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La. Rev. Stat. § 29:423 Award of attorney fees
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§423. Award of attorney fees In any proceeding employed to enforce any of the provisions of the Military Service Relief Act, the court may award reasonable litigation expenses, including but not limited to the payment of reasonable attorney fees. Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:424 Power of attorney
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§424. Power of attorney If any person who performed service in the uniformed services, as principal, executes a power of attorney designating an agent to act on his behalf, in conformity with the provisions of Civil Code Articles 2985 through 3034 or the Louisiana Military Powers…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:425 Vacancies in elected office
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§425. Vacancies in elected office No vacancy in the office of an elected official shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of his absence when the official is called to service in the uniformed services as defined by R.S. 29:403(6). No change in the residence of an elected offi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:426 Administrative law judges; continuance
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§426. Administrative law judges; continuance An administrative law judge within the division of adminstrative law shall have the authority to continue an adjudication in any case when a party or subpoenaed necessary witness has been called to service in the uniformed services, in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:43 Protection of military bases; prohibited ownership of immovable property by foreign
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§43. Protection of military bases; prohibited ownership of immovable property by foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries A. The legislature hereby declares it is the policy of this state that ownership of immovable property in proximity to military bases by foreign …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:431 License tax, exemption from payment
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§431. License tax, exemption from payment Any honorably discharged Confederate veteran, or his wife or widow, may engage in business other than dealing in liquor, tobacco, deadly weapons, and gambling devices, without paying a license tax. This Section applies only if the busines…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:432 Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery
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§432. Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery There is established in the parish of Tangipahoa a state owned cemetery, called the "Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery."
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:433 Board of commissioners
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§433. Board of commissioners The governor shall appoint a board of commissioners consisting of five citizens of the state. They shall clear and fence the grounds, put the graves in order, place suitable markers thereon, and generally care for and keep the cemetery in order. Addit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:434 President and secretary
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§434. President and secretary The board of commissioners shall elect biennially a president and a secretary from among its members.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:435 Presence in cemetery prohibited after seven P.M.; penalties
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§435. Presence in cemetery prohibited after seven P.M.; penalties Any person intentionally present in the Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery between the hours of seven o'clock in the evening and five o'clock in the morning, shall by reason of such presence be guilty of a misdemeanor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:5 Louisiana State Guard
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§5. Louisiana State Guard A. Members of the militia who enter, volunteer, or who are called into active service of the state may, in accordance with the orders of the governor or the adjutant general or rules and regulations adopted by the Military Department, be organized into u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:511 Establishment and location
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§511. Establishment and location There is established in New Orleans a home for the care of soldiers, called the "Soldiers' Home of the State of Louisiana (Camp Nicholls)."
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:512 Adjutant general; administration, control, and responsibility
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§512. Adjutant general; administration, control, and responsibility The adjutant general of Louisiana shall administer, control, and be responsible for the care of the institution and its residents, in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:513 Powers of adjutant general
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§513. Powers of adjutant general The adjutant general may make rules and regulations to govern the institution. He may enter into contracts for the rent, construction, and repair of buildings used by or belonging to the institution and for the purchase of land upon which to const…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:514 Qualifications for admission
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§514. Qualifications for admission Applicants for admission shall establish that they were in the armed forces of the Confederate States of America and enlisted from one of those states, that they have resided in Louisiana for five years prior to applying for admission, and that …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:515 Wives and widows
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§515. Wives and widows The wives of the residents of the home and the widows of Confederate veterans who would have been qualified for admission shall be received into the home. Suitable quarters shall be provided for them either by setting aside part of the existing buildings or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:516 Report to legislature
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§516. Report to legislature The adjutant general shall report to the legislature at each regular session the condition and affairs of the home, the amount of receipts and expenditures, the number of residents received into the home, and the number of deaths occurring therein.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:6 Unorganized militia
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§6. Unorganized militia The unorganized militia is subject to active military duty only when called into the service of the state or of the United States of America. The adjutant general may assign them to existing military organizations or organize them as the exigency of the oc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:61 Name; creation
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§61. Name; creation The Louisiana Military Advisory Council is hereby established within Louisiana Economic Development. Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:62 Membership; officers and terms of office
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§62. Membership; officers and terms of office A. The council shall be composed of twenty-one members as follows: (1) Eight members of the council shall be comprised as follows: (a) The governor of Louisiana, or his designee. (b) The adjutant general of Louisiana, or his designee.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:63 Meetings; quorum
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§63. Meetings; quorum A. The council shall meet biannually and at any other time that the chair may deem necessary to call a meeting of the council. B. A quorum for the transaction of any business shall consist of eight members present and voting. Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2;…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:64 Compensation
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§64. Compensation A. Council members and military liaisons shall not receive additional compensation or a per diem from the office of the governor for serving on the board. B. Council members who are employees or elected public officials of the state of Louisiana or a political s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:65 Duties and powers
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§65. Duties and powers A. The duties and objectives of the members of the council may include but are not limited to the following: (1) Provide a public forum for issues concerning the installations and units of the armed forces located in Louisiana and the military and retired m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:650 Quasi agency of the state; official search and rescue agency
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§650. Quasi agency of the state; official search and rescue agency The private organization known as the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is hereby declared to be a quasi agency of the state of Louisiana and is hereby officially designated as the official search and rescue organ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:651 Appropriations; fund; expenditures
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§651. Appropriations; fund; expenditures A. An annual appropriation shall be made to the division of administration which shall be kept in a fund to be used solely for purposes of financing the search and rescue operations of the Louisiana Wing, Civil Air Patrol and the maintenan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:652 Records
