§ 34:1133 — Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight; creation; membership

§1133. Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight; creation; membership
A. The Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight is hereby created and
shall be domiciled as determined by the board and thereafter the domicile shall remain unless
changed by statute.
B. The board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the governor, all of
whom shall be United States citizens, registered voters, and domiciled in Louisiana for not
less than five years. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the
initial appointment for that seat on the board was made.
C. The governor shall appoint the members as follows:
(1) A pilot member of the Board of Examiners of Bar Pilots for the Port of New
Orleans as referred to in R.S. 34:941.
(2) A pilot member of the Board of River Port Pilots Commissioners for the Port of
New Orleans as referred to in R.S. 34:991.
(3) A pilot member of the Board of Examiners for New Orleans and Baton Rouge
Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River as referred to in R.S. 34:1041.
(4) A pilot member of the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners
as referred to in R.S. 34:1072.
(5) Two members chosen from a list of four persons nominated jointly by the
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the Louisiana Chemical Association, the
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas
Association.
(6) Two members chosen from a list of four persons nominated by the Louisiana
Ports Association.
(7) One former judge who served on the Louisiana Supreme Court, a Louisiana
appellate court, or a Louisiana district court.
(8) Notwithstanding any prohibition contained in Part II of Chapter 15 of Title 42
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the commission members pursuant to Paragraphs
(1) through (6) of this Subsection shall be eligible to serve on the commission and participate
in transactions before the commission.
D. No members appointed as former judges pursuant to Paragraph (7) of Subsection
C of this Section shall be a family member of or have a financial, business, or pecuniary
relationship with any member or with any entity represented on the board or the Pilotage Fee
Commission.
E. The appointments by the governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
The governor shall make appointments within thirty days of the expiration of a term of office
or the occurrence of a vacancy in office. A member may be removed only for good cause
shown.
F. Members shall serve terms concurrent with that of the governor and shall continue
in office until their successors are qualified and appointed. Any member appointed by the
governor may serve more than one consecutive term.
G. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. However, the
member appointed as a former judge shall be entitled to the same per diem established by the
Louisiana Supreme Court as if the former judge was appointed as a judge pro tempore or
judge ad hoc while executing his duties as a board member.
H. All actions taken by the board shall be in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., including the right to subpoena witnesses and documents
pursuant to R.S. 49:975.1, to the extent that any procedure in the Administrative Procedure
Act does not conflict with any provision of this Part.

Legislative History

Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2022, No. 396, §1.