Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1951 – Statement of policy
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1951
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Person with a disability: means a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities and who has a record of such impairment or who is regarded as having such an impairment, including military veterans with traumatic brain injury or post traumatic stress disorder. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1952
- Service dog: means a dog who has been trained or is being trained to do work or perform a task for a person with a disability. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1952
A. It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable a person with a disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state, to achieve maximum personal independence, to otherwise fully enjoy and use all public facilities available in the state, and to engage in remunerative employment.
B. No person with a disability may be denied admittance to any public facility because of the person’s disability. No person with a disability shall be denied the use of a white cane, service dog, wheelchair, crutches, or other device of assistance.
C. In addition, it is the policy of this state that a person with a disability shall be employed by the state, political subdivisions of the state, public schools, and all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as an able-bodied person, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
Acts 1982, No. 518, §1; Acts 1993, No. 482, §1; Acts 2014, No. 492, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
NOTE: Acts 1993, No. 763, §1 amended prior La. Rev. Stat. 46:1952(A), (B), and (C), 1953(D), and 1954 and enacted La. Rev. Stat. 46:1953(E). Acts 1993, No. 482, §1 amended and reenacted the entire Chapter. The Chapter appears as in Act No. 482. The Louisiana State Law Institute printed the provisions of Act No. 763 as a note at the head of this Chapter.