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§652. Records A. All papers, documents, contracts, legal agreements, correspondence, minutes of meetings and any other record whatsoever of the civil air patrol are hereby declared to be matters of public record, and shall be open to inspection by state officials and employees, m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:653 Code of Governmental Ethics; applicability
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§653. Code of Governmental Ethics; applicability All officers, directors and employees of the civil air patrol who are also elected officials of the state of Louisiana shall be subject to the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics with reference to actions taken in their c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:654 Books and records; audit
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§654. Books and records; audit All books and records of the civil air patrol shall be subject to audit and review by the legislative auditor to the same extent as all other state departments or agencies. Added by Acts 1968, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:655 Financial security for surviving spouses and children of civil air patrol personnel
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§655. Financial security for surviving spouses and children of civil air patrol personnel A. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state, under its police power, to provide for the financial security of surviving spouses and dependent children of civil air patrol …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:656 Disaster emergency services; limitation of liability
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§656. Disaster emergency services; limitation of liability A. When providing disaster emergency services or assistance pursuant to R.S. 29:701 through 716*, no member of the civil air patrol who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care, first aid, or rescue at the scene …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:657 Disaster emergency services; injuries sustained; benefits
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§657. Disaster emergency services; injuries sustained; benefits A. If a member of the civil air patrol is injured by accident or contracts a disease or illness while in the course of providing services or assistance during an official mission or emergency preparedness exercise an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:66 Funding and expenses
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§66. Funding and expenses The council may receive and expend funds made available from any source, including donations or gifts of money or services from public or private organizations, to be utilized for the purposes of the council. Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:67 Working groups
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§67. Working groups The council may create working groups composed of council members, stakeholders, and non-council members which meet in accordance with the open meetings laws as provided for in R.S. 42:11 et seq. Added by Acts 2012, No. 810, §2; Acts 2018, No. 197, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:68 Coordination; state government
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§68. Coordination; state government All departments, commissions, boards, offices, entities, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate with the council in implementing the provisions of this Su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:7 Calling militia for active service by governor; homeland security and emergency preparedness; public emergency
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§7. Calling militia for active service by governor; homeland security and emergency preparedness; public emergency A.(1) The governor may, with or without a declaration of emergency, order into the active service of the state any part of the National Guard, Louisiana State Guard,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:7.1 Military police; powers and authority
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§7.1. Military police; powers and authority A. Military police forces of the active Louisiana National Guard, unless otherwise restricted by regulation or order of their commander, shall have all of the powers and authority of peace officers necessary to perform law enforcement f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:721 Short title
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§721. Short title This Chapter shall be cited as the "Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act". Acts 1993, No. 800, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:722 Purpose
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§722. Purpose A. Because of the existing possibility of the occurrence of emergencies and disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from terrorist events, enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:723 Definitions
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§723. Definitions As used in this Chapter: (1) "Abnormal economic disruption" means a disruption or anticipated disruption to usual business conditions caused by a natural or man-made disaster or emergency resulting from a terrorist attack, war, strike, civil disturbance, tornado…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:724 Powers of the governor
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§724. Powers of the governor A. The governor is responsible for meeting the dangers to the state and people presented by emergencies or disasters, and in order to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter, the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and regulations an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725 State emergency and disaster agency; powers of director; officers of the agency
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§725. State emergency and disaster agency; powers of director; officers of the agency A. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, hereafter referred to in this Chapter as GOHSEP, is hereby established within the Military Department, state of Louisian…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.1 Legal representative of office; state attorney general
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§725.1. Legal representative of office; state attorney general The attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall counsel and advise the office and shall represen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.2 Confidentiality of certain records
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§725.2. Confidentiality of certain records A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, records in the custody of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness containing certain security sensitive information which shall be the same t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.3 Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent
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§725.3. Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent A combination of law enforcement, public safety leaders, health and emergency medical staff interests, technology and communication managers and technicians, vendors of communication systems, public o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.4 Office of interoperability; creation and authority
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§725.4. Office of interoperability; creation and authority A. The office of interoperability is established within the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The office shall have the authority to oversee, direct, and manage interoperability programs a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.5 Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund
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§725.5. Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.6 State Unified Command Group
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§725.6. State Unified Command Group A. The state Unified Command Group, herein referred to as "UCG", is hereby established and shall be composed of the members established by executive order of the governor. The UCG is the strategic decision making body for emergencies in the sta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726 Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; authority and
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§726. Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; authority and responsibilities A. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, under the Military Department, shall be responsible for homeland security and emergency preparedness i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.1 Nongovernmental participation in the state recovery from public emergencies and disasters; Louisiana Family Recovery Corps
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§726.1. Nongovernmental participation in the state recovery from public emergencies and disasters; Louisiana Family Recovery Corps A. The provisions of this Chapter detail state plans and responsibilities for the protection and assistance of Louisiana citizens with regard to pote…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.2 Public evacuation shelters
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§726.2. Public evacuation shelters A. It is the intent of the legislature that this state not have a deficit of safe public evacuation shelter space in any region of the state by the year 2014 and thereafter. B. The director of the parish office of homeland security and emergency…