Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 31 > Chapter 13 > Part 5 - Operating Agreements

• Agency: means any state office, department, board, commission, institution, division, officer or other person, or functional group, heretofore existing or hereafter created, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions of the government of the state in the executive branch, but not any governing body or officer of any local government or subdivision of the state, or any parochial officer who exercises functions coterminous with the municipality in which he performs those functions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1451
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Program: means the continuum of care program established and provided for in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1451
• Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1