§ 4:79 — Referees and judges; appointment of event coordinator

§79. Referees and judges; appointment of event coordinator
A. The commission may grant to referees and judges licenses good for a period of
one year. Referees and judges appointed shall not be suspended except on proof of
connivance in fakes, failure to enforce the rules of the commission, or incompetency. There
is no appeal from the referee's and judges' ruling. Only residents of Louisiana are eligible
to appointment and license as regular referees and judges and shall have resided in the state
for not less than six months before the date of the contest. Referees may give decisions in
all contests so advertised. The appointment of judges is at the discretion of the commission.
B. This Section does not prohibit the commission, at its discretion, from appointing
a "name" referee, or one well known for his outstanding ability, to referee a special or
championship match even though said referee is not a resident of Louisiana.
C. In addition, the commission may appoint an events coordinator, for any boxing
event the commission deems necessary, whose fee shall be paid by the club promoting the
event in question, in an amount fixed by the commission.
D. The fees for the referees and judges for each individual event shall be paid by the
club promoting the event in question and shall be reasonable and customary for the size and
location of the event.
E. Any referee, judge, or other official appointed by the commission shall be
considered an independent contractor of the commission, not an employee.

Legislative History

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2025, No. 290, §1.