§ 51:923 — Louisiana Economic Development; Board of Commerce and Industry; membership

§923. Louisiana Economic Development; Board of Commerce and Industry; membership
A. Louisiana Economic Development is hereby created and shall be advised by a
board to be known as the State Board of Commerce and Industry which board shall exercise
the powers delegated to it by Article VII, Section 21(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. The board shall consist of twenty-four members, fifteen of whom shall be
appointed by the governor from among representatives of the major economic groups within
the state of Louisiana; one who shall be an elected municipal official appointed by the
governor from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Municipal Association; and
one who shall be an elected police juror, councilman, commissioner, or parish president
appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the Police Jury
Association.
C. In addition, the governor or his designee, the lieutenant governor or his designee,
the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or his designee, the chair of the Senate
Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs or his designee, the chair of the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs or his designee, the chair of
the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means or his designee, and the chair
of the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce or his designee shall be ex officio
members of the board with full right to participate in and vote on all matters.

Legislative History

Acts 1983, No. 553, §1. Acts 1984, No. 588, §1, eff. July 12, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 125, §1; Acts 1997, No. 55, §1; Acts 1997, No. 114, §1, eff. June 12, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 32, §1, eff. May 4, 2012.