (2) "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs. (3) "Director" means the direct…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:303 Agent Orange Directory; creation
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§303. Agent Orange Directory; creation The Agent Orange Directory is hereby created within the Department of Veterans Affairs as more specifically provided in R.S. 29:304. Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:304 Powers and duties of the department
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§304. Powers and duties of the department For the purposes of informing veterans and family members of persons who were exposed to Agent Orange and other chemical herbicides, defoliants, and other causative agents used in the Vietnam conflict, and compiling data on the health eff…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:305 Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings
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§305. Department of Veterans Affairs; availability of research findings The department shall make available upon request to Vietnam veterans and family members of Vietnam veterans the current research findings concerning exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other caus…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:31 Unauthorized military companies or organizations; parades; penalty
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§31. Unauthorized military companies or organizations; parades; penalty A. No body of men, other than the organized militia of this state and the armed forces of the United States of America, students in military science courses at educational institutions, and persons honorably …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:311 Definitions
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§311. Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order of the president of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or the provisions of R.S. 29:7. (2) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, car, minivan, p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:312 Limits on creditor interest rates
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§312. Limits on creditor interest rates A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no creditor in connection with an obligation entered into on or after June 29, 2005, shall charge or collect from a person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty interest or fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:313 Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements
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§313. Termination of motor vehicle lease agreements A. Any person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty as defined by this Part may terminate any motor vehicle lease if it is executed by or on behalf of the person who is on active duty. B. Termination of the motor vehicle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:314 Termination of cellular phone contracts
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§314. Termination of cellular phone contracts A. Any person, or spouse of a person, who is on active duty as defined by this Part may terminate, without penalty, a cellular phone contract if it is executed by or on behalf of the person who is on active duty. B. Termination of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:315 Tenant and resident agreements
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§315. Tenant and resident agreements A. In an action for possession of residential premises of a tenant or manufactured home park resident who is on active duty as defined by this Part or of any member of the tenant's or resident's immediate family, if the tenant or resident ente…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:316 Life insurance agreements
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§316. Life insurance agreements A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, this Section shall apply to any individual life insurance policy insuring the life of an individual who is on active duty as defined by this Part, if the life insurance policy has been b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:317 Natural gas consumer agreements
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§317. Natural gas consumer agreements A. No provider of natural gas shall stop gas from entering the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment for gas supplied to the premises. B. Upon return of a residential consumer from active duty, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:318 Electric power consumer agreements
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§318. Electric power consumer agreements A. No provider of electricity shall cease to provide electricity to the residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty for nonpayment of electricity provided to the premises. B. Upon return of a residential consumer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:319 Water supply and sewerage systems agreements
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§319. Water supply and sewerage systems agreements A. No provider of water or sewerage services shall stop such services to residential premises of any residential consumer who is on active duty as defined by this Part for nonpayment for water and/or sewerage services as supplied…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:32 Unlawful wearing of uniform; penalty
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§32. Unlawful wearing of uniform; penalty A. No person shall wear the uniform of the organized militia of this state unless he is an officer or enlisted man thereof or a patient of a veterans' or soldiers' home, or a person honorably discharged or retired from the organized milit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:320 §§320 to 330
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§320. §§320 to 330. [Blank]
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:33 Donations for military purpose
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§33. Donations for military purpose A. The governor may accept on behalf of the state any land or building, or an interest therein, donated for military purposes. He may enter into reasonable stipulations for the use, occupation, and return of the property. The action of the gove…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:33.1 Repealed by Acts 2003, No
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§33.1. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 371, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:33.2 Esler Industrial Development District; transfer of property
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§33.2. Esler Industrial Development District; transfer of property A. All rights, title, and interest in the property as described in Subsection B of this Section, including buildings and facilities and any other immovable property owned by the Esler Industrial Development Distri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:331 Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; creation; duties and powers
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§331. Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; creation; duties and powers For the purposes of outreach, education, and advocacy for Louisiana service members and veterans who have been exposed to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards during their service in …