2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 25 — Libraries, museums, and other scientific
RS 25:572 — Commission; appointments of members; officers; meetings; domicile
§572. Commission; appointments of members; officers; meetings; domicile
A.(1) The commission shall consist of twelve members, appointed as follows:
(a) One member from each of the following parishes, appointed by the parish governing authority from a list of three nominees submitted by the convention and visitors bureau of each respective parish:
(i) St. Tammany Parish.
(ii) Washington Parish.
(iii) Tangipahoa Parish.
(iv) Livingston Parish.
(v) St. Helena Parish.
(vi) West Feliciana Parish.
(vii) East Feliciana Parish.
(viii) East Baton Rouge Parish.
(b) One member appointed by the director of the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University.
(c) The director of the Louisiana State Archives.
(d) One member employed by the office of tourism, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, appointed by the lieutenant governor.
(e) One member who resides in any one of the parishes identified in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, appointed by the governor.
(2) Members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. A vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
B. The members of the commission shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and other officers from among their number and may adopt such rules of conduct and operation as deemed necessary for carrying out the business of the commission.
C. The commission may employ such staff as necessary for the efficient operations of the business of the commission.
D. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but they may be reimbursed on a vouchered basis for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to the extent that funds are made available for such purpose.
E. The domicile of the commission shall be the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies at Southeastern Louisiana University in Tangipahoa Parish, though the board may meet in any represented parish for the purpose of conducting business.
Acts 2009, No. 54, §1, eff. June 16, 2009.
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