Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:314 – State office of rural development
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:314
- Applicant: means any local governing authority requesting a loan from or completing an application form to apply for a loan under the Rural Development Loan Program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:313
- Director: means the chief administrative officer of the state office of rural development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:313
- Office: means the state office of rural development created by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:313
- Person: means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including a corporation, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or joint venture. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
- Regional planning commission districts: means the eight regional planning commissions created pursuant to Subparts C and F of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:313
- Rural areas: means parishes within the state having less than one hundred thousand population, or municipalities within the state having less than thirty-five thousand population, and the unincorporated areas of a parish with a population of over one hundred thousand. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:313
A. There is hereby created within the office of the governor an office of rural development. The head of the office shall be the director of rural development who shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his pleasure. The appointment shall be subject to Senate confirmation.
B. The director shall employ necessary staff to carry out the duties and functions of the office as otherwise provided in this Chapter, or as otherwise provided by law. As part of the necessary staff, the director shall employ one regional director in each of the eight regional planning commission districts of the state. Each applicant for the position of regional director shall reside in the district in which he seeks employment as a regional director. Any person hired as a regional director shall remain a resident of the district in which he is employed throughout the entirety of his employment. Regional directors shall serve under the supervision of the director and assist with the functions and duties assigned by the director and as provided for under this Chapter.
C. The director shall prepare and submit to the governor and the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development annually, on March first of each year, a comprehensive report concerning the assistance activities undertaken by the office, recommendations for legislative proposals, data concerning program activities in rural areas, and other pertinent information which will indicate the activities conducted by the office in the previous year.
D. The governor shall direct that all state agencies provide the director with assistance in advancing the purpose of the office and to assure that the activities of the office are fully coordinated with the activities of state agencies providing related services.
Acts 1990, No. 216, §1; Acts 1991, No. 396, §2; Acts 1991, No. 449, §1; Acts 2003, No. 116, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2021, No. 331, §1.