§ 36:209 — Transfer of boards, commissions, departments, and agencies to Department of

Louisiana § 36:209

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 36: Organization of the Executive Branch of State Government

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§209. Transfer of boards, commissions, departments, and agencies to Department of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism
A. The following agencies are transferred to and hereafter shall be within the
Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
36:901 et seq. except as otherwise provided by this Subsection:
(1) Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission (R.S. 41:1601 et
seq.).
(2) State Parks and Recreation Commission (R.S. 56:1681 et seq.).
(3) The Board of Directors of the Louisiana State Museum (R.S. 25:341 et seq.). The
board shall exercise its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities with respect to the
collections of the Louisiana State Museum in accordance with the standards established by
the American Alliance of Museums, except as otherwise provided by law; and the members
of the board shall serve as trustees for the William Irby Trust.
(4) The board of commissioners of the State Library of Louisiana (R.S. 25:2 et seq.).
The board shall continue to select the state librarian in accordance with law.
(5) The Louisiana State Arts Council (R.S. 25:891 et seq.). The council shall have
authority to approve or disapprove the awarding of grants pursuant to applications submitted
to the department for funding from funds made available from the National Endowment for
the Arts and such other funds as are made available to the council. The council shall further
have the authority necessary to administer the juried Louisiana native crafts program,
including the authority to appoint a crafts panel and to approve the use, and disallow the
continued use, of the logo assuring the quality of a Louisiana craftperson's craft, as further
provided in R.S. 25:897 through 900.
(6) The Louisiana National Register Review Committee (R.S. 25:901 et seq.).
(7) The Louisiana Folklife Commission (R.S. 25:821 et seq.).
(8) The Louisiana Tourism Development Commission (R.S. 51:1251 et seq. and R.S.
48:271). The commission shall continue to exercise those powers, duties, and functions with
respect to financial assistance to eligible tourist promotion agencies; it shall nominate
applicants for the position of assistant secretary of the office of tourism for the governor's
consideration for appointment; it shall review and advise on the selection of promotions and
advertising contracts; and it shall make recommendations to and approve the annual plan for
tourism marketing, all as provided by law.
(9) The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board (R.S. 25:841 et seq.). The
board shall exercise its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in accordance with the
standards established by the American Alliance of Museums.
(10) The Louisiana Music Trail Commission (R.S. 56:1950.23).
(11) The Louisiana Music Commission (R.S. 25:315 et seq.).
B. The following agencies are hereby abolished and their powers, duties, functions,
and responsibilities are transferred to the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation
and Tourism and hereafter shall be exercised and performed as provided in R.S. 36:921 et
seq.:
(1) State Art, Historical and Cultural Preservation Agency (R.S. 25:801 et seq.).
(2) Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Drive Commission (R.S. 48:1401 et seq.).
(3) Louisiana Art Commission (R.S. 25:301 et seq.).
(4) Louisiana Historical Preservation and Cultural Commission (R.S. 25:521 et seq.).
(5) Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission (R.S. 25:381 and 382).
C. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Department of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism and shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and
responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801.1:
(1) The Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission (R.S. 25:1000 et seq.).
(2) The Kenner Naval Museum Commission (R.S. 25:1005 et seq.).
(3) The New Orleans City Park Improvement Association and its board of
commissioners (Act No. 130 of the 1896 Regular Session of the Legislature; Act No. 104 of
the 1934 Regular Session of the Legislature; Act No. 492 of the 1958 Regular Session of the
Legislature; Act No. 405 of the 1962 Regular Session of the Legislature; Act No. 865 of the
1982 Regular Session of the Legislature; Act No. 569 of the 1989 Regular Session of the
Legislature; Act No. 13 of the 1998 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature; Act No.
395 of the 2006 Regular Session of the Legislature).
(4) The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (R.S. 25:651 et seq.).
(5) The board of directors of the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum (R.S.
25:380.41 et seq.).
D. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Department of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism and shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and
responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:802:
(1) The Louisiana Byways Commission (R.S. 56:1948.11 et seq.), except that the
commission may appoint the Louisiana Byways Program coordinator and one additional
employee as provided in R.S. 56:1948.12(D).
(2) The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board (R.S. 56:578.1 et seq.).
(3) The Atchafalaya Trace Commission, as more specifically provided for in R.S.
25:1221 et seq., except that the commission shall continue to appoint its own director and
assistant director or personnel to fill comparable positions as authorized by law.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 300, §4, eff. June 11, 2025.
E. The State Board of Library Examiners (R.S. 25:222 and 223) is hereby transferred
to and hereafter shall be within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, as
provided in R.S. 36:803.

Legislative History

Acts 1950, No. 389, §1; Acts 1970, No. 369, §1; Acts 1976, No. 513, §1; Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 486, §2; Acts 1979, No. 661, §2, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 1981, No. 873, §1, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 893, §2; Acts 1982, No. 188, §2; Acts 1982, No. 352, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1982; Acts 1982, No. 511, §2; Acts 1982, No. 698, §1; Acts 1982, No. 865, §2; Acts 1983, No. 485, §4, eff. July 27, 1983; Acts 1983, No. 544, §3; Acts 1983, No. 687, §7; Acts 1983, No. 688, §5, §7; Acts 1984, No. 796, §2; Acts 1985, No. 93, §2, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 109, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 128, §1, eff. June 26, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 569, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 32, §2; Acts 1987, No. 205, §1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 4, §2; Acts 1989, No. 540, §2; Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 687, §2; Acts 1990, No. 272, §3, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 726, §3; Acts 1991, No. 9, §3, eff. June 6, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 704, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 938, §3; Acts 1992, No. 68, §3; Acts 1992, No. 655, §2; Acts 1993, No. 791, §2; Acts 1995, No. 291, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1019, §3; Acts 1997, No. 183, §3; Acts 1997, No. 722, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1440, §2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 147, §1; Acts 1999, No. 367, §2; Acts 1999, No. 385, §2; Acts 1999, No. 709, §4; Acts 1999, No. 944, §2; Acts 2001, No. 8, §11, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 9, §10, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 300, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1111, §2; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 112, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 999, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1205, §2, eff. July 3, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 1246, §2, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 1254, §1; Acts 2004, No. 731, §2, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 428, §3, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 184, §1; Acts 2006, No. 395, §3, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 713, §§2 and 4, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 415, §2, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 760, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 815, §5; Acts 2009, No. 54, §2, eff. June 16, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 438, §6(B); Acts 2010, No. 550, §2, eff. June 25, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 679, §2; Acts 2010, No. 707, §2, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 745, §2; Acts 2010, No. 861, §17; Acts 2012, No. 251, §§4, 8B; Acts 2012, No. 811, §§11, 17, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 834, §6, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §14, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 228, §1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 832, §§2, 7(B); Acts 2016, No. 69, §1; Acts 2016, No. 614, §§5(B), 10(B), 11(B); Acts 2018, No. 2, §1, eff. April 20, 2018; Acts 2021, No. 20, §5; Acts 2022, No. 519, §2, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 283, §2; Acts 2024, No. 613, §2; Acts 2024, No. 630, §2; Acts 2024, No. 756, §1, eff. June 19, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 300, §4, eff. June 11, 2025; Acts 2025, No. 450, §2.