§ 51:1318 — Creation of the Encore Louisiana Commission; domicile; composition; membership;

§1318. Creation of the Encore Louisiana Commission; domicile; composition; membership;
officers; staff; expenses; terms; quorum
A. The Encore Louisiana Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission",
is hereby created as an agency of the state in the office of the lieutenant governor. The
commission shall be a body politic and corporate entity with the power to sue and be sued.
The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.
B. The commission shall be composed of the following eleven members who shall
be residents of the state:
(1) The governor or his designee.
(2) The lieutenant governor or his designee.
(3) The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or his
designee.
(4) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or his designee.
(5) As provided in Subsection C of this Section, one member from each of the
following five state tourism marketing regions: Sportsman's Paradise, Crossroads, Cajun
Country, Plantation Country, and Greater New Orleans.
(6) The president of the Senate or his designee.
(7) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.
C. The lieutenant governor shall appoint one member from each of the five state
tourism marketing regions. Each appointment by the lieutenant governor shall be submitted
to the Senate for confirmation.
D. All members shall be knowledgeable, interested, and active in developing,
marketing, and promoting Louisiana as a desirable place of residency for persons fifty years
old and above.
E. The lieutenant governor or his designee may serve as chairman of the commission
or may designate one of its members as chairman.
F. The lieutenant governor shall employ an executive director and other staff, as may
be required, and fix and pay their compensation from funds available to the commission.
G. The chairman shall have the ability to name individuals as ex officio members of
the commission. Such ex officio members shall be nonvoting members.
H. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services as
members of the commission but shall be entitled to their actual expenses for necessary travel
and for other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the
commission. Such expenses shall be paid out of funds available to the commission.
I. Each appointed member shall serve a term concurrent with that of the lieutenant
governor making the appointment. A vacancy shall be filled in the manner of the original
appointment within sixty days. Any members appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired
term shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Any member of the commission
appointed for a definite term may serve after the expiration of his term until his successor has
taken office.
J. A quorum to transact business shall be a majority of the voting members of the
commission.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, No. 1099, §2; Acts 2008, No. 804, §2; Acts 2009, No. 342, §3.