2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 17:1970.21 — Legislative intent

PART II-B. NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE

ARTS/RIVERFRONT

§1970.21.  Legislative intent

It is the intention of the legislature to enrich the cultural life of Louisiana, to honor the history and past contribution of the state to the creative and performing arts, and to provide continuing opportunities for the development of young artists by preserving and enlarging a program for providing professional training to high school students by reorganizing the program as a state agency.  It is intended that the center shall be established pursuant to a joint agreement between the state and the Orleans Parish School Board in which the school board, for a nominal annual amount, leases to the state the property upon which the state facility in which the programs of the center are operated by the Orleans Parish School Board prior to July 1, 2000.  It is intended that the center result from the transition of the creative arts programs incubated by the Orleans Parish School Board for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to the state-supported center.  It is intended that the state shall make use of the facility in a manner consistent with the history, traditions, goals, and principles of the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts as it existed prior to July 1, 2000.  It is intended that the center be dedicated to providing professional quality opportunities for training, coaching, and performing for those students who aspire to be artists, performers, and arts technicians and who have demonstrated an aptitude for such work. It is intended that the center also act as a center to provide expanded opportunities for the community to experience and appreciate excellence in the creative arts.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §2, eff. July 1, 2000.