§ 36:508.6 — Departmental reform; directive and authority to restructure and organize

Louisiana § 36:508.6

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

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§508.6. Departmental reform; directive and authority to restructure and organize
A. The Department of Transportation and Development is hereby directed to fully
leverage the office of transformation to hold each office of the department accountable to
optimize the respective functions under the direction of the deputy secretary.
B.(1) It shall be the charge of the office of transformation to have established and
empowered a central Department of Transportation and Development data management role
and program, for implementation of a data asset management process, documented and
formalized for key products, implemented modern standard data architecture, tools, and
practices; for centralized data management and analytics, and enabled collaboration by
default.
(2) Alternatively, the office of transformation shall examine best practices to develop
and implement a state-of-the-art internal information system that conveniently and accurately
monitors the status of the department's functions statewide.
C. The department shall have enacted comprehensive, department-wide reforms of
the access permit process to include the policy, administrative code, engineering directives
and standards manual, and online application processes by June 30, 2026.
D. The department shall modernize and reform project development and execution
across the entire department to stabilize letting and to remit payments to vendors and
contractors on a bi-monthly basis, consistent with the terms of its contracts, no later than
June 30, 2026.

Legislative History

Acts 2025, No. 375, §1.