2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes
§130.584. Advisory board to the Avoyelles Parish Economic Development District; creation

RS 130.584 - Advisory board to the Avoyelles Parish Economic Development District; creation

A. An advisory board to the Avoyelles Parish Economic Development District is hereby created.

B. The advisory board shall be appointed by the board of commissioners of the district as follows:

(1) One member from each energy utility company in the parish.

(2) Two members from the manufacturing or processing industry in the parish.

(3) One member from the parish bar association.

(4) Two members from the service industry in the parish.

(5) Three members from the agriculture community in the parish.

(6) Two members from the banking community in the parish.

(7) One member who is a certified public accountant in the parish.

(8) One member from the hotel-motel industry in the parish.

(9) One member from the parish tourism commission.

(10) One member from the minority community in the parish.

(11) Three members from the education community in the parish; one from the public sector, one from the private sector, and one from the technical college system in the parish.

(12) One member from the mayor's association in the parish.

(13) The parish county agent or his designee.

(14) One member from each recognized Indian tribe located in the parish.

(15) One member representing the senior citizens in the parish.

(16) One member representing labor in the parish who shall be nominated by the Louisiana AFL-CIO.

(17) One member from the insurance community in the parish.

(18) Two members who are medical providers in the parish.

(19) One member from the nursing home industry in the parish.

C.(1) Members shall serve three-year terms after initial terms as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) Eight members shall serve an initial term of one year; nine shall serve an initial term of two years; and all others shall serve an initial term of three years. The county agent shall serve during the time of his service as county agent, or if the county agent names a designee, the designee shall serve at the pleasure of the county agent. The initial terms of the respective members shall be determined by lot conducted at the first meeting of the board.

D. Members shall serve without compensation.

Added by Acts 2001, No. 1003, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1229, §1, eff. July 7, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 87, §1, eff. July 1, 2005.